Chapter 190: Fish Selling in a Restaurant
However, it was their first time fishing, and they encountered such a huge marlin. Although the two brothers Longhu were very tired, they were still not satisfied.
But Zhang Ze said he was going back to rest, so they couldn't continue.
After packing up the fishing gear, Lin Hu turned around and saw the longlines full of bait. He suddenly asked curiously, "Aze, you have never used these longlines before? Why not?"
"I came here today just to go fishing. After I wake up, I'll go to another place in the afternoon." Zhang Ze, who was explaining, suddenly stopped.
He found that it seemed unnecessary to go to Dongsha to cast longlines today! The food on the boat was not enough for them to eat for a day. Instead of saving money, it would be better to cast longlines in the morning and collect them in the afternoon and go home directly. The fish bite was good in the morning, and it would not be too late to collect the longlines in the afternoon. It would take at most two hours to go back from here, and there would be time to arrange for the two brothers, Longhu.
So he immediately changed his mind: "Wait, it doesn't seem necessary to go to Dongsha to lay longlines in the afternoon, we can do it next time."
"Well, I'll start the boat later, and you guys can help lower the longline."
As he spoke, Zhang Ze came to the stern and taught the two men how to use the winch and how to let down the longline.
After they all learned it, he set out on the boat to look for waters suitable for casting longlines.
With the two brothers around, it was more convenient to let out the longline. Zhang Ze did not look for any specific fishing spot. He just found three good spots nearby. After letting out the longline, he went to prepare breakfast, and then went back to take a shower and sleep.
When he woke up again, it was already a little after twelve o'clock in the afternoon. Zhang Ze quickly got up to prepare lunch and then woke up Lin Long and Lin Hu.
After eating, they started to collect the longlines.
Because there were two people beside him, Zhang Ze couldn't put the fish into the space immediately.
So he demonstrated how to collect the fish and left it to them.
Lin Long assisted in pulling the line with the winch, while Lin Hu put on gloves and held scissors to help unhook the fish.
If some fish take the hook too deep, just cut the fishing line directly.
Zhang Ze is responsible for delivering the fish to the live water tank or the cold storage tank, so that he has time to gain experience points.
After finishing his work at 2:30 in the afternoon, he started the fishing boat and returned.
At around 4:30, Duoyu entered a tributary of the Pearl River and headed along the tributary to the Lianhuashan fishing village.
Shortly after arriving at the dock, Jin Guangcheng came to Zhang Ze's boat with a smile on his face.
When he saw two unfamiliar faces on the boat, he was stunned: "Aze, who are they?"
"They are distant relatives. Something happened at home, so I took them here." Zhang Ze had already communicated with the Longhu brothers about what to say to outsiders.
If the villagers knew that they were specially recruited to work and help, I guess many people in the village would try to get them to work for him.
If they are relatives then there is no problem. It is quite common for relatives to come to seek refuge.
"So that's how it is!" Jin Guangcheng took the initiative to step forward and shook hands with the two brothers, and they got to know each other.
Then he went to check Zhang Ze's catch this time. He first took a look at the live water tank. The fish inside made him smile immediately.
There are always surprises every time he comes here. He spotted the vibrant imperial star spot at a glance.
This one alone could be sold for dozens of dollars in the market, and he might be able to make a dozen dollars.
What's more, there are some other groupers and a large number of coral fish here, which are relatively valuable fish.
After visiting the live water tank, we went to see the refrigerated tank, which is also the focus. However, the gains from the previous few times were still more from the live water tank.
However, as soon as he opened the cold storage compartment today, Jin Guangcheng immediately cursed: "What the hell is this?"
"It's a big marlin, probably 700-800 kilograms. The three of us fished from night till early morning to catch it." Zhang Ze was proud, the habit of showing off can't be changed! "Hiss~ 700-800 kilograms!" Jin Guangcheng was shocked. He had lived in a fishing village since he was a child, but this was the first time he had seen such a big fish.
He had seen tuna, but they were all relatively small. One weighing over 200 pounds was considered very large. The fishery station here sells them for one yuan per pound.
Therefore, this marlin is worth at least seven or eight hundred yuan!
"Today I am really amazed. This is the first time I have seen such a big marlin." Jin Guangcheng exclaimed in admiration, but in his heart he was thinking about what price he should offer to buy this fish.
Zhang Ze knew what he was thinking at a glance and said with a smile, "Don't even think about this fish. My relative has a very good friend who runs a restaurant in the city. I will definitely send this fish there."
