No one raised farmed stock outside their village; they had to go to another village.
That meant they had to sail for quite a while to reach their destination.
Lu Ao operated the engine, and the fishing boat chugged forward, sending up sprays of water.
The group did not stop along the way and headed straight for their destination.
After sailing for over half an hour, they finally reached the oyster farming area. Lu Ao asked, "Is it really okay to set them here? Won't the owner of the oyster beds say anything?"
Qi Yan said, "It's fine. I already spoke to him. He doesn't mind, as long as we're careful not to damage his oyster seedlings."
As they neared the oyster farming area, Lin Gongshang took over the boat.
He was afraid Lu Ao's skills were not good enough and that he might ram straight into someone else's oysters.
If they damaged someone else's farming equipment, paying compensation would be the least of it. They would definitely get cursed out.
Qi Yan picked up the camera. "I'm starting to film."
"Go ahead." Lin Gongshang said, "Just make me look good. Don't film me so dark again."
"Fine. I'll adjust it in post-production."
Qi Yan had recently featured Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang in quite a few shots, and he paid them afterward every time.
Lu Ao never appeared on camera head-on and refused the money, so Lin Qiyan helped him raise geese as compensation.
Lin Gongshang said, "I'll move closer to the bamboo tubes. Qi Yan, be careful not to get hit."
Behind the camera, Qi Yan gave an OK gesture.
The oyster beds they had chosen used a combination of bamboo stakes and longline farming.
Thick, treated bamboo tubes were driven into the sea. Every six of them