Chapter 388
Since I couldn’t find a picture of the black shrimp monster, I could only use the red one. It looks the same, but the whole body is black and brown.
The taste of the mantis shrimp is very good. Zhao Qin had eaten it before, and it was a few that Chen’s father gave him. The taste is not much different from lobster.
What made him feel a little wrong was the color. Last time Chen’s father gave him orange-red.
“Brother, is the color of this mantis shrimp wrong?” Things in the sea may not be the same species if they are slightly different, or even different genera.
What’s more terrifying is that if they are slightly worse, some may be supreme delicacies, and some may be good things that kill people, so he still has to ask clearly.
“Aqin, I know this. We call it the black shrimp monster, and it is indeed a mantis shrimp.” Xia Shouzhu explained.
Xia Shouzhu is also a handsome guy. He is about 1.78 meters tall and gives people a very gentle feeling, not only in his voice and temperament, but also in his facial contours.
It’s a pity that his skin is a little rough, but he is a seaside person, so there is nothing he can do.
“Compared to the red mantis shrimp, this kind of shrimp is less, and I can’t tell the taste. I haven’t eaten this kind, but I heard that it is similar to the red one.”
The word “less” means that it is more valuable than the ordinary mantis shrimp.
Without waiting for him to ask again, the old cat also ran to the deck to take a look, and exclaimed: “Oh my God, why is it a black shrimp? It’s a good product.”
After saying that, he turned around and ran back to the wheelhouse, as if to express his feelings.
“Brother, what’s the market price of mantis shrimp?” The purchasing station didn’t see this thing for sale, but Zhao Qin saw it in the seafood market. It seems to be sold by piece, about 30 or 40 grams per piece, and it costs 88 yuan.
But the price of the restaurant is too high and cannot be used as a reference.
Zhao Ping shook his head, “I don’t know what the market price is now, I guess it can be sold for 40 or 50.”
This price is also quite good. This net is at least 3,000 or 4,000 kilograms, worth more than 100,000 yuan.
Zhao Qin glanced at his luck value. Today’s harvest of sand tip and mantis shrimp completely emptied his real-time luck value.
He also found that with the upgrade of fishing tools, the harvest of one operation increased, and the luck value became more and more valuable.
If it was still the previous small boat, using sticky nets, a luck value of 79 points could bring him an income of 60,000 to 70,000 at most, but now the sand tip and mantis shrimp combined, not to mention 400,000, if not almost.
The mantis shrimps in this net are all about the same size, about 60-70 taels, medium size.
This is easier to sort, just throw it into the box, and then pour it into the live tank.
“Achen, you know.” Zhao Qin winked at Achen.
“Not only does he understand, ask who doesn’t understand.” Zhao Ping said angrily.
“Brother, why don’t you go and drive the boat.”
Zhao Ping: …
Chen Yuce and Xia Yingjie were laughing. They also wanted to taste what it tasted like. The good thing about following Zhao Qin was that if there was any new variety, they would definitely be able to taste it.
“Aqin, let’s pick it up. You and Achen can put the net down first.”
Zhao Qin looked at the time. It was past seven o’clock. If they put the net down at this time, they would collect it around eleven o’clock. Then they would find an island to stop the boat and rest for four or five hours.
Although it was a machine, it was better to give it some rest time.
Just as he made plans, he saw a large ship coming towards them in the distance. What made him frown was that the other party seemed to be coming straight towards them.
If they didn’t adjust the rudder, there was a high probability of collision.
“Don’t worry about the net first.” He said, and ran to the wheelhouse.
Before he could speak, Lao Mao was already adjusting the rudder. Seeing Zhao Qin coming in, he also frowned and said, “The area we are in is not a waterway.”
“Brother Mao, don’t worry about it for now. Our boat is small, so let’s give way.”
After adjusting the rudder, Zhao Qin was about to go back to release the net, but he found that the other party seemed to be adjusting the rudder as well, and was constantly honking the whistle.
