Fishing ban?
Although Fu Wan knew that there would be a fishing ban sooner or later, she did not expect that there would be news about it so soon.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Marine creatures also need time to grow and reproduce. If people were to go out to sea to fish every day as they do now, it would not be conducive to the long-term development of the marine ecosystem.
However, Fu Wan was a little curious, wondering which period the authorities would designate as the fishing ban period, because the types of marine life are different due to different geographical environments.
Therefore, the fishing ban periods vary from place to place in modern times, and ultimately it depends on how the local government decides.
However, since the policy hasn't been released yet, there's no use in speculating, so Fu Wan turned her head and put those thoughts out of her mind.
"Mom, how's things at home these past few days? Did Dad go to check on the cannery?"
Ye Xiaocui walked beside her carrying her luggage, and nodded hurriedly when she heard her question.
"Yes, I've seen it all. The cannery is rushing to produce. Comrade Wang is so busy he's practically never home."
Your cousin's wife is also busy, and when Ah Lin's family has nothing to do, she will go over to help move goods.
"Ah Wan, we'll get paid tomorrow, shouldn't we give Ah Lin some too?"
"That's natural."
Fu Wan wholeheartedly agreed; there was absolutely no problem with that. If Ye Xiaocui hadn't mentioned it, she probably wouldn't have even known that Ye Lin had gone to help.
This guy is also a quiet, hard-working person.
"Mother, how's the new house going?"
Fu Ming chimed in, saying that if anyone was most concerned about the progress of the new house, it was none other than him.
"The new house is almost finished, and your dad goes there several times a day. Once it's aired out, we can move in pretty soon."
It seems that everything at home is proceeding smoothly while they are away.
The group chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at their own doorstep.
Just then, Jiang Chunlan walked over with a basket on her shoulder, and her eyes lit up with a smile when she saw the group of people.
"No wonder the magpies were chirping nonstop this morning, it turns out you've all come back from the capital!"
My hen laid a lot of eggs, and I just managed to collect them to bring to the kids!
"Oh, Auntie, how could I possibly take your eggs? Come inside quickly, we brought back quite a lot of things."
Fu Wan quickly invited Jiang Chunlan into the house, and Jiang Chunlan did not refuse. After entering the house, Fu Wan took out the roast duck and pastries from her luggage.
I bought several portions of roast duck. There wasn't much vacuum packaging available at the time, but luckily it was already autumn, and after being kept warm on the train for a day and a night, there was no odor.
"Auntie, take this roast duck home. You can eat it directly or heat it up. You should also finish these pastries as soon as possible, or they'll spoil."
Before Jiang Chunlan could refuse, Fu Wan and Qin Anning placed a bunch of things in her hands.
This doesn't even include the packages Fu Wan sent home, because at that time everything relied on the post office for transportation, so it took several days for the packages to arrive home.
However, she only sent out clothes. As for Jiang Chunlan, Fu Wan gave her a piece of decent fabric and told her to make something from it.
Of course, the items haven't arrived yet, so she didn't mention it.
As for Jiang Chunlan, she already felt embarrassed about having so many things in her hands.
She didn't covet anything from the children; she was content that Fu Wan and the others thought of her as their aunt even when they were away from home.
"Awan and Aming, you're back?"
Just then, Boss Fu rushed in from outside and his eyes lit up when he saw everyone in the main room.
He had just finished a meeting and was leaving the village office when he heard many villagers say that their children had returned home, so he hurried home.
"Yes, Dad, what did they say at the village meeting?"
Boss Fu picked up the enamel mug on the table, took a big gulp of water, and then sighed.
"Hey, the village chief said that's what the higher-ups are thinking now, and they want each village to ask the fishermen who go out to sea for their opinions."
We have no objections. What the higher-ups said is right. There are only so many fish and shrimp in the sea. If we go out to sea every day to catch them, sooner or later we will catch them all to extinction.
But so many people rely on the sea for their livelihood. If fishing is really banned, they'll all be starving for the next few months.
Therefore, life is not easy for fishermen at the bottom level. Although each household has farmland, the fishing ban lasts for several months, and there is not work to do in the fields every day.
Fu Lao is doing well; he's made a fortune lately, and Fu Wan's cannery is thriving. But the other villagers are in dire straits.
"Dad, we can't go out to sea during the fishing ban, but we can do aquaculture!"
Fu Wan immediately suggested that in later generations, people in coastal areas still eat seafood during the fishing ban period, since those fish and shrimp are artificially farmed.
"Aquaculture?"
Boss Fu suddenly stood up from his chair and paced back and forth.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Aquaculture requires aquaculture techniques. These people in the village are all experts at fishing and shrimp catching at sea. You're talking about raising fish and shrimp in the sea? They probably know nothing about it."
Fu Laoda has been watching too much TV lately, and he's using idioms quite fluently now.
Fu Wan added, "You can consult the higher authorities about aquaculture techniques. If aquaculture is vigorously promoted, it will also play a supporting role in the fishing ban."
If aquaculture takes off, people won't object to fishing bans.
However, raising livestock requires capital, and many villagers may be reluctant to spend that money.
But if contracting sea areas for aquaculture is really encouraged, then Fu Wan is willing to be the first to try it.
"Ah Wan, from what you're saying, you're thinking of getting into aquaculture?"
Fu Laoda slowly understood the meaning behind his daughter's words; she clearly had a very positive view of the aquaculture industry.
"Dad, if there's a place with resources, why don't we give it a try?"
"Think about it, given the speed of our economic development, seafood will definitely become more and more profitable in the future. Not only in coastal areas, but also inland areas, many people love to eat seafood."
This aquaculture industry will take off sooner or later; if we don't get involved, someone else will eventually try it.
Moreover, they have funds at their disposal, so even if they lose some money, they can learn from their experience and definitely get the aquaculture business going.
These words made Boss Fu's heart itch with desire, and even Fu Ming was somewhat tempted.
"Ah Wan, if there really is such a thing as contracting sea areas, what kind of seafood do you plan to farm?"
Fu Wan thought for a moment and said, "First, we can try oysters and scallops. These two types of seafood are easy to raise. If they don't sell well, we can dry them and sell them as dried goods."
"Once the aquaculture technology is mature, we can try raising some fish and shrimp. Maybe then, small green dragons and yellow croakers won't be a problem!"
It's important to know that farmed seafood generally doesn't taste as good as wild seafood, but it's also much cheaper.
The only difference is the cost.
When Boss Fu saw that Fu Wan was speaking logically and reasonably, he also felt that there was some potential in it.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the village chief now and ask him if we can apply to the higher authorities for a piece of sea area to contract out and give it a try!"
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