Chapter 122: It's better later

Chapter 122: It's better later

Chapter 122: It's better later
Li Changle went home to wash his face, and then the eldest and second brothers Li came over. "How is it, did Xiaoyang admit his mistake to you?"

"I admit my mistake, but I don't know how long they will remember it?" Brother Li had no confidence in his two sons. Every time he beat or scolded them, he would reason with them, and each time he would manage them for half a month.

"All children are like this. We went through this when we were little." Brother Li smiled and sat down at the table. "We are doing fine now and haven't gone astray."

"That's true!" Brother Li sat down, "Where's An Nan? Why can't I see him?"

"I went to Ah Xiang's house to make clothes, but when I returned to my parents' home, I still wore my old clothes. My mother-in-law must be distressed."

"Your mother-in-law will definitely be happy this time."

"It's time to give An Nan some face." Brother Li patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dad said that if you don't behave yourself anymore, they will be too embarrassed to see your father-in-law when they go downstairs."

"I won't say any more. If I keep talking I'll have to find a hole to crawl into."

"Okay, I won't say any more. I just talked to my eldest brother at my father's place. The main thing is that your second sister-in-law said that when he came back this time..."

Brother Li Er told him everything that Sister Li Er had said to him after they came back, and then said, "Also, Uncle is a sweet-mouthed person with a bitter heart.

For the same boat, they hired boatmen from the south coast, all of whom signed one-year contracts. Not only was their wage higher than ours, but it was also based on market conditions.

We are his nephew and we have signed a three-year contract, but our wages are not as high as others. When I came back this time, I originally planned to find a new boat driver.

After dinner, your second sister-in-law told me about your fishing trip and said that you are doing things differently now, so she asked me to come to you for some advice.

He was also very happy in his heart. When he came back from going to sea before, Ah Zhen talked about the third brother with disgust in her eyes. His parents said that they were brothers and even if their bones were broken, they were still connected, so he should not bother with the third brother.

With his parents on one side and his wife on the other, plus the unpromising third child, he has a hard time being stuck in the middle.

Now that I'm back, I won't have to suffer from being squeezed anymore.

"My eldest brother asked me, and I told him, make money first, build a house later. It depends on whether you buy a new boat or a second-hand boat. Also, when can you quit your job?"

After listening to what his second brother said, Li Changle felt that his eldest brother was too honest and was being bullied. He also felt that it was not a good idea to quit his job and wanted to help others until the end of the year.

"We don't have much money, so we plan to buy a second-hand boat together. When we earn enough money to build a house, we can sell the boat and buy a bigger one, so there won't be any loss."

Brother Li thought that he had worked for half a year but still did not earn as much as Ah Le did in one day, and he wondered if he was too rigid in his thinking.

Brother Li took over and said, "The boat is slow and can't withstand the wind and waves. If you go to the sea too far, it will take most of the day to go back and forth. When you get there, you won't be able to cast many nets. If you're unlucky, you won't even be able to earn back the money for the diesel."

"We want to follow you to the nearest deserted island to fish in the sea. It won't take much diesel to go back and forth, and if we're lucky, we can get a good harvest."

"Brother, it would be best if the three of us go out to sea together." Li Changle said with a smile, "Let me make it clear first, we can't always encounter schools of fish."

Brother Li also laughed, "That's for sure. If we want to encounter a school of fish every time, we must be the biological son of Lord Hailong."

"That's right. We don't expect to encounter schools of fish. As long as we make more than we earn on the boat after deducting expenses, we'll be satisfied. The most important thing is that we don't have to travel far and can take care of the family."

"I used to fish at sea, but I didn't expect to go fishing on a deserted island. You really have a good brain."

"Don't praise me anymore. I feel embarrassed if you continue to praise me." Li Changle said as he remembered something. "The Ah Fa brothers also want to join hands to buy a second-hand ship. I heard that second-hand ships are in short supply now!"

"Second-hand boats have been in short supply since last year." Brother Li asked in confusion, "Afa's work as a bamboo craftsman is going well, why did you want to change your career?"

"..." Li Changle repeated what Ge Changfa said to the two of them.

"There are really more and more plastic things nowadays, so it's better to change careers as soon as possible."

Brother Li breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Ah Fa wanted to change his career because he was jealous of Li Changle's money making from scooping up seafood.

"It's not easy to buy a boat, and I don't have any way to find one. You can ask my sister-in-law to go back to her parents' home and ask someone about it."

"Dad told us to go to Shuilu Zhang to find Lao Zhang and ask him to keep an eye out for it." Brother Li said, "I'll ask your sister-in-law to go back to her parents' home and ask them to help find out."

"So are you going to quit your job now or wait until you buy the fishing boat and modify it before quitting?"

"They are still withholding one month's wages from us. I originally wanted to finish the year's work first, but the second brother said that there are many people who want to help on the boat. Let's go to the big room and talk to Changgui first."

Brother Li paused for a moment, took a couple of sips from the teacup, and then continued, "If they pay us, we will quit and wait to buy a boat. If not, we will have to wait until they find someone to replace us before we quit."

The monthly salary is more than 90 yuan, which is enough to cover the family's expenses for most of half a year.

