How could Xiang Yang give it a chance to escape
He pressed his hand down and immediately caught the Chinese Jingxiu lobster in his hand.
After being caught by Xiang Yang, the Chinese Jingxiu lobster was still struggling desperately in Xiang Yang's hand. It obviously knew what its fate would be after being caught by Xiang Yang, but Xiang Yang's strength was obviously not enough for a Chinese Jingxiu lobster to break free. He simply opened the net bag and put the Chinese Jingxiu lobster in.
After dealing with the Chinese Jingxiu lobsters, Xiang Yang began to pick up the conches. These conches were of different sizes, the largest one was bigger than Xiang Yang's head, and the smallest one was slightly smaller than Xiang Yang's fist. But without exception, these conches were all well preserved, at least on the surface there was no obvious damage.
Xiang Yang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This was all thanks to the Chinese lobster in the net bag. If the predator was replaced by a large lobster with claws, these conches would have been damaged beyond recognition.
Xiang Yang collected the conches, then patted the net bag on his waist and said, "I'll find a good buyer for you when we get back. I promise I won't cook you for a meal."
"Hey, what is this?"
When Xiang Yang was about to leave, he suddenly saw another good thing.
Right on the reef where the Chinese lobster makes its home, there grows a large patch of something like agar-agar.
If ordinary fishermen saw these agar-agar, they might ignore them or simply think they were mosses. In any case, they would not think they were edible.
But Xiang Yang knew that this thing was edible and very delicious. There was a delicacy made from agar-agar and it had a very nice name called agar.
The older generation likes to eat vegetarian food on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, which is called vegetarian meal. Agar is the vegetarian meal eaten by rich people. It is crisp and refreshing and is a very popular delicacy.
Xiang Yang immediately collected some and threw them into the net bag. Although Xiang Yang himself did not like to eat agar-agar very much, many crew members on the ship loved it. When Xiang Yang saw it, he naturally picked some. People always empathize with others, and Xiang Yang would not suffer any loss if he treated the crew members on the ship sincerely.
After collecting about ten pounds, which was estimated to be enough for a meal for the crew on the ship, Xiang Yang began to swim back.
The place where Xiang Yang appeared was exactly where an inflatable boat was parked.
"Xiao Yang." He Mingde looked at Xiang Yang with a smile, "You've been down there for quite a while."
Xiang Yang didn't care, "I swam a little far away."
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"Here, give me the kelp." He Mingde didn't think about it and just stretched out his hand.
"There's no kelp." Xiang Yang smiled and handed over the net bag, then dragged the conches tied into a string with a fishing line onto the rubber boat.
"Wow, wow." He Mingde was pleasantly surprised when he saw the things in the net bag. "Are these Jingxiu lobsters and agar-agar? Oh, why did you stuff so much agar-agar into the net bag? If the Jingxiu lobsters are suffocated to death, it will be a big loss."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "I thought many people on the ship like to eat this agar-agar, so I brought some back. Why don't you like it, uncle?"
He Mingde shook his head, "I don't like eating this."
Fang Youqun interrupted and said, "I like to eat the big lobster in the agar-agar."
The Jingxiu lobster weighed at least two or three pounds, and it looked fresh and delicious.
Xiang Yang smiled without saying anything and pulled up the conches.
"Wow, these conchs are so big. Captain, are you catching them to sell or eat?" Fang Youqun shouted in surprise and was about to pounce on them.
He Mingde quickly grabbed Fang Youqun by the collar and said, "Stop right there."
Fang Youqun looked at He Mingde and wondered, "Aren't they just a few conchs? Why are they making so much noise?"
"Huh? These conches seem to be dead. Brother Yang, you are such a grown-up, why are you still picking up shells to play with?"
He Mingde was so amazed that he picked up a conch and spoke in a trembling voice, "Xiaoyang, could these be the legendary giant conch?"
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, "Yes, if you and I are not mistaken, then that should be it."
He Mingde's eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Xiang Yang, "Xiaoyang, you really made a fortune this time."
Fang Youqun was immediately puzzled. "Aren't these just a few shells? How did you get rich?"
He Mingde looked at Xiang Yang and then at Fang Youqun without saying anything.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "These are Phoenix snails. Each intact one is worth at least hundreds of thousands. Especially this big one, which can be made into a horn. It is a treasure that money cannot buy. It is truly priceless."
Fang Youqun's legs went weak when he heard this, and he fell off the rubber boat into the sea. After a while, he finally climbed out of the sea and exclaimed, "Each one is worth more than 100,000? Brother Yang, are you kidding me?"
He Mingde glanced at Fang Youqun and shouted, "Shut up."
Fang Youqun immediately covered his mouth.
"Go to the boat and change your clothes first, and don't tell anyone about these conchs." He Mingde said.
Fang Youqun looked at Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Go ahead."
Fang Youqun then hurriedly climbed onto the deck.
After Fang Youqun left, He Mingde looked at Xiang Yang. He lowered his voice and said, "Xiaoyang, why are you so careless? Can this kind of thing be known to everyone?"
"My crew, why can't I tell?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
"You are so confused." He Mingde whispered, "You let everyone know about this valuable thing. What if it gets stolen?"
"Are you saying that my crew will steal my things?" Xiang Yang understood what He Mingde meant.
"Yes, this snail is not like shrimps and fish. Expensive fish and shrimps are worthless when they die, so no one will steal them. But this conch is different. It is dead in the first place. If you steal it and throw it into the sea, you can remember the location and then fish it out without anyone noticing. You can't even check it." He Mingde said.
Xiang Yang rarely looked away and looked at a conch in his hand for a long time without saying anything.
Xiang Yang is a very cautious person.
When selling French Blue Dragon, Xiang Yang was afraid that the buyers outside might have some ulterior motives, so he invited nearly half of the men in Yanlong Village to drink at his home.
Sharing the location of the sea cucumber with everyone in the village may be a way of bringing the entire village together.
The shell of the straight-shelled Nautilus is still hidden in the compartment of the fishing boat's winch and he dares not tell anyone.
Xiang Yang pondered for a while before asking, "Uncle, do you know the ocean-going fishing vessels of the Ocean Fishing Company?"
He Mingde nodded. He used to be the chief engineer on a fishing boat in an ocean-going shipyard, so it was natural for him to know about it.