Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"We're going tomorrow?" Li Erlang's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously rubbed his frozen hands and said nervously, "Then what are we waiting for? We have to go back and prepare before they come back."

Li Meir also thought so. It was her first time setting up a stall, so she should be more careful.

At this time, Li Yuer was having a lot of fun playing with his friends, as if he was a real child.

Honghong handed the first roasted clam to Li Yuer, "Yubaoer, the treasure you found today is the most powerful. I'll give it to you first."

Everyone else nodded in agreement, and Li Yuer took the roasted clams without hesitation. They were a little hot, but as her hands were wrapped in cloth, she didn't find it too unbearable.

The clams were roasted until their shells opened, and the milky white clam meat was filled with natural juice and had a slightly burnt smell.

Just by looking at it, you know it must be delicious.

Li Yuer tore off the lower half of the clam shell and used it to cut towards the adductor muscle of the clam, and the entire clam meat was cut off completely.

Use a clam shell to pour the clam meat into your mouth. The delicious soup bursts in your mouth. It is so delicious that Li Yuer squints her eyes. Pure, natural and pollution-free seafood is delicious.

Others also started eating the grilled seafood, and for a moment, the only sound was the sound of concentrated slurping.

After eating, the children played and fought together, occasionally bursting into laughter that the adults could not understand.

The interactions between children are very simple. They are getting along well and then they start fighting, and then they get along well again.

Unlike adults, who will stop talking to each other when things are going well.

Since entering the workplace, Li Yuer has rarely interacted with others so freely. She is with her friends purely for fun, without any calculation of interests.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Meier shouted over here, "Yu Baoer, go home!"

Seeing that Li Yuer was about to leave, the friends were reluctant to let her go. They all liked the generous and funny Li Yuer, who could also tell stories.

The stories told by Li Yuer were both novel and interesting, and the children were all fascinated by them. At this time, Li Yuer had only told half of the story, and they had not heard enough.

In fact, they also wanted to go home early and show off the pearls to their families, but they really wanted to hear the story.

Li Yuer waved her hand and said, "Next time, next time! Good stories should be saved for later enjoyment."

After saying that, Li Yuer took a roasted clam and ran away.

There were deeper considerations behind why Li Yuer distributed the pearls to the children in the village. One reason was to thank the villagers for lending money to the Li family when they encountered difficulties.

In particular, the village chief Jiu Aye, who is also Futou'er's grandfather, was busy and contributed the most when her parents were in trouble.

Both want to create public opinion and divert attention.

People are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. It is impossible for the Li family to not spend any of the money. If they spend it, it will leave a trace. The villagers will notice it sooner or later. In this small fishing village where nothing serious happens, their family will become the target of public criticism.

Human nature is a complicated thing. It would be fine if everyone was poor, but if one family suddenly became rich, others would inevitably be jealous.

If not only the Li family in the village got pearls, but other families also got pearls and sold them for some money, the Li family would naturally not be so conspicuous, and the villagers would not only pay attention to the Li family.

At that time, when the family buys things, they can also say that the money was earned from selling pearls.

The four pearls she left were for the female elders in the family, one was just right for each person.

In the past two days, Li Yuer and his team have made a total of twenty whale oil lamps. Li Erlang wanted to make more, but was stopped by Li Yuer.

No matter what business you do, you must first test the market preferences. Customer feedback is the biggest production goal.

Moreover, whale oil is limited, and the price of lamps equipped with whale oil is much higher. The price of buying a lamp alone without whale oil is lower.

Li Meier frowned and asked worriedly, "What do you think is a suitable price for our oil lamps?"

Li Erlang tried hard to recall the prices of oil lamps he had seen in the town, and then said, "An iron oil lamp in the town costs about 500 coins, a low-grade coarse porcelain lamp costs 200 coins, a medium-grade celadon lamp costs 300 coins, a high-grade white porcelain lamp costs 600 coins, the cheapest pottery lamp costs 50 coins, and a brass lamp costs two taels of silver."

"Hiss!" Li Mei'er took a breath of cold air, "Why is it so expensive?"

In this era, oil lamps were considered a big item in the home. If used well, they could last for most of a lifetime. In addition, the craftsmanship level was limited in this era, so the price was naturally not cheap.

Li Erlang thought for a moment and said, "How about setting it according to the price of pottery?"

Shells are worthless in people's eyes, so Li Erlang naturally thinks that things made of shells are worthless too.

Li Yuer shook his head and said, "It's lower, but also higher."

Li Meir and Li Erlang looked at each other, what did it mean?

