The fishing boats are operating at a constant speed, the sea breeze is whistling in the ears, the cold wind is biting, all for their livelihood.
During the operation, he encountered a fishing boat. He just avoided it from a distance and each of them did their own thing without interfering with each other.
It was not until the fishing boat had been operating for two hours that Ye Yaodong decided to pull up the net. Regardless of the value of this net, the catch was quite good.
A big bag full of fish was pulled up. It was a gratifying harvest, much more than the previous one that was dragged in before dawn.
Most of the fish caught in this net are mud fish, each one is bigger than a palm and weighs about half a pound. Mud fish are the fattest at this time. In summer, one mud fish weighs only about 2 taels.
In the Minnan dialect, it is called Niang'ai, and in some places it is called Chouduyu. In their local area, most people call it Nimengyu. It can only be said that the names are different in different places.
They have a catchy saying along the coast: "One stingray, two tigers, three sand-hair, four golden ancients, and five niangai."
This folk saying summarizes the list of poisonous fish in the ocean whose bones are poisonous but whose meat is delicious. Among them, Wu Niang Ai is talking about the mud fish.
Its sting is not only sharp but also poisonous. It hurts like a bee sting. It is easy to get stung by its sting, especially during the killing process.
But this fish is really delicious. It has no scales, so you need to use scissors to gut it when killing it. But be careful not to break the intestines inside its stomach. Remove them intact, otherwise the whole fish will taste bitter when cooked and will lose its original deliciousness.
Then cut off the entire row of hard thorns on its back and abdomen.
Use it to cook fish soup. First fry both sides with oil, then add water and bring to a boil. Then add a little shredded ginger, then take a radish and mash it into shreds, bring to a boil and add the water, then add the seasoning.
The fish soup stewed in this way is milky white and very delicious. Sprinkle some chopped green onions when serving, and it will be colorful, fragrant and delicious...
Suck it~
Ye Yaodong poured out the fish and carefully picked up a few into his own bucket. He had to cook the fish. When he saw the fish, he had already thought about how to cook it. He would arrange it when he got back!
"Dad, do you want this fish? Take it home and cook some shredded radishes. There are a lot of radishes in the backyard that have grown up and are ready to eat."
"Just take a few."
He took a basket and threw a dozen fish into it. He also divided the silk and prawns in his bucket and threw two toadfish in. Adding two vegetarian dishes was enough for them to eat for the whole day.
People living by the sea have to rely on luck to make a fortune, but they never have to worry about food. If they are diligent, they can set up a few nets on the beach, and when the tide goes out, they can easily collect a big bucket of fish, which they can never finish eating.
After Ye Yaodong randomly divided up the fish for himself, he no longer cared about the fish on the boat. He clapped his hands and stood up, "Dad, you go drive the boat, I'll set the net."
I hurried to cast one more net and then went home. The weather didn't look very good. There was a little sunshine in the morning, but it became cloudy at noon. It's only two o'clock in the afternoon and the sky is already a little dark.
Ye's father was still wandering around the nearby sea. After Ye Yaodong put down the fishing net, he took a basket to collect the mud fish. He filled two baskets full, which looked to weigh about 80 or 90 kilograms.
There are some miscellaneous fish and shrimps underneath, which he put away separately. These can only be taken back to dry in the sun. The hooks need to be taken back to be repaired. There is no need for bait in the next two days, and it is hard to say when the wind will blow next.
Fortunately, it was a windy day and there was no sun, so the fish could be dried in the wind.
People living by the sea have to dry fish in the sun, especially in autumn and winter. As long as it doesn't rain, there are long bamboo poles at the door of every household, on the walls, and on the roadside. You can smell the strong fishy smell everywhere when you walk on the road.
After Ye Yaodong finished sorting the goods, he had nothing to do, so he leaned against the cabin door with his clothes on to block the wind and look at the sparkling sea.
In the past, when the weather was still warm, small fish would often jump out of the water. But today there were none of those. We only happened to encounter some big silver carp, which are probably diving to the bottom of the sea now.
The situation of making money is not optimistic.
As he looked at the sea, he thought about the sticky net that had flashed through his mind before, and decided to try one when he returned.
After pondering for a while, his thoughts were interrupted by a swordfish rushing by.
Don't ask him how he knew it was so fast. The reason was that he saw its dorsal fin. The open dorsal fin was as conspicuous as a fluttering flag. Even though it whizzed past in a flash, he still recognized it.
Like swordfish, sailfish have long mouthparts, but unlike swordfish, sailfish have a flag that flutters in the wind.
This time he had no intention of chasing it. Damn, it was said that the pointed swordfish could even pierce a submarine. He didn't quite believe it at first, until he saw a swordfish piercing a metal boat a few days ago.
But the fishing boat we met earlier actually chased us at full speed. How brave! Good luck!
Father Ye also stared at it and said hesitantly: "Dongzi, we won't follow this time, right?"
