Chapter 210: Good spirits and good luck will naturally improve

Chapter 210: Good spirits and good luck will naturally improve

Chapter 210: Good spirits and good luck will naturally improve

When the two men entered the village and passed by the front door of Ge Changfa's house, they saw him squatting under the osmanthus tree at the door of his house, smoking a cigarette. There was a pile of cigarette butts in front of him, and he didn't even hear the sound of the bicycle bell.

Li Changle jumped out of the car, tiptoed forward, and kicked him on the butt. "What's wrong? Were you kicked out of the house by your sister-in-law?"

Ge Changfa turned his head and saw that it was him. He stood up and raised his hand to hook his neck, "How dare you sneak attack me, little bastard!"

"I pressed the bell for a long time, but you didn't hear it!" Li Changle glanced at him, "You're distracted. What bad things have you done? Tell the truth."

"Nothing, just a little annoying!" Ge Changfa took out a cigarette and handed it to the two men, "How was your brother's first voyage?"

"Four or five hundred kilograms, and some small fish." Li Changle saw that he looked worried, "What's wrong? Didn't catch much fish today?"

"Not so good!" Ge Changfa said, "Ah Le, when you and your brother go out to sea, who makes the decision on where to fish?"

"Most of the time I make the decisions. When I don't have an idea, Awei and my brother will make the decision."

Li Changle understood why he didn't wait for them at the dock today, "Is that why you're staying here?"

Ge Changfa looked at him in distress, "It's so annoying. My brother does whatever he wants and he doesn't listen to my suggestions at all."

When going out to sea today, he originally planned to wait for Ale and the others at the dock, but his brother was so stubborn that he insisted on following Lai Er and the others to the sea area just past the fish school. After they got there, they found that there were too many boats going there.

As a result, the two brothers worked hard in that sea area for a whole morning but didn't catch any fish. He complained a little and his brother became unhappy, saying that he was the captain of the boat and he had to listen to him.

Li Changle thought for a moment and said, "A ship can only have one captain. Are you the captain of your ship or is your brother the captain?"

"I can't drive a boat, so of course my brother is the boss!"

Ge Changfa scratched his head. "I didn't say I had to give orders blindly. I just thought you were lucky. If I followed you, we would all have someone to look after us. But my brother just wouldn't listen to me."

"And you still say that you didn't give blind orders?" Li Changle rolled his eyes at him. "Your brother is the captain of the ship, you have to listen to him. Otherwise, if you want to go east and he wants to go west, it will be a mess!"

"Who can guarantee good luck every time? If you blame your brother for this, I won't dare to go out to sea with you."

Chen Yongwei also said: "That's right, we are the Rising Sun, and Brother Ale is the captain. I will go wherever he says the ship should go."

"I don't know the rules on the ship." Ge Changfa laughed twice, then said, "I heard that you two had a great time today! Not only did you take a photo with the big boss, but you also won a big prize."

Li Changle patted Chen Yongwei and said, "Awei was lucky to find such a good thing. I also benefited from his help."

Chen Yongwei chuckled, "I wanted to salvage it and sell it as scrap metal, but you said to report it, otherwise it would be a disaster."

Ge Changfa looked at the two of them and suddenly understood why he and his elder brother had a disagreement after only two days of cooperation.

"Ah Fa," Li Changle saw that he was distracted and punched him, "Let's go to my house for a drink?"

"No!" Ge Chang said with a smile, "My brother is still cleaning the traps, I have to go and take a look."

He has to go back and have a good talk with his eldest brother, otherwise, the two brothers will fall out sooner or later.

"Then we'll go first." Li Changle got on his bicycle and suddenly remembered something. He turned his head and said to him, "My house is breaking ground on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Come over for a drink tonight!"

"Okay!" Ge Changfa walked happily towards Ge Changfu's house next door.

Li Changle arrived at the alley outside his home and saw that the dried cuttlefish had not been put away yet. Li Xiaozhou and Li Xiaomei were squatting there with a wooden stick, playing with ants.

Seeing him coming back, he threw away the stick and ran towards him, "Dad, did you buy anything delicious?"

Li Xiaomei looked at him and said, "Uncle San, we kept guarding the place well, and the dog didn't come to steal the fish head."

"Well done, Uncle San has a reward!" Li Changle smiled and took out two dimes and handed them to the two of them, "Buy some for your brother and sister, too."

"Oh oh!" The two little guys took the money and ran towards the convenience store.

Li Changle pinched the dried cuttlefish hanging on the rack and thought that it would be good to dry the fish in sunny weather. After one night and one day, the moisture had dried up. After two more days of drying at most, they could be collected and put into a tank for drying.

Carrying a row of bamboo racks into the yard, Li Xiaoyang and his younger siblings helped the adults collect the dried fish. The washboard and the well were already busy. More than a dozen sisters-in-law and aunties who came to help yesterday came to help kill the fish.

Li Changle moved all the bamboo racks in the alley back home. When he entered the house, he saw Xiang Xiaoyu and his brother had also come and were cleaning the shrimps with Li's father.

"Uncle Le!" When the two brothers saw him come in, they hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

"Be good!" Li Changle rubbed Xiaoxing's head and said to Xiang Xiaoyu, "The tide is going out late today. When the tide goes out, I will go to your house and ask you to put the jars together."

