Ye Cheng quickly pressed it down.
"Auntie, you've already given me this money. You still need money to buy feed and other things. Besides, don't you need to be paid for cutting down trees on the mountain? Just take it."
Seeing Ye Cheng's determination, Aunt Li had no choice but to accept it.
After Aunt Li accepted the money, Ye Cheng took out another 20,000 yuan and placed it on the table.
"This is your living expenses for six months. You need to eat before the chickens are raised, right?"
living expenses?
The Zhu brothers were a bit confused.
What kind of boss is this, giving me living expenses?
"Brother Cheng, we can't accept this. We've already taken a share of the profits; we can't take your living expenses too."
"Then just consider it an advance on profits. You can't work on an empty stomach, can you?"
"Okay, Brother Cheng, thanks!" Zhu Liwen took the money.
"Alright, you guys get started, I have to go out to sea this afternoon."
With the matter of Xialing Village settled, Ye Cheng headed straight for the docks.
When they arrived at the dock, Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng had already prepared everything and were chatting on the boat.
"Hey, the money-bringing boy is back." Duan Chunsheng teased as soon as he saw Ye Cheng.
"Uncle Duan, I call this an investment, making money from money."
"Okay, you make money from money, we'll ask the sea for money. Let's go, let's set off."
Once everyone had arrived, Xiao Hu steered the boat out of the dock.
"We're still using longline fishing and fish traps today, right?" Ye Cheng asked.
“Yes, but we’re adding another project today. Look at this.” Duan Chunsheng pointed to a pile of fishing nets on his nail.
Seeing so many webbed leaves is a headache; a bunch of densely packed threads tangled together.
Moreover, the fishing nets this time seem to have more complicated lines than the trawl nets.
"Is this for casting nets?" Ye Cheng asked.
"Brother, this is a drift net. Uncle Duan already explained it to me. It's just a matter of putting it down and waiting," Xiao Hu interjected.
Then Duan Chunsheng explained to Ye Cheng that drift net fishing involves vertically erecting the entire net in the seawater, allowing it to drift freely with the ocean currents and winds like a wall, hence the name "drift net".
This fishing method is highly efficient, but it also has significant problems.
One problem is the extremely high rate of accidental capture, as it frequently entangles dolphins, whales, sea turtles, seabirds, and sharks.
Another type is the ghost net, a drifting gillnet that is very easy to lose or abandon in the sea. These "ghost nets" can continue to drift in the sea for years, continuously and unattended capturing and killing marine life until they finally break.
Xiaobai might have been injured by this kind of net.
"Uncle Duan, isn't this internet access prohibited?"
Ye Cheng recalled that this kind of net was not allowed in many places, because he felt it was too aggressive.
Duan Chunsheng knew that Ye Chengxiang valued marine conservation, so he explained,
"We're not allowed to use those long ones, so ours is 300 meters long, which is very short and causes less damage. And if you're still worried, we'll increase the weight so it won't drift away and we can definitely retrieve it."
Hearing Duan Chunsheng say it was 300 meters, Ye Cheng had no objections. Fishing, fishing, you can't possibly have no impact on the ocean at all.
"Okay, we'll increase the weight, and catch fewer fish if we want."
After agreeing on these details, they soon arrived at the open sea, where they first deployed drift nets.
Based on Duan Chunsheng's experience, the drift net also followed the direction of the ocean current. In order not to affect the safety of navigation, the three of them still found a place close to the island.
Duan Chunsheng first threw one end of the net down, and it floated on the water. The sinker sank down, and Xiao Hu steered the boat, dragging the net down with the force of the water flow.
After the other end went down, a series of 300-meter buoys lay across the water, and underwater, a shimmering net stood like a wall in the sea.
"That's good. When the fish come up on their own, they will struggle. There are some thin lines on the net that will get tangled in them. We'll come back to collect the net tomorrow morning."
Listening to Duan Chunsheng's explanation, Ye Cheng looked at the net. The sea was relatively calm today, and after increasing the weight, the net indeed stopped moving much, which also reduced the impact on the ecosystem.
After setting up the first barbed net, Xiao Hu drove forward a bit to create distance, while Ye Cheng and Duan Chunsheng set up the second net from behind.
Two drift nets, in such a wide sea area, a width of 600 meters should not have much of an impact.
This area uses drift nets, which don't affect the fish traps much, so the three of them also set 50 fish traps near the small island. They felt there were more crabs and shrimp closer to the island.
Then came ten sets of longline fishing. Duan Chunsheng suggested staying further away, and Ye Cheng agreed. The three of them sailed another 5 nautical miles.
"Let's do it here," Duan Chunsheng suddenly said.
Xiao Hu stopped the boat, and Ye Cheng looked out at the deep blue sea.
"Uncle Duan, it seems a bit deep here."
"Yes, it's deep. We'll adjust the float a bit smaller and fish for the surface layer. I saw fish swimming past the surface from time to time, so this area should be good."
Indeed, Ye Cheng glanced around and saw a dark shadow swimming past. It looked about half a meter long and was probably a large one.
"Little Tiger, let the rope down."
Xiao Hu adjusted the bow of the boat and then slowed down. Ye Cheng and Duan Chunsheng laid out the line behind them, with each group spaced 100 meters apart, pulling a full kilometer of longline fishing.
After releasing the rope, it was already past 3 p.m., and the three of them sailed back to the dock.
As the boat docked, they happened to run into Old He, who had just finished collecting someone else's goods. Seeing Ye Cheng return, Old He came over and started chatting.
"Second brother, I heard that the Zhu brothers have been released. Do you think they'll come looking for trouble?"
Judging from his appearance, he must have been quite worried. He's afraid of not making money in business, and even more afraid of something going wrong.
Little Tiger chuckled.
"Don't worry, Mr. He, the Zhu brothers are raising chickens on the mountain now."
"Raising chickens? What does that mean?"
"My brother is working with them to raise free-range chickens. Those chickens are really delicious. I'll bring you one next time I have the chance."
Thinking of the delicious taste of the free-range chicken he ate yesterday, Ye Chengdu couldn't help but swallow.
"Really? You're exaggerating." Old He looked incredulous.
"Really, I'll bring a few next time so everyone can try them and maybe help us promote them."
"Sure, if it's delicious, I'll send ten to my father-in-law first, instead of trying to sell them." Old He patted his chest loudly.
"It's settled then. I'll have Boss Zhu bring it to you tomorrow."
The most direct way to open up sales channels for free-range chickens is to give them away to people. Once you've tasted this quality free-range chicken, you'll never forget it.
Back in the village, Ye Cheng called Zhu Laoda, but Zhu Laoda didn't have a cell phone and had to call the village, making Ye Cheng wait for ten minutes before answering.
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