The middle-aged fat man came closer and understood the reason. There were too many fish, adding up to at least twenty or thirty kilograms. A child of twelve or thirteen years old was accompanied by a little girl and those fishing gears. He must have taken them all at once.
Not leaving.
"Little brother, where do you live? How about I watch over here for you, and you go back and ask the adults at home to pick it up."
Before Qin Hao opened his mouth, the little girl stopped and stood in front of the tin bucket, glaring at the middle-aged fat man warily.
"I don't want you to look at it, I'll look at it."
The middle-aged fat man was delighted: "Oh, you are so awesome, little girl, you are afraid that I will take your fish."
The little girl snorted. Although she said nothing, her face was full of distrust.
The middle-aged fat man was a little embarrassed, but he heard Qin Hao say: "I originally planned to catch this fish and sell it, why don't you collect it for me?"
As soon as he said this, the middle-aged fat man patted the dust on his butt and said with a smile.
"Why should I buy your fish? Besides, you have so many fish, I can't finish them even if I buy them back."
Qin Hao said calmly: "If you can't finish it, you can sell it to a restaurant. At worst, I'll sell it to you cheaper, fifty cents a piece. You can buy it at the market for at least eighty cents, and I won't charge you a fish ticket."
The middle-aged fat man looked at Qin Hao in surprise for a while, then opened his mouth and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"How do you know I'm from a hotel?"
With a big head and a thick neck, he was either a rich man or a cook. In this era of scarcity, everyone did not have much fat in their stomachs. If you walk around the street, you will not see a few fat people. They are all the envy of future generations.
Slim figure.
"You smell like a mixture of rapeseed oil and lard, and your left hand is obviously thicker than your right. You should be a master of spoon-shaking."
Seeing Qin Hao's eyes falling on his "firm" belly again, the middle-aged fat man smacked his lips: "Okay, you kid, it's interesting."
The middle-aged fat man looked at the iron bucket on the side again. As the master chef of the restaurant, he certainly understands the market conditions. As Qin Hao said, the price of fish is generally 40 cents per catty. Each of these fish costs about 2 catties and 50 cents.
One is definitely a good deal, and the most important thing is that there are no tickets.
In this era of scarcity of supplies, it is not possible to buy things with money, especially supplies such as fish and meat, which are in short supply. In order to have a meal of meat during the holidays, many families have to save their money, every little bit.
Pick it out from between your teeth.
Of course, the value of fish is definitely lower than that of meat. After all, meat contains a lot of oil. It can not only be eaten but also extracted for oil. Fish can only satisfy the craving.
"Are you sure you'll sell it to me for fifty cents a piece?" The fat middle-aged man licked his lips.
Qin Hao stretched out his hand directly: "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand."
"Why are you afraid that I won't give you money?" said the fat middle-aged man, taking out a small leather pocket from his trouser pocket and taking out a handful of scattered banknotes, including a "Great Unity"
It seemed that this was the first time that the little girl had seen so much money. She looked at the fat middle-aged man eagerly, and her mouth began to salivate. She was probably already thinking about how many delicious foods she could buy with this money.
"Here, this is seven dollars and fifty cents, you count it." After the middle-aged fat man counted the fish from the tin bucket one by one into his own bucket, he began to settle with Qin Hao.
Qin Hao was about to take the banknote, but the little girl's mouth dropped and she burst into tears.
The middle-aged fat man looked at a loss. Qin Hao was also a little curious and wiped the little girl's tears: "Why are you crying?"
"He bought all the fish, and I don't have any big carp to eat." The little girl was sobbing, looking very sad.
Qin Hao and the fat middle-aged man couldn't help laughing, looking at each other and laughing.
"Give me six dollars and fifty cents, and I'll take two fish back."
"No need, just keep the money. I'll take advantage of this deal."
Faced with the generosity of the middle-aged fat man, Qin Hao did not show any pretense and took the money: "Okay, thank you very much."
When the little girl saw that she could eat big carp in the evening, her tears turned into laughter.
Before leaving, the middle-aged fat man did not forget to shout to Qin Hao.
"Little brother, I work at Yipinju in the east of the city. If you want to sell fish again in the future, just come to Yipinju and tell them to find the cattle master."
Qin Hao made an OK gesture to Master Niu.
Master Niu followed the gestures, without thinking much, rubbed his hands, took the fishing rod and came to the seat where Qin Hao was just now.
"I still don't believe it. I can't catch a fish today."
"Let's go."
