Chapter 199 Big Grouper, going to the restaurant to sell fish
"Oh my!" Looking at a big fish on the water with its mouth open revealing a huge mouth of the abyss, Zhang Ze showed a look of surprise.
The giant grouper, he had been thinking about it for so long, and finally he met it.
Although I didn’t fish with a fishing rod myself, the longline fish can also be collected into the space, so I made a lot of money this time.
Zhang Ze quickly pulled the grouper closer, then reached out and put the half-dead grouper into the space.
[Successfully caught a giant grouper, weighing 182.83 catties, experience +50. ]
It weighed more than 180 kilograms and was nearly 1.6 meters long. Although it was a big fish, it was not a king fish, which made Zhang Ze feel a little regretful.
At present, Zhang Ze knows that there are two kinds of fish that can be called groupers. One is the grouper he had caught before, and its scientific name is also called saddle grouper.
This fish is really big, weighing more than 400 kilograms.
But the price is cheap, even in later generations the price is only about sixty or seventy-one kilograms.
Apart from this species, the rest is the giant grouper, which is the real grouper called by the people of Nanfang. It is a giant grouper that is protected in Nanfang and has extremely high economic value.
This is the kind of fish Zhang Ze caught today. It can grow up to two meters long and weigh more than 300 kilograms.
He himself had never seen it, so he didn't know how heavy it was to reach the level of the king of fish.
Looking at the grouper that had regained its vitality in the space, Zhang Ze felt a little regretful.
If it is the fish king, the experience value can be increased by 5,000 points, and the space will be almost upgraded again.
The current upgrade speed is indeed a bit slow, but he can't do anything about it.
Apart from the giant grouper, there was no other fish left to form a pair, which made Zhang Ze feel a little regretful.
After collecting the longlines, Zhang Ze put all the fish that could not be kept alive in the space and had to be frozen into the cold storage compartment before setting out on the boat to collect the fishing nets.
Put various deep-sea fish in first. If you take them out a day or two earlier or later, the price will not be different. They are not made into sashimi, and there is no need to keep them in the freshest state all the time.
After catching more than 2,000 kilograms of fish at once, the space immediately became much more spacious. It was also easy for Zhang Ze to see everything at a glance, making it convenient for him to collect the fish caught in the fishing net.
Afterwards, Zhang Ze took out the sharpnose seabass that had been in the space and the giant grouper that had just been caught.
He doesn't plan to raise the sharpnose seabass himself. Although they are cheap, they are still worth more than 100 yuan.
The two big round fish placed side by side are particularly spectacular.
Zhang Ze got the tools and started killing the fish and bleeding it.
Bleeding can ensure the quality of the fish meat. Although it will be lighter, the buyer still has to pay for it.
The price of fish that have been bled is naturally more expensive than that of fish that have not been bled, otherwise the blood would have been wasted.
By the time Zhang Ze had processed the two fish, lifted them into the cold storage hold with a crane, and then sailed to the location of the fishing net, Jin Sanbao and his crew's fishing boat had already been turned off and parked aside.
Apparently they had already collected their nets and were now sorting the catch.
"Sanbao, how was your harvest tonight?"
"It's boom, it's boom. I originally planned to stay for two more nights, but now it seems we have to go back tomorrow." Before Jin Sanbao could say anything, Jin Fan, who was standing next to him with an excited look on his face, answered him.
"So exaggerated?" Zhang Ze was a little surprised.
"Yes, it's that exaggerated. It's mainly Spanish mackerel and large yellow croaker, with some swordfish as well. You've also put down two nets, so you'll know if you pull them together and take a look." Jin Sanbao nodded and affirmed.
Hearing what he said, Zhang Ze suddenly understood.
Among the schools of fish that passed by tonight, Spanish mackerel and yellow croaker were indeed the most numerous. The yellow croaker stayed at the intersection for a long time, and he caught quite a few of them.
It seems that the fish caught in the net are mainly these passing fish schools. In this case, this intersection is the real golden fishing spot!
The float is collected in the past, and then the winch is turned on. The fishing net rope is tied to the winch, and the fishing net is pulled up little by little.
Soon, all kinds of fish entangled in the fishing net appeared in front of Zhang Ze. The most eye-catching one was naturally the golden one.
That was the 1980s. If it were thirty years later, this golden net would have made people excited to the point of going crazy, as it would have been a sign of getting rich overnight.
However, at this moment, Zhang Ze felt a little headache as he looked at the big bulge gradually appearing on the water surface.
It had been too long and most of the fish had gone cold. He would have to wait until the end of time to sort them out by himself.
But there is no other way. We can’t go back after catching the fish!
Zhang Ze went over and took the rope from the crane and tied it to the fishing net. The crane and winch worked together to pull the catch onto the deck of the Duoyu.
