Chapter 168 Going Home to Take Care of the Children
"I'm so lucky today to have found so many sea cucumbers!" Jin Sanbao happily put the sea cucumbers he picked up into the sea water to wash away the sand on the surface.
"Look for it again. I think we should be able to find a lot more if we continue forward, and we can sell them for more money then." Jin Fan patted him and said.
"There are little clams over there. I'm going to go dig some clams and make some soup tonight." Zhang Ze was not very interested in these small amounts of money. The sea cucumbers in the backpack were enough to eat, so he prepared to dig some sand clams, white clams, etc.
There were sea cucumbers, but the others were not so interested in clams. Although clams were heavy, they were not valuable.
He had only taken two steps when he noticed something seemed to move in the sea water at his feet.
When I squatted down and took a look, I saw it was a strange translucent species.
It looks like a fish but not a fish. It is shaped like a willow leaf, with pointed ends and no head visible. It looks like a worm with a slightly reddish tint.
This thing. Zhang Ze felt inexplicably familiar.
"Fuck, isn't this a lancelet?"
One of the specialties of Fujian Province, Zhang Ze had eaten it once in his previous life, but it was a long time ago.
The original appearance made him unable to recognize it at first, after all, it was cooked when it was served.
He directly put the lancelet into the space because the others had gone to look for sea cucumbers, which were quite far away from him, so he was naturally not afraid of being seen.
[Successfully caught a lancelet, weight 10 grams, experience +1. ]
It is really small, only 10 grams each, which is probably considered quite large.
This thing is like silver fish. If there are not enough of them, you can’t make a dish.
Zhang Ze continued to look for it, and while digging clams he also collected a few lancelets. Apparently there were not many lancelets on the beach here, so he did not call Jin Sanbao and the others over.
Just then, he passed by some floating moss washed up by the sea water, and suddenly a grouper with black and brown spots rushed out, running five or six meters in an instant.
Zhang Ze was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hurriedly chased after him.
The grouper moved away for a distance and then stopped, as if waiting for him to pass by.
When Zhang Ze got closer, he slowed down and moved closer cautiously.
If you come across a grouper in the reef area, it is easy to catch it as long as the pit is not particularly large, but on this vast beach, it is very difficult to catch such a fish.
But it was impossible for Zhang Ze to not catch the fish when he saw it, so this time when he got close to the fish, he pounced on it directly, not caring whether his clothes would get soaked by sea water.
Perhaps the grouper had consumed a lot of energy fighting the waves, so it hid under the floating moss to rest, so this time Zhang Ze easily pressed it down on the beach with both hands.
But this grouper is not small, estimated to be around two or three pounds.
Its open dorsal fin could have hurt Zhang Ze's hand because of the strength of its struggle, so he retracted the grouper into space the moment he held it down.
[Successfully caught a Malabar grouper, weighing 2.74 catties, experience +12. ]
"It turns out to be the grouper." After seeing the scientific name, Zhang Ze recognized the origin of this grouper.
There are so many species of grouper in the South China Sea that even if he is a fisherman, he can't recognize them at a glance.
The main reason is that he basically stays in the East China Sea and has been to the South China Sea for fishing no more than ten times.
I have seen many groupers on the Internet, so my memory of them is not very clear.
But this space is great. As long as he puts the fish in, he can immediately know the origin of the fish.
"Aze, what are you catching? Why did you jump into the water?" Jin Sanbao's voice sounded from afar, and he was walking towards this side. It was obvious that he was very curious about what he caught.
Zhang Ze's heart moved, and the grouper suddenly appeared in the backpack.
"We're lucky. We caught a spotted ghost."
"Wow! Flowery Ghost Spot? Where is it?"
"This looks pretty big, maybe two or three pounds, Aze, you are so lucky!"
Hearing about the grouper, the other two also came over, and then several heads stretched over, looking at the grouper in the bamboo basket with envy on their faces.
"Aze, I brought a bucket here. You can put the fish in it and keep them. If they die, they won't be that valuable!"
Jin Fan took out the bucket he brought with him, and Zhang Ze took it and said thank you.
"You're welcome." Jin Fan waved his hand. "We are all from the same village now, and we are still friends. It's only natural for us to help each other."
"Okay, I'll buy some meat later, and come to my house for dinner in the evening!" After a brief contact, Zhang Ze felt that these three people were pretty good.
Since he felt that she was sociable, he naturally didn't mind treating her to a meal and continuing to build a closer relationship.
If you have a good relationship with your neighbors in the village, you can definitely save a lot of trouble in your daily life, especially for newcomers like them.
