Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 870 The ship is too big
Not long after, Black Palme stopped outside Cape Fishing Port.

Lin Yi got out of the car and took a look around. He saw rows of fishing boats parked on the pier not far away. There were probably more than 200 fishing boats. There were also a few speedboats parked here and there, which made people feel a bit spectacular. .

At this time, it was already past the lunch market, and there were only a few small stalls on the pier that had not sold out their fish. They seemed a bit deserted, which was completely different from the busy scene in the early morning.

Therefore, this is convenient for them to ask if there are any fishing boats to be transferred.

After looking at the fishing port pier, Lin Yi turned to look at the seafood wholesale market next to the pier.

It is said to be a market, but it is actually a street more than 200 meters long consisting of two rows of private houses built beside the pier.

Both sides of the street are full of shops dealing in seafood wholesale and retail business. The business hours are usually from [-] am to [-] noon.

And his aunt lives on the second street behind the seafood wholesale market.

Since he often came to his aunt's house before, he was quite familiar with the situation in the neighborhood.

Just as he was thinking about where to go first to inquire about the transfer of the fishing boat, Lin Guanhai had already taken Zhang Yulan and took the lead towards the small stalls on the pier.

Seeing this, he hurriedly followed, not forgetting to take out a few bottles of mineral water from the car to save him from having to drink water after being thirsty for a while.

After a while, Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan arrived in front of the first stall, and then said hello with a smile.

"Lady boss, haven't you confiscated the stall yet?"

"No! There are still some goods that haven't been sold out! Do you want it? If so, I can give you a cheaper price!"

Hearing this, the elder sister of the stall owner hurriedly replied with a smile, and then looked at Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan with some expectancy, wanting to sell out the goods as soon as possible and go home to rest.

"No, we just want to ask you, is there any company in this port that wants to sell fishing boats?"

Lin Guanhai waved his hand, then asked with a smile.

"Oh, that's it! I'm not sure about this. You can go over there and ask!"

A trace of disappointment flashed across the stall owner's face, and then she pointed at the berth area of ​​the pier.

"Okay, I'll trouble you!"

Lin Guanhai glanced at the berth area, then nodded and agreed.

After saying that, he took Zhang Yulan towards the berth area.

When Lin Yi saw this, he did not interfere with Lin Guanhai, but just followed silently.

Although now, the backbone of the family has changed, and his voice has become much stronger, but if there is no need, he still has to respect Lin Guanhai.

Soon, the family of three found a boat owner who was cleaning the boat in the berth area of ​​the dock.

"Brother, let me ask you something. Do you know where I can buy a boat here?"

"You want to buy a boat? What a coincidence. I happen to have an old boat that I want to sell and buy a new, bigger boat. Why don't you come with me to take a look first?"

The boat owner was a middle-aged man in his 40s. Hearing Lin Guanhai's question, his face suddenly showed a hint of joy.

These days, although there are restrictions on fishing boat licenses, there is no need to worry about selling a boat, but it is not easy to sell it for a good price.

Moreover, it would cost a lot of money and effort to put the boat there, even if it doesn't move.

Now having one more buyer to compete with is naturally a good thing for him.

Lin Guanhai felt pleasantly surprised when he heard the captain's answer. Then he nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, let's go see if it's suitable first."

"Brother, don't worry! I'm not bragging, you will never find a better boat than mine in this area!"

When the ship owner saw Lin Guanhai agreeing, he hurriedly put down what he was doing, then walked through the deck on the bow of the ship and hurried onto the dock.

Later, he even boasted about himself in front of Lin Guanhai.

Lin Guanhai naturally would not believe the other party so easily, so he just responded casually.

Upon seeing this, the boat owner immediately led Lin Guanhai towards the other side of the pier. He also took out a pack of cigarettes and handed them to Lin Guanhai and Lin Yi. He chuckled and said, "Brother, my name is Xiao Dachuan. Brother, what’s your surname? If I’m not mistaken, you should be a family, right?”

"My surname is Lin. You are right. They are my wife and my eldest son. They both came with me to buy a boat."

