Feng Xuan explained, "Actually, these fish and shrimp are quite good for us to eat, but they're not worth much and we can't sell them."
"Were there this many yesterday and today?"
Feng Ye opened his mouth in surprise.
He looked at the mountain of miscellaneous fish and shrimp in front of him and muttered to himself:
So many small fish and shrimp, and this is only the harvest from the last two days; the number that was dumped back into the sea must be even greater.
Since there are so many small fish and shrimp, there must be plenty of more valuable goods as well.
"This is only a part of it. Uncle Jun carried about this much back as well, and Uncle Ling carried five or six baskets as well," Feng Xuan said with a smile.
Feng Ye was astonished and couldn't help but marvel at how abundant the resources were at that time.
"This quantity is truly astonishing. If we kept all the previous ones, wouldn't it amount to tens of thousands of catties?"
As he spoke, he picked up a pan-fried small fish, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and swallowed it, a satisfied smile on his face.
"Indeed, there's more than enough, but there's simply nowhere to store it. Every day we haul up thousands or even tens of thousands of kilograms of sellable goods, and even at a low price, we can only sell them to the fresh produce collection boats. Otherwise, by the next day, there won't even be a place to step. Besides, the amount of ice we consume is enormous, and maintaining freshness is also a problem..."
The cargo-collecting boats don't buy just any goods; the prices they offer are much lower than those on shore, sometimes even half the price.
After all, fresh produce collection ships need to travel back and forth on the open sea, which involves high costs such as fuel, labor, spoilage, and ice.
As for those small, miscellaneous fish and shrimp, they are not worthy of being loaded onto the fresh catch boat.
They would only take up valuable space, and even if given away for free, probably no one would be willing to take them.
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