1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Li Duoyu and Shitou drank a few sips of wine and then started to dislike it: "There's not even a peanut, what's the point of drinking wine? Drinking it straight is boring."

Shitou smiled bitterly. He just wanted to get himself drunk, so he didn't think about what to eat with the wine.

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

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

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

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

Although Shitou is quite a dog-licker, at least one thing is good, that is, both of them are good. Lin Shanshan is a very good woman, but she is unlucky to marry the wrong person.

Just then, the sound of diesel engines "Tong Tong Tong" came from the sea, and seven or eight fishing boats returned to the island one after another.

Among these fishing boats, there is the one that Li Duoyu just rented out today. Unexpectedly, these people went out to sea to fish as soon as they got the boat.

Most of the fishing boats still catch small squid.

Although the price is a bit lower this year, the fishermen are not all fools. If they can't sell fresh squid at a high price, they will just stock up and sell them as dried goods.

During this period, after everyone caught the squid, they all made it into dried squid.

When watching them make dried squid, Li Duoyu really didn't expect that the squid could be made into this thing.

Because in his subconscious, squid has always been in short supply. If you don't eat it fresh, it's already a waste. If you make it into dried goods, it's even more wasteful.

At this time, each squid is very fat, which can be said to be the most delicious time, and most of them are with oysters, which are not easy to dry.

In the previous life, they were dried with oysters, but the drying method was the same as the "half-dried oysters" that Li Duoyu had made before.

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

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

But there is a big problem with this method. The small tubes are originally very small, and the locals also call them "one-mouth tubes". After removing the internal organs and the larvae, they are really too light.

The dry-wet ratio before and after drying may not even be ten to one, so in the past, no fishermen would make small tubes into dried goods unless they had no choice.

And many small tubes sold on the Internet, as long as the price is not right, are most likely not their local small tubes, and may be "fakes" from other places.

A few days ago.

Li Duoyu also discussed with Director Liu and asked him to allocate a line to make small tubes, but he didn't expect that when he heard about small tubes, the other party directly declined.

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

The main products processed are cuttlefish, squid and soft silk. Although these three are not the same species, they have a 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, if you make small dried squid, not only will it be troublesome to slaughter, but you can't even get a pound of meat after roasting for half a day. If he, the boss, doesn't mind, the employees will also dislike it.

Therefore, after the fishermen on Dandan Island catch small squid, they can only hand it over to small workshops like this one at home and dry it into small dried squid alone.

Although the profit after drying is not very high, like squid, it can only be sold for a few yuan per pound, 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 with carts and transported baskets of small squid from the fishing boats to their homes.

Going out to sea tonight, the Zhao brothers' fishing boat had three baskets of small squid, and as soon as they arrived at the shore, they were immediately pulled away by his parents with carts.

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

Zhao Xiaoliu smiled: "Brother Hai, Brother Niu, I have a good harvest today, right?"

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

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

Zhao Erniu snorted: "You are still pretending, if you don't worship the same ancestor as us, I will definitely let you drink a few mouthfuls of salt water when you get to the sea."

Zhao Xiaoliu smiled: "I call you brothers, don't be like this."

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

Li Duoyu was really a little worried about whether they would die suddenly. He remembered that Zhao Dahai said during the last drinking session that the two brothers were going to do something big this year.

That is, they would invest all the money they earned in kelp farming, and they were going to directly cultivate 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 they would definitely not make as much as in the previous two years.

And the fishing boats that Li Duoyu rented out were not all for fishing small tubes.

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

He didn't 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. The other fishermen couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoguang, you don't know how to hunt turtles tonight?"

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

"Look, what kind of fish have been caught?"

Wu Xiaoguang opened the fish cabin and saw the fish inside. He was immediately envious of these small fishing tubes.

"They're all rice fish. You've stabbed the rice fish nest."

"The smallest one weighs five or six pounds. Damn it, this one weighs more than ten pounds. If you add them all up, there must be at least thirty."

Fishmonger Lao Mi smiled even more happily. He hadn't encountered such a good deal for a long time. Recently, he couldn't make money by collecting small tubes, but with this kind of rice fish, he could definitely make a fortune.

"Xiaoguang, no matter how big or small these rice fish are, they weigh one pound or two hair. I will collect them all for you."

After hearing this quotation, several boat bosses cursed on the spot: "Lao Mi, you are a profiteer. The price of rice fish has already increased, okay? You are still collecting fish at the price two years ago. Xiaoguang listens to us, this fish Don’t sell it to him if you don’t get three cents per pound.”

Old Man Mi angrily scolded: "You guys who catch small pipes and don't catch fish, can you please stop making trouble?"

Several ship bosses ignored him and said firmly: "Believe us, if you buy Sanmao, Laomi will also buy it."

"Your uncle's."

They were really right. Even if Wu Xiaoguang offered Sanmao, he would still buy it. Now that Rongcheng has been upgraded to a farmer's market, there is one less middleman to make the difference, so if Sanmao buys it, he can still make a little profit. of.

