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

Zhong Cuihua walked about ten meters along the beach, smiled and told Zhao Dahai that she could add another dish tonight.

Zhao Dahai looked around. It was not the time of low tide. The waves were crashing on the beach. It was impossible to catch crabs or dig out snails. There were holes for sand horses on the beach. It was not impossible to dig them with bare hands, but it was too laborious and not worth doing. Moreover, Shama can make porridge, but it is not a serious dish.

"grandmother."

"You don't want to go to the reef in front to see if you can get something to eat, do you?"

Zhao Dahai pointed to the reef at the end of the beach. He caught a lot of big crabs and tiger fish and a red spot there, and made a lot of money. There were a lot of small oysters growing on the reef, and he could find some snails. It's not difficult to get a meal.

Zhong Cuihua didn't say anything. She took a few steps forward, lowered her waist, dug a few times on the beach, and caught an octopus as big as a fist.

"ah?"

"No way?"

Zhao Dahai's eyes widened. It was like a magic trick. He never knew that octopus could be dug out on the beach.

Zhong Cuihua handed the octopus to Zhao Dahai and continued to walk forward. After walking another five or six meters, he bent down and dug a few times on the beach, and dug out another octopus of about the same size.

"grandmother!"

"Why didn't you tell me about this good thing earlier? You can come here every day to dig!"

Zhao Dahai's eyes almost popped out, one after another. If there were so many octopuses on the sofa, he wouldn't have to do anything. He could dig them here every day. It's impossible to get rich. Raising a family is not difficult at all. This is comparable to going out to fish. Much stronger.

"Ah!"

"What are you thinking about?"

"This kind of octopus comes up with the tide. Do you think I am the only one who knows about it in our village? If there are really so many, wouldn't there be hundreds and dozens of people coming every day? It only exists for a period of time. After that, it will be gone. Damn it. It’s okay to earn dozens of yuan from a meal or from selling it.”

Zhong Cuihua patted the sand on her hands. There are octopuses on the beach, but not many. I just happened to encounter them today. Thinking about the impossibility of making money from this.

Zhao Dahai followed Zhong Cuihua and looked behind him for a while, and saw the doorway.

The beach looks nothing special, but if you look carefully, you will find that when the waves come up and then recede, there will be a mark left in some places. The color is slightly darker than other places, and it is a bit concave. I don’t pay special attention to it, or even squat down to look at it. Can't see it.

Zhao Dahai walked in front of Zhong Cuihua, half-crouched and stared wide-eyed. A wave of waves came ashore and then returned to the sea. A mark was exposed a few meters away. He immediately walked over quickly and reached out to dig five or six times. , dug up an octopus. The size is no different from the ones dug before.

"ha!"

"grandmother!"

"Found it! Found it!"

Zhao Dahai was very happy. The octopus kept crawling in his hand, and its long claws wrapped around his hand. He walked back to his fishing boat, took a net bag, filled with the five octopuses he caught, and continued along the way. I walked forward along the beach and walked a few hundred meters to the reef at the end. I caught a total of twelve fish, which weighed almost three kilograms. But when I walked back, I looked again and found none. This time it was really hard. I was determined to give up. There were indeed octopuses on the beach, but not many. I thought it would be impossible to make money by digging them up every three to five days.

Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua walked around the beach and went home to make a luxurious dinner. They cooked all the octopus they had just dug. After putting in the rice and cooking, they washed the wok and boiled a pot of water over high heat. , the octopus was briefly washed and put in whole. It turned red immediately and took ten seconds. Take it out and drain the water. I didn’t see much of it when it was alive. I cooked it and put it in a basin.

Zhao Dahai carried the big basin to the main room and put it on the table.

"ha!"

"grandmother!"

"Tonight is all thanks to you!"

Zhao Dahai picked up a steaming octopus and put it into Zhong Cuihua's bowl. Just now, he just thought about going outside for a walk, which would be good for his health. He didn't think about making a delicious meal without any effort.

Fresh octopus does not require any complicated cooking methods. In seaside fishing villages, it is boiled directly with boiling water. When it is cooked, take it out, drain the water, and dip it in some soy sauce. The best way to eat it is to eat it directly without adding anything.

Zhao Dahai put the whole octopus into his mouth and bit it gently. It made a snapping sound. It was as crisp as cartilage and broke with one bite. A fresh and sweet taste filled the whole mouth. After two bites, one of them had been swallowed into his stomach. It had just been cooked. When I came out, it was very hot and I kept breathing.

"Slow down. Slow down."

"Why is a twenty-year-old guy still acting like a kid?"

Zhong Cuihua said as she took one of her chopsticks and put it into Zhao Dahai's bowl.

"grandmother."

"I can just clip it myself."

…

"good!"

"Eat as much as you like."

"That's enough."

…

After dinner, Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua were busy with their own things. One continued to weave fishing nets, and the other went to the back of the house to take care of the vegetable patch. As long as they were willing to work, there would be endless things to do from the time they opened their eyes until they went to bed every day.

It was just after six in the morning.

Only half of the sun's face was glowing red in the sky.

The town is already very lively, with people coming and going, a bit of a busy scene, too many people, a small truck slowed down.

Ding Lishan was sitting in the co-pilot, and the driver was the man he invited to pull the goods, and another man was sitting in the back row who was working with him.

"Why!"

"Sister-in-law!"

Ding Lishan saw Zhang Li riding a tricycle with two large buckets filled with live fish in the breeding water. He knew that he was going to Liu Gang's restaurant to sell fish, so he opened the window and shouted.

"ah?"

"Where are you going this morning?"

Zhang Li looked at the small truck. It must be a diesel or gasoline engine being sold for delivery and installation.

"Go to Langtou Village."

"correct."

"You came into my store a few days ago, and there happened to be a young man buying a diesel engine, didn't he?"

"The one who's a little over 180 meters tall."

Ding Lishan remembered that Zhang Li happened to be in his store that day.

"ah?"

"Zhao Dahai?"

"Didn't you already buy one? Why buy another one now?"

Zhang Li blurted out.

"That's right."

"Sister-in-law."

"You have such a good memory. I just said this person's name once and you remembered it."

…

"This guy named Zhao Dahai wanted to buy two diesel engines from the beginning, but he didn't have enough money, so he only bought one."

"I went to the store yesterday and ordered another one. It looks like I made money from fishing."

…

"I have to hurry up and get there."

"We made an appointment to be there before nine o'clock to install it, so we can't be late."

…

Zhang Li watched Ding Lishan's pickup truck drive forward. A diesel engine costs at least several thousand yuan. It has only been a few days since Zhao Dahai last bought a diesel engine. Can you make so much money in such a short time? lucky? Or maybe a master of fishing?

Zhang Li was thinking about it while pedaling the tricycle, her mind was buzzing, and she couldn't understand why Zhao Dahai made money so fast. He made five or six thousand in a few days.

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Will anyone think that I am making this up? Octopuses can indeed be found on beaches where waves hit them. Of course, they are not found only on beaches.