Chapter 1023 Staying Home (7000 Words)

When the fishermen on the boat approached, they greeted them one after another and asked them puzzledly why they came back early?

Only then did they realize that after one day and one night, there had been no rain, no thunder or lightning in the village at all, and the bad weather was only in the open sea.

After Father Ye explained to them with a smile, everyone happily moved all the goods on the boat to the boat.

As for the highlight of the show, Mao Kuyu was only carried out by him and Chen Shi at the end.

At just one glance, all the old fishermen present screamed in surprise.

"Wow, such a big fish?"

"What kind of fish is this? It's so big? Oh, why is the fish's head black? It's so strange? I haven't seen such a big fish for a long time."

"This fish looks taller than a human. Is it taller than A Dong?"

"There are some who are taller than you, but taller than me... It seems a little bit worse? Let's compare when we get home later." Ye Yaodong was also smiling.

It was dark, raining, and thundering when he got it up last night. He didn't have the heart to lift it up and gesture with it. It's not easy to take pictures in rainy and dark nights.

You can take a photo when you carry it home later, and then ask someone to help lift the fish and put it next to him to compare its height.

Of course you have to take pictures of such a big hairy catfish, and you have to include yourself in the photo. Later, you can take out the preserved isinglass and proudly say that he dried it and that it came from this fish.

Ouch~ I feel proud just thinking about it~

The raised corners of his mouth were hard to suppress.

"What kind of fish is this? Such a big one?"

Father Ye said loudly and proudly with a smile on his face: "This is a hairy fish. It's so expensive. It weighs more than 100 kilograms. It takes two people to lift it."

"Maoyu? Let me go, it's a hairy fish, isn't it? I actually let you catch such a big hairy fish, my God..."

"Oh my god~ Such a big hairy fish~"

"Is it a hairy fish? It's so big, how much is it worth? I'm a good boy..."

"The head of this fish is completely black. Is it a hairy fish? Have you admitted your mistake? Have you never seen anything like this?"

A group of fishermen on the surrounding boats were exclaiming and talking incessantly. Even the boatmen on the Harvest were also talking. They had no idea that the Dongsheng had caught such a hairy fish at night.

Father Ye happily explained, "There was lightning and thunder outside the sea at night. We were so panicked that we wanted to come back directly, but we saw a fish jumping out of the water and was struck by lightning."

"I didn't look carefully at first, but I saw a shadow. The fish floated next to our fishing boat. I saw it when I was standing on the helm, and then I quickly asked Dongzi to salvage it."

"Originally, I just thought that this big fish had already floated to the side. I just fished it out to see what kind of fish it was and see if I could sell it for more money. Who knew that when I caught it, it turned out to be a hairy fish. All of us were shocked. One jump.”

Father Ye stood on the Dongsheng and talked eloquently. The others had all loaded the goods on the ship and were reluctant to leave. They were still standing there listening.

Father Pei stood on the boat with thick dark circles under his eyes and a face full of exhaustion but envy. He did not call the old fisherman to row to the shore immediately, wanting to hear for a while how he caught it.

"The black spots on its head were struck by lightning. We couldn't tell it at first. We only saw it clearly when we fished it out..."

"I've made a fortune. This fish has become valuable. The isinglass in its belly is probably forty to fifty centimeters long, right? It's top quality!"

"Yes, fortunately, the head of this fish was chopped off. Other fish would be worthless if they were chopped. This fish is fine. The isinglass inside is still good, so it is already valuable."

"I'll have to ask Ah Cai about it later. Negotiate more and sell it for more money. I haven't seen this good thing in many years. I saw it 10 years ago, but it wasn't this big."

As soon as he talked about selling for money, Father Ye became depressed and was no longer in the mood to brag.

No matter how valuable something is, it has to be sold and cashed out before it can be called a profit. Otherwise, how can it be called a profit if you put it in your hands? Then smash it into your hands.

"Okay, okay, after placing the fish, let's get to the shore quickly. We have been working hard all night and we haven't had a good rest. Let's get to the shore first and sell these goods first."

Ye Yaodong wanted to see if it was raining at home and was in a hurry to get back to the shore. Father Pei stayed up all day and night and didn't want to mess around with the goods on the way. It would take several hours just to mess around.

So the two of them hit it off immediately, and they directly brought him back and sold him to Ah Cai, which saved them all trouble and allowed him to take advantage of him. The wealth would not go to other people's fields, and they wouldn't dare to cheat anyone if they tried to measure him.

