Back to the small fishing village in 1982

第1040章 11万斤梅童鱼（1万400字，月票+13）

Tens of thousands of pounds!
In their decades of career as fishermen, they have never encountered a case where a net could catch tens of thousands of kilograms of fish.

Today really opened their eyes!
I’m really going to get rich.

The entire net is more than 300 meters long from end to end and 80 meters wide, covering an area larger than a football field.

What they saw was only what was on the sea surface. The amount at the mouth of the net that had just been pulled up was huge, and there was more under the water. Ye Yaodong determined at a glance that it was tens of thousands of kilograms.

Maybe that's less.

"This net is really scary. I never thought I could catch so many fish in one net. When I get back, I'll brag about it to death... I guess no one will believe it..."

"Indeed, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. This is not the way you brag. I'll go get the camera, you guys wait, don't move." Ye Yaodong hurriedly ran into the cabin to get the camera.

"Hehe, Adong has used his camera to take pictures of these fish. Who would normally be willing to take pictures? It's not cheap to take a picture in a photo studio. We humans are not as precious as these fish..."

“There’s more…”

Chen Shi grinned and pointed happily at the fishing net that was still floating up bit by bit on the sea. At a glance, the entire fishing net was full of plum fish, which was particularly dazzling in the sun.

Fish were piled up one upon another, densely packed. As the sea water surged, the fish in the fishing nets swayed back and forth.

With so many fish, even the most severe trypophobia can be cured immediately.

Ye Yaodong went and came back quickly, and by the way, he woke up the other two in the cabin.

That net weighs at least tens of thousands of pounds, and the crane on the ship cannot bear that much weight. It must be lifted up in several batches, and after it falls up, it will probably have to be sorted out, so more people will be needed to help.

Moreover, of course, such a spectacular sight must be shared by everyone. If you don’t see it with your own eyes, how can you brag about it when you return?
"Oh my god? What's going on? So many?"

"Gosh, how come there are so many all of a sudden? They are all plum fish, and there are so many..."

"We must have encountered a large school of fish!!!"

"There must be tens of thousands of pounds of fish in here, right? The school of fish that passed by must be quite large. There are so many just by dragging a net."

"There must be some, maybe even more. Look... over there... the tail of the fishing net is full of fish from a distance... the net mouth is already full, not to mention the ones at the back."

"It's impossible to lift it all at once. It must be done several times. I don't know if the fishing boat can bear so many fish... This number is too scary. This is just one net..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I've never seen so many caught in one net in my life, it really opens my eyes."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have called someone a boaster if they told me that a net could hold tens of thousands of pounds. I've been a fisherman for decades and have never seen anything like it. If I hadn't seen it now, I wouldn't have believed it even if I was beaten to death. A net that's several hundred meters long can be filled to the brim."

"That's right. Normally, if we can pull up 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms of fish in one net, it's already incredible. It's already a blessing from Mazu. Today, it's really a manifestation of Mazu."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's Mazu appearing. This is too exaggerated and too scary today. There are so many of them at once."

Ye Yaodong took two photos happily and listened to everyone's discussions, feeling very happy.

The tiredness from staying up late was swept away after he saw such a large number of fish caught. He was very energetic now and felt that he could even stay up for another day.

And now the entire fishing net was floating. He felt that the estimated quantity might be beyond the original expectation, perhaps more than tens of thousands of kilograms, more than a few thousand yuan.

"Is this to make up for the half month I haven't been out to sea? It's really a lot, it's amazing, tens of thousands of pounds in one net, for a boat like ours, it's like a dream."

Father Ye also climbed down impatiently and interrupted, "This school of fish is really big. It must be because the opening of the fishing net below is just right, so all the fish were caught in. There are so many of them. Looking from above, there are even fish in the tail opening."

"Not all of them have been caught, or there may be quite a few that slipped through the net, but this wave of fish is just larger."

"I'm so lucky. I haven't been out to sea for half a month. Now I'm here all at once... These tens of thousands of kilograms of goods can be sold for several thousand yuan..."

Father Ye muttered to himself, looking at the sea full of fish, still a little bit unbelievable. He never dreamed that he could catch so many with one net. Even though several minutes had passed, it still felt like a dream and still shocked him.

