Chapter 994 Fishing in Troubled Waters (7000 Words)

"What are these pearls? They are round like black pearls..."

"Could it be the roe of that dace fish, right? So this canned fish is not talking about fish, but fish roe?

"Then isn't this selling dog meat on sheep's head?"

"It's a lie. It turns out the fish can is not filled with fish..."

Everyone discussed a few words and laughed at each other.

After Ye Yaodong was surprised, he thought in his heart: Isn't this the legendary caviar?

He smelled it again, and it smelled a little salty. Although he had never eaten it, he had seen it before, and the black bits were caviar.

Although everything was in front of him, he still couldn't believe it, and he didn't ask anyone to take a spoon. He stretched out his paw to pick up a handful and put it in his mouth, ready to taste it.

The legendary caviar is listed as a must-eat before death.

I heard that it tastes slightly salty and has a bursting texture after chewing, giving people an unprecedented and wonderful feeling.

Try it to see if it is as delicious as the legend says, and you will probably know if this one is.

As soon as the round beads entered his mouth, they rolled on the tip of his tongue. He used the tip of his tongue and his jaw to pop the black pearls. The salty taste instantly filled his mouth, a taste of the ocean, but with a sweet aftertaste.

Ye Yaodong chewed it a few times and found it to be quite crisp, round and delicious. It was much more delicious than the fish roe he had eaten some time ago.

But it's not as exaggerated as the legend says. Maybe he is a layman and he doesn't deserve the taste of money.

Father Ye saw that he didn't say anything, so he put it into his mouth with his hands and immediately said, "Dongzi, why are you eating so randomly? You don't even know what it is, so you just ate it?"

"It's quite delicious. This ship full of goods can't be just a bunch of garbage, right? It can be canned, so it's definitely not bad. No matter what canned food we have here, it's very expensive. Since this fish roe can be canned, It can’t be wrong.”

"Really delicious?"

"Really? This is black and looks like mouse droppings. How can it be delicious?"

He pushed the can in front of them, "You guys try it?"

Father Ye was doubtful and reached out to grab a handful.

"Be gentle, don't crush it."

The three of them took turns grabbing a small handful and smelled it first.

"It doesn't seem to have much flavor, just a little salty."

"This one is pickled, but not salty."

Father Ye put the letter in his mouth doubtfully, chewed it twice before saying, "The taste is okay."

The boatman also said: "This black one is edible. What kind of fish roe is it? It's weird."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth as he chewed peonies.

Same as him.

These dark, sticky eggs don’t look like much, but they can be sold for as much as 50,000 yuan per pound. They are also fish roe, and only sturgeon can sell for such a high price.

The high price of caviar is not due to its status. Among all caviar products, only sturgeon roe can be called caviar.

Others, such as salmon roe, tobiko, and mentaiko, are just substitutes for sturgeon, and are actually more popular abroad.

Caviar was first born in Russia, but it was not popular among the locals. It was not until the 16th century that caviar was exported to France. King Louis XIV of the time tasted it and liked it so much. Later, many French nobles began to like it. Ate caviar.

Therefore, caviar was labeled as "noble" in France, and its value soared instantly, not because it tasted delicious, but more importantly because it could show its noble status.

Just like spending millions to buy a watch, it is not about the technology used in it, but a symbol of a person's prominent status and identity.

In addition, only the roe of sturgeons can be called caviar, and sturgeons take a long time to produce roe, which takes 8 to 20 years, which is particularly resource-consuming, human and financial, so caviar is very expensive, unless you are rich People can’t afford it.

But why is there caviar in this canned dace?

Moreover, could the boxes piled high on the entire ship be filled with caviar?

Caviar is called black gold. The higher the grade, the clearer the fullness. He couldn't identify it. He just felt that it tasted okay and he didn't know if these were sturgeon roes.

You know, the Chinese sturgeon is now listed as a protected animal.

He seemed to smell a different smell, picked up the canned fish and took a closer look at the outer packaging, only to find that unexpectedly there was no brand logo on the outer packaging.

When I first picked it up and looked at it, I just saw that the name on it was Black Bean Sauce Dace, but I didn’t pay attention to the brand. I searched around and didn’t see the manufacturer listed on it.

It’s over, there’s something fishy!

"Since it can be eaten, just keep it as long as you like. There is no need to throw it back into the sea to avoid wasting it." Father Ye said compassionately.

