Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Liu Qingshan went straight to see Director Qin the next day, hoping to start work early.

After arriving at the place, Liu Qingshan was very happy. The Island City Iron and Steel Plant had already completed some of the preparations in advance, and Liu Qingshan could save a lot of time if he started now.

"Qingshan, we have actually discussed this many times. We have always wanted to start the project right away, but I am not sure about producing hundreds of tons directly. The factory director doesn't dare to do it either. Fortunately, you are here!" Zhou Hao patted Liu Qingshan on the shoulder and said.

"Okay, let's have a meeting first. The two technicians I brought with me have both worked with me on the 100-ton converter in our factory and have some experience. I will have a meeting with you to arrange the tasks first." Liu Qingshan didn't act pretentiously. He arranged the work directly and turned around to plunge into his busy work.

After more than a week of busy work, the basic part of the converter construction has been completed. Today I can finally take a break.

Liu Qingshan got up early in the morning, washed up, and called out the other two technicians.

Today Liu Qingshan plans to take a stroll at the beach. After all, it is not easy to come to the beach these days.

Just as they were done packing, Zhou Hao arrived and shouted, "Let's go. The weather is nice today and the factory manager has found a boat for us. We can go around the area."

"Let's go, why are we in such a hurry? We still have to go have breakfast!" Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"What do we want to eat? Is there anything delicious in the factory? Let's go out and eat." Zhou Hao pulled him and walked outside.

Liu Qingshan and his companions were dragged by Zhou Hao to a roadside shop, and they ordered a pot of seafood porridge as soon as they entered.

"Our specialty here is seafood porridge. You can try it and then go to the beach later. Our place is not as good as your big cities, but our seafood is really incomparable to yours. Let's go to the beach at noon to see if we can catch any big fish so we can eat something fresh." Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"Can it be fished out? It's raining so hard that we can't pull it out." Liu Qingshan asked doubtfully.

"What are you afraid of? The lines we use for sea fishing are thick and can catch big fish." Zhou Hao explained.

When Liu Qingshan and his friends heard that they could go fishing, they were even happier. The three of them ate breakfast faster, thinking about going to the beach early. After finishing their meal, they came to the beach. Zhou Hao took them on the boat and headed towards the sea.

Liu Qingshan and others looked at the surrounding scenery excitedly, looking forward to gaining something.

"Are the fish easy to catch here? I have never fished at sea before." Liu Qingshan asked with a smile.

"You've only seen the sea a few times. I'm a native of the island city, and I've only been fishing a few times. There are a lot of small fish here, so they should be relatively easy to catch." Zhou Hao said with a smile.

Several people were a little impatient, so they quickly found a good position on the boat and started fishing.

They were on a fishing boat that belonged to a nearby fisherman. It wasn't very big, so the boat didn't go too far from the shore.

The fish were caught with shrimps and some shellfish prepared by Zhou Hao. Everything was cut well and prepared very carefully.

Liu Qingshan put the bait on the hook and swung the fishing rod out with all his strength. He waited quietly, staring intently at the water.

Suddenly, the fishing rod moved slightly, and Liu Qingshan was delighted and quickly reeled in the rod. However, when he saw that he had caught only a small fish, he could not help but feel a little disappointed.

"It seems that the fish here are indeed not big." Liu Qingshan shook his head helplessly.

"Don't be anxious, wait a little longer." Zhou Hao comforted.

Liu Qingshan replaced the bait and continued to wait. This time, he waited patiently for a long time, and finally felt the fishing rod move again. He carefully reeled in the rod, and gradually, a larger fish floated to the surface.

"Wow, this is a good one!" Zhou Hao exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Qingshan was overjoyed and quickly put the fish into the bucket. In the following period of time, they caught several fish of different sizes. Although none of them were particularly large, they were enough to make everyone happy.

"Sea fishing is not that easy. There are no big fish here." Liu Qingshan said a little disappointed.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy? This is normal. Our boat can't go far, and you guys can't swim, so this is the only way." Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"I'm not unhappy. Hmm! Where does the stench come from? What is it?" Liu Qingshan suddenly smelled a somewhat unpleasant smell and frowned. "It may be emitted by some creature in the sea." Zhou Hao sniffed around but found nothing unusual.

Liu Qingshan became puzzled and began to search on the boat.

"Found it!" Liu Qingshan pointed at a gray object floating on the sea and shouted, "The stench seems to be coming from this stone."

When everyone looked closer, they found that there were many small holes on the surface of the stone, as if it had been eroded by something.

"What is that? Could it be garbage dumped into the sea?" Technician Kobayashi asked in confusion.

"Let's fish it out and take a look first. I think I know what it is." A name popped up in Liu Qingshan's mind, but he was a little bit unbelieving.

"What is this? Tell me about it?" Zhou Hao asked puzzledly.

"Pick it up first, and I'll tell you after I get it up." Liu Qingshan took the lead in picking up the scoop net and pushing the gray stones to the side of the boat.

Several people worked together to pull the thing onto the boat. The boatman also came over and said, "Wow! What is that? It stinks. Hey! Isn't this gray amber?"

"Boatman, do you know this thing? It seems to be called ambergris. I have seen it before, but no one wants it. It stinks so much." The boatman said with disgust on his face.

"Hey! I thought it was some treasure. Liu Ke, let's throw it down quickly and don't dirty the boat." Xiao Lin said quickly.

"No! I won't throw this thing away. I plan to take it back to Sijiu City. This is a spice that can be made into high-end perfume. I have to keep it." Liu Qingshan said hurriedly.

"Can you carry it? This stone weighs twenty kilograms. How are you going to carry it home?" Zhou Hao said helplessly.

"That's okay. I'll find a way." Liu Qingshan said confidently.

Liu Qingshan carefully wrapped the ambergris layer by layer with a piece of cloth. Although it gave off a pungent stench, a satisfied smile appeared on his face when he thought of the huge value it might bring in the future.

"Qingshan, are you really planning to bring this thing back to the factory? You will have to endure the smell along the way." Zhou Hao shook his head, somewhat disapproving of Liu Qingshan's behavior, thinking that he was making a fuss out of nothing.

At this moment, it was already late, and Liu Qingshan had lost interest in fishing. So, the four of them walked towards the factory together. Because the big rock was really heavy, they could only take turns carrying it forward, which was extremely painful.