"This is what people who are good at shipping do. Others are people looking for fish, but here, it's the fish looking for people. The old saying makes sense..."

"Yeah, just like the two great white sharks last night. Who could have imagined that they would die like that? One got stuck in the aisle and couldn't move, so it was killed. The other one bit the engine and was burned half to death, and then it was also killed."

Ye Yaodong listened to their discussion with a smile on his face, "Now that you've seen enough and been shocked enough, let's collect the goods first. Today's batch of goods is so rare that you can only see it once in a lifetime. Maybe it will only be once. After collecting all of them and selling them, I will reward each of you with a red envelope, so that you can all share in the joy."

Sharing happiness with others is worse than enjoying it alone. Seeing everyone so excited, he is not stingy. He makes money himself and can also let those around him enjoy it.

"Wow, really? Then everyone will benefit from it!"

"Haha, Adong is really generous. When he gets good stuff or big stuff, he always thinks of giving everyone a red envelope as a reward."

"Hahaha, if we could get so much stuff online every day, wouldn't we be so overwhelmed with red envelopes?"

"I can get rich by following you, haha, you are so lucky, may Mazu bless you."

"Not only is Mazu blessing us, but today she is appearing in person. Ah Dong is going to get rich again..."

Everyone was so happy. Not only did they get shocked by the huge amount of goods, but they could also get an extra red envelope as a reward. That was great.

The atmosphere around was getting more and more cheerful, everyone's face was filled with the joy of a good harvest, and everyone was praying in their hearts that there would be more good things like this.

When the boss makes money, they can also get a bonus in the form of a red envelope.

This is what Ye Yaodong wants, he wants everyone to hope that he can make more money.

Luck is an illusory thing. If you believe in it, it exists. If you don’t, it doesn’t exist.

But it is better to let everyone hope that he will get better and better than to hope that he will get worse and worse.

"Don't just be happy. Once you're happy, you have to get back to work. With such a large net of goods, it will take a long time."

"With so many fish, collecting the nets is a big problem. We don't need to move the nets today. We can just collect these fish."

"Yeah, these are probably enough to keep me busy for a whole day, there are so many..."

Ye's father smiled widely, and did not stop him from handing out red envelopes. "You guys get ready, and use the machine to hoist them up in batches..."

After saying this, he climbed back to the cockpit somewhat reluctantly.

The previous water weighs several thousand kilograms, and this water weighs tens of thousands of kilograms. It depends on the weather and it's all about luck.

The fishing net is more than 300 meters long. It is impossible to collect the entire fishing net when pulling it up, as it would take up the entire deck. Each time the net is pulled up, only the fish in the net bag (fish collecting bag) is collected.

When hauling the net, the net mouth is pulled out of the sea little by little and pulled onto the boat. Then, due to the inertia of the water, the goods in the fishing net will naturally slide from top to bottom and slowly fall into the net bag (fish collecting bag) at the bottom.

Therefore, every time the net is lifted, one just needs to tighten the opening of the net bag (fish collecting bag) and hoist it up, and there will be a bag of fish weighing several thousand kilograms.

Just now when the net mouth was being closed, they were shocked by the dense crowds of goods near the opening.

Under normal circumstances, the net mouth should be empty when it is closed, because the fish have slipped into the net bag (fish collecting bag) at the bottom.

The length of the net bag (fish collecting bag) is about one meter. Normally, a package of goods weighs about three to five thousand kilograms. It depends on the amount of goods. If there are too many, one net bag (fish collecting bag) cannot hold them all, so the bag has to be lifted in two batches.

In the case of this batch of goods, it will probably take a whole day to hang on.

Ye Yaodong watched with joy as the boatmen tightened the rope between the fishing net and the tail net bag (fish collecting bag), and then the machine slowly lifted up the whole bag of cargo.

Everyone looked up, with smiles on their faces.

The entire network is full of it, it is truly something I have never seen before.

After the cargo in the net bag (fish collecting bag) was hoisted onto the boat, someone went up and untied the bottom of the net bag (fish collecting bag). In an instant, a large bag full of cargo slipped out of the net bag (fish collecting bag) with a loud noise, covering the entire deck.

