Chapter 99 Big Anchovy
After Ye's father picked the pomfret, he didn't notice that the fishing boat had gone far away. The sea was so wide that he didn't keep looking in the direction. It was normal for him not to know.
Ye Yaodong also had a sense of proportion. When he was almost far away, he turned around and headed back. The big net underneath was always wide open. Anyone who entered the fishing net would be trapped and unable to escape.
Seeing that the time was almost up, without Ye's father calling him, he took the initiative to stop the boat and went to the stern to reel in the winch, but found that the net was heavier.
Father Ye was also pleasantly surprised. Representative Shen had a lot of goods.
When the net was dragged from the chute to the deck, both father and son's eyes widened in surprise!
"Gelfish? Big catfish?"
Ye Yaodong jumped forward excitedly and pulled out the big fish, "Damn, I'm going to make a fortune, Dad, this one must weigh 50 kilograms, we're going to make a fortune!"
Father Ye also hurriedly stepped forward to help move the big mullet out alone, and said with a smile: "Oh my God, I'm really going to make a fortune. I haven't caught a big deal in half a month. The head of this fish is bigger than yours."
big."
"It's worth it. With this, I won't have to go to sea for half a month."
Father Ye also had a smile on his face.
This is a big mullet!
Most common crocodiles do not weigh more than 10 kilograms. The one they caught was so big that it was lifted just now. It must have exceeded 50 kilograms. Fishermen who have been fishing for decades have never seen such a big crocodile. Ye’s father
Never seen it either.
Winter is the season when the amount of catfish is abundant, but they didn’t expect to catch such a big catfish before autumn. The father and son were really happy.
The bigger the crocodile is, the more valuable it is.
The reason why it’s valuable is the crocodile maw made from the belly of the crocodile. High-quality crocodile maw is worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan per pound. Money is valuable in this era, and the price is not that high. But if it is reduced by a hundred times, this crocodile maw is worth 100 times.
At this time, the isinglass also costs over a thousand pounds.
"One tael of fish and ten kilos of fish" means that only 10 kilos of fish can produce one tael of fish maw. This over 50 kilograms of giant anchovy can definitely produce more than 5 taels of fish maw.
A piece of isinglass weighs five ounces. What is this concept?
Just want to make a fortune!
Ye Yaodong took down a seven or eighty-year-old water grain fish that was still in the fish's mouth, and glanced at the pile that had just been poured out on the deck. They were all water grain fish. He also wanted to know where this big water grain fish was.
While eating, he happened to be caught in his fishing net.
He happily stretched out his arm to show its length, "How many hundreds is this big mullet worth, dad?"
"Don't say two or three hundred yuan." Father Ye's smile almost reached the back of his head with joy.
"Isn't that too much to say?"
"I don't know how big it is. I'll take a look when I get ashore later. Put it in a big plastic bucket and get some ice cubes to keep it fresh. It will take a long time. We'll drag two more nets and then we'll return."
"Why."
With the sight of a big mullet, Ye Yaodong's confidence greatly increased. He simply sailed the boat to drag the net according to his own wishes. Instead of going back to the usual place where his father usually worked, he still sailed to the same sea area to drag this net.
Father Ye was happily sitting next to the foam box where the crocodiles were enlarged. He kept staring at the foam box and giggling. He had never seen such a big crocodile in his life.
He was silly and happy, until Ye Yaodong called him to set up the net, then he stood up with a smile.
"Dad, are you so happy?"
"If this fish is brought ashore, our family will become famous again."
Thinking of the upcoming scenery, the smile on Father Ye's face became deeper and deeper.
"People are afraid of being famous, but pigs are afraid of being strong. Fortunately, everyone in the village knows that our family is building a house, and we spend money like water. Otherwise, aunts and uncles who have not been in contact with each other for hundreds of years would come to borrow money."
"Well…"
Thinking of this, Father Ye was not so happy. He saw the two brothers clearly after a net of large yellow croakers. So far, they have not spoken to each other. Only the younger brother occasionally comes over to give the old lady some food.
But when a person's luck comes, nothing can stop him. You can't refuse the money God sends to your door, right?
Father Ye frowned, it was really a sweet trouble.
After a while, he shook his head again, "I think too much. It's only a few hundred yuan. Let's wait until you get rich! Let's pull up this net first."
The goods on this net were mixed. There were no surprises, no big goods, and nothing rare. Ye Yaodong untied the rope, poured out all the goods, fiddled with them, and muttered something.
"There are quite a lot of small squids, and there are seeds in their bellies, which is good. Pipi shrimps, follow me... safflower crabs, orchid crabs, swimming crabs, eels, eel fish, oh? What is this? Skinned fish?"
He took it out and looked through it, "How about taking this back to dry the fish? The skinned and dried fish is suitable for drinking!"
"Just thinking about eating..."
"Then I'll take it back and expose it. You don't want to eat it!"
"Take it and sell it for money!"
"Today's harvest is enough. That big croaker has been out to sea for half a month. Life is only a few decades and you are almost 50. Don't live such a hard life. The total amount of skinning is not much."
strip."
"What's wrong with me being 50? It's not like I won't live long. If you want to mess around, just save some."
"You can put the last net in and I'll pick it up."
Anyway, he made enough money today, and Ye Yaodong wanted to save some decent ones for himself. It happened that the squid in this net were small, quite fat, and full of rice grains in their stomachs. He left some to eat later, and it was so delicious.
I'm tired of eating small fish and shrimps that no one wants every day. I'm tired of eating skinny crabs and shrimps. Today, I'm going viral. It's not too much to keep two decent ones. Let his dad choose. His dad will definitely be reluctant to keep more, so let him
Come.
I don’t know if Father Ye was unlucky or if there wasn’t much in the area. The last net only contained catfish and some small fish and shrimps. The quantity was not large. I estimate that the net only weighed over 20 kilograms.
"Fortunately, there is that big anchovy, otherwise today's harvest would be quite average."
Father Ye is not very disappointed. These are the only products available online these days, and others are not as good as him.
"Okay, the sky is getting a little dark, and it seems like it's going to rain. The waves are rolling a lot right now, and it might be raining heavily. Let's go back early."
"Then let me drive it and you can get some sleep?"
In the past two months, the brothers took turns going to sea. Although they had to work during the day when they were not at sea, they all had enough time to rest at night. Only his father was worried because he did not take turns and he was the one taking care of him every day.
I get up at around 1 o'clock every night and go back at 3-5 pm. I drift on the sea for 15 hours a day. I can't eat well and sleep well. I can only rest for a day or two at night when the wind blows or the machine breaks down.
Seeing that his face has not looked very good lately, and his brows are obviously much tired, Ye Yaodong thought that if he goes fishing in the sea in the next few days, or if he catches blue crabs in the ground trap, he will leave one for his father to supplement.
Father Ye shook his head, holding a compass in his hand to determine the direction, "Let me drive. When you dragged the two nets in front, I didn't know where I went. They all deviated from the sea area where I usually stay. Let me drive again.
If you drive until dark, you might not be able to go back."
Don't underestimate him. With a compass in hand, he will never get lost at sea.
I just feel sorry for his father, so if you're not worried, just let him go.
Chapter completed!