Although they were all stacked up, there was almost no room to step.
Only the edge of the ship's side remains, allowing people to walk around.
Moreover, there was a pile of miscellaneous fish in the hold that weren't in baskets.
After Feng Jiaqing and his team finished unloading the goods, they went back to the Harvest Ship to clean and tidy up before jumping back onto the Rising Sun Ship with their luggage.
Then, the mooring line was retrieved, the Rising Sun started its journey, and headed straight for the nearby dock.
The small wooden boats that had been lingering there quickly followed the Rising Sun after seeing it leave.
However, since they were rowing boats without mechanical power, their speed was too slow, and they were quickly left far behind.
Meanwhile, many fishing boats had already docked at the pier.
Some people had already sold their fish and gone home, while others were still waiting for other boats to return.
To sell miscellaneous fish directly, several boats must work together to collect more than 500 jin (250 catties).
Each ship returns at a different time, so those that return earlier have to wait.
Of course, there were other people on the shore besides those who had returned from the sea.
In fact, every evening, weather permitting, many people linger here, enjoying the sea breeze and gossiping.
The people on the dock had also noticed the returning Harvest Ship long ago, and they gathered in small groups to discuss and speculate about the ship's haul.
When they saw the Rising Sun getting closer and closer to the shore and the deck piled high with baskets, everyone was stunned.
Except for a few people who were still selling fish at the three purchasing points and couldn't leave for the time being, everyone was staring intently at the Rising Sun.
In the past, when the Harvest ship returned, it would bring back a lot of miscellaneous fish and shrimp.
They knew about it, and some of them had seen it.
But there have never been so many before.
As a result, the discussion intensified.
Some people insist that they are miscellaneous fish because in the past, when the Harvest Ship returned, it would sell goods in other places and only keep miscellaneous fish and shrimp.
Some people say it's valuable seafood, probably because they couldn't find a suitable place to sell the fish, so they had to bring it back.
Some people believe that after selling the fish, they encountered a school of fish on their way back and simply caught some in their net...
In short, opinions vary.
Without exception, everyone was filled with curiosity and anticipation about what kind of fish were in all those baskets on the Rising Sun.
But regardless, such a large quantity, even if it's all small fish and shrimp, is still quite astonishing.
At 5 cents a pound, that's a lot of money, more than what they could earn in a day at sea.
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