Chapter 207 Driving the Truck Back to the Village
The weather in September is still as hot as ever, but I’ve been lucky recently, it’s been raining, so it’s comfortable to go out.
In the past half month or so, Zhang Ze has basically not been out to sea because he is learning to drive.
Of course he knows how to drive, but in this day and age, if you want to learn how to drive and get a driver's license, you have to find connections, and there are no driving schools.
It was easy for Zhang Ze to get a driver's license. When Lu Wenbin delivered the car, he could also get the driver's license for him.
Not to mention the 1980s, even in the 21st century there are still many people who buy driver's licenses.
But later on, the regulations became more and more strict, and I couldn’t buy it by relying on some small connections, so I had to take the exam.
Zhang Ze chose to learn again, not because he couldn’t drive, but because he couldn’t repair a car.
Since he would be getting the car soon, he came to the garment factory to check on Lin Hu's learning progress.
As a result, when Zhang Ze saw that he was not only learning to drive but also learning to repair cars, he was inspired to learn from him.
It is indeed necessary to learn this. Now, unlike in later times, there are auto repair shops everywhere and if your car breaks down, you can just call a tow truck to take it over.
Now if there is any small problem, I have to find out the cause myself and then roll up my sleeves to fix it.
So this study lasted for half a month, and with the dedicated teaching of his master, he learned very quickly.
Today is also the day he completes his studies, mainly because the two cars that Lu Wenbin promised were ready and delivered to his door.
The truck is a Star brand truck, and the actual price is only 30,000.
This car is considered a heavy truck, and it is more than enough to deliver the fish to Zhang Ze.
In accordance with his request, Lu Wenbin installed an oxygenator in the rear cargo box, with several batteries and a charging port on the side.
However, the oxygenator does not consume much electricity and can be used for a long time on a single charge.
Zhang Ze was very surprised by one thing, because Lu Wenbin also installed a small crane in his car.
According to him, transporting fish is not a problem in rainy days, so we didn't buy him a heavy truck that can protect against rain.
If you really want to keep out the rain, just get a large rainproof sheet.
Installing a small crane actually makes it easier for them to transport the big fish they may have caught.
Zhang Ze was very satisfied with this.
He really didn't need a rainproof carriage, and the delivery route was only from the village to the city, less than 30 kilometers, very close.
Although this road passes through several villages, they are all people from nearby villages and others will not steal their things.
When Zhang Zegang moved here and got to know Jin Sanbao and the others, they took him to meet some people from the neighboring villages to prevent him from being intercepted by some ignorant people when he returned to the city or came to the village.
Because the entire truck cost less than 50,000 yuan, Lu Wenbin directly bought him a Santana.
This made Zhang Ze want to complain. It would have been better to just give him the money before it was all spent. Why bother buying a Santana?
But the car had already been delivered to the door, and Lu Wenbin had paid tens of thousands of yuan out of his own pocket, so he could only accept it with tears.
Zhang Ze has completed his driving lessons, and Lin Hu has also completed his driving lessons with him.
Young people learn things quickly, and he came to learn early. Recently, he has been driving with the truck every day when the garment factory was delivering goods, and he has almost mastered the driving skills.
Although the repair technology is still not perfect, it is not a problem to drive it for short distances.
Zhang Ze's truck is brand new, unlike the batch of trucks from the garment factory which are all second-hand. As long as there is no accident within just two or three years, there is basically no possibility of breakdown, and they will not overload.
His car was parked in the yard of a house in the city, but when he sat in the passenger seat of the truck and returned to the fishing village with Lin Hu, the village was still in an uproar.
In order to avoid hurting anyone, Lin Hu had no choice but to turn off the engine and stop the car.
"Oh, Ah Hu is back, and he's driving a big truck. He's rich now!"
"Are you stupid? This car obviously belongs to Aze."
"You are stupid. Don't you see who is driving? Ah Hu is the driver now!"
"Ah Hu, I have a niece who is just 18 this year. She has a name called Biaozhi. Can I bring her over to you this afternoon?"
"Go to hell, your niece who is as pretty as Master Zhong Kui is more beautiful, have you got shit on your eyes? Ah Hu, don't listen to her, Aunt Zhang has a girl from the city, she's so pretty. If possible, I'll take you to the city to have a look tomorrow?"
Zhang Ze who was standing next to him was speechless. He thought that he would be questioned by the villagers when the truck drove back, but instead a group of middle-aged women surrounded Lin Hu.
Apparently, now that he has learned driving skills, he has become a popular guy, and his right to choose a spouse has undoubtedly been further expanded.
