Lin Xinhai was so happy at the dinner table that neither Chen Yuan nor Zhou Sheng could persuade him. He opened three bottles of Maotai...
Seeing how happy Lin Xinhai was, Chen Yuan was really afraid that he would do something bad if he drank. Chen Yuan drank a bottle and a half alone, and Zhou Sheng also drank almost a bottle.
Lin Xinhai had half a bottle of liquor, but he was still drunk and almost fell under the table.
This was the first time Xu Lixia met Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng, but she often heard Lin Xinhai talk about them, and she was full of affection for them. While they were drinking, she went upstairs to clean up their room...
After drinking, Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng helped Lin Xinhai back upstairs before taking a rest.
"Would you like to buy a house in Hailing?" Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng went to the bathroom to wash up and asked.
Zhou Sheng looked at Chen Yuan: "If you buy it, I will buy it."
"Then buy it." Chen Yuan said.
Their hometown is in the mountainous area of northwest Sichuan.
Most of the capable people in my hometown village have moved out.
There are dozens of houses in the whole village. When I went back four years ago, most of the houses were empty.
When he went back that year, Chen Yuan said he wanted to buy a house for his parents in the county town, but his parents didn't want it... He said he had moved to the city and didn't know how to live.
Chen Yuan’s parents have more than just one son, Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan also has a younger brother and a younger sister... They are twins.
My younger brother studied well and passed the second degree. My sister passed the junior college...
My parents grew peppercorns in the mountains. In the early years, they really couldn't make much money to support their three children. They were very annoyed. Over the years, Chen Yuan made a lot of money and sent a lot to his family.
Zhou Sheng and Chen Yuan live in the same city. He is also from the countryside, and his hometown is more remote than Chen Yuan's. At the same time, he is not an only child. He has an older sister and a younger sister. The elder sister was married long ago, and the younger sister and Chen Yuan
My younger siblings are of the same age...
There used to be a saying that the poorer the place, the more children there are.
In the mountainous area near Chen Yuan's hometown, there are many children who are not only children.
Chen Yuan brushed his teeth, washed his face, and said, "I have been drifting on the sea these years. When I return to my hometown... I don't know how to live."
"Grow peppercorns." Zhou Sheng smiled and said, "I'm quite confused too. Before I was at sea, I was looking forward to going home... Now that I'm ashore, I'm quite confused again."
Chen Yuan rinsed his mouth and said, "Go to sleep."
"Have you called Xiaoxin?"
"Fighted." Chen Yuan twisted his neck and was about to go out.
"The two of them still work in the electronics factory."
Chen Yuan said 'hmm' and said, "It's good to work in the electronics factory."
"Where does your brother work?"
"Also in Guiyang." Chen Yuan said: "I seem to be working in some technology company, engaged in software development."
Chen Yuan's sister is Chen Xin, and his brother is Chen Hao...
Chen Yuan lives on a boat all year round, and basically only calls home once a month, mainly to report that he is safe. He occasionally calls his sister, but only a few times a year. As for his younger brother...
Chen Hao changed his mobile phone number after he started working and has not been contacted since.
Sister Chen Xin and Zhou Sheng's sister Zhou Lan were in a factory. Chen Yuan also found out about Chen Hao's condition when he called his sister.
Living at sea for seven years will have a great impact on a person's character. Now that his younger brothers and sisters have all graduated from school, Chen Yuan feels that they have their own lives. But he himself does not understand what life is.
Zhou Sheng looked at Chen Yuan and said with a smile: "Go to bed and go look at the house tomorrow."
Chen Yuan went back to the bedroom and lay down.
I drank a little too much. Although my brain was very clear, my chest felt a little burning. I drank a bottle of mineral water...
There is an old saying that men are afraid of getting into the wrong profession and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.
Chen Yuan felt that he was born to beg for food in the sea. By luck, he became an offshore fisherman. Although the work was hard, he also made a lot of money.
Chen Yuan has been drifting on the sea all year round, but he has no concept of money.
My parents herded some sheep, had more than ten acres of peppercorns, and planted some land in their hometown. They were busy all year round, but I heard they only had an income of tens of thousands of yuan.
Chen Xin, a college student, has been working in an electronics factory for two years, earning more than 4,000 yuan at the beginning. Now her monthly salary is 6,000 to 7,000 yuan... but she can work 12 hours a day.
Although Chen Yuan's job at sea is dangerous, one year at sea is equivalent to Chen Xin's more than ten years of work.
Chen Hao is a college student. He joined the job last year. I heard from Chen Xin that his salary... was only seven to eight thousand a month.
Of course, not everyone in offshore fishing has such a high salary as Chen Yuan.
A normal distant-water fisherman who works with a large fleet receives a basic monthly salary + allowances + performance plus bonuses. Chen Yuan is not sure about the remuneration of other distant-water fishing vessels, but in their fleet, the annual salary is at least more than 200,000 yuan.
A slightly better one can cost three to four hundred thousand...
Different ships have different treatment.
Chen Yuan feels that he is very lucky, otherwise a rural person with a high school degree would not be able to earn 6 million in savings in eight years.
Chen Yuan keeps all the money himself. He has remitted a total of more than 300,000 yuan to his family over the years. After receiving the severance allowance, Chen Yuan's current savings are exactly 4.11 million yuan (after-tax income). With this money,
Chen Yuan can completely live the life he wants.
Thinking about buying a house here, Chen Yuan thought about the adventures at sea.
Chen Yuan has not tried his abilities yet, but he just feels instinctively that he is very strong now. As for how strong he is, it is not clear. Chen Yuan has great power... but these powers have not made Chen Yuan expand.
No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of flying knives; no matter how strong your strength is, you are still afraid of bullets...
It's better to keep a low profile and be an ordinary person.
Thinking wildly, Chen Yuan fell asleep before he knew it.
When I wake up again, it will be dark outside the window...
Chen Yuan took the phone. There were more than a dozen contacts on the phone. Chen Yuan dialed Chen Xin's number: "Hello?"
"Hey...brother."
"Are you off work?"
"It's time to get off work. I haven't had much work these days...have you finished your quarantine?"
"it's over."
"When are you coming back."
"It will take a few days." Chen Yuan said "Hmm" and was silent for a while, then said: "I am going to buy a house in Hailing. I will live here forever..."
"Hailing in Guangdong?"
"Um."
"The houses over there are very expensive."
"Going to see the house tomorrow..." Chen Yuan chatted with his sister and stuttered: "I heard it's not very expensive, seven or eight thousand one square meters."
Chen Yuan and his family's hometown is a small fifth-tier county town, but it seems to have been upgraded to a city now. The houses there with better conditions cost eight to nine thousand. The cheaper ones cost four to five thousand.
"Brother Zhou Sheng also wants to buy a house?"
Chen Yuan said ‘hmm’.
"There hasn't been much work in our factory recently. Zhou Lan and I went over to find you." Chen Xin said.
Chen Yuan thought for a few seconds: "Come here."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuan got up, washed his face, and went over to knock on Zhou Sheng's door.