Chapter 35: Deep-seated Prejudice
"What are you talking about! Don't scare me!" Han Dong slapped Zheng Guoxing in annoyance, "Go, go, get me something to eat, I'm starving!"
Zheng Guoxing immediately went to cook.
Without him present, Han Dong heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Which deserted island in Nanxi are you eyeing? I remember there are at least a dozen deserted islands of various sizes in Nanxi."
"Yes, you remember correctly, there are about ten of us, and we want to buy the deserted island next to Qingyun Temple." Chen Wenjun licked his lips and clenched his fists nervously.
Han Dong fell into deep thought, "I've been to Qingyun Temple with my mother a few times before. I remember that deserted island seemed to be all rocks, nothing to see. Are you sure you can open it up?"
Chen Wenjun nodded. "Indeed, there are rocky mountains all around, and there are no decent big trees. There is a relatively flat piece of wasteland in the middle of the deserted island, which is estimated to be several dozen acres. There are also some sloping lands on the side, which together account for several dozen acres, but it is definitely less than a hundred acres."
Han Dong frowned, "It's not that big then! How big do you want to buy?"
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin exchanged glances and said hesitantly, "We want to know the price. We want to buy as much as we can. It would be best if we could buy all the wasteland and sloping land."
"You're ambitious! Well, I'll go back and ask for you. When I have news, tell Guoxing and we'll talk about the situation then." Han Dong began to look at Chen Wenjun with admiration.
When Zheng Guoxing first said that Chen Wenjun was a boatman, he instinctively thought that Zheng Guoxing had met some strange person again. Even though Zheng Guoxing said that he and Chen Wenjun were business dealings, Han Dongcai still had prejudices against Chen Wenjun. But after listening to Chen Wenjun's words, his impression of him changed a lot.
Zheng Guoxing came over just in time to serve the food.
Chen Wenjun immediately pulled Lin Qin up and said, "We'll leave first, and we'll contact you later."
"Let's eat together!" Zheng Guoxing pointed at the dishes on the table, "I've prepared everything."
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin shook their heads repeatedly.
"We didn't even tell our family that we were leaving. The food is already ready, so we have to go back quickly," said Lin Qin.
Zheng Guoxing didn't want to keep them any longer, so he hurried back to the kitchen to pack a bag of shrimp cakes and insisted that the two take them away.
After seeing off Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin, Zheng Guoxing ran to find Han Dongcai, "What did you say just now? Can you sell it?"
"Of course! Why can't we sell it? Let me go back and ask about the price and how to sell it. That deserted island shouldn't belong to any village. If we sell it, we have to give it a name and a house number. There are so many things to do! It would be fine if they could buy the whole island, but if not, it's not worth it!"
Han Dongcai ate while muttering to himself.
Zheng Guoxing hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, please try to help! It's not easy for a couple. Although they are boat people, they are hardworking and down-to-earth, and their business is also real."
"Can a real boatman have the money to buy a deserted island? Aren't you a smart guy? How can you be so easily fooled!" Han Dong shook his head, speechless about his brother-in-law.
Zheng Guoxing got angry, "I'm serious! You, you, you... you look down on people! What's wrong with the boat people? They are dedicated to fishing and making money. Every day they send me more than 10 to 20 kilograms of river shrimps, which can be sold for more than 30 yuan. They also send me bamboo fish. The bamboo fish soup you drink is also bought from them. There are about 20 bamboo fishes a day.
Big fathead silver carp, occasionally eels, turtles, silver carp, and other carp, I don't want to mention them. They make 60 or 70 yuan a day just from me. They still set up stalls in Caishi Street to sell fish, how can they not save money?"
Han Dong was really shocked now. "Is fishing really that profitable? This day's salary is equivalent to more than a month's salary for me!"
"Why would I lie to you? So don't judge people by their appearance! I don't know about other boat people, but this Chen Wenjun is not simple! At least the goods he sells every day are not simple! So if you can help, try your best to help, even if there is no benefit, there is no harm, right?"
Zheng Guoxing gave some advice, and when he saw someone was ordering food, he quickly went to the kitchen to get busy.
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin carried the bag of shrimp cakes back to the fishing boat.
Lin Yi didn't even bother to look at what was in the bag and couldn't wait to ask about the situation.
Lin Qin explained, "I've already asked. I'm waiting for their news. It will probably be in the next two days. Wenjun has talked to them. Let's see the price. Buy as big as you can. Dad! Is there any food? I'm starving!"
Lin Yi hurriedly helped them and took a look at the bag. "What did you buy? You're wasting money again!"
"No! We were waiting for someone to come over to ask questions at the Guoxing Hotel. We had nothing to do so we helped the boss for two hours. He invited us to dinner, but we didn't eat. This is the shrimp cake the boss of the Guoxing Hotel gave us."
As Chen Wenjun spoke, he took a plate and poured out the shrimp cakes.
The shrimp cakes at Guoxing Hotel are made with authentic ingredients. There are at least seven or eight river shrimps on a thin slice of shrimp cake, as well as shredded carrots and chopped green onions. They are crispy and very tempting.
The two children were drooling with greed.
Lin Yi hurriedly gave them one each, and left two for Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin.
I put away the rest and couldn’t bear to eat it myself.
Lin Qin frowned as she watched, "Dad! What are you doing? We won't get rich if we save this bite, and we won't get poor if we eat more of this bite. Hurry up and eat it."
Chen Wenjun immediately reached out and took out another one.
Lin Yi said it was not necessary, but he felt very relieved in his heart.
The family ate the shrimp cakes and savored the taste.
Liu Yaya whispered in Chen Ping'an's ear, "It would be nice if we could eat shrimp cakes every day."
Lin Yi shook his head, "This thing wastes so much oil! How can it be so extravagant! It's good enough to eat it once in a while!"
Lin Qin was inspired, and turned to Lin Yi and said, "Dad, when we buy the deserted island, we can reclaim it and grow vegetables, and grow some peanuts to make peanut oil."
Lin Yi immediately got angry, "Why are you pumping oil? If you really grow peanuts, you have to sell them for money!"
"What about beans?"
"Why plant beans? Those fields are wasted! If you want to plant anything, plant sweet potatoes or grains!"
Lin Qin immediately shut up and stopped talking.
In order to buy the deserted island, the whole family was so excited that even the two children stopped playing and just sat there fishing with their fishing rods.
Lin Yi's condition is much better than before, and he has no problem helping the children to fish.
The old man and two children cooperated more and more tacitly, and if they encountered large cargoes, they would call Lin Qin for help.
Lin Qin went fishing separately from them so that she could get more catches.
Two days passed.
When the two went to Guoxing Hotel to deliver goods again, Zheng Guoxing immediately slapped his thigh and ran forward excitedly when he saw them, "I've been waiting for you to come. Yesterday evening, my brother-in-law came to me after get off work and said that the matter you asked about has been solved."
"What did you say?"
"What's the price?"
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin asked in unison.
(End of this chapter)
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