Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 951 It’s time to pay wages

Artificial islands and reefs.

Four p.m.

Four people, Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Da, squatted on the deck and ate their meals.

"Ugh!"

"What's going on? Why are the groupers we caught today so few? Now we should only have caught about a thousand kilograms, right?"

Zhong Shizhu frowned while eating, turned his head and looked at the open cabin with grouper inside.

"What the hell!"

"The bell stone pillar."

"What you said really doesn't make any sense. The weight of today's grouper is indeed a little less, but don't forget that most of the people we have transferred to work today are valuable red groupers."

"Among the 1,000 kilograms of grouper, at least 500 to 600 kilograms are red grouper, and they are all good-sized, all weighing more than 10 kilograms, and some even weigh more than 30 kilograms."

"What else do you want?"

Liu Bin looked at Zhong Shizhu with contempt. At five or six in the morning today, several of them followed Zhao Dahai to the island reef foam area, but the tide was not very good. There were sea bass but not many, so they simply did not fish and went directly to the artificial island reef to fish. Up to now, the total weight of grouper is really not much, but the problem is that today's are all valuable goods. Although the weight does not seem to be much, in fact, the money earned is not small.

"Usually, by this time, we would have caught about 3,000 kilograms of grouper."

"Zhong Shizhu is thinking that if you can catch a 3,000-jin red snapper today, that would be really great."

As Lei Dayou spoke, he picked up the bowl, drank two sips of soup, and forced his mouth full of rice and meat.

"what!"

"Lei Dayou."

"You are absolutely right. This is my idea. Who doesn't want to catch more valuable fish? Who doesn't want to make more money?"

"If we can catch three thousand kilograms of red grouper by this time today, we will really make a lot of money."

Zhong Shizhu laughed out loud to himself, he really had such a thought.

"If we really caught three thousand kilograms of red grouper today, we might as well just go home."

Zhao Dahai burped. This was no joke. The money earned from three thousand kilograms of erythema was really a lot. He could really go home and have a good sleep right away.

"How can this be possible?"

"If we can catch a 3,000-jin red grouper, we might be able to catch a 6,000-jin red grouper. Even if we really catch that many fish, we must continue fishing until tomorrow morning or tomorrow afternoon before returning."

Zhong Shizhu shook his head without even thinking. He really disagreed with what Zhao Dahai said.

"what!"

"Uncle Shizhu!"

"You're right. If we really caught a 3,000-jin red snapper, we definitely can't go back. We must continue fishing. Who knows, we might really be able to catch a 6,000-jin red snapper."

Zhao Dahai had no way to refute, what Zhong Shizhu said made a lot of sense, no one would complain that they caught too many fish, no one would complain that they earned too much money, since they had already caught 3,000 kilograms of red grouper, why not work harder, work harder, and catch more red grouper.

"correct!"

"Uncle Shizhu."

"You guys have been fishing with me for more than a month."

"This will pay you wages."

"But I have to tell you one thing, that is, this money will not reach your hands."

After finishing his meal, Zhao Dahai stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and suddenly remembered that Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou had been going fishing at sea with his speedboat for more than a month.

"what?"

"Zhao Dahai."

"What do you mean by that? You're not going to give this money directly to our wives, are you?"

Zhong Shizhu was startled and felt something very bad in his heart.

"Yo!"

"How can this be possible?"

……

"The money that a man earns must go into his hands."

"Zhao Dahai."

"You can't do such a thing."

……

Lei Dayou and Liu Bin's faces suddenly fell.

"what!"

"You have no say in this matter. I have no say in it. Don't forget that the accounts in my family are not in my hands now. Ding Xiaoxiang is in charge of them."

"Do you think I can take out the money and give it directly to you?"

"If I really do this, Aunt Roland and the others will definitely come after me."

"I dare not disobey Aunt Roland and the others. Even if I give it to you this month, it will not be given to you next month or every month thereafter."

