Back at home, Zhang Ze happened to see Chen Xudong coming out of his house.

"Adong, are you looking for me?"

Chen Xudong shook his head: "My relatives sent a lot of fresh longan, so I brought it over and everyone shared it." His longan is good, watery and sweet, and it is guaranteed to be delicious. ”

"Thank you for that!" Hearing that he was here to send some fruit, Zhang Ze didn't care, it was normal for people in the village to send each other some food, not to mention that it was a good relationship.

"By the way, did you buy the ship?"

"I just looked at it today, and I'm still talking about the price, it should be soon!" Speaking of boats, Chen Xudong grinned, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth, obviously about to have his own big ship made him very happy.

"Okay, when your ship arrives, we can go to sea together when we have time in the future."

"Okay, that's settled."

The two didn't talk much, Chen Xudong gave Zhang Ze a longan, but some others didn't.

This year, the fields were divided, but his relative's village itself planted longan, so it was still planted by a large collective.

In previous years, the production of longan was not much, and there was not much left by some local factories, and every household in the village would not waste it if they were dried and eaten slowly.

But from today onwards, everyone is doing it for themselves, so as soon as the season comes, many materials in the market will suddenly be in excess of demand.

The longan season starts in July and lasts until October, and it can still be sold at first, even if the price is lower.

But when the market is saturated, their longan cannot be sold.

After all, it is not their village that grows longan, there are other places.

The transportation is inconvenient, and it is not easy to transport longan to other provinces to sell, so some villagers think about sending some to their relatives, and whatever they can't eat will rot anyway.

For example, Chen Xudong's relatives sent a basket, the purpose of which was to let him give some to the qualified families in the village, maybe others still want to eat after eating?

"Aze, come and taste this longan, it was sent by Adong, it is big, sweet, and juicy." Zhang Huihong saw her son enter the door and hurriedly greeted.

Zhang Wu next to him ate desperately, and there was no child who didn't like these sweet things, including Tong Shuyao.

Seeing a large number of longans next to his daughter-in-law, Zhang Ze was shocked.

"Don't eat too much of this thing, it's easy to have mouth ulcers, and even dry stools and other side effects, and if you eat too much of this thing, you will get angry."

"I can't eat it!"

Tong Shuyao was taken aback, and then put down a dragon eye that he had just picked up in his hand.

After she became pregnant, her recipes were basically mastered by Zhang Ze, because Zhang Huihong was just a rural person, and she was given everything to eat after the family conditions were good, including hawthorn, which was not suitable for pregnant women.

In the end, after being discovered by Zhang Ze, she was strictly forbidden to eat indiscriminately, and she couldn't eat too much, every time she was hungry, she ate less and ate more meals a day.

Because of this, he was told by Zhang's mother a lot.

Fortunately, Tong Shuyao has a gentle and obedient personality, and she will cooperate with whatever Zhang Ze says.

The family had also asked him why he understood this, and Zhang Ze asked him from the doctor when he accompanied his daughter-in-law for an examination.

As soon as this excuse came out, Zhang's mother couldn't say anything.

Zhang Huihong saw that her son said that her daughter-in-law couldn't eat longan, and she regretted it: "It turns out that Shu Yao can't eat it, Adong's relatives plant a lot, and the price is now very cheap. ”

"Hey, that's okay!"

"Huh?"

Hearing Zhang Ze say yes, Zhang's mother and Tong Shuyao didn't understand it again, and looked at him together, as if they were waiting for him to explain.

"I don't let Shu Yao eat now, because eating too much may not be good for the baby in the belly. The doctor told me that pregnant women must pay attention to what they eat. ”

"However, the dried longan has the effect of replenishing qi and blood and calming the nerves, and Shu Yao can eat a moderate amount when she is confined, but don't have too much."

"And this thing is delicious, let's dry some and store it and eat it slowly, it's also good."

Most people in the south have a light taste, and even sweet in many places.

Boiled longan eggs in the morning, he still loves to eat.

This thing is probably not understood by northerners, after all, pig hearts can be made sweet, and adding some dried lychees seems to be very supplemental.

Zhang Ze still likes something sweet in the morning, but he doesn't like it very much at noon and night.

"In that case, then I'll go talk to Ah Dong tomorrow and ask his relatives to send some over. By the way, how much do we buy? ”

"Buy a 500 catties, it is estimated that it will be more than 100 catties when you dry it, and there will not be much left when the time comes."

This is still with a kernel, if it is with those who have taken the kernel in later generations, it will be a lot to have thirty or forty catties after five hundred catties of sunning.

And when Zhang Huihong heard five hundred catties, she almost choked on the longan that was eaten into her mouth.

