Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

Others also sincerely thanked Fu Chen. On the island, especially for them who were from other places and had their wives and children with them, there were not many suitable jobs on the island.

If they go to work in the city, most of them are ignorant women, and who knows what kind of people they will meet? If they are taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, all their hard work will be in vain.

Fu Chen smiled, "We are all family, I will do my best to help if I can. Only when the rear is stable can we fight bravely and without hesitation in the front. As for the elementary and middle school education for children, don't think that the city is good, in fact, our island is also very good."

"In the annual unified examinations, our Sifangdao Primary and Junior High School are ranked in the top five in the city. This year, the results were even better, ranking in the top three. With the children around, parents can take care of them. If there are any problems, they can be dealt with in time."

Fu Chen knew that many people bought houses in the city and wanted to move their children out. On the one hand, it was to provide their children with a good education, and on the other hand, it was actually to make it easier for his wife to find a job.

Captain Zhao raised his glass and said, "Captain, thank you for reminding me. I have been hesitating recently. My wife keeps saying that the primary schools in the city are good and she wants to take our children to school in the city. Although I bought a small house, the cost of living in the city is very high. If we go to school in the city, I estimate that I will not have any money left in a month."

Captain Liu said, "Old Zhao, I'm not trying to sow discord between you and your wife. Sometimes we go out for a month or two, and when we come back, you rush to the city to reunite with your family. Aren't you tired? Besides, the outside world is prosperous, with bright lights and wine, and people tend to become impetuous. Don't make money but also break up your family."

Captain Zhao smiled bitterly and took a few sips of beer. "Isn't it true? On the island, everyone knows each other all the time, and the people are honest and simple. I don't worry about human traffickers when children go out to play, after all, it's difficult for human traffickers to come to the island. How can it be possible in the city? In the blink of an eye, the child may disappear."

Everyone talked about their own troubles, ate and drank their fill, but no one got drunk, and went home.

Fu Chen returned to the family compound. This was the two-bedroom, one-living room apartment he was assigned. It was clean and tidy. However, it was on the fourth floor, so Liu Meilan had not been there since she became pregnant because she didn't want to climb the stairs.

After returning home, Fu Chen called Liu Meilan and said, "Meilan, thank you for helping me to settle the wives and children of the soldiers down there."

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "You're welcome. We need people anyway. There are many people needed to mine pearl shells this time. I can give you 30 places, or a few more."

Fu Chen nodded, "Okay, can these people be arranged in the workshop of Dafu Jewelry later?"

Liu Meilan nodded, "It's probably OK. The basic salary is low, but it's charged by piece. If you work hard, you can earn a lot, just like I promised. Pearls can only be made by hand, so it takes a lot of workers. But they need training, so it's a slow process."

"Okay!" Fu Chen agreed. More military wives would have jobs. When they were busy, they would have no time to argue. With a salary, they could spend money more generously.

After all, many people's wages are not only used to support their families, but also to send money back to their parents and parents-in-law. The economic pressure is great, and poor couples have many disputes.

Of course, Fu Chen gave priority to his own people, and soon 30 places were arranged. The superiors also wanted to arrange people, and Fu Chen agreed. As for the children who did not pass the high school and technical secondary school entrance examinations, they were sent to the training classes set up by the town government. It was good to have a place to study and arrange jobs, so that the children would not run around.

Finally, thirty-eight places were reported to Liu Meilan.

A week of training was conducted in the early stage to teach them how to open pearl oysters, remove pearls, place pearl nuclei, and then disinfect.

Dafu Jewelry’s newly built four-story processing workshop is all sterile.

After the National Day, Mayor Tang couldn't wait to catch the pearl oysters raised at home, put them in baskets, and send them to the sterile workshop in truckloads.

The workers, wearing white coats and masks, sit at their respective workstations, take the pearl oysters off the conveyor belt, then remove the pearls, place the pearl nuclei, and then put the sterilized pearl oysters into a bamboo basket on the stool next to them.

Liu Meilan, Tang Xiaoyu and Wang Lemei all attach great importance to pearl farming.

Liu Meilan personally picked up a large pearl oyster and gently opened it with a tool. When she saw the densely packed round and bulging dots on it, her eyes lit up. She had never expected that the pearls in the pearl oyster would grow so well!

"Yes, there are quite a few. Let me count again... there is one 15mm, eight 10-15mm, and five 0.5-1mm. The remaining seven or eight are smaller, so there is no need to take them out. They can just keep them inside and continue to grow. The shapes are also good, most of them are round, but others are a bit irregular, and some are misshapen."

Tang Xiaoyu also breathed a sigh of relief, "My family has raised so many pearl oysters, and we can finally make a profit."

Wang Lemei chuckled, "How can it just be a return on investment? It's clearly a huge profit."

Tang Xiaoyu smiled, "Thanks to President Wang, Sifang Island finally has a pillar industry."

Since the seafood resources have been reduced, life on Sifang Island has been getting worse day by day. Fortunately, the factory opened by Liu Meilan and Wang Lemei not only absorbs a lot of labor, but also allows local people to cultivate pearls and seafood, and benefit from it.

Wang Lemei smiled and said, "Thanks to the good variety of pearl oysters in Meilan. Look, these cultured South China Sea pearls are no different from wild ones, and they are of particularly good quality."

Tang Xiaoyu cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang, for supporting Sifang Island. Please keep all these deformed pearls that are worthless and sell them to us to make cosmetics."

Wang Lemei nodded, "Okay, I won't have much use for it anyway, and the cost of polishing it is high, so it's not worth it."

The workers followed the requirements carefully. They were not very skilled at the beginning and their speed was a bit slow, but after they became proficient, they were much faster.

Of course, some workers accidentally damaged the pearl oysters in order to speed up the process. When discovered by the patrol team leader, each worker had to pay ten yuan in compensation. If they damaged several oysters, their day's work would have been in vain.

After a few people were punished, the workers dared not to fool around anymore and did their work honestly.

The basic salary is 300 yuan, but the daily commission is more than 40 yuan, and some people who work fast can even earn more than 50 yuan.

By this calculation, I can earn about two thousand yuan a month, which is really not a low income.

It seems that this kind of work can last until the end of the year, and in four months, I can earn tens of thousands of yuan. This is much better than picking up small fish and shrimps from the sea and selling them, and it is not a small amount compared to what the men at home earn.

The first floor is for pearl mining, the second floor is for cleaning and sorting, the third floor is for polishing, and the fourth floor is for stringing pearls.

Almost all the women on Sifang Island who do not have formal jobs come here to work.

Those unemployed wives of soldiers in the family compound also tried to find ways to cope with the situation, and eventually the number increased to sixty-eight.

The entire Sifang Island became bustling with excitement because of pearls. Everyone was curious about how much money Mayor Tang's family could make from the 300 acres of pearl oysters they cultivated.