Resource Tycoon Reborn

Although it has entered winter, the rolling water of the Yangtze River is still rushing towards the sea. Fisherman Zhang Bengen, wearing a worn-out cotton-padded jacket that can no longer be seen, squatted on the bow of his boat and watched blankly as the river continued to pass by.

transport ships. After entering winter, the Yangtze River has also entered a dry season. The number of fish in the river has decreased. After a busy day, the fishermen can barely make ends meet.

Moreover, Zhang Bengen's family is a boat people of the Lian family, with five members of three generations living on two fishing boats. His father passed away six years ago, and his mother Zhao Feihua is already sixty years old this year. She is in poor health and spends most of her time on fishing boats.

They could only lie down in the cabin to rest. In winter, the wind on the river was fierce and the cold was biting, making the old lady's life even more miserable. She could often hear her mother's uncomfortable coughing, but Zhang Bengen had nothing to do.

"When will these days come to an end?" Zhang Bengen murmured to himself. It is too expensive to go to the hospital for medical treatment nowadays. Not to mention old fishermen like Zhang Bengen's parents, among his generation,

Only a few people can participate in medical insurance, and even fewer people can participate in state pension insurance. There may not be one in a hundred people. My mother can no longer fish, and even housework can only be done with light physical strength.

Most of the time, I cannot take care of my family, but need to be taken care of by my family. My wife Li Youmei is also the daughter of a fisherman's family, and the life of my parents-in-law is nothing compared to them!

Although Zhang Ben∠↖长∠↖风∠↖文∠↖gen has an older brother and a younger sister, he is also the older brother of the Lian family boat people. Since his parents-in-law’s family background is even worse and they have three children, the overall level is not good.

Not as good as him, there is no financial hope at all. But my sister, who is married to the county, will bring her mother 100 yuan and some food and medicine every month. But this is all she can do, and the family is not

She is very well-off and cannot take her mother to support her. So although her mother is in poor health, she can only cope with it at home. She will not go to the health center unless she has no other choice.

Zhang Bengen himself has a son and a daughter. The eldest daughter is ten years old and the youngest daughter is nine years old, but they are not in school. The characteristics of professional fishermen’s production and life determine that the problem of their children’s schooling is very prominent. There is no guarantee of fixed-point and nearby schooling, so cross-regional choices are required.

Schools are expensive and there are no options, especially for the boat people who live on boats. Many children of fishermen give up going to school. Even some children are fostered in the homes of relatives. Due to the lack of parental management, most of them cannot keep up with their studies.

Progress and unable to complete studies.

Although he had thought about not asking the girl, and letting his son live with the girl, he could at least go to elementary school, instead of being like the couple who couldn't read each other, so that he would be more capable in the future. As for his daughter, he didn't dare to think about it at all.

.But where the girl is... can the parents-in-law allow it?

But even if the girl agrees, how much money can the family spend to send their son to school? Excluding various fishing expenses, plus the income of the couple from odd jobs during the fishing ban period, the net income per year is only 4,000

Yuan. They have been drifting on the river for many years. Except for their two children, their family is suffering from rheumatism and arthritis. It is good to be able to save a few hundred yuan every year, but how can they support their son's schooling? What makes Zhang Bengen even more upset?

Yes. Their income is still not as good as every year!

Zhang Bengen couldn't help but think of the time in the 1970s and 1980s, when his father was still alive and he was still young, and there were many fish in the Yangtze River. At that time, being a professional fisherman, his annual income was much higher than that of a farmer, even

It can be equal to the income of workers. However, in recent years, due to the decreasing number of wild fish in the Yangtze River, the construction of various water conservancy projects, and the increasing number of shipping ships, many traditional fishing grounds have been occupied. In addition,

The pollution of the water environment has caused their annual fishing output to drop sharply, and their income has naturally declined year by year.

Moreover, professional fishermen like them live on boats all year round. Their ancestors have made a living by fishing for generations. Although they have agricultural household registration, they do not have their own land. In those days, there were still management institutions such as fishery societies, fishery brigades, and fishing villages, but these

In recent years, these grassroots organizations can be said to exist in name only. Many fishermen have never fulfilled their civil rights to participate in elections for many years. And because they do not have a fixed residence, they are unable to enjoy some of the country’s agricultural support policies. It can be said that there is no water for breeding.

, there are no fish for fishing, no land for farming, no way to change jobs, and no subsistence allowance! Seeing that the farmers whose original income and living standards were not as good as theirs are getting better and better than their own, they, the fishermen, are also filled with pain in their hearts.

It is not that Zhang Bengen has never thought about abandoning the ship and going ashore, but the vast majority of them are illiterate. Apart from being able to fish, mend nets, and repair their own boats, they have no skills. In addition to working hard, they are in the army.