The girls introduced to him before were all from the village or the neighboring village, and apparently they were all city girls.
Zhang Ze was also happy and relaxed. Seeing Jin Sanbao and others coming to watch the fun, he simply followed them away secretly.
Lin Hu noticed his behavior immediately. He was surrounded by the aunties and couldn't squeeze out at all. Six big words were written in his eyes: Save me, save me!
However, what made him despair was that even his brother who came behind him didn't even look at him, and they walked away arm in arm. Soon, night fell, and a pretty and virtuous girl in an apron came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food.
This girl is the third sister, Lin Long’s girlfriend, and now she is considered one of our own.
The date of their engagement had been agreed upon, and on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Huihong had already begun helping to prepare for the engagement.
Lin Long had only been following Zhang Ze for a short time and didn't have much money on him, so he borrowed five hundred from him.
This is just a small amount of money for Zhang Ze. Although having a loyal helper is not necessary for a fisherman like him, it is better than nothing.
At the dinner table, Jin Sanbao and his three brothers, Tong Yuanhang and his three brothers, as well as Lin Long and Lin Hu were all present.
Because Zhang Ze planned to go out to sea at night, none of them drank any alcohol.
Of course, this table of dishes could not have been prepared by the third sister alone, Tong Yuanhang and his wife also came to help.
The table wasn't big enough for so many people, so the women simply set up a small table in the kitchen.
"Ah Hu, look, your brother has already found a sister-in-law for you. When will you find a sister-in-law for your brother?" Seeing Lin Hu eating his meal, Jin Sanbao started to make fun of him about what happened in the afternoon.
However, before Lin Hu could speak, Lin Long beside him laughed and scolded: "How can you talk like that? Why does a normal thing taste weird when it comes out of your mouth?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, Sanbao, you are not always thinking about your brother's wife, are you?" Jin Fan suddenly smiled evilly.
"Oh my god, stop talking nonsense!" Jin Sanbao slapped him on the shoulder, "You can't take this as a joke!"
A group of people laughed, and the topic turned back to Lin Hu, making him look helpless.
"Today, many aunts have introduced city girls to you. Why are you not interested?" Zhang Ze asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, the girls in the city are so pretty! There are many girls in the garment factory. You wouldn't date one yourself, would you?" Tong Yuanhang also looked at him with interest.
At this time, Jin Sanbao suddenly slapped the table and said, "I just remembered. Isn't your sister also in the garment factory, Aze?"
Zhang Ze was stunned and the smile on his face froze instantly.
The next moment, he slowly turned his head, and his sharp eyes made Lin Hu's chopsticks that were picking up food stop in the air.
He swallowed and suddenly felt a strong murderous aura.
But his survival instinct made him quickly shake his head: "No, no, Aze spent a lot of time to let me learn to drive, how could I waste time on dating. Aer, Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing and I have hardly met each other in the factory."
After hearing the explanation, Zhang Ze couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then smiled again: "You two are about the same age, and I know what kind of person you are after spending some time with you. It would be good if you really got together. At least I would feel more at ease with you."
However, as soon as these words came out, all the men at the table except Lin Long and Lin Hu raised their middle fingers to him.
In other words, there is no such word as “sister complex” nowadays, otherwise a group of people would definitely slam this word in his face.
Of course, Zhang Ze himself would not admit it.
His words were not all politeness, there was some sincerity in them.
This doesn't mean that he supports him, he just looks at Lin Hu as an equal.
However, Lin Hu did not take this seriously. Even if Zhang Zezhen did not mind, he himself was inferior! When a man chooses his partner, it is difficult for him to choose someone with better conditions than himself, especially when pursuing the boss's sister.
The gap in status and money was enough to make him lose all confidence.
So even if Lin Hu really had feelings for Zhang Qian, he would not take action.
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The probability of a driver falling in love with the boss's sister is extremely low and usually only happens in certain TV dramas.
Zhang Ze himself understood this, so even though he knew Lin Hu was a good person, he never thought of trying to get him in touch with Zhang Qian.
At present, Zhang Huihong has been arranging blind dates for Zhang Qian, and Zhang Ze also supports it when he finds out.
While the family conditions are still average, find a suitable man to marry.
Marrying someone of equal social status has been a truth since ancient times. As his family becomes more prosperous, the range of choices becomes smaller.
Moreover, men whose families have money basically have a lot of fun. Zhang Ze doesn't want his sister to suffer in the future, so he might as well find her now with decent conditions, but not so good ones.
Since we didn't drink any alcohol, the meal ended at seven in the evening.
