Lin Chaosheng led a group of strong laborers toward the West Sea. Although it was still early, quite a few people were already up.
Especially the fishermen, they are people who get up very early.
At this moment, seeing Lin Chaosheng and his group walking over in a grand procession, many people looked over in this direction.
"What's going on here? Are they going to start a war?"
"No way, the one at the front looks like Lin Chaosheng to me."
"It looks like it to me too. There are at least ten people following behind him, and that young grandson of the Wei family too..."
"The last time there was a similar commotion, it was when Lin Chaosheng led his men up the mountain to hunt. Is he not going back today to lead his men to fish at sea?"
"Damn it!" Old Qian cursed, throwing the fishing net heavily on the ground. "It's one thing that this kid caught so many fish last time, but today he brought so many people with him. Isn't he trying to kill us all?!"
"Exactly! We can't let them get through!"
"I agree, we absolutely cannot let them all go fishing at sea!"
Old Qian was highly respected among the fishermen in the area, and before the famine, he was considered one of the most skilled fishermen.
Even in years of famine, he was able to use his experience to lead other fishermen to catch plenty of food.
But as time went on, they found less and less, and they couldn't help but have the illusion that they had caught everything edible in the sea.
They had even gradually accepted the result, but they never expected that Lin Chaosheng would actually catch so many fish in this sea that they had explored countless times on two separate occasions!
This is no longer just a matter of whether or not it's a slap in the face; it's about going on a crazy rampage in their supposedly proud field.
Old Qian didn't believe in bad luck, because they had been to the place where Lin Chaosheng had fished a long time ago, but they had come up empty-handed, and even some seafood was less than in other areas.
Because of this, no experienced fishermen want to go to that area.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chaosheng managed to catch so many fish in that sea area that none of them bothered to go.
Later, Lao Qian also took people there and spent a whole day fishing with nets, but they didn't catch a single fish!
"Wait!" Old Qian stopped Lin Chaosheng, frowning as he asked, "What are all of you doing here?"
Lin Chaosheng's mind raced, and he knew what Lao Qian and his gang were up to. It was good he didn't want to involve these people either, so he said, "What else can we do in the sea? Find food, of course!"
"Do you even have a boat before going out to sea?" someone behind Lao Qian shouted. "Although there's no explicit rule here that only fishermen can go out to sea to fish, you still need a boat! Your little boat, Lin Chaosheng's, can barely hold three or five people. Where are the rest of you going to sit?"
"You can't be asking to ride on our boat, can you?" someone else said. "You people aren't satisfied with hunting in the mountains, now you want a piece of the pie in the sea. Those of us who make our living from the sea are going to starve!"
"That's right, Lin Chaosheng. We have no problem with you catching fish and eating meat yourself. We can even buy the fish you catch and then sell them. But bringing so many people to rob us is just too much!"
"How can you do things like this? There aren't even enough fish for us to eat!"
Old Qian said just one sentence, and one after another, the fishermen behind him jumped out.
Lin Shansheng was speechless, because what they said was true.
"Brother, what should we do?"
Lin Shansheng asked Lin Chaosheng in a low voice, and Lin Chaosheng pretended to be very troubled when he saw this, "How should I know? Let's ask them if they have a boat first."
After saying that, Lin Chaosheng turned to them and asked, "Brothers, which of you is a fisherman? You can have a boat too!"
The group looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all carrying hunting gear, and it was clear that they made their living by hunting. How could they possibly have a fishing boat?
"Brother Lin, we're carrying all our hunting gear. Can't you take us hunting in the mountains?"
"That's right, we would never go fishing in the sea..."
Lin Shansheng originally enjoyed doing good deeds. After all, everyone was on the same island and would run into each other often. Helping each other out would make things easier in the future.
But the attitude of these people made Lin Shansheng very uncomfortable.
"Hey, what's with your attitude? How dare you talk to us like that!"
"It's a favor my elder brother did for you, it's his right not to help you. You were the ones who begged my elder brother to take you to find meat, and now you're being picky..."
"I, Lin Shansheng, have never seen anyone stand up and beg for help. It's true that shamelessness knows no bounds."
Lin Chaosheng pulled back the angry Lin Shansheng and said to the group, “We’re all from the same island, and I originally wanted to help you. But as you can see, you’re not fishermen by origin, and now you’re coming with me to fish, which is tantamount to cutting off the livelihoods of the fishermen.”
"Let's not even talk about whether I'll take you fishing at sea; the question is whether they'll even allow it."
Everyone looked at Lao Qian and his group. They outnumbered and outmatched the dozen or so people in the group.
If a fight really breaks out, they will be the ones who suffer in the end.
"As for the issue of hunting in the mountains, I would like to say... I just went up the mountain to catch wild boars the day before yesterday, and I caught quite a few. The animals in these mountains are all intelligent, and even if there are any survivors, they have definitely all hidden themselves. So, we'll have to wait a few more days before going hunting in the mountains."
"So those of you who don't have fishing boats, please go back."
Lin Chaosheng sighed, pretended to be helpless, turned around, and winked at Wei He and Lin Shansheng.
Wei He was initially quite disappointed, since he had come out today hoping to find something to eat, whether it was meat or not didn't matter, as long as he could eat something.
Just as he was feeling dejected, seeing no hope of fishing at sea, he suddenly saw Lin Chaosheng wink at him, and a great joy welled up in his heart.
Brother Lin is going to take him with him!
Just as Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng were leading Wei He forward, someone suddenly shouted from behind, "Stop!"
Lin Chaosheng and his two companions stopped and turned to look at the person who had spoken.
The man pointed at Wei He and said, "We can't go out to sea to fish without fishing boats, so does this kid have a fishing boat?"
"That's right! This kid doesn't even have a fishing boat, so why should he be allowed to go out to sea and catch fish?"
"We're not having it! We can't go, and neither can this kid!"
Lin Chaosheng's expression changed. He hadn't expected these people to be so selfish, not even sparing a child.
"Everyone, yesterday I, Lin Chaosheng, made a promise to Grandma Wei in front of everyone that Wei He would follow me, Lin Chaosheng, from now on."
Lin Chaosheng squinted, and Lin Shansheng also took a step forward.
"Listen carefully, from now on, Wei He will be my and Lin Shansheng's younger brother!"
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