Chapter 341: When there is business, the eldest brother takes the lead

The village was peaceful. When burning coal, one could basically not see cooking smoke. Occasionally, the dogs of one or two families would bark a few times, breaking the tranquility, and then it would return to peace.

When Li Long arrived at the old horse corral by horse cart, the sun was already slanting west. He could hear the grunting of wild boars in the courtyard.

These guys, it's time to slaughter two more.

This winter, they really aren't gaining fat, it's a waste of food.

With the horse cart in the courtyard, Old Luo Shu walked out, saw Li Long, and said with a smile:

"Little Long is back. Your second brother and the others went to your eldest brother's place."

"Hmm, Old Luo Shu, nothing happened these past few days, right?"

"Nothing, just heard that the team is about to hold militia training, it'll be in these few days. Yesterday your second brother and the others were still talking about it, not knowing if you could catch this training."

"This definitely has to be participated in. We have guns, and only at this time can we get some bullets." Li Long said with a smile, "I still want to get more from hunting in the winter."

"That's not hard to handle. Just tell Jun Wa Zi, and he'll leave more." Old Luo Shu had been on the battlefield, and after the village was built, he had also held a gun. Their generation, including Li Jianguo, had no sense of awe for guns and bullets. They had often handled them in the past, even including detonators and explosives, so they didn't feel it was rare.

Think about it, in the nineties, the country issued the strictest laws on banning guns, and at that time, one could even receive big guys like the Maxim. Think about it. How terrifying the civilian armed force is.

Finding Xu Chengjun is also a way. After all, he had done so many things for the team, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to get some bullets, right?

Since his second brother and the others were all over there, Li Long said to Old Luo Shu:

"Old Luo Shu, then I'll go to my eldest brother's place first, there are some things to discuss with them."

"Go, go," Old Luo Shu said with a smile, "It's lively with many people. Your relatives are very lively at night. This old horse corral hasn't been this lively for some years."

Li Long smiled and drove the horse cart towards the Li family.

On the way, he ran into Yang Yongqiang. He was also quite happy to see Li Long and asked with a smile:

"Brother Long is back? Is the business in the county finished?"

"Hmm, I still have to pull fish over there. Are you participating in the militia training?"

"Participating." Yang Yongqiang nodded and said, "I also want to get more bullets to give to you when the time comes."

That's quite good. Li Long thought for a while and said:

"After the militia training is over, you follow me to Shicheng to sell fish. You take a commission when selling the fish, so you can earn some pocket money in the winter. It's just that you have to walk back and forth, it's a bit tiring."

"I'm not afraid of being tired!" Yang Yongqiang hurriedly waved his hand and said with some excitement, "Not afraid, not afraid!"

"Alright, I'll call you when the time comes."

Li Long felt that during the time he participated in the militia training later, his second brother and the others went to Shicheng to sell fish, and at most they could sell half of it. Next, there would be a long period of time to continue selling.

Li Long thought that he wouldn't participate when the time came, let his second brother be responsible, and he would go hunting in the mountains.

He had already planned it now. When the time comes, those who go to sell fish will directly separate and sell in Shicheng. Each person sets up a stall, takes fish from the horse cart to sell, and each bag of fish only needs to pay Li Long twenty-eight yuan. The stall owner sets the price themselves. The average price of eighty cents is the suggested price. Selling as much as they can is what they get.

Even if one person only sells one bag of fish a day, they can earn ten or eight yuan a day, which is very good.

Although it is more tiring to go back and forth, in this era, it is really worth it. If you can't endure hardship and still want to make money, then you are really just dreaming.

After making an appointment with Yang Yongqiang, Li Long led the horse cart back to the Li family.

In the courtyard, one could hear the lively voices in the room. Li Juan and Li Qiang were still at school and hadn't returned, otherwise, this west room might not necessarily be able to sit everyone.

Hearing the sound of the horse cart, the people in the inner room walked out. First was Li Junshan. Seeing Li Long, he immediately showed a silly smile:

"Uncle Little Long is back... Come, come, come, I'll unload the horse cart, you hurry into the room and rest."

Li Junfeng behind him also helped unload the horse cart. Li Long threw the reins to them and entered the room.

