When the fishermen on the boat approached, they greeted them one after another and asked them puzzledly why they came back early?
Only then did they realize that after a day and a night, there had been no rain, no thunder or lightning in the village at all, and the bad weather was only in the open sea.
After Father Ye explained to them with a smile, everyone happily moved all the goods on the boat to the boat.
As for the highlight of the show, Mao Kunyu was only carried out by him and Chen Shi at the end.
At just one glance, all the old fishermen present screamed in surprise.
"Wow, such a big fish?"
"What kind of fish is this? It's so big? Oh, why is the fish's head black? It's so strange? I haven't seen such a big fish for a long time."
"This fish looks taller than a human, taller than A Dong, right?"
"There are some who are taller than you, but taller than me...it seems a little bit worse? Let's compare when we get home later." Ye Yaodong also had a smile on his face.
It was dark, rainy, and thundering when he got it up last night. He didn't have the heart to lift it up and gesture with it. It was not easy to take pictures in the rain or at night.
You can take a photo when you carry it home later, and then ask someone to help lift the fish and put it next to him to compare its height.
Of course you have to take pictures of such a big hairy catfish, and you have to include yourself in the photo. Later, you can take out the preserved isinglass and proudly say that he dried it and that it came from this fish.
Ouch~ I feel proud just thinking about it~
The raised corners of his mouth were hard to suppress.
"What kind of fish is this? It's such a big one?"
Father Ye said loudly and proudly with a smile on his face: "This is a hairy fish. It's so expensive. It weighs more than 100 kilograms. It takes two people to lift it."
"Maoyu? Let me go, it's a hairy fish, isn't it? I let you catch such a big hairy fish, my God..."
"Oh my god~ Such a big hairy fish~"
"Is it a hairy fish? It's so big, how much is it worth? I'm kidding..."
"The head of this fish is completely black. Is it a hairy fish? Have you admitted your mistake? Have you never seen anything like this?"
A group of fishermen on the surrounding boats were exclaiming and talking incessantly. Even the boatmen on the Harvest were also talking. They had no idea that the Dongsheng had caught such a hairy fish at night.
Father Ye happily explained, "There was lightning and thunder outside the sea at night. We were so panicked that we wanted to come back directly, but we saw a fish jumping out of the water and was struck by lightning."
"I didn't look carefully at first, but I saw a shadow. The fish floated next to our fishing boat. I saw it when I was standing on the helm, and then I quickly asked Dongzi to salvage it."
"Originally, I just thought that this big fish had already floated to the side. I just caught it to see what kind of fish it was and see if I could sell it for more money. Who knew that when I caught it, it turned out to be a hairy fish. All of us were shocked.
One jump."
Father Ye stood on the Dongsheng and started talking. The others had all loaded the goods on the ship and were reluctant to leave. They were still standing there listening.
Father Pei stood on the boat with thick dark circles under his eyes and a face full of exhaustion but envy. He did not call the old fisherman to row to the shore immediately. He wanted to hear for a while how he caught it.
"The black spots on its head were struck by lightning. We didn't recognize it at first, and we only saw it clearly when we fished it out..."
"Now that I've made a fortune, this fish has become valuable. The isinglass in its belly is probably forty or fifty centimeters long, right? It's top quality!"
"Yes, fortunately, the head of this fish was chopped off. Other fish would be worthless if they were chopped. This fish is fine. The isinglass inside is still good, so it is still valuable."
"I'll have to ask Ah Cai later. Negotiate more on the price and sell it for more money. I haven't seen this good thing in many years. I saw it 10 years ago, but it wasn't this big."
As soon as he talked about selling for money, Father Ye became depressed and was no longer in the mood to brag.
No matter how valuable something is, it has to be sold and realized before it can be called a profit. Otherwise, how can it be called a profit if you put it in your hands? Then just throw it in your hands.
"Okay, okay, after placing the fish, let's get to the shore quickly. We have been working hard all night and we haven't had a good rest. Let's get to the shore first and sell these goods first."
Ye Yaodong wanted to see if it was raining at home and was in a hurry to get back to the shore. Father Pei stayed up all day and night and didn't want to mess around with the goods on the way. It would take several hours just to mess around.
So the two of them hit it off immediately, so they directly brought him back and sold it to Ah Cai, which saved them all trouble and allowed him to take advantage of it. The money would not go to other people's fields, and they wouldn't dare to cheat anyone.
Seven or eight small wooden boats rowed at the same time, carrying people and cargo. They slowly rocked for ten or twenty minutes before they docked at the pier.
