Chapter 479: Are You Sure?
Chapter 479: Are You Sure?
In the evening, Zhou Chensen still returned with Zhou Ying.
After the family finished dinner, the three brothers continued to go out for night squid fishing.
Zhou Chenglei asked Zhou Chensen, "Second brother, you stayed up all last night. Are you planning to go out again tonight?"
"I didn't stay up all night. I took a nap on the boat, and I also slept when I got off work at noon."
"Take care of yourself," Zhou Chenglei said, not wanting to persuade him further.
During these two months, this was the time to make money. Who would be willing to waste it on sleep? The three brothers took their tools and went out together, only to bump into Li Xiuxian on her way back.
Li Xiuxian urgently called out to Zhou Chensen, "Ah Sen, wait! I have something to tell you."
Zhou Chensen then said to Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin, "Big brother, Ah Lei, you two go to the wharf first. I'll catch up with you later."
Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin left ahead.
After they were out of earshot, Li Xiuxian pulled him back to the old residence and said, "Did you ask Zhou Kang'an and Zhou Yongjian to go out and fish for squid tonight?"
"Mhm," Zhou Chensen wasn't surprised that Li Xiuxian knew.
Li Xiuxian said, "Why don't you let them fish during the day and have my brother and his group go out at night? Let's switch between the two groups."
"Why?" Zhou Chensen asked indifferently.
Li Xiuxian looked at him in disbelief, "Do I even need to ask? Of course, my brother is family, and I trust him more. How can I trust these two outsiders? What if they secretly sell the fish they catch? We'd be at a huge loss!"
After dinner, Jiang Xia waited for Zhou Chenglei to go out to sea before preparing to go back to the old residence to continue her work. That's when she overheard the conversation between Li Xiuxian and Zhou Chensen.
She wasn't in the habit of eavesdropping and turned to head home.
Zhou Chensen smiled, "Alright, as long as you don't regret it later."
Li Xiuxian said, "What's there to regret? He's my own brother; how could he possibly harm me?"
Zhou Chensen had been waiting for her to say this and didn't bother arguing, "Then starting tomorrow night, let your brother's group go out. Tonight, I'll go with Kang'an and Yongjian. Tomorrow night, I won't go out, and I'll get a good night's sleep."
Li Xiuxian, sensing his sarcasm, said, "Fine! You see, you don't trust Zhou Kangping's group to go out, right? If you used my brother's group, you wouldn't have to worry and go out yourself. Since you've already hired people, just let my brother's group do it. Every night, you go out personally. Can your body handle it?"
Zhou Chensen remained silent.
Li Xiuxian asked again, "By the way, how much did you make from last night's squid fishing?"
"Over six hundred," Zhou Chensen replied.
Li Xiuxian's eyes widened, "That much? Then we definitely can't let Zhou Kang'an's group go out tonight! We must switch. The small tube squid season has just begun, and once it's in full swing, won't we be making thousands every day?"
Zhou Chensen said nothing.
"Then it's settled. I'll go and tell my brother. Starting tomorrow, they'll go out at night, and during the day, Zhou Kang'an's group will go."
"Mhm," Zhou Chensen didn't bother with another word and directly walked out of the courtyard.
Li Xiuxian called out to him, "Is there any food left? I haven't had dinner yet."
"No, I ate at Ah Lei's place. I didn't know you'd be back for dinner, so I didn't save you a portion. In a while, Xia Xia and the others will be frying dried fish, so the stove will be busy. You can go and eat at your brother's place!"
Li Xiuxian was speechless.
After working so hard to rush back, she didn't even get a hot meal! Li Xiuxian, with a sullen face, pushed her bicycle out of the courtyard and headed back to her parents' home.
Arriving at the Li family, Li Qingmin saw Li Xiuxian and immediately asked, "Well, little sister? What did Ah Sen say?"
Li Xiuxian smiled, "Of course, he agreed! Shouldn't we use our own family instead of outsiders? How can outsiders be as trustworthy as family?"
