In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

The sea area near Taizhou.

A group of fishermen who specialize in catching jellyfish are busy on the sea at this time every year.

One fisherman cursed in the local dialect: "Who caught all the jellyfish? You're a fisherman. I can't catch a boatload of jellyfish a day. I'm so happy."

Seeing that this year's harvest was too poor, several young fishermen finally couldn't hold back any longer.

We called two speed boats and planned to head in the direction where the jellyfish came from to see what was going on.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

They also want to know which place has intercepted them, and what worries them most is whether this will happen every year in the future.

A young fisherman said angrily: "Anyway, most of their fishing boats have to pass by here if they want to go to Zhoushan fishing grounds.

If they dare to intercept our jellyfish, we will have to intercept their fishing boats in the future.”

Another fisherman said, "It's fine to talk to one's own people. When you are in someone else's territory, keep your voice down. Don't let us get sacked when the time comes."

They went upstream along the ocean current and did see some fishing boats catching jellyfish.

But they were all small-scale operations, without even a trawl net, so it was impossible for them to destroy all the jellyfish schools.

After chatting with the local fishermen, I learned that they didn't catch many jellyfish this year.

These young fishermen thought that they could find the culprit who stole their jellyfish by running dozens of nautical miles.

Unexpectedly, after sailing and stopping for more than a day and asking all the way to the Mindong waters a hundred nautical miles away, the ship still found no useful clues.

They had not expected to sail so far, and in this unfamiliar place, several young fishermen wanted to give up.

But now that I'm here, I'd feel like I'd be at a disadvantage if I don't get things straight.

Although they can't stop others from snatching the jellyfish, they at least want to know who snatched it away.

Fortunately, just before they gave up, an enthusiastic old fisherman provided them with a valuable clue.

"A few days ago, I heard a huge explosion near that small elephant island. They must be frying fish. There were also many boats there. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Following the direction pointed by the old fisherman, several boats arrived at the small island with the elephant's trunk.

Perhaps because of its proximity to the Matsu Islands, there are obviously fewer fishing boats here, and they also found relatively "dense" schools of jellyfish here.

Although they had no basis for this, their intuition told them that the jellyfish were intercepted here.

At this moment, they saw a small fishing boat casting a net with two shirtless young fishermen on board.

One of their fishing boats approached, and Zhao Dahai and Zhao Erniu saw the strange boat coming towards them.

The two brothers became nervous instantly, thinking it was a fishing boat from Matsu Island.

Zhao Erniu held a spear in both hands with a fierce look on his face. If the situation was not right, he planned to do it right away.

Unexpectedly, as the fishing boat approached, the other party kept waving and even threw a pack of cigarettes over.

"Brother, can you tell me something?"

After seeing that the other party had no ill intentions, Zhao Dahai let down his guard a little. Erniu was still pretending to pick fish, but in fact his hand was still on the gun handle.

After all, when you are in the open sea, even acquaintances are more terrifying than sharks in the sea. It is not uncommon for people to be sunk into the sea for fishing boats.

"Excuse me, is there anyone fishing for jellyfish here a few days ago?"

After hearing this, the Zhao brothers were stunned for a moment, and then looked at the other party's fishing boats, one of which had the words "Zhetai Fishing" printed on it.

Just a few days ago, Brother Yu told them not to catch too much and leave some for other places.

Unexpectedly, someone really came to the door. Zhao Dahai thought for a while, then suddenly nodded and said, "I'm not sure, but it seems that there really is a fleet here to catch jellyfish."

When several young fishermen heard this, they were instantly excited. They asked at sea for two days and gave away two packs of cigarettes. Finally, they found a reliable one.

"Brother, which fleet is fishing for jellyfish here?"

Hearing this, Zhao Erniu frowned, thinking that Dahai was up to no good, and directly stabbed Zhao Dahai with a fish fin.

His mouth was deformed due to the pain, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "It seems that the fishing boats from Matsu came here to catch them."

After hearing this, the young fishermen themselves found it unbelievable that the jellyfish was actually caught by a fishing boat from the overseas province.

There was even a conflict with local fishing boats, and both sides used explosives. Several young people were stunned when they heard it, as if they were listening to a war movie.

At first, they did not believe this statement, but not long ago, they happened to hear the old fisherman talk about the explosion.

It just happened to match.

It feels quite believable.

Besides, they had been out for two days and had traveled too far, so they were not familiar with the area.

We can only walk along the coast, and it will take another two days to go back.

"If you have the chance to come to Taizhou in the future, we will treat you to seafood."

Zhao Dahai also waved to them and said, "Have a nice walk."

After they left, Zhao Dahai's right foot kept shaking, and he cursed: "Erniu, what did you stab me with just now? Why does it hurt so much?"

