Chapter 424 Clove Fish (Two in One) (1/2)

Chapter 424 Cloves (Two-in-One)

After half an hour of sailing, the fishing boat arrived near Dinghai Bay.

From a distance, you can vaguely see a not very long beach.

On the right side of the beach, there is a small town called Xiaocheng, and if you go further to the right, you will reach the famous pirate village.

Li Duoyu was not too close to Dinghai Bay, but about three or four nautical miles away.

Although the sea is vast, it does have its own territory. If you get too close to other people's fishing areas, you will be disliked by local fishermen.

However, this is normal.

Just like other fishing villages that come to Dandan Island to fish, they will also be disliked by local fishermen.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to keep a proper distance.

Cloves are distributed throughout their province. Li Duoyu knows that there are several small fisheries in the province that have this kind of cloves.

To be honest, as an old fisherman, Li Duoyu is really troubled by the classification and names of these small fish in the sea.

Even the experienced fishermen can hardly explain these small fish in the sea.

"This"

It seems that in Dongshan Island, the anchovies are called "Rao Zai".

And after the golden thread fish is dried, the lower body of the fish is yellow, so it is called golden thread fish.

And among all the fishing grounds, Dinghai Bay is said to be the best, the sea breeze is not so strong, suitable for using a large iron pot.

"No, we don't catch this kind of fish."

The Niushan fishing ground in the neighboring Haidao County also has a large number of anchovies, but it is a bit far away, and it takes more than an hour to sail there.

Some old fishermen can identify the places where anchovies gather by preying on seabirds and some accumulated experience.

In addition, there is another special reason, that is, there are fewer miscellaneous fish here than in the few fishing spots he mentioned.

Li Duoyu shook his head:

"Strive hard to make miracles".

Chen Wenchao also picked up one and asked curiously: "What kind of fish is this?"

Li Duoyu threw the dragnet tied to the bamboo into the sea, and then opened the oil valve of the sampan to the maximum.

Moreover, the cloves produced here are obviously more expensive than those in other places, so there must be a "fish pass" place.

This kind of fish is relatively cheap, and in the past life, it was once popular as a snack for a long time.

Li Duoyu is not very clear about the waters near Lu Island, but there are also many cloves in Dongshan Island where his uncle and uncle are currently.

Chen Wenchao asked: "Brother Yu, is this the fish you want to catch?"

As for other fishing spots, it is hard to say, maybe there will be all kinds of fish in one net.

As the sampan moves forward, occasionally some slightly small fish are frightened and jump out of the sea directly.

Often, if you catch them in one net, most of them are cloves, and you don't need to pick them.

In coastal areas, there are many small fish similar to petrel fish. There is also a kind of fish called doll fish in Dongshan Island, which is also very similar to petrel fish. In addition, the white sail fish in Maoming is also called petrel fish.

There are fish at Xijia Reef of Dandan Island, which is where Li Duoyu fishes for perch. However, that place is a wind outlet, and the sampan shakes violently, so it is not suitable to use a large iron pot.

But in this era, the clove fish has not been developed yet, and the quantity is very large. It does not require much skill to catch this fish.

My uncle studied in the vicinity, and when he saw this fish, he immediately recognized it as a petrel fish.

This fish is not small, about five centimeters long. The fish body is vaguely transparent, with a half-silver and half-gold scale in the middle.

There are even many fishermen who confuse petrel fish with sea anchovies.

The way to catch clove fish is very simple, and no skills are required at all. You just need to put the dragnet into the sea, as long as it does not sink, and just drag it away.

Li Duoyu followed and echoed that in fact, strictly speaking, this fish is not completely a petrel fish. Local fishermen call this fish golden thread fish.

It is exactly the same as the petrel fish mentioned by Xiaozui. The only difference is that the petrel fish is silvery white after being dried.

"Yes, it's a petrel."

In addition, in the previous life, Dinghai Bay seemed to have applied for a national geographical indication product for anchovies.

In the previous life, Li Duoyu and Old Tang had fished for anchovies together, but they had never fished in Dinghai Bay.

Anchovies eat plankton and live almost entirely on the surface of the water, not swimming too deep.

