Chapter 410 Going out to sea

As all the guests left, the festive atmosphere came to an end and the atmosphere of fireworks returned to normal.

The weather is still fine, suitable for going out to sea and fishing.

At 4:30 in the morning, when Zhou Chenglei got up cautiously, Jiang Xia woke up.

She reached out and took his hand, leaned her head over, and held his wrist tightly.

Zhou Chenglei lay back in bed and held her in his arms: "Go back to sleep."

Jiang Xia shook her head in his arms: "I want to go out to sea today, too."

After saying that, she wanted to get up.

He hugged her tightly and covered them both with the quilt: "Then sleep for one more hour, I'll wait for you."

"No, get up! I'm not sleepy anymore. Dad and big brother are waiting."

I went to bed early last night and went back to bed at eight o'clock. I slept for more than nine hours and felt very well rested.

Jiang Xia sat up.

The two got up together, washed up in the bathroom together, and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Zhou's father was already eating. When he saw Jiang Xia coming down, he seemed to see a flash of golden light and his eyes lit up instantly!

Father Zhou asked with a smile: "Xiao Xia is going out to sea today too?"

"Dad, good morning." Jiang Xia smiled and greeted Zhou's father, then said, "Today is the first time we go out to sea in the new year, so I wanted to go out and take a look together."

Father Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, let's go out to sea together!"

It’s the first time we go out to sea in the new year, and Wangcai will follow us. So the whole year will be prosperous from the beginning to the end!

Father Zhou called Mother Zhou again: "Old woman, you should go out to sea with us today!"

Going out to sea as a family will make the new year even more prosperous!

Zhou's mother heard this and said, "That's fine! The oysters are plump this season, so I can just go and get some."

Zhou's mother quickly ate breakfast, then went to pack lunch and take it on the boat.

When going out to sea in Jiangxia, you have to prepare something hot for lunch. In the winter, eating cold rice and cold dishes can easily cause diarrhea.

The family had just finished breakfast when the eldest family came over.

Tian Caihua came over with a box of fried sweet potato cakes. Seeing that Jiang Xia had gotten up, she asked in surprise, "Xiao Xia, are you going out to sea today?"

Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes!"

Tian Caihua gave the sweet potato cake to Jiang Xia: "I fried this for you. Take it on the boat."

Today is the first day her new boat goes out to sea, and Jiang Xia actually goes out to sea with her. That’s really great!

Jiang Xia took it and thanked him.

Zhou's mother also packed a basket of food, and Jiang Xia put the sweet potato cakes on the basket.

Zhou Chenglei took the basket and hung it on the motorcycle. He drove the motorcycle with Jiang Xia to the dock first.

Jiang Xia rode Zhou Chenglei's motorcycle out of the courtyard and saw Zhou Chengxin and three unfamiliar faces.

The three of them greeted Zhou Chenglei and called Jiang Xia "Sister-in-law/Sister Jiang Xia".

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Good morning."

Zhou Chenglei also responded, and then said: "Brother, I'll go to the dock to buy diesel first."

"Okay, we'll go over there too."

After Zhou Chenglei drove the motorcycle away, Jiang Xia asked him, "Who are these three? Are they from our village?"

"One of them is Zheng Guoqiang, my eldest brother's classmate. He and I have played together since childhood. The other two are my eldest sister-in-law's younger brothers."

Zhou Chengxin's new ship was also taken down on New Year's Day, and he needed to hire someone to go out to sea.

Zhou Chengxin invited an elementary school classmate who was from the next village. Coincidentally, this classmate came back from working in the next city a few days ago and brought some local specialties back to him.

Zhou Chengxin knew that he planned to stay in the city to find a job next year and not work outside. His wife was not happy for him to work outside unless he took her with him.

But if he took his wife and children with him, he would have to pay for rent, and it would be difficult for the children to go to school. There was no profit, so he planned to stay in the city and find a job.

