Chapter 232 Father Zhou’s New Tactics

After lunch, the family got busy.

Because Zhou Chenglei was going to sail out to the sea the next day, he borrowed a tractor from the production team and went to the city to deliver a batch of dried fish to the publishing house and the train station. Then he returned to the town and went to the grain station to buy rice, oil, noodles and other food to take on the ship.

Zhou's father pushed a cart to buy eggs, winter melon, pumpkin, taro and other vegetables from the villagers. Although he grew some at home, it was not enough.

Jiang Xia and Zhou's mother went to the fields to pick corn, cucumbers, beans and other vegetables.

This time Zhou Chenglei plans to go out to sea for half a month. When he comes back, he will just catch up with Jiangxia’s trip to the Guangzhou Trade Fair.

At dinner time in the evening, the corner of the living room was filled with bags and baskets of food.

Father Zhou asked Zhou Chenglei: "Which sea area do you plan to go to this time?"

Zhou Chenglei: "The area around Qianli Mountain."

In October, the mullet will form an autumn flood in that area and then move south to hibernate.

Moreover, the coast of Qianli Mountain produces sea cucumbers and abalone, so we can go into the water to find more sea cucumbers to bring back for Jiangxia to nourish his body.

In fact, every sea area has different fish species that form flooding seasons in certain months, especially in summer and autumn. Many fish species form flooding seasons in autumn.

For example, in October, there is a stretch of sea that happens to be the fishing season for male dried fish.

He had patrolled the sea for many years and knew many sea areas and when and what kinds of fish would appear in season.

Zhou Chenglei plans to go fishing for grouper in the first half of the month and go south to catch mullet in the second half of the month.

The dried fish are small fish. We caught a boatload and brought them back to Jiangxia to make multi-flavored small fish to sell during the New Year.

When Zhou's father heard that he was planning to go to Qianli Mountain, he was excited.

He wanted to go there, too! The islands around Qianli Mountain were beautiful, and in summer and autumn, seabirds gathered in large numbers, blocking out the sun when they flew.

When he was young, he had been there and had the honor of seeing it. The scene was very shocking! He was also familiar with the place.

After hearing this, Zhou's mother asked Zhou's father, "Have you been to that area before?"

Father Zhou nodded: "Yes, I've been there several times. I'm very familiar with that area."

Zhou's mother said to Zhou Chenglei, "How about your father go out to sea with the big ship this time, and you stay at home?"

Her son stayed at home for a few days and then went out to sea for ten days or half a month. If this continued, when would she be able to have a grandchild? Zhou's father's eyes lit up: "Sure! I also know where there are a lot of sea cucumbers in that area, and I can bring some back by the way."

Seeing that his father really wanted to go, Zhou Chenglei said, "Dad can go too. We can just hire someone in the village to go out to sea with my brother on our family boat."

Zhou's mother: "Your father is leaving, you just stay at home. We are still building the house, how can we do without a man at home."

Father Zhou also knew what Mother Zhou meant and said, "Yes, you stay at home! I can go alone."

Zhou Chenglei thought of his comrade Zhang Jiayang, who was very familiar with the sea area, and that they were all brothers who had fought for their lives and would take good care of his father, so he nodded and said, "That's fine, but it will be very hard to stay at sea for so many days. Can you bear it?"

Father Zhou didn't care much: "Why is it hard? I'm used to it! Besides, big boats don't need manpower to raise the nets. Usually, we just divide the fish. What's the hard part? At home, I have to pull up the nets myself. Besides, if I don't go for a walk now, I will be too old to walk in the future, and I won't be able to go even if I want to!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chenglei said nothing more.

People really should travel around while they are still young and able to move around.

So it was decided that Zhou's father would go out to sea with the big ship this time.

***The next day, Jiang Yang and his companions each brought a lot of things.

Jiang Xia kept a small portion for home consumption and had Zhou Chenglei move most of it to the big ship.

Before leaving, Zhou's father asked Jiang Xia, "Xiao Xia, where is your photo album?"

Jiangxia has an album that is dedicated to the photos taken during these days.

Jiang Xia took out the photo album and showed it to Zhou's father, smiling and asking, "Dad, are you planning to take the photo album out to sea and look through it when you miss home?"

Father Zhou: "No, I only need to bring one photo."

I've only been away from home for ten days or half a month, so I don't miss home that much.

Father Zhou was flipping through the photo album, trying to find a photo that would bring fortune.

When Jiang Xia heard that he only brought one photo, he pointed to a family photo taken during the Mid-Autumn Festival. People from the first and second rooms were also there: "Let's take this one!"

"No!" Zhou's father refused without hesitation.

He didn't want to bring his eldest daughter-in-law, this unlucky girl, and his eldest son, this wasteful boy, on board.

It costs a lot for a big ship to go out to sea. The daily fuel and labor costs are not small. What if he loses money by taking the photos of the two of them on board? He just wants to take the photos of Wangcai and his youngest son on board and put them on the boat to attract wealth! At this time, Zhou Chenglei called Jiang Xia outside.

Father Zhou said, "Go and do your work! Don't worry about me. I'll put the album on the cabinet after I pick out the photos."

"Okay." Jiang Xia responded and went out.

Finally, Zhou's father picked out a photo of Zhou Chenglei washing Jiang Xia's feet in the yard.

This picture shows a loving couple and will definitely bring wealth.

Then Zhou's father picked out a small family portrait, which was a family portrait of only the two of them, Zhou Chenglei and his wife, and Zhou Zhou.

In this photo, the whole family is smiling.

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Zhou's father wanted to take Zhou Zhou's photo out and let his son who was in the sea see Zhou Zhou.

After selecting the photos, he put the album back on the cabinet and went out.

All the necessary preparations were picked up at the dock and moved onto the ship.

The whole family saw them off at the dock.

The large ship gradually left the dock and headed towards the ocean.

Father Zhou then took out the two photos and placed the photo of Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei on the fish finder in the cab.

The family photo was placed against the cockpit glass, facing the sea.

Jiang Yang was stunned when he saw the photos!

The boss actually washed his wife's feet, which was totally unexpected! He immediately shouted: "Brothers, come and see the boss washing his wife's feet!"

A group of people ran in immediately after hearing this.

"What boss washes his wife's feet?"

Jiang Yang pointed at the photo: "Look!"

When they saw it, they were all shocked. It turned out that it was really the boss washing his wife's feet!

Totally unimaginable!

Feng Jianjun asked curiously, "Uncle, why did you put this photo there?"

He had no idea why Zhou's father placed the photo in this position.

Is there any meaning? Zhou's father: "Haven't you heard that loving couples bring a lot of money? I put this here to attract wealth!"

Several people: "..."

Is this possible? Yang Bin: "I didn't expect the boss to wash his wife's feet!" I didn't expect the boss to be so gentle!

Father Zhou: "What's the big deal? Husband and wife need to love each other to live a good life. Your eldest brother has done so many things for his wife. Only those who love their wives will be successful! You should learn from him in the future."

When they heard this, they were curious about how their boss, who was so cold, could love his wife, and asked, "Uncle, how does the boss love his wife on weekdays? I want to learn from him!"

"Yes, I'll learn from you too!"

So Zhou's father began to teach them the secret of getting rich: "Your eldest son not only washes his wife's feet, but also washes her hair and clothes..."

Zhou Chenglei had no idea that his father had exposed all his secrets. After the big ship set sail, he, Jiang Xia, and Zhou Chengxin also boarded the small boat and went out to sea.

(End of this chapter)