Chapter 74 Mother-in-law Urges Childbirth
After separating from Ou Shuxiang, Zhang Ze and Tong Shuyao took a boat directly to their father-in-law's house.
As soon as he arrived, he saw the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tong family drying fish maws at the door. These fish maws were obviously from the batch of yellow croakers that Tong Yuanhang caught last night.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to dry these fish bladders and eat them yourself?" Zhang Ze asked curiously.
"Oh, Aze and Shuyao are here?" Yang Li, who was busy, turned around and saw the two and the things in their hands. The smile on her face became even more enthusiastic. "Didn't Ahang go fishing with you yesterday? Let's dry these fish bladders. If there are more, we can exchange them for something at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Zhang Ze was not surprised that the dried fish maw could be exchanged for other things. Since the 1960s, many fishing families in coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province and Nanguang Province have hung a large cloth bag of fish maw in their homes.
The names of Zhejiang Province's Big Ear and Jiang Chizui in later generations are named after the current places of origin.
If Zhang Ze wants to do some business in fish maw and dried goods in the future, he can collect them from these fishermen.
Oh, wait a minute Fish maw is a treasure. Fishermen have many of them but don’t know how to sell them. They only know that they can exchange them with the supply and marketing cooperatives. In fact, many gourmets are definitely interested in this. After all, this thing can not only beautify the skin, but also has a certain tonic effect on the kidneys. In other words, it is not suitable for people with thick tongue coating and poor stomach.
He met Ou Shuxiang unexpectedly today, maybe he could sell the fish maw to him?
You definitely need a ticket to buy this kind of thing at the supply and marketing cooperative, so if he sells it privately, it will definitely be a best-seller.
"Shuyao, does every household on our island have a lot of fish maw?" Zhang Ze asked his wife in a low voice when he entered the door.
Tong Shuyao nodded: "Of course. Sometimes when there are too many fish and the aquatic station doesn't accept them anymore, everyone will take the fish home and dry and salt them themselves. For example, the maws of sturgeon and yellow croaker are dried and preserved. Almost every household on the island has a lot of them."
As she was talking, she suddenly thought of what Ou Shuxiang had said to her husband when they were discussing business, and she thought to herself, "Aze, do you want to buy fish maws and sell them to that Ou Shuxiang?"
"I do have this idea and want your brother to help collect it. But I'm afraid someone will do something bad and we might get into trouble then." This is where Zhang Ze hesitated. Who knows if someone will do something bad and report it, and then Tong Yuanhang and him will be arrested and locked up.
When Tong Shuyao heard him say this, she immediately grabbed his arm and said, "You can't do this. You can make a lot of money selling fish. Don't take this risk."
"What? Selling fish?" Lu Man was of course happy that her daughter and son-in-law had arrived, and she was the first to come out to greet them.
As soon as I came out, I saw the two of them standing at the door. My daughter was holding her son-in-law's hand tightly, with a nervous look on her face.
Only a few daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law of the Tong family were present. Some snoring sounds could be faintly heard from the room, and it was obvious that the men were all sleeping.
"It's nothing. The busy farming season is over now. I was thinking of asking Ahang and the others to continue going out to sea to fish and sell fish. Shuyao is just a little worried." Zhang Ze patted Tong Shuyao's little hand to comfort her, then turned and smiled at his mother-in-law.
Just seeing his wife looking so nervous made him give up the idea of collecting and selling fish maws.
You can make money at any time. Now you can make money by selling fish. The fewer people who know about it, the smaller the risk.
Collecting fish maws even secretly will attract the attention of many people. Even if someone just sold you fish maws today, his relatives or neighbors may report you the next day. There is really no need to do something risky.
It won't be too late to wait until next year. By then, you can buy and sell it openly and legally, without having to worry about someone else snatching up the business in advance.
When the Tong family's daughters-in-law heard that Zhang Ze had restarted the fish selling business, they all showed joy on their faces.
Ever since the men of the Tong family followed their son-in-law to fish and make money, their lives have become much better. There may not be much change in their clothing, but their food has obviously improved a lot.
I would secretly eat pork at least once a week, and Zhang Ze would often come over with Tong Shuyao, and they would always bring food with them.
As a result, their complexions all looked much better, and their originally thin faces became noticeably rounder, not to mention the children at home.
But Lu Man’s thoughts are different from theirs. In her eyes, the most important thing is that the children are safe and sound.
"Aze, isn't the risk too great? You've encountered red sleeves several times before."
"Mom, this time is different. This time the other party provided a hidden place, and I just need to send the fish there. It is much safer than before. If it is still the same as before, I will definitely not do it."
Although Zhang Ze said so, Lu Man knew that there would still be some risks. She didn't know that her son-in-law had a magical space, but she felt that the journey of delivering the fish was still full of uncertainty.
Thinking of what her husband's comrade-in-arms had said before, she decided to reveal something to her son-in-law.
"Come here, Aze. I have something to tell you."
Seeing her like this, Zhang Ze guessed what she was going to say to him, but he still followed her to the kitchen. However, judging from the reactions of his sisters-in-law, he estimated that they didn't know.
"Aze, Mom got some news. Next year, the policy of Wenshui City will change. Our fishermen can sell their catches directly to the aquatic station, so..."
"Mom, Ah Hang told me about this. I think that if there are a lot of fish, the purchase price of the aquatic station will definitely be very low. Even if they don't lower the price, their purchase price will definitely be a lot lower than the market price, so I think it is necessary to grab some customers with strong purchasing power in advance."
"This matter is not very risky. If I really encounter a red sleeve, I am sure I can avoid it."
Zhang Ze patiently explained the concern of his elders.
After all, he is not her biological son, and Lu Man can't persuade him anymore since her son-in-law has said so.
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As for his sons, there is no risk in simply fishing at sea.
But after this incident, there is another thing. Lu Man pulled Zhang Ze and asked meaningfully: "Aze, Shuyao has been married to you for a few months, right?"
"Yes." Zhang Ze nodded, somewhat confused.
"You guys have to work hard, your mother-in-law is still waiting to hold her grandchildren!"
"." Zhang Ze was at a loss for words. The topic had changed a bit, so he could only explain again, "Mom, Shuyao is still young, there's no need to rush."
"Why aren't you anxious? There has been no news for several months. Aren't your neighbors in the village gossiping?"
The reason why Lu Man could urge the baby so calmly was mainly because both Zhang Huihong and she had urged the baby once before.
At first, they were a little worried that Tong Shuyao might not be able to get pregnant. Finally, after Zhang Ze explained it vaguely to his mother and father-in-law, they realized that he did it on purpose.
The excuse at that time was that Tong Shuyao was too young and a little thin, and it would be safer to give birth to a child after she was raised.
He didn't expect that his mother-in-law would start urging him again today, but what she said was not wrong.
A few months passed without any movement, and some gossipers around did gossip.
The last excuse would definitely not work, and since his mother-in-law also knew some things about next year, Zhang Ze told her his thoughts.
"Mom, I'm actually planning to have a baby with Shuyao. But after listening to Ah Hang talk about next year's situation, I have some ideas in my mind. I plan to move to the county next year. If I can't buy a house, I can rent one. It will be convenient to fish and sell fish then. I won't have to worry about the villagers knowing and making trouble for me if I make money."
"Move to the county?" Lu Man never expected that Zhang Ze would have this plan, and then she felt delighted.
Originally, she felt that her daughter married a little far away, and it would be somewhat inconvenient to visit her.
But since her son-in-law and his family moved to the county, it became much more convenient for the two families to travel back and forth, so she was naturally happy.
Writer's words (end of this chapter)
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