Reborn in 1981: My Life as a Fisherman

Pomfret is more expensive.

The price is 3 mao per jin (500 grams) on a standard scale, and 45 mao per jin for 5 liang (250 grams) or more.

Three hundred and seventy-three catties of pomfret can be sold for one hundred and eleven dollars and ninety cents.

Four hundred and sixty-nine catties of small yellow croaker, weighed at eight cents per catty.

Fish weighing over four ounces costs two mao (0.2 yuan), which is less than the price of ribbonfish.

It's only thirty-seven yuan and fifty-two cents.

This is the current acquisition price. Shi Hailong vaguely remembers the market price, which was almost twice as expensive.

Most importantly, Shi Hailong didn't get a single penny; it all belonged to his mother.

Shi Hailong didn't care about this, since he now had a clear understanding of the situation.

Exhausted and sleepy, Shi Hailong washed up and went to bed.

Today, the stone sea flower and the stone sea fish don't have to go to school again.

Today, many students will definitely not go to the village school.

The two of them helped with the small fish at home; there were so many that they needed to be sorted and dried.

After a short rest, Shi's mother and eldest daughter began preparing lunch.

With this large sum of money, both of them were in a very good mood.

I don't care about the hardship or fatigue at all.

Unlike Shi Hailong, who hadn't been doing heavy work for very long.

The mother and daughter were already used to it.

Besides, what's a little hardship? It's so much easier than back in the production team days.

Most importantly, after the household responsibility system was implemented, all the fish caught were theirs.

If it's still a production team, then it's all part of the production team.

At most, they'll just give everyone a few more work points.

Shi Hailong slept for two or three hours before being woken up for dinner.

I glanced at the antique clock; it was already 1:40.

"Your father and Haifeng should be back this afternoon, after the fish have gathered around the shore at night."

The various contracting teams must have all reaped significant benefits this time…

Shi Mu ate and talked at the same time.

At this moment, Shi Hailan remembered something and looked at Shi Hailong, saying, "You saved Wu Guizhen from the Wu family."

Why haven't they made a single move? Not even a thank you visit.

Upon hearing this, Shi's mother retorted, "The Wu family has it tough too, with so many brothers and sisters."

The other day, Mrs. Wu ran into me and told me that her family is very grateful to Hailong…”

Shi Hailong knew in his heart that the Wu family would never come to express their gratitude; they would bring a gift as a token of their appreciation.

We can't just show up empty-handed.

I never went to your door to express my gratitude in my past life; I only exchanged a few nice words with you.

A family of vampires; expecting them to part with anything is like asking the sun to rise in the west.

However, he still smiled faintly and said, "Mother, sister, it wasn't me who saved people."

Indeed, I did go to rescue him, but the rip current was so strong that I almost couldn't get back up myself.

It was Chen Dabiao who pulled us up together.

Therefore, it's normal that Chen Dabiao, the one who saved Wu Guizhen, didn't come to thank her.

Don't talk about these things anymore. I don't like Wu Guizhen, and it's not good to say too much.

It will affect my reputation...

Shi Hailong simply pushed everything onto Chen Dabiao and told him to go and marry Wu Guizhen!

Shi's mother and Shi Hailan exchanged a glance, while Shi Haihua and Shi Haiyu also looked up at their mother, eldest sister, and second brother.

Shi Hailan suddenly laughed and said, "Second brother, tell me honestly, do you have someone you like?"

Everyone became interested after the eldest sister said that, and they all looked at Shi Hailong.

Shi Hailong quickly thought of it and immediately replied readily, "Yes, I like the Zheng family's Qi Jin..."

Seven Jin was Zheng Cuizhu's nickname because she weighed seven jin at birth.

Therefore, it is called Seven Jin.

It would be better if it were rumored that he liked Zheng Cuizhu than that he was with Wu Guizhen.

This can be considered the first step, regardless of whether he can marry Zheng Cuizhu in the future.

Shi Hailong no longer wants to hide anything.

This can be considered a good way to break the deadlock, killing two birds with one stone.

This would both dispel the rumors about him and let Zheng Cuizhu know his feelings.