The women had cleaned the table and Lin Long and Lin Hu were also staying at home, so Zhang Ze asked Jin Sanbao to deliver the longline to the dock and went over there first, carrying Xiao Hei.
As usual, buy whatever suitable bait is available at the dock.
As soon as he arrived at the dock, Zhang Ze was stunned when he saw five large wooden ships on the water.
Unexpectedly, after more than half a month, the village had five more ships that could go to the open sea.
Thinking about the situation today where a group of people surrounded his truck, Zhang Ze believed that more and more people would buy big ships in the future, because he personally proved that big money could be made by going to the open sea.
Of course, just him is not enough. The examples of Jin Sanbao and the other two are the best proof.
They have only bought the boat not long ago, and now they have not only earned back the money they spent on the boat, but their family conditions are also getting better and better.
All three of them built new houses on the land they were allocated. Everyone in the village knew about their family’s previous situation, but the fact that they could now build houses proved one thing: they could really make money by going to the distant sea.
However, there are not many large ships at present because many fishermen do not have the channels to buy second-hand ships, and secondly, there are no suitable people to work with.
If you want to buy a ship together, the relationship between the partners must be strong, and secondly, neither of them should have so many ulterior motives.
If you don't choose the right partner, you may not only lose everything, but even lose your life.
Who knows what happened at sea?
Zhang Ze looked at several new boats and then went to buy some fishing bait.
A large number of sardines appeared at the dock today. This bait is good, and the fish are small and do not need to be cut into pieces, so Zhang Ze simply bought this.
After a while, Jin Sanbao came over with his family. On the cart were not only longline but also a large amount of supplies that Zhang Ze had purchased in the afternoon.
"Abao, are you going out to sea tonight?" Zhang Ze asked while hanging bait.
It is a bit boring to go out to sea alone, and having someone to chat with can help to kill the boring time.
"I have agreed with Jin Fan and the others that we will go out to sea tomorrow. How about you tell us a location and we can go there tomorrow?"
"Alright, then let's go to Hailing this time, the same place we went to last time."
After hanging the bait, Zhang Ze started the fishing boat and went out to sea.
Jin Sanbao and his crew won't leave until tomorrow, so there's no need for him to go there in the evening.
The main thing is that it’s already ten o’clock and it will take several hours to get to Hailing.
So he planned to go fishing for red-billed carp tonight, and by the way, take out all the red-billed carp in the space and sell them.
When we arrived at the red-billed sturgeon fishing spot, only more than an hour had passed.
Zhang Ze wandered around the sea for a while, observing the situation on the fish finder.
After circling around some familiar isolated islands twice, Zhang Ze stopped the boat at a location where there were the largest number of fish.
This is also an old fishing spot. He has caught a lot of red-billed sturgeons here before.
The size of the fish was still uncertain, and Zhang Ze was not sure whether there was a big fish late at night, so he used a medium-hard tone and a medium-sized fishing reel.
However, a medium-sized fishing reel is sufficient. The fishing line length can reach one thousand meters. Except for fish with particularly exaggerated sizes, most large fish can be caught. It’s just not as easy to use as a large drum reel.
The water here is thirty meters deep, which is relatively shallow compared to Zhang Ze’s previous fishing spots.
The fish finder showed that there were most fish between 20 and 30 meters, so he had to choose bottom fishing today and use a lead sinker.
After tying the fish hook, fishing line and lead sinker, and hanging a portion of unused redmouth guppy bait, Zhang Ze threw the hook and bait into the water.
There were still seven packs of red-billed guppy bait left from last time, and he hoped to use them all up tonight.
As soon as the bait entered the water, it gave off a unique attraction. Several red-billed sturgeons that were resting nearby suddenly moved and then swam out of their hiding places.
A total of five fish swam out, and their sizes varied greatly.
Apparently, there are quite a few red-billed breams in this perfect habitat.
Zhang Ze hasn't been here for a while, and even if the number of red-billed sturgeons has not recovered to its original level, the difference will not be too big.
After waiting for about thirty seconds, Zhang Ze immediately focused his attention when the fishing rod moved.
The next moment, the tip of the fishing rod suddenly bent down, and he quickly raised the rod to stab the fish.
The red-billed sturgeon will eat some small fish and shrimps, so it takes the bait very aggressively, basically swallowing it in one gulp without any hesitation. Zhang Ze can accurately catch every fish he stabs.
Feeling the pull from the fishing rod, a smile appeared on his face.
Not bad, a good start today. Judging from the pulling strength, this hooked redmouth guppy is pretty good.
(End of this chapter)
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