Bloody Romance: I, the big troublemaker, Zhong Yuemin!

The man came to Zhong Yuemin and said dejectedly:

"Give me a fish, and I'll buy it, okay?"

Zhong Yuemin put down his fishing rod, fished out a fish from the bucket, picked up a handful of dry grass, twisted it into a line, passed it through the fish's gills, tied a knot, and held it in his hand.

"Just give me a dollar."

"So expensive?!"

"The fish market is selling for 2 cents a pound now, right? This one weighs at least five pounds, no more, and I haven't even collected your ticket. If you think it's too expensive, go buy it somewhere else."

Put it back in the bucket.

“Hey, hey, I’ll buy it, I’ll buy it!”

The man took out one dollar to buy the big grass carp, so he could have a meaty dinner.

"You have good fishing skills, you caught so many in such a short time."

"Not bad!"

Zhong Yuemin didn't say much, turned around and continued fishing. The man opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, asking him how he fished and if he could learn some techniques, but he saw that he didn't seem to be interested, so he could only leave with the fish.

Zhong Yuemin continued fishing for another half an hour, then packed up his rod and left. In less than two hours, the bucket, including the ones in the space pool, was filled with over a hundred pounds of fish. It was a good harvest. When he returned to the shoe repair stall, the old man looked at the fish in the bucket and said in surprise:

"Hey young man, did you catch all this just now?"

Zhong Yuemin nodded, passed the rope through the gills of the three fish, and gave them to the old man.

"Uncle, this one is for the beef line and the fish hook. I want to buy your bucket with the other two. Is that okay with you?"

The old man said, "These are not worth three fish. I don't need so many. Just give me one."

Zhong Yuemin handed the three fish directly to the person, went to the parking lot, and put them into his space while no one was paying attention. Then he rode away and went to a purchasing station near his home, intending to sell the fish. He first took out 50 kilograms from his space. The person in charge of the purchasing station looked at the fresh fish and asked:

"Where did you get this fish? It's so big."

"Just caught it!"

"Fished?"

Seeing that the other party was a little skeptical, Zhong Yuemin pointed to the fishing rod on the back rack of the car.

"I really caught it, otherwise where would I get so many fish?"

The person in charge said, "Okay, I'll take it. It's 20 cents a pound at the market price. Is that okay?"

"can!"

In the end, I earned 12 yuan. There were more than 50 kilograms in the space, so I earned more than 20 yuan in two hours, which is equivalent to a general worker's monthly salary.

I took the money and prepared to leave, "Hey, wait a minute, young man!"

A middle-aged man ran out from the nearby supply and marketing cooperative, came up to him and said:

"Hey young man, do you have any fish left?"

"you are?"

"I'm the director of the supply and marketing cooperative here, my name is Huang Daming," the man said.

"The fish you just sold to the purchasing station are big and fresh. If you have any left, give them to me. I'll give you 3 cents per pound, how about that?"

Zhong Yuemin said, "Director Huang, buying and selling is not allowed now. I am also bartering with the purchasing station."

"Don't worry, young man!"

Huang Damin said:

"I didn't ask you to sell me. We're just bartering. I have plenty of daily necessities in my supply and marketing cooperative. We can exchange them at equal value. Is that okay?"

"That's fine!"

Zhong Yuemin said, "I still have about 50 kilograms of fish at home. If you want all of them, I'll send them to you later this afternoon."

"Come on!"

Huang Damin said:

"I see you have good fishing skills, otherwise how could you catch so many fish? From now on, you can send all the fish you catch to me. I'll take as many as you can. How about that?"

Zhong Yuemin asked, "Director Huang, can your supply and marketing cooperative eat all this fish?"

"I underestimated you!"

Huang Damin said:

"Everyday supplies are in short supply across the country right now. Meats like pork and mutton are rationed. With a population of five to six million in Beijing, this little fish is nothing. Pork costs seventy or eighty cents per pound. Fish may not be very oily, but it's cheap. It's still meat, so we won't have to worry about it not selling."

Zhong Yuemin nodded, "Okay, I'll send it to your side from now on."

"okay!"

Zhong Yuemin asked again:

"Director Huang, does your supply and marketing cooperative have any grain seeds? Rice, wheat, etc."

"Yes, why do you want seeds?"

"I have a relative in my hometown who asked me to buy some for him."

"That's it!" Huang Daming said, "Then wait for you to bring the fish over and I'll prepare it for you."

"Okay, thank you then."

Later, Zhong Yuemin took the remaining fifty-odd kilograms of fish to the supply and marketing cooperative and exchanged them for some items, money and tickets.

"Director Huang, how much are these seeds?"

"No need, just take it, it's not much money."

"How can this be done? Let's deal with each other separately."

"Brother Zhong," Huang Daming said:

"If you feel embarrassed, please send me more fish in the future. Don't underestimate me as the director. I may seem very proud and comfortable in the eyes of outsiders, but I am also under a lot of pressure. Nowadays, supplies are in short supply, and many necessities of life are out of stock. The higher-ups require all supply and marketing points to work hard to save themselves. They can't always wait for rescue from above. They must do their utmost to maintain daily operations. Whoever causes trouble will be removed. Listen, this requires us to sign a military order. It's difficult!"

Zhong Yuemin didn't expect there was such a section, and nodded.

"Director Huang, I can't guarantee how many fish we can catch, but thirty or forty kilograms a day should be no problem."