Lin Guanhai didn't hide anything when he heard this, and just told the truth to Xiao Dachuan.

With that said, he immediately asked about the situation of the fishing boat.

Xiao Dachuan answered Lin Guanhai one by one.

They chatted for a while, and before long, they arrived on a color steel fishing boat together.

This fishing boat is only over 12 meters long and has only two cabins. It is a medium-sized offshore fishing boat and can only operate in offshore areas and cannot go to the open sea.

In addition, from the appearance, it should be quite old. It can be said that except for the fishing boat license plate, it is not worth much at all.

Xiao Dachuan accompanied Lin Guanhai on the boat while introducing the situation of the fishing boat. After a while, he returned to the bow and stood again.

Lin Guanhai looked at the mottled deck under his feet, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Brother, I wonder how much you want to sell this boat for?"

"Well, you see, although my boat looks a bit old, there are no problems in every aspect, and the engine and everything else are in good condition! So I want this number."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dachuan first praised his boat, and then extended three fingers to Lin Guanhai, which meant 30.

Seeing this price, Lin Guanhai immediately raised his feet and wanted to get off the boat.

Zhang Yulan and Lin Yi also frowned.

Obviously, Xiao Dachuan regarded them as laymen who knew nothing!
Not to mention that Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan were old fishermen. Even Lin Yi, a wage earner who had just returned from Shenzhen City, knew that this fishing boat was not worth so much money.

When Xiao Dachuan saw this situation, his heart tightened slightly, and then he hurriedly said, "Brother, brother, what do you think you are doing? If the price is not right, we can negotiate again!"

"With the price you quoted, how can I negotiate with you? Let alone half of it, I think it's too expensive even if it's half of it!"

Lin Guanhai stopped and then spoke angrily.

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Hearing this, Xiao Dachuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and then he waved his hands hurriedly, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, as the saying goes, you have to wait until the price is high to pay back the money. If you think it is too expensive, you can also pay first. Let’s discuss the price slowly!”

In fact, it cost him less than 40 yuan to get the whole fishing boat. Not to mention, it also included many tools needed for the operation, such as fishing nets and so on. The bare boat cost just over 30 yuan if it was propped up. .

Now, he directly offered 30 yuan, which indeed meant that he was treating Lin Guanhai and the others as fat sheep to be slaughtered.

However, just like what he said, he was asking for money and paying back the money, so apart from being a little embarrassed, he didn't feel there was anything inappropriate about his behavior.

After hearing Xiao Dachuan's words, Lin Guanhai was about to make a bid, but Lin Yi suddenly stopped him.He glanced at Lin Yi with some confusion, not understanding what Lin Yi meant.

Seeing this, Lin Yi hurriedly came over and said in a low voice: "Dad, this boat is a bit too big. How about we ask again to see if there is anyone who wants to sell a fishing boat."

"After all, you don't expect to go fishing to make a living in the future. You just want a boat to go fishing from time to time. It's really inappropriate to buy such a big boat."

"Well, you're right, I almost forgot about that!"

When Lin Guanhai heard Lin Yi's words, he immediately reacted, with a look of fear on his face.

If he really buys such a big boat, it will be difficult for him to drive it out to sea by himself, not to mention that he will have to spend tens of thousands in maintenance fees every year.

With this money, he can drive a fishing boat out to sea more than 100 times.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly turned around and said to Xiao Dachuan: "Well, I'm sorry, brother, the price of your boat is too high, I'd better go see if others have cheaper ones!"

After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Dachuan to react, he pulled Zhang Yulan off the boat, and Lin Yi naturally followed behind them.

When Xiao Dachuan saw Lin Guanhai leaving like this, he hurriedly shouted: "Hey, brother, brother, you should make a price first! We can discuss everything easily!"

However, Lin Guanhai had already made up his mind not to want this ship, so why would he continue to waste time here.

After a while, he took Zhang Yulan and Lin Yi to the other side of the pier to find someone to inquire about the fishing boat.

However, after asking around a lot, they never heard of anyone planning to sell fishing boats.

In the end, at Lin Yi's suggestion, they decided to visit Lin Yi's aunt first and ask his aunt if she knew where to buy a ready-made fishing boat.

