Reborn in 1981: My Life as a Fisherman

Shi Hailong had assumed that Yang Guangming would be home for dinner.

Unexpectedly, Yang Guangming went home before dinner.

It seems they've just started dating and are still being careful about boundaries.

At the dinner table, Shi's mother finally asked Shi Hailong, "Haisheng said you sold several tens of yuan today."

How much is several tens of yuan?

Upon hearing this, Shi Hailan was taken aback and looked at Shi Hailong in surprise.

Only a few dozen yuan a day?

So many?

The two younger sisters also looked at their second brother, their eyes filled with joy and anticipation.

Shi Hailong glanced at Shi Haisheng and knew that this kid would say anything in front of his mother.

He gave all the instructions perfectly well on the ship that brought him back from the town.

Now it's good, the whole family knows, although it's only a few dozen yuan, these days a few dozen yuan a day is a lot of money.

The impact on the villagers is equally unimaginable.

It's almost impossible to keep it a secret from family members.

He spent 150 yuan to make a fish trap, and his mother was under a lot of pressure in the village.

Now that I've made money, I'll definitely go back and be proud of myself.

But whatever, it doesn't matter. Shi Hailong was too lazy to explain, and the whole family kept it a secret.

After a moment's thought, he immediately smiled and said, "Thirty-two yuan and seventy-two cents."

Shi Haisheng then reminded him, "Didn't you go to the supply and marketing cooperative and sell some goods for a few yuan after you came back?"

Shi Hailong smiled helplessly.

They're all so naive; no wonder they didn't all amount to much in their past lives.

However, he didn't blame his family; they were all honest and good people.

This is not a bad thing!

From now on, he'll be there to support me!

When this number was announced, the whole family was stunned.

Then everyone cheered, and Stone Mother instantly radiated joy.

Their backs seemed to straighten up a lot.

The eldest sister also seemed much more relaxed.

Shi Hailong could understand, after all, he had spent so much money, even though it was his own money.

But we're all family.

Naturally, no one wants to lose out!

"Keep this money for yourself. Save up more and we'll make another batch of fencing nets..."

Shi's mother wasn't stupid. This time, she didn't ask Shi Hailong to hand it over, but instead told him to keep it for investment.

Ten nets can fetch more than thirty yuan a day, so what about twenty or thirty nets?

The fact that the Stone Mother lacked knowledge did not mean she lacked wisdom.

Shi Hailong responded and then said, "I'll go buy the materials after I've saved up more."

At this moment, the younger sister said, "Second brother, you've earned so much money, could you give me a penny...?"

Everyone laughed when they saw Shi Haiyu's expression.

Shi Haihua also reached out and tugged at her second brother's hand, her meaning quite clear.

Shi Hailong laughed and said, "Alright, you two can each have one cent."

Tomorrow morning, my second brother will go buy meat so Mom can make braised pork for you all…”

Upon hearing that they were going to eat braised pork, the two younger sisters immediately nodded in agreement.

Shi's mother was in a good mood today and said to Shi Hailong, "I'll go buy the meat; you don't know how to choose."

Shi Hailong hummed in agreement, then put down his chopsticks and took out his money.

He first gave each of his two younger sisters a dime, and then took out ten dollars and handed them to his mother.

He had already separated the money beforehand.

Shi's mother hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it.

She didn't want to accept it at first, wanting to pay for the meat herself, but she instinctively took it anyway.

Having lived through hard times, some things are ingrained in our bones.

Frugality and thrift have almost become instinctive.

Shi Hailong could understand this, given the large family he had.

It's truly not easy for parents to raise their children.

How could they possibly support their six children if they didn't stretch every penny?

Not to mention that they all went to school, except that the eldest sister had a short schooling period and the eldest brother couldn't learn on his own.

Of course, he himself couldn't continue his studies after graduating from junior high school.

Shi Hailong glanced at his two sallow-faced and emaciated younger sisters, and the thin Shi Haisheng.

And her equally frail mother, and her eldest sister.

