1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 181 Mr. Zhao pays the bill

Li Duoyu followed Director Zheng to a reception room. As he expected, the reception room was full of leaders.

 Director Wu of the Fisheries Bureau.

 The CEO of Rongcheng Aquatic Products Processing Factory.

 The first and second leaders in the county are also here. Those with the level of Director Zheng can only be ranked at the back of this group of people.

Suddenly being in the same room with so many leaders, Li Duoyu felt a little panicked even though he was as steady as an old dog and being watched by so many people.

The big leader who was drinking tea said casually: "If I hadn't asked Lao Zheng to call you, you kid would probably have rubbed oil on your feet and ran away."

 Li Duoyu scratched his head.

 “Just find a place to sit.”

Li Duoyu looked around, found a seat in the corner and sat down.

The leader went on to say:

"I heard from Bureau Wu that you performed well in Nagasaki. You caught a big tuna weighing more than 600 kilograms and it was auctioned for more than 100,000 yuan. The president named Hideo Kojima also gave you five fishing rods and A fishing boat?"

 As soon as the leader finished speaking, his secretary said a few words in his ear.

After hearing this, the leader sighed: "Look at my memory, I think it's President Kojima Kawao."

After hearing this, the boss of the processing factory was shocked: "What kind of fish is this? It's so expensive. In our factory's production for a month, not even a single fish makes more money."

Director Wu said: "I was also at the scene that day, and the tuna caught by Duoyu did cost more than 100,000 yuan."

The boss of the aquatic product processing factory sighed with emotion: "The economic gap between us is really big enough."

Facing the leader’s question, Li Duoyu replied: “The five fishing rods are real, but others just talk about the boat casually, and they don’t even know whether to give it away or not.”

“I’ll give them all the fish you caught. If you don’t give them to them, I’ll get them for you when the time comes.”

“Thank you, leader. I feel relieved with your words.”

“I heard that the fishing rod given to you by President Kojima Kawao can catch a big fish of more than 600 kilograms?”

Li Duoyu nodded: "It can be caught, but it will take a long time. If you pull it by force, no matter how good the fishing rod is, it won't be able to hold it."

“I used to like fishing when I was young.”

 “Then I’ll send you a set.”

“I want to go fishing when I have time, so that’s great. Instead of giving it to me, why don’t you lend a set to the fishing gear factory in our city and let them study it carefully.”

 “No problem, I think so too.”

"You kid, you are enlightened, but not high. If you really think so, you won't run so fast when you get off the plane."

Li Duoyu scratched his head in embarrassment.

The big leader said to a middle-aged man behind him: "Director Liu, if you find a lot of fish, you need a set of fishing rods. Study it carefully, but you still have to give it."

 The middle-aged man nodded.

After the leader finished saying one thing, he said to Li Duoyu: "Our Lianjiang County is a major fishing county, but why has there never been a cold storage? Do you know the reason?"

 Li Duoyu shook his head.

“I guess you don’t know either. There are many historical issues here, so I won’t go into details with you.”

 The leader didn’t intend to talk about it, but there were some things that Li Duoyu understood.

Once people get old, they like to paint strange things. In his previous life, after returning from the island country, what he wanted to know most was what happened in the country during the twenty years he worked illegally.

So after watching the short videos, I learned some of the policies at that time.

 In the early days of reform and opening up, the country’s foreign exchange reserves were negative. Many things that made no sense suddenly made sense as long as they were related to foreign exchange.

For example, there is obviously no fish to eat in the mainland, but why do coastal aquatic product processing plants export their products to all parts of the world at very cheap prices?

  Why does the Friendship Store only allow foreigners to enter and still sell cultural relics? The answer is simple: it is to earn foreign exchange.

 Simply put, it means exporting things, converting them into US dollars and Japanese yen, and then using the money to buy high-end equipment.

During the period of reform and opening up, after the inspection team went abroad, they found that all kinds of domestic production equipment were very backward. The top priority of those in power was how to earn more foreign exchange and then import a batch of new equipment.

As for why there has never been an ice-making plant in Lianjiang, this involves the issue of foreign trade exports of aquatic product processing plants.

If there is an ice making plant, then fishermen will definitely find a way to sell the caught marine fish to the market or further afield.

 The aquatic product processing plants will lose the advantage of buying at low prices, and a lot of intangible costs will be added, thus reducing their profits.

The leader went on to say:

“By the way, I’ve called you here this time. In addition to the fishing rod, I have another good thing to tell you, that is, our aquatic product processing plant has imported a set of advanced ice-making equipment.

They plan to build a branch factory in the county. You are the only one among us who fish. Where do you think the ice-making factory should be built is better for you fishermen? "

Li Duoyu looked at the leaders present and felt that this question should not be answered by him.

