Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

Ah Chen pointed at the two fish he picked out from the crab pile and asked Zhao Qin to take a look at them because he didn't recognize them.

"Damn, it's so beautiful. What kind of fish is this?" Chen Yuce took one look and exclaimed.

Zhao Qin was lowering his head to tie the crabs, but when he heard the boy's exclamation, he couldn't help but glance at him. This sight also embarrassed him.

I have to say that this fish is really beautiful. The whole body of the fish is streamlined and rod-shaped. The length is estimated to be forty centimeters. The dorsal fin extends from the middle to the tail fin.

Judging from the shape of the fish alone, it looks a bit like freshwater snakehead fish or seven-star fish.

The head and most of the body are sky blue, and the blue is very pure. In the middle of the fish's body, there is an ink line about a finger wide, from the light color at the head to the dark ink color at the tail.

The mouth is a bit like a duck's bill.

The two tails are about the same size, about two pounds each.

"The dragon crossing the river?" Zhao Qin was not sure. He had checked the information before and saw that the dragon crossing the river looked similar to this one, but the dragon crossing the river didn't seem so beautiful. He looked to his elder brother for confirmation.

"It's the Dragon Crossing the River." Zhao Ping concluded.

"Brother Aqin, there is one more." Achen dug out another crab from the pile of crabs like a groundhog.

"Hurry up and raise them. The price of Cross River Dragon is pretty good, at least 50 or 60 yuan per kilogram."

The old cat was a little bored and always felt that he was idle. It was not good for the two shipowners to be busy, so he walked closer and said: "Aping, I can't bear to look at the distance for a long time. Please change it for a while."

When Zhao Ping heard what he said, he was not polite and got up and walked to the wheelhouse.

As soon as the old cat sat down, he saw Ah Chen throwing fish into a bucket. He glanced at it subconsciously, and then let out a light sigh, "Black-banded acanthus?"

Then he picked up one and looked at it carefully. He said with surprise on his face: "Yes, it's a black-banded stickleback. How many are there?"

"We have found three so far. Brother Cat, isn't this a dragon crossing the river?" Zhao Qin was surprised.

"You are right to think of it as a dragon crossing the river, because in Hainan they are sold as a dragon crossing the river, but it is different here. This thing is valuable."

"It's delicious?" Zhao Qin's eyes lit up.

"You really asked the right person. I have actually eaten it. To tell you the truth, this fish makes people pay IQ tax. The taste is very average, but it is beautiful and rare. The current price is estimated to be at least five or six hundred. One pound."

Zhao Qin lost interest when he heard it was not delicious, but when he heard the price, his mood suddenly became beautiful.

He glanced at the pile of crabs and sighed: "Damn, if this pile was full of these fish, we would be rich."

"Hahaha, you are too ambitious. We are very lucky to be able to harvest three tails. There are fewer of them than red spots. If we really pull a lot of them, it will be worthless."

Everyone thought it was the same. Ah Chen carefully carried the bucket and poured the fish into a small live cabin next to it. It was so expensive that it was worthy of staying in a VIP private room.

Everyone then tied the crabs. More than 3,000 kilograms of crabs were tied by hand. You can imagine how much work it was.

"Ah Chen, pick some fat ones and some shrimps. We'll have them as a midnight snack later." Zhao Qin pointed at the red flower crabs and said.

"No, Ah Chen, just pick some three-eyed crabs." Old Mao stopped him. The price of safflower crabs is high. On fishing boats, everyone eats catches that cannot be sold at high prices. Who would choose the most expensive ones to eat.

Zhao Qin sighed, and still had a temper with his father. Whether it was the old cat or his eldest brother, they both had a frugal temper.

If my father were on the boat, he would definitely be like me and pick out the food he wanted.

There is a three-fold difference in the efficiency of novices and veterans in tying crabs. Zhao Qin is now considered a veteran, and he and Lao Mao are the fastest.

Of course, this time I don't use a rope, but a rubber band, which is faster.

This binding took more than three hours to complete. When several people got up, they all put their hands on their waists. It was not tiring, but sitting and bending for a long time was very taxing on the waist.

Everyone stood up and walked slowly on the deck for a while, and then felt a little better.

"It's almost time to set up the net." Old Cat said after looking at the time.

Zhao Qin also glanced at the watch. It was half past one. He prayed secretly in his heart that he would never eat so many crabs again. He would be exhausted.

"Brother, start the Internet cafe." Zhao Qin walked to the center console and shouted.

Zhao Ping agreed, completely released the accelerator, and then shouted through the loudspeaker: "Set up the net."

"Hook up the net." Everyone agreed and started to take their places. When the net bag was hoisted up, the old cat rubbed his hands, obviously trying to untie the net bag.

"Brother Cat, it's you."

"Okay, let me see my luck. The two previous nets were worth thirty or forty thousand, so I will try to take this net to the next level."

After saying that, he opened the net.

"Haha, it's a fish." Chen Yuce shouted with joy when he saw the fallen piece of white flowers. It seemed that the baby was also scared of being tied to a crab.

"Hey, what kind of fish is this?" Ah Chen picked up one and took a closer look. He was unsure for a moment and said, "Brother Ah Qin, it looks a bit like a parrot fish."

"No, this is a horsehead fish."

The so-called horsehead fish, whose scientific name is silver tilefish, also has many other names, such as tilefish, Japanese gargi fish,

The upper part of the fish head is bald, making the whole fish head square and square, the sides of the body are flat, the back is dark red, and the abdomen is light red, so it looks a bit like a parrot fish at first glance.

"This thing is delicious, garlic clove meat." The old cat grinned, laughing at the good harvest from this net and at his own good luck.

"Brother Cat, the price of this fish is not high now, right?"

"You can sell it for more than 20 yuan, Aqin, just be satisfied. I'm afraid it weighs more than 3000 kilograms and is worth to yuan. Yes, this net marks the first day of our new ship. A happy ending.”

The price of more than 20 yuan is indeed not bad. Of course, Lao Mao said this based on the size of the fish.

This kind of fish generally does not grow very big, and the largest one only weighs about one and a half kilograms. Now most of the fish caught are about one kilogram, which is considered to be the best size.

"Come on, everyone, work harder, just pick it up and put it into storage quickly."

"Ah Chen, please stop being busy and cook a midnight snack. I'll also steam two or three fish tails. I haven't eaten them yet."

"Aqin, there are a lot of trash fish there." What the old cat meant was that there were a lot of trash fish that couldn't be sold at a high price, so just eat those.

"Haha, Brother Cat, why do we make money? It's for the sake of the family, but we can't be too harsh on ourselves. Besides, it's okay to get half a piece per person to taste it."

Unable to persuade him, the old cat had no choice but to shut up.

This net is easy to collect. Of course, there are some crabs in it, but after all, the number is not like the previous net.

"Brother, drive west. There is an island in the four seas. Let's stop near it."

"Okay." Zhao Ping agreed and began to adjust the steering direction.

"Brother Cat, please help my elder brother take a look, and we can do the rest."

The old cat hummed softly. He was about to ask Zhao Qin to take a look, but the other party spoke first. Instead of returning to the wheelhouse, he took out the flag and stood directly on the bow of the ship, using the flag to help Zhao Ping guide the direction.

By the time the boat anchored and stopped, the catch on the deck was almost finished.

Zhao Qin also has a new understanding of trawling operations. Unlike small boats, small boats are purely based on luck and usually create the largest amount of money with the smallest catch.

But this big trawler is different. It relies on quantity to win.

No matter how worthless the catch is, as long as it reaches a certain amount, the harvest is quite considerable.