Chapter 105 Returning to the Village to Do Business
When I woke up again, it was already late. Tong Shuyao was no longer there, and there were faint sounds of busy movement coming from the shop.
Zhang Ze got dressed, opened the curtains and saw that the sun was about to set.
After going to the bathroom to rinse his mouth, he went downstairs to the shop.
"Aze, get up. I'll heat up dinner for you. It'll be ready soon." Tong Shuyao was still the first to notice him. She handed the processed blue crabs to Zhang's mother, and then heated up the food left over from the evening.
But the smile she showed when she looked at him was a little shy, obviously because of what happened in the afternoon.
Zhang Ze chuckled and started to help his mother.
Business is at its busiest time of the day. Sister Zhang Qian grills oysters and scallops, Tong Shuyao is responsible for processing crabs, and even Zhang Wu helps to collect money. No one in the family is idle.
After a while, Tong Shuyao called him to the kitchen to eat, and then returned to her work.
After dinner, Zhang Ze came out to continue helping until business slowly slowed down around seven o'clock, and then he accompanied his wife and sister to night school.
There are indeed quite a few young men and women who come to night school every night. Night school was popular until the mid-to-late 1980s when it was closed.
After returning home from night school, Zhang's mother started to pack up the stall only after seeing them return.
Except for the first day of opening, this was the case for the following days.
Zhang Ze looked at the remaining ingredients at home and found that there were only about twenty oysters left, but the scallops had been sold out.
There were no swimming crabs because he was not fishing for them at the moment, and there were only about ten blue crabs left.
Fainted Zhang Ze saw the few remaining blue crabs and suddenly remembered the traps in the mangroves. He had completely forgotten about it. It seemed that he had to go out again tonight.
"Mom, there aren't many oysters, so let's grill them all and have them as a midnight snack. I'll go out to sea to collect the blue crabs later. I forgot about the blue crabs this time."
Zhang's mother had no objection to grilling the oysters. How could she be reluctant if her son wanted to eat them?
As for collecting blue crabs, she still advised: "Wang, don't rush now. We don't do business in the morning. Wouldn't it be the same if you get up early tomorrow? You can't see on the dark road at night."
"It's okay, I have a flashlight, it's not a problem." Zhang Ze waved his hand, then picked up a knife and opened the oysters and put them on the grill.
I must go there in the evening so that I can collect another trip tomorrow.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Zhang's mother stopped talking and started talking about another matter.
"Aze, Mom has something to discuss with you." Zhang Huihong asked her daughter to grill oysters, and she took her son inside.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ze asked curiously.
"This is what Mom thought. Your two uncles have helped us a lot over the years. Now that you have become successful, I was wondering if you could bring your cousins along as well?"
Zhang Huihong brought up this matter not because her two brothers came to her, but because she brought it up on her own initiative.
If it weren't for Zhang Qinghe, she might not have mentioned it, but now Zhang Qinghe was with her son, so she thought that since she had brought her friends, why not bring her closer relatives.
Besides, she felt more at ease with her son having several cousins around him. At least he would not be in trouble if he encountered any problems, and it would be safer at sea.
"Mom, I would have had this plan even if you didn't tell me!" Zhang Ze replied with a smile.
This was part of his plan. Compared to his cousin, with whom he had little contact, he had a closer relationship with his cousins. When they were young, they often robbed bird nests and caught frogs together.
Every time he came home like a clay doll, his eldest cousin, who was the oldest and the leader, was often beaten by his uncle.
Zhang Qinghe brought his friend along to make money, so naturally he would not forget his closer cousin.
Many companies are family businesses, so it is not impossible for him to set up a family fleet.
He didn't know about other places, but Wenshui City did have the tradition of relatives bringing relatives.
When a family becomes wealthy, they will usually bring along other poor relatives with whom they have a good relationship.
The reason he wasn’t called before was that he had just arrived in Wenshui City and the boat he had just bought was not yet stable.
Seeing that her son had already made a plan, Zhang Huihong showed a relieved smile on her face and said no more.
After eating grilled oysters, Zhang Ze rode his bicycle to the pier.
Perhaps the noise of moving the bicycle was a little too loud, so Zhang Qinghe hurried out of the cabin with a stick in his hand.
"Uh, what are you doing?" Zhang Ze blinked and asked curiously.
"It's you. I thought there was another blind sailor coming!" Zhang Qinghe heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the person coming and explained.
Zhang Ze was even more puzzled when he heard this: "That's not right. Isn't there a management patrol guarding the dock?"
"Who knows? Anyway, I have encountered people climbing boats twice before."
“I see!”
Zhang Ze frowned. There is no surveillance at the dock now, and it is patrolled by hired personnel.
It is probably impossible for some pickpockets to steal engines or something, but there is still a chance for them to sneak onto the ship and look for something.
The wharf is said to be small only when compared to some larger ones. In fact, it is still very easy to miss people if relying on manual patrols.
Some of them were even fishermen here. Seeing that his boat was big, they thought there might be something valuable in the cabin.
I have to go to my uncle's house tomorrow, so I might as well go back to the village and resolve this matter.
After all, Zhang Qinghe couldn't live on the boat for long, so he still had to be assigned to look after the boat.
Then Zhang Ze started the fishing boat and went to the mangroves. He pulled the rope of the trap and found it was particularly heavy.
After pulling it up with a winch, we found that it was full of crabs.
When they poured them out, they found that at least one-third of the dead blue crabs had broken claws and legs, and were obviously bitten to death.
