Chapter 114 An unexpected gain

Chapter 114 An unexpected gain

Chapter 114 An unexpected gain
Li Changle was not very familiar with this area. He looked in the direction he pointed and saw a rocky beach.

The two thought that since they were already here, it would only take a few dozen steps forward, so they decided to follow.

It took us more than ten minutes to get there. This place was different from the mudflats we were just on. The mud and sand under our feet were obviously much harder. Walking further, we saw several large rocks standing on the seashore.

When I walked to the rock, I saw several small puddles of varying sizes on the rock next to a large puddle.

After seeing this, Li Changle felt that the harvest would definitely be good if they went fishing in the sea after the typhoon.

There were indeed quite a few oysters growing on the reef. They were much bigger than those on the pier, but far smaller than those in the cave. Ge Changfa liked to eat them, so he started chiseling them with great interest.

Li Changle was not interested in oysters, so he and Chen Yongwei carried buckets and walked towards the puddle. When they got there, they saw several sword shrimps in the puddle, dying from the sun.

"Hehe, it's not dead yet!" Chen Yongwei pulled out a small net for catching seahorses and caught several sword shrimps in one go. He felt that a small net was more useful for catching fish and shrimps in such a small puddle.

Li Changle walked towards the puddle next to the reef. When he turned his head, he seemed to see some movement in the puddle on the left out of the corner of his eye, so he quickly turned around and walked over.

Before I got there, I stretched my neck to look into the puddle, and just in time I saw a reddish-brown spotted dorsal fin emerge from the water, flash by, and then disappear into the deep puddle.

There are quite a few sword shrimps, white shrimps and mantis shrimps swimming in the puddle.

There was an oyster shell as big as his palm next to the rock, but what excited him most was the fish with reddish-brown spots that dived into the water. He thought it was probably a grouper.

"Awei, come here quickly!" Li Changle shouted excitedly, put down the bucket, hung the net bag on his waist, and went into the water with the scoop net. He first picked up the oyster snails and put them in the net bag, and then went to catch the mantis shrimp and sword shrimp.

"Brother, what good stuff did you see?" Chen Yongwei had just come over when Ge Changfa came over with a bucket in his hand. "What good stuff did you see that made you scream so loudly?"

"There seems to be a grouper in the pit. I saw its fins." Li Changle gestured and said, "The fins alone are as big as a fan."

If it really is a grouper, and there happens to be a banquet at the restaurant, I'm sure it can be sold for a good price if I send it there.

"Are you seeing things?" Ge Changfa stared at the depths of the puddle and shook his head. "It's impossible. The tide hasn't come yet. How could the giant grouper get into the puddle?"

"I'm not old, how can I not see clearly a fish fin as big as a fan?" Li Changle said, "The typhoon just passed a few days ago, and it must have been washed into the water at that time!"

Chen Yongwei nodded repeatedly, "It's really possible. My brother is lucky. He encountered a school of fish near the coast. What's a big grouper?"

Ge Changfa thought about it and it was true. This kid A Le had been incredibly lucky recently. He stared at the dark deep puddle in front of him and thought that there might really be a giant grouper in it.

"Yes, yes, yes, they rushed in during the typhoon." He rolled up his sleeves excitedly and patted Li Changle who was standing in the water to catch mantis shrimps. "What are you still catching? Hurry up and get the nets."

"The water is so deep, you know where it is hiding? I'll wait for you to come over and scoop out some water. The water will clear and the fish will come out, don't you understand?"

"Brother, I know, the truth will come out, not the fish!" Chen Yongwei said quickly.

"We are fishing now, not looking for stones. Of course, fish will come out when the water falls!" Li Changle put down the scoop net with a smile and went to scoop water from the bucket.

"Fuck, you can do this!" Ge Changfa patted Chen Yongwei, "Awei, this guy has greased his lips. No matter what you say, he can find a hundred excuses."

Chen Yongwei said with admiration: "My brother has always been smarter than us, otherwise how could we not have thought of it!"

"..." Ge Changfa was speechless at this guy who always blindly worshipped him. He rolled his eyes at him and said, "Get to work, get the fish out first."

"Fortunately, those people left. If they had followed, there wouldn't have been enough groupers to share."

Chen Yongwei seemed to have seen a giant grouper and happily ran over to pick up a bucket and a backpack.

Li Changle was thinking, how much can a grouper sell for now? In his previous life, a grouper weighing one or two kilograms could sell for hundreds of dollars!
Ge Changfa came over excitedly with a bucket, hugged the bottom of the bucket and poured the catch into Awei's bucket, "Haha, it's true that I followed you two. I can find groupers even in the puddle."

"Don't pour it out. I have a net bag here." Li Changle hurriedly stopped him, took out a net bag from his pocket, and asked him to pour the catch into it and keep it in the shallow puddle next to it.

"You guy, you brought quite a complete set of belongings!" Ge Changfa said after tying up the net bag.

Li Changle glanced at him proudly, "How can you make money without having all the household items?"

"You're right. I'll have to be more careful in the future. Now that I'm ready, if I want to eat this bowl of rice, I have to do the preparations well."

Li Changle smiled and patted his shoulder, "You are sensible, you deserve praise!"

"You kid, you want some firewood, right?" Ge Changfa waved his fist at him.

