As he moved the goods, he listened to Uncle Lin praising him. After all the goods on the boat were unloaded, Ye Yaodong smiled and gave him two cigarettes and asked, "Uncle Lin, how was your harvest today?"
Uncle Lin took the cigarettes with a smile and put both behind his ears.
"Don't even mention it. The boat hadn't even pulled two nets when the machine broke down. I hurried back and I only made about ten dollars in total. How can I compare to you? That manta ray is three or four times more valuable than mine."
I don’t know when the manta ray’s gills became valuable.
The gills of bony fish are two rows of parallel bony protrusions on the inner edge of each gill arch, also known as gill rakers.
This thing called "swollen fish gills" has been considered by many people to be a panacea for all diseases since I don't know when. I heard that many of the manta rays killed in recent years were sent to Thanh Binh City in Guang Province.
This price is not cheap. I heard that the wholesale price of Peng fish gills is three cents per gram, and one pound costs 15...
But in fact, as far as he knew, the gills of the mullet fish were no different from those of ordinary marine fish...
But the price of this manta ray is really not cheap. After weighing, it weighed 43 kilograms, 70 cents per kilogram. This fish alone was sold for 30 yuan. The horse mackerel, sea bream and sea bass were sold for 15 yuan in total. The other smaller fish were also heavy. After weighing them separately, they were sold for more than 20 yuan in total.
The first attempt at longline fishing was very successful, with over 60 fish sold on the first day. We also sold nearly 20 fish using ground traps.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I'm lucky. If Uncle Lin hadn't come back early, I could have caught dozens of fish in a day."
"It depends on luck. I happened to come back early today. I'll go talk to some friends who run fishing boats. Can they tell me if there's any second-hand boat I can help you with?"
He thanked happily: "Thank you Uncle Lin, thank you for your trouble."
"You're welcome. It's not a big deal. I just asked. It's rare for you to make progress. Your father is so happy. In the past, he would scold you and complain when he was drinking. It's rare that you've made him proud now. You should work hard in the future."
"Hey, okay, okay."
"Go back early, it's going to rain heavily soon."
Ye Yaodong looked at the sky which suddenly became dark again. These were dark clouds floating over from the sea. When he just entered the purchasing point, the sky was still bright, and it might really rain heavily in a while.
"Okay, then you should go back first. It's raining, and everything is muddy and wet, which is not convenient. There's no rush for the fishing boat. Whenever you are free, just ask for me."
"Um."
Ye Yao, who had originally planned to go home quickly, looked at Xiao Xiao and A Zheng who were coming ashore. He went over to help them move the fish twice, and then hurried home with the bucket.
Just as he ran to the door of his house, it started to rain, and he rushed under the eaves. It didn't matter whether he ran or not, as he was soaked anyway.
Lin Xiuqing also saw him coming back from inside the house, and quickly came out with a towel to wipe his face and neck. "Didn't it just rain? Why are you all wet?"
"I ran into a big fish and got splashed with water all over my body."
He felt it was a special experience and quite novel, and described to her in vivid detail how the manta ray flew into the air and how the boat was dragged away by the manta ray.
Lin Xiuqing was stunned when she heard this, but she came to her senses immediately and asked him if he was okay.
"It's okay. What could happen? We're not in the deep sea. We're just around here. If we fall in, we can swim back."
"Be careful next time. Things are unpredictable and there are great risks at sea."
"Um."
"I'll go boil some water for you. Take a hot bath. Don't catch a cold. I didn't know it would rain today and you'd come back early. The water hasn't even been boiled yet."
"It's okay, don't rush. Just make me a bowl of noodles first! Keep the order first." He took off his clothes as he walked, and sat there waiting in only a pair of shorts.
Lin Xiuqing was surprised again when she saw the receipt, because she knew he was going to longline fish today.
"Are you still asking someone to make hooks today?"
"Yes, I plan to make 1,000 of them first, and then I can get a bigger boat and try it out in the sea farther away."
"I don't know when I can buy it. It's hard to buy. Who would be willing to sell the boat?"
"Wait a few days and see."
He also knew that this matter could only be done slowly and it might not happen by coincidence.
In fact, he was very attracted by the boat of A Guang's family at that time, but he didn't have the money, otherwise the boat would be quite suitable. Now he can only pay attention to it and try his luck.
There is no need to buy a new boat, mainly because you don’t have that much money, so you have to be frugal. If you can’t buy one for a long time, you can only consider it when you have saved enough money.
It was a rainy day and nothing could be done, so Ye Yaodong lay down on the bed directly after eating and taking a shower, intending to take a nap with his wife in his arms.
He chased both of his sons out to play with ants at the door.
Ye Muyu stopped and saw the two brothers squatting in the corner of the door, playing with a bamboo stick. She didn't know what they were playing with.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you come inside when it's raining?"
"Dad said he wanted to sleep with mom and told us not to go in and disturb him. He took two branches for me and Yangyang and told us not to run around while playing with ants, or he would break our legs."
Mother Ye: “…”
"Go inside first and don't be outside in the cold wind."
"It's so boring. My brothers and sisters are all in school, so I can only play with Yangyang at home."
