[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw":3,"chapter-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-133":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 1981: Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1934014,2572,"Chapter 133","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Li Long felt a bit of spite toward the old man with bad intentions, so he happily packed up his stall, wedged his things into the rack on the back of his bicycle, and pushed the bike while strolling through the morning market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the eggs looked good, Li Long asked for the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm about to close up. They were eight cents each, but if you're serious about buying, how about seven cents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can they be hatched into chicks?\" Li Long asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can. They're all laid by my own chickens; I have both roosters and hens at home. I can't guarantee every single one will hatch, but most should. Don't believe me? Take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long picked up an egg, cupped it in his palm, and squinted at the sun. He could see a dark spot inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, how many are left? I'll take them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were twenty-six eggs left in the basket. Li Long paid one yuan, eighty-two cents, and bought them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having nothing to carry them in, he simply spent fifty cents to buy the seller's half-new wicker basket as well, hanging both the basket and the eggs from his bicycle handlebars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had grain at home, so he didn't buy any. Seeing someone selling chickens, he haggled a bit and spent ten yuan to buy two roosters and two hens, stuffed them into a urea bag, and headed back to the compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting his things away, he went to the Meat Canteen for breakfast. He noticed the breakfast selection at the Meat Canteen had become much richer. He ordered a bowl of porridge, two steamed buns, and a plate of shredded stir-fried potatoes, and began to eat heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Guoqiang, the manager of the Meat Canteen, walked over, sat opposite him, and said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Li, haven't seen you for quite a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I've been busy with land distribution in the village lately, so I haven't been out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you selling fish or meat today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I caught some fish and came to see how the market is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Live fish? Do you have any big carp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not too big, just over two kilograms,\" Li Long said. \"The water is too cold right now, it's hard to catch them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two kilograms is fine. If they're any bigger, they're hard to plate. Can you bring me two tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\" Li Long agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, Li Long returned to the courtyard and took out the ibex skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He counted carefully; nineteen segments, correct. The skull was relatively intact. Li Long had originally thought about stuffing it into a sack and putting it on the back of his bike, but after thinking about it, he decided it was safer to walk. He still couldn't quite figure it out; wasn't it said that these horns grow two segments a year? How could there be nineteen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried the sheep head to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Old Li, who usually watched the door, wasn't there; a young man had replaced him. When he heard Li Long say he was looking for Procurement Section Chief Li Xiangqian, the look in his eyes became a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long, having lived two lifetimes, immediately saw that this young man probably thought he was bringing the sheep head as a bribe for Li Xiangqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long didn't explain much; he just asked the young man to call Li Xiangqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man didn't make things difficult for Li Long; after making him wait a moment, he called the procurement section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something that left him dumbfounded happened: Section Chief Li, who usually only joked with the director and deputy director of the cooperative and was stern with ordinary people, came sprinting toward the gate at a speed that seemed almost impossible for his obese body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Li Long, Li Xiangqian greeted him with a smile from afar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li, why aren't you coming in? Let me see—this sheep head of yours is beautiful! Hahaha, I knew it, only you could pull this off—come, come, let's talk inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the young man's surprised gaze, Li Xiangqian took Li Long, chatting and laughing, into the courtyard. In the office, Li Xiangqian held the ibex head, counting the bone segments one by one. After confirming that both horns had nineteen segments, that there was no shedding, and that the skull was basically intact, Li Xiangqian let out a long sigh of relief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li, to be honest, you've done me a huge favor. Without you, I really wouldn't know where to find such a good ibex skull in such a short time—this is an ibex, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it's an ibex.\" Li Long nodded, adding a thought to himself: in another dozen years or so, this would be a second-class protected animal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Long, you have to admit, hanging this sheep head on the wall really has a touch of artistic flair—these leaders, they sure know how to play.\" Li Xiangqian sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long smiled and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Li, how should I thank you?