By the time he hurriedly borrowed a bicycle from Acai and found a tractor to come over, the shore was already surrounded by people in three layers.
"Everyone, please make way, make way..."
It goes without saying that the news that they caught the oarfish must have spread, and the villagers on the shore were all gathered there waiting to watch the fun.
Just as Ye Yaodong was about to squeeze through the crowd, he was pulled back by Xiaoxiao and A Zheng.
"Fuck... Dongzi, you're here. I was just about to look for you. Where did you catch the oarfish?"
"Yeah, where did you catch it? Damn, it's so big, it almost blinded me."
The villagers nearby saw him and gathered around him, asking, "How long is that oarfish? It looks so long. Where did you catch it?"
"I just heard that the one called earthquake fish..."
“Is there going to be an earthquake here?”
"I heard it could be a tsunami..."
Everyone was talking around him, throwing out a lot of questions. It was the time when the fishing boats were docking. Apart from the early morning, this was the busiest time at the dock, with people everywhere.
Ye Yaodong's ears were buzzing with questions from everyone, so he quickly raised his hands and said, "Wait, wait a minute, let me get the fish ashore first, everyone cooperate and make way..."
"Oh... make way... make way... let Adong pass first..."
"Please make way for those in front... Adong is coming..."
Ye Yaodong finally squeezed through the crowd and climbed onto the boat, and Xiao Xiao A Zheng and the others followed him on board.
There were already several villagers his father was familiar with on the boat discussing the matter, as well as several of his relatives. Ah Cai was also measuring the length at close range.
It just so happened that he also wanted to know how many meters it was, so Ye Yaodong hurried forward to help.
"Are you ready? Ji Mi?"
"6.3 meters, wow, your oarfish is amazing, there hasn't been one in decades. Can I help you contact the seller?" Acai looked at him eagerly.
"Didn't my father tell you? I plan to send it to the town dock to alert everyone and see if there are any bidders?"
"Well, I told you, didn't I want to ask you this? It would be much easier if I could just contact the buyer for you..."
"Please take the goods on the boat first. There is also a parrotfish. I have to deliver this oarfish to the town."
Sending it to the dock would be more eye-catching and more sensational, and more people would know about it. If the news was spread widely, there would definitely be more bosses bidding than the people he contacted. He would not do business at a loss!
Ye Yaodong called on his two friends to help lift it while speaking, and others also joined in when they saw it.
My god, this is the first time I have seen such a big oarfish in my life! Of course I have to lift it up!
Father Ye had already touched it countless times, so he stayed on the boat to watch over the goods. It would not be too late to move the goods and weigh them slowly after they left.
Ah Cai quickly followed and said, "That's just my hand. Let me weigh it too. Everyone is curious about how much this oarfish weighs."
"Okay."
"I'll ask someone to bring out the scale first."
The width of this oarfish's body is almost as wide as that of an adult's body. It is incredibly large.
Seven or eight people slowly walked down from the boat carrying the fish. Actually, it didn't take so many people, but everyone was very curious and wanted to help.
Ye Yaodong felt a little regretful. If only he had a camera, he could take a picture to record it. This would be a rare highlight moment for him.
"Everyone, please make way, please make way..."
"Make way, let us carry the fish ashore..."
"Oh my god! This is such a big hairtail fish! I have never seen such a big one in my life."
"I told you it's an oarfish, but you're still talking about an oarfish... This is an earthquake fish... It's really rare..."
"Oh my god... it's so big... so long... I've never seen one before..."
"Is it true that there will be an earthquake? Or a tsunami? Will the next few days be uneasy?"
"Are we going to send this to town for auction..."
Acai called on the people who were watching the fun nearby to help lift the scale out and place it on the open space at the door.
Afraid that the fish was too long to be weighed, he took a wide piece of broken wood and placed it on the scale to make it easier to weigh.
The crowd automatically made way for them, and together they rolled the long oarfish into several circles and placed them on a wooden board to weigh them.
Everyone gathered around, all stretched their heads to watch Ah Cai add weights one by one. When the scale began to float, he fiddled with the scale back and forth until the scale swung back and forth in the middle. He then said excitedly: "Fuck, 202 pounds and 4 ounces, it's so fucking big, even heavier than the giant grouper I weighed a few days ago."
The villagers were in an uproar, and the crowd also exclaimed in amazement.
Ye Yaodong quickly reminded him, "There are still boards. The weight of the boards must be deducted as well!"
"I know, I know. You should move the fish first. You brought the fish up before we even had time to weigh the planks."
After Acai waited until they moved the fish away, he took down all the weights and put down two other weights, one weighing five kilograms and one kilogram.
"The board just deducted 6 jin, so the fish weighed 196 jin and 4 liang."
Everyone was so excited that maybe people from other villages would come and see and think they all caught him together...
"Okay, we've measured and weighed them, let's hurry and load them into the car."
Amid the villagers' discussions and with everyone's help, the group lifted the oarfish towards the tractor, rolled it into several circles and then placed it on top. Ye Yaodong then jumped onto the tractor, carefully standing in the gap so as not to step on it.
He also called Xiao Xiao A Zheng and the others to come up together. Of course, they needed a few more people to help with such a big fish.
Of course, there is strength in numbers, rather than alone.
What if you meet someone unreasonable
"Dongzi, why don't you ask your two cousins to come with you? With more people we can help with the lifting and moving, and can lend a hand if there's anything." Mother Ye felt that they were a little short of people. Her eldest son and second son had gone out to sea and hadn't returned yet, so she planned to ask her two older nephews to go with her to help.
"Sure, I'm just about to ask my two cousins to come along as well."
The others were also eager to try and wanted to go and watch the fun, but since the other person didn't say anything, they were too embarrassed to follow.
After everyone was standing on the tractor, the tractor began to turn around, and the villagers cooperated and made way for the road. Just as the tractor was about to drive away, another shout was heard from behind.
"Wait a minute, Dongzi, wait for me, I haven't gotten on the bus yet..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yaodong looked over and saw Ah Guang squeezing through the crowd. He quickly asked the tractor driver to stop.
"You just got back?"
A Guang ran forward quickly, supported himself on the tractor with one hand, and then jumped on.
"Fuck, is it really this big? I didn't believe it when your dad said it on the boat, it's really fucking big..."
As he spoke, he touched the fish head and asked, "How many pounds and how many meters is this one?"
"6.3 meters tall, 196.4 jin."
"Fuck, I got rich again. Where did you get it? Why haven't I encountered such good things before? It seems that I still have to follow you."
Ye Yaodong grinned happily and said, "I found it on the sea when I was about to collect the longline fishing line. But I didn't know what it was at the time. It just looked a little strange under the water, so I drove the boat to follow it..."
He briefly told everyone in the car about his encounter with the oarfish, and everyone couldn't help but secretly curse his bad luck.
They were all working at sea, so why didn't they have such an adventure? He was the first to have such a good thing, which made him very angry.
"Damn, take me to the island where you met tomorrow and see if you can pick one for me too?" A Guang said enviously.
"Give us one each!"
"Fuck, are you dreaming?"
"I've never even heard of an oarfish. If I saw one, I would probably just ignore it. How come you can still follow it?"
Ye Yaodong said proudly: "So today I will teach you a lesson. If you encounter strange things at sea, it is best to follow them and take a look. If you are afraid of danger, you can stay away from them. Maybe you will find something different."
“It really is.”