At this moment,

Lin Ziyan, who was still on this side of the mudflats, was catching bubble fish.

The sound of waves came from afar, echoing in the valley.

Haibi Village is connected to the mountains and has many reefs. The mudflats on the east side are quite special.

The chubby girl held up a flashlight and shone it on the water.

"Ayan, are you sure it's a bubble fish?"

“Brother Jian kept watch for a long time but didn’t find anything…” she said suspiciously.

Waiting like this isn't a solution for them.

However, there are indeed fewer small yellow croakers in the pond. They had previously thought that the fish had hidden away.

After checking it again, I found that it wasn't true at all; at least a quarter of it was missing.

"Look over there, but don't shine the flashlight there," Lin Ziyan said calmly.

A dark glint flashed in her eyes.

After changing the water, the little yellow croaker didn't move at all; it was clearly exhausted.

A bubble fish emerged from under the reef, and with remarkable agility, avoided the direction of the light.

Lin Ziyan scooped the bubble fish from behind and put it directly into the net.

“There are at least five more…” she said calmly.

The bubblefish was opening its mouth, trying to bite through the net, and struggling inside the net.

The chubby girl looked at the water in surprise, "Another one has come out..."

The sinker had been waiting for this moment; the bubble fish was scooped up as soon as it surfaced.

The others gathered around and, upon seeing the plump, well-fed bubble fish, felt a chill of fear.

If you give these bubble fish a few more days, they will eat all the small yellow croakers.

"When we get back to the village, you'll say that..." Lin Ziyan whispered to the chubby girl.

She suspected that the villagers had released the bubble fish.

People from other villages live near the mudflats, so the management workers will definitely recognize them, making it difficult for them to take action.

The group returned to the village.

The chubby girl went straight home, took her food, and ate it under the banyan tree in the village.

"Fatty, why are you eating so late tonight? Did something happen at the fish farm?"

An old woman asked worriedly.

The others echoed, their eyes filled with doubt.

The chubby girl swallowed a big mouthful of rice. "There are fewer fish in the fish farm. A lot of them have died."

She spoke ambiguously, her brow furrowed.

The old men exchanged glances. "The fish farm is going out of business?"

The chubby girl kept her head down and ate her rice, looking very hungry, and didn't reply to them.

However, in the eyes of the older people, her behavior was tantamount to tacit approval.

Next, the chubby girl changed the subject, preventing them from having a chance to continue asking questions.

Until she returned home with the empty bowl, the old women couldn't get anything out of her.

"It seems like this really can't go on..."

“I need to go back and talk to my eldest grandson and tell him to go and work in the factory. That would be the only way to ensure his safety.”

"Sigh, life in the village was just getting better, but now..."

Several old women, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, went back to their own homes.

Rumors spread in the village that the fish farm was going out of business.

the next day,

Lin Atai was watering the vegetables in the garden when she heard the villagers whispering and realized what was going on.

She rushed home in a panic, and as soon as she entered the yard, she shouted...

“Ah Yan…”

Jiaojiao was playing in the sand in the yard. She looked up at her grandmother and then continued playing.

Lin Ziyan poked her head out of the window and responded.

"Ah Yan, all the fish farms in the village are going out of business. Is everything alright?" Lin Atai put the vegetables aside and asked hurriedly.

Just as the date for building the house was set, something happened at the fish farm, and Ah Tai thought to herself that the date might not be suitable.

Lin Ziyan said softly, "We deliberately made the villagers think that way."

Grandma breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

She nodded. "Looks like someone's up to their old tricks again."

Lin Ziyan's eyes flashed, but she did not deny it.

She was waiting for that person to come forward on his own initiative; even if he didn't, she wanted him to know that her plan had succeeded.

Lin A picked up a palm-leaf fan and waved it, bringing a cool breeze.

"Grandma, just pretend you don't know," Lin Ziyan said with a faint smile, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Grandma Lin nodded. She had run into many people on her way back, and each of them had a rather intriguing look in their eyes.

She sighed inwardly; no village could escape the common practice.

Many people are just watching the spectacle, but even more secretly resent that others are doing better than themselves.

Ah Yan is too popular. If she does well, it's expected; if she doesn't, the villagers will gossip about her to death.

You need to keep an eye on the shrimp farm.

"Don't let them succeed and ruin the good reputation the shrimp farm has worked so hard to build," Lin Atai warned with a distant look in her eyes.

The Lin family used to be in business, and through her upbringing, Mrs. Lin had some understanding of the ins and outs of the business.

Lin Ziyan nodded; it wouldn't be easy for the shrimp farm to make a move.

With closed-loop management, if a problem really arises, it's the workers who are the ones to be investigated, making it easier to trace.

However, the mudflats are too large, and it is not advisable to guard against thieves every day. It is better to wait for the thieves to take the bait.

“Perfect timing. You can stay home and oversee the house construction for the next few days. We won’t go to the fish farm for now.” Lin Atai said, fanning herself with a palm leaf fan, her cloudy eyes revealing a deep meaning.

Lin Ziyan nodded; that was what she thought too.

For the next few days, the villagers gathered together and talked almost exclusively about the fish farm.

The rumors grew increasingly outrageous, claiming that the Lin family had offended the sea god, which was why the fish at their fish farm could not be raised.

…

At the port,

Chen Niaoshu went to the cargo ship's office again.

"Are you really sure you want to buy the S-class cargo ship?"

"It's not too late to change to a different model now," she advised.

Chen Niaoshu is a cargo ship designer, so she naturally knows the characteristics of the S-class cargo ship.

However, she does not believe that anyone in China can successfully modify the S cargo ship.

Chen Niaoshu's mentor tried to reform her, but ultimately failed.

She remembers her mentor saying, "No wonder they have such talented designers at Maiwei; no one can surpass them..."

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