Chapter 338 Prelude to the Storm

Chapter 338 Prelude to the Storm

Chapter 338 Prelude to the Storm

Li Changle made a direct offer, "Uncle Xie, I'll give you 8,800. If you think it's okay, we'll go through the formalities right away."

The price is sky-high, but the payment is low. For a house that costs more than 9,000 yuan, you can save at least a few hundred if you bargain a little more.

Old Xie said angrily: "If you wanted to sell it for 8,800, you would have sold it long ago. How could it be your turn?"

Ah Kun glanced at him and said, "Old Xie, let me, as a middleman, interject a few words. Ah Le is sincere in looking at the house. If you offer a lower price and Ah Le adds a little more, the deal will be done. You can also pack up and go to the provincial capital to take care of your grandchildren."

Old Xie thought of his son and daughter-in-law who urged him to go over to help look after the children. "Since you asked, I must give you a favor. How about this, 300 less, 9,500."

After some bargaining, the two finally settled on 9200 yuan.

An hour later, Li Changle took the freshly issued property ownership certificate and the key and went back to the restaurant with A Kun to collect the money from selling the hairy catfish.

Thinking that a big fish was sold for 3100 yuan, Li Changle felt that a house worth more than yuan was not too cheap. Nowadays, as long as you roll up your sleeves and work hard, the sea is a huge treasure.

Now they have their own shop here. From now on, my sister and mother-in-law will be in charge of sales, and they just need to roll up their sleeves and work hard to make money.

Save money to build a freezer, and buy machines and equipment to make crab paste, shrimp paste, caviar, oyster sauce, etc.

By custom-ordering three or four boats of about 20 to 30 meters in length, we can form a fishing team, and provide a one-stop service for production and sales, and the entire seafood industry will be complete.

Li Changle became happier and happier as he thought about it. He came out of the restaurant happily, thinking that the temperature would drop after the next few rains. When the weather gets colder, there will be fewer and fewer fish in the middle layer, and most of them will sink to the warmer deep sea.

If we switch to bottom trawling, there are many reefs under the sea near the islands and reefs, and it is easy for the net to get stuck. The money earned will not be enough to replace the trawling net.

He also bought dozens of bottom sticky nets, fish hooks, fishing lines, and waders. He then went to a hardware store and took a look around. He saw that there were also battery lamps for sale there, so he bought five more. More than half of the money he earned from selling the hairtail was spent.

On the way back, I went to Caishi Street to buy pork belly and braised duck. I saw someone making small candies on the spot, so I pushed my bicycle over.

"Boss Ale!" Chen Amao patted him in surprise. "When I saw your curly hair from a distance, I knew I had recognized you."

Li Changle saw that the backpacks on both sides of the back seat of his car were filled to the brim, and there were two large bags of sticky nets tied to the frame. "Are you here to buy things too?"

"Yes! The weather is about to change. I'll buy two packs of sticky nets. It's better to use them when the weather gets cold."

Chen Amao patted the backpack again and said, "I also said that when I get back, I'll go to Shatou Village and invite you to my house for a drink. If we meet, we can go together?"

"I really don't have time these two days. I saved more than 3,000 kilograms of fish and shrimp to dry in the sun. The weather is so bad now. I have to stay at home and dry the fish before I dare to go out."

"Okay, we'll get together again when you're done."

"okay!"

Li Changle bought some small candies, and walked back with two backpacks carrying three large bags of sticky nets. The weather was even hotter than in the morning, without even a hint of wind, and large dark clouds passed overhead from time to time...

The loud speakers in the village and at the dock constantly reminded fishermen going out to sea to pay attention to the risks and harm caused by severe convective weather.

When I returned to Nanshanao, my whole body was soaked with sweat, as if I had just crawled out of the water.

When Father Li saw him coming back, he hurried forward to help him move things and asked, "How much is a pound of big fish?"

"Forty-five!" Li Changle followed him and carried a bag of sticky nets into the house.

Father Li stopped and looked at him in surprise, "It's only increased by 15 yuan in one year?"

"Yes, it has increased by 15 yuan in one year. Uncle Kun said that the increase will be even greater for those weighing more than 100 kilograms."

"In the past two years, it was rare to catch more than 100 kilograms. Now there are so many big boats, it is even more difficult to catch them."

"You'll meet one if you're lucky." Li Changle showed him the receipt with a smile, "One fish sold for 3,100 yuan. If you can catch one every time you go out, the other fish you catch will be profitable."

"How can it be that good?" Father Li said, glaring at him in reproach, "Have you bought the shop?"

"I bought it!" Li Changle took out the property ownership certificate and handed it to the two elders, "I bought it for 9,200 yuan."

When Li's mother saw the private house ownership certificate that Li Changle had bought with more than 9,000 yuan, she felt happy and distressed at the same time.

"After these two busy days, we'll go to town with you to see what kind of shop it is that costs more than nine thousand."

Father Li said cheerfully, "I've already bought it, so stop complaining. Anyway, I can still rent it for a few dozen yuan a month!"

Then he looked at Li Changle and said, "Now that the shop is bought, let Ah Xi and Ah Jin clean it up when they are free. Ask Uncle Kun what to buy."

"I've already told Uncle Kun that when I get back from Lucheng, I'll take my sister and brother-in-law to the restaurant. The things they have are more complete than the seafood store."

"Uncle Kun has helped you so much. If you find any fresh food he likes in the future, remember to send more to him."

