Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

More and more people gathered around, and some people who were not here to fish heard about it and came to join in the fun.

Seeing that the situation was not right and more and more people were coming, Grandpa Xiao was afraid that something might happen, so he quickly put the fish in the car and left.

Chen Changan wanted to continue fishing, but many people in the crowd knew him before, and some had seen him when he was fishing.

Chen Changan was no longer in the mood to fish, so he packed up his things and left.

Back at the courtyard, Third Uncle Yan Fugui saw Chen Changan coming back with a fishing rod and asked hurriedly, "Changan, I heard someone said someone caught a monster over at Shichahai. Did you see it when you just came over there?"

Chen Changan replied, "Well, a lot of people were watching. Actually, someone just caught a big fish. How come it became a monster when it came to you?"

Yan Fugui asked, "How big a fish is it that attracts so many people?"

"It's not that big, maybe about 70 or 80 kilograms." After perfunctorily answering Yan Fugui, Chen Changan went home with the fishing rod.

When Yan Fugui heard the 70-80 kg, he was stunned. He thought to himself, 70-80 kg? What kind of fish can grow so big? If not a monster, what is it?

Chen Changan went home and took a nap. Originally, Chen Changan didn't want to go fishing for black carp anymore. There were few of them and it was hard to catch them. If he caught a big one, he would be watched by others. It was too troublesome.

After dinner, I saw a pot and a half of snails left in the house. I thought about it and decided to go fishing for another day. Otherwise, it would be a waste. After all, I spent two dollars to buy it.

Just like before, he planned to continue fishing for black carp tomorrow, and tonight he caught half a basin of snails. Then Chen Changan went home to sleep.

I didn't expect to meet Mr. Xiao again when I came to fish this morning. Are you retired? You have time to come fishing every day.

So Grandpa Xiao excitedly talked about the fish he brought back yesterday, which shocked Old Chen and Old Nie.

The two then started fishing together.

Today was relatively normal. We caught two or three black carps weighing more than 20 kilograms, and Uncle Xiao also caught one weighing more than 10 kilograms.

The two were fishing and chatting when suddenly someone came up and asked, "Can you sell me the fish you caught?"

Anyone who has come to Shichahai to buy fish knows that if you want to buy fish, you can’t just buy it directly, you have to ask for an exchange.

If you just come over and say you want to buy it, most people will think you want to report him.

After all, you don’t understand why you come here to buy fish?

Looking at Chen Changan, Uncle Xiao frowned at the same time.

The visitor also reacted and said, "It's fine to change, it's fine to change. Let me introduce myself. I am the director of our Jiaodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. My last name is Huang."

Then he took out the letter of introduction and continued, "I have the purchasing qualifications, I can buy directly, and you can also sell to me. If you want to exchange something, as long as I have it, it's easy to talk about."

Uncle Xiao only had one fish, and he was going to take it home to eat himself. The only one who could sell the fish was Chen Changan. So he looked at Chen Changan.

So Chen Changan said, "These two fish are not worth much. What can you exchange them for?"

Director Huang said, "The supplies I have on hand right now are mostly canned fruit. Fish is 50 cents per pound, and canned fruit is 60 cents per can. I also have some milk candy, but it's more expensive, 2.5 yuan per pound, and eggs are 65 cents per pound. That's all I have for now, and I didn't ask for more. Do you think it's okay?"

Chen Changan looked at Uncle Xiao, and seeing Uncle Xiao nod slightly, Chen Changan agreed.

Now that the deal is done, let's go. Uncle Xiao continued fishing while Chen Changan and Director Huang went to the supply and marketing cooperative together. There were 37 kilograms of fish, equivalent to 18.5 yuan. Chen Changan also exchanged a little of everything.

After all, you can't eat fish every day, right? Now Chen Changan has no interest in eating fish.

I exchanged two kilograms of milk candy and five kilograms of eggs, and the rest for canned food. This can be considered as a snack, right? At least if I smoke too much, I don’t have to drink boiled water anymore. I can drink a can of food to moisten my throat.

The eggs can be fried and eaten tonight.

After the transaction was completed, Director Huang asked, "What's your name, little brother? Where do you work? We can cooperate if there is a chance."

After all, he is the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. If there is a chance for cooperation in the future, Chen Changan said, "No need to bother. My last name is Chen. I am currently a purchaser at the steel mill. I mainly purchase materials that are not planned."

Upon hearing this, Director Huang smiled and said, "Oh, I have a very good relationship with your Deputy Director Li. We are one family."

Chen Changan smiled and said, "Then he is indeed one of us."

Chen Changan's smile made Director Huang even happier. Li Huaide was in charge of the logistics of the steel mill.

He should be Li Huaide's man. Then he said, "Then we can help each other if we have any problems in the future?"

"Okay, okay. I often go fishing in Shichahai. If you want fish, you can come to me. I can't say how much I can catch. Just prepare yourself. A hundred kilograms of fish is still possible."

Upon hearing this, Director Huang's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, then I'll go and learn fishing from Comrade Chen if I have the chance.

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After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Changan went straight home carrying his things.

Looking at the two well-behaved sisters, Xiuhua and Xiujuan, he gave each of them a candy and opened a can of food and shared it between them. Seeing how happily they were eating, Chen Changan also opened a can himself to try the canned food of that era.

Mmm, so sweet.

In the evening, I made scrambled eggs with tomatoes for myself and my sisters, of course, I put a lot of eggs in it.

Xiuhua said, "Brother, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made are really delicious. Can we eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes every day from now on?"

Before Chen Changan could say anything, Xiuying said, "You eat it every day? You didn't see how much oil your brother put in when he was cooking. Why did he put so much oil when he had eggs? He also put so many eggs. Who can eat like this every day? You are dreaming."

After saying that, he looked at Xiuhua with disdain and said to himself, "Little greedy cat."

I don’t know if it was because she was a greedy cat or because she heard that she couldn’t eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes every day, Xiuhua was unhappy. She ran to Chen Changan and said, “Brother, look at your elder sister. She always criticizes me. I don’t know that it’s impossible to eat eggs every day. I just said something casually because I was enjoying the food, and she criticized me.”

As he spoke, he shook Chen Changan's arm.

Chen Changan said, "Alright, alright, stop shaking. Big sister, is that all right? Hurry up and eat yours. If you don't eat now, Xiujuan will finish all the dishes."

After hearing what Chen Changan said, Xiuhua turned around and saw Xiujuan holding a white flour bun, preparing to dip it in the vegetable soup, which was the essence of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Xiuhua let out a strange cry and ran to grab it with Xiujuan, and then the two of them started whispering to each other.

Looking at Xiuying's contemptuous eyes, Chen Changan also smiled knowingly.

This is the life he wants.