Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

Liu Meilan swallowed her saliva and gave an order, asking Tang Changping to raise the net.

In the past, the captain would have questioned the lack of time and the inability to catch good fish.

After a year of working together with Liu Meilan, Xu Kaifa was convinced by Liu Meilan.

Liu Meilan is one of those lucky people who has great luck and is chased by the Dragon King of the Sea to feed her.

Other boatmen also have this understanding.

"Okay, raise the net!" Tang Changping began to operate the machine, and Zhou Ze and Wu Yong came forward to help.

The other boatmen also stared at the sea, and the moment the fishing net emerged from the sea, everyone started cheering.

Based on past experience, the first net to open at sea exploded again.

Tang Changping was actually lying on the side watching. Liu Meilan quickly shouted at him: "You are all experienced boatmen, don't you know the rules? Get back quickly!"

Mrs. Chen and the others smiled and quickly retreated.

As long as the net breaks, with Liu Meilan's luck, the seafood she catches won't be too bad.

They were a bit far away and everyone was staring at them eagerly. The ones that were brown and yellow were generally better fish.

The bulging net was hung above the deck.

"Meilan, go and untie the net!" Mrs. Chen pushed Liu Meilan forward, "You're lucky, this net belongs to you!"

Sister Tang nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, let's let Captain Meilan untie the net."

Liu Meilan did not refuse and said with a smile: "I feel very good, this network will not let you down!"

After the net was untied, brown and yellow seafood fell down with a crackling sound.

Everyone took a closer look and said, "Crabs, thanks to Mazu, they are actually butter crabs. Not only are they delicious, but they are also very expensive!" (Photo)

Butter crab is actually a variation of blue crab, not a separate species of crab.

Its predecessor is the blue crab, which is a female blue crab.

Very rare, mostly living in the junction of salt and fresh water. Usually from May to August of the lunar calendar, the taste is best.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is only five days away, and these butter crabs are just the right time to come.

Tang Changping laughed and said, "That's true. How can delicious food be cheap? In recent years, the number of butter crabs has been decreasing. I didn't expect that we could catch so many here!"

When Xu Kaifa heard the exclamations outside, he took the time to run out and take a look. He was also shocked.

"What are you all still dawdling about?" Xu Kaifa urged, picking up a butter crab and praising it. "But the top-grade butter crabs have crab oil that has penetrated into the joints. Each crab leg is evenly distributed, very plump, and transparent in orange-yellow color."

Hearing Xu Kaifa's urging, everyone started sorting the crabs.

Tang Changping also reminded: "Everyone must be careful when tying crabs, don't break their arms and legs! The better the appearance, the higher the price."

Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are all experienced fishermen! We are very skilled at tying crabs!"

When Liu Meilan saw such good crabs, she also squatted down and started to sort them.

Most of them are first-hand crabs, and some are second-hand crabs: the butter crabs left over by the first-hand crabs have reddish oil in their oily color, and their joints may not have oil, and their oily and meaty aromas are not as good as those of the first-hand crabs. (Picture)

The third grade is the crab with oil, the oil is not completely dissolved, and there are small red hard pastes in the oil. (Picture)

The worst quality is the water-oil crab, which is completely watery and oily.

There are very few roe crabs and water crabs in this net.

Everyone sorts them according to size.

At this time, the intercom rang.

After Xu Kaifa answered the intercom, he hurried over to report to Liu Meilan.

"Captain Meilan, the boat on the other side also caught a lot of butter crabs. Captain Chen over there just gave us the good news."

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "That's great! After I go back this time, the commission and Mid-Autumn Festival bonus will be generous!"

Hearing this, everyone became full of energy.

The commission on the boat is very high, and this net of butter crabs can be sold for a lot of money.

This time when we go overseas, the total amount will definitely not be small, and the commission will be even more so.

It also happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and given Captain Meilan's character of giving out bonuses during festivals, it was natural that there would be no shortage of bonuses.

This is also the reason why everyone on the ship is willing to follow Liu Meilan to go to sea wholeheartedly, and no one is willing to quit.

Now the boatmen on Sifang Island and Shencheng Wharf were very envious of them and were waiting eagerly.

Since no one on the two boats could get out, naturally no one else could get in.

Therefore, many experienced boatmen contact seafood fishing companies through various connections, and then apply for jobs when new ships arrive.

The production cycle of a new ship is relatively long, so Liu Meilan ordered a 28-meter ship.

The delivery time is at least one year, so many people can only wait.