"Wow~"

"Wow~ They are all Mei Tong..."

"Tsk tsk tsk... the whole bag is full of plum tong, there are no other miscellaneous fish..."

"This package of goods weighs four to five thousand kilograms, it's full..."

Everyone exclaimed in amazement.

Ye Yaodong's smiling mouth never closed. He was supposed to go to bed after breakfast, but now he couldn't bear to sleep. If all these fish were not caught, he would definitely not be able to sleep.

After a net bag of goods was hoisted up and untied, all the goods originally in the fishing net slid into the middle section.

The boatmen tied the bottom of the net bag (fish collecting bag) tightly, loosened the rope leading to the entrance of the net bag (fish collecting bag), and then put the net bag (fish collecting bag) into the water.

After the cargo in the middle section of the fishing net fell into the water, it gradually slid into the net bag (fish collecting bag). The boatmen repeatedly tightened the fish collecting bag and then continued to hoist it up.

Two people helped to untie the ropes, and two people squatted there with baskets to collect the goods. The entire deck was full of plum fish, mixed in with some sundries, but the quantity was very small.

Everyone's face was filled with the joy of harvest.

After collecting two packages of goods, Ye Yaodong asked them to pause temporarily. The entire deck was full, and they had to put the goods into baskets first to avoid them being crushed by too much cargo.

"They are all plum fish. Just grab them. It's easier than sorting out a bunch of groceries."

"Yes, but some are busy. The space below is still full. I collected two bags and it doesn't seem to have decreased at all..."

"It may be more than tens of thousands of kilograms, perhaps hundreds of thousands of kilograms..."

"When it's full, we can count the number of baskets. Our basket will weigh about 50 to 60 kilograms minus the ice..."

"The fish tank will no longer be able to hold that much..."

"Not only can't it fit, the deck should be full, and the ship shouldn't be able to bear that much weight..."

Ye Yaodong also thinks so.

The two packages of goods weighed nearly 1 kilograms, at least 1 to kilograms, which is about to tons. The amount of goods in the fishing nets under the water did not decrease much at all, and was still as densely packed and full.

Maybe it’s more than the tens of thousands of kilograms he said at the beginning, maybe even more.

That would be a bit tricky, as his fish warehouse wasn't big enough. Even if he returned immediately and piled the cargo on the deck, the ship wouldn't be able to handle the load of more than 100,000 kilograms.

10 jin is equivalent to 50 tons. In addition, there are still goods from yesterday's trawling in the fish warehouse. The groceries were not taken away, and all the goods in them can be sold, which also accounts for 10 jin. Add to that the weight of the fishing boat itself, and jin is almost the same. At most, another or jin will be the limit.

At this moment, he suddenly regretted that he had built his boat a little too small.

Fortunately, there is the Harvest nearby. In case there are really tens of thousands of kilograms of goods, the remaining can be stored on the Harvest.

The question is how much to pay, and we need to think about it.

He watched the workers on the deck loading cargo, and then looked at the densely packed fishing nets on the sea. He thought that with so much cargo, it might take a whole day or even night to finish the work.

If the whole ship is filled, he will definitely have to return to port to sell it, but the same cannot be said for the Harvest.

It’s better to wait and check later. Not all the goods have been hoisted up yet, and we don’t know if we can load them all.

After stopping collecting the net, Ye's father also came out of the cockpit and went down to the deck.

"Dongzi, you should go to bed if you need to. You've been up all night. It won't be that fast to hang these things up."

Ye Yaodong nodded and shouted to the workers who were sorting, "Those of you who are taking a break should go and rest first. Two people are enough. The whole net is full of fish. It will take time to get busy. We have been up all night. It's time to go to bed now, otherwise we won't be able to hold on."

"Then let's collect all of these on the deck, divide them up, and then go back to sleep."

"I'm going to sleep too," he twisted his neck, feeling a little tired after the excitement, "Dad, you guys will collect one package up later, and after you're done sorting, you can collect another package. It'll only be two of us, so it won't be that fast."

