The villagers were so envious when they saw him netting seventy or eighty kilograms of scallops casually for only a few hours. No wonder that old Wang wanted to steal them.
Everyone is a little worried whether the ones he pulls into his arms are all shells. After all, the ones he nets are real and alive, so aren't the rest just shells?
That is to say, there are too many people and too many shells. It is impossible to pick them one by one slowly. In the time it takes to pick, the people next to you have already hugged a sack.
Ye Yaodong looked at the heavy fishing net in his hand. The scallops inside were crowded and piled up in the middle, and he felt very happy in his heart.
He just watched the scallops running into the sea and felt it was a pity. Then he had an idea and decided to try pulling out two fishing nets.
Anyway, he didn't know how to work for nothing, so he could only net a little less, but he didn't expect that beyond his expectation, when the fishing net with a diameter of less than 10 meters was spread out, it could actually net a net of 70 to 80 kilograms.
Earned it.
He grinned happily, and he and his father put the net closer to the middle, and their ears were filled with the envious comments of the villagers.
The net that several of his friends nearby had helped to collect had already been collected first. They worked together, one person grabbed a corner and carried it towards him.
"Should the fishing nets be put on the cart together with the scallops? Do you want to pour them out first?" Aguang asked.
"No need to pour it out, just put the fishing net and the scallops on the trolley, wait for us to push it back, and then pour it out and sort it out."
As Ye Yaodong spoke, he stretched his neck and took a look at the goods in their fishing net. There were quite a lot of them, and they should be similar to what was in his net.
He had gone into the water earlier and fished out half a sack. This morning, at least he had fished out more than one sack.
Although the villagers looked at the sacks, there were quite a lot of scallops in them. Maybe if they picked through the sacks, they might not find as many scallops as he brought with these two nets.
The hard work is really not in vain, there are four rows of ground cages on the shore, so I can net more nets as little as possible.
"You're really good, Dongzi. Everyone is there desperately pulling out shells. It would be better for you to put the net into the water first and catch the live ones."
"That's right, what time did you get up at this time? We are the ones who live on the beach and were the first to discover it, right?"
"You probably don't have too many shells, right?"
"You must have picked up a lot of fish, right? I heard everyone said that they came early and picked up a lot of big fish at the beach. You are right at your doorstep."
"Yeah, how many fish were picked up? What are they? I heard that someone just picked up a rat spot."
After they put the fishing nets on the cart, they gathered around and asked questions.
The surrounding villagers were also talking there, and I don’t know who said something, saying that they caught a lot of fish last night when there was a typhoon and big waves.
Now the villagers asked again one after another.
"Is it true? I heard someone said that during the typhoon last night, a lot of fish were blown ashore, and several households on your beach came out to pick them up?"
"Really? Are you so brave that you still come out during a typhoon?"
"I heard that the waves brought up all the fish, and the typhoon blew there again, and the fish were like dumplings..."
"Isn't that too exaggerated?"
The fat man was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. He asked Ye Yaodong again: "Really? It's just like making dumplings. Isn't this nonsense?"
Xiaoxiao touched his chin, looked at the scallops in the bowl and thought, "It's possible. Look, the waves have rolled up all kinds of shells and pushed them to the seaside. They have piled up a white coastline. Rolling up the fish in the sea
Come up, what does it matter?"
Ye Yaodong and his father collected the fishing nets together and then lifted them onto the trolley. He replied casually, "I started setting out the nets when I came out in the morning. It's not too late for everyone. People came out to watch the tide just after dawn, and then one after another
One person continued to spread the word to ten, and ten spread to a hundred, and the number of people increased."
Father Ye also said: "Everyone has a lot of bags, so let's give it... let's give it..."
"So did you really go out to pick up fish during the typhoon last night? Did you really make dumplings?"
"More than just dumplings, I almost sacrificed them to the Sea Dragon King."
"ah?"
"Give me a moment, I don't have time to go into details now. You go ask other people." He was busy and had no time to stand there and chat. "You just pile your things there without fear of being stolen. Go back and guard them quickly."
Keep it alive, otherwise it will be moved away secretly and you won’t have anywhere to look for it.”
