Chapter 65: Turbot School
Jiang Wan didn't know how long she had been sitting on the stone. Her butt was sore from sitting until she saw Lian Yue walking back with the bamboo basket.
The bamboo basket was woven very tightly so that mud would not leak through. It could be moved away with a light pull when placed on the mud.
At that time, it was impossible to tell how much stuff was inside. It was only when Lian Yue emerged from the mud and Jiang Wan started to drag the bamboo basket that they felt its weight.
It was so heavy that she couldn't estimate how much it weighed, but she couldn't lift it with her current body size.
But Lian Yue lifted it up easily.
"Let's go. We have collected all the cans today. Let's go and see Lianqiao."
After he finished speaking, he noticed the bundle of seaweed in Jiang Wan's hand. But he was not curious because it was obvious that people in the village also ate seaweed.
However, many villagers have their own vegetable gardens, and the weather on the island is suitable for growing many vegetables, so you can't finish them all in a year. These seaweeds are not meat, so not many people like them.
Jiang Wan and her family had just arrived in the village, and the vegetables in the vegetable garden had probably not grown yet, so they had to eat this seaweed.
I'll go back later and ask grandma to pick some vegetables from the vegetable garden and send them to them. After all, this is my brother's teacher's home.
Lian Yue was walking in front, and he would look back from time to time to see if Jiang Wan had fallen behind.
This girl is really well-behaved. She doesn't make trouble or act strangely. When she goes to the island, she just quietly looks for things and doesn't make a fuss for him to accompany her.
She is much easier to take care of than Sister Lianqiao.
"Hey! Don't step on Brother Lian Yue!"
Jiang Wan yelled, startling Lian Yue and he quickly looked down at his feet. He found a conch shell under his feet...
Still wondering why baby.
"There are a lot of these on the beach. Do you like this?"
"I only like pretty ones~"
Jiang Wan happily walked forward and picked up the snail shell.
An ordinary snail shell certainly wouldn't make her so happy, but the main thing is that this shell has a very beautiful color.
The shells on the beach were either white or gray or black, and most of them were not bright enough. But the one in her hand had beautiful red patterns on it, and from a distance it looked as cute as a strawberry.
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It just so happened that she was preparing a birthday present for her cousin, and as soon as she saw this beautiful red conch, she had an idea in her mind.
"Brother Lian Yue, if you come across beautiful conch shells in the future, remember to pick them up for me. I can buy them from you with money."
"I see. It's just a simple matter of whether to buy it or not."
Lian Yue kept this in mind and subconsciously looked around to see if there were any beautiful shells along the way.
I didn’t see anything else, but I did see two very beautiful starfish, which Jiang Wan also collected.
The two of them waited patiently until they arrived at the place where the bamboo rafts were parked, only to find that Lianqiao had already arrived.
"Ayue, you are really slow today."
Lian Yue glared at him, and after Jiang Wan sat down, he quickly untied the rope and turned around. They were going to go fishing in a different direction, and after catching the fish, they would go directly to the dock to sell them before returning home.
Jiang Wan was completely unable to help with watching the fish being cast in the net and could only sit quietly on the bamboo raft without moving.
Lian Yue and Lian Qiao worked in perfect harmony, one catching fish while the other cast the net, and they quickly collected the net.
My luck wasn't very good but it wasn't too bad either, I still gained something.
Jiang Wan helped to remove the fish and crabs entangled in the fishing net and put them into buckets and wooden basins respectively.
If there wasn't much at a time, they would move to another place and scatter the seafood for the second time. Gradually, more and more kinds of seafood were placed in the basins and buckets.
After the fourth pull, Lian Yue and Lian Qiao were ready to stop. The fishing net was very heavy after it was put into the water, and it was really strenuous to pull it once. It was enough to cast the net four times. If you pull it again, you will easily get hurt.
But at this moment they saw a group of seabirds circling low in the sky not far ahead. They immediately put out the fishing net despite the pain in their arms.
