Chapter 46 The tide ebbs! The whole village is busy preparing!
"Early this morning, Zhao Dahai went fishing for Shi Jiugong. I met him at the pier. At that time, I was thinking, how can I make money fishing for this thing?!"
"Who? Do you want to catch a four-pound red-spotted fish? You can get it for several thousand dollars immediately.”
“Hey!”
“I understand.”
"Those gobies or red spots are destined to belong to Zhao Dahai. We people don't have this fate."
Zhong Shizhu said as he got on his fishing boat and took out several large net bags from the small cabin. Wash it in the sea water and roll it up carefully, and tie it with a small rope.
“You are right!”
“Only Zhao Dahai has such luck.”
“I heard that I bought a motorcycle?!”
Liu Bin sighed inwardly. A four-pound red spot is a rare thing. He has been fishing for more than twenty years, and the largest one only weighs one pound and eight taels. You really have to be lucky to encounter it. Maybe Zhong Shizhu is right, this The fish is destined to belong to Zhao Dahai, others just can't catch it or catch it.
“Yes!”
“I bought a motorcycle!”
“Second-hand!”
Zhong Shizhu nodded, Zhao Dahai indeed I bought a motorcycle and drove Zhong Cuihua around the village. I met her when I came down from the pier just now.
"Life is getting better now!"
"Zhao Dahai's boy is incredible!"
Liu Bin sighed a little. Zhao Dahai's father and mother had an accident when they went fishing two years ago. Everyone in the village, including myself, felt that the old and the young would not be able to survive sooner or later - one was so old that the soil was buried up to his neck and the other became a bastard. However, Zhong Cuihua, an old lady in her seventies, could survive by weaving fishing nets. We stayed home and waited until Zhao Dahai turned around.
Zhong Shizhu packed up the mesh bag, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one, and took a few puffs. Used motorcycle? Even the new me and Liu Bin and even many people in the village can afford it. This matter is not about buying a second-hand or brand-new motorcycle. As Liu Bin said, Zhao Dahai has been living his life happily, and he is getting better and better. It is not like this. He has no money to buy food and rice. How can he buy it? motorcycle?
Liu Bin saw Zhong Shizhu about to leave and glanced at the mesh bags Zhong Shizhu was carrying, at least a dozen of them neatly tied up. This was not right.
"Great low tide."
"You haven't forgotten, have you?!"
Zhong Shizhu said this and turned around to leave. The sun disappeared before his eyes, and the sky darkened. Go back We still need to make some preparations, and we can’t waste any time.
Liu Bin patted his thigh hard. The sea is constantly ebbing and flowing. But the ebb and flow are not the same every time. There are generally different types of tides, but the sea area near Langtou Village and surrounding villages is a bit special. Once or twice a year, the tide recedes very far, and all the seabed that is usually not exposed is exposed. In these places where the seawater has been submerged for half a year or more, there are not many fish, shrimps and crabs, but all kinds of mussels and oysters are really good. There are quite a few. The low tide every year is a bad thing. Not to mention the seaside villages, there are many people in towns and even counties who come to catch the sea.
“How could you forget something like this?!”
Liu Bin hurriedly searched his fishing boat and found all the net bags he could find. He washed them and went home immediately to prepare. Low tide is a good opportunity to make money. If the family is more diligent, they can easily get two hundred kilograms of mussels. , how can you miss such an opportunity? Sell it to the buyer for three to five yuan a pound, and get five to six hundred or even a thousand yuan.
Night falls.
After dinner, Zhao Dahai took Zhong Cuihua out for a walk. After dinner, he walked a hundred steps and lived to be ninety-nine. Zhong Cuihua spent the whole day weaving fishing nets. Sitting for too long was bad for the legs and feet, so he had to walk more. Just fine.
What's going on?
What are these people doing?
Zhao Dahai walked slowly with Zhong Cuihua. I didn't pay much attention at first, but I quickly realized that every house had lights on. This was not right. The fishing village is like other villages. The sun rises and the sun sets. Generally, people go to bed early and get up early. One person is so tired from work that he has to go to bed early. , the other is to save money, the electricity bill is not cheap. Even if a few households have lights on, almost every house in the whole village has lights on. Not only the lights in the rooms, but also the high-wattage lights in the courtyard are on.
"Hahaha!"
"Tomorrow will be a low tide." "These people are making preparations."
Zhong Cuihua took aim I glanced at the open courtyard door and saw several people packing mesh bags, and I immediately thought of what was going on.
"Hey!"
"I forgot about this!"
"Grandma!"
"This is a good opportunity, we can't let it go."
"I'll go out early tomorrow morning. Walk around in the sea a few times and get something."
Zhao Dahai suddenly realized.
“Okay!”
“Go ahead.”
“Just get some and eat it back. It doesn’t take much effort.”
Zhong Cuihua immediately reminded Zhao Dahai that at high tide, there are many mussels, oysters or other shellfish on the seabed. One of the characteristics of these things is that they are heavy. It is true that Zhao Dahai is strong, but at low tide, he has to run far away. One person can carry him It’s not much, so don’t get tired and get hurt.
"Okay!"
"Grandma!"
"Don't worry!"
"I will pay attention!"
Zhao Dahai nodded in agreement. You really have to be careful when going out to sea. Don't think that there will be no danger if the water recedes at high tide. This is not the case at all.
Zhao Dahai walked with Zhang Cuihua for almost an hour before returning home.
Zhao Dahai began to prepare things for tomorrow. We have prepared ten large and small mesh bags, all of which have mesh as big as the head of a chopstick. If the mesh is too big, it will not be of much use. Smaller shells will definitely fall off. The main thing to catch at low tide is mussels, oysters or other shells. These things are dug out with mud and water. Buckets and other impermeable bags are not used. Mesh bags are best, as they do not store water. Just wash it in a full puddle and wash away all the mussels and other mud. You must bring a small hoe and a small rake.
“Huh?”
“The sea!”
“You have prepared so many things? Can you take them with you?”
"Let's get some and eat it! No need to think about selling it for money!"
Zhong Cuihua was sitting in the main room weaving fishing nets. She looked up at Zhao Dahai from time to time. When she saw that there were a lot of things prepared, she immediately shouted .
“Grandma.”
“Can’t take it with me?”
“Didn’t I just buy a motorcycle?”
Zhao Dahai smiled and pointed to the motorcycle parked in the corner of the yard. He found a large wooden stick as thick as a bowl in the kitchen firewood pile, cut it into a length of more than one meter, put it on the back seat, found a rope, and tied it tightly. It's tight, there's a big bamboo basket on each side, and the mesh bags are stuffed inside, there's nothing wrong with it at all. It’s really better to buy this motorcycle sooner rather than later and use it immediately.
After Zhao Dahai packed up his things, he immediately went into the kitchen to light a fire and cook. He has to be busy all day tomorrow, so he should cook it first. It will be convenient for grandma to eat, and more importantly, it will save time. He has to do heavy physical work. I moved my hands, cut the whole salted pork belly into large pieces and cooked it, and fried the salted fish. Everything was ready. It was almost twelve o'clock, so I went to bed immediately.
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