Ye Yaodong carefully placed the piece of ambergris in the corner of the cabin, and then the father and son walked out one after the other with normal expressions.
Li Laoer always felt that their behavior just now was a bit strange, and suspected that it was some kind of treasure. Without getting an answer, he did not give up and continued to lean against the side of the boat to watch. As soon as they came out, he immediately appeared again.
"Hey, hey, let me ask you, what is that thing? You are so secretive and you even want to go to the cabin. Tell me about it!"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him indifferently, "It's just a useless piece of marine garbage. I don't know who was too full and painted it on the wood. I'm going to tie it up with a rope and use it as a float."
It is quite reliable to say that it is a piece of painted wood. After all, it is impossible for a stone to float on the sea. From a distance, that piece looks like a piece of wood painted with gray paint.
When you go back, you can get a piece of wood, make it into that shape, then try painting it yourself and keep it as a backup just in case.
It just needs to look similar, but they don't have to be exactly the same.
If this guy remembers something when he goes back, he can use it to shut him up.
"Ocean garbage? Paint? Are you kidding me? Is it necessary for a piece of garbage to come to the cabin and talk about it?"
"I went to the cabin to discuss something with my father. What if you heard me talking on the deck?"
If Ye Yaodong didn't want to dispel his doubts, he wouldn't bother to talk nonsense with him or explain.
"Why are you being so mysterious? Why don't you show me the piece of painted wood you mentioned?"
"Why? We are discussing which sea area to go to cast the fishing net tomorrow. Should we tell you? If we tell you, you will go with us tomorrow. You have time to care about this. Why not go and cast one more net before the sun goes down?"
Li Lao Er insisted, "Show me that thing, and I'll believe you."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. "Believe it or not, why should I tell you? When you were fighting each other, didn't you complain that we were meddling in other people's business? We don't have time to chat with you. We still have to work."
After that, he ignored him. Believe it or not? Anyway, most people would not think that it was ambergris. It was still a long way away. He went back and made a similar piece of wood.
If this thing hadn't floated on the water, it would have been hard to believe if he said it was a stone. It would have been easier for him to just say it was a stone.
Li Laoer frowned and watched in confusion as they sailed the boat out for a distance. If he had known earlier, he would have tried harder to fish that thing out and have a look.
At that time, I just wanted to cause them some trouble, but it didn't matter if I couldn't get anything out.
He drove his boat along with them depressedly and watched them working beside their boat.
Ye's father also thought that Li Laoer was very annoying, and he didn't know which village nearby he was from.
"The yellowfin tuna fell into the sea, so you don't want to do it anymore, right? You can make up for the loss by fishing again. Otherwise, you might as well go back and rest as soon as possible. There is no point in lingering around our boat like this."
"snort!"
Li Laoer stood there watching them catch fish continuously after a few hooks. Although the fish were not particularly valuable, they looked quite large and he felt a little itchy.
After waiting for a while and seeing no progress, he continued to sail and trawle the net, cursing at his wife.
There was a stalemate while they were happily reeling in the fish. It was a waste of time for him to just stand there and watch. He might as well cast another net.
The father and son were relieved to see the boat finally sail away. They knew they were across the lake and everything was fine.
"Today is really troublesome."
Father Ye also agreed, "It's worth it if we can get something good out of it. I wonder if they will associate it with this after they go back?"
"I won't be afraid when I get back. I'll build one myself when I get back."
"Well, let's change the sea area tomorrow to avoid encountering them again. These trawlers usually operate in a few fixed locations."
"good."
This will avoid encountering it again and causing unnecessary trouble.
Ye Yaodong picked up the fish while collecting the buoys and sinkers, and untied the connection points of the main lines, and put them into the basket one by one. After all the fish were collected, he finally pulled out the tail anchor.
Today's harvest is huge. Although the piece of ambergris cannot be seen in the light for the time being, its value cannot be denied. It is precisely because its value is too high that we have to hold on to it tightly at this stage.
After taking it home and letting it air dry naturally, store it in a sealed container. Avoid being eaten by cats, dogs, and cockroaches and it can be stored for many years.
And that albacore tuna should be worth more than a hundred dollars. There are also many other fish products. The resources near the coast are better than those along the coast.
After getting all the things on board, Ye Yaodong immediately drove the boat, left the bloodletting to his father, and then hurried back.
If the goods had not been confiscated, he would have returned immediately the moment he got the ambergris.
At this moment, both father and son were eager to go home.
By the time their boat docked, it was getting dark. The villagers around the dock were all coming and going in a hurry. After all, it was time for dinner, and they were all rushing to finish their work and go home to eat, and they had no time to care about others.
Because Lin Xiuqing was not convenient, Ye's mother came out to help receive the goods. Ye Yaodong asked his father to keep an eye on the fish on the boat first. He put the piece of ambergris into a specially emptied bucket, then took off his clothes to cover it. He wanted to send this big treasure home first, otherwise no one would feel safe leaving it on the boat.
