Zhao Dahai walked around the town a few times and bought some mung bean cakes for his grandma Zhong Cuihua and his second grandma Huang Huangtao. He saw that the time was almost eleven o'clock, then he rode his motorcycle back to the fish market and walked into the gate far away.
I looked around and saw only Ding Xiaoxiang, who immediately walked over quickly carrying the foam box. Zhang Li was not here, so I had to hurry up.
"Where is your mother?"
Zhao Dahai walked up to Ding Xiaoxiang.
"Ah?!"
"I just walked home to cook lunch."
"What's going on?"
Ding Xiaoxiang was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, her face turned red.
Zhao Dahai pretended not to see it, while Ding Xiaoxiang's face was relatively tender. She just understood the meaning of what she just said. She didn't need to explain it clearly. She put down the foam box she was carrying and opened it.
"Sandfish."
"Caught these days."
As Zhao Dahai spoke, he peeled away the broken ice, revealing a layer of neatly arranged sand pointed fish.
"The size is okay."
"This fish is very easy to sell."
"If they were all about this size, they would cost eight and a half cents per pound."
"I took them all!"
Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the fish and decided to accept it. The sand pointed fish is really popular in the market.
Zhao Dahai shook his head, some smaller ones, and some small black sea bream, peeled off the ice layer by layer, cleaned out the fish, and put them separately in different baskets. Different fish have different prices, and the same fish has different prices.
Prices vary by size.
"The smaller sand tip fish costs six yuan and a pound. The larger ones are the eight yuan and fifty cents I just mentioned. These black snapper are a little smaller, not as good as the last time. There are one or two big ones.
Yes, the currency is five yuan a pound."
Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the sand pointed fish and black snapper divided into three baskets, and the prices were listed. They were all 50 cents higher than the market price.
Zhao Dahai didn't say anything and immediately bought the fish. Now there are fishing boats out to sea for fishing. He often chats with people like Zhong Shizhu. He knows that the purchase price is definitely not lower than other places. How could he not sell it? The price is even lower than other places.
For sale, Ding Xiaoxiang is selling at a higher price now, and the sales are good.
"The big sand point fish weighs thirty-six pounds and seven taels."
"It's as small as three pounds or four taels."
"Black snapper weighs seven pounds and three ounces."
"The total is three hundred and sixty-nine yuan and nine cents. The whole number is three hundred and seventy yuan."
Zhao Dahai looked at Ding Xiaoxiang, who was clicking the calculator quickly. Even though he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he was a good businessman with very nimble hands and feet.
"A few days ago I caught an eighty-two-pound gentian grouper."
"Ah? Such a big fish? Why are you so powerful?"
"It was sold to Liu Gang's restaurant. I don't know if it is sold now."
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"What's your fishing captain like?"
"Next time you go to Langtou Village to collect fish or something, I will take you to have a look."
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"Is there a ceremony for launching a new fishing boat?"
"Nothing! Just setting off a firecracker. When I make money, I'll come see you when I change my fishing boat."
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Zhao Dahai didn't leave immediately after selling the fish. He chatted with Ding Xiaoxiang and made an appointment to invite her to watch the launching ceremony next time the fishing boat was changed.
"Ah?"
"It's almost twelve o'clock!"
"My mother is about to bring me food."
Ding Xiaoxiang looked up at the clock hanging in the corner and was startled. She only had a few words with Zhao Dahai, but it was already twelve o'clock.
Zhao Dahai knew what was going on, so he didn't stay any longer. He said he would bring some fish next time he turned around and left quickly. To be honest, he felt a little guilty for worrying about someone else's daughter who was fifteen or sixteen years old. How could he not be with her?
Is it better to face Zhang Li or not?
Zhao Dahai parked his motorcycle in front of Zhao Shi's house and walked into the yard carrying the mung bean cake he bought. He saw Huang Jintao choosing vegetables and Zhao Shi sitting on the threshold smoking a hookah.
"Second Grandma."
"I went to the town to sell fish, and here are the mung bean cakes I bought for you."
Zhao Dahai walked to Huang Huangtao, opened the bag of mung bean cake he was carrying, and took out a piece.
"Yo!"
"You kid bought me delicious food again."
"Leave it for now! I'll finish choosing the dishes before eating!"
Huang Huangtao smiled, her two children were working outside, and she took her grandson with them outside. Usually, she and Zhao Shi were alone. Zhao Dahai was very happy to come.
"How can we wait?"
"Try it before you tell me!"
Zhao Dahai took the mung bean cake and put it directly to Huang Jintao's mouth.
Golden Peach took a bite and said it was delicious.
"Humph!"
"What are you spending this money on? You finally made some money and put it in your pocket. Don't spend it everywhere."
Zhao Shi blew out a puff of smoke and glared at Zhao Dahai.
Zhao Dahai pretended not to hear what Zhao Shi said, put down the mung bean cake in his hand, put it aside, and helped Golden Peach pick vegetables before leaving home.
Zhao Shi remembered what Zhu Jianfei had mentioned, waited for Zhao Dahai to leave, and told Huang Huangtao.
"The boy Dahai is right."
"The child from Sister Zhu Jianfei's family has been working outside for several years. He definitely doesn't want to marry someone from the fishing village. It's not that he is not good, but he is not worthy of a child from Dahai."
Huang Jintao thinks Zhao Dahai is right.
Zhao Shi smoked a hookah with his head down, thinking about finding a time to talk to Zhu Jianfei about this matter.
When Zhao Dahai was having dinner, he remembered what Zhao Shi had told him about Zhu Jianfei's elder sister and granddaughter. He said that no matter what he thought, grandma Zhong Cuihua had to know about this matter. Don't bring it up when Zhu Jianfei meets grandma Zhong Cuihua one day.
Ignorance is looking down on people.
Zhong Cuihua nodded after listening, thinking about hugging her great-grandson, but Zhao Dahai was right about this matter. Not many people who go out to work are willing to marry in the village, and they all want to run away. If Zhao Dahai goes out to work, he will definitely be able to meet her.
See, it’s really inappropriate to stay in a fishing village.
After Zhao Dahai finished dinner, the weather was bad and he couldn't go fishing tomorrow, so he asked his grandma to sit in the sunbathing field, but grandma didn't want to, saying that she was too old to move.
Zhao Dahai knew that he wanted to weave more fishing nets when he stayed at home. He thought about it and decided not to force it. He couldn't just listen to himself on everything. He went out alone and walked to the village sunbathing area. At first glance, there were no people there.
Young Master, Zhong Shizhu, Lei Dayou and Liu Bin sat together and walked over.
"You can't do anything in this damn weather."
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"What's going on?"
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"Isn't it going to take three to five days to calm down after a white-headed wave?"
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Zhong Shizhu, Lei Dayou and Liu Bin were all cursing the weather.
Zhao Dahai randomly found a place to sit down. The white-headed waves are no joke. They usually take several days to stop. The sea water is affected and becomes turbid. You have to wait until the water is clear before you can find fish, shrimps and crabs. It doesn’t matter before and after.
It was indeed very uncomfortable for seven or eight days.
Zhao Dahai was very lucky that he went fishing in the heavy rain yesterday and made some money. With the income, he would not be left in vain.