Chapter 35: Half a Day of Rain and Half a Day of Sunshine

Chen Yongwei scratched his head in annoyance after hearing this, not caring about the muddy situation, "Brother, I have also thought about saving money to buy a second-hand small fishing boat and go to the island to fish, so as to avoid fighting with a bunch of old women on the beach for those seafood.

But my grandmother was afraid of ropes after being bitten by a snake once. Whenever I mentioned buying a boat, she would cry while holding my father's tablet. Finally, my aunt gave her advice and asked me to learn carpentry or bricklaying.

Grandma begged and pleaded with everyone to find a master. I studied with him for half a year, but he said that I was clumsy and not cut out for the craft, so he told me not to follow him and waste my time.

He paused and looked at Li Changle in distress, "Brother, I really can't do fine carpentry work. I have to stand there and push the planer all day long, and the wood I push out has to be horizontal and vertical, without any error. I just like to pick up loaches from the sea and sell them. I don't have to deal with people."

Li Changle patted his shoulder and said, "I know you are already in your twenties and a grown man. Go home and tell your grandma about your idea. Once she convinces you, we can talk about what we can do together."

"I'll go back and talk to her." Chen Yongwei put the trap away with a sad face, and the two of them went their separate ways towards the place where the trap was placed.

The best catch from the remaining traps was two large blue crabs weighing more than a kilogram. The rest weighed about 20 to 30 kilograms, but most of them were worthless stone fish and blackfish.

Chen Yongwei picked up the blackhead fish and put them in his backpack. "Brother, take these blackhead fish back and let Auntie dry them. The sun is good and the wind is strong these days, so the fish will dry quickly."

"Yeah!" Li Changle looked at the snow eels in the net bag and grinned happily, "Little Forest, this is good. These blue crabs alone should be able to sell for thirty yuan, and the snow eels can also sell for forty or fifty yuan. Not counting other things, it can sell for seventy or eighty yuan. It's a great harvest!"

Chen Yongwei also grinned, "I'll go to the dock to sell the goods later. It would be strange if Wang Mazi doesn't get jealous when he sees me!"

Li Changle didn't care at all about Wang Mazi's jealousy. He just wanted to live his life well.

Li Changle lit a cigarette and thought for a while while looking at the snow eels in the net bag. "Awei, the price offered by the dock is too low. Let's send the snow eels to the Phoenix Restaurant and see if we can sell them."

He thought that three or four yuan per pound of snow eel was too cheap, so he went there to try. Just in case he could get some connections there, he could sell it for more money if he found something good in the future.

Also, those who come in and out there are all nouveau riche with plenty of money. If you happen to meet a rich owner, the price of the snow eel can at least double.

"Phoenix Restaurant!" Chen Yongwei glared at him and said, "I walked there last time and saw people wearing suits and ties coming in and out. If we go there, they won't chase us away, right?"

Li Changle smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? We are not going there to beg for food, we are going there to sell things. If they want to take it, then they can. If they don't, then we will carry it to Chen's Seafood Store!"

"I just carry the basket. We'll sell it wherever you say we should." Chen Yongwei said, elbowing him. "Brother, you're handsome, with a fashionable head of curly hair. Talk to the boss there. Maybe we can sell our snow eels for a good price!"

"Oh my god!" Li Changle kicked him. "I'm going to sell fish, not to sell my body!"

"Hey!" Chen Yongwei dodged and picked up the trap on the ground. "Brother, take a break and smoke a cigarette. I'll clean the trap. We'll continue in the evening."

Li Changle nodded, "Go back and buy some small fish and shrimps at Changtang Net, prepare the bait, and continue working in the evening!"

The disadvantage of having a mesh that is too large is that all the small fish and shrimp will escape, and even the bait must be caught on the spot.

"Brother, just sell the goods. You don't have to worry about the bait and the crab cages. I'll take care of everything." Chen Yongwei happily walked towards the trench holding the crab cage. "Fool!" Li Changle scolded with a smile, and followed him to clean the crab cages and put them back into the backpack. Chen Yongwei grabbed them and carried them on his back, and walked back excitedly.

When I was passing through the gate, a gust of wind brought a dark cloud, and raindrops fell in an instant. There was no rain at all in the place where the dark cloud was not covering.

"Fuck! We didn't do anything bad, why are you pointing at us and saying it will rain on our heads?" Li Changle hurriedly ran towards a place where it was not raining.

"What do you mean by unfairness? It rains half the time and is sunny the other half. My son-in-law is selling water on the street..." Chen Yongwei happily sang a song from the Yue Opera "Blood Handprint". After singing, he sighed, "Brother, why have I never seen the ladies in the opera in real life?"

"Do you think it was so easy to meet a rich lady and a man in the old days? The plays were all made up by poor nerds when they had nothing to eat, because they were hoping to meet a rich lady who would not mind their poverty and be willing to give them money and gifts."

Li Changle glanced at him and said, "Could it be that you are still thinking about Ah Mei and you want to marry her in this life?"

"Alas!" Chen Yongwei sighed, "It's not that I have to have her. My grandma said that people should know themselves. I know it in my heart. I can only think about it, but reality is reality!"

Li Changle didn't expect him to say such a thing, and patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, what you said makes a lot of sense!"

"Hehe!" Chen Yongwei laughed innocently, "I think what you said just now, that operas are all written by poor nerds, does make sense.

Look at our village secretary's daughter Meilan. She thinks she is superior to everyone else in the village. She holds her head high and looks down on everyone, not to mention those rich girls."

"That's right. Watching a play is for fun. If you think what's happening on the stage is real, you're stupid. You'll never find a wife in your life."

Li Changle glanced at him and said, "Also, you need to be thick-skinned. When you see sisters-in-law you know well, you need to be thick-skinned and ask them to introduce you to one.

Maybe there is a suitable girl in one of the families! I tell you, finding a partner is similar to fishing. You can catch more fish if you cast a wide net!"

"Oh!" Chen Yongwei sighed in annoyance, "But every time I see a girl, I can't open my mouth. I don't know what to say to her!"

Li Changle looked at him and felt that if things continued like this, he would eventually end up finding a widow to help raise the baby.

He just didn't understand how to confess. How could there be such a shy man who would blush with nervousness when seeing a woman and couldn't even fart?

"Remember, when you go on blind dates in the future, you need to be thick-skinned. Just imagine, a grown man sitting there, his face as red as a cooked shrimp, his hands between his thighs, and stealing glances at the girl from time to time. If it were you, would you like it..."

Chen Yongwei recalled the scene when he was dating and looked at him in surprise, "Brother, how did you know I was like this? Did you follow me and watch it secretly?"

"I can guess what you are like without even looking at you!" Li Changle rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "I'm telling you, if you're really scared, just treat them as if they were talking to your grandma or aunt."

(End of this chapter)

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