The two looked at it for a while, then reached out to touch the squid eggs. After their eyes met, they started to move around again.
Now that I can't speak or communicate, I can only do business first.
Ye Yaodong selected a cage to rescue him.
He also helped.
After untying one, the two of them pulled along the end of the rope to test that there was no hanging bottom behind the cages in the same row, and then pulled the rope upstream.
As soon as he emerged from the water, Azheng took off his mask and air tube, and said impatiently: "Oh shit, it turns out that this is how squid lay eggs. I've learned a lot. Let me go, those transparent bunches are hanging like grapes."
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Xiaoxiao immediately answered, "How do you lay eggs? What did you see? Come up quickly and tell me."
"I saw a series of transparent squid laying eggs on the ground cage..."
As soon as Ah Zheng came up, he vividly described what he saw under the water, which made Xiao Xiao feel itchy.
Once the equipment on his body was taken off, he immediately took it and put it on.
Ye Yaodong handed the rope he brought to others and took off everything on his body.
"There are too many cages down here, but don't let all the squids go here to lay eggs instead of going to the branches."
The others were talking lively, and they all reacted when they heard this.
"No way?"
If this is the case, then they will definitely receive less goods.
"Then why don't we just come here and cast the net accurately? Isn't it the same as throwing branches to trap squid?" Ah Zheng scratched his head, feeling that the impact would not be big, so he could just fish at a different spot.
"What's the same? There are reefs here. Brothers who know how to hang on to the bottom, use your brain to think about it."
Although some ground traps are only three to five meters underwater, they are all hung on the bottom by the reefs. When they are fishing, the fishing nets will still be easily hung on the bottom when they are lowered, so they cannot gamble.
Moreover, some ground cages are on the bottom of the sea. How can we get them online?
"Oh, yes."
"If you want to go down and take a look, just go down and take a look. Some of them will definitely come here. I'll take a look in the next two days and quickly close down these cages."
"OK."
He thought to himself, mainly the cages around the reef.
If it's under the sea, it's too deep. Squid will only lay eggs 2 to 10 meters underwater, not too deep.
"Have a quick look and bring a few ground cages up by the way. Then go to the branches and have a look to see if you can net a little. If you can't net much, you can continue to drag the net."
"I know, I know, I will help collect a few cages and bring them up." After Xiao Xiaoyi finished speaking, he jumped down with Chen Shi.
Ye Yaodong is no longer worried about them. This is not their first time.
He continued to fiddle with the pile of groceries on the deck. He quickly picked out the fresh ones, sprinkled them with ice cubes, covered them with cotton, and carried them aside to avoid them becoming smelly. They are still easily damaged by direct sunlight on the sea.
The two of them came up after going down for more than ten minutes, and they also brought up the floor cage.
He ignored their chattering and excited exchanges. As soon as the ground cage was closed, he drove them all back to their respective boats, and then sailed the boat towards the area where he dropped the branches.
Probably the squid have just arrived to lay eggs, and they may have been diverted by the ground cages over there. There are not many of them. I just cast a few nets around and only got a few kilograms of goods. The delivery was not ideal.
He simply gave up. He might as well hit the ground cage in the water, and the profit would be higher.
While waiting here at night, he would go out to the island to pick up dead squid that had laid eggs, which would be easier.
After making the decision, he sailed back to the reef and continued to launch the water to salvage the cage.
He couldn't see the other two boats from his position. They were on the other side of the island, so he didn't know what the two small boats had harvested. He didn't see their fishing boats trawling, so he ignored them.
It wasn't until he saw that the sun was going down that he changed his position to reel in the longline. At this time, he also saw the two boats heading towards him one after the other.
"Dongzi, I asked you why you didn't use a trawl net. It turns out you were just setting out a longline."
"There are no fishing nets. This is a new ship. It was used to transport goods before. It is not equipped with fishing nets."
"That's right. Weaving a temporary net is troublesome and takes a lot of time. Longline fishing is a little easier. You are at home temporarily anyway, so let's go back first."
"Okay, I can collect it quickly."
They said hello and left first. Ye Yaodong hurried back after finishing the longline fishing, rushing to go home before dark.
Today, the villagers all have more or less squid, and now that the flood season has just arrived, they can sell them at a good price. Ye Yaodong doesn't plan to harvest them now. He plans to wait until the flood season to harvest them. The quantity is now small and he can't get many.
However, his entire boatload of fish covered the entire deck, which aroused everyone's shock and asked him how he caught it.
"How to catch it? If you catch it like this, how else can you catch it?"
"Why do I feel a little stinky?"
"I also think the smell of smelly seafood is very strong?"
