"This fish is worthless!" Ye Chenghai had no interest in this fish since it was so small.
"It's not worth much, but it can be used to make fish sauce. The fish sauce made from anchovies is salty and fresh, very delicious, and perfect for dipping taro."
Fish sauce is a very popular condiment in their local area and is a very old condiment in coastal areas. Whether in Chaozhou cuisine, Fujian cuisine or Southeast Asian cuisine, fish sauce is an indispensable condiment.
If he hadn't been thinking of taking them back to make fish sauce, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of catching these worthless little fish, some of which were not even as long as his palm.
Fortunately, the fish gathered around him one after another, so he didn't have to put in much effort. He could just fill the net with a simple scoop.
"Shine the flashlight carefully, don't wave it around, just shine it on the sea in front of me, and they will swim over by themselves."
"Oh." Ye Chenghai's flashlight, which was originally shining everywhere, was now focused in front of Ye Yaodong.
Just because he is not interested doesn’t mean Lin Guangyuan is not interested either.
When people from the mountains look at the seaside, they find everything strange. The schools of fish scrambling to get ashore always attract their attention and make them feel like they are being scratched by a cat.
"Uncle, are you tired? Are your hands sore? Let me help you. Take a break. Don't be too tired..."
"Hahaha~ You have never seen a fish~" Ye Chenghai laughed aside.
"Nonsense, I"
Ye Yaodong looked at him speechlessly and said, "If you want to work so much, then come on!"
It just so happens that he doesn't want to do it anymore, it's a waste of time!
Use your waist strength at the key points!
"okay!"
Lin Guangyuan excitedly rolled up his trouser legs, trotted over to take the hand net in his hand, and grabbed the mouth of the sack, scooping with one hand and opening the sack with the other to put the fish in.
"Wow, you caught so much in just a short while?"
"There are more over there. Ah Hai, come closer. The two of you should cooperate with me. I'll go to the reef and take a look around."
"He's a hands-off boss again..." Ye Chenghai grumbled.
Ye Yaodong knocked him on the head with his five-pointed stick again, "Why do you have so many complaints? Don't you want pocket money?"
“Hehe~”
There were still quite a lot of things to pick up when the tide just went out. Ye Yaodong swung their small bucket around the reef and saw a large sea eel under a big rock. It looked to be about five or six pounds and quite ferocious.
When he was about to pick it up with the tongs, it opened its bloody mouth, showing its sharp teeth, and bit his tongs.
You know, he had opened his tongs so wide that they could swallow a conger eel as big as himself.
He opened the tongs a little more, and its mouth also expanded.
Ye Yaodong raised the fire tongs and lifted it into the air. It struggled by swinging its tail, but its mouth was stretched too wide and was stuck by the fire tongs, so it couldn't be retracted.
He held the bucket in one hand to catch it, and with the other hand he closed the fire tongs and shook them twice before finally dropping them into the bucket.
Even so, it still raised its head and wanted to bite people, but the height of the bucket made it out of reach, so it could only coil there obediently.
"It's a good harvest. I can take it back to increase my milk supply."
Thinking of Ye Xiaoxi's chubby little face, her eager look when she was feeding, and the smacking sounds, he couldn't help but smile.
Of course, babies have to be white and chubby to be cute.
Eel stewed with wine is just the right amount for secreting milk. I've been having sea bass soup every day lately, so it's a good change.
He continued to wander around. The headlamp was very convenient. He didn't need to free his hands to hold it. He could shine it wherever he wanted. And look, he found another big blue crab in a crack in a rock.
I picked it up with tongs and saw that it was a female red crab!
You can stew rice wine to increase milk production.
Aqing was born at the right time, and was luckier than the previous two. She had plenty of delicious food to eat every day.
She will have to get sterilized after the confinement period. This is the last confinement period, so she has to take good care of herself to avoid any sequelae. She died of colon cancer in her previous life.
Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable again.
As Ye Yaodong searched, he thought that he must go out to the sea tomorrow to catch some sea cucumbers and get some abalone to make soup for her to nourish her.
He was so preoccupied with something that he almost missed a big shipment of goods!
"Damn, there's even a big yellow croaker!"
He opened his eyes wide and saw a big golden yellow croaker stranded in a grooved ditch surrounded by two reefs, swimming in the ditch with its tail wagging!
He was just thinking about something and kept his headlight pointed forward, without paying close attention to the area around the reef, and almost overlooked it.
It was because he heard the "cooing" sound that he stopped and looked around in confusion. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a golden light and he discovered it.
Yellow croaker can make sounds.
With such a small puddle of water, the fish would probably have died and returned to the sea before the tide came in. Fortunately, he found it.
Yellow croaker is only golden in color at night, so it is usually caught at night.
Its fishing season is divided into spring and autumn. The spring season is generally from April to June, and the fishing grounds are concentrated in the spawning areas near the coasts of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian. The autumn season is formed in the northern Zhejiang sea area between September and October.
"Ye Chenghai, bring the other bucket over."
This big yellow croaker deserves an independent luxurious room!
"Oh, here they come." Ye Chenghai handed the flashlight to Lin Guangyuan and ran over again with the bucket in his hand. "Uncle San, what good stuff did you find again? Isn't one bucket enough?"
Ye Yaodong grinned and said, "More than three pounds of yellow croaker, tomorrow's pocket money will be doubled!"
"Wow~ Really? Damn, it's so beautiful~ So golden!"
