Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1042 Ding Dawen's Love
"Brother Dawen."

"Let's take our people to the cabin and pick out some fish. Those that are not for sale will be kept for Liu Lei's Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's restaurant. Another thing is that we have to pick out some big fish."

Ding Xiaoxiang waited until Zhao Dahai and her father Ding Chongshan went to bed, then called Ding Dawen. She had already discussed with Song Wei that not all the fish would be sold. Six thousand kilograms of grouper and four thousand kilograms of sea bass would be left, as they would be left for Liu Lei and Wu Weimin.

Ding Dawen nodded, called some people and went to the live water tank with Ding Xiaoxiang to start picking fish. They were busy until about four in the morning. All the picked fish were placed separately in another live water tank, so that they could unload the fish immediately after returning to the dock, and the work could be done quickly without delay.

"Xiao Xiang!"

"Did you keep all these big fish?"

Ding Dawen took a look at the ten large groupers kept in a separate live water tank. Eight of them were big frogs weighing more than 120 kilograms, and the other two were old red groupers weighing about 40 kilograms.

"Correct!"

"We have to leave these ten fish alone!"

Ding Xiaoxiang whispered about an idea she and her teacher Ding Chongshan had come up with, that these fish were waiting to be pre-ordered and sold at a high price.

"Not bad!"

“This is a pretty good idea!”

Ding Dawen didn't know much about doing business, but he knew that Ding Xiaoxiang and Ding Chongshan were both business experts, and the ideas they came up with must be not bad. Having grown up by the sea, Zhao Dahai had caught these big groupers, which were very popular. There was no need to worry about this, and he would definitely have no trouble selling them.

Ding Xiaoxiang saw that it was almost dawn, and Zhao Dahai and the others would have to get up soon to eat breakfast and go out to sea to fish, so she decided not to sleep and chatted in detail with Ding Dawen about how the fishing boat was doing recently.

"Need I say this? This is my favorite job, or the one that suits me best!"

"This kind of life at sea is indeed a bit boring, there is nothing else, but my personality is simply not suitable for business or anything else."

Ding Dawen is very satisfied with his job. It is not like his previous job where he had to put himself in a difficult position. He just needs to do his job well and get paid quite a bit. To be honest, it is not much. When I go out to sea, I spend most of my time staying in one place waiting for Zhao Dahai. Sometimes I go fishing when I am bored.

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled.

The job of driving a fishing boat may be a bit boring for ordinary people, but for Ding Dawen, it may be very suitable.

Zhao Dahai will definitely need to go out to sea to fish all the time, so he will definitely need a retail fishing boat like this.

Ding Dawen could keep doing this even if he no longer needed the fishing boat, or if Ding Dawen felt that the work on the fishing boat was too troublesome and wanted to change jobs, the building he was working on would have been completed by that time and there would be plenty of places to go.

It would be no problem for my second uncle Ding Lihua to grow up and I wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing.

But the family doesn't want to keep idle people, so no matter what, my cousin Ding Dawen has to make money and support himself as much as possible.

"Brother Dawen!"

"The fishing boat definitely needs you to keep driving it."

"If I have to say anything, it's possible that we will have to switch to a bigger fishing boat after a while or in one or two years."

"You don't have to worry about work."

"Whether it's driving a fishing boat for Zhao Dahai and me, or the big building in the town, or even Shi Jiehua's family's sea fishing boat, there are places to go."

"Working in our house may not necessarily earn you more money, but it will definitely reduce the amount of crap."

"Eating and drinking enough will definitely not be a problem!"

"Brother Dawen."

"Now that you've returned to town and have a stable job, you need to think more about your lifelong affairs."

Ding Xiaoxiang remembered that Zhou Yu mentioned this matter when he met her a few days ago.

"What Auntie means is that if you know someone, you should spend more time on it. If you don't know anyone who wants to introduce someone, ask me to keep an eye out for you."

Ding Xiaoxiang directly asked Ding Dawen if he knew someone he liked.

Ding Dawen didn't expect that Ding Xiaoxiang would ask him this question and his face suddenly turned red.

"Yo!"

"Brother Dawen!"

"I didn't expect you to have such a skill!"

"Was it someone from our village or someone who recharged it?"

Ding Xiaoxiang is very smart. As soon as she saw Ding Dawen's expression, she knew that he must be looking for someone he knows.

I really didn't expect that an honest and simple person like Ding Dawen doesn't need anyone to worry about this matter.