Tang Changping took Wu Yong and Zhou Ze to tidy up the fishing nets, lower the nets again, and trawler slowly.

After finishing this, they also squatted down to sort the butter crabs.

Liu Meilan put the missing first-hand crabs and second-hand crabs into two buckets respectively: "Put these away and steam them to eat in the evening! The remaining ones will be distributed to each boatman later."

Mrs. Chen brought two more buckets and put the crabs with missing limbs and meat in them.

"Meilan, I know you are generous, but you have so many family members and friends. These good butter crabs may be missing some limbs, but they taste good. Keep them for yourself."

"These missing limbs and fat crabs taste really good. I'll share them with everyone and I'll even have more!"

Hearing this, Liu Meilan felt a little embarrassed: "We are all colleagues who have been through thick and thin together. If I keep the good ones for myself and leave the bad ones for you, then I won't enjoy the food too, right?"

"If they are really for gift giving, they can't be missing any parts! We can't finish all of them at home! So let's do this. Give each of you four of the good butter crabs. Don't sell the remaining inferior butter crabs that are not good in appearance. Give them all to everyone."

Liu Meilan just calculated that everyone should be able to get 4 top-quality butter crabs and second-quality butter crabs.

This thing tastes really good, and you can share it with your family when you take it home.

Mrs. Chen sighed: "Meilan, you are such a great captain! Not to mention the entire Sifang Island, even in the entire southern coastal area, there is no captain as good as you!"

Liu Meilan was very happy to hear Chen's praise: "I make money, and everyone should make money with me. I taste the food, so of course I want everyone to taste it."

"We are in this together. When we encounter bad weather, we have to share the hardship. When there is a good harvest, of course we have to share the happiness."

Liu Meilan's words and actions touched everyone and made them cherish this job even more.

Their work enthusiasm is even higher than that of Captain Liu Meilan.

After finishing the tidying up, everyone was so tired that their legs and backs ached.

Being in high spirits can't relieve my fatigue. After all, I haven't worked for several months and I need time to adapt.

These butter crabs are placed in the fish hold according to their grades.

Liu Meilan often goes there to check on these highly priced butter crabs to ensure they remain alive and fresh so that the price can be guaranteed.

If it dies, the price will drop significantly.

Two more nets were dragged in the afternoon, one for hairtail as wide as a palm, and the other for silver pomfret.

The effect of the fishing ban is clearly reflected at this time. The fish caught are large in size and good in appearance.

The fishermen, who had been idle for several months, were overjoyed to find a treasure.

In the evening, Liu Meilan ate the butter crab she had been craving for.

Of course, what we ate was a crab with missing limbs, and our fingers and face were all covered with oil.

Fragrant, so fragrant!

Wu Yong and Zhou Ze did not grow up by the sea, they just served in the army there and did not know much about butter crabs.

"Uncle, this is the first time I've seen a butter crab since I came on the boat. It's really rare! It looks like a blue crab, but the color is different." Zhou Ze asked the question in his mind after eating very contentedly.

Xu Kaifa smiled and said, "It looks like a blue crab! This is because this is a mutation of a blue crab. During the spawning season in the hot summer, mature crabs will live in the shallows of the river when spawning."

"When the tide is out, the sunlight is too strong and the water temperature on the shallows rises, which stimulates the crabs. The crab roe in the crab's body breaks down into golden oil, which then penetrates into every part of the crab's body. The whole crab is filled with butter, and the crab body appears orange-yellow."

Tang Changping smiled and said, "You forgot one thing. When the blue crab grows too fat, too much roe accumulates and it cannot complete the process of re-shelling and molting. Coupled with external environmental stimulation, the crab roe in the body will decompose into golden oil, and then it will become a butter crab."

Zhou Ze suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. The sea is really amazing. It has everything. Being a fisherman has taught me a lot."

"You have a lot to learn!" Xu Kaifa said with a smile, "After a few years on the ship, you will know everything you should and shouldn't know. Work hard."

Zhou Ze nodded: "Got it, uncle."

Mrs. Chen chuckled: "Zhou Ze, when are we going to have the banquet?"

"We've already obtained the marriage certificate. My parents have chosen a date for us, which is October 8th." Zhou Ze replied, "If you have time, come to my house for a drink."

Liu Meilan promised: "I can adjust the time so that we can all attend Zhou Ze's wedding together. As the ship owner, I will give you a big red envelope."

Life on a fishing boat is very boring. Apart from working, chatting while eating is a rare chance to relax.

The nets are trawled slowly at night, and the boatmen and the captain take turns to rest.