"Sea food usually smells fishy, ​​but it's not this smelly. What's going on today?"
The corner of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. When he saw the people he had called to push the trolley back to get the baskets, he quickly asked them to get on the boat to deal with the spoiled fish and shrimps.
When it was first hauled up, there was just a slight smell, but it wasn't very bad. When they picked out the fresh goods, they deliberately threw away some of the more rotten ones.
There was just nothing to pack, so these stale items were piled on the deck and exposed to the sun for a day. Although goods were constantly being hauled up and piled on top, the strong odor still drifted ashore in the sea breeze after we docked.
In just a short time, there were already a bunch of big-headed green flies flying on the deck. Now that the weather is getting warmer, there are more flies.
Ye Yaodong glanced at it and turned his eyes away. Whoever wanted to keep it home would handle it. He had his goods lifted and weighed first.
"A Dong, why are there so many flies on the goods on your boat?"
"Are those broken? So many flies?"
Ye Yaodong nodded, "Well, those are not new."
“It turns out it’s all rotten fish and shrimp!”
"No wonder, it smells so bad..."
Ye Yaodong: Feeling offended, as if you are swearing?
"They picked up a few cages. These are the stale goods in the cages. They want to take them back to feed the chickens and ducks."
"I said, why are there so many products? It turns out they all stink. Will these chickens and ducks get sick after eating them?"
"No, ducks still eat the smelly fish and shrimp stranded on some beaches, right?"
"So many flies..."
Everyone pointed at those smelly fish and rotten shrimps and discussed them.
After Ye Yaodong finished weighing, the goods on the deck were also processed, and the damaged floor cages were loaded onto pallets and pushed to the workshop.
When he took the inventory and returned to the workshop, Lin Xiuqing was weighing kelp at the door.
There were still a bunch of people watching, but not as many as the previous few days. After watching too much, it no longer felt fresh.
The only people who are still watching there are fishermen who are more concerned about the production. The women no longer join in the fun. It would be more interesting to kill fish next door and communicate with other women.
"Is there still such a large amount today? I see there is no kelp around our house?"
"Also, we collected all the stuff from the vacant lot next to it today. There is still a batch from the old primary school that will be collected tomorrow. Once collected, everything will be ready."
"It took quite a few days."
"Originally, it took many days to collect it from the bottom of the sea."
"We will know the total production tomorrow."
"Well, I've remembered it all. I'll calculate the total tomorrow after the last batch is collected. Also, Boss Zhou called me this afternoon and asked for 10 tons. I told him early the day after tomorrow, and he said it was okay. I'll collect it today.
The quantity is still a little short, I’ll just collect it tomorrow.”
"How many tons are there?"
He said there would definitely not be enough to sell, and these bosses would definitely not only ask for one batch if they wanted the goods. If they wanted the first batch, if it was easy to sell, they would definitely continue to ask for more in the future.
10 tons is only 20,000 kilograms. China has such a large population. This thing is cheap, can be stored, and has strong seasonality. After the harvest period, it is impossible to have it later. Stocking up is
Inevitable.
"Yesterday we collected more than 4 tons, and today the quantity will be a little more. After the weighing is completed, there should be more than 5 tons. Tomorrow, the village chief said that the quantity will not be that much, and there may only be more than 3 tons left."
"Then there should be about two or three tons left, so I can save it and sell it slowly."
"almost."
"I'm just saying it's not enough to sell, right? The army only sent one batch, and they won't be able to give it away anymore. There are also ordinary people I just met some time ago, and they can't give a second batch."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Who knew this thing was so easy to sell? It's also the first year. Last year didn't count at all. Last year, it was only ten thousand jins. After collecting it intermittently for several days, it was only enough for one car. It's not even this year's.
pretty."
"Well, I can safely collect more next year. The storage space in the city is now large enough, so I won't be afraid to store dozens of tons."
"knew."
She curiously asked what was going on when several workers just transported several carts of stinky fish and shrimp home.
Ye Yaodong explained it to her.
"So many ground cages? They were all given to us, but it's useless for us to take them. All the boats were rented out, except for one. After washing, they were piled up there. Should we send them all to them?"
"That's okay. Anyway, they paid for it and hired someone to make it. The goods we collect will belong to us. We also sold a lot of money today, and we don't have to clean them."
"Yes, there are so many floor cages. I just brought them back. I was surprised at why there are so many. There are a lot of water plants and silt on them. It is difficult to wash them. There are so many floor cages. I don't know how long it will take to wash them. We don't need them anyway.
superior."
"Okay, then let someone send it to them. They can divide it among themselves and we can save ourselves the trouble."
