Shui Jianguo saw that the people gathered around them were all aunties, and he was no longer so shy. He introduced directly: "These are the fish caught in the past two days. We have specially divided them into categories.
Among these small mandarin fish, one has two hairs, and the larger one has five hairs.
Shibazi weighs more than ten kilograms each. It is a rare and good fish. Each one costs two yuan.
There is one small piece of white fish and two large pieces. "
The ladies heard that the price was very reasonable. They have been experts for many years, so they must have noticed that the fish was fresh.
Shui Shangqing and his four sons were busy loading fish for others, collecting money and making change. Sold out in two hours.
A woman who came after hearing the news looked at the cart with only a few small fish left, and was filled with regret. He asked Shui Shangqing: "Brother, will you come tomorrow?"
"Come on, there are many more at home. Whatever fish you want, I can reserve it for you first."
"Really, how do you sell your fish?"
"We sell the small mandarin fish for 2 cents and the big ones for 50 cents. The 18-year-old fish are sold for 2 yuan each. The small white fish are sold for 2 yuan each."
"Then leave me ten big mandarin fish and two eighteen-year-old mandarin fish. I will definitely come tomorrow." The woman was wearing an unpatched military coat and smelled of cream. She was so generous.
"Okay, don't worry, I will leave some for you. We set up the stall in the morning every day. If you can't come before noon, we will sell the reserved fish."
"No problem. After all, if that happens, I will break the promise and I can't blame you." After saying that, he turned around and went to other stalls.
Xiao Qi tugged at Shui Shangqing's clothes: "Dad, we've almost sold the fish, can we go home?"
After all, it’s not that pleasant to stay outside when the weather is more than ten degrees below zero.
Shui Shangqing stuffed the three children into the quilts on the cart and pushed them to buy grain and eggs.
The money collected just now is all in the boss's hands, and he has made a total of 590 yuan, which is considered a windfall.
He set aside money to buy grain and eggs, and put the rest neatly in his coat pocket.
Shui Shangqing bought fifty kilograms of rice, one kilogram was 1.5 cents, and he spent 7.5 yuan. Ten pounds of white flour, one pound is 1.8 cents, and it cost 1.8 cents. Eighty kilograms of corn crumbs, nine cents per pound, cost seven and two yuan.
Eggs cost eight cents each, so I bought thirty of them and put them in my own basket. The five father and son rushed home happily.
Because it was not as cold as in the morning at noon, the road was much easier to walk. Several people arrived home at one o'clock in the afternoon.
It was Jianjun, the third child, who opened the door and quickly welcomed his father and brothers in: "Dad, grandma has been warming the stew on the stove. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat hot rice."
Shui Shangqing touched his third son's head: "Why did you open the door for us so quickly?"
"The third child has been waiting in the yard, looking forward to your return."
The second child came out and told Dad. Then I moved the food to the kitchen with the boss. Fine grains are locked in the cupboard. The corn crumbs are placed in the grain vat outside.
The few people who went out went to the kitchen to fill up the food and ate it hungrily.
The old lady came out of the bedroom, looked at the people who had returned from the trip, and said gently: "If you don't have enough food, grandma will cook it for you."
"That's enough. Grandma is tired of taking care of my mother. Even if it's not enough, we brothers can do it ourselves." The boss quickly replied.
"I think you have all bought it today. You can bring more tomorrow. These little ones should stop running errands and help grandma take care of my sister at home."
"Okay, I want to accompany my sister." Xiao Qi was the first to agree.
Xiaowu and Xiaoliu did not refuse. After all, the three of them were the laggards today. Without them, we could still sell more fish.
In fact, some people in the village also noticed that the Shui family was digging ice for fishing, and they also went there secretly, but all they caught were small fish, or just a few here and there.
This kind of thing really depends on luck, so I won't be envious.
At night, Shui Shangqing gave all the money he earned today to his daughter-in-law Liu Xuemei, surprising her: "So much money? Is fish valuable now?"
"Not really, it's just that it's the New Year's Eve next door, and people at the morning market are willing to spend money. The fish we brought are big and good. There are still people making reservations."
Liu Xuemei picked up the money and counted it carefully: "This is a total of 565.1 yuan. This is the income from a car of fish. This year can really be a good year."
"Yes, our Bingyue is really the lucky star of our family. Look at which children have good things happening one after another after they are born." Shui Shangqing firmly believes in this.
"Don't say that, as long as our family stays together in peace, that's fine."
Shui Shangqing looked tenderly at his little daughter who was sleeping soundly in the bed: "Our daughter is so beautiful, as white as snow."
"I heard from my mother that the pheasants at home can basically lay eggs, so you don't have to go so far to buy eggs. If you have time tomorrow, buy some food. If you don't have any, come back quickly."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I want to go to bed early and get up early tomorrow to make money." Shui Shangqing is very motivated now. After all, the returns from selling fish are huge.
After five days in a row, all the fish in the yard were finally sold out. A huge sum of more than 3,000 yuan was obtained. In this era, there is enough money to give separate houses to several sons.
Shui Bingyue listened to the content of her father and mother's chat and felt that they were really easy to satisfy. Then if you think about something more, you will feel tired and fall into a deep sleep again, and your consciousness will become more and more stable.
When Shui Shangqing finally had some free time, he and his boss went to the home of his wife's eldest brother and second brother with the new year's gift.
One boar leg and two rabbits for one family is really a big deal.
When they were at the eldest brother's house, the eldest brother Liu Xueshan insisted that they take away the wild boar legs: "This year's heavy snow has closed the mountains, and it must be particularly dangerous for you to hunt wild boars. You'd better take them home. These two rabbits are enough."
Shui Jianguo took the boar leg, put it on the table, picked up Shui Shangqing and ran: "Uncle, we are going to the second uncle's house."
The two of them quickly got on the carriage and drove the donkey away.
Liu Xueshan and his daughter-in-law Huang Shan said: "This Jianguo has been smart and filial since he was a child."
"If someone gives it sincerely, we will accept it. We just need to help the brothers more when they get married."
Shui Shangqing smiled and shook his head: "You still have a way. Your uncle is obviously a big man, but he is very good at reading. Reading gives me a headache."
"My uncle must think that our family has many children, so he doesn't want to ask for too many rituals. We are not poor and generous. We are really lucky this year."
The two chatted and soon arrived at the second brother's house. Liu Xuefeng was playing with his grandson Goudaner, and was very happy to see his brother-in-law and nephew come in.
"This mountain road is not easy to walk. It doesn't matter if you don't come."
"No way, we came here right after we were busy with family matters. We can be late visiting relatives, but we have to come." Shui Jianguo has a clever mouth.
