Chapter 221 Good News

Father Li also nodded, "Yes, yes, if you want to collect it, I will take you there and let the second son help you collect it."

"You clearly know that the sun can't be dried in town, so why are you talking to me about this nonsense?" Aunt Li said angrily.

Li Changle turned his head and rolled his eyes. Who was the first to say such nonsense?

Aunt Li angrily picked up the list of goods on the table and said, "Even if you don't want to do it, there are many people who do. I am thinking about my brothers. The second branch is having a hard time, so I came to you for cooperation."

She curled her lips and said sarcastically, "You don't even dare to take on your own aunt's business. You are so timid, and you still want to get rich?"

After hearing this, Li's mother's face darkened. "Sister-in-law, my family is timid. We don't seek to become rich. As long as the family is safe and sound, we will be satisfied."

My dear aunt, the family boat broke down and they asked you to borrow money to repair it. You kept saying that there was no money at home, but the eldest wife lent it to them with interest, and the money came out in no time.

I've been waiting for your help, but now it's too late.

You know we are having a hard time, but why are you so reluctant to even take half of the payment? You are clearly trying to do a business with no capital! You are treating me like a fool!

"Hmph!" Aunt Li snorted coldly, stuffed the list into her bag and left.

Father Li hurriedly stood up and sent her out. "Sister, it's not that we don't want to dry it, it's mainly because of the dry goods, which require a lot of money."

"I roughly estimated that it would cost at least three thousand. How about you pay half of it first, and I'll ask Ah Le to give you 10% off the supply price. It's much more cost-effective than putting it in the bank."

Aunt Li sneered, "Everyone knows that your Ah Le has been getting good stuff every now and then. He made tens of thousands of dollars a day a few days ago. If he doesn't have money to buy stuff, he can only fool ghosts."

If I want to buy goods with cash, why can't I go to anyone else? Why do I have to come to your house to buy from that bastard Ah Le? I finally understand that you two are ungrateful people.

I have been thinking about you all these years, and I even wanted to help your Ah Huan find a job. Don't expect me to help you any more in the future. Let's see how capable that bastard in your family is. "

Father Li was unhappy when she kept saying that Li Changle was a scoundrel. "If you say that, I can't do anything about it."

"Don't come to me if you have any problems in the future." Aunt Li walked out of the yard angrily.

Mother Li curled her lips and said, "I've sent you a lot of fresh food every year. If something really happened, it would be useless to look for you that day!"

"Ahua, stop talking!" Father Li said to Li Changle when he returned to the house. "I have to go to the construction site tonight. Pull a brown bed over on the tricycle and make it."

"I'll go right away."

Li Changle and Big Brother Li went to the mezzanine in the side room, lifted the brown bed down and put it on the tricycle, tied it up with a fishing rope, and before they left the house, Big Brother Li came back pulling the cart.

"Ah Le, today we harvested 75 kilograms of small yellow croaker, 120 kilograms of cuttlefish, more than 160 kilograms of Shuichan and Huangzhan, 160 kilograms of swordfish and shrimp, and more than 200 kilograms of mackerel, which weigh more than one kilogram."

Li Changle looked at the mackerel and nodded, "Not bad, one more species. Unload the baskets. I'll pull the cart to the foundation and bring back the seawater."

"Good!" Brother Li said again, "Afa and his brother caught a good catch today. Shuichan and Huangzhan were bought by his family."

"Did you get a big shipment?"

"I used the trap nets yesterday and caught a lot of yellow crabs. I sold them for three or four hundred yuan."

"It's pretty good."

The three brothers unloaded the bamboo basket from the cart, moved the palm bed onto the cart, and tied up the rubber bucket on top. Then Li's mother went into the house, took out the mosquito net and a few bamboo poles, and asked him to put up the mosquito net while daylight was still.

Li Changle pulled the cart out and shouted at the entrance of Chen's alley. Chen Yongwei ran out of the yard, and the two walked towards the new foundation together.

"Brother, my grandma killed a big rooster and stewed sea cucumbers, cooked braised pork, and steamed steamed dumplings."

"I have to help Xiaoyu collect the cans tonight, so why not have a few drinks?"

"Have a few more drinks, and I'll help him collect them then."

"Let's go together. I want to go see those people. Are we still going to the mudflats tonight?"

After hearing this, Chen Yongwei grabbed the handle of the cart and looked at him with a worried look on his face, "Brother, you don't want to do the business of moving goods around anymore, do you?"

Li Changle said seriously: "I told you that I won't do anything illegal or criminal. If I really do that, my An Nan won't be able to become a regular teacher in a public school."

"I can rest assured that."

Before I walked out of the alley, I ran into Accountant Chen's grandson, Chen Ming, running over here. When he saw him, he said, "Uncle Le, Uncle Huan wants one of you to answer the phone."

"What's the matter?" Li Changle hurriedly handed the handle of the cart to Chen Yongwei and followed Chen Mingchao to the brigade headquarters.

"No, just asked you to answer the phone."

Li Changle followed him to the brigade house, where Accountant Chen was waiting. Seeing him coming, he smiled and said, "So soon. I asked Ah Huan to call back in two minutes."

"It's okay. I'll be there in a moment." Li Changle took out a cigarette and lit it for him. "I went to the island today and caught a few wild ducks and some small abalone. I'll bring it to you when it's dark."

"Which island did you get it from?"

"A small island not far from Zhushan Island."

