1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 487 Banquet in Chenjiacun (7000 words)

 Because the kelp farmer named Chen Ji did not bring the diseased kelp samples.

 Although through his description, we can roughly guess what the disease is.

 But to be cautious, Li Duoyu followed him to the sea area where he raised kelp.

 From a geographical perspective, the sea area around Chenjiacun is too shallow and not suitable for kelp cultivation.

Normal offshore islands are deep on one side and shallow on the other. Chenjiacun is on the shallow side.

 At low tide, at least half a mile of beach can be exposed. This is also the reason why Chenjiacun was developed into a tourist village in the previous life.

 But in such a geographical environment, if you want to raise kelp, it is not so friendly. To raise kelp, you need at least 8 meters of water.

 15~25 meters is the most suitable.

Even though the sea water is very deep, in fact, it is not as deep as imagined. For example, the average depth of the Bohai Sea is only about 18 meters.

If the farmers in Chenjia Village want to raise kelp, they need deeper sea areas to cultivate kelp, and they need to be at least three nautical miles away to find suitable sea areas for farming.

But he really doesn’t know whether a kelp that has grown to such a large size can continue to grow after being hung on a kelp rope.

 After pulling up the kelp rope, Li Duoyu briefly checked and found that almost all of the kelp had problems.

“I haven’t tried this yet. If you want to try it, you can try it.”

 But as soon as he got close, Li Duoyu smelled the smell of sea water, which was the smell of rotten algae.

 “Who gave you this blow?”

Then he put on his gloves and pulled the kelp pile hard. Unexpectedly, he actually pulled the kelp pile up.

Li Duoyu continued to check his kelp, and found many problems. He took out a long bamboo pole and poked it at the bottom of the sea.

“You have planted these kelps too densely, so you need to deal with them quickly. They won’t grow big, and they will block each other and not get sunlight.”

Li Duoyu frowned, but he didn't bother to point it out. In all likelihood, the farmer named Chen Ji didn't have that many kelp fields, but he falsely reported the number of acres and took too many kelp seedlings.

It is a combination of many factors. If kelp farming can get 100 points, the farmer named Chen Ji probably won’t even get 20 points.

　In previous lives, some rather unscrupulous farmers would sell this problematic kelp together with pickled vegetables. Some of it could also be boiled in boiling water and used to make salted kelp.

The farmer named Chen Ji replied: "I know, but at that time, I miscalculated the number of acres and took fifteen acres of kelp seedlings, so I added a little more."

"Your breeding sea area is too shallow. Didn't I tell you that it must be at least eight meters above sea level? Even if the tide rises, it will only be six or seven meters at most."

Li Duoyu raised his eyebrows. He really hated being interrupted when he was speaking seriously.

 Li Duoyu hasn't finished speaking yet.

Li Duoyu sighed heavily. Breeding is not a child's play. This farmer has saved money on everything that should not be saved. He has not saved any money on the areas that should be saved the most.

He rarely smokes, but he can't help but smoke a cigarette

Seeing that Li Duoyu was a little angry, the farmer named Chen Ji asked in a low voice: "Director Li, what should I do with my kelp field?"

Looking at the kelp in front of him, Li Duoyu was quite speechless: "I remember I emphasized to you that when clamping seedlings, the kelp seedlings should not be placed so densely."

 Looking at the fine sand brought up from the bottom of the bamboo pole, Li Duoyu went directly to the end of the kelp rope.

No matter what era you are in, there are many people who are greedy for cheap. As long as it is free, even if they don’t need that much, they will try their best to get as much as possible.

I have seen bad farmers, but never such a bad one.

Chen Ji smiled awkwardly: "I can only swing the sampan. If it is too far, it is difficult for my sampan to swing over, so I chose a closer one."

For example, there is no problem with clams, triangle shells, sea clams, razor clams, etc. It’s just that the people in Chenjiacun don’t seem to have mastered this kind of breeding technology, and they don’t know how to develop this sea area at the moment.

Chen Ji smiled awkwardly: "That's okay, I'll collect some of it first and dry it in the sun. It should still be edible."

Li Duoyu smiled. In theory, this kind of rotten kelp can indeed be eaten after being dried.

Li Duoyu drove a fishing boat to the kelp field raised by Chen Ji. He didn’t raise much kelp, only ten acres.

 The entire kelp rope was very heavy, and I was almost dragged back into the sea by the kelp rope.

After Li Duoyu pulled up a kelp rope for inspection, he frowned on the spot. There were barnacles, mussels and various seaweeds on the floating ball and kelp rope.

