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Chapter 483: Uninvited
Chapter 483: Uninvited
Zhou Chengsen listened to Hou Ye's words and scoffed, "The evidence is here!"
Zhou Chengsen couldn't be bothered to deal with them anymore and headed towards the purchase point.
Li Xiuxian looked at her two older brothers in disbelief, "Selling small tube squid at the city wharf?"
Li Qingjie quickly spoke up, "You must have mistaken us for someone else! We've never sold squid at the city wharf before!"
Hou Ye looked puzzled, "How is that possible? Just over an hour ago, I bought fifty-six pounds of small tube squid from you, and I also bought some yesterday. I still have the receipts and your signatures."
Hou Ye took out the receipts and unfolded them, "Comrade Li Qingmin, right?"
Li Qingmin felt like dying!
Li Xiuxian, of course, recognized her older brother's handwriting!
This time, Li Xiuxian was truly furious!
She looked at Li Qingmin and Li Qingjie in disbelief, "How could you do this? Starting tomorrow, you don't need to go out to sea anymore!"
Li Xiuxian left these words and ran after Zhou Chengsen.
She was so angry!
No wonder others bought fishing boats, went out to sea, and their lives got better and better!
Her life was getting worse and worse, and she was practically working for free every day!
Hou Ye: "..."
It seemed like he had caused trouble? Hou Ye quickly drove away!
Li Qingjie wanted to chase after Li Xiuxian to explain, but he was in too much pain.
Li Qingmin held him back, "Let's go home first! I'm freezing to death! Our little sister is still angry, let's wait for her to calm down, and then we can explain to her later."
Li Qingjie listened and decided to leave her be, as he was in immense pain himself.
A sister is always a sister, how could she not listen to them? Li Qingjie suddenly felt something flowing out of his nose.
He touched it, and it was a nosebleed!
Damn, Zhou Chenglei's punches were brutal.
Two punches to the abdomen and one to the cheekbone, he was knocked down for a good while, his head spinning.
At the purchase point, Zhou Chengsen apologized to Jiang Xia, "Xia Xia, I'm truly sorry. Don't pay any attention to their nonsense!"
Jiang Xia smiled, "Second Brother, there's no need to apologize. This has nothing to do with you."
Zhou Chengsen said, "Don't let their words upset you. It's not worth getting angry and hurting the baby."
Jiang Xia smiled, "Second Brother, don't worry. I'm not angry. Besides, Ah Lei has already stood up for me, and I'm no longer upset."
Zhou Chengsen nodded. He saw Zhou Kang'an and Zhou Yongjian walking towards the fishing boat and quickly said, "I'll tell Kang'an and the others that they don't need to go out to sea. We'll wait until evening."
Jiang Xia nodded, "Okay!"
Jiang Xia stayed at the purchase point, waiting for Zhou Chenglei.
As Zhou Chengsen walked away, he didn't even glance at Li Xiuxian.
Li Xiuxian had wanted to talk to him, but now she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
Li Xiuxian came to Jiang Xia's side.
Jiang Xia didn't pay her any attention either.
Li Xiuxian spoke again, "Xia Xia, what my brother said was too much. Ah Lei hitting him served him right."
Jiang Xia simply nodded.
Li Xiuxian didn't say anything further.
She stood with Jiang Xia, waiting for Zhou Chengsen.
After Zhou Chengsen spoke to Zhou Kang'an, the two of them didn't go out to sea. Instead, they helped Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin carry the fish from the boat to the wharf, just like Zhou Chengsen.
So, those who are truly diligent will always find work to do, why would they need others to call for them?
Jiang Xia said to Mr. Jin, "Mr. Jin, I'm going home. Someone came to buy the small tube squid, so I'm going back to settle the account."
Although He Xinghuan had already left, and she could settle the account, Jiang Xia didn't want to stay with Li Xiuxian.
After saying this, Jiang Xia walked home by herself. Halfway there, she saw Zhou Chenglei approaching with a load of fish on his shoulders.
Jiang Xia said to him, "Hou Ye came by car, I'm heading home first."
Zhou Chenglei replied, "Wait for me for a moment. I'll put down this load of fish and transport the small tube squid from the tractor first."
He had just seen that the tractor's cart was already filled with small tube squid.
Jiang Xia stood there, waiting for him.