"Well, it's mainly because it's not needed. How much did it cost today?"
"It's 136 yuan and 8 cents. I also left four one-legged blue crabs back. I stewed them in the evening for everyone to replenish. There is also a little green dragon that is a little thin. I will chop it up and use it to make porridge tomorrow. Sprinkle a handful of green vegetables on it.
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"Okay, we sold it for a lot of money..."
The couple stood there talking. Ye Yaodong waited for Chen Guodong and the others to push the borrowed baskets back on a cart, and then asked them to put the smelly floor baskets piled in the corner, put them on the cart, and gave them to Azheng and Xiaoxiao in turn.
Send it.
As for how they want to divide it, let them make their own arrangements and don't worry about it.
He carried a few green crabs in the bucket and went back with Xiao Qinglong first, and let Ah Qing watch the scales and tell him the weight later.
Ye Xiaoxi was chasing ducks on the beach with a branch. Ye Yaodong waved to her, and she threw away the branch and ran back.
The dogs that had been following her to help chase the ducks also ran over after her.
The old lady had to get up to pick up branches and took over with a smile to help her catch the ducks.
"Dad, you are back, I miss you so much~"
Ye Yaodong smiled broadly, "I know how to say nice things."
Ye Xiaoxi hugged his legs and rubbed his head back and forth.
A group of dogs also raised their front two feet and pulled on his legs.
He suddenly became unable to move.
"Okay, okay, get out of the way. I can't even leave. Fortunately, I'm all dirty."
He held the bucket in his hand, swung it to drive the dogs, and held Ye Xiaoxi's hand with one hand as he headed into the house.
"Why didn't you ask your brother to catch the ducks?"
"This is my job! My brother is not allowed to do it!"
"All right."
At this time, Ye Chengyang shouted to him. He was about to step into the yard. He turned around and saw him limping over with tears in his eyes and a dime in his hand.
"What happened? Did you fall down?"
Ye Chengyang pursed his lips to decide whether to cry or not. Tears welled up in his eyes and he said aggrievedly: "Mom asked me to buy something, but I forgot what she asked me to buy?"
"What did you buy? Are you going to cry? If you drop it, just drop it. Go into the house. I haven't taken a shower yet, so I won't hit you."
He wiped away his tears and followed with a limp.
Lin Xiuqing was just behind them. As soon as they entered the house, she came back to get the money. After weighing the scales and calculating the amount, she had to take the money to the village cadre to settle the bill.
As soon as Ye Chengyang saw her, his eyes welled up with tears again. Then he handed her a dime and said without crying, "Mom, what did I forget to buy?"
"I asked you to remember it. Where did you remember it? I asked you to buy ginger and aniseed."
He said aggrievedly: "I kept reciting it, but I fell down and forgot about it in the store. When I mentioned airplanes and cannons, they all laughed at me."
"Ah?" Lin Xiuqing frowned.
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh.
She said: "Then if you go again, will you remember now?"
"Oh, ginger and aniseed, ginger and aniseed..." He held the money and kept muttering in his mouth, and then walked out again.
Lin Xiuqing shook her head, "Everyone of these... what do you remember in your mind? I read those nondescript villain books every day."
"Xusui is only 7 years old, and it's only 200 meters to go to the grocery store. It's normal to feel the pain after a fall and forget about it. Have you finished weighing the goods?"
"Well, the total is 5 tons and 1,525 kilograms. I won't be able to finish the whole truck tomorrow. I'll leave some left for the day after tomorrow."
"oh."
"The food is ready, but the only thing missing is the braised pork. I'm afraid it will be oily when it gets cold, and there's no ginger and aniseed. I'll cook it when you come back. Just wait for me, it'll be ready soon."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong took off his dirty clothes and planned to take a shower first, but he saw Ye Xiaoxi squatting next to the bucket. At some point, he took a chopstick and was poking at the crab, and then muttered something in his mouth.
He knelt down to look and listen.
"Ginger cannon... ginger cannon... ginger cannon... grab the cannon... eat doubao..."
"Dad... the old duck eats doubao..."
Ye Yaodong: "??"
"I want to eat doubao."
"Oh, you want to eat doubao."
"yes."
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed. It was really funny how children sometimes slurred their speech.
Ye Xiaoxi poked the crab with her chopsticks, but the chopsticks got stuck on the blue crab's big feet. She excitedly picked up the crab.
"Dad, dad... Look, look, I'm so tired, I'm so tired, I'm hanging..."
"It's okay to play with crabs. Don't get bitten."
Ye Yaodong was worried that she would be bitten if she was too naughty. The crab's big feet were bigger than her fists, and her fingers would be broken if she pinched them casually.
