1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 424: Lilac Fish (Two in One)

 After traveling for half an hour, the fishing boat arrived near Dinghai Bay.

Looking from a distance, you can vaguely see a not very long beach.

On the right side of the beach, there is a small town called Xiaocheng, and if you go further to the right, you will find the famous pirate village.

Li Duoyu was not too close to Dinghai Bay, but about three or four nautical miles away.

Although the sea is vast, it does have territory. If you get too close to other people’s fishing operations, you will be disliked by the local fishermen.

However, this is normal.

Just like if other fishing villages come to fish near Dandan Island, they will also be disliked by local fishermen.

 In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to keep a proper distance.

Tingle fish are distributed throughout their province. Li Duoyu alone knows that there are several small fisheries in the province that have this kind of clove fish.

Li Duoyu is not very clear about the waters near Ludao Island, but there are also many cloves in Dongshan Island where Uncle and Sanshu are currently located.

 This kind of fish is relatively cheap. In its previous life, it was popular as a snack for a long time.

My uncle studied there nearby, and when he saw this fish, he immediately recognized it as a petrel fish.

 In addition, Dinghaiwan seemed to have applied for some kind of national geographical indication product for cloves in the previous life.

 It can be said that it is exactly the same as the petrel fish that Xiaozui talked about. The only difference is that the petrel fish is silvery white after drying.

 Chen Dongqing, who works at the Fisheries Research Institute, frowned and said: "This kind of fish, if it is correct, it should be petrel fish."

 Several athletes jumped directly onto the deck, and Li Duoyu picked up one and observed it.

The Niushan Fishing Ground in Haidao County next door also has a large number of cloves, but it is a bit far away. It takes more than an hour to get there by boat.

 In the traditional sense, sea anchovy refers to clove fish, but petrel and sea anchovy have almost the same pronunciation. When they scream, it is completely confusing.

Li Duoyu threw the dragnet tied to the moso bamboo into the sea, and then opened the oil valve of the sampan boat to the maximum.

To be honest, as an old fisherman, Li Duoyu really has a headache about classifying and naming these small fish in the sea.

This fish is not too small, about five centimeters long. The top and bottom of the fish's body are slightly transparent, and there is a half-silver, half-gold scale in the middle.

 “That’s right, it’s a petrel fish.”

The method of fishing for cloves is very simple and does not require any skills at all. You only need to put the dragnet into the sea. Just make sure that it will not sink and just drag it along.

The small dried fish that cost one or two yuan a pack in grocery stores are mostly made from this kind of fish.

 In short, Li Duoyu has become numb to the name of sea fish. Sometimes, there is another name in a village.

 In addition, there is a rather special reason, that is, there are much less miscellaneous fish here than at the fishing spots he mentioned.

 It seems that on Dongshan Island, clove fish is called "Rao Zai".

Li Duoyu frowned slightly. Unexpectedly, he had just started fishing when he encountered a golden thread fish.

And the cloves they produce here are obviously sold more expensively than other places, so they probably have some quality.

Li Duoyu remembers that Jiaodong seems to be the main producing area of ​​petrel fish. Because the tail fin is deeply forked, just like the tail of a swallow, it is also called petrel fish.

There is one at Xijia Reef on Dandan Island, which is where Li Duoyu fishes for bass. However, that place is a wind outlet and the sampan boat shakes violently, so it is not suitable for using a large iron pot.

Li Duoyu echoed that, in fact, strictly speaking, this fish is not entirely a petrel fish. Local fishermen call this fish a golden thread fish.

 There are even many fishermen who confuse petrel fish with sea anchovy.

In his previous life, Li Duoyu and Old Tang had fished for cloves together, but they had never come to Ding Bay to fish.

Chen Wenchao also picked one up and asked curiously: "What kind of fish is this?"

 After this kind of golden thread fish is dried, the lower body of the fish is yellow, so it is called golden thread fish.

 When caught in one net, most of them are cloves, so there is little need to select them.

Of all the fishing grounds, Dinghaiwan is said to be the best. The sea breeze is not that strong and is suitable for using large iron pots.

 “This”

 “No, I won’t catch this kind of fish.”

˜Directly "strengthening can produce miracles".

