Time to go home!
On the way back, the old man was in charge of driving the boat, while Chen Zhiyao and Chen Weiqiang were extremely busy.
The deck was piled high with the fishing nets and cages that had just been retrieved.
The fish hanging on the net hadn't been taken down yet, and the various catches poured out of the cage hadn't been sorted.
The fish hanging on the net were already quite weak, so Chen Zhiyao didn't dare to delay and quickly packed up the net.
The catches from both sticky traps were about the same, mostly consisting of bluefin bream and striped pepper bream.
They were all expensive fish, but there weren't many, only a few dozen kilograms in total. The father and daughter quickly untied all the fish.
What surprised Chen Zhiyao the most was the system's fish trap, which was full of colorful coral fish, and they were quite big.
She was dazzled by the colorful little fish: blue wrasse, butterflyfish, scorpionfish, and striped pepper snapper.
Both the bluefin tuna and the striped pepper fish are typically four to five pounds each, so the price is definitely not low.
The remaining butterflyfish and spinytail fish each weighed over a pound, and were brightly colored and particularly beautiful.
Today's crab traps yielded a bumper harvest, with all kinds of crabs available, including blue crabs, orchid crabs, swimming crabs, and red flower crabs.
The father and daughter cleaned their catch until their hands were sore. It was a bumper harvest, and both of them were beaming with joy.
After sorting through the various fish she had caught that day, Chen Zhiyao was exhausted and decided to go back to her room for a nap.
She had only intended to take a nap, but ended up sleeping for two hours. When she woke up, they were almost at the town's dock.
By then, it was getting dark, and the sky was filled with fiery red clouds.
Fiery Clouds
The purchasing station was quite busy today, and Li Qingqing was waiting at the dock with a helper.
There was no fishing today; the catch from beachcombing and fishing were all calculated together, which saved the receiving station a lot of trouble.
Yang Jiajun, standing at the entrance, had his eyes light up when he saw baskets of fresh seafood being unloaded from the truck.
He couldn't take his eyes off the huge basket of goose barnacles, in particular.
"These goose barnacles are growing really well, and the price has gone up again today, to 235 yuan per jin. Other seafood has also gone up a little bit as well."
Knowing that seafood prices had gone up again today, the grandfather, grandfather, and grandson were all very happy.
Although these goose barnacles are quite expensive, they were harvested from the seaside and cost nothing, so Chen Weiqiang generously kept three jin (1.5 kg) for himself.
Chen Zhiyao happily took out the two giant razor clams:
"King clams are not commonly seen here, let's take them home and try them."
Grandpa Chen, who was standing nearby, hadn't even felt sorry for them yet, but Yang Jiajun looked at the father and daughter with a pained expression.
Sigh, I lost more than 300 yuan.
However, since it was someone else's catch, he couldn't say anything and quickly began weighing the various seafood.
Goose barnacles: 34 jin (12 catties), 235 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), total 7990 yuan. Sea cucumbers: 9 jin (4 catties), 128 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), total 1152 yuan.
Large abalone weighing over half a catty (approximately 250 grams) weigh 6 catties (approximately 3 catties), priced at 150 yuan per catty, totaling 900 yuan. Coconut snails and conch weighing 19 catties (approximately 9 kg) weigh 126 yuan per catty, totaling 2394 yuan.
The blue crabs and mud crabs totaled 48 jin (approximately 24 kg), at 60 yuan per jin, for a total of 2880 yuan. The red flower crabs and swimming crabs totaled 35 jin (approximately 17.5 kg), at 88 yuan per jin, for a total of 3080 yuan.
18 jin of bread crab, 55 yuan per jin, totaling 990 yuan. All kinds of sea snails added up to a total of 2888 yuan.
The total value of these small seafood items from beachcombing is [amount missing].
The rest were all fresh sea fish.
