Chapter 143 Sailing

Chapter 143 Sailing

Chapter 143 Sailing
"Stupid pig, your mother was just joking with you." Li Changle rubbed him, "Don't worry, Third Uncle supports you, just work hard, and when I come back from the sea, I'll give you money to buy popsicles."

"Okay, I believe what Uncle San said. Don't worry, we will help grandma open the oysters today before we go out to play."

"Yeah!" Several children nodded.

Li Changle and Awei came back after cleaning the buckets and bamboo baskets, and helped to wash and blanch the oysters, then pour the water into the bamboo drainer.

Just as we started drying the oyster meat, Brother Li (eldest brother) and Brother Li (second brother) came back carrying a bucket of small miscellaneous fish.

As soon as Brother Li saw him, he asked, "How is it? Did you really buy those Buddha's hand snails for three yuan a pound?"

"That's right!" Li Changle looked at the two of them proudly, "We sold more than 600. There's also good news. Uncle Kun said... in the future, as long as we have good products, we won't have trouble selling them!"

"That's great!" Both brothers grinned happily, "Ah Le, I'm glad I listened to you this time."

Both brothers hope to buy a small boat as soon as possible so that the three brothers can go out to sea and make money together.

"First, divide the money. After dinner, we'll go set up the traps." Li Changle called the three of them home and took out all the money from today's sales. "Let's divide it the same way we did with the earth dragons!"

"Okay, we won't be polite."

Six hundred and twenty-three, two percent for each person, that is one hundred and twenty-four dollars and sixty cents. Li Changle counted out three portions and placed them in front of the three people.

"We'll continue working tonight, and try to build the new house as soon as possible, and make a wall around it, so that we don't have to do it secretly in the house when we get something good."

Brother Li took the money and looked at him with a frown, "Ah Le, are you really going to choose that place as the foundation for your new house?"

"It's not a plan, it's a decision. Anan also agreed to it."

"I have also decided to go there with Brother Ale to approve the foundation, but I haven't had time to tell my grandma yet." Chen Yongwei said.

Brother Li was at a loss. "I haven't discussed it with your sister-in-law yet. And my father and mother, they both like to allocate the housing land at the entrance of the village."

Brother Li said, "Brother, I went to Nanshan and asked my friend Ah Sheng. He said that although Nanshan is closer to the sea, the homestead is in a valley and the mountain blocks the wind. Even on typhoon days, the wind is not as strong as at the village entrance.

The humidity is about the same as here in the old house during the return of the south wind. The only inconvenience is that we have to take a detour to get to the town. I went home and told Ah Zhen about it, and she said it’s better to stay away from the village, so that we don’t fart in the middle of the night and everyone in the village will know about it at dawn.”

Li Changle didn't expect him to act so quickly. He just mentioned it to him last night, and he went to inquire about it today. "Second brother is really down-to-earth."

He looked at Brother Li and said, "Go back and discuss it with your sister-in-law first. If she agrees, then you can talk to your father. If she really doesn't agree, you can just stay at the entrance of the village and the three of us will go to Nanshan."

Brother Li rolled his eyes at him and said, "You all went to Nanshan, what's the point of my family staying at the entrance of the village? Wait until I discuss it with your sister-in-law. Dad, I'll go talk to him then, so you don't get scolded."

Li Changle pointed at the banknotes in his hand and said, "Brother, I'll teach you a trick. When you give the money to your sister-in-law later, tell her about it. When she sees that there is more than a hundred dollars in the account, she will be happy and agree immediately!"

"Yes, your sister-in-law is happiest when she receives the money. I'll go call her now." Brother Li took the money and went out to call Sister-in-law Li.

Chen Yongwei and Li Erge also took the money to the person in charge to report it.

Li Changle picked up the cup and took a sip of water, suddenly remembering the package he took back yesterday. After opening it, he saw that there was only a mask, a pair of flippers and a letter from Li Changhuan inside.

At the beginning, I asked him if his parents were in good health and how his family was doing. Then I told him that he was doing well in the army and had a good relationship with his comrades, and asked them not to worry about him.

He also said that diving suits were hard to find and he only found these two pieces of diving equipment. He would find them and send them back to him when he had the chance in the future.

Tell him not to be like before, where he would only get enthusiastic for a short time, but to be persistent and set a good example for Xiaohai and Xiaozhou... He gave a lot of lectures in a connoisseur-like manner.

Li Changle put the two things away with a smile. Although he did not get the diving suit he wanted, he was very satisfied. He thought about writing him a letter after returning from the sea and telling him about the situation at home.

I put the money away and took the letter out. As soon as I reached the door, I saw Mrs. Li and Brother Li coming.

"Ah Le, do you really want to choose the homestead over in Nanshan?"

Seeing her eyes wide open, Li Changle said hurriedly, "My second brother and I both plan to choose that place. The homestead is a big deal. You should discuss it with your eldest brother."

Mrs. Li glared at him and said, "What's so good about Nanshan? A Nan and A Zhen don't care about you."

Li Changle smiled awkwardly, "Anan thinks it's more cost-effective to split the three rooms over there into two, and Second Sister-in-law thinks it's quiet over there, they both have no objection. If you like the entrance to the village, Big Brother will support you, and we can still visit each other in the future."

Brother Li patted him and said, "You little bastard, I won't help you with that."

Li Changle looked at the two of them in surprise, "Sister-in-law agreed?" He thought that his brother would need at least two or three rounds to convince her!