"No, Aze, how about I pay a high price for this fish?" Jin Guangcheng became anxious when he heard it. If he handled this fish well, he could make at least a hundred dollars, which was not a small amount of money.
But Zhang Ze still shook his head and refused: "No matter how high your price is, can it be as high as the market price?"
As soon as these words came out, Jin Guangcheng was speechless.
How could it be possible to get the market price? If it really reached this price, how could he make any profit? The prices of marlin, swordfish, and other fish were not too high, so they would not have a high tolerance rate like large groupers.
For fish like giant groupers, even if he bought them at the market price, he still found a way to make a lot of profit from the difference.
But forget about the marlin. No matter how big it is, there is nothing you can do about it.
However, the next moment, his heart skipped a beat. If Zhang Ze's relatives and friends opened a restaurant in the city, would he not be able to collect all the fish from him in the future?
This is not a small loss! Unfortunately, the result was just as he expected. Zhang Ze did not sell him the Emperor Star Spot that he had taken a fancy to at first sight.
Not only that, he didn't catch any of the rare and precious fish on the boat, and could only get some ordinary catches.
The only consolation for him was that Zhang Ze finally sold him the ordinary grouper.
He could do nothing about it even if the other party refused to sell. He could control ordinary fishermen appropriately, but when Zhang Zegang moved here, many big shots appeared, so in the eyes of the villagers, they were the ones who were not easy to mess with.
Zhang Ze sold ordinary grouper to Jin Guangcheng, not to win him over on purpose so that he could continue selling fish to him in the future.
The main reason is that the purchase price of ordinary grouper at the restaurant is not high. The ones offered at market price are all rare and uncommon seafood, so there is no need for him to waste his time and send the fish over specially.
Who knows if there will be any fish that fall asleep along the way, and then he will lose his own money.
Jin Guangcheng and his men began to weigh and collect the fish, while Zhang Ze and Lin Long began to use a winch to pull the bluefin tuna out of the cold storage compartment.
It is easy to put the fish in, but it is indeed difficult to pull it out. Fortunately, he had specially equipped a crane at the beginning, and the fish was still very easy to pull up with manpower only as an auxiliary. Otherwise, the fish would not have been placed in the cold storage compartment.
The fish was pulled out and placed on the deck, then a large amount of ice was taken out from the refrigerator and placed aside, as they would be used later.
Zhang Ze first drove the boat to the shore. Originally, the Duoyu could not dock, but it happened to be high tide and the water near an area of the dock was relatively deep, so the Duoyu could temporarily dock.
Once the fish are brought ashore, the boat must be driven back to deep water to avoid getting stranded when the water level drops.
He parked the boat and asked Lin Long and the others to watch the boat while he went ashore to borrow a tractor.
He had to deliver the fish to the city quickly, but there were no trucks in the village, so the only tools available were tractors and ox carts.
The tractor driver immediately agreed to do it, offering five dollars per trip.
Normally when he went to the city, he would pick up some people to earn some money from the tickets, but he couldn't make that much, at most a little over two dollars a day.
Zhang Ze gave five dollars, which actually included his round-trip fare.
After getting the transport vehicle ready, Zhang Ze returned home to explain the situation to his family, and told them that they didn't have to wait for him for dinner in the evening, and then returned to the dock.
As soon as he returned to the dock, he found that the Duoyu was surrounded by people, and there were many villagers on the boat.
"Everyone, let me go up."
Zhang Ze knew that the villagers came to see the fish and watch the fun, and it was difficult to drive them away, so he could only force his way in.
"Oh my god, Aze, you're finally back. I was just about to ask, where did you get such a big marlin?"
"I heard from Jin Guangcheng that the three of you took turns fishing for this fish, and it took you three full days to catch it?"
Zhang Ze was immediately upset when he heard this. He had only been fishing for three days. He had only been out to sea for two days at most, which also accounted for the time for traveling.
Along the way, anyone who saw him and was familiar with him would gather around him.
"Aze, where did you catch this fish? Did you catch it in the open sea?"
"This is the first time I've seen such a big marlin. Wow, that long beak, if you get poked by it by accident, you're guaranteed to get stabbed right back."
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A group of people seemed to be asking Zhang Ze some questions, but they were actually discussing the big marlin on the boat.
When Zhang Zeyou met an acquaintance, he simply replied. When meeting strangers, he also nodded politely and smiled.
