Chapter 166: Moving to Nanguang
"Thank you, cousin."
"Yeah. I'll hang up now. Bye!"
After hanging up the phone, Tong Shuyao blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, "What did my cousin say?"
Zhang Ze smiled and said, "No problem. The air conditioning equipment, fish finder, and fresh water converter have been delivered to the shipyard. The fishing boat has already started to be renovated, and these equipment will be installed at the same time."
More than a week had passed since he sold the yellow croaker. During this period, he did not go out to sea again. Instead, he made a special trip to Nanfang and booked a 24-meter fishing boat.
The functions of this boat are similar to his current fishing boat, but the navigation is more precise, and Zhang Ze has requirements for endurance, so equipment including the engine must be much better, which ultimately resulted in the price coming directly to 38,000.
Unfortunately, even if some of the equipment Zhang Ze needs is produced domestically, many key parts may have to be imported, and the prices are ridiculously high.
Finally, after Lu Wenbin learned about this, he said that he could help get these equipment from Hong Kong Island at a low price.
But even at a low price, Zhang Ze still put in all the money he earned from the yellow croaker, and even added another 7,000 yuan of his own money, which means that the boat cost him a total of 57,000 yuan.
But it is worth spending so much money, as the cruise range reaches 500 nautical miles, which is enough for him to travel around the South China Sea.
However, a full tank of diesel is estimated to cost around a thousand yuan, and it is a real fuel-consuming machine.
Needless to say, the refrigerated compartment means he no longer needs to find ways to get ice from others.
The main reason for Wenshui City is that he has a relative who is the director of a fishery station, so he can use the cold storage. This good thing doesn’t happen in Nanfang.
The fresh water converter is also very useful. It won’t be so troublesome to bleed the fish in the future, and you can bathe the fish as much as you want without having to save water.
The fish finder can maximize the utilization rate of magical bait.
The only drawback is that today’s machines are very large, and Zhang Ze eventually wanted to install an air conditioner, so he had to change from a 20-meter fishing boat to a 24-meter one, otherwise the space would be too crowded.
The twenty-four-meter one was indeed a bit large for his personal use, but the shipyard's standard specifications only included fifteen, twenty and twenty-four meters.
Zhang Ze had no choice but to choose the 24-meter one, but a bigger one would be better. At least after the decoration, the room would be spacious and not depressing.
"Then when are we going to Nanguan?" Tong Shuyao asked.
In fact, she couldn't wait to see her grandmother who had loved her very much since she was a child, and to see the new home that Zhang Ze had prepared in Nanfang.
Zhang Ze gently touched his wife's still flat belly and said, "You have to wait until the fetus in your belly is stable before you can go."
"How long will that take?"
"It will probably take at least a month!"
Time flies and it is July 1st.
Now Tong Shuyao's belly is finally slightly bulging. Although it is still not obvious, it has been at least more than three months.
Zhang Ze took her to the hospital for a prenatal check-up, and after confirming that the fetus was stable, he began to prepare for migration.
First he sold the boat and got two thousand five hundred from Zhang Qinghe.
The two houses had already been dealt with and rented to two uncles, and the shop is now also handed over to them to run.
However, since the snack bar was changed into a noodle shop, Zhang Ze taught them how to make three-fresh noodles and pork ribs noodles.
Their family later settled in Nanguan, and there was no point in keeping these practices, so it was better to teach them to their relatives so that they would have another way to make a living. The legal person of the business license was also changed to the eldest uncle.
Bicycles, radios and other things were sold to them, and the furniture didn't matter. They wouldn't take anything else with them anyway, so they just took money and clothes, and would purchase daily necessities after arriving in Nanfang.
On July 2nd, Zhang Ze invited relatives and friends to have dinner at Weiyou Restaurant. This time, Lu Xuanguo, his cousin and his husband were also there.
As for the train tickets, Lu Xuanguo had already bought them for them, all of which were sleeper berths.
There are seven people in his family now, one of whom is still pregnant, so six beds in one room are just enough for them.
This also makes it convenient for him to take care of his family, and the door can be locked at night to prevent thieves from breaking in. The situation is similar for Tong Yuanhang.