"Thank you, Uncle Le!" Xiang Xiaoyu thanked him gratefully and went back to work.

"Ah Le, come with me." Father Li put down the scissors, stood up and walked towards Li Changle's house. His injured leg was still a little lame. As soon as the father and son entered the house, the eldest and second brothers Li also came. As soon as they saw him, they said, "Ah Le, did you really order a boat worth more than 20,000 yuan?"

"Yes!" Li Changle took out the contract and the receipt, "Dad, you're here for this too, right?"

Father Li nodded, picked up the contract and looked directly at the amount, counting the numbers on it before confirming it.

She frowned at him and said worriedly, "For such an expensive boat, if you can't pay the balance by March next year, the three or four thousand yuan deposit will be wasted."

You little brat, you are such a coward, how dare you be so bold that you booked a ship worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in just half a day without even discussing it with the buyer.

Other people would have to discuss for a long time before buying a piglet, but he just did it like buying cabbage, without even saying hello.

Li Changle pointed at the contract and said, "Dad, brother, look at this item. I ordered a ship with a full steel structure and complete configuration.

Most importantly, steel is stronger and tougher than iron, and steel ships are much safer and more durable than iron ships."

Big Brother Li and Second Brother Li also came over to take a look, and nodded with satisfaction, "Dad, a metal boat with this configuration costs more than 10,000 yuan.

This is made of steel and has all the necessary equipment. More than 20,000 yuan may seem a bit scary, but don’t worry. With two boats, we can easily earn more than 10,000 yuan in a year.”

Brother Li nodded and said, "Dad, big ships are much more resistant to wind and waves. Look, this one can even withstand a typhoon of level 7 or 8. In the future, when we encounter a small storm, we won't have to run away. The bigger the wind and waves, the more fish we can catch.

Besides, selling fish is not the only way to make money now. There is also the business of selling dried goods! Even if I can't make back the money from fishing, I can make back the money I spent on the boat from the dried goods."

During the time they followed Li Changle, the two brothers agreed that Ah Le's brain was more flexible than theirs. As long as he was determined to do something, they would follow him and they would definitely not suffer any loss.

Li Changle saw that his two brothers rushed to say everything he wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Brother, I thought you were going to oppose me like my father!"

"Eat firewood!" Father Li rolled his eyes at him angrily, "You have already paid the order, what's the point of me objecting? I'm just worried that you can't make so much money, and thousands of dollars will be wasted."

Li Changle patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, it will not be in vain."

Father Li knocked him on the forehead in an angry tone, "You just earned enough money to build the house, and you were happy that you didn't owe any debts, but now you owe more debts. You must work harder and don't just work hard for a few days and rest for two days."

"No." Brother Li handed the contract to Li Changle with a smile, "We will give the share money to you and Awei later."

"Okay!" Li Changle pointed at the contract, "Brother, you have to give me and Awei 400 yuan for the Maritime Radio Station."

"Of course, of course!" Brother Li nodded repeatedly, "You won the prize, ordered the boat, and our boat was launched, all of which are great events.

A Niang and A Nan are roasting duck. I asked Xiao Yang to go to the store and get two kilograms of wine so that we can celebrate in the evening."

Country people celebrate in the most simple way, with friends and family gathering together for a big meal and a few drinks.

"Ask Xiaoyang to bring back two kilograms of good wine, and let's have a good drink!" Li Changle thought it was a good idea. The whole family was happy together, and their spirits were high, so their luck would naturally get better and better.

Brother Li patted him and said, "You promised to take Xiaoyu to the jar, so drink less and wait until the day of digging the foundation to drink well."

"We also need to go to the cave to pry out dozens of kilograms of Buddha's hand snails and send them to Uncle Kun. He has urged us several times." Li Changle felt that he was about to faint from being busy.

"We have to go out to sea tomorrow. It will be too late to go to the cave after you put the jar away. We will go to the cave with Awei to help you pry open the Buddha's hand snails. Don't share the money from the sale this time with us."

Li Changle didn't bother to be polite with them, "Okay, free labor, don't waste it."

After the agreement, Big Brother Li went out to kill the fish, and Second Brother Li reported to Li Changle the number of cuttlefish, fish and shrimps collected in the afternoon.

"The eels, mackerel, and cuttlefish we collected today will be enough to send to Lucheng School after drying. I also collected some shrimps, and will dry more while the weather is good."

"There are still a few baskets of big-headed plums. I see that they are about 2 taels each. The boat owner charges 25 cents per pound, which is a few cents higher than during the flood season. I think plum mullets are easier to sell than other mullets, so I bought all the baskets."

The big-headed plum fish, scientifically known as the plum fish, is named after its big head.

This fish has the garlic-shaped and compact meat of the large yellow croaker and the tender and dense meat of the small yellow croaker, but the price is much more affordable.

The carp heads dried in it can be regarded as top-quality carp heads. They can be eaten directly, steamed, or stewed with tofu, radish, and snow vegetables.

"Brother, if you find suitable species such as yellow croaker, yellow croaker, and big-headed plum, collect more, dry them and store them. The price will go up next year.

"Okay! When the new house is built, let Ah Jin help build a few ponds for pickling jellyfish and fish, and then those big vats can be copied to store dried goods."

"Once we move there, the large vats we have at home won't be enough. We'll go buy ten more someday."

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