Chapter 690 Unexpected Visitor (1/2)

Chapter 690 Unexpected Visitor (1/2)

After a while, the Mazu Ascension Festival ended, Dandan Island returned to its former appearance.

Those who need to mend the nets mend the nets.

Those who need to fish fish.

After the end of November, the cold air arrived as expected, and when the cold air arrived, the whole island was preparing for a big event, that is, preparing to catch kelp seedlings.

There were more than ten fishing boats in the Xiaoleiyang Sea area checking the kelp piles. If they found that the piles were loose, they would pull them up and drive them again.

Although there were many people who knew how to drive piles on Dandan Island, it might be a tacit understanding. Most of the kelp piles on Dandan Island were in charge of that Master Zhang.

And his main customer was Li Duoyu, who owned 4,000 acres of kelp fields by himself. If he did some business for his relatives, he would never finish the work.

"Director Li, this kelp pile is loose, let's pull it up and drive it again."

"Just pull it up and drive it, no need to ask me again."

This time, Li Duoyu also came out with the boat. Once the kelp piles were driven, they would sink to the bottom of the sea for a long time.

Sometimes, it is inevitable that the rope will loosen when encountering big waves, and it is often necessary to reinforce it every once in a while.

Maintaining kelp fields is not an easy job, because every time the kelp is harvested, the buoy and the main rope are left on the sea surface.

One is to worry that the position will be taken away by others, and the other is that it is not a simple matter to collect the main rope.

But if it is not collected, there are a lot of barnacles and seaweeds on the sea, and farmers often have to deal with the attachments on the main rope and the buoy every once in a while.

In the past, there was a high-pressure water gun. As long as the main rope and the buoy were pulled out of the water, the high-pressure water gun could be directly sprayed, and most of the attachments could be cleaned up.

But now it is often a headache to deal with it. The main rope is full of barnacles, mussels, and a large amount of seaweed.

And this work has always been in charge of his father, Lao Li. His father originally only took seven or eight people to take care of the kelp fields and oyster fields.

However, the scale of the kelp field has expanded by nearly 20 to 30 times in two years, from the initial 7 or 8 people to more than 30 people now.

Most of these people are villagers from Dandan Island, and the average age is more than 40. Although they were all recruited by his father, Li Duoyu also let them enjoy the treatment of Minlong Company.

It can be said that if you want to join Minlong, Lao Li's side is the easiest, but Lao Li's personality is more stubborn and it is not easy to get along with him.

This group of people pulled up a main rope to clean up the barnacles and mussels on it, and knocked down the larger barnacles by the way.

In the past, everyone looked down on this thing, but since life has improved, they all think this thing is very fresh and fragrant.

After the large barnacles are boiled directly in water, there is a fresh and fragrant chicken smell, and I don’t know why, the barnacles on the outer sea taste better than those on the reef.

A middle-aged man said, "Duoyu seems to like eating this very much. Let's knock more and send some to him."

During this period, Li Duoyu upgraded the equipment of the team that took care of the kelp fields and oyster fields.

The earlier sampans were good, but they were easy to shake left and right. If people stood on the same side and bent over to pull things into the sea, there was a risk of capsizing.

So the shipyard was commissioned to produce this kind of flat-bottomed fishing boat for offshore operations.

This kind of fishing boat has a large sealed cabin. Because of the large contact surface with the sea surface, it is not easy to capsize even if they all stand on the same side.

The most important thing is that the cargo volume is particularly large. With this new type of flat-bottomed boat, one boat can match the cargo volume of three or four sampans.

When the time comes, when harvesting kelp, it can greatly save the workload, and there is also this specially designed fishing boat.

It is very easy to clean the debris on the main rope of kelp. Just pull the kelp rope from the sea surface and hang it on the flat-bottomed boat. As long as the boat moves forward, it can use the power to remove most of the barnacles attached to the main rope.

Since the farmers have seen the benefits of flat-bottomed boats, many farmers have also planned to replace sampans.

What surprised Li Duoyu was that the 10,000 acres of kelp fields in the Xiaoleiyang area were not full this year. At present, there are about 9,200 acres.

