"These two fish should be in the Guinness World Records, right? Wow! How can there be such big yellow croakers in the world?"

Even the big iron pot with twelve seals from my hometown couldn't stew a small one!

No way! Why stew it? This big yellow croaker would be worth a lot of money if sold. It would be such a waste to eat it ourselves.

Xiaohong, let's hurry home after we finish collecting the fish. We need to sell them quickly while they're still fresh so we can guarantee our income for today.

It should fetch at least a hundred thousand yuan, I heard the bigger the yellow croaker, the more valuable it is! Hahaha!

Chen Hong pretended to take a casting net from a storage box under the deck (actually in a space), caught two very lively yellow croakers in the net, pushed it into the sea, and tied the end of the net's rope to the railing on the side of the boat.

After finishing, I stood up and said to my dad, "Dad, I'm sorry to disappoint you! This fish isn't a yellow croaker."

They are relatives of the yellow croaker, and look very similar to it. They are called yellow croaker.

In some places it is called the golden croaker or the golden croaker.

This fish is very valuable; it can sell for tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram!

However, we can't sell it; this fish is also known as the "fish that will spend its life in jail."

They are Class II protected animals in China and are not allowed to be commercially caught and sold.

"If someone reports her, your daughter will not only be fined, but also detained!"

When Chen Hong's father heard that the yellow croaker was protected by the state, he didn't even listen to what his daughter was saying about how much it was worth per kilogram.

He immediately said, "They're protected by the state? Then we can't touch them!"

Xiaohong, we should never do anything illegal! Hey? Why did you net them?

Oh dear! Don't let them die in our hands! Release them quickly! Untie the net and release the fish!

We're not short of food! We've had quite a good harvest today, so don't be too greedy.

"Hurry up, let it go!"

Chen Hong knew long ago that her father was highly conscious of his thoughts. The old man had been honest and upright all his life and never dared to do anything wrong.

Let alone things that are explicitly prohibited by the state, even things that are not explicitly prohibited by the state, as long as he feels something is wrong, my dad would rather suffer losses than do it against his conscience.

In the 1980s and 90s, many people made their fortunes by skirting the law. My dad also had many opportunities to get rich.

However, he would rather work hard to earn money than take advantage of the collective or the country in the slightest, or make easy money in the eyes of others.

Many people say that Chen Hong's father is too honest and foolish, that he doesn't know how to use his connections and resources.

I saw that my second and third uncles had made a lot of money by using my father's connections.

My second uncle even used my father's name to get into the asphalt plantation. In the end, he colluded with the factory manager to take advantage of the chaotic policies at the time and exploit loopholes in the country to buy the plant with the factory's assets through a loan.

Later, he transformed himself into the legal representative of the asphalt plantation and made a fortune by selling off the land in the plantation.

Not only did they build a two-story house in their hometown, but they also bought houses for both of their children in Jinan, transferred the whole family's household registration to the city, and finally arranged jobs for both of their children.

He became the richest and most capable person in the surrounding area.

At that time, Chen Hong also secretly complained that her father was too inflexible and didn't know how to adapt.

But now, seeing the old man sweating profusely with worry, she suddenly felt relieved and at ease!

Her dad! No matter what, he's always been the best person. No wonder he's always had such good sleep quality, falling asleep within ten minutes of lying down!

That's because he has never done anything wrong in his entire life!

"Dad, we can't let them go. We've had such good luck today, running into these two adult yellow croakers. How can we let them go?"

Don't worry, your daughter has filled out the "Application Form for Special Permit for the Utilization of Aquatic Wild Animals" and has a "Special Permit for the Capture of Aquatic Wild Animals" issued by the fishery administration department.

Our Rongcheng Aquatic Breeding Company commissioned me to catch adult yellow croakers for research on artificial breeding projects.

Once they successfully breed, artificial breeding of yellow croaker will be possible.

By then, ordinary people like us will also be able to eat yellow croaker and use its maw.

Dad was relieved to hear that. "That's good! By the way, Xiaohong, is this yellow croaker maw the legendary golden threadfin maw that can cure tuberculosis and save women from postpartum hemorrhage?"

Chen Hong nodded: "That's it! Dad, who told you this? I didn't know you knew it was called golden threadfin maw!"

Chen Hong's father said with some pride, "Don't underestimate us carpenters. When it comes to fish maw, you fishermen probably don't know as much as we carpenters do."

Did you know that before the advent of chemical adhesives, what kind of glue did our carpenters use to bond wood?

Let me tell you, it's fish maw! Initially, we used the swim bladder of croaker to make fish maw glue.

Later, as croakers became increasingly rare and their price rose higher and higher, people started using the swim bladders of large yellow croakers to make gelatin.

Of course, we also used the swim bladder of the golden threadfin bream. Back then, there were plenty of fish in the sea, and fish maw wasn't rare.

Now, dried fish maw has become a high-end health supplement, even more expensive than fish itself.

Sigh! In the 1960s and 70s, we couldn't eat all the large yellow croakers, so we used them as fertilizer. Now, a single one can sell for thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. Where can we find justice in this?

I've heard that modern rosewood furniture uses chemical glue, but the Palace Museum still insists on using fish glue to bond the wood.

These ancient production methods are gradually being lost! My family's carpentry skills have been passed down for six generations.

I can't even support myself by becoming a carpenter, let alone your brother!

It's being lost, it's all going to be lost!

Her father's increasingly dejected expression made Chen Hong feel bad too.

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