Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1097: The first day harvest is nearly 1 (monthly ticket +1000)

After delivering the meal and cutting up the jellyfish, Father Ye did not leave immediately, but waited there to see the incoming goods.

It didn't take him long to wait before two people emerged from the water together.

After two rounds of busy work in the morning, the boatmen on the boat had gained experience. After they pulled the people up quickly, the people whose turn it was would take over immediately, while the others also pulled in the ropes and pulled up the net bags that were still sinking to the bottom of the sea.

Father Ye kept craning his neck to see how much cargo they could collect in one trip, and he saw the full net bags being pulled out of the water and smashed onto the deck.

"This is a lot more than what you collected this morning..."

"Practice makes perfect. Once you get used to going up and down, you can go much faster."

"There's nothing to be afraid of in that trench. The glowing hairtail fish below can provide light. But suddenly a jellyfish pops out and there's a black hole, which looks a bit scary. But as long as you don't lower your head to look below, it's fine."

“We all have experience…”

After watching everyone pour the sea urchins into the basket, Father Ye couldn't stop smiling. He then quietly approached Ye Yaodong and whispered, "Should we give them a raise?"

"Well, I have to work harder than others for no reason, especially in a place like the bottom of the sea. How can I get more?"

"That's too easy to make money... I had no work to do, but I was asked to come out. It's only natural that I can do anything in my free time. I'm just doing some water work, but I still have to pay them more..."

"That's not true. I did more work than others. If you don't pay me more, who will help me work so hard to make money? Others don't have to work and still get the same salary. If they go into the water, they will still get the same price. Won't they be afraid even if they shout? Then who will help me go into the water to salvage?"

"Ok."

"Look at the long-term, Dad. Don't be reluctant. Think about it. Now that they are experienced in the water, two people can bring up nearly 200 kilograms each time. They have already caught 2000 kilograms in the morning. It is not a big problem to catch another 2000 kilograms in the afternoon. Besides, everyone is big in the trench, there is no small one. If we calculate 4000 kilograms, they can earn 800 yuan a day. What is the small salary we pay?"

"Okay, you are right. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child."

"Right! It just so happens that the jellyfish haven't reached their peak season these two days, so the number floating up is still small. We should take advantage of this gap to quickly catch sea urchins and cutlassfish. Otherwise, when the jellyfish season comes, they will float up too fast and the cutlassfish will have to migrate away."

"It's better to come slowly during the flood season and catch these first."

"decide as things go."

He has no say on when the flood season will come.

Father Ye heard two more splashes and two more people jumped down, and he felt a little itchy.

"Donzi? How about I try again?"

"Don't join in the fun. I have enough manpower. If there's no need, just let them do the work. I haven't even gone down, so why would you go down at your age? Don't be so curious."

Hearing this, Ye's father had no choice but to give up, lest he not only fail to help, but also become a hindrance.

Ye Yaodong also chased his father away, "The jellyfish on the boat have been divided up, you should send them back quickly and sell them for as much money as you can. I also have half a bucket of jellyfish heads and half a bucket of jellyfish skins here, which accidentally drifted to the side of the boat and I salvaged them by the way. I will bring them back to you and sell them for money."

Father Ye was reluctant to give up the jellyfish that kept floating up, as he was worried that if they didn't catch them, they would be taken advantage of by the fishing boats coming back with their trawl nets.

"I should have left a small boat here for you."

"No, there aren't many. When you're close enough to catch them, grab them. If you can't reach them, just leave them alone."

Now the focus is on sea urchins and hairtail.

"Then I'll sail back first, sell the goods on the boat, and help with the longline fishing so we can finish it sooner."

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, telling his father to go back quickly, and then he continued to sit cross-legged and enjoy the sea breeze.

The boatmen on the boat took turns going into the water, and those who didn't get a turn just sat there and rested in the sea breeze.

For them, it is not tiring at all. After all, they can rest for more than an hour after being in the water for 20 minutes. Moreover, the experience of catching sea urchins in the water is novel enough. They can brag about it when they go back. In addition, they receive high remuneration subsidies, which is the best thing.

The number of baskets on the deck continued to increase, and they were all filled with black spiky balls. Sea urchins that looked like bombs filled the entire deck, affecting everyone's normal activities.

Ye Yaodong asked people to move the fish to the fish warehouse first, so that it would take up less space.

They stayed there collecting sea urchins from morning till sunset, when fishing boats began to return to the trench one after another.

Seeing the fishing boats coming back, Ye Yaodong asked his men to suspend the salvage for a while and move the fishing boats to catch all the jellyfish on the sea first, so that they wouldn't stay here for so long and the jellyfish that floated up would be taken advantage of by others.

