Chapter 1259: Restless

Ye Yaodong didn't think that his mouth was like it had been enlightened. He just said it casually. Maybe the typhoon would blow for ten days or half a month?

It really was two consecutive typhoons, blowing for ten days or half a month.

He really wanted to hit himself.

It wasn't until the end of the month, when the wind and waves calmed down, that the cordon by the sea was untied, and the group of people in uniforms left.

It was just that various yellow paper, candles, and incense tables remained on the shore, reminding people of the tragic situation of the typhoon some time ago.

If it weren't for everyone being eager for quick success and instant benefit, and greedy, such a small typhoon wouldn't have caused deaths.

I heard that more than half returned. Half of the people were found on the isolated island, but there were also more than a dozen missing, and several fishing boats were lost.

People at the pier were also sighing endlessly, all saying that if they had known earlier, they shouldn't have been so greedy.

When Ye Yaodong and the others went to the pier, they also heard some gossip.

They said that if it weren't for their several boats pulling several boats of jellyfish back, there wouldn't have been fishing boats taking risks the next day, and then more boats going on the third day.

As a result, many people couldn't return.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. They didn't expect that they could still be implicated like this.

Clearly, it was their greed that made them adventurous and aggressive.

Greed is the original sin.

When they finished watching the sea waves and walked towards their own boats, they discovered that their several big boats had actually been splashed with feces...

"Holy crap, damn it..."

"Damn, I was just saying why there was a smell all the way here, clearly the wind wasn't blowing head-on..."

"This damn..."

Ye's father was full of sorrow. "It must be the families of the victims who did it. This is being implicated."

"Damn, it was just because of the typhoon day, and there were maritime police guarding the shore, so we didn't leave anyone on the boat to watch these past few days."

"Damn it, these people are greedy themselves and blame others?"

"The maritime police only withdrew last night. These people's actions are fast."

"Clean it up first. From today on, take turns letting people be on duty on the boat."

Ye Yaodong was also depressed. This was a disaster from the sky.

The other villagers' boats weren't splashed with feces. Just their four big boats, one look and you knew why they were splashed. The fresh-collecting boat parked on the other side was still fine.

Damn.

The boatmen all endured the nausea and directly took materials on the spot, washing with seawater.

Ye Yaodong looked at Aguang. "Called Uncle Zheng two days ago. The signal was intermittent during the typhoon day, and we couldn't say much. Call again in a few days. You ask carefully about the situation up there."

Aguang's tightly knitted brows were also a bit worried, fearing that this feces-splashing incident would also affect fishing.

These four boats were too eye-catching and had already attracted hatred.

"I'll ask again in a few days. Now after the typhoon, they should also go out to sea up there. If you want to go up, let's ask clearly."

"Sigh, originally I was just thinking about it. Now it seems that following Uncle Zheng and the others to Zhoushi to fish might be better. There are four major fishing grounds up there. Maybe there are fishing boats from all over the coastal area, and the inclusiveness is better. If we can earn money, changing a place is also fine."

It looks like jellyfish are not easy to handle here either. Or just salvage them on the sea surface, which can also earn a little.

But he was used to the quantity in the trench. How could he be willing to look for them one by one? Other small money can also be earned happily, but jellyfish have always been big money. Now that the earnings are less, of course, it's not so easy to accept.

"Hmm, I don't think it's easy to handle here either. Small boats are still okay."

The two whispered to each other.

Today, the pier just untied the taboo. There weren't many fishing boats going out to sea. Everyone still had lingering fears.

The next day, the fishing boats basically went out to sea. After all, it wasn't their own family who had an accident. Everyone sighed and continued as usual.

And their fishing boats also had to eat. They went out to sea to the surroundings of the trench early before dawn the next day.

It was just that their four big boats were splashed with feces again in the middle of the night, and the people hadn't been caught yet.

Ye Yaodong and the others hurriedly ran to the pier after hearing the news in the middle of the night, jumping with anger.

Because of this, he directly asked others to drive small boats out to sea, and he didn't go first, asking clearly first.

Each of their boats only left two people sleeping in the cabin. When they heard the movement and came out, they only smelled the stench, and the person had already taken the bucket and ran away.

When they chased after them, some even threw the toilet, and then drilled into the alley. They weren't familiar with the road and lost them.

"After cleaning up, park the fishing boat in the middle of the sea."

Ye's father said, "Shall we directly sail out to sea to trawl? Other boats have all gone out to sea to salvage jellyfish. If we can't salvage in the trench this year, such a big boat is also a waste."

"That's fine."

"Then I'll tell them to prepare. After cleaning up, we'll go out to sea."

Actually, everyone originally wanted to wait until dawn to see the situation of jellyfish on the sea surface today, whether to catch jellyfish or directly go out to sea to trawl, pondering which one could have a higher income.

Now it seems that it's better to go out to sea directly, to save worry.

For Ye Yaodong, he has a fresh-collecting boat, both are fine. As long as he goes out to sea, whether it's catching jellyfish or trawling, he can earn big money.

Ye's father and others discussed it properly, then went home to prepare things. After preparing, the fishing boat was also cleaned up, and they went directly out to sea.

Ye Yaodong sighed in his heart. Being away from home is so difficult. There is no place where they can stay for a long time. Now nowhere is friendly to outsiders, and the inclusiveness is too poor.

Maybe there are more people from all over the world in the big port, and it will be better.

He missed more and more whether changing a place could be better. The key is that they must be able to earn money.