 The bamboo pole was only two-thirds down, and it was already stuck to the bottom and could not go down any further.

Chen Ji interrupted and asked: "Can the kelp seedlings that were picked be tied to other places to be raised?"

Li Duoyu didn’t even know what to say about this farmer. When meeting such a person, he didn’t even bother to preach.

However, this large-scale shallow sea is not only bad, it is very suitable for cultivating various shellfish.

It is too far from the dock in their village, and management costs, time costs, labor costs, including diesel costs, all increased instantly.

"well."

Li Duoyu has made a simple calculation. In Chenjia Village, the profit per mu of kelp is about 30 yuan less than in Xiasha Village.

 The tips of the kelp leaves become very green and feel very soft. The outer kelp film falls off and begins to rot.

 Li Duoyu sighed.

 In fact, Li Duoyu already knew the cause of green rot when he just pulled up.

 At first glance, it is a typical kelp green rot disease, which is also the most common cause of kelp. Normally, it is caused by insufficient light and high water temperature.

 But the recent sea temperature is okay and not very high. It can be said that it is the safe period of kelp, and it cannot be caused by this.

Chen Ji grinned, scratched his head and said: "Driving piles is too expensive. I drove these piles with my relatives."

 Li Duoyu frowned and thought, it would be a bit difficult to develop such a habit and want to remedy it.

At this time, many kelp farmers discovered Li Duoyu and sailed their boats over.

“Director Li, this kelp field is probably hopeless.”

Li Duoyu thought for a while and replied: "You should clean up the barnacles first, and remove all the barnacles that are seriously rotten, and add a floating ball every ten meters."

"I understand. I'll take care of it immediately. Get rid of all the barnacles and mussels, as well as the extra kelp, right?"

Seeing that his words were interrupted again, Li Duoyu said with a dark face: "Listen to what I have to say, okay?"

 Chen Ji did not dare to speak for a moment.

Li Duoyu continued: "In these kelp fields, you not only need to readjust the breeding water layer, but also reinforce the kelp piles.

Also, you kelp, I just took a look at it and found signs of being bitten by insects. I need to deal with it quickly, otherwise it will attract water lice from nearby, and those who grow kelp nearby may suffer along with you. "

The kelp farmers who were watching were all panicked when they heard that they might be affected.

"Lao Ji, hurry up and do it. If the kelp I raise is also affected by you, I will definitely settle the account with you."

Someone complained: "I told you a long time ago that your kelp rope is full of barnacles and is about to sink to the bottom of the sea. You just don't deal with it."

 Chen Ji scratched his head and looked apologetic: "I'm really busy during the Chinese New Year. I forgot to clean it up for a while. I'll clean it up right away tomorrow."

“It’s not tomorrow. Every time I tell you something, you have tomorrow. Who knows how many tomorrows you have. If you have time today, hurry up and do it.”

“You are really weird. You took out a loan to raise kelp, but you don’t raise it well. You came to the spare money too quickly, and you still think prison food is better.”

Chen Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Okay, I will immediately call my relatives to help today. I will reshape the kelp as Director Li said."

 “Hurry up, don’t drag everyone into the water.”

After helping Li Duoyu look at the kelp, he originally planned to go back to the eel factory, but he didn’t expect that the kelp farmers in Chenjia Village would come to him for advice on kelp farming.

“Director Li, please come to my kelp field and take a look. There seems to be something wrong with my kelp field.”

There are several people here who have been to the Meizhou Island Ancestral Temple with him, and they are relatively familiar with him.

Li Duoyu felt that he had already come here, so he decided to help see their kelp farming situation.

 After all, if they raise it well, they can harvest more first-class kelp, and by then, they can make another amount of money.

In a sea area not far from this kelp field, Li Duoyu picked up the kelp with a bamboo pole and explored the bottom with a bamboo pole.

“Your oceans are generally well maintained, but the water depth is still too shallow. The kelp is less than one meter now, so it’s not a big problem.

But in April and May, when the kelp is two to three meters long, you need to pay a little more attention. By then, the kelp will be heavier, so you need to add a few more floats and the water layer will need to be raised.

Be sure not to let the kelp drag down the bottom, otherwise the bottom will easily rot and be eaten by insects. When the time comes, the price will not be high. "

“Director Li, when you say this, I understand.”

The farmer named Chen Shuiqiao was full of praise and said: "It's really professional, but it's different. You are even better than that kid Chen Dongqing."

Li Duoyu smiled. This man was really right. In terms of kelp farming technology, he was much better than his brother-in-law.

“Duoyu, go and take a look at mine. It seems that the kelp I raise is growing slower than others. I don’t know why.”