His father's words brought him back to reality. He smiled awkwardly and did not dare to tell his father the value of this thing, otherwise his father would be shocked and would have to wonder how he knew it. , are you talking nonsense?

"That's not right. There is a dace logo engraved on the outside, but there are fish roes inside. It doesn't look right. Selling dog meat over sheep's heads is not like this. Fish roes are fish roes. The photo posted on the outside should also be a picture of fish roes. That’s right.”

"That's right! Isn't this random?"

"Let's go and smuggle...the ship! Definitely...definitely!"

The other two people also agreed with the boatman's words and nodded.

Ever since he saw the fish roe in the can, he had become suspicious of the boat.

It is labeled as a canned dace fish, but it contains caviar. The purpose is not pure, maybe it is really smuggling, right? And it was smuggled caviar, using canned dace as a shield.

Could it be that this ship is not going to the shore, but to the high seas? That's why you're in such a hurry?

"Open another one to see if it's still fish roe."

Just do it. After saying that, he ran to the aisle just now with the knife and picked up a box. He held it in the palm of his hand and chopped it down with the knife.

It was still dark when he opened it, and it looked like there was no difference. He put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it.

"Hey, it smells like black bean! This can is real black bean dace!"

"Show me, show me..." Father Ye followed him and heard it, and said hurriedly.

Ye Yaodong held a knife in one hand and a can of dace with black bean sauce in the other. He turned around and wanted to hand the knife to his father.

As a result, he instantly realized that he had handed it to the wrong person, and handed him the canned dace in his other hand.

But this time he was so frightened that his father quickly took a step back, stepped on the foot of the person behind him, and yelled angrily.

"You bastard, what are you doing with a knife? Are you going to kill me?"

Ye Yaodong sneered, "Isn't it because I didn't react at the moment and raised the wrong hand? How dare I? You can't kill me even if you kill someone and silence them."

Father Ye was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "You still kill people and silence them. What secrets do you have that I don't know? You almost scared me to death."

Haha, although there are many secrets that others don't know, even his father knows them, but there are really secrets that he doesn't know.

"Hey, hey, I got it right this time. It's this one. Try it. It's very fragrant. It tastes like black beans."

Father Ye took it angrily, and stabbed him again with some remaining anger.

"Isn't this just like the pickled black bean sauce from your wife's family? Is the fish underneath?"

“So this box is the real black bean dace?”

"All the gangsters...are they pretending?"

"Maybe they were mixed together to cover up this caviar."

Ye Yaodong just didn't look carefully at the logo on the second opened can of black bean dace because of his father's remarks.

He took out another box from the box and found that this box had the brand logo on it, and when he turned it over, it also had the manufacturer's address.

There are two subtly different OEM labels in one box, which is obviously problematic.

"Dad, show me yours first. I'll give you the knife."

Father Ye glanced at the knife in his hand with a small look, and then glanced at him again, then exchanged the can with him for the knife, and then immediately exited the aisle, letting others make way, and prepared to put the knife away first. .

Ye Yaodong also walked out with a box of cans in one hand and called to the other two people, "Please help me lift that box to the deck. No one saw us salvaging it anyway. It's just a box. It depends on the distance." Not even."

"good."

He put the two cans in his hand under the light and opened the caviar.

So both of them were canned dace, and the first can of caviar that was opened to him was special and different.

He put the three boxes side by side and wanted to verify it, so he asked his father to bring the knife over and chop the third can.

Sure enough, it was canned dace again.

"Dongzi, why don't you just say that caviar is just caviar, and canned dace is just canned dace? Why do you want to mix this roe in the canned fish? Is there any explanation? Is there anything special about this caviar?"

"Yes, yes, I just wanted to ask, why don't you just put a label on the fish roe, and mix them together like this, and specially put a dace fish logo on it."

"There are ghosts!"

"What the hell are you? You're talking about this late at night." Father Ye glared at him unhappily.

"This caviar is very expensive, you can't imagine it. Moreover, real caviar must be made from sturgeon, and sturgeon is now a nationally protected animal. It is illegal to catch sturgeon."

Father Ye was surprised, "It's illegal to catch a fish? Why? Are you sick? Aren't fish just for people to catch? Is it illegal? Is it true?"

