Reborn in 1981: My Life as a Fisherman

This time, Shi Hailong sold another four hundred.

He gave Shi Haisheng twenty yuan directly, and Shi Haisheng did not refuse it. In the past, he would never have accepted it.

But witnessing firsthand the money made that day had a huge impact on him.

His imagination, which had been limited by poverty since childhood, was completely overturned.

Shi Haisheng realized that the household responsibility system seemed to be truly starting to make a difference.

He couldn't have dreamed of making money at such an exaggerated speed just a few days ago.

Seeing his second brother's composure and calmness, Shi Haisheng was truly impressed.

At that moment, he knew that his second brother was definitely someone who would do great things.

That's great; from then on, he felt he had a solid support.

Watching Shi Haisheng leave with his large and small bags, Shi Hailong quickly boarded the boat, ready to go home.

He dared not stroll around the streets near the dock, for fear of running into Huang Guoqing and his gang.

Only after rowing his luxury boat far away did Shi Hailong breathe a sigh of relief, showing that he had been on guard the whole time.

He was well aware that Huang Guoqing would definitely retaliate if he saw him.

However, as soon as the small boat left the dock, it saw the brigade headquarters' motorboat.

The supply and marketing cooperative's boat followed behind.

Furthermore, Shi Hailong also saw Yang Guangming and others on the brigade headquarters ship.

Yang Guangming also saw Shi Hailong, waved to him, and called out.

Shi Hailong also raised his hand and waved to say hello, then continued rowing home.

He had already guessed why these people had come to town by boat.

Needless to say, they will definitely buy machine-woven netting and rope.

I reckon by the time I get back to the village today, everyone will know about making big money with fishing nets.

The time has come to test people's hearts and humanity.

Once the fishing teams from the three contracted groups return, the number of fish traps will increase exponentially.

Shi Hailong remained calm about this.

This is a good thing. As more and more people make money by setting up fish traps, at least he won't stand out as much anymore.

When I get back, I'll go see Secretary Chen and ask about the boat purchase.

It's time to start preparing to buy a ship. Ask around as soon as possible and order one from the shipyard as soon as possible.

Lost in thought, I arrived at the pier of Lantau Village before I knew it.

As expected, there were many idle people near the pier today.

The elderly men and women in the village seemed to have a sense of unease.

When they saw Shi Hailong return, they surrounded him and stared intently at him as he approached the shore.

Shi Hailong could see in these people's eyes a desire for wealth, as well as envy and jealousy towards him.

Without saying hello, Shi Hailong tied the rope and then kept his head down, tidying up the boat.

After preparing all the small fish and shellfish, I carried the heavy baskets ashore.

Few people on the shore greeted him, and although they all had smiles on their faces, the atmosphere was strange.

This made Shi Hailong very uncomfortable, even terrified.

He wasn't familiar with them, so he didn't bother to say hello and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

He knew that not everyone had the money to invest in making fencing nets.

And those standing here are the majority of them.

This situation is similar to the atmosphere a few years later when someone with ten thousand yuan was surrounded by onlookers.

Although everyone was smiling and saying insincere nice things, you could clearly feel the strange atmosphere.

Shi Hailong, carrying his load, also remembered that he had once been one of the onlookers.

The first time, it seems, was when Yang Guangtao bought a new ship, also at this dock.

At this moment, Shi Hailong was able to clearly recall his state of mind at that time.

Therefore, he is actually the same kind of person as those people from before.

Ordinary and unremarkable...

In the eyes of these people now, he may be just like a future millionaire, or even more amazing than a millionaire.

After all, it was only 1981, and the people had just separated from the production teams, or rather, they hadn't completely separated yet.

In those days, a strong laborer could only earn a couple hundred work points a year.

Back in the days when you went out to do manual labor, you only earned eight cents a day.

He earned 500 yuan in two days, and you can imagine the impact this had on these people.

After Shi Hailong was reborn, he anticipated and prevented this situation many times.

