Golden Fishing Village

The fish was dragged ashore and people on the dock gathered around.

"Oh, this big fish, how long have you not seen such a big cobia?"

"Yangzi, how did you get it? This big fish needs to be trawled to catch it. Can you get it up on a sampan?"

"This fish can't weigh more than a hundred pounds? You've made a profit this time, Yangzi!"

Ao Muyang smiled and said: "It's just good luck. I met it at the beach. The water was shallow and it blocked me."

This is the only reason that can explain that cobia has excellent athletic ability in the sea, and the deeper the sea, the more ferocious it becomes.

But they are seasonal migration characteristics, and they spawn in clusters offshore to facilitate the juvenile fish groups to forage in the shallow sea gravel and avoid predation by large carnivorous fish in the deep sea.

In the past, when there were a lot of cobia, fishermen would go offshore to block them during their migration season, and they would always get good harvests.

Nowadays, wild cobia are rare and concentrated in tropical waters. Occasionally, the fish migrate mainly individually or in small groups. It is difficult to figure out their migration routes, so this trick is not easy to use.

For this reason, it is becoming more and more difficult to catch wild cobia. After they return to the deep sea, they do not form groups and mostly make a living as individuals. Large boats cannot fish in targeted ways, and small boats cannot fish.

Ao Muyang's fishing method cannot be copied. After his eyes enter the seawater, his vision is not blocked or affected by the seawater, so he can set a trap for the cobia and close the net immediately after seeing it fall into the trap.

Even if ordinary people can build a net and set a trap, they cannot close the net as soon as it is caught. Cobia, on the other hand, react very quickly and at a faster speed. If they are not caught at the first time, they will often run away.

Looking at the curious neighbors, Ao Muyang patted the fish and said, "Uncle and aunt, this fish is still alive. Do you know how rare it is? Who is willing to buy it? Just give me the market price."

He did not intend to send this fish to Hongyang Wharf. It was not worth the price. Cobia is a good fish, as its nickname of tropical salmon can prove. However, it is not rare because China has achieved artificial breeding.

Ao Muyang was very concerned about fisheries when he left his hometown. He read a report that China cultivated a large number of this fish, with an annual output of about 20,000 tons from 2006 to 2007!

In Kyoto hotels, the market price of this kind of fish is about one hundred yuan per kilogram. There is definitely no such price in my hometown. One kilogram in the wholesale market is estimated to be only twenty or thirty yuan.

However, since this is wild cobia, he can sell it for a higher price. It is not a big problem to sell it for around 3,000 yuan. In this way, even if you go to Hongyang to sell it, you will only get four to five hundred yuan more, so it is not worth wasting the energy and time.

After hearing what he said, a young man named Ao Mufeng laughed and said: "Who in our village will buy this fish? It's not easy for folks in the countryside to be second-hand dealers."

Ao Muyang smiled and said: "Don't you have a fisherman's house in Fengzi? How big is this wild cobia? Don't you want to buy it back and make a sign?"

This was the motivation for him to come back. The fishermen in the village would love this fish, because cobia is a white-fleshed fish with a high oil content, similar to salmon. In fact, it has a nickname: tropical salmon.

This fish is great for sashimi, sushi or sashimi, and can be cooked in many different ways, either hot or cold smoked, making it a good value and very popular.

Ao Mufeng really wanted to buy this fish. He said that to lower the price, but Ao Muyang saw through it at a glance, and he laughed and said: "I have this idea, but I can't afford it."

Ao Muyang asked: "How much are you willing to pay?"

Ao Mufeng said: "My family can't eat so much. Cobia is eaten fresh, just like salmon. The more it is left out, the more it will be ruined. It usually sells for fifteen yuan in the market. Can you give fifteen yuan a pound?"

After listening to the quotation, Ao Muyang shook his head: "They are all from my own family who have not been out of the fifth server. It is boring to come here for nothing. The one that costs fifteen yuan a pound is farmed cobia. Mine is a wild one, twenty-five dollars a pound."

"Too expensive." Someone next to him immediately smacked his tongue.

Ao Muyang laughed, and he said: "Uncle Pen, don't you still behave when you get a cheap deal? Twenty-five pounds is expensive? I don't have to go to Hongyang. I will show up at the dock in the town. Thirty-one pounds are all available for grabs." Do you want to believe it?"

He looked at the crowd and continued: "Such a wild military sergeant is rare. I want to bring it back to make a name for the fishermen in our village. To be honest, I don't need to go to the water. If I want to make money, I will go to the town early." ”

An old man holding a pipe in his mouth smiled and said, "What Qian Zheng's son said is true."

Others laughed, and several fishermen added up and bought the fish for fifty kilograms.

Ao Muyang's estimate was good. The fish was weighed at more than 61 kilograms. He wiped out the small change and paid only 3,000 yuan, which was in line with expectations.

In this way, the neighbors can save some money, and he can gain some good reputation.

After collecting the money and walking back, Ao Fugui came towards him. When he saw him, he shouted: "Brother Wo Riyang, why are you back so soon? I heard someone said that you caught a big cobia? I was going to cheer you up. ! By the way, let’s have another meal tonight?”

Ao Muyang said angrily: "Keep your voice down, your loud voice is louder than the village committee's loudspeaker. You also have a meal at night, the whole fart, I ask you, didn't I tell you, I caught it Don’t spread the word about the big lobster.”

Ao Fugui chuckled and said, "I didn't tell anyone."

Ao Muyang said: "You have a tough mouth. You didn't spread the word. There was a boy on the dock just now who asked me about the big lobster..."

"You mean Xiao Niu? Oh, yes, I think I mentioned Xiao Niu to you." Ao Fugui suddenly realized.

Hearing his words, Ao Muyang was stunned and said, "Xiao Niu? That child is Xiao Niu? The kid from Dazhi's family?"

Dazhi's full name is Ao Muzhi, and he is of the same generation as Ao Muyang. He is older and was the leader of the children when he was young. Ao Muyang, Ao Fugui and Ao Mufeng who just bought cobia all played with him.

But he is gone now. The ocean storm six years ago swallowed not only Ao Muyang's parents, but also Ao Muzhi and others. They were all people who went to sea with Ao Muyang's parents.

That was a painful past that Ao Muyang had never wanted to look back on. At that time, his parents emptied their family's savings and just bought a small-tonnage fishing boat to make a living in the deep waters. As a result, they lost all the people and the boat after going out to sea a few times!

The accident destroyed not only Ao Muyang's family, but also several other families. Ao Muzhi's family was particularly badly hit. His wife had been in poor health, and his son was just about to go to elementary school. When he, the pillar of the family, was gone, the whole family collapsed.

A big reason why Ao Muyang left his hometown was that he was ashamed to face these villagers who wanted to make money with his parents but lost their lives with them, even though the villagers were very good, no one came to make trouble at his home, and no one made things difficult for him, an orphan.

Thinking of the face and skin of the boy on the dock that was tanned by the sun, and the embarrassed and inferior smile that the boy showed after being treated coldly by him, Ao Muyang suddenly fell silent.

He licked his lips and said, "Didn't Dazhi's family move? Didn't his sister-in-law remarry? Did he still live with Xiaoniu at the east end of the village?"

Ao Fugui nodded, and Ao Muyang said, "Okay, I know."