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

Chapter 1604 Sleeping is impossible!
"Boss Wu!"

"Boss Lin!"

"That makes sense!"

"Haven't you noticed? Boss Gao Zhicheng is in much better health than both of you, even though you're all about the same age!"

Why is it like this?

"Isn't that just the guy Boss Gao often goes fishing at sea?"

"It looks really tough being exposed to wind and sun, but it's good for your health."

"Fishing is often a physically demanding activity, and it provides ample exercise, so how could it not be good for your health?"

Zhong Shizhu walked over, talking as he took a bowl, filled it with porridge, and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua glanced at Gao Zhicheng beside them and had to admit that Zhong Shizhu was absolutely right; Gao Zhicheng's health was far better than theirs.

"Something feels off to me."

At first, Wu Weimin didn't think there was a big problem, but suddenly he realized that Zhong Shizhu was clearly trying to persuade him to do it.

"Boss Wu!"

"Haven't you figured out what's going on yet?"

Liu Bin laughed.

"I feel like something's definitely not right about this, but I really can't figure out what's wrong with it right now."

Wu Weimin frowned. He really felt that something was wrong with this matter, but he couldn't quite figure it out for the time being.

"Is there even a need to say it?"

"If you come to this speedboat to fish once or twice a year, and each time it lasts for less than a month, we can't possibly be the ones paying you, can we?"

"Zhao Dahai's speedboat is extremely sought after. Many people are willing to pay a lot of money but still can't get on Zhao Dahai's speedboat for fishing."

"It's already quite an achievement that Zhao Dahai didn't charge you money since you've come all this way."

"If Zhao Dahai doesn't charge you money, then the fish you caught couldn't have been taken by you, right? They must have been left for us, right?"

"Isn't this how it is every time you go fishing with Zhao Dahai's speedboat? Unless you catch a really big fish and want to take it home, that's fine, but you're too embarrassed to take the smaller fish, right?"

"In that case..."

"Wouldn't that just give us and Zhao Dahai an extra free source of labor?"

“Inexperienced people usually don’t catch many fish, but you are all experienced, and very experienced people.”

"The number of fish you caught is definitely less than what we caught, but the number of fish you caught is certainly not much less!"

While eating his seafood porridge, Lei Dayou chuckled and pointed out Zhong Shizhu's little scheme.

"what!"

"I always felt something was off about this, and now I see!"

Wu Weimin suddenly realized.

"But in the end, we'll definitely be the ones who benefit from this!"

Wu Weimin smiled.

On the surface, Zhong Shizhu seemed to be right. They had obtained free labor, and they didn't even take the fish they caught with them; they gave them all to Zhao Dahai.

But in the end, the ones who benefited the most were themselves, Lin Zuhua, Gao Zhicheng, and others.

Zhao Dahai's speedboat really does have fishing capabilities, and you can catch a lot of fish.

There are plenty of people in the industry now who are willing to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan to go fishing with Zhao Dahai for two or three days.

Is that an exaggeration?

It's no exaggeration at all; if Zhao Dahai just spreads the word, countless people would be willing to pay that much money.

These people are definitely not fishing to make money; they're just fishing for fun, as long as they can catch some fish.

Even those who make money by fishing are willing to pay this kind of money.

However, Zhao Dahai would never do such a thing; he has no need to earn that kind of money.

Zhao Dahai can make a lot of money by fishing.

There's no need to serve others.

If Lin Zuhua, Gao Zhicheng, and others hadn't had a good relationship with Zhao Dahai and had known him for a long time, it would never have been possible for them to be able to casually board Zhao Dahai's speedboat and go fishing together whenever they wanted.

"Boss Wu, Boss Lin, Boss Gao."

"You really need to consider going out to sea for fishing more often, or other forms of exercise."

"That way your body will feel better."

"At this age, I've already earned enough money."

"There's no need to work so hard to make money. It's better to do whatever you want. Also, good health is essential for a more comfortable life."

Zhao Dahai walked over and overheard Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and Wu Weimin talking about this matter.

Wu Weimin and his friends boarded their own fishing boat, and all the fish they caught were theirs, but to be honest, they didn't really care about them.

However, if Wu Weimin and the others really wanted to improve their health, one option was to go fishing at sea with him, and the other was to find some other ways to exercise.

When you're broke, you have to work your ass off to earn money. But once you've earned money, the most important thing is to stay healthy.

If you're in poor health, earning a lot of money is useless.

Gao Zhicheng's job is basically fishing and going out to sea, that goes without saying, but Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua really need to consider this matter.

"Although my second grandfather and Grandpa Shi are old, they are in very good health."

"Fishing for several hours a day is not a big problem."

"The physical strength of a seventy-year-old is slightly different from that of you in your forties or fifties, but the difference is really not that much."

"Why is that? The key is that when my second grandfather and Grandpa Shi were young, fishing at sea was hard work, but it was physically very good for their health."

Zhao Dahai filled a large bowl with porridge, which was full of crabs or octopus, along with shrimp, and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming are both seventy years old now, but they are not only agile, but they can also go out to sea to work. People in the village have all sorts of problems when they get old, such as rheumatism, but even seventy or some eighty years old can still go out to sea to cast fishing nets.

Physical labor can indeed cause various kinds of damage to the body, but as you get older, the benefits really outweigh the drawbacks.

