The Crown Princess is busy fishing

Cai Jinhua wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with a smile, "That's great, we can make a lot of money from this."

Bo-zai's mother also beamed with joy: "Once we get the money from the sale, we can buy some new things for the house."

As the sun rose higher, the group reluctantly headed back, carrying their bountiful harvest.

Everyone followed Lin Yuge's method and tied the crabs up one by one.

They were worried about troubling Lin Yuge, so they agreed to deliver the package to Da Wan Kou every two days.

Afterwards, Xie Jingwan weighed the crabs from each household and recorded the number.

Then, put all the crabs into the cellar and cover them with damp grass.

We're just waiting to send them to the Greater Bay Area together with tomorrow's shipment.

Lin Yuge didn't go out afterwards. She spent the whole afternoon drawing in her room, and the preliminary sketch of the fishing boat she was going to build was finally completed.

She gently put down her charcoal pencil, stared at the drawings on the table, and carefully examined every detail.

From the shape of the hull to the height of the mast, from the layout of the cabins to the design of the sails, every detail was carefully considered by her.

After confirming that there were no problems, Lin Yuge slowly stood up.

She stretched, her body a little stiff from focusing for so long.

But at this moment, her heart was filled with joy, as if she could already see the brand-new fishing boat sailing on the sea.

After thinking for a moment, she carefully rolled up the blueprints, intending to take them to Master Zeng the next day to discuss their feasibility with the dockworkers.

After all, those craftsmen have built so many ships; they have a wealth of experience and should be able to offer me a lot of advice.

The next day, the group of women and children continued working all morning until the sun was high in the sky. Only then did they pack up their tools and go home.

After weighing them as before, all the crabs were tied up and neatly stacked into the basket.

To prevent them from being crushed, each basket contained three layers: a layer of crabs and a layer of straw.

Including the crabs caught yesterday morning, a total of four baskets of crabs were loaded onto the boat.

With everything prepared, Lin Yuge, carrying his mother, Aunt Jinhua, and all the women and children from the village with their two mornings' harvest, sailed towards Dawan Port.

Along the way, Cai Jinhua was somewhat worried and kept asking various questions.

Then she asked, "Sister Xie, does the boss you mentioned really need so many crabs?"

Although Xie Jingwan was confident that she would be able to sell these crabs, she was still a little uneasy when asked the question.

But she still comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we'll definitely sell them. Right, daughter?"

Seeing her mother wink at her, Lin Yuge immediately understood. Her mother couldn't stand Aunt Jinhua's questioning anymore.

He hurriedly said, "Aunt Jinhua, don't worry. This is a business with no capital investment. Even if we can't sell them, we won't lose anything."

To everyone's surprise, Cai Jinhua became even more worried after hearing her words, but at least she stopped asking questions.

Xie Jingwan glanced at her daughter helplessly. "Honey, are you sure you're not trying to discourage her?"

Upon arriving at Da Wan Port, Lu Ziheng was overjoyed to learn that Xie Jingwan was planning to catch crabs to sell.

"Auntie, your idea is absolutely right. We've been short of this for a while now."

"The thirty catties of crabs that Lin Xiaomei gave us the day before yesterday were not enough for all the customers who were scrambling for them. If we can't get any crabs today, I'm going to limit the supply."

Xie Jingwan was finally relieved.

"That's great! I was worried I had too many and you wouldn't take them. I was planning to sell the extras at the fish market!"

Lu Ziheng quickly stopped her, "Auntie, I'll keep all of your baskets of crabs. Like I said the other day, I'll take whatever crabs you have during this period."

"However, after this period, the price of these crabs will drop. Auntie, please keep that in mind."

Xie Jingwan suddenly realized, "Oh dear, we don't know anything about these things, Ziheng, thank you for reminding me."

Lu Ziheng settled the payment at the same price as last time.

He then instructed them, "Auntie, Lin Xiaomei, if you come here in the future and I'm not here, you can come directly to the manager. I've already told them."

The mother and daughter nodded, and the three of them then walked out of Tingtao Tower.

As soon as they stepped out the door, Cai Jinhua exclaimed excitedly, "Sister Xie, isn't this the young man who came to our village the other time?"

"I never expected him to own such a big restaurant in the Greater Bay Area, and to be so easy to talk to!"

"Yes, Ziheng is a kind-hearted child, and he takes great care of us."

Xie Jingwan was somewhat moved.

After thinking for a moment, he still reminded her, "Sister-in-law, since Young Master Lu is taking care of us, we must also ensure the quality. We can't use inferior or small-quality items to make do. You have to keep a close eye on things in the village."

Upon hearing this, Cai Jinhua immediately gave her her assurance.

"That's for sure, don't worry. If anyone dares to pass off inferior goods as superior ones, I'll make sure they pay."

Lin Yuge watched as her mother and Aunt Jinhua strolled leisurely down the street, chatting and laughing.

He said to her, "Mother, you and Auntie can continue strolling around. I'm going to the dock."

Xie Jingwan nodded and told her, "Be careful, and come back quickly."

Lin Yuge responded and then turned and walked quickly toward the dock.

When we arrived at Zeng's shipyard, the ship owner, Zeng, was inside.

Upon seeing Lin Yuge, he immediately put down what he was doing.

He greeted her warmly, "Miss Lin, you've arrived. Is there anything you need?"

Lin Yuge shook her head slightly, a hint of embarrassment showing on her face.

"Master Zeng, I've come to trouble you this time."

As she spoke, she took the sketch out of her bosom and handed it to the ship owner, Zeng.

"Master, could you please take a look and see if there are any problems if I use this blueprint to build a fishing boat?"

The ship owner took the blueprints from her with some doubt and examined them carefully.

His brows furrowed slightly at times, and then gradually relaxed.

A moment later, he raised his head and looked at Lin Yuge with shining eyes.

"Miss Lin, your blueprints are truly exquisite. Judging from the design of the hull, the lines are smooth, which should reduce a lot of resistance when sailing on water."

"The height and position of the mast are just right, allowing for better use of wind power. However..."

The ship owner paused slightly before continuing, "This ship is not small; ordinary materials cannot support it."

"Moreover, the structure of some key components requires more refined manufacturing processes to ensure safety during sea voyages."

Lin Yuge nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I plan to use ebony for the keel, camphor wood for the hull, and cedar wood for the partitions. Do you think this combination is suitable?"

"Perfect, this is perfect."

"With this timber, if we can build a fishing boat according to these blueprints, it will definitely be a high-performance vessel, perhaps even capable of long-distance ocean voyages and fishing!"

The ship owner, Zeng, gave an affirmative answer.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Miss Lin, where are you planning to build this ship? Do you need any help?"

"I am not very talented, but I would like to follow along and observe the process of how such an exquisite ship was created."

Perhaps feeling embarrassed, he continued, "I've been working in the shipbuilding industry for many years, so perhaps I can offer some advice on some details."

"The design of this ship is truly unique. If I could participate in it, it would fulfill one of my wishes."