Ye Yaodong's younger brothers were sitting at the door of the workshop looking at the gate. When they saw two large ships coming back from a distance, they had already gone to notify Lin Xiuqing.
So when a bunch of small wooden boats docked, the boys and Ah Qing were waiting at the dock.
Lin Xiuqing's first words when she greeted him were, "Why are you back all of a sudden? You just left at noon yesterday, why are you back this morning?"
"There was thunder and lightning and rain outside, so I came back early. You go to the workshop to check to see if there are any dried fish. Put them away in advance to prevent the rain from drifting directly to the land. It will probably take another turn.
It’s raining on land.”
"Ah? That's it. Then I'll go check it out first and put away what I can."
When Lin Xiuqing heard this, she immediately hurried back to the workshop. Anyway, there were so many people here, and it didn't matter whether she was there or not. There were so many people helping.
Ah Cai had already seen some good goods on the small wooden boat on the shore, and he went over to them with a smile, "Little brother, old man, it's rare to see you guys bring the goods back and not sell them on the way. Today is
Are you taking advantage of me?"
Ye Yaodong did not dislike his messy name and responded with a smile: "It's an advantage for you. Give us a good price. Otherwise, we won't bring it to the shore next time and just sell it at a random dock halfway."
"Oh, let's talk about this. Who among us is following the other? No one can cheat you. I can only eat by relying on the care of the villagers. Come here, come here. I will help you carry it. I will help you carry it. How can I help you?
Is this boat yours? Don’t mix up the goods from the two companies."
"We have enough manpower here. Go and push the scale out first, and then lift it up and weigh it faster."
"Okay, okay...that half black and half gray fish on the boat over there, it looks a bit strange."
Ah Cai had a very sharp eye and had already seen a very large fish on the boat. Seeing that they were not in a hurry to inquire about the price, he asked first and stretched his neck but could not see what kind of fish it was. It was strange.
Before Ye Yaodong could say anything, the fishermen who were already there to help move the goods spoke up first, "This is a hairy fish. The boss's hairy fish is taller than us."
"How much do you charge for this?"
"Yes, how much do you charge for it? The fish is so big, the isinglass may weigh a pound if it is dried. It's top quality."
Ah Cai's eyes widened, "Maoyu? Real or fake? Don't fool me. Is that half black and half gray one a hairy fish?"
"The half-dark area was struck by lightning. I didn't hear it. Did A Dong just say that there was thunder and lightning in the outer sea? That's why their ship came back early."
"I'm going to be a good boy. Show me how big it is. Lift it down first. You guys lift it down first..."
Ah Cai's eyes shone brightly, and he even took a few steps forward. It was only because of the water under his feet that he stopped moving forward, but he also urged them to lift him down first.
"Why are you in a hurry? Let's move slowly. These big baskets of goods will be moved down first. Please give way first and don't block us in front of us and affect our moving of goods."
The boatman and the fishermen helped to speak, and it was not Ye Yaodong's turn to speak.
In fact, what Ye Yaodong wanted to say was that he would not sell it, but he was also curious about the price of this fish. It was so big. How much could it be sold for?
So I just kept quiet, and when I took it down to be weighed, I asked him about the price, and then told him I wasn't selling it.
There will be more cargo on the Harvest, so the Dongsheng's cargo will be weighed first. Ah Cai doesn't think about getting the fish over early, so he will weigh the Dongsheng's cargo first.
The quantity of goods today was indeed relatively small. From night to dawn, a total of only 5 nets were hauled. Only one net was hauled up by Ye Yaodong at dawn, and the others were hauled at night.
Excluding the useless goods thrown into the sea, there are more than 10,000 kilograms in it. If you deduct the worthless groceries, less than half can be sold for money.
The two boys had already loaded the worthless goods on the tractor and were preparing to transport them back to the workshop.
Thousands of kilograms of goods are weighed, not too fast, not too slow. After all, they are all of the same variety and have been sorted. All you have to do is lift the baskets up, and the more miscellaneous goods will be picked out separately at the end.
Over weighing.
The goods list was filled with paper after paper, and finally, after an hour, all the goods were weighed.
"Put a board on it. This fish is too big and the scale can't fit on it."
"Hey, okay..."
The fishermen who had just helped deliver the goods to the shore did not leave even after moving the goods. Their curiosity was not satisfied and they were reluctant to leave. They all gathered around the shore, ready to see how many kilograms the fish weighed? How long was it? How much could it be sold for?
Finally, when all the goods were sold out and this fish was sold, everyone started talking about how much money they could earn in a day to how much this fish was worth.
