Chen Yuan took out the last dozen beers, opened them and handed a can to Zhou Sheng.
"Take one." Zhou Sheng picked up the beer.
Chen Yuan smiled and touched him and took a big sip.
"Are there many fish caught?" Zhou Sheng asked.
"Master's estimate is that it exceeds one hundred tons."
Chen Yuan knew that there were many fish in the seine. The exact number could not be seen from the equipment on the fishing boat. The radar fish detector on the fishing boat could clearly see it. Lin Xinhai estimated that it was over a hundred tons, so it was almost certain.
Most of the fish in the nets are worthless miscellaneous fish, such as sand pointed fish. Depending on the size, the best sand pointed fish costs more than 30,000 yuan per ton. The cheapest one costs more than 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan.
Bought 1 ton.
Zhou Sheng looked really tired and didn't talk much. He was eating beef and drinking beer.
"After eating and taking a nap, we'll go back." Chen Yuan opened two more cans of beer and said.
Zhou Sheng said ‘hmm’: “How much money can I get this time?”
"I haven't thought about it." Chen Yuan looked at him: "Short of money?"
"I want to find a long-term job for my parents. The fishing season only lasts a few months, and the salary of ordinary boat workers is not high, and it is still very hard." Zhou Sheng said: "It took me a long time to come back to play. This time I came out.
I feel really tired.”
"The main reason is the boat." Chen Yuan shrugged. If it were a big fishing boat, it wouldn't be so hard.
Their fishing boat is very comfortable in the offshore, but when traveling far out to sea, it encounters continuous negative tropical high pressure, heavy rainstorms, or extremely hot weather. In addition, the sea conditions are not good, which is too frustrating.
He Fei and Yang Xun, two people who go out fishing in small boats every day, couldn't bear it. That is to say, Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng's physical fitness is far superior to ordinary people, otherwise they wouldn't be able to bear it.
Facing the harsh sea conditions, Chen Yuan and the others were on a fishing boat, and it was like riding a roller coaster all day long.
Zhou Sheng finished another can of beer. Chen Yuan took the remaining beer, opened it all, and handed another can to Zhou Sheng.
"Is this trip enough for our sailboat?" Zhou Sheng said with a smile.
"It should be enough." Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Don't you want to find a living for your parents and buy a sailboat?"
"I think after this year's fishing season ends, I won't be short of money no matter what. Then I can open a small supermarket for my parents, or buy them a fishing boat." Zhou Sheng said: "Buy a small fishing boat.
Boat, they can go out and pick up the work themselves."
There are many commercial fishing boats and sampans in Hailing, which mainly accept tourists to go to nearby islands or go fishing on the fishing rafts.
"Have you ever thought about buying a fishing raft?" Chen Yuan said: "I'm going to ask after I go back to see if I can buy a fishing raft. I have also thought about arranging a livelihood for my parents before, but my father is an honest person.
I'm not good at dealing with people." The whole fish farming operation may not make much money, just enough to make a living.
Operating fishing rafts is at least more profitable and easier than growing peppercorns in my hometown.
Zhou Sheng thought for a while and nodded: "It's not bad to run fishing rafts."
One pot of roasted beef with potatoes, three cans of beer, and a bowl of rice, it can be said that you are full.
Zhou Sheng was really tired and fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.
Chen Yuan took his mobile phone and opened the photos of Yan Xiaoxi and looked at them.
The sea surface was rippling, and the fishing boat was still shaking with its stabilizer on.
Chen Yuan was already familiar with the rocking of the fishing boat, and he also fell asleep.
It was past five o'clock in the afternoon when I woke up.
Zhou Sheng was still sleeping. Chen Yuan glanced at him, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, got up and went to the bathroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth... and then changed into clean clothes.
Zhou Sheng also woke up and rubbed his eyes: "What time is it?"
"Five twenty."
Zhou Sheng got up and stretched hard. When he saw Chen Yuan going out, he put on his clothes and washed up and followed him out.
"How many fish are there? We haven't finished catching them yet." Zhou Sheng couldn't help complaining when he saw the busy fishing boats in the distance.
I started catching fish in the morning, and I’m still catching fish now.
"Go over and take a look." Chen Yuan started the fishing boat, turned the steering wheel, and pushed up the throttle lever.
