Chapter 61 Be Friendly to Your True Friends The fish were sold out and the sun had not yet set, so Li Long simply bought some red paper, a brush and ink from the store on the old street. As he was riding back in the carriage, he calculated in his mind that he had sold the fish for a total of 161 yuan. After deducting the 5 yuan he gave to Tao Daqiang, the money for buying things and eating, he still had to give 50 yuan to his eldest brother - this was the money for catching fish, so he still had 100 yuan left. He had 500 yuan left from the money he earned from selling the fish, and this added up to a total of 600 yuan. Li Long plans to go to Halimu's house in the mountains tomorrow. He plans to get up early in the morning, buy enough rice, flour and oil at the black market, and then go to the department store to buy tea, sugar and salt. Although Halimu's family definitely has enough tea and salt, they also communicate with each other as herdsmen. Exchanging things with each other is the most convenient and most satisfying way for both parties. By the way, also bring enough bullets. "Brother Long, are you going to catch fish tomorrow?" "Tomorrow... catch him. But I won't catch him. You can ask my brother then. I need to go into the mountains." "Then Brother Long, can I go to your house and exchange bullets for some meat?" "What do you want in exchange? I'll cut off three to five kilograms for you." Li Long smiled, "Tell me, do you want pork belly, spare ribs, or leg meat?"
"Fat meat, I'll make some oil." Tao Daqiang shook his head, "I'd better change it. I want to change more." "Row." "I also used the money to buy some charcoal..." "Then I'll give you ten yuan first. Go to the team and buy some charcoal. Ten yuan can buy one or two hundred kilograms, which is enough to burn for a while." Tao Daqiang nodded. He had to go fishing tomorrow, so the other five dollars would be his wages. When they returned to Ma County, the sun was about to set. Li Long bought a few big meat buns, and the two of them ate while hurrying back. Finally, they got back to the team before dark. Li Long returned the carriage, and Tao Daqiang went to buy charcoal, and the two men acted separately. Back at the Li family's house, the mutton soup was hot in the pot, and Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei were processing the fish together. "Brother, did you catch fish again today?" "Well, I have nothing to do anyway." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Today I caught 50 to 60 kilograms, not as much as yesterday, but the fish are pretty good-looking." "Then do you think you'll go tomorrow? I'm going to the mountains tomorrow to sell the jade and return the money to the owner." "That's what we should do," Li Jianguo said. "We should buy more. We can't let them suffer losses." Liang Yuemei pointed to the pot and said: "Let's drink the mutton soup first. There are steamed buns and pickles on the fire wall. Eat as you like." "Okay." Li Long didn't hesitate and scooped a large bowl of mutton soup for himself. He felt the coldness slowly dissipate and his body warmed up. Li Juan and Li Qiang were playing on the kang. When they saw Li Long coming in, Li Qiang held up a frog and said to him: "Uncle, many people want to play with the frog today, so I gave it to Xiaodong and Shitou who are close to me." "Your toys are yours, you can give them to anyone you want to play with them." Li Juan was lying on the kang, holding a doll and looking at Li Long. When she noticed that Li Long was looking at her, she smiled shyly. That’s right, little girls should smile more. It’s not good to have a stern face before! After Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei finished cleaning up the fish, Li Long took out fifty yuan and handed it to his eldest brother:
"Brother, this is the money from selling fish today." "You're just pretending?" Li Jianguo shook his head, "I have it here." "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. This is your share. I have mine." Li Long patted his pockets. "I won't give you mine. I have to save money to get married." "Hahahaha." Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei both laughed. They knew Li Long was joking. "Have you bought the red paper?" "I bought the red paper, ink and brush. I put them in my room." "Okay, don't bring them over. I'll tell you how to use them when you've cut them." Because he had to leave early tomorrow, Li Long went back to the east room to rest after eating. Li Jianguo used the key to open the chest of drawers and put the money in. Looking at the thick big unity inside, he locked the door and said with some emotion: "It's like a dream. Why does it feel like this money came so easily?" "That's because Xiaolong is capable." Liang Yuemei said, "otherwise we would still owe you money." "Yeah." Li Jianguo was quite unconvinced. Originally he was the one taking care of his younger brother, why did it feel like the other way around now? But thinking about it, he smiled again. My younger brother has made progress, so I should be happy, right? Also, the