Fishing and Hunting 82, Starting with Three Sisters Who Overprotect Their Brothers

Zhang Fengxia stared intently at the two crucian carp, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Even the smallest one can sell for five cents!

So you just gave it away like that?

But remembering what her younger brother had done earlier that morning, she could only bite her lip and swallow her words.

"Your brother-in-law is in charge of the kitchen. Isn't a state-run restaurant just like your own kitchen?" Zhang Wenshan said with a smile, flattering him.

The state-run restaurant in town is not large and does not have a dedicated purchasing staff; the head chef in the kitchen also handles the purchasing.

Clearing up the connections can save a lot of trouble.

"Hey, you can't say things like that!" the plump woman scolded, but her eyes and eyebrows couldn't help but twitch upwards. "What exactly are you trying to do, kid?"

"Didn't the factory shut me down?" Zhang Wenshan sighed heavily, pausing deliberately.

The plump woman's eyes immediately lit up with gossip, and not hearing what happened next, she couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"

"Let's fight!" Zhang Wenshan omitted the gambling part, "My family was counting on me to work and pay off their debts."

You don't know, my family is struggling financially..."

He picked and chose, and soon created the image of a pitiful rural lad.

The plump woman sniffled as she listened.

Zhang Fengxia, standing next to her, had already reddened her eyes, her fingers gripping the hem of her clothes, and she kept muttering to herself.

"I understand the suffering we've endured... He's really matured..."

"You want to send fish to our area?"

It's impossible for someone collecting debts at a state-run restaurant to be stupid. The plump woman wiped her eyes and quickly composed herself.

"This is...difficult. Procurement is all done business-to-business, according to plan. We can only collect from you occasionally..."

Before the words were even finished, the refusal couldn't be clearer.

Zhang Fengxia seemed to understand what her younger brother was going to do, and the light on her face dimmed as she pondered how to comfort him later.

"Don't worry, sister, I wouldn't do anything to upset you."

Zhang Wenshan changed the subject and asked casually.

"The purchase order didn't include fine-scaled fish, did it?"

"What?" the plump woman exclaimed, then covered her mouth. "You can do fine scales?"

Zhang Wenshan nodded.

Fine-scaled fish are high-value cold-water fish that are not found in ordinary rivers and reservoirs, and many people have never seen them in their lives.

Moreover, the fishing is also very difficult.

They disappear completely when the water temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius, because their flesh is delicate and easily damaged by fishing nets, spears, or other tools.

Its rarity far exceeds that of ordinary freshwater fish.

Judging from the plump woman's reaction, rare items are valuable no matter the era.

"How much can you get?" The plump woman licked her lips, her brows furrowed with longing.

"It's hard to say, those things are very precious, and they're difficult to catch."

"That's right, as long as you can get it, I'll give you this amount." The plump woman held up four fingers and shook them vigorously.

"I'll give it a try." Zhang Wenshan smiled憨厚ly, not giving a definitive answer.

I had some doubts in my heart.

Why can fine-scaled fish sell for such a high price now?

"Don't try! It has to work, even two or three will do." The plump woman grabbed his arm anxiously, her voice low, "There's an important reception task, your brother-in-law is so worried he can't even eat."

So this is how you become relatives?

Zhang Wenshan chuckled inwardly, but his face was full of embarrassment: "Now that you put it that way, I'm even less inclined to agree..."

It's no wonder they were there to entertain guests.

Wherever there are people, there is a social hierarchy and human relationships.

"You little rascal, you're as cunning as a monkey when you're tangled up with hair." The plump woman stomped her foot and held out her hand again. "Is this price okay?"

"I have to do your thing, even if it's impossible."

With the deal settled, Zhang Wenshan was in high spirits and sat down to slurp up the noodles in his bowl.

I must say, the 82 stir-fried noodles were really generous with the ingredients.

Fragrant!

"Young man," Zhang Fengxia said, staring at the noodles she could barely afford even during the Lunar New Year, her heart pounding, "you're talking about five yuan?"

He was completely absorbed in the gesture he had just seen.