There is nothing exciting about a single seabird foraging for food, but if there is a group of seabirds, it means there must be a school of fish under the sea.
Although we don't know what kind of fish it is, I'm sure no fisherman would be unhappy to encounter a school of fish.
Even Jiang Wan couldn't help but get excited.
What kind of fish are there underwater?
Their fishing nets have fist-sized meshes, so it's hard to say if they can catch such slender fish. I hope they will be lucky enough to catch a big fish.
Jiang Wan stared at the water surface closely, afraid of missing the moment of opening the blind box.
"It's Duobao!!"
The sound of Lianqiao was so exciting that I wanted to jump into the sea and carry the fishing net onto the bamboo raft.
"Brother Yue, we've made a fortune!!"
Just by looking at the heavy weight of the fishing net, one can guess how much money can be earned today. How can Lianqiao not be excited?
It’s been several months since the beginning of the year, and this is the first time I’ve encountered a school of fish.
Lian Qiao's movements were not slow, but Lian Yue had Jiang Wan's help and was the first to be pulled up.
Turbot is flat in shape, but big in size. It can't even stretch out in a bucket, so it can only be placed in a basin. One fish weighs at least two or three pounds.
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Wild turbot! Jiang Wan was drooling at the sight.
"Brother Lian Yue, I want to buy two. Remember to save one for me when you sell the fish later."
She and her mother both like to eat turbot, because the fish has a small head and small internal organs, and is almost entirely meat without small bones. The key is that its meat is particularly tender and fresh.
Steamed is the best.
I can't think about it anymore. If I think about it again, my saliva will flow out.
Jiang Wan hurriedly helped to get the fish in the fishing net into the basin.
One, two, three...
Such flat bodies cannot even be contained in a wooden basin, which shows how many there are.
Lian Yue was so entangled and heartbroken that he wanted to throw away the fish in the bucket, but even if he gave them up, it seemed like the bucket wouldn't have enough room.
There are at least 20 fish in this net, which is a rare good thing. Now there is nothing to put them in, so can we only sell them at the price of dead fish?
That's not even a little bit off.
Lian Yue looked at Lian Qiao. He also cast his net when he encountered a school of fish. However, the fish on his side were almost the same and could not fit in any more.
"How about this? Put the fish that can't fit back into the net and soak some of it in the sea. I'll hold the net on the bamboo raft and you, brother Yue, will be tied to the rope, and we'll go straight to the dock. When you get to the dock, you can borrow a basin from someone else to put the fish in, or you can sell the fish and then put them in."
They probably won't die if they soak in sea water, and turbot are so big that they can't escape from the mesh that's the size of a fist.
“Good idea!”
Lian Yue quickly asked Lian Qiao to put some of the turbot that could not fit into the fishing net, and then gathered the part of the fishing net that contained the fish, tied it up with a rope, and then lowered it from the side of the bamboo raft.
Jiang Wan sat on the other side and pulled the net, and the rope was entangled with Lian Yue again. Even if Jiang Wan didn't catch it, Lian Yue could get the fishing net back in time.
As for why he didn't just let Lian Yue pull it, it was of course because he still had to row the boat.
After everything was prepared, two rows of bamboo rafts moved towards the pier one after the other.
We arrived safely half an hour later.
Some sharp-eyed people had already seen the light brown turbots in the wooden basin on the bamboo raft, and they surrounded the rafts without even waiting for Lian Yue to cross the bridge.
"My little brother, you are so lucky. You have so many turbots! I will buy them all at ten cents a pound!"
"Go to hell, you're just trying to coax a kid. I'll give you eleven cents! Little brother, sell me out!"
Several fishmongers wanted to get this batch of turbot and almost got into a fight.
The purchasing managers who had gathered behind after hearing the commotion suddenly came in front of Jiang Wan in surprise.
"Ms. Jiang! You are here too..."