"Aren't you happy when I praise you?"

The two men tied up the net bag while bickering.

Chen Yongwei came over and put the bucket at Li Changle's feet, put down the backpack and began to take off his clothes and pants, "Brother, you put the fish in the net bag, I'll go in the water first to test the depth, and then we'll start."

"Okay!" Li Changle poured the catch into the net bag and tied it to a stone. Looking back, he saw that Awei had reached the deepest point, with the water just covering his chest.

Chen Yongwei walked towards the two men and said, "Brother, three strong men, work harder and scoop for two hours, then we can catch the fish."

"Okay, let's get started!" Li Changle picked up the bucket and went into the water. He scooped up a bucket and poured it out. Chen Yongwei also picked up the bucket and started working.

After Ge Changfa poured several buckets of water, he wiped the water off his face and said, "Damn, the water is much cooler. Ah Wei didn't even bring us here earlier."

"If you hadn't mentioned going to dig oysters, I wouldn't have remembered!"

Chen Yongwei was very strong and he lifted the full bucket and poured it out. The three strong men rolled up their sleeves and worked hard. The water poured out and the water level dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ale, a fish swam past my feet." Ge Changfa shouted in surprise, "Damn it, I knew before that I could build a dam in the ditch to scoop water and catch fish, but why didn't I think of puddles as well?"

"If I hadn't seen the big grouper, I wouldn't have thought of scooping water to catch fish."

Li Changle looked at the terrain and thought that next time he went to paint the bridge, he would have to buy a few plastic pipes and put them directly into the puddle. The water would be sucked up and flow down, saving time and effort.

After working for a while, the three of them were so tired that they were panting, and beads of sweat and water were running down their ears.

"Big fish, there is really a big fish!" Chen Yongwei pointed behind him and shouted excitedly.

Li Changle and the other person turned their heads and saw a splash of water. They saw the fish flick its tail and hide in the deep water again. The two people who were originally a little tired didn't seem to be tired at this moment. They poured buckets of water out as if they were injected with chicken blood.

When I feel tired, I take out a cigarette, light it, and continue working with the cigarette in my mouth.

My arms, waist and legs ached from scooping so much, and the water in the puddle became shallower and shallower.

Suddenly, a "splash" of water was heard behind the three of them. They all turned around at the same time and looked towards the puddle. Finally, they saw the true appearance of the giant grouper.

It is nearly 1 meter long and covered with reddish-brown spots. The reddish-brown spots on the open dorsal fin and caudal fin look like peacock feathers, which is very beautiful.

Grouper is a fish of the genus Epinephelus in the family Serranidae in the order Perciformes. It is ferocious and feeds on fish, shrimps, and crabs. It will even kill each other when hungry.

Because of its white, tender and delicate meat and delicious taste, it is also known as "chicken of the sea".

Li Changle felt that the price of this fish sent to the restaurant would definitely be more than one or two yuan per pound.

Ge Changfa's eyes lit up with excitement. "Holy crap! It's really a big grouper! This is the first time I've seen such a big, live grouper. How much does it cost per pound?"

Chen Yongwei also said excitedly: "Brother, it looks like it weighs more than 30 kilograms."

"How much does a grouper this big sell for per pound?"

Although Li Changle also cares about the price, he no longer thinks that a fish can be sold for thousands or even hundreds as he did before.

Chen Yongwei thought for a moment, "Last month I saw Adong collect two or three kilograms of fish, and I think he sold them for one yuan per kilogram. One this big should be able to sell for one yuan and fifty cents per kilogram."

Ge Changfa shook his head repeatedly. "It's this big and still alive, there should be more, right? I think it's no problem to sell it for two or three yuan per pound."

This price was a little beyond his expectation. Li Changle thought it would be only one or two yuan at most, but he didn't expect it to be as high as rice and fish.

He happily picked up the landing net and said, "Let's go and fish it out first."

Ge Changfa hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Ah Le, scoop for another ten minutes, make the water shallower, catch all the other fish first, and then catch the big grouper."

"Okay!" Li Changle put down the scoop net, and the three of them started working again.

After more than ten minutes, the back of the giant grouper finally emerged from the water. The three men sat on the rocks, panting, took out cigarettes, lit them, and while smoking they admired the fish hiding in the puddle.

After finishing a cigarette, the three men went into the water with a scoop net to catch fish. A silver-gray dorsal fin quickly hid in the crevice of the rock.

Li Changle stepped forward and moved the stone away. He saw a small fish that weighed about a pound. "Haha, there's another good fish, but it's too small."

It is a joy to catch fish, especially the moment you hold the fish in your hands, you feel a great sense of accomplishment.

"The meat of small fish is better than that of large ones, and the fish maw of large ones is valuable." Ge Changfa said happily while holding a blue-spotted Spanish mackerel. "The dried Spanish mackerel tastes better than dried pomfret, and also better than fresh ones."

Chen Yongwei smiled and said, "You can eat whatever you like. We left a lot last time."

Bursts of laughter rang out from the puddle. Li Changle used a small scoop net to scoop up a few sword shrimps and mantis shrimps and poured them into the bucket. Suddenly, a fish hit his calf and fled forward quickly.

He chased after it with a scoop net in hand, forcing the big grouper to hide everywhere, splashing water high up.

(End of this chapter)