Reborn in 1981: My Life as a Fisherman

Shi Hailong never knew in his past life that his eldest sister had someone in her heart.

Thinking of Yang Guangming, Shi Hailong was still quite satisfied; being his brother-in-law should be a good thing.

Knowing his older sister's thoughts, Shi Hailong decided to help bring them together.

Perfect timing. It was originally just an excuse, but now I really need to go find Yang Guangming.

I'll go to Yang Guangming's house later and ask him exactly where in the county town it is.

There are quite a few construction sites in county towns these days.

It's not so easy to find, even though these days county towns aren't very big.

Shi Hailan went to get busy, and Shi Hailong didn't go to sleep either.

Since we've decided to go to the county town to scout out the situation and find out how the silver dollars are being sold.

So I made some preparations, got up and went into the house, and took out my somewhat decent clothes.

Take it out and hang it up to air it out.

There was also a pair of almost new liberation shoes and a yellow satchel.

There was also a five-pointed star on the backpack.

This is my schoolbag from when I was in school.

Take them all outside to air them out.

The air is very humid by the sea, and if you don't dry it in the sun, it will smell bad.

Shi Mu was also washing several canning jars, preparing some side dishes for her third son.

After Shi Hailong finished, he walked towards the village, where most of the Yang clan members were located at the very back.

The Chen family is in the middle, the Zheng family is in front, and the Shi family is also in front, but in the most remote place.

In fact, Shi Hailong really likes things to be a little off-center and quiet.

Other surnames mostly live scattered around the outskirts of the village.

Most of them were Tanka people who came ashore.

The locals have a strong sense of clan and are not very tolerant of outsiders.

The three main surnames are those of the local indigenous people.

Along the way, I saw many smiling people, who must have had a good day.

Each household probably received one or two hundred yuan.

More than a thousand catties of fish sounds like a lot, but it's actually not that much.

There are only seven or eight of them on top of a fish that weighs over a hundred pounds.

Think about it, how big is a fish that weighs 100 pounds?

Back in the production team days, the netting could often catch tens of thousands of kilograms at a time.

Often, tens of thousands of kilograms of fish are caught, but due to the lack of cold storage, they end up as compost when the weather is bad.

Therefore, from the fishermen's perspective, this amount of fish is really not much.

However, unlike the production team, this time it's my own, so the mindset is completely different.

"Hailong, it's been so many days since I've seen you. Your mother said you caught a cold while saving Wu Guizhen..."

"Auntie, no, Wu Guizhen was saved by Chen Dabiao, and so was I..."

"Old Shi, I heard you were the second to find it last night. How much did your family sell it for?"

"Grandpa Tian, ​​I just got up in the middle of the night and saw lights on the beach, so I ran over to take a look."

Not much. I'm the only man in my family, how much could I possibly earn...?

Shi Hailong patiently dealt with the situation with a smile as he went along.

There's no way around it; at times like these, people with nothing to do just like to sit under the trees, drink tea, and chat.

Shi Hailong didn't find it annoying at all; as long as Wu Guizhen wasn't mentioned, he felt fine.

However, the women all mentioned Wu Guizhen, and Shi Hailong took the opportunity to help Chen Dabiao promote her.

He genuinely hoped that Chen Dabiao would take Wu Guizhen as his concubine.

He also felt that Chen Dabiao seemed to have a real interest in Wu Guizhen.

Of course, Chen Dabiao also had feelings for Zheng Cuizhu.

Chen Dabiao and he were among the few people in the village who got along well and had a good relationship.

Having been given a second chance at life, Shi Hailong knew that Chen Dabiao was nothing but a bunch of scoundrels.

So-called brotherhood is all fake!

That's why he thought Chen Dabiao should take Wu Guizhen as his concubine.

Let Chen Dabiao experience what despair truly means in this lifetime!

When they arrived at Yang Guangming's house, only Yang Guangming's mother was home.

"Hailong, is there something you need?"

Yang Guangming's mother asked gently, her face kind and gentle, something Shi Hailong hadn't noticed before.

But now that I'm thinking about bringing my older sister and Yang Guangming together, I'm paying close attention to these things.

Based on his understanding from his previous life, he was very satisfied with Yang Guangming and his family.

My eldest sister won't suffer any hardship after marrying into this family.

Moreover, after the construction station was disbanded, Yang Guangming established his own construction team.

Although it didn't eventually become a big and strong company, it wasn't bad either.

You could say he's a very stable person.

Of course, it's not certain yet whether Yang Guangming and his elder sister will get together.

It's safe to say that with him involved, the chances are very high.

With his decades of experience, he's confident he can make this happen.

The most effective approach is to simply break through the barrier directly.

Just like him and Wu Guizhen, they were led astray by rumors, which ultimately became his nightmare.

"Auntie, I'd like to ask where Brother Guangming is in the county town."

