Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 143 Catch the big market

In the following days, my uncle came to his house to play whenever he had nothing to do, obviously unable to stay at his hometown.

Xiao Linzi was taken to the street by his aunt every day because he had a nephew there and he missed him very much.

It was his first time being an uncle, and he found it fun even though he was just a cousin.

"Mom, there's a big fair in Shijian Town. I heard there are a lot of people here. Do you want to go buy New Year's goods?" Qin Dahe parked the car in a hurry and immediately started reporting the good news.

He met the freight driver from Ligezhuang in town today. The other party said that he was delivering goods to Shijian Town. He loved to join in the fun, so he came back to report the good news immediately.

The largest market here is Yuncao, followed by Shijian Town. You must visit the market in Shijian.

"Is there a big market going on over there? I'll call your uncle and bring his family along so we can stock up on New Year's goods."

Originally, we had enough New Year's goods, but my eldest brother came to my son's attic every day to drink, and the dried fruits we bought once were not enough, so we have to buy more.

"Do you want to invite your eldest sister as well?"

"Call everyone over. It will be more lively with more people." Mother Qin happily made the call.

Every year I wait for a few big fairs to open and then go shopping. There is also a fair in the town, but the town itself is small, so there are not many people in the fair.

The purpose of going to the market is the excitement, and it is fun to compete with others to buy things.

Qin Dahe thought about it and went to the carpenter's workshop again to call his wife and her family.

"Grandpa, are you busy?"

Pushing the door and entering the carpentry workshop, I saw my father-in-law carving a Buddha statue and the silly kid was watching him intently.

When she saw him coming, she put down the knife and wiped her hands.

"What's wrong?" He frowned. He hated being disturbed when he was doing something.

"There's a big fair in Shijian Town tomorrow. I remembered that Grandpa was going to sell pendants, so I came to inform him." He said embarrassedly.

I seemed to have disturbed the carpenter's teaching, but luckily the old carpenter had a steady hand and didn't ruin the material.

"Tomorrow?" He thought for a moment and pointed to a box in the corner: "Take the things and sell them for me. The prices are all inside. Don't sell them if they're too low. If you sell them at a high price, it's yours."

His own son-in-law has caused so much trouble to his daughter that he doesn't even know how many times he has done harm. He orders her around without any hesitation.

"Okay, I'll call someone to save a stall for me."

I did a great job on the welding, and the freight driver named Li was very polite to me. I guess I'll need him for work again next year.

"Baby, have you bought your New Year's goods?"

"New Year's goods?" The silly kid was confused for a moment before he reacted and shook his head.

He even forgot about buying New Year's goods. He has been learning carving from his master every day during this period, so he doesn't have time to buy New Year's goods.

"I'll ask my mom to buy you one."

"Thank you, brother." The kid said gratefully. It was almost New Year and his brother was still thinking about him.

"Grandpa, how about I ask Yanyan to go shopping too?" he asked tentatively.

"Get out!" said the old carpenter angrily.

"okay."

Qin Dahe went out happily. Not objecting meant agreeing. His father-in-law just understood him, hey!
As for the mother-in-law, I must call her along, but I can let her do the job of selling small carvings, and then I can take my wife shopping with me. This arrangement is perfect, wow!
When they got to the other room, he recounted the story of going to the market. Both mother and daughter were interested and said they would go early in the morning. Qin Dahe also pulled the carvings in the box into the car.

When she returned, her mother was still grinding rice flour for others. At the end of the year, there were a lot of people grinding rice flour.

"Abao, do you want to go to your in-laws' place?"

"Aunt and Yanyan will go. Grandpa also gave me the carvings. We can take them to Shijian to sell them."

"Then you have to get busy. There is a big three-wheeled vehicle head seal at the back. Finish it quickly." My mother urged me. I have to go out to purchase tomorrow and there is no time to waste.

"okay."

This time he didn't call Erhu and Tiedan. Those two had been drawing and making models every day recently, and they had wasted a lot of his iron sheets. Fortunately, they were all scraps, and he returned them to them after they were used up.

He quickly sealed the car in half an hour.

Maybe because I had to repair a lot of cars during this period, I didn’t even draw any blueprints and completed it in one go. I was so satisfied with the job after it was done.

On the other side, a group of women were chatting.

"There's a big market going on over in Shijian. Why don't we hire a car to go there? We'll definitely be able to get someone for 80 yuan round trip. We'll just need five or six people."

They were too embarrassed to ride in Qin Dahe's car. The two families were going out together, and it would be inappropriate for them to join in the fun.