\" Li Xiangqian suddenly said. \"You've done me such a big favor, if there's anything you need, just ask!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me find a large tractor tire?\" Li Long thought for a moment and said. \"I go into the water to set nets to catch fish, but it's hard to set nets in deep water, and it's not easy to row a boat here. If I have a tire blown up with air to use as a rubber boat, I can set my nets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that all? Simple! We have tractor tires replaced at our cooperative. I can't give you a new one, but you can pick any old one that doesn't leak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That'll do.\" Li Long smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, you've done me such a big favor, how can one tire be enough?\" Li Xiangqian now felt that Li Long was truly his lucky star. He said directly: \"Think again, think again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well...\" Li Long thought and thought, suddenly remembering that Ha Rimu said pastures were going to be divided in the mountains, and it wouldn't be as convenient to enter the mountains in the future. He was a bit worried, so he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, Section Chief Li, could you see if you can find me an acquaintance? I want to be an unofficial forest ranger in any gully in the South Mountain. You know I like to hunt in the mountains, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to enter the mountains without an identity later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... I'll help you ask around.\" Li Xiangqian pondered for a moment, feeling this was a good thing, and said, \"I just happened to hear that the South Mountain is going to establish a forestry team. If that's true, then getting a forest ranger position isn't a big deal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted Li Long on the shoulder and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for my news. Whether it works out or not, I'll call you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure. Section Chief Li, don't make it too difficult for yourself, I was just saying.\" Li Long said. \"I know it's not easy for you to handle things across departments...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, Little Li, you're straightforward, so I won't hide anything either. If this is done, it's good for me too. If you can enter the mountains and catch good things, if I need them, won't you give me priority? So I'll definitely put my heart into it, don't worry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming out of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Li Long had a half-new tractor tire in his hand, about 1.2 or 1.3 meters in diameter, without a single patch on it, which made Li Long feel quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he took it home, blew it up, smeared soap on the valve, tightened the tire with a rope to flatten it, and carved two paddles, it would be a handmade rubber boat. It wouldn't be any worse than a real boat for catching fish in the water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the courtyard, Li Long began to take stock of his harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sold fish for 27.8 yuan, bought chickens, eggs, and a basket for 12.32 yuan, spent 0.52 yuan on breakfast, leaving 15.26 yuan. If he counted the 5 yuan he had already deducted for Tao Daqiang, he still had over 10 yuan left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things considered, it really wasn't much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Long was quite satisfied. After all, this time setting nets was just testing the waters. This afternoon, he would go back and set at least six to eight nets. With the tire, he wouldn't need to get into the water, and both setting and retrieving the nets would be convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could make twenty or thirty yuan a day, that was no lower than an apprentice's monthly salary. What was there to complain about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Li Long walked toward the department store, feeling quite pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was already here, how could he not buy something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two things to mention. First, quite a few comments in the comment section have been deleted. At first, I saw it but didn't pay much attention, thinking the people who wrote them deleted them, until today when I realized it after many people had their comments deleted. Since this book started, I don't think I've ever deleted a comment. After all, as long as it doesn't involve personal attacks, even if you have opinions on the content of this book, I won't delete them. After all, a book is written for people to read, and it's impossible for everyone to like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second thing is that there have been fewer monthly tickets lately. I want to ask, if you still have monthly tickets in your hands, and if you think this book is still readable, could you cast a vote? Since it's already on the monthly ticket ranking, it doesn't look good to fall too far behind. If you don't have any, I'll ask again in the next chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, a side note. Yesterday, when I asked the old man in a video about whether it cost money to divide homesteads in the past, the old man said another elder in the village had passed away. Eighty-eight years old, a ripe old age, but among those who built the village, there's one less... Everyone, take care of your health; health comes first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, thanks to Guanzhong Sanren for the tip, and thanks to Shanli Lai de Ren 1988 for the tip! Thanks to everyone for your votes, subscriptions, and comment support. Thank you all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1765,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","ada7097a26340a49af59dc69f573c1af678189a1e8f140759753a1ac8e94eeee","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-134","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-132",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]