"Well, they will be back from school soon, and you can go to school in the second half of next year."
"No, didn't we agree on this? I'm going to herd sheep."
Ye's mother looked at him with a puzzled look, why is there no one who wants to study
She said unhappily, "Go inside, and don't talk about this kind of thing so loudly in the future, or people will laugh at you."
"Oh." Ye Chenghu scratched his head and followed Ye Chengyang into the house.
Ye's mother took down the basket in her hand, took out a painted basin with the word "囍" on it and placed it on the table.
"Grandma, are you bringing me some delicious food again? What is it?"
"I'm just thinking about eating it. Why don't you climb up and see if you dare to eat it?"
After saying this, Ye's mother searched around the house, then took out a similar vegetable washing basin from the top shelf in the corner, picked up the washbasin on the table and poured the food into it.
The two children looked at it with disgust, "How disgusting... Why is this the same thing again? Dad brought it back before."
"What's disgusting? It's not like you haven't eaten it before." Mother Ye reached into the basin and grabbed a handful, then handed it to the two brothers, scaring them so much that they took several steps back.
"Yue~ so scary~"
"Scary~"
After catching the animals, Ye's mother took the basin to the eldest and second son's homes, gave each of them a little, and then came back to help kill the animals first.
At this time, Lin Xiuqing woke up after hearing the voices outside the room, and quietly got out of bed.
"Mom, you're here? Has the rain stopped outside?"
"Stop, your uncle Lin just sent a basin of sea centipedes over. I'll bring it over to you to share and help you kill them at the same time."
"Oh, oh! Let me do it."
"No, just do less work. This thing is too ugly. Just look at it less and don't be affected by it."
Lin Xiuqing was still a little dazed in her sleep, but she woke up instantly after taking a look at the washbasin.
I saw Ye's mother holding a 30-centimeter-long sea centipede in her hand, and holding a pair of scissors in her other hand, she inserted them directly into its mouth, pulled it all the way to the bottom, and then threw it into the soup bowl next to her.
Quick and efficient, skilled in the business, and efficient.
Come to think of it, she still won’t reach out, right
"Your Uncle Lin said that a friend of his seems to be changing to a larger boat of more than 30 meters. After he changes to the new boat, his iron boat of more than 10 meters may not be needed and will be sold. He has already revealed Dongzi's intention. If he wants to sell it, he will probably contact your father."
Lin Xiuqing nodded happily, "Okay, I'll talk to Adong later."
"I heard."
Ye Yaodong came out of the house and stretched. He woke up when his wife got out of bed. Hearing the noise outside, he calmed down and got up.
"Where did the sea centipede come from? Mom, don't kill them all, leave a few alive for me."
This thing is very useful as bait. He went to get a bowl, grabbed a handful and put it aside.
"What are you doing with this?"
"It's useful as bait."
"Why don't you just think about fishing instead of doing your job? After you change the boat, you have to work harder. The boat is not cheap. You have to make back your money as soon as possible."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. He was doing serious work, okay
"knew."
Seeing that he didn't argue, Ye's mother stopped nagging and killed all the sea centipedes in the basin before going back.
Ye Yaodong also didn't let Lin Xiuqing touch this ugly thing, and took it to the back door to wash it himself.
After cleaning them clean, I put them in the basket and put them in the basin, and then use them to stir-fry celery and garlic leaves in the evening.
Don’t be fooled by this thing’s ugliness. It may look a bit disgusting when alive, but it tastes really fragrant and delicious.
It was not yet time for dinner. As soon as the sea centipede was placed on the table, Ye Yaodong poured two taels of rice wine and started to taste it as a side dish.
But no one knew who spread the news that they were rich, and now someone came to them to borrow money.
Ye Yaodong looked at his uncle's cousin, whom he had little contact with, in confusion. "Cousin Meiying, how can you tell that my family is rich? We don't have any money. We just moved into a new house, and we need to buy some things at home. How can we get the money to lend it out?"
"I'm calculating the interest, it's not a free loan, my family is in financial difficulty and my child is young..."
"But I really don't have any money. I have two children to raise. We used to rely on Ah Qing to weave nets to make a living. I've only been putting out traps for two or three months recently, which can barely improve our family's food. How did you hear that my family is rich?"
Ye Yaodong was speechless. They weren't even close to each other, but he had the nerve to come to him to borrow money
Is he that rich
She has to take care of her husband and children, so doesn't he have to take care of his wife and children
Her husband is a loser and a gambler. Who can she blame? Do you think he doesn't know her background? It's just that the village hasn't revealed it.
"Adong, we are relatives, and my family is not in financial difficulty, so I won't complain to you. Recently, the children are always sick due to the change of seasons, and we were fined a lot for having more children than allowed at the beginning of the year. We are really in a difficult situation..."
It's difficult for him too. His wife is pregnant and he's worried too!
"Alas, every family has its own problems. I understand you, but my family really doesn't have any. You should know what I did in the past. My family was also in trouble."
"Adong and Aqing, we are relatives, so you should help me. Don't refuse. It has spread all over the village that you dug dozens of oyster pearls a few days ago and sold them for thousands of dollars."
