So Ye Cheng called out Xiao Hu, and the three of them dragged six fish traps toward the sea.
The three set off from the village entrance, and after walking for ten minutes, Ye Guowei stopped and pointed to the mudflats in front of them.
"Acheng, I'm thinking of contracting out more of this area. What do you think of this place?"
The mudflats at the village entrance are actually quite nice, except for the abundance of small pebbles.
While having many rocks can help preserve the original ecology to the greatest extent, it can also cause the mudflats to harden.
So generally speaking, it's still necessary to remove some of the stones.
The mud and sand here are quite fine, which is suitable for clams to grow. Ye Cheng has no objection to choosing this location.
Judging from the width of this beach at the village entrance, 50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) would be about 150 meters wide, and some of the older men are busy.
"Brother, I have no objection. To be honest, I don't know much about farming. I'll just take it one step at a time."
Ye Guowei nodded. He knew more about seaside affairs than Ye Cheng. In fact, he could have made the decision himself, but Ye Cheng was the one who paid for it.
Even between brothers, accounts should be kept clear; I should still bring him to see it.
"Then tomorrow you and Xiaohu shouldn't go beachcombing during the day. Come with me to lower the fencing net. I've already bought the materials."
Building fences was a bit of a challenge for Ye Cheng, as it involved purely physical labor. However, since it was Ye Cheng who proposed contracting the mudflats, he couldn't refuse and had to agree.
The three of them walked along the mudflats again. There were hardly any large reefs, but Ye Cheng did see a medium-sized one that was relatively close to the sea.
He plans to leave this piece of land to Big Yellow, so it can settle down near the reef, come and feed it whenever it wants, and take it with it when it goes out to sea.
That's all we can do for now. After looking at the location with Ye Guowei, Ye Cheng started looking for a place to set up the traps.
"By the way, bro, have you figured out what to do when you bought the boat?"
Ye Guowei shook his head. "Not for the time being, but I borrowed a 5-meter-long boat that you can use temporarily. It's fine for navigating islands, but its carrying capacity is only so-so."
The 5-meter-long kind is called a flat-headed fishing boat. After two people sit on it, there's not much room left to carry things, and it can't be used for trawling. However, as Ye Guowei said, it can still be used for going to an island or collecting fish traps.
Since there are no fishing boats available for sale at the moment, this flat-bottomed fishing boat will do.
Ye Cheng didn't throw the fish traps randomly tonight. His luck value is 90 today. The catch during the day was obviously not enough, so it must have been left for the night.
The three walked a long way along the beach and finally found a relatively deep area of sea. Ye Cheng then dived down and set up the fish trap.
Having done all that, the three of them followed the moonlight back home.
......
The next day, Ye Cheng checked the system.
Luck value: 60+20
Points: 5020
Deposits: 174,000 (135,000 paid today), external debt: 40,000, mortgage: 300,000 (including interest).
My points are just over 5000. Yesterday I used some points to exchange for bait when fishing and using fish traps.
The system hasn't had any new content in a long time; I wonder how many points it will take to update it again.
Ye Cheng ate three steamed buns for breakfast, mainly to fill his stomach, because he had to do physical work today and he wouldn't have the energy to work if he didn't eat enough.
After finishing his meal, Ye Cheng rushed to his older brother's house and brought Xiao Hu's tricycle over as well.
"Acheng, Xiaohu, you'll have a hard day today. When you get back, your sister-in-law will cook you a delicious meal." Jiang Yunxiang handed each of them a straw hat for sun protection.
"Sister-in-law, how's the lobster business these days?" Ye Cheng asked casually.
"Business is booming! We can sell nearly 100 catties of lobster a day now, and many people in the city are waiting for us," Jiang Yunxiang said with great satisfaction.
Ye Cheng nodded. Crayfish are seasonal; once this season is over, they won't be available anymore. Let's make money while we can.
Ye Guowei bought several hundred meters of fencing netting, which was quite heavy, and Jiang Yunxiang also helped push the car towards the sea.
When I got to the village entrance, I saw several unfamiliar people asking some questions to an old woman in the village.
"Auntie, do you mean your village collects these?"
Aunt Liu glanced at the buckets in their hands and shook her head decisively. "These things are everywhere. Who would collect them? Nobody in our village does this."
"Huh? But it was two young men from your village, surnamed Chen, who came to our village saying they'd buy them for one yuan a pound. We caught so many, and now you're saying you won't buy them anymore? We walked twenty miles to get here." The man from the other village was getting anxious. Judging from his tired face, he must have traveled a long way.
“There are many people with the surname Chen in the surrounding villages. It’s not just our village that has people with the surname Chen. Did you come to the wrong village?”
"That's right, I've never seen anyone do this in our village."
"No, it seems like Widow Zhang and Ye Lao Er are making this. It's so pungent every day. I've asked them several times, and they always say it's for cooking," Aunt Liu said. She lives next door to Widow Zhang and can smell the strong crayfish odor right away.
Since they were talking about Ye Lao Er, everyone looked up and saw Ye Cheng and his group pushing a cart past. They pointed in that direction.
“Then, look over there at that young hoodlum, he’s the one who’s been taken in, go find him.”
The villagers from other villages didn't even feel like thanking him anymore; they just took their buckets and walked straight towards Ye Cheng.
Watching the departing figures of the people from the other village, several older women began to gossip.
"Aunt Liu, you live next door to Widow Zhang. Is there anything going on between Widow Zhang and Old Man Ye?"
"Yes, yes, it's said that Ye Lao Er lent Zhang Widow 30,000 yuan. 30,000 yuan! I don't believe it if there's nothing wrong with that."
"Aunt Liu, tell me honestly, did you hear anything?"
Several people surrounded Aunt Liu in hushed tones, greatly satisfying her vanity. She felt she couldn't let it go without saying something, so she racked her brains for a moment, then lowered her voice and said...
“I remember now. Once I saw Widow Zhang rushing back in the middle of the night. She was heading in the direction of Ye Lao Er.”
"Wow, I knew it! She must have offered herself up. How shameless."
"Pah! Widows just love to cling to men."
"Is there any more? Is there any more?"
Aunt Liu's face turned bright red, and she felt like her brain wasn't working properly. After thinking for a while, she finally remembered, "Oh, and another time, I saw Ye Lao Er deliberately open the door and stand at the door chatting with Widow Zhang. Don't you think that's strange?"
"What do you call this? It's like trying to hide something obvious. It's done on purpose."
"Yes, there must be something going on between them in private, otherwise why would they make it so obvious?"
Ye Cheng was unaware that he had been framed. He only saw a simple-looking man blocking his way, who then asked him anxiously and somewhat impulsively,
"Is this the kind of thing you said you'd buy? One yuan a pound, but you brought it here and now you're not buying it? What do you mean by that?" The man opened the bucket for everyone to see.
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