Li Duoyu found that although many people in the village said they wanted to raise kelp, they backed out when they really wanted to raise kelp.

Some people think that loans are too dangerous, some people think that the weather may be bad next year, and some people think that there are too many people raising kelp now, and the price will plummet in the future.

Some of them have been talking about it for three years, but they have not started raising kelp yet. They say one thing, but when they really want to do it, they say another.

It can only be said that opportunities will not always be left to those who are hesitant. If this opportunity is missed again, the gap between the rich and the poor in Dandan Island will really be widened.

This reminded Li Duoyu of a certain stock in his previous life.

Those who make money are often "reckless men". Those who are hesitant and wait until they see others making money before entering the market are mostly leeks who come in to fill the pit.

But think about it, if everyone cultivates kelp, the ecology of the sea area near Dandan Island will definitely be destroyed. If it is not well controlled, it will really become a mess.

All I can say is: respect the fate of others!

Li Duoyu was on a fishing boat, enjoying these large barnacles sent to him by several employees.

This thing looks very ugly. If you don't know it, you might think it's a stone, but it's a rare delicacy in the sea.

Although these things are delicious, many people of the older generation are still full of prejudices against them and don't even bother to eat them.

Li Duoyu smiled slightly, and a sentence popped into his mind: If you ignore me now, I will make it impossible for you to reach high in the future.

Nowadays, this ugly thing will be very expensive in the future, even more expensive than turtle feet.

In Japanese food, such a large barnacle can be said to be a luxury item.

After Li Duoyu was steamed, he was also very rough. He smashed the barnacle shell with stones and ate the sweet and tender meat inside.

After eating a large bowl of Li Duoyu and drinking a bottle of beer, he felt satisfied. Others might worry about gout.

But he doesn't have this kind of worry, because no matter how much he ate seafood and drank beer in his previous life, he never seemed to be infected.

For a fisherman who lives by the sea, not having gout is the greatest kindness the world has shown him.

Lao Lu, who was also cleaning the kelp field, ran into one of the flat-bottomed boats newly bought by Li Duoyu.

With an expression of envy on his face, when he saw Li Duoyu, he shouted loudly: "Duoyu, how much does a new boat like yours cost? I'll buy two of them too. They're really useful."

"Almost seven thousand."

"It's so expensive. You have a good relationship with the shipyard. Can you tell them how about five thousand? Then we can buy a few more ships."

"It costs 7,000 for me to buy so many boats. Who can sell them to you for 5,000?"

"My money has been invested in the kelp fields this year. How about you sell two boats to me? If I sell kelp next year, I will return the money to you."

Li Duoyu rolled his eyes at him. "That's a nice idea. If you really want it, I can sell two of them to you at a cheap price. You can count one for 8,000."

Lao Lu was dumbfounded: "Why is it worse than Lao Mi? You made me three thousand by changing hands, you might as well just go and grab it."

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Robbing is illegal."

Lao Lu: Li Duoyu glanced not far away, where Youdao was clearing the kelp field alone. His second sister-in-law, Zhu Xiuhua, also invested a lot of money this time and built more than 100 acres of kelp fields.

Her second brother, Li Yaoguo, once told her that the family was not short of money, so she could just take care of her children at home, and there was no need to go to the kelp field.

But this man just couldn't take any time off, so he spent more than 10,000 yuan to develop more than 100 acres of kelp fields, and also bought a second-hand fishing boat.

A few days ago, there were several people working with her, but the second sister-in-law was honestly too stingy.

After setting the price, she asked others to do as many things as herself, but her work efficiency was limited.

Not many people on the island could keep up with her. A few workers worked with her for two days before giving up on the spot.

Even if she raises the price to six yuan, no one else is willing to do her work, but the second sister-in-law is also a stubborn person. If no one is willing to help, then she will do it by herself, cursing and swearing.

But she was still breastfeeding, and in the end the second brother couldn't bear it anymore, so he organized a group of people and told Zhu Xiuhua that these people only needed six yuan a day.

But in fact, each person received an additional five yuan subsidy, because the five yuan was the "mental damage fee" for working with Zhu Xiuhua.

