The people on the other side were shocked. "Humphead wrasse? Jingxiu lobster? These are all good treasures. You guys are going to make a lot of money this time."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "So I said I was lucky. I caught two humphead wrasses with one net. As for the two Jingxiu lobsters, I found them when I was diving. As soon as I got to the bottom of the sea, I saw two Jingxiu lobsters fighting each other, and I caught them right away."
The middle-aged man on the opposite side looked at Xiang Yang carefully and said, "My good friend, are the two Jingxiu lobsters you caught still alive? How big are they? They should not have been bought by someone yet, right? Just name a price, and I will agree to it as long as it is not too much higher than the market price."
Chinese Jingxiu lobster is a very popular seafood, especially among fishermen or those in the seafood wholesale business. They are willing to buy it even if the price is a little higher than the market price. As for the reason, it has a big impact.
For example, Xiang Yang brought back tens of thousands of kilograms of fish this time, many of which seafood wholesalers like Zhang Qicheng were unwilling to accept. But if Xiang Yang took out a Chinese Jingxiu lobster to dangle against Zhang Qicheng, and made it clear that he would not sell the Chinese Jingxiu lobster unless he took away a certain amount of ordinary fish, then Zhang Qicheng would probably have no choice but to accept it.
"I'm afraid not. Brother, look at the draft of my fishing boat. One of the Jingxiu lobsters has been taken by someone, and the other one will be of great use to me." Xiang Yang shook his head.
The middle-aged man in the gray coat immediately cried out that it was a pity, but did not force it.
The two men talked for a while, and after confirming that the other party’s boat did not have any high-end catches that were eager to sell, they said goodbye.
The fishing boat set sail again. He Mingde found Xiang Yang and asked quietly, "Why don't you sell the small yellow croaker to him?"
Xiang Yang asked back: "How many small yellow croakers are left alive?"
He Mingde said: "More than half of them are dead."
Xiang Yang explained to He Mingde: "The reason why the small yellow croaker died as soon as it was taken out of the water is because it is a deep-sea fish. Once it is taken out of the sea, the sudden change in pressure will cause the small yellow croaker's swim bladder to explode, and it will die immediately in a short period of time. But this batch of small yellow croaker swam to the surface of the water on its own. During the process of swimming upstream, some of them have adapted to the change in pressure. Those that have not died yet will basically not die. It is not cost-effective to sell the dead ones to other fishing boats. Those that are not dead will definitely make it to the shore alive."
He Mingde nodded and said nothing more.
The fishing boats continued to sail south, and there were gradually more and more fishing boats on the sea, some going out to sea, some returning with full loads. Thousands of sails passed by, and hundreds of boats competed for the current, which was a spectacular sight on the sea.
"Xiaoyang, look there." He Mingde pointed in a direction and shouted loudly.
Xiang Yang looked out and saw dozens of large ships neatly lined up in rows on the sea. It looked just like the navy on TV setting out on an expedition and was very eye-catching.
Fang Youqun's eyes widened. "Oh my god, why are those ships lined up so neatly? Is that a fleet?"
Xiang Yang had a guess, "Could it be an ocean-going mobile supply base?"
"Yes, that's right, those are ocean-going overseas refueling ships." He Mingde nodded.
"It's really spectacular." Xiang Yang said.
"This is considered a small scale. When you go to Zhoushan or Longgang in the future, stand on the dock and look out to sea. You will see a row of refueling ships on the sea level, stretching as far as the eye can see. That is truly spectacular." Zhou Wang walked over and said.
Xiang Yang nodded, "There will be a chance in the future."
"If you want to smoke, do it now. If anyone dares to get close to you and falls in love with smoking, I will kick him into the sea." Chen Qingsheng shouted loudly towards the deck.
After Chen Qingsheng's shout, those who didn't have the urge to smoke immediately started to do so, and the sound of people pressing lighters could be heard everywhere on the deck.
Xu Fang slowed down the speed and it was only after twenty minutes that he approached the row of mobile offshore gas stations.
"Xiao Yang, how much gas should we add this time?" He Mingde discussed the details of refueling with Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang looked at He Mingde strangely, "You came all the way here to refuel, but you don't want to fill it up?"
"You're kidding. Our ship can hold 40 cubic meters of fuel each time it is fully filled. Can you calculate how much it costs to fill it up?"
Xiang Yang's mouth twitched after he carefully calculated the account. One cubic meter of fuel weighs about 0.8 tons, and 40 cubic meters of fuel weighs more than 30 tons. Not to mention how much so much fuel would cost, the weight alone would affect the speed of the fishing boat and increase fuel consumption. No wonder He Mingde would not agree to fill it up at once.
"Ask the price first!"
Just at this moment, a small boat was lowered from an oil tanker and sailed towards Xiang Yang.
"Boss, do you want some gas?" A young man on a small boat shouted towards Xiang Yang's boat.
"How much is your No. 0 diesel per ton?" Xiang Yang asked.
"4,520 yuan per cubic meter. We're also having a promotion right now. If you spend over 100,000 yuan on gas, you'll get a fishing net and ten boxes of fresh water for free." The young man shouted.
Many crew members on the ship had twitching mouth corners.
Look, look at what they said. If you fill up your tank with over 100,000 yuan, you will get a fishing net for free. When have these people in Yanlong Village ever filled up so much gas at one time
When riding a motorcycle to the town, you can only spend a few dozen yuan to fill up your gas at most. Wu Shiwen, the biggest gas consumer, only spends a few hundred yuan at most when he drives his car. People here don't even charge you a few dozen or a hundred yuan. They just ask for one hundred thousand yuan.
"Fang Youqun, check how much a liter of No. 0 diesel costs in your town." He Mingde whispered.
"I've checked, it's 5.12 yuan," said Xiang Yang.
He Mingde looked at Xiang Yang: "Then do you want to add it?"
Xiang Yang hesitated a little. "It's only a few cents per liter cheaper than the two barrels of oil. The price of oil at private gas stations is about one dollar cheaper than the two barrels of oil."
"Captain, you can't compare state-owned and private ships. Private ships are smaller and easier to turn around, and their operating costs are not as high as two barrels of oil. The other two barrels of oil are compensated by oil. If you really do the math, it's hard to say which one is more cost-effective." Xu Fang whispered.
Xiang Yang thought about it carefully and felt that the oil supplement was not a small amount, so he shouted to the deck below: "I add 20 cubic meters, give me a fishing net and 30 boxes of fresh water." Xiang Yang was not greedy for this small bargain, but the boat had been boiling fish soup all the time, and the crew were wasting water, so there was indeed not much fresh water resources on the boat.
"No problem, boss, wait for me here." The young man shouted immediately. Although fresh water is a very precious resource in the ocean, in fact, their purchase price is only ten yuan per box. For a large business of one hundred thousand, giving away more than two hundred yuan in gifts is nothing.
Soon, a refueling ship came towards Xiang Yang.
The refueling equipment used by this large refueling ship is not a refueling gun, but a crane-like lifting bracket with a thick oil pipe on it.
Xiang Yang watched the other party fill up his tank with 20 cubic meters of fuel and then settled the payment with him.
After refueling, everyone on the fishing boat except Xiang Yang felt a little heavy-hearted. They knew that they had caught a lot of fish this time, but fish was only fish and not cash. However, the fuel they spent was real money.