Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982

  The smell of dried fish is strong, fishy and salty, and the smell is very unique. Passers-by all stopped in unison, shrugged their noses, and then smelled the source of the smell, only to find a bag of dried salted fish there.

  Some people who were not interested stretched their heads to glance at it and left straight away, while some people reached out to look at it unceremoniously.

  Ye Yaodong frowned, aren't these people's hands clean? Flip like this?

  At first, I thought about just sitting on the ground for a while, so the incision would not be pricked at all. Anyway, I would get up and put the bag in after a while.

   Moreover, he was also thinking about whether he could attract some people around him, give out a few more pounds, reduce the weight, so as not to have to pick it up all the way back. If he could lose a few pounds, the traffic at the station would be huge.

   Just when he wanted to tell these people not to buy or touch, someone asked.

   "Hey, is this dried fish yours? Do you want to sell it? Did you dry it at your own home?"

   "Why are you selling it?"

   "Is the fish fresh?"

   "Yes, it is dried in my own home. The fish are all caught in the sea by myself. They are all killed. They are absolutely fresh. You can tell by smelling them. The smell is different if it is not fresh, but it is not delicious."

"Dried toad fish costs 45 cents a catty, and dried miscellaneous fish costs 40 cents a catty. These fish only sell one or two catties when they cost ten catties. The fresh ones cost five cents a catty wholesale, and the retail ones cost seven or eight cents. I didn’t make any money, it’s just because the fish I caught didn’t go through several fishmongers, so I sold them cheaply.”

  Ye Yaodong saw that someone was interested in asking, so he quickly stood up and explained, saying some true or false words to sell.

  Father Ye also stood up and laughed with him. He can't speak Mandarin, he can only listen.

Some of these questioners can't speak Mandarin, and Ye Yaodong can barely understand the local dialect they use. He even guesses, and if he doesn't understand, just skip it. Anyway, after asking around, it's just the meanings .

  It’s the same as in the early hours of the morning, it’s chickens talking to ducks, anyway, it’s good that everyone can understand the Mandarin he speaks.

  Some people shook their heads and left as soon as they heard the price, while others nodded while listening.

Most people are familiar with these common fish, and they think the price is cheap. After all, many fresh fish cost five or six cents a catty. In winter, there are fewer fishing boats, less goods, and more expensive. Buy some dried fish and keep them at home. Slow eating is also good.

  Everyone gathered there and didn’t know each other, but it didn’t prevent them from discussing. The people who were interested said that it was not expensive, it was okay, and there would be something new.

   Then one person said that he wanted to weigh five catties, and the rest of the interested people also clamored for how many catties.

  His small dried fish business suddenly opened up the sales situation again, but it is a pity that there is no small scale, which is his big mistake and failure today.

  However, when he sat down before, he noticed that there was a scale in the basket next to him, but there was no need for him to borrow it.

   "I have a scale here, use mine, I'll scale first, I'll scale first...give me scale first, I have scale..."

  The person who wanted to buy dried fish happened to have a scale in the crowd, and that person also came to the market to sell things with a load. When he came back, he happened to pass by and saw his dried fish, and borrowing someone’s scale instantly became a matter of course.

  Ye Yaodong also weighed him very well, and then gave him two more pieces of dried eel. The buyer was also very happy and accepted it happily.

  After one person took the dried fish with a rope from Father Ye's hand, the crowd started shouting again, this one cost two, that one cost five catties, Ye Yaodong suddenly became flustered, and kept calming him down.

   "I have everything, don't worry, everyone has 100 catties here, everyone has..."

   "Take your time one by one, don't worry, prepare the money first, give the fish with one hand and the money with the other..."

Chinese people like to join in the fun, and when they see a place where people gather, they also like to come and have a look. It took only a few minutes for the father and son to gather around a crowd of spectators, and there were still people behind. Look here on tiptoe.

   Those who couldn’t see it looked from the hands of the person who came out with the dried fish, touched it, smelled it, asked a few words about the price, and if they thought it was okay, they squeezed in with banknotes and bought it too.

In the cold weather, the father and son were sweating from work, with hands holding banknotes in front of their eyes. This looked much more popular than setting up a stall at the entrance of the market. The two were happy and impatient. Father Ye was afraid that people would wait I can't help but leave.

And Ye Yaodong is worried that there are so many people around here, if he attracts all the local ruffians, it will be troublesome. chaotic place.

   I just don’t know if the crackdown is severe in the city, and if there are many hooligans?