"Besides, even if I really give it to you directly, what's the use of it? It's just a matter of passing it around, and you have to hand it over before it's warmed up. It would be better to give it directly to Aunt Roland and the others."

Zhao Dahai suddenly laughed. Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou followed his speedboat to go fishing, and their monthly salary was 50,000 yuan. They caught so many fish this month, and according to the custom of the fishing village, as the boss, he must give them a big red envelope, which far exceeded their salary. Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou definitely wanted to take it in his hands, but there was really no way. One was that Ding Xiaoxiang had already said that the money would be given directly to Roland and the others, and the other was that even if they really gave it to Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou, they would have to hand it over when they returned home.

"Ugh!"

"This is really troublesome. It seems that there is no way for us to get the money."

……

"what!"

"What Zhao Dahai said is correct. The money is not in his own hands, so how can he give it to us?"

……

"What else can we do? I guess the money has already been given to the women at home. Can we escape from their hands when we go home?"

"It's already very good to give us a little more money for cigarettes."

……

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou were all frowning. Once the money got into the hands of their wives, it was like throwing meat buns at a dog, never to be returned.

"what!"

"You want to spend money, don't you? You want to have your own pocket money, don't you? It's very simple. Starting this month, just sell a few fish."

Zhao Dahai smiled and pointed at the grouper in the open trap lid. Any red grouper weighing more than ten kilograms caught today could be sold for tens of thousands of yuan. He had some pocket money all at once and could spend it however he wanted.

"Yo!"

"This is a good idea, but we don't dare to do such a thing. A fish like this costs tens of thousands of dollars. I really don't know where to put it. What if my wife finds out about it one day? I won't be able to live like this anymore."...

"Forget it!"

"After doing this, I must be worried all day long. When I get home, I can tell someone is hiding something with just a glance."

"Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

……

"The women in the family may not care too much about other things, but they are very careful about money. They know how much they spend on cigarettes every month."

"If you smoke a few more cigarettes a day, it might arouse suspicion."

"Forget it."

"We go fishing all day long, and when we get home we're exhausted and fall asleep right away. We don't have time to go anywhere else. Even if we want to have a good meal, we can't. It's not that we have money but nowhere to spend it."

……

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou initially thought that there was nothing wrong with Zhao Dahai's approach. Even if they did not sell the red spot but a 10-8 kilogram blue spot, they could still make several thousand yuan in pocket money, which they could spend however they wanted. However, after careful consideration, they felt that they could not do this as they would not be able to hide it.

When Zhao Dahai heard what Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou said, he couldn't help laughing out loud. This was not surprising at all. In a place like a fishing village, although the men had a bad temper, most of them were as obedient as kittens when they returned home. They had been drifting on the sea for years, and their wives were in charge of the affairs at home. How could they speak loudly? If they provoked their wives, they would be the ones who felt uncomfortable. If they went back to their wives' home for a visit, the family would be in chaos.

"Take a rest! Take a rest!"

"Let's continue fishing at eight o'clock this evening."

After Zhao Dahai finished his meal, he looked at the time and it was almost six o'clock. The entire sea was about to get dark. It had been quite a long time since he went out to sea early this morning, and he had been fishing non-stop. He was very tired, and even the strongest man could not bear it. He rested for a few hours and waited for dark before continuing fishing.

Langtou Village.

Ding Xiaoxiang rode a motorcycle and stopped at the gate of Zhao Dahai's yard. Xiao Naihei had already rushed out and was circling around the motorcycle.

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"What is this for? Is it necessary to be like this?"

"Tell me how much money you want to pay. Wouldn't it be more convenient to transfer it by bank later?"

Yang Qin got off the motorcycle and slapped a large bag on the seat of the motorcycle. It looked inconspicuous, but it was full of money, all in cash.

"Whee!"

"Where is the good-looking cash from a bank transfer?"