Chen Wenchao asked: "Brother Yu, is this the fish you want to catch?"

Tingle fish eat plankton, and the water layer they live in is almost always on the surface, and they will not swim too deep.

Even experienced fishermen, few can explain clearly these small fry in the sea.

 Some experienced fishermen can identify where clove fish gather through the seabirds they prey on and their accumulated experience.

As the sampan boat moved forward, occasionally some small fish were frightened and jumped out of the sea.

 But in this era, cloves have not yet been developed, and the quantity is very large. Catching this kind of fish does not require much skill.

As for other fishing spots, it’s hard to say. There may be a lot of mess in one net.

Li Duoyu shook his head:

In coastal areas, there are many small fish similar to petrel fish. There is also a baby fish on Dongshan Island, which is very similar to petrel fish. In addition, the white sail fish in Maoming is also called petrel fish.

I thought there would be less trash fish here, but I didn’t expect to catch golden thread fish right at the beginning. In other words, even if there are few trash fish here, it probably won’t be much less.

Lilac fish are small fish, no better than plankton, and they are the kind that are preyed on in large quantities.

The size of the golden thread fish is several times larger than that. Maybe these golden thread fish appear here to prey on the clove fish.

Since the bay is one of the main producing areas of cloves, the number will definitely be large, so it is inevitable that they will attract predators.

 The sea is a place where the law of the jungle is demonstrated to the fullest. There are very few "vegetarian" marine creatures, and 99.9% of the fish are carnivorous.

It is often a biological chain where big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, shrimps eat plankton, and plankton eat various algae.

Sure enough, the fishing boat encountered a ball of black **** not far forward.

 This black ball is the defensive posture displayed by the small fish after being frightened.

 In his previous life, Li Duoyu was also very bored. When watching those short videos, he thought that Xiaoyu would shrink into a ball every time he encountered a crisis. Isn’t it stupid?

 Later, I was playing sandbags with my grandson.

　　When one or two are thrown, he can still catch them, but if four or five are thrown at the same time, he often cannot catch even one.

 Because there are too many targets, attention is distracted, so you don’t know which sandbag to pick up.

This is also the principle when fish groups gather together. When they gather together, they can effectively prevent being defeated individually, but predators are not fools either.

 It often destroys their defensive formations, thereby separating one or two fish, and then defeats them one by one.

After seeing the little black ball, Li Duoyu quickly asked Chen Wenchao to light the firewood and start setting up a pot to boil water.

Li Duoyu drove the sampan and rushed directly towards the small black ball.

 Subsequently, he made another comeback.

After repeating it several times, Li Duoyu could clearly feel that the speed of the boat had slowed down, and the bag of the net could also be clearly bulged.

Li Duoyu stopped the fishing boat and began to manually pull the net to the left side of the sampan boat.

Chen Wenchao, who was boiling water, saw that the net bag was very big, so he quickly came over to help, and together they pulled the net bag onto the boat.

Upon seeing this, my uncle Chen Dongqing wanted to help, but as soon as he took two steps forward, three people, plus a net bag full of small fish, were all pressed against the left side of the sampan.

 The hull of the ship tilted instantly.

Li Duoyu, who was pulling in the net, almost fell into the sea. He shouted immediately: "Don't come over. If you come over again, the boat will capsize."

 Chen Dongqing also had a look of shock after sitting back down. He had just clearly felt that the boat had completely tilted to one side and was almost about to capsize.

Li Duoyu, who was also shocked, couldn't help but said: "You who wear glasses, can you have some self-awareness? You don't have much strength, just sit on the other side and weigh the weight. You don't need to help pull the net. "

 Chen Dongqing's mouth twitched, feeling offended.

There are a lot of miscellaneous fish in this net. In addition to cloves, there are also some sardines, mullet and ballang fry, which is quite troublesome to pick.

Li Duoyu said: "We only want this kind of fish and not the other small fish. You can help us divide the fish. I will sort out the net and continue to catch the next net."

 When he started to divide the fish, Chen Wenchao had a problem, because in this whole pot, he couldn't even pick out the easy-to-recognize miscellaneous fish.

 However, there are still many fish that look very similar. Chen Wenchao grabbed two transparent fish, one large and one small, and asked:

“Chief Chen, are these two fish the same kind? Why do they look so similar, but why are their body shapes so different?”

