The Fish I Catch Can Be Upgraded

  Chapter 184 The little cutie rolling in the rainstorm (5k)

   Harvested a pearl gentian spot, and Chu Mingcheng hunted two grouper in the water. When he surfaced again, he found a large dark cloud approaching quickly not far away.

   This is a rainstorm at sea, and he can obviously feel that the sea breeze is much stronger than in the morning, so there is trouble!

So he quickly swam back to board the boat, threw the fish into the foam box on the ice, and at the same time shouted to Chen Yang in the cockpit: "Ah Yang, go and wake up Ah Wei, it's going to rain soon, let's put the fish away first." The longlines and shrimp and crab pots are brought back."

   "It's going to rain?" Chen Yang looked up at the sky, and when he saw the dark cloud, he hurried into the bedroom and threw off the quilt, "You're paralyzed from sleeping, get up and help, it's going to rain!"

  Zhang Wei looked confused, because the quilt was taken away, and his body curled up instinctively.

  Chen Yang kicked the most elastic part of his body again: "Don't sleep, get up quickly, and eat immediately after putting away the long rope."

   With this kick, Zhang Wei was completely awake, and he knew what was going on with his head turned on, so he put on his clothes and came to the deck without talking nonsense.

  Chu Mingcheng had already sailed the boat to the shrimp and crab cages, and lifted up several cages.

  It's a pity that the release time is too short, and there is not much gain.

   There was not a single crab, but a dozen or so big prawns were accidentally caught, all of which were super big prawns that were about the size of a palm.

   Just these ten or so prawns can cost over three catties, and can be sold for seven to eight hundred or even thousands.

   But it was rare to catch wild prawns of such good quality, Chu Mingcheng immediately separated six of them, and waited for the man-made ones at noon, and took the rest back for Jiang Luoluo to taste.

Afterwards, he sailed to the side of the longline again, pulled the buoy up and said to Chen Yang and the others: "You two pull the rope, and I will untangle the fish. By the way, slow down, the ocean current is a bit strong now, so pull it up faster It’s easy to pull the cord.”

"okay!"

  Zhang Wei and Chen Yang began to slowly pull up the long rope one after the other.

  After a short while, the sub-thread slowly emerged from the water. Chu Mingcheng grabbed the sub-thread and pulled it. The first hook was empty, without any weight.

   After a while, after pulling up the sub-thread, he found that the bait on the hook had disappeared. It was obvious that there were fish underneath, and Chu Mingcheng had some expectations in his heart.

   "There is a fish, take the bait!" Zhang Wei immediately noticed a big silver fish on the second hook, and immediately sounded a reminder.

  As the longline was pulled up, Chu Mingcheng immediately recognized what kind of fish it was.

  A 70 to 80 centimeter big horse friend, also called Wuyu.

   "Sure, it turned out to be Yo Ma. I heard it tastes good. Ah Cheng, how much is this fish worth?" Chen Yang also recognized the fish and asked.

   "There are horse breeders, but the price of wild ones is still very high. At the market price, they can usually sell for six to seventy-one catties. Some places are more expensive, and they can be sold for one hundred."

   "Like this one, which is about seven or eight catties, it's no problem to sell it for one hundred and twenty-three."

  Ma Youyu has a relatively slender body. Although the one in Chu Mingcheng's hand is 70 to 80 centimeters, the actual weight may not reach ten catties.

  He has noticed this fish in the market before, and he has also learned about the value of wild fish.

   It’s just that he has never encountered it, but he never expected to catch this kind of fish when he set the longline for the first time today.

  One fish can cost thousands, Chen Yang and Zhang Weila worked even harder.

  As the longline was retracted little by little, horse fish of different sizes were also pulled up.

  Chu Mingcheng was about to laugh from ear to ear. Originally, he just wanted to catch some groupers, but unexpectedly caught a group of horse friends.

  Fifty hooks, fishing a dozen or so groupers is considered a good harvest, but after all the longlines are pulled up, he has harvested more than 30 horse friends.

   It must be that a group of horse friends nearby were attracted by the shrimp bait on the fishhook, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a high hook rate.

  At this time, the dark cloud in the sky had come over their heads, and the three of them immediately returned to the cockpit after putting all the fish in foam boxes to freeze.

  Then the three of them watched as the rain fell from far to near, engulfing their boat.

  The rain was very heavy, and the impact made a crackling sound on the glass.

   Fortunately, the wind was not too strong, so Chu Mingcheng had no intention of leaving here for the time being.