Li Yuer went on to say, "Our shell oil lamps are also divided into several grades. Cheap shells have ordinary colors and simple shapes, and they are only usable. Complex shells have bright colors and unique shapes, and they also have names. At the same time, only those who buy high-quality oil lamps are eligible to buy whale oil."

Li Yuer knew that the process of making shell oil lamps was simple and one could basically learn it at a glance. The rare thing was that no one knew how to make isinglass yet, and whale oil was unique to their family.

No matter how others imitate them in the future, they will not be able to replace these two advantages.

Moreover, decorations should not only look good, but also have good meanings. What is more important is innovation. She can design new designs continuously. No matter how the market imitates them, they cannot keep up with her pace of launching new products.

Innovation is the key to making money.

Li Erlang quickly figured out the reason. He clapped his hands and said happily, "Yu Baoer still has more ideas."

He reached out and tapped Li Yuer on the head, not too hard or too lightly, and said enviously: "We are born from the same parents, but I don't know why you are so smart."

Then Li Meir hit him on the head again, much harder than the last time.

"You don't even act like a brother anymore. Why are you bullying your sister?"

"Li Meir, you dare to hit me and even hit my head!" Li Erlang shouted, covering his head.

Li Meier was not afraid of his bluff at all and retorted: "I am your elder sister, and it is my duty to teach my brother a lesson."

"You are only a few days older than me, why?"

"A few hours longer is still longer. If you're not convinced, hold it in!"

Having someone to defend her, Li Yuer giggled happily, which made Li Erlang so angry that he just stared blankly.

After a while of commotion, a few people put the shell oil lamp into the large wicker basket containing whale meat like thieves, and separated the basket with layers of straw to reduce shock and prevent collision.

Then place the wicker basket in the middle of a pile of wicker baskets, in the least conspicuous place.

In the evening, Old Man Li and his companions came back with happy looks on their faces.

Li Yuer and his companions had something to hide, so they took the initiative to rush to do the work. Li Yuer fawned over them and brought them water for washing hands, while Li Erlang, for the first time ever, took the initiative to help them carry the loads and baskets.

This made Boss Li and his men, whose carrying poles and baskets were stolen, feel a little uncomfortable.

Old man Li was in high spirits when he was happy. He praised his second grandson for a rare occasion: "Erlang has finally grown up. He knows how to be filial to his elders. There is life in his eyes. Good! Good!"

Li Erlang smiled guiltily, his eyes swept across the wicker basket where the oil lamp was hidden, and he put the wicker basket in his hand in front of him.

Li Meir hurriedly began to set the table, fearing that her grandmother and her mother would enter the kitchen and discover something.

They secretly stored a lot of whale oil. Grandma, who had been the housekeeper all her life, liked to check the grain, oil and salt jars every now and then, for fear that the women in the family would waste things.

Fortunately, they were all very tired today, so Old Lady Cai and the others just accepted the service of the younger generation and ate obediently.

After the meal, there was still an exciting money-dividing meeting, with the same method as yesterday.

Although the amount of whale meat sold today was not as much as yesterday, when they settled the bill for yesterday's whale tail today, Shopkeeper Qian directly gave a high price of ten taels of silver, saying that it was set by the boss and asked them to just keep it with peace of mind.

Old Mrs. Cai took the bulk of Mr. Li's money, and gave the rest to the couple.

The money from Li Laoer's family was given directly to the couple. As for Li Laosan's share, the old couple still kept it first. They couldn't keep the money for long. After the New Year, Li Laosan would get married, buy a house and land, and get married. If the money was not enough, they would need to add some more.

After working hard for several days, the Li family finally got the money as they wished. At this point, they felt it was worth it no matter how hard and tiring it was.

With the money and the work done, the Li family could finally sleep well.

That night, almost everyone had sweet dreams. Old man Li even talked in his sleep. His hearty laughter woke up the manatee, which started crying loudly. It took Mrs. Fan a long time to coax it to stop crying.

However, Fan was not angry about this, but became even happier. The manatee had not cried much since it was born, and it was not a good thing for a child not to cry. Usually, the more a child cries when he is born, the healthier he is.

The manatee's crying made Mrs. Fan very happy, and she thought the baby was safe.

In the middle of the night, Li Yuer quietly got up, tiptoed to light the oil lamp, carefully walked past Li Meir and others, and touched the kitchen shed.

He took out a cloth bag from behind the haystack and opened it. Inside was the rotten wood that he had exchanged from Dabao during the day.

In fact, this is not rotten wood, but natural ambergris.