Upon hearing Fu Wan's words, Jiang Wanghai immediately became excited.
"Are you really willing to spend money to raise yellow croaker?"
This really confused Fu Wan. He was the one who asked her to support him, and now he was the one questioning her.
Feng Ji pushed Jiang Wanghai aside with a look of disgust. "Alright, Xiao Fu always keeps her word. Don't compare her to those untrustworthy farmers you had before!"
Jiang Wanghai coughed twice, embarrassed. "Well, I was scared by the comrades who raised livestock before."
Some of those who were previously involved in aquaculture wanted to raise large yellow croaker, but after completing the training and hearing how much it would cost, they changed their minds and backed out.
If we're talking about someone who readily agrees and provides a reasonable and well-founded guarantee, without making empty promises, Fu Wan is the first.
"Comrade Jiang, rest assured, I will definitely continue this breeding business. If you'd like, I'd be even happier to stay with me long-term."
If she had a professional like Jiang Wanghai to help her, it would be impossible for her aquaculture business not to succeed.
As Jiang Wanghai gazed at the azure sea and felt the sea breeze caress his face, he truly felt the allure of this ocean.
But to say that they live permanently in Fujia Village is definitely impossible.
His official job was in the city, and his arrival was due to organizational assignment. He originally thought he was just doing this out of respect for Zhao Gang, and he never expected that his old friend Feng Ji would know the farmers, let alone that he would have such a pleasant first day.
"Although I can't stay here permanently, I will stay for a month. During this month, I will do my best to teach you about aquaculture."
If you plan to start raising livestock next spring, I'll come back again then.
Looking at the simple smiles on the faces of Boss Fu, Village Chief Fu, and the others, Jiang Wanghai felt deeply that he had made the right choice in coming here this time.
Although Fu Wan regretted that he couldn't keep an eye on her breeding business, she vaguely felt that Jiang Wanghai might accept her invitation when the wave of layoffs hit in the early 1990s.
"We'll talk about the future later. Comrade Jiang will start teaching tomorrow, right? I'll arrange for someone to go and learn from you as soon as I get back."
Fu Wan waved her hand and made a decision immediately.
When Fu Laoda heard his daughter say this, he knew she had a plan.
"Amin, go and steer the boat. I have something to discuss with Awan."
When he first arrived, Fu Ming had already learned how to operate the new ship. When Fu Laoda gave the order, he had no objections, responded, and pulled Fu Liang to the cockpit.
Seeing that Boss Fu clearly had something to discuss with Fu Wan, Feng Ji and Jiang Wanghai turned around and threw another pole.
"Father, what's wrong?"
Fu Wan was a little puzzled; it was rare for Boss Fu to talk to her.
Boss Fu rubbed his temples. "Awan, have you thought about who should be in charge of this breeding business?"
Fu Wan is his own daughter, so he naturally knows that Fu Wan only wants to contribute money and doesn't want to put in much effort.
Fu Wan felt inexplicably guilty after being asked that question.
"Father, I know what I'm doing."
Most of them were going out to sea, so she was thinking of hiring a few people from the village, and having her own family run around more when they had free time.
At this moment, Fu Laoda felt somewhat regretful. His own brother was practically nonexistent, and his sister was thousands of miles away.
Because he disliked having many brothers since childhood and saw the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth, while other people in the village had four or five children, he went to the old village doctor after having a son and a daughter to ask about methods of contraception for men, and did not let Ye Xiaocui have any more children.
But right now, it seems like we don't have enough manpower!
Fu Liang's own ship is almost ready, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will definitely be going to sea soon. Fu Wan, Fu Ming, and Ye Jun will also be going to sea.
There's no one watching over those breeding farms!
His daughter said she knew what was going on, but he didn't believe her at all!
Seeing her father's worried expression, Fu Wan understood everything.
She chuckled and patted Boss Fu's arm. "Dad, things will work themselves out. If we pay the wages, surely we'll find people to work."
"There are plenty of uncles and aunts in this village who want to work but can't find a way. Let's go back and pick a few capable ones, and then keep an eye out for them. It shouldn't be a big problem!"
Fu Laoda never expected that hiring people would be involved. When Fu Wan contracted the sea area before, she said she wanted to lead the villagers to get rich. He thought she was going to teach the villagers how to raise fish, but he didn't expect that his daughter wanted to hire people to raise fish.
"Alright, let's do it your way."
After saying that, he rubbed his temples again. "The pay can't be too high or too low. Oysters and scallops take a long time to grow before they can be harvested. Before that, you lose money."
Fu Wan nodded, "Father, don't worry, I know all of this."
In fact, Fu Wan had someone in mind: Wang Xiuer's daughter, Fu Qing. When she tried to get information out of Wang Xiuer, she didn't lie; she genuinely intended to have Fu Qing work with her.
Fu Qing was strong, but ultimately only had the intelligence of a child, so Fu Wan thought that she would need to find two more people to work with her.
She'll have to ask Elder Fu for advice on how to choose this person.
Having served as village chief for most of his life, he knew the character of the villagers better than anyone.
Old Village Chief Fu stood not far from Fu Wan and the others, but he was old and his hearing wasn't very good. He could only vaguely hear Fu Wan talking about hiring people.
Just as he was wondering what was going on, Feng Ji shouted loudly, and the fishing rod in his hand instantly bent into a crescent moon.
"Fish! There's a big fish!"
Feng Ji's fishing skills were so-so, but at this moment, a rare hint of excitement appeared on his usually expressionless face.
After a few minutes of stalemate, Feng Ji's old face turned red from being dragged around by the fish, which made Jiang Wanghai very anxious.
"Ouch, that's not how you play a fish! Reel in the line, reel it in!"
Unable to bear his noise any longer, Feng Ji simply handed the fishing rod to Boss Fu next to him.
"Brother, come here!"
He's not a professional, but Boss Fu is always the professional. Boss Fu was stunned for half a second when he was handed the fish, but he immediately reacted. Jiang Wanghai had no doubt about his fish-handling skills. Seeing this, Fu Wan hurriedly picked up the net and waited by the boat.
"A grouper, it's a grouper!"
Fu Wan spotted the faint shadows of fish in the sea at a glance. Hearing her daughter's shout, Ye Xiaocui put down the big hook in her hand and picked up a stick instead.
Grouper is a valuable fish, you can't damage it with a big iron hook!
A stick is better; give a fish a stick, and it'll knock it out!
As Ye Xiaocui had predicted, everyone got excited when Boss Fu pulled the fish out of the water.
"A giant starfish? There really are giant starfish this big!"
Old Village Chief Fu was the happiest. "Gouwa, your boat is going to be amazing from now on! On its first voyage, you caught such a huge grouper!"
The grouper that was constantly thrashing about in the water looked to weigh at least five pounds!
Old Fu grinned from ear to ear, "That's all thanks to Comrade Feng. It was his first time fishing at sea today, and he caught such an expensive fish!"
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