Black sea bream and red sea bream totaled 148 jin (74 kg), at 68 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), for a total of [amount missing]. Yellow croaker totaled 208 jin (104 catties), at 28 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), for a total of 5824 yuan.
The bluefin tuna weighed 38 jin (approximately 14.5 kg) at 188 yuan per jin, totaling 7144 yuan. The butterflyfish weighed 19 jin (approximately 9.5 kg) at 128 yuan per jin, totaling 2432 yuan.
18 catties of spiny fish, 128 yuan per catty, totaling 2304 yuan. 42 catties of striped pepper snapper, 150 yuan per catty, totaling 6300 yuan.
The total catch amounted to 56,342 yuan, which Yang Jiajun rounded up to an integer and proceeded with the payment.
In total, it adds up to about one yuan per person.
Chen Zhiyao did a mental calculation and realized that she had made quite a bit of money today, but her points were probably much less than yesterday.
However, the points for one diving suit are definitely enough.
Chen Zhiyao didn't rush to check her points. As soon as the money arrived, she excitedly dragged her grandfather and father to the night market near the pier.
Although my mom and grandma have already prepared New Year's goods, they are both thrifty people and used to a frugal lifestyle.
Self-reliance leads to abundance, and Chen Zhiyao plans to spend her own money to buy more things to take home.
The town is not far from the county seat, and many people usually drive here specifically to buy fresh seafood, which eventually led to the establishment of a night market.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the streets are filled with bright red lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere.
Visiting the night market
Besides all kinds of fresh seafood, the night market also offers a wide variety of other snacks and daily necessities, with a dazzling array of items on the stalls.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and all sorts of New Year's goods are indispensable. The streets are filled with the joyful greetings of "Wishing you prosperity!"
Listening to this cheerful and catchy song, the festive atmosphere of the New Year is already there.
While picking goose barnacles in the morning, Chen Zhiyao had a craving for durian and couldn't move when she passed by the fruit stand.
During the Chinese New Year, not only did seafood prices rise, but fruit prices also increased significantly.
Two large durians, two bunches of red grapes, and some rock sugar oranges cost Chen Zhiyao several hundred yuan.
It's Chinese New Year, after a year of hard work, it's time to treat yourself.
"Tangtang, put these fruits on the cart."
Chen Weiqiang knew his daughter was going to go on a shopping spree, so he smiled and took out the stroller.
"Dad, you're so smart! I'll buy a little more then!"
With his income increasing significantly this year, Chen Weiqiang is spending money lavishly, buying a large bag of fireworks and firecrackers.
Passing by a fishing tackle stall, Chen Weiqiang saw that there were quite a few people there and slapped his head in frustration.
"Why didn't I think of setting up a stall here at the night market to sell fishing gear? There are so many people here, and lots of anglers sell their fish here, so business must be good."
Chen Weiqiang thought that it was too late this year, but he could occasionally come here to set up a stall and sell fishing gear next year.
Although he goes out to sea to fish every day now, he still cares a lot about the fishing tackle shop, after all, it is the foundation of his family business.
Having just earned 18,000 yuan, the grandfather and his two grandchildren wanted to buy everything they saw. They had only walked halfway through the night market when their cart was already piled high with all sorts of New Year's goods.
The three were enjoying their stroll when Yan Shuting, who was fishing at the village dock, called:
"It's already 7 o'clock, why aren't you back yet? Hurry up, let me tell you, the fishing is exceptionally good today, I've already caught several big ones."
Chen Zhiyao and Chen Weiqiang felt a chill run down their spines; they had forgotten about Yan Shuting, who was waiting for them to return to the dock to fish.
Grandpa Chen then remembered that his wife was waiting for him to go back home to worship the sea god.
"Tangtang, it was you who insisted on coming here to shop." Chen Weiqiang immediately shifted the blame to his daughter.
Grandpa Chen also turned hostile, saying, "I just came to help carry things. If your grandma starts swearing, you'd better stand up for her."
Chen Zhiyao: "..."
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