In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Li Duoyu and Shitou drank a few sips of wine and then started to complain: "There's not even any peanuts. What's the point of drinking wine? It's boring to drink it without anything."

Shitou gave a bitter smile. He just wanted to get himself drunk and didn't even think about what to eat with the wine.

Li Duoyu was too lazy to persuade others. In fact, Lin Shanshan's case was very difficult to deal with. They were all neighbors and they saw each other every day.

To be more realistic, if Lin Shanshan wants to live a peaceful life, she has to learn how to leave this island in her previous life.

Otherwise, with that child around, even if Xiao Weidong divorced her, it would definitely be a dog-skin plaster that she would find it difficult to get rid of for the rest of her life.

There are thousands of sufferings in the world, but this kid Shitou chose the most difficult one.

Although Shi Tou is quite a bootlicker, there is at least one good thing about him: both of them are good. Lin Shanshan is a very good woman, but she was unlucky to marry the wrong person.

At this moment, the sound of diesel engines "Tong Tong Tong" was heard from the sea, and seven or eight fishing boats returned to the island one after another.

Among these fishing boats, there was one that Li Duoyu had just rented out today. Unexpectedly, these people went out to sea to fish immediately after they got the boat.

Most fishing boats still catch small pipes.

Although the price is a little lower this year, the fishermen are not all fools. If they can't sell the fresh ones at a good price, they will just stockpile them and sell them as dried ones.

During this period, everyone made all the smallmouth bass they caught into dried form.

When watching them making the small tube, Li Duoyu never thought that the small tube could be made into this thing.

Because in his subconscious, small tubes have always been in short supply. It would be a waste if you don't eat it fresh, and it would be even more of a waste if you make it into dried goods.

At this time, each of the small tubes is very fat and can be said to be the most delicious. Most of them are with the seeds and are not easy to dry out.

In the previous life, I did dry them with the oysters, but the way I dried them was the same as the "semi-dried oysters" that Li Duoyu had made before.

It still needs to be frozen in the refrigerator for storage, otherwise it will quickly become moldy and spoil, which is not suitable for this era.

Therefore, if you want to dry the small tubes, you must remove the internal organs and then dry them.

But there is a big problem with this method. The small tube is originally very small, and the locals also call it a "koukou tube". After removing the internal organs and the inner organs, it is really too light.

The ratio of dryness before and after drying is probably less than ten to one, so in the past, no fisherman would dry the small tubes unless it was absolutely necessary.

Many of the small dried fruits sold on the Internet, as long as the price is not right, are most likely not their local small dried fruits, but may be "fakes" from other places.

some days ago.

Li Duoyu also discussed with Director Liu and asked him to allocate a line to work as a small manager, but he didn't expect that when he heard the word "small manager", the other party directly declined.

He also said that their processing plant has always had a production line for making dried squid.

The main processed products are cuttlefish, squid and soft silk. Although these three are not the same species, they have one common feature.

That is, they are relatively large and have a high meat yield, especially cuttlefish and soft silk, which have the best economic benefits and are also suitable for export.

According to Director Liu, being a small manager is not only troublesome in slaughtering meat, but you may not be able to roast a pound of meat even after half a day of roasting. Even if he, the boss, doesn't mind, the employees will too.

Therefore, after the fishermen on Dandan Island catch the small tubes, they can only hand them over to small workshops like this one at home to be dried into small tubes by themselves.

Although the profit after drying is not very high, just like squid, one pound can only be sold for a few yuan, but if the quantity is large, you can still make a lot of money.

As soon as these fishing boats docked.

Immediately, villagers came over pushing carts and carried baskets of small tubes from the fishing boat to their homes.

Going out to sea tonight, the Zhao brothers' fishing boat had three baskets of small tubes, which were immediately pulled away by their parents on a cart as soon as they arrived at the shore.

The best harvest this time were the fishing boats that Li Duoyu had just rented out today. Each of them had five or six baskets of small tubes, which made the Zhao brothers very envious. They wished they could replace their own sampans with new iron boats.

Zhao Xiaoliu smiled and said, "Brother Hai, Brother Niu, I have gained a lot today, right?"

Zhao Dahai looked at him with disdain and said, "You are so proud, kid. If I had such a big boat, I would start with at least ten baskets of small tubes."

Zhao Xiaoliu said: "Then I will try my best tomorrow and try to catch ten baskets of small tubes."

Zhao Erniu snorted, "You are still pretending, kid. If you didn't worship the same ancestor as us, we would definitely let you drink some salt water when we get to the sea."

Zhao Xiaoliu smiled and said, "I already call you brother, don't be like this."

