Chapter 140 Fairy and Beetle
Brother Li and Brother Li came out of Li Changle's house and went to his parents first and told them what he said.
"Abba, what Ah Le said made my face feel hot. We suffered a bit of losses before, so we whispered behind our backs. Ah Le didn't care at all and even took us to share the money."
"Your mother-in-law and I know that you have suffered a lot over the years, and you also suffered a loss this time when you sold the fishing boat to A Le."
"Abba, we never thought about coming back to do it ourselves. Besides, before Alek bought it, he also asked his two sisters-in-law, and they agreed before buying it. You even gave us the money, so you are at a loss.
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The brothers blamed themselves even more, feeling that they were useless and even had to share the money from their parents' boat sale.
Father Li patted the two brothers happily and said, "Yes, this is how it should be between brothers. Also, you two should work together to buy a boat. No matter what you do, you should be more relaxed."
"The older one gives way to the younger one, and the younger one thinks of the older one. Only by understanding each other can brothers be harmonious and not prone to conflicts."
He used to be outspoken and suffered a lot when the family was not separated. After he had children, he was worried that his children would be like his brothers, so he used their brothers' past things to teach them.
The two brothers nodded repeatedly, "I know, you told us before, and we all remember it!"
Although their parents favored Ah Le, they only used the money they earned to subsidize them, unlike some parents who forced their children to help support their favored one.
Li's mother added: "Boss, second brother, I think it's best for you to write an agreement in advance like Ah Le and Ah Wei did when they formed a partnership.
How should you divide the money you earn, how should you pay for maintenance and repairs, and talk about the scandal first, so as not to be like the Chen brothers in the future, who were happy before the partnership, but then made a fuss after only half a year."
In several nearby fishing villages, many brothers and friends join forces to buy boats and go out to sea, and there are also many conflicts.
"I got it, let's discuss it and start writing the agreement." Both brothers felt that Li's mother was right. A good beginning is worse than a good end. They discussed it in advance and put the black words on the white paper to avoid hurting the brotherhood later. .
After the two brothers left, Father Li happily said to Mother Li: "It's better now. The brothers are all harmonious and won't get into a quarrel like we did with Dafang.
Mother Li nodded happily, "Although Ah Le is lazy, he is not the kind of irrational person. He remembers his brother and sister-in-law's kindness to them and wants to make up for them!"
As she said this, she clasped her hands and bowed several times to the Buddhist altar, "I ask our ancestors to bless our brothers, so that they can have smooth sailing and help each other build new houses as soon as possible."
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For dinner, Li Changle finally had the mouth-watering jumping fish stewed with tofu, and finished three large bowls in one go.
The brothers still wanted to go to the cave, but they didn't dare to drink more. After finishing two glasses of rice wine, they started eating.
After eating and drinking, I went home and rested for a while. When the time came, I took the corn cobs prepared by Zhou Ruonan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, packed up my tools, and got ready to set off.
Worried that someone would follow, Li Changle took the first step, then Brother Li, and finally Brother Li and Ah Wei.
The wind was a bit strong at night, and the moon was also very bright. The moonlight shone brightly on the stone steps, so I didn't even need a headlamp.
After walking to the cave, Li Changle turned on his headlight and walked through the cave. When he saw no one around, he walked down the mountain towards the rocks.
The four of them met in the cave. Li Changle entered the water first, and the three of them followed him and swam into the cave.
Brother Li and Brother Li were amazed when they looked at the cave. Li Changle and Chen Yongwei hurriedly checked the three puddles. In the first puddle, they saw a group of gurgling water swimming leisurely in the puddle.
There is also a majestic fish named Dragon Head Fish in the water. The names are different in different places, such as tofu fish and snot fish. Whenever you hear these names, they are dragon-headed fish.
The dragon-headed fish is not as domineering as the dragon. The longest one is only about thirty or forty centimeters, and weighs two or three, while the shorter one is only more than ten centimeters, which is only one or two weight.
The meat is very tender and delicious, with few thorns in the muscles, lots of meat, and no fishy smell. It is very delicious when braised or boiled in soup. When the cooked meat is juicy, put it in your mouth and sip it, and it will melt like tofu.
Cut off the head and tail of the water gizzard, wrap it in a paste made from sweet potato starch, flour and egg liquid, and fry it into a fragrant water gurgling cake. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You will never forget it after eating it once.
There is also an interesting legend about the origin of dragon-headed fish.
It is said that this dragon-headed fish was originally the tenth son of the Dragon King, but because of his status and wealth, he did all kinds of bad things and was cast aside by other water tribes.
The Dragon King couldn't bear it anymore and expelled this rebellious son from the Dragon Palace, so it transformed from a real dragon into a dragon-headed fish.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dragonhead fish is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, and can be used to improve malnutrition, edema and other problems in children.
"Brother, hurry up and grab the net to catch the murky water. We will dig out oysters and bergamot snails later!" Li Changle turned to the two curious people visiting the cave and shouted.
"Coming!"
