337. Chapter 336 When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do (1/2)
Chapter 336: When in Rome, do as the Romans do
As the whistle sounded.
The fleet sailed to the fishing grounds in the open sea again.
The money earned from the fish these days was kept by the captain Li Zhengfa.
While steering the rudder, he counted the money earned from the fish today.
A total of 79 big unity were earned today.
The fleet has been out for nine days and has trawled 20 times.
On average, at least two nets a day.
The day before yesterday, the most seafood was caught. All three fishing boats were full and sold for nearly 1,000 yuan.
On the operating table of his fishing boat, there is a small account book, which clearly records every expense of the fleet every day.
April 5:
Two nets were set, mainly catching rat fish and hairtail.
Rat fish sold for 240 yuan, hairtail sold for 320 yuan, and miscellaneous fish and shrimp sold for 58 yuan.
The three boats spent a total of 105 yuan on refueling, 1.5 yuan on fresh water, and 3 yuan on cabbage.
April 7:
Three nets were set, and the only fish species to be caught were croaker, white croaker and silver pomfret.
Lao Zhuang bought half a side of pork at the dock for a total of 108 yuan.
April 9:
Two bundles of nylon ropes were bought to mend the nets, which cost 35 yuan.
Li Zhengfa tied up the 79 big unity tickets today and put them in an iron box in the cab.
There were already eight bundles of money in the box, almost all of which were big unity tickets, all of which were earned from this trip.
Seeing so much money.
Li Zhengfa couldn't help but stack the money and shook it in his hands twice.
I found it was really heavy.
Adding the 790 yuan earned today, the fleet has earned 5,420 yuan in the days since it came out.
After deducting all expenses, including the wages that should be paid to the crew, the net profit is still about 3,000 yuan.
However, this money is not for him alone. They came out with three ships this time. According to the previous agreement, the money earned should be divided equally.
That is to say, in the nine days since they came out, each of their boat bosses has earned about 1,000 yuan.
Li Zhengfa is already very satisfied. In the past, when he drove out by himself, the most he could earn in nine days was only about 400 to 500 yuan.
Last month, he only earned 700 yuan after catching rat fish for the seafood processing factory for a whole month.
However, Li Zhengfa knew very well that he could earn so much money this time, thanks to the fishing boat with many fish.
If he hadn't helped to find fish and command in front, even if he was an old fisherman with more than 20 years of fishing experience, it would be difficult for him to catch fish in every net in the vast sea.
And if he was unlucky, he might have to pay for the fuel.
If he could make so much money every day, Li Zhengfa really wanted to live directly on the sea.
The reason why he wanted to come to this fishing ground to fish was that the fishery resources here were much richer than those on Dandan Island.
After all, they had a "center line" there, and the sea area was directly reduced by half. If they were too close to the center line, they would encounter those "hooligans" from the overseas provinces, and they might even have their fish and boats seized.
The second reason is that his son who failed to live up to his expectations is imprisoned in a prison not far from Zhoushan.
The last time I saw him was two months ago. He was obviously much thinner. He also said that they were helping enterprises sew clothes in the labor camp recently.
He also said that after he came out in the future, he didn't want to be a fisherman anymore, and wanted to open a small workshop to make clothes.
Now two months have passed, and it's almost time to go again, so that those "managers" will start to miss him again.
It is said that as long as the "managers" say a few good words, Yujun can lose at least two or three years.
"Alas."
Li Zhengfa sighed. Duoyu probably won't follow the fleet this time. He should go back in two days.
By then, the catch will not be so good. Whether there are fish in the net or not, except for some experience that even he himself doesn't understand, can only rely on luck.
Several young crew members standing by the boat smoking accidentally found that the captain was counting money, and they all looked envious.
"Oh my god, it's great to have a boat."
"It's only been a few days, and we've made so much money. No wonder some people say that the wealth of our village is tens of millions, and the Li family owns half of it."
"How long will it take us to earn enough to buy a fishing boat?"
The young crew member nicknamed Black Dog laughed: "If you earn five yuan a day, even if it's a broken boat, you have to earn more than ten years to afford it."
"Then there's nothing to hope for. How come these people with the surname Li are so rich at the beginning?"
Chen Liang took a puff of cigarette: "I heard that the old lady in their family hid a lot of small yellow croakers."
"Damn, it turns out that their ancestors were rich."