"I know, take your time. We are not in a hurry. I guess you will still be hanging there when you wake up."

With so much cargo, just salvaging it is a problem.

"Then I'll go to bed first."

He picked up the camera that he had just placed on the stool and returned to the cabin. He was very tired physically, but extremely excited mentally, all because of the excitement just now.

After the beginning of spring, there are more fish, no matter what kind of fish, the quantity has increased. The price of plum fish is not as high as in autumn and winter, but if you buy it on the shore, it is still about 1 cents.

This fish is also a common fish. Although it has not been out to sea for more than half a month, the price will not change much.

This is also because the fish is small in size. Although the meat is tender, it cannot compare to large fish such as sea bass. The selling price is not as high as theirs, but the retail price is at least double that.

If this kilogram is sold wholesale at 10 cents, 1 kilograms would be 5000 yuan!!!

Thinking about this, he became even more excited.

Damn, one ship of cargo is equivalent to another ship!

He sat up straight away, grinning uncontrollably.

"Fuck, I'm really rich!"

The boatman who had just walked in heard what he said and said with a smile, "You are really going to get rich. I just caught two bags and there are still so many in the net. Your luck is incredible. You really have to brag about it when you go back."

"I didn't expect to be so lucky. I don't know what the harvest of the Harvest was like. I wonder how much they caught in their latest net. Did they encounter this wave of fish?"

"Haha, wait until you wake up and go out and ask and you'll know."

"Well, go to sleep first. When you wake up, you have to go out and help with the work."

He encountered this large group of fish. I wonder if the Harvest got any benefit from it.

They were so happy just now that everyone was only focusing on the goods on the sea. No one asked his father to contact Pei's father. Maybe his father was too happy to think about anything else and didn't care about others.

He lay down again, closed his eyes, and waited until he woke up to look again.

The roar of the machines beside his ears made it impossible for him to fall asleep directly. His mind was full of imagination about how much these goods could be sold for, and his spirit was still extremely excited.

And from the other beds came the sound of snoring.

After thinking for an unknown amount of time, he finally fell asleep in a daze from exhaustion.

When he woke up again, it was just past 1 o'clock. He opened his eyes and saw that the people on the other beds were still sleeping there. He touched his watch and saw that only three hours had passed. He closed his eyes again.

What followed was intermittent sleep, a state of being half asleep and half awake, no longer the deep sleep before. I was probably too tired at that time, so as soon as I fell asleep, I entered a deep sleep state.

He was half asleep and half awake, and forced himself to sleep a little longer so that he would have energy at night.

He didn't know how much time had passed until he heard the creaking sound of someone getting up in the bed next to him. He woke up with a start, touched his watch, and saw that it was already 4 o'clock. He sat up immediately and put on his clothes.

"Ah, Dong...Brother Dong, are you...are you awake?"

"Ah."

"Did I disturb...you?"

"No, I just woke up."

He pulled up his trousers, put on his rain boots, picked up his cotton jacket and walked out. Chen Shi and his other regular partner Chen Laoqi also hurried to catch up, talking as they walked.

"It's been a long time. I wonder if they have all been collected?"

"They should all be collected, right? You'll know after taking a look."

As soon as Ye Yaodong walked out, he saw that the deck was still piled with plum fish, but there seemed to be a lot of groceries underneath as well.

"Have they all been collected? Is the fish warehouse full? Is there any more in the sea?" He asked as he walked to the other side of the ship and looked at the goods in the sea. He was surprised, "There are still so many? Why are they so crowded?"

The other two people who had just woken up were also very surprised!

"Why are there so many..."

"what……"

The man squatting there sorting the fish said, "The fish warehouse is almost full. After these are sorted and piled in, the rest will have to be piled up on the deck. There are really too many fish to collect. We have been collecting for most of the day, but the fishing net is still full."

Another person also explained, "There are only two of us, so we are a little slow in sorting. We also collect the nets and sort them before we go to hang them."

"Do you know how many there are?"

"It may be more than 10 kilograms. We have only collected about half of it. Your father just counted and calculated the load. He said that after we collect everything from the sea, that's about it. We can't have any more. It's probably the limit. He said we will go ashore immediately after we finish collecting and we can't stay any longer."

