Chapter 372 Confident Awei

Chapter 372 Confident Awei

Chapter 372 Confident Awei (Five Thousand Chapters)

Li Changle rode his tricycle to the dock. The dock, which used to be bustling at this time of year, was now deserted except for the large and small fishing boats docked at the dock because all the ships had returned to port to avoid the wind.

When he got outside Chen Ji, he remembered the three warehouses and rode his tricycle to the outside of the warehouses.

There were only three tiled houses, each with two heavy wooden doors and a window on both sides equipped with steel bars as thick as a thumb.

Li Changle looked inside through the window. It was empty. He remembered that there was a large courtyard behind the warehouse, which was at least 400 to 500 square meters in total.

The location here is better than the land in Nanshanao. If we can buy it, we can set up a cold storage and an ice factory. There is a pier outside the door, so it is convenient for fishing boats to dock and add ice, and business will definitely be booming.

He looked around, then rode his tricycle back to the door of Chen Ji with satisfaction. He got off the tricycle and knocked on the door several times, but no one responded.

"Who is it? They already closed the door and went to the backyard."

Li Changle turned around and saw A Shibo, the village pier guard, limping over with a flashlight in hand. "It's me, A Le!"

The old man's son and daughter-in-law died in a storm while out to sea. The old couple still had three grandchildren to raise, so the village arranged for him to guard the dock, earning him more than ten yuan a month.

Every time the Li family killed fish, Li's mother would call her husband along, and he would also help look after the family's boat when it was docked at the pier.

"It's you. What are you doing at the dock so late?"

"I came to Adong's house to buy some ice cubes!" Li Changle handed him a cigarette with a smile and took out a match to light it for him.

"All the boats came back to avoid the wind. No one was selling their catch. His family closed the shop early and went to rest in the backyard."

"Then I'll go to the backyard and call them."

"Ah Le," Ah Shi called him and glanced at Wang's Seafood Store, "I heard that his family is going to sell the seafood store and open a clothing store in town."

"It's very profitable to open a clothing store now!" Li Changle turned his head and glanced at Wang Ji. He didn't expect that in this life, his family would start selling the house at the dock so soon.

"That's what Mr. Wang said. In my opinion, in this world, as long as you work hard, you can make money."

"Ashibo is right."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work, I'll go take a look around." After saying that, Ah Shi waved at Li Changle and left with the flashlight.

Li Changle rode his tricycle to the backyard of Chen's house and called out twice outside. Old Chen responded and came out, "Ah Le, what's up so late?"

"Buy a box of ice!" Li Changle said, patting the wooden box.

"Push the car in!" Old Chen saw that he was wearing waterproof pants. "It's so windy, and you're still going to the beach to cast nets?"

"I didn't cast a net, but I used two trap nets and caught some miscellaneous fish." Li Changle smiled and said, "How is business in town? Is my sister okay?"

"Business in town is good! Your sister's business is good. This morning I saw Manager Kun sitting in the shop for a while. With him helping to look after it, you can rest assured in the future."

"Thank you for your care!"

"We are from the same village, why are we being so polite!" Lao Chen paused, "And as for Lao Sun, I heard from Boss Zhou that Lao Sun went to the shop to cause trouble, and it seemed that Zhou Achang from Shaji Village had instructed him to do so."

Li Changle suddenly realized, "I was wondering how he, a businessman, could do such a tactless thing."

Damn it, this bastard Zhou Achang will never stop!

"Old Sun and the Zhou family are in a cooperative relationship, so there's nothing he can do!" Old Chen said as he handed the wooden box to Ah San and pulled a chair for Li Changle, "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen!" Li Changle saw that he seemed to have something to say, so he pulled over a chair and sat down.

"You've only been working for a few months, how did you end up having a grudge against Zhou Achang?"

"Nothing much, just when I bought this boat..." Li Changle told him what happened.

"How can you be blamed for this? In fact, they calculated too much. His family and the Zhao family are from the same village. If he hadn't bargained for such a low price, they would have given it to him. It wouldn't have been your turn!"

Li Changle shrugged. "The problem is that people don't think that way. They bite like a vicious dog."

"A barking dog isn't scary!" Old Chen glanced at him. "I've met Boss Zhou a few times, but I can't see through him. I always feel like he's not a simple guy."

"Zhou Achang has always had a bad reputation among the boat bosses in Shaji Village. They all say that he is petty and can't stand any loss. If it weren't for Boss Zhou to clean up the mess for him, he would have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish long ago."