On the way back, the little girl was so happy. Not only did she have a big carp to eat in the evening, but her brother also earned pocket money and was able to buy a lot of delicious food for himself.
"You are not allowed to tell your family about the fish you just bought, do you understand?"
The little girl lay on Qin Hao's back and asked confusedly: "Why?"
"Think about it, if mom sees that we have so much money, she won't be able to take it away." Qin Hao deliberately threatened.
In fact, it’s not a scare. Although seven and a half cents is not a lot, it is definitely a lot. You must know that Wu Guihua’s hard-earned month’s salary is only thirty-six yuan. How can parents who are accustomed to saving make this happen?
If a child leaves so much money with him, he must keep it for himself to feel safe.
As soon as the little girl heard this, her little head nodded non-stop: "Yeah, yeah, I listen to big brother."
The two fish did not affect Qin Hao's speed, and he quickly crossed the city wall and entered Jinling City.
"Xiao Hao, are you going fishing?"
"How's it going? Did you catch any fish?"
"Oh, we really caught them? Two of them, they're quite big."
Since it was the weekend, there was basically no entertainment life for ordinary people in the 1970s. Those uncles and aunts who were on vacation liked to get together to chat about family affairs. When they saw Qin Hao coming back with fishing gear, they all came together curiously.
In addition to adults, children also looked eagerly at the two big carps in the iron bucket, which had more air coming out and less air entering. Their saliva was almost watering down.
The little girl proudly showed off to her friends.
"My brother caught all this. He knows how to catch it..."
Qin Hao glared at her, so the little girl didn't get carried away and tell the truth.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When passing by Qiao's house, the yard of Qiao's house was open, and Qiao Yicheng was playing with his three younger brothers and sisters. Naturally, the little girl did not forget to chat with her friends.
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"Wow, what a big fish."
"Where did this fish come from?"
Qiao Erqiang's mouth was almost drooling. Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei also had the same little expressions, not to mention how cute they were. Although Qiao Yicheng pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, he was actually swallowing saliva.
As if hearing the children's exclamations, Qiao Zuwang came out of the main room, looked at Qin Hao, and then stepped forward to look at the fish in the tin bucket.
"This fish is quite big. Where did you catch it?"
Just as the little girl was about to answer, Qin Hao pulled her away without looking back, not even bothering to talk to Qiao Wangzu.
Qiao Wangzu hit a soft nail and was so angry that he cursed and said: "You are a heartless person. There is not much to eat and drink in my house. It's just two fish. It's the same as who has never eaten it. Who cares?"
Perhaps because he was really greedy, Qiao Simei Baba came to Qiao Zuwang and grabbed his trouser leg, drooling and raising his face.
"Dad, I want to eat fish."
Qiao Wangzu had no place to vent his anger. He became angry when he heard this and pushed Qiao Simei down: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. None of them are worry-free. With my small salary, you are all deprived of me."
Already."
Qiao Simei burst into tears and Qiao Sanli timidly looked at the fierce Qiao Wangzu and started crying too.
Wei Shuying heard the child's cry and quickly came out of the kitchen to check.
He bent down with difficulty to lift his little daughter up from the ground, patted the dust on her butt, and complained softly to Qiao Wangzu.
"What kind of nameless fire are you? Why are you so angry with the child?"
Qiao Wangzu snorted: "That little bastard next door, does he know what he did today?"
"Xiao Hao? What did he do?"
"I went fishing and caught two big carp." Qiao Wangzu said sourly: "One weighs two kilograms, how can his family eat all of it? I don't know how to give one to our family. Fortunately, we didn't help him take care of the children in the morning.
A heartless person..."
Wei Shuying rolled her eyes when she heard this. Why should I share the fish that I worked so hard to catch with you? It’s fair to say that you help people take care of their children, but you obviously don’t help them, so how can you say that they have no conscience?
Of course, she did not dare to say these words in front of her husband. She could only sigh secretly as she looked at the children who kept swallowing their saliva.
On the other side, as soon as they got home, the little girl pestered Qin Hao to kill the fish.
Qin Hao thought for a while, cleaned the water tank in the yard, filled half of the tank with water, and then put two dying carp in it.
The carp, which was still struggling in the crowded space just now, suddenly felt that the surrounding area became wider, and it immediately became more energetic. It flicked its tail and swam around in the water tank before gradually calming down.
"Brother, you are lying. We promised to eat big carp tonight." The little girl became unhappy and pouted.
