golden fishing village

Chapter 28 Bluefin Tuna

Fang Ming packed up his things and walked towards the pier with the copper plate.It is already three o'clock in the afternoon, and fishing boats have come back one after another.The originally quiet pier has become lively.

Before Fang Ming got close, he saw his own fishing boat at a glance.Fang Jinxin and Miao Xiuhua were walking out of the cabin carrying a bamboo basket.Seeing this, Fang Ming hurried forward.He stopped Fang Jinxin and Miao Xiuhua, and said with a smile, "Mom and Dad, you two have a rest. I'll move."

Fang Jinxin said unhappily: "How much strength do you have! This basket weighs at least 100 catties..."

Fang Jinxin was still talking, when he saw Fang Ming jumped off the boat easily holding the bamboo basket. The weight of more than 100 kilograms is as light as a piece of foam board in his hands.

Miao Xiuhua was also very surprised, and hurriedly followed: "Amin, be careful and pay attention to your feet! Why are you so strong! Your father didn't have such great strength when he was young."

Fang Ming smiled and said, "I'm exercising every day, so of course I'm getting stronger. Mom and Dad have a good harvest today, and there's even a tuna."

Fang Ming saw several baskets of fish piled up in the cabin ice storage at a glance.In addition to the common saury and tofu fish, the most conspicuous one is a one-meter-long tuna!

This tuna is not small in size and weighs at least 100 catties by visual inspection.And its dorsal fin is blue, and there is a row of white streamlined cutting lines on the abdomen and underside.The whole body of the fish presents a very perfect shuttle shape.

This is a bluefin tuna!

Even Fang Ming showed a look of surprise.On Moon Island, tuna is not common.Because tuna generally live in the deep sea area of ​​​​100-200 meters.The fishermen's nets can only sink tens of meters at most, and they can't reach the tuna at all.

If Fang Ming remembered correctly, his family had caught a tuna two years ago.But that tuna is a more common species of bigeye tuna.But the unit price is also sold for 80 yuan a catty!
Bluefin tuna is the highest quality tuna, and the price must be much higher.

Fang Ming couldn't help laughing and said, "Dad, where did you catch this tuna? It can sell for a lot of money."

Unexpectedly, Fang Jinxin sighed and said, "What are you selling for! The ice machine on the fishing boat is broken."

Fang Ming also frowned upon hearing this.He returned to the fish cabin, only to find that the temperature of the fish cabin was indeed very high.There were puddles of water on the deck, but no ice in sight.

Now it's troublesome.

Fishermen go out to sea to fish, as short as one day, as long as ten days and a half months.Those pelagic fishing boats don't even come back for several months.Therefore, the caught seafood must be stored in the fish hold.At this time, the role of ice cubes is particularly important.Because as soon as the seafood enters the fish cabin, it is immediately sent to the freezer to freeze and lock it fresh.In this way, it can be guaranteed that the seafood will still be fresh after landing.

Otherwise, the seafood will be broken after 3 or 4 hours at room temperature.

Not to mention that it is summer now, the season when the temperature is the highest and seafood is most likely to go bad.

Fang Jinxin said dejectedly: "This wrecked ship is really delaying things. The ice machine is not broken sooner or later, but it just broke down after replenishing a piece of bluefin tuna. The other seafood was caught in the afternoon, so it doesn't matter. But this One bluefin tuna was caught early in the morning. I have been bored in the cabin all day, and I don’t know if anyone wants it.”

Miao Xiuhua comforted from the side: "It's okay. Let's sell it cheaper."

While talking, Fang Ming moved other seafood to the pier.Many villagers were also very surprised to see this bluefin tuna, and they all jokingly asked Fang Jinxin for a treat.But when they heard that the ice machine was broken, everyone shook their heads and sighed, making Fang Jinxin think about it.

If you get it and then lose it...it would be better if you didn't catch this fish in the first place.

"Dad, Uncle Hai is here."

Fang Ming immediately saw a bald man in his 40s walking towards him.He was wearing a baggy striped T-shirt and flip-flops.A pair of seemingly cloudy small triangular eyes are shining brightly, looking very shrewd.The most conspicuous thing is that he has a fanny pack loosely tied around his waist.The zipper of the fanny pack was unzipped, and a thick stack of red hundred-yuan bills could be vaguely seen inside.

His name is Wang Hai, and everyone on Moon Island calls him Uncle Hai.He is not from the island, but a seafood vendor who comes here to buy seafood.Moon Island is not big, and the seafood caught every day is not very large, basically all of which are monopolized by Uncle Hai alone.

"Uncle Hai."

"Hello Uncle Hai."

"Uncle Hai, are you taking Qing Zhanyu with you today?"

"..."

Wang Hai stopped in front of Uncle Abu.He glanced at Qing Zhanyu on Uncle Abu's fishing boat, and said with disgust on his face, "No way, no way! Think of me as a beggar!"

Qingzhan fish has a sour taste and is cheap.Especially in the coastal waters, the number of Qingzhan fish is very large.So fishmongers don't like this fish very much.

Although Uncle Abu was unhappy, he could only smile apologetically.

Wang Hai walked straight towards Fang Jinxin.

"Amin is here too."

After seeing Fang Ming, he greeted Fang Ming casually.After all, Fang Ming is the first college student on Moon Island, and he is highly regarded.More importantly, Wang Hai has been kicked out by copper plates several times, so Fang Ming is also very afraid.

Fang Ming nodded with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Hai."

Wang Haipi smiled and said: "Have you graduated for a long time? Why don't you go out to work? At a young age, it's not good to be like the people in the city and stay at home. We in the city have a house and a car. It doesn't matter if the children are old. Amin, you rural people are different. You have to go to work early and make money early.”

Fang Jinxin said with a slightly embarrassed smile: "Amin will go out to find a job in a few days. Amin hasn't gnawed at the old man, and he has made some money in the past few days."

Wang Hai said disdainfully: "I can earn a few dollars on the island. And I have been a fisherman all my life. I still have to go to the city to find a job later. I have a relative who opened a KTV in the city, and now I am looking for waiters. I'll say hello to you later, you go and try."

Fang Jinxin frowned slightly: "Our Amin graduated from a key university, so we are going to be a waiter?"

Wang Hai snorted coldly: "You still look down on waiters? Let me tell you, KTV waiters can earn more than 1 yuan. What's so great about college students earning so much money?"

Fang Ming smiled faintly, "Don't worry about it, Uncle Hai. I'll be fine staying on the island."

"Not sensible! Really not sensible!"

Wang Hai shook his head again and again.He turned his head to look at Fang Jinxin, and started to talk about business: "Jinxin, today's harvest is good. I even caught bluefin tuna."

Fang Jinxin handed Wang Hai a cigarette and said with an apologetic smile, "Brother Hai, let me tell you the truth. The ice machine in our fish cabin is broken, so this bluefin tuna has been stuffy for a long time. The meat quality may be slightly worse. Worse."

"Brother Hai, what price can you give me?"

"Is the ice machine broken?"

Wang Hai stepped forward and kicked the tuna, and then said with disgust on his face, "Why is the meat not fresh? Isn't it just rotten?"

"Well, it's not easy to watch you fish. I'll give you a cost price, 80 yuan a catty."

(End of this chapter)