Reborn in the 1980s, starting with fishing and hunting to build a fortune

Zhao Lijuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, laughing until her stomach hurt. She lay on the kang (heated brick bed) for a long time before finally saying, "Yes, yes, yours are big too, your breasts are big too!"

"Ah, no, no..."

Liu Guifang panicked for a moment, realizing she had just lost her composure. Her fair face flushed instantly, and she hurriedly stood up and said:

"Sister-in-law Lijuan, I'm going back now."

"No, Xiangyang will be back from buying the radio soon. Let's listen to some opera together before you go."

Zhao Lijuan wanted to ask her to stay, but Liu Guifang had already pushed open the door and left, her face flushed.

At that moment, she wished she could find a clean pile of snow and plunge into it.

How embarrassing!

She was still an unmarried young woman, yet she was comparing her breasts with a woman who had just given birth.

If this gets out, how can she possibly stay in this village any longer?

Another half hour passed, and the neighbors who had been visiting each other in the middle room all left. Li Xiangyang hadn't returned yet, and they couldn't just stay there idly, even though there wasn't much for them to do at home anyway.

At this moment, Li Xiangyang finally arrived late in his carriage.

Although people were arranged to sweep the road in the morning, manpower was limited, and it was not swept very clean. In some places, Liu Jianguo still had to get off and push the carriage to move, which delayed the carriage a lot.

Hearing the sound of a carriage outside the courtyard, Liu Xiulan knew that her husband had returned. She greeted him with a smile as beautiful as a peach blossom, but was surprised to find that her younger brother, Liu Jianguo, had also returned.

"Hey, Jianguo, what brings you back too?"

"Jianguo is going to go fishing with me this afternoon; we don't have enough fish to sell these next few days."

Li Xiangyang explained and handed the radio to Liu Xiulan: "The radio is back. You and your sister-in-law discuss it. I'm taking Jianguo to Zhaha Lake now."

"So rushed?"

Liu Xiulan was a little surprised. It was so cold outside; they should have rested for a while before going out again. She took the radio and asked:

"Why don't you rest for a bit, eat something to warm up, and then go on?"

She had just warmed up a pot of chicken soup for Li Xiangyang in advance.

"No, Jianguo has to go back this afternoon, we can't stay up too late."

Liu Xiulan pursed her lips after hearing this; she knew what Li Xiangyang was thinking.

They simply didn't want Liu Jianguo to sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed) with them at night, as it would interfere with their "communication" at night.

However... they are both young couples, and it's not surprising that they have such thoughts when they're in the middle of a lovey-dovey relationship.

It's tough on you, little brother, because we have to rush back to Liujia Village later.

After untying the carriage, Li Xiangyang grabbed a shovel and led Liu Jianguo out to fish. He planned to chisel three or five more ice holes later.

That way, catching the fish will be faster and will save a lot of time.

On this side of Zhahar Lake, Li Xiangdong, covered in ice, was intently staring at the ice hole beneath his feet.

White smoke occasionally billowed from his mouth and nostrils.

During this period, he would go to check the traps set by Li Xiangyang early in the morning, come to Zhahar Lake to fish in the late morning, go back to patrol the sheepfold in the afternoon, and sometimes go with Li Xiangyang to catch pheasants in the haystacks at night.

Working non-stop has exhausted him.

Fortunately, there's no shortage of meat at home lately; he can eat as much chicken, fish, or rabbit as he wants.

Otherwise, with his workload, if he continued to eat only corn porridge and pickled vegetables every day as before, he would have been exhausted long ago.

of course,

This was a good day that he would never have dared to hope for a month ago.

That's why he's been working so hard lately, from the crack of dawn until the barking of dogs at night before he finally rests.

And they enjoyed it.

As Li Xiangdong was thinking, he saw countless tiny bubbles rising to the surface of the water. He knew he had caught a fish, so he quickly stretched the net under the ice hole and started stirring it.

Then, with a burst of strength from his waist, he flung all the fish, along with some ice shards, onto the snow.

Looking at the dozen or so fish thrashing about on the snow, Li Xiangdong chuckled.

This net yielded two small chub, four carp, and seven or eight small crucian carp, which is quite good.

"With this net, we've achieved our goal of 100 jin of fish for today."

Li Xiangdong bent down, his old back stiff from the cold, and picked up the fish from the snow one by one, putting them into a sack before leaving.

Just then, Li Xiangyang arrived with Liu Jianguo.

"Brother, what brings you and Jianguo here?" Li Xiangdong asked, puzzled when he saw Li Xiangyang approaching.

"Brother Xiang Dong, we've come over to help you catch fish!"

"Help me catch some fish...? No need, these two sacks of fish should weigh about 110 or 120 pounds, that's enough for today."

"Brother, we went to the black market this morning. It's open now, and these hundred or so catties of fish are only enough for the state-run restaurant." Li Xiangyang opened the sack and looked at the fish inside.

"The black market... it's open so soon...?"

Li Xiangdong was somewhat incredulous; the black market had only been closed for a few days and had reopened so quickly. But since it was open, he might as well continue fishing.

"Okay, now that it's open, let's catch more fish to sell."

at this time,

Although he felt a bit tired, every net he pulled up from the ice hole was money; each net was worth several days' wages.

He would definitely rather work harder than not earn this money.

As Li Xiangdong was speaking, he went to get the net to catch fish again, but Li Xiangyang stopped him.

In his previous life, Li Xiangdong died young in his fifties due to overwork. How could he allow this tragedy to happen again in this life?

"Brother, Jianguo and I will catch the fish." Li Xiangyang snatched the net from Li Xiangdong's hand and said, "You're too tired. Let's take these fish back first and go home to rest. We might go catch pheasants tonight!"

"Sigh, I'm not tired, I..."

Li Xiangdong didn't want to leave, but before he could finish speaking, Li Xiangyang pushed him away. Seeing that Li Xiangyang was determined and he couldn't persuade him otherwise, he had no choice but to take a sled fish back first.

He knew in his heart that Li Xiangyang was concerned about him.

After Li Xiangdong left,

After Li Xiangyang briefly taught Liu Jianguo how to spot fish, how to set the landing net, and how to put the net on more easily, he went to the nearby reed beds to dig a new ice hole.

Two and a half hours later, seeing that there were about a hundred pounds of fish in the sack, Li Xiangyang took Liu Jianguo back.

When he returned to the village entrance, he happened to meet a man driving a horse-drawn cart to Liujia Village. He gave the man 3 mao (0.3 yuan) and asked him to give Liu Jianguo a ride.

When Li Xiangyang dragged the fish back to the gate of the Li family's courtyard, he suddenly heard a series of bright, melodious, and smooth songs coming from inside the house.

Listen carefully,

It turns out to be the classic grassland revolutionary song sung by teacher Hu Songhua:

The Sun Never Sets on the Grassland

"Blue sky...white clouds drifting, below the clouds...horses galloping..."

Then, everyone in the room joined in singing.

Even through the thick mud-brick wall, Li Xiangyang could feel their immense excitement.

That is a steadfast yearning for a better life.

And this determination, needless to say, was naturally brought to them by Li Xiangyang.