Chapter 78: Ground Cage Net

After the meal, Lin Xiuqing handed the fifteen big unity notes to Ye Mu in front of the two sisters-in-law, and Ye Mu didn't say anything, just smiled and accepted it.

But after dark, Ye Mu secretly went to Ye Yaodong's room again, fortunately, the couple hadn't slept yet.

"Mom?"

"Shh, go in and talk."

Lin Xiuqing closed the door lightly and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Ye Mu took out a square handkerchief from her pocket, and then unfolded the four corners of the handkerchief, inside was the fifteen big unity notes Lin Xiuqing gave her in the afternoon.

The couple looked at Ye Mu in surprise, "Mom, what are you doing?"

"I discussed with your dad, Dongzi rarely wants to work hard, the small wooden boat is just a tool for you to start from scratch, don't need you to give money, we two old ones are still young, can work."

Lin Xiuqing looked at Ye Yaodong and said: "This isn't good, the small wooden boat is public, if Eldest Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law know, they will definitely make a fuss."

"Don't say it, and they don't lose, what kind of small abacus they have, we know in our hearts. It's just thinking of following your dad to sea, so there's no cost, and there will be money to divide later. You get the small wooden boat to be self-reliant, they follow your dad to fish and divide money, this is also very fair."

"If you spend money to buy a small wooden boat to work alone, while they follow your dad to get something for nothing, then you are the ones who lose out. Keep it, your dad and I are as clear as a mirror in our hearts, won't let any of you lose out."

Originally, the third's family foundation was much thinner than the eldest and second's, Ye Fu and Ye Mu didn't covet the son's money, anyway, building the house was all paid by them, how could they be short of this 150 yuan.

Since it was said to this point, Lin Xiuqing had to accept the money, gratefully saying: "Thank you, Mom."

"Alright, keep the money, sleep early." Ye Mu went out lightly again.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were really impeccable in doing things, maybe there was a bit of partiality, she was really lucky to have such parents-in-law, if the man was also sensible and enterprising, that would be even better.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Yaodong saw her little hopeful eyes, and felt a bit awkward.

"Your father and mother are so thoughtful for you, you work hard, earn money, then you can be worthy of them."

He felt uncomfortable and changed his posture, weakly saying: "I know, why talk about this in the middle of the night, sleep early, have to work tomorrow."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him and went to put the money back in the drawer and lock it, then went to bed to coax the two children who were playing, and told them not to talk about Grandma giving money to Dad and Mom, not to tell anyone, to avoid adding unnecessary right and wrong.

The next morning, when they went to the new foundation on the beach, they passed by and saw Lin Jishang's family comparing how to build the house on the old foundation, saying build it smaller or something.

They smiled and greeted and left, ignore how people build, build their own house and ponder it themselves.

Ye Fu had already visited door-to-door last night and told the workers to resume work today. The foundation had been hit once, and hitting it again was easier, just follow the previous procedure.

Ye Yaodong waited until he finished eating and took a nap, then took a gap to go to the pier to see his small wooden boat. He asked his father how to shake the oar when he tested the water yesterday. He tried it now, and rowed out.

Rowing around the shore for a while, he felt it wasn't difficult, quite easy to get started, maybe people by the sea have more talent for boats.

By the evening, he discussed with Lin Xiuqing, buying ready-made ground cage nets is more expensive, buy thread back to make it yourself, ask his mother to help together, his mother should be very happy.

Lin Xiuqing nodded, no opinion.

Since the boat is in hand, definitely have to plan well and utilize it.

Neighbors knew that their family got a small wooden boat for nothing because they changed a piece of land, and were all envious.

"Lixiang, your family's luck is really good recently, sitting at home, wealth comes from the sky!"

"Right, that small wooden boat is also worth a lot of money, why didn't we run into such a good thing."

"Why is the person buying the foundation stupid? There are so many empty lands in the village, why take a fancy to yours?"

"Haven't you heard? Because that piece of land has good feng shui, people specially invited someone to see it, only then willing to take a small boat as compensation, otherwise without some benefits, who is willing to change, the foundation is already laid."

"That's true, you guys really know how to choose a place, we rural people can only sell some strength, working for a few days for nothing is nothing, that boat is the big head."

Ye Mu smiled and said: "We didn't work for nothing these days, like the workers, all have wages calculated."

"Ah, that's really earning..."

"If it were me, I would be willing a thousand times..."

Ye Mu was chatting happily with the neighbors when she was called into the room by Lin Xiuqing. Knowing the plan of the third and others, she was ten thousand times willing.

As long as the son can grow, what does it matter if she helps a bit and does some work.

"Then you go buy materials tomorrow, I'll teach your wife to do it, two people will be faster."

"Good."

Ground cage net is made of 8-gauge iron wire as the frame, using net pieces with a mesh of 15mm to enclose into a square, foldable cage net. The whole ground cage net is 2m long, separated into 10 internally connected 20cm×20cm×20cm square small net cages by 11 square iron wire frames.

Both sides of the small net cage are provided with interval-type bait holes, the bait hole is trumpet-shaped inverted beard net mouth, fish and shrimp can only enter but not exit.

Both ends of the ground cage net are conical fish collection net bags. When the green shrimp enter the ground cage net from the bait hole, they are misled and crawl to the fish collection bags at both ends to be caught.

Making ground cage nets is much more laborious than weaving nets. They all do it after dinner, and Ye Yaodong also joined in to help, even when his friends called him to play, he didn't go.

The family saw him so attentive, and were much more relieved.

Until it was almost the 15th, Xiao Xiao and the others tasted the sweetness last time, and this time came to ask Ye Yaodong if he

"I have a small wooden boat, just no fishing net, but rowing to the isolated island to forage for seafood is no problem. We can also save ourselves from being ripped off by renting a boat; it's not like we have such good luck every time."

"Is it that boat your family got for free a while ago? Is your dad willing to let you take it out?" Aguang asked curiously.

"Yeah, those of you who want to go tomorrow, just come to my house, we'll go together."

Azheng thought for a moment and said, "I think my family has a cast net sitting idle. I'll bring it along tomorrow just in case. If we happen to run into a big catch, we'd be kicking ourselves in regret if we didn't have a net!"

"Sure, it doesn't matter what kind of fishing net, as long as it works."

He had originally wanted his wife to weave a cast net, but then he thought that this net was a hand-thrown net, which required continuous operation at sea, unlike ground cages that could be left for a day or two, or two or three days before going to collect the catch.

He couldn't look after the homestead, so he just focused on going to sea to earn money himself; otherwise, his two sisters-in-law would have something to say again. Ground cage nets were more convenient.