Chapter 1021 The Fish Struck by Lightning (7000 Words)

Everyone walked out of the cabin one after another. They all put on hats on their heads and fixed the ropes under their chins to prevent them from being blown away by the wind. They also held the hats in their hands and looked at the sea while putting them on awkwardly.

"So many? The entire film is full of..."

"Hurry up, put on your raincoat and take out the net..."

"This hand-thrown net is almost worn out after being used several times. Adong will have to prepare a few new ones and put them on the boat next time he goes back..."

"Okay, I've remembered it. I'll just use it for now. The others will take the hand nets and catch as many as they can to see what kind of fish are jumping out of the water."

He also took out his bamboo hat and raincoat from the cabin and put them on. Although he returned to the cockpit after a while, he always came out to take a look.

The boat has been working slowly, and he can't see clearly what kind of fish are jumping all the time. Anyway, they look big and small, the small one is only as long as a finger, and the big one weighs two or three pounds.

It's a pity that the net was put down not long ago, otherwise it would be better to just put it up and stop the boat.

"It rains all the time...it looks fine during the day, and the weather forecast didn't say it's going to rain..."

"Oh, don't mention the weather forecast. It's all lies. What's being played is the city's weather forecast. How can it be accurate? Don't believe it next time. We might as well make our own judgments."

"Fishing first, fishing first, fishing first when you are ready. It is rare to see so many fish jumping out of the water together. It is quite novel..."

"Dongzi, go sail the boat and slow down a little more..."

"knew."

Ye Yaodong watched the two hand-thrown nets being thrown into the water and then dragged away by the fishing boat. There were no fish jumping in the small area covered by the fishing nets, so he returned to the cockpit first and then slowed down. Point speed.

"Oh, there's a bass...it's quite big..."

As soon as he adjusted the speed and walked out of the cockpit, he saw on the deck that they had just caught a net of leaping fish with a hand net. A bass weighing about three to four kilograms was poured out of the net opening with a diameter of 50 to 60 centimeters. , with a small pile of anchovies.

"I also have a bass and a Bao Gong here, and the others are all small miscellaneous fish..."

"It looks okay, but there are a few good fish."

"I'll help you with this net..."

The diameter of the mouth of the hand-made net is only that big, and the number of nets is limited. I made a large batch before, just to catch jellyfish. There is no way to catch as much as the hand-thrown net.

The two hand-thrown nets were brought up one after another, only a few seconds apart, and then they were all dumped on the deck together.

The two small piles looked like they only weighed a few dozen kilograms of goods. The raincoats they wore particularly affected the physical movements of the nets, so that the fishing nets that everyone cast out could not be opened to the maximum extent.

However, don’t ask for too much, just a small amount and often times will be fine.

There were some big fish and some small fish in the stuff that was poured out. There were not many big fish, they were basically all kinds of small miscellaneous fish.

"Okay, okay...there are still a few big fish..."

"Spring is here, and there are more bass..."

"The sea bass is good and valuable."

After everyone poured out the contents of the fishing net and saw clearly what was there, they talked for a while and continued to throw the fishing net into the sea without being in a hurry to pick. Who knows when these jumping fish on the sea will disappear. .

The light rain was still falling there. Ye Yaodong stood on the helm and looked through the rain curtain at everyone working below.

Maybe it was due to the generous red envelopes he gave us in the previous two times. Everyone was very active in their work and did not treat it passively because of the rain.

The windshield was not very clear despite the light rain. He walked out of the cockpit and saw the scene outside more clearly. Anyway, there was no need to change the direction of travel, and he did not have to stay in front of the steering wheel.

His face was wet from the raindrops, and he wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe his face, but the raincoat he was wearing was difficult to hold, so he had to let the raindrops fall slowly on his face.

Just as he was wondering in a daze how long these fish would last, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared on the horizon, and it flashed away, illuminating the deck in an instant.

At the same time, the boatmen on the deck also cheered.

"snapper!"

"This net is made of red snapper. I'm getting rich. They're all snappers. I'm here to help pull..."

"Is there lightning? Will there be thunder later?"

"Put it up first."

As soon as the fishing net was pulled out of the water, Father Ye, who was holding a hand net next to him, saw it. He immediately picked up the hand net with an exclaim and threw it aside. He didn't care about the fish jumping out of it and happily extended his hand to help.

"Is it really a red snapper? Is that a real snapper? Come up and take a look..."

"Is it a real sea bream or some kind of sea bream?"

"I don't know. I have to pull it up and take a look. Just look at the red color."