When they heard that Zhang Ze wanted to treat them, Jin Sanbao and the others were stunned, and then they all agreed with a smile.
They also felt that Zhang Ze had a good personality. Although he was quite rich, he did not seem distant to them. It was comfortable to get along with him, so they were naturally happy to make friends with him.
After Jin Fan handed the bucket to Zhang Ze, he asked, "Aze, do you want to eat this fish yourself or sell it?"
"It's just this one, of course I'm going to eat it myself. This fish will only sell for two or three dollars, and my family doesn't need that." Zhang Ze took the bucket and said with a smile.
Compared with what he gets every time he goes out to sea, a grouper is nothing.
I happen to be hosting a dinner party today, and this grouper can be used as a side dish.
But this invisible Versailles made Jin Sanbao and the others look envious and strange.
Sometimes when they don't go out to sea or catch fish, they will weave nets to earn some money. However, a family can't earn more than one dollar from weaving nets for a day, or even less than that. As a result, others don't take these two or three dollars seriously at all.
"Aze is worthy of being the one who buys a big ship. He is so generous!" Chen Xudong, who spoke the least, gave a thumbs up.
Zhang Ze smiled and said, "I was lucky. I got a big ship in Wenshui City at that time, and I made a lot of money every time I went out to sea."
After chatting for a while, they continued to go fishing.
But we had made a big harvest earlier, and basically everything was collected, so there wasn’t actually much to harvest next.
"Let's go, the sun is getting big, let's go back first!" Jin Fan walked around and found a cat's eye snail, and immediately lost the desire to continue fishing.
If you go back early, you can help weave and mend nets at home in the afternoon and prepare for going out to sea the next day or the day after tomorrow.
Jin Sanbao put the backpack on the beach and said, "Since Aze is treating us tonight, let's gather our things together and see what's suitable to serve as snacks."
Zhang Ze looked at it and smiled, "I have everything you caught here. I'll go buy some meat later. That's all for the seafood."
Although he said so, Jin Sanbao and his friends still gathered the things together.
For example, Jin Fan took out the two octopuses in the backpack, as well as two orchid crabs and sea cucumbers. Zhang Ze had a lot of them.
Jin Sanbao has a few shrimps, orchid crabs, and even a few stone crabs.
Chen Xudong also had a lot of things. The three of them pooled together and managed to get a plate of clams, a plate of crabs, a plate of shrimps and three octopuses, which were not very small.
There are quite a lot of things, plus the sea cucumbers and grouper from Zhang Ze, there is enough to eat even if we don’t buy meat in the evening.
But drinking still requires snacks, fried peanuts are suitable, and he also has to buy wine.
Afterwards, they boarded Jinfan's boat again and returned to the fishing village along the river.
Zhang Ze looked at his watch and it was just past ten in the morning.
Walking into the village, you can still see some women carrying freshly washed clothes back home by the river in the village.
Several women seemed quite curious about the newly moved in Zhang Ze, and they were muttering something to each other.
Several older women teased a young man until his face turned red.
However, the other party's voice was too soft and no one heard it.
When they got home, Zhang's mother was already preparing lunch, with three young women helping her.
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Although Tong Shuyao is pregnant, women of this era are not so delicate.
She was fine. Zhang Ze felt sorry for her. There were many women in the family, and since she didn't have to farm, it was not her turn to do many things.
In fact, many women have to work in the fields even when they are pregnant, and do housework when they return home.
I didn't get enough rest during pregnancy, didn't eat any nutritious food, and didn't go to the hospital for prenatal checkups. Isn't giving birth to a child just risking your life?
"You're back so early?" When Tong Shuyao saw him, she quickly went inside to get a clean towel, wet it with clean water, and came over to wipe him dry.
"Today's harvest is pretty good." Zhang Ze took down the backpack and put it aside, including the bucket that Jin Fan gave him.
After letting his wife wipe the sweat off her face, he said, "We'll eat these tonight. I've invited Abao and the others to come over for a drink. I'll go to the market to buy some things later."
His family had no objection to him treating them to a meal. At most, they would cook something for themselves and the women in the evening. They also knew the benefits of Zhang Ze having a good relationship with the villagers.
"Brother, can you take me with you next time you go fishing?" Zhang Wu came over with a bit of resentment on his face.
He was very bored after coming to the strange environment. There were children of the same age around him, but it was difficult for him to integrate into the group since he could not speak Cantonese, so I thought about going out to play with him.
"Come fishing with me tomorrow. I'll get you a fishing rod in the afternoon." Zhang Ze touched his head and said.
It is indeed easy to feel suffocated staying at home every day, and a childhood should be like a childhood.
