Chapter 169: Shocking the Whole Village
Zhou's mother was not someone who could be easily bullied. After the lion dance team finished dancing at the homestead, she continued to invite the lion dance team to her old house.
"Master, here! This is the house where my family lives now. Dance for me too. I suspect that our family has provoked some bad guys recently. Otherwise, how could such unlucky things get so close to us?"
Zhou's father said that the big ship should be back around noon. She saw that the sun had risen to the middle of the sky and noon was approaching. The lion dance team should continue to stay and let Zhou Bingqiang continue to pay to help their family's new ship exorcise evil spirits and bring good luck! Zhou Bingqiang: "..."
That’s too much!
Is this a satire on him being a villain and treating him like a sheep to be plundered?
After Zhou's mother finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Bingqiang again.
"Bingqiang! You and Yongfu have been brothers for many years, so you don't mind letting us share some of the joy, right? It only costs a dozen or twenty yuan to hire a lion dance. You are the richest man in the village, so you can afford it, right?"
Tian Caihua loved taking advantage of others, so she immediately said, "Uncle Qiang, please dance for my house too! I think my family's luck is a bit bad lately!"
Zhang Guiying was almost angry to death. These two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were too shameless. Aren’t they taking advantage of them? She said directly: "No!"
Wen Wan was also aggrieved, and Zhou Bingqiang was also stupid. He was so shameless that he would suffer in his life. He should just refuse directly! She originally wanted to suppress the luck of Zhou Chenglei's new home. In his previous life, after Zhou Chenglei built a new house, his life was soaring. He bought one boat after another, and many Feng Shui masters said that his house had good Feng Shui.
However, now we don’t know who will win! Wen Wan couldn’t help but said, “It’s okay to enjoy the joyous occasion. Today is a good day and the lion dance team has to go to the next house. We are busy. Master, don’t you have another house to go to? Let’s go!”
Zhou Bingqiang also hurriedly said: "Yes, Master is busy!"
The lion dance team's master also said at this time: "Yes, we have another performance in the afternoon. Today is a good day, and we also have to help people celebrate the new ship. We have to go!"
If the next dance had not been held at the dock near this village, they would not have stayed to dance for so long.
Mother Zhou was about to say something, but Zhou Chengxin came running back: "Mom, are you ready? The boat will be docking soon!"
He was speeding up to come back and inform his mother first.
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother no longer cared about whether to perform the lion dance or not. She immediately walked into the house and said with a smile, "The big ship is back? I'm ready! Push it over quickly."
Tian Caihua was surprised to see Zhou Chengxin coming back: "Why did you come back so early today?"
"Yeah." Zhou Chengxin responded casually and followed Zhou's mother in to get the things.
Soon he pushed the cart out.
The cart was loaded with two large baskets of firecrackers and some offerings.
A villager saw so many firecrackers and couldn't help asking, "Why are they preparing so many firecrackers? What's the good news? Did they buy a big boat?"
Just now Zhou's mother seemed to say that the big ship had returned.
Zhou's mother smiled and said, "It's not a big ship. I just bought a 24-meter boat, which can barely go out to sea. Those 50 to 60 meters are called big ships. Oh, I won't talk to you anymore. My new ship will dock soon. I have to send these things over!"
After saying this, Zhou's mother asked her great-grandmother to help look after the house, and then quickly pulled Zhou Zhou to chase Zhou Chengxin.
Her big ship is back!
As soon as these words were spoken, Tian Caihua's expression changed and she hurriedly chased after him.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei bought a new boat?
Or a 24-meter ocean-going ship? How come she didn't know about this beforehand? Does this family still consider her as a family member? Zhou Bingqiang's face changed drastically! A 24-meter ocean-going ship?
How could Zhou Yongfu have the money to buy such a big ship?
A boat that big would cost more than 20,000 yuan! He couldn't help but run over to take a look.
Wen Wan also ran towards the dock.
Zhou Chenglei bought a large ocean-going fishing boat so quickly?
How is that possible?
This is faster than the previous lifetime!
In his previous life, he bought a large fishing boat at the end of the year.
Seeing this, Zhou Guohua also ran over to see.
All the villagers couldn't help but run to see.
A 24-meter-long boat that can sail to the open sea! It’s the first one in their village!
Such a big ship has only been seen at the city docks or on the sea.
***Noon is the quietest time at the pier.
There were only a few ships docked on the entire coast that went out to sea in the middle of the night and returned in the morning.
