Chapter 218 It’s time for besties to come on stage
As soon as Ding Xiaoxiang entered the fish market, there were many people coming to buy fish, shrimps and crabs. People gathered in a circle in front of her stall and immediately ran over. She put aside her business for tomorrow and would think of ways to help with the business later.
“The redfish were good today!”
"It's two pounds, not too big or too small! It's the most delicious!"
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"This big mackerel just arrived at the stall today. Buy as many as you want and cut it into pieces!"
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"This is a Balang fish! Don't look at it because it's so small but it's just full of meat!"
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"You want to buy these giant shrimps, right? The boats put out the nets early in the morning."
“This one has to be a bit more expensive!”
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Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhang Li were busy non-stop, and the number of fish, shrimps and crabs on the fish stall decreased rapidly.
"ah?"
"Is business so good today? How come everything is sold out so early?"
Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the clock hanging on the wall. All the fish stalls were sold out before nine o'clock. The business of her fish stall was very good, but it usually took about ten o'clock to sell at least seventy-seven or eighty-eight dollars.
"Today's fish, shrimps and crabs are more beautiful, they are bigger and the price has not gone up."
"They are all regular customers. They know very well that they must act quickly."
Zhang Li drank some water. She was really busy just now.
Ding Xiaoxiang took off the gloves on her hands, washed her hands, took her own thermos cup, drank some water, pulled up a chair and sat down to rest.
What should I say?
Ding Xiaoxiang thought of Zhao Dahai's appointment with her to go to the city to watch speedboats tomorrow. Her little head ached thinking about it and she couldn't think of a way.
It’s over!
Did you say you can’t go?
But I really want to see what kind of speedboat Zhao Dahai is planning to buy!
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Right!
Zhao Dahai doesn't know how to bargain, so I must go and help.
What should I do if I am deceived by others?
Doesn’t it cost more?
This is all hard-earned money!
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The more Ding Xiaoxiang thought about it, the more she felt that she had to go.
How can you deceive me?
Ding Xiaoxiang looked at Zhang Li, who was sitting opposite her.
"ah?"
"What's the matter?"
Zhang Li was a little strange. Ding Xiaoxiang didn't know what she was thinking just now, and then looked at herself again.
"I was wondering if I should ask dad to bring more fish and shrimp tomorrow?"
"Business is so good, sell more and make more money."
Ding Xiaoxiang remained calm.
"OK!"
"Go back and talk to your dad about this tonight. I think I can sell an extra two hundred pounds tomorrow!"
Zhang Li nodded. The business was indeed good. She could bring in more fish, shrimps and crabs to sell and make more money. She never thought that Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai had made an appointment to go to the city to watch the speedboats tomorrow.
Langtou Village.
Zhao Dahai's tricycle drove into the yard. Grandma Zhong Cuihua was not weaving fishing nets in the main room. When she walked behind the house, she saw her walking around in the vegetable field with little Naihei.
"ah?"
"The sea."
"Didn't you say you were going to the city today to watch the speedboats?"
Zhong Cuihua came over immediately when she saw Zhao Dahai. If she came back so early, she must not have gone to the city.
"ha!"
"grandmother!"
"I made an appointment with someone who knows how to speedboat. Let's go to the city together tomorrow to have a good look."
Zhao Dahai didn't say anything about Ding Xiaoxiang, and everything went very smoothly, but he didn't say anything about it, so it was of no use.
Zhao Dahai looked at the vegetable garden. The vegetables that were replanted after the typhoon, such as beans and melons, have begun to grow. In half a month, there will be enough vegetables to eat.
Zhao Dahai has not stayed in the vegetable garden all the time. He has been traveling to the sea recently. He has not driven his own fishing boat for several days. Today he has time to go out for a walk. There are some weeds growing in the vegetable garden. Grandma Zhong Cuihua can be alone in the fishing village.
The old people inside can work and will keep working. It is not a good thing to eat and drink all day without moving and doing nothing.
The sun was high in the sky and it was very hot.
Zhao Dahai arrived at the pier, got on the fishing boat and tidied it up. The sea water washed the deck, untied the cable and pulled up the anchor, and drove out directly. The fishing boat or the diesel engine had to move, otherwise it would be very easy to break. After turning around, look
Many fishing boats went fishing in the inland sea. Several familiar fishing spots were crowded with fishing boats. When passing by the reef trench, they stopped deliberately and made a rough count. After watching for almost 20 minutes, there were only a few fishing boats.
Can catch fish.
Zhao Dahai shook his head. There were few fish and few fishing spots in the inland sea, but there were many fishing boats. They all had to make money and support their families. They had to be crowded together. There were too many monks and not enough food for everyone to eat.
