Chapter 165: Strength in Numbers
Another ten minutes.
The people in West Village still didn't catch any fish.
Ye Qing and the others were no longer there, so they stopped acting so politely and started shouting and yelling, wondering if they had really violated a taboo.
Some people don't believe it.
“People from South Village can fish here, but we can’t?”
"There's no such thing in this world!"
"Keep fishing! I don't believe I'll never catch any fish!"
Seeing this, others continued to try.
A moment later.
The guy who had been shouting his disbelief suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go."
Others asked him, "Why are you leaving?"
He said: "This is the third time I've been stuck!"
"This is so fucking weird!"
"I give in."
"I will never steal other people's fishing spots again."
“Fuck!”
The man packed up his things while cursing.
The others also packed up and left quickly. They were not in the mood to go fishing anywhere else, so they simply returned to the village. When they arrived at the village entrance, they met a van driving out of the village.
They quickly moved out of the way.
"It's the car of Big Gold Tooth's men."
"No."
"Big Gold Teeth is sitting in the car."
"Why did Big Gold Teeth come to our village?"
The fishermen started to grumble. One villager, noticing, said, "Big Gold Tooth didn't get any advantage in South Village, so he went to our village chief to seek cooperation."
"They talked for several hours in the village committee."
"Look, everyone is drunk."
"I don't know what kind of harmful scheme he and the village chief have committed."
After the villager finished speaking, he spat on the ground.
Xicun was hard-working and brilliant.
Now Big Gold Teeth has joined in the fun, these days have never been better.
At this time.
Guan You came over from the village and saw the fishermen and shouted, "Brothers, you are back from fishing. What fish did you catch?"
"Come to my house for a drink tonight."
"The village chief said he had something to say."
Several fishermen were a little embarrassed and said that they didn't catch any fish.
Guan You was horrified.
These fishermen have never failed before, so how come they failed today?
Upon inquiry.
They talked about the matter.
Guan You slapped his thigh and said, "It's Ye Qing again. That kid is a nuisance."
"I'm going to buy some food and drinks."
"Let's discuss this with the village chief tonight."
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pier.
Ye Qing handed both red grouper fish to Lao Feng. After seeing them, Lao Feng praised them highly and said, "They are in such good condition. If you sell them to me, I will pay you three thousand yuan."
Quite a lot.
If you count the two fish, one pound would cost more than five hundred yuan.
If sold at a seaside port, this would be the best price.
Merchants like Lao Feng are all quite conscientious.
If it were someone else, they would definitely be happy. Two hours of fishing is equivalent to half a month's salary for an ordinary worker.
But Ye Qing refused to sell it.
Red grouper fish is rare, so it is more important to nourish my dad's body.
Old Feng was slightly disappointed when he saw Ye Qing shaking his head, but he didn't say much. Instead, he said, "I've added the hospital chef's WeChat."
"I'll deliver it myself when the time comes."
"Bye-Bye."
Soon, the fishing boat left.
Ye Qing did not leave the dock immediately. Tomorrow, grouper alone would not be enough, and he had to buy something else. When he saw the tiger prawns, he bought them all.
"bite."
"3068 yuan has been paid."
The fishermen who sold the tiger prawns were very happy and enthusiastically helped deliver the tiger prawns to the homes.
Red flower crab.
purchase.
It was a good time to eat crabs, so he bought a hundred of them.
It looks like a lot, but eating seven or eight of these won’t make you full.
Two kilograms of Shijiugong.
Ye Qing also bought two, which are very good for making soup.
When I was about to leave, I saw some abalone and couldn't help but buy some. It is the best seafood and tastes particularly fresh, tender and delicious, and full of nutrition.
After shopping, I returned home and my elder sister Ye Lan, brother-in-law Zhang Jun and little niece Zhang Xiaoyu were all there.
Zhang Jun was riding a small tricycle, and the carriage was full of chicken, duck and mutton.
We have to prepare several tables tomorrow, so these are naturally indispensable.
The village chief Li Fu called and said that he had found people and two excavators would arrive tomorrow. With the help of the villagers, it was estimated that it would be done in a day or two.
Heizi said he also wanted to help and he had no plans to leave for the time being. Since he had happened to be in this situation, there was no reason for him to just stand by and watch.
night.
Everyone had a simple meal and found a tiger grouper. They made three dishes out of it: the fish head was made into chopped pepper fish head, half of the fish belly was made into sashimi, and the other half was braised. Even so, the largest fish plate could not hold it all, so they had to put it in a basin and serve it on the table.