"Aze, leave this money with you first! We're on the train. If you leave it with me, I'm afraid I can't keep it safe!" At night, Tong Shuyao took out the five thousand yuan given by Zhang Ze and handed it to him.
He had given three thousand before, and he made a lot of money from going out to sea in June, so he gave another two thousand.
Zhang Ze did not refuse. Qian Tong Shuyao was indeed difficult to lead.
And because he had space, he didn't think of depositing the money in the bank.
It is troublesome to withdraw or deposit money from a bank these days, and it is even more impossible to withdraw money in a different place.
In the following years, merchants traveled around the country with cash when doing business, and many of them were robbed.
But Tong Shuyao and her family were unaware of these things, so Zhang Ze would still put the money into the small space under the pretext of depositing it in the bank, just like before.
Because he bought a fishing boat, even though he went out to sea frequently in June, all his belongings now amounted to just over 20,000 yuan.
The next day, Zhang Ze took out the 372 yuan and put them on his body, and deposited Tong Shuyao's 5,000 yuan into the space.
When he returned home pretending to save money, the family members were already holding a small package each.
I handed the bicycle to my uncle, and the three tricycles I called on the way back arrived at the store after a while.
"Mom, let's get on the bus. We have to hurry to the train station." Everyone who needed to say goodbye had already said goodbye. After the tricycle arrived, Zhang Ze urged Zhang Huihong to take a few people on the bus quickly. He also carried his own package and helped Tong Shuyao sit on one of the tricycles.
Zhang Huihong felt a little reluctant to leave her hometown for the distant Nanfang. She looked back at her family and the shop, and after a while she got on the car and sat next to Zhang Wu.
Zhang Zhenghong and others came as well, of course, but they didn't say much. They just came to see them off in person and wished them a safe journey.
The situation was similar at Zhang Ze's father-in-law and mother-in-law's house. They had more people, especially the children, who were making a lot of noise and seemed very excited about going to Nanfang.
Fortunately, the half-grown children are sensible. They are all fishermen on the island and have learned how to take care of children since childhood. There is no problem for them to help take care of the children with the adults.
They also set off with their bags and went to the train station to meet up with Zhang Ze's family.
The train left at 10 a.m., and the two families met at the train station at 9:30 a.m.
Zhang Ze saw four or five naughty children and immediately warned them, "Xiaozhe, Xiaojing, the older ones must keep an eye on their younger brothers and sisters and don't let them run around."
"Ah Hang, you guys should be careful too. There are many child kidnappers these days. If you're not careful, your child might get lost."
Tong Yuanhang had gone to Nanfang with him and had experienced some bad things, so he immediately took his words to heart, nodded, and quickly told his wife and two younger siblings to keep a close eye on the child.
A few naughty kids were stopped and spanked by their mothers before they calmed down and waited obediently beside the adults for ticket checking.
Zhang Ze's side is fine, as the two sisters Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing are both adults and don't need him to worry about them.
Zhang Wu is younger, but he is already eleven years old and knows that he should be naughty only in certain situations, so he will be very quiet at this moment.
Quiet?
Zhang Ze reacted immediately. Although Zhang Wu was obedient, how could he be quiet? Wherever he went, he would always nag and annoy him.
He turned his head and immediately found his brother sitting quietly beside Zhang's mother. He seemed a little depressed and holding something in his hand.
Out of concern for his brother, Zhang Ze left Tong Shuyao, sat next to him and asked, "Awu, you don't look very happy. Why don't you want to go to Nanguang?"
Zhang Wu looked a little confused and handed him the things in his hand: "Brother, I'm not unhappy. It's just that my deskmate cried when he knew I was going to NGF, and he also gave me these things!"
"I don't know why she was crying. She also gave me some girl's stuff, which I couldn't use. And the other classmates didn't cry. They even wished me a safe journey."
At this time, Zhang Ze saw clearly what his brother was holding. It was actually a pink hairpin and a small bottle filled with folded little stars. It was colorful and pretty.
He was stunned. These things were obviously gifts from girls. How could a girl like his brother? No, it was the 1980s. Are girls so precocious and bold?