Seven or eight small wooden boats rowed at the same time, carrying people and cargo. They slowly rocked for ten or twenty minutes before they docked at the pier.

Ye Yaodong's younger brothers were sitting at the door of the workshop looking at the gate. When they saw two large ships coming back from a distance, they had already gone to notify Lin Xiuqing.

So when a bunch of small wooden boats docked, the boys and Ah Qing were waiting at the dock.

Lin Xiuqing's first words when she came up to him were, "Why are you back all of a sudden? You just left at noon yesterday, why are you back this morning?"

"There was thunder and lightning and rain outside the sea, so I came back early. You go to the workshop to check to see if there are any dried fish. Put them away in advance to prevent the rain from drifting directly to the land. It will probably take another turn. It’s raining on land.”

"Ah? That's it. Then I'll go check it out first and put away what I can."

When Lin Xiuqing heard this, she immediately hurried back to the workshop. Anyway, there were so many people here, and it didn't matter whether she was there or not. There were so many people helping.

Ah Cai had already seen some good goods on the small wooden boat on the shore, and he went up to them with a smile, "Little brother, old man, it's rare to see you bring the goods back and not sell them on the way. It's going to be cheap today." Me?"

Ye Yaodong did not dislike his messy name and responded with a smile: "It's an advantage for you. Give us a good price. Otherwise, we won't bring it to the shore next time and just sell it at a random dock halfway."

"Oh, let's talk about this, who among us is following whom? No one can cheat you. I can only eat by relying on the care of the villagers. Come on, come on, I will help you carry it, help you carry it, who cares? Does this boat belong to your family? Don’t mix up the goods from the two families.”

"We have enough manpower here. You go and push the scale out first, and then lift it up and weigh it faster."

"Okay, okay...that half black and half gray fish on the boat over there, it looks a bit strange."

Ah Cai had a very sharp eye and had already seen a very large fish on the boat. Seeing that they were not in a hurry to inquire about the price, he asked first and stretched his neck but could not see what kind of fish it was. It was strange.

Before Ye Yaodong could say anything, the fishermen who were already there helping to move the goods spoke up first, "This is Maoyu. The boss's Maoyu is taller than us."

"How much do you charge for this?"

"Yeah, how much do you charge for it? The fish is so big, the isinglass may weigh a pound if it's dried. It's top quality."

Ah Cai's eyes widened, "Maoyu? Real or fake? Don't fool me. Is that half black and half gray one a hairy fish?"

"The half dark place was struck by lightning. I didn't hear it. Did A Dong just say that there was thunder and lightning in the outer sea? That's why their ship came back early."

"Let me be a good boy and show me how big it is. Lift it down first. You guys lift it down first..."

Ah Cai's eyes shone brightly, and he even took a few steps forward. It was only because of the water under his feet that he stopped moving forward, but he also urged them to lift him down first.

"Why are you in a hurry? Move slowly. These big baskets of goods will be moved down first. Please give way first and don't block us in front of us and affect our moving of goods."

The boatman and the fishermen helped to speak, and it was not Ye Yaodong's turn to speak.

In fact, what Ye Yaodong wanted to say was that he would not sell it, but he was also curious about the price of this fish. It was so big. How much could it be sold for?

So I just kept silent, and when I took it down to be weighed, I asked him about the price, and then told him I wasn't selling it.

There will be more cargo for the Harvest, so the Dongsheng's cargo will be weighed first. Ah Cai doesn't think about getting the fish over early, so he will weigh the Dongsheng's cargo first.

The quantity of goods today was indeed relatively small. From night to dawn, a total of only 5 nets were hauled. Only one net was hauled up by Ye Yaodong at dawn, and the others were hauled at night.

Excluding the useless goods thrown into the sea, there are more than 10,000 kilograms in it. After deducting the worthless groceries, less than half can be sold for money.

The two boys had already loaded the worthless goods on the tractor and were preparing to transport them back to the workshop.

Thousands of kilograms of goods were weighed. It was neither too fast nor too slow. After all, they were all of the same variety and had been sorted. All you had to do was to lift the baskets up and pick out the more miscellaneous goods separately at the end. Over weighing.

The cargo list was filled with pieces of paper, and finally, after an hour, all the goods were weighed.

"Put a board on it. This fish is too big for the scale."

"Hey, okay..."

The fishermen who had just helped deliver the goods to the shore did not leave after moving the goods. Their curiosity was not satisfied, so they were reluctant to leave. They all gathered around the shore, ready to see how much the fish weighed. how long? How much money can be sold?

