In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Li Duoyu complained repeatedly, but no one believed him at all, and the villagers were deceived by him out of his experience.

Every time Li Duoyu calls out that he is poor and cannot make money, that is when he makes the most money.

Some villagers came to Zhu Xiuhua privately and asked him how to raise eels, but Zhu Xiuhua retorted.

"If I knew how to raise him, I would have raised him myself. Why would I still work for him?"

After Li Duoyu returned to the island, he spent almost every day at the eel breeding factory.

One reason is that Liu Xiaolan is due to give birth, and it should only be in these few days. Li Duoyu simply gave Chen Wenchao a maternity leave and asked him to spend time with his wife.

Another reason is that after the contract is signed, its nature is completely different.

If he had raised eels before, even if they all died, Li Duoyu could barely afford it. After all, he still had kelp and oysters to support him. At worst, he would come back next year.

But now he couldn't do it anymore. He had a responsibility. He had to prepare half a catty of eels for everyone before the "Tu Yong Chou Day" at the turn of summer and autumn.

Island people distinguish the four seasons with the five elements.

Spring is wood,
Summer is fire,
Autumn is gold,
Winter is water,
The remaining "soil" is placed in the eighteen days before the end of each season.

These eighteen days are called "earth days".

In other words, there are four earth functions in a year, and these eighteen days are divided according to the order of the twelve zodiac animals (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai). .

Islanders believe that "Tu Yong Chou Day" is the best time to eat eels.

As for why?
Li Duoyu, who has been working illegally for more than 20 years, really doesn’t know.

All I know is that on this day, almost all Japanese restaurants will have a sign saying that they eat eels on an ugly day.

As a chef, he would be exhausted, killing and grilling eels all day long.

According to the signed contract, the Nagasaki Fisheries Association will send a ship to transport Li Duoyu's eels before the land use day.

Although this is a project signed under the leadership of the organization, it will be embarrassing if the goods cannot be delivered and the other party may have to compensate the other party for the round-trip shipping fee.

Money is not so easy to earn.

Now Li Duoyu is a little worried. After all, eel farming is a very delicate matter. If not, the whole pond will die.

He took a small bench and sat by the pond in a daze.

You can't see eels during the day.

But you can see some silver carp swimming on the water surface. These silver carp were stocked when the pond was just dug.

Originally they were only intended to be used to test water quality, but they didn't expect to grow so big after being raised. Now each silver carp weighs about three pounds.

Silver carp is a very good polyculture fish, generally feeding on phytoplankton and algae, and is quite good at controlling water body fertility.

Moreover, silver carp are also "broadcasters" in the water. Once the oxygen content of the water body is low, they will raise their heads and all float on the water.

The fish that was popular in later generations was a very expensive fish in this era, even more expensive than many sea fish, and could be sold for more than [-] cents per pound.

Nationwide, the overall sales volume of marine fish is not necessarily higher than that of freshwater fish.

To put it bluntly, if Li Duoyu was not a seaside person and really wanted to engage in breeding, he would 100% choose silver carp, bighead carp and tilapia.

These days, Li Duoyu squats by the pond every day, just to observe whether there are white spots on the eels.

Spring is the season when eels are most susceptible to diseases, especially a disease called white spot disease (small melonworm disease).

When the weather is cold or during the rainy season, this disease especially likes to find eels.

Once eels get this disease, white spots will appear on their bodies, accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite. Severe cases can lead to mass deaths.

And the worst part is that this disease is contagious and there is no specific cure. Once you are infected, you can only change the water frequently or pray for the temperature to rise quickly.

Fortunately, I have good luck this year.

During this time of Li Duoyu, every pond was carefully inspected and no eels had white spot disease.

To be honest, Li Duoyu has been raising eels for so many years, and he has never been so serious and careful before.

Now, he has considered what diseases may break out in eels at any time and has prepared countermeasures.

If he still can't be raised like this, then it's probably Mazu who doesn't want him to make money too fast, otherwise he will soon become a salted fish.

During this time, Comrade Zhu Xiuhua worked very hard to learn how to raise eels, and often asked Li Duoyu some related questions from time to time.

"Duoyu, you don't have any fish in this pond, so what are you using it for?"

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Duoyu is even more familiar with this person than Zhou Xiaoying, whom he has known for two lifetimes.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Li Duoyu knew what she was thinking. To be honest, if the second sister-in-law was not careful, she would not be the second sister-in-law.

