The simple and unpretentious villagers instinctively choose to feed people or animals they like.
These days, nothing is more important than having enough to eat.
Fu Wan hadn't expected Robert to be so popular. After all, the crabs he had looked to weigh more than half a pound, and he could get at least 50 cents from Fu San.
As they were talking, Fu Ming walked in carrying two watermelons.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted this morning!"
Fu Ming started complaining as soon as he entered the door, and Fu Wan stepped forward to take the watermelon from his hand.
They are quite heavy, each weighing at least five or six pounds.
"Brother, where did you get this watermelon?"
The melon has clear veins and the stem at the top looks very fresh; it's obvious that it was just picked from the field.
"Aunt Wang, it was given to me by Aqing's mother. I just ran into her in the alley, and she insisted on giving it to me."
They said, "Thank you for helping everyone repair the road!"
Road construction?
Fu Wan suddenly realized, "Oh my, that explains why driving was so smooth yesterday. I completely forgot the road was repaired!"
They were exhausted and hungry from the journey last night, so they hadn't paid attention to the roads in the village. It was only now that Fu Wan realized what was different about the village.
That means all the roads, big and small, have been paved with cement!
I heard it's been raining these past two days. Last night, I drove all the way here and didn't see a single puddle!
As for Wang Xiuer's sudden gratitude, Fu Wan could probably guess the reason by weighing the watermelon in her hand.
Ever since the land was allocated a few years ago, Wang Xiuer has planted some watermelons every year.
This was a skill her father taught her. She didn't grow all the watermelons for herself; she sold most of them.
Putting aside everything else, exchanging for ten or twenty yuan is no problem at all.
Last year, the watermelons she grew were quite good, and many people in the nearby villages liked them. So Wang Xiuer specially selected a few large and sweet watermelons, saved the seeds, and planted them in the ground early this year.
This morning, she picked the first batch of watermelons. Based on her past experience, she lined the basket with dry grass to reduce shock. Since her family didn't have a handcart, she used a wheelbarrow to push the watermelons.
Pushing a wheelbarrow requires skill, and pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with heavy loads requires even more skill.
Especially after rain, the front of the car can easily tilt, and if the front of the car tilts, it can overturn.
Watermelons are fragile and easily broken. In the past, Wang Xiuer would inevitably break several watermelons when she pushed them back, but today, she didn't break a single one.
The wheelbarrow didn't vibrate at all, and Wang Xiuer felt that there was no need to lay down hay.
This is all thanks to the cement road!
She wanted to thank Fu Wan, but she didn't see Fu Wan. She happened to run into Fu Ming, so she gave him two watermelons.
Fu Ming declined for a long time, but couldn't refuse, so he finally had to accept it.
"Since we've already sent it, let's soak it in well water and eat it for lunch!"
Fu Wan patted the watermelon in her hand, producing a crisp sound that indicated it was a good watermelon.
"Okay, then I'll go get some water to soak it in!"
Fu Ming responded, while Robert, who was standing nearby with nothing to do, pulled Fu Wan aside and asked when they could go beachcombing.
Fu Wan was also helpless. The high tide had already receded by now, so even if they wanted to go beachcombing, they would have to wait until the neap tide came in at night or the high tide receded in the early morning.
"We can't make it now, the tide has gone out, and I think it's going to rain. You guys rest for now, we'll go again tonight."
After saying that, Fu Wan glanced at the increasingly gloomy sky. Based on her experience, the rain would come within half a day.
Just as Fu Wan had predicted, it started raining heavily shortly after she had breakfast at Ye Xiaocui's place.
"Ouch, this rain is really soaking me!"
Fu Laoda ran back carrying his fishing rod, followed by Jack and his two companions, who were also in a sorry state.
Despite their disheveled appearance, the three of them still had smiles on their faces.
Knowing that they couldn't go beachcombing for a while, Fu Ming led them to join Boss Fu's fishing group.
The three men brought fishing rods with them, as they all shared the same hobby. Being foreigners, they were a novelty to the villagers.
Although Robert and Tom had some language barriers, Jack had been practicing Chinese diligently for the past six months and could barely serve as a translator.
Seeing that they were all soaked to the bone, Ye Xiaocui hurriedly ran to find dry clothes.
Fu Wan leaned over to take a look at their catch in the bucket.
"You guys are pretty good! Sea bass, tiger grouper, and two rockfish!"
"Hehe, not bad, right? I didn't expect these kids to be such good fishers!"
Fu Laoda kept laughing. He had thought the three of them were just having fun, but after spending more than an hour at the beach, they had the biggest harvest.
Such good luck made Grandpa Fu and the old village chief extremely envious.
"By the way, Dad, have you been out to sea lately?"
Fu Wan asked casually, explaining that she had gone to bed after dinner last night and had completely forgotten about going out to sea.
It was only after breakfast that Fu Wan remembered Ye Xiaocui mending fishing nets with a shuttle.
"We're out! We'll set sail on the third day after you go to Shanghai."
However, we didn't go anywhere particularly far; we just spent a day mopping the net and came back.
We went again a couple of days ago, and we just got back yesterday morning.
In total, I went out to sea twice.
"So how was the harvest?"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu went back to his room and retrieved the list. "It's all here. Your third uncle came over yesterday and finished reconciling the accounts. I put it away specifically, just waiting for you to come back and look at it!"
Fu Wan took the list and opened it. After looking through it, she found that she had gained a pretty good amount of information overall.
When Boss Fu and his crew first went out to sea, they encountered a school of mackerel and harvested more than 5,000 catties of blue-spotted mackerel, as well as a lot of other fish and shrimp, including 700 to 800 catties of smelt alone.
The main catch on the second voyage was pomfret, both golden and silver pomfret, totaling about seven or eight thousand catties across the three boats.
Two voyages, three boats, and a total profit of over 30,000 yuan.
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
Fu Laoda was very proud, and Fu Wan gave him a thumbs up.
"That's a must."
Although it's not as good as when I go out to sea, this catch is still better than what other fishermen get.
"Hey, I still think it would be more fun if you guys went together. I feel like something's missing when you're not on the ship."
Fu Laoda wiped the rainwater from his head and then asked impatiently, "Awan, when do you plan to go out to sea next?"
Fu Wan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
“You only got back yesterday morning, so don’t rush to go out to sea to fish. How about this, if the weather is good in the next couple of days, we’ll take Jack and the others out for some fun.”
These three people came here intending to go to sea. Their visas have less than twenty days left, which means they can only stay in the village for a maximum of half a month before they have to go back.
Boss Fu nodded in agreement, "Then we can go to Coconut Island or Bird's Nest Island. If it rains, there will definitely be a lot of seafood on the island."
Fu Wan nodded; that was exactly what she meant.
After lunch, Fu Wan drove to the food factory and the cannery, and didn't return until close to dinner time.
As soon as she got home, Fu Ling ran over and showed Fu Wan what she was holding, as if it were a treasure.
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