Chapter 155 My brother is so unreliable

Chapter 155 My brother is so unreliable

Chapter 155 My brother is so unreliable
When Li Changle heard that Uncle Wang's meat stall was doing good business, he felt happy for him. He went forward to open the wooden box and saw a layer of foam inside, and a quilt of old cotton wool inside.

"This treasure is great. My uncle is really thoughtful. When we get to the dock, go buy a box of ice cubes and bring it with you. If you catch a good catch, add some ice cubes to the live tank, and you don't have to worry about not being able to make it back in time."

"That's what I thought." Brother Li said with a smile, "My uncle heard that we would come back to buy a boat and work with you, so he told us to work hard. When he makes money and we buy a big boat, he will also buy a share."

"That's great. Work hard, guys, and try to buy a big ship as soon as possible!" Li Changle smiled and clapped everyone.

Brother Li looked at him with amusement, "Where do you learn these weird words every day?"

Brother Li: "I think what Ah Le said is quite right. We are like cattle and horses. Apart from sleeping, we are busy making money. Unfortunately, we don't see any money at the end of the year."

Li Changle smiled and said, "As the saying goes, the three most difficult jobs in the world are rowing a boat, forging iron, and grinding tofu.

We are ranked first, how can it not be bitter?"

Fishermen in fishing villages these days are busy going out to sea to earn money when the weather is fine. They can rest at home on rainy days, but they have to work in the fields and repair fishing gear.
Even mules and horses have time to rest, but they seem to have been wound up and have no time to rest for a moment.

The four of them arrived at the dock. Big Brother Li and A Wei first put the fishing gear on the boat, while the two younger ones went to Chen Dong's house to buy ice and some miscellaneous fish for bait.

I went to bed late last night and didn’t have time to go to the river pond to catch fish for bait this morning.

Panzhen Fishery Cooperative has an ice storage, and the nearby seafood store and fishing boats that go out to sea a little further away also buy ice when they need it.

When boatmen of small fishing boats like Li Changle need ice, they go to the seafood store to get some. The seafood store also makes some profit, which can be considered a source of income.

When the Li Changle brothers passed by Wang's Seafood Store, they happened to meet Wang Mazi who was carrying a bamboo basket. The guy didn't even dare to look at the brothers. He shrank his neck, put down the bamboo basket and walked towards the store.

Brother Li gave him a slight detour and whispered, "Ah Le, do you think he was the one who killed those octopuses?"

Li Changle glanced at Wang Mazi and said, "It's probably not, but it's probably his family who received it."

Because those scoundrels who stole the fish only sold them at 10% of the original price, how could an unscrupulous buyer like the Wang family miss such a huge bargain.

"You're right, this guy even dares to steal, he must be accepting stolen goods!"

Li Changle nodded, carried the box to Chen's, went straight in and put the box on the cabinet.

Chen Dong looked at the popsicle refrigerator on the counter with a curious look on his face and joked, "What's the matter, are you planning to change your career to selling popsicles?
Li Changle said with a smile: "Seeing that you have so many people coming and going, I plan to set up a stall in front of your door to make some money!"

"Tsk! You can even think of making a fortune by selling popsicles." Chen Dong curled his lips. "I wouldn't believe you!" He took out a cigarette and gave one to each of them.

Li Changle laughed, "Young man, you can make big money from small businesses. People who sell melon seeds can become millionaires, so why can't people who sell popsicles do the same?"

"You are writing a script!" Chen Dong felt that he was just telling a fairy tale.

"Don't listen to Ah Le's nonsense. I'm here to take care of your business!" Brother Li opened the lid of the refrigerator and said, "Give us some ice for 1.5 yuan."

"Okay!" Chen Dong called the helper to load ice for them, raised his foot to hook over the long bench, and asked the two brothers to sit down, "Sit down, how was the catch on the first voyage yesterday?"

"Not bad!" Li Changle walked to the door and pointed at the small fish and shrimps. "How much is this? Give me a discount so I can use it for longline fishing."

Chen Dong took a look and said, "Give me one dollar and take it all."

Li Changle grabbed the bamboo basket and lifted it. He felt that it was at least 60 to 70 kilograms. He took out a one-yuan bill and said, "I want all of it."

"Ah Le, why are you buying so much?" Brother Li said hurriedly, "50 cents is enough. We can get bait for the traps by casting two nets."

"Second brother, you are too calculating! There are at least 60 kilograms here, less than 2 cents per kilogram!"

"Qingzhan is only three cents a pound, and miscellaneous fish is only two cents a pound. Do you think it's cheap?" Brother Li put away the dollar without saying anything, took out a handful of banknotes again, counted out five cents and stuffed it into Chen Dong's hand.

"Ah Le, take out the net bag and pour half of it on the scale."

"Why are you still weighing it?" Chen Dong picked up the bamboo basket, "Here, I'll pour half for you."

Li Changle took out the net bag and pulled it open. "Small fish tastes good too. Mix some sweet potato starch and flour, add two eggs, and fry them in hot oil. It will be a good dish to go with wine."

Brother Li laughed and said, "If you do this, you will make the tortoise as cheap as a turtle."

"Yeah, oil is not cheap." Seeing that most of the oil had been poured out, Chen Dong hurriedly picked up the bamboo basket and put it down.

Li Changle walked forward, hooked his shoulder and walked towards the shop, "Did you see an idle person like me selling Wangchao and octopus next door yesterday morning?"

Chen Dong turned his head and glared exaggeratedly, "My brother, you are the only one who is still idle? Didn't you pocket a lot of money when you sold the goods that time? Even I want to change my career and work with you."

