Going to sea?
Mentioning this made Fu Sanke perk up.
Lately, quite a few people from the village have been going out to sea, but the catch has been so-so.
It was mostly crabs and some common fish. After seeing the previous catch of Master Fu, Fu San always felt that something was missing.
Later he realized that he was missing the thrill of opening blind boxes.
Now that he heard that Boss Fu was preparing to go to sea, Fu San was so excited that he couldn't wait to find out what Boss Fu's first voyage after the New Year would bring.
"Niu Niu, go to sleep now. Daddy will go out to earn money for your milk powder after lunch!"
This morning someone told him that a family in a village in the next town was selling a boat, and he had to go over and see if he could get it to use as a cargo ship.
Perhaps sensing that her father was about to go out and make a lot of money again, the little girl cried out twice and then stopped, smacked her lips a couple of times, and slowly closed her eyelids.
Good heavens, this ancestor is finally asleep!
Fu San was so excited he almost jumped up. Today was probably the most boisterous day since the child was born. However, no matter how excited he was, he didn't dare to make the slightest move.
They could only carefully carry the child into the house and then gently place her in the cradle.
Lin Qiuju lay in bed watching her husband's actions. After Fu San covered the child with a blanket, she asked softly, "I just heard people talking outside. Who came?"
"Oh, it's my brother. My sister-in-law went up the mountain and got some bamboo shoots. He specially brought some over. Oh, and I saw there were quite a few more mushrooms too. I'll have Mom stew a chicken for you this afternoon."
Hearing that they were going to stew chicken again, Lin Qiuju frowned. Ever since she gave birth, her family had been making soup every day, but she still hadn't had any food to eat.
"Maybe we should stop this. I suspect she's too old and doesn't produce enough milk. We don't have that kind of money to cook chicken every few days."
Upon hearing this, Fu San immediately became displeased. "What are you saying? Even if you don't have any food for Niu Niu, you still have to drink this chicken soup. Giving birth has damaged your health, and even with the yellow croaker maw from before, you still have to take good care of yourself."
"Niu Niu is still so young, don't let your mind wander."
Women are most sensitive before and after childbirth. When Lin Qiuju gave birth, she used half of the yellow croaker maw. After she regained consciousness, she regretted it and blamed herself for using such an expensive product because her body was too weak.
Fu San was glad that he had asked Fu Wan to buy yellow croaker maw as a backup, otherwise a major incident could have occurred.
"Just focus on getting better. I'm going out this afternoon to check on the seafood harvesting boats. My brother said they're going out to sea these next few days. Honey, only if you get well and take care of Niu Niu can I go out and make big money with peace of mind."
"Niu Niu is a girl; we need to work hard to prepare a car and a house for her. We can't let her think about other things all the time."
Looking at her daughter's adorable sleeping face, Lin Qiuju's worries vanished. Fu San's kind words of advice made her even more enlightened.
Yeah, what's there to worry about? The money's already spent and won't come back. Right now, what I need most is to focus on getting my health back.
"Okay, then let Mom make the soup, I'll drink it!"
Fu San was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Good! That's more like it!"
When Boss Fu returned home, the meal was almost ready. For lunch, they ate bamboo shoots: stir-fried bamboo shoots with cured pork, cold bamboo shoot salad, and stir-fried white radish.
As for the morel mushrooms, Fu Wan cleaned them and planned to stew them with a pork rib in the afternoon.
The chickens at home can't be let loose anymore. Last year's chickens are almost all gone, and Ye Xiaocui is planning to find someone to exchange eggs for a few chicks in a few days!
After lunch, Fu Wan and Fu Ming busied themselves finding all the things they would need for their voyage.
Check trawl nets and hand-thrown nets for any damage, and the same goes for fish traps and crab traps.
There were quite a few fishing nets on the two boats. Ye Xiaocui took the shuttle for mending the nets and immediately patched up any spot she saw.
As for Boss Fu, he naturally went to inform Chen Balang and Ye Jianguo. Since they were planning to go to sea, he had to tell everyone so they could be in good spirits for the journey.
Time flew by and it was already the afternoon of the next day. The day before, Fu Wan had listened to the weather forecast, which predicted that the next three days would be sunny and the sea would be calm.
After having a simple dinner at home, Fang Min and Fu Qing brought over their clothes for the sea trip. Fu Wan had instructed them to keep two sets of clothes on the boat in case they got wet.
"Ah Wan, are we taking all these fishing nets to the boat?"
"Yes, these are from our ship, and the ones next to them are from the Sailing Ship."
Fu Qing seemed to understand but not quite. Seeing Fang Min pick up the fishing net, she hurriedly picked up the remaining fishing net and bamboo tube as well.
There were so many things that Fu Qing could pick them all up, but his vision was blocked, and he couldn't see the road ahead at all.
Seeing this, Fu Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Aqing, put all the fishing nets on the cart. We can pull the cart directly to the dock later."
"Ah, right!"
Fu Qing suddenly realized what was going on and piled all the things in his hands onto the cart. There were so many things that the cart was immediately full.
Seeing that it was almost time, Fu Wan led them toward the dock.
The pier is also bustling in the evening, as many fishermen preparing to go out to sea head there at this time.
Of course, there were also many fish that had gone out to sea during the day and were now returning. Fu Wan peeked over the shoulder as she passed by and saw that there was a good catch at the dock today, including large octopuses, baskets of sea cucumbers, and countless crabs of all kinds.
"This sea cucumber is huge!"
Fu Wan muttered to herself. From ancient times to the present, the price of sea cucumbers has always remained high. There's no way around it; it's a nourishing food, and there's a market for it!
When the group arrived at the dock, Boss Fu and Chen Balang were already in position. As the most experienced person on the ship, he naturally had to check if there was enough ammunition.
If you don't even have a full tank of gas, what's the point of going out to sea?
Seeing Fu Wan and Fang Min pull the cart over, Fu Shi and Fu Dahai and the others hurried forward to move the fishing nets.
Fu Wan looked around but couldn't find Fu Ming and Fu Liang anywhere.
"Dad, where are my brother and Brother Liang?"
"Oh, they went to Fu Jian's wife's place to buy firecrackers!"
firecracker?
Fu Wan patted her forehead. She had forgotten about this. Just like people who run shops inland, fishermen who go out to sea after the New Year will buy a pair of firecrackers and wait until the firecrackers have finished going off before heading out to sea.
This also signifies a prosperous start to the project, wishing for good fortune.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Liang and Fu Ming ran back with firecrackers, followed by several children who wanted to pick them up and play with them.
This naturally did not include Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu. The two children were currently addicted to television and could not extricate themselves. Since it was the weekend, Fu Wan simply let them stay at home with Ye Xiaocui.
"Mother!"
Sure enough, you can't keep nagging about people. Just as she was thinking of her daughter, Fu Wan heard her voice. She turned around and saw Ye Xiaocui leading two children to see them off.
Just then, a series of firecrackers went off, followed by a long whistle. Fu Wan felt a jolt beneath her as the ship set off!
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