"I agree." Mrs. Li glanced at him proudly, "You said that we can make two of the three rooms into one, and we can also build a large yard to dry goods. Of course I will choose that."

All three families went to live there. Some of them went to fish in the sea at night and left after shouting. Her family lived at the entrance of the village, so they missed the opportunity in vain.

Li Changle: "Brother, let's not tell Dad and Mom today. Let's tell them when we come back from the sea."

Brother Li nodded and said, "Let's go out to sea first and wait for your sister-in-law to inform them so that they can prepare."

"You're almost ready to beat me." Li Changle handed him Li Changhuan's letter, "It's from Huan." Brother Li took it and looked at it, "Why give it to me? I don't know as many words as you do. You can take it and read it to Dad."

Li Changle shook his head like a rattle, "I won't go, you little brat, you wrote a lot of nonsense, I would have thought he was my brother!"

"If you don't go, I'll let Xiaoqing read it to them."

"Then I'll do it."

Li Changle took the letter and went to his parents' place. When his father, who was opening oysters, saw him coming in with the letter, he hurriedly called his mother, who was busy in the kitchen, to come and listen.

He skipped the part where Ah Huan lectured him and read the letter again.

The old couple looked at him with a look of unsatisfied interest. "I saw that the letter was filled with words, but how come there are only these few sentences?"

"Let that kid write more next time." Li Changle folded the letter guiltily and hurriedly changed the subject, "Ah Huan will be transferred to civilian work in a year, right?"

"He will be back around this time next year. Your eldest aunt came to me a few days ago and told me that it would be best for Ah Huan to change his job as soon as possible. She asked your eldest uncle to find him a temporary job in the cooperative. He can be hired as a regular employee after two years of work."

Li Changle didn't know if this had happened in his previous life, so he hurriedly said, "Dad, don't listen to your aunt and ask Huan to go to the cooperative. The cooperative after the reform and opening up is no longer the arrogant cooperative it once was."

These days, supply and marketing cooperatives, cooperatives, sugar and wine shops, department stores and the like are still the most popular employment units. Police stations and other units that are hard and tiring are only open to people without connections.

In his previous life, Ah Huan did not go to a cooperative, but to the Maritime Administration, and was a formal employee there.

Father Li glanced at him and said, "Your aunt won't harm him. If Ah Huan can be demobilized this year, of course it would be best for him to go to the cooperative. But he has always had his own ideas since he was a child, and he is in the army, so how can we make the decision for him?"

Mother Li nodded and said, "I also think the cooperative is good, but the army is not an ordinary place. How can you leave whenever you want?"

Li Changle heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. "You are right. Ah Huan said it will take two more years, so it will take two years."

"You have become a successful person now. Ask Anan to tell Ahuan about the situation at home when he writes back to him. This will make him happy."

"Got it. I'll go help Anan serve the meal." Li Changle quickly put the letter in his pocket and went to the kitchen to help serve the meal to the table.

There were several dishes on the table, including water-cooked tofu soup, cold pork head, fried tofu with celery, and fish and shrimp left over from the morning's sacrifice.

"Your grandmother Chen took some of the pig's head meat and gave some to your eldest and second brothers. It's hot and it would be a pity if you can't finish it and it goes bad."

"Wait until I earn enough money to buy a refrigerator."

"If you want to buy that thing, wait until you earn so much money that you have no place to put it."

"Who would keep money at home? You can earn interest by putting it in the bank."

"Work hard, I'll wait for you to save money and put it in the bank."

Father Li originally wanted to say, you have ten more words to say to me, but then he changed his mind and thought, we just got the boat back today and we still have to go out to sea later, so it’s better to say something nice.

After dinner, Brother Li and his team began to pack up the traps and tools and prepare to set off.

Zhou Ruonan handed him the kettle filled with water and said, "I'll go with you to push the tricycle back."

"Okay!" Li Changle went out with her and saw Li Xiaoyang was there too. "What are you following me for?"

"I'll help Auntie pedal the tricycle!" Li Xiaoyang said, glancing at Brother Li. "I said I can do it myself, but my mother is worried and insisted that Auntie come with me."

Brother Li felt his eyes hurt when he saw his cocky look, so he took the kettle and left first.

"Your mother is worried that you might have pushed the tricycle into a ditch!" Zhou Ruonan smiled and patted him, "Hurry up and get on the tricycle and sit down."

"Oh!" Li Xiaoyang sat on the tricycle, and Chen Yongwei pedaled the tricycle towards the dock.

Seeing that they were some distance from the coastline, Brother Li said to Li Changle, "Ah Le, where do you think we should put the trap?"

Li Changle thought for a moment and said, "Let's put the trap near Mantou Island. What do you think?"

Chen Yongwei immediately nodded in agreement, "That place is good. That's where we encountered the school of fish last time. It's also far from where the villagers set up traps."

"It's OK there. There are no reefs below, so we don't have to worry about the traps getting caught and broken. We can put the traps there and cast the longline from Mantou Island."

Brother Li paused for a moment and said, "There is a deserted island nearby. My father and I went there once before and caught more than ten kilograms of blue crabs there."

Li Changle nodded, "Once we get to Mantou Island, it will be your turn to drive the boat."

When they arrived at the dock, they loaded the things onto the boat, untied the ropes and jumped on board. They picked up the crank and waved to Zhou Ruonan and his nephew who were watching them from the shore. Then they started the engine and the fishing boat slowly sailed out of the dock.

(End of this chapter)