"The board weighs 5 kilograms. It weighs 157 kilograms. The fish weighs 152 kilograms. It's amazing. I haven't caught such a big fish in recent years. Is this fish valuable? How about I help you find a boss to sell it?
?Commission three points from both ends?"
"How much do you think this fish could fetch?"
Before Ah Cai could start, the fishermen around him were already talking about it.
"It should be at least 500 yuan, right?"
"There should be more than one. The isinglass is very valuable. The most expensive one is this whole piece of isinglass..."
"Seafood is a big deal, let alone this kind of isinglass. I bet that the price of this isinglass would be at least nine taels if it was taken out and dried..."
"Bah, who wouldn't say it? I also said that this isinglass is worth at least nine taels when dried..."
Ah Cai hesitated for a moment and was not sure, "Your fish was struck by lightning and its head was burnt. The fish itself must be discounted, but the value of its isinglass depends on the boss.
How to bid.”
"It's best to call a few more and let them bid, so that you can sell more. After all, the isinglass from this fish is rarer than that of the catfish, and it's just a little worse than the yellow-lip fish."
"Seafood is a big deal, and the bosses love to save face and compete with each other. Whoever buys it can carry it around the street and talk about it in public. To be honest, the rich people in our town have become more and more popular in the past two years.
More and more people are coming, including Taiwanese businessmen."
"Then can you give me an approximate price and range so that I can have an idea?"
"The minimum is 500, and if it's more, it might be 800. If they become famous, and there are Taiwanese businessmen there, it's very possible to get a thousand yuan." Ah Cai gave him a rough idea.
As soon as the words came out, the crowd was in a stir, and everyone's mouths opened wide.
"Ah! One thousand yuan!"
"Oh my God, this fish sells for 1,000 yuan? Is it real? I'm making a fortune!"
"Hey, is the God of Wealth also named Ye? Oh my God, a fish can be sold for 1,000 yuan. I can't even think about it. This is too awesome. What kind of luck is this?"
"That's right, if I sell a fish for 1,000 yuan, I won't have to work for a year."
"How come I haven't encountered such a good thing? Can I still pick up fish struck by lightning on the sea?"
"Let me be a good boy, where is the fish here? What you eat is money, who can afford it?"
"Isn't the price too scary? Everyone just talked about it casually, but I didn't expect it to be really worth so much money! I really don't have to do it anymore. I'm getting rich. Why haven't I encountered such a good thing?"
"Hey, it is said that rich people get richer. This is absolutely true. Look at the three sons of Ye Laosan's family, each of them is very powerful and rich. In the past few years, how could you
Do you think his family can be so rich?"
"A Dong, tell me quickly, how do you usually burn incense and how do you worship the gods? Teach me and I will learn from you."
"Yes, yes, let's learn from you and make us rich."
Everyone is envious. The price is really scary. They don’t have to work for a year, and one fish is worth a year.
Ah Cai also smiled and said: "I'm going to ask someone to help me weigh the scales here first. Can I make a phone call?"
"Then how much would this fish be worth without the isinglass?"
"Then it won't sell for much. At most, it's worth a few dollars because of its size. After all, the fish head is still burnt. If you sell it, you'll definitely sell it together."
"Forget it," he called Chen Shi and his father, "take it home, dad."
Father Ye asked with regret on his face: "You really don't want to sell it?"
"Not for sale!"
Ah Cai stared, and quickly stopped in front of Ye's father, "Wait, wait, why don't you sell it? How expensive is this fish? You've been working on this fish for a year and you still won't sell it? I'm not following you either.
Bid the price, I'm selling it for you, I'm taking a commission, there's no lowering the price... If you think I'm charging too much, just ask me to sell it a little less, maybe two points, okay?"
"I don't sell..."
"One point, just one point, it's the lowest, you can't let me work in vain, just one point, I will help you right away..."
"No, I won't sell it. This isinglass is so big and rare. I want to keep it for myself."
"ah!"
Ah Cai was both surprised and disappointed.
As long as he keeps it for himself, that's fine. He wants to keep the fish he catches for himself.
"Oh, Mazu asked you to earn too much, and the God of Wealth helped you earn money. If you don't want to earn it, damn, you still want to keep such an expensive fish home instead of selling it? I'm so jealous.
Me."
"You have earned enough, and you are not short of money anymore. It's really annoying to compare people to others. It's only been a few years, and you can still eat hairy catfish? You can just keep the fish that costs thousands of dollars and eat it at home."
