Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1330 Big Red Squid

Ye Yaodong stared at the display screen until he saw the yellow-green dot on the screen suddenly turn red as the fishing boat moved. His eyes lit up, and the red dot became redder and redder.

A large area of ​​red almost fills the entire screen, with only some scattered green and yellow dots on the edges.

He was very happy and immediately drove the fishing boat slowly towards the direction of the red dots.

He was about to pull up the net, but unexpectedly he encountered a large school of fish.

The denser the red dots and the darker the color, the larger the school of fish.

Along the way, he did see red dots on the display, but they were just scattered, not that red, and not so large that they filled the entire screen.

After all, the fish schools under the sea are moving, and the sonar detector can only detect a rough idea. Once they move over, the coverage of the fishing net is also a matter of luck.

Naturally, the larger the school of fish, the greater the probability that the fishing net will catch the fish, and the more fish it will catch.

Anyway, he would move to wherever the red dot was detected, until the red dot disappeared, and then continue to move along the predetermined track.

At this moment, he was operating the fishing boat towards the red dot on the monitor, and there was noise coming from the channel.

Two other fishing boats were discussing their catch and said they were not far from the fishing point on their nautical chart.

At the current speed of 2 to 4 knots, it will take just over an hour to reach the fishing spot, and then everyone can move around and fish as long as they don't stray too far.

In fact, it’s almost the same now. You can move according to the situation. Anyway, the general direction is not much different and you are almost at the destination.

The remaining distance of less than ten nautical miles may only take half an hour to reach under normal sailing conditions. Now that we are in the surrounding area, we can move freely.

Ye Yaodong listened to them talking and just responded casually a few times, saying that he also planned to close the net.

He would wait until the red dot on the display disappeared before logging in. It wouldn't take him that long anyway.

The workers below were almost all waiting to pull up the nets at this time. They knew it was time to pull up the nets as the previous batch of goods had already been sorted.

Those with high value are put in the freezer, those with low value are put in the refrigerator, and those that cannot be sold are all dumped back into the sea.

The rustling of baskets after baskets made Ye Yaodong feel pain in his heart. These could be sold for a lot of money in the future. Even now, he could drag them back to dry and sell them. Where did they come from? Where did they go?

If he could record videos, he couldn't imagine how many followers he would gain.

It is possible that there are not many people left on the ship who have fallen down.

He shook his head regretfully, and could only turn a blind eye and focus on the screen.

Just then, he saw the people below seemed to be exclaiming and looking very excited, so he also stretched his neck out of curiosity.

The area around the fishing boat seemed to be boiling, with water splashing and fish jumping, and the workers were running back and forth with hand nets.

He was surprised for a moment, and curiously walked out of the cockpit with a flashlight, stood on the rudder and shone it towards the water. Then he could see clearly.

"Oh my god, triggerfish..."

There were trigger fish densely gathered on one side of the fishing boat. As the fishing boat moved forward, the trigger fish kept chasing it.

Only one side has it, but not the other side.

The workers below were also constantly shouting.

"Fishing, fishing, fishing..."

"Hurry up, be careful..."

"Oh my god, so many..."

"It's too big, please help, I can't pull it up by myself..."

Ye Yaodong shouted at them with a loudspeaker: "Come on, catch more. They must be attracted by the light from your flashlights and headlamps. We'll also be ready to set up the nets later."

Everyone responded without turning their heads, all concentrating on fighting the trigger fish beside them.

The boat was crowded with trigger fish attracted by the lights. The small ones weighed about ten pounds, the average ones weighed thirty to forty pounds, and the big ones weighed fifty to sixty pounds. They could be sold for a lot of money if they were caught.

In order to catch the fish beside the boat, he didn't dare to raise the net now. He could only continue to drag it and go in and out of the cockpit to watch.

In fact, he really wanted to go down and help, but there were enough people below, so he had to stay here.

But we can't keep doing this indefinitely. We still have to set up the net when the time comes. Otherwise, if there are too many goods, it will be a big problem if the net can't collect them all.

Four or five hours have passed since we put the net down in the evening, which is much longer than the afternoon. In addition, a large wave of fish just passed by, so the catch in the net must be considerable.

Generally, such a large fishing boat will take 3 to 6 hours to operate underwater, and it is up to the person at the helm to control the situation and pull in the net.

Ye Yaodong watched as half an hour passed and everyone was still struggling with the trigger fish, so he had to use the loudspeaker to shout and ask them to prepare to raise the nets.