"Of course it's true, otherwise why are you still so secretive? This sturgeon caviar can be sold for sky-high prices abroad. There must be brave men under the heavy rewards. Of course, there are enough benefits to make it worth the risk for some people. .”

"How much does a box of this cost?"

"Well……"

This was a bit difficult for him. He didn't know the prices in the 1980s.

"One pound costs several thousand yuan."

He made a random joke, but saw everyone's eyes widen.

"Nonsense, how is that possible? Thousands of dollars? I don't even want a few cents. If you give it to me, I still have to consider whether to eat it or not."

"Are you talking nonsense? How is it possible? Thousands of yuan can buy a boat, and only this pound of stuff can be worth a boat. Are foreigners too rich or blind?"

"Gold is not as expensive as this thing. Each piece of it is like rat droppings."

"that is……"

Ye Yaodong groaned in his heart, maybe not just one ship, maybe two ships.

"If you don't believe me, I'm not asking you to believe it. Just think I'm talking nonsense. Anyway, this thing must be expensive. If it wasn't expensive, I wouldn't hide it like this."

Father Ye also felt that there was something fishy, ​​otherwise why would he be fishing in troubled waters like this? It just made him believe that this kind of fish roe costs thousands of yuan per pound, which was even more unimaginable to him. It was simply a fantasy to him.

Gold is not as expensive as this thing.

"These people must be afraid of being caught and going to jail, so they hide it like this. It's definitely not as expensive as you said."

"It's okay if you think so. Anyway, breaking the law must be illegal, and it must be expensive. Otherwise, why would you risk going to jail..."

"That's true..." Father Ye was a little doubtful again.

"Brother Dongdongdong..."

"If you fart quickly, let it go!"

He didn't have the patience to listen to him at the moment, which meant that he patiently explained what he was talking about.

Looking at the box being lifted out, he had already thrown himself on it, preparing to take out all the cans inside to see the ratio of the two cans.

"Yes, there is...box!"

"Nonsense, of course I know there is a box, isn't this just..."

"No, no, no, it's... the sea!"

Ye Yaodong immediately turned his head to look at the sea, and another one really floated over.

He looked uneasily at the two fishing boats stacked on top of each other, and found that in just a short while, the cargo ship seemed to tilt a little more. He didn't know whether it was hit by the waves or crushed by the fresh harvesting boat. There were probably two types. All.

If the pressure continued, the arc of the two ships' inclination would become even greater, and one of the harvesting ships would be sunk. It was probably impossible to keep one of their ships.

According to the inclination arc of the cargo ship, it will only tilt and tip over with the cargo ship, and as time goes by, the angle of inclination will only become larger and larger, until a piece of it will tip over into the sea.

"You guys go and fish it up. I'll take a look at the contents of this box first and divide them up."

He had not held two different cans in his hands at the same time just now. Now he took out all the cans in the box and put two different cans in his hands to feel them. The weights were obviously different.

When the second box was salvaged, he had already sorted all the cans in the first box.

In the small box, there were 45 cans of dace, but only 5 cans of caviar.

This ship was probably exporting canned dace, and at the same time it was also exporting caviar, or it could be said to be smuggling.

"Dongzi, this box has been fished out as well. Do you want to open it?"

"Open!"

When other people opened the can and found two different things, they also smelled something strange and knew that there must be something fishy in it.

Father Ye quickly opened the second box with quick hands and feet, and then took out all the straw stuffed inside. The father and son took out all the cans inside to compare.

Just like the first box, there are 45 cans of dace and 5 cans of caviar. Just look at the outer packaging to tell the difference.

"The two boxes are exactly the same."

"The same goes for the proportions."

"What should I do?"

Ye Yaodong also looked confused, "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Then put it away first?"

"Put away the second salvaged box and hide it under my boat first. Put the contents of the first box back and put it in the corner of the cabin first. Put the three opened boxes of cans first."

"OK."

After Father Ye finished all these things, he looked at Ye Yaodong again, "If the rescue ship comes later, should we report it secretly?"

He was also hesitant, but he was worried that he would be discovered by snitching.

"We'll see what happens later."

If he could get a chance to talk privately when he wasn't prepared, he wouldn't mind exposing it.

I don’t know if this is sturgeon caviar? The only sturgeon in the country is the Chinese sturgeon, which is now a protected animal. There is no background for committing crimes against the wind.