And just as they were chatting, Chen Liang's father Chen Youquan came over and slapped him on the forehead.
"What are you looking at? What's so good about it? Why don't you go to work?"
"Dad, can you stop hitting me on the head?"
"We just came out of the port, can't we take a break?"
Chen Youquan's face was dark: "If you have nothing to do, stay in the cabin, or go to the stern to help mend the nets, don't stay near the captain's room, okay?"
Chen Liang touched his head. This was the nineteenth time he was hit by his father since he got on the ship.
"Dad, why can't I stay near the captain's room?"
Chen Youquan frowned: "Anyway, try to stay away from the captain's room and don't look at what the captain is doing, otherwise, you will definitely not be able to get on the ship next time."
"Why?"
"Why are there so many? Some things are originally stipulated in this way. In short, don't wander around on the ship."
"But this boat is so small. It only takes two steps to reach the end. I can't stay in one place forever."
"Then go to sleep in the cabin."
"The cabin stinks so much. It's like Old Man Goriot's feet are releasing poison gas. Dad, let me switch cabins with you."
"My cabin stinks even more. I'll get used to it after two more days of fumigation. That's how it is on the ship. You might as well stop washing your feet and stink him back so that you won't suffer any loss."
Chen Liang was stunned for a moment.
Although I don’t understand it, it makes sense.
"Dad, can I get off the boat?"
As soon as Chen Liang finished speaking, he saw his father raising his hands and immediately held his head on the spot: "I mean, when will our family have a boat?"
After hearing this, Chen Youquan was stunned for a moment. He had really planned to buy a boat.
But recently, he can clearly feel that there are more and more fishing boats, and there are fewer fishery resources in the offshore waters.
In the past, you could catch a large boatload of fish by casually lowering your net, but now it is no longer possible, but after watching the joint fishing by the three boat bosses this time.
Chen Youquan feels that if you really want to buy a boat, you must buy the best one, otherwise you may not be able to make money.
Instead of taking on a lot of debt, it would be more stable to work for a wealthy ship boss.
"Let's see, let's talk about it in a few years."
"Then, do I have to work on the ship for several more years?"
Chen Youquan said disgustedly: "It's like buying a boat yourself, so you don't have to work on the boat."
"How can it be the same? When the time comes, if we buy our own boat, I will be the boss of the boat, and everyone will have to listen to me."
Chen Youquan shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. Even if our family buys a boat, we might just be the father and son on the boat."
"Aren't you going to hire a few people?"
Chen Youquan rolled his eyes and said, "With the little money our family has, how big of a boat can we buy? Besides, the crew members earn at least five yuan a day, can you afford it?" Seeing Chen Youquan scolding the young crew members away, Li Zhengfa frowned. Then he relaxed.
To be honest, he was not very satisfied with these young crew members, but the young people of this generation seemed to be the same.
Those like them who are willing to get on the boat are already good. Yu Jun also got on the boat once, but after that, he never wanted to go fishing with him again.
Compared with his son, these young people don't seem that bad.
But if compared with Duoyu, it feels like these young people are like waste.
Logically speaking, they are all about the same age, but why is there such a big gap?
Li Zhengfa glanced at the fishing boat not far away and couldn't help but sigh.
Tell the truth.
Even now, he still can't believe that this street kid from his second brother's family has become so good.
After the fishing boat left the port, Li Duoyu specifically observed the unnumbered fishing boat and found that they did not follow it.
Could it be that I am too worried?
But Li Duoyu, who vaguely felt something was wrong, asked: "Shuguang, you have better information. Has there been any incident on our coast recently where a boat went out but did not come back?"
Li Shuguang naturally knew what he wanted to ask, and there were other things he couldn't say at sea.
He thought for a while and said, "Big and small, they seem to happen every month."
"Then are there any missing pieces of wood?"
Li Shuguang suddenly realized: "Duoyu, are you talking about that matter? The case has been closed."
Li Duoyu said: "No, I just find it strange that after the case was closed, the arrests seemed to be stricter."
After Li Duoyu reminded him, Li Shuguang was startled, blinked his eyes and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Duoyu immediately shook his head and said, "I didn't mean that. I also made a guess."
Seeing Duoyu's strange look, Li Shuguang became serious. After getting along with him for a year, he had already discovered it.
When Li Duoyu is serious, most of the time he is lying. For example, when he was chatting with the fishmonger a few days ago, his face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he became half a "Zhoushan native".
