Chapter 104 Pier
Chapter 104 Pier
Chen Yongwei hugged him gratefully, "Brother, thank you!"
Li Changle hit him and said, "You are so disgusting. Hurry up and get to work. Let's spread the net while we are returning. No matter what, it is better than using traps on the ground."
"Yes! Even if the fish run away, there are still other fish!" Chen Yongwei rubbed his face and rubbed his hands. "Thank God, the Dragon King, the last net is full of big fish!"
"You have quite high standards!" Li Changle smiled and steered the fishing boat towards the pier.
When they were almost at the dock, Chen Yongwei put away the fishing net and shouted to him happily, "Brother, the Sea Dragon heard my prayers. Look, there are red-eye fish, mackerel, pomfret, sea bass, and yellow croaker in these two nets. These are all valuable goods."
"Leave a few pounds of the pomfret and mackerel to take home for drying, and two eels as well. Keep some small fish and shrimp to go with your wine."
"Okay!" Chen Yongwei squatted in the cabin and started to work. "Brother, look at these scimitar sharks. They are half the height of a man. How about killing them and chopping them into fish balls?"
Li Changle looked at the scimitar shark that had grown to his waist and waved his hand generously, "There are so many, you can eat whatever you want."
The meat of the scoliotic shark can be processed into fish balls, fish paste or fish meal, the liver can be used to extract cod liver oil, the skin can be made into leather, and the cartilage can be used for medicinal purposes.
"Brother, are we going to rent a boat tomorrow?"
"We still have to collect the traps when we get back, so we should have a good rest tomorrow." Li Changle looked at the fish piled up like a mountain in the cabin, "The body is the capital of the revolution. If you are exhausted, you will have nothing."
Chen Yongwei nodded, "Brother, shall we set the trap tonight? Wang Mazi is waiting for us to set the trap and do something bad!"
Li Changle raised the corner of his lips and said, "No, there will definitely be a lot of people going to the gate to catch crabs tonight, so we won't join in the fun. We'll wait until they feed the mosquitoes for a few more days before we go."
"I never thought about this." Chen Yongwei put the fish he was eating aside, "We got so many fish today, Wang Mazi must be so angry that he will vomit blood!"
"I want that bastard to die of rage."
"Brother, what should we do with the Buddha's Hand Snail?"
"Just leave it there. I've already told Chen Dong about our cooperation with the restaurant. Go back and pick out the best ones, and give the average ones to him to sell."
"Okay!" Chen Yongwei hadn't been so excited in a long time. He was as tireless and energetic as a robot that had been fully fueled.
The two of them arrived at the dock while chatting and laughing. As soon as the boat docked, Chen Yongwei jumped onto the shore and ran towards Chen Ji, shouting as he ran, "Adong, quickly bring the baskets to the boat to load the fish."
When Wang Mazi saw him running from his shop to Chen's like a gust of wind, he became so angry that his eyes turned green.
"Aren't you going to the island to fish? Why do you still need baskets to carry the fish?" Chen Dong ran out of the shop quickly and looked at Chen Yongwei who came in with a basket.
"We encountered some small sharks preying on us, and the cabin is full." Chen Yongwei picked up a pile of bamboo baskets and said, "Hurry up and help sort them out."
"Is this true? Didn't you go to the island to fish?"
"I found it when I was fishing in the sea. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up!" Chen Yongwei picked up the bamboo basket and ran.
"Fuck! What kind of luck is this? I can encounter a group of sharks even when I go to the island to fish in the sea!" Chen Dong also hurriedly ran after him with a bamboo basket.
After boarding the ship, he saw the small sharks piled up in the cabin and at the back. His eyes widened and he said, "Oh my goodness, you really encountered a school of sharks."
"Of course it's fake!" Li Changle glanced at him with a smile, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and help sort them!"
"Okay!" Chen Dong put down the basket and started working.
Chen Yongwei's shouting after coming ashore attracted many villagers working at the dock. Everyone stood on the shore and watched the three people busy in the cabin.
"Wow, such a big shark, each one must be over ten pounds, right?"
"Look at that conger eel, it's almost one meter long!"
"There are also pomfret and yellow croaker!"
"After Atang was bitten by a snake, his third son started to have good luck. Wow, he got rich again! He caught so many blue crabs last night, and today he encountered a school of sand fish."
"Yes, I heard that Atang gave him the fishing boat as well, and both of his daughters-in-law agreed!"
Wang Mazi stood in the crowd, looking at the people sorting the catch in the cabin with envy and jealousy, his eyes almost falling to the ground.
Li Changle gave Chen Dong a nudge and asked, "How much is the small shark per pound?"
Chen Dong looked at him and hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll give it to you at 7 cents per pound."
Li Changle glanced at him sideways, "Look, we'll go straight to your house when we get back. Let's not talk about the Wang family, Old Li is still here..."
Chen Dong hurriedly said, "You know that the meat of this thing is not even as good as Qingzhan. Fortunately, the skin and cartilage are still useful. To be honest, I just want to make a little money, so don't tell me..."
"Eight points. If you don't agree, I'll be in trouble. It's no problem to sell it for two more points by sending it to Haimen Port."
"Brother, please don't be like this. I really just want to make a little money. Seven and a half cents, no more!"
Li Changle stood up pretentiously and said, "Eight points! If not, I'll go to Haimen Port to sell it!" "Okay, okay, I really admire you. I never win every time I negotiate with you about the price." Chen Dong decided that next time he quotes a price to him, he would have to offer a lower price.
