Chapter 29 Going down to the village to take lobsters
At the border between Dayuan Village and Xiashan Village, Ding Anping and a group of young people were glaring at each other, and there were verbal conflicts between them. But fortunately, they had not taken action yet.
These days, if you take action, you will definitely be imprisoned without mercy.
When Su Ming got closer, he heard what they said.
"We will catch the lobsters from the village down there ourselves and feed them to the pigs and chickens. You people from Dayuan Village are not allowed to catch them! If you see us again next time, you'll be fine with us!"
A young man from a mountain village held a wooden stick in his hand and said viciously.
He did not take action lightly, because once he did, it would be a conflict between the two villages.
In Guashan Town, there is a strange phenomenon, that is, the villagers in each village fight fiercely with each other. They often quarrel over a little bit of sesame seeds and mung beans.
But once someone says someone is bullying someone in their village, everyone, led by the village chief or some villagers, will come out to support them.
The so-called villagers of our own village are only allowed to be bullied by people from our own village, and are not allowed to be bullied by people from other villages.
As more and more people gathered in the villages on both sides.
Ding Anping started to feel a little scared. At first, he just wanted to reason with the people in Xiashan Village.
It's not that I want to be tough with them.
Because many lobsters were caught so hard in Dayuan Village, the lobsters all ran away and ran towards the river in Xiashan Village.
If you want to catch more lobsters, you must go towards Xiashan Village.
At first, people came to catch lobsters, but the people in Xiashan Village didn't care.
But later on, more and more people came to arrest them, and Xiashan Village began to drive them away.
Although they don't eat the lobster, they can keep it for the chickens and ducks to eat. How could they be caught by everyone in Dayuan Village?
"Okay, okay." A deep voice sounded from behind the crowd.
He came to Ding Anping's side. At this time, Su Ming also walked to Ding Anping's side.
Seeing Su Ming's figure, Ding Anping's originally uneasy heart calmed down a little.
"village head"
"What's going on?" Li Decai, the head of Dayuan Village, was smoking a cheap cigarette, and the strong smell of tar came out along with the white smoke from his mouth.
"Village chief, I want to go to their village to catch shrimps, but they won't let me catch them."
In front of the village chief, Ding Anping was like a child who had done something wrong.
"Oh, catch shrimps, please don't catch them. We have quarreled with Xiashan Village several times over this matter. I have made an agreement with the village chief of Xiashan Village that people from the two villages will not invade each other.
Waters. Don't you know?" Li Decai reluctantly glanced at the cigarette butt in his mouth. When he saw that it was completely burned, he put it still on the ground and stepped on it hard.
"Ah? I don't know," Ding Anping said in surprise.
In fact, not only Ding Anping didn't know, but Su Ming was also confused.
Since the people in our village have argued so many times with the people of Xiashan Village, why don’t I know anything about it? Su Ming was filled with doubts.
"You two go to the county seat every afternoon, how do you know what is happening in the village." Village head Li Decai explained helplessly.
"Su Ming, you can collect lobsters and help the villagers in Dayuan Village increase their income. This is a good thing. I support you, but you must not instigate a fight between our village and the village next door! Otherwise, I will not let you go!
Li Decai said and glared at Ding Anping.
Ding Anping felt a little aggrieved, and he didn't know it. If he had known, he would definitely not have come.
"Okay village chief, I will definitely not do such a thing."
Suddenly a light flashed in Su Ming's mind.
Since Xiashan Village also uses lobsters to feed chickens and ducks, can't I go and collect their lobsters? Anyway, it's the same.
If you don't let us catch it, then we'll ask your villagers to buy it.
But when he was about to say it, Su Ming hesitated.
The scale of harvesting shrimps by oneself is getting bigger and bigger, which will definitely make the villagers jealous. They can no longer collect lobsters in such a high-profile manner and have to do it secretly.
The best thing is to recruit people to expand your team. In this world, only common interests and true love can create an indestructible friendship.
The village chief, Li Decai, had a high prestige in the village. He shouted a few times at will, and the villagers dispersed one after another.
Su Ming accompanied Ding Anping back.
Along the way, Shanding Anping looked at the few shrimps in his bucket and said reluctantly: "If you give me half an hour, I will definitely catch a bucket!"
"Okay, don't worry about this matter for now. I have my own plans." Su Ming patted Ding Anping on the shoulder and consoled him.
On this day, Su Ming and Ding Anping obviously felt that the number of lobsters delivered was much less.
The main reason was that the lobsters were too small. Su Ming was not satisfied, so he confiscated them all.
They were busy until dinner, and they only had dozens of kilograms of lobster.
Ding Anping looked anxious: "Brother Su Ming, what do you think we should do now? We can't just watch the lobsters getting less and less, right?"
In fact, he was mainly worried that Su Ming would fire him once there were no more lobsters to collect.
In the past few days, he has been getting 50 a day, and he can also provide food for himself, not to mention how proud he is.
You must know that among people of the same age in the village, some are unemployed, some are farming at home, and some are working as apprentices for others to work for free.
It can be said that only his salary is the highest, so he dares to hold his head up and chest out when walking, he is no longer restrained when speaking, and he is much more talkative.
Money is a man's self-confidence, and self-confidence is a man's best dress.
Ding Anping even felt that when he went to the county town today, many girls on the bus and on the roadside were smiling at him.
But now, the harvest of lobsters has dropped sharply. If one hundred kilograms per day, these lobsters may be sold out in two days.
Ding Anping was happy and worried about where he was going, and the melancholy on his face became thicker.
"Don't worry, I have a way. In a few days, we may have more lobsters again." Su Ming patted Ding Anping on the shoulder again.
"There are not many people selling shrimp today, so you should go back and rest early." Su Ming took out a bright green fifty-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it to Ding Anping.
After Ding Anping left without hesitation, Su Ming asked Zhu Guiying to help look after Su Xue, and he went out under the moonlight.
Every time he asked Zhu Guiying for help, Su Ming actually had a strong desire to find another woman.
After all, if you have a wife, you don't have to ask others for these things.
But when he thinks of women, Lin Tongtong's figure will always appear in Su Ming's mind involuntarily.
Su Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head to get this unrealistic idea out of his mind.
He raised his legs and walked towards a house at the end of the village.
...
Tonight, none of Su Caijuan's family slept.
They all took advantage of the darkness and used flashlights to search the river in the village for lobsters that had been hiding in the mud during the day.
He Yuan was a little excited: "Grandma, can these lobsters really be sold for 4 yuan per catty? Then this bucket must not be more than a hundred?"
Su Caijuan said proudly: "Yes, your grandma is very good. Don't worry, I will try selling it tomorrow. If we really make money, we will also learn to collect lobsters and earn tens of thousands."