Chen Hong didn't stop there either, and sailed straight back to the village dock. Liu Laohu and his son were already waiting. Once on the boat, Liu Laohu said, "Did Chen Hong go bankrupt today? Why are you back so early?"
Chen Hong glanced at her phone and saw it was only a little past 5 a.m., which was quite early. "Ugh, don't even mention it. I ran into a boat at sea and almost got into a fight. We had a huge argument and I lost all interest in fishing, so I came back early."
"Are you alright? Did you get hurt? Remember the ship's name? Tell the people in our village later, and if they encounter it at sea, they'll beat the bastard to a pulp."
As Chen Hong helped scoop the fish out, she said, "We didn't lose out. We really should tell the villagers that the boat is called the Sea Cow, and there are three men on board, all of whom are quite wicked."
"Don't let anyone board the boat if you see them. They tried to board the boat to steal fish today, but I rammed the boat into them, scaring them away. Then I sailed back." Chen Hong only told half of what happened.
"You're really bold, daring to ram someone with your boat." Liu Laohu was astonished.
“I saw it. Their boat is damaged. If we ram it, I won’t be at a disadvantage. Their boat is definitely going to sink.”
"Be more careful in the future, and run away as soon as you spot a bad guy."
"Okay, I understand."
After weighing the fish and settling the bill, the total cost of the fish today was 9830 yuan. Oysters and mussels were 10 yuan per jin (500g), totaling more than 700 jin, which brought in 7560 yuan.
A total of [amount] yuan was transferred to Chen Hong.
While transferring money to Chen Hong, he said to her, "If we hadn't run into bad guys today, you would definitely have made over 20,000. But this is still a lot. Every time you go out to sea, you are more capable than the whole village."
Chen Hong smiled and said, "Luckily, I found a rocky stall and shucked these oysters, otherwise I wouldn't have made much money."
Anyway, I think you're pretty lucky.
"It's all thanks to the Dragon King and the Goddess Mazu for their protection."
After Liu Laohu and his son left, Chen Hong saw that it was still early and packed her things onto the tricycle.
They thoroughly cleaned the boat inside and out, leaving it spotless.
Chen Hong was bending down to scrub the deck when she heard someone calling, "Big sister, big sister." She turned around and saw that it was "Bald Qiang," whom she had encountered before.
"Hey, Section Chief Zhang's here to collect the fish again?"
Bald Zhang Baiqiang waved his hand incessantly at the dock, "Hey girl, you just got back, right? Sell me your fish, I'll definitely give you a good price."
"Section Chief Zhang, I just sold out and cleaned up. If you had come half an hour earlier, I would have at least given you half."
"Damn it, I've been so unlucky these past few days. I'm always late. I can't even catch a hot meal. I need to go back and find a temple to pray to." Zhang Baiqiang stomped his feet in anger.
"Young lady, you must call me next time you sell fish. I've been traveling around a few villages nearby lately."
After Chen Hong finished packing and got off the boat, she said to Zhang Baiqiang, "Okay, I'll definitely let you know next time. Are you always waiting for the catch at various docks?"
“I’ve been traveling around several villages nearby lately, looking for wild fish. If there are any large catches or rare species that fishmongers can’t finish, you can send them directly to our shop. Just contact me then.”
As he spoke, he handed Chen Hong a business card, but then, thinking it might not be reliable and fearing that Chen Hong wouldn't call him, he asked for Chen Hong's phone number and immediately dialed it.
When Chen Hong saw the caller ID, she didn't recognize the number and was about to habitually block the number.
Zhang Baiqiang, who had been staring at her, hurriedly shouted, "This is my phone number, please don't block it. Girl, you've gone too far, locking me in a dark room right in front of me!"
Chen Hong laughed awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, it just happened on my whim. I get so many sales calls, it's a conditioned reflex, a conditioned reflex!"
Okay, I'll send you some fish in the next day or two, but you can't shortchange me on the price. Oh, and do you want oysters and mussels?
"Yes, we'll take any wild animals as long as they're of good quality. We're not just one store, we're a large chain hotel, so we're not afraid of having too many. As long as the quality is guaranteed, the price is no problem."
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll head back now."
Chen Hong waved her hand and drove home. First, she fed the chickens and ducks and collected their eggs. Then, she picked vegetables, went back to the kitchen, washed and chopped them, and soaked the mussels in water. She then scrubbed them clean and put them in the vegetable washing basket to drain.
I picked a large basket of various vegetables from the backyard, and also packed four or five pounds of mussels in a plastic bag. I then took them to the old house to pick up the children.
Upon entering, I saw Yu Yang playing games with his dogs, along with a little boy named Xiao Hao. The two boys, seemingly unfazed by the heat, were sweating profusely, while their two dogs chased after them, their tongues lolling out.
"Xiao Hao is here too! Aren't you two afraid of the heat? Xiao Bao, where's your grandpa?"
Seeing his mother return, Xiaobao ran to her and jumped into her arms: "Mom, you're back early today! Grandpa is planting vegetables in the backyard. Black Tiger and Glasses are always causing trouble, so we brought them to the front yard to play."
Chen Hong took out a tissue to wipe the sweat off Yu Yang's head and face, and then pulled Xiao Hao over to wipe his face as well. The two silly boys laughed and giggled.
At this moment, Grandpa Yu heard the voices and returned to the front yard: "Why did you bring so much stuff again? There are still quite a few vegetables left from the day before yesterday. It's a waste if we can't finish them."
"Take it easy on you, plant less and just grow some for fun. There are so many vegetables at home, how much do Yu Yang and I eat? Let Yu Yang pick fresh ones for you every day."
If you can't eat them all, dry them into dried vegetables when you have time. I'll try to bring you a truckload in the next couple of days. This harvest of vegetables at home is too much; I haven't had time to dry them while I'm out at sea, and it's a shame they're getting old.
"Okay, I'll do the drying of the vegetables. You can go out to sea whenever you need to, and just bring them over anytime."
After talking with Grandpa Yu Yang, Chen Hong took Yu Yang and Gouzi home. Seeing that Xiao Hao was reluctant to leave and wanted to come along, she quickly called Xiao Hao's mother and told her that she would take Xiao Hao home to play and have dinner before taking him home.
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