Rebirth of a fishing village: starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

"Sandworm fuck!"

"The purchase of sandworms is done!"

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"Buy dried sandworms at a high price!"

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Sun Xiaozhi glanced at the employee standing next to the pickup truck and shouted loudly with a loudspeaker. He was very anxious. A few days ago, the nearby villages on the seaside went out to dig for sandworms. After four or five days, they rushed into the village to collect them. .

Dried sand worms are high-end seafood, rich in nutrients and tonic. They are very popular. The price is high and they are easy to sell. A year's business depends on the goods collected in these few days. However, at noon, the dried sandworms harvested were less than five kilograms.

Sun Xiaozhi knew that he had lowered the price too hard this year. People in the village were unwilling to sell, and he regretted it a bit. However, if he said it, he would throw water out and the price would not increase immediately. If he really did this, the people who sold the sandworms would have to settle the account with themselves. Those who ask for money but do not sell feel that they are profiteers and even more unwilling to sell. Both parties are not human beings.

Sun Xiaozhi took a puff of the cigarette in his hand, threw it on the ground, raised his foot and stepped on it hard. He couldn't sit still and wait for death. If the people in the village didn't come, he would have to go to find it. Today he had to collect a hundred kilograms of dried sandworms. .

Sun Xiaozhi opened the door of the truck, took the bag containing cash and put it on his back, then turned and walked into the village.

"Brother!"

"Are there any sandworms at home? Buy them at a high price!"

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"Auntie!"

"Did anyone dig up sandworms a few days ago?"

"My car is at the drying ground in the village collecting dried sandworms. If there are any, sell them to me."

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"This uncle."

"Are there any dried sandworms for sale?"

"Cash money to collect."

"Pay me immediately after passing the scale!"

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Sun Xiaozhi went from door to door and asked people he met. Some of them ignored them at all, and some simply closed the door as soon as they heard the price.

"What the hell!"

"Why can't we get anything from sandworms this year?"

"Is it possible that you said you want to raise the price now?"

Sun Xiaozhi was sweating profusely while walking. Everyone in the village had dried sandworms in their hands, and they were unwilling to buy them if they were not satisfied with the price. This year, he was a bit greedy and the price was too high. He thought it was troublesome to the people in the village and would sell them at any lower price. , I didn’t expect this to be the case.

Sun Xiaozhi gritted his teeth and continued walking forward. He walked through the entire village. If no one was willing to sell, he could only raise the price. It didn't matter if he slapped himself in the face. He could make money by eating shit.

Sun Xiaozhi gasped for air. The village was getting higher and higher. The heat was really uncomfortable. He was just thinking about whether to go back. When he looked forward, he saw several large dustpans in front of a house not far away. He pressed his nose hard. Breathe in, the sea breeze blowing over carries the familiar smell of dried sandworms.

Sun Xiaozhi perked up, quickened his pace and rushed to the dustpan. He looked down and saw that the dried sandworms were each as long as a finger, with the middle finger as big as their middle finger. They were as orange as mud and translucent in the sun. He had been doing the sandworm business for ten years. , I knew at first glance that this was a top quality product, one pound could be worth three or even five pounds of other products. If I were to sell it in my own store, it would cost two thousand yuan per pound.

Sun Xiaozhi stretched out his hand to grab a handful and take a closer look. There was a sudden "bang" sound and he jumped up in fright. He turned around and saw a seventy-year-old woman sitting on the threshold of the door of the house, holding an iron basin in one hand and another in the other hand. Holding a stick, this is what scared me.

"Hello grandma."

"Is this from your sandworm?"

"Is there anyone else at home?"

While talking, Sun Xiaozhi took a look inside the open courtyard door, but no one was silent.

"Let's go!"

"My grandson said, this sandworm is not for sale!"

Zhong Cuihua shook her head.

"What about the ones that are not for sale?"

"I'll give you a good price!"

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"I came to your village early in the morning to harvest sandworms! Every year since the year before last!"

"The car is parked at the drying yard in the village!"

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"The people in your village sold me all the dried sandworms! If you don't believe me, go and have a look. There are almost two hundred catties in the car!"

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"You can't eat these sandworms yourself, can you? They must be sold. The price in the town is the same as mine or even a little lower."

"Selling it to me saves you a trip, doesn't it?"

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"Cash!"

"Did you see it?"

"I have cash with me!"

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"Six hundred yuan a catty!"

"I only give five hundred yuan a catty to other families in the village!"

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Sun Xiaozhi's eyes rolled around, and he deliberately spoke loudly. No one came out. It seemed that there was only an old lady at home. This was a good opportunity. With his sharp tongue, it was easy to deal with an old lady.

Zhong Cuihua glanced at Sun Xiaozhi, who saw herself as an old woman guarding the sandworm, trying to cheat and take it away at a low price, but ignored it, stood up, turned around and walked home.

"Why!"

"Are you gone?"

"Don't sell it for six hundred? How about adding fifty?"

