Although Lin Xiuqing thought he had a point, it was far too risky.
What if they ended up losing more than they gained?
They were just honest fishermen to begin with. They should stick to fishing honestly and never do anything like this.
"Our village has been so lively these past few days. Could those people come here too? It's too risky... what if they ask around and find out..."
"The boat's already moored at the town wharf. How would they find out? Nobody in the village saw me bring it back, either. I took it away that very night."
"Good thing nobody saw you. What exactly is on that island, anyway? They've gone there over and over for it, and now they've even lost their boat. I doubt they'll give up now, will they?"
"Uh..."
Put that way, she had a point. They had even lost a boat over it, so they probably would be even less willing to give up.
"You took their boat. They'll definitely get more people to go to the island. We won't be able to show up in those waters for a long time, and we still won't be able to catch squid there!"
Ye Yaodong froze, feeling that his mind really didn't seem to work as well as A Qing's!
Sure enough, educated people thought faster.
"All I thought was that if I took the boat, they wouldn't be able to go to that island anymore. They wouldn't know who took it anyway, and we'd solve the problem for good while gaining a boat. I really didn't think it through. They might gather their clansmen and go back."
"Exactly. A boat costs a lot of money. How could they accept losing one for nothing? They'll definitely get relatives and friends to look around