Ding Dawen felt a little embarrassed, but he told the whole story in detail.

"Xiaoxiang."

"Haven't I been working in the county town these years? I know a guy from the next village who is two years younger than me."

“We both think each other is pretty good.”

Ding Dawen stopped when he said this, his brows twisted into a knot.

"Oh?"

"Does the other party's family disagree?"

Ding Xiaoxiang rolled her eyes twice and immediately guessed what was going on.

"Ma Baozhu's family felt that my job was unstable, so they were worried and unwilling to do it."

Ding Dawen sighed and nodded. That was it.

"What did I think it was about?"

"Wrap it around me."

"Aren't we going back to the dock to sell fish? Talk to Ma Baozhu after you finish selling the fish."

"Come out and have dinner with me first. We need to discuss how to deal with this matter."

Ding Xiaoxiang guarantees it.

Ma Baozhu's family felt that Ding Dawen's job was unstable and he couldn't make money, so they didn't want their daughter to get married.

If this happened in the past, there would definitely be no way to deal with it. Ding Dawen's job is indeed not very stable, and no parent wants their daughter to suffer, so it is normal for them to agree to this matter.

Even though Ding Lihua's family conditions are good, Ding Dawen would not agree no matter what if he himself has no ability to make money.

It's different now.

Ding Dawen drove a fishing boat for himself and Zhao Dahai. It was a very stable job and he earned a lot of money.

Ding Xiaoxiang decided to meet Ma Baozhu. If she thought she was a good person, she would have to make a careful plan.

Ding Dawen nodded immediately if he wanted to. He knew very well that his cousin Ding Xiaoxiang was smart. He couldn't handle this matter himself, but Ding Xiaoxiang would definitely find a way.

Five o'clock in the morning.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, Ding Chongshan, Lin Zuhua, Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming finished their breakfast, checked to make sure that all the things including food and drinks were ready, got on the speedboat and headed directly to the artificial island.

Ding Xiaoxiang waited for Zhao Dahai's speedboat to disappear in the distance, and called Ding Dawen back to the dock.

Ding Dawen was already prepared. He pulled up the anchor of the fishing boat and immediately rushed back to the Shijiao Village Pier.

Sun rise.

The sea is wide open!
Zhao Dahai slowed down the speed of the speedboat.

"Is this an artificial island?"

Lin Zuhua looked around and could see three speedboats, some near and some far away, but they were all quite far away.

"Yes!" "This place is an artificial island reef, but the artificial island reef is a very wide place."

"There's no island or anything like that in this place."

"It's normal that Boss Lin doesn't know this place."

As Zhong Shizhu spoke, he took out a cigarette, flicked one to Ding Chongshan, and flicked another to Lin Zuhua. The speedboat was going very fast just now, so he couldn't smoke.

The artificial island reef is very wide, and the key is that there are no signs of the island. Another reason is that there were few speedboats coming to this place to fish before.

Although Lin Zuhua likes fishing and often goes fishing at sea, he may not have been to this place. Even if he has been here, he would not be able to recognize it if he does not come here often.

Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and Zhao Dahai often come here, and most of the time they can't recognize where they are.

"Who cares? As long as we can catch fish!"

Ding Chongshan stared at the sea with wide eyes as he spoke. The water was very clear, like transparent blue glass, with only a few waves.

Ding Chongshan often went fishing at sea when he was young and had rich experience. He was very familiar with the sea water in front of him. This kind of weather is most suitable for fishing and most suitable for catching big fish.

"Correct!"

"Fishing, fishing! We came out here to fish!"

Lei Dayou glanced at Zhao Dahai, who was already staring at the fish soup and the navigation to adjust the position of the speedboat. Knowing that it would be time to fish soon, he shouted loudly to quickly set up the fishing rod.

Ding Chongshan, Lin Zuhua, Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin immediately took poles, placed them on the gun mount and installed wheels. They tried it and found no problems.

"Old man Zhao!"

"Would you like to go fishing?"

Shi Guangming was smoking a hookah while pointing at Ding Chongshan, Lin Zuhua, Zhong Shizhu and others who were busy preparing. The speedboat to the sea was big enough, so it would not affect everyone even if they all went fishing together.

"If you want to fish, go ahead. I'm not going to fish anyway. I'll wait and see what happens."

"Haven't you fished enough in your lifetime?"

"We came out here just to talk and kill time. I don't want to tire myself out."

