Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu looked at Qin Lamei with a puzzled expression.
Didn't I say I was coming to visit Sister Dan? Why am I suddenly recommending someone?
The side hustle group is a mess right now; who wants to take on this hot potato? Recommending someone at this time—aren't you just making enemies?
Zhu Dan was a little surprised. "Comrade Qin, who would you like to recommend to me?"
The more jealous and resentful Qin Lamei felt, the gentler her smile became. "I've heard that Commander Lu's wife, Comrade Yu Yao, is quite skilled at making food and managing things, and also has extensive experience in building a team from scratch. If Comrade Yu were to run the side business group, she would definitely be able to bring it back to life from nothing."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu finally understood why Qin Lamei had recommended someone, and lowered her head to drink water.
Zhu Dan put down her cup without saying a word, as if she was carefully considering Qin Lamei's suggestion.
Having Yu Yao take over the side business group was something Zhu Dan had been considering. Others might not know, but she certainly did know why Yu Yao had resigned.
I wonder how her health is recovering now.
Zhu Dan did not say whether she agreed or disagreed, but only said, "I understand about this matter. Thank you for Comrade Qin's recommendation. We will consider it carefully."
Qin Lamei came out of Zhu Dan's house with a relaxed expression on her face.
Wang Xiu asked in confusion, "Didn't Sister Dan not agree? Why is my cousin happy?"
Qin Lamei smiled and said, "Before coming here, I thought that Sister Dan had always favored Yu Yao. Now it seems that Yu Yao's position in Sister Dan's heart is just so-so. If Sister Dan really liked her, she wouldn't have gone so long without contacting her. Now that I have recommended her, I guess Sister Dan will definitely contact her."
"Cousin, how can you be so sure?"
"You don't understand. Military spending is tight right now, so building a military factory is a must. But to build a military factory, the side business is an unavoidable hurdle. Only when the side business achieves certain results will Guangdong Province allocate funds to build the military factory..."
Judging from the current situation, Yu Yao has experience at Haixing Food Factory, and no other military dependents or cadres have an advantage over her.
However, the teachers and Sister Dan have forgotten that Yu Yao was able to achieve results because of the support of Haixing Food Factory, not because of her own abilities.
Side hustles are different.
They were truly penniless, with nothing at all. To build something up quickly and achieve results was no easy feat.
Don't they think Yu Yao is better than her? Then let them see if Yu Yao really has that ability.
Then they will realize how unfair it was to criticize her!
The Yu Yao they admire is nothing more than a clay idol painted with gold—superficially shiny.
Yu Yao, on the other side, was unaware that Qin Lamei had found her a job.
The next day was Sunday.
Early in the morning, Wu Wanying only knew how to tie tree branches for Cui Hou, Lu Ze, and Wu Huaiqing.
Yu Yao helped break off tree branches, "Mom, why do we need so many tree branches to catch squid?"
"Mom doesn't know either. She only knows that this method can lure squid over, but she can't say for sure why. Let Lu Ze explain it to us. He definitely knows."
So, Yu Yao looked at her husband.
As Lu Ze chopped the branches, he said, "This is the season when squid lay their eggs. They like to lay their eggs on coral reefs or branches. Tie the branches together and throw them into the sea, and the squid will come to lay their eggs. The squid that have laid their eggs will die, and then the area around the branches will be full of dead squid, which you can pick up directly."
"So that's how it is. This squid is really interesting."
The five of them bundled up enough branches, ate lunch first, and then they were going to make a small wooden boat to drop the branches off on an island not far from the back mountain. They definitely wouldn't have time to come back for lunch.
The wooden boat was a spare wooden boat that Lu Ze borrowed from the family compound. After putting branches in it, it was estimated that it could seat just five people.
Anyone in the family compound can borrow it; they only need to register and pay for the gasoline.
Lunch consisted of braised squid, steamed shrimp, minced meat and green beans, and fried egg soup. The five of them quickly finished eating, grabbed their food, and headed over the back of the mountain.
Yu Yao and the others took the branches first, while Lu Ze and Wu Huaiqing went to start the boat and met at the beach below the cliff on the back mountain.
When they arrived at the beach, Yu Yao waited for twenty minutes before seeing Lu Ze drive a boat carrying Wu Huaiqing over.
They put the branches on the boat and headed towards a small island not far away.
When Wu Wanying came here to collect seafood before, she saw many seabirds eating squid and guessed that the water quality of this small island was suitable for squid to lay eggs, so she suggested that they come here to place branches.
It's said to be not far, but that's from the shore. You only realize how far it is when you actually set sail.
It took Yu Yao and the others more than ten minutes to finally get a glimpse of the island.
"Huh?" Yu Yao squinted and pointed to the sea near the island. "What are those white things in the sea? A lot of seabirds have flown over there."
Wu Wanying looked in the direction Yu Yao was pointing and excitedly patted Cui Zhizhou: "It's a squid, a squid that laid its eggs and died. That island is indeed suitable for squid to lay their eggs."
"Lu Ze, drive faster! There are so many squid, we can't let those seabirds eat them all."
As the wooden boat drew closer, Yu Yao's eyes widened in surprise.
On the sea near the small island, a vast expanse of white squid could be seen, bobbing back and forth with the ebb and flow of the tide.
Some were pushed far away, some were caught and eaten by seabirds, and many more were pushed ashore by the tide, piling up in large heaps on the beach.
Lu Ze stopped the boat, and Wu Huaiqing used a net to scoop up a bag of squid. He picked up a few, smelled them, and said happily, "They don't smell bad, only a faint fishy smell. They must have just died recently."
Yu Yao was thrilled as she watched the squid being pushed and shoved by the waves on the shore.
"What are we waiting for? Lu Ze, take us to the shore first."
Wu Wanying took out several clean fertilizer bags from the boat. "Luckily, I had the foresight to bring all the fertilizer bags that we don't need at home."
Yu Yao smiled and said, "Mom is so wise!"
Once the group reached the shore, each person carried a fertilizer bag and picked up the squid.
There's no end to picking them up, no end to picking them up, there's simply no end to picking them up.
The beach was surrounded by squid, a dazzling white spectacle.
"My goodness, there are so many squid!" Yu Yao couldn't help but exclaim.
Wu Wanying smiled so much that her face crinkled into wrinkles. "This is nothing. We're only at the end of the squid fishing season. If we come during the peak season, there will definitely be even more. We can come earlier tomorrow."
Yu Yao nodded, picked up a squid, and threw it into the fertilizer bag.
The group spent an hour collecting the squid, filling four bags in total. Most of the squid were eaten by the seabirds flying overhead.
Yu Yao and Wu Wanying rested on the boat, while Lu Ze, Cui Zhizhou, and Wu Huaiqing went to put out tree branches.
We'll put these branches down and come back to collect them when the tide goes out tomorrow.
The group returned with a boat full of their catch. There were too many squid to take the main road, so Lu Ze suggested carrying them back from the back of the mountain.
The journey was a bit long, and it took three men several trips to complete the transport.
Although I was exhausted, the gains were still considerable.
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