"It's really 100,000 jin!?"

"One hundred thousand pounds!!!"

"One... one hundred thousand jin!"

The two people next to him already had their mouths open.

"This is more money than I can even imagine in my lifetime..."

"Yeah, if it were us, we would probably have to save up for a lifetime..."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "How can it be possible to save ten thousand yuan for a lifetime? You must be joking. In two years, all of you will be millionaires."

"Haha, thanks for your good words. I hope so. I probably have to rely on you to save enough money."

"Yeah, it's so hard to make money. If I hadn't been able to work out at sea, I probably wouldn't have been able to save 10,000 yuan in my entire life."

"There are so many goods on this website. I haven't finished hanging them since this morning, and there is still half of them..."

"It's almost done... The main thing is that sorting them out takes time. Although most of the fish in this net are plum fish, there are also a lot of sundries and water plants, which also need to be sorted out."

"We are pretty fast. This pack weighs about 4,000 to 5,000 kilograms. Two people have to collect and put away, and sort them. It takes nearly an hour to finish one pack. Sometimes your father will come down to help."

Ye Yaodong nodded and said, that’s right.

Normally, when a net of goods is dragged up, there are a lot of miscellaneous goods, and there are only two people working on it. Basically, all the goods have to be picked up and put into the next net. There is no stop or rest at all.

This net is full of plum fish, with few miscellaneous items, so sorting it out for half an hour or an hour is considered fast.

The main thing is that the fish are all about the same size, none are particularly big or small, all are around one or two catties in size, so there is no need to distinguish between sizes, and picking them up is extremely quick.

Otherwise, I might not be able to finish the work until tomorrow morning.

"Let's do it together, it should be faster next time..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the four people squatting there sorting the fish, and climbed onto the cockpit first.

His father's old face was still smiling like a flower, and it was unknown whether he had ever put it away.

He knocked on the cabin door and called out, and his father opened it.

"There's still half of it left to collect. Do you want to go back to sleep for a while?"

"No need. Just load up the rest of the cargo. It should be able to handle the load, right?"

"I was worried about this just now. I went down to check and counted the quantity. If there is still half of it, it should be no problem to collect it all. If there are more than 5 kilograms, it would be safer to load some of it onto the in-laws' boat later."

"I didn't expect it to exceed my expectations. Even the load-bearing capacity of the fishing boat may not be able to accommodate all of it." Ye Yaodong became excited again when he thought about it.

"Hahaha, yes, I didn't expect there would be so many. I just watched them collect bag after bag, and I didn't see much less in the sea. It was not until half of them were collected that I saw that the number was obviously much less."

"If there aren't many left, then we can just put them on the Harvest for now. It won't matter much. When our fishing boats pull them back and sell them all, we can move the ones from his place. Fortunately, we have the Harvest, otherwise we would have to give them up and return them to the Sea Dragon King."

"Yes, it almost had to be thrown back into the sea, which was such a pity. It's so rare that one net could catch so much cargo. When I first told your Uncle Pei about it on the phone, he was stunned and silent. After a long while, he asked me if it was true and whether I was bragging. He said no wonder our boat had been standing still. Hahahahaha..."

Ye Yaodong was also amused, "What about his boat? Didn't he catch it?"

"He said he was very happy at first because he could catch 10,000 kilograms of plum fish in one net. He was happy enough, but he didn't expect that people would get angry if they compared themselves with others. And the goods would be thrown away if they were compared with each other."

"Nearly 10,000 catties in one net? That means we are quite lucky. It means that the school of fish this morning was really big. After we caught a full net here, Uncle Pei was able to catch nearly 10,000 catties."

"Yes, he was so envious, and he was reluctant to leave this sea area, thinking about whether he could catch more fish, so he wandered around nearby in the afternoon. But the fish school must have left, and he didn't contact us again later, so there should be nothing to say."

"You can talk to him again. We will go directly to the shore after we collect all the goods. Let's sell the goods first and ask him if he wants to go to the shore."