 But the matter concerns Dandan Island and his own interests, and Li Duoyu doesn't want to tie his hands. He still has to fight for what should be fought.

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "Personally, of course I hope it is as close to our island as possible, so that we can save some money when buying ice, but all fishermen should think so."

The big leader gave him a disgusted look: "Why are you acting cunning? It's as if you didn't say anything."

 After leaving the reception room.

 It is already evening.

This time he came out with the iron boat of the Fisheries Research Institute. At this point, he had already missed the passenger ship back to Dandan Island. It seemed that he could only stay in guesthouses and hotels at night.

Li Duoyu just took two steps.

 Found Zhao Jialu, He Gang, and Chen Dongqing. They had not left yet, but were waiting for him near the synagogue.

Zhao Jialu smiled and said:

 “The leader’s famous man came out and talked to you about some important national affairs.”

Li Duoyu smiled: "No, just a few words."

 “Fart, just a few words, we can chat for more than an hour.”

Zhao Jialu said: "We 413 finally got together. Do you want to have a meal tonight?"

 Li Duoyu said: "I didn't bring any money."

“You’re so **** stupid. I, Mr. Zhao, will foot the bill tonight.”

Li Duoyu gave two thumbs up: "Mr. Zhao, you are awesome."

“Sir, you have a household worth ten thousand yuan, but you still have the nerve to say, by the way, Dongqing, where can I find a better restaurant in the county?”

Chen Dongqing thought for a while and said, "Why don't we go to the Yuebin Restaurant near our unit."

 “That one tastes pretty good, I think it’s okay.”

 After arriving at the restaurant.

He Gang and Li Duoyu were not polite to Zhao Jialu, but pointed directly.

 “Stir-fried beef.”

 “Fried pig ears.”

 “water spinach”

“Eight more bottles of Rongcheng beer.”

Looking at the dishes they ordered, Zhao Jialu was speechless: "When you get to the seaside, you don't order seafood, you just order meat?"

He Gang said cheerfully: "People like us on the seaside are tired of seafood, so we like to eat pork. If there is wild boar, that would be even better."

"I'm treating you to a treat. Can you please take care of me, a city dweller? Just like Duoyu said, the seafood we eat is not fresh. I just want to try it today to see what the fresh seafood tastes like."

The boss smiled and said: "How about trying a big red spot? I just got it two days ago. There are very few live red spots. It is guaranteed to be fresh and delicious."

"How much?"

The boss stretched out his left hand, turned it over twice and said, "About this number."

After Zhao Jialu learned the price, he took a breath of air-conditioning. Since he had come to Lianjiang, he had never eaten such a big live sea fish before, so he gritted his teeth.

 “Okay, let’s have one.”

Li Duoyu glanced at it and saw that the red spot in the tank seemed more and more familiar the more he looked at it.

Red spot is a deep-sea fish and is rarely seen in offshore waters. Unless you fish it and learn how to rescue it, you will never see it alive at all.

Li Duoyu asked: "Boss, your red spot is so big, where did you buy it?" "I bought it from a seafood store."

“Is it the family named Zhuang?”

 The boss was surprised: “How do you know?”

Li Duoyu said casually: "I saw this fish when I went to his seafood store a few days ago. I wanted to buy it, but it was too expensive."

The boss said: "It seems that this fish is destined to you."

 Li Duoyu nodded.

“It’s really a fate.”

 Chen Dongqing on the side could not help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He had already guessed the origin of this fish.

 After serving the food.

　　A group of people raised their wine glasses: "Come on, let's give a toast to our Mr. Zhao first."

 Zhao Jialu laughed and scolded: "Am I the only one who didn't get advanced in Jing 413 dormitory?"

Li Duoyu said: "We all got it, but you didn't get it. That's also a skill."

 “Your uncle’s.”

This night, everyone drank to their heart's content. After several rounds of drinking, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but cursed: "You guys think, why is my nephew so lucky? The leader actually takes care of him like this."

He Gang was also very envious: "If you meet me alone, the leaders of our office may have to go around when they see me in the future."

Zhao Jialu thought seriously: "Is it possible that because our nephew is not in the system, the leader will take special care of him."

He Gang said seriously: "I think it's possible."

When Zhao Jialu said this, everyone felt much more balanced.

 Not long after, a steamed large red spot was served on the table.

Zhao Jialu picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth to eat. He frowned and said, "It's tender, but it's not as delicious as I imagined."

Li Duoyu rolled his eyes:

“If you don’t eat the skin of this kind of grouper, but eat the meat, are you stupid?”

Zhao Jialu picked out a piece of fish skin, put it in his mouth and ate it. It was tender, smooth and fragrant, and it was really delicious.