After the four big boats went out to sea, he couldn't just wait on the shore. He had previously sent 6 people to drive small boats to salvage jellyfish. At this moment, he pointed out 8 more people to drive the fresh-collecting boat with him to go out to sea to collect cargo.

Before the typhoon came, he had already driven the fresh-collecting boat to collect jellyfish from fishing boats for two days, all at a 50% price. If they were willing, they would give him the cargo; if not, they would run a trip themselves.

Basically, they were all willing. Most knew the rules of fresh-collecting boats collecting cargo, basically between 50% and 60% of the price on the shore.

Having the effort to run back and forth to sell cargo, delaying a little, going back and forth would take three or four hours. If they stayed at sea, they could catch quite a lot more.

After all, the most valuable part of a jellyfish is the jellyfish blood. They can specifically keep the jellyfish blood and take it back to cook in the evening. The jellyfish heads and skins are dirt cheap, so selling them to Ye Yaodong at a 50% discount wouldn't mean a loss.

With the extra time, they could catch more jellyfish and get more jellyfish blood, earning even more!

It's simply a win-win situation. No fishing boat would refuse, and he doesn't need to buy on credit; he pays cash directly upon weighing.

Even the local fishing boats in the sea trench are scrambling to sell to him so they can have more time to linger here and catch more goods.

Therefore, every time Ye Yaodong goes out with the fresh-receiving boat, he can bring back dozens of tons. If it weren't for the fact that the number of jellyfish was small at the time and everyone's catch was limited, he could have handled even more.

After the alert was lifted these past two days, he could bring back a hundred tons per trip, almost reaching the load capacity of the fresh-receiving boat.

Moreover, those jellyfish were essentially monopolized by him. He sells them to the factory at the landing price and can also extract a large commission as an intermediary, earning money twice.

However, because there were too many fishing boats, the sea trench became public knowledge. After the typhoon, several towns in the Wenzhou area all converged there. It didn't even last three to five days before it was empty...

His large sums of money were cut in half. The fishing boats either stayed there to compete with others or had to scatter across the sea to search.

The volume of the fresh-receiving boat dropped by two-thirds.

It probably won't last more than a few days before the fresh-receiving boat might become useless.

Therefore, after Aguang finished his phone call with Uncle Zheng, he had another idea.

These two typhoons didn't have much impact on the Zhoushan fishing grounds. After the typhoon, Uncle Zheng and the others went out to sea to fish.

Originally, when they first contacted each other, they were also sighing about the typhoon and bad luck. After finishing the call and knowing the situation here, they were actually glad they went early.

And Uncle Zheng also invited them over the phone, constantly talking about how good it is up there. He was even more active than him and Aguang in wanting to keep in touch, wanting to persuade them to go up.

Maybe he also felt that two boats alone wouldn't have any support and wanted more people to group together.

He also talked about how big the harvest was when they went out to sea after the typhoon, and how the fishing boats up there were targeting specific catches. Some boats specialized in catching hairtail, some in small yellow croaker, some in squid, some in setting shrimp cages, or longline fishing for eels, longline fishing for tuna, etc...

He talked about how 30-40 meter fishing boats were everywhere up there, and there were even specialized ocean-going company fleets...

Both of them on the other end of the phone felt their blood boiling.

After hanging up the phone, even Aguang was tempted. Originally, he thought Ye Yaodong was just messing around and talking nonsense to everyone every day.

"Dongzi, when the fishing boats come back in a few days, shall we go up there too?"

"Let's look at the situation these two days. After the sea trench is out of goods, the harvest from casual fishing on the sea surface is actually okay for everyone. The fellow villagers probably won't be willing to run that far; their boats are small, and they will be worried."

"Just ask. If they aren't willing to follow, let them fish here, and we'll run to the fishing grounds. It just so happens to avoid trouble and save you from having to deal with everything."

"Let's see. Let's earn the money here first before going up. It's not like the winter fishing season has arrived yet."

"Even if the winter fishing season hasn't arrived, the resources are still abundant."

"Then you'd better think it through. If you really want to go up, you won't be able to go home until the New Year."

Aguang paused for a moment and thought, "I'm fine. I don't have anything to worry about at home. You have to see if you can do it. You have a workshop at home, shops in the city, and a factory. Can you afford to be away for so long?"

"That's why I need to ponder it."

The fish drying business at home has already formed an industrial chain, so there's not much to worry about; just put it in the shop and sell it slowly.

However, he is a bit worried about the large amount of fish sauce in the city; it has only just started on a large scale.

Now that it's starting to ferment in large quantities, he thinks he needs to arrange for people to run around and handle sales. Otherwise, if it's bottled in large quantities and doesn't sell as fast as it ferments, he'll have to stockpile too much.

This fish sauce can be eaten for a long time with just one jin; it's not like dried fish that can be finished in one meal, so its consumption is slow by nature.

He originally valued the durability of this product. Once the industry is formed, it won't be phased out no matter how long it takes. Dried fish might not even be the same; even if the dried fish business doesn't go bankrupt in the future, it won't be able to operate on a large scale.

He has to ponder it first. If he's away for a long time, he has to call and communicate with Xiuqing first. Xiuqing won't be able to just stay at home then; she'll have to go to the city frequently to check the accounts.

It's a pity that his son at home is still too young and can't hold things down.

With Xiuqing as a woman at home, the responsibility on her shoulders will have to be heavier.

Fortunately, the village committee is now protecting his family.