"Okay, with that net of nearly 10,000 catties of plum fish, it's more cost-effective to sell it ashore. He can earn a few hundred or a thousand dollars more, which can offset the loss of the round trip. Besides, if he doesn't dock at night, he will probably have to call a freshwater boat to collect the fish tomorrow afternoon and replenish the supplies at the same time."

Ye Yaodong looked at his watch again. It was now past 4 o'clock and there was still a lot of sea left. Although there was more manpower than resources, they would still have to work until 9 or 10 o'clock. When they were done, they would run straight to the shore, which would probably be early morning by then.

"Where is our nearest port?"

"It's the provincial capital. After we set out to sea yesterday, we kept moving forward while working. We didn't look back. After driving for a day and a night, we are almost at the provincial capital."

"The province?" He frowned and hesitated for a moment.

There are too many goods on the ship, and it will not be so fast to sell them directly in the province. The provincial farmers' market is not as good as the aquatic wholesale market in their city, and he is not that familiar with the provincial market.

"Otherwise, if we go back to the city, we will have to drive another three hours."

"We can also sell directly to the port in the province, which saves us time to sell the goods. Otherwise, if we go to the wholesale market in the city, we still have to stay in the market stall, and it will probably take two or three days to sell so many goods."

Father Ye nodded. "Yes, if we want to transport our 10 kilograms of goods from the dock to the seafood market, we have to make dozens of trips and it will take several days to sell. If we sell it directly to the dock, we won't have any worries. We can let them ship it however they want."

The time saved can be used to catch a lot of fish at sea, and the cost of time is also a cost.

Although the price of selling to the dock may not be as high as that of selling to the wholesale market, the wholesale market also charges a three-point commission on both sides, and he also has to pay the tractor freight and the fuel cost for the long distance.

Comparing the two, there shouldn't be much difference. The most important thing is that you can get the money and leave immediately, and go back to the sea to continue trawling.

"Okay, then you can tell Uncle Pei to haul it directly to the provincial dock. We can ship the goods there, saving some time. We can come back directly and continue hauling the nets without having to stay in the stall to sell the goods."

After Ye's father agreed, he immediately connected the line.

When Pei's father heard that they were determined to go to the provincial dock to sell the goods to save time, although he was a little worried about the price, he was later persuaded by Ye Yaodong and decided to just wait until they had collected all the goods before docking together.

After asking about each other's harvest, they hung it up again, and Ye Yaodong ran to the deck to continue watching the cargo in the sea.

The sun had already hidden in the clouds in advance, and there would probably be no sunset today. Everyone was busy, so he thought about it and decided to put the rice down to cook first and then go to help.

In other words, they didn't install a fish finder and didn't have the technology to do so. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to rely on luck at all. If they caught 100,000 kilograms of fish in the net, the Harvest would definitely be able to detect a good school of fish.

Now it's all a matter of luck and character. Those who are close to each other may be able to get some benefits.

They were busy unloading the goods in this net until nearly 9 o'clock in the evening. They finally collected all the goods and piled them up on the entire deck. There were not enough baskets to hold them all, so the goods were simply scattered on the deck.

Who could have imagined there were so many goods?
Anyway, we were going to dock the next morning, and the temperature at sea was not high, so it wouldn't go bad if we piled it up overnight.

After everyone unloaded the last package of goods onto the deck, they didn't put down the fishing nets, but just threw them in the corner, and then they sat down in the corner because they were so tired.

"I can't even straighten my back anymore..."

"Me too, I can't lift my neck..."

"There are so many of them! After collecting them at around 8 or 9 in the morning, we have been hanging them in batches until now, from dawn to dusk." Ye Yaodong complained in his heart. He was really happy and tired.

"Hey, it's good to make money."

"Should we just go back and sell the goods? The whole ship is full, and it must have reached its limit, right?"

He nodded happily, "Almost. These are probably 11 kilograms. In addition, we collected to kilograms of goods and the two great white sharks yesterday. We can't load any more."

"Then you really can't pretend anymore, you've made a fortune, you've made a fortune~"

"One net of gold, one net of silver, one net of Mei Tong weighs 100,000 jin, and the whole boat is full of snowflake silver."