New Year is coming soon, should I send some money home? He decided to wait for Li Long to come back from the mountains and discuss it with him. The next morning, Li Long went to the stable to harness the carriage, and left in a hurry. Li Long successfully sold fish and Tao Daqiang bought ten yuan of charcoal from the team. These two pieces of news spread in the team. Many people who were not optimistic about Li Long selling fish shut up. Not only did he sell the fish, he also gave Tao Daqiang some money. What does this mean? It means that Li Long is capable. He can make money even if he is not caught. Li Long left in a hurry again. If they wanted to find out more details, they could only find the Li family and Tao Daqiang. The eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family couldn't get any useful information from Liang Yuemei, so naturally the others who came to inquire about the situation couldn't get any information either. As for Tao Daqiang, after what happened last time, he already knew the seriousness of the matter, so he was clueless when asked anything - even when his father and elder brother Tao Dayong came to ask him, he said nothing. His sister-in-law Ma Chunhong said in a sarcastic tone that he was a traitor. Tao Daqiang only said, "Twenty yuan of the fine my brother received was paid by the Li family." This sentence made Ma Chunhong stop talking and she had nothing to say. Tao Daqiang and Li Jianguo went to Xiaohaizi to catch fish. There were other people in the team catching fish, but they didn't care. It was a public water area, and one family couldn't catch all the fish. Besides, only when more people caught fish would they not be considered as the ones who stood out. They can also feel the envious gazes of others. Li Jianguo knew that this profitable business of selling fish would spread sooner or later and would no longer be exclusive to him. But he was not worried, as he always felt that Li Long had many ways to make money. Li Long rushed to the black market, where there were still a lot of people. Although some people were arrested, there are countermeasures to every policy, and these people are also very smart. Li Long found two stalls selling grain. After asking the price, he bought all the 40 kilograms of rice and 60 kilograms of flour on the two stalls! He spent more than 50 yuan in total, but he didn't feel bad at all. He also bought two pots of 5 kilograms of vegetable oil. He wanted to buy more, but that was all he had. After the purchase, Li Long simply led the horse away without stopping for a moment to avoid being caught.
After having breakfast at the big meat canteen, he went to the department store to buy tea, sugar, salt, and some fruit for the children. Shopping was like a war, after all, it was quite worrying that no one was watching the carriage. Fortunately, he could still see outside through the windows of the building. Seeing that he bought a lot of things, the salesperson simply came out to help, which also made Li Long feel relieved. Li Long pulled a cart of things by the reins to the vicinity of Halimu's winter den. When Halimu heard the dog barking and saw the things, he just stayed there. "Adasi (friend), Jax (are you okay)? These are the things I bring to you." Li Long's smile was imprinted in Halimu's mind for probably a lifetime. He gave Li Long the jade without really expecting anything in return. And he could see that Li Long gave them the gift out of genuine desire to make their lives better, without any other intentions. That's how friends should be. Thanks to book friend 170301201120213 for the reward, and thank you all for the monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. I really need tickets now, monthly tickets are not easy to get, recommendation tickets will do, mainly because I can still stay on the new book list, but it keeps falling. This morning, the backend sent me the recommended data, which was lower than the 30-day average curve, and I was a little panicked. If it is not recommended in the next round, it will be put on the shelves in advance. What I am panicking about now is that if it is put on the shelves in advance, the data will definitely not be good - in fact, I have a manuscript in reserve, tens of thousands of words, and it will not be a problem to release more than ten or twenty chapters when it is put on the shelves. The problem is that if the data is not good, it will be sad to put it on the shelves. But I dare not publish more words in advance. Because my book is only recommended after 90,000 words, and each recommendation lasts for a week, so I publish about 30,000 words. I also want to finish the four rounds, so that the performance will be better after the book is put on the shelves. I am struggling - if I publish one or two more chapters every day, then after the third round, it will be more than 200,000 words, and I have to put it on the shelves in advance. I will ask the editor first to find out the bottom line. Don't worry, everyone, it's just a daily article, and it takes a long time. (End of this chapter)
