Chapter 99 Big Codfish
Father Ye didn’t notice that the fishing boat had gone far after picking the pomfret. The sea area is so wide that he didn’t keep looking at the direction. It’s normal if he doesn’t know.
Ye Yaodong also had a sense of propriety. When he had driven almost far away, he turned his driving direction and walked back. The big net at the bottom was always wide open, and anyone who entered the range of the fishing net would be caught and couldn't escape.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he took the initiative to stop the boat and go to the stern to tighten the twist without Father Ye calling, but found that the net was even heavier.
Father Ye was also pleasantly surprised, on behalf of Shen, there are a lot of goods.
When the net was dragged from the slide to the deck, both father and son's eyes widened in surprise!
"Codfish? Big codfish?"
Ye Yaodong jumped up excitedly, and pulled out the big min fish steak inside, "Damn it, get rich dad, this one definitely weighs 50 catties, we're going to get rich!"
Father Ye also hurried forward to help move the big cod out by himself, and said with a happy smile, "Oh my God, I'm really going to get rich, and I haven't caught a big one in half a month. The head of this fish is bigger than your face." big."
"It's worth it. With this one, I don't have to go to sea for half a month."
Father Ye's old face also burst into smiles.
This is a big cod!
Common cod is mostly no more than 10 catties. The one they caught is so big that it was definitely over 50 catties. No fisherman has seen such a big cod for decades. Father Ye Haven't seen it either.
Winter is the season when the production of cod is abundant, but I didn’t expect to catch such a large cod before autumn. The father and son are so happy.
The bigger the cod, the more valuable it is.
The reason why it is valuable is the cod fish maw made from the belly of cod fish. High-quality cod fish maw is worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan per catty. In this era, money is valuable, and the price is not so high, but if it is reduced by a hundred times, this cod fish At this time, the fish gelatin will cost a thousand pounds.
"One liang of gelatin ten catties of fish", that is, 10 catties of fish can only produce one or two isinglass, and this over 50 catties of big cod can definitely produce more than 5 taels of isinglass.
One isinglass weighs five taels. What kind of concept is this?
It's about getting rich!
Ye Yaodong took down a large cod fish that was still in the mouth of the fish, and glanced at the pile just poured out on the deck. They were all water grain fish. While eating, he happened to be caught by his fishing net.
He stretched out his arms happily to show its length, "How much is this big cod worth, Dad?"
"Let's say two or three hundred yuan less." Father Ye's happy mouth almost grinned to the back of his head.
"Have you said less?"
"I don't know how big it is. Let's go ashore and have a look later. Put it in a big plastic bucket and get some ice cubes to keep it fresh. It's still a long time. We'll go back after dragging two more nets."
"Why."
With a big cod, Ye Yaodong's confidence was greatly boosted. He simply sailed the boat to haul the net according to his own will, and did not go back to his father's usual place of work. He still drove to the sea area just now to haul this net.
Father Ye happily sat next to the foam box where the cod was enlarged, staring at the foam box and giggling. He had never seen such a big cod in his life.
He was silly and happy alone, until Ye Yaodong called him to set up the net, then he stood up with a smile.
"Father, you are happy and silly."
Thinking of the upcoming scenery, the smile on Father Ye's face deepened.
"People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Fortunately, everyone in the village knows that our family is building a house and spending money like water. Otherwise, seven or eight aunts who haven't seen each other for hundreds of years will come to borrow money."
"Well…"
Thinking of this, Father Ye is not so happy. He saw the two brothers clearly after a net of large yellow croakers, and they haven't spoken to each other until now. Only the younger ones occasionally come to give some food to the old lady.
But when one's luck comes, one can't stop it. The money sent to the door by God, you can't let it go, right?
Father Ye frowned, it was really a sweet trouble.
After a while, he shook his head again, "Thinking too much, it's only a few hundred yuan, let's talk about it when you get rich! Pull this net first."
The goods in this net are miscellaneous. There are no surprises, no big goods, and nothing rare.
"There are quite a lot of small squids, and there are seeds in their stomachs, not bad. Pippi shrimp, come with me... Red flower crab, orchid crab, swimming crab, eel, squid, oh? What is this? Skinned fish?"
He took it out and looked it over, "Take this back to dry the fish, right? Peeled dried fish is suitable for drinking!"
"Just thinking about eating..."
"Then I'll take it back and post it, you don't want to eat it!"
"Take it and sell it for money!"
"Today's harvest is enough. That big cod has been enough for us to go to sea for half a month. Your life is only a few decades, and you are almost 50. Don't live so hard. The skinning is not much at all. strip."
"What's wrong with me at 50? It's not that I won't live long. If you want to mess around, you can keep some."
"The last net, you go and let it go, I'll pick it."
Anyway, I made enough money today, and Ye Yaodong wanted to save some decent food for himself. It happened that the squids in this net were small and fat, with rice grains in their stomachs.
I eat small fish and shrimps that no one wants every day, and I am tired of skinny crabs and skinny shrimps. Today, the Internet has exploded. It is not too much to keep two decent ones. Let his father choose. His father will definitely not want to keep more, so let him Come.
I don’t know if it’s because Ye’s father’s luck is bad, or there’s not much goods in the surrounding area, the last net actually only has catfish and some small fish and shrimps, the quantity is not too much, it is estimated that this net only weighs more than 20 catties.
"Fortunately, there is that big cod, otherwise today's harvest would be pretty average."
Father Ye is not very disappointed, the recent goods on Yiwang are only these, and others are not as good as him.
"Okay, the sky looks a bit dark, it seems to be raining soon, the waves are churning a bit now, it may rain heavily, let's go back early."
"Then let me drive it, can you sleep for a while?"
In the past two months, their brothers took turns to go to sea. Although they had to work during the day when they were not at sea, they had enough time to rest at night. Only his father was worried, and he took them with him every day without taking turns.
Wake up at 1 o'clock every night, return at 3-5 pm, and float 15 hours a day at sea. I can't eat well, sleep well, and only when the wind blows and the machine breaks down, I can rest for a day or two at night.
Seeing that his complexion has not been very good-looking recently, and his brows are obviously tired, Ye Yaodong thought that if he went to the sea in a few days, or if he caught blue crabs in the ground cage, he would leave a Bubu for his father.
Father Ye shook his head, holding a compass in his hand to identify the direction, "Let me drive. You didn't know where you drove when you were dragging two nets. They deviated from the sea area where I usually stayed. I will drive again. You might not be able to drive back until dark.”
Underestimate him, with a compass in hand, he will never get lost at sea.
I just feel sorry for his father, if you are worried, then let it go.
(end of this chapter)