Chapter 1146 Swaggering through the market(1/3)
There was Jack's Storm again, then there was red tide, and then there were large schools of fish that were starved of oxygen and suffocated by the red tide.
Although I have to rest again tomorrow, I have earned enough from this trip, so I can rest for a few more days.
Father Ye smashed the bar for a while and then said: "Why do I think this money is really easy for you to make... How much do people make in a day when they go to sea? How much do you make!"
Ye Yaodong glanced at his father, "What kind of boat do I have? When I bought the boat, you all scolded and verbose, and you were all opposed to my tormenting. Now you know that what I did is all right, right? I'm not alone.
No one knows that a red tide is coming, but we have already harvested a large number of fish due to the red tide."
"Who knew there were so many sea goods out there, and it would be so easy for you to make money. At that time, I was only thinking about the danger. Everyone was always salvaging offshore, but you wanted to build such a big ship and go so far. Aren't you worried? You are worried.
It's so unreliable, how old is it, and has no experience, who can rest assured?"
"Yes, you have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice, but when you are old, young people have to dare to work hard to make money. If you are too conservative, you will not make money."
"Hurry up and eat your food. You are still talking there..."
Father Ye knew that what he said was right and did not defend himself.
"Who's been talking to me?" Ye Yaodong finished angrily. Regardless of his father's nagging, he ate up the rest of the meal and took another tomato as an after-dinner fruit.
But Father Ye suddenly came over to whisper. He took a big bite of the tomato and drank the tomato juice all over his father's face.
Father Ye narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and glared at him angrily, "How did you eat!"
Ye Yaodong laughed while eating, and said with a vague expression: "Who asked you to come over suddenly? There is too much tomato soup. Well, it is delicious. Do you want one?"
Father Ye held back his anger and asked in a low voice: "I used to give them red envelopes when I got big stuff, but not today?"
"When did you become so generous? Has the sun come out in the west?"
"You are generous but I am not. Haven't you always been like this? That's why I asked you."
Ye Yaodong looked towards the door while eating, and saw the boatmen who were coming in and out taking fish to share with the neighbors.
"Don't post it. I've only been out for one day and then went home. I have to rest for two days to repair the fishing nets. I don't know if the red tide will affect going to sea? If it doesn't affect it, then it doesn't matter. We'll wait for the locals to do this.
After giving up for two days, you can still go fishing for sea urchins."
"If it has any influence..."
He was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Well... the red tide doesn't seem to affect us from fishing for sea urchins. If we can't go out to sea because of repairing the fishing nets, we can borrow a trolley from our neighbors and pull the fishing nets back and have them mended in the yard.
We don’t need fishing nets to catch sea urchins anyway.”
"Oops... I'm going too far. If I don't give out red envelopes, I won't give them out. I already have a high salary, and those who get into the water have to add two more yuan in subsidies. This is more than six yuan. Who can earn that much by riding a horse?
How many? The boat operators are better than other skilled workers, and they can make one or two hundred in a month."
"Originally, these tasks are their responsibility. I want to give red envelopes because I have a conscience. If I don't give red envelopes, they can't say anything to me."
"Originally, the old men on board the Dongsheng didn't ask them to go into the water to help salvage sea urchins. They just stayed at home and cooked. They didn't do much work, and they were paid such a high salary. They were comfortable enough."
"There are other subsidies for those who go into the water. It's 6.5 yuan a day. Damn, why is it so easy to earn money? I'm already very conscientious. I can't tolerate them by giving them too much, so I won't give them this time."
"The conscientious ones won't say anything. They must be very satisfied. The unscrupulous ones won't ask them to do it anymore. Anyway, when the time comes, I will send them a red envelope of a few dollars, just to express my gratitude."
After hearing so much, Father Ye finally asked, "Who do you think you are?"
Ye Yaodong was choked up, "I said so much, and you just listened to me?"
Father Ye kicked the socket of his knee, causing him to stumble.
"Just talk, don't talk to me all day long." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked towards the door, ready to go out to enjoy the cool air.
Ye Yaodong was so angry that he just said casually that his father was so serious.
He took a hard bite of the tomato on his hand, feeling that his father also wanted revenge.
After finishing the tomatoes on hand, he immediately went back to his room, stayed up all day and night, and only slept for about three hours. He couldn't bear it anymore.
The next day, he slept until he woke up naturally. After a tiring day yesterday, he had a good sleep today. No one came to make noise early in the morning, and his room was not close to the street, so it was quite quiet.
When he went out to have breakfast, he felt that the house was empty, except for the few vegetables in the corner that his father was cleaning in the yard.
"Where are the people?"
"They went out to make phone calls."
"Oh, let me tell you why it was so empty so early in the morning. I didn't hear any movement or see anyone. Did two women come over this morning and say they wanted to repair the fishing nets?"
"Yes, we took people to the boat at around 7 o'clock, and there were still two people left on the boat to watch."
"Well, that's good. Did you see red tide outside the pier this morning?"