"Today, when we pay Zhong Shizhu and the others their salaries, we must take cash directly to know exactly how much money it is."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled, stretched out her hand, and together with Yang Qin, they carried the big bag and walked into the yard.

"Alright alright."

"You do have some sense in saying that."

Yang Qin had to admit that Ding Xiaoxiang was right. There was a huge difference between taking out such a sum of money in cash and just saying a number and transferring it through a bank transfer.

"What's wrong?"

"What's the matter? Why are you coming here at this time?"

Zhong Cuihua was cooking dinner in the kitchen when she heard the noise and came out. She was very surprised to see Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin. They came directly without calling her in advance. Something must have happened.

"grandmother."

"Uncle Shizhu and the others have been fishing with the sea for a month. Now it's the end of the month. I came here today to give Aunt Ma Hongyu and the others their wages."

“It’s all filled with money that needs to be spent.”

Ding Xiaoxiang told Zhong Cuihua why she was here.

"Yo!"

"Time flies by so fast! It's already been a month without me noticing."

Zhong Cuihua was shocked. She didn't expect that a month would pass so quickly. It was almost over in the blink of an eye.

"Row!"

"I'm sure you two haven't eaten yet! Let's have dinner at home tonight!"

"You guys are busy, I'll go to the kitchen and cook."

When Zhong Cuihua heard that it was about salary payment, she ignored it and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking dinner.

"what?"

"What's going on? Why did Xiaogan and Yangqin come at this time? Why didn't they call us?"

Huang Jintao watched Zhong Cuihua come in, and when she heard the voice in the yard, she recognized it as Ding Xiaoxiang's.

"hehe!"

"Isn't it already a month? Ding Xiaoxiang is here to distribute wages to Zhong Shizhu and his family."

"We have already agreed last time that this salary does not need to go to Zhong Shizhu and his men, but should be given to their wives at home."

Zhong Cuihua started to cook. She and Huang Jintao couldn't eat much, so they just cooked something simple. But when Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin came, she couldn't just deal with them casually, she had to prepare a few dishes.

"Zhong Shizhu and his friends go fishing with Zhao Dahai all day long. Why would they need to spend money? They have no place to spend the money they earn."

"It would definitely be better to give it to the wife at home."

Huang Jintao strongly agreed that the money should not fall into the hands of Zhong Shizhu and others, but should be given directly to Roland, Ma Hongyu and Xu Dongxue.

"Yang Qin."

"Wait here for a while. I'll go call Aunt Ma Hongyu and the others to come over here."

"There's a lot of money in the bag. You better keep your eyes open to avoid being robbed."

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the bag on the ground.

"Yo!"

"I wonder what you're worried about. Even if I'm not here, what's the problem? Don't forget that little Naihei is lying here. If someone walks into this yard without noticing, you're going to kill yourself, aren't you?"

Yang Qin pointed at the little black cat lying in the corner behind the door. If you didn't look carefully, no one would think it was a dog. They would definitely think it was a cow. It was very big and was as tall as her waist when it stood up, like a lion.

"Whee!"

"That's right, that's right."

"How could I have forgotten about this? If Xiao Naihei is here, there's really nothing to worry about."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded, turned and walked out of the yard, walking towards the homes of Ma Hongyu, Xu Dongxue and Roland.

Yang Qin waited for Ding Xiaoxiang to leave the yard. Feeling a little bored, she simply walked over to Xiao Naihei, squatted down, and patted Xiao Naihei's forehead hard.

"I'm telling you, what's going on? It's just a dog, why is it so sinister? Why is it hiding in a place like this? If someone comes in, it will definitely pounce on you and throw you to the ground."

As Yang Qin spoke, she rubbed Xiao Naihei's forehead hard. Xiao Naihei was hiding behind the door and people outside could not see him at all. If a stranger or someone with bad intentions really came in, he would definitely be in trouble. Xiao Naihei was really very smart.

Little Naihei lay on the ground with his eyes closed and his ears erect, completely ignoring Yang Qin.

(End of this chapter)