[{"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-28":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},1933909,2572,"Chapter 28","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Near noon, when it was time for a meal, Li Long and the others returned to the production team together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang still had to go back, but Li Long insisted on keeping him for the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianguo also spoke up, so Tao Daqiang stayed. He actually knew that there might not be food for him if he went back, and he would have to cook it himself. But after a tiring morning, he didn't want to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuemei had already prepared the meal—for lunch, there was rice mixed with corn grits, stir-fried sheep offal, stewed fish, and pickled vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pickled vegetables were Li Long's idea, and Liang Yuemei was actually quite happy. It was a good thing that her brother-in-law liked the pickles she made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was hungry; even Li Qiang, after showing his mother the big grass carp, quickly washed his hands to prepare for the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two go in the afternoon. I'll use the saw to cut wood this afternoon to make a sled.\" Li Jianguo said, \"Try to have the sled finished by the time you come back tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\" Li Long said while shoveling rice, \"I hope we can catch more this afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we catch a lot, are we going to sell the fish early tomorrow morning?\" Tao Daqiang asked, looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, we have to leave early tomorrow, even earlier than going into the mountains, otherwise, the fish won't sell, and it's easy to get caught.\" Li Long said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, although the reform and opening up had already begun, selling things was still a bit risky. It wouldn't be until next year, when land distribution began, that small vendors would gradually be allowed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang nodded, half-understanding. At home, he basically listened to whatever Tao Jianshe said. Later, after being with Li Long and the others, he heard more about things outside, so he finally had some insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more insight he had, the more troubles he had; he already knew his father was biased and that his older brother and sister-in-law weren't good to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mother died early, and according to the local rules, since his older brother had moved out to live separately, he could only share the homestead with Tao Jianshe and couldn't split the family again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't agree with his father's way of teaching, so he was very miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging out with Li Long every day was, in a way, a form of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, Li Qiang ran out to herd the old cow, while Li Juan played with knuckle bones on the kang by herself, very happily. Li Long and Tao Daqiang got dressed and prepared to go to the Small Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if the people who went into the mountains to haul wood today had any harvest.\" Tao Daqiang guessed on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who cares about them.\" Li Long said, \"Even if they had a harvest, they wouldn't share any with us. If they didn't, I guess others will borrow horse carriages early next time. We'll just do our own thing, try to catch as many fish as possible, and hope to sell them for a good price tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two arrived at the ice hole, only a thin layer of ice had frozen on the water's surface. Li Long broke the ice, and Tao Daqiang immediately took the landing net to scoop away the floating ice, then stepped down to the ice steps and waited with his legs spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he also had some experience; to catch more fish, you have to wait until there are no ripples on the water's surface, and when you lower the net, you have to be slow, so that the fish, which gather to breathe fresh air, won't be startled away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it's better to fish the next day at the ice hole from the previous day. But Li Long felt that with such thick ice and such good resources, he would just catch what he could that day and sell what he could the next; at worst, he could just catch more after selling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Tao Daqiang's first net came up, and this time it didn't disappoint him; he caught three fish over one kilogram each—a carp, a silver carp, and a grass carp—along with quite a few small crucian carp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bumper harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang immediately jumped out and ran to the other ice hole to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long found it somewhat amusing; Tao Daqiang, nearly 1.8 meters tall, could move so quickly. It seemed that catching fish really had a great appeal to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the other party wanted to catch fish, he would pick them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying the prepared urea bag, Li Long began picking up the fish one by one into the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, at over twenty degrees below zero, the fish could only jump three or five times on the ice before they froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish Tao Daqiang caught in this ice hole weren't many—two large crucian carp and some small crucian carp and loaches, which Li Long actually liked quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scooped seven or eight times, and the more he scooped, the fewer fish there were. Li Long simply told him to stop. \"Rest for a while, I'll light a fire for you to warm up, and I'll scoop a few nets later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang laughed sheepishly; he had just forgotten to let Li Long scoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at your clothes, they're all wet; warm up well later.\" In these times, basically everyone only had one set of outer clothes; if they really got wet and were hard to wear, it would delay things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang smiled and obediently went to warm up by the fire, while Li Long began to shuttle back and forth between the two ice holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the experience from his previous life, he scooped fish unhurriedly, and with longer intervals each time, the harvest naturally increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sun slanted to the west, Li Long checked; the two of them had caught over twenty large fish weighing more than one kilogram, and about ten kilograms of miscellaneous fish weighing less than a kilogram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not as many as last time.\" Tao Daqiang was still somewhat dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's enough.\" Li Long said with a smile, it's only because resources are abundant now that we can get so many fish in half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few years, when the dam on the north side of this Small Sea is washed away by floods, there will never be so many fish again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go back.\" Li Long looked at the sun and said, \"We still need to see if the sled is finished when we get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tao Daqiang was still a bit unsatisfied, he knew that even if they kept at it, they probably wouldn't get much more, so he lifted the urea bag containing the fish, swung it onto his back, and started walking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long followed behind with the tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's tiring for you to carry it; put it on the shovel head and drag it back to save some effort.\" Li Long said from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's easy to drop it that way.\" Tao Daqiang didn't look back, \"I'm strong, it's fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, Li Long knew Tao Daqiang was putting in the effort, wanting to contribute more. After all, he didn't have a landing net, and even the places where the ice holes were made were chosen by Li Long. If he didn't put in more effort, he wouldn't have the face to take that share of the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they were almost back at the Li family's home, they saw a horse carriage returning to the production team from the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn't pick up anything.\" Tao Daqiang said, looking at the carriage, somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think everyone can find the way into the mountains and pick up pine wood?\" Li Long laughed, \"There are so many entrances to the mountains; if you go in the wrong one, it's possible to get lost in the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Tao Daqiang realize how much trust Li Long had given him by taking him into the mountains; he really hadn't been on guard against him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself that even if he remembered the way, he couldn't tell his father and brother. If he did, he would be letting Brother Long down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long didn't care about the person driving the carriage. He and Tao Daqiang hurried back to the Li house, put the fish in the kitchen, and then hurried to the east room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stove in the east room was still banked. Li Long used a fire poker to poke open the fire, then added a few pieces of split wood, and the fire soon burned brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men didn't care about anything; they both took off their outer clothes, leaving only their thermal underwear, and warmed their clothes against the fire wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang asked Li Long to tell him about Wucheng. Li Long told him some things from his memory, and Tao Daqiang looked full of longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing up, he hadn't even been to the county town a few times, let alone Wucheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long couldn't help but say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we make money in the future, I'll take you to Wucheng for a tour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang agreed with full expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now even more looking forward to how much money they could sell the fish for tomorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to book friend 20190328215706789 for the monthly ticket, and thanks to everyone for the recommendation tickets and support for following the updates. I hope those who are still reading will continue to follow; this week, I was just a little short of the follow count to get on the recommendation list. I hope to get on it next week. Thank you all for your support here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1665,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","d9c5a586bd9b468e5107e448a7c67eefeb02b386778fd53a74a468ff615136d2","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-29","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-27",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]