Quick Time: The Cannon Fodder chooses to Farm

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Chapter 36 Eight Zero Best Sister-in-law (36)

  However, she still wants to go to Tongcheng where her elder brother and sister-in-law are located.

  That's much bigger than a small county town. It's good to buy some things that don't exist here, and earn some college living expenses.

  She sorted out the money in her hands: Xu's mother gave her all the money she made from making clothes recently; plus the two hundred dollars she had saved before; Bonuses for the pacesetter commendation meeting; bonuses for being recommended to the No. 6 Middle School of Huada University...the

  sum of all kinds, the balance on hand is 405 yuan, which is really a lot. After all, the monthly salary of the eighth-grade workers in the factory has not broken 100.

  Xu's mother helped to clean up a pile of food:
  the fungus mushrooms were picked by her uncle who went up the mountain to dry after the Qingming Festival, and they were still very fresh.

  A pack of kelp and dried shrimps from her sister-in-law's family. Although it is not worth the money, you may not be able to buy it in Tongcheng if you want to eat it.

  Xu Yin recalled the introduction about Tongcheng in the book, oh, it is an inland province and city without the sea on all sides, and the transportation is not very developed now, so it is really not that convenient to eat some seafood.

  With a thought in her heart, she opened up a small idea of ​​making money:

  since she can bring back goods that cannot be bought here from Tongcheng to earn the price difference, she can also bring some goods that are available here but not in Tongcheng to earn the price difference.

  She decided to go to her sister-in-law's natal house and grandmother's house before setting off to buy more seafood and mountain products to take there.

  Anyway, there is an expansion backpack, not afraid of not being able to carry it, and even if it is not good, there is a system warehouse.

  So early the next morning, under the puzzled eyes of her mother, "Do you want to go if there are so many kelp and shrimp skins at home?", she rode a small electric donkey and went out.

  Mrs. Xu's maiden name is Li, which is the largest surname in Houhai Village.

  Li's father and Li's mother are sixty-five years old this year, and have three sons and three daughters. Except for Mrs. Xu, the other two daughters are all married in the village.

  Although the three sons are separated, they are just next door, and they can come whenever they need something.

  Hearing that my sister-in-law was here, I was very surprised. I put down my work and warmly welcomed her into the house.

  "Have Yinyin had breakfast?" Mother Li asked.

  If you haven't eaten, cook a bowl of vermicelli with soft-boiled eggs, which is the highest standard for locals to entertain guests.

  Xu Yin hurriedly said that she had eaten.

  Mother Li still asked the eldest daughter-in-law to cook a bowl of soft-boiled eggs without noodles, but she had beaten two eggs and put a lot of rock sugar.

  Xu Yin couldn't bear their enthusiasm, but she also knew that it was their simple enthusiasm for entertaining guests.

  Fortunately, I made some preparations before I came, and took out two bottles of sorghum wine, two canned oranges, and two catties of brown sugar from the inconspicuous expansion schoolbag.

  The sorghum wine is bought at passing supply and marketing stores.

  Brown sugar and canned food are still stockpiled in the system.

  Where is the Li family willing to accept it?

  Xu Yin took advantage of the opportunity to express her intentions: "I still have something to trouble my lord and aunt. If you don't accept me, I'm too embarrassed to ask. That's how it is. I'm going to Tongcheng to visit my brother and sister-in-law in a few days. It's far away from the sea and I can't buy it." What kind of seafood, I just want to buy some to take. If you don't have any at home, please ask the uncle or aunt to ask the neighbors around. You can pay the price according to the usual price. I just bought it fresh from the door." "What kind of trouble is this?

  " Yes, I'll show you right away, don't buy what our family has, and give it to my son-in-law and grandson, where can I get you to pay for it."

  Mother Li said as she took Xu Yin to the storage room.

  There are quite a few types of seafood that Li's sun-dried, including kelp, dried razor clams, dried clams, and mud snails, all of which are picked up when they go to sea.

  For example, I picked up a lot of small sand crabs when I went to the sea this morning. A basket weighed about four to five catties. Mother Li took them home, rinsed them, marinated them with salt and wine, and sold them at the market in a few days.

  If she had known that Xu Yin would come, she would not have marinated, after all, freshly fried tastes more delicious.

  After Xu Yin looked at it, she was silent for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Are there any bigger ones? For example, prawns, yellow croakers, hairtails, squids, swimming crabs, etc. I have enough money, so you can just rest assured."