"Zhushan Island?" Accountant Chen said with a smile, "There is a semi-submerged reef on the ocean surface in the southwest corner of that sea area. When the tide is high, the reef is submerged under the ocean surface, and it is exposed when the tide is low.

Many ships were sunk in that area in the past. In the past, villagers would wait by the small island past Yantou Mountain to salvage things, and they also saved many boatmen. "Don't worry, we know that area, and we can sail there with our eyes closed."

Li Changle had heard from Li's father before that when a ship sails to that sea area, as long as the bow is pointed towards Dazhushan Island, the fishing boat can avoid the reefs and pass through the channel smoothly.

However, captains who have little sailing experience or are from other places usually do not dare to steer their boats towards Zhushan Island, but instead sail in the opposite direction. As a result, the fishing boats hit reefs, and the boats are destroyed and people die.

"You are quite good, kid. You have only been doing this for a month and you can already sail in that sea with your eyes closed."

Li Changle laughed awkwardly, "It's not me, it's my brothers."

"I was wondering, when did you learn this? Turns out it was your brother and the others who did this."

Accountant Chen pulled a stool over to him and said, "Last time we contracted the tidal flats, did you hear any news? That's why you came to tell me that?"

"How could I have any news? I just heard those useless people talking about it when I was hanging out on the street. I thought you've helped my family a lot over the years, so I reminded you."

Li Changle said with a smile, "Don't blame me for talking nonsense and blocking your family's wealth!"

Accountant Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I only contracted ten acres this time. Secretary Wang's family contracted several hundred acres. They have been very busy these days. I heard that they have invested a lot of money."

"His family is rich, so the losses are just a drop in the bucket."

"Not only his family, but also A Biao's family and Wang Mazi's family. Each family has two to three hundred acres. A Biao's contract fee was lent to him by Wang Mazi. I heard that the two of them had a fight on the beach this morning."

Li Changle gloated: "Oh~ Are they fighting? How can Wang Mazi, with his small body, withstand the beating from Ah Biao?"

"That's right. He pushed me into a mud pit and beat me half to death." Accountant Chen glanced at him and said, "For those who are just watching, Ah Biao said that Wang Mazi flirted with his wife. Is that true?"

Li Changle laughed dryly, "How would I know about this?"

"I don't know. Stay out of their way." Accountant Chen paused. "I told the boss about Anan's situation. He said Anan performed well in school and he will consider a permanent position for the second half of the semester."

Li Changle happily grabbed his hand, "Really? That's great. Thank you, Uncle Dong. I knew that as long as I look for you, there is nothing I can't do."

"Don't give me that. I'm not a high-ranking official." Accountant Chen pulled out his painful hand and slapped him again.

"I think when you and An Nan were reincarnated, the Goddess of Fertility might have sent you to the wrong family."

Li Changle looked at him in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

Accountant Chen said with a smile: "She is like the people in our fishing village, she is diligent in her words and deeds, unlike you, a slick-tongued brat, who is better than anyone else at climbing the fishing rod."

Li Changle was happier to hear him praise Zhou Ruonan than to hear him praise himself, "My mother also said that the greatest luck in my life is to marry Ruonan!"

Accountant Chen felt it was too shameful to watch, "Shame on you!"

"If you had dignity, you wouldn't have gotten such a good wife."

At this time, the phone rang. He quickly picked it up and heard Ah Huan's clear voice, "Hello, who is this?"

Li Changle was a little excited and shouted, "Your third brother!"

"Third brother, it's you. Dad wrote to me last time saying that you were going to build a new house. I wired some money back today, and the wire transfer slip should arrive tomorrow."

"My family is rich, and we're going to break ground on our new house on the eighth day of the first lunar month. What are you going to do with the money you sent back?"

"So fast? Where did you get the money? Where did you get the new housing site?"

"Over at Nanshan, my eldest brother and I made the money when we encountered fish when we went out to sea." Li Changle said, "Did you receive the letter your third sister-in-law sent? You should take what I told you seriously!"

"I got it. Why did you send a registered letter again? It won't be much faster, what a waste of money! I know what you said in the letter. Please let Dad and Mom rest assured."

"You little brat, you're better at calculating than your mother." Li Changle said with a smile, "I'll ask Dad to save the money you sent me. When you come back and have a job, I'll buy you a house."

"If you don't have enough money, you can use it first. I'll get the breathing tube for the diving suit in a few days and send it back to you then. The phone call is expensive, so I'll hang up now."

"Beep~beep~beep..." Li Changle listened to the dead tone coming from the microphone, "You little brat, you're even more thrifty than your mother."

"Where will the money come from if we don't save a little?" Accountant Chen looked at him with a smile, "Money is a good thing. It will be good wherever it is spent!"

"That's right. Without money, there will be no new house." Li Changle smiled and waved at him, "I'm going to Nanshan for a while, and I'll come to your house when I come back."

Accountant Chen waved his hand, closed the door, and walked towards his home.

Li Changle walked to the bridge head and saw Chen Yongwei was still waiting for him. He walked up to him cheerfully and said, "Let's go."

"Brother, you are so happy. Ah Huan is coming back?"

"He just got his family leave and won't be able to go home this year. The brat heard that we were going to build a new house and was worried that we wouldn't have enough money, so he sent some money back."

Chen Yongwei said enviously: "You four brothers have such a good relationship."

Li Changle rolled his eyes at him, "You're so sour. Aren't you my brother?"

Chen Yongwei nodded heavily, "Yes, of course!"

(End of this chapter)

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