"Get ready to raise the nets. Half of the people are ready to raise the nets, and the other half are continuing to catch triggerfish... Did you hear me..."

"Oh~"

Everyone agreed, and then discussed to divide half of the people to go out and close the net.

Some people found the leader cables connected to the fishing nets, which are usually clearly marked for quick identification.

One end of the leader is fixed to the fishing net and the other end is on the boat.

Attach the leader to the winch on deck. The winch usually has a special connector or hook to attach the leader.

And keep an eye on it to ensure that the connection between the leader cable and the winch is firm and reliable to avoid loosening or breaking during the net collection process.

Some people went to the tail to pay attention to the process of collecting the fishing net to avoid any mistakes.

When they were ready, they called out to him.

"Ready……"

After Ye Yaodong made sure they were ready, he asked them to start the winch.

They just came out today, and some of them are novices. Most of them are unsure and have to wait for him to confirm. After they get familiar with it, they will start the winch themselves according to the situation.

After the winch is started, the guide cable begins to be slowly reeled in, gradually pulling the fishing net towards the side of the boat.

The winch speed must be moderate to avoid damage to the fishing net or breakage of the leader.

While he was concentrating on collecting the fishing net, he was watching them continue to catch triggerfish. The cockpit had some sound insulation, and coupled with the sound of the wind and waves, their surprised voices below were not so clear.

But he could see that they smiled with joy every time they pulled up a triggerfish.

Although they were all working for him and he was the one who sold the fish he salvaged, he still felt a sense of accomplishment when he salvaged the fish himself.

They also moved the rope holding the light bulb closer to the boat so that the light could reach the surface of the sea, making the trigger fish more excited and ensuring that they would follow the fishing boat.

The process of collecting the net takes more than half an hour. The winch is slowly tightened. The more fish there are, the heavier they are, so the collection may be a little slower.

When the winch stopped moving, Ye Yaodong knew that the fishing nets had been collected at the stern of the boat.

Now he could go down and take a look with peace of mind, and let the ship continue sailing along the planned route for the time being.

"Brother Dong... this net must be heavy. It's so heavy that the winch is creaking..."

"The previous network also made a sound..."

"This net is louder and looks more strenuous..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Of course there are a lot of them. We just encountered a large school of fish, and this time we dragged the net for much longer than the previous one, so there must be a lot of fish."

"I'll put one pack in right away and see if there's anything good in it..."

He nodded, let them hang it first, and went to the other side.

There were already a lot of trigger fish scattered on the deck, probably more than twenty of them, the small ones weighing more than ten kilograms, and the big ones weighing more than fifty kilograms.

Some had been bled out, and the deck was covered in blood.

"Brother Dong, there are so many fish..."

"Thank you for your hard work. Please salvage the fish. If you get tired, you can take a break later."

"Hey...it would be nice if it was tuna. Aren't the two relatives?"

"As long as it's tuna, you'll be rich."

Ye Yaodong finished speaking with a smile and looked towards the sea. The fish were really like being in a hot pot, rushing towards the fishing boat. The waves hit the trigger fish, adding a bit of luster.

“That’s a lot.”

"Yes, it would be great if the boat had the old rollers. After casting the net, it can be rolled back on the rollers. It's much easier."

"Take your time. Take a break when you are tired..."

It would certainly be good to catch more, but given the human body's physical strength, you won't make a fortune by catching them one by one. The big profits still depend on what's in the fishing net.

This fishing net can easily catch tens of thousands of kilograms of fish. Isn't that better than trying to catch them one by one here?

But we can’t give it up, as they can all be sold for money, so we can only ask everyone to do their best.

If they are tired, let them rest.

After you have rested enough and still have the energy, you can continue to fish. It seems that as long as there is light, these trigger fish will be attracted and follow the fishing boat. If you can catch them, try to catch them.

There are really a lot of trigger fish around here.

"Wow...it's hanging..."

"They are all red. Guess and bet what kind of fish they are this time!"

"Squid, I bet it's a squid..."

"I bet there's shrimp steak..."

"I bet on the red snapper..."

When Ye Yaodong heard their cheers, he turned around and smiled at them. Young people are still full of energy.

"Aren't you tired yet? You can still yell like that."

"Haha, I haven't seen enough. I only saw it hanging a few times at noon. This is the first time I ran so far..."

"Yeah, they haven't even caught tens of thousands of pounds yet, and they're not excited enough. They could only listen to everyone bragging before, but now they've seen it for themselves."

