1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 Li Duoyu chatted with her second sister-in-law for a long time.

 It is almost certain that the people at the Haixin Eel Factory are still at the stage of trying to cross the river by feeling the stones at present when raising eels.

 When the eel farming "expert" arrived, he did not teach them his farming experience, but kept selling various medicines.

During the chat, Zhu Xiuhua wanted to ask Li Duoyu something several times. But as soon as the words came to her mouth, she saw Li Duoyu's smiling face and swallowed them back.

 After leaving the eel factory.

Zhu Xiuhua asked Li Yaoguo anxiously: "Isn't the shrimp farm in Duoyu recruiting people recently? Have you told Duoyu about my incident?"

 Li Yaoguo asked: "What did you say?"

Zhu Xiuhua glared and said, "What I told you in bed last night? You won't forget such an important thing, right?"

Li Yaoguo frowned for a while, and then said: "I have already discussed that matter with Duoyu, and Duoyu also clearly rejected it."

“It’s impossible to go to the shrimp farm, but if the company subcontracts work in the future, we can give it to you first.”

 “Oh~”

 After hearing this, Zhu Xiuhua still felt a little disappointed, but it was right to think about it. She had betrayed her before, so how could Duoyu continue to use her.

Looking at her disappointed look, Li Yaoguo's eyes flickered: "You are quite tired during this period. Take a good rest for a while to recover your body, and then find something relaxing to do."

Zhu Xiuhua nodded. She was indeed very tired during this period. She also wanted to take a break, which was ironic to say.

　　Obviously, she switched jobs there because of the high wages there. However, when she left Haixin, she found that the money she earned there, after deductions and deductions, was not as much as she made at Li Duoyu's place.

“Then I’ll go back and cook for Haoran first.”

Li Yaoguo nodded. In fact, he never mentioned this matter to Duoyu at all.

 After these two years of getting along, he still has a certain understanding of Lao Si.

The company is currently in a critical period of growth. Duoyu is very busy every day. As the project leader of the company and also responsible for finance, he cannot ask about such things.

 If a person who has betrayed can use the "relative" relationship to return to the company, then others are likely to follow suit.

 This opening must not be opened, otherwise it will cause extreme instability and harm to the company.

 Some time ago, Duoyu also told them that in fact, compared with many farmers, they have no advantage.

 There are a lot of farmers who have a red background and have already obtained various resources and benefits.

The reason why Minlong can suddenly emerge is because it has mastered breeding technology that they do not have.

 If these farming technologies are leaked and copied by competitors, then their company will most likely not be able to compete with others.

 So during this period, in addition to managing the eel factory and finance, he was also drafting the company's rules and regulations whenever he had time.

As Duoyu said, if there are more and more people, management will rely on rules and regulations rather than people.

When Zhu Xiuhua came back this time, everyone was a little cold towards her. The only one who was happier was the chubby little Li Haoran.

After his mother came back, she was obviously very happy. In the past, after school, she would have to play until dinner time before going home. Now, as soon as school is over, she runs straight home.

Zhu Xiuhua is also a restless person. After confirming that Li Duoyu didn't want her, she went to the dock the next day and started working on her old job.

 When she came back, the sisters who had weaved webs with her and the aunt were very surprised.

“Xiuhua, when did you come back? Didn’t you do what you did in Nanri Town?”

Zhu Xiuhua smiled awkwardly and said: "I didn't do it."

“Then there’s no need to come here to weave webs. You can go directly to work in your brother-in-law’s company. The wages there are particularly high.”

Facing these good sisters, Zhu Xiuhua couldn't help but laugh at herself: "I've done something wrong, and I can't go back."

After hearing this, some insiders also changed the topic. Some even comforted: "Xiuhua, we weavers are making a lot of money now."

Since there are more and more fishing boats in Xiasha Village, they, the net weavers, have so much work that they can never finish it.

 In the past, you could earn one yuan a day just to survive, but it is different now. As long as it is the peak fishing season and everyone works hard, earning two yuan a day is not a problem.

Zhu Xiuhua thought that her hands would be rusty after not weaving a net for too long, but she was still so nimble. On the first day she came to work, she earned 1.5 yuan.

　　Although I didn’t make more than I did in Haixin, I felt very comfortable holding this one and a half yuan in my hand.

