Chapter 56 Bicycle Tickets in Hand After
seeing Zhang Qinghe off and handing the two old hens to his mother who had just woken up and was still confused, Zhang Ze packed up his things and headed for the beach.
To be honest, he also wants more people to help him with fishing and then become a seafood merchant who loves fishing.
But he couldn't go out to sea often now, and the beach of Qinghe Village was his private land, which he couldn't share for the time being, so the plan to get Zhang Qinghe to join him had to be shelved.
His family was poor, so he often went to the beach without being noticeable, but if Zhang Qinghe joined the gang and often followed them, it would attract too much attention.
At this moment, Zhang Ze suddenly missed the days when he often went out to sea and experienced those magnificent days.
But it wasn't that he didn't want to move faster, it was really the times that affected his pace! But thinking back, he felt that he was thinking too much.
The radio factory has not delivered many goods so far, so I'd better get married first and save some money to buy a boat!
When we got to the beach, we put away the cages as usual and harvested eight more lobsters.
The number is a little less than before, but it's normal.
This is not because he has been catching lobsters here all the time. There are so many lobsters now that he can't catch them all.
It is mainly because of the tide. When the tide is so low, the water in this section of the puddle will become shallower, which will affect the number of lobsters crawling into the puddle.
In a few days, Zhang Ze's harvest is expected to be even lower, including grouper.
However, there were as many crabs as usual today. We collected dozens of kilograms of crabs and three lobsters that accidentally crawled in.
The few fish that strayed into the water all died and became food for the crabs.
Although there were too many crabs in the space and there was no way to sell them, Zhang Ze had no intention of putting away the traps. This was all experience.
He is not far from level ten, and he is increasingly looking forward to the changes that will occur after level ten.
So after putting away the cage in the morning, Zhang Ze did not go back. He took out the fishing rod and started fishing.
Not only do you have experience, but if you are lucky you can also catch a few groupers.
Today passed so simply. Such a big thing happened last night, but today was calm and nothing happened.
And because there are two more old hens at home, the whole family is very happy.
Zhang Huihong originally thought that this gift was too valuable and wanted to return the old hen, but was stopped by Zhang Ze.
He didn't say anything, just said Qing He sent it specially, so take it! Without even saying the reason, Zhang's mother didn't mention taking the old hen back again.
This also made Zhang Ze more and more aware of his role in this family. The whole family already regarded him as a support!
The next morning, as soon as he arrived at the Yuewan County Pier, he received a surprise.
"The bicycle ticket issue has been settled. If you really want to buy one, come to the dock tomorrow afternoon and I'll take you there then." Tong Yuanhang said to Zhang Ze after he got on the boat and rowed the boat out of the dock and there were no other boats around.
"Oh, you are very efficient. One of your sister's three turns and one ring has been completed."
I didn't expect to get good news so soon. Zhang Ze was really happy.
We will start setting fishing hooks today, and the fish catch will definitely be much greater than last time.
Even if there was space, he couldn't make it in one trip. It would probably take at least three trips back and forth.
He was destined to walk back and forth today, but next time he would be much more relaxed.
When Tong Yuanhang heard this, his expression was a little complicated: "Are you really willing to give my sister a bicycle as a dowry? In fact, you have already given enough as a betrothal gift, so you can keep it a secret. But when they see the bicycle, many people will definitely ask my mother to ask you if there are any suitable young men who want to matchmake their daughters. Aren't you afraid that the news will spread?"
Zhang Ze blinked after listening to this. He had somewhat expected this situation.
"Although I haven't had much contact with your sister, I am willing to give these gifts because I think your sister should not be wronged just because you are from the island. But to be honest, the families in my village may not be able to give so much."
"But your family doesn't want to offend anyone, and the news that I'm rich really can't be spread right now. Let's put it this way, if it's really hard to refuse and there's a pretty and gentle girl, then you can help a good friend of mine to find a matchmaker. He's the son of the captain, and his family is well off."
"By the way, the girl must have never been in a relationship before, and it's not okay for her to get too close to those guys. Something happened to him, and he's very sensitive to this kind of thing."
"Just say one in the second half of the year, and let the others drag on, and everything will be fine next year."
It was difficult for Zhang Ze to ride the bicycle back to the village, so he could only use it in the county town and then ask Tong Yuanhang to take it back in the evening.
Everyone knew the situation in his family, and it would be difficult to hide the fact that the bicycle was a betrothal gift.
If neighbors really asked the Tong family to introduce someone to someone, it would be fine if there were one or two, but if there were more, it would be impossible to refuse, after all, they still lived on the island.
So it’s not a bad idea to arrange a blind date for Zhang Qinghe. It would be even better if he finds the right one. This way he won’t feel bad when he sees Liu Qiaoqiao.
If there is a chance in the second half of the year, I can use this as a medium to deal with the matter.
After all, Lumen Island and Qinghe Village are separated by a county town and a town, so the distance is quite far. In addition, as long as the Tong family does not say which village he is from, it is actually difficult for the news to be transmitted in a short period of time.
Compared to this little hassle, bicycles are definitely better.
And next year, they won't need to hide it like this.
Tong Yuanhang felt comfortable after hearing Zhang Ze's previous words. He felt that his sister made the right choice by marrying him. A man who values his sister will definitely not treat her badly.
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The following words made him feel moved. The captain's son would be a very good marriage candidate for their family on the island.
And since Zhang Ze mentioned him, it means that he is at least a good person. He can be introduced to me when the time comes.
Today, Tong Yuanhang came to the place where the two went fishing last time.
The first fishing spot was given to his two brothers, and they gathered in the waters near the pier at around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Tong Yuanhang had already collected a lot of stones, and Zhang Ze was responsible for tying the stones to the sub-line to use as lead sinkers.
When we arrived at the fishing spot, the stones had already been tied.
The two of them continued rowing and rowed half a circle along the outer edge of the reef.
Zhang Ze put the bait on the hook and threw it into the water.
Each person has twenty-five hooks in a row, and the floats are clearly visible on the water surface.
After placing the hooks, he would wait two or three hours to collect them. Then Tong Yuanhang rowed the boat to the other side and started fishing.
The two of them each caught a dozen groupers. They looked at the sun and felt that it was about time so they went back to collect the hooks.
Zhang Ze came to the right side of the boat because his fish was guarding this side.
As soon as he pulled up the rope after retrieving the first float, a smile appeared on his face because a fish was hooked.
When he pulled the fish to the surface of the water, he was stunned. It turned out to be a relatively rare blue snapper, weighing about four or five kilograms.
"This yellow snapper tastes pretty good. I've eaten it once before. It doesn't have a strong fishy smell and the meat is tender. If you're willing to add some oil, it will definitely taste good." When Tong Yuanhang saw the fish, he was afraid that Zhang Ze would think it was a small fish and let it go, so he hurriedly introduced it.
Although he is a fisherman, he does not know the scientific name of the blue snapper. Information is not popularized, and they name the fish they don't know based on their body color.
This is also the reason why the same kind of fish is called differently in different places.
Even Zhang Ze didn't know why the mudskipper was called Lawu.
As for why blue crabs are called 蝤蛑, he only knew that this name was recorded in ancient books, but he had never read the reason.
"Really? Then I have to take this fish back and try it." Since his brother-in-law said so, he of course cooperated and put the fish into the fish basket, then put the bait on the hook again and threw it into the water, and then continued to catch the next one.
(End of this chapter)
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