After the fishing net was completely pulled up, the three of them worked together to avoid the tail and put the net together with the super-large black-backed ray, and lifted it onto the wooden table together.
Father Ye couldn't help but smile, "I didn't catch a whole net of manta rays, but I made a profit if I caught such a big one."
"This one is so heavy. It must weigh more than 100 kilograms. A pound of 2 cents is worth more than 20 yuan! I have made a fortune. This is the first time I have seen such a big one..."
"Who would buy such a big one? Isn't this just a 50% discount? Seafood is a big word. The bigger it is, the more respectable it is."
Ye Yaosheng looked at Ye Yaodong confused, what do you mean?
Father Ye guessed what he was thinking, "Are you going to send it to Hongsheng?"
"That's for sure. Only the Young Master's family over there wants the sea chicken feet. The others don't know what they are selling. We have to make a trip anyway, so I will definitely send this black-backed ray as well."
"Such a big one, I don't say it's rare, but it's not common either. Let's take it for a look. The extra two yuan is worth two yuan. Anyway, it's just a drop-in. Don't bring it back to Ah Cai again."
If you don’t make money, you’re a bastard!
Father Ye nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, yes, rich people want to eat rare things. I bought back such a big squid last year. This one should be easy to sell. I can sell it for a few yuan more."
Ye Yaodong touched his chin, "I don't know if such a big squid is delicious or how to eat it. If you eat eighteen, it will be enough to open 20 tables, right?"
It's a pity that I have no experience catching him the first time. Next time I encounter him, I will definitely cut off one of his whiskers and keep it for myself.
"You don't care how people eat it? Poke it with something to see if the fish is dead? Every one of them is poisonous. It's such a big fish. I'm afraid it won't look good if the tail is cut off. What if I can't sell it at a high price?
?I heard that some people value completeness."
The tail spines of black-backed rays carry highly venom, just like the back spines of stonefish. Once stung, the pain can range from unbearable to shock or even death.
However, under normal circumstances, black-backed rays disdain the use of poison and only release poison as a last resort when their lives are threatened. They are so willful and kind-hearted.
Ye Yaosheng turned around and took a short stick. He slapped its tail a few times and found that it was motionless. "It should be dead and can be freed. If you lift it into the basket, it can be used as a lid."
"Let me do it. It's better if I wear gloves."
Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand and gestured. It felt like it was a whole circle bigger than the toilet seat. The analogy between his father and Brother Asheng was also correct. It took up most of the table, and there were two sole fish pressed under it.
Fortunately, it was a flat fish to begin with.
He untied the fishing net skillfully and ignored the other fish. He first pulled out the black-backed ray by picking its nostrils. Father Ye and Ye Yaosheng were also helping to untie the fishing net from the black-backed ray and hold it up.
Body.
There was no space on the table, so they dragged it to the floor while untying it.
"I'm really old and heavy..."
"It's valuable. I'm going to get a basket and cover it with a rag. Don't let it get burned by the sun. Even though it's winter, the sun won't do it for a long time..."
"If we can get a good product every day, why worry about making money?"
"Then you should go to Mazu Temple to worship and offer incense..."
"Tug it into the cabin first..."
After being busy for a while, after settling the black-backed ray, they continued to close the net. The only thing they talked about was the black-backed ray, and their excitement was palpable.
After the sun went down, they collected all the sticky nets in the sea, and then started to lower the nets from the beginning, preparing to come back to collect them tomorrow. It was rare to have a few days of good weather, so they had to seize the time to work.
After setting up the net and going back to the shore, there was only a little light left, and it took nearly an hour to drive back.
However, their boat was not the only one to return late. It had been too long since they had gone to sea for work. Everyone was greedy and reluctant to finish work early and come back early. There was no wind in the evening. Except for some small wooden boats parked on the shore, all the big boats were still there.
Outside.
There were quite a lot of people coming and going on the shore. Some were waiting for their families, some were helping to pick goods, and some had just returned from the shore.
They were not in a hurry to carry the small wooden boat and the black-backed ray on board. Instead, they carried other goods that needed to be weighed and weighed them first. The goods that were to be kept for drying were also carried on the cart, and finally they carried the goods.
A black-backed ray.
At this time, two large boats also docked, one on the left and one on the right, directly on either side of their boat. Their super-large black-backed ray had already attracted the attention of people on both sides of the fishing boats before they even got off the boat.
"Ah? Dongzi, my God, you guys caught such a big manta fish?"
"Such a big one! I've never heard of it before, and this is the first time I've seen people in the village catch it."
"Dad, how did you catch it? Did it stick to the net?"
"This is bigger than the pot in our earthen stove..."
One of the two boats that just docked belonged to Brother Ye and Brother Ye. Today they took their wife to dig shells on the island. They came back late due to being greedy, so they landed just in time.
Father Ye was smiling and said happily: "It was caught with a sticky net. When I saw it, I was shocked to see that such a big one could be caught. This one weighs hundreds of kilograms."
