Chapter 289 I’m happy

Li Changle happily rode his tricycle back and when he reached the intersection of Shatou Village, he met Brother Li and his family who were returning from delivering holiday gifts.

Brother Li saw that he was sweating profusely while riding his tricycle and asked, "Why are you riding your tricycle around on such a hot day instead of sleeping at home?"

Li Changle stepped on the brakes and said, "Send the things to Shuilu Zhang."

"Uncle San, you're so nice. I just said I couldn't walk anymore and you came." Li Xiaoyang and Li Xiaotao said as they climbed onto the tricycle.

"You come!" Li Changle got out of the car and handed the steering wheel to Li Xiaoyang, "I can't carry you."

Li Xiaoyang immediately perked up, holding the steering wheel and waving at Mrs. Li and Li Xiaoqing, "Mother, Xiaoqing, get in the car. I'll take you."

Mrs. Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Didn't you just say that you didn't even have the strength to walk?"

Li Xiaoyang argued, "Riding a tricycle is different from walking."

Mrs. Li put the backpack on the car and patted him with a smile, "You are still stubborn. Sooner or later, I will beat your lazy muscles."

"My mother is so hard to serve!"

"You'll have to take care of me until the sun rises in the west."

The mother and her son rode away noisily on the tricycle. Li Changle sold the maritime radio for 1,000 yuan and told Brother Li that he had also bought the boat.

When Brother Li heard that the maritime radio stations had also been sold, he rubbed his hands with joy, "That's great! I was in a hurry to go home because I was worried that they had already been sold."

"Uncle Zhang said that his family's maritime radio was confiscated from an anti-smuggling ship. I asked Uncle Zhang to give me a receipt. I'll show it to you when I get home."

Brother Li glared at him and said, "You're still trying to get a ticket back? We still don't believe you, what else?"

"I know you trust me, but after all, it's something worth thousands of dollars, so it's better to be clear."

"You think too much every day."

"It's not about overthinking, it's about having a clear mind." Li Changle thought about the boatmen and said worriedly, "We are still short of two people. I need to go back and ask my father to find them as soon as possible."

"When I was at Wang's house today, your eldest sister-in-law's cousin wanted his eldest son to go fishing with us. The boy is honest and knows some skills on a fishing boat."

Brother Li paused for a moment and said, "I said I'll come back and discuss it with you guys. If you think it's okay, let him come and try it for two days?"

Li Changle thought it was good to know someone well, "Then let him come to the ship and try. If he can do it, he will be the winner."

"Okay, go back and tell your sister-in-law to go back to Laotangan and ask her to call him over to give it a try." Brother Li said happily, "A Le, I never dreamed that our family would have our own big boat."

Li Changle then remembered that he had not told his elder and second brothers about ordering a boat. "Brother, I think the fishing industry will only get better and better in the future, and there will be more and more ship owners ordering boats, so I took the initiative to order a big boat...

The delivery date of the ship is October of the following year. At that time, we can rent this ship to others or sell it and start a bigger ship.

Of course, if you think I'm taking too much of a risk, you don't have to invest in the ship I just ordered."

"Ah Le, it's not that I disagree with you ordering a big ship." Brother Li stopped and looked at him sadly, "Brother knows that you are braver than us.

He is more courageous and farsighted than us. But can you not be so hasty in doing things in the future and discuss it with us first? "

Li Changle looked at him and his face suddenly became hot. "Brother, I was wrong about this. When I was at the waterway this morning, I was thinking about going home and telling you about it.

As a result, when I got home and talked about other things, I completely forgot about this matter. Today at Shuilu Zhang, when I was waiting for Boss Zhang to come back, I talked to him for a while, and thought it was a sure win, so I signed the contract on my own initiative. "

"Brother really doesn't blame you, I just want you to stop being so anxious and discuss things with us."

"I'll remember that if I order a boat again in the future, I'll definitely discuss it with you in advance."

"Oh!" Brother Li's eyes widened. "You're still ordering a boat? Are you thinking of buying a toy?"

"Of course not, I just said that!" Li Changle thought about the sea trial, "Brother, when do you think we should go to test the boat?"

"A few days are fine." Brother Li thought for a moment, "I'll go back and call Ah Cheng over, take him on a small boat and run two trips to test the boat at the 18th tide. What do you think?"

"Go back and ask my mother to pick a date. If it's the 18th, we'll go test the boat the day after tomorrow."

"Then do as you say." Brother Li parted ways with him at the entrance of the alley. He went to Chen Yongwei's house to borrow a bicycle, and Li Changle went home to tell Li's father and others about the fishing boat.

When Li Changle got home, he found out that Li Erge and his family had also returned. The whole family was sitting on the dam and talking. When they saw him come back, they all asked him how the boat was going.

Li Changle looked proud, "Is there anything I can't accomplish?"

Brother Li looked at him excitedly, "Is it done?"

"It's done!" Li Changle nodded heavily.

Mrs. Li said happily, "In the afternoon, at my mother's house, my brother and his friends asked Ah Ping to play cards, but he was absent-minded. I knew he was worried about buying a boat, so I came back early."