Ye Yaodong said jokingly: "Tomorrow, when all your energy is worn out and you are left with only fatigue, you won't be able to yell anymore."

"Then tomorrow is tomorrow. I'm still excited now."

"Okay, seeing that you are so excited, I will let you take turns tonight. I will let you stay one more night. Those of you who are fishing for triggerfish over there, go and rest when you get tired. It happens that half of you will take turns, so you can go to sleep when the sun rises."

"what……"

Ye Yaodong ignored their screams. Seeing that the large bag of goods had been hung up, he pulled out the lever at the mouth of the net, and all the fish fell out.

"Wow... so many giant squids... I guessed it right..."

“They are all squids…”

"Fuck, it's still moving..."

Ye Yaodong was sealing the mouth of the net and throwing the fish bag into the water, letting the remaining fish in the fishing net continue to fill the bag. When he heard their words, he turned around and took a look.

Each of those giant squids was as long as his forearm, bright red, and still transparent when they were just released. Their tentacles and the little butterflies on their backs were still waving.

"Red squid, not bad, there are quite a lot of them..."

This is a big red deep-sea squid with thick meat. It is a good choice to dry it into dried squid or make squid shreds.

"Brother Dong, small tubes can be eaten raw, but this one is so big, can it be eaten raw? I've never eaten such a big one raw..."

"You're so greedy. You can eat it if you want, but can you finish it? If you spread it out, it's twice as big as your face."

"Then let it dry for a bit and make soup tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong agreed, "Sure, you guys can kill some later and hang them up to enjoy the sea breeze all night, and then dry them in the sun tomorrow. We can eat them tomorrow night. You can also dry some shredded squid while you're at it."

"How to dry shredded squid?"

An idea suddenly occurred to him. There must be a lot of big red squids in this wave. He would take them all back to dry and not sell them.

Then a part of it is made into squid shreds, which sell well in pieces per pound. It is simple to make, effortless, and delicious, making it a perfect snack.

Self-produced and sold.

Or when he returns, he can move the workshop that originally made fish sauce to the city, and use the workshop at home to make squid shreds.

A whole bunch of Dongsheng brand shredded squid!
A one-stop service from fishing, production to sales.

There are plenty of deep-sea red squids. They are cheap and easy to catch. Their life cycle is only one year. It only takes one year for them to grow from fish eggs into a large squid weighing dozens of kilograms.

It would be great to produce and sell by yourself. The profit can be multiplied several times. It can also save you the trouble of having a shipload of hundreds of tons of goods difficult to sell and reduce Acai's burden.

He snapped his fingers and felt that this was a good idea.

This is much easier than running a fish canning factory. The process is simple and any woman in the village can do it.

Anyway, most of the fish sauce is now in the city, and the one I have at home is just some that I made earlier, and it hasn’t been fully fermented yet.

When they return this time, they will ask Aqing and his mother to deal with the matter quickly. They will ask his father to transport some empty wooden barrels and large vats to the city and free up the fish sauce workshop at home.

Because the filling machine has been moved to the city, I don’t have a filling machine at home now, so I can’t pack the food in bags. All the food has to be packed in small jars or large vats.

Some small grocery stores also need to be packed in jars. The remaining ones at home are now kept to be sold to the surrounding areas or some small grocery stores near the county town, after all, they are close.

This plan is just perfect. I don't need a fish sauce workshop at home and another factory in the city. I can set up two there.

According to the current transportation situation, it is more convenient to dock in the city, and it is more suitable for transportation to place the fish sauce workshop in the city.

Hand-drying squid shreds requires boiling and drying, which requires manual labor, so it would be better to provide employment for the women in the village.

"I'll teach you later. Pick out these red squids and freeze them all. I'll drag them all home then."

"You want to dry the squid? Okay, got it. If you don't tell us, we'll probably just put it in the freezer and sell it in a few days. After all, it's cheap."

He didn't explain further, "Well, from now on, if we catch any red squid, we'll freeze them all."

"What about the others? Are there any fish you want to take home to dry?"

"Forget it for now, they're too cheap, and there's a lot of stuff. Putting them in the freezer takes up space, so just sell them fresh. Put the valuable ones in the freezer and sell them at a higher price when you get home."

"Ok."

Cheap goods often come in large quantities, and if one really freezes everything and takes it home, his freezer will probably be full in a few days.

