Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

After a period of recuperation, Fan was able to go out and do some light work, and was now making diapers for manatees.

Li Yuer had previously bought two bags of scraps of cloth from Liuji Cloth Pile, which contained a number of large pieces of fine cotton cloth, which Fan used to piece together to make diapers.

Babies urinate frequently and use up diapers quickly, so it’s a pity to use a whole piece of cloth.

After lifting the door curtain, Old Mrs. Cai said hello to everyone else and went to see her grandson.

"Juanzi, are you feeling better lately?"

She looked at the manatee, which was obviously whiter and fatter, and the kindness in her eyes spread like waves.

Fan Xiaojuan said happily: "It's much better. Since the arrival of the dairy goat, the manatee has been well fed every day. I see that it is much better than when it was first born."

"That's good." Old man Li also moved closer to look at his grandson. He wanted to hug him but was afraid that he was cold since he had just come in from outside. He could only keep looking at his grandson. He could never get enough of looking at him.

"Where is Dalang?" asked Old Mrs. Cai casually.

Fan Xiaojuan shook her head. "Da Lang is always diligent. He must have gone to collect firewood again."

Thinking of the large pile of firewood next to the straw hut, Mrs. Cai said, "There is plenty of firewood. There is no need to collect more."

In fact, Li Dalang was weaving a wicker box in the secret cave of Li Yuer and his friends.

Li Dalang was bored while staying at home during the winter, so he thought he could make up any story he could, since he was free anyway.

There were already quite a few wicker boxes piled up in the cave, probably no less than fifty.

Zhang brought hot water to the old couple. Mrs. Cai took the water, drank half a bowl and said, "Let's make dry rice tonight. I'll also fry the eggs I brought back."

Zhang nodded, turned around and went to work.

At dinner time, when everyone was present, Mrs. Cai talked about the business and assigned tasks to everyone.

The Li family plans to distribute the work of handling 3,000 kilograms of shells, starting with those who have a good relationship with the Li family, the village chief, and the families of Old Man Li’s two brothers.

The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Li visited the selected families one by one.

As soon as they got on the village chief's boat, the two felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

The village chief's wife's eyes were red and dark, as if she hadn't slept well for several days.

The village chief forced a smile and greeted the two of them: "Eleventh brother and his wife are here, come and sit down."

Then he saw that his wife didn't say anything, and he knew that she was too embarrassed to be seen by others, so he said, "Old woman, go and boil some water."

The village chief's wife took the opportunity to say hello and went out.

The village chief's family was the same. They had no house or land, so they built a stove shed not far from their boat to make fire and cook.

Seeing that she had come at a wrong time today, Mrs. Cai simply stated her purpose straight away.

When the village chief heard this, he was startled and almost dropped the pipe in his hand.

In fact, he had quit smoking a long time ago. Money was needed everywhere in the house, so there was no spare money to buy tobacco. He just got into the habit of holding the pipe in his mouth.

"Sister-in-law, you are kidding! Why would a big restaurant in town accept those useless shells? And they charge three pounds for one penny!"

The islanders have even fewer ways to make money. It is seldom their turn to carry heavy bags at the docks because they live on the island and it is inconvenient to go in and out. When recruiting workers, employers will only recruit people from the surrounding areas. It is uncertain when the boats will land at the docks, so they recruit workers nearby. They can start work when the goods are landed, which is convenient.

Old Mrs. Cai felt a little emotional. No wonder the village chief was surprised. Wasn't it the same when they first did business with Nonghaolou?

Until today, sometimes, after waking up, she still felt a little uneasy and couldn't believe that her family could be connected with Nongchaolou and start doing business.

She even woke up in the middle of the night a few times and rushed to check the box containing the money, fearing that everything was a dream and that the money would be gone when she opened her eyes.

Old Mrs. Cai nodded seriously and said, "Ninth brother, you know what I, Cai Guihua, say. I never lie."

The village chief agreed with this, but he changed his mind and asked, "Sister-in-law, I trust you, but have you been cheated?" The village chief was still a little worried.

Old man Li shook his head and said, "No, we will go into the restaurant and discuss it in person."

