The middle-aged fat man understood the reason when he took a closer look. There were too many fish, adding up to at least twenty or thirty kilograms. A child of twelve or thirteen years old was accompanied by a little girl and the fishing gear. Once It definitely can't be taken away.
"Little brother, where do you live? Why don't I keep an eye on it for you? You go back and ask the adults to pick it up."
Before Qin Hao spoke, the little girl asked. After doing it, he stood in front of the tin bucket and stared at the middle-aged fat man warily.
"I don't want you to see it, I'll come and see it."
The middle-aged fat man was happy, "Oh, you are so awesome, little girl, you are afraid that I will take your fish." "
The little girl snorted. Although she said nothing, her face was full of distrust.
The middle-aged fat man was a little embarrassed, but he heard Qin Hao say, "I originally planned to catch this fish and sell it, why don't you just keep it for me."
These words came out immediately. When he came out, the fat middle-aged man patted the dust on his butt and said with a smile.
"Why should I buy your fish? Why should I buy your fish? You have so many fish and I can't finish them even if I buy them back."
Qin Hao said calmly, "I can't eat them all." You can sell them to restaurants. At worst, I’ll sell them to you cheaper, fifty cents apiece. You can buy them at the market for at least eighty cents, and I won’t charge you a fish ticket.”
The middle-aged fat man heard this. Qin Hao looked at Qin Hao in surprise for a while, opened his mouth, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"How do you know I'm from a restaurant?"
He has a big head and a thick neck, and he is either a rich man or a cook. In this era of scarcity, everyone doesn't have much money in their stomachs. Walking around the street, you won't see many fat people. They all have slim figures that will be envied by everyone in future generations.
"You smell like rapeseed oil mixed with lard, and your left hand is obviously thicker than your right hand. You should be a master of spoon-shaking."
Looking at Qin Hao's His eyes fell on his "firm" belly again, and the middle-aged fat man smacked his lips, "Okay, you kid, it's interesting."
The middle-aged fat man looked at the iron bucket aside, as the restaurant's boss. Master, of course he understands the market conditions. As Qin Hao said, the price of fish is generally 40 cents per catty. Each of these fish is about two catties. Five cents per fish is definitely a good deal, and the most important thing is that there are no tickets.
In this era of scarcity, it is not possible to buy things with money, especially in-demand commodities such as fish and meat. In order to have a meal of meat during the holidays, many families use this ticket. You have to use it sparingly and dig it out from the gaps in your teeth little by little.
Of course, the value of fish is definitely lower than that of meat. After all, meat has a lot of oil, which can not only be eaten but also extracted, so fish can only satisfy the craving.
"Are you sure you can sell it to me for fifty cents a piece?" The middle-aged fat man licked his lips.
Qin Hao stretched out his hand directly and "paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other."
"Why are you afraid that I won't give you the money?" The middle-aged fat man said and took out a small bag from his trouser pocket. He took out a handful of scattered banknotes from his leather pocket, including a small "Great Unity"
It seemed that this was the first time that the girl had seen so much money. She looked at the fat middle-aged man longingly, and her mouth started to salivate. She was probably already thinking about how much delicious food she could buy with this money.
"Here, here are seven and a half cents. Count them." After counting the fish from the tin bucket one by one into his own bucket, the middle-aged fat man began to settle with Qin Hao.
Qin Hao was about to take the banknote, but the little girl's mouth dropped and she burst into tears.
The middle-aged fat man looked at a loss. Qin Hao was also a little curious and wiped the little girl's tears, "Why are you crying?"
"He bought all the fish , I don’t have any big carp to eat.” The little girl was sobbing, looking very sad.
Qin Hao and the middle-aged fat man couldn't help laughing, looking at each other and laughing.
"Give me six dollars and fifty cents. I'll take two fish back."
"No need, you keep the money. I'll take advantage of this deal."< /p>
Faced with the generosity of the middle-aged fat man, Qin Hao did not show any pretense. He took the money and said, "Okay, thank you very much."
The little girl saw that she could eat big carp at night. , and instantly burst into laughter.
Before leaving, the middle-aged fat man did not forget to shout to Qin Hao.
"Little brother, I work at Yipinju in the east of the city. If you want to sell fish again in the future, just come to Yipinju and tell them to find Master Niu."
Qin Hao rushed to Niu. The master made an OK gesture.
Master Niu followed the gestures, without thinking much, rubbed his hands, took the fishing rod and came to the seat where Qin Hao was just now.