"Dongzi is really lucky, he often encounters such big fish..."
"I collected it, not him today."
"Dad collected it? It's really amazing..."
Ye Yaodong and Ye Yaosheng carried the basket and got off the boat, while Father Ye walked aside and kept looking over his head while talking to the two brothers. Even a fool could hear the joy and pride in his voice.
People on the shore who had not yet left also saw it, and everyone whispered to each other, saying that such a big manta ray is rare.
Ah Cai happily ran up to help lift it, "This is a black-backed ray. This one is really big. It's rare. I found a treasure. Yesterday in the next village, I heard that someone caught a forty or fifty-pound fish in a trawl net.
The manta ray, that one is already big enough, but I didn’t expect yours to be bigger, it’s even bigger than a sieve..."
"Hey, hey? Where are you taking it?"
"On the pallet truck!"
Ah Cai's happy expression suddenly froze, "Aren't you going to sell it? Such a big one costs dozens of yuan, aren't you going to sell it?"
"I won't sell it! Take it home first and use it to build a house."
Ah Cai: "???"
"What kind of house is this? Hurry up and carry it in for me. I'll weigh you. I don't know how much it weighs..."
"That's okay..."
Ye Yaodong signaled Ye Yaosheng to carry his head into the small building first, go through the scales first, and then carry it onto the cart after weighing it.
Others were also curious about how much such a big black-backed ray weighed, and they all followed.
Even Brother Ye and Brother Ye didn't bother to unload the goods, so they came over to see how many kilograms it could weigh for such a big thing.
"It must be 100 pounds~"
"I also think it must be more than 100 kilograms..."
"It's definitely bigger than the one dragged up from Gutao Village yesterday..."
"That's for sure. How much do they weigh? This one is obviously bigger..."
Everyone was guessing and watching Ah Cai keep adding weights to the big scale.
"Oh, 108 jins, it's really over 100 jins. Wait... wait... there are still two more jins to be deducted from the frame... 106 jins..."
"That's big..."
"How much can this one sell for?"
"About 20 yuan..."
"That's not bad...it's worth the goods from two or three websites..."
Ye Yaodong was also very pleased. He hadn't caught such a big one in a long time.
"Thank you~"
"Thank you, let me do the math for you..."
"Huh? No need to worry, I want to carry it back."
Ah Cai was shocked, "You really carried it back to the town house? Did you use it as a mascot?"
"Don't you think this little look is very domineering?"
Ah Cai: "?"
Everyone: "?"
Ye Yaosheng: "Little?"
Father Ye: Just convince him to open his mouth.
Ye Yaodong doesn't care what everyone thinks, he can say whatever he likes.
After saying that, he raised his hand to signal Ye Yaosheng to carry the basket away and onto the cart.
Ah Cai watched helplessly as the big fish just passed by, cursing in his heart, what a thief! Keep the good ones and give him the ones you don’t need!
The crowd was also whispering, saying that he didn't even want to sell it anymore and even carried it away?
"Did you take the wrong medicine?"
"Are you really going to carry it back to the town house?"
"Nervous...it's obviously going to cost more, right?"
"Ah, yes, there are shops in his city..."
"I'm so irritated by people... I started shaking just looking at him..."
"Yeah...I heard there are two stores..."
"It's only been a long time, and now we have everything..."
Everyone whispered, but it did not affect Ye Yaodong at all. He was a mediocre person who was not envied by others.
The cart was already full, and there were still two baskets on the ground that couldn't be piled on top. Ye Yaodong asked his father and Brother Asheng to push a cart home and unload it while he waited here.
Ah Cai thought for a while, then walked over, "Are you really planning to take it to the city yourself? Aren't you selling dried fish? Suddenly you got a fresh one..."
"It doesn't affect..."
"You don't have any ice...even though it's cold..."
"Ah, yes, you need to spread a layer of ice cubes and cover it with a cloth to keep it fresh. This is safer. Get me a bucket of ice cubes later. Thank you very much."
As he spoke, Ye Yaodong asked his second brother to borrow an empty bucket. The bucket he had not used just now was hung directly on the cart and asked his father to pull it back.
Ah Cai glared at him. He didn't earn any money, so he still had to put up a bucket of ice cubes?
Talk too much!
"Why are you staring? I just sold you several baskets of goods. Go and get busy. My eldest and second brothers have all brought in the fish. I will load the ice cubes by myself later. I am familiar with the business and I don't need you."
As he spoke, he waved his hand to him and asked him to go about his business.
Ah Cai looked helpless.
At this time, people in the small hut were also asking him to weigh the goods, so he had no choice but to shake his head, turn around and walk inside.
If it doesn’t sell, it won’t sell!
Ye Yaodong was bored with waiting, so he pulled out a cigarette and smoked, thinking that it was already dark now and it was too late to go to town. He could only wait until tomorrow.
Then tomorrow I have to call one more person to go to sea with his father and brother Aseng.
He will go back later and let his father call one by himself.
Chapter completed!