Chapter 174: The Gains from a Trial
The eastern grouper, western grouper and swallowtail grouper were all unlocked this time, but unfortunately there were not many of them. Most of the groupers caught were relatively cheap groupers such as the blue grouper and small gentian grouper.
The low value also indirectly shows that there are a lot of this type of grouper.
In addition to grouper, there are also many parrotfish, stone sculptures, red friends, and some fancy ornamental fish.
Even Zhang Ze caught three clownfish and put them all into the space as decoration.
It’s no wonder that with more coral fish in the space, the ecology has become much richer and it looks more like a big fish tank.
After one longline was collected, Zhang Ze went to collect the other one. Sure enough, the first thing that came up was still the spear squid, and it was not until the second half that other coral fish, snappers and groupers appeared one after another.
When he pulled up the last line, he was a little surprised to feel the weight in his hand. He didn't expect to win a big prize in the end.
As the sub-line was pulled up, another grouper appeared on the sea surface. Its belly was round and bulging, and it looked very fat.
At present, Zhang Ze has caught a total of seven grouper, including the one in front of him. The big one weighs eight or nine kilograms, and the small one weighs two or three kilograms.
He felt that the grouper that had not yet been pulled up was the largest, probably weighing more than ten kilograms.
However, after putting the Eastern Star Spot into the space, Zhang Ze was numb.
[Successfully caught a grouper (pregnant), weighing 13.36 catties, experience +30. ]
The word "pregnant" was like a bolt from the blue. After a lot of effort, she caught a 13-pound fish, but she was pregnant! If she were to serve it on the table, Zhang Ze himself would not have the heart to do so.
As a kind-hearted fisherman, he must have the habit of releasing pregnant fish, so he had to release this one as well.
Zhang Ze was about to release the fish when his expression paused again. The space was still quite spacious, so having a few groupers didn't seem to be a big deal.
Or you can just keep it for the time being. Even if the fish will stop growing and can't reproduce in this space, at least they can survive.
It is impossible for today's fishermen to understand his behavior.
Fish roe is a good thing. Pregnant grouper may be more popular in the market, but it’s real money!
Moreover, even in later generations, not all fishermen would release fish with young like Zhang Ze did.
There are many fish that can catch both large and small fish, and no fish will be let go as long as it is hooked.
Some fishermen are more pure, they don’t like to eat fish but love fishing, and they will release whatever they catch. Hey, it’s just for fun!
He collected the longline and threw it back into the bamboo basket. Some of the fishing lines on it had been cut by Zhang Ze. Then he collected all the fish hooks and rinsed them with clean water.
When there are more fish, they can be handed over to Jin Sanbao, so there is no need to buy fish hooks every time. Zhang Ze also took great pains to pretend to be reeling in the longline normally.
The four longlines were put away and it was already dark.
Zhang Ze looked at the time. It was already past eight forty, so he could still fish for a few more hours.
Unfortunately, he didn't catch any exciting fish until after eleven o'clock, so he put away his fishing rod early and went back to take a shower and go to bed.
When I woke up naturally the next day, the sun was just coming out.
Zhang Ze prepared a simple breakfast for himself. After eating, he came to the deck and began to sort the fish in the space and released all those that were to be sold this time.
Go to the cold storage compartment and turn on the chilled mode.
Zhang Ze opened several prepared plastic boxes and released all the opium fish from the space, a total of 636 kilograms.
The second largest was the spear squid, which also weighed 272 kilograms.
There are not many bigeye snappers, weighing only 83 kilograms in total.
After looking at the space, I saw that the remaining fish were coral fish for sale and the more common grouper, which could be kept alive. I walked out of the cold storage compartment and came to the live water tank, and put all the fish in.
As for the precious groupers such as the red snapper, which are relatively rare, Zhang Ze has no intention of selling them this time.
There were no problems with the fishing boat this time, so he decided to go fishing in Dongsha next time.
When there are more high-value fish of various kinds, go to the city for a walk.
It only took Zhang Ze more than an hour to drive the Duoyu back to the dock.
"Aze, Aze, how was your harvest this time?" As soon as the fishing boat stopped, he heard someone outside calling him.
When I stepped out of the cockpit, I saw a middle-aged man I didn't know well.
The man was also from the village. He had only met Zhang Ze a few times and had only spoken to him once.
However, that time the man took the initiative to find him and said that he was a fish collector in the village. His purchase price was higher than that of the fishery station, so he asked Zhang Ze to sell the fish to him. It was obvious that this man was a fishmonger.
He didn't care about it at the time, because he had the impression that fishmongers were always rip-offs, but he didn't expect to encounter one when he came back today.
