"Uncle Duan, keep it up!" Ye Cheng shouted from afar.
"Hahaha, don't worry, your Uncle Duan is still as sharp as ever, he'll be done in no time."
Duan Chunsheng was overjoyed. This net yielded several hundred kilograms of ribbonfish, which would bring him several thousand yuan. He made a fortune.
Ye Cheng stood at the bow of the boat, a cigarette dangling from his lips, while Duan Chunsheng busied himself with a smile. In the distance, the sun cast its last rays, creating a beautiful scene on the sea.
Amidst beautiful scenery, people working happily – perhaps this is the most beautiful scene.
After Duan Chunsheng finished, Ye Cheng spoke into the walkie-talkie.
"Uncle Duan, you're really awesome, you actually managed to catch a whole netful."
"Come on, if I hadn't come with you, I wouldn't have been so lucky. How about another round?"
"Again?"
"Come on, why aren't you coming? Let's chase this school of ribbonfish, cast another net, and catch as many as we can."
Hearing Duan Chunsheng's enthusiastic voice, Ye Cheng also became interested.
"Okay, let's do another round."
After saying that, he turned to Xiaohu and said, "Xiaohu, if we do another net, we'll probably be going home late."
"So what if it's late? There's nothing to do at home anyway."
When he gets home, he either sleeps, or he hangs out with Ye Cheng looking for Ye Cheng's hidden folders or plays games. That's how happy bachelor life is.
The two men turned the boat around and began searching for the school of ribbonfish they had just seen.
It took a full 20 minutes to spot them to Ye Cheng's left front; a flock of seabirds had revealed their location.
So that's how nature works: the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; it's really hard to say who the final predator will be.
After adjusting their positions, the two of them pulled the net diagonally across the ground. This required precise timing calculations. If it weren't for the speed of Duan Chunsheng's boat, Ye Cheng felt that he would have definitely thrown the net away on his own.
Therefore, some things really can't be achieved just by luck.
The number of fish caught in this net was about the same as the previous one. This time, the two men learned their lesson and didn't rush to release the net.
Instead, they found a wooden plank, built a makeshift slide, and then put down a net. A third of the water tank went in, making the rest much easier to handle.
After all that back and forth, although it saved a lot of time, it was already evening when we finished.
Duan Chunsheng finished his work, and the two of them set off together in their boat, carrying a full catch of fish, heading back home.
On the way, Ye Cheng got hungry, so he cooked a bowl of instant noodles to fill his stomach, otherwise he would starve to death when he got back.
When we got back to the dock, it was already brightly lit. It must have been a long time since we'd had good weather, because everyone was coming back exceptionally late today, so the people who were collecting the goods didn't even have time to run.
I don't know where Boss He went today. It was Boss Lin who saw Ye Cheng's boat dock and quickly squeezed aboard.
"Second brother, did you get any good stuff today?"
"Yes, there's a lot of stock today. Can you handle it all?" Ye Cheng teased.
"What are you saying? How much do you have? Do you think I can't eat it all? You're looking down on me," Boss Lin said with a laugh.
"Okay, if you say you can eat it, then let's take a look together."
Ye Cheng had Xiao Hu open the water tank and scoop up a ribbonfish.
"Fresh ribbonfish, probably several hundred pounds, would you like some?"
Mr. Lin's face twitched. He could eat several hundred pounds of ribbonfish, but Ye Cheng was really ruthless. How did he manage to catch so many?
To be honest, if he buys this batch of ribbonfish, he'll be a little short on cash, but it won't be a big problem.
"Okay, no problem, I can take this batch." Boss Lin gritted his teeth.
Seeing Mr. Lin's gritted teeth, Ye Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's more."
"There's more?" Boss Lin exclaimed in fright. He looked around and saw that there were only a few water tanks left, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
“My Uncle Duan also has this many ribbonfish, almost a thousand catties in total,” Ye Cheng said unhurriedly.
"How much? A thousand catties, my ass!" Boss Lin cursed. "Are you animals? This much?"
"Just lucky."
"You guys are lucky. Wang Defa came back looking so disheveled. He said he almost drowned," Boss Lin said casually.
"He's willing to risk his life for money. He insisted on going down the river even when the net was at its lowest point. He's lucky he didn't die."
"Hehe, he's lucky. He had a pretty good haul today, several groupers, which he sold for several hundred yuan. He made a killing."
After hearing what Boss Lin said, Ye Cheng realized that this guy had also managed to get his hands on a grouper.
This left Ye Cheng speechless. They had already caught a big catch, yet he was still clinging to that net. Even a miser couldn't compare to him.
"Alright, enough of that. 1000 jin of ribbonfish, and some grouper too. Can you buy them? Or are you going to bring someone to partner with you?"
Boss Lin rolled his eyes and looked at Ye Cheng's water tank. "Let me see what's in your water tank first. There must be some good stuff inside, right?"
This guy is practically a genius; he actually knows that Ye Cheng likes to release the best stuff separately.
Upon opening the water tank, Mr. Lin's eyes lit up instantly.
"Wow, so many grouper, and even mouse grouper! Second brother, I'll take this batch first."
"Okay, my Uncle Duan has some more over there, you can take them all."
"Of course, you wait here, I'll calculate the money for you."
There's no such thing as too much grouper, he'd buy hundreds more if it came in. High-end items never have trouble selling, it's always been that way.
Ye Cheng had more grouper, and sold a total of 7,200 yuan worth, while Duan Chunsheng sold 3,100 yuan worth.
Duan Chunsheng was beaming with joy as he held the money.
"Uncle Duan, look at you, so pathetic. You still have ribbonfish to sell," Ye Cheng teased him.
"It costs several thousand yuan each time, can't I even laugh? Hahahaha, I'm going to laugh."
Ye Cheng shook his head speechlessly. No wonder Fan Jin went crazy after passing the imperial examination; Uncle Duan was almost the same.
After Mr. Lin took the grouper away, he brought Mr. Zhou over, and the two of them combined the orders for the two boatloads of ribbonfish.
Because of the large quantity, Ye Cheng's price wasn't fixed; it was sold at 35 yuan per jin.
Ye Cheng's weight is 720 jin, which comes to 100 yuan.
Duan Chunsheng's side weighed 460 jin, which came to 100 yuan.
Duan Chunsheng looked at the two thick stacks of money in his hand, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face. He never expected that a single trip at sea would cost him nearly 20,000 yuan.
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu looked at Duan Chunsheng speechlessly, too lazy to persuade him, and just stood by with a cigarette in each of them, watching.
Duan Chunsheng was embarrassed by what he saw.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a man cry before?"
"Never seen it." The two said in unison, then laughed together.
"You two little brats are really asking for a beating."
After this commotion, Duan Chunsheng stopped crying, pulled the two of them home, and said that even if he died, he would treat everyone to dinner that night.
Ye Cheng had no choice but to go back, take a shower, and then went to Duan Chunsheng's house.
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