"How many pounds?"

Longan is not a cheap fruit, and at the normal market price, it is estimated that a pound is more than nearly two yuan a piece, and ordinary people are reluctant to eat it at all.

This is still in the southern longan production area, if it is transported to the north, the longan can be sold at a sky-high price.

Even if the local production is cheap now, 500 catties is still a large amount.

Zhang Huihong originally only planned to buy fifty catties to dry, but at most one hundred catties.

Although there is not much after the sun, it is enough for his family to eat, but Zhang Ze is five hundred catties as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Buy a 500 pounds, money is not a problem. When the time comes, you can also send some to Aqian and Aqing. I sent it to the two of them, and Brother Bin didn't have to send some over there. ”

I don't need to prepare my own dried longan for my grandparents on Hong Kong Island, but my relatives in Nanguang naturally have to send some.

The next day, Zhang Huihong was going to buy longan, but it rained heavily, Zhang Ze was going to go to sea, but there was a P sea in this weather, so he took over the matter of buying longan.

He put on rain boots, changed into a raincoat and rode a motorcycle to Chen Xudong's house to show his intention.

Later, Chen Xudong also put on rain boots and raincoats, got on a motorcycle, and went to his relative's village.

It's not too far, about an hour or so to reach the destination.

The main reason is that the road is slippery on rainy days, and now there are no cement roads and asphalt roads, which are basically dirt roads, and there are pits and pits.

Some places are better, and some small gravel will be paved, and in some places there are many puddles, so Zhang Ze can only get down and push the motorcycle.

Fortunately, when I came to Chen Xudong's relative's village, the heavy rain had turned into a light rain.

This is a village backed by a mountain, and as soon as Zhang Ze came, he saw the longan trees growing on the hill.

Afterwards, the two came to a small courtyard, and no one came out on a rainy day, but when they heard the movement, the villagers came to the door to stare at them.

The main reason is that Zhang Ze's motorcycle is too conspicuous, and the richest household in their village doesn't have it!

"Third uncle, open the door, I'm Adong!"

"It's coming, it's coming." It was a woman who opened the door, and she was surprised to see Chen Xudong, "Adong, why are you here?" ”

"This is my friend Aze, I ate the longan sent by the third uncle yesterday, and I thought it was delicious, so let me lead the way and come over to buy some longan with you." Chen Xudong first introduced Zhang Ze, and then expressed his intention.

Chen Xudong's third aunt showed obvious joy on her face when she heard this, and hurriedly beckoned the two of them into the house, and then Zhang Ze saw a middle-aged man coming out of the house, still wearing a trouser belt, obviously sleeping just now.

On a rainy day, most people will choose to lie down if they are fine.

After the two sides got to know each other preliminarily, Chen Xudong's third uncle Chen Jiansong asked, "Aze, how much do you want to buy?" ”

"If it's suitable, I'll buy five hundred catties, and I'm going to dry the longan. By the way, how much is longan now? ”

"Hiss~" Several people were immediately shocked by this number.

Chen Jiansong has not sold hundreds of catties of longan at one time, thousands of catties have been sold, but they were sent to the factory.

It was the first time he had seen a person like Zhang Ze buy 500 catties.

But when he saw the motorcycle parked at the door, he was relieved, and it didn't seem strange that someone who could afford a motorcycle could buy five hundred catties of longan.

After the surprise, there is a surprise, five hundred catties, as long as it can be sold, then the life of their family in the second half of the year will be better.

"Longan is cheap now, some time ago it was just on the market and could be sold for two yuan a catty, but within a few days, the market was full of longans, and the price fell down all of a sudden. Now you can buy a pound of eight cents, and the amount of dried longan you want is so large, it is definitely cost-effective to buy it now. ”

"And you're still Adong's friend, so let's do it, I'll give you seven cents a pound here, what do you think?"

Seven cents a catty, five hundred catties is three hundred and fifty yuan, and he can earn it back by selling a red-billed eel in his space.

The price is so cheap, and he is a relative of Chen Xudong, Zhang Ze is too lazy to bargain again, after all, if it is cheaper, it will be a few dozen yuan less at most, and he is still willing to let the farmers earn this money.

"Okay, seven cents a pound, you can help me send it to the village when the time comes."

There are ox carts in the village, and it is much more convenient for Chen Jiansong to help transport them back and forth than to transport them back and forth on his own motorcycle.

"No problem, no problem, but it may have to wait for the rain to stop and the sun to come out for a day."

"Is there any explanation for that?" Zhang Ze asked curiously when he heard this.