  Heavy rain will cause the sea water to become turbid, making fishing and hunting impossible in the afternoon.

  But the rainstorm at sea may not last long. After the rain stops in the afternoon, you may be able to fish for a while.

   So he went to take a shower, changed back into his old fishing clothes, and started making lunch.

   "Ayang, why don't you make your golden stone clam at night, let's have a horse friend at noon!"

  It would be a pity not to let his girlfriend try such a good fish. Chu Mingcheng looked at the golden stone clam that Chen Yang had already slaughtered, wrapped it in plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator.

   "Okay, you boss, you have the final say!" Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he asked him what he was doing after all this was wrapped up.

   "I'll rub it, Jinshi clam?" Zhang Wei realized it later, "Are you willing to eat this fish?"

   "Just say do you want to eat?"

"of course yes!"

   "Then ask a P!"

   "Isn't it okay to ask?"

  Zhang Wei felt aggrieved, and suddenly regretted that he worked too hard last night, which made him exhausted this morning.

   Originally, he wanted to go fishing and hunting in the afternoon, but it rained suddenly, so he just came here today to have a soy sauce, and he hardly did anything.

  The other two ignored him. Since there was no way to fish or hunt in the afternoon, Chen Yang went to the bathroom to take a shower.

  Chu Mingcheng picked a horse friend fish about three catties, which is also the smallest of all horse friend fish.

  The taste of Mayou fish is said to be higher than that of the top cod and mackerel, especially when fried or deep-fried.

  When he encounters fish he has never eaten before, his first choice is to steam it, so that he can be more aware of the umami taste of a fish itself.

   But since Yo Ma is more suitable for frying, he decided to make two ways to eat at noon.

  Started to kill the fish first, he first came to the door of the cockpit, took a scaler and scraped off a large piece of Ma Youyu's scales.

  The fish scales are surprisingly easy to scrape, and they are not hard.

  After scraping the fish scales, he didn't need to clean them, they were washed away by the rain.

   Then he took the scissors to open the fish's belly, took out all the internal organs, and then he found a surprise again.

  Its maw is very thick, almost comparable to grouper.

  That is to say, this horse friend fish is a little small, resulting in a small fish belly, so I can only throw it away regretfully. If a big one comes, I can keep it for eating.

  Mayou fish is very long, but its stomach is very short.

  Chu Mingcheng cut off the head of the fish first, and then cut the fish into two sections according to the stomach.

  The section with the stomach is cut from the back, cut in half and steamed. Cut the rest of the fish into chunks for frying.

  When the fish was ready, Chu Mingcheng wanted to continue making prawns, but was stopped by Chen Yang, saying that he would save them for dinner at night.

  Since this is the case, let’s deal with it casually at noon!

  The three of them sat on the sofa with rice and began to eat while listening to the sound of pattering rain.

  Chu Mingcheng tasted the fried fish first, and found that the fish was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It tasted very delicious, and the taste was really better than mackerel.

   Then I took another bite of the steamed one, and only then did I understand why frying or deep-frying is the best.

  The steamed Mayou fish tastes good as well. The fish meat is still a bit fresh and sweet, but the taste is much worse, a little bit woody, not as good as the fried ones.

   The difference can be seen from the fact that Zhang Wei and Chen Yang prefer pan-fried ones.

  After dinner, the dishes and chopsticks were cleaned up, but the rain still didn't stop.

  Chu Mingcheng decided to wait until two o'clock. If the rain was still so heavy after two o'clock, he would go back early.

  However, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the situation did not go as he expected in his heart.

   Not only did the rain not decrease, but the wind that was originally acceptable became stronger and stronger.

  The boat kept shaking with the waves, making Chen Yang uncomfortable, so he went into the bedroom and lay down.

  Chu Mingcheng opened the door of the cockpit and took a look. A gust of sea breeze made him shiver, and he felt that the temperature dropped a lot.

   Didn’t I say that it took two days to cool down, and I always feel that it started to cool down today.

   Now it was really impossible to fish, so Chu Mingcheng had to retract the anchor and go back.

  Today’s harvest is actually not bad. The Mayou fish alone can sell for more than 15,000 yuan, and the golden stone clam and three groupers can be sold for 25,000 yuan.

  It's a pity that the fish caught after a busy morning is about the same value as he spent ten minutes hunting a large tuna in the open sea.

  The wind and waves will be much stronger. Chu Mingcheng did not set automatic sailing, but sailed the boat himself.

