In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Chapter 77 Conspiracy (for further reading)

Depending on the situation, Chen Wenchao probably didn't know that the kelp rope was cut off last night.

Li Duoyu checked the kelp.

To Li Duoyu's surprise, many local abalones, nine-hole abalones, were found on the kelp.

The surface of this kind of abalone is relatively smooth, and there are 7 to 9 small holes on the edge of the back, so it is called nine-hole abalone.

In the next decade or so, this kind of abalone will be the main species of abalone in the south until the technology of "turning from north to south" is available.

Fishermen on Dandan Island have only started to switch to the larger wrinkled abalone, which has higher requirements for the living environment, and the northern species of abalone.

Abalone eats algae.

Especially love to eat kelp and asparagus.

It is estimated that these few should be foodies, and they came here from the reef living area so far away.

Since I am so optimistic about my kelp, then I will reluctantly accept you all.

What surprised Li Duoyu was that these abalones were quite big, with an average length of seven or eight centimeters.

A wild abalone of this size can grow to be this big, at least four or five years old.

Fortunately, the local fishermen didn't like to eat abalone very much at this time, otherwise they would not be able to catch such a big wild abalone.

Li Duoyu remembered that when he was a child, he also caught abalone with Lao Li, but they didn't want its meat, but its shell.

It seems that its shell is a kind of medicinal material called "Shicai Ming". In the past, every period of time on the island, medicinal material buyers would come up to buy abalone shells.

As for why fishermen don't like to eat abalone, the reason is very simple, that is, fresh abalone is too difficult to taste, and eating it after steaming is like chewing rubber.

If abalone is to be delicious, it must be dried. Speaking of which, some seafood is just so magical.

It must be dried in the sun to produce a chemical reaction before it becomes delicious.

So is abalone.

So is kelp.

After inspecting the kelp fields, Li Duoyu harvested a total of seven or eight large abalones and more than ten small abalones.

For the big ones, Li Duoyu planned to try to make them into dried abalone, while for the small ones, he threw them into the net cage and gave them a piece of kelp.

Li Duoyu plans to try raising it first to see if it will be easy to die suddenly.

The sunshine in winter is relatively short.

Before it was completely dark, Li Duoyu felt a burst of coolness when the sea breeze blew over. After feeding Erbaiwu a meal.

Li Duoyu sailed away.

At first, the little yellow dog wanted to get on the boat with him, but when he saw the boat getting farther and farther away, it barked twice.

But the person who sailed the boat didn't even look back.

The little yellow dog kept watching him until the night was completely dark, and then returned to the new kennel.

And when Li Duoyu returned to the pier, he parked the boat and bumped into the old Zhuang who was not agile, but the guy who had helped on the trawler before.

Lao Zhuang smiled and said hello: "Duoyu, you came back so late."

"Old Zhuang, have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, you must have not eaten yet."

After exchanging greetings, Lao Zhuang didn't meander and said directly:
"I heard that Chen Wenchao hoarded a lot of fish on your fishing raft. Why didn't he follow you? When the time comes, can you sell those fish to me?"

Lao Zhuang's words surprised Li Duoyu. He used to be a fishmonger, but he only sold miscellaneous fish. It was a small business, and he rarely collected large quantities of fish.

Li Duoyu said: "It seems that you have also started to do big business."

Lao Zhuang sighed: "I don't have that kind of capital. It's my Liangyu who owns a seafood shop in the county town. Now let me help him get the goods."

"It seems that Liangyu is promising."

Lao Zhuang said disgustedly: "Where is the interest, the money is all loaned out, I am afraid that the business will lose money, and the buttocks will be full of debts by then."

"Okay, I'll ask him about this. If there is no buyer to make an appointment, then I will ask him to sell it to you directly."

"That's a deal first."

After Li Duoyu saw Lao Zhuang, he suddenly remembered that he lived here at the pier, and the balcony was facing the pier.

He is very clear about how many fishing boats leave and enter the port every day.

"Uncle Zhuang, I'd like to ask you something, have any small fishing boats left the port in the middle of the night these two nights?"

Lao Zhuang frowned and thought: "I really didn't pay attention to it at night, but when I got up to go to the bathroom last night, I did see a small sampan shake out."

Li Duoyu looked surprised: "Did you see who it is?"

"It was too cold last night. I went back immediately after going to the toilet, but judging by the body shape, it doesn't look like a man."

Lao Zhuang looked at Li Duoyu suspiciously, and asked, "Did something happen?"

Li Duoyu felt that Lao Zhuang, who lived at the dock, might help him in the future, so he didn't hide it from him, and said truthfully:

"Last night, dozens of my kelp ropes were cut."

Hearing this, Lao Zhuang scolded angrily: "Which bastard is so wicked."

"I want to know too."

Afterwards, Li Duoyu took out two cards of great unity and stuffed them into Lao Zhuang's pocket.

"Then Uncle Zhuang, please do your best these nights and keep an eye on it for me. If you find anything wrong, just knock on my door."

"It can't be done."

Lao Zhuang quickly returned the two sheets of unity to Li Duoyu:

"It's already very good if you are willing to sell seafood to me. Even if you didn't tell me about this matter, I will help you."

"If you really want to give me money, then I won't do this favor."

Seeing Lao Zhuang's firm attitude, Li Duoyu also took the money back: "Then I will trouble you."

"Why are you being polite to Uncle Zhuang?"

And at this moment, in a hut of the supply and marketing cooperative.

A middle-aged man in army green overalls said: "Yesterday, you didn't do that well. I lent you the boat, so I just cut a few. Are you kidding me?"

The woman's face was dark all the time: "I can't shake your sampan by myself. Besides, there were fishing boats fishing nearby that night, and I was worried that I would be illuminated by the lights of the boat."

The middle-aged man frowned: "If you do this, they will definitely ask people to guard the kelp field, or let's forget about it first, and let's talk about it after the New Year."

The woman resolutely said: "No, I can't have a good year, and they can't even think about it. On the night of the New Year's Eve dinner, if you lend me a diesel sampan, I will cut off all their kelp fields."

After hearing this, the middle-aged man said seriously: "Okay, I will trust you again, if you really do things beautifully, I will find a way to arrange a job for you at the cannery in the city."

After the woman left.

Another middle-aged man, who looked like a cadre, came to the hut and said, "Is this too urgent?"

"Brother, don't be in a hurry. Our third brother and the deputy director have both said that we can't let their kelp fields be developed, otherwise next year's election will be very unfavorable to us."

"The deputy director also said that the photo of Li Duoyu and the big leader was purely coincidental, and he had nothing to do with it at all."

"What if this woman is caught and confesses us too?"

"Brother, has anyone seen that we met that woman? Besides, if something really happens, we can sue her for stealing our boat."

The middle-aged man who came in from behind suddenly realized: "Oh, you are more advanced."

"Since I'm so advanced, what do you think if I run for the village secretary next year?"

"You kid still has to make an inch of it, don't you?"

(End of this chapter)