If there is still nothing gained by then, then they will have to consider going to the shipyard to buy a new ship.

Lin Yi first returned to the parking place, took down the cigarettes, alcohol and bracelets in the car, and then took Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan to his aunt's house.

His aunt's house is a two-story self-built house with a small yard in front.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the courtyard, they saw a little girl with a ponytail and a school uniform walking out from the courtyard pushing a bicycle.

Looking at the little girl's delicate and delicate appearance, a soft smile suddenly appeared on Lin Yi's face.

"Xiaoou, you are getting ready to go to school!"

"Hey, cousin, uncle, aunt, why are you all here?"

When Wu Xiaoou saw Lin Yi, Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

Then, she seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly turned towards the yard and shouted: "Mom, Mom, my uncle, aunt, and my cousin are here!"

"where?"

Lin Guanshui heard the shouting in the room and hurriedly dropped the rag in his hand and ran out. Then he looked at Lin Yi, Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan with surprise on his face.

"Brother, sister-in-law, why are you here? Also, Xiaoyi, aren't you working in Shenzhen City? Why are you back so suddenly?"

"Haha! It's a long story. I'll let Xiao Yi tell you later!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yulan hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile.

"That's it! Sister-in-law, brother, let's go into the house first!"

Lin Guanshui glanced at Lin Yi, and then greeted him quickly.

Soon, Lin Guanhai and Zhang Yulan invited her into the house.

As soon as Lin Yi wanted to follow him, Wu Xiaoou grabbed his arm.

"Big cousin, big cousin, why haven't you come to see me for so long this year? Also, you promised me that if I ranked among the top [-] in my grade in the final exam, you would reward me with the latest Apple iPad. , does this still count?”

Wu Xiaoou pouted slightly and looked at Lin Yi aggrievedly. His pitiful look made Lin Yi suddenly feel funny.

This little girl, despite her young age and having just entered the third grade of junior high school this year, has been a ghost since she was a child. In the past, he had tricked her a lot because of Wu Xiaoou's pitiful appearance.

Now, as soon as they met, this little girl came to settle old scores with him, as if she was afraid that he would forget her, which was really acceptable.

"Then where did you get in the exam?"

“Last semester, I was ranked No. 90 with six students, and last semester I was ranked No. 90 with five students!”

Wu Xiaoou heard Lin Yi ask and hurriedly told him what he had achieved.

Lin Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

"Ha! I didn't expect your grades to be quite stable!"

Wu Xiaoou could hear the disgust in Lin Yi's words, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she looked proud.

"Hmph! Don't worry about whether I am stable or not. Anyway, I have already passed the top [-] exam."

"Okay, okay, since I promised you, I won't go back on it. When you have a holiday another day, I will take you to the market to buy it."

Lin Yi couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw Wu Xiaoou's stinking look.

"Yeah! That's great, cousin, I love you so much!"

When Wu Xiaoou heard that Lin Yi promised to fulfill his previous promise, he couldn't help but cheered. He even hugged Lin Yi's arm and jumped a few times.

Lin Yi felt happy in his heart, and then he warned with a serious face: "Hey, don't be too happy now. Regarding your grades, I will check with your mother later. If I know you lied, then Not to mention buying you an Apple iPad, I won’t buy you even a lollipop!”

"Tch, just verify it! Anyway, I didn't lie!"

When Wu Xiaoou heard this, he spoke nonchalantly.

After saying that, she stared at Lin Yi closely, and then warned with some uneasiness: "Hey, it will be the weekend holiday in two days, you can't fool me!"

"If you dare to fool me, I will bite you to death!"

"Okay, isn't it just the latest Apple iPad? To me, it's nothing! At the end of this semester, if you can get into the top fifty of your grade, then I will give it to you during the Chinese New Year. You give me a big red envelope."

Lin Yi waved his hand, and then spoke with a proud look.

Wu Xiaoou's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then he hurriedly asked: "How big is the red envelope?"

Lin Yi slowly stretched out a finger and spit out a number from his mouth.

"Ten thousand!"

(End of this chapter)