Chapter 484
The big one caught by Zhao Qin weighed more than five kilograms. If such a big brocade is auctioned, the price will definitely not be low, after all, it is too rare to come across one.
He remembered that the largest one caught so far was only about six kilograms.
“Take off your clothes quickly and have a good rest.” Seeing that they had such a good harvest, Zhao Ping couldn’t wait.
“Go down and catch lobsters first. If you can’t catch lobsters, pick up sea cucumbers, and finally pick abalone.” Zhao Qin said to the four people who were about to go into the water while taking off his equipment.
Ajie and Achen had already sorted the harvest simply, put it into the net basket, and then sank it into the live cabin. If they poured it directly into the basket, it would be too troublesome to fish it out when they got ashore.
More than two hundred kilograms, at least more than 20,000 yuan of harvest, which means that each person created an income of 5,000 yuan in half an hour of going into the water. This speed is already quite good.
Of course, it’s not very impressive compared to pulling the net, but there is no net now.
Zhao Qin sat on the deck and asked Awang to help him keep an eye on his brother’s safety rope. He opened the system panel and found that his luck value dropped to 53 points, which was more than 20 points less, and his merit value increased by 200 points.
He didn’t care much. Although he had caught the Jinxiu lobster before, so many lobsters just now might not all be Jinxiu.
There are many varieties of lobsters in China, and most of them are not very different, such as Jinxiu, red dragon, variegated, yellow spot, etc., and only the red dragon is the easiest to identify. If you don’t compare the others, you can’t recognize them at first glance.
As soon as Lao Mao’s group went into the water, Zhao Qin looked at the time. At about 32 minutes, they emerged.
Next time, I must buy two diving watches. Without this thing, I am just guessing underwater. Fortunately, Lao Mao and he are sensitive to time.
After the four people came up, Zhao Qin found that in their net bag, in addition to lobsters, there were also many sea cucumbers. Awang took the initiative to drag the net bag up, and then sorted and sank it into the live cabin.
“Aqin, we can’t just catch lobsters, it’s a waste of time. If the four of us go to the sea to pick up sea cucumbers and abalone, we will definitely get more.” Lao Mao said while taking off his clothes.
Zhao Qin’s consideration was that he was afraid that the lobsters would be scared away, and Lao Mao’s consideration was also reasonable. The prices of these three kinds of fish were comparable. Catching lobsters was the most time-consuming.
You can just pick up sea cucumbers when you see them, while abalone will fall off with a knife. Moreover, abalone is the most dense, and there are densely packed on the reefs.
In terms of the income from a trip to the sea, it is definitely more cost-effective than catching lobsters.
“Okay, then we will focus on abalone and sea cucumbers next, and we will talk about it after we have collected all of these two.” Zhao Qin is a person who listens to advice.
Having made a decision, he changed the equipment that his elder brother had taken off and entered the water again.
This time it was simpler. Pick up sea cucumbers when you see them and focus on abalone.
When he had almost finished prying, he turned to the side of the reef. To his great delight, there were not only abalones but also large conches, which were also very expensive.
Maybe no one had ever come here to catch fish, so there were no small conches, and more than one pound was considered small.
Moreover, at the bottom of the reef, he actually saw reflections, and his heart skipped a beat, thinking that they were gold coins. What he was most afraid of at this moment was to touch these things.
As a result, he dived closer and found that they were a nest of coconut snails, the two largest of which were bigger than his head, and at least weighed seven or eight pounds.
The price of this thing was relatively low, about twenty or thirty yuan per pound, and Zhao Qin himself was not willing to eat it, especially compared with the conches.
No matter, it was big enough and worth some money, so he picked it up and stuffed it in the net bag.
After landing again, because they didn’t waste time this time, the four people’s net bags were almost full. Abalones are weighed, so the four people’s harvest this time is estimated to be about 400 kilograms,
At least worth 40,000 yuan.
