Chapter 57 Things Have Changed
The two children stared at the turtle and started making all kinds of wild guesses.
Lin Qin took a look and ignored it, and told Chen Wenjun to take a shower.
He sorted out the bucket of fish and said, "Should we get the trap out first? Otherwise, it will be washed away by the flood and we won't be able to find it."
Chen Wenjun nodded, "Let's do it first, so you don't get covered in it again later."
The trap had only been there for one day, and the couple thought they had no harvest, but to their surprise, it was filled with bamboo fish.
The more abnormal it is, the more it means that things are going to change.
The couple did not dare to be careless. After collecting the things, Chen Wenjun quickly rowed the boat to the port and joined other fishing boats.
Only after doing all this did he feel at ease to take a shower and eat.
It was still a bit stuffy in the first half of the night.
Lin Qin and her two children did not sleep well.
Hearing crackling sounds in the dim light, Lin Qin slowly opened her eyes and opened the window. A clear river breeze immediately blew in. The two children, who were originally sleeping in sweat, turned over and slept even more soundly.
Lin Qin just sat by the window, listening to the sound of rain outside and feeling the cool breeze. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep soon after lying down.
I slept until about seven in the morning.
The heavy rain outside showed no sign of abating, and the sky at around seven o'clock was almost the same as it was at six o'clock.
Chen Wenjun heard the noise and came in, saying, "It's raining too hard. We can't walk on the road. We can't push the cart. We can't go to the vegetable market today. We'll see what the weather is like later. If the rain keeps coming this heavy, we won't be able to go to Boss Zheng's place."
Lin Qin was sleepy and nodded stupidly, "If it rains, I'll go fishing. I won't be idle."
Chen Wenjun was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Really! You take the kids to play! I'll go to Grandpa's place and buy two more traps."
It just so happened that all the fishing boats were at the port, so it was convenient for him to go and look for Grandpa Chen. Besides, it was a rainy day and no one went out, so he didn't have to worry about not finding him.
When Chen Wenjun passed several fishing boats and arrived at Grandpa Chen's house, he found that the whole family had not gone out.
Grandpa Chen is an old man in his sixties. He is still healthy, but his hair is all white. He was very happy to see Chen Wenjun. "You don't have to go out to sell fish in this weather? Why didn't you bring your wife with you? I heard from your aunt that you married a wife from the land. You are really capable!"
Chen Wenjun laughed, "Grandpa, it's raining, she's on the boat taking care of the kids, I came to buy two traps from you."
"You want another ground cage? Didn't you take six before? Isn't that enough?"
Chen Wenjun came over several times to get them, and there were six in total.
Zhou Shuifang, who was standing by, asked curiously, "I haven't seen your boat recently. Where has it gone?"
Chen Wenjun did not hide the fact and told everyone that he had bought a deserted island.
Grandpa Chen and his family all put down their work and looked at him in shock.
"Which island? You did such a big thing without making any noise?" Grandpa Chen's son Chen Yongding was so excited that his voice became much higher.
Chen Wenjun scratched his head in embarrassment. "I have used up all my savings to buy the deserted island and build the house. I was thinking of planting a few more traps and saving money to see if I can build the house this year.
I will tell everyone when it is finished, and invite everyone to come and visit. There is no point in talking to anyone about this house, as it is not even in sight yet!"
What if people misunderstand that he wants to borrow money?
Grandpa Chen pouted unhappily, "You said we could still help you, but you didn't say anything. Do you think we are your own people?"
"No, no! Grandpa, I just came to you because I needed a trap!" Chen Wenjun explained hurriedly.
Grandpa Chen was speechless. After a while, he asked, "Where is your island? How much land did you buy?"
"The one next to Qingyun Temple is only about a hundred acres."
Grandpa Chen and his family were all stunned.
"More than a hundred acres? Are you farming or building a house?" Chen Yongding felt dizzy.
Chen Wenjun smiled and said, "My father-in-law knows how to farm, so he wants to open up wasteland on the island to farm. There's no need for such a large area to build a house!"
