Chapter 373
Old Mao also got up very early in the morning. When he came back yesterday, his wife was still working in a nearby factory.
When he woke up, his wife had already fallen asleep, and he didn’t have the heart to wake her up.
His biological clock is like this, and he has always been the first to wake up in the family.
As a result, today, as soon as he got up and was still washing up, his wife got up. After a night, he didn’t feel so urgent about sharing the harvest with his family.
It was his wife who asked first, “How is the new boss? Isn’t he not as good as the previous one?”
The old cat rolled his eyes, took a sip of water to wash away the foam in his mouth, and was about to go into the house, take out the money, and throw it in front of his wife.
As a result, the neighbor woman happened to be passing by. When she saw him standing at the door, she greeted him with a smile: “Amao is back. He didn’t go there for a long time this time.”
Lao Mao deliberately ignored the woman, but his wife was a decent person and responded with a smile: “It’s windy again and I’m back. Ayun, where are you going this early in the morning?”
“Hey, didn’t my family get a year-end bonus in the past two days? It’s not much, only ten thousand yuan. I’ve been clamoring for mutton, so I went to buy some early.
Ah Xia, how about I bring some for you? No matter how much you save, you can’t just talk about it. Look at how hard Ah Mao works when he goes to sea. He also needs to take some good supplements. ”
“No, there is still meat in the refrigerator.”
“Why are you so reluctant to part with it? How about I cut off two more pounds and give it to you? It won’t cost much. My family heard that their wages will increase after the year, so I just thought…”
“No need, I can’t finish all the seafood at home.” The old cat couldn’t bear the woman’s display.
In the past, he often listened, but before he had no confidence to refute, but this time it was different. A bonus of only 10,000 yuan a year?
Just kidding, it’s not as much commission as the one you get from going out to sea for three days!
After saying that, he turned around and went into the house, and after a while he came out with a bag, “Take this back and give it to A Chong for lunch. I caught it myself and it doesn’t cost much. I won’t be able to eat all the food at home.”
The woman’s face froze when he said it, and she was unwilling to accept it, but when she saw the contents in the bag, she was a little reluctant to part with it.
“It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip to sea.”
“What’s wrong with it is good. No matter how bad it is, you won’t lack for yourself. The ship owner is also generous. By the way, cousin A Chong’s family said they have a piece of land for sale. Please ask A Chong to help me find out if the price is suitable for me. Bought.”
“That foundation costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan no matter what.”
“It’s just a trip to the sea. No matter how poor the family is, it’s not enough.”
The woman held the bag of seafood and was shown off by the old cat. After a while, she calmly took the bag and returned home without going to the town to buy meat.
As soon as she left, Old Cat Wife couldn’t help but laugh. After a moment, she stopped laughing and said angrily:
“I didn’t learn how to go to sea, but I learned how to brag. I think I really asked you where you got the money to buy a foundation.”
The old cat was silent, and his wife felt a little distressed and said: “Why do you give me so much seafood? The boss is back too. You don’t have enough for the four children at home. What should you do?”
The old cat still didn’t speak. He walked to the refrigerator with a smile and waved to his wife. He waited until his wife came near and then opened the refrigerator.
“I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it and it will go bad. I can’t put it in the freezer, so I cooked everything in the freezer today.”
Seeing that the entire refrigerator was packed to the brim with pomfret, hairtail, and yellow snapper, the old cat seemed to think of something again and carried another bucket placed at the foot of the wall.
“Why are there so many crabs? Oh, these must be tiger crabs. You damn person, what are you doing with such an expensive thing? Why don’t you just sell it?”
“They were all caught on this trip. The owner of the ship was generous and gave some to each of us.”
After saying this, he smiled and said, “Wait.”
Then he turned around and went into the house, took out his bag, pinched it with his hand, and in a moment, two wads of bills were dropped on the table.
His wife opened her mouth so wide that she could have stuffed a duck egg into it. It took her a long time to react, and she glanced carefully at the door, then quickly stuffed the money into her bag, “Where did it come from?”
“Your man earned it from his trip to the sea.” Lao Mao sat down calmly, took out a cigarette and lit it, speaking with such pride.
“What on earth are you doing? Don’t scare me, tell me clearly.”
Lao Mao stopped trying to keep things secret and told his wife everything. When his wife heard that this was truly his man’s legitimate earnings, she was so happy that she almost couldn’t find the answer.
“Oh my god, how can you make so much money? Your shipowner didn’t show any composure when he gave you the money, thinking he gave you too much?”
“According to our shipowner, he would like us to share more, so that he can make more money. Don’t worry, the shipowner is very wealthy and doesn’t care about this.”
“That’s right. He lets you get the squid you catch yourself.Sold it myself. That’s great. I was worried these past two days, afraid that if I quit there, you wouldn’t be able to adapt here.
Now it’s good. I’ve got a good shipowner who’s so generous. We finally have hope for a better life.”
His wife actually wiped away tears while she was talking.
“Okay, as long as the weather is good, we’ll have a lot of opportunities to make money in the future. Don’t cry. When the child wakes up, he’ll think we’re arguing again.”
“Who wants to argue with you so early in the morning.” The woman acted like a spoiled child for the first time, and then laughed again.
“Keep the money. The child and you will each steam a tiger crab at noon. Do you have Codonopsis at home? If you do, keep the blue crabs for soup at night, so that the children can have some.”
“I’ll steam one for you, too.”
“Forget it. We’ll eat every meal on the boat. Let me tell you, our shipowner is young and has a great appetite. He wants to try everything he catches. We’re just taking advantage of it. ”
After saying that, he thought of something else, and picked up another bag to pack hairtail and pomfret.
“Who are you going to give it to?”
“Give some to your parents and my parents, so that the old people can have a taste.”
A little after nine o’clock, he went home again after delivering the things, and his wife said again: “There is nothing good at home, otherwise you should really send something to your ship owner.”
The old cat was stunned, it was really like this, and thought for a while and said: “How about catching two chickens?”
“They may not be rare.”
“It’s just a thought, we can’t afford to give expensive ones, and they won’t accept them. Chickens are raised at home, and they don’t cost much, so they don’t feel burdened to accept them.”
“Well, I’ll listen to you. A-Mao, are you really going to buy a foundation?”
“Buy, one room for each of my two sons, and I’ll try to earn more money to build a house next year. ”
At noon, he saw four children holding a crab each and eating it. Although he didn’t eat it, his mouth and heart were sweet.
I once heard people say that people need help from noble people to change their destiny. At this moment, he felt that he seemed to have met a noble person in his life.
“Why don’t you stop working in that class and stay at home to take care of the vegetable garden, feed the livestock, and cook for the children.”
His wife was startled and was somewhat tempted, but she was afraid to be happy too early, in case her husband was not safe.
“Let’s talk about it when you come back from the sea next time.”
The old cat also understood his wife’s thoughts, and smiled and said, “Don’t worry, the income may not be so much next time, but there will definitely be some.”
“I don’t ask for much, but there are four children in the family who go to school, and there must be some surplus to feel at ease.”