Mrs. Li smiled and nodded, "We too, Ah An has wanted to come back for a long time." "Uncle San," Li Xiaoyang grabbed Li Changle, "How big is our boat?"

Li Changle smiled and stroked him, "It's 6 meters long, and the maximum width is meters. You can tell if you use a steel measuring tape."

"Oh oh!" Li Xiaoyang turned around and thought something was wrong, "I won't pull the steel measuring tape, we are going to the waterway to see the big ship."

Li Xiaoqing pulled him, "Uncle San, can we go take a look?"

"Uncle, we want to go see it too." Zhang Xiaoxue also pulled him aside and asked.

Li Changle smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll take you to see our big ship tomorrow afternoon."

"Oh! We're going to see the big ship!"

The children were happy, and the adults were even happier. Father Li excitedly turned his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"That's great!" Li Changxi happily pulled his mother, "Mother, this is the first time our family in Shatou Village has a boat that's more than 20 meters long."

"Yes!" Li's mother wiped her tears happily, "Write a letter to Ah Huan and tell him that you bought a big boat. Let him be happy too."

Li Xiaomei pulled Li Ersao and said, "Mother, look, grandma is crying and laughing at the same time!"

Li Changxi quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "Mother, why are you crying on such a happy day?"

Mother Li took the handkerchief and wiped it on her face a few times, "I'm happy!"

Father Li laughed and said, "Women are like this. They cry when they are happy and they cry when they are sad."

"I'd love to!" Li's mother said happily to her daughter-in-law and daughter, "Let them talk here, we'll go cook."

Li Changle hurriedly said, "Mother, let my sister-in-law and my elder sister do it, and you go to the master to set the date for picking up the boat."

"Yes, yes, this is also very important!" Mother Li said to her daughter-in-law and the women, "You guys do whatever you want. I'll go back to the old house to get your birth dates and call Grandma Chen as well."

"Okay, leave the cooking to us." Mrs. Li and her sister-in-law happily went to the kitchen to busy themselves.

Li Changle said to Father Li: "Dad, the boat is waiting for us to pick it up. You have to hurry up and invite the boatman, otherwise we will have to ask you to come out and help!"

"Where can I find people in an emergency?" Father Li said, "The old friends I greeted last time told them that they would take over the ship next year. I will go to their house first to check. If they can't spare the time, I will be the only one to go on board."

"Okay, go check it out first. There's a helper there, my eldest brother. He's my eldest sister-in-law's cousin. He went back to Laotangan to pick someone up. Let's go out to sea together tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li leaned over and said, "Ah Le, Ah Cheng has only worked on a small fishing boat for a year or two. If he wants to work on a big boat, he needs your eldest and second brothers to take him with him."

Father Li took over and said, "Only the eldest and second eldest brothers can do it on the big ship. Ah Le, Ah Wei and I cannot do it. From now on, we will all be their apprentices."

"Yes, we are all their apprentices." Li Changle thought to himself, I am better than my eldest and second brothers. They have only been doing it for two years, but I have been doing it for thirty or forty years.

Zhang Dejin was also happy for his uncles. "We didn't come when they picked up the small boat last time. This time we went to the town to order steamed buns and steamed cakes to celebrate when they picked up the big boat."

Now that my uncle and brother-in-law have both gotten rich, I have to do as A Le said. I can't just rely on my skills to make money. I should go back and ask A Xue about doing business.

"Of course!" Li Changxi responded from inside.

Father Li hurriedly reminded the two, "Ah Jin, Ah Xi, don't order too much, just send it to a few close ones."

Li Changxi smiled and said, "I know, go and do your thing."

After Li Xiaoyang rode his tricycle and took Li's father away, Li Changle gave the contract and receipt to Li's second brother, "This is the contract for selling the maritime radio station and the new contract."

After seeing it, Brother Li happily stuffed it into his pocket and said, "Just keep it. Calculate how much money you need to supplement your family. If it's not enough, ask your sister-in-law to go to the credit union to get it tomorrow."

"Brother, there is one more thing." Li Changle took out the contract for the large ship, "I didn't think this through, brother has already told me..."

Second Brother Li looked at the contract and glared at him, "Big Brother is right, you are really too bold, ordering a boat worth tens of thousands of dollars is like buying a toy boat, you didn't even blink an eye."

Li Changle said with a playful smile: "I have deeply realized my mistake. I will drink two glasses of wine tonight as punishment."

"Two cups won't do, you have to have three!" Brother Li rolled his eyes at him, "It's outrageous that you didn't even invite me when you bought something so expensive. Next time, invite me along when you order."

"Kill Jia!" Li Changle gave him a thumbs up, "I'll talk to my eldest brother when he comes back and have him scold you too."

"Ah Le, the people on the South Coast make so much money every year because they have big boats. If they are lucky, they can catch more than 10 or 20 tons of fish in one trip."

Li Erge sighed, "Just like the last time we encountered a school of silver pomfret, we were the first to spot it, and the Wang family boss came later. They chased the school of fish, and we sold more than 20,000 that trip. If we were driving a big boat, we would have made more than 10,000."

Li Changle nodded, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

(End of this chapter)

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