The villagers put on their diving equipment, rushed into the sea like dumplings, and swam clumsily on the seabed.
On the day when the diving equipment was returned, many fishermen made a lot of money. The net bags around their waists were filled again and again, and boatloads of catches were dragged back to the shore. Many fishermen were so happy that their mouths were crooked.
Xiang Yang was not surprised at all. The ocean has 80% of the biological resources and natural resources on the earth. As long as humans can develop a small part of the large amount of fishery resources to be developed, the food shortage problem of all mankind can be completely solved. The seabed has always been mysterious. The seabed of Qinglongwan has not been developed or explored by anyone. The accumulated fishery resources over countless years are naturally enough for the villagers to make a lot of money.
But this is a very short-lived situation. With so many people swarming into the seabed, it will only take a few days to completely exploit the fishery resources on the seabed of Qinglongwan.
That evening, Xiang Yang received a large amount of seafood.
More than a hundred fishermen wearing diving equipment caught more than two hundred lobsters. Together with the catch of fishermen who did not purchase diving equipment, Xiang Yang received at least six or seven thousand kilograms of swimming crabs today, and many more other seafood. In the end, Xiang Yang had to spend even the daily working capital that he had reserved when he and his uncle Xiang bought the boat together.
Fortunately, Zhang Qicheng, who received a call from Xiang Yang, was pleasantly surprised to hear that Xiang Yang had at least six or seven thousand kilograms of swimming crabs. He said that he would make a special trip to Yanlong Village and take back all the seafood purchased by Xiang Yang overnight, otherwise Xiang Yang would have a hard time explaining to his uncle.
When Zhang Qicheng saw that many of the seafood in this batch were even larger than what Xiang Yang described on the phone, Zhang Qicheng generously said that the price of today's batch of goods could be increased by three levels.
Xiang Yang made a fortune on the first day after purchasing the diving equipment, and so did the fishermen in Yanlong Village. One fisherman almost got back all his money he had invested in the diving equipment on the same day, and there were even a few fishermen who were lucky enough to catch several large lobsters in a row and made a profit with interest.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night in Yanlong Village, but Xiang Yang fell asleep early.
Since the construction of Qinglongwan Wharf began, Xiang Yang would show up at the dock on time at six o'clock every morning, earlier than all the workers. Usually, the dock was empty and Xiang Yang was the only one busy. Then, when the workers arrived at eight o'clock in the morning, Xiang's father would bring herbal tea to everyone.
But the next morning after purchasing the diving equipment, when Xiang Yang arrived at the dock, there were quite a few fishermen near the small pier.
Xiang Yang didn't even need to use his brain to think. Just by looking at the large searchlights on the beach he knew that there must have been many fishermen working all night last night.
Obviously, the villagers were stimulated by the terrifying speed of making money from this new fishing method of diving fishing.
Xiang Yang was walking on the beach next to the pier and could vaguely hear the villagers chatting.
"I have been fishing in Qinglongwan for 20 to 30 years. It took me half my life to realize that our Qinglongwan's underwater fishery resources are so rich."
"Me too."
"Haha, if we had known this earlier, wouldn't we have become rich a long time ago? But it's not too late to know it now. To be honest, we were able to know this new way of fishing thanks to that kid from the Xiang family. We really have to thank him this time."
"Speaking of which, the kid from the Xiang family is quite interesting. He even lied to us before, saying that there aren't many fishery resources on the seabed, and advised us not to buy diving equipment. Isn't it obvious that he wants to eat all by himself? Can he catch all these lobsters and crabs by himself?"
"We should understand this. If you were the one who discovered this, would you openly share this money-making channel with everyone? Besides, didn't they share the method with us in the end?"
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The fishermen spoke very loudly, and their voices could be heard from afar at the dock. Xiang Yang heard it but pretended not to hear it. He nonchalantly carried bags of sea sand and spread them on the edge of the dock, then jumped on top and stomped on the sandbags to flatten them.
Now that the villagers have tasted the sweetness of diving under the sea, they will naturally have something to say about Xiang Yang, who once did not support all of them buying diving equipment.
Similarly, when the resources on the seabed near Qinglongwan are divided up, the villagers will naturally remember Xiang Yang's "bitter medicine".
That evening, the fishermen happily delivered the day's catch to Xiang Yang's home as usual.
The villagers may not have felt anything yet, but when Xiang Yang was counting the purchased catch, he clearly felt that the fishery resources on the seabed of Qinglongwan Sea had become less. There were only forty or fifty lobsters today, and only one or two thousand kilograms of swimming crabs left, and even fewer other seafood.
By the evening of the third day, the smiles on the villagers' faces were not as strong anymore. All the diving fishermen clearly felt the sharp decrease in the seabed resources in the Qinglongwan waters.
By the evening of the fourth day, the smiles on the villagers' faces had completely disappeared. The entire day's catch of more than one hundred fishermen equipped with diving equipment only added up to two or three hundred kilograms, which was not even as much as they had caught by rowing fishing boats and casting nets on the sea in the past.
By the fifth day, there were few fishermen out to sea. The beach was filled with fishermen smoking cigarettes.
"I regret not listening to Xiang Yang. I didn't expect that the fishery resources on the seabed of Qinglongwan would be exhausted so quickly. Relying on a set of diving equipment to catch fish is indeed not a long-term solution. I regret it so much!" Village Chief Zuo was also on the beach, sighing.
"Dad, this is not your fault. We were the ones who got carried away and rushed to the bottom of the sea to scoop up all the resources. We should have taken it slow and steady." Fatty Zuo said.
"We really can't blame Village Chief Zuo. On the first day after we bought the diving equipment, everyone went crazy when they saw the abundant fishery resources on the seabed. Fortunately, Village Chief Zuo was still rational and insisted on waiting a week before purchasing the second batch of diving equipment. Otherwise..." An elderly fisherman shook his head, looking scared.
The others nodded in agreement. Otherwise, Village Chief Zuo should have listened to Xiang Yang's advice and bought back the second batch of hundreds of diving equipment within a day. Otherwise, the consequences would be... The first batch of people who bought diving equipment were fine, as they have now made their money back. However, the second batch of fishermen who bought diving equipment will definitely lose all their money.
"It's okay now. At least everyone has made their money back. Some people have even made a small profit. At most, it will just return to the way it was before and we can just go to sea for a bit of fun." A fisherman sighed.
However, these words made everyone speechless.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. When the villagers had tasted the joy of making a lot of money and were about to live a good life, suddenly everything had to go back to the way it was before. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
"Maybe we have another way." Just when everyone was silent, Village Chief Zuo suddenly narrowed his eyes and said.
"What method?" The fishermen pricked up their ears and looked at Village Chief Zuo with eager eyes.
"Let's go find Xiang Yang. Xiang Yang has a longer vision than any of us, more ideas than any of us, and more abilities than all of us combined. Xiang Yang was the first to start diving for fishing, and he had anticipated the situation we are in today. Let's go find Xiang Yang now. He must have a way to turn the tide!"