Chapter 205

Du Chunfang was also worried that Li Long steamed buns and made braised pork, and Liang Wenyu would be unhappy when she came back. Unexpectedly, after Li Jianguo and Liang Wenyu came back, there was no surprised expression at all.

She understood a bit. Li Long didn't work, occasionally cooked, and should be the norm at home.

Du Chunfang couldn't understand.

This is different from the hometown.

Although eating braised pork at night is oily and heavy on the stomach, to be honest, in this era where eating a bite of meat is happiness, even if the Li family often eats meat, this braised pork stewed very rotten is also a rare delicacy.

Everyone ate very happily, no one would think about whether it would accumulate food or something.

The next day Li Long and Tao Daqiang got up early, came to take the tires and prepared to take the nets. Li Qing Xia walked out from the door draped in clothes and asked:

"Leaving now?"

"Leaving now." Li Long said, "Father, you wear more, it's cool early in the morning here."

"It's cooler than the hometown." Li Qing Xia sneezed, changed into a thick coat obediently, and then went out to follow Li Long to Little Haizi.

Du Chunfang couldn't sleep, so she climbed up, tidied up, went out, looked in the courtyard, went to the firewood pile, slowly hugged a bundle of corn stalks and came to the stove.

Although she didn't do much work at home, she didn't get used to eating without working day by day here.

The daughters and sons at home were also married and separated. The two old people ate and lived by themselves. Occasionally they would go to the second son or eldest daughter's house. Going to the daughter's house, that was a guest, stayed for half a day and left, going to the son's house, that daughter-in-law was a bit powerful, and she couldn't stay.

Staying here, the eldest son and daughter-in-law were quite good, and wouldn't give her a cold face, and the food was good, but she couldn't stay idle.

Can't do anything, always can burn fire, right?

Li Juan and Li Qiang also got up early.

Children are strange about this point, usually can't wake up, have to be called to get up for school every day. But on the weekend, they get up very early and are very energetic.

"Mom, Mom! Grandma hugged firewood to burn fire!" Li Qiang was in the room, saw Du Chunfang arrive at the stove through the window, and hurriedly went to tell Liang Wenyu.

Liang Wenyu heard it and hurriedly opened the door to go out, saw Du Chunfang preparing to boil water, and said:

"Mother, you rest, let me do it!"

"Doesn't matter, just boil some water, I can't do this meal, but boiling water is fine." Du Chunfang said with a smile, "You are busy with yours, two children, and so much land, busy enough..."

Listening to her mother-in-law's words, Liang Wenyu's nose was sour, feeling that her years of hard work were at least not in vain.

Rural women in this era, who have worked hard for many years, don't ask for anything else, they really just need an affirmation.

Arriving at Little Haizi, Li Long still pushed the tire into the water. At this time Tao Daqiang said:

"Brother Long, I'll go down, rest assured, this time even if I encounter a big fish, I won't be so anxious."

"Okay, you try." Li Long handed the tire to Tao Daqiang.

"Then I'll go see my basin." Li Qing Xia was a bit anxious, "Don't worry about me..."

"Father, the water is cool at this time, you wait for Daqiang to take the net back, and take the basin by the way."

"No problem, no problem," Li Qing Xia bent down and touched the water, said with a smile:

"The water is not cool, my water nature is very good, when I was young, I could step on water to the waist in the big river (there), now I am old, stepping on water can also not reach the chest, you watch."

Saying that, Li Qing Xia took off his coat, jumped into the water with his shoes on.

What surprised Li Long was that after entering the water, Li Qing Xia floated up quickly, didn't see any movement on his hands, the water went directly to his abdomen, and then turned to go to the reeds where the basin was tied.

Amazing!

Li Long asked himself that he didn't have this ability. It was not bad for him to swim freestyle. After all, in the whole team now, at least more than half of the people couldn't swim, and most of the rest who could swim only knew how to drink and float (backstroke). His was considered not bad.

Didn't expect the old man's water nature to be so good!

Li Qing Xia proudly carried the basin and swam back, but when he swam back, his body obviously sank, only revealing his head and shoulders.

Li Long immediately realized that there were many goods in this basin!

Afraid of affecting the old man's swimming process, Li Long didn't dare to ask, until Li Qing Xia swam back to the shallow place on the shore and stepped on the solid ground under his feet, Li Long asked:

"Father, are there many fish?"

"Many, too many! Exploded the basin!"

When Li Qing Xia showed this basin to Li Long, Li Long really understood what it meant to explode the basin!

The fish in the basin were packed full, and had already propped up the cage cloth!

If it weren't for the rope tying the cage cloth tightly, I'm afraid it would have been propped open!