 The second farmer is called Chen Awang, who is Uncle Tai’s eldest son. Logically speaking, he is still a relative of their family.

Li Duoyu checked it carefully, frowned slightly and said, "Brother Wang, you can handle the depth of the water, and the overall health is very good."

“But the flow is in the wrong direction. The direction of our kelp cultivation is opposite to the ocean current. Your kelp is following the ocean current.”

Li Duoyu gestured with his hands on the spot: "If you raise it like this, when the ocean current comes, the kelp will be all piled up on top of each other, and it will not be able to stretch out at all. The sunlight will not reach it, so it will definitely not grow well."

Chen Awang said anxiously: "What should we do? Is there any remedy?"

Li Duoyu hesitated for a moment: "If you change it now, it will definitely be too late. The amount of work is too big, and the harvest will definitely be a little worse, but it won't be too much. This is the way it is this year. When you raise kelp next year, you must Change the direction."

 “Duoyu, thank you.”

Li Duoyu frowned and said, "Your father should understand. How could you make this mistake?"

Chen Awang sighed and said, "Duoyu, you probably don't know. The year before last, when my father lost money raising kelp, I had a quarrel with him. We haven't spoken to each other yet."

Li Duoyu smiled awkwardly and did not intend to delve further into this issue.

Li Duoyu came to the last one named Chen Xingguo and found that the kelp was growing very well, no worse than what he had raised.

Li Duoyu couldn't help but praise: "You are good at raising kelp. You raise it better than me."

“It’s all taught by Director Li, I just raise them according to your teachings.”

After hearing this, Li Duoyu was startled. It seemed that he had indeed taught all the knowledge about kelp farming without retaining it.

This thing is really like teaching. You teach something, but whether they can learn and understand it depends on the individual.

 There are good and bad students, and the same goes for farmers. Almost every farmer raises different kelp.

The same rice feeds all kinds of people, and one standard of implementation will lead to various results depending on the people who implement it.

After visiting the kelp fields of seven or eight farmers in a row, Li Duoyu pointed out as many problems as possible in their kelp farming process.

 Even the problems that may arise in the next few months were discussed with them. Li Duoyu has always been very open about kelp farming technology. If anyone asks, he will answer it seriously.

 After spending three or four hours watching the kelp fields in Chenjiacun, Li Duoyu wanted to go directly back to the eel factory.

Because he was called out suddenly, he still had a lot of things to explain clearly, but unexpectedly, the people in Chenjiacun were very enthusiastic and took him back to the village, saying that they wanted to treat him to a treat. pause.

“Come directly to my house to eat.” Chen Awang said enthusiastically: “Just two days ago, I had someone brew a tank of rice wine.”

 After inviting Li Duoyu to his home, Chen Awang immediately shouted to the woman who was preparing to cook in the kitchen.

“Xiutao, a lot of fish have come to our house. Let’s quickly cook some dishes to go with the wine. We also killed our Muscovy duck and have a plate of braised duck meat.”

Li Duoyu hurriedly said: "Just keep it simple, don't be too polite."

Chen Awang said enthusiastically: "How about that? Duoyu, how often do you come to our village? If I don't treat you well, the villagers will scold me to death."

Several other farmers also said: "Awang is right. To be honest, many people in our village are very grateful to you."

The news that Li Duoyu went to Chen Awang's house for dinner spread quickly. Li Duoyu's cousin Liu Meifeng and her cousin-in-law Zhang Dazhu came directly from the dock after hearing the news.

Liu Meifeng widened her eyes and said, "There are really many fish. Come to our village to eat, why don't you go to my house?"

Li Duoyu smiled awkwardly and couldn't help complaining: "I didn't want to eat it at all. I was forced to eat it, okay?"

However, after seeing her cousin and cousin-in-law, Li Duoyu was inexplicably afraid, fearing that they just wanted to borrow money.

 Although he is relatively rich now, he just doesn't want to lend money to others, especially relatives like this.

What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that more and more people came to see him. Many people who participated in Mazu's security patrol also came after hearing the news.

 One is a small courtyard surrounded by stones, with more than 20 people crowded in, all of them saying hello to Li Duoyu.

 Some called him Director Li, some called him Datoujia, and some elders called him by his first name, and they all came to thank him.

People in Chenjia Village may not be very nice to the people in Xiasha Village, but they really respect Li Duoyu from the bottom of their hearts.

  After all, it was Li Duoyu who promoted the reconciliation between the two villages and brought them together to engage in kelp farming. His village also participated in the recent clove fishing.

 Many people have made a lot of money from clove farming.