Zhang Qing also noticed the situation here, and came over with a gossipy look on her face: "Could Wu's deskmate be the fair and tender, very pretty girl?"
Zhang Ze was stunned: "Aqing, how did you know?"
"Brother, you didn't meet her when you went out to sea. That girl has come to our store three times. Every time she came, she was looking for Zhang Wu to play with her."
Zhang Ze looked in astonishment at the younger brother who had tender features and dark skin but was indeed quite handsome. He didn't expect that this guy was so popular and that there were actually little girls who liked him.
He chose to settle in Nanguang and accidentally ruined his younger brother's marriage? Then he shook his head and said, "What the hell, a kid doesn't know anything about love."
Zhang Wu is a dull guy. He will not be interested in girls until he reaches the age of adolescence.
It's useless to like that little girl now. Even if she doesn't go to NGF, when junior high and high school are divided into classes, the excitement will naturally fade over time, or be replaced by another child.
So he rubbed Zhang Wu's head and said, "Since it's a gift from your classmate, you should treasure it well. This will also be a beautiful memory in your life."
Zhang Wu seemed to understand but still nodded: "I understand!"
Zhang Qing looked a little bored when she heard him say that: "Brother, aren't you curious about what happened between Ah Wu and that little girl?"
Zhang Ze shook his head: "What can happen to a child this young? But you, don't be fooled by someone who is good at talking!"
"I won't be fooled that easily!" When Zhang Qing heard her brother say this to her, she immediately raised her chin and retorted proudly.
Zhang Ze didn't say anything else. He just needed to pay more attention to his two younger sisters.
He was a little worried that his two sisters, who had always been well protected by him, would meet a man with sweet words and be easily deceived.
But there are some truths that only Zhang's mother can teach, such as even if you have a boyfriend, you cannot have intimate physical contact unless you have already agreed to get engaged.
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Although he is a brother, he is also a man. There are some things that he can only avoid suspicion and tell his wife and let her tell his two younger sisters.
Half an hour passed quickly. Zhang Ze took his family to check tickets and led the group to find their respective carriages and sleeping rooms.
There were six beds in a small room. He gave the orders directly: "Awu and Aqing, you sleep on the upper bunks. Aqian, you and I sleep on the middle bunk, and mom and Shuyao sleep on the lower bunk. Put the luggage on the upper and middle bunks."
The few of them had no objections, made the arrangements, and put the luggage away.
Then Zhang Ze said, "Mom, I'm going to go out and check on my parents-in-law and help them. Please close the door. Don't open it to strangers except those you know and the train crew."
Soon, Zhang Ze went to the next room to check the situation.
The Tong family has a large population, with eight adults alone, four children over ten years old, and five little kids in total.
So it was divided into three small rooms, and each room could accommodate at least two adults.
There are not enough beds, so two little kids can squeeze into one bed.
Zhang Ze helped put the luggage away and reminded them that when they went to the toilet or something, there had to be at least one adult in the room.
The child must be accompanied when he goes to the toilet. If you are too busy, then someone can come to him.
He doesn't have any children, so Zhang Qian, Zhang Qing and even Zhang Wu can help take care of the children.
During this trip to Nanfang, what Zhang Ze was most worried about was the children being disobedient and running around and getting lost, he was not too worried about anything else.
Those who can afford sleeper tickets have extraordinary social backgrounds, and petty theft and child kidnapping basically do not happen here.
After a day and a night, Zhang Ze and others arrived in Nanfang safely.
As the group walked out of the train station, they saw Lu Wenbin standing next to a bus.
"Aunt, uncle!" When he saw Tong Guisheng and Lu Man, he immediately came forward.
"Is it Abin?" Lu Man was very excited when she saw the newcomer. She grabbed his hand and looked him up and down. "You have become more mature and more stable."
Lu Wenbin laughed: "Aunt, I'm already 28 years old, how can I be the same as before."
"That's right." Lu Man nodded with a smile, then asked, "Are your grandparents in good health?"
She had actually asked these questions when we first talked on the phone, but she couldn't help but ask them again this time.