He went to the restaurant to deliver goods. He heard his helper Ah Sheng talking about it several times. He asked him if the fishermen who went fishing in the sea could get good goods every time they went.

Judging from his envious look, he probably wants to change his career and go fishing. "No kidding, I went to the beach to collect octopuses last night, and my jar was stolen." Li Changle pointed to the neighbors next door, "Did you see anything suspicious?"

"I didn't notice!" Chen Dong shook his head. "People like that would always go there secretly to sell goods, avoiding people."

Li Changle believed what he said, "Okay, if you hear any wind, just make a noise!"

"Don't worry, if I find anything else, I'll tell you right away." Chen Dong nudged him with his elbow and said, "Brother, if you get any good stuff, send some to me!"

"If it's the same as last time, I will definitely help you find a more generous buyer, and I'll earn a small commission. I don't want much, 10% of the total price will do!"

The seafood business has the final say only if it has a lot of good goods. Their family hasn't received any good goods during this period. The big restaurants and seafood merchants in Haimen and Lucheng are almost forgetting about their seafood business.

The wharf is close, and sometimes I get good goods but don’t have time to send them to the restaurant, so I still have to sell some of them. Ten percent of the total price, one hundred yuan is ten yuan, which Li Changle thinks is still expensive.

"Five percent. If you're willing to do it, I'll send some over next time I get some good stuff."

"Brother, it's all 10%, and there are also people who ask for more than 10%." Seeing him raise his eyebrows, Chen Dong quickly changed his words and said, "Okay, okay, 5% is 5%. You must send it to me when you get good goods!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely deliver it if I say so." Li Changle took the ice cube from Ah San and found that the ice cubes at 1.5 yuan were quite heavy. He thought it was a good deal.

Then I thought, one dollar and fifty cents now can buy a lot of good things, and it seemed not worth it. I thought that when I have enough money, I will set up a freezer to sell ice cubes, and the business will surely be good.

The two brothers came out of Chen's and got on the boat. Brother Li had already gone back. Chen Yongwei started the fishing boat and slowly sailed away from the dock.

"Awei, let's go to the waters near Huzi Island to cast longlines."

"Huzi Island?" Chen Yongwei looked at him puzzledly, "Where is it?"

"Silly! Hu Zi just gave us fish yesterday, and you forgot about them?"

"Oh!" Chen Yongwei slapped his forehead, "Then let's call it Huzi Island from now on. Brother, are we going to the island to pump out the water pit today?"

Li Changle thought that he had brought ice cubes today, and he could cast two nets after pumping out the puddles, "It's okay to go up and take a look."

"A Le, hang up the bait first." Brother Li said as he came out carrying a bamboo basket.

"Okay, I'll go get the bait."

Brother Li sat cross-legged on the deck and waited for him to come over with a bucket of water. Then the two brothers sat on the deck and started working.

The weather was fine, the wind was calm, and when the boat reached the open sea, looking up, we saw the vast sea surface sparkling with blue waves, and looking down, we saw the dark sea water that was bottomless.

Chen Yongwei increased the speed and headed towards the sea area of ​​Concaoque Island. Ten minutes later, the fishing boat arrived near Concaoque Island and they saw the buoy of their own trap.

Chen Yongwei slowed down and the fishing boat slowly passed Concave Island. Li Changle and Li Erge began to release longlines. After three rows of longlines were released, the boat also arrived near the island.

Brother Li dropped the anchor, Chen Yongwei jumped off the boat pulling the cable, tied the cable, and the three of them carried the fishing gear, went up to the island and walked towards the puddle.

Li Changle looked at the oysters densely clinging to the steep and sharp rocks and thought of the delicious pure natural oyster sauce.

"Brother, bring your sister-in-law and the others with you next time you come. Take these oysters home to make oyster sauce. I will then send it to Lucheng to sell to my mother-in-law."

"It's not worth it. You can sell an oyster this big for three cents each. Oysters like this only have one or two pounds of meat at most. Ten oysters make one pound of oyster meat. It takes dozens of pounds of oyster meat to make one pound of oyster sauce. How much do you sell it for per pound?"

Li Changle calculated that the cost of a pound of oyster sauce is more than ten yuan. With the labor cost, a pound of oyster sauce must be sold for at least more than twenty yuan. It is probably rare to find people who are willing to spend more than twenty yuan to buy a pound of oyster sauce these days.

The three of them walked along the reef to the location that Brother Li mentioned yesterday. After looking around, they found that there was no big puddle at all, only a shallow puddle slightly larger than a bathtub.

The three of them stared at each other for a long while, and Li Changle wiped his sweat, "My brother, this is too unreliable!"

Brother Li: "It happened several years ago, maybe he remembered it wrongly?"

Chen Yongwei: "Is it in another direction? Did we go the wrong way?"

"Impossible, Big Brother took us this way yesterday." Brother Li climbed up a higher rock and looked around, then shook his head at the two of them, "Either we go back and cast our nets, or we go to the beach and take a look?"

Li Changle had no interest in casting the net. He recalled that he had seen a sea turtle while collecting fish one day. "Let's go down and take a look. If nothing works, we can dig up sea turtle eggs and sell them at the restaurant for money."

Chen Yongwei nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, Ah Sheng said that the people in the restaurant like to eat things that can strengthen the kidneys the most. They sell turtle eggs there for 50 cents each!"

"There's nothing wrong with eating eggs to replenish your body." Li Changle patted him and said, "Go downstairs and find some eggs."

(End of this chapter)