At three o'clock in the morning, Feng Ye got up and went out to sea as usual.
After a busy day, the trawl net's catch wasn't great, barely reaching 200 yuan.
However, a large quantity of squid was caught, exceeding 1,000 jin again.
In the days that followed, the number of squid caught increased day by day.
During this time, their first batch of dried squid was also dried.
200 catties of squid yielded only 32 catties of dried squid, a ratio of 6.25:1, which is still within an acceptable range.
This is also related to the fact that they dried the plants too much.
Air-dried food is already difficult to preserve, and if it's not dried enough, its shelf life will be even shorter.
I'd rather earn less myself than ruin my reputation, especially for these first batch of samples.
The returns were good; after seeing the samples, the business owners in the trade plaza immediately placed orders, and these weren't small orders—the minimum was 500 jin (250 kg).
This thing is too valuable, so sales volume can't be too high, and naturally, it can't be purchased in large quantities like cheap goods.
Another business owner, Mr. Zeng, who had been cooperating with them for a long time but whose sales channels were unknown, also placed an order.
Moreover, it was a large order, a full two thousand kilograms, worth nearly twenty thousand yuan.
They were caught off guard; there simply weren't that many goods, and they couldn't possibly dry them all.
No one expected that their dried squid would be so popular.
There's no other way but to postpone the delivery date.
At the same time, Feng Ye also placed orders with families like Xiao Guowen who had their own workshops, asking them to help with drying the goods to alleviate the shortage of supplies.
Of course, the conditions weren't forgotten.
He didn't want to offend Feng Jiafa, Lao Zhu, and Lao Lin to the point of death.
...
On this day, Feng Ye and his group returned from their sea voyage. As soon as they docked, they saw a large crowd on the pier, seemingly talking about someone who had died.
Feng Ye asked curiously, "What are you talking about? Where did someone die?"
Ah-Can, Feng Jiaqing, and Feng Jialing were also very curious, so they simply stopped moving the goods and listened intently.
Other fishermen who had just arrived at the shore also curiously gathered around.
"Lu Haishan and his two sons from Lujia Village were reportedly killed by gunfire."
"Huh? They've even started using guns."
Feng Ye was surprised and pressed for an answer, "Where did the accident happen? At sea?"
"Yes. They said they didn't come back the night before last, and their family hired people to go out to sea to look for them that night, but unfortunately they haven't found them yet."
"Until this morning, a boat from Lujia Village saw a face down floating body in the sea while trawling."
"The people on the boat mustered up their courage and pulled him out, only to find out that it was Lu Haishan."
"I heard that Lu Haishan's body was riddled with bullets, clearly from being shot."
After hearing this, Ah-Can couldn't help but shudder: "That's too ruthless!"
"Who can argue with that? I wonder what deep-seated hatred led them to take someone's life."
Feng Ye frowned and asked again, "Did you only manage to get Lu Haishan? What about his two sons?"
"We haven't found it yet. It's probably still at the bottom of the sea. We'll have to wait a month for it to surface before we can find it."
"Where's the boat? Didn't you find it either?"
"Yes, they said they searched all the nearby waters but couldn't find it. It might have been stolen or sunk."
Among the onlookers, some sighed, some discussed amongst themselves, and others shook their heads in bewilderment.
"Oh, this is too tragic. All the men in the family are dead, leaving only a widow and her children. What are they going to do in the future?"
"Yes, it's terrible..."
"Lu Haishan and his two sons haven't offended anyone, so why would someone do something so ruthless?"
"Who knows? Who can say for sure what happens at sea?"
"It's most likely a conflict stemming from squid fishing..."
"I guess so. Every year during the flood season there are conflicts over territory, but this is the first time I've heard of someone being killed."
"Yes, that's true. In the past, people usually died from storms..."
Do you know who did it?
"Who could know? They did it and ran away, and nobody saw it. The sea is so vast, where are we supposed to find the killer?"
"That's true. Sigh, the risks of going to sea are just too high. You have to guard against both natural disasters and man-made disasters. Life is just unbearable."
"Yes, it would be so great if we could move to the city and eat government-supplied grain, then we wouldn't have to drift at sea every day."
"Everyone wants to eat government-subsidized grain, but it's not that easy. Government-subsidized grain quotas aren't so readily available."
"Even if there are quotas, how many people are willing to spend that money? That's no small amount, it's five or six thousand yuan!"
"I'd be willing to give up everything, even go bankrupt, so I wouldn't have to take the risks of going to sea. It's just a pity I can't find anyone to sell me a quota..."
The building gradually leans to one side.
Feng Ye almost laughed when he heard this.
Commodity grain seems very appealing now, but as times change, it will gradually lose its allure and become less desirable.
On the contrary, rural household registration is more advantageous because it includes land and homesteads.
Especially during the years when the freeze was lifted, rural areas showed their advantages even more.
With food at home, one has nothing to fear.
Of course, no matter when, there are always people who envy city life and don't want to stay in the countryside for the rest of their lives.
Through their own hard work and gradual accumulation of wealth, they were able to move to the city, buy a house, and live the urban life they had longed for.
Humans are two-sided.
Just as Qian Zhongshu wrote in "Fortress Besieged".
People in the city envy life outside the city and try every means to leave.
People outside the city envy the life inside and try their best to squeeze into the city.
However, Feng Ye could understand their thoughts.
The risks of going out to sea are too high. Given the opportunity to leave the fishing industry, how many people wouldn't want to?
Even if it means going bankrupt, I'm willing to do it.
But he had already lived a life of leisure in the city in his previous life, and he didn't want to go back to the city in this life.
Staying on the island is so nice; the air is fresh, there's no pollution, and you can live off the sea.
As for the risks of going to sea, most natural disasters can actually be avoided.
Don't be too greedy; just don't go to sea if there's bad weather.
He is not afraid of man-made disasters.
The gun hidden on the Rising Sun is no joke; who would dare to be disrespectful in front of it?
Moreover, maritime security is expected to improve in the coming years.
Especially after maritime radio became widespread, everyone had to fish honestly and dared not cause trouble.
In fact, even these days, it's rare for people to die in coastal waters; most deaths are caused by accident.
Even before last year, when the people of Longtail Island were rampant, we rarely heard of them; at most, they would beat people up or steal things.
This is the first time I've ever heard of someone resorting to gunfire to kill someone, like the one I heard about today.
There are probably other unknown reasons involved.
What ordinary person would be so ruthless as to want to kill someone right away?
Murder is not something that can be said out loud.
That takes courage and boldness.
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