Chapter 172: Too much money to spend?
After breakfast, Zhou Chenglei, Zhou Chengxin, Zhou Yongguo, and Zhou's father carried a large iron frame together and walked towards the dock.
The iron frame is very large, 20 meters long, 10 meters wide and 2 meters high. When the fishing net is put on it, it will become a large net cage.
In order to facilitate moving, no fishing net is used.
The iron frame is too big but it’s not too heavy for four people to carry. It’s just a little troublesome to turn it.
They arrived at the dock, and many villagers were preparing to go out to sea. When everyone saw them, they greeted them warmly, and many people spoke to Zhou's father in a different tone.
There were also many people who took the initiative to greet Jiang Xia with a smile. There had been such people before, but not so many.
Zhou Chenglei knew that Jiang Xia didn't know how to address the villagers who came forward to greet her, so he would address every villager who greeted Jiang Xia by name first, for fear that Jiang Xia would not remember. Afterwards, he would introduce the other person to Jiang Xia in detail, so that Jiang Xia could get to know the people in the village and know who she could get close to.
Jiang Xia can usually remember someone after greeting them once, and will remember how to address them next time.
The four men carried the iron frame onto the boat and placed it upright. Jiang Xia stayed on the boat while they went back to move the next iron frame.
However, Zhou's father did not leave immediately. He was stopped by the villagers and was pulled aside to talk.
When the villagers saw them put such a large iron frame on the boat, they couldn't help but ask Zhou's father curiously: "Yongfu, what is this large iron frame used for?"
The sea area has been rented, and they will be working there every day, so there is no need to hide it. Moreover, A Lei also said that they need to buy some valuable live fish from the villagers and put them on the bottom of the sea to try to raise fish, so Zhou's father smiled and said: "A Lei rented two sea areas to raise fish, so he made a few iron frames into net cages and put them on the seabed to try to raise fish."
The villagers couldn't help but speak up when they heard this:
"What? Raise fish? There are so many fish in the sea, why would you raise fish?"
"Yes, your family has a big ship that goes out to sea. There are more fish in the distant sea. Others catch ten or hundreds of tons of fish in the deep sea. Why do you still want to raise fish? Isn't this a waste of time?"
"Farming fish under the sea? Are you kidding me? The sea is not a fish pond. A storm can blow these cages away! Isn't this just nonsense?"
"One fish can give birth to tens of thousands of fish. There are endless fish in the sea. Your boat has a fish finder. I don't understand why you raise them. It's a waste of effort!"
"You also rented the sea area? How much does it cost to rent the sea area? It must be a lot of money, right? Why did you let A-lei do whatever he wanted? If you raise fish in the sea, I guarantee that the money you invested will be wasted! Someone in the next village tried to raise fish before, but it was impossible! A typhoon blew away the cages and the fish died in the cages. You have heard of this before!"
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Facing everyone's doubts, Zhou's father agreed with them and said with great sorrow: "I said so too, but Alei has been disobedient since he was a child! I can't control him! I spent more than 5,000 to rent two pieces of sea area, and I am worried that I will lose all my money! I can't stop him!!"
The villagers were shocked when they heard this!
Spent more than 5,000 to rent the sea area?
Is there seawater in Zhou Chenglei's brain?
But Zhou Chenglei is so rich! Damn, it’s hard for them to save 500 yuan on weekdays, and they are reluctant to spend 5 yuan.
He actually spent more than 5,000 yuan to rent the sea?
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Do you have too much money to spend? How about giving me some help?"
Father Zhou successfully saw everyone's shocked looks, and his vanity was finally satisfied. He smiled and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I am backward in thinking, so I don't care about him! He wanted to join the army before, and I stopped him, but he was determined to go. In the end, he became a regiment commander, proving me wrong. Later, he injured his ears and retired. He didn't want to work in the unit, and wanted to go out to sea to fish. I didn't agree, but he didn't listen to me. He insisted on becoming a fisherman. I didn't expect that he bought a big boat in more than three months! He is more powerful than me! So I don't care about him now. I'm old and can't do anything about it."
The corners of the villager's mouth twitched. He was showing off again!
But their son is really capable and they have no chance to show off even if they want to.
There are a lot of things to do today. Although Zhou's father likes to show off, he won't delay the main work. After showing off for a while, he said: "If you get precious live fish such as grouper and cod, you can send them to my house. My family buys precious live fish at a high price. Oh, the brat likes to mess around. I have to go and help him with his mess!"
After saying this, Zhou's father hurried home to move the iron box.
What a joke, with Wangcai at home, how can he not be able to keep the fish alive?
He doesn't believe it! With a tap of Wangcai's little hand, dead fish can come back to life!
He had dreamed of the sea area around his home last night, with schools of fish galloping! The villagers also headed for their boats, and some of them couldn't help but whispered, "Raising fish in the sea? And spending 5,000 yuan to rent the sea area, what's going on in your mind? Aren't you afraid that all your money will go down the drain?"
"You control others, they have too much money to spend!"
"Yes! Why do you care whether they can keep the fish alive? Anyway, they are raising fish, and we can get some benefits! We can sell them the live fish we catch. Sometimes we catch a valuable fish, but it is too small to sell for much money. We can't bear to throw it back into the sea, and there is no meat in it if we cook it! If Zhou Yongfu takes it in the future, wouldn't that be perfect?"
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"That's right! Just like his family collects dried fish, the leftover dried fish at home can finally be exchanged for a few dollars, instead of just giving them away."
"Hey, speaking of dried fish, my wife followed Jiang Xia's example and used all the oil in the house to fry dried fish, saying she was going to sell them. But the dried fish turned out to be burnt and inedible, not to mention selling them. Not only was there no oil, but also no dried fish! I'm so angry! What a waste!"
"My daughter-in-law fries fish that are delicious, but she took them to the town to sell yesterday, but no one bought them. Frying and selling dried fish wastes too much oil, and I can't afford the hassle! It's not worth it!"
"Luckily my house wasn't blown up. My mother's family in Jiangxia has two big canteens to support them. Of course, people like us can't afford to mess with them."
"Zhou Bingqiang's family is also frying dried fish. They have been frying them for the past two days."
"He is just waiting to lose money! He follows Zhou Yongfu's family in doing whatever they do. Does he think about whether the daughter-in-law he marries has as strong a background as Zhou Yongfu's daughter-in-law?"
Zhou Bingqiang and Zhou Guohua happened to arrive at the dock at this time. They followed them back to their boat. When they heard what they said, their faces turned black!
Jiang Xia’s family background is indeed strong, but the daughter-in-law he married even has the ability to dream about the future!
Look at that successful person, who didn't seize the opportunity, be the first to try it and make a fortune? Zhou Bingqiang whispered to Zhou Guohua, "Did Zhou Chenglei get his license? Go ask tomorrow if our license has been issued! Go to the production team and borrow a tractor, sell the small fish your wife made, and buy some angle irons so we can make cages."
Zhou Guohua: "It shouldn't be that fast. The staff member said it would take two months. Zhou Chenglei probably put up the cages before the approval!"
"Then we should prepare some cages and put them down first."
"Well, how much iron should I buy? Angle iron is a bit expensive. It will cost a lot to burn a large iron frame, right?"
Zhou Bingqiang: “…”
The next chapter is a big chapter of 4000+, two chapters will be released as one, including additional chapters.