Chapter 384
The net bag was hung on the deck, and no one untied it. Everyone was watching the farewell ceremony between Zhao Qin and Hu Zi.
When the tiger was far away, Zhao Qin turned around, glanced at the net bag and said with a smile, “Hey, this net seems to be more.”
“Well, it’s estimated to be a ton and a half. Ah Qin, can you help me?” Although the old cat said this, he kept rubbing his hands excitedly.
“Brother Cat, it’s up to you to do it.” Zhao Qin said with a smile.
The old cat didn’t refuse. He took the knot with his hand, took a sharp breath and pulled it apart with all his strength.
The boom went up, and then there was a pause, and another piece of cargo crashed onto the deck.
“Damn it, why are they all shrimps?” Chen Yuce exclaimed.
Zhao Qin was also a little confused. He never imagined that a tiger could drive away a group of shrimps.
“You’ve made a fortune, pick them quickly, move quickly, they are all nine-segmented shrimps, and they are more valuable if you feed them. Quick, get a bucket, a bucket with water.” The old cat was so excited that he was a little confused.
That’s right, most of this net is filled with shrimps, and they are all quite large nine-segmented shrimps.
If there were no tigers to drive them away, they might be able to catch a few, but they would never be able to catch so many.
A rough estimate of this network is that more than a ton of garbage has been removed, and shrimps account for at least 80% of it, which is equivalent to nearly a ton of nine-segmented shrimps.
This thing weighs more than a hundred pounds!
And it gets more and more expensive as the New Year approaches. It is estimated that the price will increase again this time when I go back. It is easily worth 200,000.
“Brother Aqin, there is also Grouper.”
“Well, I saw it.”
There were also a lot of groupers. Zhao Qin saw several red spots, but they were not big, weighing two or three pounds. There were also several small blue spots.
A rough calculation showed that on the first day, I had gained nearly 400,000 yuan without even running much.
No matter how unhappy everyone is, there are still six days to come. If the harvest is the same every day, it cannot be higher than the last harvest.
Although there were many people, it was really troublesome to pick up the shrimps, so I only picked a third of them. The old cat sighed and said: “Don’t throw the rest into the bucket. Bring the basket and put it in the cold storage. It won’t survive.” ”
I was busy until nearly eight o’clock before all the harvest from this net was put into storage.
“Hurry up and make dinner, and let’s catch up on some sleep after dinner.” Lao Mao arranged. Everyone was hungry at the moment, so they said they would eat early, but it ended up being delayed until now.
Achen and Zhuzi agreed and started busy with dinner.
Zhao Qin and Lao Mao came to the wheelhouse, took a look at the GPS positioning, and planned the route. Then Lao Mao took over the helm and started to launch the net.
After dinner, others were allowed to rest, while Zhao Qin came to the helm to accompany Lao Mao.
“This is probably the last time I go to sea before this year.” Old Cat sighed. At his age, he is actually quite afraid of the Chinese New Year.
When I was a child, I always felt that time passed slowly and that I would never grow up. But when I grow up, I feel that time passes too fast, as if youth has slipped through my fingertips before I can experience it.
At this age, the old cat has the deepest feelings.
“There are still more than 20 days before the Chinese New Year, and there are only ten days left when I go back this time. It’s time to give myself a holiday.”
The two chatted with each other.
“When will the net be set up?” asked the old cat.
“Brother Cat, please drag this net a little longer, until about two o’clock at night.”
After Zhao Qin finished speaking, he took two more fruits and washed them, and the two of them ate them one by one.
After a while, the night was over, and he opened the system panel again. Yesterday’s luck score was good, with 77 points. It probably fell on the two big hairy cats.
Today’s luck value is also pretty good, with 79 points, which is similar to yesterday. I think the harvest will be good.
The time soon came to half past two. Zhao Qin picked up the loudspeaker and started shouting. After a while, several people appeared on the deck one after another.
“Raise the net.”
After Zhao Qin finished speaking, he also returned to the deck.