Some people saw their family members pushing carts and ran over to them. Some people were afraid that someone would steal their things, so they went back to guard them. Only the people around them were still standing there.
When they turned to look at his goods, Ye Yaodong saw that some people had already left, so he pushed the cart directly towards the wide gap, walked towards his home, and greeted his friends.
"Thank you. I'll push it back first. If you want to use a cart, you can come over and push it later."
"I just want to borrow it from somewhere, I'll go with you." Ah Zheng said quickly.
"Then who looks after your things?"
"My father, my mother has gone to borrow a scooter from my sisters. I don't know when I can borrow it. You should be faster here."
"Okay."
Anyway, after taking his things back, he still needs to sort them out and package them before he can sell them.
Seeing that he was busy, the others didn't ask any further questions. Only Ah Zheng wanted to use the cart, so they followed him back.
The two of them were walking and chatting. Ye Yaodong also told him about the typhoon last night and how they took the risk to pick up fish. Azheng was surprised and envious at the same time.
"You can really spot the opportunity to make a fortune. So what happened to your elder brother?"
"I was so scared that I went home. He didn't come out after that, so we were there to pick him up."
"Danger comes with opportunity. The higher the risk, the greater the reward. Fortunately, typhoons and big waves didn't blow away your house."
"I'm just talking nonsense. They're all stone houses. How can they be blown away? It's possible that the roof could be blown away."
Ye Yaodong pushed the trolley to the door of his house and asked his father to take away the tail baffle, then lifted the handles on both sides to stand the trolley up. The scallops and fishing nets on top instantly slid to the ground with a clatter.
"Give it back to me right away after you use it. I still have to sell it."
"knew."
Mother Ye was also surprised when she saw the scallops all over the ground, "How many hours have you put your fishing net there? Since you have received so many goods?"
Others also came over to take a look and were also surprised.
"There are quite a lot of them? These scallops can really run away..."
Sister-in-law Ye couldn't help but worry, "If you are so alive and can run, then what we bring back are all shells?"
Sister-in-law Ye suddenly frowned and patted her thigh, "Oh, I was just wondering why there are a bunch of shells after picking out half the bag? The meaty ones are just a thin layer under the bamboo basket."
Mother Ye glanced at the pile of shells piled on the ground next to her. The basins, baskets and other containers also contained various shellfish and clams picked out by the children.
The scallops were indeed only spread on a thin layer under the bamboo basket, and the other basket on the side had more oyster shells than scallops.
"Hey, why do you have so few scallops? The scallops I have are half and half empty shells. No wonder I just heard you keep saying they were all shells."
Ye Yaodong took off his wet pants and was only wearing a vest and shorts. He stepped forward and took a look and said, "Did the bag you poured out come from the back? Maybe there will be less meaty ones from the back, and there will be less meat from the front.
It's fast, and the scallops run less, but a little more."
After listening to this explanation, everyone felt that it seemed quite reasonable. Everything that could run away had run away, and the empty shells that couldn't run away were just piled up there.
Sister-in-law Ye didn't know when she picked up the bag she was picking now, so she could only continue picking in depression.
Mother Ye also consoled her: "Let's take a look after you finish picking. After all, your work is not in vain. It only took three hours to pick out so many things. These few bags can be sold for a lot of money after picking, so you can make a profit."
"
Sister-in-law Ye couldn't help but said: "It's just that you picked up so many fish last night. Those baskets can be sold for a lot of money, but we don't have them yet."
She was also very regretful and uncomfortable. Seeing that everyone had picked up so many goods last night, but their family only had one bucket, she felt like a cat scratching her head. She almost ran out to pick it up by herself last night.
When Sister-in-law Ye heard this, her heart immediately became balanced and a smile appeared on her face.
Everything depends on comparison.
Human psychology is like this. I get less, and when I feel sad, I hear less from you. Then I feel comfortable and am immediately comforted.
"Ahua just pushed the fish to the dock. I don't know when it will come back, and I don't know how much it can be sold for."
"It's inevitable, my house doesn't even have half a basket."