Now everyone has work to do. Zhao Ping and his team went into the water. Zhao Qin asked Awang to watch the safety rope and pour out all the remaining goods. They had to sort the specifications. The price of abalone varies greatly according to the size.
It didn’t take much effort. The abalone here are all fat, with an average of about 60-70 taels, and the big ones can reach one kilogram.
After sorting, Zhao Qin found his cup, took a big sip of water, and subconsciously opened the system panel again. Then the dog-shit happened. The real-time luck value was only 3 points.
That’s not right!
This time I went to the sea, I didn’t pick up any new species. They were all developed before. Could it be that the abalone species is different?
I picked one up and took a closer look. Yes, it was confirmed to be a variegated abalone, the main species in the local waters.
As for the conch and coconut snail, he had picked them up before, so it was impossible… No, could it be a coconut snail?
I heard that there were beads inside that thing, and they were more precious than oyster beads.
Of course, even if he was curious, he couldn’t open the snail now, but he has also made a decision. He will definitely not sell the coconut snails, and they will be fully opened by then.
After a while, Lao Mao and the others also came up. As soon as Zhao Ping got on the boat, he said: “Aqin, not only are there abalones, I also picked up rattle snails and coconut snails.”
“I also picked up a few of the banana snails we dragged out the first time we went to sea.” The old cat also said with a smile.
“Where are they?” Zhao Qin was overjoyed. He had never eaten the banana snails. The two he caught before were all given to Ashue, and he forgot to ask after that.
When I poured it out, I found that there were four or five of them.
Ajie and Achen also had rattle snails and coconut snails in their net bags.
“Brother, all the coconut snails are sorted separately into a mesh basket.”
“You have to explain this. The snails of different sizes must be placed separately.”
Zhao Qin also realized that what he confessed was indeed unnecessary, so he put on his clothes and jumped into the water decisively.
On the boat, Ah Chen did not participate in the sorting. He started to make lunch. Diving was very energy-consuming. Because the net was broken early in the morning,
Everyone was in an extremely unhappy mood, so no one mentioned breakfast and they all forgot to eat.
“Brother Ping, what are you having for lunch?”
Zhao Ping hesitated and said, “Pick a few small lobsters and steam one per person.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone including the old cat looked at him in astonishment. This is wrong. This line would not be out of the ordinary if it were spoken by Zhao Qin. Zhao Ping has also started to lose his fortune?
Facing everyone’s gaze, Zhao Ping smiled bitterly and said, “Even if I don’t make arrangements now, I will explain it to Ah Qin when he comes up.”
A few people thought, well, Zhao Qin will definitely do this.
When Zhao Qin came up for lunch, he nodded with satisfaction when he saw the lobster. In fact, he planned to eat the snail. The taste of that thing is really not good, but it is good to have lobster.
After the meal, everyone took turns as usual. At Awang’s strong request, Zhao Qin also took him down twice.
It wasn’t until the sun set and visibility dropped that they called it a day.
Zhao Qin took a pen and counted today’s harvest. It was pretty good. Adding up seven, seven, eight, eight, there should be an income of three to four hundred thousand.
“Aqin, what shall we do tomorrow? There are not many abalones and sea cucumbers left here, so I don’t want to kill them all.” After the meal, the old cat came to the bow of the boat and asked.
Zhao Qin’s brain is a little hard to use at the moment. On the one hand, he is tired, but mainly because he is too sleepy. He has not slept for 36 hours.
“Tomorrow, let’s go north again. If there’s nothing there, then go to other islands. If there’s nothing there… then we’ll go home.”
Old Mao nodded, not bad. With today’s harvest, this trip will cost 13,400,000 yuan. It’s okay to go home and rest for a while.
“Then you go get some sleep.”
“The sticky net hasn’t been confiscated yet.”
“I made an agreement with Aping to harvest around two o’clock at night. If the harvest is good, we will release another net.”
Zhao Qin nodded and hugged the old cat, “Let’s go and sleep together.”
“Haha, why do these words sound so awkward?”