Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

"Etc., etc……"

The newcomer's voice was rough yet familiar.

Without even looking, Li Mu knew that the person who came was none other than Gao Wu, the village chief of Xicun.

He quickly stopped and turned around. "Village Chief Gao, is there something you need?"

Gao Wu took two steps at a time and walked up to Li Mu, but did not speak. Instead, he glanced at the sled behind him.

Seeing the ice picks and nets on the boat, I asked, "Are you going to fish?"

Li Mu replied with a smile, "Yes, we already agreed with Grandpa Gao. We'll use his equipment to catch fish, and he'll give us 40% and I'll give him 60% of the proceeds."

A 40/60 split is reasonable.

He also learned from the inspection team that the young man in front of him had paid 100 yuan for the old lady Gao's hospitalization.

But no matter what, Li Mu was an outsider, yet he was able to help pay for the hospital stay and also helped report Gao Shanzi's family.

To be honest, it's rare for someone to be so enthusiastic, but it's only towards Grandpa Gao.

"You're quite honest, kid," Gao Wu replied to Li Mu first.

But then, with a slight frown, he asked again, "Does Old Master Gao know about what happened today?"

"Know!"

Li Mu didn't hide anything and told the whole story of how Gao Shanzi's family had caused a scene at the hospital.

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have thought of reporting them. I just wanted to wait for Brother Ga to come back so I could have a good talk with him."

"If anyone's to blame, it's them for bullying us too much."

When Gao Ga Zi was mentioned, Gao Wu's expression changed again.

"What did the soldiers say about Ga Zi..." Gao Wu tentatively began.

It's not that I'm afraid to ask, it's that I don't dare to ask.

Gao Ga Zi was a junior he had watched grow up, and if he really died in the army, he would find it hard to accept it for a while.

Especially now that the Gao family only has two elderly people and a child left, it would be good if there were still some of the allowances that Gazi sent back before.

The elderly couple won't have to stay for long!

Unfortunately, the Gao family was unscrupulous and squandered all their money.

The thought of this made Gao Wu so angry that his chest ached.

He might not even be able to keep his position as village chief because of this.

Thinking of this, Gao Wu's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Li Mu saw everything but ignored it, only replying to the matter of him asking Gao Ga Zi.

“Is Brother Ga Zi alright? I called his unit to ask, otherwise they wouldn’t have come to our door about this.”

"Okay, it's good that Gazi is alright. You guys go ahead with your work, I'll have a good chat with you when I have time." With that, Gao Wu turned and left impatiently.

Seeing this, Li Mu turned around and beckoned Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi to go up to the river.

When Li Mu arrived at the river, he discovered that in just two days, there were more people fishing for big fish than usual.

If this continues into spring, there will probably be even more people fishing for big fish.

By then, without a boat, he'll probably only be able to stand on the shore and fish a few fish.

But he didn't just want to catch a few fish.

Thinking this, Li Mu didn't sit still. He told Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi to avoid those who had already taken good spots and move to a sunny spot on the riverbank.

Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi also realized that the situation was not good. They looked at each other and understood what was going on, but neither of them said anything.

Just as they were about to set up the net, Li Ergou finally spoke up: "Brother Mu, can Biaozi and I ask for nothing?"

“Yeah, Brother Mu, we haven’t had any meat in ages,” Zhang Biaozi chimed in.

"I'll pay you as usual, but I can't let you take the fish as you please. Giving you one or two is fine," Li Mu replied with a smile.

He knew that the two men were worried he wouldn't catch enough fish, yet they were asking him to give them ten yuan out of thin air.

I felt that he was bound to suffer a loss in this matter.

Then he said he didn't want money, but wanted fish instead.

Of course, it's also possible that the two of them felt they might not get paid today because they didn't catch any fish.

Even if you have no money, having a fish is good too.

Regardless of what the two of them thought, Li Mu knew that one should always be true to one's word.

You absolutely cannot make a promise and then change it at the last minute. Otherwise, who will trust you or do anything for you in the future?

Of course, this doesn't apply when he's being cunning and deliberately trying to scam people.

Thinking this, Li Mu turned around and called to the two men to start setting up the net.

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi, whose hearts had been in their throats, finally felt relieved.

However, if he really couldn't catch any fish in the net and they were to take five yuan for nothing, he absolutely wouldn't do such a thing.

Before the two could even bring it up, Li Mu told them to start setting up the net.

"Damn, this net is even heavier than the one Xiaohu and I used before."

"Let's work harder and get a good harvest."

Li Mu was also surprised that the nets cast on the riverbank were heavier than those cast in the middle of the river.

It took the three of them a lot of effort to haul the entire net of fish ashore.

"My God! So many fish!"

Li Ergou couldn't help but let out a gasp.

They sometimes catch fish in ice holes, but they've never seen so many fish before.

Zhang Biaozi was completely dumbfounded; with so many fish, he didn't know what to do.

"Brother Mu, what should we do with these fish?"

"First sort them, then pack them into bags."

"Didn't you just say you wanted to take fish, and pick the big ones?"

Li Mu laughed and said, "There are at least a hundred fish. I don't know what kind of luck I had today, that I caught so many fish all at once."

Maybe it's because too many people are casting nets in the middle of the river, and the fish might have heard the noise and come to the bank on their own.

Li Mu happily prepared all the fish, but the sled couldn't hold them all. When they returned, Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi were each carrying a full snakeskin bag.

When they arrived at Grandpa Gao's house, Li Mu kept his word and took out two five-yuan bills, handing them to Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi.

"Here you go, this is the price we agreed on."

Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi accepted the money without hesitation, repeatedly thanking Li Mu.

I was incredibly happy.

They had money and fish; it felt like a windfall.

However, Tian Xiaohu was troubled when he looked at the bags and bags of fish.

"Brother Mu, are we going to take all these fish to the county town to sell?"

"No, I'll only take one bag to the county town to sell. The rest I'll sell at the market tomorrow." Li Mu had already made his plans.

There are so many fish, the county town can't possibly eat them all.

Having made his plans, Li Mu did not invite Li Ergou and Zhang Biaozi to stay for dinner.

After all, this is the Gao family's residence, not his own home, so it's not appropriate for them to cause trouble.

The two didn't pay any attention to it and happily carried the fish home.

The next day, Li Mu got up early and went straight to the old man who used to sell porcelain, setting up a stall in front of his door.

Practice makes perfect, and this time Li Mu spoke much more fluently than before.

"Rabbit meat, fresh wild rabbit meat!"

"Fish, fresh fish."

As soon as Li Mu called out, people immediately came over to see.

"Sir, this is definitely a wild rabbit. The pelt has already been sold, so only the meat is left. If you want it, I'll give you a discount."

Li Mu was going all out; selling it cheaply was better than not being able to sell it at all.