Chapter 57 Selling fish to buy bicycle tickets
In three hours and with twenty-five rows of hooks, a total of seventeen fish were caught.
Among them, grouper accounted for about one-third, with a total of six fish, weighing between one and a half pounds and four pounds.
Afterwards, Tong Yuanhang's side was pulled up, and the number was almost the same. It seemed that the two had similar luck today.
We collected it once at one o'clock and once again at around three o'clock, and today's work was finally completed.
Zhang Ze harvested a total of 15 groupers weighing more than 30 kilograms in three times, and Tong Yuanhang harvested 17.
However, although he had two more fish, the total weight was nearly one pound less.
The two of them spent the rest of the time fishing almost non-stop.
Zhang Ze weighed his grouper and found that it weighed a total of 63.3 jin, while Tong Yuanhang's weighed 52.1 jin.
"Aze, do you have any secrets for catching grouper? Why do I always catch less than you?"
The total number of hooks caught by the two was not much different, but the difference was apparent when they fished the rest of the time. Tong Yuanhang looked at his catch and was a little puzzled. He didn't quite understand what was going on.
"Maybe there's something wrong with the water layer you're fishing in?" Zhang Ze thought for a moment and said.
Tong Yuanhang didn't quite understand: "What do you mean?"
"Every time I go fishing, I will pull the fishing line back a little after the stone sinks to the bottom, so that the bait is more than one meter above the bottom of the water, making it easier for fish to find the bait."
"Your bait sinks directly to the bottom of the water, so it is difficult for fish to find the bait." Zhang Ze wished he could catch more fish so that he could earn more. If he found any problems, he would definitely not hide them.
"So that's how it is!" Tong Yuanhang suddenly realized, and then felt a little annoyed. If he had asked earlier, he would have caught more groupers today.
Then they rowed off to the agreed location.
After a while, they arrived at their destination, a very small isolated island not far from the pier.
Before, Zhang Ze would put the fish into bamboo baskets before reaching the dock. Now there are too many fish to fit in one bamboo basket, so he can only find a more secluded place.
Loading fish directly at the dock instead of going to the aquatic station means that you are not living a happy life and you want to report it.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Tong Yuanhang's two younger brothers arrived.
After weighing them, one weighed 47.6 jin and the other weighed 43.7 jin, which was less than he expected.
It seems that he can deliver all the fish in two trips.
The bamboo basket was filled with fish and covered with a rag. Tong Yuanhang rowed to the dock, and Zhang Ze carried the bamboo basket without much effort and walked towards the radio factory.
When Chen Zhengyou arrived at the power plant, he saw that there were only fish, so he asked in confusion: "No lobsters today?"
"I still have 80 to 90 kilograms of fish over there, and I'll send them over with the lobsters when the time comes."
Hearing that there would be more today, Chen Zhengyou looked satisfied.
The more the other party sells, the more he earns, and his position may even be promoted by the end of the year.
The logistics department quickly counted the fish in the bamboo basket, totaling 131.5 jin.
Normally, the fish will lose a lot of water when they are carried here from the dock, but because of the space, the fish basically did not lose any water, which resulted in little error in the overall weight.
Otherwise, if there is a discrepancy between the weight measured at sea and the weight here, Zhang Ze will be the one who suffers. Now he doesn't have this worry.
The second box was delivered quickly, containing 75.2 jin of fish, 21.7 jin of lobster, and 16.2 jin of flower dragon.
The price of fish is one dollar and fifty cents, green lobster is two dollars, and flower dragon is three dollars, which are three hundred and ten dollars and five cents, forty-three dollars and forty-eight dollars and sixty cents respectively.
The total is four hundred and two dollars, and five cents was wiped out.
Zhang Ze asked for three hundred and ninety and exchanged the rest for tickets.
Originally, his family's tickets could be used for a long time, but because they had to hold a wedding banquet, even if it wouldn't be a big one, they had to prepare enough tickets in case they were not needed, and the Tong family was currently short of tickets.
He took out sixty-two yuan and gave it to Chen Zhengyou, which was his kickback. However, Zhang Ze did not give him more this time as there was no need.
The remaining money is one hundred and forty-three yuan and forty cents for the Tong brothers, but they need tickets, so give them one hundred and thirty-eight yuan, and the rest can be exchanged for tickets.
By this calculation, Zhang Ze still has one hundred and ninety left.
He did not plan to give the money to his family this time. He would let his mother support the family with the money. He planned to give fifty yuan and some bills every month for household expenses.
I keep the rest for myself. I have a small space, and the money is not as safe anywhere else as it is here.
Moreover, he also wanted to buy a bicycle but he couldn't let his mother know for the time being, so it would not be enough if he didn't have some extra money on him.
After calculating his own worth, it was about two hundred and sixty yuan. Zhang Ze knew that a bicycle ticket would cost more than one hundred yuan. With this calculation, the money to buy a bicycle might not be enough? It seems that he has to borrow some from Tong Yuanhang first. It is convenient to borrow from him. He can pay it back after selling fish next time, which can be regarded as turnover.
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After returning to the dock, he first paid off the money owed to his two younger brothers and let them go back. Then he discussed with them, "Ah Hang, I may be short of money to buy a bicycle. Can you lend me fifty first?"
"We have nothing to do with each other, so it's easy to talk about." Regardless of whether the bicycle was a betrothal gift to his sister or not, Tong Yuanhang was not afraid of not getting the money back just because of Zhang Ze's ability to make money.
"Okay, bring Shuyao here tomorrow. Since this is a betrothal gift for her, she has to be present."
"That makes sense. Why don't you go ask for the bicycle ticket now? I'll let Shuyao go with you to buy a bicycle tomorrow, and I won't follow you."
When Tong Yuanhang heard that Zhang Ze wanted to buy the bicycle ticket with his sister, he felt that it was not appropriate for him to follow him, so he simply went to buy the bicycle ticket now.
"Now? Is it convenient? Have you asked about the price of the bicycle ticket?"
"The person should be at home. They're offering 120 yuan. But the situation there is a bit special, so the price should be negotiable."
Tong Yuanhang whispered to him about the bicycle ticket along the way, then took him to a slightly old house and knocked on the door.
After a while, a thin man opened the door. He was estimated to be in his thirties. When he saw the two people outside, he was startled at first, and then a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.
"It's Ah Hang, come in quickly."
Tong Yuanhang greeted with a smile, then took Zhang Ze in.
After entering the house, a distinct smell of Chinese medicine filled their noses.
However, Zhang Ze had already understood the situation. It was simply that the man's wife was sick, and after spending all her savings, she was still not well. The man had no choice but to sell the reward from the factory and the bicycle ticket he had saved for many years to raise money for his wife's medical treatment.
The asking price for the bicycle ticket was 120 yuan. Under the man's anxious gaze, Zhang Ze was silent for a moment and then agreed.
This family is almost at the end of its rope. The children in the family are not short and obviously they had no worries about food and clothing before, but now they are all very thin.
The other party would probably agree if he bargained for a lower price, but he would feel guilty if he did so.
Of course, he couldn't afford to be paid more for being a saint, as he himself was short of money.
Tong Yuanhang didn't say anything about this, but he was a little more satisfied with his brother-in-law. A compassionate person is definitely better than a cold-blooded person who only cares about his own interests. No one would want to have a cold-blooded relative who only cares about interests around them.
(End of this chapter)
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