my golden fishing village

Chapter 73 Gold is not as good as silver
"In our place, Hong San, there are still 25 per pound." Lao Zhang's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

"25 for a catty, 12 for ten catties, [-] for a hundred catties, [-] for a thousand catties, and [-] for five thousand catties?"

Wang Tiezhu had a hard time calculating, but there was nothing he could do. As a person who was hovering on the passing line in mathematics since he was a child, it was difficult for him.

"My dear, 12..."

Sun Biao exclaimed, this net is, oh no, it’s not yet a net, half a net is 12 yuan?

Even in the misty sea area, if you are lucky, you can only get more than 1.

Is this the cowhide of the big ship?No wonder Fanzi is willing to spend so much money on it?One-tenth of the net is back.

"12."

Chen Fan also showed a smile on his face, and said: "Look, besides the red three, there are quite a few gold and silver pomfrets."

"Yeah, don't tell me, this Jinchang fish is really big!"

"There must be one or two thousand catties! There are more silver pomfrets, three or four thousand catties!"

The golden pomfret is white all over, with a flat side and an oval shape. The tail and abdomen are covered with golden scales.

The size of the silver pomfret is much smaller than that of the golden pomfret, with a body length of about 18 to 20 cm. The body is flat and oval in shape, and most of its body is silver-white.

"Although the quantity of this golden pomfret is smaller, it must be calculated. I guess the price is about the same as the silver pomfret?" Sun Biao said with a smile.

"That's far from it."

Chen Fan laughed.

"Yes."

Old Zhang also nodded.

"Ah? What do you mean?" Sun Biao scratched his head, wondering: "Golden pomfret, gold pomfret, gold must be more expensive than silver. Could it be that the price of gold pomfret is not as good as silver pomfret?"

"It's really not comparable."

Chen Fan explained: “Golden pomfret likes to stay in shallow offshore waters, while silver pomfret can live in deep sea waters, so silver pomfret is rarer, which is why they sell for higher prices in the market. "

"That's how it is."

Sun Biao suddenly realized.

As soon as he said that rare things are precious, he understood.

"Moreover, for golden pomfret, they are actually big eaters. They eat a lot and grow a lot, which causes golden pomfret to have a faster growth rate, but silver pomfret has a faster growth rate. Because pomfrets have high requirements on the environment and relatively small food intake, their numbers are not as large as golden pomfrets."

"The most important point is that because golden pomfrets live in the sea, people can raise them in captivity in offshore waters for artificial breeding, but silver pomfrets can't, they can only settle in the deep sea, which means that most of the fish in the market Most silver pomfrets are wild. Although the color of golden pomfret looks more noble than silver pomfret, their meat quality and taste are far inferior to silver pomfret, which is why when mentioning golden pomfret , people often say that "gold is not as good as silver".

"Xiaofan, you know so much."

Old Zhang couldn't help admiring.

He knew that the price of silver pomfret was higher than that of gold pomfret, but he didn't know the specific reason. On the other hand, Chen Fan could tell one, two, three, four, five.

"Uncle Zhang, Xiaofan is the only college student in our village, don't you know a lot?" Wang Tiezhu laughed.

"Still a college student!"

Old Zhang was in awe when he heard the words, although he was a little puzzled, why did a dignified college student become a fisherman...

"Of course, a veritable Nantah graduate!"

"Okay, okay, I've convinced you."

Chen Fan was speechless, looked at the golden pomfret and said, "Although the price of this fish is low, don't underestimate it."

“The flesh of golden pomfret is white and tender, delicious, and rich in nutrients. It has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, replenishing the stomach and replenishing essence. It is a good food for those who are weak, have insufficient qi and blood, and have a loss of appetite. Medicinal food, in addition, because golden pomfret has golden scales on its body, they also represent "wealth and prosperity" in the eyes of ancient people, and they are not cheap."

"However, because golden pomfret can be farmed now, some people shoddy it as a good one. In fact, it is very easy to distinguish it. The golden pompano living in seawater is lighter in color than the farmed ones, and if it is golden pomfret from deep sea In the case of pomfret, because the saltiness of the sea water has increased, their skin has also been "bleached" and become whiter, but no matter how white they are, they will not grow as silvery as the silver pomfret. The white fish scales are quite different from silver pomfret."

"For most golden pomfrets, they will choose to swim offshore, but there will also be many golden pomfrets that choose to settle in deep sea areas. Their growth rate will slow down and their growth rate will slow down. The fish scales will also become smaller, but the golden pomfret here has more delicious meat quality."

"So that's how it is. Even golden pomfret can't be killed with a single blow. There are also those that grow up in the deep sea and taste good."

"What about the silver pomfret?"

Wang Tiezhu asked curiously.

"Silver pomfret can actually be farmed."

When Chen Fan said this, Wang Tiezhu and the others were taken aback.

what's the situation?It is not cheap to be able to breed.

"Listen to me," Chen Fan said, dumbfounded, "Pomfret is difficult to raise. This is basically a common sense. You may ask why golden pomfret is easy to raise, because golden pomfret is not actually pomfret. It belongs to the trevally family. , because the shape is very similar to silver pomfret, with the iconic golden yellow on the fins, so it is called "golden pomfret".

"And the silver pomfret is a typical pomfret. Don't look at it with a gentle personality and a dull head. It is actually a stubborn temper. When ordinary sea fish touch the net, they will be scared and run away immediately, but the silver pomfret will be strong. Rubbing against the net, if you do this, a large number of scales will fall off, and you will be easily injured and die. If you don’t believe it, you can pay close attention to those silver pomfrets.”

When Wang Tiezhu and the others heard the words, they all looked at the silver pomfret with wide eyes.

Sure enough, compared to the Red Three and the Golden Pomfret, the scales on these Silver Pomfrets fell off badly, and the fish meat was exposed in some places.

"In addition to this reason, pomfret also has a special structure called the esophageal sac. This structure is very rare, and only a few species of pomfret, including silver pomfret, have it. Pomfret is naturally active and will Swimming around in the sea consumes a lot of energy, so logically speaking, this should be a good thing for the digestion of silver pomfret.”

"However, because of this special structure, silver pomfret must wait until all the food in the esophagus test bag is processed before eating. This kind of strange eating characteristics is very important for the bait and feeding of artificially farmed pomfret. approach, which puts high demands on it.”

"Therefore, a lot of money and energy are often spent, and the silver pomfret is still skinny."

"After these years of hard work, these problems have been solved. The artificially farmed silver pomfret can also grow to a length of more than ten centimeters, with rich fish meat. However, there is only one flaw."

"What defect?"

Sun Biao pricked up his ears, listening attentively.

(End of this chapter)