Chapter 487 Understand the Situation

We didn’t encounter them at first, maybe because they were in a relatively marginal location. Anyway, the further we went, the more fishing boats we saw, and everyone kept their distance.

However, sometimes I don’t see jellyfish for a long time, and they are not evenly distributed.

Along the way, Ye Yaodong saw so many fishing boats fishing for jellyfish on the sea, and he was completely relieved.

The presence of boats fishing means that there is a market and someone is harvesting it, so you are not afraid that no one will want it.

The other three men were also relieved. In fact, they were also worried that no one would want them and they were working for free. Although they were only paid, it would not be good for them if the owner lost money.

Father Ye also breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, they saw many boats in the sea ahead, all heading eastward at the same time, and the boats were all dragging fishing nets at the stern, which were filled with densely packed and colorful jellyfish, and there were quite a lot of them.

Father Ye also thought that they were almost there. Those boats were probably docked in nearby villages. The contents of the fishing nets were too heavy to be pulled up by manpower, so they kept dragging them like them.

He simply approached the nearest boat and shouted for directions in his broken Mandarin with a Minnan accent.

But the old fishermen on the boat didn't seem to speak Mandarin at all, and used their local dialect to speak words they didn't understand. Later, the young people on the boat translated for them in less standard Mandarin.

Only then did they realize that the village ahead was their village, Changjingjing Village, which belonged to Muhua Town, Yangping County.

After hearing that they had arrived at a small village within the jurisdiction of Yangping County, everyone felt relieved, as long as they were on the right track.

After Ye Yaodong expressed his gratitude, he said to Chen Jiannian: "All roads lead to Yangping. Since there are villages nearby that are also fishing for jellyfish, then we can just dock here. There should be no problem, right? You can go up there and then Let’s find out how far away the factory’s equipment is. Then we can contact you and come directly to pick up the goods, okay?”

Chen Jianian nodded, "Okay, I've heard of Muhua Town. Let's stop in this village first. I'll go ashore and find a place to make phone calls first."

After reaching an agreement, Father Ye also followed the ship in front and moved forward slowly.

The green mountains in the distance are getting closer and closer, and the village gradually comes into view. There are many large and small boats docked on the shore in front.

It's finally time to dock.

The fishing boat gradually approached the shore, and everyone could clearly see that the shore was densely packed with people, coming and going.

The beach is covered with colorful transparent jellyfish, and people on the shoal are dragging fishing nets to the beach manually.

There seemed to be more than a dozen people dragging each net. The jellyfish inside were densely packed and crowded, and the number looked very large.

Everyone was speechless. The closer they got, the wider their mouths opened.

"My dear, this beach is full of jellyfish, there are so many of them!"

"So many people are busy at the beach, and many people gather around the shore. Is it dividing them? I guess all the men and women in the village are here, right?"

"There seems to be a lot of people in the fishing nets behind us..."

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father looked at each other. They seemed to have underestimated the jellyfish's flood season.

"The number of jellyfish in our fishing net should be no less than theirs. The speed of the fishing boat was obviously much slower just now, but it seems that it is not easy to land it?"

Ye Yaodong suddenly doubted whether they could drag the jellyfish at the stern of the boat...

Father Ye was also a little worried. They were not locals and had no relatives or friends to help, so they had to rely on themselves.

"Let's take a look later. If it doesn't work, cover them with a hand net and drag them to the shore one by one. We can only use stupid methods."

Ye Yaodong had a big headache, "This is the only way to go."

The fishing boats in front stopped a little distance from the beach. People on the boats jumped off and went to the stern to untie the fishing nets. Relatives waiting on the shore also swam down to help drag the fishing nets.

Father Ye also docked the boat at the far corner. After all, they were foreigners and unfamiliar with the place, so it was better to keep their distance when going to the corner.

As soon as the ship stopped, Ye Yaodong went to the stern of the ship to winch the tow line. When the winch reached the net plate, he fixed the net plate on the net frame to separate it from the tow line.

The other three cousins ​​​​and Chen Jianian also jumped into the water one after another to pick up the nets that Ye Yaodong had untied. After parking the boat, Ye's father also went down with two hand-made nets.

At this time, all the jellyfish that had been dragged up and down in the fishing net floated to the surface. The jellyfish had been rolling in the sea as the fishing boat moved forward, and it was not very clear.

Now everyone could see it clearly and felt a little excited. Such a large area could probably weigh several thousand kilograms. No wonder those in front had to send out more than a dozen people to pull it.

When Ye Yaodong collected the dragline, he could see it more clearly from the fishing boat.

These jellyfish are as big as each other. One of them can equal several of the ones he collected before. There are still some fish mixed in the fishing net, but they have just been squeezed out by the rising jellyfish.