He was also very upset, but he said he wouldn't worry, he would get better soon and then his family could live a good life.

After dinner, Shi Hailong brewed a cup of tea as usual and sat down under the ancient banyan tree.

After dark, he took a small cloth bag and went to the woods at the foot of the mountain.

They didn't return for a long time, and the small bag was quite heavy.

He put the small bag under the prepared basket and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He decided to head to the county town tomorrow; he couldn't hold back any longer.

With the income from the fishnets, we can be a little more aggressive and take bigger steps.

He glanced at the stone house and then pulled out a wad of banknotes, which contained more than three hundred dollars.

Arriving at the ancient banyan tree, they laboriously lifted a large stone and placed the money inside.

Then they slowly lowered the stone down and pressed it down.

There's no way around it; without a good house, there's nowhere to hide money.

These days, it's even less safe to carry money in clothes.

He would only bring a few yuan with him when he went to the county town.

However, this time I need to prepare a machete.

So he went back to his doorstep, took the wood-chopping knife, and put it in the basket.

Once everything was settled, Shi Hailong went back to his room to sleep.

In the room, Shi Haisheng was already asleep, so Shi Hailong could only tiptoe into bed.

That night, Shi's father and eldest brother returned.

Shi Hailong was startled awake by the sound of his older brother entering the room and asked, "Brother, what time is it?"

Shi Haifeng replied in a low voice, "It's past three o'clock, isn't it?"

Upon hearing that it was already past three o'clock, Shi Hailong lost his sleepiness.

So he got up too.

"Brother, I can't sleep. I'm going to collect fish traps at sea so I can sell them at the early market..."

"Are you sure you can manage on your own?"

"Are the waves big at sea?"

"Just normal small waves, but I heard from Haiye that a typhoon might be coming in the next few days..."

"Okay, brother, you should go to sleep. You've been working hard all day."

"Take care of yourself..."

After giving him a few words of advice, Shi Haifeng went to bed, fell asleep immediately, and was snoring in the blink of an eye.

Shi Hailong felt sorry for his older brother, who was so tired and smelled strongly of fish.

She definitely didn't shower, but that's normal.

He turned off the light and went out the door.

He lit a cigarette, picked up the basket he had prepared at the base of the wall, and headed towards the village.

Before long, Shi Hailong had reached the sea.

Once he was about a distance from the dock, he took out the gas lamp, lit it, and hung it up.

In the pitch-black night, on the vast sea, a lone lamp and a small boat!

Shi Hailong rowed slowly and steadily toward Black Stone Island.

The wind wasn't strong tonight, but the waves at sea were still rising and falling by several tens of centimeters.

The waves are so big that you don't feel them on a large boat, but they are very noticeable on a small sampan.

Shi Hailong wasn't worried about deviating from the course. As a fisherman who had been at sea for decades, he was very familiar with the waters around his home.

It's so familiar.

However, by the time he arrived at his destination, a considerable amount of time had passed.

Surprisingly, my arms don't seem as tired today.

That's a bit strange!

The buoys were easy to find. This was near the coast, with no big waves or strong currents.

The buoy is still in the same old spot; it's easy to find.

Without further ado, Shi Hailong began to haul in the nets, pulling them all onto the boat.

As soon as the rope was pulled, Shi Hailong knew that his guess was correct.

If you continue fishing in the same spot, your catch will inevitably decrease.

The portion size is significantly smaller, probably less than half of the first time.

However, he was not disappointed. He pulled the fish up and began to untangle the net and pour out the catch.

After pouring it all out, there was no rush to sort it.

Organize and set aside the fishnets, then move on to the next set.

After he finished collecting both sets of fish traps, he rowed his famous boat to the other side of Black Rock Island.

Once we arrived at the location, we set down both sets of fish traps.

They still didn't sort the goods, and rowed their famous boat towards Haichao Town.

By the time he arrived at the Haichao Town dock, it was already broad daylight.

He docked at the pier, tied the rope securely, went ashore, and retrieved the baskets from the collection point.

They only started sorting after returning to the ship...