Others turned around and asked when they heard the sound, and wanted to come over and have a look. However, they still had work on their hands, so they had to fish it out while there were still fish jumping out of the water. They couldn't just run over and watch the fun.

The five people at the bottom were divided into two groups and stood on both sides of the ship's side, casting their own nets to catch fish, so that they would not have enough space to cast their nets when they were all standing on one side.

Although it is not easy to just drop the tools in your hands and run over to watch the excitement, but when everyone is netting goods, they also turn their heads and pay attention to the fishing nets that have been collected.

In an instant, a large bag of goods was collected together with the help of Father Ye and another boatman, and was thrown directly onto the deck. The fish inside were still jumping in the fishing net.

The flashlights in everyone's hands were all shining on the fishing nets below. The light of Ye Yaodong's flashlight also moved from the sea to the deck. Another lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the nets on the deck brighter and clearer.

"It's a red friend fish."

"Red friend fish? This fish is valuable."

"Ah! Is it a red friend fish? I made a profit in this net and spread it among the fish. It looks like it weighs more than 100 kilograms."

"Quickly, keep casting the net again. It's a pity that the fishing boat is working. I don't know if the net can still be caught. The fish school should be behind."

"Keep casting the net and try again. All the fish below will float up. It should be easy to catch the net now."

"It's lightning, and I don't know if there will be thunder... Let's cast two nets to see..."

Ye Yaodong also walked to the deck while they were talking. They also poured out the contents of the fishing net, and the fishing net went back to work.

He adjusted his raincoat to make it easier for him to squat down, and used a flashlight with one hand to shine on the red fish on the deck.

This is the purple snapper, everyone calls it the red friend fish.

He has fished many times, but he has yet to catch a whole net. The fish is indeed not cheap. A pound of wholesale costs five or six cents. Judging from the current weather, they probably won't be able to stay for a few days. They will probably all catch it. When the goods are brought back, there is no need to sell them to the fresh-carrying ship at a discount.

The red fish account for the majority of the goods here that weigh more than a hundred kilograms. The small miscellaneous fish only weighs a few dozen kilograms and can be sold for dozens of yuan.

"I'm very lucky, and I can catch fish in the net. The probability is quite low. The boats are moving there, and I can still catch them in the net."

Father Ye smiled and said, "Who says it's not the case? The accuracy of spreading is quite good."

"Dad, you go up and look in the direction. Let me do it while you go and rest."

Father Ye rubbed his arm, which was a little sore after fishing several nets, "Okay, I'll leave it here for you. I'll go up and watch."

Ye Yaodong took the handmade net handed over by his father. What his father had just caught were all small miscellaneous fish. Most of the fish jumping up in the sea were small miscellaneous fish. It was not easy to catch a whole net of good fish. .

This makes it seem like the Internet celebrity fish I just caught is so rare, and it’s really a stroke of luck.

That is to say, the handle of this hand-held net is long enough and can be extended farther. Otherwise, it is difficult to reach close areas.

He also followed the salvage side, and everyone did not forget to chat while they were working.

"Fortunately, it's not raining very hard, so you can still see..."

"Yeah, luckily it didn't rain heavily. It would be difficult if it rained heavily. But I just saw lightning. I wonder if there will be thunder?"

"Crow's mouth, if it hadn't rained, these fish probably wouldn't have jumped out of the water..."

While everyone was busy working and chatting, there was a sudden roar in the sky.

Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and cursed two words, "Grass, Selinmu, crow's mouth, who just said thunder..."

"Looking for scolding..."

Everyone was cursing, and suddenly a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky again, and then another one struck directly at the sea. The light brightened and dimmed, dimmed and brightened again.

They all looked up, and at this moment, they saw a huge fish jumping out of the sea, and then there was another bolt of lightning from the sky, and it actually hit the big fish directly?

Hit?

"What happened just now? Am I dazzled? Another lightning struck the sea?"

"It seemed like a fish jumped out and was struck by lightning?"

"I saw it too. I happened to see lightning flash across. I looked up and saw a fish jumping out of the water, and then there was another lightning strike. It seemed like it struck?"

"It's... it's hit! It's... it's hit!"

Ye Yaodong also looked at the fish not far away in surprise. The fish that jumped out of the water just now was not far from them, so he could see clearly that it was indeed struck directly by lightning.

"It's really hit. Damn it, it's the first time I see a fish and it's struck by lightning! Even a scumbag might not be struck by lightning, but a fish is actually struck by lightning!?"