You should make big money, but don't despise small money.

After the salvage was completed, they were allowed to go into the water again, and the fishing boat also approached.

He took a look and realized that it was Pei's father who came back first, and helped explain why A Guang went back.

Father Pei's eyes lit up, "There are schools of cutlassfish below!"

"Correct."

Ye Yaodong didn't intend to keep it a secret, but there was no way to keep it a secret. There were so many boatmen, dozens of people knew about it, and his family was still doing longline fishing, so he had to make a batch overnight. Others would just ask out of curiosity and find out what was going on. It couldn't be kept secret.

After Pei's father was excited, his face was full of regret. "What a pity, we don't have the means to get your diving equipment..."

Ye Yaodong knew that Pei's father had another idea.

"Guang can come here with a boat tomorrow. If we want to longline, let him go down with us and put the hooks together in the trench."

"Okay, okay, let him help you catch the sea urchins. After all, you've already gone down there, so you can't come back empty-handed."

Ye Yaodong nodded.

The fishing boats behind were not delayed for long and came back one after another. No one could see the catch on their boats as they had moved all the sea urchins into the fish warehouse. All they could see were the buckets on the deck and no one knew how many jellyfish were in them, but there were definitely none around the trench.

Ye Yaodong explained to everyone else again that the other small boats were taken back by A Guang.

"Didn't you say you would stay here to catch sea urchins? How many have you caught?"

"That's a lot, right? What's that thing you have that can go into the water? Can we buy it?"

"You're dreaming. I heard that you need connections to get that. How can we ordinary people get it?"

"Hey, Adong is really amazing. He can get anything and make any money. He can even hold his breath for so long in the water to catch sea urchins. He deserves to make money."

All the returning fishing boats were docked together, chatting closely together. He just smiled and didn't respond. The others automatically answered for him. They probably just complained and didn't expect him to say anything.

But he didn't return immediately.

"How long can they stay underwater? How long will it take for them to come up? Let's wait here and take a look before we go back."

Ye Yaodong looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time."

There were still some fishing boats behind that had not returned, so everyone waited there patiently.

After waiting for just 10 minutes, we saw a splash and someone emerged from the water with a strange mask on their face. But after watching the two people climb up, everyone discovered that their hands were empty, with nothing in them, and they started talking all of a sudden.

There was no need for him to answer, as the other boatmen helped to explain, and everyone saw them reeling in the ropes and pulling the net bag up.

One rope brought up two packages of goods, all black and shiny, and another rope also brought up two packages. (The previous chapter was modified)
"so much?"

"This must be about 100 to 200 kilograms, right?"

"there must be……"

"How much can this be sold for per kilogram? It should be quite a lot..."

Everybody was talking about it at once and looking at it curiously. After they poured the fish into the bamboo baskets, they were soon carried to the fish warehouse and there was nothing anyone could see.

"Adong, how many pounds have you caught so far today?"

"I haven't weighed it yet, so I don't know. I'll know when I get to the shore and weigh it later."

"You should have an idea of ​​how many baskets there are, right? You should be able to make a rough estimate."

Ye Yaodong looked at the sky and thought for a moment, "4000 kilograms?"

"What?"

"Ah? 4000 kilograms?"

"Oh my goodness, are there so many sea urchins down there?"

"4000 kilograms, how much would that sell for? Hundreds of dollars? Oh my god, you made that much on your first day here?"

"4000 kilograms! Isn't that too much? Did you destroy the sea urchin's nest? Are there more underneath? Can we catch more tomorrow?"

"It shouldn't be that much, right? If we can catch this much every day, what will happen? There will always be a time when it is all gone. 4000 kilograms is too much. I thought it was at most one or two thousand kilograms. There shouldn't be that much down there, right?"

"I've made a fortune... I've made so much money right after I got out, why would I still want to catch jellyfish? I can just catch sea urchins."

Ye Yaodong felt that he was just being conservative. In reality, there should be more than that. There was still time and he could make two more trips. He felt that he could probably catch 5000 kilograms today. His efficiency was really amazing.

"When the jellyfish season comes, there will be so many of them here, how can we go down to catch sea urchins? We can only catch them for a few days."

"Yes, when there are too many jellyfish, it will be inconvenient to go into the water, otherwise you may be stung by a jellyfish and die."

"There must not be many sea urchins left... there's no way to catch them all..."

Everybody was talking about sea urchins, and Ye Yaodong and Pei's father tacitly did not mention the hairtail.