To be honest, I took the initiative to become a fishmonger right after the reform and opening up. It seems that I am doing quite well now. I guess it is not an easy job.
The main reason why Ou Shuxiang changed his career was that he used to work in sales and knew a lot of factories, so he started with the factories.
Nowadays, it is really difficult to be a fishmonger if you don’t have any skills.
Zhang Ze thought about it and decided to let him come over to take a look at the goods and hear about the price.
He felt that the probability would be higher than that of the aquatic station, otherwise how could the other party steal business from the aquatic station.
"The harvest is just average, why don't you come and take a look."
"Okay, okay, I'll be there right away." The man's name was Jin Guangcheng. Because he was a fishmonger, the villagers called him Shui Laocheng.
He was actually receiving goods at the dock in the morning. When he saw Zhang Ze's fishing boat returning, he boarded a small boat belonging to an acquaintance and sailed over.
After the people came up, Zhang Ze took Jin Guangcheng to take a look at the live water tank first.
"Our luck was average. There weren't many groupers this time, but there were a lot of coral fish and snappers."
"Wow, you think this is too little? Look, this big blue spot weighs at least ten kilograms!" A villager also came up with them. When he saw the fish in the live water tank, his face was full of envy.
His small boat couldn't go too far, and the fish he caught near the coast were basically not very expensive, and most of them were bluefin bream and black carp.
"What kind of ship is that? What kind of ship is that, Aze?" Jin Guangcheng complained, but in fact, he was very happy to see so many good stuff.
Before Zhang Zetong sailed here, this place was just a genuine small fishing village. He would occasionally get a few large fish from the fishermen, and he would only have the opportunity to get so many from the villagers during high tides.
"There are some opium fish, squid and big-eye snapper in the cold storage hold. Let's go check it out!"
"Great, great!" Jin Guangcheng was even happier when he heard there was more.
When he came to the cold storage compartment and took a look, he found that Zhang Ze had already sorted the fish according to size.
If he could eat more than 600 kilograms of opium fish and more than 200 kilograms of spear squid, he could make a lot of money on this trip.
Although there are not many big-eye snappers, they can still be sold for a small amount of money.
"How much do you want for these goods?" Zhang Ze asked.
Just as Jin Guangcheng was about to speak, he suddenly heard Jin Sanbao's voice outside: "Aze, selling fish! Why are you back so soon?"
Zhang Ze turned around and saw Jin Sanbao approaching, and said with a smile: "This time the test boat trip is not far, how about you, are you done?"
"Yes, I just sold all the fish, and I came to see you when I saw you were back." Jin Sanbao said with a smile, and then looked at Jin Guangcheng next to him, "Shui Laocheng, you are here to buy fish. Aze is my brother, it would be unreasonable if I gave you a lower price."
Jin Guangcheng was considered one of the better-off villagers, but he kept apologizing with a smile: "What are you talking about? I'm so happy that Aze is willing to sell the fish to me. How about this, the Opium Fish Fisheries Station charges 33 cents, and I'll give 37 cents!"
"This squid is 45 cents at the seafood station, I'll give you 50 cents. I'll give you 62 cents for the bigeye bream, is that okay?"
But Jin Sanbao squinted his eyes and said, "Who are you trying to fool? Aze's opium fish are so big. The small ones weigh more than one catty, and the big ones weigh seven or eight catties. It's ok for you to give this price for the small ones, but will you also give this price for the big ones?"
"This calamari is so fresh and well-proportioned. Fifty cents is too little! Bigeye snapper has tender meat and is very popular in restaurants. Give me more."
Jin Guangcheng immediately looked sad and said, "The production of opium fish has increased recently, and the aquatic station has not raised the price. My price is not low. If I give a higher price, I may have to pay compensation."
"Besides, you have to deliver the fish to the aquatic product station and sell them to me. I will hire someone to deliver the fish, and won't I have to pay for the labor costs?"
Jin Sanbao naturally knew this truth. He was simply giving Zhang Zeti a raise as a way of repaying him for taking care of his family.
But no matter what he said later, Jin Guangcheng was unwilling to give in.
In fact, it was difficult for him to give in. He couldn't lose money even if the price was higher. The profit was not small.
But if the salary is high for Zhang Ze, then others will also have to pay high salaries. If this happens, there will be no way to do business in the future.
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There is no wall that is impenetrable. He didn't believe that he could hide the fact that he gave Zhang Zegao to others.
"Okay, let's take this price!"
Finally, seeing that Jin Guangcheng was really not willing to give in, Zhang Ze agreed.
There are 636 kilograms of opium fish, and the price is 235.
Two hundred and seventy-two kilograms of spear squid, priced at one hundred and thirty-six.
