Chapter 354 Discovery

Chapter 354 Discovery

Chapter 354 Discovery
By the time they put the fish into the cabin, it had already gotten dark. They were about to pull up the last net, but they were in no hurry to clean the deck. They just took out the battery lamp and hung it up, prepared the bamboo basket, and waited to pull up the net.

Li Changle came out of the cabin carrying a battery lamp. Seeing that he was carrying two lamps, Brother Li stepped forward and asked, "Why did you only take so little?"

Li Changle knew that he wanted to hang more lights to attract fish, so he smiled and asked him, "Aren't you tired?"

"A fisherman is complaining about having too many fish?" Brother Li said as he rolled his eyes at him. Today he had a better catch of fish and he started to get lazy. This guy is like a walnut and needs to be hit hard.

"It's not that there are too many fish, but the ones we lured here are bluefin bream and squid, which is fine. Fat-eyed herring are not easy to sell after drying. We can't even get back the money for diesel after hauling them back."

After hearing this, Brother Li thought about what he had just said and nodded awkwardly, "You make sense. I was just thinking about how to get more fish back."

Li Changle smiled and said, "Brother, fishing is hard work. We need to combine work and rest. Otherwise, when we get older, we will be like my father and the old fishermen in the village, suffering from aches and pains all over our bodies."

The biggest problem for many old fishermen is that they have no money to treat their illnesses and can only endure the hardships.

"Okay, let's combine work and rest!" Brother Li took the lamp and went to hang it on the port side.

Half an hour later, the fishing boat arrived at the waters near the island where it had docked in the afternoon, and the voice of Brother Li shouting to start fishing came from the loudspeaker.

Li Changle and his companions pulled up the trawl net, and the Shunfeng followed behind them.

Brother Li found a convenient location to get to the island, dropped anchor, and the Shunfeng followed and docked nearby.

The last catch of the first day was a bit mixed, with five baskets of worthless mantis shrimp and water shrimp, and six or seven baskets of yellow mullet which was slightly more valuable than green mullet.

The more valuable ones are the yellow croaker and the swordfish. Half a basket of golden big yellow croaker and two baskets of small yellow croaker are quite pleasing to the eye. No wonder people in the old days called gold yellow croaker.

The fish were put into the cabin and the deck was swept and cleaned. It was already nine o'clock. Li Changle picked up the walkie-talkie and greeted Chen Amao. He carried two basins of seafood on board the Xusheng.

"I picked some swimming crabs with long roe, and I also picked two pots of large shrimps."

"Old wine goes perfectly with swimming crabs." Li Changle took the enamel basin with a smile, "Why don't you call A-Tai and the others to come and eat together?"

"I called them, but they didn't come. They cooked a pot of rice cakes and drank old wine!"

"They are just too polite." Father Li brought out a large pot of pork ribs stewed with kelp, a pot of steamed mackerel, braised pork and cold dishes and placed them on the deck. Several people sat around and started eating.

The old man put some shredded ginger, old wine and other things in the steamed mackerel and steamed it in an enamel basin. It didn't look appetizing at all, but the taste was amazing.

Li Changle and Chen Yongwei were on duty for the first half of the night. After drinking a few sips of old wine, they started to eat.
After working like a top on the deck for an entire afternoon, everyone was already starving. They ate up several large pots of food and a large pot of rice.

The braised pork broth was also poured into the rice bowls by Chen Yongwei and Wang Xincheng, and it was mixed together, showing off all the juice.

After dinner, everyone talked about the tanker and the fishing boat again.

Chen Amao glanced at Li Changle with an unnatural look, called him aside and said, "I think that boat looks a bit like the one Zhou Laoer drives."

Li Changle looked at him in surprise. "They are four brothers, each of them has a boat?"

"No, the eldest brother Zhou and Zhou Achang each have one, and the second and third brothers also have iron boats. I heard they went to the fishing grounds to work, but I didn't expect to see them here."

Chen Amao shook his head and sighed, "No wonder the brothers got rich so quickly, it turns out they made money through illegal means."

Li Changle pondered for a moment, "Let's not stop here tonight. Let's go back to the waters where we moored last night and work in another waters tomorrow."

It's true, man proposes, God disposes. I originally wanted to have a good rest tonight, but I didn't expect to have to work again. I am simply forced to make money.

Chen Amao suddenly felt that he might not be compatible with this sea area. "Damn it, we were chased by the besieged village on our first voyage. This time, we happened to run into their ship again."

"Let's go, drag a net back, and we can make some extra money."

"I'm sorry, I'm a burden to you again."

"Oh, you are such a sissy."

"Okay, I won't say any more. I'll go back and get ready to go fishing."

Chen Amao walked a few steps, then turned back and said to Li Changle, "Boss Ah Le, when I get back, if Boss Zhou comes to test my opinion, what should I say to him?"

Li Changle spread his hands and said, "We didn't see anything, what is there to explore?"

Chen Amao nodded his head rapidly after hearing this, "Yes, yes, we didn't see anything."

After Chen Amao left, Li's father grabbed Li Changle and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that fishing boat?"

Li Changle whispered, "Boss Chen said... we should drag a net back to Turtle Island, and collect the traps and jars tomorrow morning."

Father Li looked at him in surprise after hearing this, "I didn't expect the Zhou brothers to be so courageous."

"A few orphans can earn such a huge fortune. They must be very brave."

"We go out to seek wealth and not trouble, so it's right to stay away from vicious dogs. You go and start the boat, and we'll get ready to cast the nets."