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

"Director Li, you're still up so late, I'll give you this fish."

Li Duoyu wanted to refuse, but when he saw that the rice fish in Wu Xiaoguang's hand was good, he was not polite.

"Just this once, don't give it to me next time, otherwise I will have to pay." Seeing this scene, the Zhao brothers turned to Zhao Xiaoliu and said, "I want to learn from Xiaoguang, this is called What? The kindness of leaking water should be repaid with hot springs."

There were several fishermen nearby who had read books. After hearing this sentence, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but twitch.

"That's a good point. Don't talk about it next time."

Wu Xiaoguang scratched his head and then asked: "Director Li, can I ask you something? How to take the waterway from our island to Rongcheng."

When Old Man Mi heard this, he became nervous on the spot. Wu Xiaoguang didn't plan to sell the fish to him, but planned to sail to Rongcheng to sell it himself.

"Duoyu, don't break the rules. You have to tell everyone about the waterway. How can I do business from now on?"

Several fishermen quickly said: "There is a bad rule. We grew up on Dandan Island. Why haven't we heard of it?"

Old Man Mi said with a dark face: "That's because you don't know how to do it."

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

"Duoyu, you are the most familiar with the nearby waters on our island. Can you find a time to tell us about it?"

Seeing so many people gathered around, Li Duoyu realized that there were only a few fishermen in the village who could sail their boats to Rongcheng.

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

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

Especially when fishing at night, you should always pay attention to the lighthouse. Once you find that the light of the lighthouse has dimmed.

They knew that they were too far away from the island and had to drive back quickly. If they got lost in the dark night, they happened to be unable 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 "cross the border" and enter the waters under the jurisdiction of the overseas provinces.

If you're lucky, the ship will be seized and beaten. If you're not lucky, you may be taken as a spy, and you may not be able to come back.

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

Li Duoyu said: "Let's do it. When the time comes, I will ask the Fisheries Bureau for some detailed charts. Then I will hold a special class for you to come and listen together. I will directly tell you the situation in the nearby sea areas."

"Thank you so much."

"It was really great to choose you as the village director. To be honest, we don't know how to thank you. Otherwise, we should all give you some small jobs."

“It’s really not necessary”

Hearing that Li Duoyu really planned to tell everyone, Old Man Mi suddenly became unhappy and murmured: "You are the village director, why are you always going against me?"

Before Li Duoyu could reply to him.

Immediately, some fishermen said: "Old Mi, you need to open up the situation. Director Li represents the common interests of the whole village. It is impossible to give up everyone's interests because of you. To be honest, you are quite old. Just close the stall and go back to take care of the kids.”

"Screw you, uncle, who do you think is older? I'm only over sixty, and I can still work for another ten or twenty years."

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

Speaking of Dongjia Reef, Li Duoyu frowned: "It's better not to go there. I don't want to go rescue people in the middle of the night."

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

After talking to everyone, Li Duoyu carried a killed rice fish. The head of this fish is very suitable for braised.

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

This thing nourishes yin for women and yang for men. It just so happens that Li Duoyu has always felt a little weak these days, and it is really necessary to replenish it.

In the past, if you catch a big fish in the middle of the night, you either braise it overnight to make soup, or apply salt and start drying it. If it is too big to eat, you have to give some to neighbors and relatives.

But now there is a freezer, it is different. Li Duoyu cuts the big rice fish into several pieces and throws it directly into the freezer. You can take out as much as you want to eat and cook it, and you don’t have to give it away.

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

Recently, the Zhao brothers brought a lot of blue crab seedlings. Chen Wenchao followed his instructions and sorted the blue crab seedlings by size.

At the same time, the blue crabs were disinfected and sterilized with a simple medicinal bath, and the dead ones were picked out.

"Xiao Chao, why haven't you slept yet at this time."

Chen Wenchao grinned and said, "I got used to sleeping late some time ago, and now I can't sleep. Brother Yaoguo is not in the factory these days, so I came to help take care of him for a few days."

"You have only been married for a few years. If you don't go back to sleep often, aren't you afraid that Xiaolan will have opinions and ask you to pay public grain?"

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

"Ah~"

Li Duoyu widened his eyes. What day is today? There are really too many things on this day.

But think about it, for an only child like Chen Wenchao, whose parents are not around, his grandma is probably the kind who urges him every day.

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

Li Duoyu originally wanted to eat this 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, it's really not necessary."

Li Duoyu said angrily: "Why are you so slow? I didn't buy this fish with my own money. Someone gave it to me. Take it quickly."

"Okay then."

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

Chen Wenchao was stunned:

"It may be the group of people who played with the stone at the beginning. They have a close relationship."

"Okay, I know."

Li Duoyu just asked, after all, he is the village director, and anyone who can do such a thing must be paid special attention.

When Li Duoyu returned home.

It was already past one in the morning. After tiptoeing into the room, he found Xiaoying asleep with Xiao Tutu in her arms.

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