He told her not to reach out randomly, and went out to the yard to get some straw and thick threads for fishing nets, tied the big legs of several blue crabs, and then tied them with the thick threads of the fishing nets.
Ye Xiaoxi's eyes were filled with stars. He squatted there and looked up at his father in admiration, flattering him non-stop.
"Dad, I'm so tired of being hurt. You're not afraid of biting your hands. You're so great. You're the most annoying...Dad, wow~"
The corners of Ye Yaodong's mouth raised in a wider and wider arc, he lifted several lines and put the crab on the ground.
"Well, take it and play with it without reaching out to grab it."
"Chicken way..."
Ye Xiaoxi threw away his chopsticks and excitedly grabbed all the threads in his hands, shouting happily, "Slip the crab... slip the crab..."
She jumped out and shouted a series of names before she even ran out of the yard.
"Doudou Abao Ayue Axue Qingqing Xiaohong..."
Worried about running out of fun for her, he quickly warned, "When you're done playing, remember to bring it back and cook it."
She shouted without looking back: "Chicken Road! Doudou, Abao, Ayue, Axue, Qingqing, Xiaohong..."
Ye Yaodong smiled as he watched her excitedly show off her new toy to her friends. This is the meaning of having a baby.
Seeing her happy makes him happy too.
After the old lady drove a group of ducks back to the cage, she smiled and said to him: "I originally planned to kill a duck tomorrow and make ginger duck for you. There will be blue crabs to eat in the evening, and the ducks will be killed for a few days."
"Save it for laying eggs."
"There are those who lay eggs. There is also a jar of salted duck eggs, which is enough to eat. In a few days, the ducklings will hatch out."
Ye Yaodong nodded, went into the house and continued to fetch bath water, taking a bath first.
I jumped back and forth into the sea all day long, and it felt a little uncomfortable when the sea water dried and stuck to my body.
However, when he was taking a bath in the yard, he heard the cries of children everywhere, all clamoring for crabs...
Fortunately, Lin Xiuqing came back soon to cook braised pork.
The rich aroma of meat wafted to an unknown distance, attracting all three children back. They no longer went out to play, which made the children envious. They all stood by the stove with their noses raised, waiting for the meal to be served.
Ye Yaodong ate two big bowls of rice with braised gravy and was very satisfied.
"My father and the others should be back around tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can cut off some pig's feet and stew them tomorrow."
"OK."
"You can help me by asking around to see if there is anyone who can read and calculate accounts. It doesn't matter if they are male or female, married or unmarried. As long as they are willing to go to the city."
Lin Xiuqing asked curiously: "Do you want someone to keep accounts?"
"Yes, there are more expenses now, and the factories in the city also support so many people. Wang Guangliang and the others collect fish every day, which is a fixed expense, and there are also accounts for ordering some large tanks and barrels.
Do it. The wages of so many people are also one account."
"As for the store's turnover from the beginning, your father just jots it down and explains it so that I can understand it. There are so many accounts now, and it is difficult for your father to keep accounts. It should be very difficult, so he still has to find a special account.
Keep the accounts alone so he doesn't have to go through so much trouble."
"It's best to take over the store's turnover and do the accounting, so that he doesn't need to keep track of it. He only needs to collect the money and keep track of every withdrawal from the accountant, and there is no need to keep track of anything else."
Lin Xiuqing nodded, "That's what you said. Now that the stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more expenses, we still need to find a special person to keep accounts. I'll pay attention to it tomorrow."
"Um."
He looked at his mother again, "Are the twins almost one year old?"
"Not yet, it will be next month."
"That's soon."
If his mother is a grandmother, she should have to buy gold as a first-year gift for her grandson.
When A-Qing finished his work and went back to the house to count the money, he went back to the house and mentioned to A-Qing that when his mother went to make gold, she also asked her to make some bracelets and necklaces.
"How many bracelets and necklaces? How many do you want to shoot? What do you want to do? Okay, what kind of gold bracelets and necklaces do you want to shoot?"
"I'm not looking at your bare hands and your neck, and want you to wear gold and silver!"
The smile on Lin Xiuqing's face couldn't stop, "Why bring that with you? It's not convenient for work. The big gold bracelet is visible to others. Aren't you trying to attract thieves?"
"Who dares to steal from our house? There are so many dogs in our house, and we have so many workers. The village is now counting on me to sell seaweed to me in the coming year, rely on me to make money, and let me lead the whole village to become rich. Who dares not to
You can arouse public anger in the blink of an eye, and if you are caught, one person and one shoulder pole can all be beaten to death."