When Zhou Chengxin found out, he invited him to go with him, and Tian Caihua also invited her two youngest brothers, Tian Caisheng and Tian Caijin.

Tian Caihua didn't want to invite anyone from her mother's family because she was afraid.

But her eldest brother always asked her when she would collect the boat, saying that he would come to help her go out to sea.

She is afraid of her elder brother!

After discussing it, the couple decided to hire Tian Caihua's two younger brothers. After all, none of the brothers-in-law from her mother's family had proper jobs and worked odd jobs everywhere, so it would be unreasonable not to hire any of them.

Moreover, Tian Caihua's family is relatively poor, and her two younger brothers are not married yet. Since the house is not big enough, they have to help out in any way they can.

Otherwise, people in the village would say that Zhou Chengxin is unkind.

When Tian Caixing found out about hiring two younger brothers, he had no choice because as the eldest brother, he couldn't possibly take away his younger brothers' jobs.

Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei arrived at the dock five minutes later than usual.

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If Zhou's father and others had to walk here, it would have been even later.

Mr. Li and Li Qingmin had already arrived and had been waiting for more than ten minutes.

Li Qingmin couldn't help but complain to his father: "They say they go out to sea on time every day, but today they are so late! It's okay for them to be late, but we can't be late at all."

Father Li: "Okay, why are you talking so much nonsense? If you want to go out to sea with others, don't you have to accommodate their schedules? Go and drive the boat!"

Li Qingmin went to drive the boat with a gloomy face. He waited for a long time and was hit by the northwest wind for a long time. He was shivering with cold.

Father Zhou smiled and greeted Father Li, "My dear in-laws, why are you here so early today?"

Then he boarded his youngest son's boat.

Father Li asked, "Aren't my in-laws on the same boat with us today?"

Father Zhou waved his hand: "Not today. We are going to pick some oysters today. Do you want to come?"

Li Qingmin said as soon as he heard it: "We won't pry the oysters. You guys go and pry them. We'll trawl the nets nearby."

Not only is it easy to cut your hands when prying oysters open, but oysters are also not as valuable as fish.

Father Zhou nodded: "Okay, now you are familiar with it. If you are earlier than us in the morning, you don't have to wait. You can go out to sea first!"

Father Li said, "Let's all go out to sea together!"

Although they had been out to sea for several days, the vast sea made it difficult to find their way around. As they went further, they were still a little nervous, mainly because they were afraid of unknowingly entering a no-fishing zone.

Zhou's father followed them.

The Zhou family now has a total of three ships going out to sea.

Zhou's father asked the two brothers how to make arrangements.

Anyway, he will get on whichever boat Jiangxia takes, and he wants to be on the same boat with Wangcai.

Tian Caihua immediately took Jiang Xia's arm and said, "Xiao Xia, we are going out to sea together anyway, why don't you take my new boat? A Lei, if you are worried about Xiao Xia, you can drive my new boat! Just let your elder brother drive your boat."

Zhou Chengxin: “…”

Tian Caihua thought this was a great idea and continued to make arrangements: "How about this! A Lei and Dad will drive our new boat out to sea. Cheng Xin, Qiang Zi, and my sixth brother will drive A Lei's boat, and our old boat will be driven by Yong Guo, Kang Ping, and my seventh brother. Mom and Xiao Xia will both ride on our new boat!"

Zhou Chengxin: “…”

What is Tian Caihua going crazy about again?

Zhou Chenglei refused directly: "No need, brother, drive the new boat! I will drive the old boat at home, Xia Xia will come with me, she will sleep on the recliner when she is tired."

Tian Caihua forgot that Zhou Chenglei's boat and the family's old boat had been modified by him so that they could fix a lounge chair and fishing rod, making it convenient for Jiang Xia to lie down and rest and fish, but their new boat did not have that.

She glared at Zhou Chengxin with disdain: "Why don't you get a lounge chair on the boat!"

Zhou Chengxin: “…”