We cooked some more vegetables, lettuce with oyster sauce, stir-fried beans and eggplant, drank a box of wine, and played until midnight.
Early the next morning.
Ye Qing got up and made breakfast as usual.
Just after breakfast, the excavator arrived.
Village chief Li Fu was also there, leading an excavator to the open space in the west. When they arrived, they could see large areas of wasteland covered with weeds and some low shrubs.
Looking up, the coastline is a mudflat.
"The tide still has two hours to go before it goes out, so it's a good time to clear the road first."
The villagers soon arrived.
There were more than twenty people, all strong laborers, including Uncle Ba and Uncle Li.
Ye Qing hurried forward to greet them. Without saying anything else, he handed over a cigarette and said, "Everyone, uncles, thank you for your help."
Ba Shu and the others took the cigarettes and said with a smile, "What trouble is there?"
"Work, work."
"Let's get started while the sun isn't too strong."
With strength in numbers, they cleared the weeds and tidied the bushes, and soon they had created a passage leading to the mudflats.
Wait for the tide to go out.
After a little sunshine, the excavator drove in.
Fish ponds are actually very simple. They are made by digging soil on the mudflats, building embankments, sluices, and digging ditches to form fish ponds, and then using the rise and fall of the tide to raise fish.
Some fish ponds do not even need to be stocked with fish fry. They are allowed to fill up with the tide, and nets are placed at the gates when the tide recedes, thus leaving the natural fish fry.
The semi-closed fish pond is a fish-raising method tailor-made for Ye Qing.
Other fishermen who raise fish in this way may not be able to control the catch, but Ye Qing has the electric eel as his fishing partner, so he can control the catch.
After working hard for a whole afternoon, the fish pond has taken shape.
Most of the villagers are clearing wasteland. Even if they don’t plant anything now, they cannot allow weeds to grow wildly and destroy the already limited land fertility.
Most of the fruit trees that Ye Qing wants to plant are best planted in spring, but some fruit trees can be planted in autumn.
For example, mango trees can be planted in October and will be mature in February or March of the next year.
There are a lot of people who want to eat.
Ye Lan was too busy to handle the meal, so she asked a few aunts from the village to help. She cooked three tables of dishes. Grouper was the main dish, and the mutton was served in a basin, not to mention dishes like tiger prawns and red flower crabs.
It can be said that even if a wedding is held in the village, the standard is about this.
When everyone came back from work and saw such a rich feast, they were naturally very happy.
After cleaning, sit down and start eating.
"Seeing how capable Qingzai is, I feel obviously older."
"Yeah, I've grown up in the blink of an eye."
"After so many years, our village has finally seen some changes. The future of the world belongs to the young people."
"Qingzai doesn't seem to have a girlfriend yet."
"My niece just graduated from college. She's very pretty. I went to talk to Brother Sheng about her the other day."
"Yes, yes."
When Ye Qing heard this, he picked up the wine and ran away without waiting for everyone to surround him.
After two days of hard work, the fish pond was dug. As the tide rose, the gate was opened and the fish pond was immediately filled with water. When the tide rose, a lot of seafood would be brought in.
All it would take was a fence to complete the job. Ye Qing bought some at random, and its main function was to conceal his tracks.
He has electric eels, so he doesn't need these nets.
After the fish pond was completed, the open space on the west side was also cleared. At a glance, the field was flat and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the fields, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
What a magnificent sight it will be when all the fruit trees are planted.
Ye Lan came over and asked, "Are you really planning to plant fruit trees all over this place?"
Ye Qing nodded.
Ye Lan said, "Xiaoyu is going to school, and I don't have much to do. It's a good opportunity to plant some fruit trees and keep busy to kill time."
Ye Qing said, "Estimate how much money you need and I'll transfer it to you."
Ye Lan glared at him and said, "No need."
"During this time, you upgraded your fishing boat, built a new house, spent two million to buy land, and took on so many building materials. I'm afraid you don't have much money left in your pocket."
"Your brother-in-law followed you and got over 250,000 yuan. I have so much money here that I can't spend it all."
"Your brother-in-law and I also have shares in this orchard."
Ye Qing thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
"I don't have much money here."
"Let's go out to sea and make money tomorrow!"
He looked at the balance of his bank card, which was only about 1.7 million.
If we don’t go out to sea soon, we won’t be able to afford the money to build a new house, let alone a homestay.
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