"Yes, five yuan." Zhang Wenshan didn't hide it.

According to the intelligence map, the underground river is not close, and we'll need help to catch the fine-scaled fish.

"What kind of fish can sell for five yuan?"

"Wild mandarin fish, salmon, sturgeon..." Zhang Wenshan listed seven or eight kinds of fish, and finally concluded, "Our place is small, so we can only sell them for high prices when we have to host a banquet."

There is no shortage of wealthy people in any era.

The key is finding a way and making connections.

"The city is so nice!" Zhang Fengxia exclaimed, her eyes wide with longing.

"So we can't just rely on farming." Zhang Wenshan pushed the noodles in front of his older sister. "Eat quickly, or they'll get soggy."

"I should have brought a lunchbox; we've never had such delicious noodles at home before."

"Okay, remember to bring it next time."

"I wouldn't dare, it's too..."

Zhang Fengxia instinctively refused, but remembering the price her younger brother had just negotiated, the words stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

Even more terrifying, a strange thought arose in my mind.

Noodles at 35 cents don't seem expensive.

……

The siblings returned home before 11 a.m.

"I'm dying of thirst."

As soon as Zhang Fengxia entered the room, she went straight to the water vat and gulped down half a ladleful before she could recover. Zhang Wenshan followed suit and took the water from her, also drinking it down in large gulps.

Xu Xiulian came out of the east room.

Looking at the siblings, drenched in sweat, he frowned. "Why are you walking so fast in this heat?"

"Catch fish." Zhang Fengxia went straight to the dish rack without turning her head, pulled out the steamer cloth used for steaming buns, and asked, "Little brother, are you up to this?"

"Almost there, let's give it a try."

"I'll go get the needle and thread."

"I'll go fix the net frames."

After saying that, Zhang Wenshan disappeared in a flash.

Xu Xiulian could only hold onto Zhang Fengxia.

"What's all the rush about?"

"Mother, you don't know, my little brother was amazing today!"

At this moment, Zhang Fengxia had completely lost her elder sisterly authority and was utterly subservient to money. She gesticulated wildly as she recounted what had happened the previous morning.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiulian felt her legs cramp.

On this sweltering day, I felt a chill down my spine. I swayed as I sat on a small stool, and it took me a long time to recover.

Two and a half pounds of crucian carp were exchanged for 82 cents.

One meal cost seven cents.

Then they struck a deal for a big sum of five dollars!

I thought I had already seen my son's skills yesterday, but I didn't expect there to be something even more impressive today.

"Boss, you...you guys haven't been fooled, have you?" Xu Xiulian, having recovered, asked tremulously, "What kind of fish is five yuan a pound?"

"Fine-scaled fish." Zhang Fengxia straightened her back and patted her chest as she said, "I was right there at the time, and they initially said it would cost four yuan."

The younger brother didn't agree, and after a few words, the woman raised the price to five yuan.

Mother, let me tell you, my little brother has really grown up now, and he's become much more sensible...

The eldest sister then repeated the part where Zhang Fengshan told her that the family was struggling.

In rural areas, families with few able-bodied men are often looked down upon if their sons are unreliable.

Their family happens to have both.

Seeing her son able to stand up and earn money, Xu Xiulian couldn't help but shed tears, saying repeatedly, "It's good that you're sensible. Come on, let's sew together."

The mother and daughter had just picked up their needles and thread when they heard the door slam shut.

They thought Zhang Wenshan had returned.

Looking up, I saw Zhang Jianshe with a gloomy face, throwing his hoe and pickaxe on the ground and going straight into the house, ignoring everyone.

Zhao Hongwei followed silently as he packed up his tools, his expression equally grim.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Zhang Fengxia stepped forward to help, her heart pounding with anxiety.

"Aba, Aba..."

"Some people are gossiping, so they won't let us dig?"

Once Zhang Fengxia understood what had happened, the joy that had just risen in her heart vanished instantly.

The five-yuan fish hasn't arrived yet.

But that toad pond is clearly a place where you can make money in the long run!