  While he was worried, he was selling goods, wishing that he could grow three heads and six arms.

  Father Ye was also worried that there would be too many people in the crowd, and there would be thieves hiding around him. He held all the money he received and didn’t dare to put it in his pocket.

  One of the father and son was weighing and binding, and the other was collecting money for change. They were so busy that they sweated and didn't have time to wipe. The people in front of them also came and went.

  A large bag of dried fish gradually bottomed out at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then Ye Yaodong dragged another bag to open and continue to sell. By the way, he checked the time on his watch.

  There are so many people around here, and the peddlers on the side also approached cleverly, and more and more people gathered around to watch the excitement.

  Until he sold out all the dried fish, there were still people in front of him with banknotes who couldn't buy them, and they all cursed and said that they had waited for a long time, but they were gone.

  Harmony makes money, Ye Yaodong could only laugh and coax, "Sorry, no more, no more, come back tomorrow!"

   "Is it still here tomorrow?"

   "Not necessarily, it may not be here tomorrow, but if it doesn't rain, it will definitely be at the entrance of the aquatic product wholesale market in the morning."

   "The entrance of the aquatic product wholesale market? So far away..."

  After all the goods were sold, the father and son also heaved a sigh of relief. Father Ye immediately stuffed a large amount of banknotes into Ye Yaodong's hands, and asked him to turn around and collect them behind his back.

   While they were sorting things out, someone came over with banknotes, "Is the dried fish gone? Is there any more?"

   "Sold out so quickly?"

   "It's gone..."

Father Ye said nothing in his crappy Mandarin, which he just learned. He folded and put away all the bags, tied them all together with a straw rope, and tied the rope tightly. Tie it to a pole and pick it up on your shoulder.

  Ye Yaodong turned around after collecting the money and said, "It will be sold at the aquatic product wholesale market tomorrow morning. If you want to buy it, go there tomorrow."

  After speaking, Ye Yaodong saw that his father had already finished everything, and Ye Yaodong didn't care about being happy, so he dragged his father and hurried away to avoid being watched.

He didn't expect that it would be so easy to sell at the station, much better than at the entrance of the wholesale market. Now there are more people coming and going at the station than at the market. After all, the location of the market is still a bit remote, unlike the station, which is in the city. .

  However, it doesn’t matter if the market is not opened in a more partial location, because most of the traffic is tractors, and the streets in the city are not big, so they can’t be used. But in the future, it will not be partial, and even the suburbs and villages will be included in the city.

  As soon as the father and son ran to the gate of the station, Ye Yaodong planned to take out the ticket so that it would be convenient to wait for boarding, but he touched his pocket and found it was empty again...

   Not far away, there are several scalpers who are constantly asking passers-by, where are you going? Do you want a ticket?

  He opened his eyes wide and was speechless. He didn't know when it would disappear. The efficiency of the thief was too high.

   "Dad, the ticket was stolen."

   "Huh? Got stolen again?"

  He took out his empty pocket and showed it to his father, "I didn't expect that even the train ticket was stolen. You wait here, I'll buy two more."

   "Then hurry up, I'll wait here."

  Ye Yaodong went back quickly. Fortunately, their small county is a small place with a small population, and the bus tickets are not too tight, so they are still easy to buy.

  Just waiting for him to come out, he saw a group of gangsters next to them selling dried fish just now, making things difficult for the old man who was pushing a cart and selling vegetables.

  The old man was there making excuses and begging for mercy. The peddlers around were so frightened that they carried their burdens and ran away with their carts.

  Father Ye also patted his chest with lingering fear, "Fortunately, we sold out first, why is the law and order in this city so bad."

  Ye Yaodong was also a little lucky. Fortunately, they ran away first when they sold out. At that time, when they were selling, he was worried that some local hooligans would pop up to collect protection fees.

   Now it seems that the worries at the time were not unreasonable. There is really some chaos these years. Even if the crackdown is severe and the country publishes it as an example, it still cannot be avoided at the local level.

  Although the old man looked pitiful, there was nothing he could do.

  People who come and go around are also afraid to stay far away. In this situation, unless there is something to rely on, ordinary people will also stay away from it, and hide if they can.

  The reason for this situation is also related to the return of a large number of educated youths to the city in the 1980s.

  There are not enough jobs in the city, and these youths have also become unemployed youths.

  The number of unemployed people is increasing, and young people who have nothing to do gather together, and it is easy to gather crowds to make trouble, fight, and even some sick people are proud to go to prison.