Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1024 Stay Home (7000 words)
When the fishermen on the small boat approached, they greeted them and asked them in confusion why they came back early.
They then realized that during the entire day and night, there had been no rain or thunder or lightning in the village, and the bad weather was only in the open sea.

After Ye's father explained to them with a smile, everyone happily moved all the goods on the ship to the small boat.

As for the highlight, the hairy catfish, it was brought out by him and Chen Shi at the very end.

At one glance, all the veteran fishermen present exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, such a big fish?"

"What kind of fish is this? Why is its head black? That's weird. I haven't seen such a big fish in a long time."

"This fish looks taller than a human. Is it taller than A-Dong?"

"Yes, it's taller than you, but it's taller than me... it seems to be a little bit short? Let's compare it when we get home." Ye Yaodong also had a smile on his face.

When he brought it up last night, it was dark, raining, and thundering. He didn't have the energy to lift it up to show it, and it was not easy to take pictures in the rain and at night.

When you carry the fish home later, you can take a photo of it, and then ask someone to help lift the fish up and put it next to him to compare your height with him.

Of course I had to take a photo of such a big hairtail, and I had to include myself in the photo. Later I took out the preserved isinglass and proudly said that I had dried it and it was produced from this fish.

Oh~ Just thinking about it makes me feel proud~
The upturned corner of his mouth was difficult to suppress.

"What kind of fish is this? It's so big?"

Father Ye said with a smile and pride: "This is a hair fish, a hair catfish, it's extremely expensive, weighs over 100 kilograms, and it takes two people to lift it."

"Hairfish? Oh my god, it's a hairfish, no way, you actually caught such a big hairfish, my god..."

"Oh my god, such a big hairfish!"

"Is it a hairfish? It's so big, how much is it worth? Oh my god..."

"The fish head is all black, is it a hair fish? Are you sure you're not mistaken? I've never seen anything like this before."

A group of fishermen on the surrounding small boats were exclaiming and talking about it. Even the boatmen on the Fengshou were talking about it. They had no idea that the Dongsheng had caught such a hairtail at night.

Father Ye happily explained, "There were lightning and thunder in the open sea at night. We were so panicked that we wanted to come back directly, but we saw a fish jumping out of the water and was struck by lightning."

"I didn't look carefully at first, I just saw a shadow, and then the fish floated to the side of our fishing boat. I saw it when I was standing on the rudder, and then I quickly asked Dongzi to salvage it."

"Originally, we just thought that since the big fish had already floated nearby, we just scooped it up to see what kind of fish it was and whether we could sell it for more money. But when we scooped it up, it turned out to be a hairfish. We were all shocked."

Father Ye was standing on the Dongsheng and talking. The others had already loaded their goods on the boat, but they were reluctant to leave and just stood there listening.

Father Pei stood on the small boat with dark circles under his eyes, looking tired but envious. He did not call the old fisherman to row to the shore immediately, but wanted to listen for a while to learn how the fish was caught.

"The black spot on the fish's head is from being struck by lightning. We couldn't tell it at first, but we could see it clearly when we fished it out..."

"I've made a fortune. This fish is really valuable. The fish maw in its belly is probably about 40 to 50 centimeters long, right? It's top quality!"

"Yes, luckily it was the fish head that was chopped. Other fish would be worthless if they were chopped, but this fish is fine. The fish maw inside is still good and very valuable."

"I'll have to ask Ah Cai later to bargain a little more and sell it for a higher price. I haven't seen such a good thing in many years. I saw one 10 years ago, but it wasn't this big."

When it comes to selling for money, Ye's father's face becomes depressed and he is no longer in the mood to brag.

No matter how valuable something is, you have to sell it to realize your profit. Otherwise, how can you say you have made money if you just keep it in your hands?

"Okay, okay, now that we've put the fish away, let's get to shore. We've been busy all night and no one has had a good rest. Let's get to shore and sell these fish first."

Ye Yaodong wanted to check whether it was raining at home, and was in a hurry to return to the shore. Pei's father had been up all day and night, and didn't want to mess with the goods on the way, as it would take several hours to do so.

So the two of them hit it off and directly brought the goods back to sell to Acai. This would save them trouble and allow him to get a bargain at the same time. He would not dare to cheat others anyway.

Seven or eight small wooden boats were rowing at the same time, carrying people and cargo, and they slowly rowed for more than ten or twenty minutes before reaching the dock.