"I stabbed you just now because I was afraid that you would reveal the truth."

"What the hell, am I that stupid? I can tell from their accents that they are from other places."

Seeing that Dahai was in so much pain, Zhao Erniu glanced at the fish he had just picked up, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

While the sea was closing its eyes in pain, he quickly hid the golden drum fish and secretly threw it back into the sea, saying, "It's just an ordinary snapper, it shouldn't hurt that much."

"If a snapper stings anywhere that hurts so much, it must be another fish."

"Then I don't know. It is said that urine can detoxify. Brother, how about I go pee and soak it for you."

"Get lost, I'll do it myself."

Li Duoyu took a tricycle to the dormitory of Rongcheng Machinery Factory. He had just got off the tricycle when the old man waving a palm-leaf fan immediately said, "Director Li is here to see your brother again, and he brought so many things with him."

Li Duoyu replied: "Nothing, just some seafood on the island."

The old man, who is called Lao Xu by everyone, is quite envious: "People at the seaside are so nice, they give away seafood for free, but it's too expensive for us to buy it there."

"Uncle Xu, do you have a basin here?"

Just as he finished speaking, Li Duoyu glanced at an enamel basin on the table and unscrewed the jar of jellyfish.

"Director Li, please don't do that. I was just talking."

"It's just a jellyfish, not something valuable."

Then, Li Duoyu poured two or three pounds of jellyfish out of the jar and said, "When eating this, you need to soak it for two or three hours, slice it, and then add cucumber, soy sauce, and old vinegar."

After pouring it out, Li Duoyu tightened the lid and said, "I'll put this bucket of stuff in yours for now."

Seeing that Li Duoyu took out so many jellyfish and gave them to him without saying a word, Lao Xu was really a little overwhelmed.

"Director Li, you are so polite. I feel embarrassed."

Li Duoyu smiled, then carried another small bucket to the dormitory that his elder brother was assigned to.

After knocking on the door a few times, Chen Huiying saw the grinning fourth brother, Li Duoyu, and was surprised at first, then stopped him and closed the door.

Immediately afterwards, Li Duoyu, who was outside the door, heard his mother urging her sister-in-law to go back to the house.

"Yuqin, Duoyu is here, hurry up and go to the room to feed her."

Jiang Yuqin, who was feeding her child, quickly put on her clothes:
"Mother, Duoyu and I haven't seen each other for a long time, let's chat for a while."

"No, we can't break the rules. This will be bad for you and the child."

"There's nothing wrong with this, since there's no one here."

Chen Huiying pushed them into the room and said, "Wait a minute, don't come out, do you understand?"

Li Duoyu, who was listening outside the door, also agreed with A Niang's approach. After all, a woman is weak after giving birth and has poor immunity.

If you come into contact with people outside casually and get infected, it will not be good for the mother and the child.

After Chen Huiying locked Jiang Yuqin and the child in the bedroom, she came over to open the door and said with a hint of reproach:
"You just came here not long ago. Why are you here again? And with so many things?"

Li Duoyu said, "A few days ago, I got some jellyfish. My father thought it was delicious and asked me to bring some to you."

Chen Huiying frowned and said, "In the future, don't make a special trip for this kind of thing. We haven't even finished half of the dried seafood we brought last time."

Hearing about the jellyfish, Jiang Yuqin in the room shouted happily through the door: "Duoyu, leave me some jellyfish. The dried food has a strong smell. I almost vomited. It's just right to have some jellyfish to relieve the greasiness."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, the jellyfish this time is really good."

Unexpectedly, Chen Huiying said on the spot: "You are in confinement and you still want to eat something as cold as jellyfish."

Then, Li Duoyu heard the eldest sister-in-law wailing: "I don't want to drink that chicken soup or squid anymore. I just want to eat something light. I've gained more than ten pounds and am almost as fat as a pig."

Chen Huiying insisted: "No, you can't eat cold food during confinement."

Faced with A Niang's insistence, Li Duoyu was helpless. After all, this is how they had lived their lives, and it was difficult to convince them.

This is probably one of the reasons why many women who have just given birth do not want their mother-in-law to help them with confinement.

Looking at A Niang in front of me, although she was a little paler than when she was on the island, she still looked very haggard.

It's obvious that she hasn't had a good night's sleep for several days. To be honest, helping my daughter-in-law with her confinement after childbirth in the city is much more tiring than living in the countryside.

In the countryside, when you are bored, you can chat with neighbors and relatives, but in the big iron box of the city, the space for activities is really limited.

She doesn’t have many friends and relatives here, so her daily tasks are probably to buy groceries, prepare confinement meals, and help take care of the child.

