1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

We can’t say we were lucky. Maybe Li Duoyu and the others were fishing right on the waterway.

It happened that the uncle paid attention and discovered theirs.

Minrongyu 056 slowly docked nearby, and Li Duoyu immediately climbed onto their fishing boat.

When the second uncle and the first uncle, two old smokers, saw him, they immediately asked: "Duoyu, what are you doing with so many boats?"

"Searching for jellyfish."

After hearing this, the two old men widened their eyes: "You called us back from the outer sea just to catch jellyfish. You are not afraid of losing money when fishing for this thing. This thing is okay in Zhoushan, but here we are , the fishmonger doesn’t even look at it.”

Li Duoyu is used to their reaction, just like when you tell Bangzi that we can eat as much rice and meat as we want, the other person looks shocked and doesn't understand.

But when Li Shuguang moved the first basket of jellyfish to the deck of the ship, everyone saw this red jellyfish.

Several old smokers frowned instantly: "Isn't this kind of red jellyfish only found in Zhoushan? Why can you catch it here?"

Li Duoyu waved his hand and said: "Don't ask me, I don't know. The sea is so big, I can't control where they are going."

After seeing this kind of jellyfish, the uncle and the third uncle also felt that they were a little bit confused.

Since they have been running boats outside all year round, they have seen a little bit of the world.

Eating jellyfish is still very popular along the coasts of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, especially in Shanghai. This kind of red jellyfish is a common appetizer at banquets.

They often fry the jellyfish skin with soybean sprouts, and then dip the jellyfish head in vinegar.

They have also eaten it once or twice. When eating it in the summer, it is particularly refreshing and perfect for appetizers and drinks.

But the price is not ideal, and it is definitely not as expensive as "big fish" such as hairtail, cuttlefish, and Spanish mackerel.

In the entire Zhoushan fishery, there seem to be only one or two villages that fish hard during the flood season.

There was really no need to be so nervous. Not only did they dispatch the fleet, they even called them back.

Although I had guessed that there was nothing going on at home, it was still a little uncomfortable to call them back just to catch jellyfish. After all, the big hairtails they caught were much more valuable than the jellyfish.

It’s a bit ugly, even if it’s red jellyfish, the batch of hairtail they caught is much more expensive than these jellyfish.

Seeing the uncle and third uncle frowning, Li Duoyu naturally knew that they had some minor objections and said directly:

"Don't think jellyfish are worthless. After we process them ourselves and export them abroad, their value can increase more than ten times."

Hearing the word "exit", everyone on the ship pricked up their ears. In this day and age, the magic power of the word "export" is similar to that of smuggling and smuggling, but one is the right way and the other is the evil way.

Third uncle Li Zhengfa said curiously:

"Do foreigners also eat this kind of stuff?"

Li Duoyu nodded and said: "There is still a huge demand for this kind of jellyfish in the island countries and South Korea. When the time comes, I will go to the Foreign Trade Bureau. We jellyfish are specialized in foreign trade."

Third uncle Li Zhengfa sighed and couldn't help but said: "There are still benefits to fish. Every day we think about where to catch fish to make more money. Duoyu thinks about how to make foreigners' money every day. This is the vision." It’s different.”

The uncle also said: "We old men can't compare with young people at all. We earn hard-earned money. Duoyu is directly robbing money."

Li Duoyu smiled: "No, I'm a serious businessman."

The third uncle frowned and said: "No, I remember that processing jellyfish is quite troublesome. It seems to have three in and three out. If you make it like Chenjiacun, no one will want it."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Uncle Third, are you talking about three alum and two salts?"

"Yes, that's it." Li Zhengfa slapped his forehead, then looked at Li Duoyu in surprise, frowned and said, "No, how come you even understand this."

"I don't have many advantages, I just like to learn. When I had nothing to do, I learned the skill of pickling jellyfish."

"You kid. I wish Yujun had half as much brain as you." Speaking of his son, Li Zhengfa couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing his third uncle talking about the Jade Army, Li Duoyu asked: "It's already the third year, when will the Jade Army come out?"

The third uncle said: "I have given him a lot of money in the past few years, and his performance is relatively good. If he is lucky, he should be able to come out around this time next year."

"That's pretty quick."

But Li Duoyu frowned, not that the more money he gave, the better it would be. Those people would not let go of a fat sheep like Yu Jun so quickly.

If it doesn't matter, if you give me too much money, you might come out later than others.

Li Duoyu planned to find an opportunity to talk a little bit, not to release him early, but at least to let him come out when the time of detention is up.

Li Zhengfa smiled and said: "Yu Jun has changed a lot now. When he comes out, can he come to your side and teach him well?"