"To be honest, even if your sister-in-law didn't mention buying a boat this time, I would have just completed the contract and then quit."

"Brother, you are good-tempered and still want to work until the end of the contract. I can't do that. I get angry when I see Li Changgui being polite to other boat workers but being sarcastic to me and my brother."

The second brother Li was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke. "Fuck, they came to our house to invite us to help on the boat, but after we got on the boat, they acted like that, as if we were begging for food from them." "We should go find him and talk to him nicely. If he still acts sarcastic, we will just quit and ask him to pay us the wages that were withheld."

Li Changgui is the second child in Uncle Li's family. The relationship between him and his brothers from the second branch has always been worse than that between him and outsiders.

Brother Li: "My father asked me to tell them that he had a leg injury and didn't want us to go out to sea. My uncle and aunt like to save face, so I think we should be able to get back the withheld wages."

Li Changle thought this was fine, "Then you go find him first, and after we come back for dinner we'll go get the jars."

Hearing him talking about the jar, the Li Changping brothers praised him a few more words. They turned around and saw Li's father standing at the door with a smile on his face. The three brothers quickly stood up.

Li Changle stepped forward to support him, "Dad, why don't you come in now that you're here?"

Father Li looked at the three brothers with satisfaction, "Seeing you are so happy, I am also happy."

Since they were separated, this is the first time I see the three brothers sitting together and talking happily!

"It's already been agreed upon." Brother Li said, "Dad, An and I will go to the main room to discuss our resignation."

Father Li thought about his eldest brother's character and said, "Just say what I taught you. If he doesn't agree, I will go find him."

"I know." Brother Li agreed and followed Li Changan.

Father Li said to Li Changle, "I didn't tell your brother about the cave. It's up to you whether to tell him or not."

"Let's talk about it when I come back from Lucheng."

Li Changle wanted to take those beads to Lucheng to see how much they could be sold for. If they were valuable, he would take his elder and second brothers to the cave to collect all the oysters.

When the time comes, we will open them and see how many pearls there are. If there are a lot of pearls, we will give them some of the proceeds from the sales. If not, we will give them wages and keep the oyster meat to dry and sell.

"You decide for yourself." Father Li thought for a moment and said, "Although your brothers had some selfish motives after they got married, they were generally good to you. Now that you are getting better, give them a hand, and they will remember the favor."

"I know. The main reason is that someone followed me when I went fishing in the sea these past two days. Otherwise, I would have gone to carve Buddha's hand snails and sold them to the restaurant."

Li Changle understood what his father meant. When their own family was having a hard time in the past, they took care of his family. Now that his life is getting better, they started to worry about their elder and second brothers again.

"We are relieved that you are all so harmonious." Father Li patted his shoulder. "Your mother and your sister-in-law have started cooking. We will have dinner at your eldest brother's place tonight."

"Yeah!" Li Changle helped him out, thinking that the jars were still at Awei's house, she said hello to her eldest son who was playing outside, and went out towards Chen Yongwei's house.

When I arrived at his house, I saw Grandma Chen weaving a sun hat on the steps. "Grandma, is Awei here?"

"Ah Le, Ah Wei woke up from a nap and said he was going to give Ah Fa some money. He's been gone for a while." Grandma Chen took off her reading glasses and looked at him cheerfully, "What's up?"

"It's okay. When he comes back, ask him to put the cans in a sack. We'll need them in the evening."

"Okay, I'll tell him when he comes back. Come in and sit for a while. I'll pick some melons for you to take back."

"No need, grandma. I'll go take a look in the grove." Every time she took the melons, her family helped eat more than half of the melons the old lady planted this year.

Li Changle came out of Chen's house and met Chen Yongwei at the entrance of the alley. Chen Yongwei's lips curled up and he walked towards this side with brisk steps. "Did you pick up some money? Or did a girl write you a love letter?"

"Nothing." Chen Yongwei walked up to him and asked slyly, "Brother, do you remember what happened this morning when we set up the trap?"

Li Changle looked at him strangely, "Remember, it's not time to start the trap yet..."

"No!" Chen Yongwei interrupted him and whispered in his ear, "Have you forgotten about Wang Mazi? We helped Ah Fa set up more than a dozen traps this morning. I think that bastard will do something bad."

"Have you told Ah Fa that our cage was cut off by that bastard Wang Mazi?"

Chen Yongwei smiled evilly, "I just said someone stole the ground traps and told him to be careful. I also told him that a lot of our ground traps were stolen during the typhoon.

After hearing this, Ah Fa went to find his eldest brother, and the two brothers went to the grove to look for traps. From now on, someone will help us catch those two bastards."

Li Changle looked at him in surprise, "Damn! How did you come up with that?"

"I learned it from you!"

"You have learned so much from me, and you still have the nerve to say that." Li Changle rolled his eyes at him. "The attic window of Wang Laobian's house can see us. Isn't it the same for A Biao's house? Whether we bring a trap to the grove or not, the monkey will see it clearly!"

"..." Chen Yongwei blinked, "Brother, I really didn't expect it."

"It's normal not to think about it, but it's abnormal to think about it."

(End of this chapter)