Although Li Long really wanted to stay at the Big Courtyard for a while, he knew a big job was coming up, so he still had to go back and get ready first.
After all, whether he could make a big haul before the end of the year depended on this opportunity.
He cycled to the Department Store to buy some food, then headed home.
With a padded coat on, a padded cap on his head, a mask covering his face, the scarf Gu Xiaoxia had knitted wrapped around his neck, and the heavy boots he had gotten from Li Xiangqian on his feet, he was pretty much fully equipped.
After passing the Commune, Li Long turned east and saw that the water in the Mohe Canal had stopped flowing. Even the few pools left on the canal bed had a thin layer of ice over them. Gaps had formed between the ice and the little water remaining beneath it, leaving bubbles clearly visible in the ice.
Several children were playing near the ice. One was even smashing those bubbles with a stone, and seemed to have fished some little fish or something out from underneath.
Since the Mohe Canal had stopped flowing, that big event should be coming soon, right?
Thinking there might be another big battle ahead, Li Long immediately pedaled faster. When he reached the primary school and saw that classes had let out, he rode on, found Li Juan and Li Qiang in the crowd, and took them home quickly under the envious gazes of the other children.
So far, there were no more than five bicycles in the entire village, and no more than a hundred in the whole township. Almost everyone on the road traveled on foot. Occasionally, someone led a horse-drawn or donkey