This is called "explode"!

Compared with this, those who sent videos in the previous life saying what "explode guard" were really weak!

Li Long hurriedly took over this basin of fish, feeling a sudden sink in his hand, this basin must be at least ten kilograms!

Li Long reached in and scooped a handful, slippery, and it turned out to be mostly ditch fish!

It is high mountain flower loach!

This is a good thing! Even if you go to the street to sell, as long as there are those who know the goods, it can be sold very quickly—after all, there is no loach farming in Northern Frontier now, some old gluttons, like the old horse who left, like this bite!

Three people, Tao Daqiang carried two bags of fish, Li Long carried the tire, Li Qing Xia held that large basin of fish, and walked quickly home chatting and laughing.

"Yo, caught so many fish again today?" Meeting Wang Cai Mi who was picking up manure on the road, he looked at this posture and said with a smile, "The fish in Little Haizi are surnamed Li, your family really wants to catch it however you want..."

"That's not it." Li Long knew Wang Cai Mi was a bit sour, in fact, there was no malice, he said, "Fish are wild, whoever catches them counts. The problem is you don't catch them, then leaving them there is leaving them, right? Just like this manure, I can't say that the manure of the team is surnamed Wang, right?"

Li Long's response choked Wang Cai Mi, who laughed dryly and went to pick up manure.

Returning to the Li family, Liang Wenyu was cooking at the stove, Du Chunfang was burning fire, the two were chatting, Li Jianguo was feeding horses at the horse corral, Li Juan and Li Qiang were playing in the courtyard.

Watching the three people return, Li Juan quickly spread the plastic cloth on the wall, then dragged the large card basin for washing clothes over, Li Qiang also came to help, and then curiously looked at the bulging basin held by Li Qing Xia.

"Grandpa, what's in here?"

"What? Fish!" Li Qing Xia's voice was very loud, very proud, very proud, "Come, pour it into the basin and show you!"

Saying that, he untied the rope. The rope was tied extremely tightly, and it took a long time to untie it. At this time, Tao Daqiang had already poured the two bags of nets onto the plastic cloth, and Li Long also put down the tire to look.

"Hua!"

The fish poured into the large card basin like flowing water, filling one-third of the large basin, and many fish immediately started jumping.

Li Long looked, the fish in the basin were mainly ditch fish, small crucian carp, and a few white strips. "This fish is beautiful!" Li Jianguo came over and glanced, "And there are such big ditch fish—chopstick length, this is rare!"

"Juan, Qiangqiang, you take some over, after peeling, today I will wrap them in flour and fry them for you to eat!" Li Long said with a smile, "This small crucian carp and ditch fish are the most fragrant when fried."

"That's not wasting oil, frying fish..." Du Chunfang said habitually, but before she finished speaking, she had realized that this was the eldest son's house.

"That's not expensive!" Li Long smiled, "I'll go sell fish today, and hit some oil when I come back! We planted oil sunflowers in the fields, wait until autumn to hit sunflower seeds, we won't lack oil to eat in the future!"

"Good!" Hearing that he could eat fried fish, Li Qiang roared first, "I'll go get the scissors now!"

"I'll go get the chicken food basin!" Li Juan was also happy, taking the chicken food basin is to put fish internal organs, this stuff is especially liked by chickens.

"You just dote on them two!" Liang Wenyu seemed to complain, but there was a smile on her face. The little uncle doted on the children so much, she, the mother, really had nothing to say.

Li Jianguo laughed, and then squatted down to pick fish with Tao Daqiang who was silently picking fish.

Tao Daqiang envied, he also hoped to be able to treat his nephew like Li Long treated Li Juan and Li Qiang.

But could his brother and sister-in-law treat him like Li Jianguo and Liang Wenyu?

！.

"This fish is still a bit small." Li Qing Xia was not satisfied, "Can it be sold?"

"Father, rest assured, those who know how to eat fish like this ditch fish very much." Li Long said with a smile while picking fish, "This fish has only one unique thorn, unlike other fish with so many fine thorns, although small, but stewing soup is very fresh, stewing is also very good, frying is also loved by children, it can definitely be sold!"

If it weren't for the fact that sticky nets are not easy to catch ditch fish, Li Long also hoped to get some such fish to sell.

Loach is almost twice as expensive as ordinary fish even if it is farmed in later generations. It is not without reason. It is not just delicious and has few thorns, but more because of nutritional reasons.

After the fish were picked, Li Long pushed the bicycle out, thought for a while and said:

"Father, your legs are long, it's not convenient to sit on a bicycle, why don't we drive the horse cart?"