They also know very well that without Li Duoyu’s help, their village’s current life would have been very difficult, and they would still be at the tail end of Shangfeng Town.

 But according to the statistics two months ago, Chenjiacun has lost its reputation as the last place on the crane list and is now ranked tenth in Shangfeng Town, advancing a full six places.

Seeing that there were more and more people, Chen Awang laughed and scolded: "You guys, why are you all here to eat? My family only has so much food. If you want to eat together, just bring your own food."

 Chen Shuiqiao said: "My family happened to make salted duck, and I brought it over for everyone to drink with."

 “I have salt-fried peanuts at home.”

“I have dried sand worms at home, and I use them to make soup for everyone.”

“My family just caught a lot of fish slides, I’ll go get them too.”

A group of people went directly home to bring things to Chen Awang’s house to eat. Li Duoyu was also frightened by their enthusiasm.

 The two villages used to be at odds with each other, and everyone always disliked each other, especially the Chenjia Village Council, who always felt that Li Duoyu was young and always tried their best to suppress him.

As a result, many people in the village had some opinions, and some even said that there was no benefit in reconciling with them, so they should not reconcile at all.

But now with further contact, Li Duoyu discovered that the people in Chenjia Village are actually the same as those in Xiasha Village.

 No, it felt as bad as before. While toasting and drinking, some of the older people at the table couldn't help but sigh, and talked about the grievances between the two villages for many years.

 But when it comes to this, the people of Chenjia Village are also very aggrieved. They are considered the earliest aborigines of Dandan Island.

Xiasha Village was moved here later, but over the past two hundred years, much of the land and sea areas on the island have been divided up by Xiasha Village.

What makes them most angry is that the organization actually built the dock in Xiasha Village. This is also the reason why the two latter villages frequently fight.

 Because Chenjiacun is not very popular, but there is nothing we can do about it.

 After drinking a bowl of rice wine, a middle-aged man said: "Duoyu, in terms of seniority, I am your mother's cousin."

 “Hello, cousin.”

The cousin was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "There is something, could you please tell the seniors in your family? We plan to go to your fifth uncle's grave to pay homage."

 After hearing this, Li Duoyu was stunned on the spot. Even though he had been drinking, his mind instantly sobered up.

The cousin continued: "We are really guilty about what happened back then. Although our two villages often fight, the incident only happened more than 20 years ago.

 It’s really not what the old lady said, we really didn’t kill him. "

Li Duoyu was suddenly a little curious. He had indeed heard a lot about Uncle Wu, but most of them said that he rushed to the front during a fight and was beaten to death by people from Chenjiacun.

Another middle-aged man who was about the same age as his father said: "Back then, your fifth uncle was only seventeen or eighteen years old. At such a young age, when someone encouraged him to rush forward, he was indeed beaten by us. But your fifth uncle was beaten by us. My uncle fell down and hit the stone. He was not beaten to death by us."

 After hearing this, Li Duoyu thought for a while, but he did not completely believe what they said.

 Some things were not that important to him, but he really didn't expect that the old lady was not the only one trapped by Uncle Wu.

 It seems that these people and the two villages have been trapped for a long time.

 It can be said that the death of Uncle Wu was the trigger for the two villages to become completely at odds and never interact with each other until death.

 At the same time, it is also the fundamental reason why the relationship between their family and the old lady has deteriorated.

Before she left, the old lady suffered from Alzheimer's disease, but when she was awake, she actually ordered her third uncle and others to allow the descendants of the Li family to worship and sweep the grave, but Chen Huiying was the only one who could not.

Speaking of this matter, Li Duoyu was also helpless. The old lady had a really bad temper, and she would be tough even to death.

"I can't make the decision on this matter, but I can mention it to the elders in the family and see what their opinions are."

 “If you have a lot of fish, this will trouble you. I’ll give you another bowl.”

Li Duoyu hurriedly refused: "Cousin, I really can't. If you drink again, I will start rocking the boat when I go back later."

A middle-aged man whose face was red from drinking said hehe, "How do you shake it? Is it hey hey hey hey?"

Cousin Liu Meifeng said with disgust: "Don't talk nonsense. My Duoyu family is famous for loving their wives. They are not as serious as you."

“Meifeng, when did your family become rich in fish? This is our big family, okay?”

At this time, an elder who was relatively fluent in Chenjiacun asked: "Director Li, there is something. I want to ask if it is possible to build a house over there in Beilan."

Li Duoyu frowned slightly and did not answer his question directly.

 Chenjia Village has beautiful scenery and is very suitable for a tourist development area. He also intends to move the two villages to Beilan Ling to turn it into a brand new area.