The more she talked, the more depressed she became. Sister-in-law Ye simply stopped talking and returned to her pile of shells to continue picking.
As a result, she saw three children taking advantage of her to get up and go to Ye Yaodong's cart to look at scallops. They were laughing and throwing the clams they picked out. You hit me, I hit you, and they had a great time.
But they threw the clams all over the floor, and even hit one on her chest. She immediately became angry. She was already in a bad mood, and these three even hit the muzzle of a gun.
When the three of them realized that they had smashed my mother, they were so frightened that they immediately stood up.
If there were special effects, you would definitely be able to see the raging fire burning behind Mrs. Ye.
Seeing their mother's face suddenly put down, the smiles on their faces instantly turned into fright, their skins tightened involuntarily, and their voices trembled.
"mother……"
"mother……"
"Mom... Ye Chenghe threw it... you hit him..." Ye Chenghai decisively betrayed his brother, and then tried to take a detour and ran in the direction of the old lady.
"Ah, brother, you are not loyal," Ye Chenghe looked at his mother as if she had transformed into a fire-breathing dragon. He shivered in fear and quickly shied away his responsibility, "Mom, you can't blame me. Brother threw it to me first..."
"You're talking nonsense..."
Sister-in-law Ye was so furious that she picked up the bundle of bamboo strips that the old lady had just thrown into the corner.
She will catch whoever runs the fastest.
Ye Chenghai was frightened to death when he saw his mother running towards him, "It's none of my business! It was Ye Chenghe who smashed it."
"Every day you get angry with me. I ask you to do some work without taking it seriously. What's the use of raising you? I can just beat you to death. No one can worry..."
"Why is it always me who gets beaten..."
"The most unbehaved thing is you...you didn't take the lead...if I don't hit you, who will I hit? Get over here..."
"don't want……"
Ye Chenghe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his mother chasing his elder brother, while Ye Jingjing shrank her neck and stood silently in the corner, for fear of being hurt.
When Ye Chenghai ran to the old lady, he found the old lady sitting there. He had no place to hide, and the old lady had no intention of protecting him, so he hid towards Ye's father.
Father Ye doesn't care if his daughter-in-law beats his son, he himself beats his son.
Ye Chenghai hid beside Ye's father twice, and when he saw that he was about to be caught, he hid behind Ye Yaodong again.
She even grabbed his clothes at the back and pulled him back and forth to dodge, shouting, "Uncle Third, help me~ help me~"
Ye Yaodong ignored the farce next to him. He was pouring the scallops out of the fishing net, but there was an extra tail on the back that kept pulling on his clothes, affecting his work. He was annoyed to death and didn't worry at all.
He turned around, carried Ye Chenghai directly to Sister-in-law Ye, and ignored him.
Ye Chenghai was caught off guard. After being shocked, he howled loudly, "Ah... Third uncle... Mother... Oh~ oh~ I mistakenly trusted you, Third uncle~"
"It's so noisy, sister-in-law, please give me a few more blows."
Ye Chenghai looked at him with tears in his eyes, "You still ask my mother to beat me. That's too much. You don't show loyalty. I will never go to your house to play again."
"That's just right. I just need some peace and quiet. If the tide goes out tomorrow, don't look for me."
"Ah?" Ye Chenghai also thought of the last time his third uncle helped him hide his private money, and he didn't dare to say anything anymore, silently accepting the baptism of the whip.
Seeing Ye Chenghai being beaten, the three members of Ye Yaohua's family gloated and laughed without brotherhood.
But sadness always comes so suddenly, especially Ye Chengjiang, who was smiling the happiest, suddenly received a slap on the back of the head.
"Are you doing things there with your eyes closed? You can't do anything well. You just throw them around. If you have the nerve to laugh at others, you will be the next one to cry."
Ye Chengjiang, the three brothers and sisters also became honest instantly.
Ye Yaodong saw that none of the children in this litter were worried, and then looked at his own two. Comparing these two, they didn't seem to be in need of spanking.
After pouring out all the scallops from both nets, he handed them to his father to bag them.