 Chen Dongqing frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

“The big one should be the small whitebait, and the small one is the small clove. If you look carefully, there is a line in the middle of the clove, but there is no line in the middle of the small whitebait, and the small whitebait is generally larger.”

"That's right." Chen Wenchao suddenly realized it. He grabbed a completely transparent fish and said, "The one without black lines is whitebait."

Chen Dongqing nodded: "Yes, the one with the black line on its abdomen is the clove fish."

 “Then I understand.”

When Chen Wenchao asked just now, Li Duoyu wanted to teach Chen Wenchao, but he didn't expect that his uncle actually knew how to distinguish.

But he is a fisheries major, so it is normal for him to understand this, although he seemed to have mentioned the wrong kind of fish just now.

It took about half an hour for Chen Wenchao and his uncle to sort out all the trash fish. Chen Dongqing, who usually did less work, hammered his waist.

“Dividing fish is more tiring than catching fish. The fish is like glass. I feel like my eyes are going blind.”

Now the entire wooden basin is filled with densely packed clove fish, which look like transparent sweet potato powder.

 It has been more than an hour since the fish was put into the net. It feels like if it is not dealt with immediately, it will soon turn into porridge.

Just at this time, the water in the big iron pot was boiling, and the lid made a "pop-pop" sound.

Li Duoyu poured a whole basin of fish into the boiling soup.

The clove fish is very fragile. When cooking, it is very easy to break. It requires methods when cooking. The old Tang had taught him before.

 Just like scalding beef, it is the same principle to "seven up and eight down".

Li Duoyu is holding a large jaggery in his hand, and relies on the rotation of the jaggery to float the clove fish from the bottom of the pot through the current.

Li Duoyu said to Chen Wenchao while pounding the water: "Next time you cook the clove fish by yourself, don't use too much force and do it like me, otherwise the fish will fall apart easily."

 “I understand, Brother Yu.”

"Also, when you put it in the pot, you must drain the water. You cannot pour it directly into the bamboo board. You must shake it to separate the cooked clove fish. Otherwise, it will be mushy and it will not be sold. price."

Chen Dongqing on the side frowned: "Duoyu, have you ever caught this fish? Otherwise, how could you know the details so clearly and be so skilled in the technique?"

Li Duoyu, who had already been asked about the numbness, casually replied: "I learned it from the local fishermen on Ludao Island. This fish is called homesick fish there, and the overseas Chinese like to eat it."

 Chen Dongqing frowned, and his intuition told him that something was really wrong with this nephew, who knew too many things.

But what he said is really correct. This fish is indeed called homesick fish on Ludao Island, and the production of this fish there is not small at all. It is really possible to learn from the fishermen there.

 After pulling a few nets, Li Duoyu discovered why the cloves in Ding Bay were so good. There were some miscellaneous fish, but not too many.

And he tried a few bites of the cooked clove fish. It tasted really good, relatively fresh and sweet, and not that fishy. It may have something to do with their local sea area.

Li Duoyu only pulled six nets, and his small sampan was already "full."

 After sorting.

 So far, the three of them have caught more than 300 kilograms of fresh clove fish.

The full load of this boat can reach one ton, but in addition to three people on the sampan, there is also a large iron pot for boiling water and more than ten bamboo plaques filled with cooked clove fish.

 Everyone has almost no place to stand, and the sampans and boats can return to Dandan Island.

When going back, my uncle Chen Dongqing remembered something very important: "Duoyu, what price should I pay for this fish? Why do you call it a fortune fish?"

 Li Duoyu thought about it.

  Considering that Director Liu was forced into a hurry, the price he gave was so outrageous, but for the long-term and healthy development of this industry.

 Li Duoyu feels that he needs to adjust the price a little bit.

“This clove fish, if it’s fresh, it’s almost fifty cents per pound, if it’s dried, it’s almost two and a half yuan.”

After hearing the price, Chen Dongqing, who was smoking, opened his mouth unconsciously, and the cigarette almost fell into the sea.

 “Damn it, is this fish so expensive?”

 “Who is collecting this fish?”

Chen Wenchao was also shocked. Why did the fish that everyone looked down upon in the past suddenly become so valuable?