Anyway, his father's fresh fish boat is still at home. It goes to collect goods from several boats every two days. There must be a lot of fish for drying, so it doesn't matter whether he keeps them or not.

However, if you want to dry squid shreds, you can only use deep-sea red squid. This squid is cheap, and the dried squid shreds are fragrant and chewy.

Just thinking about this made him feel like eating.

"If you have some free time later, kill some of these squids, clean them, empty their stomachs, boil them in a pot, and then hang them up with ropes to dry in the sun."

"When it's dried in the sun, take it down and tear it into strips. That's squid shreds. They're authentic squid shreds dried at sea."

Ye Yaodong licked his tongue and said, "It's delicious and authentic. I guarantee you'll want to swallow your tongue when I show it to you. You'll want to eat it again after you've had it."

"Fuck! I'll do it later! I've never eaten shredded squid before."

"Hahaha... I'll do it after I'm done with this. I'll quickly prepare to hang the second bag."

"Ok."

After saying this, Ye Yaodong climbed back into the cockpit to drink tea.

The cold wind outside was howling and his hands were frozen. Fortunately, he was wrapped up tightly, with a hat, scarf, and mask.

Sitting in the cockpit, he could see the area below clearly, but he could see more carefully when he stepped out.

From afar he saw the bag of fish that had just been caught was all bright red, and they were all giant deep sea squids.

Squid shreds, he really missed it, he hadn’t eaten it for a long time.

I remember when I was on a ship, I could just take whatever I wanted to eat and dry it in the sun. It was so convenient on the ship, I could eat whatever I wanted.

It doesn’t matter what expensive food you eat.

How much can a person eat? This kind of boat usually catches tens of thousands of pounds of cargo, and the captain usually lets everyone eat as much as they want.

It's a good opportunity to take advantage of the strong winds at sea, so the fruits can be dried easily. When we return to shore, we can store some in a few baskets, and let the workers take some home for their families to taste.

He could already imagine the children at home rushing to fill their pockets and running around the village eating and playing.

(I want to eat it, too. My cousin brought me a big bag of it a while ago. The ones dried on fishing boats are much better than the ones bought in supermarkets. They are original and tasty. The ones sold in supermarkets all have a powdery taste.)
Ye Yaodong controlled the direction of the fishing boat while watching the packages of goods being hoisted up one by one. Each package was bright red, so it was just a matter of quantity.

He thought to himself that the red school of fish just detected by the sonar might be the giant deep-sea red squids, and there were too many of them.

Just by casually estimating, he felt that they accounted for 1/3 of the total, and they might have caught some along the way.

If it weren't for the idea of ​​using it to make squid shreds, this big red squid is actually not very valuable. Although it is big in size and one can weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms, it can be sold at a high price because of its weight.

It is their local custom to eat rice dumplings during the winter solstice, and the filling is made of big red squid. This is a must-have filling and it is very fresh.

I will start this business after I get home. It will be easy to catch a steady supply of giant red squids in the future. If things don’t work out, I can just collect them as I like. There is no need to worry about running out of stock, and there is a very large market.

He thought happily.

The mast in front of him was bending again and again. He had been counting and had already hoisted up seven bags of fish.

There are more than 3 kilograms of fish in total, and the workers are still tightening the openings of the fish bags and continuing to throw them into the sea with happy smiles on their faces.

Also...

In the future, one net can only collect about 2.5 to 5 bags, which means one net weighs more than 1 to 2 kilograms.

“Tsk tsk tsk… You can’t catch all of them. You can’t catch all of them…”

He kept counting until the 12th bag was not full. Then he knew there was nothing left and he would have to pull the net up again.

About 6 jin...

It's really a scary number.

All in all, from the time we went out to sea this morning until now, the two nets have caught less than 9 kilograms.

The net ahead, when it was put down during the day, had not gone very far and the time was a little shorter.

If half of it is thrown back into the sea, then he would have about 4 kilograms. It is estimated that those big red squids would have nearly kilograms, which is a lot of output.

If the first batch is exposed to the sun, it should be enough.

After closing the net, he also switched the channel back. He originally wanted to switch the channel to the public channel.

No one was talking inside, it was quiet. Perhaps they had tuned into the public channel to listen to the weather forecast and various broadcast notices.

He could also see two bright red dots in the distance; they had already reached the target sea area.

Ye Yaodong could also see the coordinates displayed on the screen. There was a slight offset on his side, but it didn’t matter. As long as he could see the other two ships, it was fine.

