Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 83 What the hell is this? Don’t you like it?

Tan Shaoyang looked at Zhang Yishui and instructed, "Let them have some porridge. After they are full, you can cast two nets for fishing and then we will be back."

Zhang Yishui looked at him inexplicably, and said with a sad face, "I'm tired after a whole night, and you're still ordering me around?"

"I just want to lie down and sleep. I have no energy left."

Tan Shaoyang looked up at him, his expression unchanged, as if there was nothing wrong with his proposal. "What else? Since you're here, you have to cast a net!"

"Are you willing to earn this much?"

Zhang Yishui turned his grief and anger into appetite and ate happily.

After having enough to drink and eat, he boarded the boat and went to the place where he often cast his net to try his luck. "Why don't you cast a net? I usually don't have much luck."

Tan Shaoyang looked at the man who acted like a hands-off boss. He didn’t put in any effort last night, so he might as well give it a try!
"It's done!"

He has never been online in his life, but he wants to try his luck.
After getting on the boat, the two girls hid again.

Who doesn’t want to hide from this scorching hot weather?
Tan Shaoyang was fully armed. It didn't matter whether he got tanned or not. If he got sunburned, the burning pain would be uncomfortable. He didn't want to go out to sea and suffer that.

Tan Shaoyang looked carefully. The sun was reflected on the sea, refracting a dazzling light that made people want to squint their eyes.

There are quite a few small fish and shrimps on the sea, but no valuable fish are seen. I guess I won’t catch anything if I cast the net like this.

Thinking of the small fish and shrimps he had bought from the Internet earlier, he simply chopped them up and threw them all into one place. After throwing them all into one place, he gave instructions to Zhang Yishui.

"Don't paddle, just pause here for a moment."

Zhang Yishui's mouth twitched as he watched him do this, not caring at all, "Do you think you're fishing? How can you possibly attract fish like this?"

Tan Shaoyang shrugged. When fishing, you need to make a nest. What if you attract fish?
Why not give it a try?

Only by continuous attempts can we achieve continuous breakthroughs.

Waiting patiently, I estimated the time and cast a net.

Wait for the net to sink and collect it after half an hour.

Who knew it would become so heavy as I pulled it.

Even Tan Shaoyang, a strong man, felt a little tired.

Zhang Yishui stared at him expectantly and asked, "What's wrong? Are there any fish coming online?"

Tan Shaoyang continued smoking and replied nonchalantly, "Maybe I'm luckier than you!"

Zhang Xingning walked towards him with excitement on his face. When he pulled it up, he saw the shadow of the fish. Judging from its size, it must weigh at least five or six kilograms.

"Sea bass, you are really lucky, let's work together to pull it up, and then I will deal with it."

Sea bass are usually mixed together in groups of similar size, so this net is really worth it.

It looks like there are at least twenty or thirty of them.

The weight of the fish and the net made it difficult to drag, but the two men still managed to pull it up.

Zhang Yishui was extremely excited. He smiled as he processed the fish. He looked extremely happy. A sea bass of this weight would not be gone without 2.5 cents.

"Third brother, I asked you to come with me. Is that fair?"

Tan Shaoyang raised his eyebrows and said thick-skinnedly, "That's also because I have foresight! If I hadn't hit it by accident, you would still want to make money."

"Who was the one who looked down on me just now? You thought my method was ineffective, but it turns out it worked!"

Zhang Yishui looked as if he had lost money, but he smiled and said, "You're right, the third brother is still capable." He praised easily and didn't find it difficult to say.

Now I don’t feel tired anymore. Instead, I feel full of energy and can’t wait to surf the Internet again.

Tan Shaoyang exposed him without hesitation, "Don't even think about it. Are you going to chop up the sea bass and use it as bait?"

"But there's no time for you to go down the fish cage again."

Zhang Yishui was still unsatisfied, his face full of regret. He should have put in more small fish and shrimps, what a pity.

With regret, I looked at the sky and decided to return.

Human power is always slow, and it was already late afternoon when we got back to the dock.

We agreed at the beginning that the fish would be split in half.

The two girls picked out their favorites to take home, and the rest were weighed and paid for.

140 pounds of sea bass, 2 cents per pound, 5 yuan.

I earned 30 yuan from buying blue crabs and sea cucumbers, which I divided equally, 32.5 cents per person.

Tan Shaoyang could make some extra money by taking the car to the town, and he could easily make fifty or sixty yuan from this trip.

When he returned home, it was already evening.