"Grandpa and grandma are doing well, they just miss you more." Lu Wenbin was not impatient, "After you settle down, I will take you to apply for the certificate, and then go to Hong Kong Island to visit grandpa and grandma."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Abin!"
"It's no big deal. You guys get in the car and stay at Lotus Mountain for now! The house in the city hasn't been renovated yet, so we need to wait a little longer."
Naturally, everyone had no objection. Although the houses in the city were big, they had not been occupied for many years and it would take a long time to renovate them. It was estimated that no one would be able to move in this year.
The houses in the fishing village are new, and many carpenters have been hired to make the furniture, which is now ready.
Lu Wenbin even asked people to help open the windows for ventilation, and also fumigated the room with aromatherapy so that people could move in directly.
As soon as the bus drove into the fishing village, it immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. Finally, when the bus stopped in front of their new home, even the village chief came over.
Zhang Ze got off the car, greeted the village, and then introduced it to everyone.
He estimated that he would live in the village most of the time in the next few years, so it was necessary for him to build good relationships with the villagers.
Fortunately, most of the fishing villages on the Lianhua Mountain side are inhabitants who moved here from outside, and there are four villages in total, with many surnames.
This also leads to the villagers not being as exclusive to outsiders as some clan-like villages.
Especially when the young men saw the two sisters Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing, they warmly welcomed their arrival.
The village chief and the villagers also expressed their welcome to them, but Zhang Ze didn't know how sincere their welcome was.
After the villagers dispersed, Zhang Zetong Yuanhang and their families moved into their new homes.
Although the villagers' self-built houses are simple, they are quite spacious. The houses themselves are no smaller than those in Wenshui City, and are even a little bigger. There is a kitchen, living room, bathroom and a master bedroom on the first floor.
There are also three rooms on the second floor, and a small toilet.
They didn't have too high requirements for where they lived, but there was a small yard in front that Zhang's mother and Tong Shuyao liked very much. They thought they could raise chickens and ducks and grow some vegetables.
Zhang Ze bought two houses. Although they were not connected to each other like the ones in Wenshui City, the distance between them was very close, only five meters apart.
But this time they did not live separately, but lived together.
Zhang Ze and Tong Shuyao live on the first floor, and the three rooms upstairs are enough for Zhang Huihong and others.
The other house is temporarily vacant. If it is not big enough in the future, we will move into the adjacent house.
Zhang Ze estimated that once transportation became convenient or there was a new seafood market or dock, they would move to a big house in the city and live there permanently.
The house is fully furnished, but you have to buy all the small items like pots, pans, and utensils yourself.
After Zhang Ze helped to sort it out, he went to call Tong Yuanhang and a few others and prepared to go to the supply and marketing cooperative or even the city to buy them.
But just as they reached the entrance of the village, the bus arranged by Lu Wenbin came back, carrying a large number of daily necessities, including sleeping quilts and the like.
Obviously he had already prepared everything and was just waiting to send it to them when they arrived, which saved them a lot of trouble.
When I first arrived, I had no bicycles or anything else, so it was really not easy to go out.
This time, Lu Wenbin had something to do, so he didn't come.
Zhang Ze and a few others followed him back, brought all the things into the house and put them in order, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy anything that was missing.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the village is not far away, so it is convenient to go shopping.
Seeing Zhang Ze wanted to help clean up, Zhang's mother stopped him and said, "Aze, we have to cook tonight, go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some meat and vegetables. Also buy some seasonings and rice, we don't have anything at home."
He looked at the empty kitchen, nodded decisively, went out, and called Tong Yuanhang and others again.
Their house is very close, only about twenty meters away, so visiting each other is much more convenient than in Wenshui City.
At present, none of the three sisters-in-law are pregnant, so when Tong Shuyao gives birth, her mother-in-law can come and take care of her together.
The group first went to the village chief's house to borrow bicycles, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to do some shopping.
You have to buy firewood, rice, oil, salt and other necessities. Rural areas use earthen stoves that require firewood.
However, Zhang Ze still bought two coal stoves from the supply and marketing cooperative so that he could stew some food.
(End of this chapter)
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