Li Anguo and Chen Xingbang saw Li Long come in and said with a smile:

"Little Long, we were just talking about you."

"That's right, guessing when you would be back."

Li Jianguo also said with a smile:

"You went into the mountains again this trip, right?"

"Hmm, went into the mountains, sent some supplies to friends inside." Li Long said, "The mountains are better this year than in previous years. I plan to live in the mountains for a while in a while, go hunting and such."

"That fish..." Li Jianguo was a bit surprised.

"That's simple." Li Long took off his coat while saying his thoughts, "I heard from Old Luo Shu that the team will have militia training in a few days. We definitely have to participate, and I was thinking about getting more bullets."

Several people in the room were listening, including Liang Yuemei. They also knew that Li Long had more to say.

"When the time comes, second brother will take brother-in-law, Junshan, Junfeng, and pull a cart to Shicheng, load a horse cart of fish, and separate to set up stalls to sell. Actually, eldest brother, if you have nothing to do, you can go too. If you go, this stall will be handed over to you, anyway, you don't participate in militia training..."

Li Long suddenly felt that it was best for eldest brother Li Jianguo to take the lead.

"How is that calculated?" Li Jianguo didn't say whether he agreed or not, and continued to ask.

He was actually asking on behalf of others.

At this time, Li Junshan and Li Junfeng also walked in. Hearing Li Jianguo say this, they both stood at the door of the inner room.

"Easy to calculate. A bag of fish is about forty or fifty kilograms, let's calculate it at an average price of eighty cents, a bag of fish can sell for thirty-five to forty yuan. I collect twenty-eight yuan in cost here, and the rest is whatever the stall person sells it for."

Facing these very close relatives at home, Li Long didn't avoid talking about money like this. Close brothers settle accounts clearly. Unlike Li Jianguo's side, Li Long hoped to give more money to eldest brother's family, to pay back what was owed in the previous life, and what was owed in his own previous seven or eight years. For others, even the second brother, Li Long could treat them rationally, at most giving more money privately.

"Just the few of you? Can it be sold?" Li Jianguo continued to ask.

He was actually representing Li Anguo and the others in asking. He knew they were not easy to ask.

"During militia training, it will be second brother, brother-in-law, and Junshan Junfeng. After training, Dachiang and Yongqiang will be added. I will go into the mountains, so I won't participate."

"Don't know if the fish is easy to sell or not..." Chen Xingbang had some concerns.

Li Anguo didn't speak, looking at Li Long. Li Junfeng and Li Junshan were the same.

"I pulled a cart this morning, ten bags of fish to Shicheng to sell." Li Long took off his clothes, pulled a stool, and sat by the fire wall, saying:

"Ten bags of fish, sold out in less than three hours. It sold slowly at the beginning, now it's winter, there aren't many people in the market too early. I watched for long-distance buses to come, and when I called out, people heard and came over. Our fish looks beautiful, so there are many people who want it."

Hearing Li Long sell ten bags of fish by himself in one morning, the eyes of the people present widened.

"Then eldest brother will go too." Liang Yuemei spoke directly, "Idle at home is also idle."

"Then what about the pigs?" Li Jianguo hesitated a bit.

"I'll feed them. Can't I feed a few pigs?" Liang Yuemei had an expression of you underestimating me, "There is nothing else to do in winter."

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There is indeed not much to do in winter, and now there is a pressure well in the courtyard, which can be considered to have saved a very heavy job. The rest is cooking and feeding pigs. For rural women in this era, these jobs are really not a big deal.

If a man can earn money and has a way to earn money, a woman will not interfere and will encourage it.

"Alright, I'll go too." Li Jianguo nodded.

"That's good. Then eldest brother, this matter is handed over to you." Li Long said with a smile, "Actually, the more people the better. I heard from a young man who opened a milk tea shop over there that there were still people causing trouble in the old street market a while ago, and the management caught a batch. But it is said that they were released after being locked up for a few days. You go with more people, and you can suppress it."

"Hmm." Hearing this, Li Jianguo's expression became serious. Instead, Li Junfeng smiled at the door, "What's there to be afraid of? We are together, all strong young men, bring a few sticks, who are we afraid of?"