She planned to use the money she earned today to buy a pound of pork belly and make braised pork for Haoran to eat, but when she was about to leave the dock, someone shouted with a loudspeaker:

“Those who want to make money by fishing for kelp this year have started to sign up. The price has increased this year. A boatload of kelp costs 70 cents.”

Hearing the news, Zhu Xiuhua didn't even think about it. He directly raised his hand and said: "Team 7, Zhu Xiuhua, sign up."

Zhu Xiuhua remembers very clearly that last year she took Li Yaoguo to fish for kelp and earned fifteen yuan a day. If she worked hard during this period, earning two to three hundred yuan would definitely not be a problem.

Zhu Xiuhua had a smile on her face after registering her name. Dandan Island was better.

  Heron Island, Heping Pier.

A nearby bungalow has the four characters "Haixin Aquatic Products" hanging on it, and in a conference room in this bungalow, a banner hangs on the wall.

 [Haixin Group’s Third Shareholders Report Meeting]

Sitting in the middle of the conference room is a middle-aged man wearing glasses. In front of him is his table sign with the three words "Sun Xiangdong" written on it.

Sitting opposite him is the second-in-command of Haixin Group [Zhang Sanming].

 This meeting is mainly for Haixin’s management to report Haixin’s latest development to these shareholders.

 One of the shareholders asked with some concern: "Mr. Zhang, I heard that your eel farming is not going well. It seems that many eels have died during this period?"

Zhang Sanming quickly replied: "This matter has been resolved. This time I went to Hong Kong Island and contacted an eel breeding expert. The medicine he sold us was very effective. We only fed it for about three days and the condition was about the same. Just got it under control.”

Shareholders couldn’t help but wonder:

 “What medicine is so effective?”

"The other party didn't say anything. He said it was a special medicine that can control many fish diseases. He also said that it can also be used on shrimp." One of the shareholders read the purchase document in his hand, knocked on the table and said:

“Mr. Zhang, the medicine is good, but the price is a bit high. The monthly cost of the medicine alone is 20,000 yuan. After all, it is more expensive than the Li Duoyu we found earlier.”

Zhang Sanming smiled and replied: "Dr. Zhu, it's a bit expensive, but this time it's completely different. Previously when we cooperated with Li Duoyu, we were very passive. If he didn't treat us, or Just say that I don't know how to treat it. Then we are really helpless.

But these medicines are different. We can buy more. As long as we have these medicines in our hands, we will not be controlled by others. If Li Duoyu is not raised well, we can use two or three times when he comes to us for medicine. Sold to him at a price.

Besides, I have already calculated it with the finance department. As long as we can raise this batch of eels, the foreign exchange earned from exporting, plus the foreign exchange subsidy from Ludao, even if the medicine money is deducted, we will not be able to do anything in the eel breeding project. , there is still a net profit of 400,000 yuan. "

After listening to Zhang Sanming’s words, seven or eight shareholders discussed among themselves, and finally sent a representative and said: “We can agree to buy this medicine for you, but you must ensure the smoothness of eel farming.”

Zhang Sanming didn’t dare to guarantee it before, but after getting these drugs, Zhang Sanming is quite confident: “There is no problem with this.”

At this moment, Sun Xiangdong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhang, I heard that Li Duoyu from Dandan Island went to Hong Kong this time and purchased equipment worth RMB 600,000 with a loan. Not only do you plan to raise shrimps, but also plan to grow your own shrimp seedlings?”

The corners of Zhang Sanming's mouth twitched, knowing that the top leader would speak out about this matter at the shareholders' meeting.

“Yes, I did borrow 600,000 yuan for equipment. I am planning to raise shrimps. Now the factory has been built. I heard that the equipment will arrive in the next two days.”

 The faces of several shareholders who knew this suddenly turned serious. Eel farming was just their newly developed product line.

Even if they fail, they can still accept it, but shrimp farming is the foundation of Haixin. Once Li Duoyu starts it, Haixin will most likely be affected.

 Especially the shrimp seedlings.

“Mr. Zhang, you have been in contact with Li Duoyu several times. Do you think he can be a successful shrimp fry?”

 Zhang Sanming smiled:

“If the shrimp seedlings were so easy to get, we would have started doing it a long time ago. I don’t believe that he alone is better than all the researchers at the Ludao Fisheries Research Institute.”

Although Zhang Sanming has a tough talk, in fact, he still feels a little guilty, because in those days on Hong Kong Island, those farmers were all called Teacher Li.

Li Duoyu is quite capable. Although he doesn't want to believe it, he still has a bad feeling in his heart.