"What is a scumbag? The fish that jumped out of the water just now seems to be quite big. It should be dead with this blow, right?"

"No, it's all thunder and lightning. Should we go back?"

"Yeah, forget about the fish. It's starting to thunder and lightning now. Should we go back directly? If the rain gets heavy later and the wind and waves come with it, it will be quite dangerous."

"It's quite dangerous. We have traveled a long way out here. Now we are in the middle of the sea. It will take several hours to drive back..."

"A Dong, do you want to discuss this with your father?"

Everyone felt a little uneasy when they saw the thunder and lightning, and wanted to go back directly. The boat was swaying in the wind on the sea, and the boat seemed particularly lonely. Just now, a big fish was directly hit by lightning, and they were also worried that if the lightning struck directly. What should I do if I fall on top of a fishing boat?

Ye Yaodong nodded and thought it would be better to return directly. There was thunder and lightning, so this was no longer a problem with the light rain.

"Dongzi, Dongzi, on the sea, go and look on the sea..." Father Ye shouted loudly from the helm.

Everyone involuntarily looked up, and then turned to look in the direction of father-in-law Ye's finger. They happened to see a big fish floating on the sea and passing by the boat.

"Fuck, it's over...Dad..."

Father Ye shouted, "I'll turn the boat around and chase..."

After others reacted, they quickly lay down on the edge of the boat and looked at the big fish floating in the wind on the sea.

"A big fish passed by..."

"I have to chase it... I just watched it float past, and I didn't even take a closer look at what kind of fish it was."

"What kind of fish is that? It looks white and gray... oh, it's drifting further and further away..."

"That fish should be the one that was struck by lightning just now." Ye Yaodong said with some suspicion.

"It looks like it should be. Otherwise, how could it be fine? Such a big fish is floating on the sea? It looks dead."

"Such a big fish will die in one blow. I don't know what kind of fish it is...the distance is getting closer..."

"We're close, we're catching up...Give me the hand-thrown net..." Ye Yaodong snatched the hand-thrown net from the boatman beside him.

Because there had just been thunder and lightning, a big fish was directly struck by lightning. Everyone stopped the fishing work and were all discussing. Now because the fish floated in front of them, no one had the intention to cast the net. Gather around and watch.

Ye Yaodong asked everyone around him not to crowd around him and to leave some space. He was worried that the raincoat he was wearing would be difficult to use, so he took off the raincoat first.

Fortunately, the rain is now a little heavier than at the beginning, and it does not affect the sight. A short period of rain is nothing to a young man like him.

He watched the fishing boat close to the big fish, turned sideways, tilted it, and used his elbows to spread the fishing net to the big fish.

He didn't immediately close the net and pull the line until the fishing net covered the big fish and the fish still churning on the sea.

"bingo!"

"The net has arrived!"

"I'll help pull it together..."

With the buoyancy of sea water, the fish was already dead and floating. It was not difficult to close the net. Ye Yaodong felt that it was easy to pull the big fish close.

If this fish was still alive, it would not have been so easy to reach it. For such a big fish, the struggle is not light.

Everyone was using flashlights, and the flashlight's aperture kept shrouding the fish, getting closer and closer. It wasn't until the fish was pulled to the side of the boat that everyone changed their speculations to exclamations.

"Hangtian! It's Maoyu!"

"It's a hairy fish! My dear, this is a hairy catfish! Such a big hairy catfish!"

"Oh my god, Selinliang, you are really a hairy fish, you are really rich now~"

"Get rich, get rich~"

"Ahhhh~ Oh my God~ Maoyu~"

Even before the fish was pulled in, everyone started to exclaim, their eyes widened, and they leaned halfway down the edge of the boat, just to take a closer look to see if the fish was a hairy catfish.

Ye Yaodong had been working hard to close the fishing net there. The light was blurry at night and he didn't know what kind of fish he was pulling up. He couldn't just lie on the edge of the boat and look down like everyone else. He had to close the net.

After hearing everyone's exclamations one after another, I was extremely surprised. After the surprise, I immediately felt a sense of excitement of smashing pie in the sky.

"Hairy fish? Hairy catfish? Is it really hairy catfish? Did you read that correctly?"

"It's just a hairy catfish. Everyone has seen it. Pull it up quickly. You will know when you pull it up."

After Father Ye saw in the cockpit that the fishing net had caught the big fish, he slowed down the boat again, adjusted the direction, and then walked out of the cabin.

As soon as I walked out, I heard everyone's exclamations and heard the hairy catfish. I was surprised and happy for a moment. I immediately quickened my pace and walked down the deck, shouting as I walked, "hairy catfish? Where is it?"