Li Duoyu grinned and said, "This is a business secret. I can't tell you. If you want to know, give me a thousand yuan."

 Chen Dongqing looked at Li Duoyu and saw his thief expression: "It must be more than this price. You kid must have made a lot of difference from it."

"How is it possible? You can't find a village director like me who serves the people wholeheartedly even with a lantern, and you don't even think about how much this kind of fish cost before."

 Chen Wenchao nodded crazily: "I think Brother Yu is right. Not many people wanted this kind of fish in the past. The price has become cheaper. I often feed it directly to chickens and ducks."

Chen Dongqing rubbed his waist again: "Oh, it's really hard to divide the fish. My waist is almost sore. You have to count my share of the money I made today."

 “That must be earned, and one-seventh of the income will be given to you.”

 Chen Dongqing widened his eyes and said:

“Ah, why is it only one-seventh? There are only three of us on the boat, isn’t it one-third?”

 Li Duoyu calculated carefully:

"The three of us will divide it equally, so we will deduct three shares. Then, the boat is mine, and one share will be deducted. I also paid for the fuel, and another share will be deducted. The fishing location and sales channels are all mine, and they are yours." Isn’t it just one-seventh of it?”

Chen Dongqing's eyes grew wider and wider as he looked at the nephew in front of him in disbelief. He really wished he could go back to ten years ago.

When the time comes, he will be the first to report this nephew to the police.

Seeing his uncle gritting his teeth, Li Duoyu said hey, "Just kidding, I'll give you one-fifth of my income."

 “No, at least one quarter.”

Li Duoyu changed the subject: "I'm not that stingy. It's not a problem to give you three points. It's just the shrimp fry. You have to hurry up."

At this moment, Chen Dongqing really wanted to curse, and really wanted to kick his nephew into the sea.

This is really like a hundred mental eyes, going around and around, but they are actually here for that shrimp.

 Chen Dongqing couldn't help but scolded: "How come you are not likeable at all? You must be more honest and respect your elders. After all, I am still your uncle."

Li Duoyu looked disgusted:

“As long as my wife likes me, it’s fine, as long as the boss likes me too, I don’t care whether you like me or not.”

 Chen Dongqing was speechless on the spot.

Finding that she couldn't quarrel with him at all, she picked up her cuffs on the spot.

"Your uncle, if you have the guts, come and challenge me directly."

"Childish." Li Duoyu rolled his eyes at him and said to Chen Wenchao, "Xiaochao, my uncle smells a bit. Throw him into the sea and wash him off."

“Brother Yu, isn’t this good?” Chen Wenchao scratched his head.

“What’s wrong, we always played like this when we were kids.” Li Duoyu said with a smile, “Don’t forget, I am not only the village director, but also your boss.”

 Chen Wenchao struggled for a while, his eyes suddenly became firm, and he said with a silly smile: "Chief Chen, I'm sorry."

 Chen Dongqing panicked instantly.

“Xiaochao, Duoyu and I were joking. We were obviously bickering. You don’t really want to throw me away.”

“It’s okay, I’m very good at water, you’ll be fine, I’ll save you right away.”

 “Fuck.”

 “Wrong.”

“Duoyu, you can’t be serious, I’ve already fallen into the sea once today.”

Li Duoyu looked disgusted: "You insisted on challenging me to a duel."

 “Then you can’t ask Xiao Chao to help.”

 “I’m the boss, okay? How can the boss end up personally?”

 “Grass~evil capitalism.”

What Li Duoyu didn’t expect was that Chen Wenchao actually hugged his uncle and jumped into the sea together.

The uncle, who was soaked all over again, grabbed the edge of the boat with his hands and looked at Li Duoyu angrily: "Fuck you, get off the boat too, or I won't get on."

 “Okay, I’ll go down too.”

Li Duoyu smiled, then took off all the clothes on his body, and then plunged into the sea and swam happily.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing caught Li Duoyu’s clothes and soaked them in the sea water.

 “Holly, you are so vengeful.”

“Your clothes are too dirty, let me wash them for you.”

After the three of them played in the sea for a while, Chen Wenchao looked at the fins not far away and suddenly changed his color and said: "There is a shark."

 (End of this chapter)