He thinks maybe one less thing is worse than one more thing?

It had nothing to do with him anyway, he discovered it by accident, so he could just use the two boxes as hush money.

After reporting someone, when they are caught, he won't get any reward, just pretend he doesn't know what to do, and they will have to thank him for coming to help and give him a red envelope.

"What about these three boxes? Eat them?"

He hesitated and said, "Eat it, there are still two boxes anyway?"

"You can't eat it. This thing looks dark and doesn't taste good. Besides, didn't you say that caviar costs several thousand yuan per pound? How can you be willing to eat it?"

"Don't you believe it? If you don't want to eat it, just leave it for me to eat. You can eat the canned fish and keep the leftovers."

Father Ye glared at him, "You're going to eat thousands of dollars worth of food like this?"

"I just said that I didn't even want to sell it to you for a few cents, and now I'm talking about thousands of dollars."

Ye Yaodong said angrily and then said: "It's already opened, of course you have to eat it, otherwise it will spoil if you leave it alone? If you are afraid of the thunderous sound and dare not eat it, then of course you can eat it for me. I am not afraid of the thunderous thunder."

The boatman smiled and interrupted the argument between the father and son. "Haha, let's put the stuff aside for now. Let's try that canned fish."

"Then let's try this canned fish first. This one is also very expensive, isn't it? Look at how good this canned food you just said is, try it and see. The fish roe tastes so-so, but it's so expensive and mysterious as you said. , this dace fish has black bean sauce in it, it should look better..."

Father Ye said and put the jar of caviar in the corner. Although he didn't believe it, he really couldn't bear to move it.

Then he used his rough big palm to open the mouth of the canned dace fish he had just cut open with a knife, and then opened it even wider.

"This is all black bean sauce, and it's also a lie. It says it's black bean sauce and dace, but it turns out there's more black bean sauce than fish."

"Otherwise, how can we make money? At least there is fish underneath, and we are not trying to sell dog meat on sheep's heads."

Father Ye went to get a pair of chopsticks and fiddled with the can. "These small miscellaneous fish can be made into cans. They are so small that they are no longer as long as my hand."

"It's good enough to eat, and there's oil and water in it."

"That's true."

As Father Ye spoke, he stirred the black bean sauce inside into the bowl, and also poured a little oil into the bowl and stirred it.

"Let me have a taste too. I have never eaten canned food in my life. I haven't eaten the canned fruit first, but you can let me have a taste of what canned fish is."

"Eat, eat, you're welcome, they are all picked up from the sea anyway, you all should try..."

Father Ye put the cans on the small table and let them help themselves.

Ye Yaodong also took a pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish. The fish was hard and had been fried. It tasted very fragrant, unlike ordinary fish which was very chewy.

Father Ye and others also commented the same way. They all said that it was hard and chewy, but it tasted quite fragrant and was different from the tenderness of ordinary fish.

"Even the bones are fried. They are hard and can be chewed. They are all oil and water. No wonder you said this is expensive and popular."

"It tastes delicious. I'm telling you that this canned fish will be delicious. Don't you believe it? Sea fish has the taste of sea fish, and freshwater fish also has the flavor of freshwater fish. It doesn't necessarily mean that freshwater fish won't taste good. If it's done well, It will also be delicious, and there are some fish in the sea that are not delicious.”

“This black bean rice is also quite delicious...”

Father Ye didn't feel that the rice was cold at all. Instead, he drank two large bowls and his mouth was smooth and shiny after eating.

"Let's take those two boxes back, keep them for ourselves, and let your mother and the others have a taste."

"I think that fish roe is not as delicious as this canned fish. This one is fragrant and chewy, while that fish roe tastes greasy and a little fishy."

It is indeed not in line with the Chinese baby's appetite. Although he thinks the caviar has a unique flavor, the taste of the canned dace is more in line with his taste.

"Put back what you haven't finished eating. This thing is very expensive. Let's continue eating it tomorrow. Don't play with it. Eat a little less and save money."

Father Ye put down the bowl and chopsticks, reluctantly put the can back on, and wiped away the oil and water on his fingers before putting it in his mouth.

"That's a slap in the face, Dad. I was disgusted with it before, but now I can't bear to eat it."

