After lunch and a short rest, Feng Ye and Feng Xuan braved the scorching sun and went to the dock.
The tide had reached full height, and the tide was at its lowest point within an hour.
Only a few small wooden boats were moored at the dock. There was only one large fishing boat, the Rising Sun. The other fishing boats were still adrift at sea and had not yet returned.
On the bow deck of the Rising Sun, a trawl net was drying.
When Feng Xuan went to work on the homestead in the morning, he passed by the dock, pulled the trawl net out of the cabin, checked and cleaned it, and put it on the deck to dry.
The trawl net is placed on the deck. At night, you might have to worry about it being stolen, but during the day you don't have to worry about it.
The docks were bustling with people, and practically no one had that kind of courage.
Just as the two brothers were about to go to the boat to escape the sun and wait for Ah-Can who hadn't arrived yet, Feng Jiafa waved to them from the shop entrance.
The two brothers walked over, and Feng Ye asked, "Uncle Fa, what's the matter?"
"The abalone and baby lobster from yesterday have been sold. Bring me the receipts so we can settle the bill."
"The form is at home; I didn't bring it with me."
"Are you going out to sea? Why are you leaving this afternoon?"
"I spent several hours in the sea yesterday, I was so tired, and I got back so late, so I'll just rest for half a day."
"Alright then, we'll settle the bill when you get back."
Feng Ye frowned slightly: "We don't know when we'll be back. Anyway, the fishing boats haven't returned yet. Uncle Fa, you don't have anything to do right now, so why don't you go to my house to settle the bill? The bill is with my wife."
"That's fine too."
Feng Jiafa nodded and did not refuse.
"Uncle Fa, how much did the abalone and baby lobster cost in total?"
Feng Xuan looked on with anticipation.
"I got a good price, 6315 yuan in total. Would you like to see the receipt?" Feng Jiafa said with a smile.
Feng Ye and Feng Xuan exchanged a glance, both quite satisfied.
The price has reached an average of 20 yuan per kilogram.
Things are valued for their rarity.
But abalone is not a rare food; in fact, it is quite common.
The rarest abalone are the extra-large ones, which, when dried, can reach the size of three-headed abalone, two-headed abalone, or even one-headed abalone.
The price this batch of abalone fetched is quite good.
"No need, we trust you, Uncle Fa."
Both brothers shook their heads.
As long as they are satisfied with the total price, the specific unit price is irrelevant.
"Okay, I'll go to your house now, so I don't get stuck when the fishing boats come back."
Without delay, Feng Jiafa went straight to the drawer behind the counter, took the money, locked the shop, and headed into the village.
The two brothers boarded the boat and waited in the wheelhouse for a short while before Ah-chan arrived.
Without further ado, the Rising Sun set sail.
Mechanical power is great; it saves time and effort, and it's fast.
The journey would take more than an hour by small wooden boat, but the Rising Sun arrived in less than twenty minutes.
We located the buoy of the fish trap and hooked it up.
I told Feng Jiaqing last night that they were going to move the fish trap to a different location today.
Therefore, the fish traps have not yet been collected today.
One by one, the fish traps were pulled up, but the catch inside was far from satisfactory.
After collecting all one hundred traps, it's questionable whether the goods dumped out will even be worth fifty yuan.
However, they all knew that this was what a fisherman's normal harvest looked like.
Their situation is quite special; ordinary fishermen rarely encounter such a case, perhaps only once a year.
Therefore, the three of them were not too disappointed.
Fishing traps are much faster to retrieve than longline fishing; they don't require any preparation, you just pull them up. However, they do require a bit more effort.
The three of them took turns collecting the fish, and it was quite fast; they finished collecting it in about half an hour.
Then, Ah-chan immediately set off in his boat to retrieve his longline fishing line.
"Brother Ye, Brother Xuan, let me make up for the money. You bought the longline fishing and the fish traps, and it's not right for me to keep using your nets for free."
The Rising Sun had been sailing for a short while when Ah-chan suddenly spoke up.
"My brother and I each paid half for the longline fishing and the fish traps, and I also contributed half for the boat. Therefore, you don't need to pay me any extra."
Feng Ye refused without even thinking.
Even if Ah-chan were to make up the money, it shouldn't be given to him, but rather to his older brother.
"It's just a few fish traps and some longlines, not worth much, no need."
Feng Xuan also refused.
It wasn't that he was generous, but rather that he actually took advantage of Ah-chan in the matter of buying the boat.
Besides, he had already made back the cost of the fish traps and longline fishing, so it didn't matter to him.
“That won’t do, you paid for it too. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll give you the money for 25 fish traps and two and a half baskets of longline fishing.”
"Really, you don't need to."
"Yes, I will."
After a few rounds of back and forth, Feng Xuan finally gave in and was forced to accept.
...
The longline fishing results were much better than yesterday, with a catch rate of about 35% to 40%.
They pulled up five baskets of hooks, and had already caught nearly 200 fish.
Unfortunately, the longline fishing had been in the sea for over a day, and some of the fish had been dead for quite some time and were no longer fresh, so they were no longer usable.
Another situation is the same as yesterday: no big or rare fish were caught today; they were all common, ordinary fish.
Even if there are big and rare items in the sea, as long as it doesn't take the bait, there's nothing you can do about it, right?
No matter what kind of fish it was, none of the three of them were picky; having a fish bite the hook was always better than having no fish at all.
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