There is no need to choose the size. Anyway, you will pull it outside the dock and pick it up before weighing it to prevent someone from fishing in troubled waters and mixing in empty shells.
Then he sorted out the fishing net and took it back to others.
Lin Xiuqing spoke up at this time: "When you returned the fishing net, you took two watermelons over there. Why did you borrow someone else's fishing net? Just tell me when you took it over."
"I know."
At this time, Mother Ye muttered, "You saved someone last night, but they didn't come to thank you..."
"Why are you so anxious? People may not be able to make a move. Didn't you push out the door early in the morning and rush to the beach without even bothering to eat breakfast? Didn't you just push all the goods back now?"
Father Ye also echoed: "That is, one code equals another code. Saving people is saving people. You have to be grateful for using other people's things."
"Are you mistaken? The fishing nets are not those of the four who fell into the water. How can they be related? A sensible person will naturally come to thank you when he is free."
"I just said this, and you just replied to me ten times. I didn't say you shouldn't."
Seeing that they were about to start a quarrel without even saying a few words, the old lady quickly changed the subject and said, "Dongzi and your father haven't eaten yet. Let's go back to eat first, and then come back to work after eating. Your mother and the others also went back to eat just now. You
How can a young man endure being hungry..."
Her eyes were looking at Ye Yaodong from beginning to end, and it was obvious that Ye's father was just passing by.
"I know, let's get busy here first."
"It won't be finished in a while, you go and eat first..."
"I got it. I'll return the net first, but don't do it either. Xiaojiu is still sleeping in the room. You go in and help take a look. She can turn over now, but don't let her roll under the bed."
"Hey, okay, okay..." The old lady quickly put down what she was doing and went into the house.
The old woman is not afraid of working, but she is afraid that her family will not let her work, making her feel that she is a useless person and has no use.
The car was borrowed and before it was returned, Ye Yaodong put the sorted net in the bamboo basket again, then went home and picked up two watermelons and put them in another basket, carrying Chaolan Dahe on a pole.
Walking to Zhou Laoer's house.
Several families were sitting at their doorsteps, gathering around to sort out shells. After seeing him come to return the fishing nets, the people who fell into the water expressed their gratitude one after another, saying that they were busy and could not find time to come and thank him.
After Ye Yaodong was polite for a while, he chatted with them a few more words to satisfy their curiosity and told them how many kilograms of scallops were caught in the fishing net before returning to his home.
As for whether they would regret it? What thoughts did they have? Or what were they saying behind their backs? He wouldn't speculate. Anyway, on the surface, everyone was good neighbors.
When he returned to the door after returning the fishing net, the cart had been returned, and he and his father went into the house without stopping to carry the fish.
Last night everyone sorted through it, and kept two baskets of the worthless ones, and picked out five baskets of the ones that could be sold, especially the large white pomfret, which was half of the basket, and the golden-eye seabream lying on top, which looked particularly eye-catching.
, white and red, the taste of money is particularly strong.
"Mom, there are still two baskets of worthless fish, shrimps and crabs at home. You can wait and see if you want to send some to relatives. There is a red light in front, and there is no sun now. I don't know when it will come out.
The sun, even if there is no weather, it will get stinky, so you can do it yourself while it’s still fresh.”
"I know, I'll pick up a few and send them to your aunts and uncles later. I haven't been out to sea for a few days, and I don't know when the waves will subside. It's just right to give them two bowls of food."
Just as Ye Yaodong finished lifting the fish, shrimps and crabs and was about to lift the scallops, the old lady came out with porridge. In addition to mustard, there were two specially fried poached eggs on it, which looked particularly appetizing.
"I told you to eat early, but you haven't eaten for a long time. Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, otherwise you'll be busy and you won't know when."
"Why did you bring it out..." Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady's hand shaking the porridge and quickly took it, "I'll eat it now... I'll eat it now..."
Mother Ye pursed her lips and muttered, "I'm almost 20 now, and I'm still chasing after food..."
Ye Yaodong pulled it quickly and ate it in big mouthfuls, until he bottomed out after a few licks.