Ye Yaodong's younger brothers were originally sitting at the entrance of the workshop watching the gate. When they saw the two large ships coming back from afar, they had already gone to inform Lin Xiuqing.

So when a bunch of small wooden boats came to the shore, the younger brothers and A-Qing were waiting at the dock.

The first thing Lin Xiuqing said when she greeted him was, "Why did you come back so suddenly? You just left yesterday at noon, how come you're back this morning?"

"There was thunder and lightning in the open sea, and it started to rain, so we came back early. Go check the workshop to see if there are any dried fish. Collect them in advance to prevent the rain from drifting directly to the land. It will probably be the land's turn to rain soon."

"Ah? In that case, I'll go check it out first and put away what can be put away first."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuqing immediately hurried back to the workshop. There were so many people here anyway, so it didn't matter whether she was there or not, as there were so many people to help.

Ah Cai had already seen some good stuff on the small wooden boat, and he came over with a smile, "Little brother, old friends, it's rare to see you bring the goods back and not sell them halfway. Are you going to give me a bargain today?"

Ye Yaodong did not mind his messy address and replied with a smile: "It's a bargain for you. Give us a good price. Otherwise, next time we won't bring it to the shore and just sell it at a random pier halfway."

"Oh, come on, we are all friends. I can't cheat anyone but you. I can only eat because of the care of my fellow villagers. Come on, I'll help you carry the goods. Which boats are yours? Don't mix up the goods of the two families."

"We have enough manpower here. Go push the scale out first and weigh it while you lift it up, it will be faster."

"Okay, okay... That fish on the boat over there that's half black and half gray looks a bit strange."

Acai had a sharp eye and had noticed a huge fish on the boat a long time ago. Seeing that they were not in a hurry to ask the price, he asked first, and stretched his neck but still couldn't figure out what kind of fish it was, which was strange.

Before Ye Yaodong could say anything, the fishermen who were already there helping to move the goods spoke up first, "This is a hairfish, a big hairfish, it's taller than us."

"How much do you charge?"

"Yeah, how much do you charge for it? That fish is really big, and the fish maw might weigh a pound if dried. It's top quality."

Ah Cai's eyes widened. "Hairy catfish? Really? Don't scare me. The one that's half black and half gray is a hairfish?"

"That half black area was struck by lightning. Didn't you hear that? Didn't Adong just say there was thunder and lightning in the open sea? That's why their ship came back early."

"Oh my goodness, show me how big it is, lift it down first, you guys lift it down first..."

Acai's eyes were shining, and he even took a few steps forward, but did not move forward because of the water under his feet. However, he urged them to carry it down first.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Take your time. Move the big baskets down first. Please make way for us and don't block us and affect our work."

The boatman and the fishermen helped to speak, and it was not Ye Yaodong's turn to speak.

In fact, what Ye Yaodong wanted to say was that he would not sell it, but he was also curious about the price of the fish. It was so big, he wondered how much it could be sold for?

So I just kept quiet. When I lifted it down to weigh it, I would ask about the price and then tell him I wasn't selling it.

The Fengshou has more goods, so the Dongsheng's goods will be weighed first. Acai doesn't want to get the fish over early, so he weighs the Dongsheng's goods first.

The amount of cargo today was indeed relatively small. From night to dawn, only 5 nets were dragged up in total. Only one net was pulled up by Ye Yaodong at dawn, and the others were dragged up at night.

Excluding the useless goods thrown into the sea, there are more than 1 kilograms of goods here. After deducting the worthless groceries, only less than half of them can be sold.

The two younger brothers had already loaded the worthless goods on the vacant lot onto the tractor, preparing to transport them back to the workshop first.

Weighing several thousand kilograms of goods is neither fast nor slow. After all, they are all of the same variety and have been sorted. They just need to be carried up one basket at a time, and the more mixed goods can be picked out and weighed separately at the end.

The cargo list was filled to the brim with pages of paper. It took an hour to finally weigh all the goods.

"Bring a board to cushion it. This fish is too big to fit on the scale."

"Hey, okay..."

The fishermen who had just helped deliver the fish to the shore did not leave after moving the goods. Their curiosity was not satisfied, so how could they bear to leave? They all gathered on the shore, ready to see how much the fish weighed, how long it was, and how much it could be sold for?

Finally, all the goods were sold out. After this fish was sold, everyone changed their discussion from how much money they could make in a day to how much this fish was worth.

