Seeing the expectation in Fu Jian's eyes, Fu Wan immediately agreed.
“No problem, I’ll definitely pay you more than that. Brother Jian, you can just learn from Uncle Jiang tomorrow.”
Fu Jian was somewhat bewildered after receiving Fu Wan's affirmative reply.
He didn't expect Fu Wan to agree so quickly.
Seeing that his son was still looking blankly blank, the old village chief Fu was so disappointed in him that he kicked him.
"What are you standing there for? Go thank Awan!"
Fu Jian then came to his senses, "Awan, thank you!"
Fu Wan waved her hand, "We're all family, there's no need to be so formal."
"I feel more at ease knowing you can look after the farm for me, Brother Jian."
Fu nodded repeatedly at these words. Heaven knows he was just worried about this matter, but Fu Jian suddenly jumped out.
It was getting late, and Fu Wan's family still had to clean up the dishes. Fu Jian wanted to stay and help, but Fu Laoda pushed him to go home.
While washing the dishes, Fu Liang casually asked, "Awan, is the class on raising livestock tomorrow?"
Fu Wan nodded, "Yes, Brother Liang, you should listen to it tomorrow if you have time."
"Yes, I need to learn too!"
Fu Liang is quite interested in aquaculture.
"Ah Wan, how many people do we need to hire for our livestock farming business?"
Fu Wan thought for a moment and then counted for him, "Right now it's just our own family, plus Fu Jian and Fu Qing. I'll ask around the village later if there are any good swimmers, and we can recruit two more."
"The initial breeding phase may be a bit busy, but once the oyster and scallop seedlings are released, we won't need so many people."
So I can be paid by the day, and settled in full once the work is done.
Fu Liang seemed to understand but not quite. "In short, if there's anything I need to do, just say the word."
Fu Wan smiled and said, "Don't worry, definitely."
After cleaning up the kitchen, Fu Liang and Jiang Chunlan went home.
Just as Ye Xiaocui was about to close the cupboard, she unexpectedly discovered a bulging bag on top of it.
She didn't recall putting anything on it, so she called Fu Wan to help her take it down.
When they opened it, they discovered that it was filled with pure white rice.
"Ah Wan, where did this rice come from?"
Fu Wan was also confused by Ye Xiaocui's question, as she hadn't noticed when a bag of rice had appeared on the table.
"It was Uncle Liang who put the rice there!"
Fu Ling was squatting by the kitchen door brushing her teeth when she heard the adults talking, so she mumbled a comment.
"Did A-Liang put it there?" Ye Xiaocui immediately realized, "Oh dear, your auntie is really something, I already told her it wasn't necessary!"
"We've only had a few meals with them, why are they giving us such a big bag of rice!"
Ye Xiaocui was also helpless. Just now, when she was cooking, Jiang Chunlan kept saying that she wanted to go get the rice, but Ye Xiaocui stopped her.
Little did they know when Fu Liang had brought the rice and placed it on the cupboard.
Fu Wan glanced at the rice; it was so white and shiny that there was no chaff in sight, it was clear that it had been sifted several times with a windmill.
"Never mind, Mother. It's just a token of our aunt's and Brother Liang's goodwill. If we don't accept it, they won't be happy later."
Ye Xiaocui thought about it and agreed, "Then forget it, I'll have your dad carry the rice to put in the rice bin later."
"What rice container?"
Fu Ming came over, saw a bag of rice, and listened to Ye Xiaocui's rambling.
"I won't need my dad, I'll get through this myself."
The bag of rice wasn't heavy, only about forty or fifty pounds. Luckily, her cupboard was sturdy, otherwise it would definitely have tipped over.
Just as they finished washing up, Boss Fu returned. Upon seeing Fu Wan, he remembered something and casually pulled a paper packet from his pocket.
Fu Wan took it and opened it. Inside were several ten-yuan bills and some small bills.
"Father, what is this...?"
"This is the income from selling fish today. It's not much, and your third uncle paid in cash."
It turned out to be the money from selling fish today. Fu Wan suddenly realized this and then glanced at the contents of the purchase order.
Two hundred and thirty-six catties of mackerel sold for one hundred and eighteen yuan; twenty-nine catties of octopus sold for twenty yuan and thirty cents; and some miscellaneous fish sold for three yuan and twenty cents.
The total came to 141.5 yuan. Fu San, for good luck, rounded it up to six and gave an extra 1 mao.
"Dad, this isn't much money. Let's keep it at home to buy things."
Normally, you have to spend money to buy things like diesel fuel.
Ye Xiaocui heard their conversation after washing up and immediately came over.
"We can't spend it. This is the first income from the new ship's voyage. We'll take it to the Mazu Temple to burn incense for Mazu and ask her to bless us with safe sailing and great wealth in the future!"
Well, I didn't know there were such rules.
Fu Wan looked at Boss Fu and saw that he also looked helpless, so she handed all the money to Ye Xiaocui.
"Mom, then you can keep it. I'll string it with the other coins later."
Ye Xiaocui initially wanted to refuse, but then she thought that her daughter was so busy, she might actually need the skewers.
"Okay, see when you're free these next few days, and we'll go to the Mazu Temple to burn incense again."
Fu Wan nodded in agreement. Perhaps because she had eaten quite a lot that evening, she felt a bit of a stomachache when she returned to her room.
"Mom, will you come with me to the toilet?"
There was only a chamber pot behind the house, so you had to go to the outhouse to defecate.
Since it was so late at night, Fu Wan wanted to ask Ye Xiaocui to keep her company.
Ye Xiaocui naturally did not refuse. She peeked inside and saw that the two children were already asleep, then she and Fu Wan went out with flashlights.
There were hardly any people near the outhouse late at night, and the chirping of insects on the road was much less than in the summer.
After Fu Wan finished using the restroom, she returned with Ye Xiaocui. The two walked along the seaside path, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore amplified hundreds of times in the quiet night.
Fu Wan habitually looked out to sea, and with the help of the bright moonlight and her superb vision, she could see the scenery on the sea in its entirety.
But as she looked at it, she felt something was off.
"Mother, look what that is?"
Ye Xiaocui was startled by Fu Wan's sudden shout, which made her hair stand on end.
She steadied herself and looked in the direction Fu Wan pointed with her flashlight.
"What else could it be but 'wild'?"
Fu Wan had forgotten that Ye Xiaocui couldn't possibly see from such a distance. She pulled Ye Xiaocui closer, and before Fu Wan could even signal, Ye Xiaocui immediately whispered out.
"My goodness! Sea cucumbers! How come there are so many sea cucumbers in this sea!"
For some unknown reason, the seawater was now filled with countless sea cucumbers. Fu Wan casually scooped one up, and it wriggled back and forth in her hand.
"Let's hurry home and get our tools!"
How much can you scoop up by hand? That's when you need a scoop net and a large bucket.
Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui exchanged a glance, then quickly ran home.
All sleepiness has vanished at this moment!
"Mom, I'll go home and call Dad and my brother. You go to Auntie's house and call them too. We'll meet at the beach once I get the tools!"
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui immediately ran towards Jiang Chunlan's house. Fu Wan ran all the way home, and Fu Ming found her appearance rather strange.
"Ah Wan, what's wrong?"
"Quick, quick, get the net and bucket! The sea is teeming with sea cucumbers!"
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