331. Chapter 330 You, a Rich Man, Don't Understand the Pain of Our Salary (1/2)

Li Duoyu complained bitterly, but no one believed him. The villagers were deceived by him.

Every time Li Duoyu complained about being poor and making money, he made the most money.

Some villagers privately asked Zhu Xiuhua how to raise eels, but Zhu Xiuhua retorted.

"If I knew how to raise eels, I would have raised them myself a long time ago. Why would I work for him?"

After returning to the island, Li Duoyu spent almost every day at the eel farm.

One reason was that Liu Xiaolan was due to give birth, which should be within a few days. Li Duoyu simply gave Chen Wenchao a maternity leave so that he could spend time with his wife.

Another reason was that the nature of the contract was completely different after it was signed.

If he had raised eels before, even if they all died, Li Duoyu could barely afford it, after all, he still had kelp and oysters to support him, and he could come back next year at most.

But now it is no longer possible. He has a responsibility. He must prepare half a catty of eels for others before the "Tuyongchou Day" at the turn of summer and autumn.

The Japanese use the five elements to distinguish the four seasons.

Spring is wood,

Summer is fire,

Autumn is gold,

Winter is water,

and the remaining "earth" is put into the eighteen days before each season ends.

These eighteen days are called "earth use days".

That is to say, there are four earth use days in a year, and these eighteen days are divided according to the order of the twelve zodiac signs (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai).

The Japanese believe that "earth use day" is the best time to eat eels.

As for why?

Li Duoyu, who has been working illegally for more than 20 years, really doesn't know.

I only know that on this day, almost all Japanese restaurants will put up signs to eat eels on earth use day.

As a chef, he will be exhausted, killing and grilling eels all day long.

According to the signed contract, before the earth use day, the Nagasaki Fisheries Association will send a ship to transport Li Duoyu's eels away.

Although this is a project signed under the leadership of the organization, it would be embarrassing if the goods cannot be delivered at that time, and you may have to compensate the other party for the round-trip shipping fee.

Money is not so easy to make.

Li Duoyu is a little worried now. After all, eel farming is really a very delicate thing. If it is not done well, the whole pond will die.

He took a small stool and sat by the pond in a daze.

You can't see eels during the day.

But you can see some silver carp swimming on the water surface. These silver carp were put into the pond when it was just dug.

Originally, it was just intended to be used to test the water quality, but I didn't expect it to be so big after raising it. Now each silver carp is about three pounds.

Silver carp is a very good mixed fish. It usually feeds on phytoplankton and algae, and is quite good at controlling the fertility of the water body.

And silver carp is also the "announcer" in the water. Once the oxygen content in the water is low, they will raise their heads and float on the water surface.

The stuff that is now common in the later generations is a very expensive fish in this era, even more expensive than many marine fish, and can be sold for more than 50 cents per kilogram.

And nationwide, the overall sales of marine fish are not necessarily higher than these freshwater fish.

To put it bluntly, if Li Duoyu is not a seaside person, if he really wants to engage in breeding, he will definitely choose silver carp, bighead carp and tilapia.

And these days, Li Duoyu squats by the pond every day to observe whether there are small white spots on these eels.

Spring is the season when eels are most likely to get sick, especially a thing called white spot disease (Ichthyophthirius microphyllus).

When the weather is cold or during the rainy season, this disease is particularly fond of eels.

Once eels get this disease, white spots will appear on their bodies, accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite, which can lead to mass deaths in severe cases.

And the worst thing is that this disease is contagious, and there is no specific medicine. Once you get it, you can only change the water frequently or pray for the temperature to rise quickly.

Fortunately, I have good luck this year.

During this period, Li Duoyu carefully checked every pond, and no eels showed white spot disease.

To be honest, Li Duoyu has been raising eels for so many years, and he has never been so careful and careful now.

Now, he has considered what diseases will break out in eels at each time period, and has made good countermeasures.

If he still can't raise them well, it is probably because Mazu doesn't want him to make money too quickly, otherwise he will soon become a salted fish.

During this period, Comrade Zhu Xiuhua worked hard to learn how to raise eels, and often asked Li Duoyu some related questions from time to time.

"Duoyu, what do you use this pond for if you don't raise fish?"

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Duoyu is more familiar with this person who has known him for two lifetimes than Zhou Xiaoying.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Li Duoyu knew what she was thinking. To be honest, if the second sister-in-law didn't have any tricks, she would not be the second sister-in-law.

