It took an hour to get to the camp and back. When Fu Wan arrived home with her child, the mountain of bamboo in the yard had already been cleaned up.
"Brother, Fang Min and the others didn't stay for dinner?"
Fu Ming was tending the fire when Ye Xiaocui heard Fu Wan's words and immediately began to complain.
"Oh, don't even mention it. I asked them to stay for dinner, and they all ran away faster than rabbits."
Not to mention Comrade Fang Min and Fu Jian, even that brat A Liang ran back.”
After complaining, Ye Xiaocui didn't forget to stir the braised pork in the pot a couple of times. The pork was freshly cooked at noon, and Ye Jianguo had brought dried green beans into it.
If you heat it up in a big pot, the taste is indescribably divine.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu were already starving. Smelling the rich aroma of meat, they rushed into the kitchen without even putting down their schoolbags.
"Grandma, this meat smells so good!"
Fu Ling's mouth was practically watering. Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but laugh at her greedy little cat-like appearance, so she immediately took a spatula and scooped up two pieces for them.
But the two children's hands were all black; it was hard to tell whether they had gone to school or to dig coal.
Even Ye Xiaocui couldn't stand it.
"Go wash it quickly, and eat it after it's clean."
Faced with delicious food, Fu Ling could only obediently go to the side with Qin Mingzhu to wash her hands.
During this break, Ye Xiaocui took two small bowls and served them two scoops of braised pork. There were still a few minutes before dinner, so it wouldn't hurt for them to eat some vegetables first.
Fu Wan wandered around but couldn't find Fu Laoda. Just as she was about to ask Fu Ming and the others, Fu Laoda and Ye Jianguo came to the door pushing a cart and calling out.
"Awan, open the gate a little wider!"
Fu Wan hurriedly went up and pushed the door open. When she saw the fishing nets piled on the cart, she was a little surprised.
"Dad, where did this net come from?"
Boss Fu laughed heartily, "That's why I said we should let Chen Balang work with us. He modified this network himself, saying it's called something like radar network."
"We're going to the deep sea, right? This kind of radar net is perfect for catching ribbonfish!"
Fu Wan was surprised to hear this. She had heard of radar networks in her later life, but no one in Fu Family Village had ever used such a network.
When she first heard the name "radar net," she thought it was some kind of high-tech thing, like using radar to assist in fishing.
But after watching TV, she learned that radar nets are actually net-shaped and a special type of fishing method.
The principle behind this fishing method is that fishermen place a heavy iron anchor on the seabed to secure it. One end of the anchor is connected to a specially made fishing net, and there are small parts at the connection point that can rotate 360 degrees.
As the tides of the sea rotate, the fishing nets also spin, causing many migrating ribbonfish to swim into them.
The fishing nets also have many specially made floats, and when the nets operate with the tides, they look exactly like radar. (The image shows a radar net in operation; please bear with the quality.) These fishing nets are basically made for ribbonfish, especially now that it's almost December, the seawater is getting colder after the winter solstice, and ribbonfish are at their best.
To be honest, Fu Wan hadn't expected this at all. Now, seeing this fishing net, which was different from the trawl net, she had a new understanding of Chen Balang's abilities.
Although we haven't caught any fish yet, such foresight is something not everyone can possess.
"Dad, it seems Uncle Chen is more capable than you!"
Fu Wan joked, and Boss Fu wasn't annoyed. "To be honest, Chen Balang is better than me at fishing at sea, but I'm better at catching fish underwater."
Having spent so many years on the boat, Chen Balang had seen many experienced fishermen, so he naturally knew more than Boss Fu, who had gone solo long ago.
This is the difference between a team going global and a solo person going global.
After setting up the radar network, Boss Fu and Ye Jianguo washed their hands before entering the main house.
Fu Wan went to the kitchen to help wash the dishes, while Ye Lin was busy serving the food.
"After you return from this sea voyage, you can move into the new house."
Old Master Fu counted the time since he set sail. He had been watching the new house for the past two days, and the electricity installation was almost complete.
When we return from the sea, we can go to the county town to buy home appliances.
Ye Xiaocui nodded in agreement, “Yes, we should buy all the necessary appliances. I’ve discussed this with your father, and we’ll cover the cost.”
Fu Wan and Fu Ming exchanged a glance and refused in unison, "We have money, we'll pay for it ourselves."
Ye Xiaocui wouldn't listen to them; she had discussed it with Boss Fu in her room last night.
In the past, young people would get married with the traditional custom of having "three turns, one sound, and thirty-two legs," but this was also a popular custom in the 1970s.
Now that our family is better off, things like the "three turns and one sound" (referring to a revolving door, a watch, a radio, and a bicycle) are no longer of any use to the children.
Ye Xiaocui didn't understand why Fu Wan spent so much money on refrigerators and televisions before, but now that she's used them for a while, hey, Ye Xiaocui really likes them.
With televisions, who still listens to the radio!
So the elderly couple discussed it last night and decided to just get all the home appliances ready for their children.
Luckily, the fish we caught at home have been doing well lately, and we can still afford the cost of two sets of home appliances if we grit our teeth a little.
Most importantly, they wouldn't feel comfortable telling Qin Anning about the banquet if they didn't have all the appliances ready.
Although Fu Wan had already been married once, Fu Laoda and his family felt that since the dowry hadn't been arranged before, they would arrange it this time as well.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming couldn't argue with Ye Xiaocui and her husband, so they could only think that when they went to the county town to buy things, they would secretly exchange the old couple's money.
Even if Boss Fu and his wife are rich, it's still not as much as a fraction of what's in Fu Wan's savings account.
Fu Ming's thinking was even simpler: his parents had built him a new house, so why would he spend their money to buy home appliances?
He's making a lot of money now!
After dinner, just as the group finished cleaning up, Boss Fu chatted with Fu Ming and Fu Wan again.
"I just checked the weather forecast, and the weather will be good for the next week."
I was thinking, why don't we go out to sea tomorrow?
Fu Wan had no objection to this matter, and Fu Ming had even less.
Are all the crew members on board ready?
Boss Fu asked, and Fu Wan counted, "Fu Dahai has already agreed, but I don't think Fu Dazhi is a good candidate."
"Also, my older brother and Ah Liang found two younger guys at the dock; that should be enough."
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu nodded, "Three ships, three or four people on each ship is enough."
"A larger boat can accommodate two more people, allowing us to return fully loaded."
Fu Wan thought for a moment and then said, "This time, neither Mother nor Auntie will be going, and I have prepared everything that needs to be prepared at home."
Ye Xiaocui and her husband also need to eat at home. Fu Wan, who went to the county town yesterday, did not forget to buy some things for her family. After all, given Ye Xiaocui's frugal nature, she would definitely not be willing to buy more expensive rice and flour in small shops.
"Then there shouldn't be any problems. I've already spoken to Fu San and told him to keep an eye on things at home. I'll ask Lao Chen to go to the boat tomorrow morning to see if there's anything else we need to prepare."
If not, then we'll leave tomorrow afternoon!
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