"No, I haven't heard that there are no boats on the shore early in the morning. They all go to sea."
He nodded and said nothing.
After finishing the meal, he went to the dock as soon as possible. Two middle-aged women wearing straw hats and patched clothes were sitting on the fishing boat. The fishing nets were shaken out by them and covered the entire deck.
There's no place to put your feet when you look at it.
He fiddled with the fishing net before stepping on the deck. The two women only looked up at him, then lowered their heads to repair the fishing net, and whispered a few words to each other.
Ye Yaodong didn't come here specifically to watch them mend their nets. Anyway, their workers were there on the boat. He came here to see the sawfish yesterday.
It was still in the fish warehouse. The ice cubes on it had not yet melted and the freshness was still very good. After telling the boatman to keep an eye on it, he went out again with confidence.
It was already past 9 o'clock, and the Coast Guard had already gone to work. When he went there, Zeng Weimin was on the phone.
After waiting for a while, I saw him hang up the phone.
"Are you here to ask about that couple? That family came to your place to make trouble again?"
Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about, and shook his head quickly, "No, no, that's not the case. They just came yesterday morning and left in despair. They didn't come to the door today. The day before yesterday, you said you would ask someone to
Come to them and warn them, and by the way, tell them about their family members’ sentencing, so they probably won’t dare to cause trouble again.”
He nodded.
Ye Yaodong continued: "When I went out to sea yesterday, I caught an unusually big fish. I wanted to donate it to the aquarium and make it into a specimen."
Zeng Weimin was a little surprised. It was a bit beyond his expectation. He thought it was another request for something.
"What fish?"
"A kind of fish called sawfish should be very rare here. When we brought it back yesterday, all the fishermen on the shore said they didn't recognize it. It may be a species that has flowed into the high seas or some distant sea areas."
Zeng Weimin was a little confused when he heard this. He didn't know much about fish.
"Very rare?"
"It's very rare. Actually, it's because we can't sell it. Haha, because no one knows it and doesn't know the product. No one dares to take it for fear of getting it in their hands. I think it's also a rare big product. It's several meters long. Let's leave it there.
It’s a waste if it’s broken. If you have the technology, you can make specimens for future generations to admire. We have an aquarium in the city, right?”
"Yes, yes..."
"That's right, contribute to the aquarium and make specimens. When the time comes, they can be viewed by people. It will increase everyone's knowledge and enrich the species of the aquarium. After all, rare fish are rare. All aquariums cannot be ordinary.
There must be something that is good and attractive.”
"How many meters long do you think it is?"
"It's 3.92 meters, which is nearly 4 meters. The measurement may not be accurate, and there is a slight error. But the most special thing about it is that its snout is a little over one meter long, like a sawtooth."
"So big? Serrated? There are more than one meter of serrated teeth on the mouth?" Zeng Weimin was surprised. It looks so strange?
They said it was a big fish, but he wasn't surprised when it was said to be three to four meters tall, but the mouth had more than one meter of serrated teeth, which was really strange and unimaginable.
"I took a photo, but the film is not used up yet, and I haven't taken it out to be developed. If I take it to be developed, it won't be that fast. How about I take you to the pier to have a look?"
Ye Yaodong thought about the scorching sun outside, and felt that it would be unrealistic for the leader to walk all the way to the dock and boat, so he added: "Or if you don't mind, I can have the fish brought to the door?
Let everyone take a look? This fish is really rare. Almost no one has seen it, let alone ordinary people."
"Seeing as you said it's so rare, then ask someone to come over and have a look. It's really that rare. I'll help you ask someone to come over and have a look to see if it can be made into a specimen. If it's really some kind of amazing fish,
If the specimen is hung in the aquarium, it will indeed have a long face."
He happily agreed, "Okay, I'll ask someone to carry it immediately. The leader will wait at the unit first. The sun outside is too hot, so don't come out yet. I'll call you after I carry it over."
"Okay, you are interested now."
"Hey, this is also to repay this city. You want to recommend me to be the vice president, so I should reciprocate and donate a rare fish to our city's aquarium."
"Okay, then you bring it over and have a look first. I'll ask someone from the Oceanographic Bureau to come over and have a look later."
Ye Yaodong went out happily and ran to the pier again excitedly, sweating profusely, but it was difficult for only three people to lift the fish, which weighed at least 200 kilograms.
He asked people to run back home and call for people to come over.
Taking advantage of the waiting time, I allowed myself to relax again.
After everyone arrived, everyone worked together to lift the fish out of the fish bin.
As soon as they were lifted out, the two women on the boat widened their eyes in surprise, stood up, and murmured.
"You mend your nets, we'll be back in a moment." After saying that, Ye Yaodong asked them to carry the fish down first. He locked up the fish warehouse and cabin before following.
The nearly 4-meter-long sawfish immediately attracted everyone's attention when it was carried onto the pier. It was approaching noon, and there were no people here. Except for the early morning, early morning, and evening, the pier is usually crowded on such hot days.
Very deserted.
To be continued...