Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

"Puff".

Qin Zheng didn't care what Sha Zhu was struggling with. He jumped into the water and didn't move for a long time.

When he surfaced again, he was already in the middle of the lake.

"You are not a human being!"

Sha Zhu stood on the shore and could only sigh. He had never heard of such water skills before. No wonder he could catch big fish every day.

"Should I go in the water?"

Before he could make up his mind, "splash", Qin Zheng surfaced again, holding a five-jin herring in his hand.

Stepping on the water, Qin Zheng swam to the shore while standing in the water and threw the fish onto the shore.

"Zhu Zi, don't go into the water yet. Let's catch fish first. When we have caught enough and the weather is warm, you can go into the water again."

"it is good."

Sha Zhu exclaimed as he picked up the herring, put it into a sack, and then sat on the shore waiting.

An hour later, there were more than 50 kilograms of fish in the sack, and at least 500 kilograms had been put into the space.

"Zhu Zi, go in the water, swim for a while and then we'll sell the fish."

"okay."

Sha Zhu agreed and jumped down with his pants on. He had to have some dignity even though he was old, unlike Qin Zheng, whose hair had not yet fully grown.

There was no beauty in his posture, just like a stone smashed into the lake, splashing a large amount of water.

Sha Zhu can swim, with a standard doggy paddle, and can also dive, although he can only dive for a little over a minute. He is having a lot of fun. He also wants to catch fish like Qin Zheng, but unfortunately he didn't see a single fish. When he got into the water, he couldn't even open his eyes.

Of course, fish don't have hair either, they only have scales.

After all, it is not an indoor swimming pool, the conditions are not good, and there are no equipment. It is actually quite good that Shazhu can swim like this, after all, he has not received any formal training.

Look at the time, it's time to go back.

Qin Zheng caught a few more fish, and the two rushed to Emei Restaurant, kept four fish and sold the rest. Then they found a restaurant and treated Sha Zhu to a meal.

Back in the courtyard, Qin Zheng gave two fish to Sha Zhu, who didn't hesitate and put them directly into the kitchen.

"Zhu Zi, let's go drink the Arctic Ocean."

"Okay, I'll treat you."

"No need. I agreed to treat you last time. Don't argue."

"That's fine."

As soon as he agreed, Qin Han and He Yushui heard it and immediately shouted, "We want to drink too."

Qin Zheng smiled: "Okay, let's all drink."

Sha Zhu also asked: "Yushui, didn't you go to work with our dad today?"

"No, my dad brought lunch back at noon."

Jia Zhang, who was standing at the door, curled her lips but didn't say anything.

It was time to get off work again. He Daqing returned home with his lunch box. Seeing the cooked fish on the table, he asked curiously, "Shazhu, did you buy it?"

He Yushui rushed to say, "No, it was caught by Brother Qin Zheng and given to us to eat."

Sha Zhu continued, "I gave away two, both this big, and the other one I gave to the old lady in the backyard."

Sha Zhu had some feelings for the deaf old lady. When He Daqing was busy with work, he often left He Yushui to the care of the old lady.

He Daqing did not respond to the suggestion of giving fish to the old lady, but instead praised: "This boy is really amazing. He can catch three or four fish every day. He even gave two to Liu Haizhong yesterday."

Sha Zhu couldn't control his big mouth again and immediately retorted: "What do you mean three or four? Today I accompanied him to Yuquan Lake. He caught more than 60 kilograms of fish, but he only kept four and brought the rest back. He sold them to Emei..."

Having said this, he covered his mouth and didn't say any more.

However, the meaning has been expressed very clearly, except that the name of Emei Restaurant was not mentioned.

I immediately understood who He Daqing was.

"You mean he sold more than 50 kilograms of fish to your restaurant? That must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"Yes. It's been three days in a row, and I've made over 300,000, almost 400,000."

Sha Zhu couldn't hide it anymore, so he said, "He's a very good swimmer. When he surfaced from his dive, he had a fish in his hand. It only took him two hours to catch it."

He Daqing took a deep breath and sighed in his heart: "Inhuman!"

Of course, he wasn’t sighing about these three words, that’s what he meant!

He Daqing only earned more than 500,000 yuan in a month's work, which is a standard high-income earner. But Qin Zheng earned more than half a month's salary of his in just three days. How can this be justified!

What's more, it only took two hours.

He Yushui stood by with her eyes wide open, totally unable to believe what she heard.

Her expression was so cute and adorable. He Daqing looked at her, stroked her head lovingly, and put a piece of meat from the fish belly into her bowl.

Qin family.

Qin Zheng said to Qin Leshan: "Dad, can you bring me the newspaper from your unit every day?"

"What do you want the newspaper for?"

"Of course I do. I want to know about national affairs."

"You little kid, do you know what national affairs are?"

Qin Leshan did not refuse. After reading the newspapers from the power supply station, some people would take them home to paste on the walls, but more people would sell them as scraps.

The next day, when Qin Zheng sold the fish to Emei Restaurant, Manager Qi came out to chat with him for a while. It turned out that Sha Zhu praised Qin Zheng in the store when he was at work today. Now, the whole restaurant knew where Qin Zheng got the fish and thought he was a monster.