"It's a huge profit. This fish should be able to sell for more than 10 cents when it's landed, right? The entire fishing boat will make back its investment, right?"

"Wow, this is so cool, one net of goods is equivalent to one ship."

"We can only find out after we get ashore and ask in the morning. I hope there won't be any price pressure. I'm just worried that there are too many goods and people will lower the price."

"Let's ask first. If the difference is too big, we won't sell it. Ask a few more."

"talk later."

Ye Yaodong touched the cigarettes in his pocket and gave one to each person. They had been busy all day and had no time to smoke, or even drink water or eat. Now everyone was sitting there catching their breath, a rare break.

"Do you want to dock at daybreak?"

"Well, we have to go to the provincial capital. The dock purchase point is closed at night. There is no sound on the boat right now, so let's take a break and go to sleep together. Don't worry about it. We are tired after a day of sleep and we can sail back to the provincial capital."

There would be little point in returning at full speed at this time, as the purchasing point at the dock is definitely not open yet. It would be better to have a good sleep and stay a little longer at sea. After all, the fish boat of the Harvest is not full yet, and we can continue trawling.

When it gets light, the two boats will sail to the shore together so that the goods can be sold when the store opens in the morning.

"That's fine too."

Everyone rested for a while, threw the cigarette butts into the sea, and had a midnight snack. There was a big pot of seafood available.

After locking the cockpit, Ye's father also came down and planned to take a nap together. Everyone was sleepy at this time and was exhausted after a whole day.

Without the sound of machines, everyone slept especially well.

The fishing boat swayed with the waves, rippling and rocking up and down like a rocking chair, and the sound of the waves rang in the ears.

The Harvest continued to trawle without stopping, but kept a distance from them, not too far or too close.

It was not until dawn that the two fishing boats started moving at full speed and headed towards the province.

The sleeping boatmen heard the rumbling sound of the machine again and knew that the fishing boat was heading towards the province. They pulled the quilt over their heads and continued to sleep. At this time, they were not required to work or do anything.

Ye Yaodong didn't sleep again. The sufficient sleep at night had made him full of energy. He was now particularly looking forward to how much this batch of goods could be sold for.

When we dock, we will have to ask the purchasing point if there is a technician who can repair the fishing boat's machinery, and ask one to come on board to check it out.

The engine at the stern was bitten by a great white shark at the time, and we don’t know if it is damaged. It would be safer to ask someone to come on board and check it, so as to avoid being unable to see the situation now and having safety hazards appear at a critical moment, which would be troublesome.

He stood on the deck, enjoying the breeze, cooking breakfast, and thinking about the supplies he would need after going ashore.

We have gained so much from this trip, we definitely cannot go back so easily, we can stay for a few more days.

The closer you get to the provincial capital, the more boats you see on the sea, all of which go out to sea to fish at night or in the morning.

Correspondingly, after docking, there were not many boats on the shore, and it was very empty, so they could dock as they pleased.

They were not in a hurry to lift the goods up immediately, and planned to go ashore and ask around first, just like last time.

There are few fishing boats docked at the pier, but there are quite a few people coming and going. There are a lot of people setting up stalls around selling seafood. I don’t know whether they docked at night or came back from setting their nets early in the morning, or whether they are from other villages bringing seafood to the pier for retail.

Many city dwellers were carrying baskets and picking out the goods they needed at the dock.

They also took a look around, and then they understood everything. Some were selling snails, clams, opened oysters, or clams they dug themselves. These were all goods from the mudflats, and there were also quite a few fish.

A small morning market has probably formed here, so all the fishermen who have caught seafood come here to set up stalls, and there are even quite a few agricultural and sideline products.

After Ye Yaodong, Pei's father and his father took a quick look, they went straight to several purchasing points nearby and asked for prices as usual. The first one he entered was the one that sold the manta ray last time.

Unlike the bustling crowds in the evening, the several purchasing points were deserted and empty early in the morning. There were only empty baskets inside and at the door, without any goods. A young man was even sleeping on the table.

"Hey, boss, get up and collect the goods."

The other party wiped his saliva and looked up at them in confusion.

"What kind of goods?"

"How much is a pound of plum fish?"

