I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 13, Grandpa

At noon, for many years, the lunch of the five of them was steamed buns, which was simple and convenient.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, the small puddle expanded again, and the fish in it were estimated to weigh more than 80 catties.

A passing old man ran to the river to check their catch.

The uncle stayed by the river for more than half an hour, and saw with his own eyes that they had caught seven or eight catties of fish for many years, and he was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

It feels like the fish in the river have been raised by their family for many years, and they keep eating hooks.

However, the old man didn't say anything, and they didn't care about it for many years.

Just before leaving, I asked the latter when he would go back?
"About five o'clock, if it's later, you won't be able to catch the bus."

"Then you are not afraid that these fish will not be sold?"

Xu Xiaoqian and the other children went straight to each other and told about their feat of selling fish on the bus yesterday.

So the old man turned around and ran away without saying anything.

"Third uncle, did we say something wrong and made the uncle angry?"

The children didn't quite understand, and they asked with their mouths aggrieved.

"No, don't think about it, come and help third uncle make a fish nest." After many years of answering, it directly turned their mood into a sunny day.

As a result, when it was almost 04:30, the old man ran towards the river with three big men.

This scene scared Xu Wumei and the others to hide behind for many years.

But soon, they realized that they were worried for nothing, because the old man said he wanted to buy fish, and he bought all of them.

"Comrade, you are really masters. This is what you caught in a day? It's amazing."

The three people behind the old man were all very excited, staring at the catch in the small puddle with their eyes shining brightly, and their mouths almost flowed down.

It is estimated that seeing many years of doubts, the old man explained.

It turned out that the old man was a retired worker of a nearby machine repair factory, and the three big men were workers of the machine repair factory, and one of them was the uncle's son.

The machine repair factory is a large factory in the capital, and the supply of various materials would not be in short supply.

However, something happened to the purchasing department of the cafeteria recently. The old man's son was trying to drive ducks to the shelves.

Since I have only been on the job for a few days, many of the purchases are unfamiliar, so the fish purchased are not fresh, and the meat is also very ordinary.

Some are transportation problems, and some are not fresh when you buy them.

Therefore, the people in the factory complained and suffered unspeakably.

The old man wants to help his son, so he often goes out for a walk recently, just to see if it is possible to find a stable source of goods, or to deal with emergencies and survive this test smoothly.

Unexpectedly, I was really bumped into by the old man today.

Needless to say, many years of fishing skills are very powerful.

Let's put it this way, there are quite a few fishermen in the capital, but this is the first time the old man has seen such a ruthless person who has almost cleared the river for many years.

The fish in the small puddle are very fresh, isn't this the fresh fish that the machine repair shop wants?

So, just now, he went back and called his son over, and by the way, called for a helper.

After understanding what happened, I suddenly realized what happened for many years.

But Xu Wumei and the others became excited.

If the old man directly took away the fish in the small puddle, wouldn't it be no longer necessary to move to the bus?
"So, you want to buy the fish from the little puddle?"

However, the old man shook his head, and after many years of frowning, his sister, niece and their black faces said:

"Don't you want to fish until five o'clock? It's not yet 04:30, you continue to fish, and we will charge as much as you can."

I have been surprised for many years by such a grand old man:
"Now there is at least a hundred catties of fish in the puddle, can you eat it?"

"That's not right, let alone a hundred catties of fish, even if it is two hundred catties of fish, the machine repair shop can eat it."

The old man's son answered with a smile, and said boldly, if you come to fish nearby tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you can accept it.

Generally speaking, after the fish in the river come ashore, they will die within a few days.

However, there are many people in the machine repair factory, and a canteen can consume [-] catties of fish a day.

Although fish at [-] cents a catty is not very cheap, it is half the price of pork at [-] cents a catty.

Although people nowadays like pork, they don't like fish.

However, who would like to be a vegetarian if they could eat meat?
And the workers in the machine repair factory do heavy work. If there is no meat, the workers probably have no energy to work.

"Hey, sir, you are so arrogant!"

After giving them a thumbs up for many years, Xu Wumei and the others also cheered.

Your uncle is indeed your uncle, so grand!
Not only that, but also help to pull the hook when fishing.

In this way, when it was almost five o'clock, the fish in the small puddle was completely full.

Finally, with the cooperation of everyone, the fish in the puddle were weighed.

After adding them together, it is determined to be 120 two catties, which is beyond everyone's expectations. It is really a lot!

Regarding the price, I have been willing to give up for many years. Who knows that the uncle directly made a decision and set a price of [-] cents.

This price is to let his son not get a penny.

However, the old man's son has nothing to say. After all, the most important thing for them now is to tide over the difficulties, not to get kickbacks and fish out of the water.

After receiving 18 yuan and [-] cents from the grandfather and son, I was full of emotion for many years.

As far as the fish he catches today, in later generations, there will be no one or two thousand fish, and they will not be touched at all.

Xu Wumei and the others stared straight at Qian.

Even if it's in your pocket, you can't help but fantasize.

At the end of the day, she directly earned so much income that Xu Wumei couldn't help but naively fantasize:

"Third brother, we will talk every day in the future, isn't it going to be sent?"

"Are you thinking about farts? How can there be so many fish in the river for you to catch?"

In this regard, I didn't think much about it for many years, and directly stated the cruel reality.

If it is really possible to make a living by fishing, those fishermen by the sea will not have a hard life now.

I saw thieves eating meat, but I didn't see thieves being beaten.

Help the old man transport the fish to the car on the side of the road. Before leaving, the old man has made an appointment with him for many years, the place where we will meet tomorrow.

Because the old man has retired, he wants to go fishing with him tomorrow.

In this regard, there has been no rejection for many years.

When returning home, he asked his sister for many years, where can I buy meat?

With money in his pocket, he was really greedy, so he wanted to buy some meat to reward himself.

"Third brother, then you have to get up at five o'clock tomorrow morning. There is pork for sale at the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Is there no beef and mutton?"

"I don't know, we haven't eaten it anyway."

I have been disappointed in this for many years.

Supplies are too scarce, and it is very troublesome to eat something good.

However, at this moment, through the window of the bus, he saw the sign of the roast duck restaurant.

My stomach suddenly became dissatisfied.

Following his gaze, Xu Wumei and the others were about to drool.

(End of this chapter)