The fishing boat moved closer to the seine net.
"How many more fish are there?" Zhou Sheng shouted in a loud voice.
"There are more." Lin Xinhai replied excitedly: "Our fishing boat is full."
There are two fishing boats and four freezing compartments, which contain mostly good products. All the trash fish such as Shajian are sent to Luo Laosi's fishing boat.
Otherwise, their fishing boats would already be full.
The catch from this net has now exceeded one hundred tons, and there are estimated to be more than ten or twenty tons in the net.
Zhou Sheng looked at Chen Yuan: "I'll go up to the fishing boat and take a look."
Chen Yuan brought the fishing boat close to the rope ladder of the Xinhai, and Zhou Sheng climbed up while lying on the rope ladder.
The Xinhai has only one fish hold, which is already full, with only a small gap.
In the fish hold on the Lixia, the previously captured rocket squids were stacked relatively randomly. Now they have been rearranged and stacked neatly to free up space. There is a fish hold on the Lixia specifically for storing tuna, rockfish and squid.
The fish tank is already full of expensive fish such as grouper and octopus.
The last fish hold of the Lixia was also filled with more than half of the fish catch.
If Luo Laosi's fishing boat hadn't come over, today's net would have been unable to hold it.
Zhou Sheng got on the fishing boat and smiled crookedly when he saw Lin Xinhai's old face: "When will you go back?"
"Fill up the oil in the fishing boat and go back." Zhou Sheng said.
Some boatmen on the Xinhai were resting. Lin Xinhai went over to wake them up and help them pump diesel.
"Chen Yuan." Zhou Sheng shouted from above, holding the oil pipe.
"Throw it down."
Chen Yuan caught the oil pipe dropped by Zhou Sheng.
This oil pipe has a valve. Pour diesel into the pipe and open the valve to siphon...
However, filling up a fishing boat with oil is still very troublesome.
It took more than an hour to refuel.
"Go back by yourselves, don't make any noise, and pay attention to safety," Lin Xinhai said.
Chen Yuan smiled and made an OK gesture, and said: "After you close the net, you will use all your power. There are too many fish in the warehouse. Go back and put them in the bag as soon as possible."
"Don't be reluctant to part with those few gas dollars." Zhou Sheng also warned.
"Okay, don't worry."
This trip to sea was not smooth at first, but I hope the journey back will go smoothly.
Lin Xinhai's two fishing boats have two cold storages with refrigeration equipment that seems to be second-hand. From Nansha back to Zhapo, at the speed of Lin Xinhai and his fishing boats, it will take several days.
"When the fishing net is recovered, we will rush back at full speed." Lin Xinhai said again.
"Be safe on the way back." Chen Yuan's father walked out and shouted.
"Do you and Uncle Zhou want to go back with us?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Forget it. Your boat is small and bumpy a lot. Let's go back on a fishing boat."
Zhou Sheng returned to the fishing boat and looked at Lin Xinhai. His father and the others waved.
Chen Yuan also started the fishing boat.
Zhou Sheng saw that Chen Yuan was about to leave and asked, "You are not leaving until you have eaten?"
"Just make some later." Chen Yuan said: "You took the squid, did you take the mustard?"
"Just boil the soy sauce water." Zhou Sheng raised his eyebrows.
"No mustard?"
"Forgot."
"You were on the boat just now, so why didn't you bring some down?"
"I'll go back in two days, be patient. How about I go back and get it now?" Zhou Sheng stretched, took out his mobile phone and connected the fishing boat's Bluetooth, then turned the fishing boat's speaker to the maximum: "What song are you listening to?"
"casual."
Zhou Sheng clicked on the player and heard the song "Free as the Wind". Along with the music, the two of them howled: I am as free as the wind, just like your gentleness cannot be retained, you push away my outstretched hand.
hands...
As they sang, the two of them went out of tune and laughed loudly.
As the sun sets below the sea level, the fishing boat draws a long trajectory on the undulating sea at a cruising speed of about 20 knots.
As Chen Yuan drove the boat, Zhou Sheng took a deck chair and went to the back deck to lie down and relax, admiring the burning clouds in the sky: "Old far away."
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing." Zhou Sheng laughed nervously: "I call you out of habit."