When Chen Hong returned home, it was already 10:30 p.m. She saw that most of the lights in the village were off and people were asleep.
Chen Hong moved quietly, locked the door, ate a quick meal, cleaned up the tricycle, moved everything into the storage room, went back inside to wash up, did some yoga, and then entered the space.
Looking at the five large tanks filled with seafood, I felt a sense of satisfaction. The lobsters and crabs in the pond stretched out their pincers and giant claws, baring their teeth and claws.
Chen Hong used a net to pick out the crabs, tied them up one by one with hemp rope, and kept them in a separate water tank to prevent them from getting too energetic and fighting with each other, injuring their legs, and affecting her income.
It took half an hour to tie up all the crabs. Looking at the crabs, which were much more docile now, Chen Hong smiled smugly. There weren't many fish in the space pond anymore, so Chen Hong planned not to sell rare seafood for a while.
Lobsters, crabs, and sea urchins can be sold in small quantities, one at a time. Fish, oysters, and mussels are the main sales targets at this stage. Geoduck clams will be sold in pairs or three every now and then. Abalone and sea cucumbers are too expensive.
The shipments have been too strong these past two days, and we won't be able to sell them for a long time to come. Looking at the two large tanks of sea cucumbers and abalone in the space, Chen Hong thought: It's such a waste of space to keep them here any longer. No, I'll dry them all tomorrow and find an opportunity to sell dried goods.
In just the last two days, they've already sold over 240,000 worth of fish at the Dragon Palace Hotel, which is quite impressive. From now on, they need to be more low-key and only deliver low-value fish, occasionally mixing in some high-end seafood. This is more in line with the normal image of an ordinary fisherman.
Chen Hong picked another row of strawberries. The fruits in the space can only grow again after they are picked. In any case, the picked fruits are stored in the space and have a preservation function so they will not rot.
I need to go to the city tomorrow to buy a shelf. I've been putting so much stuff in my space that it's getting messy. I really need a shelf so I can organize and store everything neatly.
To make dried seafood, I need to buy a dryer tomorrow so that I won't be affected by the weather.
The dried seafood is of relatively stable quality. The weather forecast predicts good weather for the next three days, so I plan to use these days to dry some fish and also process abalone and sea cucumber.
Chen Hong put on long-sleeved clothes and trousers, put on a gauze hat, opened the lid of the beehive, took out a honeycomb and looked at it. The honeycomb was already full of honey.
It seems the little bees are very hardworking; they didn't rest even when the flowers were in bloom. It's time to harvest the honey they've collected. Chen Hong gently shook the densely packed bees off the honeycomb and sent them into the hive.
A few bees lingered, reluctant to leave the honeycomb. Chen Hong found a brush and gently swept the bees clean.
Place the honeycomb into the honey extractor, three honeycombs per set. Cover the honey extractor and turn the handle; the honey extractor will then start humming.
The golden honey, propelled by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation, is flung against the walls of the honey extractor, with drops of honey forming small streams that flow into the bottom of the container.
After extracting one hive of honeycomb, the bottom of the bucket was half full of honey. Since there were no plastic buckets at home to store honey, Chen Hong had to find a water bottle and connect it to the bottom of the honey extractor. She turned on the water tap of the honey extractor, and a stream of golden, viscous honey flowed into the water bottle.
Chen Hong had only shaken two boxes of honey, and they already filled a purified water bucket. There were still three boxes left to shake, and she didn't have any more tools to hold them.
We weren't prepared enough tonight, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow night to shake it. When we go to the city tomorrow, we need to remember to buy a few more plastic buckets for storing honey.
After the honey has been extracted, put all the honeycombs back into the hive in order, cover them up again, and wait for the bees to fill the honeycombs again.
Chen Hong couldn't resist putting a little honey in her mouth with her finger. This was pure wildflower honey, and the taste was simply wonderful. It was fragrant and sweet. After tasting it carefully, she couldn't tell which flower fragrance was dominant. If she listened carefully, she could faintly taste the fragrance of each flower. This was real wildflower honey. Drinking honey like this would definitely be good for her health.
I'll bottle it up tomorrow and send some to my parents when I go to the city. I also need to pack a few more pounds of tea leaves. I gave the tea leaves I prepared last time to Mr. Wang yesterday, so I need to prepare some new ones.
Unfortunately, I haven't dried my own fish and shrimp yet. I'll wait until next time. I'll send some to my parents after I've dried them.
Chen Hong washed her hands and brushed her teeth after leaving the space. Her son wasn't in bed, making it feel especially spacious. She went to sleep, still smelling of flowers and honey. In her dreams, she saw a garden full of blooming flowers, bees buzzing around, and her son eating honey, his sweet smile sweeter than honey itself.
The next morning, Chen Hong had just finished her housework and cooked a pot of rice porridge when Yu Yang's grandfather brought Yu Yang back. As soon as he entered the door, the son rushed into Chen Hong's arms.
The mother and son rarely separate at night; they have been sleeping together for a long time. The son is still not used to being separated for one night.
Grandpa Yu Yang said with a smile, "He didn't go to sleep until almost ten o'clock last night, and he wanted to go home as soon as he opened his eyes this morning. The child still can't be separated from his mother, so I had no choice but to send him back to you."
Chen Hong hugged her son and said to the foreign grandfather, "I've just finished cooking. I got back too late last night and packed two dishes from the hotel, but we haven't eaten them yet. I'll microwave them, and you can eat with us here."
"No need, I'll just make something simple when I get back. You two can eat it." Grandpa Yu Yang turned to leave.
Chen Hong gently nudged Yu Yang, and her son, quick-witted, grabbed his grandfather's hand. "Grandpa, Mom bought some food at the restaurant, it's so delicious! Why don't you stay here and eat with me? You can go home after you finish eating."
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