Finally waited until all the goods were sold out. After catching this fish, everyone started talking about how much money they could earn in a day to how much this fish was worth.

"The wooden plank weighs 5 kilograms and weighs 157 kilograms. The fish weighs 152 kilograms. It's amazing. I haven't caught such a big fish in recent years. Is this fish valuable? How about I help you find a boss to sell it to you? ?Commission three points from both ends?"

“How much do you think this fish could fetch?”

Before Ah Cai could start, the fishermen around him were already talking about it.

"It should be at least 500 yuan, right?"

"It should be more than that. The isinglass is very valuable. The most expensive thing is this whole piece of isinglass..."

"Seafood is a big deal, let alone this kind of isinglass. I bet that the price of this isinglass would be at least nine taels when it is taken out and dried..."

"Bah, who wouldn't say that? I also said that this isinglass is at least nine taels of dried fish paste..."

Ah Cai hesitated for a moment and was not sure, "Your fish was struck by lightning and its head was burnt. The fish itself must be discounted, but the value of its isinglass depends on the boss. How to bid.”

"It's best to call a few more and let them bid, so that you can sell more. After all, the isinglass from this fish is rarer than that of the giant catfish, and it's just a little bit worse than the yellow-lip fish."

"Seafood is a big deal, and the bosses also love face and competition. Whoever buys it can carry it around the street and talk about it. To be honest, the rich people in our town have become more and more popular in the past two years. More and more people are coming, including Taiwanese businessmen.”

"Then can you give me a rough estimate and a range so that I can have an idea?"

"The guarantee is 500, and if it's more, it might be 800. If they become popular and there are Taiwanese businessmen there, it's very possible that it's 1,000." Ah Cai gave him a rough idea.

As soon as the words came out, the crowd started to stir, and everyone’s mouths opened wide.

"Ah! One thousand dollars!"

"Oh my God, this fish sells for 1,000 yuan? Is it real? I'm making a fortune!"

"Hey, is the God of Wealth also named Ye? Oh my god, a fish sells for 1,000 yuan. I can't even think about it. This is too awesome. What kind of luck is this?"

"That's right, if I sell a fish for 1,000 yuan, I won't have to work for a year."

"How come I haven't encountered such a good thing? Can I still pick up fish struck by lightning on the sea?"

"I'm going to be a good boy, where is the fish here? This food is money, who can afford it?"

"Isn't the price too scary? Everyone just talked about it casually, but I didn't expect it to be really worth so much money! I really don't have to do it anymore. I'm getting rich. Why haven't I encountered such a good thing?"

"Hey, they say that rich people get richer. This is absolutely true. Look at the three sons of Ye Laosan's family, each of them is very powerful in his own way. Each of them is rich in his own way. In the past few years, how could you Do you think his family can be so rich?"

"Ah Dong, please tell me, how do you usually burn incense and how do you worship the gods? Teach me and I will learn from you."

"Yes, yes, let's learn from you and make us rich."

Everyone is envious. The price is really scary. They don’t have to work for a year. One fish is worth a year.

Ah Cai also smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to help me weigh the scales here first. Can I make a phone call?"

“Then how much would this fish be worth without the isinglass?”

"Then it won't sell for much. At most, it's worth a few dollars because of its size. After all, the fish head is still burnt. If you sell it, you'll definitely sell it together."

"Forget it," he greeted Chen Shi and his father, "take it home, dad."

Father Ye asked with regret on his face: "You really don't want to sell it?"

"Not for sale!"

Ah Cai stared, and quickly stopped in front of Ye's father, "Wait, wait, why don't you sell it? How expensive is this fish? You've been using this fish for a year and you still won't sell it? I'm not following you either. Bid the price, I'm selling it for you, I'll take a commission, there's no lowering the price... If you think I'm charging too much, just ask me to sell it a little less, maybe two points, okay?"

"I don't sell..."

"One point, just one point, the lowest, you can't let me work in vain, just one point, I will help you right away..."

"No, I won't sell it. This isinglass is so big and rare. I want to keep it for myself."

"ah!"

Ah Cai was both surprised and disappointed.

As long as he keeps it for himself, that's fine. He wants to keep the fish he catches for himself.

"Oh, Mazu asked you to earn too much, and the God of Wealth helped you earn too much. If I don't let you earn it, damn, you still want to keep such an expensive fish home instead of selling it? I'm so jealous. Me."

"You have earned enough, and you are not short of money anymore. Comparing people to each other is really annoying. It has only been a few years, but you can still eat hairy catfish? You can just keep the fish that costs thousands of dollars and eat it at home." Keep it home to eat? I’m so angry, when will the God of Wealth look at me?”

