The Crown Princess is busy fishing

Several consecutive voyages at sea resulted in an overcrowded catch, and even Tingtaolou Restaurant couldn't handle the fish.

There was no other way. After delivering crabs to Da Wan Kou these past two days, Xie Jingwan set up a stall at the fish market to sell her catch.

Fearing she couldn't manage alone, she also hired Jingniang from the village to help, paying her fifty coins a day as wages.

At this moment, Xie Jingwan's stall in the fish market was packed with customers.

She deftly weighed the fish, collected the money, and gave change, her face beaming with a warm smile.

Jingniang, who was standing nearby, was also busy arranging the fish more neatly.

They also frequently introduce the characteristics and cooking methods of various fish to customers.

"Fresh sea fish! They've all just been caught!" Xie Jingwan called out loudly, her voice calm and clear.

When some customers asked if the price could be further reduced, Xie Jingwan would smile and discuss it with them, trying her best to make everyone leave satisfied.

Before long, most of the fish on the stall had been sold.

Xie Jingwan wiped the sweat from her forehead, her heart filled with joy.

She looked at Jingniang gratefully and said, "Thanks to your help, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to manage on my own."

Jingniang smiled shyly and replied, "It's nothing, I'm happy to be able to help."

As time went by, fewer and fewer people came to the fish market.

Xie Jingwan and Jingniang began packing up their stall, preparing to go home.

At this moment, Lin Yuge also went to the blacksmith's shop, retrieved the finished tools, and the group then went back together.

When we got home in the evening, the family sat at the dinner table and ate a table full of seafood.

Steamed grouper, garlic scallops, spicy stir-fried clams, and braised squid with scallions.

The family ate to their hearts' content.

Lin Qingzhou clutched her slightly bloated stomach and complained, "I can't take it anymore, I need to quickly think of a way to get rid of these squid, scallops and other small seafood."

"These are delicious, but we can't eat them every day!"

Seeing his expression, Xie Jingwan said irritably, "You're lucky to have anything to eat, and you're still being picky. Get up and move around, and wash the dishes."

Lin Qingzhou got up reluctantly to clear the dishes.

After listening to his words, Lin Yuge realized that it was indeed a problem.

After thinking for a while, she suggested to Xie Jingwan, "Mom, not every family in the village has dried a lot of goods. You could lead everyone to dry all these small seafood items and then sell them!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fanghai said, "Girl, these are not uncommon by the sea. Every family keeps ten or eight pounds of them."

Xie Jingwan's eyes grew brighter and brighter. She suddenly slapped her thigh and stood up.

"How could I not have thought of that? Precisely because every household has them, we can select the good ones, collect them, take them to the port, and sell them to inland merchants!"

Seeing that she was still a little confused, Lin Yuge continued to remind her, "Mother, the main thing is to deal with these fresh ones."

Xie Jingwan immediately got the point.

"Yes, after that I can take everyone and dry all the leftover seafood from the fishing boats and the seafood that everyone catches on the beach, and then sell them to them together."

Seeing his wife's radiant face whenever she talked about business, Lin Fanghai couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

How many years has it been since I've seen her look like this?

I remember the last time I saw it was when we first met.

Watching her haggle with people while buying things on the street is so vivid.

“Mother, you can set up a workshop in the village to process these seafoods and also buy some good quality dried goods.”

Knowing that her mother really enjoyed doing business, Lin Yuge directly pointed her in the right direction.

"Can I?" Xie Jingwan hesitated again.

After all, she had only learned some business tips from her father and brothers when she was a young woman.

"Mother, you can do it. I believe in you!"

Lin Fanghai affirmed, "Yes, Madam, you'll definitely be fine."

After saying that, he said with a guilty look, "I'm sorry, my wife, I've wronged you all these years. It seems that you have never been truly happy since you married me."

Xie Jingwan patted his arm and said with a smile, "Why are you talking about this? Who said I'm not happy? With you all here, I'm very happy!"

Seeing the tender affection between her parents, Lin Yuge quickly retreated to her room.

The next morning, the father and son went out to sea again on a fishing boat.

Xie Jingwan rushed off to do what she had agreed on yesterday.

When she arrived at the village chief's house, she told him her plans.

Qiu Ming thought about it carefully and replied, "Lin family, your idea of ​​setting up a workshop is not bad."

“We live by the sea here, and seafood is plentiful. If we can really set up a workshop, it will definitely bring more income to the villagers. But building such a workshop won't be easy!”

Xie Jingwan thought about it all night and already had a plan in mind.

She calmly replied, "Don't worry, village chief! I'll take it one step at a time. I'm thinking of buying a piece of land in the village first and building this workshop."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Qiu Ming stopped trying to persuade her and stood up, saying, "Let's go then, let's go and see which piece of land is suitable."

Ultimately, Xie Jingwan chose a location far from the village, downwind.

This place is far from the villagers' settlements, so the odors produced during the processing of dried seafood will not affect the villagers' lives.

It also takes advantage of the good air circulation downwind to speed up the drying process of seafood.

Moreover, the relatively open terrain here provides ample space for the construction of workshops and the drying of seafood.

Xie Jingwan bought all ten acres of land for only twenty taels of silver.

Back home, Lin Yuge heard that the land here was so cheap.

He then suggested, "Mother, let's buy another piece of land and save it for when we have money to build a house."

Xie Jingwan thought about it and realized that since the family would be living here permanently in the future, they really needed to build a new house. They couldn't keep living in this thatched hut forever.

He nodded in agreement.

The two turned around and went to the village chief's house again, where Qiu Ming saw them coming over.

He hurriedly asked, "Is there anything else?"

Xie Jingwan said she wanted to buy another piece of land to build a house, and Qiu Ming nodded knowingly.

“We definitely need to find a new plot of land to build a house. The place you're living in now is too close to the sea.”

“If there’s even a slight storm, the houses will either be flooded or blown away. That’s why no one lives there.”

As he spoke, he stood up and walked out first.

The group arrived at the east side of the village, where there was a gentle slope on a small hill.

Lin Yuge stopped and pointed to the land, saying, "Mother, what do you think of this place? Look at the terrain; it won't be eroded by the sea and it can avoid the fierce sea winds."

"Moreover, from here you can see the entire sea, so when you return from a sea voyage, you can see it from afar. It's also not far from the river, so it's more convenient to get water at home."

After hearing her daughter's words, Xie Jingwan stepped forward, stood there, and looked around.

Her eyes were full of anticipation, and she nodded slightly. "Yes, this place is indeed suitable for living. Let's choose this piece of land then."

Qiu Ming smiled and nodded as he looked at the location they had chosen, saying, "Yuge is a good location; it's both convenient and safe."

"Let's go, since we've made up our minds, let's go sign the contract!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingwan's expression changed.

Somewhat uncertainly, he asked, "Village chief, given our status, are we allowed to buy land?"