"Thank you Uncle Chen for the advice!" Li Changle didn't expect that he had this opinion of Boss Zhou. He felt that the saying "old ginger is wise" was absolutely true.

"We are from the same village, so we are relatives. Why are you being so polite to me?" Old Chen hesitated for a moment and then said, "Ah Le, I heard that you want to buy the warehouse next door?"

Accountant Chen told him that when Boss Wang heard that the warehouse was going to be sold, he asked Secretary Wang to come to him to ask for the three warehouses. He then told Secretary Wang the news that A Le and his family wanted to buy them.

Accountant Chen also said that Boss Wang must have bought the warehouse to open a seafood store. Ah Le bought it because he wanted to open a freezer when he had money in the future.

After discussion, the village committee decided to hold a bidding auction and sell it to whoever offers the highest price.

He used most of his family's money to buy a piece of land in Pan Town, and used the remaining money as working capital. If he had known that the warehouse was going to be sold, he would not have been in a hurry to buy the land.

Boss Wang seemed to have spent a lot of money on Secretary Wang's affairs. He felt that neither his family nor the Wang family could compete with Li Changle, so he might as well sell a better one to him.

Li Changle knew what he was worried about, and thinking of his relationship with Accountant Chen, he smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, don't worry.

I definitely didn’t buy the warehouse next door to open a seafood store. I also told Uncle Dong that when I save up some money, I plan to open a freezer here.”

Old Chen thought of the fact that he had ordered a large ship, and looked at him with admiration, "No wonder you just bought a large ship and immediately ordered a bigger one, you really have a long-term vision."

Li Changle laughed and said, "What do you mean by long-term? I was just fooling around in town before, and heard those people say that the frozen warehouse has a good prospect, so I thought of doing this business."

Lao Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "There are many people who can talk about it, but how many of them can actually do it? You heard it and thought about doing it, which proves that you have better vision than them."

"Uncle, I feel embarrassed by your praise."

Old Chen grinned, his two big teeth like a big rabbit, "I went to the village committee this afternoon to inquire about the news, and they said that Boss Wang also wanted to buy those three warehouses.

After discussing with each other, several leaders in the village decided to bid. I guess Boss Wang doesn’t have much money. If you buy it, I will withdraw and not compete with you. "

"Thank you, Uncle Chen!" Li Changle said with a wry smile, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. I'm just worried that my family is too poor and I won't be able to compete with Boss Wang."

He knew that Old Chen was worried that he would end up like Boss Wang and open a seafood store after buying the warehouse. Now that he had given him the reassurance that he could out-compete Boss Wang, he voluntarily withdrew.

He knew about bidding. Sometimes, if people get excited, something that was originally worth a hundred dollars could be sold at ten times the price.

It’s a headache. Why are there so many smart people these days?
"I've inquired about it. Secretary Wang was able to come out so early this time because Boss Wang spent a lot of money. He even borrowed a thousand from Boss Zhou a few days ago."

"Boss Wang and Boss Zhou are in a partnership, right? Is Boss Zhou's shop their own or rented?"

"Boss Wang has cooperated with Boss Zhou and Boss Xu. Boss Zhou is also Boss Xu's brother-in-law. His family and Old Sun's family are old neighbors. Like my family, they rented the shop from the aquatic product company."

"So that's it!"

"Don't worry, Boss Wang will never be able to compete with you!" Lao Chen patted him on the shoulder, "After you buy the warehouse and get a lot of goods, don't forget to share some with me."

"Even if we don't buy it, we will give your family a share. We are from the same village and we should take care of each other."

"Yes! Don't learn from those short-sighted people who would rather let outsiders make money than give it to their own fellow villagers."

Li Changle smiled and said, "I heard that the Wang family's house is also for sale!"

Old Chen nodded, "Old Wang has looked for me and Old Li before, let's leave that old guy alone for a while!"

Li Changle gave him a thumbs up, "Old people are always wise!"

"It's not that we are hot-headed, it's that we are timid. We are not like you young people who are full of energy. We are afraid of hard times. We want to live a stable life after making money. We only do things that we understand. We are afraid that the money we have worked hard to earn will be wasted in the end."

"We are far behind you. You are the ones who have vision, drive and the courage to try new things."

Old Chen bared his two big buck teeth happily, "You are really good at talking!"