Ye Yaodong stared, how could he not know that he had dug up dozens of them? Buy several thousand
They can really spread rumors one by one!
It is true that even the rich have distant relatives even if they live in remote areas.
Lin Xiuqing also frowned and spoke up, "I've heard the rumors in the village, they're all nonsense, how can you believe them? They spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and eventually they said we've become a millionaire. Where did our family get the money? Did it come from the wind? Who in the village has made a fortune by putting up traps for two or three months?"
"Yes, you have been misled. How can you believe the nonsense spread outside? Why don't you go to other people's homes and ask again? We just finished building a house and we are short of money."
As the saying goes, help in emergencies but not in poverty. They are not even poor. They deserve it. They have hands and feet. Why can't they support their family by working
When he was a loser, his wife was able to work and support the family.
Gambling is a bottomless pit. If you borrow money, it will all go down the drain. What a rotten person.
Wang Meiying frowned, looking bitter, "It's not as much as the rumors say, but it should be there, right? Can you help me borrow some?"
"Did your cousin's husband force you to borrow money again? Just ignore him. As long as he has food to eat and doesn't starve to death, that's enough. Are you still letting him gamble?"
"ah?"
"Do you think no one knows about his gambling? Who doesn't have some kind of relationship with him in the surrounding villages? It's just that everyone spreads a few words in private. Gambling kills people, don't get involved. You should persuade him to find a job instead of having to beg for money everywhere."
Wang Meiying's face flushed red, and she opened her mouth but couldn't speak. After a long while, she whispered, "He has never done anything, he can't do anything, and I don't know what he can do. I just want to borrow some money to make a profit..."
What kind of brain is this? How can you say such a thing
Are you still thinking about making a comeback
When Ye Yaodong heard this, he was completely speechless. With a wife like this spoiling him, it would be difficult for a man to reform himself!
There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. No wonder he owed a lot of money in his previous life, was hated by everyone, and left his children to the elderly at home and ran away.
He was drunk too.
"Don't even think about it. It's impossible to make up for your losses. Once you start gambling, it will be a bottomless pit. The more you gamble, the harder it will be to stop. By the time you start to owe more and more, you will owe more and more money. If you end up owing high-interest loans, your whole family will be ruined."
"A grown man with hands and feet can't do heavy work, but it's not shameful to help weave a net, right? My elder brother and second brother would help weave the net when they had nothing to do at home. If you work harder, even if you can't live a rich life, you will definitely have enough food and clothing."
After all, he was just giving good advice. If it was someone else, he wouldn't bother to say anything nonsense. He actually talked about making a comeback. His brain must be filled with shit.
Wang Meiying looked at the indifferent couple with a frown. She saw that they were unmoved no matter how she begged. They just asked her to go home and persuade their husband to work hard to support the family. If persuasion was effective, she would not come out to borrow money, nor would she think about letting him make a comeback. So she had to return empty-handed.
When the couple saw the man leave, they looked at each other in silence.
"It's useless to say anything, as it's one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten."
"Fortunately, I don't gamble. I only play cards occasionally, and I haven't played for a long time recently."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you want to gamble, I won't live with you anymore."
Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly. Fortunately, he had some self-awareness in his previous life. He didn't touch anything he shouldn't have touched, and just lived a life of waste...
This is all in the past. He quickly changed the subject, "Is it true that the rumor in the village is that my family dug dozens of oyster pearls and sold them for thousands of dollars?"
"That's right. This morning, a truck carrying textiles and fabrics came to our village to sell. I bought a few pairs of insoles. A lot of people asked me why I didn't buy something else. They said my family had become rich, so why was I still so frugal?"
"I was completely baffled. It took me a while to understand what was going on. Then I heard that my family had become a millionaire and asked me when I was going to buy home appliances. I was shocked to hear that they would come to my house to watch TV."
The ability of rural areas to pass on messages is truly terrifying.
Ye Yaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's just a few oyster pearls. I didn't expect it to spread so widely. Mom is really something. She can't keep anything to herself."
"It's better to use it to buy a boat, so that no one will worry about it. If someone comes to borrow money every few days, I won't be able to resist. It's better to have an excuse to refuse. Besides, in a few months, my belly will be big, and it will be hard to hide it if someone comes to my house every day."
"Yes, indeed. Keep a low profile and don't tell your mother everything in the future. The women in these villages love to show off when they have nothing to do and chat."
"Didn't mother see this herself?"
"I know, I know. Let's eat first. The boat issue should be ready soon."
"Well, I don't know where those two bastards ran off to. It just rained, and everything is wet. If they get wet all over me, I'll beat them up..."
Lin Xiuqing ran to the door while muttering to herself, shouting at the top of her voice. Her voice became louder and louder. Soon, seven or eight children came running up from the beach.
She patted the sand off their bodies and scolded them, but the two children were not afraid. They laughed, made faces, and ran into the house to eat at the table.
As a result, Ye Yaodong patted the back of each of their hands and said, "Go wash your hands first. Can you eat with your hands? I don't dare to eat with you after seeing this."
"A little bit~"