In the days that followed, orders started coming in from time to time.
Moreover, these are all large orders, often amounting to tens of thousands of kilograms.
Some orders came from Mr. Zeng, but most orders came from the Trade Plaza.
At this point, it wasn't just limited to the three bosses Xie had initially hired; other bosses also came to place orders.
Fortunately, we mobilized several relatives and friends to help dry the fish, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to supply them.
The dried fish business is now completely on track, and I no longer have to worry about having too much stockpiled and not being able to sell it.
The three shops in the county also lost their purpose as warehouses.
Feng Ye only allowed shop number 51 to be kept for daily sales, while shops number 11 and 13 were rented out to others.
As for selling it, that's impossible.
In the future, that place will be a goldmine.
After making inquiries for a while, they bought a 12-meter boat to deliver goods.
The original mechanically powered wooden boat used for delivery was transferred to Xiao Guowen at the original price.
With dedicated delivery ships, there's no need to deploy the Rising Sun anymore.
Feng Ye and A-Can can now focus on fishing at sea.
...
Time flies by like a fleeting moment.
In the blink of an eye, autumn has come to an end, and one foot has stepped into the threshold of winter.
The weather is getting colder.
The temperature has noticeably dropped several degrees in the past few days.
Around 3 a.m., the Rising Sun filled up with diesel fuel and set off for the sea area where it usually operated.
It is colder at sea than on land.
The wind generated by the Rising Sun during its journey was even more biting and piercing.
Despite wearing thick coats, they couldn't keep out the damp, cold wind that seeped in through every gap.
The Asahi sailed at a steady pace through the darkness...
More than two hours later, they arrived at the work area, but it was still dark and dawn had not yet broken.
Ah-chan slowed down the boat to make it easier to find the buoy.
Feng Ye stood at the bow of the boat, shining his flashlight into the sea.
He was looking for the buoy of the fishing net.
As the weather gets colder, most fish become less active and their range of movement shrinks.
Moreover, they spend most of their time at the bottom of the water and rarely come out to forage.
Therefore, fishing is relatively more difficult.
At this time of year, fishermen use gillnets in addition to trawls to increase fishing efficiency.
It just so happened that Feng Ye had previously commissioned someone to weave a batch of three-tailed fishing nets, so he used them to release the fish.
They only started setting up the nets yesterday.
Although we know the buoy is in this area, finding it is not an easy task.
And it's not daytime yet, it's the pitch-black early morning.
They searched the nearby sea but couldn't find the buoy.
It's unclear whether the buoy was washed away by the waves, or because it was too dark to see clearly, or if the Rising Sun ship veered off course.
These situations are all fine; as long as you're not too unlucky, you should be able to find one.
The real danger is that the buoy might not be securely fastened and could come loose, in which case there would be no way to find it.
"Brother Ye, forget it, let's not waste time searching for now. Let's use the net first and search again after dawn."
Ah-chan couldn't help but frown.
"Hmm, it'll be easier to find it when it's light. Let's start with the trawling net; I'm going to set it up."
Feng Ye went to the stern and lowered the trawl net.
The Rising Sun cruised slowly and steadily in the surrounding waters at a speed of about 4 knots per hour.
After it got light, they traveled for almost another hour, until around 7:30, when they finally set up their first net.
The first net didn't yield a large catch; the majority of the catch consisted of mantis shrimp, weighing about forty or fifty pounds.
However, this is not the season when mantis shrimp are at their fattest.
Feng Ye grabbed a few and looked them over; he could only say they were very average.
Although most of them are of decent size, the meat is not plump, let alone have any red roe.
Clearly, now is not the best time to fish.
"Holy crap, there's even less stock than yesterday. I'm speechless."
"There's nothing we can do about it. The weather's cold, so the fish aren't very active and they stay at the bottom. Besides, the ones that are supposed to migrate have already migrated."
Faced with this situation, even if Feng Ye had the ability to attract fish, he would be powerless.
"Fortunately, we still have quite a few sticky nets left. Hopefully, we can get a good harvest, otherwise we'll be finished today."
Ah-Can couldn't help but feel grateful for Feng Ye's foresight in preparing the net so early.
After preparing the trawl net, he returned to the wheelhouse to start the boat, leaving Feng Ye to cast the net and sort the catch.
Among the mantis shrimp caught in this net, some were smaller and did not meet the sales standards.
Feng Ye picked them all out and threw them back into the sea.
Since it can't be sold for money, let it return to the sea to continue growing.
We cannot exhaust the resources of a resource-intensive industry; we must strive for sustainable development.
Unexpectedly, this benefited the seabirds.
Several seabirds followed the Rising Sun, circling overhead and occasionally landing on the bow, the top of the bridge, and other locations.
As the weather gets colder, fewer and fewer fish and shrimp surface, and the food for these seabirds also decreases accordingly.
These seabirds are actually quite clever; they know that following the fishing boats will bring food.
Sure enough, every time Feng Ye throws mantis shrimp into the sea, it causes seabirds to fight over them.
Most of them end up in their stomachs, and very few mantis shrimp escape with their lives.
After the catch was sorted, the quantity looked even smaller.
Most of them are small, worthless fish and shrimp, and many of them don't even qualify to be dried.
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