Now that we have arrived at the target fishing area, the rest is up to everyone to do their own fishing without interfering with each other. Just notify each other if there is any situation.

He estimated that the two boats were working at this time, and he collected the net a little too late, so it took more time.

Ye Yaodong raised his wrist and looked at it. It was almost 12 o'clock.

The workers who were originally slowly salvaging the trigger fish were now resting and no one was seen.

Without their lights, the sea surface temporarily returned to calm, and there was no longer the boiling scene of a bunch of trigger fish as before.

He didn't care. There was no end to the catch and everyone would get tired. It was time to rest.

The rest of the people were collecting the fishing nets at this time. They collected all the nets, tidied them up a little, and dragged them to the slide on the rear deck. Then they notified him that they were ready to lower the nets again.

After seeing their actions, Ye Yaodong also went out to inform them that they could get off the internet.

The net reel was quickly started, and the fishing net was like a hungry dragon, slowly sliding towards the sea behind and gradually disappearing under the water.

After the fishing net was completely lowered into the sea, the door opened wider and wider under the influence of the feng shui board. It was a hungry dragon, opening its bloody mouth.

His attention was focused back on the display screen, following the sonar detector to fish.

Now the screen is filled with green and yellow dots again.

There is no need to search everywhere to cast the net.

After placing the nets, the workers returned to the fish bin cover and continued to sort the various types of fish.

There were many of them, chatting with each other, and they were actually quite excited. Young people can stay up late and become more energetic the longer they stay up.

They can pick these raw seafood and put them into their mouths to taste the freshest flavor.

Ye Yaodong picked up the cold tea on the table and took a sip. He shuddered, which just happened to refresh himself.

He will stay up late tonight, and when it reaches dawn, he will let someone else take over and go to bed.

Things like the operating table are actually simple, and most of them are pretty much the same. At most, there are a few that are a little more complicated, but you can learn them after being taught once. If you don’t know, don’t touch them for now.

Anyway, he was sleeping behind the cockpit, so if anything happened, just knock on the door and he would wake up naturally, and he would be able to control the situation in time to avoid any mistakes.

He had already thought of the candidate, and would call Chen Shi over when daybreak.

This guy is quite reliable. Although he still stutters a bit, he seems to be doing fine now. He doesn't stutter much anymore and doesn't speak slowly. Everyone on the boat has gotten used to it.

After a long time, there is no discrimination mentality anymore.

I have been in contact with him for four years. It seems that his stuttering has improved a lot this year. Although he still stutters a little, he can curse at people and make them angry. Maybe if he can curse for another two years, it will be almost the same.

There is nothing to be afraid of with stuttering. What is worrying is that you are afraid to speak and become more and more inferior. Then forget about stuttering.

He is still very optimistic about Chen Shi. When he changes to a bigger ship, he also intends to let Chen Shi take over this ship. Now he can practice with him first.

The main reason is that Chen Shi is young. If he takes over the ship, he can work for the rest of his life. But if another old man comes to take over, he will have to replace him after a few years.

He also believed in Chen Shi's loyalty.

After putting down the fishing net, he was bored and could only look at the screen and the sea. There was no one to talk to. If he was on the Dongsheng, he could chat with a few friends.

They were busy picking things below.

Life at sea is indeed monotonous and boring.

Ye Yaodong thought to himself: "The three greatest hardships in life are sailing, forging iron, and making tofu."

The future triathlon will be, “Didi, express delivery and takeout.”

The three lucky treasures, "security guard, cleaner and babysitter."

The three steps of starting a business are "setting up a stall, opening a store and self-media."

Nothing is easy and nothing is difficult to do.

Now we are at sea and there are no special circumstances. We can only repeat the tasks of lowering and pulling up the nets. If we come across a rare fish, we will be surprised and talk about it.

After two days of exhaustion and numbness, the rare fish could not make them very happy. After all, it was not them who earned the money. By then, they were more looking forward to going home.

No situation is also the best situation. Boredom is better than thrills and excitement.

Fortunately, he didn't stay at sea for long, so everyone could have more hope. He would stay for half a month or a month and then go back naturally. It wasn't that hard to endure.

They were much more comfortable than the boatmen on Zhao Chengzhou's two fishing boats. They really stayed on the boat for half a year before going back.

The wives I marry these days are simple and family-oriented, and I can still endure it, but I don’t know about my future wives.

The treatment he received was really good, after all, he used to be a worker.