Ye Yaodong looked at the small wooden boats on the sea, which were so crowded that they could hardly move apart. Many fishing boats had caught many large jellyfish.
He felt that there was little point in his being here, so he might as well go back and prepare the tools to kill the jellyfish. He was also afraid that if he took too long, the jellyfish on his boat would die, and all his work would be in vain.
When he goes back, he can also take the jellyfish on the boat and teach his wife and sisters-in-law how to kill them.
This needs to be steamed before it can be transported. It's because there is no processing plant that directly processes jellyfish here. Otherwise, they can just take it directly to the factory after killing it, and he can save the trouble.
Looking at the boatmen around him who were lying on the edge of the boat trying hard to salvage jellyfish, he wanted to remind them to send them ashore as soon as possible, otherwise he would not want them if they died.
But the engine of his boat was quite loud, and the boat was quite far away, so no one might be able to hear him when he shouted.
He simply shouted a few words to the nearby boats, saying that he would go back to prepare, and reminded them to send them back as soon as possible while they were still alive, and then left.
Fortunately, this place is not far from the coast. After Ye Yaodong reached the shore, he quickly called Acai, who was sitting on the shore with his legs crossed, to help, and lifted two large baskets of jellyfish onto the cart.
"Why are you carrying this thing back? This thing has to be killed while it's still alive. Do you still know how to kill it?"
"Yes, I can give them all their parts, will you accept them?"
"I didn't take this thing..."
"Then please ask around for me. It's the jellyfish season right now at the border of Zhejiang and Fujian. There must be people collecting them there. You know more people than I do. Please ask around for me."
"Do you know about the flood season over there?"
"I can tell the future!"
Ah Cai rolled his eyes at him and said, "Okay, I'll ask for you. Also, the few seal fish you kept at my place died when the power went out during the typhoon, and I never had a chance to tell you."
"It's dead, so what. I'll go back first. Please ask for me." Ye Yaodong had forgotten about the three fish long ago. He didn't have time to care about them now. He pushed the cart and hurried home.
Lin Xiuqing was sitting at the back door, weaving a net with Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye, and chatting and laughing. The old lady was holding the child and coaxing him beside them.
At this moment, a group of children shouted, "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Mother, Third Uncle is calling you to help at the door..."
"Mother, Grandmother, Dad is calling you..."
They rushed over one after another, calling out names in a mixed and orderly manner.
"What help do you need? Why do we need so many people? I'll go and take a look first." Confusedly, Lin Xiuqing inserted the shuttle needle in her hand into the fishing net, stood up and went to the front door.
Ye Yaodong had already unloaded all the jellyfish from the truck. He shouted into the house, "Ah Qing, quickly get the kitchen knife and cutting board to help. Do you have any other knives at home? Get them all out, and ask the eldest and second sisters-in-law to come over and help."
"What are you doing?"
"I caught some jellyfish. Ask your elder brother and second brother to come over and help kill them. I'll teach you how to do it."
"Why… "
Without waiting for her to speak, Ye Yaodong went straight into the house to get a basket and a large bowl, a kitchen knife, a cutting board, and a stool.
Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye walked through the back door and the front door of their house, and they also heard him teaching them how to kill jellyfish. They immediately had many questions in their minds.
He also kills jellyfish
"Adong, are you going to teach us how to kill jellyfish?"
"Yes, I just caught two baskets. If you can help me kill them, I'll pay you. Someone will deliver them later. I'll need your help then. Otherwise, it would be a pity if they die."
Lin Xiuqing followed behind him and wondered, "Isn't this dock closed? It's useless to say it's dead."
"That's why we have to kill it alive. We can only ship it and sell it for processing after it's been processed. Go get a cutting board and I'll teach you how to kill it. Remember to wear gloves. This jellyfish is also a type of jellyfish and is poisonous."
When Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye heard that they were going to be paid, they immediately ran home to get a kitchen knife and a chopping board. They also took two small knives and asked Brothers Ye to help too. Originally, they were helping to weave the net at the back door.
The family is about to have a big expense, and both Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Ersao feel a sense of urgency. Now they are only thinking about making money.
Lin Xiuqing was still puzzled, "Why would you kill this thing? Shouldn't seafood be sold while it's still alive and fresh? No one wants this jellyfish when it's dead, so how could anyone want it if I killed it?"
"I know a lot more. Just because you don't know doesn't mean I don't know. There are not many jellyfish here. It's not a production area, so there's no place for me to show my skills. I have to kill it alive and cut it into pieces before someone wants it."
Seeing that they all came over with kitchen knives and cutting boards, Ye Yaodong grabbed a jellyfish and prepared to demonstrate it to them.
The smallest of them weigh more than ten kilograms, and the largest ones weigh more than 20 kilograms. They are not light, and look very heavy.
"Be careful when catching it, watch out for its feet, don't get stung. First remove the tentacles that can sting, then cut off the tentacles and cut it in half."
The jellyfish toxin is concentrated in the tentacles, so you have to be careful.
The flesh of this part of the tentacle is thick, crispy and chewy. Fishermen call it "jellyfish claws", but it is called "jellyfish head" on the dining table.
Ye Yaodong explained to them while he was cutting, and they carefully grabbed one and followed him in cutting.
"After separating the head and the lid, take the feet and cut them into small pieces. When they are done, take the lid, peel off the brain and put it in a large bowl..."