In short, Li Duoyu has become numb to the names of sea fish, and sometimes a village apart will give them another name.

In the traditional sense, anchovies refer to anchovies, and petrels and anchovies are almost homophones, so the names became completely confusing.

Li Duoyu remembered that Jiaodong seemed to be the main production area of ​​anchovies, and because their tail fins were deeply forked, just like a swallow's tail, they were also called petrels.

Several athletes jumped directly onto the deck, and Li Duoyu picked one up to observe.

Chen Dongqing, who works at the Fisheries Research Institute, frowned and said, "This fish, if I'm not mistaken, should be a petrel fish."

The small dried fish sold at grocery stores for one or two yuan a bag are mostly made of this fish.

Li Duoyu frowned slightly. He didn't expect to encounter a golden threadfish just when he started fishing.

I thought there would be fewer miscellaneous fish here, but I didn't expect to catch a golden threadfish at the beginning. In other words, even if there are fewer miscellaneous fish here, it is estimated that they are not too few.

Lilac fish are small fish, not much better than plankton, and they are the type that are preyed on in large quantities.

The size of the golden thread fish is several times larger than that. Maybe these golden thread fish appear here to prey on the clove fish.

As one of the main producing areas of cloves in Dinghai Bay, there will definitely be a large number of them, so it is inevitable that they will attract predators.

The sea is a place where the law of the jungle is vividly demonstrated. There are very few "vegetarian" marine creatures, and 99.9% of fish are carnivorous.

It is often a biological chain where big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, shrimps eat plankton, and plankton eat various algae.

Sure enough, the fishing boat encountered a ball of black balls not far forward.

And this black ball is the little fish's defensive posture after being frightened.

In his previous life, Li Duoyu was also very bored. When watching those short videos, he thought that Xiaoyu would shrink into a ball every time he encountered a crisis. Isn't it stupid?

Later, I once played sandbags with my grandson.

He can still catch one or two, but if four or five are thrown at the same time, he often can't even catch one.

Because there are too many targets, attention is distracted, so you don't know which sandbag to pick.

This is also the principle behind fish gathering together. When they gather together, they can indeed effectively prevent being defeated individually, but predators are not fools either.

It often destroys their defensive formations, thereby separating one or two fish, and then defeats them one by one.

After seeing the little black ball, Li Duoyu quickly asked Chen Wenchao to light the firewood and start setting up a pot to boil water.

Li Duoyu drove the sampan and rushed directly towards the little black ball.

Then, he shot back again.

After repeating it several times, Li Duoyu could clearly feel that the speed of the boat had slowed down, and the bag of the net was clearly bulging.

Li Duoyu stopped the fishing boat and began to manually pull the net to the left side of the sampan boat.

Chen Wenchao, who was boiling water, saw that the net bag was very big, so he quickly came over to help, and together they pulled the net bag onto the boat.

Upon seeing this, my uncle Chen Dongqing wanted to help, but as soon as he took two steps forward, three people, plus a net bag full of small fish, were all pressed against the left side of the sampan.

The hull of the ship tilted instantly.

Li Duoyu, who was pulling the net, almost fell into the sea. He shouted immediately: "Don't come over, the boat will capsize if you come over again."

After Chen Dongqing sat back down, he was also in shock. He had just clearly felt that the boat had completely tilted to one side and was almost about to capsize.

Li Duoyu, who was also shocked, couldn't help but said: "You who wear glasses, can you have some self-awareness? You don't have much strength, just sit on the other side and weigh the weight. You don't need to help pull the net. "

The corners of Chen Dongqing's mouth twitched, feeling offended.

There are a lot of miscellaneous fish in this net. In addition to cloves, there are also some sardines, as well as young mullet and ballang fish. It is quite troublesome to pick them.

Li Duoyu said: "We only want this kind of fish and not the other small fish. You can help me divide the fish. I will organize the pull-down net and continue to catch the next net."

When he started to divide the fish, Chen Wenchao was in trouble, because in this whole pot, he couldn't even pick out the easy-to-recognize miscellaneous fish.

But there were still many fish that looked very similar. Chen Wenchao grabbed two transparent fish, one large and one small, and asked:

"Chief Chen, are these two fish the same kind? Why do they look so similar, but why are their body shapes so different?"