"No more. No matter how much, the other people in the village who sell me dried sandworms will definitely not do it!"

"You must ask me for money!"

Seeing that Zhong Cuihua ignored him, Sun Xiaozhi turned around and entered the yard, followed immediately into the yard, saw that he walked into the kitchen, and immediately followed in.

"ah?"

"What are you doing with the knife?"

When Sun Xiaozhi saw Zhong Cuihua holding a machete on the stove, he was taken aback for a moment, but his face immediately changed, and he turned and ran out.

"Six hundred and fifty yuan a pound for my sandworms!?"

"It's easy to be deceived by my age, isn't it?"

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"Old women eat more salt than you eat rice!"

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"Into my house? Don't run!"

"Hack you to death!"

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Sun Xiaozhi was sweating profusely and running as fast as a rabbit. He was here to collect sandworms at a low price. He forgot that the fishing village was a place where strangers might let their dogs loose if they walked around a few times in front of a stranger's house. Not to mention that he had entered someone else's house. There is no place to reason even after death.

Zhao Dahai just came back from the town on his motorcycle and bought some tofu and pork. He was thinking about how to cook it when he suddenly heard his grandma Zhong Cuihua’s scolding voice. His face changed and he turned the accelerator. The motorcycle sped out, turned a corner, and saw grandma Zhong Cuihua standing at the door of the yard from a distance, holding a hatchet in her hand and yelling curses, and a person was running towards her.

Zhao Dahai parked his motorcycle and waited for someone to come to him. Without saying a word, he kicked him directly with his foot.

Sun Xiaozhi had seen Zhao Dahai a long time ago, but he didn't expect to kick him out. He fell to the ground with a somersault.

Zhao Dahai picked up Sun Xiaozhi by his collar, slapped him with both forehand and backhand, and dragged him towards his grandmother Zhong Cuihua.

"What's going on?"

"Isn't this the boss who came to our village to collect sandworms?"

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"Want to take six hundred and fifty yuan?"

"Pooh!"

"I don't even sell anything from my family! There's no way that guy from Dahai's family can sell it!"

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"Needless to say? You must have seen the sandworms of the Dahai family. Seeing that Zhong Cuihua is getting older, you want to trick her into buying them!"

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"This person has a dark heart!"

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"The sea is back just in time!"

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When people in the village heard Zhong Cuihua's scolding, they rushed out of the house and saw Zhao Dahai dragging someone.

Zhao Dahai walked to the door of his house, left Sun Xiaozhi behind, and carefully asked his grandma Zhong Cuihua if everything was okay before he felt relieved. As he gets older, he has to be careful about everything. Only he and his grandma Zhong Cuihua are left in the family to depend on each other. If anything happens to him, he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life. .

Sun Xiaozhi's eyes were filled with stars, his ears were ringing, and the kick in his stomach was so painful that he wanted to vomit but couldn't. He struggled for a while before he got up, spit, and two teeth fell out.

"This is my fault."

"I'm from Guanghua Village, two hundred kilometers away. My name is Sun Xiaozhi."

Sun Xiaozhi stood up on crutches and admitted his mistake directly.

Fishing villages are full of people who go out to sea with their heads tied to their belts to make money, and the folk customs are tough, but anyway, this is not ancient times, and everyone is used to reasoning, but the words in front of them are just straight-up, typical ruthless people.

The key is that I have no place to reason about this matter today.

It’s okay to receive goods at a low price when doing business, but no matter what method you use, you have to get the seller’s nod.

Now the seller didn't nod and followed him into the house without permission?

I have no place to explain myself even if I break my leg.

Deny it?

Don't think it's useful?

It was useless to say anything in front of a seventy-year-old woman. She reported the case and knew the outcome without even thinking about it. As a foreigner, I might not be able to run away. Home is nearby. Two hundred kilometers is really not far away, and he is doing business. It is easy for Zhao Dahai to find him, and it is easy to ruin his business.

Sun Xiaozhi has been in business for many years, and he knows that at this time, the less he admits his mistakes, the less he suffers. It's not that he hasn't done this before collecting sandworms.

Who would have thought that they would run into a ruthless person today?

The old man just took the hatchet and the young man kicked and slapped him without saying a word.

Zhao Dahai didn't expect Sun Xiaozhi to be such a bachelor, so he directly admitted his mistake and reported the family. Grandma Zhong Cuihua was fine, she had already beat someone up, and let Sun Xiaozhi go without saying anything.

Sun Xiaozhi returned to the village drying area, packed up his things, and drove away. The business in this place could no longer be done.

Zhao Dahai entered the courtyard and closed the door.

"grandmother!"

"You are too fierce!"

Zhao Dahai really didn't expect grandma Zhong Cuihua to directly take the hatchet.

"Why!"

"That kid wants to lie to me?"

"There are no doors!"

"I said I won't sell it. If you follow me into the house, I will definitely take a knife."

Zhong Cuihua is confident.

Zhao Dahai gave a thumbs up, regardless of what was right or wrong, the most important thing was to protect yourself.