Therefore, the Zhou family’s 24-meter ship stands out particularly.
The brand new fishing boat is bright red!
Zhou's mother narrowed her eyes! Zhou Bingqiang's eyes widened.
It’s really a 24-meter big ship!
This one can be as good as three of his family's! The most important thing is that if you own an ocean-going fishing boat, you are a big shot in the fishing industry! Wen Wan looked at the boat, clenched her fists, and was full of reluctance!
How did Zhou Chenglei get a big ship so quickly?
Even if her family didn't have a boat, they knew that the money earned from distant-water fishing was incomparable to that from the small boats near the coast.
That's deep sea fishing, there are so many fish! Zhou Guohua's three fishing boats may not make as much as one other person's!
What else can Zhou Guohua use to compete with Zhou Chenglei in the future? Wen Wan's unwillingness made her body tremble slightly: I feel that I can't catch up with Jiang Xia even if I take a speedboat! Zhou's father and Zhou Chenglei carried baskets of yellow croaker off the boat.
Jiang Xia and Zhou's mother placed offerings on the boat and worshiped the gods.
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After all the fish were unloaded from the boat and they finished worshipping the gods, Zhou Chengxin set off firecrackers at the dock.
Two lion dance teams danced happily on the boat.
The sound of firecrackers was deafening! The atmosphere was filled with joy! More and more villagers came to watch the fun.
Some villagers came forward to congratulate him. They looked at the baskets of fish that Zhou's father had brought down and filled the entire dock and said in amazement: "This is a new boat testing the waters and catching yellow croaker! What a good omen! Congratulations!"
"With so many yellow croakers, are you heading out to sea for your new ship's sea trial?"
Father Zhou's eyes were narrowed with laughter as he began his performance: "No, I don't have time to go out to sea. I just dragged a net nearby and caught it in less than an hour!"
“You caught so many fish in less than an hour?”
Father Zhou's mouth was watering: "There's nothing we can do. This boat is equipped with a fish finder. That thing is really powerful. It can tell where there are fish in the sea with just one sound!"
"You installed a fish finder too? That thing is really expensive! How much did you spend on it? Come on, take us up to see your big boat. I've never been on a big boat in my life!"
Father Zhou happily led people upstairs, and he did not forget to greet Zhou Bingqiang!
Zhou Bingqiang pretended not to see it, turned around and left with a sullen face!
Father Zhou happily introduced it to everyone: "The fish finder is free. Xiao Xia and A Lei helped the shipyard a lot, so the director gave it to me as a gift! If you buy it, it will cost thousands!"
Everyone asked what kind of help he had provided, and Zhou's father took the opportunity to brag about it.
"Such a big ship must cost a lot of money, right? Can 20,000 be enough to buy it?"
Father Zhou laughed and said, "Haha, that's about right. Xiao Xia and A Lei helped the shipyard a lot. Both factory managers gave us discounts, so it's much cheaper now!"
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Here, Father Zhou brought villagers aboard to tour the ship, boasting loudly, his vanity deeply satisfied. The women on the dock were also discussing:
"It's really a big ship! Zhou Yongfu's family is so rich!"
"It's not that he's rich, it's that he can give birth to a good son. It's Zhou Chenglei who is capable. It must have been bought by Zhou Chenglei!"
"What a good son! Alei is so capable. He bought a big boat and built a new house at such a young age! He is not a millionaire anymore, he has at least one hundred thousand!"
"That shouldn't be the case. This big ship is estimated to cost more than 20,000 yuan. If it had been ordered a few years ago, it would have cost more than 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Now it's impossible to get it without more than 20,000 or 30,000 yuan."
"So, Zhou Yongfu's family has been a millionaire for a long time? They hid it really well!"
"Don't you see that Alei joined the army before he graduated from junior high school and sent money home every month. He was not old enough when he joined the army. If it weren't for the fact that his age in the household registration book was one year older, and he was really too capable, no one would have accepted him! Not long after he joined, he made merit and became a platoon leader. Later, he made great contributions again and again and was promoted step by step... It's not surprising that he was already a millionaire."
Zhou Chenglei used to be the regiment commander, and no one felt how powerful he was when they were not in the barracks, but this big ship is different!
The villagers were really shocked!
Tian Caihua was originally feeling very jealous and aggrieved, but after hearing what everyone said her eyes widened, but then she thought about something and she wasn't jealous anymore!
So this big ship was ordered before the separation?
She quickly ran over to help, all smiles.
(End of this chapter)