Keep it home to eat? I’m so angry, when will the God of Wealth look at me?”
Ah Cai was so excited and cursed by his words that he wanted to stay home. He was extremely envious. Poverty simply limited his imagination. He never thought that Ye Yaodong would stay home to eat.
Ye Yaodong didn't say to keep it home to eat, but he was right to say so. He might have eaten it, or he might not have eaten it and kept it.
It's better to just pass it on and eat it, so as not to have too many good things and attract people's attention. Although he is now a big tree and attracts attention, there will be fewer shameless people coming to his door.
The thief who deserves to be provoked will not stop worrying about him because he is missing a good thing, but the shameless relative will be less troublesome because he is missing a good thing.
This isinglass is good for children and good for body growth. Everyone knows it, lest there is any moral kidnapping. You can’t imagine how thick-skinned people are.
"What a pity, you really don't want to sell it?" Father Pei also asked Father Ye with regret on his face.
Father Ye also felt very uncomfortable, "My son's wings are stiff. What I say as a father is of no use, and he won't listen to me. He also caught this fish. If I caught it, who would get it?"
If he speaks, he must listen to me and sell it immediately."
"Tell me more? You can't waste hundreds or even thousands of dollars on something like this. What can't you eat? Do you have to eat such expensive fish?"
"I've said it hundreds of times on the boat. If you don't listen to me and you think I'm verbose, then I'll do the same thing."
"Haha, fortunately, A Dong has a strong family now. Well, if he doesn't sell it, it won't be so hard to accept the heartache."
"That's what you're saying. Otherwise, if you tie him up and beat him to death with a whip, you'd have to sell it secretly."
"Haha, if you really kill yourself and eat it, don't forget to leave a mouthful of meat for me. I won't be able to count on the isinglass in this life, so you can give me two bites of the fish meat."
Father Ye also smiled on his face, "That's for sure. If I keep it home to eat, I will definitely have to cut two pieces of meat and send it to you."
The fishermen were so sore that they still kept them home to eat?
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I wonder what such expensive fish maw tastes like?"
"Don't think about it, you won't be able to eat it in this life."
"When will Bodhisattva protect me?"
"It doesn't matter if the Bodhisattva doesn't bless me, the God of Wealth will bless me..." someone in the crowd said jokingly, laughing and cursing.
Everyone kept talking sourly, and until the fish was carried away, they were still looking at it with their necks stretched out.
Ah Cai is also extremely regretful. If he didn’t earn a large amount of money, he would have lost money!
"Stop looking, hurry up and weigh me here. I'm exhausted. I've been waiting for a long time. Do you still want to weigh me?"
"Say it, say it right away."
Father Pei urged him, and Ah Cai didn't care that his money was gone, so he hurried over to weigh the goods. The one day's goods brought back by their big ship could last him several days at the dock to collect the scattered goods.
"A boat as big as yours can catch a lot. In just one day, we caught 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of goods."
"Most of it can't be sold for money, so what's the use? I just sent it back to Adong, hoping to get some gas money from him to subsidize it."
"Then these are enough to earn..."
"My bill of goods hasn't been given to me yet." Ye Yaodong asked from the side.
"Wait a minute, I didn't do the calculation just now. I was just thinking about weighing the fish together and recording it on the list. Who knew you wouldn't sell it? I haven't even calculated the general ledger yet. Just wait a moment. I'll give it to you two after I finish the calculation.
Let’s settle the price per piece.”
"Okay."
I’m not in a hurry, anyway, the groceries from the Harvest will have to be weighed at the end to see how many pounds they weigh.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t need to weigh your own groceries. Harvest still has to weigh them so that they can have an idea of ​​how much subsidy will be paid for the groceries when they calculate the accounts later.
It seems that we will not go to sea again until the Qingming Festival, after all, the weather seems to be changing.
I probably have to settle accounts once in the next two days. He also has to settle the accounts for the two shipments he left for Harvest, and he also has to settle the groceries. Otherwise, there should be other words to say.
Ye Yaodong asked the boatmen to go back first and not wait here. He would call them when they go out to sea again.
Father Pei also asked the boatmen to go back first. These goods were all going to be sold anyway, and no help was needed.
The surrounding fishermen watched the boatmen go back their own way, but they did not follow them and left immediately. They were still curious, how much could the goods they brought back be sold after they had only been out for a day?
Normally, you rarely see so much cargo coming ashore. The large ships that return usually sell their cargo in advance on the way back to avoid eating too much fuel all the way back.
They didn't have much goods today, just one day's supply, so they didn't load them so carefully.