Ye Yaodong skillfully cut the jellyfish legs into small pieces and threw them into the basket, then took its head over, and the green thing underneath was the jellyfish brain.
In fact, jellyfish do not have an advanced organ called "brain". What they call jellyfish brain is actually its gonad, which can also be called sting flower.
He watched them follow step by step, and continued after they made no mistakes.
"After we dig out the jellyfish brain, we'll start to scrape out the jellyfish blood, which is the brown circle under the umbrella."
Jellyfish blood is not the blood of jellyfish, but a layer of brown film attached to the surface under the jellyfish umbrella. It is also the most expensive and valuable part of the jellyfish.
However, Ye Yaodong saw that they had just scratched it and broke it, so he didn't dare to move. He quickly comforted them, "It's okay, it won't affect anything if it's broken. This is the first time, so just scrape it all off. This jellyfish is originally glued, so it's normal to get it broken when scraping it like this. It won't affect anything anyway."
"This thing is quite troublesome. It's easier to kill the fish." Mrs. Ye couldn't help but complain.
After scraping, what is left is the jellyfish skin. This is how a whole jellyfish is divided.
"That's it. Once you know how to segment, it's actually pretty simple."
Lin Xiuqing also finished cutting up the jellyfish in her hand. She frowned and looked at him and said, "Now that these are cut up, do you want to sell them individually?"
"Someone will just take them all away."
I just don't know if Ah Cai can ask him. If not, he can only find it himself. Fortunately, it can be put away for a while after processing.
"That's good. Don't make my work in vain." Lin Xiuqing breathed a sigh of relief. As long as someone wanted it, it was fine.
"Hurry up and kill them while they're still alive. If they're dead, we'll discard them. Ah Qing, go boil some water. The jellyfish blood needs to be boiled first, then taken out and dried. The jellyfish brain also needs to be blanched."
The old lady put the child on the bed in the room for the three boys to look after, and then ran over to watch for a long time.
I had always wanted to help but had no way to intervene. After hearing this, I quickly said, "I'll do it, I'll go boil some water, I can do this job."
After waiting for a long time, she finally had something she could do. The old lady quickly went into the house to boil water, complaining, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have been watching here for so long..."
Jellyfish blood can be stored for a short period of time after being boiled and dried in the sun. The semi-finished products can be found for more than ten yuan per pound.
Jellyfish brain is not very valuable, but it is very fresh, especially soft, and has a tender texture, making it suitable for making soup.
The jellyfish head and skin are the main edible parts of jellyfish. After being treated with "three alums and two salts", they are not only not easy to deteriorate, but can even be transported over long distances.
Even though he had two large baskets of jellyfish, each person could kill six or seven, and they finished quickly after becoming skilled.
"That's it?"
Mrs. Ye said with lingering feelings, “How could they have the nerve to charge me for just helping to kill a few people?”
"Are these the only ones?"
Ye Ersao couldn't help but complain in her heart. There were only a few of them, but she was in such a hurry to ask them to help with the killing and even asked for wages. Didn't she think they had never seen money
When they helped kill fish in the past, when did they ever calculate their wages
Ye Yaodong suddenly remembered that he didn't have a large scale, so he wouldn't be able to weigh the food. "Hey, put the stools, kitchen knives, and cutting boards on the cart quickly. Take some empty baskets and basins with you. I'll take you to the dock to kill the animals."
The two sisters-in-law's eyes suddenly lit up, "There's more!"
"Yes, I told the other fishing boats when I was salvaging. No one at the dock would take it, so I will do it."
It is safer to kill the fish right at the dock so that people don’t get delayed too long at sea and then be too late to pull them back after weighing them.
As for the method of cutting jellyfish being learned, it doesn't really matter. There are few jellyfish here and it's not their production area. Just learn it and it may not be put to good use.
It's good for everyone if you know how to deal with it. If you occasionally pick it up, you can deal with it and eat it yourself.
The cold jellyfish is crispy, tender and refreshing. Add a little cucumber to mix it together. It is very suitable for eating on a hot summer day and is also a good choice for drinking.
Although they were surprised to hear that Ye Yaodong was also collecting jellyfish from other fishing boats, they knew they had work to do, so why not
But Lin Xiuqing was a little worried about whether it would be easy to sell. He just said that the dock would not accept this thing.
It would be fine to just get some for myself, it doesn't cost much anyway, but I didn't expect that he would actually buy from other people
"Adong, are these easy to sell? If we collect too much and can't sell them, we will lose money."
Ye Yaohua and Ye Yaopeng were also a little worried about him.
"Dongzi, you should either sell these first, and then..."
"It's too late to buy after I sell it. What's more, I only made a little bit. How can I sell it? I have to buy more. Otherwise, who would buy your little bit? It's not even enough for the travel expenses."
Ye Yaodong didn't have this worry. One pound was one cent, and one piece was only one or two cents, or two or three cents. He would only get 100 yuan for 10,000 pounds.
He didn't have the courage to lose even 100 yuan, not to mention that those fishing boats couldn't catch 10,000 kilograms, and there weren't that many in their sea.
Besides, he has to think positively. If he can sell it, he can make several times the money.
There has to be someone who is the first to try something new!
You haven't even started doing anything, but you're already complaining and worrying about this and that. What's the point of doing anything
What's more, it is obvious that the risk is low and the return is high.
Just scraping off dozens of kilograms of jellyfish blood is enough for him to make a fortune. Other parts are not as valuable, but they are heavy!
You can still give it a try.