Chapter 41

Driving the horse-drawn carriage back to Maxian, the two of them relaxed. Although the county town was still relatively unfamiliar to the two, at least this was their hometown, different from an unfamiliar city.

"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative," Li Long said. "First to see if there's a landing net, second I want to buy some fine iron wire."

"Brother Long, what are you buying fine iron wire for?" Tao Daqiang asked curiously.

"I see quite a few rabbit prints in the wild, I plan to get some rabbit snares, see if I can snare a rabbit."

Rabbit meat is at least more than 'quack-quack' chicken. Before rebirth in the previous life, the environment nearby was well-governed, there were wetlands, and wild animals also increased. In winter, some people set rabbit snares, and could catch more than ten rabbits a day.

Even if it's three yuan each, it can earn quite a lot!

Li Long believed that the black market there would become more and more prosperous, more and more people would sell things, and people's thoughts would become more and more active, and there would be more and more people with money.

In short, life will get better and better, so take this opportunity to earn more money.

"Brother Long, you still know how to set rabbit snares?" Tao Daqiang asked in surprise. "Is that thing easy to do?"

"Just messing around," Li Long smiled. "Just use fine iron wire to make a live snare circle, and set it on the prints the rabbits ran through."

Even so, what he said made Tao Daqiang's eyes full of worship, without the ruthlessness of hitting people earlier at all.

Fine iron wire was weighed by the kilogram, one yuan and one jiao per kilogram, Li Long weighed three kilograms, rolled it up and put it on the horse-drawn carriage.

"Brother Long, I want to buy some buns to take back, for my dad to eat," passing by the Big Meat Canteen, Tao Daqiang suddenly said. "My dad has never eaten such meat buns..."

"Alright, I also bought some to take back," Li Long patted his head, only cared about eating himself, and didn't remember to bring some for his family. Juan and Qiangqiang hadn't eaten the buns here either.

Li Long bought eleven, Tao Daqiang bought six, the two of them paid, packed the buns in a satchel, and drove the horse-drawn carriage back.

By the time they arrived at the team, it was completely dark. Li Long let Tao Daqiang go back first, he went to the horse shed to return the horse, gave Uncle Uncle Lao Luo a meat bun, Uncle Uncle Lao Luo took it with a smile, the wrinkles on his face were like chrysanthemums.

Among those who borrowed horse-drawn carriages in the team, none were as good at handling things as Li family's second son.

Li Long carried the urea bag, carried the satchel, walked back with light steps, humming a song while walking: "The big river flows eastward, the stars in the sky participate in the Big Dipper..."

Just humming, a figure suddenly appeared in front, Li Long stopped his steps, and asked vigilantly:

"Who?"

"Me."

Wu Shufen? What is she doing here?

Li Long didn't make a sound, anyway, the two already had nothing to do with each other. Seemed to hear sister-in-law say the night before last that Wu Shufen's mother introduced her to a worker in the neighboring production team, don't know if it succeeded.

When sister-in-law Liang Yumei said this, she was still a bit cautious, afraid of affecting Li Long's mood.

In the previous life, Li Long was indeed quite infatuated with Wu Shufen, and kept thinking about her for several years. And this Wu Shufen also had many hardships on the emotional road, dated quite a few people, but those she liked didn't like her, and because she was beautiful, those she didn't like were pestering her, and she didn't marry for several years.

Thinking in his heart, but Li Long didn't want to have any entanglement with her, that was a matter of the previous life, already reborn, still acting as a lick-dog?

Idle.

Seeing Li Long actually walking around her, Wu Shufen was a bit surprised. These two days, her ears were full of things about Li family's second son, what picking up a few sheep from the mountains, catching fish from the reservoir to sell for a lot of money, and the person also became spirited, etc.

Wu Shufen didn't regret much, just couldn't figure out if this Li Long was enlightened or stimulated because of their breakup?

Coming back from visiting, happened to run into him, just wanted to see what changes her former partner actually had.

Just didn't expect Li Long to actually walk around her!

This caused Wu Shufen's self-esteem to suffer a serious blow—he actually didn't even want to look at me, didn't even want to take the initiative to talk to me?

Li Long didn't think that much, tired all day, he just wanted to go back quickly to change clothes, lean against the fire wall and have a good rest. As for chatting with Wu Shufen for a few words—this big winter, it was already minus twenty-seven or twenty-eight degrees, didn't have that mood!

Wu Shufen opened her mouth to shout, but didn't open it in the end, her self-esteem didn't allow her to do so. Li Long was fortunate that the other party didn't open her mouth, this pitch-black, the surroundings were so quiet, if the other party shouted, he would have plenty of trouble.

Returning home, Li Long pushed the door open, and saw a pot on the stove, inside was mutton soup.

Warm in his heart, it was already past dinner time, this was left for him, right.

"Back?" Li Jianguo came out from the inner room, saw Li Long and said: "If you didn't come back, I would have gone to the road to find you."

"My dad already went out to look three times," Li Juan inserted a sentence on the kang.

"Didn't eat, right? Hurry up and change clothes, come over after changing, the steamed bun and mutton soup are both hot," sister-in-law poked her head out in the kitchen. "Tired, right?"

"No, not tired at all," Li Long was really warm in his heart, he took off the satchel and handed it to Liang Yumei:

"Sister-in-law, I bought a few big meat buns, steam them tomorrow for breakfast."

"Have meat buns to eat tomorrow!" Li Qiang heard it and shouted happily.

"Why spend that money," Liang Yumei took the buns and said habitually.

"Juan and Qiangqiang haven't eaten, let them taste the freshness," Li Long smiled. Sister-in-law wasn't really blaming him, just the habitual frugality of a housewife.

He took out ten yuan and handed it to Li Jianguo:

"Brother, this is the money from selling fish, your share. I won't give you mine."

!.

"What are you doing? Keep it yourself," Li Jianguo pushed the money back. "Keep it well."

"Big brother, the old saying goes that close brothers settle accounts clearly," Li Long said with a smile. "This is the share you deserve. I have plenty left for myself."

Hearing Li Long say this, Li Jianguo hesitated for a moment, looked at his wife, and took the money.

Li Long went to the east room, changed clothes, and returned to the west room to eat.

"I went to get some fish again today. But this time not much, feel there aren't many fish under the ice hole," Li Jianguo said while rolling Mohe tobacco at the head of the kang. "Are you still going to sell fish tomorrow?"

"Not going," Li Long said while eating white flour steamed bun soaked in mutton soup. "Daqiang's dad let Daqiang go with his brother to catch fish and sell fish."

"What?" Liang Yumei raised her head and looked at her brother-in-law.

"Not partnering anymore?" Li Jianguo wasn't surprised at all. "Tao Jian She's eyes are just small. But it's also good, Daqiang doesn't come, we two come."

"Rest tomorrow, I'll go to the mountains," Li Long waved his hand and said. "Haul some wood back, see if I can get another sheep. Mainly because the county town is just that big, there aren't many people who can afford fish, today we still ran to Shicheng to sell the fish."

"Went to Shicheng?" Li Jianguo said in surprise. "Then you guys ran far!"

"No way, there are few people in the county who can afford fish, and we don't dare to call out in the alleys."

"Also good," Li Jianguo nodded. "It's also good to rest for two days."

This matter was settled like this.

The next morning after eating buns, after Li Long got up, he loaded the dozen bullets he hid, went to the horse shed to harness the horse-drawn carriage, and drove toward the mountains.

There was a big surprise waiting for him.

(End of chapter)