Chen Balang's boat owner was a loyal customer of Wang Jianshe. With Wang Jianshe's departure, he lost nearly five or six thousand yuan.
I initially thought that Fu Family Village was also a group of people who had been scammed, but after asking around, I found out that I was the biggest victim.
Wouldn't that break a person's defenses?
If everyone else got scammed, that would be one thing, but if only the villagers didn't get scammed, wouldn't that make them look stupid?
As a result, Fu Laoda, who was the best at shipping in Fujia Village, was also the subject of much gossip. Yesterday, as soon as he arrived in the next village, he was recognized again, and the ship owner's family naturally heard about it as well.
As a result, the unlucky Chen Balang was fired last night because he stepped onto the deck with his left foot first.
Labor laws are useless in times like this. Chen Balang had a sleepless night. He finally managed to get his wages back with a few people, but he still had to face the pain of unemployment.
Chen Balang was five years older than Fu Laoda, but his child was much younger than Fu Wan and the others.
The three children, the oldest being only a teenager and the youngest about the same age as Fu Ling, have elderly parents and young children to support. With seven mouths to feed, even though Chen Balang felt embarrassed, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to ask Boss Fu if he needed anyone.
Seeing Chen Balang's dejected appearance, Boss Fu was also furious.
"Cheer up! Look at you, you're not acting like a man at all!"
"That blind guy won't hire you, so you'll work for me. If I can't work anymore, I still have my daughter and son. Don't worry, as long as we have meat to eat, you won't go hungry!"
Hearing Fu Laoda's words, Chen Balang was also moved to tears.
"Brother, then I thank you."
"When are you going out to sea? I'll come as soon as possible!"
He was different from Boss Fu. Boss Fu took a break after being injured, but Chen Balang had been working as a boatman on the ship since he was a teenager.
Back then, he was young and taught himself everything, including diving. He also lacked the foresight of Boss Fu and gritted his teeth to buy a second-hand boat.
For so many years, he has been working for others on ships. There was no other way; his family was large and under great pressure. The money he earned was only enough for his family to spend. He finally managed to save some money, but then his family was burdened with debt when they built a house.
Many people's lives are like this: busy until they are in their fifties or sixties, unable to see the direction ahead, only knowing that they should just keep working hard.
Fu Wan had sharp ears, and since Fu Laoda and the others weren't speaking in hushed tones, she could hear everything Fu Laoda and Chen Balang said even though she was in the kitchen.
She had heard about Chen Balang's skills from Boss Fu yesterday. Boss Fu's original intention was to have Chen Balang on the same ship as Fu Ming, so that he would feel more at ease having an experienced person on board.
Otherwise, Boss Fu would have to worry about everything, and he would be exhausted.
Looking at Chen Balang now, she saw that he was just an ordinary fisherman and didn't find the experienced person that Boss Fu had mentioned.
However, you'll find out about these things once you go out to sea.
With Fu Laoda's confirmation, Chen Balang felt a great weight lifted from his heart.
Seeing many people going in and out of the kitchen, he knew that Master Fu had guests.
"Then you guys keep going, I'll head back now. Brother, if you go out to sea in the next couple of days, remember to let me know."
Boss Fu nodded in agreement, then politely pulled him aside and said, "It's almost lunchtime, why don't you stay for lunch?"
"No, no, my family is waiting too."
Chen Balang felt embarrassed and turned to leave.
Fu Wan thought for a moment, then picked up a piece of meat from the cutting board, estimating it to be about eight ounces.
"Uncle Chen, take this meat home and eat it."
"No, no, that won't do. You should keep it for yourselves."
Chen Balang refused to accept it and quickly turned and walked outside.
Fu Wan stuffed the meat into Fu Laoda's hand, "Dad, go give it to him!"
"Okay, sure!"
Old Master Fu couldn't bear to see his brother suffer. Back when he bought the boat, Chen Balang secretly lent him money without his parents' knowledge.
When Fu Wan saw Boss Fu return empty-handed, she understood that the meat must have been given away.
"Ah Wan, you're so clever. I feel a little better now that I've given this meat away."
Boss Fu shook his head and sighed. No matter what, there were reasons why Chen Balang was dismissed.
Fu Wan smiled, took out the spices from the cabinet, and then remembered something else.
"Oh no, I forgot to buy diesel fuel when I went to town today!"
After sailing for so many days, the ship naturally needs to carry a lot of diesel fuel.
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu glanced at the clock in the main house and said, "It's alright, I'll go to town to buy it after we finish eating."
Fu Wan thought for a moment and said, "Never mind, I'll go. I just happened to have some of those deer antlers today, I'll take some to Uncle Feng."
After saying that, she regretted that she hadn't kept Jiang Wanghai's address, otherwise she could have sent him some things.
The deer antlers Ye Jianguo brought back were all sliced by the old village doctor. She didn't say much, but she gave Feng Ji half a jin (250g) so he could soak them in water and make soup. (Image of deer antler slices from the internet, please delete if infringing.) Most of the antlers at home were in powder form. The old village doctor said the deer was quite old, so she thought she'd send some to Master Ning in Beijing later, as a small token of her concern.
With that in mind, Fu Wan prepared the spices for Fu Ming and then went back to her room to pack the deer antlers.
The kitchen was already overflowing with Ye Xiaocui, Fu Ming, and Ye Lin, who was secretly learning the techniques.
As for Ye Jianguo and Boss Fu, they simply started chopping firewood in the yard.
Fu Wan found some kraft paper and wrapped two bags of deer antlers. Then she also wrapped two portions of the rabbits and fish that had been drying at home a while ago.
She doesn't have anything else, and those two old men might not be able to accept anything too valuable.
As for the ambergris, Fu Wan stored it in a well-ventilated place, planning to sell it to Master Ning in the capital after returning from her voyage.
She couldn't possibly send this; if someone found out she'd kept it, she'd be at a huge loss.
Lunch consisted of braised pork and pork rib soup, and everyone ate to their heart's content. Not long after the meal, Fu Wan, Ye Lin, and the other two rode their bicycles to the county town.
When she arrived in the county town, there weren't many people at the post office, and Fu Wan didn't have to wait in line for long before it was her turn.
"Comrade, please help me send this package."
Where should I send it?
"The capital city."
Upon hearing that it was from Beijing, the postal workers checked the contents of the package. Finding nothing illegal, they then allowed Fu Wan to fill in the address.
"Fu Wan? Is it Fu Wan from Fujia Village?"
"right."
Fu Wan nodded. "Is there a package for me?"
She asked casually, and to her surprise, the woman actually found a thick envelope in the package next to her and gave it to her.
"We had a letter for you. We were going to deliver it these past couple of days, but we happened to run into you and decided to give it to you."
Fu Wan eagerly opened the letter from the capital and saw that it was indeed a photograph sent by Qin Fu.
This guy really went all out; the photos are in color, clearly recording the scene of the groundbreaking ceremony.
Bright red firecrackers were scattered all over the ground, and the workers wearing hats looked energetic, with a clean and empty space behind them.
Commemorating the construction ceremony of the Happiness Community.
Touching the red text on the photo, Fu Wan was overjoyed and couldn't wait to go out and share it with Fu Ming and the others.
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