"That's not okay, right? I see you sell fish every day so early, the bicycle is fast, what time is the horse cart?" Li Qing Xia said with a smile, "It's okay, as long as you can pull me, I'll sit sideways."

Can only sit sideways, after all, still need to put fish bags.

The two of them didn't eat, Li Long took Li Qing Xia, rode the bicycle and flew toward the county.

On the way, Li Qing Xia said:

"Xiao Long, wait until you are free to teach me, I also have to learn the bicycle, this thing is really easy to use, two wheels run, and it's so fast!"

"Okay, you can practice when you go back." Li Long said while riding. In the current traffic environment, except for the poor road conditions, it is really too suitable for practicing cars. Few people, cars... not few, almost none, not afraid of any accidents, people are also resistant to falling, falling down feels nothing, unlike later generations, touching lightly can crack bones and break bones.

Li Long took the old man to the large courtyard, opened the door to take the basin and scale, and the old man asked with a look of surprise:

"Xiao Long, whose courtyard is this?"

"An old man surnamed Ma. I sold fish for him. He went to Shanghai to see his son, and I am watching this courtyard now."

"This courtyard is really good!" Li Qing Xia sighed, "The landlord in the city gate should live in such a courtyard, can live in such a courtyard..."

"Then in two days, I will pick you and mother up to live here for a few days? After Old Ma left, he said that I can live here, however I live is fine."

"That's not okay," Li Qing Xia shook his head immediately, "Someone else's courtyard, it's not appropriate for us to live in, don't live, don't live."

Li Long didn't force it either, took the things, pushed the car and headed to the free market.

Li Qing Xia followed Li Long curiously looking left and right, saying while walking:

"There are really few people in the county in Northern Frontier, according to the hometown, this county is not small. There are few houses in this county, and few old houses..."

Li Long took Li Qing Xia to the market, where there were more people.

Li Qing Xia turned slowly, and was quite novel about the things here.

Li Long found a place on the edge, supported the bicycle, put down the basin, first poured those ditch fish and small crucian carp in, and then poured the fish he brought in by size.

A row of three basins attracted the attention of many people.

That is, there are not many basins in Old Ma's kitchen, otherwise it wouldn't be able to put it down.

"Sell fish! Fresh high mountain flower loach, fresh wild big board crucian carp, big carp, silver carp, five-striped black, sell cheaply!"

Li Long pushed the car all the way, there were four or five people selling fish, and there were more, and the types of fish were not small, crucian carp, carp, silver carp, all had, the competitive pressure was a bit big.

Fortunately, those fish didn't look as beautiful as his, and he also had ditch fish, which is flower loach, to attract everyone's attention, so he was not empty at all.

Li Long's shouting not only attracted many people buying things, but also shouted Li Qing Xia over.

He immediately came to Li Long's side and began to greet guests.

Agreed beforehand, small crucian carp 80 cents per kilogram, carp five-striped black one yuan, big silver carp 90 cents, flower loach also 80 cents, the money sold was Li Qing Xia's.

Li Qing Xia was also a bit unaccustomed to kilograms, but Li Long had already agreed, he would manage the weighing, Li Qing Xia only needed to watch not to let people mess with the fish in the basin.

Li Qing Xia squatted in front of the basin, listening to his son shouting loudly there, greeting people, weighing, collecting money with ease, and occasionally giving some discounts.

What surprised Li Qing Xia even more was that many people buying fish here really knew Li Long. Although they couldn't call Li Long's name, a "young man, I like your fish", "young man, your fish tastes the most authentic", etc., still made him understand that his youngest son was no longer the mixed kid who didn't want to go to school and was idle.

Already grown up.

Li Qing Xia's hands were also fast. Seeing someone reaching into the fish basin to touch it, he immediately beat that hand out—we don't provoke things, but we are not afraid of things! This was what Li Long told him on the road, and he agreed deeply.

Li Qing Xia, who did small business when he was young, deeply knew that some people, as long as you show a little weakness, they will pounce on you, tear you apart, take all your things, and step on you a few feet when they leave!

So Li Qing Xia was not worried at all that no one would buy fish after beating these people.

Li Long looked at his father's movements, smiled and explained loudly while weighing the fish:

"Everyone, don't reach into the fish basin. This flower loach, which is what we often call ditch fish, is very delicate. It was caught this morning, and now some have died. I try to weigh fresh ones for everyone, but if everyone reaches in, the fish will die, and in the end, it is everyone who loses, right!"

As soon as Li Long said this, those who wanted to buy ditch fish immediately began to condemn those who reached in. Who doesn't know that fish eat fresh!

Li Qing Xia listened to Li Long's words and sighed in his heart, his son can really stand alone!

(End of chapter)