Three more nets were dragged during the night.

One net for grouper and one net for sea bass.

There is another net called red line fish, which is a deep water fish also called redwood fish.

This fish is not only good-looking, with snow-white and soft meat and a refreshing taste, but also has a good price.

The red thread fish we usually see are only the size of a palm, but the red thread fish caught by Liu Meilan's fishing boat this time were almost all over 30 centimeters, which is very rare.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a great demand for seafood.

When people celebrate festivals or entertain guests, they want to prepare something delicious, and some also want to give gifts, so high-end seafood with good appearance is very popular.

When the boatmen learned about the three fish they had caught at night, they immediately became excited and full of energy.

At this rate, we can get back in three days and two nights.

Just two days before the holiday.

Mrs. Chen thought more carefully: "Meilan, I think you should tell Tang Xiaoyu about the catch on our fishing boat. After all, the festival is coming soon, and many people will be buying gifts for the festival."

"It will take us two days and one night to get back. As the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, getting the news earlier will allow our buyers to contact people in advance. Not only can we sell at a high price, but we can also let several buyers wait for the price and take the initiative."

Liu Meilan was surprised and gave Sister Chen a thumbs up: "Sister Chen, I find that you have made a lot of progress!"

Mrs. Chen smiled and said proudly, "Of course. I couldn't go out during the six months of home observation. Officer Wu often sent me newspapers and magazines, and also some books. I read them very carefully."

"No wonder they say that reading more books and newspapers can broaden your horizons. It's absolutely true. I didn't realize it before, but now I can connect many things to everything I see. I will continue to read books and newspapers in the future."

Liu Meilan nodded and praised: "That's great. You never stop learning. With your attitude, you can keep up with the trend."

Liu Meilan counted the catch of the two boats and then contacted Tang Xiaoyu.

When Tang Xiaoyu got the fishing list, he was so excited that he stood up and praised repeatedly: "Great, that's great!"

Accountant Zheng and Cashier Xiao Han were startled: "Manager Tang, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Xiaoyu was excited: "Meilan sent the fishing list. Not only are there good fish like grouper, but there are also rare butter crabs..."

Cashier Xiao Han was shocked: "Butter crabs, some are head crabs, the price is very expensive, the key is that there is no market for them, the quantity is too small, and they are not available."

Accountant Zheng asked, "Manager Tang, Captain Meilan went out to sea really quickly this time. Will he be back today?"

Tang Xiaoyu replied: "I won't be back today, probably tomorrow night. Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? Notifying the buyers earlier will also allow them to prepare in advance."

"Right, right, right!" Accountant Zheng replied, "After all, good things are mostly used as gifts to entertain guests. If you don't tell me earlier, people will have already bought them."

Tang Xiaoyu returned to the office and called seven buyers. The first one he called was Mr. Yang, who had the largest number of restaurants and the biggest business.

During every festival, Mr. Yang also needs to maintain his personal connections.

Of course, restaurants also need good seafood to attract customers.

Without good seafood, it's difficult to retain high-end customers.

After all, high-end customers are not short of money, what they lack is good things.

It’s time to go to sea, and General Manager Yang has high hopes for Liu Meilan’s two ships.

During the fishing ban period, Mr. Yang was very anxious.

Every day we can only purchase fish caught by fishermen, which vary in size and the quantity cannot be guaranteed.

Often you pay more but don't get better seafood.

Fortunately, Zhou Xingwang had a lot of fishermen under him, and he was able to get a lot of wild seafood.

I finally made it through these few months, and it just happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Many old customers, especially high-end customers, call directly to order high-end seafood.

After all, high-end customers sometimes also need gifts, which are often very generous. Price is not an issue, but the items must be good.

Mr. Yang has been calling various fishing boats these days, offering high prices in the hope of buying the good seafood on the fishing boats.

Festivals are the most profitable time, but they are also the busiest, most anxious and most upset time for people like Mr. Yang who work in the seafood industry.

At this moment, receiving a call from Tang Xiaoyu, Mr. Yang was very excited: "Meilan's fishing boat is back?"

He remembered that he went out to sea as if it was yesterday.

"Meilan's fishing boat hasn't returned yet, but in order to better serve buyers, we have sent you a list of the seafood we caught so that everyone can prepare in advance! I'll report it to you..."

Mr. Yang could no longer sit still and immediately stood up.

When he heard about butter crab and grouper, Mr. Yang immediately asked the driver to drive him to Sifang Island Seafood Fishing Company.

"Manager Tang, I'll be there right away!"