"That pond."

"I use it to cultivate algae."

"What are algae?"

"It's chlorella, green algae, diatoms, and things like that."

Zhu Xiuhua's computer crashed on the spot.

I didn't understand. I didn't understand what Li Duoyu was talking about.

"What algae are you talking about? How come I don't understand any of them?"

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Kelp is also a kind of algae."

Zhu Xiuhua was stunned for several seconds. Recently, many people have indeed advised her to secretly learn how to raise eels.

She was really tempted.

I never thought that such a simple pool of water could contain so much knowledge.

How can you learn this?

However, what left Zhu Xiuhua even more speechless was where did Li Duoyu learn so many messy things.

Seeing the dumbfounded look of the second sister-in-law, Li Duoyu couldn't help but smile. The more professional he spoke, the more confused the second sister-in-law would be.

I guess she doesn't even understand what algae is. What kind of algae is there in the water? If no one wakes up, she won't understand it at all.

It took Li Duoyu a long time to learn about the various algae in the water.

Algae is the key to water circulation, which is why Li Duoyu built a separate pond to grow algae.

In addition, raising eels requires frequent water changes, but if the water is changed too frequently, it is very easy to damage the ecology of the pond, thus posing risks to the eels.

At this time, the pond used by Li Duoyu to raise water can come in handy. Get some green water directly from there, so that the pond ecology can be re-established quickly.

In later generations, even those farmers who cannot even distinguish algae will understand one thing, that is, before raising fish, they must first raise green water.

Because the green algae in the green water can not only turn the pond green quickly, but also make the water look less transparent and give the eels a sense of security.

Green algae will also absorb excess ammonia nitrogen and nitrite in the pond.

Not to mention that the second sister-in-law doesn't understand this knowledge, the second brother who graduated from high school will probably have a headache after hearing it.

Only my uncle who majored in fisheries could understand what Li Duoyu was talking about.

Just when Li Duoyu thought of his uncle Chen Dongqing, he actually heard his uncle's voice.

Hearing the voice, he looked up and saw a young man with a shaggy beard appearing in front of him.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, after signing the contract, now I have to guard the eel pond every day."

My uncle Chen Dongqing is one of the few people who knows the true transaction price of eels, but my uncle also knows very well that this cannot be talked about everywhere. Even if people in the same office asked, he did not tell them. After seeing my uncle coming.

Li Duoyu hurried forward, held his hand, and said diligently: "Chief Chen, what brought you here to me? It makes my house shine."

Chen Dongqing rolled her eyes at him: "She's having epilepsy."

There is not much age difference between the two of them, and they still like to joke around when they are together.

"Our leader said that you have robbed all the limelight of this inspection team and asked me to come over and give you a good beating."

Li Duoyu smiled: "I don't want to steal your limelight, but can I control how handsome a person is?"

"It's so disgusting, I'm getting goosebumps."

Chen Dongqing took out a pack of Chengfeng cigarettes, shook out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and lit it with a match.

Li Duoyu gestured to get one for himself too.

Chen Dongqing gave him a disgusted look: "Smoke yourself. Recently, your aunt asked Wenwen to learn piano, which made me lose money for smoking."

"It's so miserable."

"A big dog like you doesn't understand how hard it is for us to receive wages."

After taking a few puffs of cigarette, Chen Dongqing looked around and made sure no one was around. Then he took out a red-headed document from the briefcase he carried with him and asked:

"Does this matter have anything to do with you?"

After Li Duoyu took the document, he glanced at it briefly and was quite surprised. He didn't expect the organization to be so efficient and the document to be issued so quickly.

After reading the document.

Li Duoyu pursed his lips and smiled:

"If I have so much energy, why should I do farming?"

"Now, the boss of the seedling company is pitiful. He happened to catch up with the leader and want to vigorously develop the coastal aquaculture industry. It is estimated that the money invested was wasted."

Chen Dongqing took a drag on his cigarette and gritted his teeth and said, "He invested in a woolen yarn, and it was all our unit's money, okay? In the past six months, he has misappropriated all the research funds of our institute."

"Damn, he's so awesome."

Chen Dongqing sighed with emotion: "The ancestors who carried guns, this generation comes to enjoy the blessings, how can it not be harmful?"

