[{"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-32":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},1933913,2572,"Chapter 32","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>With that woman making the first purchase, several others started picking fish, all worried that the big fish would be picked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This era is different from later generations; everyone picks fish by picking the big ones, as meat is scarce at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first five or six people picked away the fish, the people behind them weren't happy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've only got the small ones left, and you're still selling them at that price; wouldn't we be losing out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, your fish are different sizes; the big ones were picked away earlier, and we still have to pay the same price...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long looked at the remaining fish; the ones over two and a half kilograms had indeed been picked away. He said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this, everyone don't panic; for these remaining fish, one yuan fifty cents each, how about that? Each one is at least two kilograms, one yuan fifty cents, which is seven cents per kilogram, cheaper than sheep meat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the silver carp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silver carp are one yuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others immediately started picking as well. Although the department store and supply and marketing cooperative also sold fish in winter, those were hairtail fish hauled from the coast, which were not only expensive but also not in large quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn't want to stew a large carp on the dinner table for the New Year? It looks festive. Besides, fish can be kept in winter, so buying one and taking it back can last for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this batch of people finished picking, only an old man of about sixty was left, looking at those small fish and saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are these small crucian carp sold?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These four large plate crucian carp are seven cents each, and the remaining small crucian carp are fifteen for one yuan, but you can't pick them.\" Li Long said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were called small crucian carp, they were of different sizes; the big ones were three or four taels, and the small ones were less than one tael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me two yuan worth of small ones.\" The old man said happily, \"They don't know how to eat; these small crucian carp are the real good stuff! By the way, young man, can you get loaches?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No loaches, but there are loaches that look quite like them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's called a plateau loach, a type of loach—can you get them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not in the middle of winter; the water is too deep, and those things lie at the bottom of the water. You can in the summer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, alright.\" The old man took his own cloth bag, and Li Long packed thirty fish for him and collected two yuan in vehicle coupons. This thing would be worth quite a bit in later generations, but unfortunately, this one was a bit old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that no one was coming over, Li Long had Tao Daqiang, who was collecting the money, count it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are six of the two-yuan ones, eight of the one-yuan-fifty-cent ones, that's including the silver carp. There are two of the one-yuan ones, plus this last two-yuan one, that's a total of...\" Tao Daqiang couldn't calculate it and started counting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long calculated quickly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's twenty-eight yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much!\" Tao Daqiang was stunned for a moment, then got the count mixed up, so he counted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed twenty-eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish were just over half sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the rest are sold, wouldn't that be over fifty yuan?\" Tao Daqiang said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People around looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not possible.\" Li Long waved his hand, \"I guess the rest won't sell; don't you see they've already started to pack up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Daqiang turned his head and found that there weren't many people left at the black market. People were starting to pack up their stalls one after another, and there were more people selling things than buying things now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... what should we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You watch first, at the price just now. Give me the money, and I'll go ask about the prices of things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long had just noticed that there weren't only people selling things here, but also people exchanging grain coupons, oil coupons, and so on. He walked over, and that person looked at Li Long vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddy, do you have bicycle coupons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, fifty for one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about sewing machine coupons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long was speechless:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about vegetable oil coupons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two cents per jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark! Really dark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way; if you didn't have connections, you could only come here to trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me ten jin of vegetable oil coupons.\" Li Long didn't bargain; he knew this person had a lot of coupons in his hand and thought he would come back to buy them when he needed them. As long as there were coupons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although that person was a bit dissatisfied, Li Long had after all completed a transaction, so he counted out ten jin of vegetable oil coupons, and Li Long took out two yuan and handed it over, paying and receiving the coupons at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking around, Li Long saw people selling grain and pork. Pork was one yuan seventy cents per kilogram, not much fat, it should have been cut away by others already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted two pieces of pork belly, one over two kilograms, one over three kilograms, and spent ten yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he walked back, Tao Daqiang handed him three yuan with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Long, sold one grouse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, not bad!\" Li Long laughed, \"Alright, let's go, there's no one left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then these fish...\" Tao Daqiang was a bit unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pack them up first, let's walk around.\" Li Long saw that others were starting to pack up one after another and knew they couldn't set up the stall anymore, so he quickly packed up his things and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they had walked five hundred meters away, they saw people wearing red armbands walking toward the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one there anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides were safe and sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two pulled the sled, and Li Long led the way to the state-run canteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long remembered that this place was often called the Big Meat Canteen; big meat is pork, and as the name suggests, this is a Chinese restaurant, and it is famous for its meat buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, buy two buns to eat.\" Thinking of meat buns, Li Long was a bit greedy. After being reborn, although he had eaten well these past two days, it was still a bit bland compared to later generations. The meat buns now were made of real ingredients and wouldn't mix in scraps like pancreas or lymph nodes; they were solid pork belly with cabbage and green onions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Long, I'm not hungry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat first, then talk.\" Li Long had Tao Daqiang wait outside, and he went in to buy four big buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palm-sized, three cents each, steaming hot, what a bargain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he didn't tell Tao Daqiang the price; he would definitely say it was expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them had one each and finished them in three or two bites. Tao Daqiang ate until his mouth was full of oil, and wiped it off and licked it clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long felt a bit like that, so he turned his head and didn't look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating the buns and wiping his mouth, Tao Daqiang felt warm all over and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Long, what's next for us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here.\" Li Long pointed to a woman coming over not far away and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go ask. You watch, and we'll ask when someone comes over later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he walked up, and the woman looked at him vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Big Sister! Our family is from the village, and we caught some fish yesterday. See if you want any? They are very fresh and very cheap! Big fish, one yuan each, more worth it than big meat...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was moved when she heard it and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long hurriedly went over and took a fish out of the urea bag on the sled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, this is a carp, and there are grass carp, silver carp, five-striped black fish... and crucian carp...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One yuan, can it be cheaper?\" The woman saw that the fish were indeed good and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't be cheaper, this fish isn't small, it's less than sixty cents per kilogram,\" Li Long held out his hand to show her, \"We earn hard-earned money, breaking through the ice hole isn't easy at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then, I'll buy... two, one carp, one five-striped black fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long hurriedly took the fish out for her. The woman was a bit dissatisfied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This five-striped black fish is a bit small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The taste is good! Five-striped black fish grow up eating fish, the taste is much better than carp. I'll give you two crucian carp as well, how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright... alright then.\" The woman was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Long so skilled, Tao Daqiang felt that he really had a lot to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he might not be able to learn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to book friends Woshi Duxing, tiandong520, 20190311153138002, and Fengzhi Yixiang for the monthly tickets, and thanks to everyone for the recommendation tickets and clicks to follow the updates. May Day is here, I wish everyone a happy holiday! There might be a recommendation next week, and I will add more chapters then. I'll save some drafts for now, thanks for everyone's support!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1595,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","e46d1b9db40564b3e4c349053b5b3fb958d0dd920bebabd080d636f644a3cfb6","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-33","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-31",180,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]