Li Duoyu glanced at the Zhao brothers. The two brothers had been really working hard during this period. They caught blue crab seedlings for him during the day and continued to catch small crabs at night.

Li Duoyu was a little worried about whether they would die suddenly. He remembered that last time when they were drinking, Zhao Dahai said that the two brothers were planning to have a big fun this year.

He planned to invest all the money he earned into kelp farming, and directly plant 100 acres of kelp.

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but sigh. It was quite courageous, but it was a pity that the kelp seedlings would be charged this year, and the profit would definitely not be as much as in the previous two years.

Not all the fishing boats that Li Duoyu rented out were used to catch small squid.

These fishing boats are equipped with net-lifting machines, which are more suitable for setting sticky nets and ground traps. Wu Xiaoguang, who has been helping the boat boss with odd jobs all year round.

He did not go fishing for small tubes tonight. There were many brand new sticky nets on the boat, which should have been bought directly from Lao Chen today.

But no one saw any fish on his boat, so the other fishermen couldn't help asking, "Xiaoguang, you didn't catch any fish tonight, did you?"

"No, I put them all in the fish hold."

"Look and see what fish we have caught."

When Wu Xiaoguang opened the fish hold and saw the catch inside, he made the other fishermen extremely envious.

"They are all rice fish. You have disturbed the rice fish nest."

"The smallest one weighs about 5 or 6 kilograms. Damn, this one weighs more than 10 kilograms. Adding them all together, there must be at least 30 of them."

The fishmonger Lao Mi smiled even more happily. He hadn't had such a good order for a long time. In recent times, he couldn't make any money by collecting small tubes, but if it was this kind of rice fish, he would definitely make a profit.

"Xiaoguang, no matter how big or small these rice fish are, I'll buy them all for you at 20 cents per pound."

After hearing the offer, several boat captains started cursing on the spot: "Old Mi, you are a profiteer. The price of fish has increased a long time ago, but you are still buying fish at the price from two years ago. Xiaoguang, listen to us. Don't sell this fish to him if it's not worth three cents per pound."

Old Man Mi angrily scolded: "You guys who catch small tubes are not catching fish, can you please stop making trouble?"

Several boat captains ignored him and said firmly: "Trust us, if you open Sanmao, Lao Mi will buy it too."

"Your uncle's."

They were right. Even if Wu Xiaoguang opened Sanmao, he would still buy from it. Now that Rongcheng has been upgraded to a farmers' market, there is one less middleman making a profit from the price difference, so if Sanmao buys from it, he can still make a little profit.

However, Wu Xiaoguang was not in a hurry to sell the fish. Instead, he picked up the biggest rice fish and came to Li Duoyu.

"Director Li, you are still awake so late. This fish is for you."

Li Duoyu wanted to refuse at first, but when he saw that the rice fish in Wu Xiaoguang's hand was good, he didn't hesitate.

"Just this once. Don't give me a gift next time, or I'll have to pay for it." The Zhao brothers who saw this scene said to Zhao Xiaoliu, "Learn from Xiaoguang. What's this called? Returning a leak with a spring of water."

Several educated fishermen nearby couldn't help but twitch their lips after hearing these words.

"That's a good point, don't say it next time."

Wu Xiaoguang scratched his head and then asked, "Director Li, can I ask you something? How do we get from our island to Rongcheng by water?"

When Old Man Mi heard this, he became nervous on the spot. It seemed that Wu Xiaoguang was not planning to sell the fish to him, but was planning to drive the boat to Rongcheng to sell it himself.

"Duoyu, please don't break the rules. If you tell everyone about the waterway, how can I do business in the future?"

Several fishermen quickly said, "What a bullshit rule! We grew up on Dandan Island, so how come we have never heard of it?"

Old Mi's face was dark: "That's because you don't know what's going on."

In fact, all the fishermen on Dandan Island were very interested in what Wu Xiaoguang asked, and they all came over.

"Duoyu, you are the one who is most familiar with the nearby waters on our island. Can you find some time to talk to us in detail?"

Seeing so many people gathering around, Li Duoyu realized that there seemed to be very few fishermen in the village who could sail a boat to Rongcheng.

In this age without navigation, when people go out to sea to fish, they actually don't dare to go too far from the shore.

Because it is easy to get lost in the sea once you lose your reference points, most fishermen dare not go to the open sea.

Especially when fishing at night, you should always keep an eye on the lighthouse and notice that the light of the lighthouse has become dim.

They realized that they were too far away from the island and had to drive back quickly, otherwise they would get lost in the dark and would not be able to see the North Star.

That is very dangerous for fishermen, especially those in Rongcheng and Ludao.