The bigeye snapper weighs 83 pounds, and the unit price is 62 cents, so the total price is a little over 51 yuan.
Although there were only more than fifty groupers in the live water tank, some of them weighed more than ten kilograms, so the total weight was 187 kilograms.
The unit price given by Jin Guangcheng is 96 cents, so the price is 180 yuan.
The rest of the coral fish, of many varieties, totaled a total of 163 dollars.
Zhang Ze calculated that the total harvest from this trip out to sea, from those particularly expensive groupers in the space, was about 765 yuan.
This income surprised him. He originally thought that he would only earn about 500 yuan this time out to sea. Now, not counting the fish in the space, he has made 760 yuan. This means that if he sold all the fish this time, he would still have an income of nearly 1,000 yuan.
Of course, this does not take into account the cost.
More than seven hundred is not bad for Zhang Ze.
But Jin Guangcheng was still a little embarrassed. He didn't expect the catch to be worth so much, and he didn't have that much money on him.
In the end, I had no choice but to say goodbye to Zhang Ze and hurried home to get the money.
"Sanbao, what are you thinking? You didn't respond even after I called you several times."
Jin Sanbao was startled and immediately came back to his senses: "What, what did you just say?"
"I'm asking you if you are familiar with the city!" Zhang Ze didn't know what he was thinking, so he had to repeat it.
"I know him well enough. Sometimes I go to the city to buy some things. What's wrong?"
"Are you free this afternoon? Come with me to the city to get familiar with it."
Zhang Ze was a little familiar with Yuexiu District, but not so much with Panyu District. He just admired the street view when he took the bus to the fishing village.
"Okay, so what are you going to do in the city?"
"Buy some things and go shopping."
Around 2pm, Jin Sanbao looked at the brand new motorcycle under Zhang Ze's crotch and was a little speechless: "You call this buying something?"
"It's just buying some things!" Zhang Ze smiled and patted the motorcycle under him, "Do you want to get on? I'll take you for a ride!"
In the past, people showed off bicycles, and now they show off motorcycles. It goes without saying that these things are very attractive to men.
Jin Sanbao sat astride the back without saying a word.
Seeing that he was seated firmly, Zhang Ze stepped on the accelerator and rushed out.
Afterwards, under Jin Sanbao's guidance, he visited all the lively places in Panyu District, especially noting the locations of those seafood restaurants.
Along the way, Zhang Ze immediately became the most handsome guy on the road, and the beauties in shorts and black stockings on the road were so excited that their eyebrows were almost flying.
In terms of fashion, Nanfang was closer to Hong Kong Island and had indeed developed earlier than other places. Along the way, many girls dressed boldly, which sometimes made Zhang Ze think he was still in Hong Kong Island.
After walking around and seeing that the time was almost up, Zhang Ze went to the gas station to fill up the gas, and then drove Jin Sanbao back to the village.
The appearance of a motorcycle is so eye-catching in the city, let alone in the village.
Zhang Ze was immediately surrounded by villagers and asked questions, and it was difficult for him to return home.
However, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Zhang Wu, with an excited face, jumping directly onto the motorcycle.
Zhang Huihong looked at the car curiously, then said with a smile: "Aze, once you buy this motorcycle, I guess the matchmakers will come to our house again tomorrow."
Zhang Qian was also distressed when she heard this. She didn't get married before because she wanted to study first.
Now that Lu Wenbin's factory is completed, she can go in to work. Although she will continue to study, she no longer has the intention of going to college, and she has no resistance to getting married.
But she really looked down on the men in the village. Having a brother like this, the girl's horizons were unknowingly broadened a lot, and her requirements naturally increased as well.
What good resources could a matchmaker in the village have? Not to mention that Zhang Qian didn't like it, even Zhang's mother felt that the matchmaker's introduction was not good enough.
"Isn't it enough to refuse? After Qian and Qing go to the factory, maybe they will meet the right one." Zhang Ze said casually.
Zhang's mother nodded, thinking that what her son said made sense.
After dinner in the evening, Zhang Ze couldn't stand Zhang Wu's constant pestering for a motorcycle ride, so he took him for a ride on the village road twice.
Soon, a group of little kids followed behind him.
Zhang Ze simply left Zhang Wu behind, letting him play with these little kids, and went home first. He believed that his younger brother would have many playmates after this time.
As soon as he got home and parked the car, he saw Jin Sanbao, Chen Xudong and Jin Fan coming with synesthesia.
"What are you doing?"
"Aze, we have something we want to discuss with you."
"Okay, let's go inside and talk!"
It was obvious that the three of them came together for something important, so Zhang Ze invited them all into the house.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
(End of this chapter)
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