Li Long didn't say much. He knew Li Jianguo had his own way.

Li Long was even thinking about handing over his 56-semi-automatic gun to Li Jianguo when the time came, and let Li Jianguo hide it well. When the time comes, not to mention using it, it can still serve as a deterrent. After all, Li Jianguo has been here for many years, and he understands when to use a gun.

This matter was settled like this.

"We will start from the old horse corral, and pull the fish to Shicheng. Leave early, and when we arrive at Shicheng, the sun will be up, and selling fish will be fast." Since Li Jianguo decided to go, he began to plan:

"Tomorrow, pull a trip first to try it out. When the time comes, adjust if there is any situation."

Gu Xiaoxia lives alone in the large courtyard. Li Jianguo knows that it is definitely inconvenient for these people to go over, so let's start pulling from here.

"Then eldest brother, I will give you a key to the large courtyard. When the fish here is pulled, go there to pull." Li Long said, "Xiaoxia basically works during the day, and I found a place for her to eat at noon, so she doesn't go back much."

"Hmm, alright." Li Jianguo nodded.

If selling fish, you have to be equipped with some things. Each person has a pole scale, which Li Long equipped. Anyway, it's not expensive, ten or twenty yuan. Put it aside after use. If it is proven later that the pole is rosewood, then it is earned.

Next, some other things were discussed in pieces, and Liang Yuemei had already finished cooking.

Cornmeal steamed cake, salted vegetable stir-fried meat, rice porridge.

There was a lot of food, and so many people couldn't sit at the table, so Li Long went to the idle room with Junshan and Junfeng to eat.

"Uncle Little Long, when are you going to hunt in the mountains?" Li Junfeng was obviously very interested in hunting, "Can I follow?"

"After we finish militia training, before the New Year, before the New Year, your fish will be sold almost, nothing to do, when I find a place, I will take you to surround and hunt wild boars." Li Long boasted, "Don't know if we can get more guns—by the way, have you ever fired a gun in your hometown?"

"That must have been fired." Li Junfeng patted his chest, "Training every year, but to be honest, training is training, not accurate. My side is not like your place (dialect, here), there is little organization, and it has been just a formality in the past few years."

Li Long understood. When the time comes, let Li Junfeng and the others assist on the side. Guns, this thing, it is better to be in the hands of reliable people.

The next day at dawn, after eating breakfast normally, Li Jianguo drove the horse cart to the old horse corral. Li Anguo and the others had also finished eating and began to move the fish outside the courtyard and load the cart.

There are two rooms of fish. Because they are placed in the house, there is no need to worry about them going bad in such cold weather, and there is no need to worry about being bitten by mice in the house. Instead, it is better to sell the fish piled outside as soon as possible.

There are still a few days for militia training. Today Li Long followed to Shicheng to sell fish. He stuffed a few wooden sticks under the horse cart. After the cart was full, Li Jianguo led the reins and walked in front, and several of them followed behind.

Although Li Long has a bicycle, it is not good for so many people to have only one person riding a bike, so he didn't ride. He didn't bring a gun—six strong young men together, if they still bring a gun, it would be a bit too much.

More than an hour later, arrived at the county. Li Long let Li Jianguo and the others go to Shicheng first, and he took Li Junshan and Li Junfeng to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy six pole scales, and tore a long roll of plastic cloth, divided it into six pieces, put it in a bag, and quickly caught up with the horse cart.

When the horse cart arrived at Shicheng, the sun had already risen high.

The flow of people here in the old street began to increase, and it was not easy to find a stall.

"Eldest brother, park the horse cart there." Li Long pointed to a place on the side of the three-fork road and said, "Let's separate and set up a stall each. Find a place to set up yourself. The management fee here is not collected much, a stall is only a few cents. Yesterday I used the side of the horse cart to sell and it was one yuan. Let's not evade the fee, pay directly. Now each carry a bag of fish and find a place."

Li Long stepped forward to find a place, Li Jianguo waved his hand and said:

"You don't need to, I'll set it up and see today. I am familiar with selling fish, let them look at me."

Li Long couldn't beat his eldest brother, so he let Li Jianguo carry a bag of fish, carry the scale and plastic cloth, find an empty stall, and walk over.

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