The Crown Princess is busy fishing

Cai Jinhua sighed heavily.

He said helplessly, "But once they're outside, these people become like gourds with their mouths sawed off."

"I don't know how to deal with city people at all, so in the end I can only sell my goods at low prices to dried goods vendors."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingwan frowned and said, "The villagers are simple and honest, but those businessmen are good at reading people's expressions."

There are many intricacies involved here.

"Who says it isn't?"

Cai Jinhua nodded in agreement, then praised, "But sister, your whole family is quick-witted."

"Once this workshop is up and running, we'll definitely be able to sell dried seafood at a good price in the future."

At this moment, Lin Yuge walked over after inspecting the workshop.

She said, "Mother, there are quite a few places in this workshop that need repairs."

"This shed needs to be divided into different areas to make it easier to work in the future."

"The workshop also needs to plant some mosquito-repelling plants. We make dried seafood, and the fishy smell of seafood is most likely to attract mosquitoes."

"Planting some plants can make the environment cleaner and make it more comfortable for everyone to work."

Xie Jingwan thought it made a lot of sense and also raised her own concerns.

"That's right. When we go to clean the seafood, it would be best to lay a layer of stone slabs on the ground and dig a drainage ditch next to it."

"This way, the wastewater can be drained away in time during cleaning, and the ground can be kept clean and won't get dirty."

"Mother, you've thought of everything so carefully."

Lin Yuge's eyes lit up when she heard her words.

He then said, "I think we should build a few more houses here with stones."

“We can use one room as a warehouse to store some of the dried seafood we’ve made. The stone house is cool and shady, which is also good for preserving dried seafood.”

"The other one can be used as a temporary workshop. When it's cold or rainy, the outdoor shed can't be used for work."

"Then we can move into this stone house and continue making dried seafood."

Hearing this, Xie Jingwan became somewhat worried.

"But this means there's a lot of work to be done, since all the able-bodied young men in the village have gone out to sea."

"They were helping us build our house, how could we possibly find anyone else?"

For a moment, the mother and daughter stood there, stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Looking at their expressions, Cai Jinhua suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped her thigh.

He said, "Oh dear! I forgot to tell you, it's almost the twelfth lunar month, and fewer fishing boats from the village are going out."

"Right now, everyone's either out in town looking for work or just sitting at home doing nothing. You could invite them over!"

Xie Jingwan's eyes lit up.

"Really? That's wonderful. Everyone's free now, let's ask them to come and help repair the workshop."

"It can also give everyone some wages, so that everyone can have some income during the twelfth lunar month."

Cai Jinhua nodded happily, feeling that this family was truly the village's lucky charm.

Since they arrived, the village has undergone many changes.

The head of the household no longer looks as gloomy as before.

Afterwards, the three continued to discuss some details.

Considering that the workshop is closer to the rocky beach but farther from the river,

Since not too many stones were needed, Lin Yuge didn't plan to use them to transport by boat.

Furthermore, Lin Qingzhou was also unable to spare the time, so this time all the raw materials were to be collected by the villagers.

After discussing it, the group decided to use bamboo to separate the sheds.

After all, bamboo is relatively easy to obtain in the village, and it is inexpensive, lightweight, and durable.

After making their plans, the mother and daughter said goodbye to Cai Jinhua.

They decided to go to Qiu Ming and have him take the lead in discussing this matter.

When they arrived at the site where their house was being built, the frame of the house had already been erected.

Thick wooden pillars stand firmly, with beams spanning across them, forming the solid framework of the house.

The wall on the first floor has already been partially built up.

However, as the walls gradually rose, new problems arose.

Because of its proximity to the sea, the wind was strong, and the newly built wall swayed somewhat in the wind.

Old Ge frowned and said, "This won't do. If the walls aren't stable, the house will be in danger."

Lin Yuge overheard this.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Uncle Ge, could we add some supporting wooden sticks inside the wall? We can remove the sticks once the wall is completely dry."

Boss Ge thought this method was feasible, so he arranged for people to find suitable wooden sticks.

Soon, wooden sticks were found, and everyone added them to the wall at suitable locations for support.

Amidst the howling sea breeze, the wall was steadily rebuilt.

Qiu Ming then walked out from one side of the wall.

Xie Jingwan then explained in detail her plan for the dried seafood workshop, her desire to ask the villagers to help renovate the workshop, and the details of their wages and benefits.

Qiu Ming quickly understood what she meant.

After a moment of contemplation, he nodded and said, "This is a good thing. I will gather everyone together to discuss this matter in a little while."

"The work over there is varied, but it doesn't require any technical skills, so anyone else should be able to do it."

Xie Jingwan hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that we'll have to trouble the village with those raw materials. Our husband isn't here, and we're still building a house here."

"We can only get everyone to do it, but don't worry, village chief, everyone will definitely get their wages."

Qiu Ming waved his hand, "Thank you, sister. You're too kind. If this workshop succeeds, it will benefit the whole village."

"The village will definitely help with the raw materials. Our village may lack other things, but we don't lack stones and sand."

Xie Jingwan said gratefully, "Village Chief, you've really been a great help. Once this workshop is renovated, we'll definitely prioritize buying seafood from the villagers."

Qiu Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Sister Xie's idea is great. This will make everyone more motivated."

"However, although the work in this workshop doesn't require much technical skill, it still needs to be arranged. There needs to be someone specifically in charge of supervising the work to ensure the quality of the work."

Lin Yuge thought of someone and said, "Uncle Qiu, what do you think of Uncle Youcai?"

"He is a good person, conscientious and responsible, and has a certain prestige in the village."

Qiu Ming nodded in agreement.

“Wang Youcai is indeed suitable. I’ll go talk to him about this now, and then gather everyone at the village entrance.”

Before long, a number of villagers gathered in the open space at the entrance of the village.

Qiu Ming stood in front and cleared his throat.

He said loudly, "I've gathered everyone here today because there's something good."

"Everyone knows that the Lin family is planning to open a dried seafood workshop!"

Seeing everyone nod, he continued, "If this workshop is set up well, it will be of great benefit to our village."

Upon hearing this, the villagers began to whisper among themselves.

Qiu Ming continued, "There are some parts of this workshop that need repairs. It's not a difficult job; anyone can do it."

"The wages are very fair. And Sister Xie said that the raw materials will be sourced from our village, so everyone will be paid accordingly."

"Also, once this workshop is renovated, we'll prioritize buying seafood from our village. We'll also be recruiting people from the village to work at the workshop."

At this moment, Li Er's father, Li Fugui, stepped forward and asked, "Qiu Ming, how exactly is the wage calculated? We need to have a clear understanding of it."