"Okay, okay, brother, what do you need to make a fishing rod?" Zhang Wu was overjoyed when he heard that he wanted to take him fishing.
He was the most mischievous at his age. He used to spend all day climbing trees to dig out bird nests and digging loaches in the fields in the village. He also played house with children of the same age.
Later, when I went to Wenshui City, I was not bored. I came into contact with football and was able to use up my excess energy by playing for an hour every day. After coming to Nanfang, his peers didn't play with him much because of the language barrier, which was really difficult for him.
"Mom, how long will it take until lunch?" Zhang Ze asked, turning his head.
Zhang Huihong: "It's almost time, you need to go out and eat first."
After hearing her say this, Zhang Ze gave up the idea of going out to look for Zhuzi immediately.
There are some thin bamboos over at Lianhua Mountain. In theory, the requirements for making fishing rods are very high. They have to be dried for three months to dry out the moisture inside the bamboo, and then they can be straightened by roasting over fire.
However, he would only take Zhang Wu to catch some small fish at most. Any fish would be fine. At most, they would break and catch new ones.
He can still make a simple fishing rod, but it would be difficult for him to make a sturdy fishing rod.
After lunch, Zhang Wu couldn't wait to pull him to cut bamboo.
Zhang Ze rode the tricycle and he sat behind it.
The means of transportation were naturally prepared. Within two days of arriving here, Zhang Ze went to buy a bicycle and a tricycle.
A tricycle is convenient for transporting things, and he is also planning to buy a motorcycle, but he will decide after he returns to Hong Kong Island and gets his fishing boat.
The purpose of buying a motorcycle is to make it convenient to go to the city. Sometimes when you catch some high-value fish, you can use the motorcycle to send them to the city and sell them at a high price.
Riding a tricycle, we headed to the foot of Lianhua Mountain under the envious eyes of some villagers.
Zhang Ze would say hello whenever he met someone. After coming here, his behavior had changed a lot. Relatively speaking, he was not as cold as he was in Qinghe Village, nor was he as indifferent to his neighbors as he was in Wenshui City.
Here, he appears to be polite to everyone, speaks nicely, and specifically says nice things about people and things, which reflects his high emotional intelligence.
Because of this, he was able to integrate into the village in such a short period of time.
When passing by the third brother Tong Guoqi's place, they all live together now. After the men go out to sea, Tong Yuanhang and Tong Junqiang's wives and children will go to the third brother's place for dinner.
Because Tong Guoqi was young and had few children, there were many vacant rooms in the house, so his father-in-law and mother-in-law lived there.
Today, my father-in-law also went out to sea. He had also gone out to sea before at Lumen Island, but he always used his small boat to catch whatever he could near the coast.
Now that I have no boat here, I just come here with my three sons.
"Mom, they're having lunch!" Seeing his three sisters-in-law feeding the children, Zhang Ze stopped the car and walked in with Zhang Wu. He first greeted the sisters-in-law in the yard, and then went into the house.
Lu Man was busy in the kitchen, apparently making sweet potato noodles. Seeing him coming, she smiled and said, "Have you two eaten? I'm making sweet potato noodles. Do you want some?"
"We've already eaten." Zhang Ze glanced at the older children who were sitting at the table and crying for food, and said with a smile, "Mom, it's not easy for you to cook for the whole family. If we come over to eat, it won't cause you any trouble!"
"Well, I've already fed so many mouths, so it won't be a big deal to feed two more!" Lu Man actually enjoyed it.
When people get older, they like the feeling of having a house full of children and grandchildren.
Before, the children went to Wenshui City, and she and her husband lived in Lumen Island, which was actually quite boring. She also missed the lively and bustling home.
That’s why she suggested that the daughters-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughters come to her place for dinner after the man went out to sea.
"By the way, where are you two going?" The door can be seen from the kitchen. Lu Man also saw the tricycle in the yard and asked.
"Awu is bored at home and he can't speak Cantonese now, so I will take him to get a fishing rod and go fishing with me tomorrow." Zhang Ze explained.
Hearing him say this, Tong Yuanhang's eldest son and Tong Junqiang's eldest son immediately became excited and hurried over: "Uncle, can you take us with you? We also want to go fishing."
The two children, one fourteen and the other twelve, are older than Zhang Wu and have long been bored of staying at home. Zhang Wu would come here to play when he was bored.
"Okay, then I'll get two more bamboos and make a pair of fishing rods for you." Zhang Ze nodded in agreement. He would take one, and two more would not matter.
As for the girls, they were not very interested in fishing, as they had their own entertainment activities.
(End of this chapter)
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