Chapter 380 Off-season
Chapter 380 Off-season
Li Changle and his party went directly back to Nanshanao from the foot of the mountain. When they got home, they saw Acheng and Ajie had also come. The two were wearing jackets and helping to carry soil to fill the pit on the construction site.
Mr. Li rented a yellow ox from someone unknown, and used it to grind the land using a large stone mill.
There are several large pits in the middle of the land in front of the new house. Because of the terrain, it is a slope, and the lower areas have to be filled with earth before hardening.
Li Changle suspected that this was the reason why no one had approved the land for building a house here.
When Father Li saw them coming back, he quickly handed the rope to Ajie and asked, "How was it? How much did it cost?"
Li Changle looked at him and smiled, "How did you know it was bought?"
Father Li glanced at him sideways with pride, "How could I not know? Just move your toes and I'll know what you want to do."
When the eldest brother Li and the other two saw Father Li's proud expression, which was exactly the same as Li Changle's, they suddenly understood who Ah Le was like in terms of his tendency to show off!
Li Changle gave him a thumbs up and said, "I bought it. I spent four thousand five hundred."
"Four thousand five hundred for three shabby warehouses!" Father Li cried out in shock, feeling so heartbroken as if his own flesh was being cut, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were all squeezed together.
Frowning at him, "Didn't you say the base price was three thousand? Your uncle Chen said he didn't want to buy it, so why is the price so high?"
"When Li Ji saw Uncle Chen bought Wang Mazi's shop, he was worried that Uncle Chen would take away his business after he expanded the business, so he wanted to buy the warehouse to expand his seafood business."
"No wonder!" Father Li sighed, "You want it, and so do they. This piece of land has nothing on it, but it cost two thousand seven or eight thousand. The location of the dock is better than here, so four thousand five hundred is fine."
"Uncle Tang, you should go and have a look too. My brother and Old Man Li each paid fifty and I paid fifty. Suddenly my brother raised the price to four hundred. Before Old Man Li could react, they had already announced that the warehouse belonged to my brother."
The eldest and second brothers also smiled and nodded, "Dad, those three warehouses are good, the foundations are all made of stone strips, and the backyard is also hardened with cement.
There is also a stream of water coming down from the mountain ravine. Before the freezer is built, we can unload the goods there. It will also be convenient for collecting jellyfish and fresh goods. "
"The sideline team used to sell dry goods there. The next fresh water comes through the house, and the outlet is at the dam."
At this time, Ah Cheng came over and said, "Uncle Ah Le, the radio said that the wind is about to pass. When are we going out to sea?"
"When we go there, the waves are still big. Let's go after lunch. If possible, we can prepare oil, food and ice in the afternoon and set out when the tide rises in the evening."
Acheng agreed and pulled the dump truck up the slope.
Father Li looked at the sky and said to Li Changle and the others, "In the past, these two months were the off-season. Everyone stayed at home to repair boats and nets, and waited until the winter flood season to go out to sea for work."
"The equipment of small fishing boats in the past was not as good as it is now, but the big boats still go out to sea to operate."
Li Changle remembered hearing him say it several times. In the past, fishermen did not go out to sea to fish in autumn. They regarded going out to sea in autumn as a punishment. There was also a saying that "If you did not do good in your previous life, you will be punished in autumn."
Because from the beginning of autumn to the beginning of winter, the weather is hot and there are many typhoons.
Under the scorching sun, fishing operations are not only extremely hard, but also because of the hot weather and incomplete preservation facilities, the caught fish will spoil if not handled properly, resulting in the fish being unable to be sold and all the work being in vain. Fishermen regard going out to sea to fish in the autumn as a torture.
Father Li nodded and said, "Yes, they are all large shrimp trawling fishing boats. They didn't go very far. They are all operating near the coast, which is also called "抲秋".
In the past two years, the production of hairtail in the winter season has been good, but the cuttlefish season has not been seen for four or five years."
Li Changle smiled and said, "We are lucky, maybe we can meet him."
"Of course it's good to see them. Cuttlefish in winter are not cheap."
Li Changle and three other people went to the kitchen and calculated the share of the money for buying the warehouse. He himself paid 1,800 yuan, and eldest brother Li, second brother Li and Awei each paid 900 yuan.
Li Changle took the money and rode to the brigade headquarters, and handed the money to Accountant Chen. "Uncle Dong, if the weather gets better this afternoon, we will go out to sea. Please take my father to the town to handle the formalities."
"Okay, tell him to come see me after lunch." Accountant Chen took out the weather forecast he had written down and handed it to Li Changle. "Today's forecast says that the maximum wind speed in the open sea is only level 7. Your big ship will be fine."
"Then I will go to Zhangjia Pier now and ask them to prepare ice and diesel for going out to sea. I will also buy some food in town."
"Good! Good luck and catch a lot of fish!" Accountant Chen said as he handed him the key to the warehouse. "There are still some loose items in there. Keep what you can use and throw away what you can't."
"Okay!" Li Changle took the key and put it in his pocket, then rode his bike to school. Seeing that there was no one on the playground, he turned around and went to the pier.
When I opened the heavy door of the warehouse, I saw a lot of weeds growing in the dam.
As soon as I entered, I heard the sound of flowing water coming from under the left wall. I looked over and saw a ditch about one meter wide. Because it had just rained, the water in the ditch was flowing quite fast.