"I know."

"It looks like the weather is going to change in the next two days. Are you still going to Lucheng today?"

"No, let's dry this batch of dried fish heads, pack them up, and hire a tractor to deliver them together."

Thousands of kilograms of dried fish heads, if they get wet by the rain, the quality will be affected, and then even the money earned from selling fresh fish will not be earned. "That's fine, you guys stay at home, if the weather changes or something, you can still bring it back in time."

Li Changle took the property ownership certificate into the house and put it away, then went to the construction site to tell Zhang Dejin about the purchase of the shop, and asked him to take some time to check it out and find someone to paint the shop and build the containers and shelves.

"Brother-in-law, the front is a shop and the back is a residence. You and your family can live wherever you want. After the shop is open, bring Xiaoxue and the others to live in the town next semester, and you can study in the town from now on."

Zhang Dejin nodded excitedly, "Okay, I'll tell your sister when I get back."

"You are busy. I still need to go to the border police station."

"OK!"

Li Changle rode his bicycle to the police station, where he was received by the chubby policeman named Lin. Just as Uncle Dong had said, they planned to order dried and fresh goods from the Li family.

The two of them decided on the weight and time of delivery, and Li Changle happily hummed a little opera as he hurried back.

When passing by the dock, I saw that many fishing boats that went out to sea had returned to the port early, and there were many vendors at the dock waiting to collect the goods.

Due to the unusual weather, Li Changle did not dare to collect seafood to dry the sea bass heads, but he did collect a lot of jellyfish that did not need to be dried in the sun.

Li's mother hired a few women to come home, and Li Changle and Li's second brother pulled a cart and took the collected jellyfish heads to the beach to kill and clean them.

The sky was gloomy, the sea was calm, and even the air smelled damp.

The two brothers took the jellyfish basket off the cart and placed it next to the big puddle.

This place has become the Li family's exclusive place to slaughter and wash fresh goods. Li's father and eldest brother even put some slabs of stone and stones by the puddle to make it easier for the women who help to do their work.

Li Changle put down the bamboo basket and looked up at the sea in the distance. His eyes widened in surprise, "Brother, what do you see on the sea?"

A majestic and solemn thousand-year-old temple with yellow walls and black tiles appeared on the sea. You could also clearly see the dense shade and lush bamboos on both sides of the temple's corridor.

The ancient temple is surrounded by lush forests, towering peaks, shrouded in clouds and mist, and a tall tower looms among the mountains.

Seeing this, Brother Li also widened his eyes, "Come on, Putuo Immortal Mountain!"

The women who were killing and washing jellyfish by the puddle all stood up and said, "Oh my God, this really is a fairyland!"

The old woman hurriedly washed her hands in the puddle, lifted up her clothes and wiped them vigorously, then bowed devoutly towards the ancient temple, muttering something.

Li Changle thought of his rebirth and bowed devoutly towards the ancient temple.

Brother Li also bowed devoutly, "When we were in Zhoushan, we went to Mount Putuo and saw the Buddha's light. Ah Le, do you think there are really gods in the world?"

"Maybe?" Li Changle felt that there should be, otherwise how could he come back?
Otherwise, as the short video said, there is not just one time and space in the world but several...

The ancient temple on the fairy mountain remained on the sea for half an hour before gradually disappearing on the sea.

The women who were working then squatted down and continued to work, and started to talk about who had done something bad and was punished by the gods...

The two brothers pulled the cart back, and the whole family was busy in fear until the afternoon. They filled the empty tank with jellyfish heads again, but the storm still did not come.

Fortunately, after a day and a half of wind and sun exposure, the small and thin eels have dried completely. The thick cuttlefish, yellow croaker, etc. will be put into the tank after another day of drying tomorrow.

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The next morning, just after daybreak, Li Changle and Chen Yongwei had already boarded Li Changqing's tractor and headed towards Lucheng.

The two of them sat on a bamboo basket covered with a tarpaulin, leaning against the carriage board, and found that the weather today was slightly cooler than yesterday and the day before yesterday.

Thinking of the weather forecast yesterday afternoon that said a severe thunderstorm had already formed, accompanied by lightning and storms, the two men felt even more depressed.

According to the experience of the fishing villagers, the calmer the storm is before it makes landfall, the more severe it will be after it makes landfall.

Yesterday, they drove the boat to Zhangjiabu to take shelter from the wind, and wrapped all the exposed engines and other parts with oilcloth to make them waterproof.

All the things that needed to be packed up at the new house construction site were packed up and put inside the house, and the scaffolding was also reinforced.

The thatched shed in front of the construction site was also dismantled in advance to prevent it from being blown into the air by the storm and injuring people.

Zhang Dejin brought a few bricklayers to repair and reinforce the roof of the old house, making preparations for the typhoon.

Father Li also asked Li Daxiao to move to the old house for a few days to prevent the storm from blowing down his dilapidated house and burying him inside.

In order to get back earlier, the three of them set out before dawn, and even the original plan to go to Li Ji Gold Shop to make jewelry was postponed to next time.

The tractor left Pan Town and drove towards Tuxia Bridge. Chen Yongwei thought about it and said to Li Changle:
"Brother, I heard from the weather forecast that this thunderstorm will last for a week, or even longer. Some even said that if the storm doesn't make landfall for a long time, it may become a strong typhoon."

"Yeah, it rained the night we came back, and it hasn't rained all over yet. I wonder what God is planning?"

(End of this chapter)