Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Anguo and his group of four got off the train, cooperated with each other to carry their luggage out of the station, looked around, and were a little confused.

At that time, Wucheng South Station did not have as many tall buildings as in later generations. The square was large, but there were not many people, and the surrounding buildings were basically bungalows or low-rise buildings.

"Can you make money from this place?" Chen Xingbang took a quick look and was very disappointed.

"Uncle, let's stop watching for now and find a place to warm up quickly. It's so windy here, we'll be frozen in no time!" Li Long's cousin Li Junfeng said, covering his hands, "I regret it now. It's so comfortable to stay at home..."

"Let's go. Dad said there is an Bayi Guesthouse on the right side of the station. There are buses to Ma County from that hospital. Now that we are here, don't back out. Besides, Xiaofeng, do you have money for the return ticket?"

This was said by Li Anguo.

Although he felt a little disappointed, now was not the time to think about these things.

"Of course not." Li Junfeng smiled awkwardly, "Isn't this just to come here and make some money with you, my second uncle, so that I can go back later."

Chen Xingbang wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. The four people came out, and he and Li Anguo were considered elders. If they spoke at this time, it would not only mean giving advice, but also contributing money and effort. He was tight-fisted, so he couldn't say anything.

At this time, Chen Xingbang was also somewhat dissatisfied. It was he who came up with the idea of ​​coming to Northern Xinjiang to make money, and he was also the one who contacted the people. But in the end, when they decided to come, his father-in-law Li Qingxia called Li Anguo over alone to give him instructions, and he must have given him money afterwards.

Why not give yourself some money? Li Qingxia has a lot of money in his pocket!

Is it because he is the son-in-law? But his child is also his, Li Qingxia's, grandson!
Of course, this can only be thought about, not spoken. Once you arrive in northern Xinjiang, you have to rely on brother Li Jianguo to make money.

When he arrived at the Bayi Guesthouse, Li Anguo saw the snack bar and felt relieved. He smiled and said:
"Dad said the noodles in this shop are good. Let's go, I'll take everyone to eat some noodles, and then we'll go in and buy tickets. Our telegram said we'll arrive today, so my eldest brother, Xiaolong and the others may be waiting in the county."

The snack bar is not big. After the bus arrived, many people came here to take the bus and have a hot meal here.

After all, the food they ate on the train were all dry food they brought with them, such as steamed bread, steamed cakes, etc., with some pickles, and the drink was just hot water collected in prepared cans. As a result, Chen Xingbang was a little nervous due to his lack of experience, and there were many people collecting water on the train, so he broke the bottle.

He always drank water with Li Junshan - Li Junshan was another cousin of Li Long.

The four people ate four bowls of noodles and drank a bowl of noodle soup each. Li Anguo generously gave one dollar, waited for the other party to give him two cents in change, then carried his luggage out of the shop and went to buy tickets.

Li Anguo also paid for the ticket - it was agreed on the train that he would pay for the ticket and the others would pay him back when they made money. After all, after buying the train tickets, basically everyone had emptied their money.

This is a one-shot deal.

When the car drove out of Wucheng, several people were not too surprised. They were even surprised to see trees and farmlands along the way. After all, the train went into the mountains after passing Baoji, and when it came out, there were Gobi, desert, and wasteland all the way. There were only a few cities. Even when they arrived in Wucheng, it was early winter at that time, so everything they saw was gray.

In their minds, northern Xinjiang should be like Gansu, with deserts and Gobi everywhere. So now they are very curious when they see oases, large tracts of farmland, and occasionally tractors working on the farmland.

"Second uncle, why is this piece of land so big? Isn't it divided? There are just a few stalks..." Li Junfeng talked a lot and asked questions out of curiosity.

Li Anguo had never been here, so he didn't know what to say about Li Junfeng's words.

"There are not many people here, and the land is public." A local nearby explained with a smile. They have seen many people coming from the mainland, so it is not surprising. "Each household has been allocated a lot of land, some are several acres, some are dozens of acres, so there is no need to go through so much trouble to break up the land."

"That's really a landlord!" Li Junfeng sighed.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Chen Xingbang added hastily, "There is no landlord at this time!" As he said that, he smiled at the person next to him.

"What's the matter? If the land is divided among the families, then they are landlords. They are more powerful than the landlords in the past." The local man didn't care and said with a smile, "Now we use tractors. How could the landlords in the past have such ability!"

