The brigade leader had no idea that the person he was asking was a five or six-year-old kid.
In his mind, he regarded Wei Mo as an adult.
Upon arriving at the old village chief's house, Li Dazhuang spoke from outside the door.
"Uncle Yu, are you home? I'd like to discuss something with you."
Grandpa Yu frowned as he looked at the brigade leader in front of him. He was living a good life at home, and the brigade leader had to come and disturb his joy with his daughter, grandson, and granddaughters.
The old man couldn't help but look at Li Dazhuang with annoyance.
"What is it? Tell me quickly, and then leave immediately."
Hearing the old man's unfriendly tone, the team leader scratched his head awkwardly and said to the old village chief,
"Uncle Yu, you said the village's fish catch is getting less and less. Does Wei Mo have any other ways to catch fish? Otherwise, our fish catch won't be enough to supply the supply and marketing cooperative."
Upon hearing Li Dazhuang's words, the old village chief frowned. This matter really could only be resolved by finding Wei Mo.
"Then come with me to find Wei Mo and see if he has any ideas."
To be honest, the old man also hoped to help the village.
When Wei Mo saw the old man and the captain coming to find him, both of them looking rather grim, he quickly asked,
"Grandpa, is there something you need from Uncle Dazhuang?"
Li Dazhuang, who was standing to the side, smiled and said to Wei Mo,
"Wei Mo, do you have any way to fish in winter? Otherwise, we won't be able to supply the supply and marketing cooperative with our fish. And we need more fish in winter, so what do you think...?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Mo realized what it was about. He then touched the man's chin and began to ponder what to do, since fishing in the Northeast could only be done by chiseling holes in the ice.
According to later recollections, the winter fishing harvest was actually quite good, and it is said that each harvest was exceptionally bountiful.
I just don't know how thick the ice on this river is, or whether it can support an oxcart.
Thinking of this, Wei Mo asked the captain,
"Uncle Dazhuang, how thick is the ice on our river in winter?"
Li Dazhuang had also chiseled ice holes before. She thought for a moment and then said to Wei Mo,
"About a meter!"
"One and a half meters, almost two meters?" Wei Mo looked at Li Dazhuang with a puzzled expression.
"No, no, no, it's one meter, not 1.8 meters."
The captain quickly explained, and Wei Mo nodded. A meter of thickness was actually enough, but the problem with the fishing net was that sinkers and floats were still needed. Wei Mo was seriously considering the feasibility.
Seeing Wei Mo frowning, the captain didn't disturb him. Instead, he stood aside with the old man, waiting for Wei Mo to speak and see if he had any ideas.
After thinking for a while, Wei Mo slowly spoke to the captain.
"I do have a method, but it requires some things. If we coordinate well, it could yield much more than what we get from fishing with baskets, and it's also easier to preserve the fish in winter."
"What's your idea? What do you need? I'll try my best to get it for you."
The captain was very excited when he heard this. Looking at Wei Mo standing in front of him, he thought, "He truly is the most talented child prodigy in the village... not just the village, but the whole town."
Upon hearing what the captain said, Wei Mo shared his thoughts.
“Actually, we can also do winter fishing, but we would have to bring everyone in the village and also have to make arrangements with the authorities.”
"First, we need to weave the fishing net, which is relatively easy. I can teach everyone how to weave a fishing net. However, we also need to figure out the weight at the bottom of the net and the float at the top, as well as the rope for weaving the net."
After Yu Mo finished speaking, the captain frowned. To be honest, he didn't have many options and turned his gaze to Old Master Yu beside him.
Wei Mo was in the same boat. You see, when he went to deliver the grain last time, Wei Mo also learned about Old Master Yu's current strength.
Perhaps the old man could handle these things. Thinking this, before Wei Mo could speak, the captain preemptively asked.
"Uncle Yu, could you please see if you can get these things that Xiao Wei doesn't want? I have no other choice but to ask you for help."
Grandpa Yu frowned. He couldn't give a definite answer either, but it was worth a try.
"I'll try my best. I'll go to town in a bit and let you know whether it works out or not. But let's make this clear first, Dazhuang."
Li Dazhuang was very happy to hear the old man say that, and said to him with a smile,
"Please speak, please speak, Uncle Yu."
The old man looked at the grinning Li Dazhuang in front of him, his face turning serious, and said to Li Dazhuang,
“My grandson gets the most work points. He not only has to weave fishing nets, but also figure out how to do it, and I have to get the materials.”
"Think it through yourself. If you're okay with it, then we can talk. Don't look back and make the villagers jealous again. Let me tell you, if something like that happens again, hmph."
Li Dazhuang also recalled the incident of organizing the second group and felt a little embarrassed. These villagers had caused him too much trouble. Wouldn't it have been better if the whole village had just relied on Wei Mo and Grandpa Yu and had enough to eat?
"Do you have to keep causing trouble all the time?" Li Dazhuang smiled at the old man and said.
"Old man, don't worry, if this happens again, I guarantee he'll be kicked out of the village."
Although normally in the village, the village chief manages his grandchildren, while the brigade leader is responsible for the work.
However, now that Grandpa Yu is getting old, he has basically handed over all his affairs to Li Dazhuang.
Hearing Li Dazhuang's assurance, the old man nodded and said.
"Alright then, how many centimeters do you want? If it's possible, I'll go see if I can get my hands on these things."
Captain Li himself was also unsure of what to do, but after thinking about it, he spoke up.
"Uncle Yu, how about this? You and Wei Mo will each get 20% of the fishing work points, but we can't tell anyone."
Upon hearing Li Dazhuang's words, the old man looked at Wei Mo, because he himself did not know exactly how many fish could be caught.
However, Wei Mo's eyes lit up. After thinking for a moment, he nodded to the old man and said,
"Grandpa, that's great. I estimate that if we really do winter fishing, each trip could yield at least several thousand kilograms. In that case..."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, both the old man and the captain became excited.
You know, the village's income is getting worse and worse, and they don't want small fish, only big fish. They only get three or four hundred catties of big fish a day, but now they suddenly find out that they can get more than 1,000 catties. How could the two of them not be excited?
The captain asked hurriedly.
"Wei Mo, are you sure?"
The old man also spoke up from the side.
"Grandson, really?"
Wei Mo nodded and said,
"It should be fine."
Both of them became excited. If that were the case, then fishing might be far more profitable than farming.
However, Wei Mo slowly spoke again.
"This matter needs to be approved by the town; otherwise, it might cause trouble for the village."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, Captain Li nodded and said to Wei Mo,
“Alright, I’ll take care of it right away. Grandpa, let’s go to town together, and you can see if you can get some materials.”
The old man nodded.
"Alright, let's go together."
Wei Mo asked, "Should I come along?"
The old man thought about it and decided it would be more convenient to bring Wei Mo along.
"Let's go together, otherwise I won't be able to tell you what kind of materials we need."
And so, the three of them—Li Dazhuang fetched the oxcart and took the old man and Wei Mo—to the town. After arriving at the town government, the three of them got off the oxcart.
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