As the weather gets colder day by day, the calendars on the wall have been torn off, and everyone has hung new calendars on the wall.

Li Duoyu was a little distracted after looking at the year on the new calendar. He didn't expect that it would be 1988 so soon.

In his previous life, he was released from the labor camp this year. Due to his relatively good performance, he was released half a year early.

But in fact, his performance can only be described as average, and the reason for his early release is simple.

There were just too many people arrested during this period, and the labor camp simply couldn't accommodate them. All the non-serious ones like them were let go in advance.

Li Duoyu glanced at the new calendar and was about to tear up the January 1st calendar paper, but Xiao Tutu said noisily:

"Dad, I will tear up this calendar from now on."

Li Duoyu touched the boy's head. Unknowingly, this little guy was already five years old. Unfortunately, there was no kindergarten on the island, otherwise he would have gone to school in the second half of the year.

Li Duoyu touched his head, and it felt like it was a lifetime ago. He remembered that when he came back from the labor camp in his previous life, this kid had no affection for him at all, and was even full of fear.

As long as he climbed into bed and slept with them, little Tutu would even be frightened and wake up crying in the middle of the night.

Every time he thought about this matter, Li Duoyu felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Fortunately, in this life, he had accompanied this boy to grow up.

Li Duoyu said to little Tutu: "Dad will buy you some snacks later, but don't tell your mother."

Regarding this kind of good thing that fell from the sky, little Tutu's eyes widened and his little head kept nodding.

"Dad, don't go to my aunt to buy it. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. I want to eat that popping candy. Can you buy me a gun?"

"You kid, don't push yourself too far!"

Around mid-January, the east wind picked up, and simple wooden shacks were erected along the coast of Dandan Island.

Some are used to collect kelp seedlings, and some are for workers who come to the island to work. During this period of time, the entire surface is full of fishing boats, and Dandan Island has begun an annual collection of kelp seedlings.

During this period, good news also came from the island, that is, Dandan Island finally had a phone call.

This time, Dandan Island was very considerate. A total of 17 telephones were installed on the island. The number of telephones on an island seemed to be more than that of an entire town.

After Li Duoyu's family installed the telephone, Old Li immediately asked Chen Huiying to call Li Xiaorong's workplace.

"Is that Xiaorong?"

"This is your brother's home phone number. Remember the number. If you have any problems in the future, just call this number directly."

"Wow, so great, our island also has telephones?"

But the two elders didn't say a few words, and started to talk about finding a partner again. Every time she heard the two elders urging her to find a partner.

Li Xiaorong immediately said: "My mentor has another operation that I need to help with later. I'll hang up first and talk next time."

"Don't hang up yet. Your father wants to ask you if you will come back for the New Year this year."

There was silence on the other end of the phone: "I don't know yet. I have to wait for the final arrangement of the director to know if I have time."

Old Li, who was standing aside, had an ugly face after hearing this. After the phone was hung up.

He said directly to Li Duoyu: "When you have time, find a good job for your sister and let her come back to Rongcheng."

"I don't know if she will be free during the New Year. No one will say anything about her if she hasn't got married yet. If she gets married in the future, she will be able to live well."

Li Duoyu smiled and felt that his father was worrying too much. Being a doctor is like this. The first ten years are particularly difficult, but as long as you get through it, you will feel comfortable in the future.

Around this time, a big thing happened in Rongcheng. It was rumored that Mr. Chen of Xinyuan Group "ran away".

As an important partner of Xinyuan Group, Li Duoyu naturally received the news.

The female secretary of Chen Yuansu brought him a letter left by Chen Yuansu for him.

The envelope was very beautiful, but the content inside was very simple, with only a short sentence.

[Thank you for your care over the past few years, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. 】

Looking at this short sentence, Li Duoyu couldn't help but sigh. When he first met her, she was still a dreamer.

But I didn't expect it to end so soon.

I guess the Xinyuan Group must be in a mess now. I really don't know how it will end.

At this time, at the Qingkou Wharf, an old man in a suit and a black round hat asked in the local dialect: "Fellow countryman, please tell me how to get to Dandan Island." (End of this chapter)