Because he was going to determine the site for his homestead today, Feng Jiaqing did not go to work at the dock.
Feng Ye and Feng Xuan did not go out to sea early in the morning, but planned to collect the fish traps and longline fishing after lunch.
After breakfast, the father and his two sons carried hoes and went to the saline-alkali land.
Feng Ye led the way, and they soon arrived at the location he had chosen the day before.
"This is it."
Feng Ye put down his hoe and pointed to the footprints he had made yesterday.
Feng Jiaqing looked around and said, "Hmm, this place is higher up, so the waves won't hit it. If it's easy to build a foundation here, this is a good choice."
"Otherwise, why would you bring a hoe?"
Feng Ye laughed and picked up his hoe to dig.
"when……"
A sound like metal clashing against metal rang out.
"Stone?"
A recoil force traveled from the hoe to his hand, and Feng Ye noticed that more than half of the hoe was still sticking out.
"Quickly dig it open and see how big the rock is."
Feng Jiaqing was somewhat excited upon hearing the voice.
Small stones are useless; it would be great if there were large stones everywhere. You wouldn't even need to build a foundation; you could just start building.
As he spoke, he raised his hoe and started digging.
Feng Ye and Feng Xuan also swung their hoes with great effort.
In no time, the three men had cleared a large patch of weeds.
Beneath this vast expanse of weeds, there was only a thin layer of soil, followed by stones.
Feng Xuan exclaimed, "What a huge rock!"
"Dad, eldest brother, you two go left and right, I'll go back and dig about ten meters each, and see what the situation is. It would be good if it's all rocks."
"That's unlikely. What kind of rock is that big and flat?"
"Stop talking nonsense and get to work."
These weeds grow lushly with extensive root systems, making them very difficult to clear.
Nearly half an hour had passed, and Feng Ye, exhausted and with a sore back, still hadn't cleared ten meters.
At this moment, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Xuan had completed their task and were coming towards him.
Feng Ye straightened up, leaned on his hoe, rubbed his back, and asked, "Father, elder brother, what's the situation here?"
Feng Jiaqing said, "My side is not bad. Although it is uneven, the stones should be connected in one piece."
Feng Xuan also said, "I have a mud pit about ten feet deep here. I dug several tens of centimeters down but couldn't find a hard bottom."
"That's alright. When we build the house, we can move it a little to the left, or we can just pour a beam over it."
Feng Ye was quite satisfied after listening.
He was initially worried about whether the brick-and-mortar buildings he built here could last until the day of demolition.
You should know that building stone houses is fine on saline-alkali land, but it's not very suitable for building brick-and-mortar buildings, unless you spend more money and use unconventional building methods.
But now there's no need to worry. It's basically certain that the ground underneath is all stone, making it much easier to build a house. You don't even need to dig a foundation; at most, you can just pour a ground beam.
Feng Jiaqing looked at the two brothers and said, "If you have no objections, then let's build it here. I'll go find the village secretary to approve the foundation and take measurements."
"Build it here, it'll be convenient for everything."
Feng Ye naturally agreed.
"It's not convenient for everything, at least growing vegetables is inconvenient. You can't grow vegetables here, otherwise it wouldn't have been abandoned for so long."
Feng Xuan expressed some regret.
"Why don't we go back to the old house to grow vegetables? It's not like we don't have land there."
Feng Ye pursed his lips.
In this world, how many things are truly perfect?
Back home, everyone gathered together to discuss it again. After Feng Ye mentioned wanting to build a house, Feng Xuan and his wife hesitated for a moment but then agreed.
Then they entrusted the entire house-building project to Feng Jiaqing and Xiao Chunxiu. The two brothers each gave Feng Jiaqing 5,000 yuan in advance to cover expenses such as hiring people, buying materials, and food.
That afternoon, Feng Jiaqing approached the village party secretary and got the land approved.
Of course, the official documents and materials won't be available so quickly, but we can start working on them first.
So the next day, there were a few more people at home eating; they were hired to help clear the weeds from the house site.
If we let them clean it themselves, it would take forever and be exhausting.
After breakfast, Feng Jiaqing took the workers he had hired to work on the homestead, while the two brothers pushed a cart to the dock, preparing to go out to sea.
The task of clearing the homestead land is handled by workers; having two more or fewer of them won't make a difference.
Besides, even if their catch is poor after a day at sea, they shouldn't be unable to afford a single worker.
Upon arriving at the dock, we greeted acquaintances, loaded our goods onto the boat, and left the cart at Feng Jiafa's purchasing point.
After untying the ropes, the two boarded their own small wooden boats, then used bamboo poles to push off the dock and rowed out to sea.
A new day, a new hope.
The two brothers arrived at the sea area where the fish traps were to be set, full of hope, only to be dumbfounded.
The area where only the two of them were casting their nets was now filled with buoys.
There are still quite a few boats at work, some setting up longline traps, and others hauling in their catch.
"Why are there so many more people setting up nets here overnight?"
Feng Xuan asked in surprise, "I clearly remember coming to collect the nets yesterday afternoon, and there weren't any other buoys yet."
"Didn't a lot of people see us selling goods yesterday afternoon? They're just jealous of our profits."
Feng Ye was also somewhat angry.
But there was nothing he could do; the ocean belonged to the nation, not to any one person.
If he can fish here, others can too.
"It must have been one of those guys from the day before yesterday who leaked the location of our net. Damn it, if I find out who it was, I'll beat them to a pulp..."
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