Grandpa Chen nodded repeatedly, "That's right! None of us Tanka people know how to farm, so it's good for you to find a farm wife. When the land is developed, you can grow your own food, and then you can live a good life!
Oh, yes! I have a big fishing net here. It can be used to catch fish by putting on bamboo poles. Do you want it?"
Chen Wenjun's eyes lit up, "Where is it? Let me take a look."
Chen Yongding and Zhou Shuifang immediately went to the cabin at the back to take the things out.
Chen Wenjun took a look and saw that it was indeed a large fishing net that required two people to hold.
"Grandpa, how much did you pay for this fishing net?"
Zhou Shuifang laughed. "What are you buying? I made these when I had nothing to do. Your grandpa and uncle need to run a boat to deliver the goods, and I can't do it alone. Besides, the fishing net is too big to clean up. It's hard to sort it out even if I only fish once or twice. If you want it, just take it."
Chen Wenjun hurriedly shook his head, "Even if I want it, I can't take it for free. Auntie, you name a price and I'll go back to get the money."
Zhou Shuifang refused to accept it no matter what.
Chen Wenjun insisted on giving it and turned around to go back to get the money.
Even Grandpa Chen and his family couldn’t stop him.
Zhou Shuifang couldn't help but sigh, "It looks like Wenjun is living a good life now. He can even buy a deserted island! Dad, do you think we should buy some land and build a house?"
Grandpa Chen curled his lips and said, "Why buy land? Can't people live on this boat? Besides, if you buy land, you have to buy farmland, right? Who in our family can farm?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Shuifang stopped thinking.
"That's right, Wenjun, because my father-in-law and daughter-in-law know how to farm, so they bought the deserted island to reclaim it. We make a living on the water, so it's not convenient to move to the shore."
Chen Yongding nodded repeatedly, "That's right!"
Zhou Shuifang still couldn't understand, "How much money do you think Wenjun saved from fishing? He could even buy a deserted island! I wonder how expensive that deserted island is!"
Grandpa Chen said unhappily, "Why are you asking so many questions? You don't plan to lend him money to build a house."
When it comes to borrowing money, Zhou Shuifang immediately shuts up.
No one's money comes from the wind. It's not easy for her husband and father-in-law to make money, so she is reluctant to lend it to them.
When Chen Wenjun came over again, Zhou Shuifang did not mention a word about the deserted island. After several polite remarks, she accepted the twenty yuan given by Chen Wenjun.
At the same time, Chen Wenjun paid for the trap, and Grandpa Chen asked his son to help him deliver the fishing net.
With this fishing net, Chen Wenjun discussed the next plan with Lin Qin with great interest. "This rain is expected to last until the afternoon. The water level of the upstream river will rise, and many big fish will swim over. We will go to the water inlet to block the net, and we will definitely catch a lot of river eels."
When Lin Qin heard about river eels, his eyes lit up. This thing is valuable and hard to catch. Only when there is a flood can you get a big harvest by using a net. Normally, you can only catch one or two, which is not good enough.
"Then we need to prepare more buckets to hold the fish!"
Lin Yi listened silently at the side, and couldn't help but pour cold water on them, "Fishing depends on God's gift, you can't catch as much as you say. The current is so strong now, it's not safe to block the net. Don't end up not catching anything and breaking the fishing net."
When there is a flood, some floating garbage, wood and branches are washed down along with the fish. It will be troublesome if you get entangled in these things.
Chen Wenjun smiled innocently and said, "Dad! I will stop them when the time comes. They must not damage our fishing nets."
Lin Yi was curious about how Chen Wenjun operated it, so he decided to go over and help.
After noon, the rain indeed subsided, and the water level of Nanxi River rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The couple was worried about Nanyu's situation, so they hurried over to check with a bamboo pole.
When we arrived at the place, we found that the water surface was still about 20 centimeters away from the ground, and it had no impact on Nanyu.
The two men carried wooden boards to shelter from the rain and went to the island to check the condition of the foundation. Seeing that everything was fine, they felt relieved.
(End of this chapter)
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