Chapter 102: Chapter 101
Chapter 102 101 Sun Dagang
Anchovy is a specialty of the Black Province and is extremely delicious. However, even in this era, few people have eaten it. Wang Yuan's grandfather has eaten it. It is said that anchovy cooked with potatoes tastes very good.
In the Qing Dynasty, large catfish were tribute fish, and only the emperor and his elders were entitled to enjoy them, which shows how precious this fish is.
In the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a 380-pound giant catfish was caught at the mouth of the Hulan River in the Songhua River. It caused a sensation at the time. After that, incidents of catching large catfish became increasingly rare.
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The sun was shining brightly. Wang Yuan hugged the big catfish in the river and punched the fish on the head.
"Bang bang~"
For a moment, the water splashed everywhere, and the water droplets reflected the bright light in the sun. The big catfish also began to struggle violently, and its tail hit Wang Yuan's right thigh. Instantly, a heartbreaking pain spread into his head.
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"Am I still unable to catch a fish like yours?"
Hua la la~ The scene in the river was extremely intense, water splashed everywhere, and even the villagers who were weeding not far away were attracted.
"Isn't this Wang Yuan? This is Gaha."
"What a big fish. When did the carp grow so big?"
"Can you please stop being a bitch? This is a catfish, and you still don't understand it when you look at that big-mouthed fork?"
Li Ping said to Li Yan in shock: "Sister, brother-in-law and fish are fighting..."
Li Yan was speechless: "..."
After a fight, Wang Yuan finally caught the fish. The water spray soaked the weeds by the river. He saw that his thighs were all red from the fish.
Burning pain.
"This catfish is quite big. I'm afraid it weighs more than 100 kilograms."
"This body is almost 1.5 meters long. If a child were to swim in the river, wouldn't it be worth letting him swallow it?"
"Wang Yuan'er, you are so lucky. Yesterday you caught a black catfish, and today you caught a big catfish. Sell the fish to me and I'll give you more money."
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There is so little entertainment in this era.
When I heard that someone had caught a big fish and stopped working, they all came to watch the fun. The first ones to come were the children, then the men. Finally, some women, while complaining about their men, also came over to watch.
lively.
Wuwuyangyang~
There were several circles of people around, and it was getting hotter and hotter without the wind coming in.
"It's gone, it's gone."
Wang Yuan looked up and found that the person who said he was buying fish was Wang Shuai. This guy had been buying fish. He was really crazy. He not only rode a motorcycle but also wore a gold chain.
"Not for sale!"
"Why? You still hold a grudge against me? Isn't it just that you have cheated me a few times? As for being stingy and holding a grudge, I also buy your eggs, right?"
"Why, I want to thank you for buying my eggs. Without you, it's like I can't sell my eggs."
Catching a big catfish was really a gratifying event. Wang Yuan wished he could tie the fish to the back seat of his bicycle and push it around ten miles and eight towns.
I stopped fishing and took the fish home directly.
Wang Shuai followed them all the way back home. He was buzzing like a fly and his words were quite aggressive. Wang Yuan even wanted to fuck him.
"Don't force me to keep doing it, okay? If I don't sell it, I won't sell it. My family still needs to eat it."
"Why don't you sell it for 3 yuan a pound? How much do you want? Wouldn't it be delicious to sell the fish and buy pork? I think you have a bubble in your head."
"Hey!"
Having returned home, Wang Yuan asked his parents to watch the fish so that the dog and the silly cat wouldn't eat it, while he ran to chase Wang Shuai'er.
Wang Shuai was also very smart and ran away when he saw something was wrong.
"Don't run away if you can! See if I don't beat you all over the head!"
"Reckless man! You can beat me for nothing! Nowadays, society is all about background. If you don't have a background, you are just a loser! You can't seize the opportunity to make money, and you deserve to be poor!"
Wang Shuai said something angrily, and then ran away quickly.
He felt that if the fish could be transported to the city, it would be no problem to sell it for 20 yuan/catty. A group of bosses in the city were already very rich and spent money lavishly. As long as the fish was really good, the price would not be a problem at all.
If you resell hundreds of kilograms of fish, you can earn nearly 2,000 yuan.
How could he not be excited?
Of course, there are risks. After all, the fish is already dead. Even if it is transported to the city with ice in such hot weather, it may stink.
Seeing Wang Shuai running away, Wang Yuan took the dog back home.
Seeing Li Yan coming out, Wang Yuan laughed softly and said, "Wang Shuai'er said that our family is very poor."
"Pfft~"
Li Yan also laughed instantly. Most of the family's money was in Wang Yuan's hands, but even so, the family still had more than 8,000 yuan in cash, which was already very scary.
Once upon a time, Li Yan's dream was to become a millionaire in her lifetime.
But I didn't expect that my family can now earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, which is like a dream.
"Just say it, don't tell others how much money our family has, or we may attract thieves."
"I know how to make a fortune in silence, just by eating a lot of meat and drinking a lot of wine."
Wang Yuan walked home with Li Yan. In fact, he understood the seriousness of the matter better than Li Yan. Once someone knew about his situation, he would not only attract thieves, but also handcuffs.
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Other fish were put into the water tank, and part of the anchovy meat was stewed at noon.
I weighed and measured the fish before stewing it. The big fish weighed 112 kilograms and was 124 centimeters long.
Not only were the parents very happy to see this big fish, the little girl was also very excited, shouting: "Second brother, the fish is so big, bigger than me."
"So don't go to the river, be careful of the big fish jumping ashore and eating you." Wang Yuan touched her little head.
When the fish in the pot had just been stewed, two bicycles suddenly drove up the dirt road from the west. The first one was wearing thin military green clothes and a green liberation cap. He looked like a postman.
Wang Yuan ordered a newspaper, so the postman surnamed Chen came often, and he already knew Wang Yuan's two houses.
"Xiaoyuan, I have your newspaper and telegram."
"Thank you, Brother Chen. It's time to eat before leaving."
"No, no, just sign. I have to go to Xiaobaitun'er to deliver newspapers."
The postman surnamed Chen had a simple smile on his face. Years of wind and rain had made his face dark. He pointed at the tall man behind him:
"I met this comrade in the countryside. He also wanted to find you, so I brought him directly."
"Find me?"
Wang Yuan looked at the man with doubts, and the latter smiled and said: "My name is Sun Dagang. Brother Zheng Lianlian sent me a telegram and asked me to come over. Fortunately, I met this comrade, the postman. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know the way."
It turned out that Zheng Lian was very interested in six-leaf ginseng after receiving Wang Yuan's telegram, but he was busy with other things and could not come to Lindu.
So I sent two telegrams directly to this place, one to Wang Yuan and the other to Sun Dagang in the city.
In order to buy pine wood, Zheng Lian stayed in Lindu for a long time and made a few friends with similar tempers. Sun Dagang was one of them.
After seeing off the postman, Wang Yuan directly invited Sun Dagang to his home for dinner.
The big catfish is indeed very delicious. It is completely different from mandarin fish, carp, etc. It has a unique sweet taste. In the end, everyone was full of it.
"Come here, I'll fill it up for you."
"No, no, no, uncle, it will be a sin if I drink again."
Seeing that his father was about to pour him wine, Sun Dagang quickly covered the glass of wine as he had already poured it on his face.
The little girl couldn't move after the meal. She sat at the table and just played with the big white cat. She secretly fed the big white cat a lot of fish, and the latter licked his paws and pinched his face with happiness on his face.
Wang Yuan, Li Yan, and Li Ping took Sun Dagang back to their home. After pouring him a glass of water, Wang Yuan opened the telegram sent by Zheng Lian.
Chapter completed!