Brother Li took a closer look and said, "My dear, there is so much water! It's just like a fish pond dug by yourself. When the time comes, you can fish for seafood."
Brother Li looked at the water puddles with shining eyes, "No wonder A Le is so careful. It would be great if the secret of the cave can be kept."
"You can't keep it. If you come again a few times, someone will definitely find you out. You can only take advantage of the fact that no one finds out now, cut off the oysters and bergamot snails, sell them, and put the money in your own pocket. It's yours."
"Yes, hurry up and get started, we will dig oysters and bergamot snails later!" Brother Li took the fishing net into the water and started working.
Li Changle went to the last puddle and didn't see even a shrimp. He was about to retreat when he suddenly saw a dark figure swimming quickly towards the reef in the corner of the puddle. When he got closer, he saw that it was a toad fish.
It's quite big.
No wonder all the fish and shrimps in the puddle disappeared. It turned out that they were eaten by this guy.
This thing usually hunts in the deep sea, why did it come here? Is there another typhoon?
The scientific name of the toad fish is the angler fish. It is so ugly that it is indescribable. It is just like the brothers Benboerba and Babolben.
The anglerfish has three long spines on its head, one of which also has a fishing spine with a fake bait.
When they are catching food, they will sneak into a school of fish and erect fishing spines to lure fish and shrimps. When these fools, who can't tell whether they are enemies or food, get close, they will immediately open their mouths that are bigger than a basin, and let the sea water and
The prey is swallowed in one gulp.
Li Changle stepped forward excitedly, first used the net pole to drive the toad fish out from under the reef, and then used a net to catch it. When he lifted the net, it was so heavy that he almost couldn't catch it.
"Haha, I got a big deal."
"Brother, what good stuff did you get?" Chen Yongwei asked, stretching his neck. Brother Li and Brother Li also turned their heads and looked over.
"A toad fish weighing about ten pounds."
"Tch~" the three of them sneered, turning their heads without even looking at his fishnet, and started working on it.
Li Changle was surprised. This fish is ugly, but the meat is as delicious as lobster. The fish maw and fish roe are highly nutritious foods. The skin can be used to make gelatin, the liver can be used to extract cod liver oil, and the fish bones are also the raw materials for processing boneless fish meal.
The price is not cheaper than other fish!
He remembered that someone once got a pair of 20 to 30 pounds and sold it for tens of thousands!
"Brother, is this thing really worthless?"
"Fortunately, it's about the same as horse mackerel. It costs about 30 to 40 cents per catty. A dozen or so jins can be sold for three to four yuan."
"Ale, this kind of fish is so ugly that no one buys it and eats it. When we were in Zhoushan, we met a few cultural people who came on board to look for fish for research."
"When they saw the toad fish, they told us that the fish's body would release something that would stick to the female fish, and over time they would become one."
"I know, I heard that the male can also change shape, turning himself into a female to seduce other male fish to possess him."
Li Changle thought to himself, the people here don't know the goods, but the Hong Kong businessmen living in the restaurant must know the goods.
When we pick up the boat tomorrow and deliver the bergamot snails, we will also send the toad fish there. If the price is good, we will sell it. If the price is not good, we will digest it ourselves.
Also, Uncle Kun asked him to go there and tell him something good!
"Hahaha, I caught a big blue crab!" Brother Li waved the big blue crab in vain and showed off to several people proudly, "Look, it's at least three kilograms."
"Oh, blue crabs are so rare. Mine is the biggest one." Li Changle curled his lips, put the fish in a net bag, and tied the net bag to the reef.
"Look, my son is going to elementary school, and he still likes older ones."
"Brother, look!" Chen Yongwei grinned and held up the copy net, "I also have good products here, a piece of Eastern Star Spot, which may weigh four or five kilograms."
"This is a real big product. If I send it over tomorrow, I can sell it at a good price."
"Awei's boy, please chisel some more pearls later."
The scientific name of Eastern Star Spot is leopard gillfish. The fish has a long and thin body with tiny blue spots evenly distributed on both sides of the body. It looks like stars in the sky, so it is called "Star Spot."
Eastern starfish come in blue, red, brown and yellow. Compared with toad fish, one is the seven fairies in the sky and the other is the dung beetle on the ground.
There was also a saying in the seafood industry that "Sakura among flowers, sea bream among fish, if you talk about Eastern stars, throw away both."
The four of them were busy at Sankou for half an hour. In addition to the big fish just now, they also caught two sea bass weighing three to four kilograms each. They also caught a lot in the water, weighing seven or eight kilograms.
Put together the catches that can be packed together, tie them to the rocks, pick up the hammer and chisel and get busy ashore.
Li Changle chiseled off one, held it in his hand and shouted to several people, "Damn it, this one is bigger than my feet. It weighs at least four or five kilograms."
"Any one you pick is a big deal." Brother Li waved the hammer excitedly, and the sound of drilling could be heard in the cave.
The fighting power of Brother Li and Brother Li was more than a little stronger than that of Li Changle. The two men kept moving their chisels on the cliff, and soon there was a pile of oysters at their feet.
Chapter completed!