Feng Jiafa's shop was as deserted as ever, with only him sitting at the door drinking tea and smoking.
Actually, all the collection points are pretty much the same; I don't usually go to their shops except to sell goods.
Firstly, they are in business; they don't have that much time to chat and gossip with people.
Secondly, it has a strong fishy smell, which is not very pleasant.
People living by the sea, especially fishermen, are used to the smell of fish, but they don't want to stay there for long.
At sea, there's no way around it; you have to smell it whether you want to or not.
But once back on shore, who wouldn't want to breathe in some fresh air?
Feng Jiafa didn't mind.
He couldn't mind; this was the business he was in, and he couldn't possibly look down on his own shop.
Seeing Feng Ye carrying a washbasin, he offered him a cigarette and asked in confusion, "What are you carrying?"
"Didn't I scoop up some jellyfish? This is the jellyfish brain."
Feng Ye put the washbasin on the ground, took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and then slowly exhaled.
"It looks pretty good!" Feng Jiafa peeked inside. "Is it a gift for me?"
"You wish! If I gave it to you, what would I eat?"
"Then what is this...?"
"Can I borrow your freezer for a moment? Otherwise it'll spoil easily in this hot weather."
"Hehe, you won't have a say in what you do with it if it's with me."
"I can't give you all of it, I just really like it, but you can have it if you want. I can't watch you all day long."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I also really like eating this stuff. Jellyfish brain soup is so delicious. I was originally thinking of asking you to get me some jellyfish, but this saves me the trouble. I can eat it right here."
"I'll eat you to death."
Feng Ye rolled his eyes, picked up the basin, walked into the store, opened the freezer door, and put it inside.
"Were the jellyfish heads and skins marinated?"
Before anyone could answer, Feng Jiafa continued, "Once they're pickled, don't forget to give me some to try."
"It's still early, you can just go to your house to get it later."
We have a huge vat of pickled food at home. We can't finish it all, and it can't be eaten as a meal, so we'll definitely have to give it away.
It doesn't matter who it's given to, it's all the same, one more from the Feng family won't make a difference.
He pulled a chair out from inside the shop and sat down at the shop entrance.
Looking at the large ship anchored at sea, he asked curiously, "Did you call that ship over?"
“Of course,” Feng Jiafa said smugly. “I made a call as soon as you left.”
How much can you earn from it?
"Not much, only ten yuan a day."
"Ten yuan isn't much. You only made a phone call; you didn't have to do anything else."
"What's so great about it? Compared to what others have earned, my ten dollars is just a drop in the ocean."
"Then why don't you do it yourself? You'll earn more that way!"
"You acquired it so easily, but the problem is, who am I supposed to sell it to after I process it? If I had that kind of connection, would I still be stuck on the island as a middleman? I would have opened a factory in the county long ago."
"How do you know you can't sell it if you don't try? No one succeeds in business overnight; everyone grows step by step, gradually, doesn't they?"
"I'm getting old, and I just want to make a little money peacefully. I don't want to lose everything one day. But seriously, you could give it a try; it's a pretty lucrative line of work."
"Me? Forget it, I'm not good at business."
Feng Ye chuckled, "Fishing is still the best. When the weather is good, you can go out and cast a couple of nets; when the weather is bad, you can just sleep in. No worries."
“You rascal?” Feng Jiafa shook his head and laughed, “Fishing is not bad. Although you can’t make a lot of money, at least you can live a comfortable life.”
"Your statement is biased."
Feng Ye retorted, "Wait until I bring up a yellow croaker weighing over 100 pounds, then you'll know whether I can make a lot of money."
Feng Jiafa chuckled: "I forgot about your luck, kid. You've already made a fortune in just a few months."
"I didn't earn much, just enough to support my family."
"You might fool others with that, but don't pretend with me. Do you think I don't know how much you've earned?"
"Let's not waste time with this nonsense," Feng Ye changed the subject. "Let's talk about the price of jellyfish this year."
"Two cents a pound, up two cents compared to last year."
"This price is not bad."
Feng Ye nodded.
The jellyfish in their area are generally quite large, with the smaller ones weighing around 20 to 30 kilograms and the larger ones weighing 100 to 200 kilograms.
At the end of the day, I can easily earn thirty or forty yuan, not to mention much.
Of course, this amount of money held no appeal for him; it wasn't even as much as what he could make from hauling in a whole net.
But that doesn't stop him from catching a little bit during the intervals between trawls.
After all, every little bit helps, and every bit of extra money counts.
"It's actually pretty good. You can easily make about a dollar by just catching one or two."
Feng Jiafa sighed again, "It's a pity your little wooden boat was sold long ago. If you had kept it to sell now, you could have made a lot more money. Even if you hadn't sold it, you could have rented it out for a day and still make money."
The jellyfish and squid seasons are when small wooden boats are most expensive.
Moreover, at this time, many people who did not own boats also wanted to get a share of the pie, so they would rent small wooden boats to go out and catch jellyfish and squid.
The rental fee is usually not fixed, and the ship owner gets half of the profits.
Feng Ye naturally understood as well.
However, his small wooden boat was sold to one of his cousins not long after Feng Jiaqing went to sea with the Harvest.
"I didn't think of that at the time. My uncle came over and asked me if I was selling the small wooden boat, so I sold it to him."
Hearing Feng Jiafa say this, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Although the money isn't much in a day, it's like getting money for free, so who wouldn't like that?
"It's a bit of a pity that they were sold too early."
Feng Jiafa then laughed and said, "However, you don't lack that little bit of money, and you're not selling to outsiders."
"Of course I need it! I don't mind having too much money..."
The two sat at the shop entrance, chatting casually.
A gentle sea breeze blows, carrying the salty scent of the sea...
...
On the second day at sea, we could see many more colorful jellyfish and sea creatures on the surface of the ocean.
Their numbers increase especially during the hottest part of the afternoon.
Feng Ye stood at the bow of the boat, his gaze sweeping over the trawl nets lying on the bottom of the water behind him, hoping that this haul would yield some good catch.
They have already connected to three networks, but the results have not been ideal.
He thought it was because he hadn't been to this area for several days, causing the fish that had gathered to disperse.
"This is difficult!"
He shook his head, squatted down to sort through the meager catch from the previous net, and then carried the hand net to the side of the boat.
The trawling wasn't very profitable, so I had to catch more jellyfish to earn more money.
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