But once he is vague and starts playing charades with you, you have to pay attention. There is a high probability that he is telling the truth.
Li Shuguang glanced at his cousin. He was obviously almost ten years younger than him, but he looked like an old fox.
He also observed the sea surface, and there were no fishing boats around. Even if someone was really eyeing them, they would have to know where they were going.
Otherwise, looking for a boat in the sea is actually not much different from looking for a needle. He can't find it anyway.
The fleet drove for nearly three hours and arrived at the designated fishing area.
This time Li Duoyu handed over the task of finding fish to Li Shuguang.
Although it is true that he has a fishing boat, to be honest, the boat cannot be used to its maximum value in his hands.
This time he brought his cousin Li Shuguang out just to make him more familiar with these fishing boat equipment.
He plans to expand his fishing business to Rongcheng. When the time comes, he will directly create ten fishing positions and charge fifty for each fishing position.
One trip only costs one fishing spot.
You can deposit 500 yuan into your account.
Li Shuguang looked at the screen on the fish detector carefully, then picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted:
"Minrong 031, there is a muddy bottom below, the water is about thirty meters deep, and the terrain is flat. It is recommended to use a bottom trawl net."
"Minrong 031, received."
But before long, Minrong 031 replied: "Shuguang, are you sure you want to put the net here? Don't you want to change the place?"
Li Shuguang said seriously: "Uncle San, believe me, this school of fish is super big, at least tens of thousands of them. If this net doesn't burst, I will give you a pig later."
"Okay, then I will believe you this time."
After the fishing boat dragged for more than an hour, it began to slowly collect the net.
Seeing the thin net bag, Li Shuguang's face was burning, it was quite embarrassing.
Let alone bursting the net.
Not even half of the net bag was filled, and the seafood in the net bag was very complicated, the most were various half-fish.
Flounder and rays and the like.
The rest were shrimps, conches, small blue dragons, starfish, croakers, crabs and mantis shrimps.
In addition to seafood.
In the net bag, there were a lot of seaweeds and even some rotten sponge creatures.
When the young crew saw the net, they complained on the spot: "Fuck, it's this kind of hard-to-handle hodgepodge again. Now I have to wash the net again."
Li Shuguang's mouth twitched. It seemed that he had caught the least seafood in this net in the nine days of going out to sea.
This slap on the face hurts so much.
Li Shuguang was puzzled and said: "Duoyu, my operation is obviously the same as yours, and the signal on the fish finder is so obvious, but why is it like this."
Li Duoyu smiled awkwardly: "I don't know."
"Impossible."
"Maybe the equipment failed just now."
Li Shuguang's operation just now was not a problem at all, and he did detect the school of fish.
But the fish finder is just an auxiliary tool after all. If you rely too much on it, it is still easy to overturn.
"Do you know why Uncle San reminded you to change places just now?"
Li Shuguang was stunned for a moment, then said: "Uncle San also knows that there is no fish here?"
Li Duoyu nodded and said: "Although the old fisherman has no equipment, he has experience. It is not easy to catch fish in some places. As for why, I don't know."
Li Shuguang's facial expression was like constipation. He glanced at Li Duoyu: "Uncle San, I understand that you know, but how did you know?"
"I am a hindsighter, how could I not know."
"Oh, don't do it, seriously, tell me, what is the reason?"
Li Duoyu smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, that is, your fish luck is not good."
Li Shuguang's face was very dark.
"I don't believe it, try another net."
"Okay, but if you catch an empty net again, you will be beaten up later, and I won't help you."
"Impossible, my mother also asked Mazu Niangniang, saying that my fish luck is particularly good this year."
Li Duoyu pointed to the direction they came from and said: "Don't you see whose Taoist temple this is?"
Li Shuguang was stunned.
Li Duoyu sighed, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Li Shuguang was stunned, but he always felt that something was wrong with Li Duoyu. He knew 100% why there were no fish here, but he refused to tell him.
Li Duoyu did know, but this thing had nothing to do with the fish finder.
It was the experience of the old fisherman.
Anyway, there are some strange places in the sea. There are fish, but you just can't catch them.
Some people said in their previous lives.
The fish in this place are spirits. They run away immediately when they know the net is coming.
Some experts also said.
This is the junction of the plates. Due to frequent vibrations, the fish in the nearby waters are very sensitive, making it difficult to catch them.