"Alright, I'll sell you all the cargo on this ship."
"Okay, okay..."
Feng Jiafa was overjoyed, his face beaming with smiles, his eyes even narrowing into slits.
With so many squid, you can make a lot of money just by handling them.
He quickly shouted a few words and called over several close friends who were watching the commotion on the dock to help unload the cargo.
He then went back to the shop to move baskets.
There were still a lot of squid piled up in the hold, but no baskets to put them in.
With people offering to help with the work, Feng Ye and A-Can were happy to have some free time.
They were already tired and didn't want to move, so they sat at the bow of the boat and watched everyone busy at work.
When basket after basket of goods was unloaded and neatly stacked on the dock, everyone around was amazed.
Everyone knows that Feng Ye and his crew are lucky; they always manage to catch more seafood than others.
But today's number is simply too high.
As everyone looked at the basket after basket of squid, they began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"What incredible luck! So many squid, what a bumper harvest!"
"That's right, I've never seen anyone make so much money at once."
"Yes, there's way too much cargo. The cargo from five or six ships combined might not even equal the amount on this one ship."
"Tsk tsk tsk, they have another boat. If they had this many..."
"Impossible, right?"
"I wonder how the other ships fared? Could anyone have been exceptionally lucky?"
"It's hard to say, but there have definitely been more squid lately..."
When all the goods were unloaded and carried into Feng Jiafa's shop, everyone was surprised again.
"Huh, they're not just selling trawl net cargo, why are they bringing squid in too?"
"Yeah, weren't they all keeping the squid to dry as dried squid? What's going on today? Why are they actually selling the squid?"
At this moment, someone remembered the weather forecast: "You guys don't know this, do you? The weather forecast says it will rain for the next two days. Who would dare to stay out in the sun? They'll definitely sell it and make a profit."
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
"Yes, I checked yesterday too, the weather forecast did say it would rain."
"That would really save trouble. If it rains and gets wet, and the weather is so hot and humid, it will definitely rot and we won't be able to keep it."
"Yes, we really can't keep showing it off. It's safer to sell it now. The price is still pretty good, and it's better to have the money in our pockets directly."
"Ah Fa actually made a profit."
"Haha, it's true. Look at Old Zhu and Old Lin, they're so envious."
Seeing everyone's gazes directed their way, Old Zhu and Old Lin felt a little embarrassed, turned around, squeezed through the crowd, and went back to their shop.
After the scale was weighed and the total was calculated, everyone was in an uproar when they heard it.
The total weight of the squid was 3480 jin, which was not much different from Feng Ye's estimate.
After all, when fishing, not only squid are pulled up, but also other miscellaneous fish, which also account for a portion of the weight.
Moreover, it's quite heavy, weighing over 200 kilograms in total.
The price of squid today is lower than expected, at only 85 cents.
That means the squid sold for over 100 yuan less today, only 2958 yuan.
There were also trawl catches and fish that were picked out from those caught by casting nets and sold for a total of 238 yuan.
Adding everything together, today's total earnings are 3196 yuan.
It was another bumper harvest day.
"I didn't expect you to catch so many squid today. I didn't have enough money prepared. Here's the list, come back tomorrow to collect the money."
"Can."
Feng Ye took the form handed to him by Feng Jiafa, checked it, and then put it away.
Although I knew there must be that much money in Feng Jiafa's drawer, I could understand it.
After all, they need to collect goods from other people and need money.
Rather than owing a little to this family and a little to that family, it's better to only owe them a little.
After collecting the order slips and returning the baskets to the boat, Ah-chan went back first.
Feng Ye didn't rush back. He stayed on the boat, waiting for his father and Feng Jialing's other boat to return so he could pick up the cargo.
No need to kill fish today, and there's nothing much to do when I get back.
As darkness fell, boats of all sizes gradually returned.
He joined in the fun and checked out what other people had gained.
Overall, each boat had a pretty good haul.
The large boats typically yield around 800 jin (400 kg), while the small wooden boats yield slightly less, but still around 500 jin (250 catties).
This is already better than the harvest in the past.
However, no other ship had as many hauls as they did, and the difference was significant.
Even Chen Fusheng, who was equally lucky today, only weighed a little over 2,700 jin, which is more than 700 jin less than them.
The two boats that were catching squid together at noon today also belong to their village.
Feng Ye also went to see the ship's haul.
One weighed over 2,300 jin (approximately 1,150 kg); the other weighed even less, barely exceeding 2,000 jin (approximately 1,000 catties).
As for the other three ships, he only knew that one of them was from Lujia Village, and he didn't recognize the other two.
White Stone Island is too big; he can't possibly know everyone.
In addition to the ribbons they pulled from the water, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing also caught more squid than most other boats, totaling 1236 jin (668 catties), which they sold for a little over 1000 yuan.
This time, there was no outstanding payment; Feng Jiafa paid the money directly.
Feng Ye returned home, had just taken a sip of tea, and sat down to rest for a while when Xiao Guowen suddenly appeared.
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