  Mother Li was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Where can we get what you said here?" "

  ..."

  After listening to her explanation, Xu Yin realized that Houhai Village is just a small place where the Gulf comes in, at best it is a place. The corner of the bay is actually far away from the real sea.

  The fishermen here mainly rely on the sea to pick up some small seafood, and go to the market to sell them in exchange for food and meat. After all, this is a saline-alkali land, and they cannot grow crops.

  Collective fishing boats go out to sea to catch the kind of big seafood that Xu Yin said, but they are often transported back, and before they get off the dock, they are purchased by some state-owned units such as large factories and supply and marketing cooperatives.

  Small personal fishing boats generally only circle the mouth of the bay, and the species that can be caught are extremely limited.

  But even if you do catch large fish, shrimps and crabs, you will go to the city to find buyers, and it is unlikely to sell them in the village.

  Xu Yin: "..."

  I never expected it to be like this.

  No wonder Xu's mother always complained that the in-laws were so poor that they only took some kelp and mud snails as gifts, that's because they really only had these.

  My heart suddenly felt a little blocked.

  It is said that relying on mountains to eat mountains, and relying on seas to eat seas, it seems to be quite rich and comfortable, but it is really difficult to understand how difficult it is when you really integrate into this environment.

  "It's much better now than before." Li's mother is quite optimistic, "Especially this year, after contracting the tidal flats, we don't have to wait for the tide to go out to catch the sea. Our family raises mud snails, clams, and razor clams, which can be sold for a good price during the New Year. If you go to the sea to pick it up on weekdays, you can earn extra money. Yinyin, go back and tell your mother-in-law that part of the money our family owes can be paid back a year ago. The price of goods in the first month is expensive, and if it sells well, you can pay back some, no It will take too long."

  Xu Yin hurriedly said: "Don't worry about money, just take your time, if tidal flat farming can be done, life will become more and more stable in the future, and good days are yet to come." "

  Yes Yes, we are looking forward to having a stable business, going to the sea is always God's reward for food, when the weather is sunny, we don't feel anything, but when there is a typhoon, we will know how difficult it is to eat this bowl of rice."

  Through chatting, Xu Yin finally figured out the types of seafood that Houhai Village has:

  just some small seafood that are easy to get in the sea, such as dried shrimps, mud snails, razor clams, clams, sand crabs, kelp, seaweed, etc.

  The price is very cheap, one yuan can buy enough food, and it can be eaten for a long time if it is dried in the sun.

  There are no other abalones, scallops, large prawns, swimming crabs, etc. that she wants to buy.

  Not to mention that she can't buy it with money, the fishermen in Houhai Village don't often see it, and when they see it, they will look around strangely.

  "..."

  Good guy! How does this look like a seaside? It feels like I'm leaning on a fake sea.

  She was naive, when she heard about the sea, she thought there were all kinds of seafood.

  Having said that, the main thing is that they are too poor.

  If there is a fishing boat...of course, it is not the kind of small fishing boat that can only circle around the mouth of the bay, but the kind of big fishing boat that is not afraid of wind and waves and can go far in the sea. Isn't there all kinds of seafood you want to eat?
  Thinking of this, Xu Yin was full of energy again.

  "Ma'am, how is the establishment of the fishing organization mentioned last time? Have you bought the fishing boat?"

  She is still a nominal shareholder.

  Although the investment is not much and the proportion is not high, they are also shareholders and have the right to care about the business they invest in.

  "Coincidentally, I went to the town to set up a stall yesterday and heard someone talking about it." Li's mother stroked her hands, "I heard that the ocean-going ship has been bought, and it seems that the sea trip is scheduled for the beginning of next month." "I heard that too.

  " The eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family cooked a bowl of soybeans and served them to Xu Yin as a snack, and said casually, "But I didn't come back so soon after traveling far away. It is said that it will be at least two or three months, maybe it will be back at the end of the year. But I will come back at the end of the year." That's right, it happens to be divided into New Year's goods."

  Xu Yin was stunned: "New Year's goods?"

  "Yes, the son of our village party secretary also bought shares, and I went to inquire not long ago and came back and said that there is no money in the first year, but how much will be divided? Things, that's the seafood caught."

  "..."

  So, she will have big fish, prawns and crabs at the end of the year?
  Oh yeah! This trip was not in vain!
  (end of this chapter)