"I'll go take a look right away."
Ah-Can's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around and ran home.
He ran so fast that Feng Ye didn't even have time to tell him about going to sea. She could only talk about it after breakfast when they went to sell their goods.
Ah-Can dashed into the house, and in the blink of an eye, he grabbed a bucket and rushed to the beach, his face full of anticipation and excitement.
Feng Ye shook his head, picked up the bucket, and went home.
Feng Jiaqing put down the bucket and prepared to go back to his eldest son's house next door.
Ye Qingling was bringing out breakfast when she said, "Dad, let's eat here."
Feng Jiaqing smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll go wash my hands."
"I've already scooped it up and put it by the door."
Ye Qingling put down her breakfast, leaned closer to the bucket, and pointed at the longtail snapper: "Oh my, is this the big red fish in the puddle?"
Feng Ye smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's it."
"What's this fish called? I've never seen it before."
"Longtail sea bream, locally called red-tailed bird."
"It's so beautiful, this fish looks delicious."
"It really is delicious, so I'll keep it for myself."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingling immediately shook her head: "Delicious fish must be expensive, let's forget it and sell it for money."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just a fish. We didn't spend any money to buy it. We can keep it and eat it."
"Such a big fish must be worth at least tens of yuan, right? It's too extravagant to keep it to eat."
Ye Qingling insisted, "Let's sell it."
"You woman, you're not happy even when I give you something good to eat."
She wanted to say something more, but Feng Ye interrupted her: "Alright, it's decided then. We'll keep this longtail snapper for ourselves."
"Okay, then stay."
Ye Qingling smiled and then asked, "Did you catch any other fish? There can't be only one in the puddle, right?"
"How is that possible? This three-knife fish, the blackfish, and the two cat sharks... they were all caught in the puddle."
"Tsk tsk, I really can't believe that such a small puddle could hide so many things."
"It was quite unexpected..."
After saying a few words, Feng Ye went to the kitchen to get a knife, bled the longtail sea bream and the giant grouper to remove uric acid, and then went to wash his hands and eat breakfast.
Breakfast was simple: a large pot of seafood porridge with various shellfish, shrimp, and crab. It was incredibly fragrant and delicious.
Feng Ye finished two large bowls of food, sweating profusely, before finally putting down his chopsticks with satisfaction.
After having a smoke after the meal and resting for a while, he picked out the black bream, three-knife fish, and spiny lobster and kept them in a separate bucket.
These are all still alive and can be raised.
Live seafood commands a higher price.
The small grouper was also taken out and placed in an empty basket.
These are intended to be sent to Jinghong; they will remain at home for now.
The others are common varieties, and there aren't many of them. There's no need to go through the trouble of sending them to Jinghong just to earn a few extra dollars or cents. It's better to sell them directly to Feng Jiafa.
He loaded the goods he had gathered from the beach yesterday, along with the goods he had collected from the beach this morning, onto a cart, and together with his father and brother-in-law, they pulled it to the dock.
There weren't many people on the dock at the moment, only a few fishermen came out to check the sea conditions.
Upon seeing them arrive, they all came up to greet them.
His father would handle the rest. After Feng Ye and Ye Chenliang unloaded the goods, they said, "Dad, Big Brother, you stay here and watch over things. I'll go call Uncle Fa."
At this moment, Feng Jiafa has not yet arrived, and the purchasing point is still closed.
He gave a few instructions, then left the dock and hurried towards the village.
Unexpectedly, they encountered Xiao Zhaojun on the way.
"Ah Ye, where are you going in such a hurry?"
"I haven't sold my goods from yesterday yet. I just brought them to the dock and was about to call Uncle Fa over to collect them. Uncle Jun, are you going to the dock to watch the waves?"
"Yes, let's see how calm the waves are, and when we can go out to sea?"
"No need to look anymore, the waves are still quite big. But we have a big ship, so getting out there won't be a problem. I'm planning to go out to sea this afternoon, want to come along?"
Xiao Zhaojun nodded and smiled, "That's exactly what I was thinking. I was also thinking that as soon as the ship can get out to sea, we should go out to sea as soon as possible. The typhoon has just passed, and there must be plenty of fish and shrimp in the sea."
"Big fish are caught in big storms, that's what I think too."
Feng Ye smiled, then changed the subject, "However, I have to go to the county first before I leave."
"What's the point of going to the county? Isn't that a waste of time?"
Xiao Zhaojun looked at him, puzzled.
Feng Ye said calmly, "Send a few fish to Jinghong."
"Send fish to Jinghong?"
Xiao Zhaojun raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his eyes: "You got your hands on something good? When did you get it?"
Feng Ye said casually, "We were picking up fish in front of our house the day before yesterday afternoon, right? We were lucky and found a yellow croaker."
"Yellow croaker?"
A hint of envy flashed in Xiao Zhaojun's eyes.
He had heard Xiao Guowen mention yesterday that Feng Ye and his friends were collecting fish outdoors during the typhoon, and he was quite envious at the time. He never expected that there would be something even more enviable.
"You're really lucky. That's a rare and valuable item. It would definitely be better to send it to Jinghong."
He had never dealt with Jing Hong before, but ever since he sold that big croaker last time, he knew that Jing Hong was generous and offered prices that no one else could match, without even needing to haggle.
Of course, whether there are other factors involved, he doesn't know.
"I couldn't sleep this morning, so I got up early and went to the beach. I caught a three-knife fish, a spiny lobster, and a few black bream, which I'll send over together."
Upon hearing Feng Ye's words, Xiao Zhaojun's eyes shone even brighter: "Damn it, no wonder Awen told me yesterday that he wanted to build a house, and that he wanted to build it next to you. It turns out there are so many advantages to living by the sea!"
Feng Ye laughed loudly, "Haha, if you want to build one, then build one. The more households there are, the more lively it will be."
"I don't have time right now, we'll talk about it later. Let's talk about going to sea now."
Xiao Zhaojun steered the conversation back on track, "Since you're going to the county, then I'll head out to sea directly and won't accompany you."
Feng Ye nodded: "Alright, you guys go out and fish first, I'll finish delivering the fish here and then head over there, we'll meet up at sea."
"Then it's settled. Let's go to the same area where we fished before. We're more familiar with it, and it'll be easier to contact the fish-collecting boat."
"Okay, the radio station will contact us then."
"Then I wish us a successful voyage and a bountiful return!"
Xiao Zhaojun patted Feng Ye on the shoulder, "I'm going back to arrange the voyage."
With that, he turned and walked back.
"Not going to the dock?"
"Go where? You said you could go out to sea, how could I not believe you?"
“We set off directly from Lujiacun Wharf, there’s no need to go through the trouble of sailing the boat back.”
"knew."
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