Chapter 55 I understand, but I have my own position Li Long was a little surprised when Tao Daqiang appeared again, but it was normal after thinking about it. He just took a look and went to Li Jianguo to help his elder brother pick up the fish. At this time, Li Juan and Li Qiang had already picked up a large pile of hairy reeds. Li Qiang shouted: "Uncle, light the reeds!" "Are you cold?" Li Long asked. "If not, don't light it yet. By the way, pile the reeds away from the reed bush, otherwise it will cause a fire." "Okay." Li Qiang obediently went to move the hairy reeds, and at this time, Tao Daqiang had already arrived at the old ice hole. "Wow!" Li Jianguo took out another net, and this one caught two big crucian carp and seven or eight small crucian carp and ditch fish. It seems that there are indeed not many fish here. Logically speaking, there aren't many places in the entire reservoir where air can flow, and the fish shouldn't be so smart. Li Long couldn't understand why. Was it because of the loud noise here? Tao Daqiang bent down to pick up fish with Li Long. Li Long asked: "Is your brother okay?" "I got beaten up, and my waist is a little sprained." Tao Daqiang said in a heavy tone, "Lao Tian from the team said I need to rest for a few days."
Lao Tian is the barefoot doctor in the team. He has received training and knows a little bit about giving injections, taking Chinese medicine, simple massage and cupping. Of course, a "Barefoot Doctor Manual" is a must. "That's fine. There's not much work to do lately anyway." Li Long nodded and said no more. Li Jianguo glanced at Tao Daqiang and continued to bend down to fish. "Brother Jianguo, I'll lend you the money and I'll pay you back later." Tao Daqiang said. "No, I'll use the money you deposited with me to make up for it." Li Long added, "It just so happens that no one owes anyone anything now." Tao Daqiang felt that there was something else behind Li Long's words, but he didn't understand it, so he just said: "Brother Long, I don't have that much money saved..." "I got it. You've run with me a few times. I can't let you suffer any loss. Don't worry, that's enough." Tao Daqiang moved his lips and said nothing more. He felt that Brother Long was a little distant from him. But what could he do? On one side were his father and brother, and on the other was Li Long. Which side should he choose? "Brother, let me go over there to fish. I guess no fish dare to come through this ice hole." Li Long said when Li Jianguo dug out another net and found only a silver carp weighing more than one kilogram and a dozen small crucian carps in it. "Okay." Li Jianguo handed the scoop net to Li Long and climbed up on the ice with his hands. Li Long arrived at the other ice hole, went down, stepped firmly on his feet, and started to fish. Anyway, he knew there wouldn't be many fish, so he made a bigger move. The first net contained some small surprises, including a five-striped black carp weighing more than one kilogram, a silver carp weighing nearly three kilograms, and seven or eight ditch fish. Tao Daqiang squatted down to pick up the fish, and Li Qiang and Li Juan also came to help. This continued until lunchtime. Li Long finally ran to the two newly dug ice holes and dug out two nets each. As a result, there were only twenty or thirty small crucian carp and ditch fish, but no big fish. He knew he had to wait until the afternoon. The catch in the morning was about 20 kilograms of fish, with the big fish weighing 12 or 13 kilograms and the small fish weighing 7 or 8 kilograms. Normally this would be considered a big catch, but if it was to be sold, it would still be a little short. Carrying the fish and tools back, Li Juan and Li Qiang kept talking on the way, while the three adults were silent. When they arrived at the Li family, Tao Daqiang said first:
"Uncle Jianguo, Brother Long, I'm going back first." "How about eating at home?" Li Jianguo said politely. "I'm not eating anymore. I'm home cooking." Tao Daqiang strode away, as if he was afraid that Li Longqiang would keep him. At noon, they had rice, stewed fish, and fried wild boar meat with pickled vegetables. This was a very sumptuous meal in normal times, but now it was considered a common dish in the Li family. If you tell others about it, I wonder how many people would envy them. Washing their hands and eating, the two children ate the rice with big mouthfuls. Although the team grew rice, the amount of rice distributed to the family was not much, so it was rare to have rice. While eating, Li Jianguo asked Li Long: "What do you think about this matter, Daqiang?" "What's wrong with Daqiang?" Liang Yuemei asked puzzledly. "When we were taking out the fish just now, he went over to help." Liang Yuemei said nothing and looked at Li Long. The final decision on this matter lies with Li Long. "If he wants to help, I welcome him." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "Some things would be more convenient for him to follow me - for example, when I go to Shicheng to sell fish, at least he can help me watch the carriage. I would not feel at ease if I changed to someone else. Of course, I won’t share the money with him like before. I will just pay him for each job he does.” Li Jianguo understood. In the past, Li Long treated Tao Daqiang as a partner, but now it is the relationship between the shopkeeper and the clerk. He nodded. His younger brother was quite decisive. It’s a good idea to do this. At least I don’t have to worry about my brother suffering any harm in the future. To be honest, Tao Daqiang did nothing wrong - people should be distinguished by their closeness and distance, and he chose his family over his father and brother and Li Long, which is normal and reasonable. I guess 99% of people would make the same choice. Li Long must understand, and he would make the same choice if he were in his place. But Li Long has his own stance. He cannot continue the previous relationship just because Tao Daqiang did the right thing. That is impossible. This is not a matter of right or wrong, it's just a matter of stance. Li Long couldn't have the same relationship with him as before. After all, he had made a choice once. What if he had to make another choice next time if something important happened? Tao Daqiang's strength, size and personality mean that Li Long doesn't need to worry too much when using him for help. Daqiang is much stronger than Ermao or even Xu Haijun and Huang Siping. Knowing Li Long's thoughts, Li Jianguo said nothing more and started eating his meal with big mouthfuls. Although soaking rice in fish soup is not good for the stomach, it tastes really good! After dinner, Li Juan and Li Qiang were tired from playing and went to sleep on the kang. Li Jianguo and Li Long rested for a while and then walked towards the small lake with their things. When he walked out of the courtyard, he saw Tao Daqiang wandering outside the courtyard. Li Long smiled and said: "Daqiang, why don't you come into the house?" "I...I just got here too." Li Long did not expose this not-so-clever lie and asked him to go to the small lake together. In the afternoon, fish started to be caught in two new ice holes. Although not many at a time, but by taking turns to catch fish in the four ice holes, we caught more than 60 kilograms of fish in one afternoon, most of which were big fish. Li Long estimated that there were more than 20 fish weighing more than two kilograms, and fewer than one kilogram, about five or six. The remaining small fish weighed about ten kilograms. The largest one was still a silver carp, weighing more than five kilograms. The fish were packed into two bags and the three of them took them back to Li's house. This time, Tao Daqiang did not refuse Li Long's invitation and went into Li's house to drink the fish soup.
"Da Qiang, I'm going to Wucheng tomorrow. My brother is going to catch fish. Come over if you're free." "Okay." Tao Daqiang was a little surprised, but he agreed readily. Li Long has decided to go to Wucheng tomorrow. To go to Wucheng now, he has to go to Shicheng to take a bus, because there is no road between this county and Wucheng. Fortunately, this bus does not leave very early, at twelve o'clock. Li Long estimates that if he leaves at eight in the morning, he can basically make it in time. Thanks to Brother Fa for his reward again, and to book friend 20230401012332143 for his reward, and to everyone for their monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and various suggestions and opinions. The second round of recommendation messages has arrived, and I can continue to write with peace of mind. In addition, should we publish both chapters at around midnight or one chapter at midnight and one chapter at nine o'clock as it is now? (End of this chapter)