Just in time, everyone helped Ye Yaodong pull the fish up, and it landed directly on the deck with a snap.

There were also a lot of big and small fish piled on the deck, but this fish fell directly on the deck and looked particularly conspicuous, not only for its size, but also for its burnt head.

He was struck by lightning, so he was scorched, and that's why he died.

It was also because the head was scorched, so no one recognized it when they first saw it. It wasn't until they got closer that the boatmen screamed out with certainty.

"It's really a hairy fish!" Father Ye smiled extremely excitedly, with his mouth wide open. "Fortunately, I caught up with it and didn't let it float away."

Ye Yaodong was also very surprised. Looking at everyone's reactions, he knew that this fish is also very expensive now.

"It turns out to be really a hairy catfish. I just kept calling it a big fish, and it was right. It's really a fortune. This fish looks like 1.67 meters, 1.78 meters, and weighs over a hundred kilograms. I’ve made a lot of money, I’ve really made a lot of money now!”

He quickly untied the fishing net, and he no longer cared about the fish still jumping around on the sea surface.

The hairy catfish is also known as the "big fish", also known as the kingfish. In local dialect, it is also called hairy fish for convenience.

It is closely related to the big yellow croaker and the yellow-lipped fish. It has stone ears on its head and their "sin" - isinglass - on its belly. It has a common name in Zhoushan called Big Fish. It is simple and crude. Its most obvious feature is its big size. The smallest fish caught by fishermen is basically 40 kilograms.

They are often mistaken for bighead fish. Although they are close relatives, there are still differences.

The skin of hairy trout comes in a variety of colors, ranging from golden to grey-brown to brown to silver, and the head has a blunt tip.

Ye Yaodong separated the gill cover and found that its gill openings were particularly large. The most obvious thing was that its tail fin was double concave. It was definitely a hairy catfish.

The nutritional value of hairy catfish is very high. Of course, the most valuable thing in the whole body is its isinglass!

The price of a piece of isinglass is more expensive than a 100-pound piece of mackerel meat.

Also because of isinglass, this fish has become increasingly rare and rare, and by the 21st century, it has become almost invisible.

The old man said that if a child is in poor health, as long as he eats a piece of hairy catfish maw, he will grow significantly taller and stronger in less than a year.

Moreover, the longer the isinglass is kept, the more valuable it is. Its storage method has lasted for hundreds of years. Before the 1970s, people on the beach usually put it at the bottom of rice tanks and stored it for several years. It will not rot, and the older it gets, the more expensive or more expensive it becomes. Although Chenyue Nourishing lacks scientific basis, it has been regarded as a treasure among the people and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Then when it's time to eat, take it out and knock it flat with a hammer, soak it in rice water overnight, wash it and chop it into pieces, put it in a large casserole, pour a little old wine, cover the pot and steam it.

Or chop it into pieces and use it to make porridge, which is also a good choice.

However, this is what the previous generation can afford. His generation can no longer afford it, and the next generation has never seen it. Every time a hairy catfish weighing more than 100 kilograms appears, it costs hundreds of thousands. Millions worth.

Although the hairy catfish is far less famous than the yellow-lipped fish, it is still very rare. It is absolutely unthinkable that one fish is equivalent to a house.

It also has a good name in the East China Sea.

The large yellow croaker, the small yellow croaker, the yellow croaker, the plum boy fish, the yellow croaker, the yellow lip fish and the hairy catfish are known as the "Seven Yellow Croaker Brothers" in rivers and lakes, but their prices vary greatly.

The reason why the seven kinds of fish are called the "Seven Yellow Croaker Brothers" is because they are either golden in color, or have the word "yellow" in their common names, or they look very similar, and they all belong to the family Lithocephalidae of the class Teleost.

The large yellow croaker can be said to be the "first fish in the sea" in the 21st century. It is named after its golden color.

"I'm getting rich, I'm getting rich. For such a big fish, the isinglass inside may weigh a pound when dried." Father Ye was very happy. He didn't expect such a harvest from this trip.

"There must be, this one weighs over a hundred pounds..."

"Fortunately, it's this fish. If it were any other fish, if it had been struck like this by lightning, it might not be very valuable. The most expensive thing about this fish is the isinglass. Even if the outside body is completely scorched by lightning, it won't affect it. What's more, only one head is burnt now."

"Yes, fortunately, the fish was split, and A Dong made a lot of money this time!"

"How much can such a big fish be sold for?"

"That's hard to say. For such a big fish, it depends on the boss's price."