As soon as I stepped through the front door and into the yard, I heard a lively conversation coming from the living room.

As soon as I entered, I faced everyone's gaze.

Tan Shaoyang paused and saw the person on the field at a glance. It was Aunt Azhen from next door. As for the little girl next to her, he didn't recognize her.

Tan Shaoyang said hello and went into the room to change clothes.

The weather was hot and humid, and pedaling the bike was very strenuous, so my clothes quickly got soaked and were sticky and uncomfortable to wear.

After taking it off, I didn't want to leave the room.

He wanted to be shirtless, with strangers around, but it was not very convenient.

Plus I was so tired that I just lay down.

Unexpectedly, just after he lay down for a while, Tan's mother came in after sending the people away, and looked at him and asked questions.

"Your Aunt Zhen brought her niece to play and stroll around our house. Although she didn't say anything explicitly, she just wanted to meet you. What do you think?"

Tan Shaoyang was originally dazed, but he woke up instantly.

"Mom, you're just making excuses!"

"Just say that I don't want to start a family yet. My family doesn't have the capital to marry a wife yet. Let's save up some money for the wedding in a few years!"

"Anyway, everyone knows the situation in our family, so no one would dare to complain even if I say this."

Tan's mother was choked by his casual tone. She raised her head and patted his arm, "Don't you like this girl? They are our neighbors next door. You should think carefully even if you want to refuse her."

Tan Shaoyang waved his hand and stopped talking, "No, it's just that I don't have any thoughts of getting married for the time being." The other party was so small, like a child who had not grown up, and he really couldn't bring himself to think about it.

Of course, some things are better left to be understood in your heart; speaking them out loud can easily offend others.

Although he didn't say it clearly, Tan's mother understood his thoughts. "You! If I reject someone like this, you won't be able to date in the near future. Otherwise, you'll easily offend people!"

"It will be hard to settle down if you meet the right one in the future."

Tan Shaoyang didn't care. He didn't want to talk anyway. "Mom, I'm exhausted. Let me sleep for a while. You can call me when it's time to eat." "It's up to you. It's not appropriate anyway."

Seeing how tired her son looked, Tan's mother didn't know what to say. She sighed and went out.

What's going on?

Didn’t Ah Zhen have no idea earlier?

Why did he bring the person here directly? He really caught the person off guard and didn't even give him a chance to react!
We all live next door to each other, and if we're not careful it could easily lead to a conflict. I feel annoyed just thinking about having to deal with this.

Unlike Tan's mother who was impatient, Ah Zhen took her niece home and asked for her opinion. Unexpectedly, her niece started to dislike the other party's rude appearance as soon as she opened her mouth.

He is tall and strong, like a ferocious villain. If he beats his wife after marriage, she will not even be able to resist.

Ah Zhen was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She couldn't believe that her niece actually had such thoughts.

It's a good thing for a man to be strong!
Whether it's making money to support the family or how the couple gets along, a strong man is more useful than a weak man!

As a result, this point became the thing she disliked.

Some even blamed her for choosing a partner and not picking someone with a gentle look. She had no interest in someone as strong as a bull.

Ah Zhen was choked by her self-righteous tone, but she couldn't follow the little girl's explanation in too much detail. Her eyes were as clear as a blank sheet of paper, so she didn't dare to open her mouth.

She spent so much time observing and understanding, but in the end she was blamed.

"Since you have no idea, play for a few days and then I'll send you back."

It's a thankless job and I won't dare to help out again in the future.

Naturally, Tan's mother didn't know the topic of conversation between Azhen and her nephew. She was waiting at home, scratching her head and trying to figure out how to refuse without hurting their feelings.

As a result, she waited and waited, but no one came, which made her feel very anxious and couldn't let go.

It was not until Azhen's niece returned home that Tan's mother vaguely guessed what the other party was thinking. She thought that the third child did not like her family, so she went back.

Although her son might be disliked by others, she still felt relieved that she didn't have to find ways to reject people.

Mrs. Tan didn't want to keep being suspicious, so she couldn't stay at home and went out to find Xiaojiu, wondering if she knew some inside information.

Xiaojiu was a straightforward person. She didn't hide anything and told him what she wanted to know. "I'm telling you, don't be discouraged. Ah Zhen's niece is short and cunning."

"I dislike your third son because he is tall and strong. I think he is too strong and will easily beat people up after we get married."

"She stayed at Ah Zhen's house for a few days, acting like a proud young lady. After a few days, she returned with a lot of things in her bag."