Zhao Shi shook his head without even thinking. He really didn't want to go fishing. He just wanted to go out to sea to kill time. Another person was Ding Chongshan who went out to sea to fish on a speedboat. As Zhao Dahai's elder, he didn't need to pay attention to him if he was not on the big fishing boat, but he must come out to accompany him on this big fishing boat.

"All right!"

"You make sense. We don't need to. If we start fishing now and wait, it won't take long. When Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua get tired of fishing, we can just make a move later."

Shi Guangming glanced at Ding Chongshan and Lin Zuhua.

"Uncle Shi!"

"What are you talking about?"

"You really look down on the two of us, don't you?"

"Tired of fishing? How could something like this happen?"

Lin Zuhua didn't want to blurt it out.

"what!"

"Lin Zuhua!"

"You dare to say this, but I dare not say it!"

Ding Chongshan shook his head. If it happened on someone else's speedboat, this kind of thing would definitely not happen, but it was hard to say on Zhao Dahai's speedboat.

Lin Zuhua was speechless for a moment. Looking at himself, he felt that this would never happen. But then he realized that, as Ding Chongshan said, it would be very tiring to go fishing on a speedboat in the sea. It was not like he had not gone out to sea to fish on Zhao Dahai's speedboat. On the contrary, he had been out many times and knew very well what was going on.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Can we get more fish today, especially big groupers?"

Lin Zuhua watched Zhao Dahai stop the speedboat and immediately asked about what happened today.

Zhao Dahai pointed to the sea. The water color today was very good. There were some wind and waves on the sea. If nothing unexpected happened, not only would he be able to catch fish today, but he would be able to catch a lot of fish.

"A big grouper?"

"It's not too difficult to lift 50, 60, or even 70 or 80 kilograms!"

"The fish here on the artificial islands and reefs are all relatively large."

"If you want to catch a fish that weighs over 100 kilograms, then you really have to rely on your luck."

Zhao Dahai is very familiar with the seabed conditions and fish here on the artificial islands and reefs. Today's weather is good and the water color is very good, so he will definitely be able to catch fish. Fish weighing 70 or 80 kilograms can be caught, but if you want to catch a big fish weighing over 100 kilograms, you really need to rely on luck.

"A head weighing 70 or 80 kilograms is considered very large!"

"I'm so happy to have caught a fish of this size!"

Lin Zuhua is not joking.

If you are fishing in the deep sea, a grouper weighing 70 or 80 kilograms is not really too big, but if you are fishing in the open sea, a grouper of this size is really incredible.

"Boss Lin."

"It's a bit difficult to catch a grouper weighing 70 or 80 kilograms here, but the difficulty is not that great in this artificial island reef."

"The structure of the seabed in this place is very complex. The key is that not many people have come here to fish in the past few years, so there are more large fish."

"In two or three years, it will be very difficult to catch a grouper weighing 70 or 80 kilograms here. It is still relatively easy now. Among the groupers we have caught recently, most are weighing 50 to 60 kilograms and 70 to 80 kilograms."

Liu Bin was not joking. Recently, most of the groupers that he and Zhao Dahai had caught in this place weighed 50 to 60 kilograms or 70 to 80 kilograms. There were some that weighed over 100 kilograms, and they were often caught, but the numbers were not too large.

Lin Zuhua and Ding Chongshan looked at each other with anticipation on their faces. People who like fishing cannot resist the attraction of the big grouper.

"We will soon know whether we can catch fish, and especially how many fish we can catch today."

Zhao Dahai stopped the speedboat and called Zhong Shizhu to turn on the top flow engine at the bow of the speedboat. There was a little wind and some waves now, so it could come in handy.

“Are we fishing at a fixed spot now?”

As Zhong Shizhu spoke, he put down the top-flow engine, opened the speedboat and stopped motionlessly.

"Correct!"

"We have fished a lot here before, and we are very familiar with the structure of the seabed here. Let's try it out and see if there will be fish again since we haven't fished for almost half a month."

Zhao Dahai glanced at the fish finder screen.

"One hundred and fifty meters of water."

"Uncle Ding."

"You need to fish about one meter in front of you and Uncle Lin."

"There is a small pit about one to two meters away from the side of the speedboat."

"If you can hit the bottom accurately, you won't get stuck!"

……

"Uncle Shizhu."

"The seabed structure here is a bit more complicated, so we must pay attention!"

……

After Zhao Dahai understood the structure of the seabed, he started fishing immediately. Whether he could catch fish today would depend on the results of the first cast of the rod.

(End of this chapter)