He looked at the boat next door. The old fisherman on that boat seemed to be the boat where his father asked for directions just now.

There were quite a lot in their fishing nets, and there were quite a few young and middle-aged people dragging them there. The old fisherman and a few young people also noticed them, but they just took a look at them and ignored them, minding their own business. busy work.

Ye Yaodong thought that everyone was busy working there at the moment and had no time to talk, so he had to give them a friendly smile and go about his own business first.

He jumped into the water, helped and tried to pull the fishing net with everyone, but found that it couldn't move much at all.

"No, dad, let's drag them ashore one by one. It will be easier to pull them when the number is small."

"good."

He and his father each took a hand net and put it into the fishing net, and pulled out a jellyfish. They tried their best to prevent their skin from coming into contact with each other. Although each one looked good-looking, they were all poisonous.

"Be careful not to get stung on your hands or skin."

"It's so heavy. It's not that easy to drag them one by one to the shore."

"This is because of the buoyancy of the water. When the water becomes shallower forward, it will be even harder to drag if it sinks."

At this time, Chen Jianian said: "This fishing net can't be dragged up now anyway. I can only fish it out one by one. Then I will go ashore and call my friends first to avoid leaving the goods on the boat there to dry."

"Yes, yes, you should call us first and give us the goods on the ship first." Father Ye said quickly.

"Okay, I'll go to the village first to see if there is a phone number and ask first."

Ye Yaodong also urged, "Then go quickly."

"I don't know how much these jellyfish on the boat can be sold for."

"You'll know after you sell it." Ye Yaodong held the hand net in his hand and struggled to drag the jellyfish inside to the corner of the beach.

After finding an open space, he poured it out directly.

"It's such a big one. It's not easy to drag this one around. Dad, just keep an eye on it here first, so that no one can watch it and it gets stolen. It's not easy for us foreigners to talk to each other."

"Okay, we'll take turns to watch them later, and we'll just take a rest."

"Um."

Ye Yaodong took his father's hand-drawn net and returned to the sea. The four brothers worked in pairs and took turns dragging. This was easy and less tiring, but it was just a lot of effort.

After towing back and forth 4-5 times, he saw that the people on the next boat had dragged all the goods ashore, so he quickly handed the hand net to others and climbed onto the boat to get cigarettes.

He planned to chat with the old fishermen or young people next door to see if the condom was close, and asked about the jellyfish market. He didn't know how many days they had been fishing.

Thanks to his previous life, although the Mandarin he speaks still has a strong southern Fujian accent, at least he can speak it and it is quite fluent. Unlike his father who has spoken dialects all his life and cannot speak Mandarin, he can only listen.

He walked over with a smile, pulled out two cigarettes for the old fisherman, and pulled out two cigarettes for the young man who had just communicated.

"Hello, comrades, my name is Ye Yaodong, and I just asked you for directions on the boat. Your family is really prosperous, and they are all strong laborers. This wave of jellyfish will definitely make a lot of money and make a fortune."

The old fisherman smiled and muttered a lot, and he sounded a little confused.

The young man explained: "My father doesn't speak Mandarin. He asked where you are from? Are you from the area around Shatou Town?"

Shatou Town is also at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, but it is under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. The language spoken there is very similar to southern Fujian dialect, and the speech also has a strong Fujian accent.

Ye Yaodong did not admit or deny it directly or indirectly, but changed the subject and said: "Are the fishing boats in that area often docking in the surrounding area?"

"Isn't that right? Who is allowed to get closer? It's only been a year or two. In the past, they towed it and brought it back. Now they just dock it directly in our surrounding towns. They tow it to the shore and sell it directly without dividing it. Maybe it's Before the fishing team was disbanded, it was still a collective economy, and the goods had to be brought back."

Can I sell the whole piece?

It would save trouble if they could sell the whole piece. People who are unfamiliar with the place here have to ask someone to boil water and dry it in the sun. No one stays there to watch, and they are all stolen in a few seconds. No excuses.

He asked again: "How many fishing boats are out fishing for jellyfish in your village? I see there are a lot of boats on the beach. Your place must be a big village, right? I think you have a lot of brothers, and you must be earning very well during this time." "

"There are about 60 boats, mostly small wooden boats. There are only four boats as big as yours." Having said this, the young man also felt very proud, because his boat was also very big.

"We have seven brothers and a few nephews. We could have made good fishing, but we were delayed by the typhoon some time ago. It has been raining intermittently for almost half a month, or it is windy and we cannot go to sea. .”

"It's only been the last two days that the weather has cleared up, so everyone has caught a lot of fish. Fortunately, the flood season can last for another month or two, otherwise dozens of our family members would have suffered from the northwest wind."

When fishing for jellyfish, they are most afraid of wind. If there is a north wind of level 6 to 7, the jellyfish will sink to the bottom.

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