Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

The net was 70% filled with black sea bream, and other fish were also splashing around in it.

After the net was lowered, some people began to divide the fish.

Another group of people were scooping up crab traps, with Yang Jun and Liu Dade hooking them up.

Inside a long string of cages, blue crabs kept climbing and crowded the entire cage.

Yang Bai instructed, "Take out two thousand catties of crabs, place them in large bamboo baskets with wet seaweed at the bottom, put a layer of crabs belly down, then cover them with another layer of seaweed. Do not cover them with more than two layers. Once you're done, move them to the warehouse immediately to ensure the crabs are stored. Sprinkle them with clean seawater every half hour."

Two thousand catties of mud crabs, and the mortality rate also had to be taken into account. In those days, there weren't many advanced techniques, not even oxygen pumps, so this old method was the only option.

Otherwise, they would all die if they went ashore.

His men immediately got to work, and after a flurry of activity, they finally managed to prepare the two thousand catties of blue crabs.

The remaining crab traps were all scooped up, totaling about seven or eight thousand catties.

After deducting the mud crabs that need to be sent back to the breeding farm, a total of six or seven thousand mud crabs can be sold.

They returned to the fishing port and sold all the crabs and fish.

Yang Bai then went to Hou Sanli's office.

He sipped his tea, glanced up at Yang Bai, and greeted him.

"Xiao Yang, you're here. Please have a seat."

He pulled out a chair for Yang Bai to sit down, picked up the enamel cup next to him, placed it in front of Yang Bai, and brewed a cup of tea.

Hou Sanli sat back down and took out a few sheets of paper from the drawer.

"Once these are signed, the process is considered complete."

"Well, there's one more thing I wanted to talk to you about." Yang Bai picked up the pen on the table, signed his name, and said.

Hou Sanli took the signed paper and put it back in the drawer.

"What is it?"

Yang Bai twirled the pen in his hand and said.

"Our village is running a mud crab farm, and we need a truck to help transport the mud crabs we catch back for unloading."

Hou Sanli laughed and said, "I thought it was something big, but it's nothing. Let's go to the parking lot."

The two walked from the building to the seafood company's parking lot, where many cars were vacant.

Yang Bai chose the rough-looking guy from last time.

He saw Yang Bai immediately get out of the car, shake hands, and said excitedly.

"Brother Yang, you're a celebrity in the newspapers now. What do you want from me this time? I'll definitely complete the mission."

Yang Bai waved his hand, "Not at all, this time I'm just helping to deliver 1,900 catties of mud crabs to Haiba Village. We're running a collective crab farm."

The rough-looking man immediately got into the car, started the engine, and was very eager to get started.

"Brother Yang, what are we waiting for? Let's go to the dock right now. I'll take care of everything for you. I guarantee not a single crab will die from the shock."

Yang Bai got into the passenger seat and said, "Manager Hou, we're leaving now. Please keep an eye on the motorcycles."

Hou Sanli nodded.

"Don't worry, no one will steal it."

The truck drove away from the seafood company.

On the road.

The rough-looking man was full of praise.

"Brother Yang, you're really amazing. You'll definitely become a big shot someday. It's just good luck that I, a mere driver, transported you."

"Hey, how much money do you guys make from that mud crab farm in a year?"

The rough-looking man was truly generous with his praise, and Yang Bai's old face couldn't help but blush slightly.

"Currently, it's about a thousand yuan per quarter, four thousand yuan per year. We plan to open other farms in the future. Our farm is a comprehensive farm."

"Four thousand yuan a year!"

The rough-looking man gasped. Their village-run pig farm only earned about a thousand yuan a year.

Yang Bai's crab farm is equivalent to four pig farms.

There are plans to build more farms in the future.

"Yang Bai, you're amazing! The villagers are so lucky to have you."

Yang Bai waved his hand, "It's not that exaggerated. I just did what I was supposed to do."

The truck drove all the way to the dock to load crabs, and Yang Bai called over Liu Dade.

"Old Liu, this is the driver. You sit in the passenger seat and give directions. I'll drive the motorcycle back."

Soon Yang Bai's motorcycle and truck arrived at the village's crab farm.

The area has been completely transformed, with a ten-acre breeding farm springing up.

The remaining 30 acres are also under construction.

Upon seeing the truck, Ma Hou quickly opened the wide iron gate and let the vehicle back in.

Yang Bai walked into the factory where mud crabs were being farmed. In the mud crab ponds, the seawater divided the sea sand into small dunes.

The layout inside was entirely based on the blueprints designed for Ma Hou at the time.

"It's very well built."

Yang Bai nodded slightly. He always came back to browse when he had free time, and Ma Hou was in charge of the overall quality control.

Ma Hou looked at the crab pond with a broad smile on his face.

"That's right, I come back every day to supervise. If anyone dares to cut corners, I'll be the first to hold them accountable."

He had poured countless hours of effort into this crab pond, as it was crucial to the future development of the village, and he had to be extremely attentive to it.

"Secretary Ma, you've really worked hard."

Yang Bai patted him on the shoulder, saying that Ma Hou deserved a lot of credit for being able to go out and earn money every day and build a crab farm.

However, the establishment of this collective breeding farm was of great help to the Party Secretary, who also did his best to fulfill his responsibilities.

Yang Bai looked at the villagers who had come to help move the crabs and asked, "Secretary Ma, besides these people, is anyone else coming?"

Ma Hou pondered for a moment and shook his head. "No, there was only one person."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up.

"Xu Lili".

Yang Bai frowned slightly. "Her?"

Xu Lili is Liu Dapeng's wife. After he was arrested, she has been without work and has an eight-year-old child at home.

After the attempted rape incident, the child was sent to her grandfather's house to be raised, and she has been doing nothing in the village ever since.

Ma Hou nodded, looking somewhat troubled.

"Yes, she even came to my house and knelt down to beg me to let her join this crab farm. I only softened because I felt sorry for the mother and child."

"Xiao Yang, I'm so sorry, but maybe I should just not let them in. I'll give her a referral letter and let her find work outside."

Yang Bai shook his head.

"Since the Party Secretary has made up his mind, then let's do it that way."

Liu Dapeng is the former captain, so it's understandable that Ma Hou would take care of him out of consideration for their past relationship.

If he doesn't even help with this small favor, Ma Hou will probably be gossiped about and cursed by the villagers as he walks down the street.

Moreover, he is the Party branch secretary, and more importantly, the Party branch secretary of the collective breeding farm.

One still has to consider saving face.

As for Xu Lili, if she's well-behaved, that's fine; if she's not, he wouldn't mind sending her to jail to reunite with Liu Dapeng.

Ma Hou nodded.

"Xiao Yang is so kind-hearted. I guarantee she won't have any ulterior motives."

Soon after, all the crabs in the crab trap were released. Yang Bai watched the blue crabs crawling around in the crab pond and casually grabbed one.

"The blue crabs from Widow Sea, if raised properly, will be absolutely plump and full of roe."

"Yes, we want to sell it for a good price at the end of the year."

Ma Hou had his hands behind his back, looking at the blue crab in front of him as if it represented the future of the village.