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

Chapter 1532 Someone's Happy!

Seeing Yang Qin's troubled expression, Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't help but laugh.

The matter of her two older brothers dividing the family property was a huge headache, but as Yang Qin just said, there was a solution, and the solution was actually quite simple.

As long as he and Zhao Dahai continue to catch this many fish and earn this much money, this matter will be very easy to handle.

The issue Yang Qin described is actually more distressing and more difficult to handle.

To put it bluntly, it's because Liu Gang's other siblings felt it was unfair that he made so much money and wanted to get a share of it themselves.

Liu Gang built his Hongyun Restaurant from scratch, earning the money himself. It had nothing to do with Liu Gang's family or his parents.

Logically speaking, these people shouldn't even have such an idea.

But where in this world are there so many reasonable people? What's most frightening is that they don't reason at all.

Liu Gang's brothers and sisters, and even some relatives, are unreasonable. They think that since Liu Gang has made a lot of money, they should also get a share.

"Didn't we talk about this before, and how to handle these things?"

Ding Xiaoxiang recalled a conversation she had with Yang Qin.

Yang Qin's view was very simple: there was no need to pay attention to these people, and her attitude had to be very firm.

Looking at the current situation, this matter is indeed not easy to handle, or rather, it has been a very troublesome issue recently.

"We definitely can't open that door. It can't be any kind of people who come knocking on our door demanding some kind of benefit or something, but we really can't resist. There are just too many people like that."

"There are a lot of people asking for loans, but I just don't lend them any at all."

"Once this money is lent out, it's like throwing meat buns to a dog—gone forever."

"The most important thing is that if there's something that really requires money, then there's nothing to say."

“These people don’t need this little bit of money at all.”

"These people borrow money with the intention of not paying it back; they just want to spend it all themselves."

"How could someone possibly lend money like that?"

“If we don’t lend them this money, some people will start saying all sorts of things behind our backs!”

Yang Qin was very troubled by this matter.

"The business at Hongyun Restaurant has been booming lately. Everyone knows you're making money, and a lot of money."

"How could Liu Gang's brothers and sisters possibly stand by and watch such a scene?"

"There will definitely be people who think this way, or even everyone thinks this way, that they will borrow money and never pay it back."

"Humph!"

"These people have such a wonderful idea!"

"No matter what the situation, you should never say such a thing. Once there's a first one, there will be a second, a third, or even a hundredth one."

“If we don’t lend them money, these people will just gossip behind our backs.”

"But once you borrow money, it's never-ending."

"No matter how much money Hongyun Restaurant makes, it can't withstand so many people. If everyone takes a bite and keeps eating until the very end, there won't even be any bones left."

Ding Xiaoxiang reminded Yang Qin that she absolutely could not give in to this situation. If she did, and even one person borrowed the money, it would be a never-ending cycle.

Yang Qin nodded. She knew Ding Xiaoxiang was absolutely right. This was something she absolutely couldn't back down on. Once she did, who knew what would happen next? Liu Gang and Liu Lei's relatives would definitely not be polite; they would all swarm over.

"This is something we definitely can't back down on; we certainly know how to handle it. The problem is that there are just too many people like this."

Yang Qin sighed. There was really nothing she could do about this. She could control herself and Liu Lei, and even Liu Gang knew what was going on, but the relatives didn't think that way.

Every now and then, he would insist on coming to my house for a visit, and he would always find an opportunity to ask to borrow some money.

One or two such incidents wouldn't be a problem, but the key issue is that there are far too many of them, which is a real headache.
"correct!"

"Zhao Dahai has caught so many fish and made so much money. Everyone knows about it now. Do you think you'll never encounter something like this?"

Yang Qin suddenly remembered that Zhao Dahai had earned far more money than Liu Lei and Liu Gang's family, and much more. Logically speaking, he should have encountered the same thing, but she had never heard Ding Xiaoxiang mention it.

"How could there not be? There must be, but there really aren't as many as Liu Gang and Liu Lei's families, as you said."

“Zhao Dahai’s family situation is really different from others.”

"It's not that we don't have relatives, but we don't have that many. The most important thing is that when Zhao Dahai's family encounters trouble, very few of these people lend a hand."

“If these people dare to come to my door, I will not be polite to them. Even if I chase them out with a broom, no one will dare to say that I did anything wrong.”

Ding Xiaoxiang gave a cold laugh.

When Zhao Dahai's family encountered problems, those people were afraid that Zhao Dahai would ask them for money or help, so they all stayed far away.

If someone was capable of doing something like that back then, then they shouldn't blame you for being impolite.

No matter how much money Zhao Dahai has made now, these people will not be able to come to his door to borrow money.

Zhao Dahai, those relatives and friends were in the wrong first.

Everyone in the village and the surrounding villages knows this very well.

If these people dare to ask Zhao Dahai or borrow money from him, he will not hesitate to speak his mind, and no one will dare to say a word against it.

Yang Qin thought for a moment and nodded. Zhao Dahai's family situation was indeed different from that of ordinary people. His relatives had done such things, and he had never lent a hand or helped them before. Now, he was too embarrassed to come to their door, and if someone was really shameless enough to do that, Ding Xiaoxiang would definitely not be polite.

"Such things are inevitable. Sometimes they are easier to handle, but sometimes they are really not so easy to handle."

"But for you, there's really no need to have a headache right now, or even if you do have a headache, you don't need to face it on your own."

"Liu Gang will definitely handle it properly. You just need to do what he says, or rather, handle these things according to his principles."

"Liu Gang is such a shrewd person, how could he not know how to handle this matter?"

"Just because we have relatives like this doesn't mean we shouldn't make more money, right?"

