Chapter 34 Great Harvest
Chapter 34 Great Harvest
"Hurry up, the mosquitoes are biting us!" Li Changle took the net bag out of the backpack with a proud look on his face, pulled it open and stretched the mouth of the net bag, "Pour out all the fish and put them in the net bag, I still have to go down and set up a few more traps!"
He felt very happy, thinking that if he continued like this, he would soon be able to raise enough money to repair the fishing boat, and then go out to sea to earn money to build a house and buy a big boat.
In this life, he wants to approve a building site at the Nanshan intersection, which is despised by everyone in the village. After another 30 years, the sea will be reclaimed and a beach will be paved there, and the sea view house and the demolition compensation will still belong to his family.
"Brother, don't worry, I've already put up the crab nets, wait till I'm done, let's put up the ground traps together!"
Chen Yongwei grinned as he untied the trap and dumped the snow eels into the net bag. He saw a dead fish in the fish bag and said, "Brother, do you think it got caught because it came in to eat the fish?"
"Of course, we can't put these fish in it, otherwise they will all be gone by the time we get home!" Li Changle happily put away the net bag containing the snow eels, took out another net bag from the backpack, and then put the snow eels into the backpack.
Considering that the snow eel has been classified as a second-class protected fish in later generations, the loudspeakers in the village shouted every day that if you catch it privately, you will have to go in and work on the sewing machine for a free meal, but some people were still caught in the furtive transactions.
And the more sneaky you are, the more expensive it is!
Li Changle thought about the price of the big flower dragon and the big rice fish, and asked again: "Awei, how much can the snow eel be sold for per kilogram?"
Chen Yongwei thought for a moment and said, "I heard that there are quite a lot of people who like to buy this thing for nourishment. It seems that it can be sold for three yuan per pound!"
It’s only three yuan a pound and you’re still so happy?
Li Changle shrugged, thinking that after having seen the big rice fish and big flower dragon, he shouldn't have any expectations for the current price of seafood.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Chen Yongwei smiled and said, "Brother, be content! We have only worked for one morning and we can earn dozens of dollars. Add the money we made last night and it's over a hundred.
Think about those people who go out to sea to help with the boats, risking their lives and working hard for a month, and only earning 80 or 90 yuan. What we earn is already enviable."
"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, but I heard from people in town that a serving in a big restaurant costs more than ten yuan, and I thought it could be sold for seven or eight yuan per pound!"
When Li Changle said this, he suddenly thought of the famous Phoenix Restaurant in Tuxia Bridge. He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Why didn't he think of sending the big flower dragon and the big rice fish there to ask for advice yesterday?
"Food in big restaurants is so expensive!" Chen Yongwei poured the Spanish mackerel into the net bag, untied the fish bag and poured the blackhead fish into the net bag, "Brother, blackhead fish only costs a few cents per pound, but it tastes more tender than Spanish mackerel, so I'll keep these for myself!"
Li Changle also thinks that blackhead fish is delicious. Although this fish looks a bit like grass carp, it is much more delicious than grass carp. The meat is tender and delicious, especially the blackhead fish before the winter solstice, which is so plump.
"Okay, I'll keep it for myself." He put the net bag into his backpack, walked to another tree, untied the rope of the trap, and walked down.
I walked twenty or thirty meters before I came to the trap. After I lifted it up, I felt it was not as heavy as the previous one. When the trap reached the water surface, I saw several net fish and several grass carp in the fish bag.
The small ones weigh about one kilogram, and the large ones weigh about two or three kilograms. This basket should be able to sell for three or four yuan.
Some fish are also called sergeant fish. It is a warm water fish that often migrates and lives in the middle and lower waters of the open sea. It is a carnivorous fish that likes to eat fish, shrimps and crabs.
The appearance and posture of this fish are somewhat similar to those of the Chinese mackerel. Its body is nearly cylindrical, its back is dark brown, its head is flat and wide, it has a very domineering big mouth, and a pair of small eyes.
The netfish is a large fish, weighing about 10 to 20 kilograms. It has plump and tender meat and is delicious. It is best steamed or braised. Li Changle still likes the netfish that is pickled and dried. There is a local saying that goes "One pomfret, two netfish, three mackerel", which shows that it tastes even better than mackerel.
He walked to the shore with the trap in his hand. Chen Yongwei also came over with another trap in his hand. "Brother, is there anything in the trap you just used?"
"Look for yourself!" Li Changle put down the trap and reached for the net bag. "Where's the cage you're carrying?"
"Alas!" Chen Yongwei sighed, "I am just a moldy winter melon. There is only a mullet and two white crabs that may weigh more than a pound in total."
"Be content. It's good enough that we didn't collect an empty cage." Li Changle handed him the net bag with a smile. After the two of them poured the fish into it, they continued to collect the ground traps. After he collected this cage, he found two blue crabs and several blackhead fish in it.
The two blue crabs weighed about one pound, so they should be able to sell for one or two yuan. He happily carried the trap back to the shore and asked, "How was the harvest in this trap?"
"Let me see yours first!" Chen Yongwei looked at his and said with a frustrated look, "There were two white crabs just now, but this net only caught a few black crabs.
Brother, your luck is unmatched. You earn more in two days than I earn in several months. Why don’t you pay me some money in the future and I will do the work for you.”
Li Changle glared, "Damn it, we've only been doing this for two days, don't you know that newbies have better luck?"
Chen Yongwei curled his lips, "I wasn't as lucky as you the first time I went fishing. I only brought home ten pounds of dragonflies and a few pounds of sand eels. Look at you, you got big rice fish, big flower dragons, big blue crabs, snow eels... I don't have anything like you."
Li Changle was a little proud after hearing this, "Then I am luckier than you. But you know about fishing at sea. If you are lucky, it is great to get good catches. If you are unlucky, it is common to go home with an empty bucket. If I don't get any catches, how can I pay you for your work?"
Chen Yongwei smiled innocently and said, "It doesn't matter. If you have it, I'll give you more. If you don't have it, I'll give you less. I won't mind if you give me too little!"
Li Changle smiled and shook his head, "It's not as simple as you think. Besides, scooping up the sea is just a way to make a living. I can't just scoop up the sea with a group of women on the tidal flats for the rest of my life."
"Oh! I see. Your family has a small fishing boat. You want to go out to sea and fish."
"Yes! I plan to save money to repair the broken fishing boat at home and convert it into a motor boat, so that I can go out to sea to set up crab traps and crab cages, and also go to distant islands to fish for seafood.
Go back and discuss this with your grandma. If she agrees, we can discuss whether we should go out to sea together, or should I pay you to help with the boat?"
Li Changle thought that they both knew how to row the boat, and since Grandma Chen was worried that her grandson would die like her son if he went out to sea, she had been forcing Awei not to go.
But I can't always rely on mining to support my family. It's okay now, but in the future, this can only make a living. If I want to make big money and live a decent life, I have to earn money to buy a big boat and go fishing in big fisheries.
But fishing at sea brings great opportunities but also great risks. That's how Awei's father passed away.
Friends, we have advanced to the second round of PK, thank you for your support!
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(End of this chapter)