Ye's father also asked everyone if they wanted to go back together. Since all the other boats had gone back, it would be just in time for dinner if they went back now. It would be just right to sell the goods and go home for dinner.

"Adong, do you want to go back? Or should we go together later?"

"I'll finish work around 5 o'clock. After I go back and sell the goods, it'll be just around 6 o'clock for dinner."

"Let's go back first. He hired a cook to cook for us, but we don't. We have to cook for ourselves when we go back..."

"That's right. They are more comfortable. It's much easier to have someone cook for them..."

"Let's go. Then let's go back first. As for the fishing boats that haven't come back, Adong will be here when we come over later. If we don't see any boats later, they will naturally go back."

"Then we'll go back first..."

Ye Yaodong also waved to everyone, and they continued to salvage as usual.

In the middle of summer, the sun sets late. It is almost 5 o'clock and the sun is still strong, but it has set to the other side of the mountain. It is estimated that there is still an hour before setting.

He knew when to quit, and when the time came, he told everyone to call it a day after waiting for people to come up. He also cleaned the surrounding sea surface again. After catching all the remaining jellyfish, he immediately went home.

During this time, all the fishing boats returned, and until everyone else had gone back, they had all returned first, so they were the last ones to fall behind.

All the boatmen were sitting on the deck, all wet, their faces filled with joy of the harvest. Some were cutting jellyfish, some were discussing today's catch, and some were asking if they would go fishing for cuttlefish again tomorrow.

Ye Yaodong was all smiles. "I'll go back and see how the longline fishing is going. We'll have to do both tomorrow."

"How many pounds of sea urchins can there be today?"

"We'll know the exact number after we get back and weigh it."

"We have to move to another location tomorrow. The area around us is all sold out. We will collect less next time, so we have to move to the side to look for more."

"Well, let's move to another place tomorrow. When we take our longline fishing line out to the water, we can find out which area has the most fish."

"I'm rich. There are so many sea urchins at the bottom, densely packed together..."

“I’ve really made a fortune…”

Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "Everyone, work hard. I am not stingy even though I have made a fortune. Your wages will also increase. Think about it. As long as you go into the water, you can earn 6 yuan a day, which adds up to 5 yuan a month. If you stay for two more months, this trip will be equal to what you have earned in the past six months. How much is the monthly salary of an average worker? You can earn in one month what others earn in four or five months."

"Haha, yes, a lot..."

Everyone had a smile on their face.

Ye Yaodong also went to drive the boat.

What they caught were sea urchins, and there was no need to sort anything, so it was extremely convenient. Everyone sat on the deck and chatted.

As the fishing boat got closer and closer to the shore, the setting sun gradually began to set.

They reached the shore before the sun went down.

Ye Yaodong went to ask the purchasing point that bought his sea urchins last year. The owner also knew him and was surprised to know that he came to catch sea urchins again.

Generally speaking, these underwater things are not easy to obtain, and if they are available, the quantity is small. Ye Yaodong was deeply impressed by the few days of stable output last year, and this year he still paid last year's price.

Originally it was 2 cents, but later when he had more, it became 2 cents. Now I just give him cents.

But he was not very satisfied. This year, prices of everything have increased everywhere, even wages have increased. It makes no sense that the price of fish would not increase as well.

But the key point is that the price of fish has not increased. In the first half of the year, the price of fresh fish ships at sea did not increase, and the price on the shore did not increase much. What has increased is the retail price, and the purchase price remains the same.

Moreover, because he had too many of them, the purchasing points were determined not to raise the price. When it came to interests, people were not as pleasantly surprised and easy to talk to as they were at the beginning.

Ye Yaodong had no choice since they were so numerous.

Generally speaking, a large quantity means that the price will follow suit. He hasn't said his quantity yet, so he didn't say much.

When he carried out baskets of sea urchins from the fish warehouse, people were almost stunned. However, there was nothing they could do to lower the price at this time because the words had been spoken, and Ye Yaodong said that he could get a few thousand kilograms tomorrow.

After all the sea urchins were weighed and the total was calculated, Ye Yaodong was also surprised. The estimate was accurate, 4822 kilograms, and he sold it for 964 yuan.

I also bought some jellyfish for 16 yuan, for a total of 3 yuan. Although it didn't break the thousand mark, it was already unexpected.

All the fishing boats didn't catch much today, but he earned nearly 1 yuan on the first day.

　Too tired, I've been playing outside these two days, and I've added two more chapters. I can't hold on at night, so I'll go to bed early. I'll put tonight's update on tomorrow afternoon, or tomorrow night at 7 or 8 o'clock.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)