"That pond."

"I use it specifically to cultivate algae."

"What is algae?"

"It's chlorella, green algae, diatoms, things like that."

Zhu Xiuhua's computer went down on the spot.

I don’t understand, I don’t understand what Li Duoyu is talking about at all.

"What the hell are you? Why don't I understand anything?"

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Kelp is also a kind of algae."

Zhu Xiuhua was stunned for several seconds. Recently, many people had indeed advised her to secretly learn how to raise eels.

She was really moved.

I never thought that such a simple pool of water could contain so much knowledge.

How can you learn this?

However, what left Zhu Xiuhua even more speechless was where did Li Duoyu learn so many messy things.

Seeing the dumbfounded look of the second sister-in-law, Li Duoyu couldn't help but smile. The more professional he spoke, the more confused the second sister-in-law would be.

I guess she doesn't even understand what algae is. What kind of algae is there in the water? If no one wakes up, she won't understand it at all.

It took Li Duoyu a long time to learn about the various algae in the water.

Algae is the key to water circulation, which is why Li Duoyu built a separate pond to grow algae.

In addition, raising eels requires frequent water changes, but if the water is changed too frequently, it is very easy to destroy the ecology of the pond, thus posing risks to the eels.

At this time, the pond used by Li Duoyu to raise water can come in handy. Get some green water directly from there, so that the pond ecology can be re-established quickly.

In later generations, even those farmers who cannot even distinguish algae will understand one thing, that is, before raising fish, you must first raise green water.

Because the green algae in the green water can not only turn the pond green quickly, but also make the water look less transparent and give the eels a sense of security.

Green algae will also absorb excess ammonia nitrogen and nitrite in the pond.
Not to mention that the second sister-in-law doesn't understand this knowledge, the second brother who graduated from high school will probably have a headache after hearing it.

Only my uncle who majored in fisheries could understand what Li Duoyu was talking about.

Just when Li Duoyu thought of his uncle Chen Dongqing, he actually heard his uncle's voice.

Hearing the voice, he looked up and saw a young man with a shaggy beard appearing in front of him.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, after signing the contract, now I have to guard the eel pond every day."

My uncle Chen Dongqing is one of the few people who knows the true transaction price of eels, but my uncle also knows very well that this cannot be spread around. Even if people in the same office asked, he did not tell them.After seeing my uncle coming.

Li Duoyu hurried forward, held his hand, and said diligently: "Chief Chen, what brought you here to me? It makes my house shine."

Chen Dongqing rolled her eyes at him: "Sheep is crazy."

There is not much age difference between the two of them, and they still like to joke around when they are together.

"Our leader said that you have robbed all the limelight of this inspection team and asked me to come over and give you a good beating."

Li Duoyu smiled: "I don't want to steal your limelight, but can I control how handsome a person is?"

"It's so disgusting, I'm getting goosebumps."

Chen Dongqing took out a pack of Chengfeng cigarettes, shook out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and lit it with a match.

Li Duoyu gestured to get one for himself too.

Chen Dongqing gave him a disgusted look: "Smoke yourself. Recently, your aunt asked Wenwen to learn piano, which made me lose money for smoking."

"It's so miserable."

"A big dog like you doesn't understand how hard it is for us to receive wages."

After taking a few puffs of cigarette, Chen Dongqing looked around and made sure no one was around. Then he took out a red-headed document from the briefcase he carried with him and asked:
"Does this matter have anything to do with you?"

After Li Duoyu took the document, he glanced at it briefly and was quite surprised. He didn't expect the organization to be so efficient and the document to be issued so quickly.

After reading the document.

Li Duoyu pursed his lips and smiled:
"If I have so much energy, why should I do farming?"

"Now, the boss of the seedling company is pitiful. He happened to catch up with the leader and want to vigorously develop the coastal aquaculture industry. It is estimated that the money invested was wasted."

Chen Dongqing took a drag on his cigarette and gritted his teeth and said, "He invested in a woolen yarn, and it was all our unit's money, okay? In the past six months, he has misappropriated all the research funds of our institute."

"Damn, he's so awesome."

Chen Dongqing sighed with emotion: "The ancestors who carried guns, this generation comes to enjoy the blessings, how can it not be harmful?"

"It's a pity that your grandpa used to be a gun bearer, but he was unlucky and didn't survive. Otherwise, we could also enjoy the blessing."