"That wouldn't be too ostentatious."
"It doesn't matter. Our family has a lot of money now. If you don't take it out with you, you can take it out often and look at it at home. I've noticed that you look at that gold cake from time to time. It's shiny and beautiful."
Lin Xiuqing was particularly moved when she told him that if she didn't take it out, she could leave it at home and look at it or wear it at home. She couldn't wear the gold cake around her neck either.
"Then how many do you want to give me a shot? Do you want to give me one as well?"
"Each of you will get one, and the old lady will get one too. A gold necklace, a gold bracelet, and a pair of gold earrings. Each of you will get a set."
"So much...gold costs more than 100 yuan per penny. If you buy so much, it would cost thousands more if it were solid!"
Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment, "Is gold so expensive now? How much does it cost per gram?"
It actually cost several thousand. He thought it was about twenty or thirty yuan per gram.
"I don't know. I only know that one dollar costs more than 100. I have to ask for the exact amount to find out."
"That's okay. A few thousand yuan is just a few thousand yuan. If you spend a few thousand yuan to buy it, it won't depreciate and it can be worn for decades. You can keep it at home for so much money."
He has long wanted to give them gold jewelry and let them enjoy the blessings. Otherwise, they would just work hard and not enjoy any blessings, just watch the money increase.
"No, I think our family has a lot of gold now, so there is no need to spend a lot of money to buy more..."
"Those are for viewing, you bought them to wear. There is a huge difference. Listen to me, we already have nearly 300,000 yuan on hand. What's wrong with spending several thousand yuan to buy some gold to wear? This is not a waste.
, always there.”
"Then let's check it out later. It's not a holiday, and there's no important day to buy so much gold..."
"Who said New Year is not a festival? Isn't it Mazu's birthday soon? Put on a big gold bracelet and celebrate."
"Nervous, Mazu's birthday is not our birthday."
"Wait a few years and watch me reshape Mazu's golden body."
Lin Xiuqing gave him a blank look and did not take his words seriously.
In fact, Ye Yaodong was telling the truth. He had been thinking about reshaping the golden body when the Mazu Temple was built, but he just didn't have the money.
The current money is not enough for him to reshape Mazu's golden body with great fanfare, otherwise he will have to drink the northwest wind and earn a few more years.
"Mazu's birthday this year coincides with the flood season, so everyone is expected to be very busy."
"The village also said the same thing. It's just a big show for a few days. It doesn't have to be so grand. There won't be so many tables for dining. Those who are willing to help can sign up. It's not mandatory for every household to have people. Anyway, they will be in charge of food and drink.
People from the surrounding villages are welcome to come and help."
"That's okay, then you can donate more money as you see fit."
"I know, last year I donated 500 yuan, and this year it can't be lower than last year. I'd better donate 500 yuan."
"good."
"You lie down for a while, don't fall asleep yet, I'm going to stew blue crabs for you to eat."
"good."
Ye Yaodong was lying on the bed, with his hands behind his head and looking at the mosquito net above his head.
But after lying down for a while, he became a little drowsy again, so he simply sat up and planned to take a look at the recent income in the ledger, but he hadn't looked at it for a while.
Unexpectedly, when he opened the drawer, he saw 4 boxes of chocolates neatly stacked.
He took it out and took a look. Wasn't this what he bought for Ah Qing at the Friendship Store two months ago? He hadn't finished it yet.
Don't like to eat?
It was a waste and he would not buy it next time. He took it in his hand and walked out, planning to give a few small points to avoid wasting it.
"Aqing, if you don't like it, why don't I share it with you?"
Lin Xiuqing was lighting the fire. She turned around and quickly got up and grabbed it, "Why give it to them? It's such a waste. They can just eat maltose."
"You don't like eating it, so it's expired."
"Since it expires so soon, I'll keep it aside and eat it slowly, occasionally eating one."
"Why eat slowly? If you don't like it, forget it. Don't force it."
"I don't dislike eating, I quite like eating."
Ye Yaodong was puzzled. If you like it, why don't you eat it? Eat it slowly.
Lin Xiuqing smiled sheepishly and said, "Didn't you say that chocolate is about love? I'll save it and eat it slowly."
I see.
He chuckled, "Okay, I'll put it back for you. You can eat it slowly. If you miss me, just eat one."
"Nasty."
She also smiled, and then sat back in front of the stove.
The firelight made her smiling face look even more gentle and dazzling.
Ye Yaodong looked at it twice before going back to the house and putting the chocolate back in its place for her.
But as soon as he put it back, he took it out and opened it again, and he saw that two were missing.
Chapter completed!