1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 21 Lychee Incident
When the sun was about to set, Liang Ziqiang carried a load of melons and staggered back to Changwang Village.

On top of the watermelon and cantaloupe, there were some lychees, longans and carambolas stuffed by Chen Dagang and his wife.

From a distance, it looks like two small hills.

Originally, Chen Dagang wanted him to make two more trips back and forth to his home and carry more fruits and vegetables back to Changwang Village, but Liang Ziqiang obviously did not intend to do so.

Almost all of the Chen family's income came from selling watermelons, sugarcanes and fruits in the fields. But these days, not only were fish and shrimps cheap, but watermelons and fruits were even cheaper, almost as cheap as cabbage, so the Chen family's financial situation was not good.

Sometimes, in addition to growing melons and fruits, the family would use their free time to go to the mountains to chop firewood, and then carry the firewood to the fishing villages on the coast to sell it to the fishermen in exchange for some fish to eat.

In this situation, Liang Ziqiang didn't really want to take advantage of his father-in-law's family, so he symbolically picked up a load of fruits and vegetables and brought them back, which was enough for his family to eat for a long time.

Besides, his main purpose of coming to his father-in-law's house this time was to move around more, maintain communication, and give them reassurance.

In short, all the things that need to be said should be said. Don't be ignorant like in the previous life. In the end, it was pure luck that he was able to marry Chen Xiangbei. Correspondingly, Chen Xiangbei had to bear too much for this alone.

Before returning, Liang Ziqiang saw the litter of puppies in the small firewood room and was really tempted to take one home to raise.

Unfortunately, after he took a glance, Da Huang became alert to him. Although he didn't dare to bark at him again, the look in his eyes was almost the same as barking at him directly.

Chen Xiangbei wanted to help him and tried several tricks to get Dahuang away from the woodshed, but Dahuang remained unmoved and insisted on staying in the woodshed to guard against Liang Ziqiang.

This made Chen Xiangbei feel embarrassed, so she finally asked him to wait for a while until the puppy was older before holding it again.

Before it was completely dark, Liang Ziqiang had already appeared on the dirt road outside his front door.

The first person to come forward was Liang Xiaohai, because the little guy was standing on the side of the road playing with an ant nest by flushing it with his urine.

When he saw Liang Ziqiang coming back, his attention was not on the big round watermelon, but on the clusters of lychees piled on the watermelon.

He had eaten this last year, and the taste was probably so sweet that it went deep into his little baby teeth. He still remembers it vividly.

So he was so happy that he rang the gong to call it a day while peeing halfway, hopping in front of Liang Ziqiang to clear the way, and shouted loudly to inform the whole family:
"Eat lychees! Come and eat lychees!"

When he called out for the third time, a hot slap landed directly on his forehead:

"You little thing with a small mouth and small teeth, you still want to eat me? Are you born in the year of the dog?!"

Liang Lizhi had a look of grief and indignation on her face, and swung her right hand to strike a second time.

Yuan Qiuying grabbed her daughter's arm in time and scolded her with a stern face:

"Lizhi, what are you doing crazy about? You're even hitting someone!"

"He is the crazy one, he wants to eat me!" Liang Lizhi raised her finger and pointed at Liang Xiaohai who was fleeing.

Liang Xiaohai finally understood what had happened to him when he was slapped in the face. He covered his forehead and ran away, shouting:
"You guys go look outside! I was talking about the lychees that my uncle brought back, not you! You're already a teenager, so old, what's so delicious about them!"

Although Liang Lizhi was silly, she still loved beauty. When she heard someone scold her for being old, she almost rushed forward and died together with Liang Xiaohai.

Of course, the storm subsided instantly the moment Liang Ziqiang walked in carrying fruits and vegetables.

About fifteen minutes later, the ground was littered with lychee shells.

Liang Xiaohai is not the biggest manufacturer, Liang Lizhi is.

Seeing this trend, Yuan Qiuying was afraid that by the time Liang's father and his family returned home, they wouldn't even be able to see a single lychee, so she decisively stopped Liang Lizhi:
"Lychee, don't eat so many lychees! When your dad comes back and there's not a single lychee left, I'll say the lychees ate them all!"

