After picking out the pomfret, Father Ye didn't notice that the fishing boat had gone far away. The sea was so vast, and he didn't keep looking at the direction, so it was normal that he didn't know.
Ye Yaodong also knew his limits. When he had driven almost far, he turned around and headed back. The big net below was kept wide open, and anyone who came within the range of the net would be caught and would not be able to escape.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he stopped the boat and went to the stern to reel in the net without Ye's father calling him, but found that the net was even heavier.
Ye's father was also surprised. Shen means there are a lot of goods.
When the net was dragged from the slide to the deck, both the father and the son widened their eyes in surprise!
"Mouthfish? Big mouthfish?"
Ye Yaodong jumped on it excitedly and pulled out the big fish. "Fuck, we're going to get rich, Dad. This one must weigh 50 kilograms. We're going to get rich!"
Father Ye also hurried forward to help move the big sturgeon out separately, and said with a smile: "Oh my God, I'm really going to get rich. I haven't caught a big fish in more than half a month. This fish head is bigger than your face."
"It's worth it. With this, I don't have to go out to sea for half a month."
Ye's old man also smiled widely.
This is a big sturgeon!
Most common sturgeons weigh no more than 10 kilograms, but the one they caught was so big. It was just lifted up, and it must be over 50 kilograms. Fishermen who have been fishing for decades have never seen such a big sturgeon, and Ye's father has never seen one either.
Winter is the season with the highest production of sturgeon, but I didn’t expect that I could catch such a big sturgeon before autumn. The father and son were so happy.
The bigger the sturgeon, the more valuable it is.
The reason why it is valuable is that the sturgeon glue made from the belly of the sturgeon is worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan per catty. In this era, money is valuable and prices are not so high, but if you calculate it a hundred times, the sturgeon glue would cost over a thousand yuan per catty.
"One ounce of fish glue for ten catties of fish", which means that ten catties of fish produce one ounce of fish glue. This large sturgeon weighing over 50 catties can definitely produce more than five ounces of fish glue.
A piece of fish maw weighs five taels. What does this mean
It's simply about getting rich!
Ye Yaodong took out a seven or eight liang water carp that was still in the fish's mouth, and took a look at the pile of water carps that had just been poured out on the deck. They were all water carps. It was obvious that this big sturgeon was eating and was caught in his fishing net.
He happily stretched out his arm to measure its length, "How much is this big sturgeon worth, Dad?"
"At least two or three hundred yuan." Father Ye's mouth was so happy that it almost reached the back of his head.
"Isn't that too much?"
"We didn't know it was this big. Let's take a look when we get ashore. Quickly put it in a big foam box and add some ice to keep it fresh. We still have a lot of time. We can return after two more nets."
"Why."
With a big sturgeon, Ye Yaodong's confidence increased greatly. He simply sailed the boat and trawled the net as he wished, and did not go back to the old place where his father usually worked. This time he sailed to the same sea area to trawl.
Father Ye sat happily next to the foam box containing the big sturgeon, staring at the box and grinning foolishly. He had never seen such a big sturgeon in his life.
He was smiling foolishly, until Ye Yaodong called him to start fishing, then he stood up with a smile.
"Dad, you are so happy that you are stupid."
"If we bring this fish ashore, our family will become famous again."
Thinking of the upcoming glory, the smile on Ye's father's face deepened.
"People are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. Fortunately, everyone in the village knows that we are building a house, and we are spending money like water. Otherwise, all the aunts and uncles who haven't been in touch with us for hundreds of years would come to borrow money."
"Well…"
Thinking of this, Ye's father was not so happy. He saw the two brothers clearly with one net of yellow croaker. They have not spoken to each other until now. Only the younger one occasionally comes to bring some food to the old lady.
But when a person's luck comes, nothing can stop it. You can't refuse the money that God sends to your door, right
Father Ye frowned. It was really a sweet trouble.
After a while, he shook his head again, "You're overthinking. It's only a few hundred dollars. Wait until you get rich before you think about it! Pull this net up first."
The goods in this net were mixed. There were no surprises, no big goods, and nothing rare. Ye Yaodong untied the rope, poured out the goods, fiddled with them, and muttered to himself.
"There are quite a lot of small squids, with eggs in their bellies, not bad. Mantis shrimp, follow me... Red flower crab, orchid crab, swimming crab, eel, croaker, oh? What is this? Peeler fish?"
He took it out and looked through it. "Take this back to dry. Skinned dried fish is perfect for drinking!"
"Just thinking about eating..."
"Then I'll take it back and dry it in the sun, but you don't have to eat it!"
"Sell it for money!"
"Today's harvest is enough. That big sturgeon is enough for us to go out to sea for half a month. Life is short and you are almost 50. Don't live such a hard life. There are only a few fish to skin."
"What's wrong with me being 50? It's not like I won't live long. If you want to mess around, just leave some time."
"The last net, you go and let it go, I'll pick it up."
Anyway, he had made enough money today, so Ye Yaodong wanted to keep some for himself. The squids in this net were small and fat, with their stomachs full of rice grains. He decided to keep some to eat, which would be great.
I'm sick of eating unwanted small fish and shrimps, as well as skinny crabs and shrimps every day. The net was full today, so it's not too much to leave two decent ones. I'll let his father choose, but his father will definitely not be willing to leave more, so I'd better let him do it.
I don’t know if it was because Mr. Ye had bad luck or there was nothing else around, but the last net only caught some croaker and some small fish and shrimps. There weren’t many of them, and I estimated that the net only weighed more than 20 kilograms.
"Luckily there was that big sturgeon, otherwise today's harvest would have been pretty average."
However, Ye's father was not very disappointed. These were the only goods available on the Internet recently, and others were not as good as him.
"Okay, the sky is getting a little dark, it looks like it's going to rain soon, the waves are rolling a bit right now, it might rain heavily, let's go back early."
"Then open it for me, you take a nap?"
In the past month or two, the brothers took turns going out to sea. Although they still had to work during the day when they were not out to sea, they all had plenty of time to rest at night. Only his father was worried and did not take turns, so he took care of the brothers every day.
I get up at around 1 a.m. every day and return at 3-5 p.m., drifting on the sea for 15 hours a day. I don't eat or sleep well. I can only rest for a day or two at night when the wind blows or the engine breaks down.
He looked unhappy recently, with a look of obvious fatigue between his brows. Ye Yaodong thought that if he went fishing in the sea or caught some blue crabs with traps in a few days, he would leave one for his father as a reward.
Father Ye shook his head and used a compass to determine the direction. "Let me drive. I don't know where you drove when you were hauling the nets. You strayed from the sea area I usually stay in. If I drive for you again, you might not be able to get back until dark."
You underestimated him. With a compass in hand, he would never get lost at sea.
I just feel sorry for his father. If you're worried, just open it.