rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 9 A win-win cooperation (please vote for collection and investment recommendation)

"I am full."

Chen Li drank the dumpling soup in the bowl until only the seasoning residue was left, stood up and put the bowl back in the kitchen.

"Brother~! Wait for me."

Today is Saturday, and Chen Xue is on holiday after finishing her afternoon classes. This is the only difference between the third year of junior high school and the third year of high school.

Because the senior year of high school only has a holiday once a month, while the third year of junior high school has one day off every week.

"Eat quickly."

Chen Li urged casually, and then went to the kitchen to find the equipment he would need later.

Rechargeable portable lamp, rain boots, eel clip, wire hook, earthworm box and a fish basket.

"Oh! Just wait for me!"

Chen Xue saw that her brother didn't wait for her and quickly ate the dumplings in the bowl in several mouthfuls. He didn't even finish the dumpling soup, so he took the bowl directly into the kitchen.

"Don't catch snakes! By the way, remember to apply some toilet water."

Wang Dongmei warned casually without paying too much attention.

Chen Xue liked to follow behind Chen Li when she was a child, and she hasn't gotten rid of this habit now that she's grown up.

However, the relationship between the two siblings is so harmonious that it makes Wang Dongmei, a mother, feel quite good.

"Go and change into long sleeves."

Chen Li finished packing his belongings, turned around and looked at his sister who was looking at him eagerly, and said with a headache.

"I'm going to change right now, you have to wait for me! Don't sneak away!"

Chen Xue immediately ran towards her room, as if she was afraid that if she slowed down, Chen Li would leave.

Chen Li wanted to leave, but he knew very well that once he left Chen Xue and went out on his own, he would definitely face Chen Xue's "Fighting".

It doesn't matter if she punches her hard, this girl isn't very strong anyway, so it doesn't actually hurt her body if she gets hit.

But along with the tortoise punches, there will definitely be cold violence. This girl will probably not pay attention to him for at least a few days.

So what can Chen Li do? He is actually helpless, but what can he do? After all, he is just a sister. She is still a close relative.

While Chen Xue went to change clothes, Chen Li found Chen Xue's pink rain boots.

These days, rain boots are basically the same style, and even the same color. Chen Xue's pink rain boots were bought by Chen Li as a mission reward when she went to the county town.

"Brother~!"

When Chen Xue appeared again, her dress had been replaced by jeans and a white shirt, and her long hair that was previously disheveled was pulled up. She looked full of energy.

"Change shoes."

Chen Li pointed to the pair of pink rain boots and handed the fish basket to Chen Xue.

"Brother, how many can we catch tonight?"

Chen Xue took the fish basket and asked while changing her shoes.

"The weather is a bit dull today. Although there was a white rain at noon, it is still relatively hot in the afternoon. The eels will definitely come out to enjoy the cool air."

"As for how many we can catch, we won't know until we catch them."

Catching eels is actually not a technical job. This thing actually requires a clear eye and a steady hand. The eye must be accurate and the hand must be steady.

In the early years, people in Erlong Town didn't eat eels very much, so the fields and ditches in Erlong Town were full of giant eels.

But similarly, even if the eels were caught at that time, they could not be sold because no one in Erlong Town ate them at that time.

Later, the owner of Tao Ranju in the town went out to study and returned to Erlong Town, and launched a stir-fried eel dish.

It was only after this that the delicacy eel was gradually accepted by the locals in Erlong Town.

Crayfish enjoys the same treatment as eel, but even now, no one in Erlong Town is willing to eat it. Many people even don't think crayfish is a shrimp at all. They think it is a kind of insect.

In addition, no one in Erlong Town knows how to make this kind of thing at the moment, so naturally no one would think it is a delicacy.

At this time, although crayfish has entered the menu of restaurants in some areas of the country, overall its acceptance is still relatively average.

So it will take many years for crayfish to become popular.

"Okay, let's go! I'm going to catch two big eels tonight!"

Chen Xue seemed a little excited at the moment, not because she liked eating eels, but because she knew the eels could be sold for money.

For Chen Xue, a little money-lover, having the opportunity to earn pocket money on her own is definitely a different feeling.

Leading Chen Xue towards the gate of the grain station, Chen Li saw someone waiting for him outside the gate before he left the gate, and there was more than one person.

"Brother Chen."

"Brother Li."

Four "little kids" fully "armed" have been waiting here for a while. They are Chen Li's friends and Chen Li's long-term suppliers.

Catching eels is not difficult, but it is actually not that easy. It’s not that eels are difficult to catch, but there are a lot of people catching them.

It was okay when Chen Li was first reborn. At that time, no one in Erlong Town ate eels. Chen Li could even catch dozens of kilograms if he went out for a run at night.

But it was useless no matter how much we caught, because the eels at that time could not be sold at all.

Later, people in Erlong Town began to accept rice eels, and the price of rice eels also increased. Some people even started to breed rice eels.

But similarly, more and more people are catching eels.

It was okay at first. When Chen Li went out, he could easily catch a few kilograms or even a dozen kilograms.

However, as the price of rice eel has risen, it has now become more expensive than the price of pork, which has also led to many people in Erlong Town to have the idea of ​​eating rice eel.

Now when Chen Li goes out and catches a few kilograms of eel, it will basically be considered a high-quality incense.

There were too few eels caught, and the money he could sell them for was naturally very little. After all, Chen Li could only go out to catch eels on weekends, so the extra money he earned would be very little.

If Chen Li's mother really wants to be serious, she will find that the "private money" Chen Li hides at home is actually not consistent with the "extra money" he earns.

Chen Li also discovered this problem later, so he found several friends.

These days, there are still many people in rural areas who can catch eels, but being able to catch them does not necessarily mean they can sell them.

In a small place like Erlong Town, it is difficult for the children's personalities to be as outgoing and lively as those who grew up in the city.

Maybe it's better when facing people of the same age, but it will always be difficult for the friends in Erlong Town to speak when dealing with adults, especially strangers.

These friends have no problem catching eels, but if they are asked to go to the streets to sell eels, then they might as well sell the eels directly to the vendors who bought them.

It's just that when the eels you work hard to catch are sold to vendors, the price is naturally not as good as selling them directly on the street.

So Chen Li found a few friends who often caught eels and asked them to hand over the eels they caught to him for sale together.

In this way, the total amount of cash received by Chen Li from selling eels has increased, and his "private money" has become legitimate.

Similarly, after these friends handed over the eels to Chen Li, their benefits also increased.

In addition, after Chen Li obtained these eels, even if he sold them on the street, the price would be cheaper than those of the eel vendors.

This kind of cooperation that benefits all three parties is generally called

Triple win!

(End of chapter)