"I won't follow you anymore, so I won't cause trouble. I didn't see you in person anyway."
"That fish is too dangerous. Let's not even think about getting a bargain."
"Um."
When his fishing equipment is upgraded and he has the conditions, he can try fishing! Then he can catch a whole boat!
After thinking for a while, Ye Yaodong still couldn't see the fishing boat on the sea and didn't know if he could catch anything. So he looked at the time and went to pull up the net.
The wind on the sea seemed to be a little stronger at night, and it looked like it was going to blow again. If we closed it early, we could go home earlier.
I don’t know if the sea was dominated by mudfish, but there were not even small fish and shrimps in this net. All that came out were mudfish, with only a few large prawns mixed in.
Ye Yaodong fiddled with the fish and found that the fish in this net were even bigger, most of them weighed more than one kilogram. Wow, they were really good looking.
He picked up two more and threw them into his own bucket and his father's basket...
Since I caught them with great effort, of course I have to keep the two big ones.
Ye's father looked at it and said nothing. The fish was also very cheap, so he could eat it as he pleased.
The fish caught today were not of high value, but the number of mudfish in the last two nets was still large, with a total of more than 200 kilograms in the two nets. Father Ye was still very satisfied.
Ye Yaodong also felt that it was just barely acceptable. He couldn't expect to have good luck every day. It was already winter, and today's harvest was pretty good.
He still let his father drive the boat. He put all the fish into baskets without sorting them by size. It would not be too late to pick them out slowly when we got to the shore.
When the fishing boat approached the coast, he took over the work from his father. It was still early for the return trip today, just before 4 o'clock, so he planned to collect the traps.
He estimated that there would still be starfish in the traps today. They would not disappear in a few days. Collecting them could supplement today's fish. The value of the fish caught today was too low.
The prices of toadfish, silver carp and mudfish are still in single digits after being kept for decades. Occasionally, the prices of silver carp and mudfish can increase to more than ten yuan, depending on the season.
When he collected the starfish in the net, Ye's father's wrinkled face was full of smiles. "I don't know how many days this starfish can last. I am optimistic that it will continue for a few days if we collect hundreds of kilograms every day."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes when he heard this. It didn’t matter what his father said now, because the shellfish on the surrounding reefs on the shore were not valuable anyway.
If he says this again decades later, he will be scolded to death. Fisheries farmers are most afraid of these starfish. To them, starfish are like locusts. Wherever they pass, they cause heavy losses to farmed shellfish, oysters, abalone, etc.
"Just think about it. This is just like a locust. Once it leaves, we won't be able to eat oysters or vegetables for several months. I don't know if there are any survivors on the surrounding islands, or if they all rush to our shores."
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that we can sell them for money. If the shells are gone, they're gone. Anyway, they will grow again in two months after being washed away by the sea water."
"Um."
Anyway, he has a lot of useful things at home.
He then collected the traps one by one, poured out all the starfish inside, and put the traps back into the sea, while Ye's father helped load the traps with sacks.
After picking all the traps, he counted the number and found that he had collected 7 and a half bags, one bag more than yesterday, and he was extremely satisfied.
After patching together, the goods received today seem to be pretty good? It really needs to expand business in many ways.
Drive the boat towards the shore. It is high tide now, so fishing boats can go directly to the shore to unload.
At this time, the shore was still crowded with people and noisy everywhere, which was no less than yesterday. It seemed that everyone had worked hard all day.
I guess they have just landed not long ago and are all queuing up to sell goods, right
Ye's mother had been keeping an eye on the sea. When she saw them coming back, she asked Ye Huimei to watch the goods line up and came to help. She also told them about several conflicts that occurred in the water when they were picking up starfish today. The fights were so severe that they even spread from the water to the shore, affecting a large group of people. Some even took poles to beat people...
Some people's heads were hit and bleeding. They were all sent for bandaging. The noise only stopped just now.
The father and son were shocked...
"Then are you okay? We're not home today. Are you women suffering from any loss? Don't come to pick it up tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong also agreed. The conflict was escalating day by day and everyone was gaining experience from it.
After being beaten on the first day, the narrow-minded people would definitely seize the opportunity to get revenge on the second day. The third day would be even worse. If it lasted a few more days, someone would probably be killed.
Mother Ye also said with some fear: "No, I just picked up some in the morning. When I saw the fight, I quickly pulled Huimei ashore and didn't dare to go down again."
"Don't let my little sister out to the dock tomorrow. Let her stay at home and wait for her marriage." Ye Yaodong said with a frown. It was no longer suitable for the little girl to go out in such a chaotic situation.
"Um… "
Just then, another boat came in from behind and docked side by side with their boat.
When Ye's mother was carrying the goods, she turned her head and took a look, and was shocked, "Hey, why is there blood everywhere? Isn't this Lin Weiying from Dongqiao Village? What happened to you? How did you get hurt?"