"well!"

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhong Yuemin returned to the compound and first went to the home of Director Wang of the Revolutionary Committee. He heard the cursing from the director's home from a distance.

"You beast, I'm going to beat you to death. Who told you to peek at a woman bathing? What did I teach you? You little rascal, I'm going to beat you to death..."

Then there were cries and shouts in the house!

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me!" the woman was furious.

"You want to beat your son to death? It's not San'er's fault. It's those two damn bastards Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong who ordered them to do it. They're so mean and wicked. If you have the ability, go and deal with those two little bastards. But you beat your own son in his own home. What can you do? Humph!"

Zhong Yuemin arrived at the door at this time, feeling a little overwhelmed. Zheng Tong, Yuan Jun, you two bastards, you advised him not to do anything weird at noon. Director Wang was already angry, and now he's in trouble again. It seems you came at the wrong time. Forget it, you can send the fish next time.

Just as he turned to leave, the door opened. Wang Zhanying stood inside with an angry face. Seeing Zhong Yuemin outside, he became even more angry.

"Zhong Yuemin, what are you doing standing at my door? Are you looking for trouble again? I'm telling you, if you dare to cause trouble again, I won't forgive you. You won't even see your parents this month."

"Director Wang, how dare I do that!"

Zhong Yuemin lifted the grass carp in his hand and said, "I'm bringing you some fish."

Wang Zhanying saw such a big grass carp, weighing about five or six pounds, and said:

"You're so kind to send me fish? Have you gotten yourself into trouble again and want me to clean up your mess? I advise you not to bother with that. I won't beg for mercy anymore. Just do what needs to be done, hmph."

"Director Wang, you really misunderstood me," Zhong Yuemin said.

"I just caught this fish this afternoon. I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble in the past, Director. I wanted to give you a fish as a thank you. That's all, nothing else."

Wang Zhanying was surprised. Did this guy take the wrong medicine today? Why was he so polite?

Zhong Yuemin really wanted to curry favor with this person. Given the current situation, Wang Zhanying was only a section chief in the past, but he was the first to respond and became a director of the Revolutionary Committee. He had astonishing power in his hands. Not to mention anything else, there were many ministers and deputy ministers imprisoned for study and reform. It was no exaggeration for him to be able to decide the life and death of these people. Therefore, even if he did not consider himself, he had to think about the old man in the committee. He did not ask for favors, but just wanted him not to be given a hard time.

He wanted to take the fish, but was a little embarrassed. It was his wife who came out and heard the conversation between the two of them. With a smile on her face, she took the fish lightly and naturally, saying:

"Old Wang, this is a kind gesture from the Yuemin people. They won't take over any city. Yuemin, I want to thank you on behalf of my old Wang. This fish is really big."

"You're welcome, you're welcome!"

Zhong Yuemin responded with a smile and glanced inside the room. The third child of Wang Zhanying's family was tall, strong and fat, weighing about 170 or 180 kilograms. It was not easy for him to eat like this these days. It also showed how good the food in Director Wang's family was. He had too much oil and water to sit in the position of director. He was tall and heavy like an adult, but his behavior was like a child. He was crying loudly, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Maybe Wang Zhanying did too many bad things, so the third child was born with congenital mental retardation, with the intelligence of a three or four-year-old child.

Zhong Yuemin didn't stay long. He left after delivering the fish and returned to his home. Zheng Tong, Yuan Jun, and a few buddies from the same compound were chatting and bragging in the house. There were basically two topics: quarreling and flattering wives. Zheng Tong and Yuan Jun's houses had been sealed off before, so his yard became a gathering place for the buddies, and they liked to gather here on weekdays.

Zhong Yuemin parked the car and went into the house. "Oh, everything is here!"

Go sit aside.

Zheng Tong said, "Yuemin, where are all the people? We'll be waiting for you all afternoon."

"Going fishing."

One of them said, "Yuemin, what the hell are you talking about? It's freezing outside. It's frozen over. What kind of fish are you fishing for? Did you catch any?"

Yuan Jun took over the conversation, "Why do you even need to ask? I'm empty-handed, so I'm afraid I didn't even catch a single fish scale."

Zhong Yuemin said:

"Then you're wrong. Not only did we catch some, but we caught quite a few, weighing over a hundred pounds."

"Yuemin, I find that you are not even careful with your bragging now," Yuan Jun said sarcastically.

"It's still a hundred pounds, why not a thousand pounds? That's right, I'm against bragging without paying taxes, you can brag to the sky."

Zhong Yuemin smiled, took out two Great Unity banknotes and some tickets from his pocket, slapped them on the table, and said:

"Look carefully, this money was earned from selling fish, and the supply and marketing cooperative just paid it."

"Oh, I'm going!"

Yuan Jun immediately checked it out, looking left and right, and he was really confused.

"Did you really earn it from fishing?"

"That can still be fake!"

"……no!"

Zheng Tong was puzzled and asked, "Outside, the supply and marketing cooperative only sells fish for twenty or thirty cents a pound, and you got over twenty yuan here. Did you really catch over a hundred pounds? Did you go down to the river and cast your net?"

"Why would I go fishing in the middle of winter?" Zhong Yuemin said. "I'll just fish with a rod. It'll only take me an entire afternoon."

"Why am I so unconvinced?"

"If you don't believe me, come with me tomorrow. I guarantee you'll catch some fish."

"Then it's settled."