“Fuck, this is looking for excitement, Brother Mao, increase the throttle and adjust again.”
No need to explain, Lao Mao was already doing it, and kept greeting the parents of the helmsman of the big ship.
“The other party is just looking for excitement, Brother Mao, where is the island nearby, drive to it.”
“It takes more than half an hour to get to the nearest island here.” Lao Mao’s tone was also a little nervous. If he really met someone who didn’t care about his life, it would be troublesome to chase them.
And the speed of this ship is definitely not faster than the other party.
As soon as this side adjusted the rudder, the other side also adjusted the rudder, and Zhao Qin also found that the other side was just playing tricks on them, so he slowed down accordingly and kept the same distance from them.
“Go south, keep running.” Zhao Qin said with a serious face.
The other side was also a fishing boat, and he didn’t believe that the other side would give up the operation and keep wasting time with them.
The old cat didn’t say anything, but he was already adjusting the rudder.In fact, the distance between the two sides is still several hundred meters, but the distance of several hundred meters at sea is not safe unless the two sides agree to get closer.
At this moment, Zhao Qin only hated that his boat was too small. If he had a big boat, he would adjust the steering and face them to see who was running away.
Damn it, the boat is small and has to be bullied.
The other party had been teasing them for about half an hour. Zhao Qin and his ship had already deviated from the waterway. The other party seemed to be enjoying themselves and blew the whistle several times before walking away from behind them.
At first, Zhao Ping and others were focused on picking out the fish and did not notice the movement of the big boat.
Zhao Ping also told everyone some interesting things about the Pipa shrimp. The locals originally thought that the shrimp looked like slippers and beetles, so not many people ate it.
The price is very cheap. In the mid-1990s, the price was probably only one or two yuan, which is similar to the price of Xiagu now.
However, as people in Taiwan love it, and the meat quality is indeed not bad, it is gradually recognized by people, and the price begins to rise.
It seems that it only takes one year to go from being disgusted and unwilling to eat to being unable to afford it.
Everyone was sorting while listening to the story, which was not very tiring.
After a while, Zhao Ping realized something was wrong, and was about to ask why he hadn’t lowered his net yet. When he looked up, he saw a big boat looking for excitement in the distance, and everyone became nervous.
“Fuck you ma.”
“Mother Selin, please don’t let me know which ship you are from.”
At this moment, seeing the big ship moving away, everyone was jumping on the deck and yelling.
In the wheelhouse, both Lao Mao and Zhao Qin heaved a sigh of relief. Although they were angry, they were more worried, fearing that the other party would lose their mind and bump into them.
Seeing that the other party is far away at this moment, at least there is no danger.
“Brother Cat, I’m going to set the net.”
“Wait a minute Aqin, the boat just now looks familiar to me.”
Zhao Qin was stunned for a moment, then realized, “You said it was Lao Cai’s ship?”
“Yeah. Are you saying that he targeted us deliberately, or just for fun?”
Zhao Qin pondered for a moment and shook his head, “Brother Cat, don’t think too much. Even if it’s Lao Cai’s ship, I don’t think it’s us. It’s just a domineering habit and bullies everyone.”
Lao Mao thought about it and thought that it was impossible for the other party to know that it was his ship.
When Zhao Qin was about to leave, the old cat stopped him again, “Aqin, this seems to be a large trench. The water is more than 300 meters deep. It seems a bit inappropriate to put a net here.”
Zhao Qin took a look at the water depth detector and found that it was really deep here.
“No matter what, we just set up an internet cafe here. Brother Cat, we will set up the net after midnight. After setting up the net, we will find a place to stop the boat and rest until dawn before working again.”
“Aqin, it’s too deep. Our dragline is not long enough and we can’t reach the bottom at all.”
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PS: There are only four chapters today. I will have more time during the weekend tomorrow. I will see if I can add another chapter. Sorry, brothers.