Because if you are not careful, you may very likely "cross the border" and reach the waters under the jurisdiction of the overseas province.

If you are lucky, your ship will be detained and you will be beaten. If you are unlucky, you may be regarded as a spy and may never come back.

Li Duoyu also felt that Wu Xiaoguang was right. Now that there are more and more fishing boats on Dandan Island, it is indeed necessary to tell everyone about the basic situation of the nearby waters.

Li Duoyu said, "How about this. When the time comes, I will ask the Fisheries Bureau for some detailed sea charts. Then, I will give you a special class and you can all come and listen. I will tell you directly about the situation in the nearby waters."

“Thank you so much.”

"It was great that we chose you as the village director. To be honest, we don't know how to thank you. How about we give you some small jobs as gifts?"

“It’s really not necessary”

Hearing that Li Duoyu was really going to tell everyone, Old Man Mi instantly became unhappy and muttered, "As the village director, why do you always go against me?"

Without waiting for Li Duoyu to reply to him.

Immediately, a fisherman said, "Lao Mi, you need to be more open-minded. Director Li represents the common interests of the whole village. It is impossible for him to give up everyone's interests just because of you. To be honest, you are quite old, so you should just close the stall and go back to take care of the children."

"Fuck you, who are you talking about? I'm only in my sixties, I can still work for another 10 or 20 years."

At this time, a fisherman also asked: "Director Li, you are so familiar with Dongjia Reef, can you also tell us about it?"

Speaking of Dongjia Reef, Li Duoyu frowned and said, "Everyone should try not to go there. I don't want to rescue people in the middle of the night again."

After hearing this, the Zhao brothers finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Duoyu had told them about Dongjia Reef, the two brothers would have lost a good place to make money.

After Li Duoyu finished chatting with everyone, he brought a killed rice fish. The head of this kind of fish is very suitable for braising.

The fish body can be fried or steamed, but the most valuable part is the fish maw.

This thing can nourish yin for women and replenish yang for men. It just so happens that Li Duoyu has been feeling a little weak these days, so it is really necessary for him to take some supplements.

In the past, if you caught a big fish in the middle of the night, you would either braise it or make soup overnight, or rub it with salt and dry it in the sun. If the fish was too big to eat, you would give some to neighbors and relatives.

But now it’s different with a freezer. Li Duoyu cuts the rice fish into several pieces and throws them directly into the freezer. He can take out and cook as much as he wants to eat, and he doesn’t have to give it to others anymore.

But when Li Duoyu arrived at the eel factory, he found that Chen Wenchao was also there. He was holding a flashlight and shining it on the cement pools.

Recently, the Zhao brothers brought over a lot of blue crab seedlings. Chen Wenchao followed his instructions and classified the blue crab seedlings according to size.

At the same time, the blue crabs were given a simple medicinal bath to disinfect and sterilize, and the dead ones were picked out.

"Xiao Chao, why aren't you asleep yet at this hour?"

Chen Wenchao grinned and said, "I got used to going to bed late some time ago, and now I can't sleep. Brother Yaoguo happened to be away from the factory these days, so I came over to help watch over the factory for a few days."

"You've only been married for a few years, and you often don't go back to sleep. Aren't you afraid that Xiaolan will have a problem with it and ask you to pay your dues?"

Chen Wenchao scratched his head and hesitantly said, "Xiaolan has been vomiting recently. My grandma said she seems to be pregnant again. Now she won't let me sleep with Xiaolan. She wants me to sleep outside as soon as possible."

"Ah~"

Li Duoyu widened his eyes. What day is today? There are so many things happening in this day.

But think about it, for an only child like Chen Wenchao, whose parents are not around, his grandmother would probably urge him every day.

Li Duoyu gave a thumbs up: "Great, this is quite efficient."

Li Duoyu originally wanted to eat the rice fish himself, but when he heard that Xiaolan was pregnant again, he simply said, "Take it back and give it to your wife to nourish her."

"Brother Yu, there's really no need."

Li Duoyu said angrily, "Why are you dithering? I didn't buy this fish with my own money. Someone gave it to me as a gift. Take it now."

"OK then."

When leaving, Li Duoyu suddenly asked: "Do you know who set the fire tonight?"

Chen Wenchao was stunned:

"They might be the first group of people to play with Shitou. They have a very close relationship with him."

"okay, I get it."

Li Duoyu was just asking. After all, he was the village director, and anyone who could do such a thing had to be paid special attention.

When Li Duoyu returned home.

It was already past one in the morning. After tiptoeing into the room, I found Xiaoying asleep holding little Tutu.

Li Duoyu also gently hugged his wife from behind and began to sleep, and the three of them were in the same posture.

(End of this chapter)