Wu Weimin and Gao Zhicheng nodded very seriously.

Zhao Dahai's statement is absolutely correct, and this matter really needs to be carefully considered.

"Second Grandpa!" "You and Grandpa Shi shouldn't go fishing later!"

"Take a break, take a shower and go to sleep. We'll talk about it when it gets light."

When Zhao Dahai saw that Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming had finished their porridge, he immediately mentioned the matter.

I, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou are definitely going fishing, and we'll be fishing until dawn tomorrow, or even all day tomorrow.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming were getting on in years, and after fishing for several hours, they definitely couldn't continue fishing and had to go to sleep and rest.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming nodded. They knew that given their age, they absolutely could not continue fishing and would have to go to sleep.

“Mr. Wu, Mr. Gao, Mr. Lin, I think none of you need to fish anymore. Even if you want to continue fishing, wait until dawn and then come back to see if there are any fish here. If there are, then continue fishing. If there aren’t, then stop fishing.”

After arranging things for Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming, Zhao Dahai immediately turned to look at Wu Weimin and the others.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming are too old to fish like this all the time. Wu Weimin and the others don't have the physical condition to keep fishing like this. Besides, Wu Weimin and the others are on the fishing boat to catch big fish, not to do manual labor. There's no need for them to do this kind of work.

"Zhao Dahai".

"Uncle Zhao and the others definitely need to go to sleep; they're getting old no matter what."

"We decide for ourselves. If we feel tired, we go to sleep; if we're not tired, we chat a little longer."

"Such a situation is truly rare!"

Wu Weimin knew that Zhao Dahai wanted them to avoid overworking themselves and go to sleep, but for him, Lin Zuhua, and Gao Zhicheng, this opportunity to fish for grouper was extremely rare.

If you miss the next one, you really don't know when it will come again, so you might as well fish a little more.

"Correct!"

"We definitely couldn't hold out on a speedboat, but we're on a big fishing boat now."

"There's nothing seriously wrong!"

"If we get hungry, we'll stop and eat; if we get tired, we'll go back to our cabins to sleep!"

Lin Zuhua smiled and nodded.

To be honest, I already feel tired right now, but it's only physical fatigue; I'm mentally very excited.

I really want to keep fishing.

Zhao Dahai thought for a moment and nodded. Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng and Lin Zuhua were different from them after all. Their physical strength and stamina were not very good. In fact, they could be said to be no different from Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming. But no matter what, they were still a bit older.

"Row!"

"You guys figure it out!"

"If you're tired, you should go to sleep!"

Zhao Dahai ignored the matter, wiped his mouth, stood up, walked to the electric reel, and continued fishing.

If there are fish in the sea, and they are biting very aggressively, you must hurry and try to catch as many fish as possible.

This is all money, and a lot of money at that.

Like Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, after filling their stomachs and smoking a cigarette, they immediately continued fishing.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua yawned, shook their aching hands, and, unable to bear it any longer, took a shower and went back to their cabins to sleep.

nine in the morning.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua walked out of the cabin while yawning. When they looked up, they realized that it had started to drizzle.

"No way?"

"Why is the weather getting worse and worse?"

Wu Weimin was stunned for a moment. Although there was wind last night, it didn't rain. Unexpectedly, when he woke up, the weather was even worse and it started to rain. The whole sky was gray and he couldn't see very far.

"This kind of weather is so annoying, it's not convenient to do anything like fishing!"

Lin Zuhua glanced at the deck as he spoke.

"Have Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu been fishing since last night and haven't stopped yet?"

Lin Zuhua pointed to Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, who were standing on the deck and in front of the gun mount.

"Is it even necessary to say it?"

“We can’t do this, but Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou and the others do it almost every day!”

Gao Zhicheng wasn't surprised at all.

Although he, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua were not much different in age from Zhong Shizhu and the others, their physical strength and fitness were far inferior.

It's now 9 or 10 a.m. on the second day.

The rest of us had already gone to sleep and woken up, but Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu were still fishing on the deck, and they were fishing very quickly, not much different from last night.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua glanced at the rain; it wasn't too heavy. They took a large straw hat, put it on, and walked over.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Have you been fishing all night and up until now?"

Lin Zuhua knew this was definitely true, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Correct!"

"I've been fishing since last night!"

Zhao Dahai smiled and nodded.

I've been fishing all night until now.

"Fishing on a big fishing boat is much more comfortable than fishing on a speedboat."

"It's just staying up all night, it's really no problem!"

Zhao Dahai knew that Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua might find fishing like this very tiring, but it was far more comfortable than when he took Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou out to sea in a speedboat.

“You guys have been sleeping all night and it’s still now. By this time, the group of us must have caught at least 6,000 catties of grouper.”

"With so many fish to catch and so much money to earn, why would I need to sleep?"

As Zhong Shizhu spoke, he forcefully pushed the electric reel on the pole to reel in the line.

Fishing on a large fishing boat is indeed much more comfortable than on a speedboat. I and Zhao Dahai and the others must feel tired, but we don't feel too tired.

The groupers on the seabed are really going crazy, biting the hook one after another. With so many fish, there's no way we can go to sleep. We definitely need to seize the time to fish more and make more money.

(End of this chapter)