Many things are like this; if you keep them buried in your heart, who will know? You can only know them when you speak them out.

Only then is there a possibility of success.

Anyway, he's not the only one in the village who likes Zheng Cuizhu, so one more won't make a difference.

"Seven catties? Ah Zhu?" Mother Shi was shocked, but quickly smiled bitterly.

Indeed, no young man disliked Zheng's daughter, Azhu.

But what's the use of my own foolish son liking someone? In the end, it's all for nothing.

With a sigh, Madam Shi knew very well that it was almost impossible for the Shi family to marry Zheng Cuizhu.

They were poor and lacked cultural depth.

How could Zheng's precious daughter possibly marry into the Shi family?

When the eldest sister, Shi Hailan, heard this, she was also not optimistic. The only ones she was optimistic about were the ignorant Shi Haihua and Shi Haiyu.

However, Shi Hailong did not continue the topic, but said, "Mother, I want to go to the county in the next couple of days."

"Give me some money for the ride..."

Mother Shi asked in surprise, "Why are you going to the county?"

Shi Hailong replied, "I want to go and see if there are any temporary jobs available."

Yang Guangming isn't working at the commune's construction station; I heard they're building houses in the county now.

I'll go find him and see if the construction site needs any more people.

Now that the household responsibility system has been implemented, I don't want to get on the boat, since I don't have a boat or a net myself.

I want to find something to do first, maybe I can earn some money to buy a boat..."

When Shi Hailong mentioned Yang Guangming, Shi Hailan's expression changed slightly, but no one noticed.

Shi Hailong also failed to notice.

He just needs to find an excuse to go to the county town or the city to explore the market and see how to sell his silver dollars.

"Hailong, you want to buy your own boat?"

Shi's mother asked, and Shi Hailong nodded, knowing what his mother was worried about.

He explained, "With the household responsibility system in place, individuals were allowed to buy boats for fishing."

Furthermore, the catch could be sold directly to the state-owned aquatic products company's purchasing point in the town.

There are also large cold storage facilities over there…”

Hearing her son say this, He Caizhi didn't know if it was true or not, after all, the household responsibility system had only just been implemented.

For individual households, fishing nets are used, which are essentially just scoop nets.

Not to mention that private individuals can buy boats and engage in fishing.

However, she also felt that her son seemed to be right; things seemed to be changing in every aspect now.

Just like those mountainous areas, their family harvested a lot of corn and sweet potatoes this year.

If the restrictions are really lifted, she plans to build a pigsty and raise two pigs in the spring.

Finally, He Caizhi nodded. "I'll give you five yuan and ten jin of grain coupons later. It's good for a poor family to have a good life on the road."

It's good for you to go out for a walk; if you can't find anything to do, just come back...

Oh, and while you're at it, stop by Haisheng's place and bring him some vegetables.

Shi Hailong was speechless. Five yuan was considered a fortune for the poor?

However, considering their purchasing power at that time, they were indeed quite wealthy.

He hummed in agreement.

At this moment, Shi Haihua muttered softly, "Mother, my little sister and I also want some money..."

He spoke with little confidence, the words barely escaping his throat, and he didn't dare look at his mother.

Shi Hailong quickly lowered his head to eat, and sure enough, his mother came shouting at him.

"What do you two need money for?"

"Mother, we only need five cents..." Shi Haiyu put on a fawning expression, his smile very fake.

Looking at her youngest daughter, Shi's mother couldn't help but smile and scold, then said:

"Okay, you two have helped out. I'll give you each ten cents later."

"Ah...hehe..."

Shi Haihua and Shi Haiyu immediately cheered happily.

That's one cent per person!

Neither of them expected their mother to be so generous today.

After the meal, Shi Hailong still brewed a cup of tea, a habit he carried over from his previous life.

However, after Shi Hailan finished washing the pots and pans, she came over to talk to Shi Hailong.

Shi Hailong found everything about the conversation very strange.

However, he was not eighteen years old after all, and he quickly realized that his older sister's target was Yang Guangming.

Could it be that the person my eldest sister likes is Yang Guangming?

I see……