When Fu Wan and the others packed their things and returned home, it was already past 11 p.m.
The sea cucumbers from her family weighed 1,536 jin (approximately 658 catties). Fu San offered a high price of 1.2 yuan per jin, so she made a total profit of 1,843.2 yuan.
It can be said that these few hours were equivalent to the income of a day and a night at sea.
The key point is that, apart from labor costs, there are no diesel fuel losses or the like.
Their family members arrived early and had more members, so they earned the most, but Fu Liang's family and other villagers also reaped considerable rewards.
Fu Liang and his mother caught a total of 556 jin (225 catties) of fish and earned 667.2 yuan.
Not only that, Fu Liang and the others didn't come back after delivering the seafood. Fu San dragged them to work odd jobs for him at home. Fu Wan didn't know how the wages were calculated, but judging from Fu Ming and Fu Liang's happy faces, it was probably quite a lot.
As for the other villagers, they were also gradually transporting sea cucumbers to Fu San's house. The beach was bustling with activity. Old Village Chief Fu stayed up until dawn, and only when he saw that there weren't many sea cucumbers left did he urge everyone to go back.
Fu Wan paid no more attention to these things. After returning home, she and Ye Xiaocui boiled water, took a bath, and then went to their room for a good night's sleep.
With nearly two thousand in earnings in just one night, not to mention Ye Xiaocui, Fu Wan was in an extremely good mood.
The consequence of spending several hours catching sea cucumbers was that my arms were a little sore when I woke up the next morning.
Because she made money last night, Ye Xiaocui didn't cook much this morning. She happened to run into someone selling tofu pudding at the dock, so she bought a big bowl and shared some with everyone.
After the two children finished breakfast, Fu Wan took them to school. When Fu Wan returned, Fu Ming rubbed his arms and got up with a messy head of hair.
"Oh dear, these old bones of mine!"
There were no outsiders at home, so Fu Ming immediately started howling. Ye Xiaocui gave him a disgusted look before continuing to process the sea cucumbers in her hands.
"Hurry up and eat breakfast. Your father wants you to go see the new house with Awan after you finish eating."
After a long night, Fu Wan still kept a big bowl of sea cucumbers for herself at home.
So after finishing her work in the vegetable garden, Ye Xiaocui didn't rest. She planned to clean up the sea cucumbers so her granddaughter could make dumplings when she came home that evening.
Hearing Ye Xiaocui's words, Fu Ming asked with some surprise, "What does Dad want us to see at the new house?"
"The house is almost finished. Your father wants you two to go and take a look and see if there's anything that needs to be changed."
Fu Wan was tidying up the house when she heard Ye Xiaocui's words and understood.
After nearly half a year, her new house was finally completed.
However, just as the brother and sister left the house, before they even reached the new house, Fu Wan was stopped by Fu Jian, who was running from afar.
"Awan, the village committee has your phone number!"
Telephone?
Whose is it?
Fu Jian shook his head. "He's from the capital. Go check on him. He said he'll call back in five minutes!"
Upon hearing the name "Beijing," Fu Wan immediately thought of Qin Fu. It had been more than half a month since she returned from Beijing, and she had completely forgotten that Qin Fu was still working with her there.
When she arrived at the village committee, the phone rang not long after she answered it. Sure enough, she heard Qin Fu's hearty laughter coming from the other end.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, long time no see! How have you been lately?"
Fu Wan also smiled and said, "Very good. How is Third Master's health in the capital?"
"Third Master is in good health. Apart from thinking about your ambergris all the time, he has nothing else to do."
I'm calling mainly to tell you some good news.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan immediately had a guess in her mind.
Is there any follow-up to the construction of commercial housing?
Before they left the capital, Qin Fu had already started to hire some people to clean up the garbage on that piece of land.
Qin Fu also handled matters such as dealing with the Construction Bureau.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan felt a little embarrassed, after all, apart from giving up this piece of land, she hadn't put in much effort so far.
However, Qin Fu on the other end of the phone had no idea what Fu Wan was thinking. He was so excited that he talked much more than before.
"Let me tell you, the construction approval for our commercial housing has been granted."
Moreover, we estimate that they were also among the first developers of commercial housing in Beijing.
However, the construction bureau told me that due to urban development restrictions, our residential building can only be built up to six stories high.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan replied without hesitation, "Six stories it is, Brother Qin. The most important thing is that the building materials must be of high quality, and a special person must be assigned to supervise the construction process."
Money is not a problem. If you don't have enough money, just tell me and I'll wire you some.
Hearing Fu Wan's words, Qin Fu felt as if he had been reassured.
When Fu Wan discussed building an eight-story building with him, but the construction bureau only approved a six-story building, he felt a pang of doubt and couldn't make up his mind.
If Master Ning hadn't told him to call and discuss it with Fu Wan, he wouldn't have come to his senses for a moment.
"Don't worry about the materials. I've found well-known suppliers in Beijing. Do you remember my friend who draws the designs? He knows a lot about these materials and has been keeping an eye on things with me lately!"
In a way, this was also thanks to Fu Wan's generosity. Qin Fu's friend originally thought that he could buy a commercial house at a discounted price, which was not bad.
Unexpectedly, Fu Wan generously gave him a set.
Although the house hadn't been built yet, the man was grateful and immediately put aside some of his work to come and supervise the construction for Qin Fu.
"That's good! Brother Qin, I can rest assured now that you're overseeing the construction of those apartments."
Upon hearing this, Qin Fu added, "The foundation for the commercial housing has already been laid. Since you weren't here, I had someone take photos during the groundbreaking ceremony."
Judging by the timeframe, it should arrive at your location within the next couple of days.
Fu Wan was surprised by his thoughtfulness. She thought that the foundation of the land she had bought had already been laid, and if these were recorded in photos, it would have a certain commemorative significance to look back on them later.
Qin Fu's sincerity was evident, and Fu Wan didn't hide her own gains either.
"Brother Qin, I forgot to tell you. I went out to sea yesterday and caught something."
Qin Fu was taken aback when he heard this. Fu Wan had brought this up with him for no reason, there must be a reason.
"Could it be...?"
"Yes, it's ambergris!"
Fu Wan added, "The quality is about the same as last time. My mother weighed it for me, and it weighs a full two jin and eight liang!"
Two and a half pounds of ambergris! Qin Fu couldn't believe how excited his third master would be if he knew this news.
"When are you coming to the capital?"
Fu Wan thought about it. It's been relatively warm at sea lately. In another month, when the weather gets cold, the villagers will have to stay home and hibernate.
"We'll see. If I have time in January, I'll take my parents to the capital for a rest. I'll bring the ambergris with me then."
Qin Fu felt somewhat regretful upon hearing that it would be January.
"Alright, I'll talk to Third Master about it, just in case he's looking forward to it every day!"
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