Fortunately, everyone was cooperative. When they saw the boat owner coming, they took the initiative to make way for him to pass.
Soon, Zhang Ze returned to the boat.
After a while, the driver drove over in a tractor, parked it in reverse, and then took the initiative to get on the boat to help get the fish down.
A marlin weighing more than 700 pounds is not easy to lift, even if people of this era have the strength to work.
The main problem is that the fish's body is slippery and it is difficult to bear the force.
Fortunately, the crane on the rear deck could be extended, which was enough to barely get the marlin to the shore. With the help of a group of people, the fish was easily put on the tractor.
But the bed behind the tractor was relatively short, so when the marlin was put in, two-thirds of its body was directly outside.
Zhang Ze could only find a large wooden board to put on the cart bed, and put the marlin diagonally on the board. The long beak directly hit the side of the driver, and then he could barely put the fish down.
Then they brought the ice that had been prepared on the boat and spread it on the fish.
After everything was done, Zhang Ze asked the driver to drive to the city first. He went back on his motorcycle, took the small amount of unsold fish left on the boat, and then took the two brothers and followed the tractor to the city.
The tractor was moving slowly, so he managed to catch up with it on his motorcycle in a short while, and then slowly followed behind it.
Lin Long and Lin Hu were both relatively quiet people, and they sat behind him without saying a word the entire way.
However, when they arrived in the city, the big fish on the tractor once again attracted the attention of passers-by.
People who saw it on the street were startled and their eyes widened. There was a man who bumped into the railing in front of him with a thud as if he had seen a beautiful woman. He squatted down in pain and rubbed the hurt area.
"What a big fish!"
"What kind of fish is this? Its nose is so long!"
"I'm going to hit you with my lungs. Watch out, kid. You bumped into me, okay?"
"No bro, that fish is so big!"
"My dick is big too, should I take it off and show it to you?"
There were all kinds of strange scenes on the road, and overall all passers-by who saw it were shocked by this marlin.
Fortunately, not many people came over to watch, so it didn't cause any trouble.
When we arrived at the hotel, it was already completely dark. The appearance of a huge marlin naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant.
When the person in charge came out and saw Zhang Ze, he suddenly realized what was going on.
Then we negotiated the price. The fish was well preserved and very fresh, and after being bled, it was finally sold for 1,500 yuan, at a unit price of almost 2 yuan per pound.
The rest of the rare seafood also sold for more than 600 yuan.
The income from this trip exceeded 2,000 yuan, which was worth it for Zhang Ze to come here specially to sell fish.
After selling the fish, he briefly introduced Lin Long and Lin Hu to the person in charge of purchasing at the restaurant. For the time being, he would take the two of them with him when selling fish, and when they were familiar with the process, he would leave the task of selling fish to them.
After selling the fish, Zhang Ze directly asked the restaurant to prepare a table of delicious food and had dinner here.
The restaurant he chose to cooperate with had a very good business and the food was great, but it was a little expensive and the portions were not very large.
The three of them all had big appetites, and they didn't order any special dishes or anything too expensive for the meal, but even so it still cost them over a hundred yuan. It can only be said that the food here is simply not something that ordinary people can afford.
After eating for a while, Zhang Ze took out ten big black tens and handed them to Lin Long.
He was stunned and didn't answer: "Aze, what are you doing?"
"This is your commission for helping me catch marlin and some other fish."
"No, no, that's what we should do. And you brought us here to eat, we can't take the money!"
"Take it. Daily expenses in the village also require money. The place I arranged for you doesn't have any daily necessities or anything like that. You need to prepare them all by yourselves. Do you have any money on you?"
"this"
Lin Long looked at Lin Hu and hesitated.
They really had no money left. They were not well off to begin with, and after paying for the boat tickets for two people, the last bit of money they had was almost gone.
If they don't take this money, their future on the fishing boat will be a problem. They can't ask the boss to pay them before they even start working! Zhang Ze smiled and put the money in his hand.
"There are rules for going out to sea. The boatman has to be paid a commission for fishing. The marlin was sold for fifteen thousand. You two did get a commission of nearly one hundred."
"Since you have given me a job, even though I have been assigned other tasks, I will still give you what you deserve."
Put yourself in their shoes. Since Zhang Ze is good to the two brothers Lin Long and Lin Hu, they will naturally remember his kindness.
As for ungrateful people, there are some, but they will not help when others want to hijack a ship. Instead, they will join forces to seize the ship together.
(End of this chapter)
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