Drift gillnets are very deadly. Large drift gillnets are often composed of three layers of nets with large, medium and small meshes. They can catch all fish, big and small, causing ecological catastrophe.

Therefore, countries have successively banned drift gillnet fishing.

Of course, it has not been disabled at this stage.

Drift gillnets, as a type of fishing tool, were explicitly included in the list of prohibited fishing gear on July 1, 2004.

However, he did not intend to use barbed wire; sticky nets would suffice.

Moreover, whether the sticky net will even be useful is still unknown; he was simply taking precautions.

He ordered a batch of netting from this old lady and went to the workshop to help out.

As soon as I arrived at the workshop entrance, I smelled a strong fishy smell in the air, even stronger than the smell I would have smelled standing by the sea.

Stepping into the workshop, one immediately sees the courtyard filled with neatly arranged bamboo curtains, on which fish are laid out to dry, arranged flat and without overlapping.

Some were almost dried and could be stored away today; others were killed last night and have just had their surface moisture dried...

Everyone had killed quite a few fish, and their knife skills had long been honed to an exceptional level, making them exceptionally good and efficient.

With a single, swift, and precise cut, it was practically a ruthless humanoid machine.

We also received a batch of fish this morning. We just cleaned them and they're still being marinated.

Feng Ye went over to take a look and found that the quantity was not large, less than four hundred catties.

These were all delivered by Feng Jiafa, Lao Zhu, and Lao Lin, and were goods brought back by the small wooden boat.

Nowadays, most fishermen no longer sell the small, cheap fish they catch; they keep them at home to dry themselves so they can earn a little more.

Therefore, there are now many people drying fish in the village, and the whole place is filled with the smell of fish.

His parents, sister-in-law, and Aunt Ling were all in the workshop, bending over to turn the dried fish that had been drying for the past two days over one by one so that both sides would dry evenly.

After taking a turn around, Feng Ye joined in.

I was busy until noon and still hadn't finished flipping through them; there were just too many.

After going back to eat and rest for a while, I returned to the workshop to continue working.

When Ah-Can and his son returned in the evening, they brought back a little over 200 pounds of sea urchins.

"Brother Ye, this is the money from selling sea urchins today, a total of 583 yuan."

Ah-Can excitedly pulled a wad of cash and a receipt from his pocket and handed them to Feng Ye.

Feng Ye took it, glanced at the receipt, and exclaimed, "Wow, so much again?"

“If it weren’t for the fact that diving for too long is too tiring and exhausting, my dad and I could have caught even more.”

"Are there that many sea urchins in that area? We've caught over 500 jin (250 kg) in the last two days."

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. I estimate that even after we catch them all, we can still catch at least 2,000 jin (1,000 catties)."

"Wow, this is practically a sea urchin nest!"

"Pretty much, I plan to go again tomorrow."

Feng Ye thought for a moment and said, "Let's skip tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival and take a day off. Besides, I have some business to attend to in the county town."

"What's wrong?" Ah-Can asked curiously.

"I only remembered it when I came back and saw the boat I bought."

After organizing his thoughts, Feng Ye continued, "It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival. Boss Xu has helped us so much, shouldn't we give him a gift?"

"We also need to send some to Jinghong's boss, Qin Aijun, and Fatty Nie."

"In addition, I also plan to purchase a batch of mooncakes to give to customers who frequently buy from us."

"And those family members who help with cleaning the fish should also receive a token of appreciation."

After hearing this, Ah-Can nodded: "Yes, we should definitely give some. It's never a bad thing to give a gift, and it won't cost much anyway. I'll go with you tomorrow, and we'll go out to sea the day after tomorrow."

Feng Ye shook his head: "The day after tomorrow won't work either."

What are you going to do now?

"My sister-in-law is coming, so I have to go to town to pick her up."

"Alright, then I'll take another day off."

"Let's go to the county town early, then call your dad and my dad to go out to sea together. Many hands make light work."

"Um."

"Oh, by the way, this 50 yuan is for your dad, consider it a reward for his hard work today."

Feng Ye took out 50 yuan and handed it back to A-Can.

Ah-Can waved his hand: "This...isn't necessary?"

"Keep it. My dad gave me some too. Ah Ling will give me yesterday's later."

"In that case, I'll accept it on behalf of my father."

Ah-Can took the money, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

"Also, the money for buying the boat and yesterday's profits, A-Ling will give them to you later."

"It doesn't matter when you give it to me."

"Today's sea urchin money, we'll allocate 400 yuan first, and keep the remaining 133 yuan to buy mooncakes and other gifts tomorrow."

"Can."

He gave Ah Can 100 yuan, then found Du Guilan, explained the situation to her, and gave her 100 yuan as well.

Feng Xuan is still on the Harvest ship and hasn't returned yet. It's unclear whether he'll be back tonight or tomorrow.

Fishing boats returned one after another, bringing in another batch of fish, though not a large quantity, totaling just over a thousand catties.

Moreover, news of their fish-buying business spread across the island, and fishmongers from the other three villages didn't bring over much fish either, mostly keeping it for their own drying.

However, the fishmongers in town delivered another boatload, weighing about 10,000 jin.

That night, I was busy until very late before I went to sleep.

The next morning, the two pairs of fathers and sons set off in the Rising Sun, carrying the dried fish they had prepared the day before.

Upon arriving in the county town, Feng Ye and A Can first bought a batch of loose mooncakes, a gift box of mooncakes, a carton of cigarettes, two bottles of wine, and a box of tea before heading to the seafood market.

First, deliver the loose mooncakes to the store and have Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing distribute them.

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