1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 49 The kelp seedlings are coming

 Four years after opening.

 For most fishermen on Dandan Island, it is really like a dream, but they did not expect that once they return to the pre-opening period,

 We are all at the same starting point again.

It’s not like there’s nothing left.

Although the electrical appliances in the third uncle Li Zhengfa's home were confiscated, fortunately, the house and boat were left behind.

After all, the above is quite contradictory. We need to fight smuggling and stabilize the economy. If the hammer hurts too much, we have to give a candy.

Those fishing boats and production tools purchased with illegal gains were almost never confiscated. Instead, they were encouraged to work hard.

 Except for some die-hards and the smugglers caught on the spot that night, most people were given lighter punishments.

 Early in the morning.

Li Duoyu came to the pier. It was very cold today. The cold air came as promised. He put on two layers of clothes. Yes, the sea breeze was a bit chilly.

But the dock is different from usual, it is already very lively, and the third uncle is also sorting out his tugboat.

These days have been stunned a lot, but life has to look forward. As the pillar of the family, he cannot fall.

 After meeting Li Duoyu.

 The third uncle shouted: "Do you want to go out to sea with us? This time we will not catch swimming crabs, but kelp."

Li Duoyu smiled and replied: "I don't have time this time. I have to get kelp. If I have a chance, I will go to sea with you again."

 My uncle and cousin were also on the boat. After seeing Li Duoyu, they also greeted Li Duoyu warmly.

 “We have heard what you said.”

“Next time you have to go to sea with us, we will have to rely on your mouth to bargain with those fishmongers.”

Li Duoyu smiled.

 Then he waved goodbye to them, watched them go out to sea, and sent his blessings:

 “Have a safe journey.”

 As the goods outflow came to an abrupt end.

Fishermen had to find a new livelihood, and the fishing boats that were originally used to transport goods also went out to sea to fish during this period.

 Overnight, Dandan Island seemed to be back on track. As soon as it was light, most of the fishing boats at the pier had already left.

Li Duoyu rubbed his cold hands and glanced at the thick watch on his left wrist.

 It’s seven o’clock in the morning.

 It’s almost time for them to arrive.

As expected, not even ten minutes had passed before Li Duoyu was even seen, and he heard the sound of a group of ladies gossiping.

“I think the person who reported the third child in my hometown must be Wang Jinjun from the cooperative. He was the most active that day.”

"It's possible that Lao Zhou reported it to Zhang Mazi. Not long ago, they had a fight over the vegetable garden."

"The worst thing is that Zhang Meiying. Duoyu has been a good man for a long time, but he still goes to make trouble. He is really bad."

 “That’s right.”

“She has a sad face all day long and looks unhappy with everyone. No wonder Mazu didn’t bless her and she didn’t even have a child.”

 Chen Huiying led more than a dozen women to the dock. Most of them were relatives of his family, including aunts, second cousins, and even third aunts and second sisters-in-law.

 After they arrived at the dock.

 After seeing Li Duoyu, everyone smiled happily and kept praising him.

"Duoyu is still smart. He knows something is going to happen and stops selling the goods immediately."

“Fortunately I didn’t mess with that Agui, otherwise I would have gone in too.”

“Duoyu, now he is almost becoming an advanced person in our Xiasha Village.”

Seeing that everyone was praising Li Duoyu, the second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua wanted to say something, but when she saw these ladies, she had no choice but to close her mouth and murmured in a low voice:

 “Smart as a ghost.”

“If my uncle hadn’t reminded him, he might have gone in.”

Today, she originally didn’t want to come to collect kelp seedlings, but she learned from her mother-in-law that you can earn one or two yuan a day from collecting kelp, and if you harvest enough, you will earn more, so she came together.

 In order to make money these days. Even if I work for my brother-in-law, it won’t be shabby.

To be honest, Li Duoyu was a little scared after seeing this group of middle-aged women gathering.

It is said that three women perform a show, but these dozen or so are like an airport. They are in groups, each talking about his own thing, which makes Li Duoyu's head buzzing.

 After seeing them all coming.

Li Duoyu directly used Alpine banyan leaves to demonstrate to them how to clip kelp seedlings.

 Just right, the stems of Alpine fig leaves are about the same size as the stems of kelp seedlings, which is very suitable for demonstration and practice.

“Hello fellow villagers and elders, I will give you a demonstration on how to pinch kelp seedlings.”

Li Duoyu took out a two-meter-long kelp rope, placed the leaves of the Alpine banyan tree on the stage, and demonstrated it on the spot.

“You guys should keep an eye on it. When the kelp seedlings come, you have to do like me and break the rope with your fingers, then put the things in slowly and clamp them tightly.”

 The women looked at it several times and said one after another:

 “There are many fish, this is not easy.”

 “Much easier than weaving a web.”

Li Duoyu nodded: "It's really simple. When you put it in, you must stuff it in to prevent it from falling out."

They are right. It is really easy to collect kelp seedlings, because it is not a technical job, but a hard job.

The sea of ​​seedlings, usually when the weather is cold, often dry, that is, all day, to the end, the hands are almost uncomfortable.

“Everyone will remember later that a seedling of about six centimeters needs to be clamped, and a rope of two meters needs to clamp about 35.”

 “I know, she’s more verbose than your mother.”

“When your aunt and I were young, I was a March 8th red flag bearer.”

Li Duoyu laughed twice.

 Go to the pier and wait quietly for the boat to arrive.

After waiting for about half an hour, a tin boat with the name Lianjiang County Fisheries Research Institute slowly entered the dock.

Uncle Chen Dongqing stood on the bow of the boat and waved and shouted: "There are many fish, the kelp seedlings have arrived, are you ready?"

Li Duoyu shouted back: "I'm ready, I'm waiting for you."

 Wait for the iron boat to dock.

 Chen Dongqing jumped off the boat and directed the master on the boat to carry down the large buckets filled with kelp seedlings.

There are eight buckets of kelp seedlings,

 There are about 90,000 seedlings.

 Normally, one acre of kelp requires 30,000 seedlings. If 90,000 kelp seedlings are planted, it can cover almost three acres.

 After all the kelp seedlings were moved off the boat.

Li Duoyu jumped on the tin boat and distributed some cigarettes, wine and light cakes prepared in advance to the masters who came to deliver kelp seedlings.

 “Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work.”

 “Masters, it’s just a small thing.”

 If you want to send kelp seedlings so early, the workers responsible for picking kelp seedlings are probably already working before dawn.

After all, kelp seedlings are free of charge, and the labor for picking kelp seedlings is also provided by the research institute. Li Duoyu still understands this worldly thing.

 After all, he has thirty acres of kelp farming raft, and he still has to cooperate for more than half a month.

 Next.

Li Duoyu, Lao Li and Chen Dongqing were loaded onto a tractor and pulled directly to the small shed built earlier.

 The group of women, led by his mother, followed the tractor and went to the small shed together.

　　Starting from today.

 Li Duoyu finally officially started raising kelp.

Dear gentlemen, please read it!

 (End of this chapter)