He went over and opened the rope tied at the tail of the fishing net, and in an instant, all the fish inside poured out like a flood.
Only then did Zhang Ze see clearly the types of fish caught inside. They were mainly blue-spotted Spanish mackerel and large yellow croaker, with the next most conspicuous being the swordfish. The other fish were scattered in smaller numbers, and some of them were coral fish that must have strayed in by accident.
Without hesitation, he quickly put the still movable blue-spotted mackerel into the space.
The vitality of the swordfish is much stronger than that of the yellow croaker. Almost half of them were still alive and he collected them all.
Of course, other living fish were also collected first, including some living yellow croakers.
Afterwards, he released a small blue-spotted mackerel that was 40 centimeters long and weighed less than two kilograms. The 378 kilograms of blue-spotted mackerels in the space were suddenly reduced by more than 100 kilograms.
The reason why Zhang Ze did this was that these blue-spotted mackerels were not yet adults, and secondly, the price was very low.
The price of bluespot mackerel fry is very low, only a few cents per pound.
However, if it is larger, the price will be much higher, even up to three or two cents.
People in Nanfang also like to eat mackerel, especially the blue-spotted mackerel, which has the best taste and texture.
The largest domestically produced species is the Spanish mackerel, and the larger species is the Big-eared Spanish mackerel. However, the meat of these two species of Spanish mackerel is much rougher than that of the Blue-spotted Spanish mackerel, and even has a stronger fishy smell.
So relatively speaking, the blue-spotted mackerel is more popular.
This thing has also been hyped in later generations, especially in a place next to Zhang Ze's hometown, where the blue-spotted mackerel was sold at a sky-high price of several hundred yuan per kilogram. Locally, the blue-spotted mackerel is called Chuanwu.
That is, the fishing season for bluespot mackerels is around Qingming Festival. At this time, adult bluespot mackerels will spawn in the domestic coastal waters, so it is their fishing season.
However, fishing was banned by the country at that time, so the sky-high price of Sichuan abalone was slowly suppressed.
However, there are still many fishmongers who use the name of Sichuan aconite to deceive novices, and many people have been cheated.
With the implementation of the national fishing ban, the blue-spotted Spanish mackerel on the market are basically caught by distant sea fishing boats. The blue-spotted Spanish mackerel in spring has basically become a thing of the past, and those that are available are frozen products from last year.
Zhang Ze does not plan to sell the blue-spotted mackerels in the space, especially the particularly large ones. These will definitely be good stuff to keep for the winter.
After roughly scanning the catch and making sure there were no live fish, he continued to pull up the second fishing net, and the catch fell to the other side of the boat.
The same bursting net contained basically the same catch of fish.
Zhang Ze sighed and walked forward to collect all the live fish into the space. After that, he cleaned out the fish fry and released them into the sea.
For example, he doesn't want any yellow croaker that weighs less than one kilogram.
After finishing the work, Zhang Ze could only sort the remaining fish honestly.
After a while, Jin Sanbao's fishing boat came over.
"Aze, do you need help?"
Zhang Ze was overjoyed when he heard this: "Come quickly!"
It was just after nine in the morning when the two boats returned to the fishing village pier.
The people who sorted the fish at night didn't even think about resting and headed back under the cover of darkness.
Zhang Ze actually doesn’t care. He has a refrigerated compartment on his boat so the fish can be preserved.
But Jin Sanbao and his crew did not bring enough ice. If they left the catch on the deck and waited for the sun to come out during the day, their efforts would basically be in vain, so they returned in a hurry.
Jin Guangcheng stood at the dock with a cigarette in his mouth, directing his employees to work from time to time.
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There are currently three long-distance ships in the fishing village, and they always return with a lot of fish. If there were fewer people, it would be difficult to move the goods.
But even so, he still made a lot of money.
"Look, Abao and Afan are so courageous. They bought a sea-going ship together and got such good results."
"You should learn from them and work together to build a big ship. Then maybe you can build a new house in two months and find a wife for your son."
"After working for a year, maybe I can move to the city."
Obviously, three ocean-going ships could no longer satisfy his growing appetite.
Seeing some envious fishermen nearby, he took advantage of them and pointed to Zhang Ze's big boat to trick them.
What's the point of fishing near the shore? Basically, all the fish you catch are small fish, and occasionally one or two valuable ones.
If the villagers continue like this, when will he be able to wear a big gold ring and drive a four-wheeled car?
On the other hand, Zhang Ze doesn’t care whether Jin Guangcheng can make money.
He still only sold ordinary fish. He kept all the particularly valuable ones, such as giant groupers and large stone clams, and covered them with thick cloth to prevent them from being seen. He would then send them to the city to sell them to restaurants at high prices.