"This shouldn't be much of a problem."

Li Zhengfa sighed repeatedly when he talked about his son. He originally thought that Li Duoyu had such good connections and wanted to ask him for help.

But he was stopped by his eldest brother, saying that everyone was staring at Duoyu now and not to let this kind of thing affect his reputation.

But what made him most uncomfortable was that the old lady loved Yu Jun the most. Before she left, she had been quite sober those days, but she could not see the child for the last time.

Li Duoyu continued: "By the way, I remember everyone seems to know how to cut jellyfish."

The second uncle who was smoking said: "That's for sure. When we went fishing together in Zhoushan before, we dealt with jellyfish together."

Li Duoyu glanced at his second uncle and felt that he had lost some weight and he still coughed from time to time.

"Second uncle, smoke less, or use a cigarette holder. Stop smoking dry cigarettes."

The second uncle said with disgust: "The kind with a cigarette holder is boring to smoke. It must be this kind to be exciting."

After Li Duoyu persuaded people once, he stopped trying. After all, the act of persuading people to quit smoking doesn't make much sense.

Most people cannot change some of their living habits before they have experienced life and death.

Li Duoyu said: "This time, just the jellyfish skin and jellyfish head will be enough. I won't need the rest."

Uncle Zhuang, whose legs and feet are not very convenient, said: "If you don't want the jellyfish brains, you can leave some for me. They are good for making soup."

The second uncle smiled and said: "There are so many jellyfish brains, can you finish them?"

"Hmph, after I cook the jellyfish brains and dry them, don't be so shameless as to ask me for them."

"Let me tell you, why do you always take it so seriously? The older you get, the worse your temper."

If the amount is small, Li Duoyu will definitely not let go of the jellyfish brains, but when the amount is large, this thing is usually thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

"Get up and get to work."

As soon as he decided to help cut up the jellyfish, Chen Youzhi entered the cabin, patted the bed board, and shouted loudly: "Everyone is getting up and working."

The fishermen who were still sleeping were all rubbing their sleepy eyes.

His son Chen Liang was hugging the quilt and kept making "poke, poke, poke" gestures. After being woken up, he looked unhappy.

"Dad, I just dreamed of holding hands with Liu Xiaoqing, and you woke me up. How long have I been holding back this dream?"

Several crew members asked: "Did you get fucked in your dream?"

Chen Liang grimaced: "No, no, I was interrupted just as I took off my pants."

"Hahaha." Chen Youyi looked at his son with disdain: "Repay Liu Xiaoqing, if you don't make money well, you won't even be able to get a wife."

Chen Youyi continued: "Put on your waders and gloves. Get ready to cut the jellyfish. Don't get bitten later."

Chen Liang hummed: "What's so good about jellyfish? It's something no one wants."

Chen Youyi was just about to pat his son on the head, but after thinking about it, he stretched his hand back. If he continued to pat his son, he might become more and more foolish.

When Chen Liang and the others arrived on the deck of the ship, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The nearby sea was full of fishing boats from their village.

Almost all of them were acquaintances, and the deck was full of small and medium-sized red jellyfish. Before he could say hello to Li Duoyu, his father started scolding:

"Why are you still holding on? Get to work quickly. There are so many jellyfish."

More than 20 veterans on the boat began to cut up the jellyfish. Wearing rubber gloves, they were not afraid of being bitten by the jellyfish.

After taking out a jellyfish, immediately rub off all the tentacles of the jellyfish, and then use a fish knife to separate the jellyfish skin and jellyfish head.

Several crew members found it troublesome and threw the jellyfish heads on the deck. Uncle Zhuang, who was in charge of cooking, had no choice but to pick them up himself.

He murmured: "Wait a minute, you guys, don't even think about giving me jellyfish porridge."

After processing by these crew members, three baskets of jellyfish were originally needed, but now one basket is enough, which greatly saves the space required for transportation.

The sea was still busy, and after nearly four hours of fishing, the sun was already high in the sky.

After everyone had breakfast, the sun became very bright, which scorched everyone so much that it became very hot after a while.

But everyone was obviously very happy. Zhao Dahai asked Wang Jinshan: "How much have you caught?"

Wang Jinshan replied: "About thirty yuan."

Zhao Dahai widened his eyes and said: "There are so many, so it won't be a problem for you to make seventy or eighty yuan in one day."

Wang Jinshan asked: "How many have you done?"

"Almost fifty like that."

After hearing this, the nearby fishermen couldn't help but frown: "You two brothers, don't work too hard. Now your waist is broken. After you get a wife, you will have to lie down."

However, some people were quite unhappy, and Lao Lu was cursing: "This Duoyu is more evil-hearted than Lao Mi."