"Okay, let's discuss it and rent Li Shimin's car." An old aunt said happily.

After a year of hard work, it’s finally time to spend some money. I have to find a lively market.

"Aunt Lan, your eldest brother's car will definitely look very impressive when it drives over there." The person who spoke glanced at the Passat parked at the entrance of the Qin family's yard, with envy in his eyes.

No one in the surrounding area buys cars. There are only a few in the town. It’s not that everyone can afford it, but they are reluctant to buy one.

A car costs tens or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, and you still have to pay road maintenance fees. What a waste.

"Haha, you all know that the market is so crowded that the car will break down even if it drives there, and you can't carry much stuff." Qin's mother smiled from ear to ear.

The man is well-made and the son is capable. Now when the eldest brother drives back and parks at the door, everyone can't help but say a few compliments to her.

"Yeah, the tricycle is nothing but cold. It'll be warmer if there are more of us."

When women go out in winter, they will wrap their heads with a scarf so that they won’t get a headache when the wind blows, and they will just sit tighter.

"It's okay now. Li Shimin's car is sealed, and the back of the tricycle is covered with linen curtains in winter, so it's not cold."

"It's still cold with fewer people. Let's call a few more people to share the fare."

They did it right away. They let my mother take a look at the glutinous rice and other things, and then went back to the village to call people.

We can't delay. Once the news spreads, it will be difficult to get a car.

Few people go to Shijian because it is too far away. If you want to go there, you either have to have a car at home or charter a car.

In the morning, it was still light and I estimated that it was almost seven o'clock.

The wind was blowing coldly and the sound of an engine came from the river. The old man shone his flashlight and found that his brother-in-law and his family had set out.

My uncle was sitting at the stern of the boat, steering the boat in a down jacket. My aunt had a headscarf wrapped around her head like a rural woman, and a fat boy was sitting next to her.

"Rong Xiang, why are you here so early?"

"Brother-in-law, it's too late to go to the market, hey!" He smiled and pulled the boat to the shore. The old man came forward to help tie the boat up.

In winter, people would leave home at 6:30 to go to the market, and arrive in town just before dawn, as this was the time when the most people were there.

"Brother-in-law, where is my sister?"

"We're having dinner. You guys should come and eat with us. It's getting late now, so there's no need to rush."

The old man picked up Xiao Linzi, and the weight of over 100 pounds made him a little tired. "Uncle."

"Be good, haha, come home and eat osmanthus cake."

My eldest uncle and his wife hurried up. They had not eaten anything at home when they set out, and they just wanted to eat at my eldest sister's house.

Not only is the food here good, but they also don’t use much oil or salt.

The old man at home was really fed up with it. Except for the first two days when the food was better, he started crying poor again and fed the family coarse food every day.

After entering the house, it was much warmer. Mother Qin greeted them and started serving osmanthus cake and big steamed buns.

She made this steamed bun several times before she was able to make it. Apart from the effort, it tasted quite good.

When it’s cold in winter, it’s so warm to hold one in your arms.

"Everyone sit down and eat, Dahe has gone to pick someone up." He picked up a small bowl, filled it with five pieces of osmanthus cake and handed it to Xiao Linzi.

"You haven't eaten as much at home as we have at home lately, right?" Qin's mother knew the old man's character and asked this deliberately.

My aunt didn't say anything. As a daughter-in-law, how could she say too much? But my uncle complained bitterly.

"Forget food, even the kettle for drinking water is broken. Axia goes out every day to buy things for the house these days." He said depressedly.

"That's what I was waiting for you. Knowing you'd be back, you had to take out the broken things and show them off."

"I know, what can my own father do?"

The brother and sister looked at each other, feeling helpless. The old man was just like that. Now he wished he could send some money to his youngest son.

The eldest daughter is married and is no longer a member of his family. The eldest son is doing well in Shenzhen, so he only has the youngest son left, so he naturally has to take care of him.

This is a very normal thought for an elderly person, but the person involved must feel unhappy.

When they were halfway through the meal, Qin Dahe came in a hurry and took the eldest sister and her family over. The fertilizer store was now closed.

Fertilizer stores are generally closed at the end of the year, and no one is growing anything at this time, so all they have to do is collect the accounts, which is what Ayong's father should do.

They had to go to Shijian from Longwangguai, so the town was not on the way, so they had to pick up the people first.

The eldest sister looked the same, with a scarf wrapped around her head, and Brother Yong grunted as he carried his fat son down.

"Uncle." Binbin ran over as soon as he saw Xiao Linzi. The couple walked in smiling and ate together.