Jin Guangcheng guessed that there were good things inside, but there was nothing he could do about it.
If it were someone else, he might have resorted to some tricks, but he really didn't dare to do that to Zhang Ze.
Even he didn't change his attitude because of this and was still very enthusiastic.
Because Zhang Ze sold him a lot of other fish, enough for him to make a lot of money. Only a confused person would resent the other party for not selling him high-value fish.
In order for Jin Guangcheng to succeed in the seafood business in this era, he must have a versatile mind.
After selling the fish, Zhang Ze prepared to go home and have a good sleep. The refrigerated compartment on the boat was open so there was no need to worry about the fish going bad.
So he asked Jin Sanbao, who had returned home early, to call the Dragon and Tiger brothers over to help clean the fishing boat. After cleaning the boat, he went home and slept soundly.
He slept until 3:30 in the afternoon and then woke up naturally.
Thanks to his ever-improving physical fitness, he seemed to recover particularly quickly.
After waking up, Zhang Ze simply called the Longhu brothers and asked them to arrange a tractor to deliver the fish on the boat to the city.
"Aze, are you coming back for dinner tonight?" Zhang Huihong asked when she saw that her son looked like he was going out again.
"I'm not coming back. I'm taking A Long and A Hu to the city to sell fish. You don't have to prepare dinner for us." Zhang Ze said, and then looked at his wife and Zhang Wu, "Is there anything you want me to bring?"
"I think the cream cake you brought back once was really delicious. How about bringing some back?" Tong Shuyao became a complete foodie after she became pregnant, and the first thing she thought of was food.
Zhang Wu's eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed: "Brother, sister-in-law is right, I want to eat that too."
"Let me see if there is any more. If there is, bring some back!" Zhang Ze didn't expect that they would like Nanguan's lost cream-filled Baipian Cake.
But to be honest, it tastes really good.
Zhang Ze liked it very much when he ate it for the first time, and he brought some back with him.
However, this thing has just been launched on the market, and it has been in great demand since then. In many stores, the products are sold out as soon as they are put out. Now Zhang Ze doesn't know if he can buy it if he goes there.
Zhang Huihong also thought of something at this time, and hurriedly said, "Oh, Aze, bring back some cloth! Awu will start school soon, and the weather will probably turn cooler soon. Mom will have to prepare some clothes for you two."
Zhang Ze shook his head and smiled, "Mom, don't bother. The clothes here in Nanguan are nice, and the ready-made clothes keep up with the fashion in Hong Kong Island. When we need new clothes, we can go shopping in the city together."
In Nanfang, there is no need for them to make their own clothes. Just go to the city and they can immediately transform from a poor country boy into an urban fashion expert.
After leaving the fishing village, Lin Long drove the rented tractor. Lin Hu sat next to him, but Zhang Ze ran to the back of the truck.
There were two large buckets in the truck bed, which contained Zhang Ze's valuable catches. There weren't many, but they looked particularly large in the buckets because many of the fish were quite large, some weighing five to six kilograms or even ten kilograms.
He had just taken these things out of the space. Without an oxygenator, these fish would not be able to survive even ten minutes.
That's why he doesn't drive a motorcycle. He always keeps the fish in the space in the truck bed to restore them to their original state. Otherwise, the price will be halved after they die.
This is not a solution. In order to sell fish, he can only act as a human oxygenator.
A giant grouper was laid out next to it, its body and exterior covered with crushed ice, with a Ishikawa roughfin mullet lying on top.
As for the sharpnose perch, it was taken away by Jin Guangcheng for one hundred and fifty yuan.
He had never seen this Ishikawa roughfin fish before, and the appearance of the fish made him think that it was inedible, so he confiscated it.
There was no way Zhang Ze would give it to him for free, so he took it to the restaurant to have a look.
In addition to the fish in the truck bed, the fish caught by longline fishing yesterday were sold for a total of 2,300 dollars, which was more than he expected.
Now that the fish in the truck bed is sold, I estimate that my savings will increase to more than 6,000 yuan again.
Zhang Ze originally wanted to save money to buy a car, but now he will probably have to send fish to the city frequently, so maybe he can let one of Lin Long or Lin Hu learn to drive.
When he saves enough money to buy a small truck, it will be much more convenient to deliver things.
However, there are no driving schools to learn how to drive in this era. If you want to learn, you have to go to factories.
There is a special delivery department in Lu Wenbin Garment Factory. Zhang Ze was thinking about sending Lin Hu there to learn from him.
He estimated that Lin Long would also let his younger brother learn this aspect. Multiple skills mean multiple career paths. Feeling indebted, he has basically become a brother-con.
(End of this chapter)
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