Father Ye waited for the boatmen to leave and then said in a low voice: "Fortunately, you didn't say to give them a red envelope this time. You kept all this at home to eat. If you give them another red envelope, what's the loss?"
"I fished this out. It's different from the previous two times. I didn't ask them to help me on the first day of work. Why should I give out red envelopes? It's not like people are stupid and have too much money."
If you give out red envelopes as soon as you catch a good product, you will develop bad habits, and it will also easily make the boatmen on the Harvest become dissatisfied.
The two ships work in and out at the same time. The Dongsheng ship can often receive red envelopes, so what should the Harvest ship think?
"That's right. I don't mean to be stingy, but we have to be careful about two ships coming in and out at the same time."
"Know."
Whose boss frequently gives out red envelopes every time he makes a lot of money, and without asking employees to contribute, it would be good to be given a generous year-end bonus at the end of the year.
"Then you have to kill it when you get home, take it out and hang it to dry."
"Um."
The father and son stood aside and chatted, and only went to help when they needed help.
After waiting for another hour, it was almost noon before all the goods from Pei's father's side were weighed, and all the groceries were also weighed and loaded onto the tractor.
Ah Cai also calculated the orders and handed them to both of them respectively.
The surrounding fishermen couldn't wait to go to sea for a long time. They originally wanted to wait to see how much their goods could be sold, but who knew it would take a long time to weigh them. Some of them were impatient and had already left one after another. The nets on the sea were still waiting.
They take it.
Ye Yaodong and Pei's father had already given them the shipping fee.
"Your total is 931 yuan, 1.6 cents, and Lao Pei's is 1,122 yuan, 6 cents and 2 cents. As expected, the big boat still catches more."
When Father Pei saw that he had sold more than him, he was satisfied and kept the list.
"The more you catch, the more oil you eat."
"Although it rained on this trip, the harvest of each net was quite good. It was a pity that there was thunder and lightning. We were afraid that lightning would hit the fishing boat, so we hurried back first."
"When I went out, I added more than 500 yuan for gas and ice. The oil will not be wasted. It can still be used when I go to sea next time, but the ice may be wasted. I don't know when the next time I go to sea will be. It depends on the weather.
It's quite unstable, and I bought dozens of ice cubes."
"Sell it to me cheaper. It looks pretty good today. There's thunder and lightning and it's unlikely that it will reach the shore. It just so happens that the ice cubes I stored have bottomed out."
Father Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, I'll sell it to you at a cheaper price to avoid wasting it. Ask Agui next to them if they want it. Anyway, you receive goods every day, and ice cubes are indispensable. When these goods leave at night,
You also have to sprinkle some ice cubes on top.”
"Okay, I'll go ask."
The lost ice cubes that were supposed to be stored can be sold again, and some health can be restored.
Father Pei also chatted with them while waiting.
"Why don't you go to my place later to settle the accounts? It's the end of the month, so it's time to settle the accounts. The accounts haven't been settled since the end of the year."
"Okay, we need to calculate the general ledger. I asked you to keep a large amount of goods the last two times. The account has not been calculated yet. We will do it together tonight."
"Well, I have to take a nap first when I get back. I'll probably wake up in the afternoon. Let's do the math after dinner. I'll also find out the list in advance and sort it out."
"OK."
"You are so lucky. You always encounter good things every time you go out. I used to think that the folks were exaggerating. Everyone said that you are blessed by Mazu. Now I can't bear to believe it. You encounter all kinds of good things.
, I also saw streaks of lightning at night, but I didn’t see any fish struck, they were too far away.”
Father Pei only learned about the hairy catfish when he was just moving the goods. He hadn't digested it in such a short while, so he still remembered it.
"It really all depends on luck."
"Yes, it all depends on luck. Otherwise, why would it be delivered to you? Adong's shipping is really good."
Ye Yaodong smiled, and Ye's father also smiled and complimented him back.
"Ah Guang is not bad either. I went to sea with Ah Guang twice and the harvest was good. He even picked up a large yellow croaker for free."
Father Pei also smiled sincerely, "It's all good, it's all good. The two young men are not bad at shipping. I just have too few sons, so I can't compare with you. You are about to enjoy the blessing just before your eyes."
"It's still too early for me to enjoy the blessings. Their big boats are coming one after another. I have to work half to death."
"What you said is meaningless. You are laughing like this and you are still saying this."
"Hehehehe~"
Father Ye's face almost turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile. He was indeed worthy of pride when compared to his in-laws.
Chapter completed!