Chapter 79 Returning with a Full Load

Chapter 79 Returning with a Full Load

Chapter 79 Returning with a Full Load
Li Changle raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then smiled at Chen Dong and said, "We are all men with balls hanging down, so don't talk too much, just tell me if it's okay or not, okay?"

Chen Yongwei also said: "Adong, the price my brother gave you is really not high. If you don't accept it, he can really sell it for 50 cents each if he sends it to Tuxia Bridge!"

"Ah!" Chen Dong sighed and gritted his teeth. "Okay, okay, we are all from the same hometown. Ah Wei and my family are relatives. I really didn't make any money from you for these sea urchins. I just hope that you can give me good ones to sell in the future, so that I can also share in your good luck."

He had been waiting here for a long time just for those purple sea urchins. Although Li Changle had raised the price now, it was still profitable.

Chen Yongwei smiled so much that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. He didn't expect that his brother would ask for such a price and Adong actually agreed.

When Li Changle saw that Chen Dong really agreed, he started to curse in his heart, and was sure that he would make more than a hundred yuan by reselling the big rice fish and the big flower dragon.

It was also his fault that he was in such a hurry that he completely forgot about the Phoenix Restaurant. Damn, what does a hundred yuan mean? I could buy a bicycle with that much money...

He cursed in his heart, but he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Chen Dong, "Don't worry, we are all from the same village. If we get good fish in the future, we will definitely send it to your house. We will go back and change our wet pants, and then send today's catch to your house."

Chen Dong glanced at his wet pants and nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you at the seafood store."

"Yeah!" Li Changle carried the backpack, bucket and fishing gear, and strode up the mountain with Chen Yongwei.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Chen Yongwei could no longer hold back, "Brother, you are amazing. Even if you raised the price by double, Adong still agreed. He even agreed to such a high price. How much do you think he will make if he sells it to others?"

"Fool!" Li Changle turned around and rolled his eyes at him. "Compare the price we sold to the restaurant with the price they charged, and you will know how much they earn!"

"We sell it to restaurants for 45 cents a pop, and they charge 20 cents..." Chen Yongwei stared, "Oh my god, it's more than doubled. It's better to do business. You can just sit at home and make money flowing into your home like water."

"It should be more than this price, but they also have to consider the cost, labor, rent, and freezing fees."

"Then why did he agree to charge us a high price?"

"Because of those sea urchins! Since the opening up, there are more and more wealthy bosses, and there are also those officials. They are not like us, who have to calculate every penny."

Those people like to eat good and expensive food, not to mention the sea urchins that are also useful for that aspect." Li Changle said while glancing at his lower body.

Chen Yongwei understood immediately, "Yes, just like Sha Dan, those people love it."

The two returned to Li Changle's house and saw that the lights in the house were still on. They pushed open the door and saw Zhou Ruonan still weaving a web.

"An Nan, quickly take out the porcelain basins and the large wooden basins. We'll sort the goods and you can take them to Chen's to sell." Li Changle put down the bucket and said, "I was worried that you went to the beach with your eldest and second sisters-in-law!"

"How am I going to get there if you took my headlamp away?"

Zhou Ruonan stood up and went to get her belongings. Li Changle and Chen Yongwei put their things down, and Li's mother came over with Li's father, who was leaning on a cane.

"Dad, please sit down." Li Changle hurriedly brought a stool for him to sit on.

"Your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law also went. What did you two catch..." Li's mother looked at the catch in the basket and forgot what she was about to say.

Father Li also looked at the catch they brought back in surprise, "Ah Le, are these what you caught tonight?"

"Yes, the octopus and tide watcher were both caught with a jar, and the purple sea urchin was discovered by Awei." Li Changle said as he sorted the catch with Chen Yongwei and Zhou Ruonan.

"You two are so lucky!" Father Li looked at the octopus in the basket with surprise, "Is your jar really that useful?"

Li Changle looked very proud, "That's right, don't you see who came up with it!"

"Three monkeys, your tail is so high up in the sky when you get something good." Li's mother smiled and took a porcelain basin and helped sort the catch.

"That's right. Ask my father if I'm the only one who thought of this."

"Not stable at all." Father Li laughed, "There were no plastic jars like this before, so everyone used clay jars."

Mother Li nodded, "That's right, no wonder your brother told you to brag!"

Zhou Ruonan looked at him and said, "Ah Le, go and change your pants with Ah Wei. Wearing wet pants is not good for your health."

Chen Yongwei shook his head, "Mine is almost dry, no need to change."

"You have to go out later, you have to go back and get a pair of pants. If you want to get rheumatism, you don't have to go."

"I'll go back and get it!" Chen Yongwei ran away.

Li Changle smiled and went back to the room to change his pants, while Zhou Ruonan and Li's mother were busy sorting them out.

There are several varieties of clams, blood clams, flower clams, and oil clams. It is more cost-effective to separate them and sell them than to mix them together.

After Li Changle came out, several people picked out 25 purple sea urchins that were as big as their heads, 35 those with five heads, and half of the ones that were Wangchao, and would send them to the Phoenix Restaurant tomorrow morning.

He also counted the remaining sea urchins. There were still twelve of the largest ones, forty-six of those with five urchins, and sixty-three of those with seven urchins.