"The board weighed 5 jin, and it weighed 157 jin. The fish weighed 152 jin. It's amazing. I haven't caught such a big hairtail in recent years. Is this fish valuable? How about I help you find a boss to sell it to? I'll take percentage points from both ends?"

"How much do you think this fish will sell for?"

Before Ah Cai started talking, the surrounding fishermen had already started talking.

"It should be at least 500 yuan, right?"

"It should be more than that. Fish maw is very valuable. The most expensive is a whole piece of fish maw..."

"Seafood is a big deal, let alone this kind of fish maw. I bet that this fish maw weighs at least nine taels if you take it out and dry it..."

"Pah, anyone can say that. I would also say that this isinglass weighs at least nine taels after drying..."

Ah Cai hesitated for a moment, still unsure, "This fish of yours was struck by lightning, and the fish head is burnt. The fish itself must be discounted, but its fish maw is valuable. The key depends on how much the boss offers."

"It's better to call a few more and let them bid, so that we can sell more. After all, the fish's maw is rarer than that of sturgeon, and only slightly less than that of yellow croaker."

"Seafood is a big deal, and the bosses love to show off and compete. Whoever buys it can carry it around the street and tell others about it, and they will feel proud. To be honest, there are more and more wealthy people in our town in the past two years, including Taiwanese businessmen."

"Then can you give me a rough estimate of the price and range so I can have an idea?"

"The minimum is 500, and it could be 800 if it's more. If they become popular and there are Taiwanese businessmen around, a thousand yuan is very likely." Ah Cai gave him a rough idea.

As soon as the words came out, the crowd was in an uproar, and everyone's mouth opened wide.

"Ah! One thousand dollars!"

"Oh my god, this fish is sold for 1000 yuan? Is that true? I'm going to make a fortune!"

"Oh, could the God of Wealth also be named Ye? Oh my God, a fish sold for 1000 yuan, I can't even imagine it, this is too amazing, what kind of luck is this?"

"That's right. If I sell a fish for 1000 yuan, I won't have to work for a year."

"Why haven't I encountered such a good thing? Can I find a fish struck by lightning in the sea?"

"Oh my god, this is not fish, it costs money to eat, who can afford it?"

"This price is too scary, isn't it? We were just talking about it, and I didn't expect it to be worth so much money! I really don't have to work anymore, I'm rich, why haven't I encountered such a good thing?"

"Hey, they say rich people get richer, and that's absolutely true. Look at the three sons of Mr. Ye, each of them is very capable and very rich. Could you have imagined that his family would be so rich a few years ago?"

"Ah Dong, please tell me how you usually burn incense and worship gods. Teach me, I want to learn from you."

"Yes, yes, yes, let us learn from you and make some money too."

Everyone was envious. The price was really scary. It could save them from working for a whole year. One fish was worth a whole year's worth of work.

Ah Cai also smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to help weigh it here first, and then I can make a phone call to contact them?"

"How much would the fish be worth without the isinglass?"

"Then it won't sell for much. At most, it's worth a few dollars because of its large size. After all, the fish head is burnt. If you sell it, you must sell it together."

"Forget it then," he called to Chen Shi and his father, "Carry it home, Dad."

Father Ye asked with regret, "You really don't want to sell it?"

"Do not sell!"

Ah Cai stared and quickly stopped Ye's father. "Wait, wait, why don't you sell it? This fish is so expensive. This fish is equivalent to a year's work. Why don't you sell it? I didn't ask you for a price. I'm selling it for you and taking a commission. I didn't bargain... If you think I'm taking too much, let me take a little less, two cents is okay?"

“I don’t sell…”

"One point, just one point, the lowest, you can't let me work for nothing, just one point, I will help you right away..."

"No, I'm not selling it. This fish maw is so big and so rare, I want to keep it for myself."

"what!"

Acai was surprised and disappointed.

As long as he keeps it for himself, there is nothing wrong with that. He caught the fish himself and wants to keep it for himself.

"Alas, Mazu has made you earn too much, and the God of Wealth has helped you make money. If you don't make any more money, damn, you want to keep such an expensive fish back home instead of selling it? Damn it, I'm so jealous."

"You've made enough money. You're not short of money anymore. Comparing yourself to others is really annoying. It's only been a few years, and you can already eat hairtail? You can take home a fish worth thousands of dollars and eat it? I'm so pissed off. When will the God of Wealth look at me?"