  Going against the waves, the boat kept ups and downs. After half an hour, Zhang Wei couldn't take it anymore and went into the bedroom to lie flat.

  Maybe he himself was driving the boat, but he was not affected.

  Just Zhang Wei went in for a while, then ran out suddenly, followed by Chen Yang.

   "Ah Cheng, Ah Cheng, quickly look to the left, there seems to be something on the sea over there."

   "What?" Chu Mingcheng looked to the left suspiciously, but he didn't find anything through the window.

   But he drove over there anyway, only in a circle to avoid paralleling the waves.

   When they got close, the three people on the boat realized that there was a little cutie rolling on the sea surface.

  Of course, it wasn't that it was willing to roll, but it was always turned somersaults by the waves.

  The little cutie has a relatively slender body and is a little sea lion.

  The size of this sea lion can be seen as a sub-adult at a glance. It is very small, and it is estimated that it has just begun to become independent.

   Its swimming skills are strong though, and it is capable of diving for long periods of time.

   But they are mammals after all, and they need to come out of the water to breathe.

  The waves made his small body unable to resist, and even his physical strength had almost reached its limit.

  It now looks like a drowning person, whose head is submerged in the sea water from time to time, and then struggles to come out.

  Chu Mingcheng hurriedly drove the boat over, while Chen Yang and Zhang Wei both put on raincoats, went to the back deck and opened the small door.

  The little sea lion also seems to know that the boat is here to save him, or because of his survival instinct, he is willing to seize any opportunity.

  It was not afraid at all, and dived directly into the water.

   When he appeared again, he had already appeared beside the boat.

  Zhang Wei picked up the copying net and guided it up from the back door.

  Chen Yang grabbed the side of the boat with one hand and Zhang Wei with the other to ensure safety.

  After a short while, the little sea lion was guided to the back, and then it jumped up by itself.

  Seeing this, Zhang Wei quickly threw the copying net aside, and then closed the small door.

  Chu Mingcheng saw them taking off their raincoats and returning to the cockpit, so he asked, "Are you rescued?"

   "Isn't this what it is?" Zhang Wei stepped aside, revealing the little sea lion poking his head at the door.

  The little sea lion seemed to be able to feel the kindness of the people on the boat, or maybe it was not deeply involved in the world, and anyway, it was not afraid of people at all, so it even crawled in, making the ground full of water.

  Chu Mingcheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said while driving the boat: "Hurry up and wipe it with a towel, it's full of water."

   "Will it bite?" Chen Yang hesitated.

   "No, I saw a video before, which said that sea lions are very gentle creatures." Zhang Wei brought a spare white towel.

   It’s just that he said he couldn’t, but he still carefully tested it a few times with a towel, and after making sure that the little sea lion was lying on the ground, he helped to dry it a little.

  Seeing this, Chen Yang became more courageous, and reached out to pet the little sea lion.

  Chu Mingcheng can only look back occasionally. After all, the current wind and waves are a bit strong, and he needs to pay attention to the changes of the wind and waves at all times, so as not to accidentally capsize the boat.

   "We want to bring this little sea lion back to the pier?" After a while, Chen Yang came to him and asked.

   "I'm going to a place right now, which is very suitable for him to live in." After the little sea lion was rescued, Chu Mingcheng thought of a place suitable for him to live in, that is, the isolated island where he met the fugitive before.

  The fish resources there are good, and there are no natural enemies of small sea lions such as sharks nearby. It is indeed a good place.

  The boat was still sailing on the sea, and the little sea lion who had rested enough seemed to be hungry. Its head stood up, and it seemed to smell the smell of food.

  It turned around and crawled towards the door, because the door was closed, so it could only bump around the door.

   "What is it doing?" Zhang Wei wondered.

  Chen Yang guessed: "Could it be going back to the sea?"

  Chu Mingcheng looked back and said, "Go and feed the black bream I caught to it so that it won't move around. I'll be here in about half an hour."

"Use my one. I ate Yo Ma at noon, and my black bream is still there!" Chen Yang got up, took out the black bream he had slaughtered from the refrigerator, tore off the plastic wrap and threw it to the little one. sea ​​lion.

  When the little sea lion saw the food, it immediately went up to it. After smelling it, it immediately bit the head of the fish, and began to bite one bite at a time.

  Chu Mingcheng didn't want to miss this kind of rare scene, so he asked them to help him take this shot with his own video camera.

   One fish was eaten soon, and the little sea lion stopped wandering around the door this time, but looked at Chen Yang and howled, obviously begging for food.

   It seems that one fish does not make it full.