Zhao Ping and Chen Yuce stood at the stern of the boat. As the winch rattled, the net was slowly pulled out of the water. The cargo in the net bag was similar to the previous one, probably less than two tons.
You know, this net was dragged on for nearly five hours.
It can only be said that without Huzi’s help in searching, the resources in the offshore waters are indeed pitiful.
When the net bag was opened, everyone was even more depressed, because everything in sight was garbage. Everything you can think of and things you can’t imagine are in the sea.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhu brought a few snakeskin bags over and handed one to Xia Yingjie. The two were responsible for loading the garbage.
Of course there are seafood, and there are a lot of them, but this net is too complicated, with shrimps accounting for the majority, and even several eels, and then there is the mullet, which weighs two to three hundred kilograms.
This thing is a real bargain, probably about the same price as toad fish.
Fortunately, there were still dozens of kilograms of blue crabs, which finally soothed everyone’s mood.
“Aqin, let’s put down the net first.” Old Mao stood up after picking for a while and said.Zhao Qin didn’t even think about letting go of the net anymore. He drove forward at full speed and ran further away to lower the net.
But looking at the harvest on the deck, no matter how small it was, the income was still several thousand yuan. If other ships could get so much in one net, they would probably be able to call it a good harvest, and he couldn’t say anything else.
After putting down the net, the two of them turned around and continued to help with the picking.
After a while, Zhao Qin’s sorting hands stopped because he picked out another fish he didn’t recognize.
Not big, about half a catty, more than 30 centimeters long, very slim, with black green on the back, fading downwards; white on the sides and belly, and light yellow on each fin.
The overall shape of the fish is a bit like a mixture of freshwater silver carp and cock-mouthed fish, with small scales covering the whole body.
“Brother Cat, do you know this fish?” He handed the fish to the old cat.
This time, the old cat reacted very quickly. He only took one look and said in surprise: “Sweetfish, be good, why are you so big?”
Seeing that Zhao Qin and others still looked confused, he added: “Have you ever heard of sesame oil fish, Nian fish?”
When Zhao Qin heard about Nian Fish, he understood. He had heard of it but never seen it. The reason why it was called Nian Fish was because it only takes one year from birth to death.
There is a record from the Qing Dynasty: “When you are born in the early spring, the moon is an inch long, and in winter it is full of feet, and you go to the tide to give birth to a child.” Life is already haggard. It can only be found among the streams in Yanshan Mountain. A moon fish. ’, so it is also called the moon fish.
The adult size of this fish is only one to two taels, which is somewhat similar to the phoenix, but the largest one can also grow to one pound.
Zhao Qin put the fish to his nose and smelled it, and he was immediately delighted, “It really doesn’t have any fishy smell at all, but has the fragrance of cucumber.”
“You can steam it and eat it. It tastes very good.” Old Mao said with a smile. He understood that even if he didn’t say so, Zhao Qin would definitely do it.
“Brother Aqin, I have one here too.” Achen also picked out one.
“Look again, and try to get one for each of us.”
Zhao Qin then looked at the old cat and asked, “Brother Cat, isn’t this fish expensive?”
“Well, it’s not cheap. If they are as big as the ones you picked out, I guess they won’t be less than 100 yuan per catty. I used to occasionally encounter schools of fish, but in the past ten years, they have become very rare.”
After a while, Zhao Qin picked out another tail. When the deck was cleared, he actually picked out more than ten tails, which together weighed three or four kilograms.
Now the old cat regretted it again. He should have said that this fish was not delicious. Three or four kilograms was worth at least four to five hundred yuan.
But if he changed his story now, Zhao Qin would definitely not believe it.
Ayu, is it like a small silver carp? The fish meat has the fragrance of cucumber. I heard that it was used as a tribute in the past.
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PS: In 2020, ayu was listed in the red list and classified as endangered.
I’m here at the fifth watch. I’ll try my best to make up the debt. I can’t help it. I’m in average condition during this period. I have a problem with my cervical spine and I can’t bear to sit for a long time.
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