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

I asked my dad and found out that the first tourist to arrive today was the same as yesterday, it was Li Hao.

That's the fisherman who tried to catch a 20-pound fish yesterday but failed.

Because the other party had already used the discount for collecting likes on their social media yesterday, today they charged the opening price of 80 yuan.

Jiang Xia sat at his desk and found that his mother, Wang Guifen, had already tidied everything up. He opened his laptop and logged into QQ.

Only then did he realize that there were many unread messages in several fishing enthusiast groups.

Out of curiosity, Jiang Xia clicked in to take a look and found out that a fellow angler had recorded Li Hao catching a 20-pound fish yesterday and posted it in the group.

Although Li Hao didn't manage to catch anything in the end, the scene was still exciting enough.

In addition, many anglers posted photos of their catches in the group, which made many experienced anglers look envious.

This made Qingshan Fishing Park, which was already very popular in the Linjiang fishing community, even more popular.

Jiangxia even saw that many anglers from other places were clamoring to come and catch 20-pound grass carp.

To this, he only had one response: Welcome!

Not long after Jiangxia sat down, people began to gradually arrive at the fishing spot.

The time for today's class is earlier than yesterday.

He noticed that most of those who arrived early were familiar faces from yesterday, probably because they had been there before and knew the way, so they arrived quickly.

……

Busy times always fly by, and before you know it, it's 10 o'clock again, the busiest time of the day.

Jiangxia noticed that today was even busier than yesterday, probably because the anglers who came yesterday were showing off their catches, which made many people who were originally just observing make a decision.

Sure enough, it was confirmed by lunchtime.

Yesterday, the fishermen asked Jiangxia to bring 46 boxed meals, but today, after Yang Xiaoyue tallied them up, she found that they actually needed to bring 76.

Of course, the number of boxed meals does not represent the number of anglers, since many people come with their wives and children and they also need to eat.

Upon hearing this number, Jiang Xia realized that there were significantly more people today compared to yesterday.

He quickly called the owner of the boxed lunch and asked her to change it to 80 portions.

This noon, my family didn't eat boxed lunches again; Jiangxia ordered dishes from Fuyuan Restaurant instead.

With everyone so busy, we definitely need to make sure our own family eats well.

During the meal, Wang Guifen cheerfully said:

"Today was even busier than yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia told the other party not to be too happy yet, saying:

"Mom, it's Sunday today, so there will definitely be more people coming to play. There should be fewer people tomorrow, Monday."

Hearing this, Wang Guifen objected: "Even if there are fewer people, can there be none at all?"

Seeing her mother's attitude, Jiang Xia didn't dare to say anything more, only muttering, "It's not that serious."

After finishing his meal, Jiang Xia took a large melon and walked around the reservoir to see if it would be as lively as it was yesterday.

Unfortunately, the anglers weren't doing so well today; no one has caught a big fish yet.

Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, Jiang Xia strolled back to his office.

Actually, even though there were more people today than yesterday, when things got really busy, it wasn't as tiring as yesterday.

After all, I had already arranged many things in advance.

……

In the afternoon, Jiang Xia saw that he didn't have anything to do, so he drove his own van into the city.

He didn't go to the city for anything special; he just wanted to buy some groceries to eat after he finished his work in the evening.

I'm afraid I'll get tired of eating at Fuyuan Restaurant all the time.

Once in the city, Jiangxia was unfamiliar to him, so he just wandered around and saw what food was available.

Passing by a delicatessen, he saw roast ducks hanging at the entrance, the kind that would cost 20 yuan each in later times, but now they were selling for 15 yuan each.

Jiang Xia didn't know if this stuff was healthy or not, but he knew he really loved eating it.

After parking the car on the side of the road, Jiang Xia didn't rush into the deli. Instead, she called Jiang Xiaobo first.

"Xiao Bo, I'm out buying groceries. Does Yueyue eat spicy food?" he asked.

"She probably ate something spicy. Don't worry about us, we don't have any dietary restrictions."

After asking around, Jiang Xia went into the delicatessen. When eating with someone you don't know well, you have to ask clearly, otherwise you might buy spicy food and feel embarrassed to say it if the other person doesn't eat spicy food.

However, the dishes ordered from Fuyuan Restaurant are a different story. With such a large table of food, there's bound to be something you like to eat.

"Boss, give me a roast duck, extra spicy!" Jiang Xia called out, his hands behind his back.

"Okay." A woman came out of the house and took out a roast duck from outside.

"Want to buy, handsome?" she asked.

"Chop it up." Jiang Xia nodded.

Then, the woman started chopping up the roast duck. When she got to the buttocks, she asked Jiang Xia if he wanted to throw it away.

Jiang Xia stood still, looking at the various dishes in the delicatessen.

He looked around and found quite a few that he liked.

"Boss, do you still have crayfish here?" he asked curiously, pointing to a plate of crayfish.

"Yes, they were all made today." The woman nodded.

"How much is it per pound?"

The woman had already chopped the roast duck. She took out cumin and chili powder, sprinkled them evenly on the duck meat, then packed it up and handed it to Jiang Xia. "Crayfish are 25 yuan a pound now, handsome, want to try some?"

"Give me a hundred yuan's worth," Jiang Xia replied after thinking for a moment.

This thing is a rare commodity now. He didn't know when eating crayfish became popular in Shandong Province or Linjiang area.

However, he had never seen anyone eat it at home during that era.

My parents have probably never tried this before, so I'll buy some more so they can have a taste.

After the woman weighed the shrimp for Jiang Xia, Jiang Xia asked for 10 duck heads and 10 duck necks.

After paying, he looked at the vegetables in his hand and thought it probably wouldn't be enough, so he went back inside and bought two more pounds of pig's head meat. He'd make cucumber salad with it when he got home.

That way, once Mom finishes her work and cooks a few more side dishes, it should be enough for the rest of us.

There were few people today. I didn't invite my second uncle and his wife, and Su Qing didn't come to play either. It was just my family and Jiang Xiaobo.

When they returned to the reservoir, Jiang Xia found that some anglers had already started to leave one after another. Jiang Jianguo was weighing and packing the fish for them with Jiang Xiaobo.

Seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly handed the vegetables to his mother and told her to mince some garlic, mix the pig's head meat, and then stir-fry a few side dishes.

He then joined in the busy work.

At this time of year, helping tourists weigh and pack the fish is the most tiring part.

Although he could let tourists take the fish without weighing them, Jiang Xia still wanted to know the exact amount so he could calculate how much money he had made.

However, with yesterday's experience, the group managed to get things done in an orderly manner, far less tiring than the chaotic scene of yesterday.

After most of the tourists had left, Jiang Xia took a break from his busy schedule, washed his hands, and watched a movie on his laptop.

There aren't many people left, so let Dad take care of Jiang Xiaobo. I, as the boss, can rest for now.