The five-ton trawl took more than four hours to be full in the sea. This speed is very good, mainly because there are a lot of seafood in the sea. Otherwise, in China, a one-ton small net would take two hours to get it up.
Song Zhao in the cockpit was a little confused at this time. He and the radar on the ship thought that there were no fish where Zheng Gan cast the net, but he could always pull up a full net steadily.
He didn't even need to look at the net. Just based on his years of experience in sailing, he could tell that the net was bound to explode again.
"Alas, the Yangtze River's new generation pushes the old generation forward." Song Zhao shook his head, but no matter how depressed he was, he was tired of going out to sea to fish. If he hadn't heard the legend of Zheng Gan, he would not have come out.
"Thirds of a thousand chances. This is the third net. If the next one can also explode, then there's really nothing to say." After a wry smile, Song Zhao left the cockpit and went to the deck. He also wanted to see what he could get from this net.
The camera switched to the deck, where Zheng Gan had already told everyone to stay away. Five tons of seafood was a lot, and it would not be a good thing if it all fell down and got hit.
The people present were all experienced crew members, and they ran away early without any reminders.
Seeing this, Zheng Gan pulled the rope, and five tons of seafood appeared on the deck, piled up into a small hill, which was very exciting to watch.
However, what disappointed everyone a little was that this net was still full of hairtail, just like the previous ones.
Of course, everyone understands that this is already very good. This net has yielded at least over 200,000 yuan. Few other ocean-going ships can guarantee such a large harvest in one net.
"Let's continue lowering the net, and then start sorting." Zheng Gan called out. This can save a lot of time. Four hours of lowering the net is just the right time for sorting, and there will be no delay.
After lowering the second net, everyone started the most arduous sorting work. This time, with the addition of four experienced foreigners, the speed was greatly improved. Five tons of seafood were all handled in just three hours, and everyone was even left with an hour of rest time.
If we continue at this pace, it won’t be a problem to have three networks in one day.
Because we spent too much time on the road today, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening when the second network came up.
Taking advantage of the one-hour break, everyone had a simple dinner and prepared to start surfing.
Zheng Gan looked at the map carefully and found that the red dots of fish in this net were slightly larger than those of hairtail. This was good news. The previous three nets had only caught hairtail. Although the price was acceptable, he was a bit tired of it. It would be nice to change the taste.
When the second net of seafood was poured out, everyone was happy because there were actually lantern fish on the deck.
Hairtail and lantern fish are the two most abundant fish species in the Sri Lankan waters, and are also the most caught fish species by distant-water fishing vessels. However, the price of lantern fish is slightly higher than that of hairtail. I have discussed with Song Lei before, and the purchase price of lantern fish is about 42 yuan per catty, so the price of this net of more than four tons of lantern fish is about 350,000 yuan.
Although 350,000 for four tons is not as much as the 300,000 or 400,000 for two tons that Zheng Gan earns when he goes out to sea in China, let's not forget that although fish in China are more expensive, the quantity is far less than here. For example, the income from two nets today is 500,000 or 600,000.
Ask other people if their boats can harvest so much in a day.
"Let's work a little harder tonight and sort out these lantern fish, and then go to bed." It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, so we had to hurry and sort them out and go to bed early.
Everyone responded. With the one-hour buffer period before, their physical strength had recovered a lot. Now they started sorting with full enthusiasm. Don't say that they are not the boss and want to slack off. Zheng Gan has said that as long as the harvest is good, he will give everyone a bonus.
Zheng Gan was also sorting things with a smile on his face when he saw Song Zhao approaching him with a serious expression. He asked curiously, "What's wrong, Uncle Song? Why do you look so down?"
Song Zhao shook his head, sighed, and said, "I've followed you out to the internet twice. You're really just like what Brother Dong said. You're amazing. I admire you."
"No, no, I'm just lucky." Zheng Gan said hurriedly with false modesty.
Song Zhao had previously thought that if he could break the Internet four times in a row, he would fulfill his previous promise. This also proved that he did not rely on luck to achieve this result.
After all, it can happen once or twice, but it won’t happen again or again.
"Agan, I've decided. I'll follow you from now on."
Zheng Gan smiled when he heard this, but before he could say a few polite words, the other person went to the other side to help with sorting.
Yes, after all, for such an experienced captain to admit defeat to a junior, he must feel a little uncomfortable. I can understand that, old comrade.
But Zheng Gan was really grinning from ear to ear now. He did need a good and experienced captain before, but to be honest, if he really wanted to find another captain, it was not as difficult as climbing to the sky. He could find one with some effort and increased the salary.
But now Captain Song Zhao's role is not just to drive the ship. Another important thing is that his son is a major local buyer. As long as this relationship is maintained, their costs will be reduced to the lowest, and they will naturally earn more.
So now that Song Zhaoming said he would continue to do it, Zheng Gan naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
They continued sorting with a happy mood. When there was only about one-third of the seafood left on the deck, Zheng Gan asked Jia Teng to prepare a midnight snack for everyone, and said that it must be something rich, after all, today was a day worth celebrating.
Jia Teng nodded, put down the work in his hands, took some freshly caught seafood, and then turned into the kitchen. Since they had just set out to sea, the supplies on the boat were still relatively abundant, and chicken, duck, fish, meat, and seafood feasts were not a problem.
By the time he finished making the midnight snack, the others had sorted the seafood, and they all gathered together to prepare for a good meal.
Zheng Gan looked at the feast on the table with a sullen face, feeling like his heart was bleeding. Jia Teng had basically used all the good things on the ship to cook this feast. If this late-night snack was sold in a restaurant, wouldn't it cost several thousand dollars?
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