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

“One net isn’t enough for you. You need to take a few more and catch more fish,” Li Mu said as he tidied up.

Upon hearing this, Li Guozhang was delighted: "Alright, then bring back more, and we'll have a taste too."

Li Mu responded, packed up his fishing tools, and then went out.

At this moment, Tian Xiaohu and the others were already waiting at the village entrance. When they saw Li Mu come out, they hurriedly went to greet him.

"Brother Mu, what are you holding?" Tian Xiaohu's eyes kept glancing at the thing in Li Mu's hand, his face full of curiosity.

"Fishing nets and tools, what else could it be?" Li Mu chuckled and patted Tian Xiaohu on the shoulder.

"Brother Mu, where are you planning to fish this time? Are you going to the same place as before?" Li Ergou chimed in.

"No, let's go somewhere else this time. Let's go downstream and see if there are more fish there," Li Mu said, leading the group out of the village.

Along the way, the group chatted and laughed, until they encountered Li Jianjun, who had a sour face and seemed lost in thought.

Upon seeing this, Li Mu joked, "Jianjun, what's wrong with you? Your face is as long as Changbai Mountain."

Li Jianjun felt unlucky whenever he saw someone. Why was Li Mu everywhere? He was especially angry when he saw Li Mu surrounded by so many people.

"Nothing, I'm just not happy," Li Jianjun replied irritably.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu understood the gist of the matter: the person was still holding a grudge about being caught fishing before.

“It’s all in the past, don’t take it to heart. Let’s go fishing today and make a good profit, how about it?” Li Mu said, patting Li Jianjun on the shoulder.

"Get the hell out of here! What are you up to? Don't think I don't know you just want to see me make a fool of myself." Li Jianjun flung Li Mu's hand away and turned away angrily.

Seeing this, Li Mu wasn't angry. Instead, he laughed and said, "Jianjun, you need to change your temper, or how will you get along in the village?"

"It's none of your business. Just mind your own business." Li Jianjun still looked unappreciative.

Li Ergou, who had a bad temper, immediately shoved Li Jianjun, saying, "How dare you talk like that! Brother Mu was just trying to advise you out of kindness, and you don't even know what's good for you!"

Li Jianjun was pushed so hard he almost fell, and he immediately flew into a rage: "What are you doing? Why did you push me!"

As they spoke, the two began to wrestle.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly stepped forward to stop them: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! What are you doing!"

But the two were in a fit of anger and wouldn't listen to anything, continuing to punch and kick each other.

Seeing this, Tian Xiaohu and the others quickly stepped forward to help dissuade him.

It took a while before the crowd pulled the two apart.

Li Jianjun looked at Li Ergou, panting, his eyes filled with anger.

Li Ergou was not to be outdone, and glared back at him.

"You think you're so great just because you've made a little money? I'll show you how many eyes the King of Horses has today!" Li Jianjun said, and was about to rush up and beat Li Ergou again.

Li Mu quickly stopped him: "What are you doing! We're all from the same village, what's the point of fighting? Er Gou, don't take it to heart, that's just how he is."

Although Li Ergou was furious, he had no choice but to swallow his anger since Li Mu had spoken: "Fine, Brother Mu, I'll listen to you. But this isn't over. If he dares to talk to me like that again, I won't be polite!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun became even angrier: "What? You want to hit me again, don't you? You think I'm afraid of you!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Li Mu quickly tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, stop talking! Let's go!"

After the person walked away, Li Jianjun winced in pain. He wiped his face and found that his hand was broken and bleeding.

"Damn it, that Li Ergou is really ruthless," Li Jianjun cursed, spitting out a mouthful of saliva.

Li Ganzi and Li Siming, along with their delivery brothers, were waiting in Xiaohetao. When they saw Li Mu and his group coming, they hurried to greet them.

"Muzi, why are you taking so long? We've been waiting for ages," Li Ganzi said with a smile, but his eyes glanced at Tian Xiaohu and the others behind Li Mu.

Li Mu patted the snow off his clothes: "I ran into some trouble on the way and was delayed for a while."

When Li Siming saw Li Mu arrive, he quickly came over and pointed to the brothers behind him: "I've called everyone I could. Is that enough?"

Li Mu nodded: "That's enough, that's enough. Too many people will only make things worse. Let's take turns setting the nets, and not make too much noise."

Tian Xiaohu was dumbfounded: "Set a net? The river hasn't thawed yet, how can we set a net? This is just a waste of time!"

Li Mu smiled mysteriously: "You wouldn't understand. I have my own way."

Upon hearing this, everyone curiously gathered around, wanting to know what ingenious trick Li Mu had up his sleeve.

Li Mu then took out a small bottle from his pocket, poured out some black powder, and sprinkled it evenly on the fishing net.

"What is this thing?" Tian Xiaohu asked curiously.

"This is a special powder I made to attract fish."

Li Ganzi sniffed and slapped his thigh: "Isn't this the black carp bait? I saw people using this to catch fish when I was in the county, and it worked really well. This smell is strong! If the fish smelled it, they'd all turn belly up!"

"Brother Ganzi really knows his stuff! I learned this from an old fisherman when I went to the county last time. He said this thing is really powerful; you don't have to wait long after casting the net to get a full net of fish."

Actually, the fishing magic drugs that later emerged on the market in the 80s didn't exist yet. Li Mu remembered this medicine powder based on his memory.

People today don't know that fish love to eat earthworms, bloodworms, and fermented grain residue.

Li Mu asked Liang Meifen for some wine lees and leftover food, added some cow dung and chicken manure, boiled it in a pot for a long time, and finally dried it and ground it into powder.

Liang Meifen felt sorry for the wasted grain and kept grumbling about Li Mu's wastefulness, but she also hoped that her son could actually catch fish and earn some money.

Li Mu didn't tell Liang Meifen that he was going to use medicated powder to catch fish, otherwise she would definitely have stopped him, saying that the stuff was unhygienic and would make him sick if he ate it.

But Li Mu knew in his heart that the powder was meant to attract fish, not to be given to them directly, so what could possibly happen?

Moreover, he had tried this method once before, scattering some in the small river bend, and soon a bunch of fish gathered.

Upon hearing this, everyone became excited and urged Li Mu to quickly put the net down.

"Don't rush! Let me explain to everyone how the money is calculated."

When money was mentioned, everyone perked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

Li Mu cleared his throat: "Fishing is five yuan per person per day, four yuan per rabbit, and twenty yuan per fox. I'll give you double the price. If you catch wild boar, roe deer, or anything like that, that's extra, the price is negotiable. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that the price was fair. Li Siming's eyes darted around.