Ah Cai was so irritated by Ye Yaodong's words of keeping him home that he started cursing and was extremely envious. His poverty simply limited his imagination. He had never thought that Ye Yaodong would actually keep him home for dinner.

Ye Yaodong didn't say to keep some for home, but it was not wrong for him to say so. It was possible that he ate it, or he might not have eaten it and kept it.

It would be better to just pass it on and eat it, so as not to have too many good things and attract people's attention. Although he is now a big star that attracts wind, it will also prevent fewer shameless people from coming to his door.

A thief who deserves to be provoked will not stop offending him just because he loses a good thing, but a shameless relative can be less troublesome just because he loses a good thing.

This fish maw is good for children and beneficial to their growth. Everyone knows this. Lest there be any moral blackmail, you can't imagine how thick-skinned people are.

"What a pity! You really aren't selling it?" Father Pei asked Father Ye with a look of regret on his face.

Father Ye was also upset. "My son has grown up. It's useless for me as a father to say anything. He won't listen to me. He also caught the fish. If I had caught it, he wouldn't have the say. He would have to listen to me. Sell it immediately."

"Can you tell me more? You can't waste something worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. Why should you eat such an expensive fish when you can't eat it?"

"I've said it before, hundreds of times on the boat, but you didn't listen to me and you still think I'm nagging. I have no choice."

"Haha, luckily Adong's family is wealthy now. Well, if he doesn't sell it, even though I feel bad about it, it's not that hard to accept."

"That's right. Otherwise, we'd have to tie him up, whip him to death, or sell him secretly."

"Haha, if you really kill it for yourself, don't forget to leave me a bite of meat. I can't count on the fish maw in this lifetime, but you can give me two bites of the fish meat."

Father Ye also smiled, "That's for sure. If you want to take it home to eat, I will definitely cut two pieces of meat and send them to you."

The fishermen were so jealous, but they actually left some for home to eat?
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I wonder what such expensive fish maw tastes like?"

"Don't even think about it. You'll never be able to eat it in this lifetime."

"When will the Bodhisattva bless me?"

"It doesn't matter if the Bodhisattva doesn't bless me, the God of Wealth will bless me..." someone in the crowd said jokingly.

Everyone kept talking sourly until the fish was carried away, and they all stretched their necks to look at it.

Acai was also very regretful. He didn't make a lot of money, which meant he lost money!

"Stop looking at it, weigh it here quickly. I'm so tired. I've been waiting for a long time. Are you going to weigh it or not?"

"Weigh it, weigh it, right away."

Pei's father urged him, and Acai didn't care about the money he had earned flying away, and hurried over to weigh the goods. The goods their big ship brought back in one day could offset the small amounts he collected at the dock for several days.

"It's still a big ship like yours that catches a lot. In just one day, you've caught 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of cargo."

"Most of it can't be sold for money, what's the point? I just send it back to A-Dong, hoping to get some gas money from him as a subsidy."

"That's enough to earn..."

"I haven't received my cargo list yet." Ye Yaodong asked from the side.

"Wait a minute, I didn't calculate it just now. I was just thinking of weighing the fish and putting it on the bill. Who knew you didn't want to sell it? I haven't calculated the total bill yet. Wait a minute, I will calculate the price for both of you after I finish it."

"alright."

There is no rush. Anyway, when the groceries on the Harvest are finally ready, we will have to weigh them to see how many kilograms they are.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t weigh your own groceries, but you still have to weigh them on the Harvest One so that they have an idea of ​​how much they will be subsidized for the groceries when they settle the accounts later.

It looks like we won’t be going out to sea again until Qingming Festival, after all, the weather looks like it will be fluctuating.

He would probably have to settle the accounts one of these two days. He also had to settle the accounts for the two shipments of cargo that he had the Harvest keep, and he also had to settle the money for the groceries, otherwise there would be other things to say.

Ye Yaodong asked the boatmen to go back first and not wait here. He would call them when there was another time to go out to sea.

Father Pei also asked the boatmen to go back first. Anyway, these goods were going to be sold and no one was needed for help.

The fishermen around watched the other boatmen go back, but they did not leave immediately. They were still very curious. They had only been out for a day, so how much could the goods they brought back be sold for?

Normally, you don't see so much cargo coming ashore. These large ships usually sell the cargo in advance on their way back to avoid consuming too much fuel on the way back.