I picked and chose with Zhang Qinghe, and tied the good ones with straw ropes. In the end, we only harvested about 60 kilograms of blue crabs.
After rinsing the trap in water, Zhang Ze thought about it and decided not to put it down again.
Soaking the net in water for a long time will cause great corrosion and wear to the net, so it is best to dry it in the sun after taking it out each time.
The next day, after breakfast, Zhang Ze sailed to Lumen Island. The Korean net was damaged by a great white shark, and he was too lazy to ask his wife to repair it, so he simply bought a new one.
Secondly, the ordered traps should be ready, so he will no longer be short of blue crabs and swimming crabs.
Zhang Qinghe was very excited today. After knowing last night that Zhang Ze was planning to go back to the village today, he ran to the department store early in the morning and bought a lot of things, which seemed like he was returning home in glory.
Let Zhang Qinghe drive the boat, and Zhang Ze went to his room in the cabin to draw.
This time when he returns to the village, he will go to the blacksmith shop to forge two javelins. He was too weak when he encountered the great white shark before. If he had javelins in his hand, he would have a chance to kill it.
The javelin he wanted to make would be one and a half meters long, with a loop at the back for tying a rope.
In his previous life, he had played the tuna throwing game in the Free Country and found that it was as fun as fishing and hunting, so he practiced it for a while. He thought of this when he encountered the great white shark two days ago.
The weight of the javelin plus the height at which he was standing on the flying bridge made it entirely possible for the javelin to penetrate the body of the great white shark.
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After drawing the javelin, he then started drawing the longline.
It is too troublesome to cast hooks, and the fish caught by longline fishing can also increase experience points, so this good thing must be used.
No one here uses longline fishing, so I don’t know if it’s possible.
Soon, the fishing boat arrived at Lumen Island.
Zhang Ze first went to his father-in-law's house, paid for the trap, and then gave him the longline fishing drawings and asked him to ask if there was anyone in the village who could make it.
This thing is actually not complicated, so it should be fine.
After leaving Lumen Island, they went to Yuewan County and took the bus back.
There is no dock in the town yet, so they can only dock the boat here.
As soon as the two entered the village, they immediately caused a sensation.
"Aze, why did your family move away suddenly?"
"Aze, you ran away secretly without any news. Aren't you too disloyal?"
"Aze, I heard that your family moved to the city. Is that true?"
"Aze, isn't Awu coming back? My Xiaohua misses him every day!"
Zhang Ze was immediately surrounded by villagers, and their questions left him speechless.
Zhang Qinghe was not much better. Everyone surrounded him and asked him questions, but he seemed to be enjoying it. He even didn't go home and started sharing his experiences in Wenshui City with everyone.
"If you have any questions, please ask Qing He. I have something else to do. Please make way." Zhang Ze never expected that something like this would happen as soon as he returned to the village. It could only be said that he neglected the impact of his family moving away.
In the end, it was Zhang Shouping who came and dispersed the crowd, freeing him. This also made him realize that he could not return to the village so easily next time.
He had no intention of getting rich with the villagers.
The village here is not like some places where all the people are from the same clan and are relatively united due to their kinship, so there is no need for that.
Zhang Shouping took him to his home and asked, "Why did you come back today?"
"I was originally planning to go to my uncle's house and then go back to the village to do some small things. I didn't expect the villagers to surround us directly after seeing us." Zhang Ze said with a wry smile.
If he knew, he would definitely hand the matter over to Zhang Qinghe and let him return to the village.
"Speaking of which, how did everyone know that I moved to Wenshui City?"
"I don't know much about this matter. I heard that it was matchmaker Zhang who first brought it up, and then some people went to Lumen Island to propose marriage and inquired about your affairs. They heard that you gave a bicycle as a betrothal gift to the Tong family when you got married, and some people reported you for speculation. Later, those people came to me and asked about your specific situation."
Zhang Shouping's face didn't look very good when he talked about these things, mainly regarding the report.
"Report?" Zhang Ze frowned. "No one came to investigate me in Wenshui City?"
"I told them that your relative is the director of the fishery station and you work there. They should go to verify it. You can ask your elders at the fishery station and maybe he can help you get back at it." Zhang Shouping naturally would not trick Zhang Ze, so he brought out his biggest backer at that time.
Lu Xuanguo did receive a call asking about Zhang Ze's situation. After learning that this was indeed the case, the matter was left unresolved.
Zhang Ze nodded to show that he understood.
He knew that this matter should have been suppressed by Lu Xuanguo, but he just didn't tell him.
Zhang Shouping's expression suddenly became a little hesitant, and finally he said, "Something happened at your grandparents' home. Liu Qiaoqiao ran back to Wenshui City and won't come back. She wants to divorce your cousin. Your grandmother has been seriously ill because of this incident, and she may not have much time left."
"Okay, I got it. Uncle, if there's nothing else, I'll get busy first." Zhang Ze nodded calmly. He had expected this.
"Then go and get busy. Come to my house for lunch at noon."
"OK."
Zhang Ze left the captain's house without any intention of visiting his grandmother.
He went straight to the blacksmith's house. All the villagers he met on the way greeted him politely, and he responded with a smile.
My father is a hero, but his family is too ruthless, so no matter in the previous life or this life, that family is a stranger to him.
When his grandparents are alive, he would call them when he sees them. After they pass away, the last bit of contact with them will be completely cut off.
(End of this chapter)
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