Chen Weiqiang was in a good mood, humming a tune, as he led his family back the way they came after a good day.
When they returned to where they had started, they found that there were even more people fishing around.
Not only that, but several more small stalls have appeared along the roadside.
There are two stalls selling fishing gear, and another stall selling boxed lunches, soft drinks, instant noodles and other snacks.
There was even an old man with gray hair who sat on a small stool and told fortunes.
And believe it or not, there were quite a few people seeking fortune telling; several were anxiously queuing up.
It was even more lively than when I came in the morning; the entire breakwater was bustling with activity.
"There weren't any stalls here when I came this morning. How come the breakwater area has become so lively in just half a day?"
Chen Zhiyao lowered the car window and looked at the stalls outside with great interest.
It's lunchtime, and the food stalls are packed with people. The young couple getting their food are all smiles.
In addition, the two fishing gear stalls next door are also doing quite well.
From afar, she saw several wealthy people who didn't care about money, and they had bought a lot of bait for groundbaiting.
Chen Weiqiang parked his car in front of a young stall owner on the left. Chen Zhiyao recognized him immediately.
"Xiao Li, how's business today?"
"Boss, you're so right. There are anglers everywhere here. We've sold over a dozen boxes of bait for groundbaiting, and we've also sold two fishing rods that cost over a thousand yuan each."
Chen Weiqiang patted Xiao Li on the shoulder with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"Work hard, and if this month's performance is better than last month's, you'll get an extra bonus at the end of the month."
"Thank you, Brother Qiang. You look exceptionally handsome today."
Xiao Li works at Chen Weiqiang's fishing tackle shop. He gets a commission on every fishing tackle he sells, and now he gets extra bonuses, which makes him very motivated.
Having promised his employees a lucrative deal, Chen Weiqiang contentedly took his entire family to sell their fish.
Soon, the group arrived at the town's dock.
Today is the first day of the fishing ban, and there are almost no fishing boats at the dock, but there are quite a few anglers.
Looking around, there were quite a few familiar faces, about half of whom were fishmongers who usually bought fish at the dock.
Among them, Yang Jiajun stands out the most.
The man was using both hands, holding a fishing rod in each hand, his eyes fixed intently on the sea.
With no other option, these fishmongers had to go fishing themselves since they couldn't get any fish from the docks.
The car turned the corner and arrived at the Yang family's purchasing station in less than two minutes.
At this time, not only was the dock deserted, but the nearby purchasing stations were also deserted.
The car stopped at the entrance of Yangjia Fishing Station, where two fishermen were selling fish.
Only Li Qingqing and another uncle were in the shop.
When Li Qingqing saw the several large buckets of white pomfret being unloaded from the car, her eyes widened instantly, and she immediately greeted the group with a beaming smile as she welcomed them into the house.
"So many yellowfin tuna, looks like the fishing is going well today."
The two middle-aged men selling their catch inside couldn't help but glance at Chen Zhiyao when they saw so many yellowfin tuna.
When he saw grouper, red snapper, and even various other valuable seafood, his expression became a little strange.
The two whispered a few words to each other, and then quietly left.
"Uncle Chen, these preserved fish are quite large. Those weighing over 1.5 jin are 32 yuan per jin, and those under 1.5 jin are all 28 yuan per jin."
"This red-spotted fish is of average size, so we'll price it at 800 yuan per jin. Larger grouper are 480 yuan per jin, smaller ones are 350 yuan per jin, conger eel is 65 yuan per jin, and small green lobster is 245 yuan per jin."
No fishing boats are going out to fish anymore; all we caught this morning were a few small fish.
Seeing so many fish was a rare treat, and Li Qingqing was incredibly enthusiastic, setting the price as high as possible.
Today is only the first day of the fishing ban. Although seafood prices have risen a bit, the increase is not significant, and everyone thinks the prices are quite good.
After agreeing on the price, the two people in the shop started weighing the fish.
Chen Zhiyao not only had the most fish, but also red grouper and mouse grouper. Li Qingqing was the first to settle the bill for her.
The large yellow ones weigh 22 jin (11 kg), at 32 yuan per jin, totaling 704 yuan. The small ones weigh 15.6 jin (7.8 kg), at 28 yuan per jin, totaling 437 yuan.
Red grouper, 2.4 jin, 800 yuan per jin, total 1920 yuan. Mouse grouper, 5.7 jin, 480 yuan per jin, total 2736 yuan.
The large sea wolf weighs 10.3 jin (approximately 5.15 kg), at 11 yuan per jin, totaling 113 yuan. The conger eel weighs 22 jin (approximately 11 kg), at 65 yuan per jin, totaling 1430 yuan.
In total, Chen Zhiyao earned 7,340 yuan.
Grandpa Chen caught two barracuda, one mackerel, one sea bass, and a large bucket of yellowfin tuna, earning a total of 2,660 yuan.
Although Chen Weiqiang's catch was not as large as the old man's, he did have a large grouper weighing nearly 20 jin (10 catties), bringing in a total of 3,090 yuan.
Yan Shuting's catch was not only plentiful, but most of it consisted of valuable seafood.
The wide variety of seafood sold for a total of 3998 yuan.
In the bet this morning, Chen Zhiyao naturally came in first place, while Grandpa Chen came in last.
Therefore, the honor of cleaning the house for a week fell to the old man.
After calculating the price, Li Qingqing transferred the money to the group directly on her phone.
Upon seeing the payment notification on their phones, the smiles on their faces were almost impossible to suppress.
Chen Weiqiang took out his car keys, preparing to go home for dinner. Unexpectedly, two police officers suddenly arrived.
"We have received a report that someone is illegally fishing at sea during the closed season. Please cooperate with the investigation."
The two law enforcement officers had cold faces, and the originally cheerful atmosphere in the store suddenly turned serious, with many onlookers gathering at the door.
The shop hadn't received any fish today, and Li Qingqing immediately realized that someone had reported that there was something wrong with the Chen family's fish.
She had just checked the fish; they were indeed caught. Confirming there was no problem, she quickly explained to the group:
"Officer, this is probably a misunderstanding. These people encountered a school of fish this morning and caught quite a few yellowfin tuna. There were quite a lot of fish, so someone must have misunderstood."
“You can come and take a look. These fish all have marks on their mouths from being hooked. If there were any problems, I wouldn’t dare accept them.”
Chen Weiqiang then realized that someone had reported them.
However, they had caught all the fish themselves, so they weren't worried and confidently stepped forward to explain:
“These fish were caught by us early this morning at the breakwater. The fishing boats have GPS tracking, so we can easily check whether they have gone out to sea.”
The two first checked the fish in the shop. Although there were a large number of them, they were all indeed caught.
They then checked the movement of the Chen family's "Peaceful Ship" and found that it had indeed not left the dock, so the two left.
Yang Jiajun, who was fishing at the dock, was terrified when he heard that something had happened to his family's recycling station and that the police had come to seal it off.
He ran back as fast as he could, but just as he reached the door, he bumped right into Chen Weiqiang, who was also heading home.
Knowing it was just a misunderstanding, Yang Jiajun cursed and swore at the person who spread the rumors for a long time in the store.
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