Qin Hao poked her little head gently and scolded her with a smile: "Our mother went to the banquet today and will bring delicious food back in the evening. Do you want meat or fish?"
The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while, as if she had gone through a painful struggle: "Well, eat meat today and fish tomorrow."
Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Hao started to light a fire to cook. The disadvantage of not having a honeycomb stove was that he had to re-burn the fire every time, making it smoky. This meant that there was no concept of environmental protection at this time, otherwise this would
None of the gadgets work anymore.
When Qin Hao cooked the rice, Wu Guihua also came back, but there was no sight of carrying large and small bags to eat at the banquet. It was just a lunch box, and there was very little meat in it, but there was quite a lot of oil and water.
It's normal. After all, everyone is short of food and water these days. If you pay for a banquet, you have to go hungry in advance. When it's time to eat, the dishes are often sold out before they are even served on the table, leaving nothing left.
, this means that the patrons can get some from the kitchen in advance, and the patrons will basically not get anything out of it.
"Mom, come and see, big carp." While Qin Hao was warming up the food, the little girl didn't forget to show off to Wu Guihua.
When Wu Guihua looked at the water tank, her expression changed.
"Where did this fish come from?"
The little girl pointed to the kitchen: "My brother took me fishing."
Wu Guihua took advantage of the situation and picked up a bamboo stick and blocked the door of the kitchen: "How did I tell you not to go to the river, and you took Xiaolan with you, are you going to piss me off to death?"
Being blocked, Qin Hao quickly explained: "I'm not going swimming this time, I'm fishing on the shore. It's very safe. I also keep an eye on Xiaolan and never let her out of my sight."
The little girl also nodded vigorously and said in a sweet voice, "I didn't run around, I'm so good."
Wu Guihua calmed down a little, threw away the bamboo stick, and poked the little girl on the forehead with her hand: "You are the most naughty one."
The little girl hid behind Qin Hao angrily, and when Wu Guihua turned around to look at the carp, she made a face at her.
"Did you really catch this fish?"
At the dining table, Wu Guihua looked at Qin Hao suspiciously.
Qin Hao spread his hands: "Can't someone give it to me for free?"
Wu Guihua thought the same thing. Who could give her son two such big fish for nothing these days?
"Then let's keep it for now, and then kill it when there are guests at home."
The little girl was unhappy when she heard this: "Ah, no, I want to eat it tomorrow."
Wu Guihua rolled her eyes at her little daughter: "I just ate meat today, and I'm going to eat fish tomorrow. How can anyone withstand eating like this?"
The little girl pursed her lips and suddenly felt that the shredded meat in the lunch box was no longer fragrant. She was about to cry. Qin Hao held her on his lap to comfort her.
"Isn't it just a fish? After eating it, I will go fishing another day. We are growing up now and need to supplement our nutrition." Qin Hao persuaded.
When Wu Guihua saw her little daughter crying so hard, she felt a little soft-hearted, but she still curled her lips and said, "You are just like a blind cat that meets a dead mouse. If these fish are so easy to catch, if not all of them go fishing, who will be your turn?"
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"Don't worry about it. I have a way. If you don't believe it, I will catch two more for you tomorrow."
"Don't come here. Go to class tomorrow. If you dare to skip school, see how I deal with you when I come back!"
Parents these days are a bit unreasonable, so Qin Hao is too lazy to continue arguing with her, and at worst, he will do it secretly.
After dinner, the family sat in the yard to enjoy the coolness. The temperature was sweltering at midnight in midsummer. There was not even an electric fan, let alone air conditioning. It was somewhat cooler outside.
Just when Qin Hao was teaching the little girl to identify the constellations in the sky, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.
When he opened the door, he saw that it was Qiao Yicheng.
Qiao Yicheng stood blankly at the door for a while, then said to Qin Hao: "Can I lend you a fishing rod?"
"Can you fish?" Qin Hao asked.
Qiao Yicheng shook his head, a little frustrated, and turned to leave, but was stopped by Qin Hao.
"When I get back from school tomorrow, we'll meet in front of your house."
Originally, Qin Hao planned to leave his sister at Qiao's house in the morning and bring them a fish when he came back in the afternoon, but when he thought of Qiao Wangzu's face, Qin Hao became very angry, let alone letting him
Qin Hao felt exhausted even after eating a piece of fish or taking a sip of soup.
The grateful look in Qiao Yicheng's eyes flashed away, he nodded and turned to leave.
Qin Hao looked at Qiao Yicheng's back and shook his head secretly. This kid's face-conscious character has been so serious since he was a child.