Today, my mother specially steamed a lot of steamed buns and osmanthus cakes, and also fried two plates of salty beans with rapeseed oil. They were very fragrant.

"Mom, uncle, I'm going to pick up Yanyan and the others. Please take everything you need." After saying that, he restarted the car and rushed to the village.

"Wait a minute, I'll give you a steamed bun to put in your pocket. It's so cold." The mother took a steamed bun and stuffed it into her son's pocket.

He had already eaten in the morning, and this steamed bun was to warm him up.

When he arrived at Yanyan's house, the mother and daughter had already packed and were waiting for him.

Qin Dahe went downstairs to greet his grandfather. His father-in-law was rinsing his mouth. The carpentry workshop would not start work until eight or nine o'clock every day, and the delicate work had to be done during the day.

Silly boy took apart the Huanghuali wood and made two thick wooden boards, which could be used to carve two large pieces and a bunch of small ornaments. He had to help his uncle carve the large pieces first.

"Yan Yan, let me do it." He took the basket from the girl's hand with a smile. There was nothing in it. He was just showing his courtesy.

"Thank you, brother." The little girl smiled sweetly.

Auntie looked at the young couple with a smile. She was actually quite satisfied with her son-in-law. It was not a big deal to ask for him in advance. It was not so particular in the countryside.

The old carpenter was an outsider, so he felt uncomfortable and thought it was better to abide by the rules.

When we got home, everyone was ready at the door.

After getting in the car, he pulled the linen curtain at the back, and the people inside were still quite warm.

The old man stayed at home to look after the house. He had no desire to go to the market, and he couldn't afford to lose so many things at home.

During the time Qin Dahe was back home, he bought a lot of things.

In the car, the women were all wearing scarves. My aunt was quite happy to come back this time. She felt much more comfortable being with my eldest sister's family than in Xiaoguowei.

"Axia, if the food over there isn't good, come over and eat. There's enough food at home." Mother Qin said with a smile, holding her brother and sister-in-law's hand.

"Well, thank you, elder sister. We two are fine. Xiao Linzi is growing up." My aunt said with a bitter face.

It’s okay for the couple to eat almost nothing, but they can’t let their son go hungry. What if he stops growing taller?
"That's right, my dad is too stingy." The eldest sister was speechless when she thought of some bad experiences.

Yanyan listened to the conversation with curiosity, and was occasionally pulled aside by Qin's mother to ask about work matters.

When the uncle knew that his nephew was going to marry a college student, he was very happy. Otherwise, why would he buy so many things for him?

"Dahe's uncle has a house in Shenzhen. After you two get married, find some time to go there for a visit." Mother Qin said with a smile and glanced at her eldest brother.

"Yan Yan and Da He will definitely have a place to stay when they come. Shenzhen is my base camp." My uncle said, patting his chest.

"Thank you, auntie. Let's talk about it after we get married." Yanyan said with a blushing face.

When she was with Qin Dahe in private, she was already outspoken, but when surrounded by elders like this, she still had to maintain her reserve.

"The wedding is just around the corner, it's almost here, in-laws, right?"

"Haha, the Chinese New Year is only about ten days away. If we get married on the eighth day after the New Year, it will only be twenty days away." Yanyan's mother agreed with a smile.

She spoke very little in the car, and it was Qin Dahe's elder sister who chatted with her.

Seeing that the Qin family has an uncle who drives a car, I feel very proud.

"Yanyan has never been to any other place except Jiuzi. I feel at ease with Dahe leading her."

"Dahe is very capable. Everyone gives a thumbs up to what he does when he comes back." Qin's mother said proudly.

Everyone in the car nodded. Qin Dahe has become very capable in the past few months since he came back.

We chatted all the way and it took an hour to reach Shijian.

The journey is quite long, but it is worth it. Cars cannot enter from outside.

At first glance, it was a sea of people. When the market was going on, people from all over the county would come here to join in the fun.

Moreover, things are cheaper at the market, so many people start buying New Year’s goods at this time.

"Mom, the car can't get in. Yanyan and I will go sell small ornaments first. You guys go shopping." My mother-in-law's plan to set up a stall failed, and she got scolded by my mother this morning because of this.

As a second best option, I could just follow Yanyan to set up a stall. At least we could enjoy some space for two people.

"I know. Go ahead."

"Keep an eye on Xiao Linzi and Binbin, don't let them get lost." He said worriedly. There were a lot of people at the fair, and if they met human traffickers, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I know. You just mind your own business. Ayong and your uncle won't do anything. They'll just hold the child by their hand."

(End of this chapter)