"That's right! How can we rely on outsiders?"
Li Xiuxian nodded, "Is there any food? I haven't eaten yet! When I got back home, they had already finished eating, and didn't even save me any food."
Li Qingmin immediately said, "There is, if not, we can cook some! Ah Jin, quickly make some noodles for your little sister, and add a couple of eggs!"
Li Xiuxian's eldest sister-in-law readily agreed, "Okay, I'll do it now!"
Li Xiuxian smiled, "Thank you, eldest sister-in-law!"
Nothing beats the warmth of one's own family home! Even if they had already eaten, they would still cook a fresh meal for her.
The next morning, Jiang Xia, along with He Xinghuan, headed to the wharf around seven o'clock to collect small tube squid and casually inquire about Mr. Jin's decision.
Coincidentally, Li Xiuxian was also pushing her bicycle out from the old residence.
Jiang Xia greeted her, "Second Sister-in-law, off to work?"
Li Xiuxian nodded, "Yes, has Yingying had her breakfast?"
Jiang Xia nodded, "She's finished and is about to head out."
Li Xiuxian muttered, "Why is she so slow? I'll go check on her!"
She parked her bicycle and walked into the new house, shouting, "Zhou Ying, are you ready? Why are you taking so long for breakfast? When did you start eating? Mom needs to go to the wharf to see if Dad is back from fishing! Hurry up, I'm not waiting for you!"
Without a word, she left.
Zhou Ying, with her backpack on, ran out, "I'm coming!"
Li Xiuxian exclaimed, "Really, why are you so slow!"
Li Xiuxian pulled Zhou Ying out of the courtyard, kicked the bicycle's stand, and lifted Zhou Ying onto the bicycle, then hurriedly pedaled away.
As Zhou Ying passed by Jiang Xia, she waved happily, "Bye, Auntie!"
Jiang Xia smiled and waved back, "Bye!"
Li Xiuxian arrived at the wharf, and the fishing boats of Zhou Chenglei's three brothers had all returned.
Li Xiuxian asked Zhou Ying to wait on the wharf while she ran down to their boat. She saw seven or eight baskets of small tube squid and a deck full of fish, piled up like a small mountain, mostly goldthread fish. This pile alone was estimated to weigh five or six hundred pounds!
They must have caught the small tube squid and then dragged the net again.
She smiled, "Today's catch is good!"
Zhou Chensen nodded, "Yeah, there's three to four hundred pounds."
Li Xiuxian took another glance at Jiang Xia's fishing boat.
There were over a dozen baskets of small tube squid and a deck full of fish!
If the pile on their boat was a small mountain, the other boat's catch was a massive mountain!
How did Zhou Chenglei get so lucky? Li Xiuxian glanced at Tian Caixia's boat.
It was similar to theirs, but Tian Caixia's family had sent out two fishing boats today!
That's one more boat's worth of catch than their family! Li Xiuxian's heart couldn't help but feel sour, and she regretted not knowing what to ask for during the family division.
Li Xiuxian had to go to work, so she took one last look and hurried off.
This time, the two Li brothers didn't come; they didn't want to help with the fish, and since they were going out to sea that night, they decided to stay home and rest during the day to be well-rested for a big catch that evening.
Zhou Chensen instructed Zhou Kang'an and the other to move the small tube squid to the tractor and sort the fish. They sent it to the purchase point, asking Zhou Chenglei to help sell it, and then they went home to shower, eat breakfast, and head to work.
In the evening, Li Xiuxian and Zhou Chensen returned, and the three of them had eaten in town before coming back.
That night, Zhou Chensen didn't go out to sea with the Li brothers.
The next morning, Li Xiuxian woke up early and asked Zhou Chensen to take their daughter to school while she went to the wharf to meet the boat.
It was almost eight o'clock by the time her eldest brother returned with the boat.
Li Xiuxian didn't have a class during the first period, so she wasn't in a rush to get back to school.
Excitedly, she ran towards their fishing boat.
Dear readers, Happy New Year!
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