"Ah Zhen was so upset that she almost died. She complained to us but didn't dare to say anything too harsh, for fear of ruining her niece's reputation and being blamed by her sister-in-law."

"It's rare to see her looking so depressed. It's very different from her usual cheerful expression!"

"Your third brother is lucky that your niece, Azhen, doesn't like him. It's not easy to marry a girl like her. You have to treat her like an ancestor."

"We are all just chatting together, and some words may offend others. Just listen to what I am saying, but don't go out and shout about it!"

"She didn't say it explicitly, so just pretend you don't know about it, so she won't keep pestering you and make you feel annoyed."

Mother Tan nodded and understood.

"After hearing what you said, I feel relieved."

Tan's mother went home without staying for long, and told Tan Shaoyang, who had not yet left the house, "That girl didn't like you, so she went home."

"You said you're not bad looking, so why didn't you like her?"

Tan Shaoyang met his mother's eyes and said indescribably, "Isn't it good that you don't like it? People have different tastes, isn't it better this way? You don't have to find a way to refuse."

"It saves you from having to sit at home and scratch your head every day, and losing interest in work."

Tan's mother glared at him. "It's my business to find a way to refuse. I can't be upset if she doesn't like him. There's nothing wrong with my son."

Tan Shaoyang waved his hands, unwilling to say anything.

"If you have the time, you might as well discuss with the eldest and second brothers what to move, so as not to rush things."

Just when Tan Shaoyang was trying to divert his attention, Zhang Yishui came running over. They hadn't seen each other for a few days since they went out to sea together. The other party looked anxious and no one knew what was going on.

"Mom, let me see what Zhang Yishui wants to talk to me about. Don't worry about me. Just go and do what you need to do!"

Tan's mother watched the man run away and simply gave up. He didn't care anyway and she would easily be blamed.

It was rare for Zhang Yishui to see Tan Shaoyang so attentive, and he was so excited that he asked with a smile, "Old Third, you knew I had something to talk to you about, and you came out to greet me so warmly."

Tan Shaoyang lifted his eyelids nonchalantly, thinking that he was quite self-indulgent, "Don't think too much, I just don't want to listen to my mother's nagging."

"If you're not busy going out to sea, what do you want from me?"

Zhang Yishui was not willing to talk about going out to sea. Two or three trips a month was enough. He was not short of money. Was it necessary to make such a fuss?

With a father to protect him and an elder brother to make money at home, why should he work so hard like an ox?

"It's so hot, I just want to get by. I came to you to pick some papayas. Do you have any ideas?"

"It's a pity that the jackfruit has passed its ripening period, otherwise I could go cut a jackfruit and eat it!"

Tan Shaoyang waved his hands. Papaya had no appeal to him at all, so he didn't want to bother with it!

As soon as Zhang Yishui saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking. Seeing his unenthusiastic attitude, he said, "Go ahead, pick the papayas, cut them into strips and dry them in the sun, and stir-fry them with seafood."

"I investigated the matter you mentioned last time. It is true that some blind people have targeted Zhang Yibei. He looks quite decent, but his mother is very powerful."

"He is the kind of person who has very high expectations. He has very high expectations for his son, let alone his daughter-in-law."

"I also asked his next-door neighbor about it. His mother is very fierce. You can never get along with a family like that."

"I found a way to mess it up. It took me a few days to deal with it!"

"If I hadn't thanked you for telling me, I wouldn't have taken you to pick papayas! I'm not someone who will easily let anyone take advantage of me. Are you sure you don't want to go?"

"My sister and cousin are going too, so just think of it as joining in the fun."

Tan Shaoyang became more interested after hearing this. "Okay, seeing that you are so sincere, I will go with you."

"Is it grown by your relatives? We can't come empty-handed, we have to bring some seafood!"

Tan Shaoyang brought some dried clams, which are easy to store and taste delicious when cooked. They are a good dish to go with rice.

Zhang Yishui scratched his head and asked uncertainly, "Isn't that too polite? I usually come empty-handed."

Tan Shaoyang looked at him with a half-smile, and said in a teasing tone, "You can still come here without being chased out. I can imagine that the other party is very tolerant."

"The older generation said that too much gift will not be blamed, but too little gift will be blamed. You are too generous when you take things, and you don't know how to bring something to others, so that they will feel happy and relieved."

"If you come to my house and bring so many things, I will definitely kick you out."

(End of this chapter)