In his previous life, Zhou Xiaoying had also experienced this kind of thing, but what made him most uncomfortable was that he was obviously exhausted.

However, my daughter-in-law often complains why she didn't spend more money and stay in a confinement center at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but sigh, wondering if he was as rich as he is now in his previous life.

I guess if you just stir-fry some cabbage for your daughter-in-law, she will say it’s delicious with a smile on her face.

Seeing that A Niang had a good relationship with his eldest sister-in-law, Li Duoyu felt relieved. In this life, the thing he least wanted to see was his relatives being wronged.

Li Duoyu put down a can of jellyfish and reminded: "When you eat it, you have to soak it in vinegar water for more than two hours before you can eat it. If you want to eat it, try to soak it for more than four hours."

"What are you thinking? How could I possibly give it to your sister-in-law? If I had known you were here to give me this, I would have let you go back."

"Hey hey hey."

Li Duoyu discovered that after living with his father for a long time, his mother would sometimes become a little bit "venomous".

"Let's go. After you help your sister-in-law with her confinement, I'll come and take you home."

"You don't have to pick me up. I can go back by myself."

When Li Duoyu came to the message room.

Lao Xu probably felt embarrassed to take Li Duoyu's things for free, so he hurried home and brought back a bag of dried plums from his hometown.

"I don't have anything to give you, except this."

Seeing Li Gan, Li Duoyu couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Thank you, Uncle Xu, this is a good thing, it's very appetizing."

"I'm glad you like it. Next time you come, I'll bring you more."

When Li Duoyu returned to the guesthouse, there were three heavy smokers in the room puffing away, and the room was filled with a strong smell of tobacco.

When Zhang Jinbao saw Li Duoyu, he immediately said, "Duoyu, you're finally back."

"Let me introduce you to Li Duoyu, who is preparing to export jellyfish."

The other two gave a thumbs up and said, "Awesome! This is the first time I've heard someone say something like this."

Zhang Jinbao introduced with a smile: "Duoyu, let me introduce you, this is Lin Qingyun, Boss Lin, who specializes in plastic shoes. You can buy shoes directly from him in the future, and you can get at least a 50% discount."

Li Duoyu hurriedly shook hands: "Hello, Boss Lin."

"This is Fang Zejiang, a transportation specialist who knows a lot of importers. You can ask him to help you contact the OEM factory."

When he heard the man's name, Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Boss Fang, are you from Fuqing?"

Fang Zejiang looked puzzled: "How do you know I'm from Fuqing? Have we met before?"

Li Duoyu said: "No, I just heard your accent. I'm from the county next to yours."

"I see. I thought you knew me."

In fact, the name Fang Zejiang was very famous in their area in the previous life.

Not only is he the largest eel exporter, he was also the richest man in Fuqing City. It was this man who led Brother Fuqing to embark on his African dream journey. In just less than twenty years, Chinese supermarkets have opened across most of Africa.

Unfortunately, this person lost his integrity in his later years. After returning from Africa, he followed the example of the big guys and started to get involved in real estate. He also started to play the diversification game and prepared to build a business empire.

The reason why Li Duoyu remembered this name so clearly was because of his second sister-in-law.

Because not long after Fang Zejiang entered the real estate industry, he discovered that this industry was extremely expensive.

The money he earned in Africa was not enough for him to spend, and his bank loan also had problems, so he started to raise funds and borrow money from the public.

Since this person had a high reputation in the local area, everyone trusted him at that time. People in nearby towns and villages were happy to lend him money and charge high interest.

But when the bubble burst, hundreds of thousands of dollars that my second sister-in-law had saved for more than ten years were all swept away, and Haoran's down payment for buying a house was completely wasted.

During that time, the second sister-in-law was almost insane. She was sharpening her knife every day, and kept shouting, "Cheat my money, kill that bastard Fang Zejiang."

For someone like the second sister-in-law who only lost her own money, it was already considered very good. Li Duoyu remembered that at that time, many people played high leverage and directly borrowed money from the bank to lend him money.

When it finally collapsed, several people even jumped from their homes because of it.

Fang Zejiang was also sentenced to twelve years in prison for contract fraud at the age of sixty-five.

But when I think about that period of time, my second sister-in-law was sharpening her knives every day. It is probably safer for this man to stay in prison.

After everyone had introduced themselves, Li Duoyu took out the bag of dried plums that Lao Xu had given him.

"Have some dried plums."

Zhang Jinbao smiled bitterly and said, "This thing is delicious, but it's too sour. I don't even want to eat it. My teeth fall out just by looking at it."

After everyone arrived, Zhang Jinbao coughed twice and said, "Now that everyone is here, as a senior, I will tell you what the first step of foreign trade is?" (End of this chapter)