As a local was talking nearby, they gradually began to understand that there were many oases along the Tianshan Mountains in northern Xinjiang, and many of the farmlands were newly developed. The glacier meltwater formed rivers for irrigation, and the land here was still being gradually developed.

"Actually, it's not bad to farm here..." Li Junshan suddenly said.

Compared to his cousin, Li Junshan was more honest and did not want to go out to make a living. It would have been better to just farm at home. But his parents insisted that he go out. After all, the family only had a few acres of land, which was enough for the rest of the family to farm. His parents also told him clearly that they had no money to help him get married. If he wanted to get married, he had to earn money himself, otherwise he had to wait.

Although Li Junshan doesn't have a partner yet, he knows that he needs money to marry, get a dowry, and buy a house. So why not come out and maybe he can earn it?
When they arrived at the Ma County Bus Station, the four people got off with their luggage. Looking at the environment which was even smaller than that of Wucheng, they stood there in a daze for a while before following the crowd out of the station.

"Anguo, Xingbang, come this way!" someone suddenly shouted. Li Anguo looked over in the direction of the voice and saw his eldest brother Li Jianguo watching them not far from the door. He had already walked over here when he shouted.

Not far behind him, a young man was pulling a carriage and looking at this side with a smile. Isn’t this my younger brother Li Long?

The four people immediately felt relieved.

Especially Li Anguo. Although he said a lot at the Wucheng Railway Station that someone would pick them up in Ma County, after all, he did not discuss with Li Jianguo about the four of them coming here. It was equivalent to just sending a notice directly.

Four young men should have discussed it carefully before going to that place to make money. Chen Xingbang's idea was that if they discussed it carefully, the other party would probably not agree, so they should just say that they had bought the train tickets and would notify them when to come.

Li Anguo actually agreed. He was already nervous and regretful on the train, thinking he shouldn't have been so careless.

When he got off the car, he was thinking, if his brother is unhappy and doesn't come to pick him up, how can he find him?
Although I asked my grandfather many times at home, it was still a strange place after all, and I heard it was quite chaotic...

Now that I have seen Li Jianguo, I feel relieved.

"You haven't eaten yet? Come, put the food on the carriage, let's go, have a hot meal first, and then go home." Li Jianguo was not unhappy at all. After so many days, he had already completed the ideological construction. Since they were here, he couldn't just drive them away with a cold face.

Besides, among them are brothers, cousins ​​who are within the third degree of mourning, and brothers-in-law, so they have to be taken care of.

Li Long looked at the four people and found that their impressions basically matched his previous life.

Li Anguo and Li Jianguo are about the same height, both almost 1.7 meters, but slightly thinner - of course, it's because the food at home has been good over the past six months, and Li Jianguo has gained a lot of weight.

Li Anguo has a square face and looks very honest. He was also honest. He came here in his previous life and later brought his family here. At that time, Li Jianguo got the news that Shicheng Construction Company was recruiting, so he sent him in. Then Li Anguo's family became city dwellers.

In his previous life, Chen Xingbang was a member of the second group to come here. He was a little fat and had a smiling face. After arriving here, he looked down on farming, so he borrowed the Li family's donkey cart and borrowed money from Li Jianguo. He ran around collecting a donkey cart full of beer bottles and other things, and then went to Wucheng to sell them. He saved up the first start-up capital, started a small business, and later became rich.

Everyone in his hometown knew that he was good at business, but no one knew that his trip had directly destroyed Li Jianguo's donkey cart, which was half-disabled due to fatigue. Fortunately, the Li family bought a tractor within two years. Since they were all relatives, it was not easy to bring up this matter.

As for Li Junfeng, this cousin who is two years older than Li Long is married and has a daughter. He is the tallest of the four, about 1.745 meters tall, quite strong and talkative. Like the slightly shorter Li Junshan, they came here for a tour in their previous life and returned after less than two months. They both have some skills as masons, and they carry more luggage than the other two, which are filled with tools for large and small workers, large shovels and so on.

Li Jianguo knew all four of them, and greeted them one by one with a smile, and then introduced them to Li Long, mainly Chen Xingbang and his two cousins. Li Anguo's appearance had not changed much, so he could recognize them. When Li Long came to Northern Xinjiang, his sister was not married yet, so naturally she didn't know Chen Xingbang. As for the two cousins, he had seen them when he was a child, but now he must have no impression of them.