What can the shore do? But without a boat and no money to buy a house, what will happen to the family's life? But if they don't change, even if they are like this for the rest of their lives, what about their son and daughter? Could it be that when they grow up?

, do you still want to live such a miserable life?

"Bengen, ask Huzi and his siblings to come back and watch Mom. Let's try to go to the river again?" His wife Li Youmei's voice came from the cabin, interrupting Zhang Bengen's thoughts. Today they went out to fight at seven o'clock in the morning.

I didn’t come back until three o’clock in the afternoon, but the harvest was very small. My wife wanted to try again in the deep water area of ​​the main channel in the center of the river. There will be more fish there, but there are boats coming and going, so the risk of accidents is higher.

Big. At least what Zhang Bengen himself knows is that in the dozens of kilometers of river downstream of Yicheng City, more than a dozen fishing boats going to the center of the river for fishing have been knocked over by passing ships this year, and five people have unfortunately died.

As for the fishing boats that were hit and scraped, there is no need to count them.

If there is a choice, Zhang Bengen really doesn’t want to go fishing there. He is old and young. If something happens, what will happen to his mother and children? But look at the pitiful thirty-seven yuan and five cents in his pocket.

Five cents, this is all the cash he has on hand, and although there is still 8,000 yuan in the bank, it is life-saving money for the family, and Zhang Bengen will never use it unless absolutely necessary.

"Oh! Okay, I'll call them two right now!" Zhang Bengen sighed heavily. The difficulties in his family made him, who was only in his forties, look like someone who was fifty years old.

"Dad, Dad, look, what did we catch?" Zhang Bengen heard his son Zhang Hu's excited cry before he jumped off the boat, and then watched his son and daughter running over from a distance, holding a net bag in his hand.

, something seemed to fall down in the net bag. When his son came closer, Zhang Bengen saw clearly that there was actually a large soft-shell turtle in his son's net bag! He was surprised and happy and caught it, Dian Dian probably had it.

It weighed more than four kilograms! He looked at the color of the turtle's carapace and claws again. Based on his many years of experience, he could conclude that this was a wild turtle.

"Where did you catch it?" Zhang Bengen said happily. The price of wild turtles in the market is very good. If they sell well, they can cost five to six hundred yuan.

"My brother was playing in the water over there and somehow managed to pull it up." My daughter, Zhang Meihua, said plainly.

"You are really lucky!" Zhang Bengen said with a smile. This year's winter was cold, so this turtle must have been hibernating in the mud near the water, and his son happened to catch it.

"Dad, it's worth a lot of money. Can I buy medicine for grandma after selling it? Grandma's cough has become worse recently." Zhang Hu looked at the fishing boat where grandma was not far away. Zhang Bengen's heart

As a matter of fact, children from poor families have already become masters. How can children in the city worry about this at this age?

"Yes, if you sell it, you can buy medicine for grandma, and you can also buy some candy." Zhang Bengen patted his son's head and said with a smile. The family is poor, and the child just wants to eat a piece of candy, unless his own harvest is occasionally compared.

Good, otherwise we have to wait until the Chinese New Year and the holidays.

"Just buy it for my sister. I don't like it, so let's buy medicine for grandma." Zhang Hu licked his lips and said, "Besides, doesn't our family still owe a lot of money?"

Zhang Bengen was filled with bitterness. The money his son said he owed was actually various taxes and fees that he had to prepare to pay to the government in the new year. Now fishing in the Yangtze River also requires qualifications, and because this piece of aquatic products and land belongs to the government,

In order to obtain legal qualifications, fishermen must apply for sixteen types of certificates, and the fees for each type of certificate can range from dozens of yuan to hundreds of yuan! If they do not apply for these certificates,

Once discovered by fishery law enforcement officers, they may be fined hundreds of dollars, or the fishing boat may be impounded. Without the fishing boat, their family would have no way to survive. Therefore, although this is a very heavy burden, but like

The boat people like them can only bite the bullet and pay.

"You don't have to worry about this, kid!" Zhang Bengen forced a smile and knocked on his son's forehead. "Okay, you and your sister go to the boat to accompany grandma. Your mother and I are going to go on the boat again. By the way, this

You have to watch out, guy!"

"Dad, why are you and your mother going out on the boat at this time?" My daughter Zhang Meihua asked puzzledly. Winter days are short, although Huaiyang Province does not get dark at four or five o'clock like northern cities, but this

By that time, the sky was quite dark, and it would be dark in another hour.

Zhang Bengen said with a straight face: "How can a child have so many problems? Grandma will cook it for you for dinner. Hu Zi, please take good care of your sister and ask her to go to bed early!"

"Hey, Dad, look at the people coming over there, are they looking to buy fish?" Zhang Hu suddenly pointed at Zhang Bengen's back and shouted. (To be continued...)