Ah Cai was so excited and cursed by his words that he wanted to stay home. He was extremely envious. Poverty simply limited his imagination. He never thought that Ye Yaodong would stay home to eat.

Ye Yaodong didn't say to keep it home to eat, but he was right to say so. He might have eaten it, or he might not have eaten it and kept it.

It's better to just pass it on and eat it, so as not to have too many good things and attract people's attention. Although he is now a big tree and attracts attention, there will be fewer shameless people coming to his door.

The thief who deserves to be provoked will not stop worrying about him because he is missing one good thing, but the shameless relative will be less troublesome because he is missing one good thing.

This isinglass is good for children and good for the body. Everyone knows it, lest there is any moral kidnapping, you can’t imagine how thick-skinned people are.

"What a pity, you really don't want to sell it?" Father Pei also asked Father Ye with regret on his face.

Father Ye also felt very uncomfortable, "My son's wings are stiff. What I say as a father is of no use, and he won't listen to me. He also caught this fish. If I caught it, who would get it?" When he speaks, he must listen to me and sell it immediately.”

"Let's talk about it again? You can't waste hundreds or even thousands of dollars on something like this. What can't you eat? Do you have to eat such expensive fish?"

"I've said it before. I've said it hundreds of times on the boat. If you don't listen to me and you think I'm verbose, then I'll do the same thing."

"Haha, fortunately, A Dong has a strong family now. Well, if he doesn't sell it, it won't be so hard to accept the heartache."

"That's what you're saying. Otherwise, if you tie him up and beat him to death with a whip, you'd have to sell it secretly."

"Haha, if you really kill yourself and eat it, don't forget to leave a mouthful of meat for me. I won't count on the isinglass in this life, so you can give me two bites of the fish meat."

Father Ye also smiled on his face, "That's for sure. If I keep it home to eat, I will definitely have to cut two pieces of meat and send it to you."

The fishermen were so sore that they still kept them home to eat?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I wonder what such expensive fish maw tastes like?"

"Don't think about it, you won't be able to eat it in this life."

"When will Bodhisattva protect me?"

"It doesn't matter if the Bodhisattva doesn't bless me, the God of Wealth will bless me..." someone in the crowd said jokingly, laughing and cursing.

Everyone kept talking sourly until the fish was carried away, and they were still looking at it with their necks stretched out.

Ah Cai is also extremely regretful. If he didn't make a lot of money, then he would have lost money!

"Stop looking, hurry up and weigh me here. I'm exhausted. I've been waiting for a long time. Do you still want to weigh me?"

"Weigh it, weigh it right away."

Father Pei urged, and Ah Cai didn't care that the money he had received was gone, and hurried over to weigh the goods. The one day's goods brought back by their big ship could last him several days at the dock to collect the scattered goods.

"A boat as big as yours still catches more. In just one day, it caught 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms of goods."

"Most of it can't be sold for money, so what's the use? I just sent it back to Adong, hoping to get some gas money from him to subsidize it."

"Then these are enough to earn..."

"My inventory hasn't been given to me yet." Ye Yaodong asked from the side.

"Wait a minute, I didn't do the calculation just now. I was just thinking about weighing the fish together and putting it on the list. Who knew you wouldn't sell it? I haven't even calculated the general ledger yet. Just wait a moment. I'll give it to you two after I finish the calculation. Let’s settle the price per piece.”

"Fine."

I’m not in a hurry, anyway, the groceries from the Harvest will have to be weighed at the end to see how many pounds they weigh.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t need to weigh your own groceries. Harvest still has to weigh them so that they can have an idea of ​​how much they will be subsidized for groceries when they calculate the accounts later.

It seems that we won’t go to sea again until the Qingming Festival, after all, the weather seems to be changing.

I probably have to settle the accounts once in the next two days. He also has to settle the accounts for the two shipments he left for the Harvest, and the money for groceries also needs to be settled. Otherwise, there should be other words to say.

Ye Yaodong asked the boatmen to go back first and not wait here. He would call them when they go to sea again.

Father Pei also asked the boatmen to go back first. These goods were all going to be sold anyway, and no help was needed.

The surrounding fishermen watched the boatmen go back their own way, but they did not leave immediately. They were still curious, they had only been out for a day, how much could the goods they brought back be sold for?

Normally, you rarely see so much cargo coming ashore. The large ships that return usually sell their cargo in advance on the way back to avoid eating too much fuel all the way back.

