As Fu Wan pulled the rope, the seafood in the net fell onto the deck due to inertia.
"My goodness, how can there be so many ribbonfish!"
Ye Xiaocui exclaimed in surprise, and Jiang Chunlan's eyes lit up with joy.
"These ribbonfish are really beautiful. It's only early autumn, and these must be the first batch of ribbonfish from the dock. They're sure to fetch a good price!"
Fu Wan, with her sharp eyes, picked up a ribbonfish from beside her feet, and was overjoyed.
"It's a black-eyed ribbonfish!"
When Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan heard Fu Wan say that, they also picked up the ribbonfish at their feet, and they were even happier.
"They really do have black eyes!"
"That's great! There are at least a hundred pounds of black-eyed ribbonfish on this deck!"
The three looked at the deck full of fish. Although there were still quite a few crabs among the ribbonfish, the ribbonfish made up the majority. In addition, the sun had already set, and the afterglow of the sunset shone on the fish, making the whole deck of ribbonfish look much better.
"Quickly pick out these ribbonfish and put them in the fish basket, otherwise they won't fetch a good price if they're not fresh."
Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan quickly dragged out the fish basket, and the three of them immediately got to work, picking out the ribbonfish one by one and arranging them neatly in the fish basket.
Ribbonfish live in deep-sea areas and their bodies are accustomed to enduring enormous pressure. Once they are brought out of the water, the external pressure decreases, but the internal pressure remains high, creating pressure buildup that eventually leads to localized bleeding, organ rupture, and death.
So the ribbonfish died soon after they went out to sea, and Fu Wan and the others had to race against time to pick them out and put them in fish baskets, using ice to keep them fresh.
The fishing nets on Fu Liang's boat had just been pulled up. Seeing the bulging nets rising up, Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo truly felt the joy of fishermen.
"Uncle, come and untie the rope!"
Fu Liang asked Ye Jianguo to untie the ropes of the fishing net, thinking that a novice might have more luck.
Ye Jianguo didn't refuse; this was a rare opportunity to experience it.
After Ye Jianguo untied the rope, the fish they caught were about the same as those from Fu Wan's net.
"It really is a black-eyed ribbonfish!"
He had been feeling uneasy after hearing Fu Wan's voice earlier, but now that he saw the harvest on this deck, his anxiety finally subsided.
"These ribbonfish come in black-eyed and white-eyed varieties?"
Ye Lin picked up a ribbonfish from the deck. The ribbonfish was still very fresh, its mouth opening and closing.
They rarely eat ribbonfish, so they have no idea that there are different kinds of ribbonfish.
Not to mention black eyes and white eyes.
"Let's throw the other fishing net down first; maybe there are more underneath!"
After casting the fishing net, Fu Liang squatted down and, while sorting through the fish, explained the differences between ribbonfish to Ye Jianguo and Ye Lin.
Although he doesn't usually say much, he gets very animated when talking about fish.
"The ribbonfish here are usually silvery-white all over. The most obvious difference between them is the color of their eyes."
"Generally speaking, depending on the region, ribbonfish in our country are mainly divided into northern and southern ribbonfish."
Southern ribbonfish are mostly yellow-eyed and generally come from the South China Sea. These ribbonfish are also silvery-white all over, about 6 to 10 centimeters wide, and about one meter long.
Fu Liang, who had also attended junior high school, was worried that Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo wouldn't know what 6 to 10 centimeters meant, so he specially took two ribbonfish and showed them the width in his hand.
While listening to Fu Liang's explanation, Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo didn't stop what they were doing.
Didn't you see these ribbonfish die as soon as they were brought ashore? We had to hurry and put them in the fish basket, otherwise they wouldn't fetch a good price!
"Ah Liang, these yellow-eyed ribbonfish are from the south, and those black-eyed ones are from the north, right? But aren't we from the south?"
Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo were so confused by what they heard that seeing these black-eyed ribbonfish made them think they were in the north.
"Nothing is absolute. Most black-eyed ribbonfish come from the north. Because the temperature is lower in the north and the sea temperature is also lower than in the south, these ribbonfish grow slower and are generally smaller than southern ribbonfish. Their scales are also easier to fall off."
Ye Lin didn't think the ribbonfish in his hand was small. Although it wasn't very long, the flesh felt very solid to him.
"Although we live in the south, not all ribbonfish have yellow eyes. Occasionally, if we're lucky, we can catch black-eyed ribbonfish. And believe it or not, this is probably the first time our family has caught a black-eyed ribbonfish this year!"
Fu Liang couldn't help but feel happy when he talked about this, and his face was full of pride.
Their shipping is really good!
Seeing that the ribbonfish had been almost completely sorted out, Ye Lin finally asked his last question.
"Is the yellow-eyed ribbonfish better or the black-eyed ribbonfish?"
Seeing how happy Fu Liang and the others were, he guessed that the ribbonfish would probably fetch a good price.
"If we're talking about taste, then it has to be the black-eyed ribbonfish!"
Fu Liang swallowed hard. "The black ribbonfish has tender flesh and little fishy smell. It's delicious even when steamed!"
"Yellow-eyed ribbonfish tastes best when pan-fried in oil," he said, glancing at the backs of Jiang Chunlan and the others who were still busy at work. "The way my mother scrapes it out with oil isn't very tasty!"
"Although ours is a southern black-eyed ribbonfish, it tastes really good. I'll get you one that got damaged by a crab later and make you try it!"
Jiang Chunlan was tying ropes to the crabs when suddenly her nose itched and she sneezed twice in a row.
"Chunlan, have you caught a cold?"
Ye Xiaocui and Fu Wan carried the ribbonfish into the cabin, and as soon as they came out, they saw Jiang Chunlan rubbing her nose.
"It's nothing, it's probably just someone talking bad about me behind my back! When I catch them, I'll skin them alive!"
Hearing Jiang Chunlan's loud voice, Fu Liang, who was talking behind her back, quickly picked out the remaining crabs and some miscellaneous fish with Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo.
The crabs had damaged several ribbonfish, so they kept them in ice to use as an extra dish when they got home.
Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui carried the baskets of ribbonfish into the cabin. Looking at the neatly arranged ribbonfish, they felt extremely satisfied.
Arranging ribbonfish is a skill, especially since the scales of black-eyed ribbonfish are easy to fall off. If all the scales on the fish are gone, it won't fetch a good price.
Seeing that Boss Fu's boat had been sailing for almost the required time, and that the fish on the deck had been sorted out, Fu Wan and Jiang Chunlan quickly pulled up another fishing net.
"I wonder if there are any more black-eyed ribbonfish in this net. If this net is like the previous one, then our trip today was worthwhile!"
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