Fortunately, there were still over 200 jin of ribbonfish, over 100 jin of prawns and swimming crabs, and over 100 jin of other miscellaneous fish in the net. Chen Hong was too lazy to sort them out anymore; it was getting late. She hurriedly set sail back to port, arriving at the dock after 7 p.m.

This time, Chen Hong didn't call Zhang Baiqiang and Zheng Gaoxing. They distributed all the commercially valuable fish to Liu Quantian and Liu Laohu's families. Today's sales were less than 90,000 yuan, the lowest they'd made in a while. There was no other way; they couldn't find any high-priced fish today.

It was almost nine o'clock when she got home, and her father and son were still watching TV. There was food left for her on the table, and when her father saw her come home, he was about to start heating it up. Chen Hong quickly stopped him, saying that he was also very tired after working at the construction site all day, and told them to just go and rest, and that she would heat up the food herself.

After eating, Chen Hong washed the pots and pans in the kitchen, locked the doors and windows, and then entered the space. Chen Hong discovered that the space's breeding function was now activated, and a large number of fish and shrimp were laying eggs in the breeding tanks.

Strangely, the big fish don't eat the fish eggs. When they're hungry, they only eat the fish bait and small fish that Chen Hong throws into the breeding box. It seems that they enter the space to mate and lay eggs, which makes Chen Hong release a batch of small fish fry into the sea every five or six days.

The fish eggs grow very quickly in the space; they can grow into tiny fish the size of a thumb in just five or six days. Some of the lobsters and crabs in the space have also hatched, and it's amazing to watch these little ones grow so rapidly within the space.

Chen Hong now strongly suspects that this space of hers was originally intended for her to use in helping marine fish hatch and reproduce, and that the planting space was definitely just a side benefit given to her.

Looking at the lush greenery now, Chen Hong had planted ginseng, gastrodia elata, and notoginseng on the last dozen or so acres of land, and also planted polygonatum. He only left two acres to plant some leafy vegetables before the Chinese New Year; the rest of the land was filled with crops.

Fresh tea leaves and honeysuckle have already filled several baskets, just waiting for an opportunity when no one is around to stir-fry them, or sun-dry or oven-dry them as needed.

Chen Hong sorted out all the large fish in the breeding tank, separating the pregnant ones and the spawning ones into their own containers. When she goes out to sea, she will release them back into the ocean if she has the chance, which is her way of giving back to the sea.

Chen Hong went out to sea for five consecutive days, only managing to sell 80,000 to 90,000 yuan worth of fish each day, a much smaller harvest than before. This was her limit. Because of the cold weather, Chen Hong dared not dive to catch shrimp and crabs or search for precious seafood. She could only use her nets and traps to catch fish with her hands. Even if she wanted to make money, Chen Hong wouldn't ruin her health.

If you want to go diving, you'll have to wait until March next year. Compared to other people's daily income of only a few thousand or ten thousand yuan, Chen Hong's catch is still quite substantial.

Now that Chen Hong has bought all the houses she needed, at this stage, apart from wanting to buy a boat and possibly a courtyard house, there are no other major expenses. Chen Hong is not in a hurry to make money anymore.

The average temperature is currently 1 to 5 degrees Celsius, and it still feels quite cold, especially at sea. Since December, Chen Hong has barely gone into the water. As a woman, she is well aware of the harm that low temperatures can do to a woman's body.

She'd rather earn tens of thousands less each day than compromise on her health. After all, there's plenty of time; the temperature will rise again after March.

She has at least seven months of diving time each year, so she doesn't mind waiting an extra four or five months. She has enough money to spend right now, so there's no rush, no rush, she absolutely mustn't rush!

It's been raining these past two days, and the daytime temperature has reached 3 degrees Celsius, while the nighttime temperature drops to -2 degrees Celsius. The heating system at home has been on for a while now. Worried that her father and son might get cold in the mornings and evenings, Chen Hong bought two more electric heaters for the house.

The air conditioner in their room is on every night, and although it costs more than 300 yuan in electricity each month, Chen Hong doesn't mind at all. Coming home every day to a warm and welcoming atmosphere—that's the happiest family life.

The renovation of the villa is all done, only the front yard hotel is left to be finished. There's still a little bit of work to be done, and it should be ready for handover and inspection in about a week. After another month of airing it out, we really can move into the villa for Chinese New Year this year.

Since the villa was completed, Yu Yang goes to play there with his grandfather every day after school. Aunt Guo has had the village women clean it thoroughly; it's spotless and bright everywhere.

Dad said that they don't need heating there, and the daytime temperature can reach over 12 degrees Celsius. The windows are all double-glazed, and the doors and windows are very large.

When the weather is nice, the house is warm after absorbing the warmth of the sun all day. It's about five or six degrees warmer than the house Chen Hong is currently living in. These past few days, Yu Yang, Xiao Hao, and Wang Xin have made it their new hideout.