"1 cents and 6 cents."

"What about the quantity?"

“The same applies to large quantities.”

"It's the same with thousands or tens of thousands of pounds?"

After hearing the number, the man sobered up a little, "Same! Hey, aren't you the guy who sold the manta rays before?"

"Yes, it's me. We're acquaintances. Is the price a little higher?"

Ye Yaodong also recognized him. Last time he heard others call him Ah Cheng.

"How many do you have? Did the fishing boat just come back?"

“Tens of thousands of pounds!”

"Fuck!" Ah Cheng's eyes widened. "Is this true?"

"What are you lying to?"

"Take me to have a look." He hurriedly pulled Ye Yaodong to see the goods.

Ye Yaodong stopped him and said, "Just continue sleeping for a while. I'll go around and ask about the price first."

"No need to ask, no one can eat tens of thousands of kilograms of your goods, and I have to find other people to share the burden. If I knew you had tens of thousands of kilograms, I wouldn't have quoted such a high price."

"what?"

"What? Do you think anyone can come up with tens of thousands of yuan at once? We who receive goods pay in cash. We have to put down a deposit for each batch of goods, and we can only get paid after all of them are sold. If I had known you had so many quantities, I would have quoted a lower price so that I could get more goods. I'm confused, fuck."

Ye Yaodong was a little bit skeptical of him. After all, the devil was almost tricked by him last time.

None of the brothers were very honest and deliberately lowered his price, thinking that he didn't know the value of the goods. It was only because of the interference of the middle-aged man next door that he was able to get an approximate price.

"Then you have to wait. My father and my uncle have gone to the nearby area to ask for prices. We have to compare them. You have a criminal record, so I have to be on guard."

Ah Cheng looked at him with disdain, "Everyone buys the goods together, and the prices are all about the same, all based on the market price of the day."

That’s hard to say. He’s from another place, and it’s common for locals to bully newcomers.

"I've already asked, so I'll talk to them later."

"How often does your fishing boat dock? Is it always around us?"

"Yes, it doesn't matter how often we dock. Anyway, the value of the cargo is high and it's worth docking, so we will come back."

"Then your cargo is quite large? Is your warehouse full? Besides the plum fish, what else do you have?"

"They are all plum fish..."

Before the other party could continue asking, Ye's father hurried over.

"Dongzi... Dongzi... How much are you asking for?"

"1 cents."

"Oh, I asked two, and the highest price was 1 cents."

"I'll tell you, this is the market price, no matter how many you buy, it's the same price."

A middle-aged man followed by Ye's father also walked in and said cheerfully: "Let me tell you that I am a fair man. I always quote the real price and I won't cheat newcomers, no matter it is common or uncommon goods."

"You're making trouble again! They are my old customers..."

"Who said that? They also came to me to ask for the price."

"You don't do this..."

"Nonsense, that's what I do."

Ye Yaodong saw them quarreling and felt a little overwhelmed. "Stop quarreling. My portion is a bit large. Can you guys eat it all?"

"How many?"

"How many tens of thousands of pounds?"

They both asked at the same time.

"11 million catties!"

"How much?" Both of them widened their eyes and looked at him in amazement.

"11 catties of plum fish, and another to catties of other fish."

"11 jin?" The middle-aged man named Lao Hai was shocked.

The young man named Ah Cheng was no less impressive. He picked his ears and looked blankly at the man named Lao Hai.

"11 catties? All of them plum fish?"

"Yes, we encountered a school of fish, 11 catties in one net."

"How many?!!!!"

Their eyes widened even wider than before.

Ye Yaodong smiled and repeated it to them again.

The two of them looked at each other. The tit-for-tat they had just shown was long gone. They were already so shocked by him that they had no time to care about arguing anymore.

"No, tell me again, how many kilograms of fish do you have?"

"I said I had 11 catties of plum fish, 55 tons, all caught in one net, I encountered a big school of fish, and there were other sundries, two great white sharks."

"Oh my god!"

"Oh my goodness, this is the first time in my life that I, Ye Yaohai, have heard of a single online purchase of 11 kilograms of goods!!!"

　It’s late, sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)