When he came back last time, he told me that if I wanted to work, I should go to him.

"But I forgot the address he gave me..."

Upon hearing this, Yang's mother smiled faintly, "You don't want to get on the boat?"

Shi Hailong nodded and explained, "I want to earn money to buy my own boat."

Following the contracting team, I felt there was little hope...

Shi Hailong could have kept quiet about these things, but he still mentioned them to Yang's mother.

It's always good to take precautions.

In other words, he used these people to spread his ideas and pave the way for his later purchase of a ship.

Also, just a quick note: the contracting team is unreliable.

Although Yang Minghai was also part of the contracting group, there were many people with the surname Yang.

The benefits are unlikely to fall into Yang Guangming's family's hands.

Only a few households that hold the power in the clan are ultimately the biggest beneficiaries.

Upon hearing this, Yang's mother simply smiled and gave her the address.

As Shi Hailong was about to leave, Yang's mother casually asked another question:

"Hailong, your eldest sister is twenty-two this year, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Hailong immediately laughed and said, "Yes, twenty-two, one year younger than Brother Guangming."

"Is my aunt asking these questions because she wants my sister to marry Brother Guangming?"

Shi Hailong was very direct; he knew that the worst thing to do in this kind of situation was to keep it a secret.

This can easily lead to misunderstandings and information gaps.

Thus, they missed out on a good match.

Upon hearing Shi Hailong's directness, Yang's mother beamed with joy, "That's the idea."

I just don't know what your parents' plans are.

Guangming is often not home, and I can't make up my mind right now...

Since Shi Hailong had already brought it up, Yang's mother naturally wouldn't hide anything either.

Shi Hailong laughed and said, "Auntie, I think you should find a matchmaker and go directly to my house."

Perfect timing, I'm going to the county town tomorrow, I'll mention it to Brother Guangming too.

Let me state first that I absolutely support it…

"Oh, okay, now that you mention it, I have an idea..."

Yang's mother was very happy; Shi Hailong's attitude made her feel that there was hope.

This gave her confidence, and she decided to go find the village matchmaker the next day.

These days, there's no such thing as free love in rural areas; it's all about the adults taking a liking to a girl.

Send a matchmaker to sound out their intentions.

Shi Hailan was naturally excellent; she was both beautiful and capable.

He's not short either, and he's big and has a big butt, so he'll definitely have a son.

Yang's mother had already made her choice, but it was her son, Yang Guangming, who came back.

She tried to get some information out of him, but the bastard was always vague and ambiguous.

She wasn't sure either.

After leaving Yang Guangming's house, Shi Hailong went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

I want to go and see what's in the supply and marketing cooperative.

It's already a question of whether he has anything he needs.

There's definitely wire; it's sold together with nails.

He knew that it was sold by weight.

Various shuttles and threads for mending nets would naturally be plentiful.

Other mesh panels of the cage netting are easy to weave, but weaving the mesh openings takes a bit of work.

When the time comes, only my mother and eldest sister will be able to knit these.

However, when Shi Hailong was almost at the supply and marketing cooperative, he saw several people at the entrance of the cooperative from afar.

Almost reflexively, he turned and headed in another direction.

They went straight into the village and onto the small paths to go home.

What bad luck to run into the Wu family.

After dinner, all the preparations were complete.

I need to head to the county town first thing tomorrow morning.

Shi Hailong still had some expectations in his heart.

He actually knew which part of the county town was a street known for smuggling goods during this period.

However, they also knew that they were about to be targeted and arrested.

It should be around the end of the year.

The main problem is in Zhejiang; the commotion they've caused is too great and has seriously affected the sales of the supply and marketing cooperatives.

It has even attracted people from several provinces to come and pick up goods.

It is said that the daily sales volume is over 100,000 yuan.

At that moment, they were already carrying out crackdowns and arrests.

It won't end until next year, but it will only be a public crackdown.

But they've all moved to the shadows.

Silver dollars and gold were the hard currencies used in smuggling and trafficking.

Shi Hailong knew that at that time, a silver dollar was worth between five and thirty yuan in RMB.

There is no fixed price, but taking a middle value, it can be between 1 and 15 to 20.

He can exchange ten dollars for twenty dollars and get two hundred dollars in return.

Renting a boat and making fish traps should be enough.

At this point, he certainly wouldn't exchange a few thousand dollars and buy a boat directly.

Then it's hard to say where the money came from.

Furthermore, at this time, a new wooden boat of seven or eight meters, plus an eight-horsepower diesel engine, and a series of propeller parts, would be needed.

It costs around 2,500.

Because the commune's agricultural machinery station had diesel engines and propellers, not boats.

This set of machines costs over 1,300.

The diesel engine was made in Guangdong Province, and I think its serial number was 130.

Shi Hailong knew all this because two years later in his previous life, the Zheng family got a new ship.

It's a new machine that was bought from the agricultural machinery station.