Chen Dongqing twitched for a while and suddenly coughed violently.

Li Duoyu frowned when he saw him like this: "Have you been addicted to smoking recently? It feels like you have pharyngitis."

"This is not like a while ago. I was very stressed by that second-generation guy. I felt like working as a thief was boring. I accidentally smoked too much."

"Just quit if you can. Smoking is not a good thing."

Chen Dongqing nodded and asked: "After Ji Yi leaves, what are you going to do next?"

When Chen Dongqing asked, Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment: "Let's develop normally first, and then wait until I raise the eels."

Chen Dongqing continued:

"If Lin Yi leaves, the institute will start cultivating kelp seedlings in July and start counting the breeding numbers in May. How many acres of kelp do you plan to raise this year? Do you want to try a thousand acres directly?"

Li Duoyu looked at his uncle in shock. He felt that he had become bolder. One thousand acres of kelp is not a small scale project.

This year, the total amount of kelp cultivated in Shangfeng Town is less than [-] acres.

It's definitely not possible for one family to do it, and a lot of people would have to be hired.

And the investment is also very large. The brown rope material alone costs a lot of money, plus the cost of piling, it is also a large amount of money.

Li Duoyu lowered his head and thought.

If you have one thousand acres of kelp, it’s not impossible, but it’s not necessary and it’s not that tiring.

After all, kelp farming really depends on God for food. Not only is the body tired, but the mind is also very tired.

If he invests in this eel factory, his family will be worried enough, if he really engages in such large-scale kelp farming.

It is estimated that A Niang will live directly in Tianhou Palace, and Lao Li may live directly on the sea, and Xiaoying will be worried to death.

Li Duoyu shook his head: "I'm too tired. I really can't get one thousand acres. It's possible to get two to three hundred acres."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "I thought you dared. Okay, I'll register it for you in advance. When the time comes, I'll reserve [-] acres for you."

After the two chatted.

Li Duoyu checked the time and found that it was already afternoon, but Chen Dongqing had no intention of going back.

"Shui Hua, there is no room for you to sleep here. If you don't go back, you will have to sleep on the fishing raft."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said: "The main reason is that if I go back empty-handed, it will be difficult for me to do business."

Li Duoyu glanced at him with contempt. He had had too little contact with his uncle in his previous life, and he never expected that he would be such a shameless person.

"I still have a lot of dry goods at home. Let me give some to my sister-in-law and Wenwen."

"There are a lot of good things at home. Your aunt also wants to eat the grilled eel, and your cousin Wenwen is also clamoring for grilled eel."

Li Duoyu's mouth twitched.

"One eel costs one piece, and labor costs fifty cents. Two eels cost three yuan."

"Duoyu, you are out of sight like this. Who among us is following the other? How dare you ask me for money."

"You are reluctant to even give me a cigarette. If I don't ask you for money, who will I ask for money from?"

Chen Dongqing took out a cigarette instantly: "Come on, Director Li, I'll light a cigarette for you."

"Go away, I quit smoking recently."

"Damn, you've already given up smoking, and you still ask me for cigarettes. Are you a bitch?"

Although the two of them kept bickering, Li Duoyu still grilled three eels for his uncle Chen Dongqing, and told him: "If you can't finish it, put it in the refrigerator."

Chen Dongqing smiled bitterly: "I don't have a refrigerator at home."

"Then I'll give you two."

Chen Dongqing grabbed all the grilled eels and said, "Three are just right. We are a family of three, so each of us has just one."

"Be careful if you eat too much and get a nosebleed."

When Li Duoyu returned home, he found that the women's director Liu Xiuzhu was also at his home, which gave him a very bad premonition.

"Director Liu, are you here to see me?"

"Ah."

Liu Xiuzhu nodded.

Li Duoyu looked around and whispered, "Let's talk inside the house."

Arriving inside the house, Li Duoyu asked nervously: "Has anyone discovered it?"

Liu Xiuzhu said directly: "Someone came to my place to report that your cousin Li Yuanguang's wife is pregnant with her third child."

After hearing the news.

Li Duoyu breathed a sigh of relief, which scared me to death. I thought his sister Shui Hua had been discovered.

But what puzzles Li Duoyu is that in his previous life, his cousin Li Yuanguang's family only had two children, and there was no third child. (End of chapter)