Chapter 199: Change to collecting seafood
Chapter 199: Change to collecting seafood
Zhou's mother came back with her two children, and the family sat together, talking and eating.
After eating and drinking, Li Changle rushed to help wash the dishes and asked Zhou Ruonan to help Zhou's mother pack up the two children's things.
After the mother and daughter returned to the house, they first put the cloth bag containing the money into the backpack.
Mother Zhou felt that it was still a little unstable, so she found a rope, tied the cloth bag straps to the shoulder straps of the backpack, and then put the clothes and shoes into the backpack.
Zhou Ruonan looked at the shoes, shirts, shorts and newly made autumn clothes she took out, "Mother, are you making clothes and shoes for them again?"
"They were all made before, so I'll take them back this time." Zhou's mother put the clothes on the bag and pressed them down. "The child has grown very fast recently, so don't be reluctant to wear them when you go back."
"I know. Ah Le said that they have grown a lot taller after not seeing them for only ten days." Zhou Ruonan said, "Ah Le said about the salary..."
Mother Zhou thought for a moment and said, "What he said makes sense, so let's do as he says. Also, last time Ah Le mentioned buying a house, I've been asking around and there's some progress. Once it's confirmed, I'll advance the money for you to buy it."
Zhou Ruonan looked at her in surprise, "Whose family?"
"The son of the neighboring A Xiangpo was transferred to Shanghai for work last year. I heard that his daughter-in-law is also going there. They are worried that the old lady will be left alone here without anyone to take care of her, so they plan to sell the house!"
"If it's Ah Xiang's mother-in-law's house, that would be the best. It will be so convenient to live next door to each other!" Zhou Ruonan said happily, "Let's make a deal first. You can help pay for it. When my family saves enough money, we'll pay it back to you. You have to take over."
Mother Zhou looked at her daughter lovingly and said, "Okay, if you give it back to me, I will save it for my grandson."
"Ale will come to deliver goods every two weeks from now on. You can let him do the rough work. Xiaohai and the others are gone, so don't be too frugal."
"Stop talking nonsense. Your health is the capital of revolution. I'm still waiting to see Xiaohai and Xiaozhou find me a granddaughter-in-law!"
"Grandma, I don't want a wife. Brother Xiaoyang said that it will cost a lot of money to get a wife." Li Xiaozhou, who was playing checkers nearby, said.
"Hahaha, when you grow up, if your mom and dad don't find you a wife, you'll start to make a fuss and smash the water tank and iron pot."
As Zhou's mother spoke, her face suddenly darkened and she put the things into the backpack in silence.
Zhou Ruonan thought of Zhou Hongbin who said this, and patted Zhou's mother's hand, "Mother, it's all in the past, don't think about it."
Mother Zhou held her daughter's hand and said, "Mother doesn't want to. As long as you are well and live a happy life, Mother will be relieved."
She really regretted that her son-in-law was a useless person in the past. She resented Zhou Hongbin and his wife for being disobedient and unfilial, and resented those relatives in the family for being heartless and disloyal, which made her daughter have no choice but to marry a scoundrel.
Now that the son-in-law has grown up and is considerate to Anan, the couple lives a prosperous life. Sometimes, when I think about it, I am not so angry anymore.
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An hour later, Zhou's mother reluctantly saw off her daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons. Looking at the bus going farther and farther away, she sighed and slowly walked back.
Zhou Ruonan looked at her mother walking back alone and said sadly, "When the new house is built, I will come and take you to live with me for a few days."
Li Changle nodded, "You can stay as long as you want!"
The two children played for a whole day and soon fell asleep in the arms of the couple.
Li Changle, who was leaning back in his chair and feeling sleepy, suddenly remembered something, "Anan, have you given the money for buying the container to my mother?"
"Yes!" Zhou Ruonan said softly, "I told my mother what you said, and she also mentioned buying a house."
After hearing this, Li Changle felt that the money was really not enough. "The money from selling pearls is still a little short of the money needed to pay for the ship. I won't have pearls to sell in the future. Buying a house will cost a lot of money. I have to work harder to make money."
Zhou Ruonan said with satisfaction: "If you ask me, the conditions at home are already very good now. Why don't we stop using the iron boat and go out to sea to catch some fish, collect some fresh goods and dry them."
"As long as we carefully control the quality, the school will deliver goods twice a month, and the shop can sell another batch. We can earn at least several hundred yuan a month!"
"You can save the money you earn from the dry goods business for the children. When I pass the teacher's certificate exam, I will have social security and medical insurance after I become a regular teacher. I will also have a pension when I retire. It will be enough for our expenses."
"There will be many more places where we will need money in the future." Li Changle said with a smile, "When the children grow up, they will go to school, and when they grow up, they will find wives and build houses, which will require a large sum of money.
We must take advantage of the good fishing resources now and buy a bigger boat. We can earn more money while we are young and save it so that we can have a leisurely life when we are old. "
Thinking about how she and Li's mother had both been in poor health in their previous life, if this life were the same as before, even if she earned a million and saved it, it would not be enough.
After hearing this, Zhou Ruonan leaned her head on his shoulder and said, "I just don't want you to be too tired."
Li Changle hugged her son up, stretched out her hand to squeeze her hand, and looked at her with a smile, "I have been playing for more than 20 years, I have had enough, now I think making money is quite interesting."
"Yeah!" Zhou Ruonan nodded, took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her son's face, thinking that he would have to go back to collect the fresh goods, "You take a nap, I'll watch over the things."