But the atmosphere just now made him realize that he had underestimated the situation.

At this moment, Shi Hailong was also glad that he had decided to go public yesterday and had brought some people along.

He believed that doing so was the right thing to do, and he couldn't imagine what would happen if it were exposed in ten days or half a month.

What will it be like!

His small boat will definitely be pushed off the boat next, which is actually a good thing in retrospect.

This will make many people feel psychologically comfortable.

Then he would grumble and then borrow money everywhere, shouting that he wanted to buy his own boat.

Then, as others set up their own fishing nets, they also made money, which distracted them from the problem.

Perhaps it will gradually fade away.

In any case, Shi Hailong adheres to one principle: to keep risks under control as much as possible.

Don't be the first to stick your neck out; keep a low profile and make as many friends as possible.

The best-case scenario would be for his relationship with Zheng Cuizhu to progress further.

With the Zheng family in the picture, he felt much more at ease.

It seems that if the timing is right, the hidden Melody Pearl could be given directly to Zheng Cuizhu.

If we launch a fierce attack, as long as she accepts, we've got it in the bag.

High-level love often pursues itself in the simplest way.

Simplicity and directness are the best!

Carrying heavy baskets, Shi Hailong hadn't even reached home when he heard laughter and chatter coming from his doorway.

When he appeared, he saw the aunties and grandmas at the door, the young women and wives of the village.

A large group of people gathered there, all helping to make fishnet cages; in fact, they were learning how to make them.

However, Shi Hailong also saw Zheng Cuizhu and her mother, which made his eyes light up.

Looking again, I saw several women over there, including Yang Guangming's mother, as well as Yang Guangming's aunts and uncles.

Many people came, including those with the surnames Zheng and Yang.

When everyone saw Shi Hailong return, they all laughed, joked, and flattered him.

Some people say that they could tell from a young age that Shi Hailong was destined for greatness.

Some people say that Shi Hailong is a smart kid with a sharp mind.

Some even joked that Shi Hailong and Qi Jin were a good match.

This made Zheng Cuizhu blush, and she lowered her head, not daring to look up.

Needless to say, Shi Mu's face was full of smiles, probably because she had been flattered and was already feeling quite smug.

Shi Hailong also smiled broadly, pretending to be embarrassed, and then picked up the load.

Go to the stream near the ancient banyan tree.

At this moment, an elderly woman from the Chen family loudly asked Shi Hailong:

"Hailong, how much did you make today?"

This sound naturally made everyone prick up their ears.

Many of them had wanted to ask for a long time, but hadn't had the chance to bring it up. Now that someone had asked, they were naturally looking forward to it.

Shi Hailong stood up and shouted back, "Except for the first time when the catch was plentiful."

The next two days won't be very good.

However, there were over a hundred today...

Shi Hailong naturally wouldn't say anything more; a hundred or so was the limit.

But as he came out, there was a brief silence in front of the Shi family's gate, followed by gasps of surprise.

A hundred or so is already a very frightening income.

This made everyone work even harder at making the fishnets.

They helped the Shi family make the netting to familiarize themselves with the process, waiting for their family to buy the materials.

This allows for faster production of cage netting.

Next, Shi Hailong cleaned the snails and clams, then carefully selected them and put them into the pot in the kitchen.

Add water, put on firewood, and start cooking.

After finishing that, I went to the stream and started cleaning up the small fish.

In a small basket, he still kept eight plump swimming crabs.

I wanted to add some extra food for my family, as swimming crabs are plentiful this season.

It would be really unfair if even the fishermen themselves couldn't get any.

Of course, he knew his mother would be reluctant and say it was a waste.

He also left two spiny lobsters, intending to cook them for his two younger sisters to try.

Shi Hailong glanced back at Zheng Cuizhu, who was diligently making cage nets, and a thought struck him.

I'll bring two swimming crabs back to Zheng Cuizhu later.

Let's see how she reacts...