When others asked, they found out that he had gotten nearly a hundred yuan just last night, but because they were pulled with a trawl net, many of the jellyfish skins were broken.

Then at least one-third of the money was deducted, leaving only more than 70 yuan.

"Lao Lu, let's fish it out with us. This thing is really easy to break with a trawl net."

"Fishing for wool, my boat is so high, a male dog can't even catch it by his waist, okay?"

Looking at the whole boat of jellyfish skins and jellyfish heads, Li Duoyu was also quite surprised. This boat would have been expensive in his previous life.

Processed ones like this, or wild ones, cost at least fifteen yuan per catty, and this ship must have cost at least seven to eight million yuan.

Seeing that the sun was getting bigger and bigger, Li Duoyu quickly sent the big iron-hulled boat back. After all, when the sun was strong, jellyfish turned into jellyfish very quickly.

When the big iron-hulled boat left, it was followed by a large group of skinned fish, more than a dozen sea turtles, and even a sunfish.

Last night, these sea fish had been eating a buffet beside the boat. Li Duoyu saw a turtle swimming very slowly.

I fished it directly onto the boat with a net, and then used a fish knife to pry off the barnacles on it.

Then they put it back into the sea. The fishermen on Dandan Island would not catch sea turtles, and would even take the initiative to protect them.

But if I remember correctly, this sea turtle called Hawksbill Turtle will have a hard time in the future.

Because of the special texture of its shell, it is regarded as a gem by the island country and then made into various handicrafts.

When the fishermen knew that this sea turtle could be exported to make a lot of money, some fishermen probably couldn't hold back.

With the sun so big, these people were still desperately catching jellyfish. Li Duoyu was worried that they would get heatstroke.

"Everyone take a break. The sun is not so strong. Come out and catch it again."

But what he didn't expect was that all the people in the fleet were crazy about catching.

The Zhao brothers replied:

"Brother Yu, don't worry about us. If it's really too hot, go to Xiaoxiang Island to rest."

"Then I'll go back first. Be careful. I'll come to you later."

Li Duoyu glanced at his watch. At this point, his second brother had already bought salt and alum.

He was the only one who knew the three-alum processing method. Although he had written the processing procedures to his second brother, he still went back to be more conservative.

Li Duoyu's fishing boat quickly surpassed the large iron-hulled ship and headed straight for Dandan Island.

After more than an hour, they returned to the dock of Dandan Island. The fishmonger Lao Mi asked in confusion: "Duoyu, why are you back alone?"

Li Duoyu asked: "Uncle Mi, has my brother come back?"

Smoking a cigarette, Lao Mi said: "He came back early and bought a lot of salt. I also helped him move a lot."

Li Duoyu was not polite and threw the boat rope to him and said: "Help me tie the boat."

He took two yuan and gave it to him: "By the way, Uncle Mi, my big boat will be back soon. Please call the tractor master on our island for me. A dozen people who pull carts will also be fine. Remember to go to the new dock."

Old Mi looked at Li Duoyu's back as he hurried away, and was very puzzled. But looking at the two yuan in his hand, he couldn't help but curl his lips: "You are so stingy. You only gave me two yuan. You should give at least five yuan."

Lao Mi looked at the sea. Today, all the fishing boats were called by Li Duoyu to catch jellyfish. He didn't have any business to do. It was good to make two yuan for free.

When Li Duoyu arrived at the eel factory, he found his second brother holding the handwritten list, but he didn't know how to start.

After seeing Li Duoyu coming, Li Yaoguo finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Duoyu, you should come. I'm afraid I'll make a mistake and ruin your jellyfish."

When Li Duoyu was preparing the initial alum water, he said: "No salt is added when the jellyfish is initially alumed. At that time, the jellyfish head and jellyfish skin are separated, and 0.4% alum is added to the head and 0.6% alum is added to the skin."

"The main function of alum is to shrink, dehydrate, solidify and form, and excrete toxins. The jellyfish in Chenjia Village next door will bite people when eaten, which means that the toxins are not completely excreted."

While he was talking, Chen Wenchao kept taking notes with a pen, and saw that he started to draw patterns again.

Li Duoyu leaned over and found that his simple sketch of jellyfish was quite beautiful. This guy seems to have some talent for painting.

"Have you not been to night school recently?"

Chen Wenchao scratched his head: "I've been a little busy recently. I have to help take care of my daughter at night."

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment. He almost forgot that Xiaolan was pregnant again, and this guy would soon be the father of two children.

Li Duoyu then carefully explained the process of processing three alums and operated it himself.

At this time, the sound of a "woohoo" whistle came from the sea.

The big ship has returned to the island. (End of this chapter)