Chen Jiansong explained with a smile: "That's the case, when it rains heavily in the morning, the longan tree will absorb a lot of water, resulting in the longan not being so sweet. Wait for the sun to bask in the sun, and the longan will become very sweet again, and the dried longan you will dry will be sweeter. ”

"I see!" Zhang Ze nodded suddenly.

After talking about things, Chen Jiansong wanted to keep them for lunch, but Zhang Ze refused.

Although the rain stopped and the sun came out again, they picked the longan and sent it to his home, and it was estimated that it would be the day after tomorrow at the earliest.

So they simply made an appointment to send it over the day after tomorrow, and Zhang Ze also planned to go to sea while the weather was fine and come back the day after tomorrow.

A day in advance, he could go to the city to sell the fish first, and then help the family dry the longan.

After returning home for lunch and talking to his family, Zhang Ze went to Jin Sanbao's house and asked them to send the longline to his boat, and then went to the dock to collect the bait first.

In the days behind the longline, Zhang Ze bought six more, and he could use them every time he went to sea, so that he would also have a longline available when he went to sea the next day after he came back, otherwise it would be difficult for Jin Sanbao's family to sort out the messy longline in time no matter how fast their hands were.

Coming to the pier, a large group of fishermen are ready to go out to sea.

A few boats carried the fish back, so Zhang Ze took advantage of the situation to buy bait from these people.

After the heavy rain, I thought it would be cooler, but it turned out to be very stuffy.

Fortunately, there is an air conditioner installed in his house, so the family will not be hot.

After the bait was purchased, Jin Sanbao also pushed the cart to send his longline over, and they still came as a family, and after moving the longline to the boat, they skillfully got on the boat to hang the bait.

As for the bait on the surface, it has been replaced by Zhang Ze with a magical bait.

After getting ready, the time had come to more than three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Ze thought about it and decided to take a detour to fish for red-billed eels first.

It was almost time for dinner after this point, and it was just when the fish began to be active.

When I came to the red-billed eel fishing spot, the time was only five o'clock.

Zhang Ze originally wanted to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner, eat early and fish early, but as soon as he arrived here, he found a reef area full of oysters.

"This"

Zhang Ze hesitated for a while, and finally decided to eat later.

Rice can be eaten at any time, but the tide rises later, and if you want to pry these oysters, you have to wait until the next time.

When he wanted to pry these oysters, he didn't like to eat them much, but he was worried about the seasoning of oyster sauce, and the dishes made with oyster sauce were indeed much more delicious.

It's just not easy to preserve, and it seems that he has to buy a refrigerator.

If he didn't have a space, he would have to buy a freezer.

The most important thing for fishermen is fish, and some seafood that cannot be sold can be put in the freezer of their own home.

However, there is space, Zhang Ze can eat the freshest seafood at any time, but he doesn't need a freezer.

Bringing his tools and coming to this reef full of oysters through a rubber boat, Zhang Ze just went up and saw a big puddle in the center of the reef area.

Suddenly I want to smoke!

Pumping holes are just as interesting as fishing, and you can catch a lot of good goods by making a nest and pumping the next day, especially in this day and age.

Pumps are not a rare commodity, and at present, the development of aquaculture in coastal areas must be equipped with some pumps.

I really can't buy it, Zhang Ze can also ask the village carpenter to build a pumping pole out of bamboo, the manual kind.

The space of the Multi-Fish is so large, there is no need to worry about the pumping rod not being able to fit.

After going to sea for so long, I honestly saw some big puddles, and it was a pity not to smoke them.

But now there was no time to think about it, Zhang Ze picked up the tools and began to look for those big oysters and pry them all down.

With two strokes of the dagger, an oyster the size of a palm was pried off, and the oysters here are probably not patronized, and all of them grow very large.

He threw it into the bucket, not intending to eat it raw and taste it first.

Although Zhang Ze likes to eat sauce, he doesn't eat this kind of original taste that has not been processed with anything, who knows if there are any parasites in it.

Then he continued to pry the oyster, and the oyster was relatively large, and the bucket was full in a short time.

Unlike abalone, it is small and likes to absorb each other, and a bucket can hold a lot.

Zhang Ze got up and poured the oysters in the bucket directly onto the rubber boat, and then continued.

This saves a lot of time, otherwise how many oysters can he pry back and forth?

Soon, more than an hour passed.

The sea began to rise, and although the waves did not rush to his location, it was estimated that it would not be long before Zhang Ze saw this.

There are not many oysters that have been pryed in a short time, it is estimated that they are only sixty or seventy catties, and there are not many shells removed.

Zhang Ze thinks that after going to Dongsha tomorrow, he can find out if there are any oysters, get some more, and go back to boil more oyster sauce.

(End of chapter)