However, Fu Wan was not going to tolerate him. Getting pricked by seafood could be a big deal or a small deal. If you were lucky, it might be no different from being bitten by a mosquito, and it would be fine in a few days without any pain or itching.
If you're unlucky, it can quickly become red, swollen, inflamed, or even turn blue and ooze pus. In severe cases, amputation may be necessary.
This is not an exaggeration, because seafood grows in the sea, and no one knows how many unknown bacteria there are. Moreover, marine bacteria reproduce extremely quickly. In just a few hours, what may have started as a small, inconspicuous wound can quickly develop into serious symptoms such as dizziness.
However, this varies from person to person; people with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to bacterial infections after an injury. Fu Ming is a young man in his prime, so he shouldn't have been infected.
But just in case, Fu Wan still went to find iodine and gentian violet, and after rinsing the wound with fresh water, she disinfected and applied the medicine.
"Huh? Amin is injured?"
Old Master Fu brought back another fish and was about to show it off to his children when he turned around and saw Fu Wan pouring gentian violet into Fu Ming's bottle.
Fu Ming felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this and quickly put away the gentian violet.
"I wasn't injured, but I got pricked by a needlefish. Awan was afraid of infection, so she insisted that I apply medicine."
Fu Wan rolled her eyes at him upon hearing this, "Don't be ungrateful. Applying the medicine now is for prevention. If you get infected and have to have your leg amputated, what will you do then!"
"Hehe, it's not that serious. I told you you were overthinking it..."
Before Fu Ming could finish speaking, Boss Fu interrupted him with a dark face.
"You rascal, Wan is right. You have to disinfect the wounds from seafood. This is no joke. Some seafood is more venomous than scorpions or snakes!"
After saying that, fearing that Fu Ming wouldn't believe him, he mentioned that a few years ago, someone in the village accidentally pricked their thumb while handling ribbonfish. He hadn't taken it seriously at the time, but that very night, the finger swelled up.
He didn't take it seriously even after it swelled up. A week later, when he was moving seafood, he found that he couldn't exert any strength in his hands, and that's when he realized something was wrong.
So his wife took him to see the village doctor that very day. The village doctor gave him acupuncture, bloodletting, and applied medicine. It took him more than half a month to recover his hand.
Fu Ming had actually heard about this, but since many people in the village had been injured by seafood and then recovered without any problems, he didn't take it to heart.
When Boss Fu brought it up again, Fu Ming felt increasingly uneasy.
"It's just a small wound, it shouldn't be that unlucky!"
Fu Wan sneered, "You want to gamble with your own hands? Have you forgotten when you were lying in bed unable to get up?"
Well, as soon as he said that, Fu Ming immediately shut up and obediently applied gentian violet again.
Ye Lin watched from the side, chuckling to himself. Fu Qing, a little puzzled, whispered, "Brother Ye Lin, what are you laughing at?"
"Haha, I'm laughing at Ah Ming. Look at him and Ah Wan, don't they look like siblings?"
Fu Qing tilted his head and looked at it in confusion for a long time before firmly shaking his head.
"They're not siblings. My mom said that Brother Ming is the older brother, and Sister Wan is the younger sister. Sister Wan is my older sister!"
"Hahaha, yes, yes, Awan is your older sister!"
Ye Lin laughed heartily, and the commotion also attracted Fu Ming, who had just finished treating his wounds and put on a new pair of gloves. Seeing Ye Lin grinning mischievously, Fu Ming knew it must be related to him.
"Dalinzi, what are you laughing at?"
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing!"
Ye Lin chuckled a few times, then lowered his head to continue picking through the seafood. Fu Ming snorted coldly. After all these decades, didn't he know Ye Lin well? Whenever this guy lied, he would pretend to be very busy.
Hmph, if he doesn't say it, someone else will.
"Aqing, what were you saying to my brother Alin just now?"
"He said Awan is the older sister and you are the younger brother. That's wrong! My mother said Awan is my older sister, not yours!"
Fu Qing wasn't stupid; she remembered everything Wang Xiuer had told her.
Fu Ming rolled his eyes at Ye Lin, who was pretending to be busy, speechless. This guy had been laughing for so long, just for this?
childish!
The eels caught in this net are mostly large ones, over a meter long and weighing tens of kilograms, so the sorting process is much faster than when using a net.
Despite its fast cooking time, this type of eel is actually not very expensive. Because of its large size and relatively dry texture, few people like to eat fresh eel.
However, if there is time to process fresh eels into dried eels before selling them, the price will be several times higher.
Fishermen typically make dried eel in a simple way: they wash the eels inside and out, rub them with coarse sea salt, and then stack them one by one in a water tank, weighing them down with heavy stones for most of the day.
This is to squeeze out the water from the eel, making the eel meat firmer.
After squeezing out the water, the eel must be quickly rinsed clean with water, then a hole is made in the tail, a hemp rope is threaded through it and tied tightly.
Finally, hang the processed eels in a windy spot at the dock or on your own boat, and let them dry for three to five days. That's how you dry eels.
In fact, this method of sun-drying is also called "wind eel" in Fujia Village, and every household sun-dries some eels in winter.
After drying, wrap the dried eel in a bag or kraft paper and store it in a cool, dark place. If stored properly, it can last for up to six months. When there's no meat or vegetables at home, just take out one, wash it, and steam it. You don't even need to add salt; it makes a very good side dish.
But it's summer now, and Fu Wan doesn't plan to make dried eels. This net of eels is roughly estimated to weigh over 4,000 jin. She plans to sell half of them and give the rest to the food factory so they can continue producing eel cakes.
The food factory has professional production machines that can quickly squeeze out the water from the eels and press them into fragrant eel cakes.
"Ah Wan, Brother Gouwa, we're done with our work!"
Fu Huanghua's voice drifted up on the sea breeze, and Fu Wan and Boss Fu hurriedly went to the side of the boat upon hearing it.
"Uncle Huang, do you still have room to store the fish?"
"That's all. We barely managed to stuff all the shrimp in. Oh dear, is your ship overflowing with seafood? How about this, we'll come back tomorrow and pick up all the seafood from your ship?"
Fu Wan shook her head and refused, "Then there's no need. We have to go to another sea area tomorrow, and it won't be easy for you to find us then."
That's settled then. There's still room on the ship. You guys go back first, and we'll take the rest back to the dock ourselves.
"Alright, then we should head back to the dock soon!"
Fu Huanghua nodded in agreement, and Fu Wan quickly called him back.
"Uncle Huang, let's go back later. It's almost lunchtime. I've already cooked the rice. You can set sail back after you've eaten!"
"What? You cooked for us again? Oh, no, no, that's so embarrassing, we brought our own food!"
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