Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh or cry when she heard this.
She's not a exploitative person; she wouldn't just assign Fang Min a job as soon as she arrived.
"Comrade Fang, don't rush. Come back with me first and put your luggage down. I'll explain the work to you slowly."
Fang Min was about to do as she was told when Wang Xiuer, seeing this, became anxious and quickly pulled her hand away.
"Awan, Comrade Fang is coming to my house for lunch today. She saved Aqing's life, so I have to cook a good meal to entertain her."
"Or, why don't you come over for lunch too?"
Fu Wan waved her hand, "No need, Auntie, I have to go back. We're going out to sea these next couple of days, and things are busy at home."
"It's fine for Comrade Fang to go with you. She and Aqing will also be handling matters at the farm later, so it'll be good for you all to spend more time together."
Fu Qing understood Fu Wan's meaning and immediately hugged Fang Min's arm. Fang Min was a little unaccustomed to being so close to someone, and knowing that Fu Qing was childlike, she simply stiffened her body and didn't pull away.
She never expected such a coincidence; the girl she casually saved turned out to be her colleague.
Seeing the expectant looks in Wang Xiuer and Fu Qing's eyes, Fang Min couldn't very well refuse them.
"Okay, then I'll have lunch before I go to work."
"Don't worry, I need to go and see where you'll be staying first."
Fu Wan considered for a few seconds. Her family was definitely not big enough to live in right now, as they were still digging a well and installing electricity for their new house.
"Oh, why bother with all this? Just let Comrade Fang stay at my house!"
We still have an empty room in our house!
Wang Xiuer hurriedly recommended that her house was also built with the help of her brother. At that time, her husband was still alive, so they built two rooms for people to live in.
Since her husband left, Wang Xiuer was afraid that Fu Qing would wander off at night, and for the safety of the mother and daughter, the two of them shared a room.
There is currently one room vacant.
Upon hearing Wang Xiuer's words, Fu Wan's eyes immediately lit up.
"Auntie, is this convenient?"
"Convenient? Of course it's convenient!"
"Ah Wan, you don't know, Comrade Fang is more skilled than all the men in our village. With just a flick and a kick, that old woman fell flat on her face!"
"If she could live with us, I'd feel more at ease sleeping at night!"
Wang Xiuer spoke sincerely, and Fu Wan didn't want to take advantage of their family, after all, the mother and daughter were already struggling financially.
Otherwise, Wang Xiuer wouldn't be younger than Ye Xiaocui, and she wouldn't have more gray hair.
“Okay, Auntie, it’s fine for Comrade Fang to stay at your place. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll calculate the rent for her as five yuan a month, and I’ll give it to you along with Aqing’s wages later.”
Wang Xiuer was unwilling to accept it and was about to refuse. But Fu Wan didn't want to argue with her anymore, mainly because she had been by the roadside for quite a while and needed to go home.
"That's settled then, Auntie. Comrade Fang, I'm going back now."
If Uncle Jiang is teaching this afternoon, Comrade Fang, you and Aqing should go and listen in.
Fang Min nodded, and Fu Qing grinned at Fu Wan when he heard his name called.
When Fu Wan returned home, Fu Ming was arranging bamboo tubes in the yard.
Ye Xiaocui was sitting under the eaves mending fishing nets.
Seeing Fu Wan return, Boss Fu put down the crab basket in his hand. "Wan, why did it take you so long to get back?"
He had planned to tell Fu Wan about today's sea trip earlier that morning, but unexpectedly, Fu Wan took the children away before he even turned around.
"Oh, Leader Zhao sent me a helper. We happened to run into each other at the village entrance and chatted for a bit."
"Father, are we going out to sea today?"
Boss Fu nodded, "We didn't get enough fishing yesterday. While the weather is still warm, we should go out a few more times."
In Longhai City, it snows heavily in December. At that time, the sea is particularly rough, and the fishermen can only stay at home to hibernate.
Fu Wan had anticipated this, so she wasn't surprised to see that Boss Fu had already begun preparing to go to sea.
"Okay, then our new and old boats will go out to sea together. How about Brother Liang's boat? Can it go out?"
If all three ships went out together, the harvest would definitely be greater.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Ah Liang's boat is repaired, let's go out together!"
He sailed the old boat, Fu Liang sailed another boat, and then Boss Fu sailed the new boat. The three boats went out to sea together. Just imagining that scene is spectacular.
Fu Wan could tell from his expression what he was secretly pleased with.
"We'll need manpower to send three ships out. Has Brother Lin notified them yet?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately slapped his thigh.
"I was wondering what I forgot—I forgot to tell Dalinzi!"
"Then hurry up and go, there's still time!"
Ye Xiaocui hurriedly said, and upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately rushed to the village committee.
It's not lunchtime yet. If Ye Lin eats and sets off, he can reach Fujia Village before heading out to sea tonight.
I guess I'll have to take a nap on the boat tonight.
"Brother, ask Uncle if he's free to come along too!"
Fu Wan chased after him. Now that Ye Lin's new house was finished, Ye Jianguo had nothing else to do at home.
Rather than letting him go up the mountain alone, it would be better to have Ye Jianguo come here to help.
Fu Ming hadn't run far when he heard Fu Wan's words and immediately agreed.
All three boats need someone to sort the fish. If only Ye Lin comes, there will indeed be too few people.
After thinking for a moment, Fu Wan went to Wang Xiuer's house again after lunch.
"Comrade Fang, we're going out to sea tonight. Would you like to come with us?"
Fang Min readily agreed. She had previously gone with Fu Qing to Jiang Wanghai to get a copy of aquaculture notes, intending to study them herself.
Now I'm happy to hear that there's work to do.
"go!"
"I want to go too!"
Fu Qing, who was standing nearby, interjected. Fu Wan smiled and shook her head, "Qing, you didn't rest well today. Why don't you stay home with your aunt and rest for a couple of days? I'll take you out in a couple of days, okay?"
Fu Qing wasn't angry about being rejected. Wang Xiuer was worried that Fu Wan would agree. It wasn't that she didn't want to go to sea, but mainly that Fu Qing had just had an accident today, and she was afraid that Fu Qing would have a fever tonight.
Seeing that Fang Min agreed, Fu Wan told her to rest well in the afternoon and meet up at her house at five o'clock.
After leaving Wang Xiuer's house, Fu Wan thought for a moment and then turned around and went to the dock.
Sure enough, she saw Fu Shi sitting on the dock, looking like he was waiting for someone to ask him to do something.
"Ah Wan, what brings you here?"
Fu Shi was sitting back in Old Li's chair when he suddenly felt someone next to him. He opened his eyes and found that it was Fu Wan.
"Brother Shi, aren't you tired of squatting here at the dock every day?"
Fu Shi grinned, "Tired? Making money is always tiring."
"I have to squat here so that people will ask me to do work."
He also wanted to save money to buy a boat, but a boat was too expensive, and even a second-hand boat was far from enough for his savings.
"Brother Shi, why don't you come work for us? We're short-handed on the ship right now. I'll pay you forty a month. You can come with us when we go out to sea, and when we're not at sea, you can do something else on your own!"
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