Liang Ziqiang: "..."

He was listening at the side and felt dizzy!

My mother's art of language has probably reached perfection!
In the evening, his father, elder brother and younger brother all came back, and Liang's father asked him about his day in Huagu Village.

Liang Ziqiang said roughly that the melons planted by the Chen family were good this year, and the fruit harvest was also quite good. Of course, he had already mentioned to his father two days ago that he planned to marry Chen Xiangbei this year, and this was just another mention.

As for the matter of Second Aunt Chen trying to poach his father, Liang Ziqiang did not mention a word about it, nor did he want to complicate the matter and cause trouble for his father.

The fundamental solution to the problem is to marry Chen Xiangbei home as soon as possible. That way, all kinds of "second aunts" will completely give up and stop causing trouble.

So back to reality, the key point is still: lack of money.

Although the fish catches in the past few days have been good, it is only one step closer to buying a new wooden boat. As for the betrothal money and the money for the wedding, there is still no money available!

Working hard to make money is the way to go.

After a busy day in the melon fields and orchards, this young body didn't feel too tired. That night, Liang Ziqiang took the trap net and went to the beach, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

This time, he chose several different tidal gullies and set up five rows of ground trap nets in a row. It took him a long time before he went home to sleep.

Unlike previous times, he planned not to retrieve the net when the tide receded in the second half of tonight. He would simply leave the trap net in the tidal ditch for two more nights, which would ensure that he would get more harvest.

Liang Ziqiang had a good sleep that night because he didn't have to get up early in the morning to collect the nets.

It is now the ninth day of the lunar calendar. According to calculations, it is at least nine or ten o'clock in the morning before it is the right time to raise the fishing net.

If it's too early and the tide hasn't started to rise, you won't get anything.

Thinking of this, he simply closed his eyes for a while and took a nap.

When I got up, the whole family had already had breakfast. Those who needed to work went to work in the fields, and those who needed to help went to help other people's homes. The remaining few women were still weaving nets in front of the door as usual.

Liang Ziqiang finished his porridge, washed a cantaloupe, and ate it while sitting outside the door.

Forget about the lychees, they were all swept away last night. They are the most fragile thing anyway, so eat them up early to avoid the pain of rotting.

The nephew saw him eating the melon and followed his example, taking one for himself. The uncle and nephew sat by the doorstep, each holding a melon and eating it.

Seeing that the time to go into the sea and push the slingshot was approaching, Liang Ziqiang stood up to get the tools, but heard someone calling his name from afar.

"Aqiang, you didn't go out today?"

A man who was about the same age as him but thinner than him was about ten meters away and shouted at him with a somewhat excited look on his face.

"Ah Xian, you're looking for me?"

Liang Ziqiang naturally recognized Lin Baixian, his friend who had played naked together since childhood, at a glance.

"You came at the right time. If you were any later, you would have to go to the beach to find me!"

Liang Ziqiang took the initiative to step forward and said.

Lin Baixian's lively personality has not changed much. He made two uppercuts at him like a monkey and asked:

"You're going to the beach now, are you going to take advantage of the high tide? But I heard your boat was lost!"

Liang Ziqiang glanced at his mother's face and saw that it darkened visibly. He decided not to have an in-depth discussion with the boy on this topic.

"Yes, it's lost," Liang Ziqiang said hurriedly, "I'm going to the shallow sea to push the stilt fishing net. Do you want to go with me? Didn't you clamor to learn how to use the stilt fishing net from me two years ago?"

Under normal circumstances, Lin Baixian would have been overjoyed to hear that Liang Ziqiang was willing to teach him the stilt fishing net, but today he shook his head like a rattle and said with some disdain:
"What the hell, what are you pushing a stilt fishing net for? Here comes an opportunity to make a lot of money today, I just want to ask you if you want to go?"

"What kind of opportunity to make a lot of money could fall upon the two of us?"

Liang Ziqiang didn't quite believe it, but he felt a little interested.

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