"Thank you, big brother." The children in the village took the banknotes and went back with joy.
"Zhou Tian, a total of twenty-three pounds and four taels."
"Zhao Ming..."
Xu Qing and his younger brother helped weigh the scales.
"Brother Xiaoyang, do you want to collect crabs? I don't catch many loaches, but all kinds of fish are good. Look at it..."
The sweet girl next door struggled to carry the small bucket, her mouth was flat, and she caught two loaches in the morning.
Zhou Huayang stroked her head lovingly and handed her ten dollars, "Take it."
"Thank you, Brother Xiaoyang, I can go buy lollipops." The sweet girl skipped away.
"Humph." Looking at the big bucket filled with loaches, suddenly a loach jumped out.
Fatty'er's eyes lit up and he was about to go over and pick it up.
But Xiaoxue got one step ahead.
Bah! As soon as Xiaoxue took a bite, she spat it out in disgust. It tasted so bad.
Fatty also tried to lick it, and immediately backed away. It was so far away that it was really hard to eat.
It seems that the texture and taste of these loaches that have not yet been moistened and mutated by Qingyuan essence are not in line with their taste.
Only two silly dogs, Ah Da and Ah Er, were not picky about food, so they stayed by the bucket, waiting for the loach to jump out on its own.
"Huayang, will you collect loaches tomorrow?"
In the evening, there were six large buckets filled with loaches at Zhou Huayang's door. Many villagers asked the same question.
This is much easier to earn than working in the mountains. The more you catch, the more you get. The key is that there are no skills. The children in the village like to catch fish the most, and you can also help the family make money.
Villagers with skills and patience can catch more than ten kilograms in at least one day. The most impressive achievement is Wang Dali, who mobilized his whole family, a family of three, to get a total of more than sixty kilograms. Everyone was so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear.
"Of course." Zhou Huayang waved his hand.
"Huayang, the total is one thousand eight hundred and six kilograms." Xu Qing came over with the account book and reported.
Zhou Huayang nodded and glanced around, "Now let's get them into the fish pond together."
Because of the high price of loaches, the village that was originally quiet at night is now full of people with flashlights and other tools looking for loaches, making the village more lively.
"Huayang, after collecting so many loaches, the price is still so high. Even if there is profit, it is still very low, right?"
It took nearly an hour for Zhou Huayang to return from Xishan. As soon as he got home, his parents started asking questions, fearing that their son would engage in loss-making business for the sake of face.
"Don't worry, I've already contacted the boss, and the profit won't be too low." Zhou Huayang lied casually. In fact, he hadn't contacted Ning Jiao yet.
Of course, with the texture and taste of yesterday, Ning Jiao had no reason not to accept it.
"Oh, you just have an idea." The parents were relieved.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Zhou Huayang came to Xishan again, planning to feed these loaches tonight some Qingyuan essence. Depending on the situation tomorrow, if it is suitable, he would send some of it to Ning Jiao.
But as soon as we reached the mountainside, we saw flashlight lights flashing near the fish pond.
"Get more than half of it tonight and sell it to Zhou Huayang tomorrow to trick this fool to death."
"Haha, he never thought that it was his own loach that he paid for, right?"
"Keep your voice down, don't be discovered, and move faster..."
One person stood by the fish pond urging, looking here and there from time to time, while three people took the net and kept fishing for loaches in the fish pond.
"..." Zhou Huayang came up behind him silently, and Ah Da and Ah Er were also silent.
"Hey, you guys are going a little too far."
The sudden sound startled all four of them, "Who is it?"
"Zhou Huayang?" When the flashlight shone, the four of them recognized Zhou Huayang, their faces full of embarrassment.
Two of them, Zhou Huayang also knew...they were Xu Qing's two followers, and they came with Xu Qing to help today.
Zhou Huayang was a little speechless that he would do such a thing. Fortunately, he didn't see Xu Qing, otherwise he would be even more disappointed.
The other two were unfamiliar faces, probably villagers from nearby villages.
"Hua Yang, this..." The two men smiled awkwardly, not expecting that the real owner would come in person.
"You want to trick me, a fool?" Zhou Huayang glanced around.
"I'm sorry..." Xu Qing's two followers apologized.
On the contrary, the other two men glared at Zhou Huayang menacingly, "Why, the fish belongs to you? What, does it have your name on it?"
"Get away from me!"
The attitude is extremely arrogant.
"..." This was too arrogant. Zhou Huayang shook his head. He was not interested in talking nonsense with such a second-rate guy. With a wave of his hand, Ah Da and Ah Er jumped out from the darkness, "Woof woof!"
Facing the vicious dog, the two men's expressions immediately changed. With no weapons on hand, there was no way they could beat the dog. They were thrown to the ground and rolled on the ground, and their clothes were soon in tatters.
Plop! The two fell into the fish pond in embarrassment, climbed up from the other side, and ran away without looking back.
As for Xu Qing's two followers, they were helpless and in a panic.
"I won't need your help tomorrow." Zhou Huayang took out his wallet, rummaged through it, counted out a thousand yuan, and handed it to one of them, "This is your wages for today."
"I'm sorry." The two accepted the money and bowed awkwardly.
"This matter has nothing to do with Brother Xu. We came here secretly behind his back." When they were about to leave, one of them added.
"Yeah." Zhou Huayang nodded. He has been asking Xu Qing for help these days. This man is loyal and has rich experience.
As for the two followers, they were called to help because of his face.
Otherwise, who can Zhou Huayang look for?
Naturally, they didn't dare to take the tools with them when they left.
Looking at the loaches packed in large barrels, they must have weighed hundreds of kilograms.
"These bastards." Zhou Huayang cursed and poured the loach back into the fish pond.
Four balls of Qingyuan essence were added in succession, and the fish pond suddenly boiled like boiling water.
"You two just guard the fish pond." After watching for a while, Zhou Huayang was about to go down the mountain. Because of what happened just now, Zhou Huayang was worried that someone would sneak up the mountain to steal fish.
"Woof woof." Ah Da and Ah Er were stunned. It was so cold on the mountain and there were wild animals. They felt aggrieved immediately.
"If you do well, you will be rewarded." Zhou Huayang added.
The two dogs immediately lay down on the edge of the fish pond, one on the left and the other on the right, and gave Zhou Huayang a look, "Don't worry, this place is left to us!"
Zhou Huayang was still very reassured about their safety. After eating so much Qingyuan essence from him, with the current physique of these two dogs, even if adult wild boars came, they would not be able to get rid of them.
After Xu Qing heard about the incident from his younger brother, Zhou Huayang came over to apologize as soon as Zhou Huayang got home.
"Huayang, I'm really sorry, I..."
"It's nothing, it's none of your business. Let's find two reliable people to come and help tomorrow." Zhou Huayang waved his hand. He couldn't trust those two people to continue using them.
"I understand. I will teach Lao Chen and the others a lesson when I get back. I'm really sorry."
Xu Qing looked ashamed. He was very angry at his two brothers for their short-sightedness. They followed Zhou Huayang and were afraid that they would not make any money? The key is their future. Because of the difference in their thoughts, his two brothers will definitely regret it in the future!
After chatting for a few more words, Xu Qing sighed and left.
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