 “Damn it, the fish skin tastes much better than the meat.”

“That’s for sure, what this red spot eats is fish skin.”

  Chen Dongqing, who was a little tipsy, had been observing the fish head, and finally saw the fishhook hole and slammed the table.

Zhao Jialu said: "Uncle Duoyu, you are crazy. I took a mouthful of fish meat and almost vomited it out in fear."

 Unexpectedly, Li Duoyu observed it for a moment, turned his head behind his head and confirmed, "Tell you something?"

 “What’s the matter?”

Chen Dongqing pointed to the small hole on the left side of the fish's mouth: "Red spots are deep-sea fish. They are caught in trawl nets and are usually dead. There is a small hole on the mouth of this red spot with a fishhook passing through it. I suspect that this red spot is a fish." Fished."

 “Holy shit, is it true or not?”

 Chen Dongqing said: "I can bet you five yuan."

Li Duoyu was slightly surprised.

I didn’t expect my uncle to be so thoughtful, he could guess all this.

Zhao Jialu glared and said, "Damn it, you asked me to treat you to dinner, but the last thing you consumed was the red spot our nephew caught."

However, Zhao Jialu realized something and asked Li Duoyu: "When fishing in the open sea, are there many red spots like this?"

 Li Duoyu nodded.

“If you’re lucky, you can catch more than a dozen fish a day, no problem at all.”

 Zhao Jialu took a breath.

“Damn it, then I want to get an immersion package worth thirty yuan. I only need to catch four or five fish and I can make my money back.”

"welcome."

He Gang struggled for a while: "When you are fishing, call me, I want to try it too."

 Four people drank all night.

The first person to lie down on the table was his uncle Chen Dongqing. After getting drunk, he kept scolding Li Duoyu with envy and hatred.

 Zhao Jialu and He Gang drink better.

 After paying the money.

The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder, not only peeing on the side of the road together, but also singing red songs as they headed towards the guest house.

As for his brother-in-law Chen Dongqing, Li Duoyu couldn't wake up after shaking him several times.

 Fortunately, his home was very close to this restaurant, in the work unit community behind it. Li Duoyu helped him to the door of his house and knocked on the door.

 Speaking of which, except for the wedding trip, Li Duoyu has never visited relatives at his brother-in-law's house until now.

 What does your aunt look like?

 Li Duoyu had even forgotten about it.

Seeing that there was no response to knocking on the door, Li Duoyu knocked twice more, and a lazy voice came from inside the door.

 “It’s so late, who is it?”

“Aunt, it’s me, Duoyu, my uncle is drunk, I helped him back.”

The drunken Chen Dongqing grinned and said: "Good nephew, you are finally willing to call me uncle. Not bad, not bad."

 That’s right, sir.

 Li Duoyu’s mouth twitched.

 After a while, the door opened, and a woman wearing home pajamas slowly opened a gap.

 After confirming that it was Li Duoyu and her husband, she opened the door.

 She is a very clean and clear woman with big wavy hair. Although she is not as good-looking as Zhou Xiaoying, she is still a beauty.

Seeing Chen Dongqing who was completely drunk, Xu Xiaoqing frowned: "Why are you so drunk again? I don't even know how to restrain myself."

The languid Chen Dongqing said with a smile: "Xiaoqing, I was rated as advanced today, and my salary will be raised soon."

　　Xu Xiaoqing sighed: "Ping Xianjin, you can't drink so much."

Li Duoyu helped her to the sofa in the living room. After glancing at her aunt, she suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward.

“Auntie, I’ll leave first.”

 Xu Xiaoqing asked: "Duoyu, where will you stay at night?"

 “No, I’m going to stay in a guest house.”

Xu Xiaoqing frowned and said, "Why don't you and Dongqing sleep in the hall together tonight?"

Li Duoyu replied: "No need, the guest house is very convenient."

To be honest, my uncle is so drunk that even if your family has a place to live, I would not dare to live in the same house with you.

 Some things, even if they haven’t happened, others can’t help but think about.

When Li Duoyu left, Xu Xiaoqing said: "Thank you. The isinglass you sent last time was very effective. Don't call me aunt next time. I feel like you are calling me a generation older. We are about the same age. Just my name.”

Li Duoyu also wanted to call her by her name.

 After thinking about it for a long time, I actually forgot her name. What is Xia?

Shuixia?

Or Yunxia?

 After leaving his uncle's house, Li Duoyu didn't bother to go to the guest house. If the leader wasn't there, he would have to stay in a dormitory room.

He directly found a decent hotel nearby and spent a little more money to get a single room with multiple beds.

 And this time it was quite harmonious.

Perhaps because of poor business, he lives alone on the entire floor, and there is no such exciting plot.

 (End of this chapter)