Looking ahead to the next few years, with the improvement of the marine environment and the enrichment of fishery resources, it is hoped that fishermen's lives will get better and better and their incomes will increase.
When Chen Hong returned to the dock, several suppliers were already waiting there. After more than three hours of everyone's busy work, the buyers gradually left the dock with their fish.
Only Zhang Baiqiang stayed behind, waiting to talk to Chen Hong and learn about her experience selling fish at the Shanghai docks.
Chen Hong left the boat temporarily to Uncle Erhu's family to clean and tidy up, while Zhang Baiqiang talked with Chen Hong in the cabin.
"Hey girl, why didn't you bring any tuna back this time? Why did you just process them all at the Shanghai port? I thought you'd at least leave a few for our hotel."
Girl, I'm completely in awe of you right now! You're really something else.
"What if someone, completely unfamiliar with the area, dares to head straight for the Shanghai port? What will they do if they can't find a buyer to take over their cargo?"
Chen Hong handed him a bottle of mineral water. "Brother Zhang, you know what, I'm really not afraid."
You have no idea how bustling and vast the Shanghai docks were! No matter how much fish they caught, they never had to worry about selling it.
Actually, I had already sold all the fish in the freezer the night before; it was almost all sold out.
Tuna really can't be brought back; the journey is too far and the time too long, the meat quality will definitely deteriorate. It's better to just throw it out in Shanghai.
Besides, wasn't that much tuna last time enough for your hotel to use for a while?
Don't worry, next time I go out to sea, I'll definitely bring back the best bluefin tuna for you, as long as you can eat it.
Zhang Baiqiang said proudly, "Girl, I'm not exaggerating, but tuna is still in very high demand in Shandong."
Unlike Shanghai and Xiamen, the distance for tuna fishing here is indeed farther, which is why Shandong doesn't have to worry about sales.
In the future, try to bring all the tuna back to Rongcheng. The newly expanded cold storage in Rongcheng stores seafood to serve several northern provinces.
"We can eat as much as you want, and you can rest assured about the price. Even if the quantity is large, we won't try to lower the price."
"Brother Zhang, I'm relieved to hear that. You have no idea how much I've learned on these two trips to the open sea. There are so many fish in the high seas!"
Especially near the waters off Japan, I was particularly lucky. This time, I even felt the boat was too small. Otherwise, why would I have gone to Shanghai to sell my catch?
"From now on, you'd better get your cold storage sorted out. I'm sure my warehouse will be overflowing again next time I go out to sea."
Zhang Baiqiang was amused by Chen Hong's serious expression and laughed, thinking she was just bragging. "Girl, since you're so good at finding fish, why don't you just get a large ocean-going fishing boat?"
My cold storage will be used solely to store your catch. One trip by you can fill half of my cold storage. So, I'll only work with you; I won't use anyone else."
"Brother Zhang, that won't be necessary. I can't take away someone else's livelihood. Changing to a deep-sea fishing boat is not something a girl should be thinking about these days."
My child is still too young. This fishing boat will be out for three or four days at a time, and there are no elderly people at home. It's already too much for me to entrust my child to the village elders.
"We can't buy more deep-sea fishing boats anymore. They're gone for a year or two at a time. Even if we make money, the kids will resent me, and it will create a rift between us. That would be a huge loss."
After learning about Chen Hong's plans for the next few years, Zhang Baiqiang returned home disappointed. Chen Hong invited him to stay for dinner, but he declined.
The key issue is that Chen Hong is a beautiful, single woman. It's fine for her to do business, but if she keeps getting together to eat, it's too easy for others to gossip.
After seeing Zhang Baiqiang off, Chen Hong settled her wages of 1,000 yuan with Uncle Erhu. This time, she let Uncle Erhu choose some fish to take home and eat.
The two families are now so close that it's impossible to break off their relationship, and Uncle Erhu no longer treats him with courtesy.
He scooped three or four pounds of mackerel and five or six large ribbonfish into the bucket, then took his wife and daughter-in-law and pushed the fishing gear back home.
Looking at the small, miscellaneous fish that Uncle Erhu had caught in the bucket, Chen Hong was speechless.
I watched them leave helplessly.
Chen Hong checked the boat. While they were talking, Uncle Erhu had already cleaned the boat spotless. Only Hei Hu was still squatting in the cabin waiting for Chen Hong to go home together.
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Hong packed the fish she had left for the hotel into a large water tank.
The two boxes were filled to the brim, weighing about three or four hundred pounds. They were loaded into the back of the pickup truck, the fishing boat was locked, and Black Tiger drove home.
Today is the last day of the May Day holiday. Her son, Yu Yang, hasn't started school yet, and there are still guests staying at the hotel. Chen Hong didn't inform the village elders about her return; she only notified Uncle Erhu and his family to come and help.
When they got home, the village elder and his wife were indeed busy. The village elder was busy settling accounts with guests who had just checked out, and the village elder's wife was helping Wang Xin's mother clean the room that had just been vacated.
Seeing that everything at home was in good order and busy but not chaotic, Chen Hong felt particularly happy.
Upon seeing Chen Hong return, Yu Yang, who was playing next to the village chief, spotted his mother first. Before Chen Hong could even get out of the car, he ran over to greet her, wearing his glasses.
Chen Hong got out of the car and happily squatted down to hug him, kissing his forehead. "Little Bao, Mommy's back. How were you? Did you miss Mommy? Were you helping Grandpa Village Chief?"
"Mom, you're back! Did you encounter any danger on your trip to sea? How many fish did you catch?" Yu Yang looked at his mother's face with concern and noticed that she hadn't gotten any darker or thinner. He happily hugged his mother's neck.
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