Chapter 576 578. Small Fishing Village
If the two boys in Liu Er's family were good or had some ability, Wang Li would still be willing to help when he had the chance.
We are all just staying in the same place, so everyone knows each other's business.
There was nothing wrong with the two boys, but they were spoiled by the women in Uncle Liu's family and were not the kind of people who could endure hardship.
More and more people came to ride on the ox cart, and Liu Er no longer asked Wang Li any questions.
Instead, it was the empty fish baskets and the joy on everyone's faces that filled this small ox cart with joy.
"This fresh seafood is much more delicious than those dried goods." An old lady with a headscarf held the copper coins in her arms with satisfaction. If she works hard for another half a year, her son will be able to get married.
"It's all thanks to the wisdom of the prefect, who repaired our rugged and bad roads. Now we can deliver freshly harvested seafood every day."
“That’s the reason. In the past, when the weather was hot, the seafood would go bad before we even got halfway there, and no one would buy it even if we sent it to the city.
If it were winter, I wouldn’t dare walk on the old roads, and it wouldn’t be worth it if I got bumped into something.
We are really lucky. We met a fair and honest man who finally did something for our people."
"That's right. Liu Er is smart. He built this ox cart as quickly as possible. It is not only convenient for him to travel, but also allows him to earn some extra money.
Liu Er, don't work so hard, let your two boys do something sometimes."
Liu Er smiled and turned around and said, "They have other things to do at home, not to mention that this is easy work.
What, are you dissatisfied with my inability to drive the ox cart steadily enough? "
“…”
Wang Li listened quietly and straightened his chest unconsciously. He was now considered a subordinate of the prefect.
When Wang Li saw Xiao Shitou and the others, it was already dark.
"Are you guys also going fishing now?"
Wang Li was not surprised when he saw that they each held a basket in their hands.
"Brother Li, why don't you quit your job and come back to catch fish with us.
You see, we don't collect dried goods anymore, but the income from fishing is almost catching up with the past." Little Stone patted his waist and said, squatting there to look for things, his waist was a bit hurt.
Huang Anping also helped to speak up, "That's right, this way we brothers can be together again.
We can divide the work among ourselves. We can have two people go to the city to sell seafood every day, and the others can go fishing with the tides. Then life won’t be difficult.”
When everyone thought about what they had gained in the past few days, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.
You and I tried to persuade each other to get Wang Li to return to their team.
Wang Li held up the wine and food he brought over and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about this for now. I brought some wine and food. Let's have a good drink today, brothers."
Seeing Wang Li being so generous, everyone else's eyes widened, "Are you paying the workers?"
“I sent it a long time ago, but I just haven’t been back from vacation before.
I received a reward this time, and since I won’t be able to come back to meet you for a long time, I took some time off to come and say goodbye to you.”
"Are you really going to sea?"
Wang Li nodded excitedly, "We will be going out to sea in a few days. You don't know how big the ship I'm on is. It has everything you need, including two floors of cabins. You can go there to broaden your horizons next time you go to the port."
Little Stone licked his lips and said, "Brother Li, I seemed to see a big ship in the sea ahead a few days ago..."
"Was it the day before yesterday?"
Little Stone nodded. "Although the distance is a bit far, the boat looks quite big. Is it your boss's?"
Wang Li leaned close to his ear with a mysterious look on his face and said, "I'll tell you a secret. I was also on that boat at the time. It was me who led the boss and his men there to cast their nets."
Little Stone's eyes widened like bells, and he held onto his arm tightly with both hands, "Are you serious? I was envious of that ship when I saw it, and I didn't know if I would have the chance to go on it in this lifetime, but I didn't expect Brother Li to be on it.
Such a big ship must be very stable on the sea, unlike our small fishing boat, which has to be very nervous when the waves are a little bigger. "
Wang Li, "That is also the biggest ship I have ever seen. As for the waves on the sea, they really have little impact on it. Sometimes I don't even feel much shaking on it.
You don't know that the wide deck would take some time to move, unlike our small fishing boat which can only accommodate a few people."
Xiao Shitou and the others all looked longing after hearing this, "It would be great if we could go and see it if we had the chance."
"There's really nothing I can do about this," Wang Li said, fearing that his brothers might misunderstand him, "That's my wife's private boat, and now, only boatmen with permission can get on board.
Previously, a rich young man wanted to go on board to take a look out of curiosity, but he was not allowed to do so. "
Huang Anping, "You call your boss "Madam", she is a member of the government family."
Only then did Wang Li remember that he had not yet told his brothers who he was working with.
"The boss I'm following now is Madam Gu, who is also the wife of the prefect of our Lucheng."
Some people dropped their glasses. “Really?”
"I can forge this thing. You can also ask around when you go to the city. The large ships at the small pier are all owned by the prefect's wife. It's not something I can just make up."
Little Stone immediately pulled a stool and squeezed next to him, "Brother Li, I wonder if the Madam is still short of people? Do you think I can be found if I go and look for a job?"
Wang Li hesitated, "I really don't know about this.
I haven't heard any news about recruiting these days, and there are many people on the ship now. It's about to sail far away, so the chances of recruiting people may be relatively small."
Still unable to bear seeing the disappointed looks in the eyes of several brothers, he said, "But I will help you keep an eye out. I'm going out to sea in a few days, so when you get to the county town, please pay attention to the notices. I found it by looking at the notices that day."
Little Stone: "But we are all illiterate..."
Huang Anping pulled him aside at this moment, "Although we can't read, we can ask others when we see the notice when we enter the city. We have a mouth, so are we afraid that we can't ask?"
Wang Li, "That's right. By the way, I see you are still fishing. Aren't you going to do the dry goods over there?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Shitou was a little gloating, "Who wants to eat dried food when they can eat fresh food?
Now, Zhaoyu Village is still begging us to help them find sales channels. Only then did we realize that they had unknowingly stockpiled a large amount of goods.
We just collect the agreed quantity as agreed and make a little profit from the labor costs.
However, since Zhaoyu Village catches a lot of fish, it is impossible for them to sell all of their catches, so they have to prepare most of the catches into dried goods.
Anyway, in half a month, the deadline we agreed with him will be up, and we won’t be involved then.”
(End of this chapter)
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