Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 365

Chapter 365: Chapter 278: Fishing Village Purchase

Approaching twelve o’clock, two cars finally arrived at the fishing village where the fishing grounds were located. Passing by the fishing grounds, a row of fairly large buildings was close to the main road, with several trucks parked at the entrance.

Zhang Guoqing slowed down, glanced around, then turned to continue forward slowly. Before entering the village, he could already smell the fishy scent in the air.

According to the arrangements previously discussed with Zhao Dashan, Zhang Guoqing first took the small car to ask for directions and found the Old Wang’s house that his father-in-law Zhou Xiaozheng had mentioned, which was selling crabs.

Upon arriving at the family’s house, they happened to be finishing up their meal. Old Wang was delighted to learn they were relatives of Liu Sanyuan and Zhou Xiaozheng, who had visited last time. These were important customers, so he eagerly invited them to sit down.

Zhang Guoqing returned to the car and brought out ten pounds of rice and a bundle of vermicelli, placing them inside the house.

He smiled at the thrice-refusing Old Wang and said, "Uncle Wang, don’t bother stopping me. For today’s lunch, you must let Auntie prepare a proper seafood feast. We’ve come to taste Auntie’s skills."

Old Wang understood immediately. It was akin to the times in summer when Liu Sanyuan’s wife and her group came to gather seafood—they were city people looking for novelty, having fun and also being able to take seafood home afterward.

He quickly asked his wife to start preparing, saying, "Drink some hot water to warm up first. Once we finish eating, it will be low tide, and I’ll let my eldest son take you there."

Seeing that a meal would take some time, Zhao Dashan noticed that his wife and daughter were eager to move. He discussed with Zhang Guoqing, deciding that the two of them would let Old Wang help purchase seafood while Cheng Hongli took Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiao to see the ocean first. After the meal, both families would go gather seafood.

Old Wang overheard and instructed his younger son to take the three women to the seaside safely.

The three women, Cheng Hongli, were excitedly rushing outside.

Zhang Guoqing quickly grabbed Zhou Jiao and, seeing that she was warmly dressed, was relieved to watch her run off, being pulled by Zhao Yuanyuan. He couldn’t help but shout to remind her not to take off her coat and to come back early for lunch.

Zhao Dashan and Old Wang couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Old Wang stopped his laughter and reassured him, "No problem. Although the sea breeze is strong, it’s not cold when you run. When it’s time to eat, I’ll have my wife call them back."

Zhao Dashan straightforwardly said, "His young wife just finished her confinement. Old Wang, you need to help us gather some seafood."

"Alright. Anyway, it’ll be some time before the meal. I’ll first take you to a few places next door. Look and see; when you’ve picked, have them send it over, and we’ll pay altogether." With that, Old Wang saw they were already standing up and led them outside.

Zhang Guoqing intended to visit the fishing grounds that his father-in-law mentioned. Since the warehouse staff could accept money privately, he had a way to persuade him. He was different from others—he wasn’t short of money and wasn’t afraid of the hot weather, storing it in space for gradual use. On the way, he casually inquired about the fishing grounds from Old Wang.

Old Wang led them to a yard. According to him, this family always returned fully loaded after fishing trips, with a surplus apart from what was required for the fishing grounds. The household elder and the daughter-in-law sun-dried many fish, selling them at the market. Their family had the most seafood in the village.

The women in the yard were mending nets. Seeing Old Wang bringing two strangers, they knew he had brought in customers.

The eldest lady quickly instructed the daughter-in-law with a few words, setting aside her work to greet them.

Old Wang loudly said, "Old sister-in-law, do you have any seafood left?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady happily led them to the storeroom, opened the door, "The smell is quite strong. You can take a look around; let me know what you fancy, and I’ll bring it out."

Once Zhang Guoqing and Zhao Dashan entered, a strong fishy odor filled their noses. No wonder they mentioned the smell was strong. Inside, bundles of dried kelp were numerous, baskets hanging filled with sun-dried shrimp and shrimps, each a type of shellfish meat, and a wooden rack hung with many large fish dried, with broken bamboo baskets on the ground stuffed with assorted dried fish.

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