Chen Dongqing frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

"The big one should be the little whitebait, and the smaller one is the little clove. If you look carefully, there is a line in the middle of the clove fish, but there is no line in the middle of the small whitebait, and the small whitebait is generally larger."

"That's right." Chen Wenchao suddenly realized, grabbed a completely transparent fish and said, "Then this one without black lines is whitebait."

Chen Dongqing nodded: "Yes, the one with the black line on its abdomen is the clove fish."

"Then I understand."

When Chen Wenchao asked just now, Li Duoyu wanted to teach Chen Wenchao, but he didn't expect that his uncle actually knew how to distinguish.

But he is a fisheries major, so it is normal for him to understand this, although he seemed to have mentioned the wrong kind of fish just now.

It took about half an hour for Chen Wenchao and his uncle to sort out all the trash fish. Chen Dongqing, who usually did less work, hammered his waist.

"Separating the fish is more tiring than catching it. The fish is like glass. I feel like my eyes are going blind."

Now the entire wooden basin is filled with densely packed clove fish, which look like transparent sweet potato powder.

It has been more than an hour since the fish was put into the net. It feels like if it is not dealt with immediately, it will soon turn into porridge.

Just at this time, the water in the big iron pot was boiling, and the lid made a "pop-pop" sound.

Li Duoyu poured a whole basin of fish into the boiling soup.

Clove fish is very fragile and breaks easily when cooked. It requires techniques when cooking. Old Tang had taught him before, and the emphasis was on "three floats and two sinks".

Just like raw scalded beef, it is a principle to "sit up and down".

Li Duoyu holds a large scorpion in his hand, and relies on the rotation of the slat to float the cloves from the bottom of the pot through the current.

While pounding the water, Li Duoyu said to Chen Wenchao: "Next time you cook the clove fish by yourself, don't use too much force and do it like me, otherwise the fish will fall apart easily."

"I understand, Brother Yu."

"Also, when you put it in the pot, you must drain the water. You cannot pour it directly into the bamboo board. You must shake it to separate the cooked clove fish. Otherwise, it will be mushy and it will not be sold. price."

Chen Dongqing on the side frowned: "Duoyu, have you ever caught this fish? Otherwise, how could you know the details so clearly and be so skillful in your techniques?"

Li Duoyu, who had already been asked about his numbness, replied casually: "I learned it from the local fishermen on Ludao Island. This fish is called homesick fish there, and overseas Chinese like to eat it."

Chen Dongqing frowned, and his intuition told him that there was something really wrong with this nephew, and he knew too many things.

But what he said is really correct. This fish is indeed called homesick fish on Ludao Island, and the production of this fish there is not small at all. It is really possible to learn from the fishermen there.

After pulling a few nets, Li Duoyu discovered why the cloves in Ding Bay were so good. There were some miscellaneous fish, but not too many.

And he tried a few bites of the cooked clove fish. It tasted really good, relatively fresh and sweet, and not that fishy. It may have something to do with their local sea area.

But Li Duoyu only pulled six nets, and his small sampan boat was already "full".

After sorting.

So far, the three of them have caught more than 300 kilograms of fresh clove fish.

This boat can reach a density of one meter when fully loaded, but because in addition to three people on the sampan, there is also a large iron pot for boiling water and more than ten bamboo plaques filled with cooked clove fish.

There is almost no place left for people to stand, and the sampans and boats can return to Dandan Island.

When he went back, his uncle Chen Dongqing remembered something very important: "Duoyu, what is the price for this fish? Why do you call it a fortune fish?"

Li Duoyu thought about it.

Considering that Director Liu was forced into a hurry, the price he gave was so outrageous, but it was for the long-term and healthy development of this industry.

Li Duoyu felt that he needed to adjust the price a little bit.

"This clove fish. If it's fresh, it's about fifty cents per pound. If it's dried, it's about two and a half yuan."

After hearing the price, Chen Dongqing, who was smoking, opened his mouth unconsciously, and the cigarette almost fell into the sea.

“Damn it, is this fish so expensive?”

"Who is collecting this fish?"