At this time, Ah San came out carrying a wooden box, "Ah Le, the ice is ready." "Uncle, my family is still waiting for ice. I'll come to talk to you next time."

"Okay!" Lao Chen asked Ah San to put the wooden box on the tricycle and said with a smile, "Just give me two dollars."

"Okay!" Li Changle gave the money, said goodbye to Lao Chen, turned on the headlights and quickly headed towards Nanshan.

Before we even reached the big puddle, we heard Mrs. Li's hearty laughter floating in the wind. She hurriedly pushed her tricycle to the puddle and asked, "How many fish did you catch?"

Mrs. Li pointed to the rubber bucket happily and said, "It's almost full. I also picked a lot of hairtail, black bass, mackerel, and green croaker and put them in the bamboo basket."

Chen Yongwei held up the scoop net and looked at him happily, "Brother, we scoop up the net every ten minutes or so. We have scooped up the net twice during the time you were gone."

"Let's work harder tonight and bring back more fish. I think the beach will be filled with fish-attracting battery lights tomorrow night!"

Li Changle opened the wooden box, scooped out ice cubes with a shovel and sprinkled them on the fish in the bamboo basket to keep them fresh.

"No way? If they're full of battery lights, what's the point?" Mrs. Li glanced at the Jin family father and son, "Did you tell them where you bought the lights?"

"I can find it even if you don't tell me!" Li Changle said with a smile, "We don't need a battery light, a flashlight can also do the job!"

Mrs. Li nodded and said, "Ah Le is right. My father and his family used to use torches to lure fish."

Mrs. Li sighed, "Then shall we come again tomorrow night?"

Brother Li responded, "Why not come? Even if you catch dozens of kilograms, the money from selling them can buy a few kilograms of fat meat."

Mrs. Li nodded repeatedly, scooped up a net of fish and poured it into a plastic bucket, "Yes! We have hired so many chefs at home, so if we can bring more fish home, we can save some money on meat and vegetables."

Although Mrs. Li Er didn't say anything, her hands were no slower than Mrs. Li Da's.

Li Changle spread the ice cubes, turned his head and looked at his two sisters-in-law who worked as skillfully as the men, and reached out for the scoop net, "Sister-in-law, let me fish it out."

"You take a break, I'll do it." Mrs. Li shook out the fish in the net bag and immediately scooped up another one.

Li Changle looked at Li Ersao, and seeing that she had no intention of handing over the scoop net to him, he turned his head and saw the hand-line fishing line in the bamboo basket, "Brother, the eldest and second sisters-in-law are here to help. Awei and I will go fishing at the reef beach in front."

The section of Nanshan Beach towards the pier is more than a hundred meters long and is covered with large and small black reefs covered with honeycomb-like holes. When the wind blows, they make whimpering sounds. If it is dark, timid people dare not come here to fish in the sea.

There are reefs all under the rocky beach. Except for those who pick seaweed and dig oysters, those who cast traps will not go there.

Because the traps that were put down could rarely be pulled up intact and would always get caught on the reefs, after a long time no one came here to put traps anymore.

Brother Li frowned, "It's so late, the wind and waves are so strong, you still go fishing?"

"Only when there are strong winds and waves can you get big catches!" Li Changle said as he went to pick up a small wooden barrel to fill it with bait.

When Chen Yongwei heard about fishing at the reef beach, he immediately became interested. "Brother, the reef beach ahead is not as dangerous as the big reef in the east. Let's go and give it a try. If there is nothing, we will be back in a while."

"Be careful, take a battery lamp with you." Brother Li said as he took down a battery lamp from the shelf and handed the scoop net in his hand to him.

Chen Yongwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, big brother. I used to fish there often and even caught a big grouper weighing more than ten kilograms."

Li Changle carried the bucket and walked forward with Chen Yongwei for more than ten minutes until they arrived in front of the rocky beach. Before they got close, they heard bursts of whimpering, which sounded a bit like the sound effects in a horror movie.

The waves hit the rocks, and the splashing water was blown by the wind, bringing a chill.

"Fuck! My pores are standing up."

"When the wind blows, the sound is so loud that I don't dare to come here to fish for seafood alone at night."

Li Changle said loudly: "I remember there is a big reef ahead, where you can fish from the wind."

The wind and waves near the reef are very strong. If you don’t speak louder, the other party won’t be able to hear what you are saying!