Qin Zheng doesn't care about these things, as long as he can make money.

After leaving Emei Restaurant, Qin Zheng went to a nearby public garden and collected some flowers, plants and trees.

Before dinner, when Qin Leshan returned home, he was obviously very happy and said to Han Qing: "Take out my half bottle of wine. I want to drink some today."

"From the looks of you, does Xiaoming have any idea about his job?"

"Yes, I have already received the letter of introduction."

Han Qing smiled, wiped her hands with her apron and said, "That's great. Wait, I'll get some wine."

The three Qin siblings were listening nearby, and naturally they were very happy.

As soon as he sat down, Qin Ming asked anxiously, "Finally, I don't have to work as a temporary worker every day. Dad, what kind of job is it?"

He is the eldest in the family. Although he is only two years older than Qin Zheng, he is already an adult and cannot wander around like Qin Zheng.

Qin Leshan poured the wine slowly, picked up a piece of fish and chewed it. Seeing Qin Ming's anxious look, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I can still tell you. Postman, are you satisfied?"

"Ah? The postman! Satisfied, of course I am satisfied."

Qin Ming was overjoyed.

The new country's postal system had just been established and jobs were in high demand.

Of course, he also knew that his family must have spent a lot of money and favors for this job.

Qin Leshan took out the letter of introduction from his pocket and said, "You can report tomorrow and start working as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Qin Ming took the letter of introduction solemnly, read it again and again, and was reluctant to let it go.

"Put it away and eat quickly."

"Hey."

Qin Han asked: "Dad, how much does my eldest brother earn every month after he starts working?"

Qin Leshan said: "It is estimated to be 275,000 yuan."

Then Qin Han said disappointedly: "Ah, so little! Not even as much as my second brother earns in three days."

As soon as Qin Zheng heard it, he knew something was wrong and the fish selling business had been leaked.

Needless to say, it must have been Shazhu who leaked the information.

This idiot Zhu doesn't know how to control his words. He really deserves a beating. I have specifically reminded him of this.

Seeing Qin Leshan and Han Qing turning their eyes to him, Qin Zheng quickly said, "Dad, Mom, I just caught a few fish and sold them to Emei Restaurant. It wasn't much money."

Qin Han said: "No, Yu Shui said you made more than 300,000 in three days."

Qin Zheng patted her on the head and said, "I really love you in vain, you little girl!"

Qin Han covered his head and cried out, "Ouch, it hurts. Mom, my brother hit me."

Han Qing put down her chopsticks and asked, "Xiao Zheng, did you really make over 300,000 in three days?"

Qin Ming, who put away the letter of introduction, also looked at Qin Zheng in surprise. He worked as a temporary worker outside and earned at most three thousand a day.

Qin Zheng said helplessly: "Really. But the amount varies every day."

“How do you catch so many fish?”

Qin Leshan asked curiously. His family had caught two fish weighing about three kilograms every day for four consecutive days. These two fish alone were worth more than ten thousand yuan.

"I am just good at swimming and can catch fish in the water."

Qin Leshan and Han Qing looked at each other, what did this mean?

"You mean you can catch fish without using any fishing gear?"

Qin Zheng nodded, "Yeah. Zhuzi knows. Zhuzi accompanied me yesterday. Let me put it this way. You have read "Water Margin", about Zhang Shun, the white shark in the waves. The book says that he can stay underwater for 40 to 50 miles and stay under the water for seven days and seven nights. I feel like I am about the same as him."

Everyone at the table took a deep breath, trying to digest the news as quickly as possible.

Han Qing suddenly said, "Where's your money? Give it to me and I'll keep it for you."

Qin Zheng had a painful look on his face as he slowly took out a stack of money from his left pocket and placed it on the table. This was the money he transferred from the space into his pocket.

Han Qing picked up the money and counted it. It was a total of 330,000 yuan.

She happily put the money into her pocket, and suddenly said, "Not enough, what about today's?"

Qin Zheng had no choice but to reach into his right pocket and pull out a stack of money, placing it on the table, still staring at it eagerly.

Qin Han laughed out loud when he saw this.

Qin Zheng glared at her and said, "Little rascal, I won't treat you to popsicles or soda anymore."

It was obvious to the naked eye that the smile on Qin Han's face had disappeared. Suddenly, she smiled again, wrinkled her nose and said, "I'll ask mom for it. If I don't tell her, she won't know you have so much money."

Han Qing picked up the money and counted it: "Well, my daughter will definitely give it. Oh, it's quite a lot, almost half a million in total, just a little less than your father's salary."

Qin Leshan's monthly salary is 650,000 yuan. It is estimated that Qin Zheng's earnings from selling fish in one more day will exceed Qin Leshan's monthly salary.

Qin Zheng was indeed reluctant to spend the money, as he needed to buy a lot of things, all kinds of food and poultry, and even some wild animals. Now, he just spent money to find a shoemaker to sew a knife pouch out of cowhide.

He will only think about buying food seeds when there are enough plants in the space to feed the animals.

But now, his plan has to be delayed.