Raising the Catch

Back home, Mother Zhou said happily, "I got two more calls this morning. They were both asking about renting stalls at Seafood Market and how much the monthly rent is."

Jiang Xia asked as she washed her hands, "Did they say which stall numbers they wanted to rent?"

"Both asked about A001. I told them A001 was already rented out, while A002 through A010 belonged to our family. There are also plenty of ours over in Zone D. I asked them to call again at twelve-thirty."

Mother Zhou remembered Jiang Xia saying that A001 would not be rented out for the time being.

She planned to ask around New Year's whether her second older brother would come here to do business selling seafood.

Jiang Xia glanced at the time. It was already twelve eighteen. "Let's eat first."

Tian Caihua asked Mother Zhou, "Mom, did anyone call to ask about those three stalls of ours?"

Mother Zhou said, "No. I only got two calls today, and both were asking about the front-row stalls. Don't worry. If the City Pier won't let people set up stalls after the New Year, someone will rent them sooner or later."

Tian Caihua could not help cursing that market administrator in her heart again. If he had not torn down their Red Paper, her three stalls might have been rented out long ago.

While they were eating, the phone rang. Zhou Chenglei told Jiang Xia to keep eating while he went to answer it.

It was someone calling to rent a stall. Zhou Chenglei said directly, "Stall No. 2 is one hundred yuan a month."

The person on the other end of the phone tried to bargain.

Zhou Chenglei said, "Fifty won't do. Stall No. 02 is in the front row at the eastern entrance. One