Because they typically grow in steep and dangerous environments, collectors have to work in wind and waves, which can easily lead to accidents, hence the name "food from hell".
Goose barnacles are a genuine high-end seafood. Yes, don't be fooled by their appearance; they are quite expensive, partly because they are difficult to harvest and partly because of their tender meat.
Fresh garland clams can sell for several hundred yuan per kilogram, and in high-end restaurants, they can cost over a thousand yuan, and you might not even be able to buy them.
Moreover, the price of cowrie shells is closely related to their size. Generally, small ones (less than 5 cm) cost more than 100 yuan, medium ones (5-8 cm) cost a few hundred yuan, and large ones (more than 8 cm) cost several hundred yuan.
Even from this distance, Ye Cheng couldn't see whether the batch of Buddha's Hand snails were big or small, but it was impossible for Ye Cheng to let them go.
This was still a reef. Ye Cheng sailed around the back of the reef and looked around again. There were basically some in the crevices of every reef.
This stuff is expensive for a reason; it's difficult to collect, and you have to pull them out one by one, which is a lot of work.
Looking at it now, it would probably take them a long time to process all those Buddha's Hand citron leaves.
"Brother, wanna go for it?" Little Tiger was already eager to try; this was money, after all.
Ye Cheng checked the time; it was past 3 p.m. If he started working on it now, it would be too late, and he would have to do it in the evening.
Going beachcombing at night is fine, but catching basil at night is definitely not recommended; it's too dangerous.
"Let's not do it anymore. We'll come here specifically to do it tomorrow."
If it's just one night, no one should find out. Having made up his mind, Ye Cheng circled the island again to determine the location for mooring the ship tomorrow before starting the return journey.
The return journey was a journey of eating and drinking; the two of them finished off the remaining meat and vegetables, so they didn't even need to eat dinner.
It was almost 5 o'clock when we got back to the dock, and several regular customers rushed over.
"Second brother, you must have some goods today, right? Do you have any large yellow croakers? The people in the next village caught large yellow croakers yesterday," Boss He asked.
While securing the boat, Ye Cheng said, "So, did anyone manage to salvage it today? I saw there were only boats over there, so I didn't go over."
"What a load of rubbish. Several of them have already come back, and they're all dead." Old Lin said dismissively. "This thing is not so easy to get. Don't they all think about whether they have the luck to do it?"
At this point, Old Lin's eyes darted around, and he looked at Ye Cheng. "Wait a minute, Second Brother, you've always been lucky. Did you manage to get your hands on a big yellow croaker without saying anything? Were you planning to take it to the city and sell it for a high price?"
Ye Cheng glanced at Lao Lin. This guy was still the sly one, but he had caught him the night before last, so these people couldn't possibly know.
He pretended to sigh, "Big yellow croaker, huh? If only we had some big yellow croaker. I managed to get some mackerel today, I'll show you."
As they spoke, Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu scooped out a few mackerel.
"Well, the mackerel is about this length. The biggest one is 1 meter long and weighs about 300 jin (150 catties) in total."
Mackerel is a fairly common fish, but a quantity of 300 jin (150 catties) still surprised everyone.
"Wow, second brother, you caught 300 jin of mackerel all by yourself?"
"Not bad, you said you were unlucky, but you ran into a school of fish, didn't you?"
Ye Cheng nodded. "We just happened to run into a school of fish. Let's all give each other a price."
"25, I'll take them all!" Old Lin shouted loudly. Regardless of the price, his voice was certainly loud.
"Damn, the second brother's stuff is all top-notch. You want to buy it for 25?" Boss He chimed in. "I'll buy it all for 26."
Ye Cheng glanced at the two of them with disdain. Neither of them were easy to deal with; they claimed to be bidding, but in reality, they were trying to drive down the price.
"Dear bosses, there aren't many mackerel available right now. Although this batch of mine isn't blue-spotted mackerel, it's fresh and large. I'll ask for at least 30 yuan per jin."
Blue-spotted mackerel is a high-end variety of mackerel. What Ye Cheng caught this time was not a blue-spotted mackerel, but a common mackerel, which would cost less than 100 yuan, but still around 30 yuan.
"Okay, 30 it is, I'll take it." Before Lao He could even speak, Lao Lin agreed, leaving Lao He speechless.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin. Little Tiger, serve Mr. Lin some fish."
The mackerel weighed 310 jin (150 catties) and cost 9300 yuan.
After collecting the mackerel, Old Lin left happily, leaving the other bosses behind.
"Gentlemen, I have some croaker and white croaker. I'll have Xiao Hu bring them out for you all to see."
The two men carried the remaining fish out; the pufferfish had all bumped into the tank, and they were afraid they would die.
"So many pufferfish, look, this size is not bad either."
"These all weigh more than two ounces, right? Okay, the quality is good."
"They're all still alive, they're so fresh, second brother."
The small seafood, the pufferfish, sells very well. Several bosses competed with each other, and in the end, Lao He won the bid for this batch.
Each one weighing two ounces or more costs 30 yuan. There are 13 in total, which costs 390 yuan.
It costs 30 yuan per catty for items under two liang (approximately 100 grams), and a total of 82 catties (approximately 41 catties) costs 2460 yuan.
The total price of the Plumbago fish was 2,850 yuan.
White berries were relatively cheap, at 10 yuan per jin (500g), and a total of 820 yuan was sold.
In total, today's catch sold for approximately 13,000 yuan.
Several business owners witnessed the whole process and were all envious of how quickly Ye Cheng collected the money.
"Second brother, you're really something! You make over ten thousand on a single sea voyage. You're going to make a fortune!"
“They’ve already made a fortune. Just a couple of days ago, they leased out the mudflats in their village to start aquaculture.”
"Wow, you're awesome, second brother. Don't forget us next time you make a fortune!"
A group of people surrounded Ye Cheng, praising him. Ye Cheng had no choice but to ask Xiao Hu to buy a pack of cigarettes and distribute them to everyone, which finally managed to coax them away.
Ye Cheng gave Xiao Hu 4,000 and kept 9,000 for himself. It was a pretty good haul this time, but if you count the luck, it shouldn't have been this much. It was probably because he encountered a school of fish.
Based on these calculations, my current savings are 119,000, my debt is 30,000, and my mortgage is 300,000 (including interest).
By the time I got home, it was already past 6 p.m. Looking at the cold stove and empty pot, although I wasn't very hungry, I felt like something was missing and I didn't want to cook, so I could only go to my sister-in-law's for a bite to eat.
He had only taken two steps when he heard someone call out behind him, "Second brother, where are you going?"
Ye Cheng turned around and saw that it was Widow Zhang, who had bought two bottles of soy sauce and was about to go home.
"Auntie, I'm going to my brother's house," Ye Cheng replied, intending to leave after that, but Widow Zhang stopped him.
"Ah Cheng, you just got back from the sea and haven't eaten yet, have you?" Widow Zhang looked him up and down and could tell immediately; his clothes were still filthy.
"Yes, we went out to sea today." Ye Cheng didn't mention that he hadn't eaten, to avoid causing trouble.
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