Chapter 353 They are all fake
Chapter 353 They are all fake
Big fish and medium fish were put into separate baskets. There were two baskets for carp weighing more than ten pounds, fifteen baskets for fish weighing more than four pounds, sixteen baskets for medium fish weighing three pounds each, and six baskets for small fish.
Li Changle calculated that this net caught nearly 2,000 kilograms of mackerel. Even if it was 2.5 yuan per kilogram, it could still be sold for 5,000 yuan.
He glanced with delight at the trawl net being pulled behind the boat, hoping to catch just one more.
After sorting out the horse mackerel, everyone started to sort out the hairtail, swordfish, etc., and occasionally picked out a yellow croaker from the pile of fish.
Chen Yongwei and Ah Cheng each held a large fish, "Look, brother, there are two more red snappers weighing 15 or 16 kilograms!"
Li Changle looked up at the two people who were so happy, put down a hairtail, put his hands on his waterproof pants and wiped them a few times, took out a cigarette and said with a smile: "Come on, each of you will get a cigarette as a reward."
Wang Xincheng shook his head repeatedly, "Uncle Ale, I don't like smoking. It chokes my throat and it's not comfortable at all."
Chen Yongwei pouted in disdain, "You draw it yourself, I'll go bleed."
Li Changle knew that he was not addicted and had no intention of poisoning these two good young men. He took out three cigarettes, lit them up, put one to Li's father's mouth, and handed another to Brother Li.
"Have a cigarette to perk up."
Brother Li looked up at him, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Looking at so many good things, isn't it refreshing enough?"
Father Li also smiled and nodded, the cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth twitching, "That's right, there is nothing more refreshing than these catches."
Li Changle looked at the two people who were as excited as if they had caught a yellow croaker in their previous life, "When I say refresh yourself, I mean to combine work and rest so that you don't feel tired when you work."
"As long as there are fish to catch, we won't get tired from morning till night!"
Father Li said as he grabbed a large yellow croaker weighing about two kilograms. "Ah Le, this net has a great catch. I caught several yellow croakers this big."
"There are several in each net. If we can catch a big yellow croaker someday, it will be perfect."
"We caught too many in the past few years, and it's hard to catch a fish like this one now!" Father Li picked up the big yellow croaker, "It's hard to catch one this big now.
I am just wondering, why is such a fresh and tender yellow croaker not as expensive as horse mackerel? "
"There's a lot of fish and the price is low, that's unavoidable. When we catch less than a few hundred kilograms a year, the price will naturally go up!"
Li Changle waved at him and the father and son lifted a basket of hairtail and placed it in front of the cargo hold and continued sorting.
The yellow croaker in this net was really good, filling half of the basket with large and small ones.
Brother Li picked up the bamboo basket, thought about it and asked again: "Ah Le, we have already caught four baskets of yellow croaker in the three nets we pulled today. Can we sell the dried yellow croaker when we go back this time?"
The total amount of yellow croakers at home is only about 300 kilograms, so I’ll save it for next year!”
I've worked for so long, and even collected some at the dock, to only save up this little bit of yellow croaker jerky. It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
"You are the boss and you have the final say." Brother Li said as he jumped down from the cargo hold, took the bamboo baskets sent down by Li Changle and Li's father, and started stacking the goods.
After a while, Chen Yongwei also went down to help with loading. Wang Xincheng took over the work from Li's father, and together with Li Changle, they hooked the bamboo baskets with iron hooks and sent them down one by one into the cargo hold where the cold air was coming out.
Father Li couldn't sit still for a moment, so he turned around and started cleaning the deck. By the time Li Changle and the others had put all the catches into the cabin, he had already washed and cleaned the deck.
Several people pounded their sore waists, washed their hands, and took off their stuffy waterproof pants and rain boots. The stench of feet filled the deck.
"Fuck! It's such a big space and the smell is so strong." Li Changle covered his nose and quickly moved a few steps to the side before sitting down.
"You talk as if you don't stink!" Brother Li rolled his eyes at him, stretched his legs and leaned against the side of the boat, smoking leisurely.
Li Changle laughed, "I have athlete's feet, they don't stink!"
After hearing this, Brother Li's eyes almost rolled to the ground. "Everyone knows that athlete's foot means rotten feet. You still want to trick me into thinking it smells good!"
"..." Li Changle laughed, "I thought you didn't know!"
Father Li came out with a kettle in his hand. "Ah Le, it's already half past four. The sun will have set by the time we start to fish. Should we go back to Turtle Island or the island where we stopped at noon?"
"It's a bit unrealistic to go back to Turtle Island. Let's wait until it's time to lift the net to see if there are any islands or reefs nearby. If there are, we'll find a place to dock. If not, we'll go back to the island we just docked near."
Father Li nodded, handed him the kettle, and sat down next to him.
An hour passed quickly, the sun was close to the sea level, slowly sinking, and the sunset dyed the waves crimson...
Li Changle looked at the time. It was already half past five. The time to raise the nets was getting closer. The mood of several people became excited and they couldn't wait to catch another mackerel.
As soon as the horn sounded, everyone quickly took their positions. When the trawl net was pulled up again by the winch, everyone excitedly gathered around the net bag, looking at it bulging like before.
Wang Xincheng looked around the net bag and didn't see the pointed beak, so he went back to the bottom of the net and untied the knot.
Father Li nodded in satisfaction and whispered to Brother Li and Li Changle, "Acheng is a very obedient child. Teach him well. When the ship comes back, you will have helpers.