Li Duoyu said against his will: "I have no such plan at the moment, but I can ask the leader for instructions."

 Although he really hopes to bring everyone there, as an adult, he cannot make his thoughts too obvious.

"If it can be built, I hope that by then, I plan to go there to build it. There is no deep-water pier in our village. It is really inconvenient to get a big boat. You have to row a bamboo raft to get on the boat and climb the ladder to get on the boat." .

 Large items can only be carried through the pier in your village. When relations were not good in the past, our village did not dare to buy large items. "

“That’s right, because there was no dock, the ship carrying the diesel generator couldn’t unload the cargo, so it turned around and went back. As a result, our village has been without electricity.”

Li Duoyu could feel that when they talked about the dock, they were all very angry.

 He really didn’t expect that Chenjiacun would lose its diesel generator like this.

However, for a fishing village, it is really important to have a pier with deep water draft. For inland people, if they want to get rich, they must first build roads.

 But for people like them who rely on the sea to survive, if they want to make money, they must build a dock. In many cases, you can judge whether the economy of a fishing village is good or not by looking at the size of the dock.

 Many people came over to propose a toast, and they simply said: "I did it, you can do whatever you want."

Li Duoyu simply had a drink with her. If it were a "young" person, in this kind of atmosphere, he would definitely drink to death.

But now he is an old fox, and he has already learned how to control himself freely in the wine shop. He can simply accompany him without making the other person lose face.

 With someone insisting on drinking him, Li Duoyu can immediately find someone to hold him back, and let the other person kill him to the death.

Although it took a long time to eat this meal, Li Duoyu, who is a good goldfish breeder, actually didn't drink much wine from beginning to end.

 Chen Awang drank a lot of wine and couldn't help but said: "Our two villages really need people like you, who can make money, lead us to make money, and won't look down on us."

“If it weren’t for the regulations, we would really like to get rid of our village director and replace him directly with you.”

Li Duoyu frowned and said, "Brother Wang, please don't talk nonsense. If others find out, I won't even dare to come to your village."

"I'm not talking nonsense. Ask everyone if they have the same idea as me."

 Several young people echoed: "Yes, we support what Wang Ge said."

Li Duoyu quickly changed the topic. Chenjia Village was different from Xiasha Village. After all, the elders of the clan had the final say.

 Clan is a very scary thing. Young people like Awang may be quite rebellious and may want to rebel.

 But once you get older, you will naturally integrate into the clan group, and by then, you probably won’t say such things anymore.

When Li Duoyu left Chenjiacun, he happened to pass by Chen Shujing's house. The last time he came here, it was not so shabby.

When I came this time, one of the walls actually collapsed. Judging from the situation, this house won't last a few years.

 This little girl is very well-behaved. She writes to Xiaoying every month and tells him the latest situation.

What's more pitiful is that she still doesn't know that her mother is gone and her father has become a death row prisoner.

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but sigh. Family is really important in a person's life. If the family is destroyed and people are gone, no matter how much money you make or how successful you are in the future, you can't make up for this shortcoming.

After Li Duoyu returned to the eel factory, he didn't expect that his second brother and the others were still there, so he simply continued to arrange the next work.

Li Duoyu said to Qingguang: "Tell your cousin Liu Yun that if you have any live shrimps, leave them all to me."

"Second brother, you can clear out the two remaining ponds here at the eel factory to temporarily raise shrimps. Spread a layer of sea sand on the bottom. After catching the caterpillars, spit them out for two days, and then use our special Chinese medicine to disinfect them. , cut them off and feed them to the shrimps.”

 Second brother Li Yaoguo looked surprised: "Duoyu, this is your plan."

Since Qingguang and Shitou were still there, the second brother did not speak clearly. Young people speak quickly, so there are some things that there is no need to let them know.

Li Duoyu nodded and went outside with his second brother: "My uncle and I are preparing to join forces to raise shrimps. You can't tell people outside about this. When I go to Hong Kong Island this time, I also plan to introduce a shrimp farming system." Equipment comes back."

Li Yaoguo was surprised and said: "Isn't shrimp farming equipment very expensive? Do you have enough money?"

Li Duoyu narrowed his eyes and said: "If you pay for everything yourself, you won't be able to develop. The organization is willing to help me best. If not, I will go to Hong Kong Island to get some investment."

Li Yaoguo was startled for a moment. His brother's words suddenly opened his mind. It seemed that the first two fake Hong Kong Islanders who engaged in abalone farming had nothing to do with anything.

 (End of this chapter)