The fish didn't sell for much today, barely making over 200 yuan.
As soon as they got the money, Feng Ye and A-Can pushed the cart to the workshop.
As soon as I entered the gate, I saw a lot of branches piled up inside.
Feng Ye and A-Can exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
But they quickly figured it all out.
There must have been a boat that came back early. When they went up the mountain to cut tree branches, their families saw them and guessed that the squid season was coming, so they helped them cut the branches early.
That's good, it saves them both trouble.
All three families pitched in, sitting inside and breaking off branches one by one, bundling them into small bundles, and connecting them together with rope.
This is the ovum appendage.
Both cage-like and branch-like arrangements have good egg-attaching effects.
Cages can effectively prevent large numbers of squid from piling up together without affecting squid spawning.
Moreover, it can protect squid eggs from being damaged by other marine life.
Cuttlefish eggs are a staple food for many marine creatures, such as moray eels, sea bream, and pufferfish.
In addition, the cage-like egg-attaching device is easy to retrieve and used for incubating and cultivating the squid eggs attached to it.
However, at this time, there were relatively few people who knew how to raise squid, and most people didn't even have the concept of it.
Feng Ye did have this idea, but unfortunately he didn't know how, nor did he know where to find someone who did.
Therefore, the incubators used to trap squid are generally made in a branch-like shape.
After all, it's simple to do and doesn't take much time or effort.
Cage traps are much more complicated. You can refer to ground cages, except that the bait inside is a bunch of hanging branches.
No one was surprised to see Feng Ye and A-Can return so early today.
They seemed quite surprised that they had caught so many squid.
"You managed to catch so many squid in your trawl nets, they must weigh a hundred or two hundred pounds, right?"
Xiao Chunxiu looked at the baskets of squid on the cart and asked curiously.
"Yes, I see that others don't have much, at most ten or so kilograms."
Aunt Ling chimed in with a similar comment.
Ah-Can laughed and said, "It wasn't caught in a trawling net, it was picked up."
"Found it? Is that even possible?"
The women were all surprised and looked at the two of them.
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing, however, seemed to be deep in thought.
"Squid die after laying eggs. These you picked up must have been washed ashore on the island by the waves, right?"
Ah-Can nodded and said proudly, "That's right, we only picked up this much in half an hour."
"So, we can still find some tomorrow? Why don't we go out with you and help us collect them?"
Xiao Chunxiu made this suggestion.
"There is definitely something to pick up, but there's no need to go out in the wind and sun to pick up as much as you can."
Feng Ye shook his head. "Aren't you making egg-attaching devices? Trapping is much faster than picking them up."
“Ah Ye is right.”
Feng Jiaqing nodded and said, "I saw that many boats returned early today, and they all had more or less squid, so I guessed that the squid season has arrived and they will probably start trapping them soon."
"Father, Uncle Ling, why don't you take the boat out with us tonight?"
"Huh? Seventh Brother and I are going too?"
"Yes, we'll go together with two boats and find two islands to deploy the egg-laying devices."
Feng Ye continued, "We don't plan to go far; a flight of about an hour should be enough."
"That way, after you finish delivering the goods, you can go straight out to sea and catch the squid's spawning season."
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing exchanged a glance and nodded, agreeing that Feng Ye's plan was feasible.
After all, having more boats means having more to gain.
"However, if we find two islands, we won't have enough ovipositors."
"You don't need to worry about that. We're at home, aren't we? We'll just go and chop some more."
Xiao Chunxiu quickly asked, "Is cutting this much enough?"
"It depends on the size of the islands we find, but I estimate it should be enough."
Feng Ye then added, "It's okay if it's not enough, we can just cut more. The squid season has just begun, it's not peak yet, so there's no rush."
"Alright, Lao Qi and I will go with you tonight. What time are we leaving? Should we go earlier?"
"I think it's better to do it sooner rather than later."
Feng Jialing said, "In order to seize the island, I estimate that everyone will go out early tonight."
"I share that concern."
Feng Ye nodded, "Okay, we'll set off after midnight tonight. You can come back after you've placed the embryo implantation device, get some sleep, and then go deliver the goods."
Actually, he and A-Can are enough to set up the incubator; there's no need for the two of them.
The reason for having them go out together was mainly to help them familiarize themselves with the route.
Otherwise, with such a vast ocean, where would they find islands where they had deployed the egg-laying devices?
After they finished telling her the story, Xiao Chunxiu asked again, "Did you bring back the squid to dry as squid?"
"Isn't it obvious? Otherwise, why would we keep it? Let's dry some ourselves first and see if it sells well."
As Feng Ye spoke, he turned to Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing and continued, "Dad, Uncle Ling, once they're dried, take some samples to the city and ask those business owners if they want them."
“If the price is right, I’ll definitely buy it,” Feng Jiaqing said. “Today, a shop owner even asked us if we had dried squid.”
"Yeah?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye was overjoyed. "What did you say?"
Feng Jiaqing said irritably, "What else can we say? Of course we'll say there isn't any. We didn't know the squid season had started when we went to the city."
"What a pity."
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