This Li Duoyu might really be able to do it, but he is in charge of eels, so he only needs to raise the eels well.

He would be happy to see Li Duoyu raise shrimps. By then, Sun Xiangdong, who is in charge of the shrimp farm, will not be as good as now.

 If you are lucky, you may still be able to climb up again.

 Dandan Island.

On this day, the Li family placed two large slaughtered pigs in the Tianhou Palace, as well as a lot of cakes.

As the leader, Li Duoyu knelt in front of Mazu, holding the Holy Grail in his hand and muttering something.

“Mother Mazu, if you are willing to go to Changwei Shipyard to see our new ship, I will give you the Holy Grail.”

“Mother Mazu, if you agree to launch the new ship on April 16th, I will bring you a Holy Grail.”

Li Duoyu kept asking this question many times. After almost half an hour, the Holy Grail finally appeared three times in a row.

 After seeing the Holy Grail, the Li family all cheered, because the steel fishing boat they ordered from Changwei Shipyard last year had been built and could be launched into the water for trial sailing immediately.

According to the customs of Dandan Island, if you want to launch a large ship for trial sailing, you must obtain the consent of Mazu.

It is best to invite Mazu to the boat and let her inspect it before launching it into the water.

 The traditional launching ceremony is very complicated. It is similar to the launching ceremony of a dragon boat. It is a very solemn event.

But Li Duoyu remembered that in his previous life, many ship bosses seemed to have stopped doing this. Instead, they learned the "bottle throwing ceremony" of pirate culture, which is to smash a bottle of champagne on the hull of the ship. Security and the like.

After asking for instructions from Mazu, a fisherman girl wearing Mazu clothes helped Mazu's golden body change into a set of clothes for going out.

Some of the Li family carried big pigs, some held fat cakes, and the children held flags. Li Duoyu still held the incense burner.

 Shitou, Chen Liang, and Wang Jinshan helped carry the palanquin and welcomed Mazu to Li Duoyu's fishing boat.

Li Duoyu’s fishing boat, Liu Yun’s shrimp boat, and the passenger ship from Dandan Island carried fifty or sixty people to the Changwei Shipyard.

There were two or three gong and drum beaters on each ship, and they beat all the way to the Changwei Shipyard. These gong and drum beaters played so loudly that they wished they could be heard by the nearby fishing villages.

As soon as we approached the Long Tail Shipyard, we could already see a large blue and white fish boat docked at the dock.

 There is a big red flower tied to the bow of the ship, and the entire hull looks like it is made of steel.

Although the outer shell is made of steel, many parts of the fishing boat are still made of wood, such as the cabin where the crew sleeps.

 After all, in this era of extreme iron shortage, a lot of steel is imported. If too much material is used, the price will rise instantly.

 Li Duoyu got on the boat and took a look. The fishing boat was equipped well. It was not only equipped with a domestic fish finder, but also a maritime radio station.

 The number of this fishing boat is:

  Minrongyu 056.

During the shipbuilding process, the uncle and the third uncle have been here many times and are quite familiar with this fishing boat. The handover procedures were completed half a month ago.

After all, the shipyard must ensure that the uncle and third uncle can drive such a large ship, and they must have a certificate from Ludao Fisheries Science and Technology School before the fishing boat can be handed over to them.

 After everyone arrived at the dock.

The crowd first invited Mazu to the fishing boat, carried the sacred sedan and walked around the fishing boat, and then placed Mazu on the deck.

The people carrying the triangular flags planted the flags all over the hull.

　　Uncle, third uncle, eldest cousin Li Shuguang, and Li Duoyu, including second brother Li Yaoguo and brother-in-law, they all knelt down in front of Mazu to burn incense and worship.

  Next, there is the consecration ceremony of the fishing boat, and two big red roosters are used for the consecration.

One of them has to be sacrificed by cutting a knife on the bow of the boat, so that the blood of the chicken flows from the "eye of the boat" and dyes the bow of the boat red. This is a custom passed down from a long time ago.

 The purpose of this is to open the eyes of the ship so that it can be seen clearly no matter day or night, fog or rain, and to be blessed by the Dragon King.

The other rooster was not used for sacrifice, but for release in the hope that it would save him from death if he encountered a shipwreck.

  After the consecration ceremony, the uncle and the third uncle lit firecrackers. The ceremony finally ended here, and now the fishing boat can be launched into the water.

 (End of this chapter)