"It's just ahead!" Chen Yongwei took him to two large reefs that seemed to have been chiseled open by someone. After the two of them went in, they found a protruding reef and tied the battery lamp to it.

Li Changle took out a hand fishing line, caught a small green carp and put the bait on it. He stood up and walked a few steps, threw the hook into the sea, turned around and found a reef to sit on.

Chen Yongwei also caught a bluefin bream and put bait on it. He stood up and threw the hook far away, then sat down next to Li Changle holding the fishing line.

Li Changle handed him a cigarette and said, "Jin Hui is just out front, playing online. Why don't you go talk to him or say hello?"

"Brother, I feel like Jin Hui sometimes speaks in a weird way, and his eyes swirl around when he looks at people. I feel uncomfortable talking to him, and I don't like talking to him."

Li Changle smiled and said, "He is my brother-in-law. If you offend him, be careful that he won't marry his sister to you."

"Don't worry, Achan won't listen to him." Chen Yongwei said confidently.

"Haha, you are quite confident!"

"Achan said that her sister-in-law has many plans, and Jinhui listens to his wife in everything, so she told me to ignore him."

"That's right. Your Ah Chan will be a caring family man in the future. You will be blessed in the future."

"My grandma said the same thing..." Chen Yongwei felt the fishing line in his hand move and stood up quickly, "Brother, here we go, the fish has been loaded."

"Yo~ Boys have good luck!"

"Hehe! It was the same last time on the boat. A-Tai caught all the hairtail fish, but I caught the big ones right away when I got here!"

"I've got some fish too!" Li Changle felt the fishing line in his hand being pulled down. He stood up and pulled the line up. He felt that the force in his hand was not very strong. "It's not a big fish."

"Brother, A-Tai said that when fishing for ocean fish, you have to pull it up slowly so that the fish you catch won't die soon after you pull it up."

"It's because the water pressure in the sea is different from that on the sea surface." Li Changle slowed down and slowly pulled the fish up, the wind whistling in his ears.

The fish slowly surfaced, and under the light of the headlight, a dark figure emerged from the white waves.

"Shit, after all this time it turned out to be a black bass!"

"Brother, mine looks like a bigeye snapper." Chen Yongwei pointed to the sea happily, and saw a light red figure under the white waves. "You caught a black one, and I caught a red one!"

"It's not a bigeye snapper, it's a real snapper." Li Changle pinched the black rock bass's jaw, removed the fishhook, threw the fish into the bucket, took out a squid and started to bait it.

Chen Yongwei pulled the fish up. It looked like it weighed more than two kilograms, twice as big as the black rock bass. "The real sea bream is better than the big-eye sea bream."

"Deflate it first!" Li Changle handed him the deflation needle and threw the hook out. "Any other fish will do, as long as it's not a black rock bass."

"Brother, a fish weighing 10 to 20 kilograms is still okay."

"You can have this."

Li Changle held the fishing line, leaned against the reef, and told Chen Yongwei what Lao Chen had said, "How much do you think the three warehouses can be bid for?"

"Brother, I don't understand. As long as you think it's worth it, no matter how much it is, let's buy it first. We still have so much valuables at home, we don't have to worry!"

"There's no need for so much money! The land next to me is 500 yuan, it's over 200 square meters, the dock is 400 to 500 square meters, and there are three old houses. The bid price is at most 3,000 to 4,000 yuan."

"The big ship we ordered won't be ready for another year, and we don't need the money anymore, so there's nothing to worry about!"

"Right! There's nothing to worry about. Just mark it first!"

"Brother, I don't know what a freezer is like, but I think the ice factory you mentioned is pretty good. Every time we go out to sea, we have to buy hundreds of dollars worth of ice. That stuff is made of water, and a truckload costs hundreds of dollars, which is almost like picking up money."

"What you said makes sense. After I buy the shop, I'll go ask Ah Hao if it's troublesome to set up the procedures for the ice factory."

"Ah Hao is..." Chen Yongwei didn't finish his words when he felt a sudden pull on the fishing line in his hand. He was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground. Li Changle quickly reached out and grabbed his arm, "Are you getting a big load?"

Chen Yongwei steadied himself, then stood up with a grin, "Well! A big load of cargo!"

"Be careful!" Li Changle also stood up excitedly, "Get a big one to celebrate your engagement!"

It took me several days to save up just over 2,000 yuan. I’m going to give it away quickly to thank my friends for their support, so that I don’t have to spend it again later!
(End of this chapter)