Chapter 649 Brothers settle accounts clearly
"Cousin, which direction did you go this time?"

"I also went out to sea to set a row of hooks a while ago, and they were all very common, without a single grouper."

"Li Setou is even worse. He went there twice before."

"The first time, I didn't get anything good, and the second time, I came back almost empty-handed."

Li Jiankang talked incessantly.

I found a few baskets of different sizes.

Separate the white wax fish, spotted fish and red sea bream in the tank.

After weighing them one by one, he found an abacus on the table where miscellaneous items were placed.

"How is it? How much is it?" Wu Shuisheng asked expectantly.

"I'll spend 23.2 jin (1.3 yuan) per jin, which makes a total of 31 yuan."

"The red sea bream is 1.2 yuan for you, 21 pounds is 25.2 yuan.

"The two big ones can be calculated as two yuan, and six catties and three ounces is twelve yuan and sixty cents."

"A pound of white wax fish costs one dollar, so fifteen and a half pounds is fifteen dollars and fifty cents."

"The total price for this tank of water is eighty-three dollars and forty cents."

"Including the basket just now, the total is one hundred and thirty and forty cents!"

As Li Jianshe spoke, he clattered the abacus in his hand.

"Cousin, you did a good job this time. The harvest from this row of hooks is fast enough to catch up with casting the fishing nets."

"You must tell me which direction you are going this time."

"Next time I'm free, I'll go play with you too."

Li Jianshe settled the accounts clearly.

He pulled Wu Shuisheng and asked him with great surprise.

The sea outside is so big, if you don’t go, someone else will.

Wu Shuisheng told Li Jianshe the general location, but did not specify the island.

It was kept secret, but not hidden completely.

"Okay, okay! I must try it next time."

Li Jianshe said happily, counted the money and handed it to Wu Shuisheng.

Wu Shuisheng took 130 yuan and didn't want the 40 cents change.

By the way, borrow a tricycle from Li Jianshe.

"I can lend it to you, but once you deliver the stuff to my house, you have to pedal the bike back to me right away."

"I will drag the fish I have collected to the county town soon," said Li Jianshe.

"Don't worry, I know!"

"It will be delivered to you in ten minutes at most."

Wu Shuisheng agreed solemnly and took Chen Hui to ride a bike.

The two men left the purchasing point.

Wu Shuisheng handed the money in his hand to Chen Hui.

"Uncle, I now understand why some valuable fish are accidentally damaged. Everyone still prefers to use fishing nets."

"There are so many kinds of water in the tank, and all together they only cost about 80 yuan."

"There are only two kinds of fish in the basket, and there are enough of them to sell for nearly fifty."

As Chen Hui spoke, he took the money, squeezed it in his hand, and weighed it.

I counted them again out of habit.

He took out half of it and handed it to Wu Shuisheng.

"Why? Can I still take this money from you?" Wu Shuisheng waved his hand to refuse.

"Hey! Even brothers have to settle accounts. I was counting on you to go to sea for a long time!"

"Just as we agreed before, whatever I catch will be mine, and we'll split the catch equally."

Chen Hui held the money in one hand and held Wu Shuisheng's wrist with the other.

He looked very serious.

Wu Shuisheng's words of refusal were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them.

After holding it in for a long time, he could only say: "Okay."

He took the money and counted out twenty yuan for Chen Hui.

"Since we have to settle the accounts clearly, let's do it more clearly."

"You bought this fishing boat. I didn't pay a penny. This is the cost of the fishing boat," Wu Shuisheng explained.

Chen Hui didn't say much, just stared at him. Wu Shuisheng felt uneasy, "Why? Didn't you say 'brothers should settle accounts clearly' or something like that?"

Chen Hui sighed helplessly, waved his hand and smiled:
"Who is your brother? You are my uncle!"

"If I dare to be your brother, won't my aunt beat me up?"

"Don't worry about this small amount of money. Anyway, I can go fishing and make extra money every time."

There is some truth in what Chen Hui said, but not much.

Wu Shuisheng did not insist and just said that he would go buy another thousand hooks.

From now on, he will pay for the bait when going out to sea, and the food and drink for going out to sea can be taken from home, so there is no need to calculate any additional money.

"Okay, it's settled!"

Chen Hui also thought this was a good idea.

I have calculated everything that should be calculated, but I haven't been too fussy about it.

The two rode their bikes back to Wu Shuisheng's home. Chen Huihong put water into the water tank and plugged in the oxygenator.

Chen Hui moved all the seafood in the water tank to the water tank at home.

Wu Shuisheng returned to the dock with the fishing boat's water tank.

Return the tricycle to Li Jiankang first.

After putting the water tank back on the fishing boat, the boat was moved to the side.

When I returned home, the house was already filled with the aroma of steamed white rice and fried fish.

"Is dinner ready? This smell makes me hungry."

Wu Shuisheng walked in while talking.

An Wenjing was burning a fire behind the stove

Chen Hui was seen frying fish. An Wenyi took a stool and stood beside Chen Hui watching.

Wu Shuisheng walked over and took a breath. "This big incense head smells really good when it's fried. Where's your aunt?"

An Wenjing burst out laughing.

Pointing to the open door, he said, "My aunt is watching TV in there. She said that Brother Chen Hui was using too much oil to fry fish and she couldn't bear to watch it."

"That's quite unusual."

Chen Huihong still dotes on Chen Hui.

Even if it consumes a little fuel, I won't just ignore my work and go back to bed to watch TV.

When Wu Shuisheng returned to the room, he saw Chen Huihong sitting by the bed with a cup of cooling tea.

He was drinking tea and watching TV, and his complexion and spirit did not look very good.

"Didn't Wenjing give you a scratch this afternoon? Why do you still look so uncomfortable?"

"The tea you brewed is too weak. Put more cooling herbs in it."

Wu Shuisheng sat down and asked.

"It's not heat stroke. It's not hot today at all. I just feel a little seasick."

"Today is the first time the fishing boat has gone out to sea. It would be a real bummer to say this."

Chen Huihong said this and looked outside.

He made a gesture to silence Wu Shuisheng, signaling him not to say anything more.

"I was like, you're someone who can't ride a car, but you're pretty good at riding a boat."

"If you feel uncomfortable, take a nap. I'll call you when it's time for dinner."

Wu Shuisheng said this and took the cup from Chen Huihong's hand.

She turned off the TV which she pretended to be on but was not watching at all.

He took some more money from the drawer, walked out of the room and closed the door.

"Uncle, you actually came out? The TV at home isn't good anymore?"

Chen Hui asked unexpectedly.

"Your aunt wants to sleep for a while, so I won't watch it."

"It's still early, I'm going to go pay for the generator and buy some hooks."

"I'll leave dinner to you guys!"

After Wu Shuisheng finished speaking, he took the money and went out.

"Brother Chen Hui, my uncle is also very good to my aunt! Is this a family tradition?" An Wenjing asked with a smile.

"My uncle is from the old Wu family, and there is another one in the old Chen family, Chen Xiangdong."

(End of this chapter)