It was bustling here, with vehicles everywhere—trucks, cranes, and cars—while several boats were docked out at sea.
This time, Lu Ao's large boat was mainly used to deploy the reef structures.
The crane lifted the Artificial Fish Reefs straight from the trucks onto the boat, and Lu Ao then sailed them out to the Marine Ranch for deployment.
Lin Dawu, Lin Manzhang, Lin Gongshang, Old Chen, and the others had all come.
Dozens of strong young men stood on the reef and aboard the boats, helping together.
The waters Lu Ao had contracted were too vast, and he had ordered a great many Artificial Fish Reefs—five hundred and twelve in all, in all sorts of shapes and materials.
The large Artificial Fish Reefs were moved directly by crane, while the smaller ones had to be carried aboard by hand before being transported out to sea.
Lu Ao had prepared in advance. Though so many Artificial Fish Reefs were piled up here, everything remained busy yet orderly.
The villagers came to watch, but after they had seen enough, they voluntarily came over to help as well. Even some elderly people joined in, doing whatever did not require much strength.
One old man sighed, "When we were young and went fishing, there were as many fish and shrimp in the sea as grains of rice. We always came back with our little wooden boats loaded to the brim. Who could have imagined there would come a day when people had to raise fish in the sea?"
Lin Gongshang heard him and raised his voice with a smile. "Times are different now. We've fished for so many years, always taking from the sea. It's time we gave something back to it."
"That's very true." The old man sounded somewhat wistful. "When we were