They don't have much cargo today, just the quantity for one day, so they didn't list it so carefully.

Father Ye waited until the boatmen left before he whispered, "Fortunately you didn't say you would give them a red envelope this time. We've kept all this food at home, and if we give them a red envelope, wouldn't that be a loss?"

"I fished this out. It's different from the last two times. It's not the first day of work, and I didn't ask them to help. Why should I give them a red envelope? They're not stupid or rich."

If they were to give out red envelopes every time they got something good, it would develop bad habits for them and would easily make the sailors on the Harvest feel dissatisfied.

The two ships work together, and the Dongsheng often gets red envelopes. What should the Fengshou think?
"That's right. I'm not being stingy, but we have to consider the two boats going in and out at the same time."

"know."

Which boss frequently gives out red envelopes every time he makes a lot of money? And without asking employees to work hard, it’s already good enough to give out a generous year-end bonus at the end of the year.

"Then you'll have to kill it when you get home and hang it up to dry."

"Ah."

The father and son stood aside and chatted with each other, and only went up to help when someone needed a hand.

After waiting for another hour, it was almost noon when all the goods from Pei's father were weighed, and the groceries were also weighed and loaded onto the tractor.

Acai also counted out the bills and handed them to the two of them respectively.

The fishermen around could not wait any longer and went out to sea. They originally wanted to wait and see how much their goods could be sold for, but it took them a long time to weigh them. Some of them lost their patience and left one after another, leaving the nets on the sea waiting for them to collect.

Ye Yaodong and Pei's father had already given them the shipping costs.

“你的总共是931块1毛6分，老裴的是1122块6毛2分，果然还是大船捞的多。”

When Pei's father saw that he sold more than him, he put away the order with satisfaction.

"They catch a lot, so they eat a lot of oil."

"Although it rained this time, the harvest in each net was quite good. It was a pity that there was thunder and lightning. We were afraid that the lightning would hit the fishing boat, so we hurried back."

"When I went out, I added more than 500 yuan of gas and ice. The gas won't be wasted, and I can use it the next time I go out to sea. But the ice may be wasted. I don't know when the next time I go out to sea will be. The weather looks quite unstable, and I bought dozens of ice cubes."

"Sell it to me at a lower price. The weather looks good today. The thunder and lightning probably won't reach the shore in a while. And my ice storage is running out."

Father Ye's eyes lit up immediately. "Yes, I'll sell it to you at a discount to avoid wasting it. Ask Agui and the others next door if they want some. Anyway, you receive goods every day, so you need ice cubes. When the goods leave at night, you have to sprinkle some ice cubes on them."

"Okay, I'll go ask."

The ice that was supposed to be lost can now be sold, and some money can be recovered.

Father Pei also chatted with them while waiting.

"Come to my place later to settle the bills. It's the end of the month now, it's time to settle the bills. We haven't settled the bills since the New Year."

"Okay, we have to settle the total account. We asked you to keep a large amount of goods the last two times, and that account has not been settled yet. We will settle it together tonight."

"Well, I have to take a nap when I get home. I'll probably wake up in the afternoon. We can calculate it after dinner. I'll also find the list and sort it out in advance."

"Ok."

"You guys are so lucky. You can find good things every time you go out. I used to think that the villagers were exaggerating. They all said that you were blessed by Mazu. Now I can't bear to believe it anymore. You have encountered all kinds of good things. I also saw lightning at night, but I didn't see any fish being struck. They were too far away."

Father Pei just found out about the hairtail when he was moving the goods. It has not been digested for such a short while and he still remembers it.

"It really is all based on luck."

"Yeah, it all depends on luck, otherwise how could it be delivered to you? Adong's shipping is really good."

Ye Yaodong smiled, and Ye's father also smiled and complimented him back.

"A Guang is not bad either. I went out to sea with A Guang twice and the harvest was pretty good. He even caught a big yellow croaker for free."

Father Pei also smiled sincerely, "It's all good, it's all good, both of these young men are good at shipping. It's just that I have too few sons, so I can't compare to you. You are about to enjoy happiness."

"It's still too early for me to enjoy life. They have big ships coming one after another, and I have to work myself to death."

"What you said is meaningless. You are already laughing like this, and you are still saying this."

"Hehehehe~"

Mr. Ye's old face was almost smiling like a chrysanthemum. It was indeed something to be proud of to be compared with his in-laws.

(End of this chapter)