As a result, the old lady stretched out her hand to touch his stomach and muttered, "I haven't eaten all morning, so I just have a bowl of porridge. Is it full? My stomach is still flat after eating. I'll go in and give you some more. Eat more."
…”
"No, no, just rest on your belly. We're going to have lunch soon. If we eat now, we won't be able to eat lunch again."
"How old is he to still be hungry? Don't bother, don't get in the way, he's busy, do you think he is still a three-year-old child?" Father Ye couldn't stand the old lady's caring look and said a few words.
Ye Yaodong stuffed the bowls and chopsticks into the old lady's arms, sent her into the house, and pushed the trolley outside the dock.
Along the way, there were a lot of fish, shrimps and crabs scattered along the way. It seemed that a lot of seafood was rolled up outside the pier last night. Even if everyone went to the beach early in the morning to carry shells, the goods outside were not cheap.
Who, was picked up by whom?
At this moment, there are only some worthless and unsightly goods left, which are really cheap for the ducks pecking next to them. They are in a good mood today and can have a hearty meal.
The father and son pushed the trolley outside the pier, but they couldn't pick up a single fish that caught their eyes. They were all wiped out by the wind and clouds.
There were also many seabirds flying around the shore. From time to time, seabirds would swoop down and pick up small fish on the ground. Ye Yaodong couldn't help but wonder if all the fish that had been blown up by the waves on the beach had been caught in these.
In the mouth of a seabird?
That would be a waste of resources.
"Dad, Dongzi, you are coming out too." Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also sold out the goods they picked up last night and came towards them with their carts.
Looking at Ye Yaohua's cheerful face, he was smiling from ear to ear. The price must have been very considerable, but Ye Yaopeng didn't have such a big smile.
"Yes, how much do you sell them for? Are you just selling the ones you picked up yesterday? How much does a pound of scallops cost? Do you have any questions?"
Ye Yaohua smiled happily, "We haven't sorted out the pile of shells, and we don't have scallops to sell. We just sell the fish, shrimp and crabs we picked up last night. There are typhoons in the past few days, and there are relatively few seafoods on the market, so the prices are pretty good."
"As for scallops, they are said to be 37 cents per pound, and the small ones are 30 cents."
Ye Yaopeng added: "But I heard from Ah Cai that this was the price before the typhoon a few days ago. Last night there was a typhoon and the waves suddenly hit so many scallops and the quantity was so large, the price may drop a lot," he said.
You need to collect it first and take it to the market for a look before you can set a price."
"He said that the quantity of these scallops is so large that no matter which company receives the goods, the price will definitely be the same, so everyone can feel free to give the goods to him."
Father Ye nodded, "It's normal. There are so many of them all of a sudden, so it's normal for the price to drop."
"Push it over first, you still have to pick. There is no one at the dock right now, and everyone is still picking at home, so there is no need to queue. Sell it quickly and go back to continue working."
Ye Yaodong could already imagine how crowded the pier would be in the afternoon.
Ah Cai was surprised when he saw that they had brought over a sack of scallops early, "I heard that you set the net on the beach early in the morning. Are these collected from the fishing net?"
"right."
"Young people have good brains. This is a step ahead! People have been picking up shells at home for a long time, but you have already sent them over first."
Ye Yaodong suddenly had an idea, "I sent it here early, can you arrange to send it away early? Take it and sell it early, while there are still few on the market. Can the price be higher?"
When everyone sends them all over in the afternoon, the quantity is so large, the price will definitely drop by then.
Ah Cai smiled with a vulgar look on his face and tapped him twice with his index finger, "My mind is spinning pretty fast."
"Is that so?"
"Well, other people just sent a lot of fish to you. They all live by your beach. You guys actually braved the typhoon to go out to pick up fish yesterday. You were so brave. You deserve to be rich. It just so happens that the goods are plentiful, so okay
Send it away with a tractor, and take advantage of the typhoon weather when there is less seafood, so you can sell it at a good price."
Ye Yaodong was also happy after getting the affirmative answer.
It is indeed wise to set a net in the sea to catch live scallops. If you are one step ahead, you can sell the more than 100 kilograms of scallops at a good price.
Chapter completed!