The four people were a little surprised when they saw Li Long. Although they had heard the old man say that Li Long had done a lot of "glorious deeds", it still felt a little strange to see him waiting for them with a carriage right in front of them.

He asked the four people to put the things on the carriage. Li Long led the carriage, and Li Jianguo and the four people followed behind, chatting as they walked.

Chen Xingbang said little, looking around for possible business opportunities.

He felt that he was an outsider and would not always follow Li Jianguo. He was also very clear-headed and knew that if he wanted to make money, he had to find his own way.

Li Long led the carriage in front and brought a few people to the big meat canteen. After all, relatives from the hometown came, and the first meal must be good.

"Let's go home and eat. Eating out costs too much." Li Anguo really thought so. "We are all family. Let's not bother with these people."

"That's right." Li Junshan also felt that it was a bit grand. "We had noodles at the train station."

"That's different." Li Long said with a smile in front, "I haven't been back for many years. I want to see my old family. Now that you are here, just listen to me. I'll give you a good meal today. As for the rest, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Li Anguo looked at Li Long and then at Li Jianguo.

"Xiaolong said so, so let's listen to him." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "Xiaolong has arranged food and accommodation for the village, so you don't have to worry about it."

After tying the carriage to the shed near the gate, everyone carried their bags and went into the big meat canteen. Li Long did not ask the four people's opinions and started ordering dishes straight away.

When Zhong Guoqiang saw Li Long and his men coming in, he came over and greeted them with a smile:

"Comrade Xiao Li, what are you doing..."

"Relatives from my hometown are here. We just got off the car and need a good meal." Li Long said with a smile, "Manager Zhong, what delicious dishes do you have today?"

"A specialty dish?" Zhong Guoqiang knew that Li Long was rich, so he asked, "Or is it a specialty dish from our northern border?"

The question was very learned. Li Long smiled as he heard it:

"Let's have our signature dish, but we have to eat it quickly." Li Long said, "We have to hurry after we finish eating."

"Okay, let me tell you, braised pork elbow, spicy chicken, big plate of mutton... Is that enough?"

"Stir-fry two more vegetarian dishes."

"Now it's spicy fried eggs and shredded potatoes."

"also."

"The staple food should be ..."

Li Long turned his head to look at Li Anguo and the others:

"Brother, do you want noodles or rice?"

"rice."

"noodle!"

"Steamed bun."

Three of the four people answered, and Li Junshan said nothing.

"Okay then, bring some." Li Long knew these people's appetites were bigger than those of ordinary people. Besides, they probably didn't eat well on the train these few days, and their stomachs were lacking in fat and water, so it would be okay for them to eat more.

Listening to Li Long ordering food and seeing how familiar he was with the restaurant manager, several people had some idea in their minds.

This younger brother (uncle) is not simple.

Perhaps Zhong Guoqiang had given the order, so the food was served very quickly. Li Jianguo and Li Long didn't try to stop them, but Li Anguo and others started eating with big mouthfuls.

This is a delicious dish that you can’t even eat during the Chinese New Year! In my hometown, you can probably get two pounds of meat for the Chinese New Year, but that’s for making dumplings, or at most braising the meat and frying some vegetables with some animal oil to get a hint of the meat flavor.

Maybe it's when someone's family gets married and holds a big banquet, only then can you eat delicious meat dishes, and that only happens if the host's family is well-off.

So it is not an exaggeration to say that he was eating like a wolf. Even the honest Li Junshan did not eat well at this time.

Li Long and Li Jianguo smiled at each other and said nothing. They were not very hungry and had enough food in their stomachs, so they ate slowly.

After the meal, Li Long discovered that Chen Xingbang had quietly unbuckled his belt twice. He ate two bowls of rice, and when he was about to leave, he almost couldn't stand up.

"We'll take a carriage on the way back." Li Jianguo said, "It's a little cold here, so let's wait for a while to cool down. You'd better walk a little, otherwise it will be very cold just sitting in the carriage."

"Okay, okay." The four people carried their bags and waited for Li Long to pull the carriage over, then got on the carriage with their bags.

It's a little crowded up there.

Li Long was leading the way in front, and Li Jianguo was following beside. The ten kilometers of journey were nothing to them.

As they chatted and walked along the way, Li Long slowly got to know the situation at home and how the old man showed off at home.

Since you are here, you should work first. If you are capable, then support them. If you are not capable, then you should either leave or find a way to make money on your own. Anyway, they all had their own experiences in their last life, so this life should not be any different. (End of this chapter)