Time slipped by unnoticed, the sun began to slowly set in the west, and the light on the sea gradually softened.
With the last net hauled in, it was almost six o'clock.
The two boats turned around and headed back towards Changgu Island.
After sorting the last batch of goods, Xiao Guowen and the other two huddled together and whispered something to each other before heading into the cabin.
Feng Ye followed them in out of curiosity, only to find them all burrowing into their blankets.
"Why are you getting ready to sleep so early? Are you that tired?"
Xiao Guowen shook his head: "We're not tired, and there's nothing else to do anyway. Let's take a nap and wake us up when we get ashore."
"Alright."
Feng Ye nodded and said nothing more.
After walking around the boat for a while, he suddenly got a little bored.
It would be a long time before we reached the shore; that would be more than two hours later.
He thought about it and decided to take a nap first.
I'm getting back late today and have to go out to sea again in the early hours of the morning, so my sleep time will definitely be reduced. Taking a nap now is a good idea.
He went to the wheelhouse first, greeted Ah-Can, and then went into the cabin and fell asleep immediately.
He quickly fell asleep amidst the rocking of the Rising Sun and the familiar sound of the waves.
When I woke up again, I was back at the bustling Changgu Island pier.
Hearing the noise from the people on the shore and the snoring beside him, Feng Ye sat up with a start. He checked the time and it was already past ten o'clock at night.
He rubbed his eyes, glanced at Xiao Guowen and the other two who were sleeping soundly beside him, and quietly dressed and left the cabin.
At the stern, his father and his group were busy working.
Mr. Jiang has arrived and is weighing baskets of fish.
Why didn't they wake us up?
"Seeing you were sleeping so soundly, I didn't rush to wake you. I thought you could sleep a little longer. We don't need too many people to weigh you; we can manage."
After listening to his father's explanation, Feng Ye nodded and then asked about the price of the small yellow croaker today.
Feng Jiaqing sighed, "Sigh, the price has dropped again. It's only 50 cents today."
"Is that harsh? A drop of 4 points all at once?"
Feng Ye frowned.
He knew that price reductions were inevitable, but the magnitude of these reductions was truly unexpected.
Yesterday it dropped by 3 points, today it dropped by 4 points, so what about tomorrow? Will it drop by 5 points?
Every price reduction directly impacts revenue.
Don't be fooled by the small drop in price; the volume is huge.
Even a difference of a few cents in a quantity of several thousand kilograms is not a small amount.
Take today for example, the two boats' catch might weigh nearly 10,000 jin (5,000 kg) of small yellow croaker, which means they'll earn more than 400 yuan less.
But that's how the market works, and he can only passively accept it.
"Since you're up, don't just stand there. Come and help us finish this quickly."
"Oh, okay."
Feng Ye responded and joined the busy team, carrying baskets of fish over to be weighed.
It took about half an hour to weigh all the fish on the Rising Sun.
This was before he got up, when almost half of the fish had already been weighed.
Otherwise, it would take more than an hour to weigh about a hundred baskets of fish, then unload them onto a small boat.
In terms of sheer numbers, the fish caught by the Rising Sun ship today rank second in the past five days.
However, the money they make only ranks third.
There's no way around it; a decrease in unit price inevitably leads to this result.
The small yellow croaker weighed a total of 5168 jin after being skinned, and sold for 2635 yuan and 68 fen.
The rest add up to 372 pieces.
The total revenue of the Rising Sun today is 3007.68 yuan, just over 3000 yuan.
After settling their bill, they moved to a nearby boat to continue weighing their items.
Compared to the haul of the Rising Sun, this ship's haul was less.
After all, they rely on manpower to close the net, and it takes more time to close one net.
At the end of the day, it was almost equivalent to skipping one net.
The number of small yellow croakers decreased by nearly 600 jin, leaving only 4587 jin, which is a difference of a few cents, or 2340 yuan.
However, the other fish are more valuable, costing a little over 428 yuan.
All in all, the harvest was quite considerable, amounting to as much as 2,768 yuan.
Watching Feng Ye count the money and hearing the clattering sound of the banknotes, Uncle A-Can and his son, as well as Du Minhui's brothers, were all extremely excited.
Although the money wasn't theirs, they each got 1%, which was 27.68 yuan.
You have to work yourself to the bone at home for several days to earn this much.
And I've only been here for a day, so I'm not that tired yet.
Feng Ye was overjoyed and felt fortunate for his wise choice.
Making money with two boats is indeed much faster.
And just like that, he made 5,775 yuan in one day.
Even if the price of small yellow croaker drops after a month, making 100,000 yuan is definitely not a problem.
He hurried back to the Rising Sun, put the money and receipts into the box, and took out a notebook to record the amount of money he made that day.
There's no need to keep track of the numbers when you're on the same boat; he and Ah-chan just need to keep track in their minds, and they also have receipts.
But now the two boats are different; they need to be kept separate and recorded carefully to avoid confusion, so that commissions can be paid to Xiao Guowen and the others after the fishing is finished.
After locking the box, Feng Ye walked over and patted the three people, Xiao Guowen and the others, who were still fast asleep: "Get up, let's go eat together."
He was so hungry that his stomach was practically touching his back.
I didn't feel it when I was asleep, but I was starving soon after I woke up.
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