"Okay!" Li Changle went straight to the cab, and Chen Yongwei followed him in. After listening to what he said, he hurried out to prepare.

Brother Li and Brother Li were quite happy when they heard that they had to drag another net. The weather had started to get colder, and the wind could blow at any time. They should take advantage of the good weather in the next two days to drag two more nets. Each net could hold several thousand kilograms of fish, which was all money!
Soon after the two boats left the island, the fishing boats hidden on the side of the island also left.

It was already past twelve o'clock when the fishing boat arrived at Turtle Island. As soon as the net bag was untied, a golden fish poured out of the net bag.

"Wow, big yellow croaker!" Chen Yongwei shouted excitedly into the cab, "Brother, come and see, what good stuff have we caught?"

Father Li, eldest brother Li and second brother Li looked calm and just smiled and said, "Golden things are beautiful."

"Luckily, we caught it at night. If we had caught it during the day, the price would have been half as much!"

"Uncle A-Le is really good at talking. He just said in the afternoon when we could catch a net of yellow croaker, and the yellow croaker really came in the evening."

"My brother dreams of catching a big yellow croaker!"

"Is there any fish better than those big ones I caught this morning?" Li Changle muttered as he came to the deck. When he saw the fish on the deck, his eyes almost popped out.

He stepped forward and picked up a large yellow croaker about two feet long, with a golden body, red lips and fine scales. His hands were shaking with excitement. After a long pause, he finally uttered a Chinese quintessence, "Fuck! It's so damn beautiful!"

"What a joke!" Father Li said with a smile as he looked at Li Changle who was staring at the fish excitedly, "What's there to be happy about? Fish weighing three or four catties are only worth a few bucks per catty. You might as well sell a big fish."

"Yeah!" Li Changle also felt that the price was really painful, but the amount of yellow croaker and yellow croaker maw at home could be increased a lot.

"Ah Le, this must be more than a thousand kilograms, right? Why don't you sell it and keep it for drying?"

"Yes, I won't sell it. I'll keep it for drying in the sun."

Isinglass needs to be stored for a few years. The longer it is stored, the yellower its color becomes and the higher its price will be.

"Okay!" Brother Li thought that drying more than a thousand kilograms of yellow croaker into dried fish heads would be more profitable than selling fresh goods anyway. What's more, the price of dried fish heads would be better in this season.

There was half a bag of fish left in the net bag, and there were more shrimps and crabs than in the open sea, as well as a lot of snappers, yellowfin croakers and groupers.

By the time I had packed up and went to bed, it was already past one in the morning. The tide would rise in more than an hour, so I still had two hours to rest.

Everyone washed up quickly and went back to the cabin to sleep.

Li Changle and Chen Yongwei checked the boat with battery lights before returning to the cab.

"Brother, I'll watch you. You take a nap first and let me take your place."

"Okay, I'll take a nap first." Li Changle leaned back in his chair, thinking about bringing a tape recorder with him next time so that he could listen to operas and pop songs in the evening.

Chen Yongwei's eyelids kept drooping as he listened to Li Changle's snoring. He simply got up and went to the deck, where he saw A Tai from the Shunfeng sitting on the deck fishing not far away.

"How many did you catch?"

"I just sat down. Do you want to fish? I'll get you the hand line."

"No need, I have some on my boat." Chen Yongwei went back to the cabin and took out the fishing line. He went down to the cargo hold to grab some bait and put it in a bucket. He sat on the deck and chatted with A Tai while fishing.

A Tai is also from Shaji Village and is a cousin of Chen Amao. He worked with him when the wooden boats were built, and now he works with him on big boats as well. He also owns 20% of the shares of Shunfeng.

While they were talking, A Tai caught another yellowfin fish. Chen Yongwei hadn't started fishing yet, thinking of killing time by fishing, but he fell asleep before he caught any fish.

"Take your time, you'll catch the fish soon."

"It's okay. It's nice to sit here and kill time with you." Chen Yongwei yawned as he spoke. Suddenly, he felt a strong force coming from his hand and stood up excitedly. "The fish is coming!"

A-Tai was also very happy to see him catch a fish, and hurriedly imparted his experience, "Don't pull too quickly, or the fish will get off the hook and run away."

"Okay!" Chen Yongwei agreed, and he pulled the guy underwater, pulling him up from time to time. In short, if the enemy moves, I won't move, and if the enemy doesn't move, I'll make it move immediately...

The man and the fish played tug-of-war back and forth for more than twenty minutes, and the struggle of the creature underwater gradually weakened.

Chen Yongwei began to reel in the line at a constant speed. As the fishing line was reeled in circle by circle, a large blue spot floated to the surface of the water.

Worried that the big blue spot would make a last-ditch struggle, Chen Yongwei slowly stopped reeling in the line. Seeing that the big blue spot only swayed once and then stopped moving, he pulled it out of the water.

A-Tai quickly took the scoop net and caught the fish. He felt how heavy it was as soon as he touched it. "What a fish! It must be at least 12 or 13 pounds. A big catch for the first time!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Chen Yongwei took the scoop net he handed over with a silly smile and happily held it to deflate it.

Looking at the big blue spot that was placed in the living cabin and swimming slowly, I thought that it would take two or three days to return home, and I didn't know if I could survive until then.

After covering the cabin board and getting up, he turned his head and saw Li Changle coming out yawning. He greeted him cheerfully, "Brother, you go to sleep. A-Tai and I will go fishing to kill time."

Li Changle saw him grinning so hard that his teeth were showing and asked happily, "What big catch did you catch?"

"Big blue spot, weighing more than ten pounds!"

(End of this chapter)