It's already very late, almost eight o'clock.
The purchasing point is also closed; at this hour, everyone is probably asleep in bed.
The two originally intended to take their spoils to the workshop and have someone take them to sell the next day.
But when they got to the door, they found it locked and dark inside, clearly no one was there.
"So fast today? You finished cleaning the fish so early?"
Ah-Can looked at the lock hanging on the door, somewhat puzzled.
Feng Ye glanced at the workshop next to the direction of his new home, where the lights were off and the doors were closed.
"Maybe there weren't many fish delivered today, so they were killed quickly."
That's all he could guess.
"Forget it, I'll just take it home. When my mother comes over to work tomorrow, I can take it to Uncle Fa to sell."
"As long as you don't find it troublesome."
"What's the trouble? It's not that heavy."
The two divided the sea hare into two pieces, roughly half for each of them, and then went home.
When Feng Ye got home, he pushed the door and found that there was very little resistance; it wasn't locked from the inside.
He didn't wake Ye Qingling, who was already asleep.
Without having time to deal with the spoils, he went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
It's been seven or eight hours since lunch, and I'm starving.
The food was kept warm in the pot, but it wasn't very hot anymore.
If it's gone, so be it.
He didn't bother to reheat it and just ate it anyway.
After eating, we started to process our catch from beachcombing.
Feng Ye first found a bucket and put the large yellow croaker in it separately.
Then carry it to a corner of the room and cover it with something opaque.
This is to isolate the light and keep the yellow croaker's color golden.
Although large yellow croakers don't change color after they die, it's okay to take an extra step; it doesn't take much effort.
As for adding ice for low-temperature preservation, there is no need.
It's already cold enough in the dead of winter.
As for the sea hares in the original bucket, they are mostly dead, so you can put them anywhere.
The same goes for the miscellaneous items in the net bag; Ye Qingling will sort them out tomorrow.
He poured the swimming crabs into the basket and then sat at the doorway, starting to tie them up one by one.
Swimming crabs are fierce and aggressive, and cannibalism is common.
Therefore, they must be tied up to prevent them from fighting and knocking the pliers off.
Any crab, regardless of breed, is defective if it's missing its claws, and its value is greatly reduced.
Before they had tied up more than a few, there was a knock on the door.
Immediately, Ye Qingling's annoyed voice rang out from behind him: "You have no sense of time at all, coming back so late again. What have you been doing?"
Did I wake you up?
Feng Ye paused in tying up the swimming crabs, turned around, and saw Ye Qingling standing at the doorway wearing a coat.
"I wasn't asleep yet, I knew as soon as you came back."
"Why are you sleeping so early today? The fish that were delivered have already been cleaned and gutted?"
"No, it's cold now, it won't spoil if left overnight, we'll kill it again tomorrow morning."
Feng Ye nodded: "Oh, I see."
The daytime temperature is quite pleasant now, reaching around 17 or 18 degrees Celsius.
But it gets much colder in the early morning and evening, with temperatures dropping to single digits, meaning the fish are essentially frozen at low temperatures.
"What about you? You've been back for so long and haven't even gone inside to sleep. What are you still doing all this time?"
"this."
Feng Ye waved the swimming crab he had just tied up.
"A blue crab? Caught while fishing?"
"Yes, we need to tie them all up, otherwise the pliers will fall off during the fight, and we won't be able to sell them for a good price."
"Still fighting? Have they arrested a lot of people?"
"Around 40 jin (20 catties), do you think that's a lot or a little?"
"so much?"
Ye Qingling was surprised. She turned around, went back into the house to put on her clothes, and came out to help.
As she tied it up, she asked, "How long have you been gone? Not long, right? Didn't you build kennels for the chickens, ducks, and dogs?"
"I went there right after I finished taking the ride, around six o'clock."
After finishing speaking, Feng Ye recounted his experiences of going to the beach that day.
Ye Qingling was even more surprised to hear this.
"Why is it that every time I go fishing, I can only dig up clams and the like, and only occasionally, if I'm lucky, do I find something more valuable, while you seem to encounter good things every few days?"
"Maybe it's because of my strong shipping capabilities. While others are looking for goods, I'm looking for people."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingling couldn't help but laugh, "You're quite good at boasting."
However, she thought about it and realized that it might actually be true.
People living by the sea tend to be superstitious and have a strong belief in maritime trade.
Some people go out to sea to fish and return with a full catch every few days;
Some people go out to sea and, while they can't be said to return empty-handed, they are almost the same.
In her opinion, this was probably the effect of so-called "sea freight".
"I'm not bragging, I'm just telling the truth, okay?"
Feng Ye naturally found out about his own business.
Even if it's his own wife, he doesn't want to explain; it's troublesome, and it's also difficult to explain clearly.
Ye Qingling rolled her eyes, not wanting to listen to his self-praise, and instead asked, "Are you and A-Can going out to sea tomorrow?"
"Of course I'll sell it."
Feng Ye then added, "I think the weather has been a bit unusual these past two days. It's too hot, and the weather is probably about to change. We need to hurry up and make as much money as possible."
"Then you should go to sleep first, so you won't dawdle and refuse to get up later."
He hesitated and said, "There are so many swimming crabs, and it's so cold. How long would it take you to tie them all by yourself?"
Swimming crabs are not very large; those weighing over 3 taels (approximately 150 grams) are considered relatively large.
And he didn't just pick out the big ones when he caught the swimming crabs; he caught them all, big and small, in one pot.
A 40-pound swimming crab is quite a lot, at least 150 or more, and it will take a considerable amount of time to tie them all up.
"I'll tell Ayu to get up and tie it up with me. It won't take long."
Ye Qingling threw the tied-up swimming crabs into the basket, then got up to call her sister.
Since they've moved to a new house and there are empty rooms, Ye Qingyu naturally moved in to live with them.
"Okay then, I'm going to sleep now."
This time, Feng Ye had no reason to hesitate. After tying up the one in his hand, he washed his hands and went inside to sleep.
Lying in bed, I closed my eyes and quickly drifted off to sleep.
Hearing the snoring that soon followed, Ye Qingling couldn't help but mutter to herself, "She fell asleep so quickly, she's just like a pig..."
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