Old Madam Cai simply said, "Don't worry, Brother Jiu, I'll pay you now and won't wait until the project is finished."

This was what they had agreed on before; they would advance the money for receiving the goods.

The village chief was relieved now. "In fact, being cheated is not a big deal. It's just some shells. It's a business with no capital. At most, it's just a waste of effort. I can just consider it as exercise."

Mrs. Cai then asked him if he had any dried fish slugs at home. "I'll take them, too. Two cents for three pounds."

The village chief didn't know about this. The food was managed by his wife. Thinking of his wife's current condition, she definitely didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of the relatives, so he didn't call anyone in and went to the kitchen to check it out himself.

After hearing this great news, the village head's wife was overjoyed and asked, "Are you serious, old man?"

"How can it be fake? The Eleventh Brother and his wife will not lie. The money will be paid in cash."

"Wait a minute, I'll look for it. We should have quite a few fish balls at home. Luckily I didn't throw them away. I was thinking of giving them to my daughter to feed the pigs in town."

Speaking of Li Juan, the daughter of an old woman, the village head's wife's eyes became red again.

"Old lady, you can't do this. If anything happens to you, Juanzi will definitely not be able to get over it."

Thinking of her daughter who was divorced and sent home, the village head's wife felt heartbroken.

She nodded reluctantly and said, "I know. I was blind at the beginning and spoke on Juanzi's behalf to such an ungrateful family. It's pitiful for Juanzi, such a good girl. She has been working like a slave for the Huang family for so many years, but this is what happened to her. She has suffered so many years in vain. And my Xinxin is also hurt."

The old couple felt extremely upset when they thought about their granddaughter Xinxin being tortured by her stepmother in Huang Dafa's house.

The village chief sighed and said, "Let's get some money first to treat Juanzi's injuries, and we can talk about the future later."

The village chief's wife was very skillful and picked out half a bucket of fish bubbles in a short while. The village chief weighed it with a local scale and the tail of the scale was high, which showed that it was a full six pounds.

The dried fish bubbles were not heavy, and six pounds was really a lot. It was only because the village chief's wife was frugal that she kept them to feed the pigs, otherwise most people would have thrown away the fish bubbles long ago.

Old Mrs. Cai took the fish soup with a smile on her face and gave four cents on the spot.

After leaving the village chief's house, the two planned to go to her uncle (Old Man Li's eldest brother) Li Youfu's house, but who knew they would meet him halfway.

Li Youfu came towards him with a small bag of black noodles in his hand, "Eleventh brother, where are you going? I was planning to go to your place."

"What a coincidence, we also have something to go to your house for." said Old Man Li.

"What's the matter?"

Li Youfu has been staying at home and has not come out to visit. The two have not seen each other for a long time since the last time Old Man Li came to his house to repay the money.

Because Old Man Li's family had been in trouble before, although he later heard that he had recovered after getting Zhenzhu, Li Youfu, as the eldest brother, was still worried, so he took advantage of the good weather and no wind to bring some food to visit him.

Li Youfu felt relieved when he saw that his face was flushed and he was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket.

Old Mrs. Cai repeated what she had said to the village chief before.

As expected, Li Youfu had the same reaction. He didn't believe it. "Is there such a good thing? Old Eleven, don't be fooled by the city people. They are very cunning."

Old man Li said directly: "Don't worry, brother, the money will be paid in cash. The restaurant has advanced the payment for the goods."

"That's fine!" Li Youfu said happily upon hearing this: "I'll go back and discuss it with the boss, and I'll send the stuff to you in the next few days so that it won't delay your delivery."

Old Mrs. Cai added, "Don't forget to collect the fish follicles as well. Go back and look for them. They don't taste good. It's better to exchange them for money."

"Okay!" After taking a few steps, he turned back and stuffed the black mask into Old Man Li's hand, then turned around and left.

Old man Li wanted to stop him, saying that the family had everything they needed and it would be bad to take food from his eldest brother's house.

As soon as he raised his foot, he was stopped by Old Lady Cai. "This is given by my elder brother. Just take it. You can go back later. If you don't take it, he will lose face."