They didn't have much goods today, just one day's supply, so they didn't load them so carefully.

Father Ye waited for the boatmen to leave and then said in a low voice: "Fortunately, you didn't mention giving them a red envelope this time. You kept all this home to eat. If you give them another red envelope, what's the loss?"

"I fished this out. It's different from the previous two times. I didn't ask them to help on the first day of work. Why should I give out red envelopes? It's not like people are stupid and have too much money."

If you give out red envelopes as soon as you catch a good product, it will develop bad habits in them, and it will also easily make the boatmen on the Harvest become dissatisfied.

The two ships work in and out at the same time. The Dongsheng ship can often receive red envelopes, but what should the Harvest ship think?

"That's right. I don't mean to be stingy, but we have to be careful about two ships coming in and out at the same time."

"Know."

Whose boss frequently gives out red envelopes every time he makes a lot of money, and without asking employees to contribute, it would be good to be given a generous year-end bonus at the end of the year.

"Then you have to kill it when you get home, take it out and hang it to dry."

"Um."

The father and son stood aside and chatted, and only went up to help when they needed help.

After waiting for another hour, it was almost noon, and all the goods from Pei's father's side were weighed, and all the groceries were also weighed and loaded onto the tractor.

Ah Cai also calculated the orders and handed them to them respectively.

The surrounding fishermen couldn't wait to go to sea for a long time. They originally wanted to wait to see how much their goods could be sold, but who knew it would take a long time to weigh them. Some of them were impatient and had already left one after another. The nets on the sea were still waiting. They collect it.

Ye Yaodong and Pei's father had already given them the shipping fee.

"Your total is 931 yuan, 1.6 cents, and Lao Pei's is 1,122 yuan, 6 cents and 2 cents. As expected, the big boat still gets more."

When Father Pei saw that he had sold more than him, he put the order away with satisfaction.

"You catch a lot, and you eat a lot of oil."

"Although it rained on this trip, the harvest of each net was quite good. It was a pity that there was thunder and lightning. We were afraid that lightning would hit the fishing boat, so we hurried back first."

"When I went out, I added more than 500 yuan for gas and ice. The oil will not be wasted. It can still be used on the next trip to the sea. It is just that the ice cubes may be wasted. I don't know when the next trip to the sea will be. It depends on the weather. It’s quite unstable, and I bought dozens of ice cubes.”

"Sell it to me cheaper. It looks pretty good today. There's thunder and lightning and it's probably not going to reach the shore. It just so happens that the ice cubes I stored have bottomed out."

Father Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, I'll sell it to you at a cheaper price to avoid wasting it. Ask Agui next to them if they want it. Anyway, you receive goods every day, and ice cubes are indispensable. When these goods leave at night, You also have to sprinkle some ice cubes on top.”

"Okay, I'll go ask."

The lost ice cubes that should have been stored can be sold again, and a little more blood can be restored.

Father Pei also chatted with them while waiting.

"Will you go to my place later to settle the accounts? It's the end of the month, so it's time to settle the accounts. The accounts haven't been settled since the end of the year."

"Okay, we need to calculate the general ledger. I asked you to keep a large amount of goods the previous two times. The account has not been calculated yet. We will do it together tonight."

"Well, I have to take a nap first when I get back. I'll probably wake up in the afternoon. Let's do the math after dinner. I'll also find out the list in advance and sort it out."

"OK."

"You are so lucky. You always encounter good things every time you go out. I used to think that the folks were exaggerating. Everyone said that you are blessed by Mazu. Now I can't bear to believe it. You have encountered all kinds of good things. , I also saw streaks of lightning at night, but I didn’t see any fish struck, they were too far away.”

Father Pei only learned about the hairy catfish when he was just moving the goods. He hadn't digested it in such a short while, so he still remembered it.

"It really all depends on luck."

"Yes, it all depends on luck. Otherwise, why would it be delivered to you? Adong's shipping is really good."

Ye Yaodong smiled, and Father Ye also smiled and complimented him back.

"Aguang is not bad either. I went to sea with Aguang twice and the harvest was good. He even picked up a large yellow croaker for free."

Father Pei also smiled sincerely, "It's all good, it's all good. The two young men are not bad at shipping. I just have too few sons, so I can't compare to you. You are about to enjoy the blessing just before your eyes."

"It's still too early for me to enjoy the blessings. They have big ships one after another. I have to work half to death."

"What you said is meaningless. You are laughing like this and you are still saying this."

"Hehehehe~"

Father Ye's face almost turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile. He was indeed worthy of pride when compared to his in-laws.