[{"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-140":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},1934021,2572,"Chapter 140: Saying It Openly and Honestly: We Earned This Money","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Li Long came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, took the industrial ticket to the department store, bought a semiconductor radio, then bought four No. 1 batteries and put them in, immediately tuned the station, and heard the voice of the Central People's Broadcasting Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he twisted it a few more times and received the local station; then he twisted again and actually heard a station broadcasting in the ethnic language!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of Harimu and the others in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he didn't have enough money on him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long looked regretfully at the few remaining radios on the counter, feeling it was necessary to get money back soon to buy one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what if they were gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Harimu and Yushanjiang went to the summer pasture deep in the Tianshan Mountains, wouldn't having a radio make them less bored, let them learn about major local events, and be of some help to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying the radio away from the department store, Li Long rode his bicycle to the big courtyard, loaded the piglets, and started heading back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, he wondered whether to sell fish for two more days or take a piece of jade to Wucheng; he decided on the former. The jade he had now wasn't as good as the previous two pieces and wouldn't fetch a high price, while semiconductors weren't that expensive; if he caught more fish and sold them in Shicheng, he could gather the money in three or five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the village, Li Long first unloaded the piglets. Liang Yuemei had cooked lunch, and Li Jianguo and the others had returned from work and were eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Long bring back the piglets, Li Jianguo said happily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, that's two now. We've cleared out our pigsty; put them in first. When there are more, move them to the horse stable—the horse stable needs cleaning and renovation too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\" Li Long nodded in agreement. The horse stable was originally for horses, donkeys, and mules; each pen was tall but had little space, so it needed to be connected and renovated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such work wasn't major; there was a large courtyard inside, originally for the big livestock to walk in, which could now be converted, manured, and planted with vegetables and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting the piglets in the sty, Li Jianguo invited Li Long to eat. Li Long waved his hand and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't eat; I already ate in the county. Now I need to go talk to the village director. The county supply and marketing cooperative has a job: make three hundred carrying frames, to be finished within a month. I know the head of the procurement section; he gave me the job. I'm going to ask the village director if our village should take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's such a job? The village director will definitely take it!\" Li Jianguo slapped his thigh. \"This morning Junwa complained that the forestry team is being established in Nanshan, and they won't allow digging for fritillaria in the mountains for side income anymore. That means the team loses a source of income. If there's really this order, he'll be overjoyed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should our family take part?\" Liang Yuemei looked at Li Jianguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother shouldn't go. I'll go into the mountains, but I won't weave,\" Li Long said. \"I'll set the price... I'll take a cut.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fair.\" Li Jianguo pondered for a moment and said, \"Without you, the team wouldn't have such a job. Junwa is already happy enough. You won't take too much, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, not more than twenty percent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then there's no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'll go talk to him,\" Li Long stood up and said. \"By the way, Big Brother, I bought a radio. We can listen to it at home when we have nothing to do.\" He took out the radio, placed it on the table, turned it on, tuned it, and the clear, standard voice of the announcer reading the news came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It even broadcasts novels,\" Li Long said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard it at the fish farm,\" Li Jianguo took the radio in his hand, unable to put it down, and said, \"Back then, we listened to news, to storytelling, and there was so much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now we can listen too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't cheap, was it!\" Liang Yuemei looked at the radio, her eyes full of curiosity. \"Did it require a ticket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifty yuan,\" Li Long said. \"Today's fish sales money, plus some more from me. I plan to sell fish for two more days, then buy one for my friends in the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fair,\" Li Jianguo nodded approvingly. \"It's just too far; otherwise, we should have invited them to our home as guests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long rode his bike to Xu Chengjun's house. Xu Chengjun had just finished eating; the door was open. Hearing the bicycle bell, he walked out. \"Xiao Long is here,\" Xu Chengjun said while rolling a Mo Heyan cigarette. \"You're back from selling fish in the county?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Director, I have something to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it? Speak,\" Xu Chengjun continued rolling the cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The supply and marketing cooperative has a big job: weave three hundred carrying frames. I just want to ask if the team should take it. The work must be done inside Nanshan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Hearing this news, Xu Chengjun dropped the cigarette from his hand. He didn't bother to pick it up, grabbed Li Long's arm, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Long, is this true? Take it! Definitely take it! But are you sure it's true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we take it, I'll clarify the standards and such,\" Li Long stepped back, freeing himself from Xu Chengjun's iron-clamp grip, and said, \"Otherwise, if we do a poor job and they reject it, that'll be trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The deadline is one month. The standard is a two-meter frame, with a handle one meter long and one meter wide. It must be woven tightly. Each carrying frame is five yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long set the price at five yuan; the remaining one yuan would be his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a good price. We can absolutely complete the task!\" Xu Chengjun said with a smile. \"Weaving carrying frames—anyone can do it! The team can easily pull out ten people. Each person can weave at least one or two a day—cut the strips and chop the poles in the morning, dig holes, burn the strips, and weave in the afternoon. At least ten a day; twenty or thirty days will finish it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Captain. If the team can take it, I'll call the supply and marketing cooperative right now. These two days, Director, you must assign people and prepare, then head into the mountains. I'm the intermediary, so I won't weave; I'll mainly handle inspection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem.\" Xu Chengjun was still excited. Five yuan each, one yuan for the weavers, and the remaining four yuan would go to the team; they could do a lot with that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't put the money in his own pocket, but with money in the team, everything would be easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, can we include Da Qiang in those ten people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem. Da Qiang is capable, hardworking, and obedient; he's definitely suitable,\" Xu Chengjun nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long went inside to call the supply and marketing cooperative. Back then, making a call required cranking the phone to reach the operator, then transferring through several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the call reached Li Xiangqian, the voice was somewhat distorted, but luckily there weren't many lines, so it was still clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Long say he would take the job, Li Xiangqian asked him to hand the phone to Xu Chengjun. He told Xu Chengjun that Li Long would be responsible for inspection and serve as the liaison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chengjun understood the supply and marketing cooperative's intention, promising that the quality of the carrying frames woven here would definitely pass inspection and that the people sent out would definitely obey Li Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the call, Li Long was about to go home when Xu Chengjun called him back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Long, this time you've done the team a huge favor. Rest assured, just for this one matter, your work count for the team's public labor this entire year will be full. Once the people are gathered, I'll notify you, and you'll lead them into the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, I'm not responsible for managing people. You assign them; I'll just do the final inspection of the goods. I have other tasks in the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, no problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long pushed his bike out of the courtyard, swung his leg over, and rode home. Xu Chengjun came to the gate, watched Li Long's retreating figure, and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This second son of the Li family is extraordinary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1476,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","9c06b42cabb0ef2b9ebe82af80688ad200e1fcf85bed16b9b0b49641cfb86390","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-141","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-139",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]