I didn’t expect to be able to pick up such a big fish after the typhoon. This typhoon came at a good time!
Ye Yaodong rolled up his sleeves excitedly, this fish was not a rare or precious commodity, but it was huge, it looked to weigh hundreds of pounds. With this fish, the trip today was worthwhile.
"Ah Qing, help hold open the sack, I'll push it in!"
"Be careful. I just saw the fish's gills were still there breathing, and its tail was moving. Don't get bitten."
"fine."
Ye Yaohua also took the initiative to roll up his sleeves to help. The fish was so big that it was difficult to push it by one person.
"Such a big fish was unexpectedly swept onto our beach. How big were the waves in the offshore waters these past two days?"
"Second sister-in-law, why don't you look for it again? Maybe you can find another one." Lin Xiuqing said to her with her head tilted.
"No way..."
She said this, but she acted without hesitation and started looking everywhere. Unfortunately, she was disappointed and only found two croakers.
When they were moving the yellowtail, people not far away also came over and saw the big fish.
"Wow~ What kind of fish is this? It's more than one meter long..."
“Such a big fish, actually got stranded?”
"Oh my goodness, what kind of fish is this? It's so big? Ah Hua, you are so lucky..."
"I didn't find this. Dongzi and the others found this."
In fact, he felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have moved closer. Only a blind person would not have seen such a big fish landing next to the reef.
The rest of the Ye family came over when they saw so many people coming. Father and Mother Ye were very happy to help, and they kept saying, "Such a big fish can be stranded, it's incredible..."
There were many people, and everyone was talking at once.
"Adong has been very lucky recently? I heard from Acai that you sold him a sea bass and grouper the day before yesterday."
"Yeah, you seem to be very lucky recently. Ah Hua didn't see such a big fish, but you did."
"Tsk tsk tsk ~ Your Ye family is going to get rich again ~"
"Is your family's Feng Shui very prosperous during this period?"
You're busy and don't help, but you still have a lot to say!
After putting all the fish into the sack, Ye Yaodong said to everyone, "You guys should also go and look for it quickly. Maybe there are some big fish stuck in the cracks of the reefs."
“Yes, yes, yes~”
Everybody dispersed without bothering to gossip and hurried to look for him. Some people even went under the tide.
Lin Xiuqing looked at the fish in the sack with excitement, its mouth moving slightly. "Let's not look for it anymore, shall we? Let's drag the fish back first?"
Ye Yaodong looked at her with a smile, "Satisfied?"
She nodded heavily!
I am more than satisfied, I am so happy that I feel like I am on heaven!
Sure enough, that Melo pearl was their lucky pearl!
Ye's mother also asked excitedly: "How did this fish get stranded on the beach? It's so big? What kind of fish is it?"
Father Ye took over the conversation, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be an adult amberjack."
Even his father said with certainty that it was amberjack, so there should be no doubt about it.
"This fish should be worth 20 cents per pound, right? It's so big, this one can be sold for tens of dollars? Not bad, not bad, Dongzi's fortune has been pretty good recently!"
Mrs. Ye was also a little jealous, "Dad, Yaodong has been so lucky recently, why not let him go out to sea with you, maybe he can also break through the Internet."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. They just couldn't bear to see him making money leisurely...
"Sure, I have no problem! Let's go to sea!"
Father Ye thought about it and nodded, "Then let's try it tomorrow. You won't get seasick, right?"
"That's hard to say. I haven't been to faraway places, and I haven't spent a whole day floating on the sea."
"Then give it a try first."
Mother Ye said with a rosy face, "First, ask your father to help you carry the fish to the dock. While they are still fresh, ask Ah Cai how much he wants for them."
Lin Xiuqing also quickly said, "I'll go too. I'll also send two blue crabs and a large sea bass to sell."
"go quickly!"
The fish was over one meter long and weighed hundreds of kilograms, which was as heavy as an adult woman. Moreover, it was not completely dead and moved from time to time. It would have been difficult to lift it without a sack.
There was still half a bucket of clams poured into the sack, which weighed more than 100 kilograms in total and was quite heavy.
"Fortunately, I'm smart and always carry a sack with me when I go out..."
Father Ye stared at him with a cold gaze, "Who do you think you are?"
"Uh...my son's father!"
"Is your son here?"
"Dad, don't be so picky. It's just a catchphrase. Once you get used to it, it will be fine."
"You talk to me, calling yourself Laozi, and tell me that you'll get used to it. Are you asking for a beating?"
He pursed his lips tightly and stopped talking nonsense.
Lin Xiuqing smiled silently with joy.
Ah Cai was sitting at the door of the purchasing point, eating sunflower seeds. He saw the father and son carrying a sack from a distance and was curious, "What are you carrying?"
"you guess?"
"Can't you carry someone over here?"
"Are you a human trafficker?" Ye Yaodong was speechless.
Ah Cai stood up and walked around them. He also saw some movement in the sack. "If it's not a person, then it could be a fish? It's so big?"
After throwing it into his purchasing point, Father Ye clapped his hands and said, "It's Amberjack, check and see if it's correct!"
"Such a big amberjack?" He opened the sack and took a look. "It really is. It's this big. It's rare. Let me measure it with a ruler to see how long it is."
He took out a tape measure from the drawer of a broken wooden table next to him and measured it. "It's 1.2 meters tall. It's really big... Let's lift it up and weigh it. It's probably over 100 kilograms."
"Oh my goodness, it really is, 115 pounds and 8 ounces."
"How much money are you going to take?" Both the father and the son looked at Acai eagerly.
"Twenty-two cents? Ah... twenty-three cents... twenty-five cents... twenty-five cents, just twenty-five cents... no more!" Under the threatening gazes of the father and son, Ah Cai was under pressure and felt a little guilty, so he had to change his words frequently.
"Brother Cai, this is not fair of you. I have given you all the goods from my fishing boat, but you keep trying to lower the price. Come... let's have a cigarette first, and then we can have a good chat..." Ye Yaodong hooked his shoulder, took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave it to him to smoke, and lit it for him.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart that he had little pocket money and he couldn't afford to smoke. He couldn't finish a pack of cigarettes in several days.
Acai is short and has a big belly. Under his elbow, he looks even smaller. When the two of them stand together, they both look like a fat or thin monk.
"Brother, I'm not trying to lower the price, this fish is worth this price, I've already given the highest price I can."
"Brother Cai, you are taking advantage of me, a country boy, because I don't know the goods. This amberjack is also called red snapper, right? If it was only 10 or 20 kilograms, then the price you gave is really high. The key is that it is over one meter long and weighs over 100 kilograms. It is definitely not worth the price."