After putting down his luggage, Li Haochen saw that he was too lazy to cook by himself. After taking a hot shower, he called Chen He and a few others.
Half an hour later, Li Haochen arrived at the seaside barbecue stalls. It was already bustling with activity, with various shouts, games of guessing riddles, shaking dice, and lively conversations…!
Finding a relatively quieter table, he sat down and beckoned to a female server not far away, "Miss, please take my order."
Li Haochen took the menu, ordered eight dishes in one go, and said, "These for now, and a dozen bottles of Harbin Beer, and call it a day."
A short while later, Chen He and the other two arrived together. After a warm hug, they sat down. Seeing Liang Minfeng, who had lost a lot of weight, Li Haochen was also surprised, "Fourth brother, what happened to you? Haven't you been eating well?"
"He's been running to lose weight every day, hahaha!" Liu Dehui, who was beside him, interjected.
"No choice, it's my wife's strict order, hehe!"
Liang Minfeng scratched his head and continued, "We've registered, and we'll have a wedding banquet at home soon. You guys have to come and help then, hehe."
"That's truly worth celebrating. Come, let's have a toast."
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, the four of them sat and chatted. The booming business of the shop put Li Haochen at ease.
After the meal, they went home. Murong Yanran and the others had already returned. Seeing that Li Haochen had a slight smell of alcohol, Murong Yanran made him a cup of hot tea, "Why have you been drinking?"
"I had a meal and some drinks with Minfeng and the others."
"Okay, go take a hot shower. Your clothes are in the bathroom. I'm going to sleep first." With that, Murong Yanran went upstairs.
After showering, Li Haochen’s face darkened when he saw the Crayon Shin-chan underwear hanging on the wall. Especially when he put them on and the little Shin was in that position, it felt awkward no matter how he looked at it.
As soon as he came out, Murong Yanran looked at Li Haochen with a smile, "Do they look good? There's also a big elephant one, hehe!"
Li Haochen almost fell over when he heard that.
Lying on the bed, he couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he took out his phone and opened Taobao to search for camping equipment.
As soon as he opened it, his eyes were dazzled by the variety of products, such as Nanji Ren and Camel. Finally, he chose an inflatable tent from Explorer. Although it was a bit expensive at over 2000 yuan, it was popular for its good looks and ample space. Coupled with an inflatable mattress, it would be absolutely comfortable.
Of course, the beach chairs, which they had been longing for, were not forgotten. He also bought some small shovels, spades, and hammers.
As drowsiness set in, time had unknowingly passed to twelve o'clock. He turned off his phone and had a night of sweet dreams…
The next morning, Li Haochen woke up to find Murong Yanran and the others already back to their normal work routines. After eating a lovingly prepared breakfast, Li Haochen went to the village entrance store to buy two packs of cigarettes and headed to the construction site.
As soon as he arrived, a three-and-a-half-story reinforced concrete shell had already sprung up. Although the surroundings looked a bit messy, once the decoration was completed, it would be absolutely eye-catching.
"Be careful with those tiles, don't damage them…"
From afar, he could hear Wang Lunhao directing the unloading work. He walked to the entrance, got a safety helmet, put it on, and walked over, "Captain Wang…"
"Oh, Boss Li, you're back! Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Just luck. Have a cigarette. Are there any difficulties?"
"Of course, there are difficulties. We're eating meat and fish every day, and we're all getting fat. The other construction teams in the unit are so envious, hahaha!" Wang Lunhao patted his slightly substantial belly and laughed.
"Heh, it's good that there are no difficulties. By the way, Captain Wang, can the project be completed before the Spring Festival?"
"Don't worry, it will be fine."
After strolling around, Li Haochen left with satisfaction and rode his small Aima to the warehouse. He found it empty but swept clean.
"I haven't been here for over a month, and there's not much dust. Xiao Nian and the others are doing a great job. I'll have to give them some extra chicken legs, hehe."
After locking the door and inspecting everything, he entered his personal space. This time, Li Haochen wasn't too eager to pick coconuts. He changed into some snorkeling gear and planned to check the conditions of the reef and the ten mussel bamboo pillars.
"Plop~"
Li Haochen dived into the sea, as agile as a fish. The seawater was crystal clear, so the underwater scenery was in full view. It was a pity that there were too few fish. After swimming along the reef for more than a hundred meters, he only saw a few small Kyphosus cinerascens.
"The sea area is too vast. The fish and shrimp I introduced are a meager base. I need to speed up the formation of a fishing fleet so that I can free myself to focus on this place."
There were indeed very few fish, but the sea snails had reproduced astonishingly. Li Haochen had always focused on the growth of the sea snails on the reef. This dive made him discover that the sea snails underwater had reproduced to such an extent, which made him overjoyed.
"It's amazing! I never expected this. After diving for nearly a kilometer, the sea snails at the bottom are at least three to four times more numerous than those on the coast. It seems I can achieve sea snail freedom, hahaha."
Li Haochen continued to dive. Although the sea snails gradually decreased, it was still very good. During this time, he also found some small green crabs and small conch snails. These discoveries made Li Haochen even more delighted, especially the conch snails, which have a slow growth period, taking about ten years to reach five to six pounds, but they are expensive.
The coastline was long, and Li Haochen did not explore too far. He then turned and swam towards the mussel bamboo pillars. After about ten minutes, he arrived and dived down to see. It was very good. The entire bamboo pillar was covered with byssal threads, and there were many juvenile snails the size of black beans on them.
"Whoosh~"
Returning to the beach and surfacing, he took off his mask, his joy unceasing, "The bamboo pillars are really effective. I need to think of a way to bring some profit to the village."
After changing his clothes, he picked up the fruit-picking artifact and drilled into the coconut grove. He worked for several hours and finally filled the warehouse. He called Xiao Nian and rode his bike home.
Upon arrival, he immediately called Li Dehai, "Uncle, how is everything at home?"
"Haochen, everything is fine at home. The village watched the fishing video, and it was very good, hehe!"
"I'm relieved that everything is well at home. My brother is also married, so you guys shouldn't overwork yourselves. By the way, I have something to tell you. I have a boss here who needs a large number of mussel bamboo pillars, ten yuan each…"
"That's really great! The village is full of moso bamboo. Everyone will be very happy to be able to sell it. Okay, I'll go to the broadcast station to make an announcement."
"Hello, hello, hello…"
"Uncle, why are you in such a hurry?"
As the saying goes, action follows money. Only when money is seen can things proceed smoothly; otherwise, who would believe you based on mere words? Li Haochen immediately transferred one hundred thousand yuan.
"However, this is just a temporary small profit. It is a long and arduous journey to lead the village to prosperity."