When the red sun was high in the sky, Father Ye saw that the time was almost up and went to set up the second net.
When they got to the tail slide, they found that there seemed to be more cargo in the net, and it was more difficult to drag it. Father Ye shouted to Ye Yaodong, "Come and help!"
The father and son worked together to drag the net up from the tail slide. "Oh my god, it's so stingy. This net is full of stingrays. Are we stuck in a school of stingrays and can't get out?"
"We're lucky. The net broke again. Today this sea area is full of stingrays." Ye's father said happily.
These fish swarm in groups, and one net can yield a better harvest than those scattered shrimps and crabs.
Ye Yaodong also smiled so hard that his teeth could not be seen. "This net has more. We are going to make a fortune today. There are also two Chinese round-fin rays. This great blue shark is not small either. It is still moving. It must be 40 to 50 kilograms."
The great blue shark is known as the most beautiful shark in the sea. It is extremely handsome and there are still many of them in the sea. But in 40 years, this fish will be listed as an endangered species. Many countries are fishing for great blue sharks, especially RB.
"Well, I can sell it for a few dollars."
Shark meat is of very low value, and the valuable part is the shark's fin. But for people like them who are facing a shortage of supplies at this time, it is also a large piece of fish that can be eaten.
He was a little proud, "Just say I'm lucky, these two nets can be sold for 50 yuan, right?"
Luck is a mysterious thing. If you say happily that you are lucky every day, your luck may really be good. But if you say bad luck every day, bad luck may really always be with you.
"Well, these two nets have yielded a good harvest, a month's wages for the workers, and we can catch three more nets today. You go and start the boat and put out the nets, come here."
Father Ye was also very satisfied. These two nets were equivalent to the two trips they made a few days ago.
I couldn't help but think that my third son has been very lucky recently. It might be because he is a newbie. I could let him cast more nets while his luck is good. He also seems to have a talent for fishing and can do it well without much teaching.
If he could continue to work so hard and go out to sea after the separation, the two old people wouldn't have to worry about him starving to death.
Finally it's straightened out a little.
Ye Yaodong continued to cast the third net. The harvest of the third net was not as good as the previous two nets. There were no rays in the third net. I don’t know if they escaped or they were all caught by them. They were all barramundi! The small one actually caught more than 100 kilograms!
But this fish is so cheap!
"Fuck, why is it a barramundi? Is this fish worth five cents a pound?"
"Buy it for three cents!"
Ye's father did not feel very sorry. Fishing is something that depends on luck. It is impossible for every net to catch a catch. The value of this net was almost the same as their normal catch.
Although this fish is cheap, it tastes very good when dried or salted, and everyone in the family likes it.
Ye Yaodong's food taste is relatively low. Ordinary people would turn up their disdain at this fish, but he thinks that having coarse meat has its advantages. After being cooked for a long time, the texture of the balang fish is firm, the flavor is deep, and it is particularly chewy when chewed. However, the price is too cheap.
If you buy it with money, you might not think so, and might even say you got a great bargain.
"The first two nets burst, so let's just keep all the fish from this one to dry, or pickle some of them. They won't go bad anyway, and the house still needs a few months to build. The typhoon just passed, and there's nothing to eat at home. It's a good time to stock up on some fish, so that if there's another typhoon, we won't have to worry about running out of food."
It is very cost-effective to keep some of this cheap fish for yourself or to give as a dish to the workers.
"You're such a jinx! How can there be a typhoon every day?" Father Ye glared at him. "Let's see what the next few catches are like."
"It's definitely the same!"
"After picking these, go eat first, and then continue to set the net."
The meal that Ye's mother prepared for them in the early morning was already cold. Fortunately, they didn't need to eat hot food in the hot summer, and there was no oil in it.
Their meal was very simple, a bowl of clams and a bowl of stir-fried vegetables. There was nothing they could do, they hadn't been out to sea for a few days, and the only things left at home were vegetables and the clams they picked up yesterday. Even the dried fish had been eaten up.
Yesterday they sold all the seafood they picked up that could be sold, and the ones that couldn't be sold were only enough for them to have one meal. After all, there were 9 adults and 8 children in the family, and the food consumed every day was a lot.
Only Ye's mother was careful with her budgeting, and she cooked porridge with shredded sweet potatoes every day to ensure that there was enough food to eat.
Of course, the workers were doing physical labor, so they couldn’t be made to eat sweet potato porridge. Ye’s mother always cooked white rice and only cooked shredded sweet potatoes at home in the evening.
When they go out to sea, they also have white rice. After all, they only have one meal at sea, which is the whole meal before going out to sea at night.
After eating all the rice and food, Ye Yaodong took the initiative to go to the boat to cast the net. Seeing this, Ye's father was satisfied and looked at him with a look!
In fact, Ye Yaodong really likes going out to sea to fish. Every time he pulls up the net, he feels like opening a blind box. You can’t imagine what kind of fish is inside, good ones or just miscellaneous ones. If there is a big one, you can’t even begin to imagine how happy you will be.
Nowadays people go to the sea to make a living, but many modern people go to the sea because it is fun and there is a sense of satisfaction from the harvest. Anyone can afford to buy.
Seeing that Ye Yaodong had hauled the first two nets properly and the boat was driven well, Ye's father didn't pay much attention to the fourth net. He just told him to be careful and not to touch the reefs, and then he closed his eyes for a while.
Today's harvest was enough, he didn't mind letting the third brother take over. It seemed that he learned faster than the eldest and second brothers.
Ye Yaodong was still very serious about driving the boat, and when he thought the time was almost right, he woke up his dozing father and got ready to set up the net.
"Dad, this net looks like it contains quite a lot!"
The father and son were pulling it with some difficulty.
"Well, let's pull it up first and see what's there."
When the two of them worked together to pull the entire fishing net onto the boat, they also saw, "Fuck, it's still a stingray. We've disturbed the stingray nest today! Three out of the four nets are full of stingrays."
"It's just stingrays, as long as there's stock." Father Ye said happily. The quantity in this net was more than the previous two, and the net was full again.
Ye Yaodong was lucky enough to find so many stingrays in this sea area today, so he was considered to have made a fortune.
"Today there aren't many crabs and mantis shrimps. This is the last of our nets. Should we go somewhere else? It feels like this area is full of rays. We should have caught most of them."
Father Ye rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why do we need so many kinds? It's good enough if we have something to sell. Keep fishing in this area and see if we can catch another net of stingrays!"
"Okay, whatever you say!" There might be more stingrays left to be caught.
But the last net was beyond the expectations of the father and son. There were no stingrays, only swimming crabs, mantis shrimps and other miscellaneous fish. All together, the net weighed more than 30 kilograms.
The father and son were not too disappointed, as this was just a normal catch.
I just didn’t expect that when I untied the net and poured it out, there would be such rare stuff!
"Fuck! Red spots! There are actually big red spots in this net!"