However, before she could even finish admiring the beautiful scenery before her, the impatient Mr. Yang couldn't wait to get on the boat and unload his catch.
Yang Jiajun's eyes widened when he saw the live fish tank filled with sea bass:
"So many bass, looks like we've encountered a school of fish."
Chen Weiqiang, standing to the side, wore a smug look on his face as he quickly scooped up the lively sea bass.
"We were lucky today, we ran into a school of fish, and almost all of our nets were full of bass."
As Yang Jiajun helped out, he examined the various sizes of bass and smiled with satisfaction.
"They look quite lively. Let's divide them into two sizes: those under 5 jin will be 35 yuan per jin, and those over 5 jin will be 40 yuan per jin."
When Chen Weiqiang saw that half of the fish were over 5 kilograms, his smile became even brighter.
"Sure!"
After catching all the sea bass, Yang Jiajun noticed that there were also red grouper, rat grouper, and various other types of grouper on the boat, and in considerable numbers.
Although sea bass has a wide appeal and sells quickly, making money really depends on these rare, high-quality products.
As long as the product is good enough, wealthy people don't care about the money.
Looking at the catch, Mr. Yang was full of energy and kept urging everyone to move the goods into the store quickly, afraid that someone would come and take them from him.
The harvest from the pumping pit and the fishing boats belong to the collective, and Chen Weiqiang asked Yang Jiajun to calculate this part first.
"Sure, no problem, it's all yours anyway."
With a broad smile, Yang Jiajun directed the two shop assistants to begin weighing the items, while he himself stood aside with a calculator to calculate the money.
"These two red-spotted fish are small, weighing only 3.2 jin (1.6 catties) together, and cost 420 yuan per jin, totaling 1344 yuan. The rat-spotted fish weighs 8 liang (400g), and costs 300 yuan per jin, totaling 240 yuan."
"The two grouper from the suspension bridge are of decent size, weighing a total of 16.2 jin (8 catties) and 95 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), for a total of 1539 yuan."
"Goodness, this sea eel weighs a full 8.7 jin (4.85 kg). At 100 yuan per jin, that's 870 yuan in total."
"The large sea bass weighed 587 jin in total, and there were [number] pieces. The small ones weighed 520 jin in total, and there were [number] pieces."
"..."
The mountain of fish was gradually hauled away, totaling [amount missing].
Mr. Yang, the boss, was very generous and settled the bill by the piece, averaging 12,000 yuan per person.
Hearing this amount, everyone beamed. Wow, that's over ten thousand a day!
Next, it was Chen Zhiyao's turn to catch some fish.
"The grouper from the suspension bridge weighs 19.6 jin (7.9 catties) and is very lively, making it perfect for sashimi. It costs 150 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), totaling 2970 yuan."
"Wow, this sesame grouper is even more amazing, weighing a full 37.8 jin (18.5 catties), let's just call it 38 jin (14 catties). 135 yuan per jin, totaling 5130 yuan."
"The pepper snapper weighs 4.7 jin (2.8 catties). This size is only found in the deep sea. Uncle will treat you well. It's 130 yuan per jin, totaling 611 yuan."
"The other rock bream weighed a total of 9.5 jin, and were priced at 55 yuan per jin, for a total of 523 yuan..."
After calculating the total amount of fish caught, Chen Zhiyao earned a total of [amount missing].
Including the 12,000 yuan that was divided equally among everyone, the total income for today is [amount missing].
Besides her, Yan Shuting also made a good profit, earning a total of 9,860 yuan from her fish catch.
Chen Weiqiang and Grandpa Chen each earned over 2,000 yuan and a little over 3,000 yuan, respectively.
This stark contrast left both father and son speechless.
Fortunately, the nets yielded good results, quickly raising their earnings to over ten thousand.
Now that they were earning over ten thousand yuan a day, the father and son's earlier gloom vanished, and their faces were beaming with joy.
Although everyone made a good profit today, Chen Zhiyao noticed that some seafood prices were lower than yesterday.
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but miss the previous fishing ban period.
While Yang Jiajun was still busy transferring money, Li Qingqing cheerfully brought out a large box of lychees.
"These are lychees from my family's orchard. They were just picked this morning. Tangtang, you can take them home and try them."
Chen Zhiyao's eyes lit up when she saw the juicy lychees.
"You're already eating lychees so early! The lychee tree I have at home is only just turning red; it'll probably be another ten days or so before we can eat them."
Li Qingqing placed the lychees into Chen Zhiyao's hand and said gently:
"This is an early-ripening lychee that was specially grafted. We have plenty at home. You can take this one home and eat it."
"Thank you so much, Sister Qingqing. When the lychees and longans at home are ripe, I'll bring some over for you to try."
Chen Zhiyao had just eaten two lychees when she felt her phone vibrate. As soon as she took it out, she saw a payment notification.
Having received the money from selling the fish, everyone happily ate lychees as they walked out.
Walking behind, Chen Weiqiang looked at his daughter with envy:
"Tangtang, you're amazing! We use the same fishing rod and the same bait, how do you catch so many big fish? Do you have any secrets?"
Chen Zhiyao skillfully peeled open a lychee, revealing the crystal-clear flesh inside. She took a bite, and the flesh burst with juice in her mouth.
These fresh lychees are so delicious, much better than the expensive lychees she used to buy in Guangzhou that cost over ten yuan a pound.
Chen Zhiyao was enjoying her meal when she heard her father's words. She turned around and said mysteriously:
"It's a secret!"
"Oh dear, how stingy!"
Chen Zhiyao wasn't lying; she was able to reap so many rewards because her luck had improved since she got the beachcombing system.
This is indeed a secret that cannot be told.
Yan Shuting, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and directly contradicted him:
"You yourself said it, the same fishing rod, the same bait, what secret could there be? It's just that you had bad luck."
Upon hearing this, Chen Weiqiang immediately deflated, and the smile on his face vanished.
Happiness doesn't disappear, it just moves on. Aside from him, the three people next to him were all laughing hysterically.
Chen Weiqiang put his hand on Grandpa Chen's shoulder and said with a defiant look on his face:
"It's one thing for Tangtang and her daughter to make fun of me, but Dad, your level is the same as mine, how dare you make fun of me?"
Grandpa Chen slapped his hand away and gave him a disdainful look:
“We’re not the same. I made 700 yuan more than you today.”
Another arrow, this time it was a truly devastating blow.
"What's so great about it? Let's have a competition tomorrow," Chen Weiqiang still stubbornly insisted.
Seeing that the father and son were about to start arguing, Yan Shuting quickly stepped forward and pulled her husband away.
Meanwhile, Chen Zhiyao, standing to the side, was beaming as she looked at the savings account on her phone.
She's already planned out today's earnings: she'll save it all to buy a house; she's going to be a landlady! Another beautiful day!
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