Fishing and Hunting 82, Starting with Three Sisters Who Overprotect Their Brothers

Chapter 124 The Old Man of the Village

Zhang Wenshan was shocked and never expected this to happen.

"What's this?!" He rushed forward to support the person and called for help, "Sister!"

"Yes, Aunt Wang, please get up quickly." Zhang Fengxia was also startled. She quickly put the child down and helped the woman up. "We can't bear this."

"I can accept it, I can accept it."

Aunt Wang said, her voice choked with emotion.

"If a real drought occurs, no matter how hard I try, I can't save the crops in the fields, and my whole family will starve."

"Team leader, by bringing out the fish, you're using your own money to cover the cost!"

Upon hearing this, the other members of the fishing and hunting team finally realized what was happening.

Yes!

Zhang Wenshan's family was already much better off than theirs, and now they were doing very well in the village, so there was no way they would lack people to irrigate the fields and fight the drought.

By taking out the fish, I'm using my own share of the profits to help them.

"Why would people from the same village say such things?"

"Without you, I wouldn't have been able to set up the fishing and hunting group."

"If you all really feel bad about it, then hurry up and get to work."

Zhang Wenshan spoke the truth.

The reason why state-run restaurants have such smooth sales is largely due to the phrase "helping those in need." While there are other methods, they would require much more effort and resources.

To be honest, he still came out on the better side.

But the members of the fishing and hunting group didn't believe it at all, and everyone looked at them with gratitude.

Influenced by news of the drought, everyone finally got to work and more and more fish bones were successfully removed.

Of course, even more fish were destroyed.

On average, only about five out of ten fish can have their bones removed successfully.

Zhang Wenshan didn't care about this.

It's something that requires practice to master, and a 50% success rate on the first day is acceptable.

He divided the people into two groups.

They took turns catching and processing the fish. Previously, they hadn't been fishing like crazy due to concerns about sales volume, but now they didn't have to worry about that at all.

Just do it.

"Eldest sister, go and call Mother."

As the sun began to set and dinnertime approached, Zhang Wenshan decisively began to speak.

My mother is into cooking, so I might as well teach her that too.

These old folks all depend on him and his older sister; they'd be exhausted from working so hard.

"Team leader, could you please call my children over to help?" Aunt Li suddenly said.

Aunt Chunhua quickly added, "My children can help too."

"OK."

Zhang Wenshan nodded in agreement. He didn't expect that not only a few children would come with him, but also several elderly people who he hadn't been able to persuade before.

"What brings you here?"

"What, can't we come and help?"

"You don't need any more people?"

"Not welcome?"

Several elderly people spoke up one after another, each one capable of killing the conversation with their own words.

Fortunately, Zhang Wenshan was a man of the world, and immediately said, "Welcome, welcome! Everyone, get to work first, and I'll figure out how to calculate the money later."

He originally planned to gradually bring in all the families in need.

Today is a perfect opportunity.

Most of the old men were physically disabled and unable to do heavy work, and their sons and daughters had all moved out of the family.

Strictly speaking, she was more useful than the other aunts, but unfortunately, they never agreed.

I asked because I didn't want to cause any trouble.

"What kind of money?"

"That's right, we're here to help."

"We're leaving if you give us money."

Zhang Wenshan smiled slightly: "What a coincidence, splitting the money is the rule of our fishing and hunting group. If you don't take money, I really can't use you."

joke.

He also relied on his reputation for helping those in need to build his empire.

How could they not pay?

"Oh my, I've lived all these years and this is the first time I've ever seen someone go out of their way to give me money."

"Young people these days don't understand it."

"Alright, let's assign tasks."

With the addition of several elderly men, the speed of processing the fish increased significantly. At this time, Xu Xiulian also rushed over, washed her hands, and joined her son in the work without saying a word.

The brigade organized a team of thirty people to clean up the old irrigation canals and dig new ditches.

Worried that it wouldn't be enough, Zhang Wenshan made thirty medium-sized fish balls, which amounted to about eight hundred fish balls.

That's roughly sixteen pounds of net meat.

Once it's done, deliver it to the construction site as soon as possible.

In Ge Ergui's courtyard, everyone also ate fish balls.

An old man tried it and sighed, "I never thought that catfish could be eaten like this. Years ago, when people were starving, they would eat this stuff, and many people died from choking on fish bones."

"It's all in the past, why keep bringing it up?"

"It's not too late to find out now. Who would have thought we'd benefit from Zhang's fame?"

"People say that a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold, but in all my years, I've hardly ever seen many like him, and not a single one of them has ever reformed from gambling."

"Do you think Zhang has finally learned his lesson?"

When the old man turned around and asked, the members of the fishing team instantly tensed up, and the fish balls in their hands no longer tasted good.

How do I respond to that?

"Our team leader has helped us make money," Lin Cuihua said, mustering her courage.

Ge Ergui chimed in, "To all you uncles, I've been living better these past few days than when my parents were alive."

"Yes, if it weren't for the team leader, we don't know how we would have survived this year."

"The team leader keeps clear accounts and has never skimped on our pay."

"They also teach a trade—"

As the members of the fishing and hunting team spoke up, the old men nodded slightly.

Suddenly one of them said, "We can't just eat their food for free, Lao Li, aren't you related to Li Yuegang's family in some way?"

"I'll go back and take a look."

"What are you all standing there for? Finish eating and get back to work."

When Zhang Wenshan arrived at the irrigation canal construction site with the fish balls, it was already getting dark.

Then everyone's enthusiasm for work did not diminish in the slightest.

Some people were wielding pickaxes, some were pushing carts to carry soil, and some were holding lanterns—the loud shouts were deafening and could be heard from a great distance.

"You're here?"

Next to the construction site, the team leader's wife, Xu Xiuying, had been waiting for a long time, with cornbread and empty bowls on her shoulder pole.

It's an old rule that when people work together, the team provides the grain.

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Fishing and hunting groups can't possibly take on everything, nor do they have that much staple food, which is why everyone values ​​land.

Again.

In critical moments, we can do without meat, but we cannot do without grain.

"Hmm, shall we eat now?"

"OK."

Xu Xiuying picked up the gong beside her and banged it a few times. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

"Sister-in-law, why are there only dry rations and not even any pickled vegetables?"

"That's right, our brigade is starving?"

Xu Xiuying rolled her eyes and turned to Zhang Wenshan, saying, "Don't give these to them."

"Hey, Zhang family boy, oh dear, your sister-in-law and niece are here too?"

"What have you made, fish soup?"

"Get your bowls," said Xu Xiuying, the team leader's wife, irritably. "Hurry up and line up, don't delay things."

As she spoke, she began to distribute the dry rations in an orderly manner.

"You guys are lucky. Do you know about the poor families in the fishing and hunting group?"

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"They know you've put in a lot of hard work, and you're not even making money, so they've brought all the fish you've caught."

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Xu Xiuying gave him a wink, and Zhang Wenshan immediately opened the bucket lid.