After sorting, Zhou Ruonan saw the conches and flower snails and said, "A Le, don't eat them this time. Sell them for money!"

"Take the flower snails to sell, and keep the loudspeakers first. After you get the meat out tomorrow, give the shells to your son to play with." Li Changle said as he saved some clams and poured them into a basin filled with sea water to keep for tomorrow's consumption.

After getting so many good things, Chen Yongwei became generous and took out the yellow croaker and the herring. "Brother, I won't sell these three. Keep them for tomorrow morning..."

"We have to look for traps tomorrow morning. Dozens of cages can't all be gone, right?"

"Yeah, I thought the jars were washed away too. Luckily, they are all buried under the mud."

Li Changle smiled and nodded, "What's the point of eating rotten yellow croaker? If you want to eat it, eat large yellow croaker, or sole skin."

Li's mother glared at him and said, "You prodigal son, you really can eat anything. Do you want me to save two sea urchins for you to eat?"

Li Changle said with a playful smile: "I am not interested in this thing. If you want to eat it, you can eat it at the beach. It's not like I haven't eaten raw sea urchins before.

I want to eat yellow croaker now, otherwise when it gets expensive, eating a yellow croaker this big will make me feel so sad. "

"Dream on!" Mother Li rolled her eyes at him and picked up the yellow croaker and put it into the bucket. Li Changle hurriedly stopped her, "Mother, I won't give this to Adong's family. I'll sell it to the restaurant tomorrow morning. The price will at least quadruple."

Li's mother didn't believe it. "You greedy guy, you're not trying to trick me, are you?"

Li Changle blurted out, "You're lying, dog..."

Father Li slapped him angrily, "You bastard! You are a dog, who are your parents?"

"Hehe! I can't say that I am..." Li Changle made a turtle crawling motion.

"You are such a fool!" Father Li picked up his walking stick and hit him with it, looking at him with amusement and anger, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will beat your mouth."

Li Changle took two steps back and said, "No more talking!"

Zhou Ruonan and the other two looked at him with amusement and helped put the catch into the backpack. "Dad, let me help you go back to bed first. I'll go with them and come back with Anan later."

Father Li smiled and shook his head, "You go with me. I sleep too much during the day and I don't want to sleep now."

Now even the third brother, who is the most disappointing one, has come to his senses. When the fourth brother returns from demobilization and can find a job, this family will only get better and better.

Mother Li glared at him in disapproval. "You didn't sleep too much. You were just mending fishing gear. You also asked me to go to the bamboo forest tomorrow to cut some bamboos and help Ah Le weave some bamboo baskets for use on the boat."

Li Changle looked at his legs and said, "Dad, there's no need to bother making bamboo baskets. Let's go buy some rubber buckets so they'll be more convenient to use."

"If I don't take it to the boat, I can use it at home. I sleep and eat, eat and sleep every day, and my head hurts from all the sleeping." Father Li felt anxious when he thought about having to rest for several more months.

"Doctor Lin said that if you don't take good care of your injuries, you won't be able to work in the future."

"Got it." Father Li looked at his injured leg, "I took good care of it. I'll get well soon so I can go fishing with you guys!"

"Yeah!" After Li Changle agreed, he told Zhou Ruonan the price he had agreed with Chen Dong.

After she and Li's father and mother were surprised, they were left with happiness. For the first time, they felt that being good at talking was a good thing!
Li Changle looked at the three happy people, and it was as if he had drunk half a pound of honey mixed with old wine, feeling sweet and dizzy.

Chen Yongwei picked up the backpack and said, "Brother, are we leaving now?"

"Yes!" Li Changle handed him a headlamp and looked at Father Li, "Dad, let's go."

"Be careful when you two enter the cave, and don't bring too many catches when diving."

"I know!" Li Changle and Chen Yongwei went out with baskets on their backs and walked towards the dock.

Li's mother and Zhou Ruonan helped hold the chisel, sacks and other things, and watched the two men walking in front of them, thinking that they wouldn't have to work so hard when they rode the tricycle back home.

As soon as the group arrived at the dock, Chen Dong came over to greet them. Seeing the fishing gear in Zhou Ruonan and Li's mother's hands, he smiled and said, "Are you two still going to fish in the sea?"

"Well! Today we have a lot of fish, so let's go one more time and bring back more fish."

Li Changle and A Wei delivered the catch to his shop and put it down. "A Dong, get some crushed ice for my wife to take home later. I'll keep the big yellow croaker for myself."

Chen Dong glanced at Li's mother and Zhou Ruonan and said, "My goodness, people who get good stuff have a different tone. They are willing to eat yellow croaker that costs several dimes per pound."

Li Changle laughed complacently, "Of course, it's not like only rich people can eat it, I have a mouth too."

"That's right, we have mouths too, so we should eat something delicious." Chen Dong felt that this guy was really a fool, with a lot of crooked logic.

"I like what you said." Li Changle took the fishing gear handed to him by Zhou Ruonan, "We'll leave first. I've already discussed the price with my wife, so you can settle the bill with her."

Chen Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, honesty is the key to doing business. As long as I promise you, I will accept it even if I lose money."

Li Changle patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done, young man!" No wonder he became the most influential person in Shatou Village in just a few years!
(End of this chapter)