"The price of such a big fish cannot be calculated according to common sense. It's hard to say. It won't be cheap anyway. It will definitely cost several hundred yuan."

"Maybe it can be sold more expensively."

"It's possible."

Ye Yaodong also squatted down, measured the belly of the fish with his palm, and grinned. Considering the length of this fish, the isinglass here is about 50 centimeters long. Take it out and dry it, and it will probably be really good. Maybe a pound.

Really made a fortune!

"God, this lightning strikes well and accurately."

Father Ye smiled and said, "It's your shipping that's good."

Others also echoed, "Yes, Adong's shipping is really good. Old people often say that shipping is real. It has been passed down from generation to generation. There is such luck as shipping."

"Of course. For those who make a living by the sea, of course there is such a thing as shipping. It is true what our ancestors passed down. Adong's shipping is really good."

"It has long been said in the village that your sea transportation is good, so you have made money every year in the past few years. It is true. After seeing it with my own eyes, I really have to believe it."

"Yes, anyone who is good at shipping can deliver fish to your doorstep."

"This is just like someone who is lucky and often picks up money when he goes out. A Dong picked up money on the sea..."

After the boatmen were amazed, they all smiled and complimented.

"Brother Dongdongdong, awesome!"

"Bleed this fish quickly, and don't just look at Dongzi."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong was so happy that he forgot about it for a moment, and quickly turned around to get the knife. At this time, he also found that the sea surface had returned to calm.

"Hey, there are no fish?"

"The fish on the sea stopped jumping?"

"No more dancing? No more?"

"No more. It's all hidden in the water?"

He muttered again, "It only lasted for more than half an hour, right? Are you going to stop eating so soon?"

They were just enjoying themselves and talking about this hairy catfish, but no one paid attention to the sea surface, and they didn't know when it disappeared.

With this hairy fish and jade in front, no one cares about those goods.

"If it doesn't, then it won't. I see that the rain has become a little lighter, right?"

"It seems to have gotten smaller?"

"Then shall we return or continue working at sea?"

Everyone looked at Father Ye.

Father Ye also hesitated for a moment. After all, there had just been thunder and lightning, and the rain had also become heavier. He couldn't predict whether it would be heavier or smaller at one moment.

After hesitation, he also asked the question to Ye Yaodong.

For him, Ye Yaodong has gradually become his backbone, and he has gradually come to rely on his opinions. Besides, Dongzi's shipping is so good, so he shouldn't be wrong to listen to him.

"Let's take a look first. The thunder just rang twice and then stopped. The rain also became lighter. Let's take a look first. Let's go back when the rain gets heavier."

"That's okay. There are no fish in the sea now. I'll go back to the cockpit and have a chat with my in-laws."

"Ask Uncle Pei. The fish in the surrounding sea just jumped out like that. Did he catch any good fish?"

"Well, you can do it here, and then carry it to the cabin."

Ye Yaodong continued to bleed the fish smoothly, just cut open the gills and tail, and drain out the blood. He did not directly disembowel it and take out the fish maw.

He planned to carry it back directly, give it a shock, and sell it with the fish and fish maw, which would probably fetch a better price.

That Hong Sheng man, Hong Wenle, had previously said that he would send over the good goods he had salvaged. He had said very nicely before that he wanted to treat him as a friend. This person seemed to be quite good, but he was still a good person. Keep it and take it back to town to see.

It just so happens that the weather doesn't look good. If it keeps raining like this, I will go back early when the fish warehouse is full and won't stay any longer.

The manta ray's gills were a coincidence. I don't know if they are quite expensive now, but they are expensive, so they are not that rare. It is easy to buy if you have money, and it was not convenient to return at that time.

He also has to consider his own factors. When this trip comes, he can directly send him back to do whatever he wants.

While bleeding the fish, others also sorted out the goods on the deck. He also specifically told them to keep all the small fish and do not throw them away.

I just got lucky. There are quite a lot of popular fish from Yiwang. I packed two baskets and could sell dozens of them directly ashore.

There was also a basket of other perch, Baogong, black sea bream, tench, etc., and the delivery was not bad. These good fish can be sold for about 10 yuan.

"I forgot, Chen Shi, go up and tell my father...forget it, find someone else..."

"Uncle, go up and tell my dad and ask him to tell Uncle Pei and remember to save all the groceries now. The weather doesn't look good and I don't know what will happen next. We should only stay for a couple of days at most. God, I’ll go back when the cabin is full.”

For the sake of his fish, it's almost the same.