Zhao Dahai felt more and more that the decision to go to the open sea was the right one. There were many fish in the open sea, and you could make money if you worked harder. People with skills had a greater chance of making big money. However, there were few fish, shrimps and crabs in the inland sea, so all your great abilities would be of no use.
, there are no fish in the sea, nothing can be changed.
Zhao Dahai drove a fishing boat to the oyster field in Gangtou Village. There were not as many fishing boats as there were just after the typhoon, but there were still quite a few. After looking around for a while, he found that there were more fish caught here than at other fishing spots he had just seen.
It's easier, you can always see a boat catching fish within seven or eight minutes.
Zhao Dahai squinted his eyes and looked up at the sun in the sky. It was still early, and there were fishing rods in the cabin. He took them out and sorted them out. He drove the boat to Ma Tian and bought two bunches of oysters. They came here and started fishing.
have a look.
Zhao Dahai took a three-finger-sized oyster, opened the shell with a knife, and hung the hook on the side of the oyster meat. The fishing boat sailed to the edge of the oyster field. There were fishing boats already occupying other places. Let's catch some oysters.
Go to the wooden pile in the field to see if there are any fish.
Zhao Dahai tried more than a dozen wooden stakes and only caught a small black sea bream as big as three fingers.
Zhao Dahai shook his head. It was calm today. These wooden piles in the oyster field were not like the sea water lapping when fishing before the last typhoon. The effect was much worse.
Zhao Dahai thought for a while and decided to try to see if he could catch a few fish on the side of the oyster string. The black snapper in the oyster field would eat the oysters. The strings of oysters hanging on the side of the string would be like this.
There may be fish.
Zhao Dahai took the knife, opened another oyster, hung it on the hook, and placed it along the edge of a string of oysters. After waiting for three or four minutes, he changed to another string of oysters without moving.
Zhao Dahai tried for about ten minutes, changing seven or eight skewers of oysters. This time, he just put it down for a minute, and the tip of the rod shook lightly a few times.
"Coming."
Zhao Dahai raised the rod to stab the fish, and the line immediately tightened. The hooked fish burrowed into the oyster field. He immediately turned the spinning wheel to reel in the line and pulled it out. A black sea bream as big as a palm was pulled out of the water.
Zhao Dahai flew the fish directly onto the boat without using a net, unhooked it and threw it into the live cabin. The black sea bream of this size is already very good, especially the ones grown in the oyster fields are very fat and delicious.
Zhao Dahai seized the time and opened another oyster and immediately dropped it in the same position. No matter where the black snapper is, there are always schools. If he catches one, there will definitely be others around. If he doesn't hurry up, the school of fish will disperse.
open.
"here we go again!"
Zhao Dahai had just put the hook with the oyster on it into the sea. When it sank less than half a meter, he watched a black sea bream rush out of the water, bite the oyster and drag it away. How could he be polite? He immediately raised the pole.
, another one.
Zhao Dahai fished for almost an hour at a stretch before the fish mouth disappeared. He fished in several places for almost two more hours but failed to find any fish.
Zhao Dahai shook his head. He thought this was normal when he didn't go to the open sea. But after a few trips to the open sea, the fish situation in front of him was really unbearable. Some time ago, he was able to keep making money and make a lot of money fishing in the inland sea. He was really lucky.
It's incredible.
Zhao Dahai looked at the live cabin, and there were more than a dozen fish, all of which were about seven or eight taels of black sea bream. Today was not fishing to make money, and the fish soup in the evening was not enough to eat. It was almost time, so he collected the fishing rods and drove the fishing boat back to Langtou Village.
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Zhao Dahai stopped the fishing boat and tidied it up, cleaned the deck of the fishing boat, and took a net bag to put the fish in. It was not for sale, it was taken back to eat, and it was eaten immediately without any need to feed.
When Zhao Dahai returned home, the rice was already cooked. He killed the fish immediately, cleaned it, heated the pot, put in a little oil and fried the fish for a while, then added water to make soup. After the water boiled for a while, it turned into milky white and light yellow oil.
The stars floated up, put a little salt on it, put it in a big bowl and took it out.
"grandmother!"
"It's time to eat!"
Zhao Dahai carried a large bowl of fish soup to the main room, placed it on the table, and filled it with rice. Even though there was only fish soup, it was very luxurious. He cooked more than ten pieces of black sea bream, which were worth three dollars.
Four hundred dollars.
"What are you cooking so much for?"
Zhong Cuihua felt a little heartbroken.
"ha!"
"grandmother!"
“It’s not like we eat it every day!”
"The key is that we don't lack this little money now. It's no problem to have a good meal every once in a while."