Wait until Ajie comes on board, I will help you for a while. When we hire someone to do something, we have to hire someone who is down-to-earth and dedicated. Even if they are a little dumb and learn slowly, they will naturally do a good job over time.
Those who seem smart, do things for the sake of appearance, but are cunning and sly should not be hired to work, no matter how cheap the wages are."
"remember."
Before Li Changle and his brother finished speaking, Ah Cheng had already untied the net bag. When they saw several mackerel pouring out of the net bag, everyone was so happy that their mouths cracked. Then the scene changed and countless pomfret poured out. Wang Xincheng shouted excitedly, "Uncle Ah Le, look at all the pomfret!"
"This is gray pomfret, not silver pomfret. The price will be twice as much..." Li Changle said halfway when he raised the wooden stick and rushed forward, hitting the pointed head hard.
Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect that there would be a big fish hiding among the fish.
Wang Xincheng blushed and said to Father Li in an awkward manner: "Grandpa, I didn't see it just now..."
Father Li said gently, "It's okay, Acheng. No one expected it to hide in the middle. Your uncle Ale was holding the stick just in case there were any big pointed beaks hiding in the net bag."
Wang Xincheng felt relieved when he saw that no one blamed him. "Grandpa, I will be more careful next time."
Father Li patted him on the shoulder and said, "Remember, we are at sea. If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome. So before setting off, check the machinery and trawl nets...be very careful and careful."
"I remember."
Li Changle hit the sharp-beaked head several times in a row until the fish's tail stopped moving. "Yes, another big fish weighing more than 100 kilograms."
Brother Li waved at Wang Xincheng, "Come here, Ah Cheng, I will teach you how to bleed."
"Okay!" Wang Xincheng ran over quickly.
Li Changle started the machine to pour the remaining fish out of the net bag, and Li's father and Chen Yongwei began to pack up the trawl net.
At this time, Brother Li came out from the cab and said, "Ah Le, there are no islands or reefs nearby. How about we go back and find a place to dock?"
"it is good!"
"Wait till you put down the net, and we'll be back!"
Li Changle nodded and shouted to everyone, "Let's cast the net! Everyone, take your positions, let's cast the net..."
Everyone lowered the last net into the sea and began to sort the fish.
There were only a few collapsed fish skins, cuttlefish, shrimps and crabs in this net. There were four baskets of mackerel, one and a half baskets of big fish, and then there were miscellaneous fish such as hairtail and swordfish.
There are so many gray pomfret that the deck is almost covered with them. Any one you catch will weigh anywhere from 70 to 80 grams to more than a pound.
"Fuck, why are there so many gray pomfret? If they were all silver pomfret, I'd be rich, but unfortunately they're all fakes."
"Just be content! This big pomfret can be sold for three or four cents a pound, which is better than catching mackerel and sea bass."
"Brother, I see those fishmongers in town often mix grey pomfret and silver pomfret together and sell them, and they buy the ones that they can't tell apart anyway."
Brother Li grabbed a silver pomfret and said, "I can tell it apart at a glance. The silver pomfret's dorsal and anal fins are sickle-shaped, and its caudal fin is forked, with the lower lobe a little longer than the upper lobe.
The dorsal and anal fins of the gray pomfret are significantly elongated, and the caudal fin is forked, looking a bit like a swallow’s tail.”
Father Li laughed and said, "You are a fisherman, of course I can tell you at a glance, but Jin still can't tell you after so long."
After hearing this, Li Changle came up with an idea, "Go back and give some of the silver pomfret and grey pomfret to Sister.
When she sells fish, she can teach the fish buyers how to distinguish between gray pomfret and silver pomfret. This will attract some customers over time."
Father Li nodded and said, "Remember to tell your sister that we must be trustworthy in business. Business that deceives others will not last long."
Li Changle agreed, and he and Chen Yongwei lifted the bamboo basket and walked towards the cargo hold. They put down the bamboo basket and stood up, and suddenly saw a large cargo ship parked on the sea in the distance.
The two men stood there and squinted for a while before they could see clearly that it was an oil tanker. To their surprise, a fishing boat suddenly turned and sailed away quickly.
Li Erge and Chen Amao in the cockpit also noticed this scene. They both steered the boat cautiously away from the sea where the tanker was docked and increased the speed of the boat.
Seeing the ship speed up suddenly, Li Changle also remembered that in addition to cargo, oil can also be transported on the sea. He reached out and pulled Chen Yongwei, "Don't look at it, hurry up and work."
"Brother, I know they sell oil. I heard they make money just like selling goods."
"No matter how much money you make, you can't do this business, or you will be caught by the police sooner or later!"
When Li Changle said this, he thought of the boat in the village again. Could it be that those people changed their career to selling oil?
"Don't worry, I won't let you go even if you want to. We're already making a lot of money now, and we can spend the money we earn with peace of mind."
"Your brother is not a fool. He would rather spend his good life doing illegal things and harming others and himself!"
"Hehe!" Chen Yongwei smiled at him, "Brother, I feel relieved if you think this way."
"You little bastard!" Li Changle kicked him on the butt and lifted up a basket of fish.
Brother Li went down to the cargo hold, took out a piece of pork ribs and some kelp, put them in a bamboo basket and handed them to Father Li.
The old man prepared to steam a pot of rice, stew a kelp and pork ribs soup, heat up the braised pork, and fry two horse mackerels. Everyone drank some old wine to get rid of the cold.
(End of this chapter)