"No, no, no, I don't think it's too little, I think it's too much, brother." Jiang Feng was a little panicked, "Look, I can't do anything, but you give me such a high salary. If my dad and grandma knew about this, they would beat me to death."
Zheng Gan was laughing in his heart, but he pretended to be serious on his face. "I am your boss now. Whatever I say is what it is. You just need to obey my orders."
"Okay, Xiaofeng, we are not outsiders. Now you may feel embarrassed to get such a high salary at the beginning, but once you start working, you will know how tiring this job is. A salary of 8,000 yuan is just average." Lin Hao also advised. He had a good impression of this little brother.
"Okay." Since that's what he said, Jiang Feng could only agree, "But if there's any dirty talk or hard work, please leave it to me first."
Zheng Gan smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to say something, his face suddenly brightened with joy. He found that the trawl net he had lowered was almost full.
"Hurry, get to work and close the net!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hao and Jiang Feng did not dare to delay and hurriedly walked to the machine to start operating it.
"Uncle Wang, please pay attention here. I'm starting to surf the Internet." Zheng Gan picked up the walkie-talkie and said, then quickly came to the front and started helping to close the net.
Wang Yunzhou is a very experienced and excellent captain. He had long judged from the speed of the boat that there were already a lot of fish in the fishing net, but he was very anxious because he couldn't wait for Zheng Gan's order. Now when he heard the walkie-talkie ringing, he reacted instantly.
On the deck, with the help of machinery, the fishing net was pulled up without much effort.
"Hahaha, brother, they are all silver pomfret, and they look quite big." Lin Hao was very happy looking at the fishing net full of fish.
Zheng Gan was also very satisfied and asked with a smile, "Xiao Feng, let me test you. How much do you know about silver pomfret? What is its current market price?"
"Silver pomfret is a type of pomfret that lives in the upper and middle layers of the nearshore waters." Jiang Feng thought for a moment and spoke. "They usually inhabit areas with slow currents. They're very delicious and have medicinal properties, making them a favorite among coastal residents."
"As for the price, the current market price should be around 80 yuan."
"You are wrong. Eighty yuan is the price during the fishing ban period. Now that the sea has opened, the prices of all seafood will be relatively lower. It's good enough if this silver pomfret can get forty or fifty yuan." Zheng Gan explained patiently.
"Agan is right. When the fishing season just started last year, silver pomfret was sold for 45 yuan per catty in the market, and the purchase price was between 30-35 yuan. However, the size of the fish in our net is much larger, so the purchase price is estimated to be close to 50 yuan." After Wang Yunzhou parked the boat, he also came out to see the harvest.
"Wow, this net must have yielded at least one or two thousand kilograms, which means I can earn a hundred thousand yuan from this net?" Jiang Feng muttered to himself. Why was he so surprised? Because he felt that this job was too simple. He could earn a hundred thousand yuan in just half a day.
Wang Yunzhou shook his head. "Xiaofeng, it's not what you think. We don't always get such a good catch every time we go fishing. This one catch alone is enough to equal what we got from our previous trip to the sea."
There is nothing wrong with saying this. Qiao Zhengdong's fishing boat used to have a little more crew, with seven people on a boat. Excluding Qiao Zhengdong himself, the monthly expenses were very expensive, plus the refueling and maintenance of the boat, etc. The value of this net alone is indeed equivalent to the catch from a previous trip to the sea.
"Learn more from Uncle Wang." Zheng Gan patted Jiang Feng on the shoulder, "Unload the fish, pick them up, and then hurry up to cast the next net."
Everyone nodded, and Wang Yunzhou returned to the cockpit to continue controlling the boat. Zheng Gan and the other three sorted the silver pomfret according to size.
Sorting the fish is the most troublesome and tiring step. The silver pomfret weighing one or two thousand kilograms must be picked out one by one according to size. The too small ones will be thrown back into the sea. At the same time, the other fish mixed in must also be picked out.
The three of them worked for more than two hours and finally finished cleaning up. They were almost exhausted to death. Fortunately, Wang Yunzhou made some food for them in the middle of the process to replenish their energy.
Zheng Gan looked at the time. It was three o'clock in the afternoon and there was still some time before dark. If he could get some internet access, he could go back directly tonight without having to wait and squeeze back tomorrow morning.
"Uncle Wang, let's drive a little further in and see if we can find another good place to set up a net." Zheng Gan shouted while holding the walkie-talkie.
"Okay." Wang Yunzhou agreed very readily and quickly increased the speed of the boat. Anyway, he was a little impressed now. The first net broke, which was a good start.
Their current location is still near the coast, and the catch is not very abundant. Normally, the ones that come here are small boats setting bottom nets, and the real good catches are in the deep sea area.
Zheng Gan stood on the deck as before, staring at the map, determined not to miss any good position.
It’s strange to say, when the sea was closed, I often saw a lot of red dot groups appearing, but now that the sea is open, there are fewer red dot groups. These fish are really becoming spirits, and they can avoid danger and seek good fortune.
"Agan, if we go any further we will enter the deep sea area." Wang Yunzhou informed the location through the walkie-talkie.
"Okay, Uncle Wang, let's drive northwest and see what the situation is." Zheng Gan said with a frown. If they can't find a good place, then they can only find a place with more red dots to cast the net. They can't keep wasting oil like this.
The boat quickly changed direction and continued to move forward for more than ten minutes before finally finding an area with a relatively dense concentration of red dots. It seemed that it was getting dark and the fish might be starting to become active.
"Slow down the boat and start lowering the net immediately." Zheng Gan gave an order, and the three of them started moving, went to their respective posts, and began to do their own work.
Using the same steps, the trawl net was quickly lowered into the sea.
At this point, Zheng Gan felt relieved. He always said he was relieved, but in his heart he also hoped that the first day at sea would be a very good start.
Maybe because they were tired from sorting just now, Jiang Feng and Lin Hao were chatting idly and were obviously not in the mood, especially Jiang Feng, who started to doze off.
Zheng Gan also felt tired, mainly because he hadn't worked hard in the past two months and had been wasting his energy every day. He felt a little dizzy at this moment.
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