"It's a pity that your grandpa used to be a gun bearer, but he was unlucky and didn't survive. Otherwise, we could also enjoy the blessing."

Chen Dongqing twitched for a while and suddenly coughed violently.

Li Duoyu frowned when he saw him like this: "Have you been addicted to smoking recently? It feels like you have pharyngitis."

"This is not like a while ago. I was very stressed by that second generation. I felt that working was boring, so I accidentally smoked too much."

"Just quit if you can. Smoking is not a good thing."

Chen Dongqing nodded and asked: "After Ji Yi leaves, what are you going to do next?"

When Chen Dongqing asked, Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment: "Let's develop normally first, and then wait until I raise the eels."

Chen Dongqing continued:

"If Lin Yi leaves, the institute will start cultivating kelp seedlings in July and start counting the breeding numbers in May. How many acres of kelp do you plan to raise this year? Do you want to try a thousand acres?"

Li Duoyu looked at his uncle in shock. He felt that he had become bolder. One thousand acres of kelp is not a small scale project.

This year, the total amount of kelp cultivated in Shangfeng Town is less than 1,000 acres.

It's definitely not possible for one family to do it, and a lot of people would have to be hired.

And the investment is also very large. The brown rope material alone costs a lot of money, plus the cost of piling, it is also a large amount of money.

Li Duoyu lowered his head and thought.

If you have one thousand acres of kelp, it’s not impossible, but it’s not necessary and it’s not that tiring.

After all, kelp farming really depends on God for food. Not only is the body tired, but the mind is also very tired.

If he invests in this eel factory, his family will be worried enough if he really engages in such large-scale kelp farming.

I estimate that Aniang will live directly in Tianhou Palace, and Lao Li may live directly on the sea, and Xiaoying will be worried to death.

Li Duoyu shook his head: "I'm too tired. I really can't get one thousand acres. It's possible to get two to three hundred acres."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said: "I thought you dared. Okay, I'll register it for you in advance. When the time comes, I'll reserve 300 acres for you."

After the two chatted for a while.

Li Duoyu checked the time and found that it was already afternoon, but Chen Dongqing had no intention of going back.

"Shui Hua, there is no room for you to sleep here. If you don't go back, you will have to sleep on the fishing raft."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said: "The main reason is that if I go back empty-handed, it will be difficult for me to do business."

Li Duoyu glanced at him with contempt. He had had too little contact with his uncle in his previous life, and he never expected that he would be such a shameless person.

"I still have a lot of dry goods at home. Let me give some to my sister-in-law and Wenwen."

"There are a lot of good things in the house. Your aunt also wants to eat the grilled eel, and your cousin Wenwen is also clamoring for the grilled eel."

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched.

"One eel costs one piece, and labor costs fifty cents. Two eels cost three yuan."

"Duoyu, you are out of sight like this. Who among us is following the other? How dare you ask me for money."

"You are reluctant to even give me a cigarette. If I don't ask you for money, who will I ask for it?"

Chen Dongqing took out a cigarette instantly: "Come on, Director Li, I'll light a cigarette for you."

"Go away, I quit smoking recently."

"Damn, you've already given up smoking, and you still ask me for cigarettes. Are you a bitch?"

Although the two of them kept bickering, Li Duoyu still grilled three eels for his uncle Chen Dongqing, and told him: "If you can't finish it, put it in the refrigerator."

Chen Dongqing smiled bitterly: "I don't have a refrigerator at home."

"Then I'll give you two."

Chen Dongqing grabbed all the grilled eels and said, "Three are just right. We are a family of three, so each of us has just one."

"Be careful if you eat too much and get a nosebleed."

When Li Duoyu returned home, he found that the women's director Liu Xiuzhu was also at his home, which gave him a very bad premonition.

"Director Liu, are you here to see me?"

"Um."

Liu Xiuzhu nodded.

Li Duoyu looked around and whispered, "Let's talk inside the house."

Arriving inside the house, Li Duoyu asked nervously: "Has anyone discovered it?"

Liu Xiuzhu said directly: "Someone came to my place to report that your cousin Li Yuanguang's wife is pregnant with her third child."

After hearing the news.

Li Duoyu breathed a sigh of relief, which scared me to death. I thought his sister Shui Hua had been discovered.

But what puzzles Li Duoyu is that in his previous life, his cousin Li Yuanguang's family only had two children, and there was no third child. (End of chapter)