After finishing with the coconut seedlings, Li Haochen called Li Rendong.
At this time, he was loading goods in the village and had to drive in the afternoon, so he happened to come to pick up the coconut seedlings.
Now the output of chopsticks has increased several times. The factory starts at 7 am and works until 8 or 9 pm. Although the working hours are longer, everyone does not feel tired, but is even happier.
As the factory's performance improves, villagers are more motivated to clear land and plant bamboo, and this momentum has spread to several surrounding villages. Although it's not yet time to collect bamboo from them, Li Village has limited land, and at this rate, they will inevitably need their raw materials.
One has to admire the foresight and courage of the village chiefs of these villages.
Li Rendong is very pleased now. He delivers chopsticks every three to five days. In addition to a fixed salary of 3,000 yuan per month, he gets a bonus of 300 yuan for each trip. Although the income is similar to that of his original team, he now has social security and medical insurance, which is what he wants. He will have support in his old age.
After dealing with the coconut seedling matters, Li Haochen returned to Butterfly Bay. There were more and more fish in the bay, so some had to be caught, otherwise, if there were too many, they might fight over food, and the losses would be huge.
Li Haochen prepared several large cages, put some ordinary bait into the bait boxes and threw them in. He dared not put in spatial mussels. With such a high density of fish, if the cages were packed, a lot would definitely die.
The cages did not need to be attended to; they could be collected after some time, and it was guaranteed not to be an empty catch.
The waiting time could not be wasted. Li Haochen entered the space again. He had moved most of the seedlings out earlier, and now they needed to be replenished.
It was the same process: pick, cut, and place. Each step was done without excessive pauses. He was so familiar with it that his muscles had memory, and he knew what to do next without having to think.
Soon, neat rows of coconut seedlings appeared in the nursery area. In another ten days, they would be able to meet the needs of one or two villages.
Looking at the neat and uniform coconut seedlings, Li Haochen smiled. This would be an important project for him to contend for influence in the future.
Sales? He never worried. Liu Zijun's Yipin Stewed Soup branches were increasing, and Chen He's Ye Qin Xiang was also planning for major development. When coconuts were launched, with the two of them, how could sales be low?
"Roll up your sleeves and get to work!"
Thinking of this, Li Haochen became excited again and immersed himself in working in the coconut grove.
In the blink of an eye, Li Haochen had been in the space for nearly five hours. The results were very good, with more than two thousand more planted than originally planned.
After leaving the space, Li Haochen walked over and pulled up the cages, which made him overjoyed. Each cage had at least 30 catties of fish, mostly sea bass and yellow croakers. There were also many spotted grouper and pufferfish. These were common seafood, and their prices were average. After all, it was a coastal area, and it was difficult to find expensive seafood.
But it was precisely these common seafood that were popular. Ordinary people were the mainstream consumers of this world, and that was the base.
For safety's sake, Li Haochen still dragged the cages into the water, then dived to the bottom, and took these large cages of sea fish into the spatial ocean to raise them.
After dealing with these cages, when he came out of the space, the sky was already full of red clouds, which was very beautiful.
He walked back along the quiet asphalt road, enjoying the gentle scenery.
At the door!
Murong Yanran was waiting with her hands behind her back. In the setting sun, she cast a long, slender figure, revealing her expectant thoughts.
Seeing Li Haochen return, she smiled. With this smile, it seemed as if all the beauty in the world paled in comparison.
Then, she ran towards Li Haochen without hesitation.
They embraced each other, without speaking, just holding each other quietly. The setting sun shone on them, adding warmth to this beauty, filling the entire air with romantic mist.
"I missed you!"
"Well, then let's kiss."
"Okay."
Murong Yanran smiled faintly, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him.
This kiss made the world lose its color, and they were oblivious to anyone else. Even Xie Baolian, driving back, did not notice.
"Ahem!"
"Ah...!"
Xie Baolian coughed twice, startling the two of them half to death. Murong Yanran's small face was as alluring as an autumn persimmon.
"Mom, why didn't you make any noise when you came back? You scared us to death."
"It's because you two were too engrossed."
"Wife, really?"
"Ah, you're still saying that. I'm ignoring you."
Murong Yanran couldn't stay any longer, so she quickly put her hands behind her back, smiled sweetly, and skipped back into the house.
Li Haochen, who was about to cook, was driven out by Murong Yanran and Xie Baolian. The reason was very domineering: "Men are meant to do great things and should not be involved in trivial household chores like the kitchen."
Li Haochen was stunned, then chuckled. "What are you talking about? We're a family, so everyone should participate. That's what makes it a home."
After much persuasion, Li Haochen had to give in and handed the kitchen over to the two of them. He put on his tall rubber boots, carried a small basket of vegetables and a small knife, and went down to the vegetable garden.
The vegetables in the field were lush and growing vigorously. After walking around, he didn't see a single weed, which showed that they had taken great care of them during this time.
Li Haochen cut a bunch of chives, pulled out some lettuce and cabbage, and headed back. Vegetables were now self-sufficient, and only meat was missing. During meals, Li Haochen was contemplating whether to buy a batch of chickens, ducks, and geese, but then he thought it was better to postpone it. It was almost New Year's, and buying them now would not be in time. Moreover, everyone was very busy during New Year's, and he had to go back to his hometown for the holiday, so he wouldn't have much time to care for them.
After dinner, Li Haochen was naturally forgotten by the two women. They were studying the masks and skincare products he had brought back.
During this time, they also mentioned Li Haochen's competition in Macau in the past few days. Li Haochen only mentioned it briefly and did not tell them about the betting, so as not to worry them.
At night, Li Haochen spent half the night thinking very seriously, writing and drawing on a notebook, and only showed a smile late at night.
Perhaps because he had built the general framework for future development, Li Haochen slept soundly that night.
The next day, Li Haochen woke up and walked to the window. He opened the curtains, and a ray of morning sun penetrated the glass, feeling very warm.
Looking at the golden shimmering sea in the distance, Li Haochen was filled with unprecedented ambition. He wanted to make money, a lot of money, enough to be influential in this world.
"Endless wealth, here I come!"