"I still don't believe it. I can't catch a fish today."
"Let's go."
On the way back, the little girl was so happy Well, not only did I have a big carp to eat at night, but my brother also earned pocket money and was able to buy himself a lot of delicious food.
"You are not allowed to tell your family about the fish you just bought, you know?"
The little girl lay on Qin Hao's back and asked "Why?"
"Think about it, if mom sees that we have so much money, she won't be able to take it away." Qin Hao deliberately threatened.
Actually, it’s not a scare. Although seven yuan and a half is not much, it is definitely a lot. You must know that Wu Guihua’s salary for a month of hard work is only thirty-six yuan. She is used to saving. How could parents allow their children to keep so much money? They must keep it for themselves to feel safe.
As soon as the little girl heard this, her little head nodded non-stop, "Yeah, yeah, I listen to big brother."
The two fish did not affect Qin Hao's speed, and he quickly Crossed the city wall and entered Jinling City.
"Xiao Hao, you went fishing"
"How about it, did you catch any fish?"
"Oh, I actually caught two Hey, he’s quite big.”
Since it was the weekend, the entertainment life of ordinary people in the 1970s was basically non-existent. Those uncles and aunts who were on vacation liked to get together and talk about family affairs., seeing Qin Hao coming back with fishing gear, they all came up curiously.
In addition to adults, children also looked eagerly at the two big carps in the tin bucket, which had more air coming out and less air coming in. Their saliva was almost watering down.
The little girl proudly showed off to her friends.
"My brother caught this all, he knows how to catch it"
Qin Hao glared at her, so the little girl didn't get carried away and tell the truth.
When passing by Qiao's house, the courtyard of Qiao's house was open. Qiao Yicheng was playing with his three younger brothers and sisters. Naturally, the little girl did not forget to play with her friends.
"Wow, what a big fish."
"Where did this fish come from?"
Qiao Erqiang's saliva was almost drooling, Qiao San Li and Qiao Simei also had the same little expressions, not to mention how cute they were. Although Qiao Yicheng pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, he was actually swallowing saliva.
As if hearing the children's exclamations, Qiao Zuwang came out of the main room, looked at Qin Hao, and then stepped forward to look at the fish in the tin bucket.
"This fish is quite big. Where did you catch it?"
As soon as the little girl was about to answer, Qin Hao pulled her away without looking back. He was not too lazy at all. Talk to Qiao Wangzu.
Qiao Wangzu was so angry that he hit a soft nail. He cursed and said, "You are a heartless person. There is not much to eat and drink in my house. It's just two fish. It's like no one has eaten at all." Which is rare?"
Perhaps because he was really greedy, Qiao Simei Baba came to Qiao Zuwang and grabbed his trouser leg, drooling and raising his face.
"Dad, I want to eat fish."
Qiao Wangzu had no place to vent his anger. He became angry when he heard this and pushed Qiao Simei down. "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat." , none of them make you worry-free. With my little salary, you are all living in poverty.”
Qiao Simei burst into tears, while Qiao Sanli looked on timidly. The fierce-looking Qiao Wangzu also started crying.
Wei Shuying heard the child's cry and quickly came out of the kitchen to check.
He bent down with difficulty to lift his little daughter up from the ground, patted the dust on her butt, and complained softly to Qiao Wangzu.
"What kind of nameless fire are you, why are you angry with the child?"
Qiao Wangzu snorted, "That little bastard next door, you know what he did today "
"What did Xiaohao do?"
"I went fishing and caught two big carps," Qiao Wangzu said sourly, "One weighs two kilograms. His family. He didn’t know how to give one to our family after finishing the meal. Fortunately, we didn’t help him take care of the children in the morning. He is so heartless.”
Wei Shuying rolled her eyes when she heard this. The fish she had worked so hard to catch, Why should I share it with you? It’s fair to say that you help others with their children, but you obviously don’t help them, so why do you say that they have no conscience?
Of course, she didn’t dare to say these things in front of her husband. , could only look at the children who kept swallowing and sighed secretly.
On the other side, as soon as they got home, the little girl pestered Qin Hao to kill the fish.
Qin Hao thought for a while, cleaned the water tank in the yard, filled half of the tank with water, and then put two dying carp in it.
The carp, which was still struggling in the crowded space just now, suddenly felt that its surroundings became wider, and it immediately became more energetic. It flicked its tail and swam around in the water tank before gradually calming down.