If he met someone he knew on the road and they greeted him, he would just smile, say a few brief words and then quicken his pace.
People asked him why he walked so fast
He said he had a stomachache and rushed home to go to the toilet.
In recent months, because he went out to sea and went to the dock more frequently and bought a metal boat, everyone looked at him with admiration and liked to say hello to him when they saw him.
He returned home in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he found two more pendants on his legs. The constant voices of them calling "Dad" made him feel headache. He decided not to buy food for them anymore!
Buy it once or twice and you'll be hooked.
"Go, go, go and have fun by yourself. I have something else to do."
Lin Xiuqing took the bucket from his hand with a smile, but she felt something was wrong with the bucket. It wasn't because of the weight. If it were fish or shrimp, the bottom would sink. This time it felt like the weight was a bit tilted to one side.
She looked at Ye Yaodong in confusion, "What's in there? No fish?"
As he was about to take off the clothes, Ye Yaodong quickly stopped him and whispered, "Don't move yet, take it back to the house, don't let the children touch it, and don't let anyone see it. There are still fish to sell at the dock, and I still need to go out, so I'm just going to bring this thing back first."
She was even more confused and lowered her voice, "Is it something rare?"
Otherwise she couldn't understand.
"I'll tell you when I get back. Put it away first. Are the big brothers back?"
"They are back. They came back earlier than you. I just helped my two sisters-in-law kill the fish and dry them in the sun."
"Already in the sun? Never mind. I'll go find them when I get back."
Lin Xiuqing watched him hurriedly go out without knowing what was going on, and then quickly brought the bucket back into the house. She didn't even dare to lift the clothes on top of it for fear that something bad might happen.
She is a sensible wife.
Afraid that the children would run into the house and rummage around, they were not allowed to enter the house and were only allowed to play outside.
When Ye Yaodong hurried to the dock again, his father and mother had already sorted the fish into different categories and packed them in baskets, ready to be lifted off the boat, weighed and sold as soon as he arrived.
After all, it’s the third brother’s fish, so we have to wait for him to come before selling it.
It was already getting dark and there were not many people on the dock, but when they saw them carrying a bluefin tuna off the boat, most people put down their work and gathered around in surprise to join in the fun.
There have been times when big fish have appeared at their dock, but they are relatively rare. Who doesn’t like to watch the fun
"Oh my god, which sea area did you go to? Did you go very far? And you even caught tuna?"
"It's so big! It must be more than one meter tall, right?"
"Dong, have you been very lucky these past few months?"
Ye Yaodong walked in front carrying a basket, "Everyone make way, it's getting dark, let's sell the goods early and go home early."
After several baskets of fish were lifted off the boat, the heaviest goods were weighed first. Some villagers did not rush back but waited there, just to see how heavy the tuna was and how much it could be sold for.
Everyone looked at Ah Cai's cheerful face and said, "Don't say I don't take care of you. I'll charge you 2.20 yuan per pound for this albacore tuna."
Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that the price was not low considering the weight of the item.
He and his father lifted the fish onto the scale and said, "Weigh it, weigh it."
Acai first measured its length with a ruler, which is a special treatment for big fish. Only after the measurement did he add weights to weigh it.
"I'm 129cm tall and weigh 49kg. Let me calculate... 107.8 yuan. I'll just round it up to 108!"
"Wow, so many, is this fish so expensive?"
"You've made a fortune, Dong. Is this the first time your new boat goes out today?"
"Amazing! Amazing! This fish is enough to support someone going out to sea for several days."
Ye Yaodong and his father were both very happy. Although it was an expected price, it was still worth being happy that it was sold for so much money.
There were still several baskets of fish left, the cheapest ones costing one or two cents, and the most expensive ones costing fifty or sixty cents. There were only big ones, no small ones.
Everyone was very curious after watching it.
Ye Yaodong directly said that they used longline fishing and only caught big fish, but it consumed a lot of bait. After that, he turned around and bought a batch of the cheapest miscellaneous fish from Ah Cai, as well as five kilograms of small sword shrimp, white shrimp and red shrimp. He spent several dollars and asked Ah Cai to deduct it directly from the selling price.
His two brothers came back early today and did not tell him in advance that there were no more small fish and shrimps to sell to him. He could only spend more money to buy bait, otherwise he would have nothing to catch tomorrow. The fish and shrimps in the ground traps were limited and definitely not enough.
The villagers were all shocked. The money for buying bait was 7-8 yuan, right? This was almost more than some people would spend a day setting up the net. Who would do it with such a high cost
What if I'm unlucky and don't catch many fish? Wouldn't that be a big loss? Why spend so much money on bait
Some people who were originally interested began to back off.