Chapter 54 The Third Mission, Completed (Part 2)
Buses? Yes, there are, but I haven't taken one, so I don't think the distance is accurate.
"Forget it. I was able to travel to so many beaches with a broken bicycle before, but now I have to retreat?" It seems that people are still easily tripped up by the comfort in front of them.
It's just that we have escaped from the original trouble area, but the trouble is still there.
Shi Qingqing felt that it was better for people to have a sense of crisis, and not just remember to eat and not to be beaten.
At worst, you can find a motorcycle to take you there and then walk back.
Anyway, it's a beach, not a winding place.
She spotted an elderly man with his grandson and was about to ask if anyone had a motorcycle that could take passengers.
Someone stood in front of the old man before her and asked with a smile if his son had not made up his mind yet.
The old man asked his grandson to go buy some snacks, then frowned and asked him to tell his son if he had anything to say.
"Your son has a motorcycle, and your family has a fishing boat. If all else fails, give us the motorcycle as collateral. Otherwise, we'll have to file a complaint with the company, as it'll be hard for your son to find a job."
The old man seemed to have been harassed several times. He didn't get angry at this moment. He just said that he would let his son talk to him later.
"Why don't you leave?"
"Old man, you can only pay off the money for your son's motorcycle. You don't fish anymore at your age. You might as well earn some money to support your grandson."
The old man ignored him and the young man didn't feel embarrassed. He smoked half a cigarette and left.
The old man sighed and looked at the dock, wondering what he was thinking.
Shi Qingqing thought to herself, it seems like I need to ask someone else the questions.
But the old man suddenly turned around and said, "Comrade, you are new here, right? You have been standing there for a long time. Do you want to ask something?"
Shi Qingqing felt a gentle temperament from this old man.
"Oh, hello, I just moved here, my last name is Shi, I want to ask if there is anyone in the village who runs a motorcycle taxi business, I want to go to the front to do something."
Shi Qingqing raised her hand and pointed in a direction.
The old man said yes. "The one selling beef ball soup, his son is the one who picks up passengers."
Shi Qingqing nodded. Seeing that the old man was so calm, she couldn't help but ask, "I just heard that you have a boat? It's like this. I also want to rent a boat for a long time. If it's convenient, can I take a look?"
The old man raised his eyebrows and stood up: "Okay, if you want to rent it, you can come with me."
Shi Qingqing went to see the boat.
The hull had obviously been modified, but the old man said it was good material and could be used for a long time.
"A few years ago, my children installed an engine and storage compartments for me. This boat has all the functions of a normal fishing boat. But it has not been used for a year, so it must be cleaned, rusted and painted."
He jumped off the boat very steadily, and Shi Qingqing raised her foot and then retracted it.
When the old man said it was okay, Shi Qingqing plucked up the courage and jumped up as well.
The boat swayed a bit, which was quite challenging for my sense of balance.
Shi Qingqing followed the old man into the main control room to take a look, then squatted down and opened a wooden board.
How to say it, this not only burns oil, but also saves labor.
It was much better than the human-powered boat she had seen before when Boss Wang introduced it to her.
Shi Qingqing was a little worried about how much the rent would be.
The old man sighed. "Fifty dollars a month, you pay for ten months at a time, and when you pay it back later, it'll be fine as long as it's not worse than it is now. Do you bring the agreement with you, or do you want me to write it?"
Fifty dollars?
Shi Qingqing was stunned.
She must have heard it right.
She was prepared to hear that the rent would be several hundred yuan a month, but she didn't expect it to be fifty.
The old man smiled and said, "If you have no objection, I will sign the contract. Don't worry that I will go back on my word. Someone has set their sights on this boat. Instead of someone bothering me all the time, I'd rather rent it out first and cut off other people's hopes.
But you just need to tell me the price."
Shi Qingqing hesitated.
But she already lives here, and thinking too much will only lead to internal friction.
She can afford to take the risk of five hundred dollars now!
Trying to play it safe in everything you do is not necessarily a good thing.
She went home with the old man, and when she came out, she had two more keys and some fishing gear that the old man used.
It's not appropriate to call him old man at this time. The name Qi Xiujia sounds very profound.
Mr. Qi has rheumatism, and his grandson needs someone to take care of him, so he has not continued going out to sea since last year.
He had beautiful handwriting, and Shi Qingqing thought the handwriting looked just like printed ones.
She doesn't understand anything about style, but she can see such words clearly, easily recognize them and they are very neat, so to her, they are good words.
Mr. Qi also introduced a local family that repairs boats, where two generations of the family have been doing the same job.
Shi Qingqing went to look for that person and unexpectedly discovered that Yumei was from this family.
When Shi Qingqing went there, there were two or three villagers sitting in Guo Yumei's yard with spare parts placed on the ground. Guo Yumei herself was also brushing something, which looked like oil, on a strangely shaped wooden board.
Seeing Shi Qingqing coming over, Guo Yumei paused what she was doing and took the initiative to talk: "Qingqing, are you here to see me?"
Just as she was about to stand up, an old man coughed, so she sat back down and continued brushing unwillingly.
Shi Qingqing shook her head: "I rented a boat and wanted to repair it."
Guo Yumei turned around and called out, "Brother! Someone wants to repair the boat."
Her eldest brother Guo Wei came out, and Guo Yumei added, "This is my friend."
The old man coughed again.
Guo Wei ignored the witty remarks of the father and daughter. He just listened attentively to what Shi Qingqing said about maintaining the boat, and followed them to take a look.
"It's this one. Uncle Qi's boat is pretty good. With some maintenance and replacement of old parts, it can still be used for a long time."
Guo Wei then reported the items that needed repair and the prices.
“Do you want to use the best materials?”
"Anything normal will do."
"Okay, including basic maintenance, the cost is seven hundred. If you need it done before today, it will be seven hundred and fifty. If you wait in line, you will have to wait about a week." In other words, fifty dollars is the expedited fee.
It seems that their business has no off-season and there is work at any time, so there is this expedited fee.
Scarcity makes things valuable, and demand makes prices high.
"Thank you very much for your help. I'll try to fix it today." Shi Qingqing paid the money with a grimace in her heart. In just a few days, she had spent two thousand in cash.
More than a month ago, she was just a poor woman with only a few dozen dollars in her possession. She made a scene just for fifty hammers to hit Zhou Bin... the poorest of the poor.
After paying and going back, it was already time for lunch.
Another delay of half a day.
"There are still four days left. It should be possible to repair it today and go out to sea tomorrow." After Shi Qingqing thought about it, she simply cleaned up another room in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, several naughty kids from the village ran over, and two of them even said "get out of here" and "get out of the house" for some inexplicable reason.
Seeing Shi Qingqing coming out to chase them, they scattered again.
After a while he came back.
The wall was damaged and not very high, so when they came back they would climb up the low part of the wall and watch Shi Qingqing work with a smile on their face.
Not only is he naughty, he also seems to be obsessed with this house.
I won’t get into new troubles by renting a house, will I?
Shi Qingqing frowned, thought for a moment, and took out a plate of candy: "Hello, kids, have you ever eaten cotton candy? Would you like to try some?"
Half of the children stopped walking.
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