Li Changle said with a smile: "That's right, if you are a boss you have to be generous, so that you can make a lot of money!"
"..." Chen Dong rolled his eyes at him, "When you sold fish to the Wang family before, why didn't I see you bargaining so hard?"
"Every failure makes you wiser. If you suffer a few more losses, you will learn your lesson!" Li Changle felt a piercing gaze and turned around to see Wang Mazi squeezing out of the crowd and leaving.
"..." Chen Dong felt that he was the only one who could come up with such a twisted logic, and no one else was as shameless as him.
Li Changle and the other two sorted the catch. Red-eye fish, Spanish mackerel, pomfret... filled two full baskets, weighing at least a hundred pounds.
Then it was time to sort out the small sharks in the live tanks. After putting them into bamboo baskets, Chen Yongwei and Chen Dong carried the baskets to the seafood store...
At this time, Li's mother and Zhou Ruonan also came and were surprised to see the fish on the boat. "They went back and said that you encountered a school of sharks. We didn't believe it, but it turned out to be true!"
"Of course it's true! Come and help us, there are still a lot in the cabin!" Li Changle looked at the two of them proudly. He didn't believe the facts even though they were right in front of him. Didn't he know that this would really dampen his enthusiasm?
After getting on the boat, Li's mother looked at the fish and still couldn't believe that they were caught by Li Changle. She remembered that when she used to call him to go out to sea with the old man, he would get angry every time, but after calling him out, he would be too lazy to move.
His father was a little worried when he knew that they had rented a boat to go out to sea, but after just a few hours, someone came to say that they encountered a school of fish and caught a boat full of catches!
She and Anan rushed over, and unexpectedly, the boat was full of fish.
"Eat firewood! When we went out to sea with your father before, didn't you say you couldn't do it well? I think you just want to be lazy and not work!"
Li Changle smiled apologetically, "Mother, I was ignorant before, but now I am sensible, so please stop scolding me!"
Li's mother glared at him and said, "I don't want to bother with you. You know everything, but you're pretending not to know anything. You've made me worry for nothing."
Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got on the boat to help, Mrs. Li Dasao, Mrs. Li Ersao and a group of children also arrived. When they saw Chen Yongwei and Chen Dong carrying the fish towards the shore, and Li Changle and others still squatting there sorting the fish, they all jumped onto the boat in surprise.
"It turns out that you can encounter schools of fish near the coast. If I had known, I would have let your eldest brother stay at home."
"It's not that easy. We haven't seen it for several years, and Ale and the others just met it today!"
The three older ones, Li Xiaoyang, Li Xiaoqing and Li Xiaohui, jumped over, while the younger ones on the shore were anxious, "Dad (Third Uncle), we want to get on the boat and help too."
Mother Li glared at them and said, "What are you doing here? It would be more fun if we squeezed into the sea. Go back to the seafood store and look after our fish."
"Oh oh!" Li Xiaohai pulled Li Xiaozhou, and the two brothers followed Chen Yongwei and the other man, chattering and asking questions.
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There is strength in numbers. The whole family sorted the fish and brought the small sharks ashore in baskets amid everyone's envious gazes. In the end, only some worthless small fish, shrimps and crabs were left, filling an entire basket.
Li Changle and Chen Yongwei were so exhausted that they were out of breath. They felt their feet were as heavy as if they were filled with lead. When they returned to the shore, they saw Li's mother, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still sorting the small fish. They jumped on the boat and said to Zhou Ruonan:
"Anan, don't sell these. Take them back and share them."
"There are still a lot of good stuff here! Why don't you send them to sell?" Li's mother said when she saw the conger eels, pomfret and mackerel they left behind.
"Awei said to stay and share the food."
Li's mother said distressedly: "One conger eel is worth several small sharks. It's obviously you who are greedy and have a lot of twisted ideas."
"Mother, I've been tired for a few days. I'll keep two conger eels to replenish my body. I make money so that I can live a better life. If I still don't want to spend money after making money, then why do I work so hard?"
"Why keep pomfret when you have conger eels?"
"Mother, the bones of pomfret are soft and children like to eat it, so let A Le take it back!" Zhou Ruonan was afraid of discouraging Li Changle's enthusiasm, so she hurriedly persuaded Li's mother.
"Yes, mother, we used to eat small fish, let the children eat a big fish for once!"
They are all pomfret, big fish or small fish, they all taste the same!
The corners of Li's mother's lips twitched with pain, but she endured it and didn't object, "You are willing to let me go, so why should I be reluctant?" Then she said to Li's eldest and second wives, "Ah Zhen, Ah Fang, help carry the fish home."
"No need. Anan went to borrow a cart from Adong's house." Li Changle said, turning to pick up the sack. "We also have conches, turtle eggs, seabird eggs, kelp, and seahorses. We need to take them back."
Mrs. Li hurried forward to help, "Ah Le, are there snails in the sack?"
"Yes, take the Buddha's hand snails home and pick out the good ones to send to the restaurant." Li Changle said as he took out the bucket from the corner, "The oyster snails and spicy snails on the island are big. I'll bring you guys with me next time."
"Then don't forget it next time." Mrs. Li smiled and reminded him, picking up a bucket, "Mom, there are red-eyed fish and big stone sculptures in it..."
"Let me see!" Li's mother leaned over to take a look and said to Li Changle, "Such a large stone sculpture can be sold for two or three yuan. You are not allowed to keep it for eating. I have to take it to Adong's house to sell it." After saying that, she picked up the bucket and walked towards the shore.
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