"Okay!" Li Changle leaned back in the chair and soon fell asleep due to the shaking of the bus. When he woke up, he found that he was almost in Pan Town. He didn't know when his two sons ran to the empty seats in the back and looked out the window.
In the blink of an eye, the bus stopped and the family got off with their luggage. They walked for a while under the scorching sun before hailing a minibus and getting off at the intersection of Shatou Village.
"Oh, we're back!" Li Xiaohai and Li Xiaozhou waved their hands and ran towards the road ahead.
"Slow down!" Zhou Ruonan hurriedly chased after him and warned him.
Li Changle was carrying a backpack on his back and holding an oilcloth bag in one hand. Inside was the rice soaking tubs that Zhou's mother had made for the two children. He was smiling as he looked at the mother and her two children walking in front of him.
When they got home, Li's mother and father were drying fish in the yard. Li Xiaohai and his brother ran in while shouting.
Mother and father Li looked at their grandson happily, "It's true that the climate and soil in the city nourish people. In just a short time, he has grown taller and fairer."
Li Xiaohai looked around and said, "Grandma, where are my brothers and sisters? Let's bring back some rice bubbles for them to eat."
"I went with your aunt and the others to help with the construction on the new foundation." Mother Li looked at Li Changle and asked in a low voice, "Did you sell the things you brought with you?"
Li Changle handed the backpack to Zhou Ruonan, smiled and nodded, "Sold, the dry goods are all sold out."
"Ah~" Father Li thought he had misheard, "You mean, you sold all the dried fish you brought today?"
Li's mother also looked at him. The beads had been agreed upon long ago, so it was not surprising that they were all sold out. The dried fish were not ten or twenty kilograms, so how could they be sold out in a few hours?
"Not only have they been sold out, but we've also received several hundred kilograms of dried goods." Li Changle pointed at Zhou Ruonan and said, "Let Anan explain to you in detail. I have to go to the dock to collect cuttlefish, eels, and shrimps."
Father Li nodded happily, "Okay, your eldest brother and second brother haven't come back yet, go to the dock and pick them up."
"Okay!" Li Changle went home, took some money and put it in his bag, took a net bag, a beam scale, a bucket, and a bamboo basket and put them on the tricycle, then pedaled towards the dock.
When they arrived at the entrance of the alley, they saw Li Changkuan walking towards them carrying a bamboo basket. Li Changle was about to say hello to him when he saw him turn around and enter another alley.
"Aww, you don't owe me any money, why are you running away when you see me?"
Li Changle shook his head in surprise, thinking that there were many ships returning at this time, and pedaled the tricycle quickly towards the dock.
After arriving, I looked around first, but didn't see my fishing boat, so I parked the tricycle and shouted to the boats that were approaching the shore, "Here are the Qingzhan, Spanish mackerel, and cuttlefish! Don't miss out if you have any..."
A gray-haired boat captain looked at the seafood store in front of him, too lazy to move forward, and asked with two buckets in hand, "Are you buying shrimps?"
"Let me see!" Li Changle looked at the water chestnuts and mantis shrimps in the bucket. Seeing that they were all caught today, he nodded and said, "Water chestnuts are five cents, and mantis shrimps are three cents. The same price as the seafood market."
The captain nodded readily and said, "I'll give it all to you."
"Okay!" Li Changle took out a net bag and asked the captain to pour the mantis shrimp and water lilies in the bucket into the net bag. After draining out the water, he started weighing.
"Twenty-five pounds of mantis shrimp, seventy-five cents, eighteen pounds of shrimp, ninety cents, a total of one dollar and sixty-five cents." Li Changle counted the money and handed it to him, then poured the fresh goods into the bucket.
"Fuck~ You monkey, why are you so cunning? Are you buying seafood again?"
Li Changle looked up and saw Ge Changfa grinning at him while holding the rope. He raised his voice and asked, "Are you guys doing a trial run today, or are you officially launching the ship?"
"Officially launched!" Ge Changfa tied the rope, smiled and punched him in the chest, "You monkey, the whole village has spread the word that your brothers made thousands of dollars yesterday!"
Li Changle smiled and said, "I'm lucky. I just met this opportunity. I have money to build a house."
Ge Changfa looked regretful. "My brother and I are not lucky enough. If we had gone out to sea with you guys for the trial run yesterday, we would have earned back the money we spent on the boat in just one day."
Brother Ge also nodded, "Yes, it's a waste to miss such a good opportunity."
Li Changle could only comfort the two dryly, "There are plenty of treasures on the sea. If you are lucky, you will encounter some."
"That's only possible if you can meet him!" Ge Changfa looked at him half-jokingly and half-seriously and said, "You're so unlucky! Man, you have to bring your brothers with you when you go out to sea next time!"
They had originally wanted to go to the sea area where the silver pomfret school passed yesterday, but unfortunately they couldn't find the direction after circling around. Fortunately, the typhoon had just passed, so they got some results after a busy day.
"No problem, we can take care of each other when we are together!" Li Changle smiled and looked at the rubber bucket that Brother Ge was carrying, "What kind of fish did you catch? Are there any cuttlefish, shrimps, or eels?"
Brother Ge put down the rubber bucket. "There are three cuttlefish, five eels, ten pounds of mackerel, and about five or six pounds of prawns. The rest are green prawns, water urchins, mantis shrimps, and miscellaneous fish."
Li Changle saw a large sea eel inside and said, "Pick this one out and give it to A Dongjia. Sell the others to me."
(End of this chapter)