Recaps

Ye Yaodong stole and repainted a boat from Luzhou Island, then anonymously alerted the authorities to suspicious activity there. After the smugglers were arrested and the Mazu festivities concluded, he arranged to acquire another boat and began planning a fishing venture with his brothers.

• Ye Yaodong signed A-Guang, Xiao Xiao, A-Zheng, and Fatty up for the militia, and helped arrange village patrols for the opera celebrations.
• Ye Yaodong and Father Ye stole an unattended boat from Oarfish Island, stripped away its identifying marks, repainted it, and moored it at the town harbor.
• Ye Yaodong secretly told Lin Xiuqing about the boat and mailed an anonymous tip reporting a smugglers’ hideout near Luzhou Island.
• Thieves burgled village homes during the opera, while the authorities investigated Luzhou Island and arrested smugglers who had found pirate treasure.
• Ye Yaodong used dogs to help guard the village and his home, and the dogs caught two teenage burglars.
• The villagers held the Mazu Temple ridgepole-raising ceremony and banquet, where officials told Ye Yaodong that his tip had led to the smugglers’ arrest.
• Station Chief Tang agreed to reserve Ye Yaodong a confiscated boat, and Ye Yaodong planned to run boats with Father Ye and his brothers.

Ye Yaodong built a fishing partnership with his brothers and brought home two more boats, including one reserved for him by the Border Defense Station. The village marveled at his growing fleet, while relatives began asking for help and work.

• Ye Yaodong arranged an equal earnings partnership with Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, while agreeing to pay Father Ye a guaranteed wage instead of a share.
• Ye Yaodong and Father Ye fished at the reefs, hauling in huge schools of yellowtail scad, a great blue shark, groupers, and other seafood.
• Ye Yaodong secretly brought his first new boat home, then continued fishing with Father Ye and prepared the boat for use.
• The Border Defense Station called Ye Yaodong to collect the reserved boat, and he paid 1,500 yuan before buying confiscated goods with his companions.
• Ye Yaodong brought the Luzhou Island boat back to the village, where he and A-Zheng explained it had been legitimately reserved for him and villagers admired his three boats.
• Ye Yaodong distributed the purchased goods among his companions and family, planned a thank-you visit to the station, and promised to take family photographs.
• Mother Ye advised Ye Yaodong to refuse loan requests by saying the money had gone toward the boats, while the Old Lady offered his Eldest Aunt's second son work on a boat.

Ye Yaodong turned a strong squid season into a dried-seafood business, securing a buyer, hiring relatives, and buying land for a workshop. As the family expanded production and deliveries, deaths at sea and pressure from villagers selling their own catch added new worries.

• Eldest Uncle Ye’s wife asked Ye Yaodong to help A-Hong, but he refused to use his limited connections or sell A-Fan a boat, and the women of the family confronted her over the debt.
• Ye Yaodong and his family prepared their boats and gathered squid, cuttlefish, and shellfish around the island, bringing in large catches as the season picked up.
• Ye Yaodong began drying his and Father Ye’s squid, agreed on a price with Boss Zhou, and arranged for Lin Xiuqing’s relatives to help process the growing supply.
• Ye Yaodong asked Secretary Chen to pursue the vacant roadside plot for a workshop, warehouse, and rooms for his parents, while relatives helped prepare the land and drying racks.
• The family struggled with the growing piles of fish and squid, recruited more workers, and weighed catches as Ye Chenghai and Lin Guangyuan tried to hide some for pocket money.
• After four villagers were found stabbed and dead at sea, Ye Yaodong’s family worried about the risks, but he said he would remain by the sea and continued his work.
• When villagers crowded Boss Zhou’s truck to sell their own squid, Ye Yaodong arranged to deliver future batches to the city warehouse, where the first sale earned 905 yuan.
• Ye Yaodong continued delivering dried squid and stocking his city shop, while A-Guang told him about the four deaths at sea and a 26-meter boat order from Uncle Zheng’s friend.

Ye Yaodong invested in A-Guang’s unfinished boat and turned a sudden squid haul into a profitable dried-seafood business, while rain repeatedly threatened the family’s stock. After buying a television and delivering gifts to build connections, Ye Yaodong and his companions registered their newly assigned market shops, leaving plans to find tenants and arrange shopkeeping for the future.

• Ye Yaodong considered investing in A-Guang’s boat with Ye Yaohua, while Ye Yaopeng and Father Ye worried that the boat was unlucky and too costly.
• A-Guang and Uncle Zheng bought the unfinished boat from the shipyard, and Ye Yaodong and Ye Yaohua agreed to take shares after Ye Yaopeng declined.
• Ye Yaodong ended a rainy squid trip early and found that Lin Xiuqing’s brother and A Qing had covered the drying seafood with borrowed nylon sheets.
• Ye Yaodong and Eldest Maternal Cousin spotted dolphins stunning squid near the island and gathered thousands of jin of squid with their crew.
• Ye Yaodong sold the huge catch, then began buying and drying squid as prices fell, while A-Cai agreed to dry seafood and arrange deliveries for a commission.
• Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing calculated the family’s profits and stock, settled accounts with relatives and workers, and agreed to limit further squid purchases.
• Ye Yaodong arranged for Mother Ye to gather small fish for bulk fish sauce, while the family discussed workshop costs and plans for Mazu’s procession.
• Ye Yaodong and his family rushed to bring dried fish indoors during another rain, then he bought a television and explained that it could help him build connections at the Border Defense Station.
• Ye Yaodong drew Shop 6 at the Second Entrance, and he and his companions registered their market shops before discussing rental notices and finding someone to watch a shop.