Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

After dinner, the old lady called Zhao Anguo back to the old house, saying that she wanted to discuss Ah He’s marriage.

As for Zhao Anguo himself, he and Yan Wei had already received their marriage certificate.

Zhao Qin asked about Lin Hai and found out that he had not returned to the village in recent times.

"Pingping is pregnant?" Chen Xue couldn't wait to ask as soon as the person left, with a depressed and envious tone in her voice.

"Or let's try harder."

I thought Chen Xue would say he was not serious like before, but unexpectedly Chen Xue blushed and went upstairs first.

There was no way around it. In that local area, the idea of ​​continuing the family line was still quite serious. Even though Chen Xue had received a good education, she could not escape from this circle.

Zhao Qin was not afraid at all. With his current physical fitness, it was a bit exaggerated to say that he could beat ten people, but when dealing with Chen Xue alone, the other party would definitely beg for mercy every time.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, he took a shower and drove to the purchasing station.

Seeing him show up, Chen Dong was also stunned, "When did you come back?"

"I got home last night. It was too late so I didn't call you. Brother Dong, did you report the goods?"

"It's good." Chen Dong smiled and handed him a list, which showed the rough estimate of the harvest of the two ships.

After taking a look, it was indeed quite good, with more than 30 tons of seafood in total.

"How is it over there in the United States?"

"I'm not in the United States, I'm in Canada, it's not bad."

"Isn't Canada part of the United States?" Chen Dong asked in surprise.

Zhao Qin was stunned for a moment, "Of course not...Okay, Brother Dong, there's nothing wrong with what you said."

The two joked for a while, and then Zhao Qin went up to greet Chen's father and mother, "Dad, how have you been doing recently?"

"Your mother and I have almost figured it out. I called your master a few days ago and he said it would be best if we could stay there for a while next year. I'm thinking of going next spring."

"Okay, we'll be together when we have time."

Just from his complexion, it can be seen that Father Chen is indeed much stronger than before.

Mother Chen has undergone an earth-shaking change. She used to have an unhealthy complexion and blue lips, but now her face is rosy and she is in much better spirits than before.

Therefore, now not only Zhao Qin sends money to the temple every month, but Chen Dong also sends money, 5 yuan every month, without fail.

"Are you okay tomorrow?" Chen Dong asked.

"fine."

"That's great. Come over tomorrow and we'll settle the accounts for the past two months. I've already transferred the money to Axue, so we have to check the accounts."

"You and your sister, brother Dong, I have other things to do."

"Didn't you say you were fine?"

Zhao Qin waved his hand hastily, "You can ask Ah Xue to settle the account. I'm going to the fish raft tomorrow. I haven't seen it since the fry were released."

The two men talked as they walked towards the dock. The helpers who were called to unload the cargo had already arrived.

After waiting for about half an hour, the silhouette of their own ship appeared in the distance. The two ships docked one after another. Everyone found that Zhao Qin was also there, and they all came forward to greet him happily.

"Aqin, when did you come back?"

"Ah Qin, is the situation over there in the US okay?"

Zhao Qin replied with a smile, and was too lazy to explain that he was in Canada, not America.

"When you're done, go back and have a good rest. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow night." Zhao Qin said to everyone.

Because the fishing moratorium is coming up, he needs to arrange some things.

Zhao Ping pulled him aside and said, "Aqin, in a few days, it's time to harvest the bird's nests over there."

We had agreed to harvest the fish once a year, so every year we would take advantage of the fishing moratorium and use our family’s small boat, along with the three brothers Ah He, to go fishing together.

"Well, there's no rush for a few days. I need to go to Xia City first..."

"It's just finished. You can take it to Xia City to sell it."

Zhao Qin smiled bitterly. He didn't expect his elder brother to be so anxious. "Okay, let's go get it cut the day after tomorrow."

Zhao Ping turned around and went to help unload the goods. Zhao Qin did not come forward to help. After greeting everyone one by one, he and Chen Dong returned to the purchasing station to help weigh and sell the goods.

By the evening, all the goods had been shipped out and the bills were almost settled.

Because the next fishing season was coming, a lot of goods were left behind this time, and each boatman took half a basket of goods home.

Before, Lin Lao Er and Lai Bao would have thought about selling these goods, but now it is almost impossible.

However, every time he returned to the ship, Lin Laoer would still collect and pick out the waste to sell. When there were a lot, he could sell it for one or two hundred yuan, and at least a few dozen yuan.

Zhao Qin did not go home, but called Chen Xue to come over. Chen's father also called Zhao Anguo over, and they had dinner at Chen's house in the evening.

……

The next morning at around nine o'clock, after Ah He had a good sleep, Zhao Qin drove the boat and the two of them set off for Tamsui Island.

"Brother, did Brother Ping tell you about the bird's nest?"

"I told you, let's take our tools and go pick them tomorrow."

Ah He was lying on the deck. Although he had slept for more than ten hours last night, he still hadn't rested completely. He felt lazy.

"Brother, I also want to visit the United States. I have never been abroad."

"Okay, after you get married next month, you can come with me when I go. It's actually not a big deal, it's pretty much the same as back home."

Ah He let out a soft "oh" and after waiting for a while, he actually heard a light snoring sound.

Zhao Qin smiled and waited until they arrived at Tamsui Island before waking him up. Seeing Lao Qin coming to pick him up, Zhao Qin was shocked, "Lao Qin, you just came out of confinement."

It’s no wonder that he was surprised. The old Qin who used to have a big belly has now turned into an energetic uncle.

Lao Qin laughed and pinched his waist with his hands, "Aqin, thanks to Mr. Wang's words, I have lost more than 20 pounds in the past two months.

I feel so relaxed now, my head is no longer dizzy, and I feel more energetic now, not as sleepy as before."

After arriving at Tamsui Island, Zhao Qin took a look at the progress as usual, and then went to the fishing raft.

Before, my second grandfather was the only one watching over the fish rafts. Now half of the fish have been released. It is definitely not possible for the old man to do it alone.

Now, in addition to Xia Rong’s uncle Xia Daixin, there is also Chen Yuce’s father Chen Jiahong.

"The fish are still too small now, and the water temperature is relatively high this season, so we feed them once in the morning and once in the evening." Chen Jiahong introduced the situation of the fish raft to Zhao Qin.

"Is the feed once a day?"

Chen Jiahong pointed at Xia Daixin next to him and said, "Your uncle Xia comes here by boat at around four o'clock every day, bringing a day's worth of feed."

Zhao Qin smiled and thanked Xia Daixin for his hard work. Xia Daixin waved his hand and said, "I just got up a little early. There's not much work to do."

Chen Jiahong took some feed and put it into the yellow croaker net cage. As the feed was fed in, the originally calm net cage suddenly began to ripple, and the fish also floated to the surface and began to scramble for food.

He picked up a fish with a scoop net and continued, "The breeding cycle of yellow croaker here is about four months. We will keep it for about two months.

They are about 4 taels in size now. They will start to grow rapidly in the next month. After three and a half months, the growth will begin to slow down.

After about four months, the size will be between 1.20 and 1.40 kg, and it can be sold.”

Zhao Qin took a look at the fry. The biggest difference between farmed and wild ones is that the yellow croaker appears thicker. Moreover, the sea water today is clear enough, so the color of the yellow croaker is whiter.

Next is the sea bass cage. The breeding cycle is much longer, generally around 25 months, which is more than two years.

The fry are now less than ten centimeters long.

We stayed at the fish cage until about 3:00 p.m., and according to Xia and Chen, there were almost no dead fish in the cages.

Both of them have experience in fish farming on fish cages. According to them, such situations are very rare.