After Zhou Chenglei instructed Zhou Chengsen to help sell the fish, he drove the tractor with Jiang Xia back home.
Li Xiuxian watched as Zhou Chengsen and Zhou Kang'an carried load after load of Yin Chang fish to the purchase point.
My heart aches!
Silver Pomfret!
More expensive than Golden Pomfret, the Silver Pomfret!
Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin carried them over, one load at a time! But she only saw two Silver Pomfrets on their own fishing boat.
She had no idea how many her older brother and his men had secretly sold!
The fishing season for Silver Pomfret in this area is also from March to May.
In other words, the number of Silver Pomfret in the sea will start to increase.
So, how many fish did her brother and her father secretly sell without her knowledge? The more Li Xiuxian thought about it, the more it pained her heart!
It was possible that she could have had enough money to order a new boat by now, but it was all the fault of Li Qingmin, Li Qingjie, and her father! Is there such a thing as a brother who would cheat his own sister?
This time, Li Xiuxian's thoughts were getting carried away again.
She didn't want to admit that she had been wronged, but in reality, they hadn't cheated her out of much money. However, people are like this; when they see others catching so many fish each time, they assume their own boat is the same.
If only she could stop thinking and realize that Zhou Chenglei was just a bit more fortunate.
Moreover, it was Zhou Chenglei's turn for both of his fishing boats to go out to sea today.
In the evening, Zhou Chenglei not only went light fishing for small tube squid, but he also set two drift nets in the sea.
In addition to setting the drift nets, they also trawled on their way back after hauling the nets near dawn.
When they were setting the drift nets and trawling, they encountered a school of Silver Pomfret.
Since they had two fishing boats, the number of Silver Pomfret they caught was a bit more.
There were over two thousand jin.
Li Xiuxian watched as Zhou Chensen helped Zhou Chenglei sell the fish, and they made over two thousand two hundred yuan!
Their own boat only cost two thousand yuan to purchase!
They earned back the cost of a boat in one night.
Even during the fishing season, it would take a lot of luck to catch over two thousand jin of Silver Pomfret. Usually, catching over a dozen of the same fish in one net is considered a good catch! But Zhou Chenglei always seemed to catch hundreds or thousands.
Zhou Chengxin wasn't doing too badly either; he sold over six hundred yuan worth of fish today.
Even Zhou Guodong, the family in the village known for their poor fishing skills, managed to earn over four hundred yuan today, despite usually only catching small fish and shrimp.
Every boat returned with a full load, except for hers! Because she had caught a rat in the rice jar, they were barely breaking even every day! Thinking of this, Li Xiuxian became angry again! Zhou Chenglei should have hit her brother as well, not just her! It was truly too much!
The more Li Xiuxian thought about it, the angrier she became, and she decided to go back to her parents' house to confront them. She didn't even wait for Zhou Chensen and left immediately.
On the other side, in Jiangxia, Hou Ye sent over a thousand jin of fresh small squid.
Jiangxia didn't dare ask Hou Ye to send too much, as they were already overwhelmed.
Hou Ye said, "The small tube squid is selling well for now. Hire a few more workers and try to make more. A thousand jin per day is too little! It would be better to make two thousand or even five thousand jin; I can sell that much."
Jiangxia replied, "We already hired three more people yesterday, but we only have so many stoves. Hiring more won't make a difference."
Jiangxia had already asked Zhou Mu to find more workers yesterday, and she hired Zhou Kangping's mother and sister, as well as a village auntie.
There were three stoves in the old residence, two in the new house, and two at Tai Nainai's house, making a total of seven stoves in operation.
With three new hires, plus He Xinghuan, Fen I, Xu Ling, Tai Nainai, and Zhou Mu helping out, Tai Ye Ye would also help with the firewood in the evening, and she would mainly be in charge of the firewood and assisting.
There were enough people, but not enough stoves.
With too few stoves, everyone worked until past midnight last night to finish. Each stove had to cook over ten pots, and just blanching the over two thousand jin of squid took an entire morning.
They really needed to find a new place, a small factory!
"Build a few temporary stoves, hire more people, and make more. I'll keep an eye out for a suitable factory for you."
After unloading the goods onto the truck, Hou Ye said a few words and quickly transported the thousand jin of small squid he had sent the day before.
He had many other matters to attend to.
In the nearby alley, several neighbors gathered, watching with envious eyes.
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