The warehouse was covered with cobwebs and contained several crooked wooden shelves, some broken bricks, and several large vats that were either cracked or broken.
He remembered that there were still craftsmen who could bake jars in those days. If these broken jars could be repaired, they could be used to store dried fish.
Li Changle looked around and came out, his head was covered with spider webs and dust. He brushed off a few pieces of dust on his body and went out. He closed the gate and rode his bike to Zhangjiabutou along the small road.
Lao Zhang took him on board to see the newly installed longline fishing winch. The machine was installed in the port corner and did not affect the winch pulling the net at all.
Lao Zhang explained it to him. After the longline is lowered into the sea, the main line is clamped on the winch, and the winch is turned to pull the main line to the side of the boat. The sub-line with the fish is pulled onto the boat, and the fishhook is removed and hung back on the bamboo basket.
Li Changle nodded with satisfaction, took back the key, got off the boat, said hello to the boss who delivered oil and ice cubes, and went to the town to buy dozens of kilograms of rice cakes and thirty or forty kilograms of rice and noodles. Thinking that there was still oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at home, but the work on the boat was tiring, and eating seafood without meat was not good, so he turned around and went to Uncle Wang's place.
"Uncle, are you going to kill a pig this afternoon?"
"Yes! We deliver fresh meat to several restaurants every afternoon." Uncle Wang walked out from behind the meat stall with a smile, "Are we going out to sea tonight?"
"How did you know I bought it for going to sea?"
“I listen to the radio, too.”
"No wonder! Prepare two pork trotters and 25 pounds of ribs with streaky pork for me this afternoon. Please help me chop the ribs."
"It's very useful!" Uncle Wang stepped forward and whispered, "Alin wants to rent our village's pig farm to raise pigs. If you don't need your money, I'll pay you back in the spring of next year."
Li Changle looked at his happy expression and was happy for him, "It's okay, you can give it to me when you have more money."
"Okay!" Uncle Wang looked at him with a smile, "I'll ask A-Lin to deliver the meat to you this afternoon."
Li Changle agreed, "You are busy, I will go back first."
Uncle Wang patted him on the shoulder happily, "Good luck, and the catch is full!"
"okay!"
As soon as Li Changle arrived at the intersection of Panzhen, he saw He Zhenhao riding a motorcycle over. He sat astride the bicycle and waited for him to ride up to him. He smiled and said, "Are you going to look for me?"
He Zhenhao smiled and nodded. "I heard from the gentleman who picked the date that it will be sunny in the afternoon. When are you going out to sea? I'm still waiting for the fresh goods to hold the wedding banquet."
"Let's go out to sea tonight." Li Changle kicked him. "I've lost a lot of hair worrying about the fresh food for your wedding. You have to compensate me."
"Hair loss is a sign of kidney deficiency!" He Zhenhao winked at him, "I have some tonic wine at home. I'll get you two bottles!"
"Get lost, you are the weak one!" Li Changle rolled his eyes at him. "I will leave tonight. I will work at sea on the 13th and 14th. I will be back before noon on the 15th. You send someone to the dock to pick up the goods."
"When the time comes, I will ask the big boss, He Yaozu, to come to the dock to pick up the goods."
"Okay!" Li Changle thought about the ice factory. "Ah Hao, when you have time, please help me find out what procedures are required to open an ice factory?"
"Okay!" He Zhenhao said, then asked, "Are you asking this yourself or for someone else?"
"It's mine. I plan to..." Li Changle told him about their purchase of the warehouse at the dock.
"It's not difficult for you to do it. My uncle is in charge of industry and commerce. I will ask for you when I get back."
Li Changle didn't expect that he had such a relationship, and said happily: "What kind of seafood does your uncle like to eat? I'll catch it and send it to him."
"He likes to eat abalone and grouper!"
"Okay, I'll get it this time."
"If I don't have to go to work, I'll go with you this time."
"Forget about the open sea. The new boatman on my boat has vomited jaundice. When I come back from this trip, I'll take you to the island for a tour when I have time."
"If you want to have fun, you can only do it on New Year's Day!" He Zhenhao sighed, "Fuck, why do people have to grow up? There is no freedom at all at work."
"When I was little, I didn't have freedom. I went out to play and came home too late. My mother almost pulled my ears off."
"Your mother is really amazing!" He Zhenhao said with a smile, "Ah Le, after Xue Fei and I have our wedding, I plan to tear down the house facing the street and build a shop to sell general merchandise."
"You don't want to work in town?"
"I still have to go to work. Even though the salary is not much, it will give me face when I go out."
He Zhenhao looked at him with a smug look on his face, "After the wedding, I will be a married man, and I can just let Xuefei take care of the department store when it opens."
"The department store is great, business is sure to be booming!"
"I originally wanted to open a clothing store, but my uncle said that department stores are easier to run than clothing stores. My mother always listens to my brothers. I don't have any capital, so I can only listen to my mother."
"Then wait until you make some money, then open the clothing store you want."
"Yes, yes, yes!" He Zhenhao nodded rapidly and grinned, "I have to go back and keep watch. I wish you smooth sailing and a full hold of fish, all good and large catches."
"Okay, I'll borrow the groom's good words!"
"Goodbye!" He Zhenhao got on the car, waved his hand, started the motorcycle and drove away.
(End of this chapter)