He said harshly: "The front is the front. Who knew that this fish has been fried, and the oil has fried things, how can it not be delicious? Shit is delicious when fried, let alone you don't always say this Is the thing expensive? How can you eat and play like this? It's a waste."

"Say it like you've eaten fried shit."

"What are you talking about?" Father Ye glanced at him, put the can on the corner of the table, stacked it with the caviar and put it away.

The boatman also put the chopsticks in his mouth and licked them before putting them down, "Why didn't you know that there was such a thing as canned fish before? It really only needs rich people to eat it. There is so much oil and water in it. I heard it in the countryside. never heard of that."

"This is from Guangdong Province. It is for export. It seems that it was also used to supply the troops during the war. It is so far away from us, so it is normal not to know. Even if it is available, who would be willing to buy it and eat it?"

"I can't afford to eat, I can't afford to eat, so I'd better work. There are still some goods here that I haven't finished picking. I'll pack them away quickly. Maybe I can go to sleep for a while..."

Father Ye touched his pocket and found that his watch was placed on the console of the cockpit and he couldn't see the time.

"what time is it?"

"8 o'clock, only about an hour passed."

"Has it only been an hour? I've been waiting for a while, and I don't know when the rescue team will come."

"Just wait, I have to wait here anyway."

"It just so happens that they will handle the boat accident tonight, and we can go back after catching a few nets tomorrow."

hope so.

Father Ye watched the boatman and Chen Shi squat down again to sort the remaining goods on the deck, and then moved closer to Ye Yaodong.

"Tell me, when the rescue team comes over, will they find something wrong with the cargo ship?"

"I don't know. Who knows if people coming to rescue will check it out."

"You should, right? The boxes on the ship are scattered everywhere. You should be curious about what's inside, right?"

"Maybe."

You ask me who I ask? If you ask him about something that didn't happen, he won't know.

"Then let's just watch. Maybe they arrive too late and the ship may sink directly..."

Ye Yaodong clapped his hands and said, "Yes, if it sinks, we have to help rescue people. Hurry up and put away the three leftover cans on the table and hide them. If someone gets caught on the boat, give them to them." I saw something bad.”

"Yes, yes, then I'll hide it and wash the dishes first."

Father Ye immediately went to work.

All of them are lazy men who don't like washing dishes. They won't wash the dishes until the next cooking time.

In the first two days, I was diligent about eating and washing, but then I left everything behind. I wasn't that particular on the boat, and Ye Yaodong wasn't one to boss people around. Anyway, as long as there was no delay in doing serious work.

After Ye Yaodong sent his father away, he was also thinking about caviar.

He probably had to take the two boxes he hid and keep them for himself. He felt a little distressed to eat such expensive things directly. The key was that they were not in line with his appetite.

It must not be sold. If the person is not arrested but is arrested, there will be no place to cry.

Don't even mention it. Only those who are good at it can afford it. Now I really have to be forced to experience it.

The cargo on the deck was cleared in a matter of seconds, and those who carried it in were carried in, and those who were dumped back into the sea were thrown back into the sea. After cleaning up, the two of them went back to bed to sleep.

Ye Yaodong also asked his father to go to bed. He didn't know when the rescue ship would arrive. There was no need for so many people waiting there. He was in high spirits anyway, so he could just watch by himself.

But as time went by, three hours had passed and they still hadn't arrived. The people on the fishing boat in front were probably more anxious, and the fishing boat was tilting more sharply.

In addition, after the tide receded to the bottom, it began to rise again, and the waves seemed to be sloping even more sharply.

If the rescue ship arrives in time, it can take advantage of the high tide to tie the fresh-water harvesting boat with a rope, increase its power, and drive it backwards from the cargo ship.

The cargo ship tilted because it hit the rocks, or because the tide rose, the tilt was not that severe, and the rescue might be successful.

Just when he was idle and bored, almost hurting his mouth from eating Pipi shrimps, a light suddenly appeared on the sea, and he instantly became energetic.

The two boats not far away were also cheering.

"The rescue ship is coming?"

The boat not far away was approaching from far away. He kept shining his flashlight towards it. He also saw the Chinese flag on the boat and the words Maritime Safety Administration painted on the hull. He felt relieved immediately.

Just come.

I went to have two teeth implanted in the afternoon, and the screws were driven into my gums. I came back in the evening and it was so swollen that I couldn’t even eat. It was painful and painful.