Chen Wenchao was also shocked, how could the fish that everyone looked down on in the past suddenly become so valuable?

Li Duoyu grinned and said, "This is a business secret. I can't tell you. If you want to know, give me a thousand yuan."

Chen Dongqing looked at Li Duoyu and saw his thief expression: "It must be more than this price. You kid must have made a lot of difference from it."

"How is it possible? You can't find a village director like me who serves the people wholeheartedly even with a lantern, and you don't even think about how much this kind of fish cost before."

Chen Wenchao nodded wildly: "I think Brother Yu is right. Not many people wanted this kind of fish in the past. The price has become cheaper. I often feed it directly to chickens and ducks."

Chen Dongqing rubbed his waist again: "Oh, it's really difficult to divide the fish. My waist is almost sore. You have to count my share of the money I made today."

"Then I have to give you one-seventh of the income."

Chen Dongqing widened his eyes and said:

"Ah, why is it only one-seventh? There are only three of us on the boat, isn't it one-third?"

Li Duoyu calculated carefully:

"The three of us will divide it equally, so we will deduct three shares. Then, the boat is mine, and one share will be deducted. I also paid for the fuel, and another share will be deducted. The fishing location and sales channels are all mine, and they are yours." Isn’t it just one-seventh of it?”

Chen Dongqing's eyes grew wider and wider as he looked at the nephew in front of him in disbelief. He really wished he could go back to ten years ago.

When the time comes, he will be the first to report this nephew, and he will act like a swindler and opportunist.

Seeing his uncle gnashing his teeth, Li Duoyu said hey, "Just kidding, I'll give you one-fifth of my income."

"No, at least one quarter."

Li Duoyu changed the subject: "I'm not that stingy. It's not a problem to give you three-thirds. It's just the shrimp fry. You have to hurry up."

At this moment, Chen Dongqing really wanted to curse, and wanted to kick his nephew into the sea.

This is so realistic that a hundred minds are going around and around, but they are actually here for that shrimp fry.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but scolded: "How come you are not likeable at all? You must be more honest and respect your elders. After all, I am still your uncle."

Li Duoyu looked disgusted:

"As long as my wife likes me, it's fine. As long as the boss likes me too, I don't care whether you like me or not."

Chen Dongqing was speechless on the spot.

Realizing that she couldn't quarrel with him at all, she picked up her cuffs on the spot.

"Your uncle, if you have the guts, come and challenge me directly."

"Childish." Li Duoyu rolled his eyes at him and said to Chen Wenchao: "Xiaochao, my uncle smells a bit. Throw him into the sea to wash him off."

"Brother Yu, isn't this bad?" Chen Wenchao scratched his head.

"What's wrong? We always played like this when we were kids." Li Duoyu said with a smile: "Don't forget, I am not only the village director, but also your boss."

Chen Wenchao struggled for a while, his eyes suddenly became firm, and he said with a silly smile: "Chief Chen, I'm sorry."

Chen Dongqing panicked instantly.

"Xiaochao, Duoyu and I were joking. We were obviously bickering. You don't really want to throw me away, do you?"

"It's okay, I'm a good swimmer, you'll be fine, I'll rescue you right away."

"Fuck."

"No."

"Duoyu, you're not serious, are you? I've already fallen into the sea once today."

Li Duoyu looked disgusted: "You're the one who insisted on fighting me."

"Then you can't ask Xiaochao for help."

"I'm the boss, okay? How can the boss personally go down?"

"Fuck~ evil capitalism."

What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that Chen Wenchao really jumped into the sea with his uncle.

The uncle, who was soaked all over again, grabbed the edge of the boat with both hands and looked at Li Duoyu angrily: "Fuck, you get off too, or I won't go up."

"Okay, then I'll go down too."

Li Duoyu smiled, then took off all his clothes, and then dived into the sea and swam happily.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing grabbed Li Duoyu's clothes and soaked them in the sea water.

"Dongqing, you have a strong desire for revenge."

"Your clothes are too dirty, I'll help you wash them."

After the three of them played in the sea for a while, Chen Wenchao looked at the fish fins not far away and suddenly changed color and said, "There is a shark."