"Brother, you lied. You promised to eat big carp tonight." The little girl became unhappy and pursed her lips. < /p>
The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while, as if she had gone through a painful struggle, "Well, eat meat today and fish tomorrow."
Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Hao started to make a fire to cook. It was not good to have a honeycomb stove. Every time he started a fire, he had to re-burn it, making it smoky. This meant that there was no concept of environmental protection at this time, otherwise this thing would be useless.
When Qin Hao cooked the rice, Wu Guihua also came back, but there was no scene of carrying large and small bags to eat. There was just a lunch box, and there was very little meat in it, but there was a lot of oil and water. Quite adequate.
It’s normal. After all, everyone is short of food and water these days. If you pay for a banquet, you have to go hungry in advance. When it’s time to eat, the dishes are often sold out before they are even served. , there is nothing left at all, which means that the waiters can get some from the kitchen in advance, and the diners will basically get nothing.
"Mom, come and see, big carp." While Qin Hao was warming up the food, the little girl didn't forget to show off to Wu Guihua.
When Wu Guihua looked at the water tank, her expression changed.
"Where did this fish come from?"
The little girl pointed to the kitchen, "My brother took me fishing."
Wu Guihua took advantage of the situation and picked up one. Bamboo sticks blocked the door of the kitchen. "Why did I tell you not to go to the river, and you brought Xiaolan with you? Are you going to make me angry to death?"
Being blocked Just then, Qin Hao quickly explained, "I'm not going swimming this time, I'm fishing on the shore. It's very safe. I also keep an eye on Xiaolan and never let her out of my sight."
The little girl also nodded vigorously and said in a sweet voice, "I didn't run around, I'm good."
Wu Guihua calmed down a little, threw away the bamboo stick, and poked the little girl on the forehead with her hand. After a moment, "You are the most naughty one."
The little girl hid behind Qin Hao aggrievedly, and made a face at Wu Guihua when she turned to look at the carp.
"You really caught this fish"
At the dining table, Wu Guihua looked at Qin Hao suspiciously.
Qin Hao spread his hands and said, "Can't someone give it to me for free?"
Wu Guihua thought the same, who could give her son two such big fish for free these days.
"Then let's keep it first, and then kill it when there are guests at home."
Little girlShe was unhappy when she heard it, "Ah, no, I want to eat it tomorrow."
Wu Guihua rolled her eyes at her little daughter, "I just ate meat today, and I have to eat fish tomorrow. How can anyone stand it?" Stop eating like this."
The little girl pursed her lips, and instantly felt that the shredded meat in the lunch box was no longer fragrant. She was about to cry, so Qin Hao held her on his lap to comfort her.
"Isn't it just a fish? After eating, I will go fishing another day. We are growing up now and need to supplement our nutrition." Qin Hao persuaded.
Wu Guihua felt a little soft-hearted when she saw her little daughter crying so hard, but she still curled her lips and said, "You are just a blind cat that meets a dead mouse. If this fish is so easy to catch, why don't we all go fishing?" Which turn will you get?"
"Don't worry about it. I have a way. If you don't believe it, I will catch two more for you tomorrow."
"Don't come here. Go to class tomorrow, and if you dare to skip school, see how I deal with you when I come back."
Parents these days are somewhat unreasonable, so Qin Hao didn't bother to continue arguing with her, and he would just sneak around go.
After dinner, the family sat in the yard to enjoy the coolness. The temperature was sweltering at midnight in midsummer. There was not even an electric fan, not to mention air conditioning, so it was somewhat cooler outside.
While Qin Hao was teaching the little girl to identify the constellations in the sky, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.
When he opened the door, he saw that it was Qiao Yicheng.
Qiao Yicheng stood blankly at the door for a while, then said to Qin Hao, "Can I lend you a fishing rod?"
"Can you fish?" Qin Hao asked.
Qiao Yicheng shook his head, a little frustrated, and turned to leave, but was stopped by Qin Hao.
"Come back from school tomorrow and meet in front of your house."
Originally, Qin Hao planned to leave his sister at Qiao's house in the morning and bring her to them when he came back in the afternoon. It was a fish, but when he thought of Qiao Wangzu's face, Qin Hao became very angry. Let alone letting him eat a piece of fish, even a sip of soup made Qin Hao feel embarrassed.
The grateful look in Qiao Yicheng's eyes flashed away, he nodded and turned to leave.
Qin Hao looked at Qiao Yicheng's back and shook his head secretly. This boy's face-conscious character has been so serious since he was a child.
This disease must be cured.
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