Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

Busy times always fly by.

Before we knew it, it got dark.

At this moment, Jiangxia was receiving the last fisherman.

After the fish was weighed, the other party showed no intention of taking it back.

Jiang Xia helped the other person put the fish into a plastic bag, then waved and said, "Brother, come over and visit again sometime!"

The fisherman nodded: "This place is so much fun. It's a good thing I don't have time tomorrow, otherwise I would definitely come again tomorrow."

After exchanging pleasantries with the other party, and once the fisherman started his car and drove away, Jiang Xia slumped into a chair.

"It's finally over."

"You must be exhausted," Su Qing said, standing to the side.

Jiang Xia nodded. "It's getting late. You and Yueyue should eat first, so you can go home early."

Yang Xiaoyue, who was standing nearby, said, "No need, brother. We'll wait for you to finish cleaning up before we eat together."

"No, it's getting dark. You two should finish eating quickly so Xiao Bo can take you both back first," Jiang Xia refused.

The two girls wanted to be polite, so Jiang Xia had Wang Guifen find some plates and serve them a lot of food.

Seeing this, the two girls did not refuse any longer and sat down together to eat.

Then, Jiang Xia got up and walked over to Jiang Xiaobo.

"Xiao Bo, call my second uncle and aunt and tell them to come over for dinner later."

"Okay." Jiang Xiaobo nodded.

"Let's wait a bit," Jiang Xia said, gesturing towards Yang Xiaoyue. "After they finish eating, take them home first, then call them to come over."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobo understood what Jiang Xia meant.

After all, Yang Xiaoyue was here. It wouldn't be a problem for her to face Jiang Xia's parents, but it would be awkward for her to meet Jiang Jianjun and his wife so abruptly, and it wouldn't be very formal either.

Moreover, although the two have a good relationship, they haven't reached the point of meeting each other's parents yet.

The two girls were eating when Jiang Xia, who had originally intended to rest for a while, noticed that the entire fishing area was littered with trash left by tourists.

There were cigarette butts, ice cream wrappers, watermelon rinds, all sorts of trash scattered everywhere.

Jiang Xia sighed, and instead of resting, he called on Jiang Xiaobo to clean up the fishing area first.

We still need to operate tomorrow; we can't operate in this kind of environment.

And so, the two brothers each took a large fertilizer bag and began picking up trash.

As Jiang Xia picked up the trash, he also thought about how to arrange the trash cans.

Not only is it troublesome to clean up the litter left by tourists, but he is also worried that it will pollute the reservoir's water quality over time.

There were quite a few people here today, and the two brothers collected four large bags of trash before they could clean up the fishing area.

By the time the two girls put the trash aside and washed their hands, they had already finished eating.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia immediately took out two grass carp weighing three or four pounds each from his office.

He first handed one to Su Qing, saying, "Thank you for your help at noon today. Take this fish home and cook it."

Su Qing was initially embarrassed, since she had come with friends, but Jiang Jianguo and Wang Guifen persuaded her to accept the gift. Girls are easily embarrassed and couldn't resist so much persuasion, so she accepted it.

Then, Jiang Xia handed another one to Yang Xiaoyue, and then took out 50 yuan from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Yueyue, let's not talk about the fish. Here's 50 yuan, that's your wages for today. Take it."

"Huh?" Yang Xiaoyue stared blankly at the 50 yuan in front of her, but immediately waved her hand and said:

"Brother, no, I can accept the fish, but how can you ask for wages?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia deliberately put on an angry expression.

"Take it! How can you not get paid after doing the work? Do you think the money is too little? If you think it's too little, just tell me, and I'll give you more!"

"Ah? No, no." Yang Xiaoyue waved her hands repeatedly upon hearing this.

50 yuan a day, 1500 yuan a month, is not a low amount in this day and age.

Many girls who go to the city to work as waitresses earn about the same salary.

Jiang Xia had considered this carefully and didn't give more than the market price.

However, compared to other jobs, Yang Xiaoyue's work was much easier.

In summary, Jiangxia actually gave more than she should have, but it was within a reasonable range.

"If not, then hurry up and take it!" Jiang Xia said.

But this girl was quite stubborn. Even in this situation, she stood there blankly, refusing her wages. Jiang Xia didn't say anything more and handed the money to Jiang Xiaobo.

"You keep it for her."

Jiang Xiaobo was about to refuse when he saw Jiang Xia glare at him, so he had no choice but to obediently accept the money.

Seeing Jiang Xiaobo accept the money, Yang Xiaoyue could only helplessly say:

"Thank you, brother."

Jiang Xia then revealed a slight smile:

"That's more like it. There's a long road ahead. You and Xiaobo don't have jobs for now, so just stay here and help out. I'll pay you this rate from now on. Are you willing?"

"I'm willing!" Yang Xiaoyue said shyly.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Then, Jiang Xia instructed Jiang Xiaobo:

"Xiao Bo, take them both home first, then buy two cases of beer on your way back."

"Okay, bro," Jiang Xiaobo replied.

After Jiang Xiaobo accompanied the two girls away on their electric bikes, Jiang Xia had nothing else to do.

He lit a cigarette, sat down at his desk, and picked up the account book.

Opening the ledger, one sees a series of payment records.

Excluding family members, a total of 56 tourists came today.

Of these, a small portion either didn't bother posting on QQ Space to collect likes because they found it troublesome or simply didn't need the money.

Jiangxia charged each of these people 80 yuan.

As for those posts on QQ Space, even if they were short a few likes, Jiang Xia would give them roughly 60 yuan.

Jiang Xia used a calculator to check, and found that she had collected a total of 3760 yuan today.

"Dad, come here for a second," Jiang Xia called out to Jiang Jianguo, who was sitting outside drinking tea and resting.

When Jiang Jianguo came to his side, Jiang Xia said to him, "We collected a total of 3760 today. Count the money and see if it's correct."

"What? 3760?" Jiang Jianguo was somewhat surprised when he heard this number.

He knew his family should have made a good profit today, but he didn't expect to receive so much money.

"Okay, count the money first." Jiang Xia nodded.

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianguo quickly used the key to open the drawer where the money was kept and started counting it.

Jiang Xia then took out his calculator and started calculating how many fish had been caught that day.

The profit is calculated by deducting this amount and today's expenses.

Finally, Jiangxia calculated that the anglers had caught a total of 369 jin (approximately 184.5 catties) of fish from their reservoir that day. That averaged out to about five or six fish per person.

Unlike later generations, these days, various high-tech baits can allow anglers to catch dozens of kilograms of fish in a single day.

Many baits are still relatively outdated, and experienced anglers have already caught quite a few of them.

Based on the fish price of 4.5 yuan per jin at the time, Jiangxia calculated that the total cost of the fish was 1660 yuan.

After deducting the money spent on watermelon and ice cream today, there's also the wages of Jiang Xiaobo and his partner.

Jiangxia calculated that today's profit was about 1800 yuan.

1800 yuan! This number is so exciting that even Jiang Xia himself, let alone his parents, is a little excited.