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled.

This kind of situation is really not easy to handle, since they are relatives no matter what.

If you really act very ruthlessly, it will likely attract a lot of different opinions.

"Correct!"

"You're right. There's really no need to pay too much attention to this. Anyway, I'm definitely not the only one having a headache right now."

“Those relatives who want to take advantage, then get out of here. The more money I make, the more envious they become. The happier I am to see their faces.”

As Yang Qin spoke, she couldn't help but laugh; that was indeed the truth.

"It's getting late!" "We need to get something to eat!"

As Ding Xiaoxiang spoke, she glanced back at the brightly lit fish rafts.

"Ding Ailian!"

Ding Xiaoxiang saw Ding Ailian standing by the fish raft not far away, looking at something, and called out to her.

"sister!"

"What are you doing? What's the matter?"

Ding Ailian walked over quickly.

"What good food is available on the fishing rafts right now? We need to find something to fill our stomachs!"

"correct!"

"Where are Grandma and Second Grandma?"

Ding Xiaoxiang looked around and didn't see Zhao Dahai's grandmother Zhong Cuihua or his second grandmother Huang Jintao.

"Isn't the wind a bit strong tonight? I might as well tell them to go back to their rooms and get some sleep."

Ding Ailian pointed to the room where Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao were sleeping.

"The lights are still on at this hour, I guess they're still awake?"

Ding Ailian looked over and found that the lights were still on in the room. Needless to say, they hadn't gone to sleep yet, probably because they thought it was still early.

"Row!"

"No need to worry about it. Just go to sleep whenever you want. There's nothing else to do anyway."

What can we eat now?

Yang Qin was very concerned about what could be eaten on the fish raft at this time of year.

"Didn't we keep a net cage here all this time? Let's go see what we caught today, and eat whatever we find!"

Ding Ailian pointed to the platform in the middle of the fish raft, where a net cage has always been placed. Every day, fish, shrimp, and crabs rush into it. There is nowhere better than the freshest fish, shrimp, and crabs caught there.

Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin immediately went over.

"Yo!"

"Why are there blowpipes in here tonight?!"

Yang Qin looked down and discovered that there would be blowpipes inside the cage tonight.

"Isn't it the most delicious thing!"

"Shall we just eat this in a bit?"

Without a second thought, Ding Xiaoxiang immediately decided to cook this for dinner.

Don't let its small size fool you; this is the perfect time to eat it, so it definitely has to be cooked and eaten, otherwise it would be such a waste.

Ding Ailian pulled up the net cage, and all the blowpipes inside were emptied out. After looking at them, she found that she had already caught about twenty pounds in such a short time.

"Could it be that there are a lot of blowpipes in tonight's tide?"

Ding Ailian was a little surprised. The net cage had always been there, and sometimes she would come to collect it, or other people would come to collect it.

I didn't notice this at all tonight, but now I see there are a lot of blowpipes. These things, even though they're small, are really delicious, and they sell for a pretty good price.

"That's definitely how it is!"

"quick!"

"Quickly put the net into the sea and see if we can catch a lot more blowpipe kids."

Yang Qin reminded Ding Ailian to quickly put it back into the sea.

Ding Ailian nodded, tied the opening of the net cage, and immediately put it into the sea. In no time, she watched as the blowpipe, weighing more than ten kilograms, rushed in.

"This place is truly a treasure!"

Yang Qin couldn't help but sigh.

The seawater at this location is very deep and the water quality is excellent, making it a great place to raise fish.

The grouper, sea bass, and black sea bream that Zhao Dahai caught are all kept in large net cages, and they are very ferocious even without being fed.

The fish that Zhao Dahai caught played a huge role in keeping the fish farm alive.

What's even more surprising is that by placing a net cage in this place, you can catch hundreds of kilograms of all kinds of fish, shrimp and crabs every day. If you encounter a suitable tide, you can even catch two or three thousand kilograms of all kinds of fish in a day.

This is clearly a situation where you don't have to do anything, yet you can make money here every day, and quite a lot of money at that.

"You're right, this place is really great!"

"Can you believe that building fish rafts here had such an advantage?"

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded. It really was true. This place was really great. When she and Zhao Dahai acquired this place to build fish rafts, they never imagined that they could catch so many fish just by putting a net cage here.

Ding Ailian was already used to it. She took a basket, filled it with seven or eight pounds of blowpipes, and went into the kitchen.

Fresh baby blowpipes are delicious and very easy to make. Just boil a pot of water, and without washing them, just put them in the boiling water to scald them until they turn bright red. Then take them out and put them in a large iron basin.

Ding Ailian carried a large iron basin out of the kitchen and placed it on the table in front of Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin.

"delicious!"

"This is so delicious!"

"Anything from the sea that's fresh is incredibly delicious; there's no need to go for anything valuable!"

As Yang Qin spoke, she ate one after another without stopping.

"It's definitely not worth much, but the question is, can you usually buy a blowpipe like this?"

Ding Xiaoxiang didn't use chopsticks; she simply started eating with her hands.

He picked up a blowpipe and ate it in one bite.

Crispy and fresh – that's the biggest characteristic of freshly caught sea bass, and also the best part of it.

The tube itself isn't really valuable, but the problem is that it's not easy to get the freshest one; the vast majority are frozen.

Is fresh seafood tasty? It's definitely tasty, but compared to seafood that's just been caught from the sea, it's not even close. Especially for seafood lovers, they'd rather not eat it at all than eat frozen seafood.

Ding Xiaoxiang, Ding Ailian, and Yang Qin were chatting and eating skewers, very happy. But at this moment, there were two people on the Shijiao Village pier with very serious expressions.

(End of this chapter)