Zhao Dahai took a plate with the largest black sea bream in the soup and placed it in front of Zhong Cuihua so that it would be convenient to eat.
"OK!"
"That's right."
"We really don't need this little money. We can afford such a meal."
Zhong Cuihua laughed. A few months ago, she would have been reluctant to eat it, but it is different now. Zhao Dahai has really made money.
Zhao Dahai drank a bowl of soup, which was fresh and sweet. He sipped his lips and his lips were stained. He picked up a fish and took a bite. The fish meat was smooth and tender, especially in the inland sea, especially in places with rich food like oyster fields.
Black sea bream is really plump. For the same size, the price is one-quarter to one-third higher than elsewhere, which is not unreasonable.
Zhao Dahai finished his meal and had a good sleep. He got up at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, took the lamp he bought once to illuminate the squid and installed it on the boat. He went home and had dinner before coming back and boarding the fishing boat.
I went out to sea and didn't go very far. I found a place with deep water to stop and turned on the light. I didn't get the hairtail I wanted for three hours. I was a little disappointed. I had no choice. I decided for myself what fish, shrimps, and crabs there were in the sea.
No, just pack your things, go back to the dock, take a shower and go to bed immediately when you get home.
Dashi Village.
Ding Xiaoxiang went out to Yang Qin's house after dinner.
Yang Qin had just eaten and was very surprised when he saw Ding Xiaoxiang and didn't know what was going on.
Ding Xiaoxiang winked and pulled Yang Qin into the room.
"What happened?"
"Today is not Monday!"
Yang Qin was confused.
"Come to the city with me tomorrow."
Ding Xiaoxiang got straight to the point.
"ah?"
"What is this for? Why did you go to the city?"
Yang Qin was startled.
Ding Xiaoxiang spent a whole day thinking about it. If she wanted to go to the city, she would definitely need Yang Qin's help, and Yang Qin would have to go with her. Only then would my mother, Zhang Li, agree.
"ah?"
"No way?"
"Have you made an appointment to see the speedboats in the city?"
Yang Qin was a little dumbfounded, she didn't expect this to be the case.
"What happened?"
"I'm going to help you figure out the price of something worth hundreds of thousands. What's the problem?"
Ding Xiaoxiang is confident.
"Hehehehe!"
"You haven't married yet! You just want to help save money?"
Yang Qin made a joke.
Ding Xiaoxiang blushed, glared at Yang Qin fiercely, did not answer the question, and directly asked if she wanted help.
"OK!"
“Just help!”
"I'll have something delicious to eat at noon. Also, remember that you owe me a huge favor. If I need your help with anything in the future, don't refuse."
Yang Qin's eyes rolled around a few times. He had always wanted to know who had captured Ding Xiaoxiang's soul. This was a good opportunity.
How could Ding Xiaoxiang not know what Yang Qin had in mind? He definitely wanted to see Zhao Dahai. There was nothing he could do about this trip. Without Yang Qin, he would definitely not be able to go to the city.
Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin discussed and decided to go to the county to meet a few colleagues to go shopping and buy some clothes. They couldn't go to the city because they might disagree if it was too far.
Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin went to meet Yang Qin's mother. They agreed immediately and then returned to their home together.
"OK!"
"You guys go and have some fun!"
Zhang Li agreed immediately without saying anything. The fish stall was quite busy and she was a little tired by herself, but she could still cope with it. Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't stay at the stall to help out 365 days a year.
"Ding Xiaoxiang."
"It's settled, I'll come find you at seven or eight tomorrow, and we'll go to the town together and then take the bus to the county seat!"
After Yang Qin finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
"OK!"
"See you tomorrow!"
Ding Xiaoxiang nodded, feeling very happy. She didn't expect things to go so smoothly. The method she came up with was really useful. My mother didn't say anything and agreed immediately.
"Give!"
"Buy some nice clothes!"
Zhang Li watched Yang Qin leave, went back to her room, took 500 yuan, and handed it to Ding Xiaoxiang.
"mom!"
"I have money!"
Ding Xiaoxiang shook her head.
"Take it if it's given to you! You'll definitely need to eat and drink when you go out to play with your classmates, so bring more."
Zhang Li put the money directly into Ding Xiaoxiang's hand, turned around and left.
"whee"
"I wonder if I will go crazy if I know that I used her money to see Zhao Dahai!"
Ding Xiaoxiang felt a little funny in her heart. She really thought that she and Yang Qin and her classmates were going shopping. She went back to her room, went to bed early, and immediately fell asleep as soon as she lay down. She was very much looking forward to watching the speedboat with Zhao Dahai tomorrow.