  An adult sea lion can eat 12 catties of food a day, no matter how small a baby sea lion is, a fish less than 2 catties without guts is definitely not enough.

  So Chen Yang went out on purpose and brought over the black snapper that Chu Mingcheng was talking about.

  But he didn't take it into the cockpit, but put it at the door, attracting the little sea lion out.

  The main reason is that the previous black bream was slaughtered and processed very cleanly, but this black bream has not been touched, and it will be hard to clean up the blood and internal organs after eating. Anyway, sea lions are not afraid of rain.

  After it finished eating the second fish, it stopped begging for food, and it was obviously full.

   At this time, Chu Mingcheng's boat had already arrived at the isolated island.

  The stern of the boat was facing the small beach, and he asked the two to release the little sea lion.

  Chen Yang is a bit of a pity. He likes this little sea lion, but he is a protected animal, and there is no way to adopt it in China.

  He opened the small door, and the little sea lion seemed to know what they meant, and moved to the small door on his own initiative.

  When it was at the door, it looked back at the few people who got off the boat, and then jumped into the sea.

   Driven by the waves, it quickly swam towards the beach until it landed on the beach.

   Obviously, it was safe on land, so Chu Mingcheng sailed away and returned to the pier.

   "Unfortunately, these animals cannot be kept in China, otherwise I would have adopted this little sea lion." Chen Yang, who returned to the cabin, said regretfully.

   "Actually, I may not have other ideas when I send the little sea lion here." Chu Mingcheng said with a smile, "This is the nest I arranged for it. As long as it doesn't leave, we may meet it often in the future."

   "Huh!" Chen Yang and Zhang Wei reacted at the same time.

   "Good guy, it turns out that you are the one who plotted the most!"

"Yes, why didn't I think of it. As long as the little sea lion settles here, we can bring fish to see it every time we go out to sea. After a long time, it will naturally get close to us, and it will become our pet in disguise. ?”

  Chu Mingcheng nodded: "That's what I think. When he grows up, maybe he can help drive the fish over when we are fishing and hunting."

   "Even in case of drowning or something, it might save our lives."

   "You think a lot." Chen Yang didn't know what to say, he just wanted to keep a pet, but someone else was already in the atmosphere.

  After returning to the pier, it was already past three in the afternoon.

  The rain on the side of the pier was lighter than that at sea, and several people from Chu Mingcheng moved all the catches into the car, including the cat shark that was still alive.

  Because it was inconvenient due to the rain, Chu Mingcheng did not plan to sell the fish caught today to the customers in the group, but pulled them all to the seafood restaurant.

  Two golden stone clams, he kept one for himself and sold the other.

  Chu Mingcheng thought that one would be over two catties and over three catties, but it was heavier than he imagined, reaching four catties and three catties.

  The price is not one thousand one catty, but one thousand five.

  He can only sigh that it is really cool to be in Zhejiang and Fuzhou provinces. Most seafood is more expensive than other coastal cities.

   Four catties and three gold stone mussels were sold for a total of 6,450.

  He originally thought that two of them would add up to five or six thousand at most, but he didn't expect one to reach such a level.

   In addition to the pearl gentian grouper, there are two other groupers, plus the cat shark, a total of five thousand and four.

  Ma Youyu is divided into weights. There is no one under two catties in Chuming City, so they are divided into three grades based on five catties and ten catties.

  The prices are 80, 120, and 160 respectively.

  There are thirteen pieces under five catties, a total of fifty-six catties and three taels, sold for four thousand five.

  There were seventeen strips between five and ten catties, a total of one hundred and forty-six catties, sold for 17,600.

  Three if it weighs more than 10 catties, and if it doesn’t weigh more than 15 catties, he keeps one and sells two.

   Add up to twenty-six catties and nine, sold for 4,300 yuan.

   After counting all the harvests today, it is 15,000 more than Chu Mingcheng expected. It seems that next time you can count your catches more boldly.

   After getting the money, he then drove to Weijiaguo.

  The remaining Dama friends and Jinshi clam are naturally given away.

   Wei Jiaguo came out of the house and was a little surprised to see the three of them.

  Just thinking that every time Chu Mingcheng looks for him, he seems to get something good, a little expectation rises in his heart in vain.

   "Why, did you get some good things today?"

   "It's nothing, just a golden stone clam and a horse friend fish weighing more than ten kilograms." Chu Mingcheng didn't hold back, and opened the foam box in a flat tone.

  PS: There will be more in the evening!

  (end of this chapter)