Chen Hong nodded. "I've tried it. Although the area of this mountain range is large, only this one wild grape has the best taste. The others are slightly better than ordinary wines, but the difference is not significant."
Of course, the quantity is not large; we can only brew about a hundred bottles of wine each year, and no more. Nowadays, when we give wine away, it's mostly wine made from ordinary wild grapes.
Only a few very close friends receive two or three bottles of this higher quality product each year.
The grapes grow deep in the mountains, and the yield is inconsistent. There are many animals in the mountains, so what they eat and leave behind is what I get. This is better; having a few dozen bottles of wine a year is enough for us.
The three of them ate together and chatted. Chen Hong was surprised to find that Yu Yang and Zhou Yi had undergone tremendous changes in their personalities after being together.
Yu Yang's way of speaking and thinking has become more mature, and he often says something surprising that neither he nor his mother would have thought of in their daily lives.
Communicating with the I Ching further inspired Yu Yang, broadened his horizons, and expanded his thinking.
Zhou Yi, on the other hand, seemed to have become childish, and he no longer had the cold and aloof demeanor he had when the two first met.
He became more talkative, and occasionally he would crack little jokes with Yu Yang, making both of them laugh out loud.
I wonder if he himself is aware of the changes? Chen Hong felt a pang of curiosity, but unfortunately, her phone didn't have a video recording function yet.
I wonder what would happen if I recorded their interaction right now and showed it to Zhou Yi when he had a serious face?
Chen Hong mischievously thought to herself, "I'll have to buy a digital camera when I get the chance to go to the city, so I can record and save the beautiful and interesting moments in my life."
Looking back in a few years, the experience will definitely be different.
Chen Hong exclaimed, "It's so good to be young and healthy!"
Looking at Zhou Yi sitting at the dining table, his resolute face was full of a gentle smile, a contradiction that was both harmonious and subtle.
I seem much younger. Can pure happiness really make a person younger?
A smile makes you ten years younger.
Zhou Yi's smile made him more approachable than his stern face. Yu Yang seemed like a completely different person these past two days, becoming much more talkative!
After the meal, the three of them didn't rest. They gathered their equipment, locked the gate, went to the hotel to tell the village chief, and then drove straight to the dock.
After refueling, buying crushed ice, and some live bait, Chen Hong loaded the items from the pickup truck onto the boat, started the fishing boat, and set sail straight out to sea.
This time, Chen Hong doesn't plan to go to the open sea. Instead, she's taking Zhou Yi and Yu Yang to some of her old secret fishing spots to catch some fish and seafood before heading home.
The hotel is also running low on fish; the catch from this trip is enough to supply the hotel. I wonder if those two geoduck spawning spots have been discovered this year.
It's the peak season for geoduck clams, and she hasn't supplied geoduck clams to the Dragon Palace Hotel for more than half a year.
It's also the perfect time to harvest sea cucumbers, as May and June are when the sea cucumbers are plump, tender, and have the highest protein content.
I've been running around a lot lately and almost missed the best opportunity to reap the rewards!
With a plan in mind, Chen Hong steered the boat straight to her secret hideout.
Zhou Yi and Yu Yang toured the boat. It was Yu Yang's first time going out to sea on a fishing boat; the only times he had boarded the boat were when his mother had docked it to sell fish.
The child had never actually seen a fishing boat traveling at 30 knots before. Sitting on the sofa in the salon area of the wheelhouse, Yu Yang watched the boat speed across the sea, white waves surging up on both sides and the stern.
He shouted excitedly. Because the ship was equipped with a gyroscope, although the ship was moving very fast, it was very stable and he could not feel any shaking at all.
After touring all the rooms on the boat, Zhou Yi nodded to himself, noting that the fishing boat could easily accommodate more than a dozen people fishing at the same time.
It looks like Chen Hong's fishing boat has been modified. It's more spacious and comfortable for Chen Hong to use alone, and the boat is more functional.
The ship has reduced many of its luxurious entertainment facilities, but its living and working facilities are more complete and convenient. This shows that Chen Hong is a very thoughtful and pragmatic person.
This is much better than many men. In recent years, with reform and opening up, people's living standards have improved.
However, people are gradually pursuing brand names and yearning for a luxurious life, which has made the social atmosphere much more superficial.
It's rare to see someone like Chen Hong who spends a huge sum of money to buy a fishing boat and then goes to the trouble of converting it into a fishing vessel for fishing operations. This is the best way to achieve healthy and sustainable development.
Chen Hong has long-term life goals and won't just focus on small, immediate gains. This will allow her to go further and wider in the future and avoid being eliminated by social development.
Zhou Yi stood on the deck, looking back at Chen Hong who was carefully steering the fishing boat. He admired and appreciated her more and more.
Such a slender and beautiful woman, yet she does not take advantage of her superior conditions to make money through shortcuts, and she is not afraid of the wind and waves, daring to sail out to sea alone to fish.
She is capable, courageous, and wise; she is worthy of admiration and respect, and even more so, a woman worthy of his love.
Judging from her interactions with her son, she is a very good mother who has raised Yu Yang to be kind, intelligent, and sensible.
Being with the mother and son, Zhou Yi felt the long-lost family atmosphere; this was the warm home he longed for.
When Chen Hong was steer the boat seriously, she was calm and composed. The sea breeze blew into the cockpit through the window, playfully tossing her shiny black hair, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Just as Zhou Yi was immersed in Chen Hong's stunning beauty, the fishing boat finally arrived at Chen Hong's secret base, a shallow area around a small reef island.
Chen Hong checked the situation in the sea, found a small school of fish for Zhou Yi and Yu Yang, and anchored the boat not far from the school of fish.
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