Ye Yaodong tried to grab the big yellow croaker with both hands, but it was very slippery and he slipped into the puddle again, splashing water all over his face. He wiped it with his sleeve, cursed, and continued to grab it.
"Hand over your bucket and take it."
After catching it, he threw it directly into the bucket and watched it jump around for a long time before stopping struggling. Large yellow croakers usually die once they come ashore.
"Uncle San, this fish can be sold for a lot of money, right?"
"Of course, we had a good harvest tonight! There were crabs, sandworms, and anchovies. Just now a large sea eel arrived, and now a large yellow croaker!" Ye Yaodong became more and more excited as he spoke.
"How much will the doubled pocket money be?" Ye Chenghai rubbed his hands happily.
"1 cent becomes 2 cents?"
"Ah?" Ye Chenghai's shoulders collapsed instantly. "No way? This fish can be sold for more than ten yuan, and there are also dozens of kilograms of crabs!"
"Are you obsessed with money?"
"You said you would double your pocket money!"
Ye Yaodong stopped teasing him and said with a smile: "Then I'll reluctantly add another zero for you!"
He smiled instantly, "That's more like it!"
At this moment, Lin Guangyuan shouted loudly: "Uncle, I have finished fishing. There is no fish left. I can't lift the sack!"
"coming."
The two men trotted over again and saw that the sacks were almost full.
"Fuck, so much? You really did get a lot!"
"I see it again. I won't let it go! I'll get more if I take it. I'll get more if I take it. It's delivered to my door. I won't miss it. But my hands are sore. There are too many. My waist is sore."
"Where does the kid get his waist!"
"That's exactly what my mom said. Who said kids don't have waists?"
"What can your waist do?"
After Ye Yaodong asked back a question, he used his headlamp to shine a light on the surrounding sea surface. There really wasn't much left, and the fish was caught quite cleanly.
"The waist is just a waist, what can it do?" Lin Guangyuan asked puzzledly.
Ye Yaodong gave a wicked smile, "You little brat, you don't need to understand. Go up quickly, I'll drag you."
There was no hemp rope around to tie the opening, so it was difficult to carry and could only be dragged.
He dragged the full bag of anchovies to the place where they had caught sandworms and put it together with the sacks of sandworms and the sacks of crabs.
Seeing the sandworm moving not far away, he turned to look at the two and asked, "Do you still want to catch it?"
"No..."
"Should we catch him? It would be a shame if we don't..."
Ye Chenghai looked at Lin Guangyuan with disdain, "You've never worked before? You've already grabbed half a bag..."
"Wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't catch them?"
"What's the point of wasting it? I can't sell it for money. If I take it back, I'll just have to distribute it. I won't do it. If you want to arrest someone, do it yourself."
Ye Yaodong patted Lin Guangyuan on the head and said, "Then you can catch them by yourself for a while. I will go back to push the cart! Don't run around."
"If you guys don't do it, I certainly can't do it either!"
"Hey, if you stay a few more days, you can have fun. It's not difficult to catch this."
Lin Guangyuan nodded, "Is there anything else to play?"
"We're going to steal loquats in a few days, do you want to go?"
"No, I have plenty at home. Do I need to steal them from the mountains?"
"You don't understand. Stealing is fun."
"Then he was chased all over the mountain, caught and sent home with his buttocks beaten to pieces?"
Ye Chenghai shut up instantly. He had been beaten many times.
Ye Yaodong went and came quickly, pushing the cart very fast on the beach. After carrying several large bags of goods onto the cart, he didn't plan to wander around the reefs anymore.
It's already very late now, and Ye Chenghai has to go to school tomorrow, so it's enough.
But Lin Guangyuan still felt unsatisfied. "Uncle, shall we come again tomorrow night?"
"Here comes your head, haven't you had enough yet?"
"Yes, it's so much fun. The beach at night is more fun than during the day."
"No, I'm going out to sea tomorrow night."
Lin Guangyuan's eyes lit up instantly, "Then I'll go with you!"
"Fuck you, do you think going out to sea is fun? You'll be exhausted."
"Try it. At worst I can just sleep on the boat."
"Don't worry about it, just have some fun on the beach."
It is impossible to bring the child with you. It is so dangerous at sea. The child is half grown and not even your own. What if something happens to him
"Well, they all go to school tomorrow, who am I going to play with?"
"Your two cousins are not human beings? You said so nicely when you stayed here today that you would help look after your two cousins."
Lin Guangyuan smiled awkwardly, "Hehe~ Then I'll take them to play."
After Ye Yaodong pushed the cart to the door, he took down several bags of goods and poured them into a bamboo basket.
The crabs were packed in two bags, each bag only holding 20 to 30 kilograms. They were not crushed to death and were still alive and kicking when poured into the basket. If they were left to sell tomorrow morning, they would probably be in jeopardy and would be sold at a big discount.
Three baskets were filled with anchovies, but they were all crushed to death.
Two baskets of sandworms were also poured out, and they were twisting and turning, looking a bit disgusting.
The door was piled with baskets, and it was worth it for him to stay up all night and toss around.
Other miscellaneous goods were also mixed in with the crabs. He was too lazy to sort them out in the middle of the night as he would have to sort the crabs tomorrow anyway.
You have to separate swimming crabs from stone crabs, and you also have to choose the size, and the prices are different.
After unloading the goods, he sent the two younger ones to bed.
"Ye Chenghai, please call me softly tomorrow morning and don't disturb my sweet dreams."
"ah?"
"If you keep your skin tight, the beating might not hurt as much!"
"Uncle, you are so experienced..."