??Chapter 555: 555. Is that even human language?_1
Chapter 555: 555. Is that even human language?_1
Falling into the pond is simply out of the question, with all the luxuriant aquatic plants around the edges, so vigorous that even the daily harvesting to feed the pigs couldn’t keep them in check!
If soone really did fall in, they’d first have to tumble around in the aquatic plants.
Song Sancheng, carrying the fishing net, turned back and asked, “Tantan, which pond are we hitting first?”
“The back hill, the back hill!”
Song Tan quickly commanded, “There’s less aquatic vegetation there, and the pond is bigger, so it’ll be quicker to fish. Plus, we can have Old Zhao take more away while we’re at it.”
Wu Lan also squeezed over and said, “Tantan, have you asked all these people buying fish whether they’ll clean them here or take them ho to do it themselves? If it’s here, how much should we pay the village grannies for helping?”
No need to ask!
Song Tan made a snap decision, “Mom, just hire soone. Even if the custors don’t need help cleaning the fish, we’ll need it.”
Saying that we’re not fussy, but in the end, there will definitely be lots of small fish and shrimp left over. Relying on Aunt Lianhua at ho would wear her out, better to spend the money for convenience.
Professor Song was witnessing such a fish-selling frenzy for the first ti—not to ntion, not even the seaside docks, bustling with their fish hauls, had this kind of commotion!
Elsewhere, people might be choosy, but here, seeing everyone eager to try, it looked like they were all prepared!
This was simply outrageous!
But just thinking about the taste of Song Tan’s fish… Professor Song swallowed his saliva, and a pang of emptiness welled up in his anxious stomach.
anwhile, Song Sancheng raised his arms and called out, “Let’s go, let’s go! Off to the back hill to fish! Maozhu, don’t forget the bamboo rafts!”
Zhou Maozhu responded, and adjusted the so-called “bamboo rafts” — essentially two thick, long bamboo poles — on his shoulder as the group, braving the scorching sun, headed for the back hill.
As they moved out, the excited crowd of custors around them, sensing the activity, imdiately followed suit. Their emotions were running high, filled with anticipation, as if they were heading not to fish, but to a mass brawl.
Xiaocai was pulled along by his mother, squeezed within the crowd, finding it difficult to push through with his own thoughts: “Mom! Mom! Fish, it’s fish! We don’t eat much fish at ho! Calm down, and besides, our freezer is full! It can’t fit even one more fish!”
Cai’s mom’s fervent thought process paused, and she instantly smacked her wrist, “Right, right, right! I knew I forgot sothing. Hurry up, isn’t there that Dongdong Electronics that deliver ho appliances? Order a freezer now!”
She spoke as if she had considered it for a long ti, and now couldn’t help but ramble on, “I’ve said for so long that we need a freezer at ho, the freezer compartnt in the fridge is too small, can’t fit at or anything, and you just have to put in ice cream and all…”
Xiaocai went dark.
Which courier service would deliver a freezer to your ho in the middle of the night?
But with his mom’s resolute gaze upon him, Xiaocai, a young man of the new era, could only smile through gritted teeth, “Okay, I’ll ask right now—”
Who doesn’t have a couple of friends selling appliances on social dia? No talk of cost-performance now, just get one delivered tonight!
Otherwise, if his mom really did buy dozens of pounds of fish and brought them ho in this heat, would they even be edible by tomorrow?
He hurriedly sent out ssages.
However, the usually imdiate-responsive business owners were for so reason silent tonight. Ti was ticking, and they were nearing the big pond; Xiaocai beca anxious and made a quick call—
But on the other end of the phone, the shop owner’s voice also sounded anxious and utterly bewildered:
“Hello— you’re also buying a freezer— for delivery tonight? There are only two models left in the warehouse tonight, one for 1599 and one for 2599, with capacities…”
After hanging up, both parties were sowhat numb.
The appliance shop owner wiped the sweat off his face, feeling a mix of joy for the sudden boom in business and unease for being unable to grasp the situation:
“Honey, is there a war coming? Why is everyone suddenly buying freezers in the middle of the night? Are the prices going up?”
But if prices were increasing, should he still sell these freezers?
Should we also keep two larger ones for our ho?
Since small freezers are sowhat unpopular, he, as Yun City’s largest distributor, should have the most inventory on hand.
So now the question arises, should one stock up and wait for prices to rise, or what?
Besides, it’s almost evening; where is he going to find so many workers to deliver them?
Yunqiao Village.
Xiaocai also wiped her sweat: “Mom, I got one, but there are so many people buying freezers tonight! There’s no choice…”
We can only buy a small, single-door freezer now.
If it’s any bigger, there would be no space left in our house!
But Xiaocai’s mom wasn’t concerned about that; all she knew was that she had a freezer—empty! Completely empty!
Ah, but that being said, isn’t it a waste to just put a few dozen pounds of fish in there?
…
Xiaocai didn’t realize yet what kind of Pandora’s box she had opened; she was just following the crowd to the pond, under the blazing sun. It was only a local fish harvest, but the bank was now packed with people, as if placing a bathtub would seem like a dragon boat race.
Song Sancheng could no longer care about that; he just shouted, “Maozhu, start herding the fish!”
The water plants in this large pond were insignificant compared to the entire surface, but due to the heat, many fish were still hiding in the corner among the water plants, where they were difficult to net.
Therefore, they needed to use long bamboo poles to slap the water at the corners, scaring the fish towards the center of the pond. Only then, when they cast the net, could they hope for a bountiful harvest!
Zhou Maozhu, along with the villagers, responded, and at this mont, standing in the corner of the pond, said to his partner, “Don’t worry, we’ll definitely herd all the fish over there!”
As he spoke, he placed the long and sturdy bamboo pole on the water surface. With a combined effort from both sides of the pond, four or five people started “slap slap slap” hitting the water!
In an instant, the entire tranquil water surface seed to boil, with sounds of splashing from beneath the water plants at the corners, and the exclamations of the crowd on the bank grew louder!
Xiaocai’s mom’s cheeks were flushed with either excitent or sunburn:
“Oh my! Look at the fish! Look how fresh they are! So lively! We’re so lucky to be here to buy on the spot, otherwise, we’d definitely be left with leftovers!”
“Absolutely!” Aunt Xu beside her was also overjoyed: “I told you their stuff couldn’t be bad! Look, we each paid a bit more for the chartered car, but if we missed out on these fish, we couldn’t get them back even for hundreds!”
“Right, I was saying the sa thing—my daughter-in-law is about to give birth soon, I need to pick out more crucian carp! Oh, look how fresh they are! They’re still splashing in the water!”
“Wu Lan, you can’t keep these fish at ho; they definitely won’t stay fresh after a few days at their place. Buy more and make sure to freeze them quickly tonight!”
“You see the public account I follow, they say fish frozen like this doesn’t lose its nutrition!”
…
Xiaocai was at a loss for words.
Listen! Listen!
Are these people even speaking human language?
Why wouldn’t the fish in the pond be thrashing? They’re just ordinary, live fish! Even the silver carp on ga sale at the market look the sa in the water, as long as they’re alive!
And sure, a few tens of yuan is a small matter, but is our labor worthless?
Thinking about her freshly maintained car from yesterday, and looking at the fish churning the water surface, she suddenly felt disheartened.
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