Chapter 1270: Release

"Can we get on the newspaper if we take such a big living sea turtle back?"

"Hahaha, dreaming?"

"Hehe, I'm asking for real! Those who followed the boss early could get on the newspaper before, and there were commendation meetings, and rewards to receive..."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "Don't dream. This is the largest fishing ground in the country, with rich marine resources and so many fishing boats. There must be strange marine creatures caught every few days. Didn't you see that even a killer whale could be caught alive a while ago?"

"Alright, then it's good if it can sell for a good price!"

"That's probably difficult too. It's rare for this sea turtle to grow so big. I'm thinking of releasing it for blessings."

Now, as long as his fresh-fish collection ship goes out to harvest a wave, combined with the dividends of several ships, he alone can earn 10,000 yuan.

This leatherback turtle can't sell for the price of a killer whale. How high is the value of a killer whale? Everything on it is a treasure. It would be good if this leatherback turtle could sell for over a thousand yuan.

Unless someone bids, it might climb to a price higher than its own value.

Everyone stopped with rice in their mouths.

"Release?!"

"Why release it? It's hard to have such good luck to catch such a big one. Releasing a small one is fine, but such a big one can definitely sell for a good price..."

"Releasing it is such a waste..."

Ye Yaodong explained, "It's too chaotic here. Although everyone knows to be careful when going out now, accidents are hard to say."

"I'll flip through the calendar later, find a good day, burn incense for Mazu, prepare some offerings, worship Mazu, and ask Mazu to bless us to make a fortune and return home safely."

"A simple release ceremony, praying to the sea for peace. Isn't this better than selling it for money?"

After listening, everyone nodded hurriedly, and there was no more objection.

Peace is of course the most important.

What's more, it's not like they are losing money; of course, worshiping and releasing it for peace is important.

"This is good... always living in fear. When the time comes, organize a release ceremony and call everyone over to worship."

"Adong is still thoughtful. He said he wouldn't sell such a big sea turtle, and he said he would release it."

"Atmospheric!"

Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "Everyone's peace is the most important. What does it matter if you earn a little more or a little less money? Where is this sea turtle missing?"

"Selling one more sea turtle won't make me rich, and selling one less won't make me poor. Having such a big sea turtle to pray to the Sea God for peace is the most important thing."

Everyone was very happy.

"Right, right, right..."

"Turtles have spirituality and will definitely bring our prayers to the Sea God."

"Great, then everyone must take good care of this big sea turtle and pour more seawater on it."

"The people on duty at night must watch it, don't let it crawl to the back deck and fall back into the sea."

"Got it! This one is for praying and releasing."

"If it's gone, you can take me to release it..."

Everyone was so expectant, and Ye Yaodong was also very satisfied.

It's rare to catch such a big leatherback turtle, and using it for release and prayer is full of sincerity.

Now it's already dark, and he will take a picture of this big sea turtle tomorrow.

He has collected a lot of marine creatures, all of which he caught himself. When he goes back and puts them in an album to collect, it will be his honorary album in the future.

"Stop joking, eat your meal quickly, and go lift it together and see."

"After eating enough this time, we will definitely be able to lift it."

After eating, Ye Yaodong first took a tape measure to measure the sea turtle.

Everyone also hurriedly gathered around, those helping to pull helped to pull, those helping to shine helped to shine, and some who hadn't finished eating also held their rice bowls to watch.

"Ah, damn, 1.82 meters, Brother Dong, it's longer than you."

"Nonsense, it's also longer than you."

"Indeed, its head will catch up with my head."

"That's not it, right? You compare your turtle head with it?"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone burst into laughter, teasing one after another...

Ye Yaodong put away the tape measure in his hand and threw it into the tool basket.

"Lift it together. This sea turtle's head stretches forward, immediately 10 centimeters longer than I estimated."

"Haha, isn't this the same as ours?"

"Dreaming? You still want to be the same as it?"

Everyone teased with all kinds of dirty jokes, laughed, found their own positions to stand, and also put on the gloves distributed by Ye Yaodong.

When trying to lift it before, they couldn't exert their strength completely.

When lifting, the sea turtle's body would hurt their hands. This is not like a dead object like a stone, which can be used easily.

Moreover, the leatherback turtle's mouth and esophagus have sharp keratinous barbs pointing inward, which can tear food apart, and the barbs inside can also prevent food from running out. Its head moves around. If anyone is accidentally bitten, it's enough to drink a pot.

People lifting at the edge of its head must be careful.

So they tried to lift it twice and retreated in the face of difficulties, casually saying they were hungry and had no strength to lift it. Ye Yaodong also took the opportunity to let them go eat first, and it would be in time to study after eating.

He felt that wearing gloves should be better, and they could exert strength better.

"Ready? Together... one... two... three..."

Everyone gritted their teeth.

This time it was lifted at once.

However, it only lasted for three seconds. The sea turtle's head turned left and right twice. The people in front were worried about being bitten, their hands shrank, the force tilted, and the sea turtle fell heavily onto the deck again, its head shrank back to its original position and lowered its head.

Its head is relatively large, unlike a turtle that can shrink into the shell, it is exposed outside.

"Damn, so heavy..."

"Damn, this one should be over 500 jin."

"I think so too..."

"Almost got bitten..."

"It's really big. I didn't even dare to breathe when I lifted it."

Ye Yaodong originally estimated it should be four or five hundred jin. Everyone lifted it together and said it was over 500 jin, which should be about the same.

He also saw such a big sea turtle for the first time. The leatherback turtle also lived up to its name. He could only see it on the news before.

"There's no place to put such a big one. You must keep one eye open when you are on duty at night, don't fall asleep."

"Got it."

"Take a broken bed sheet and wet it with seawater for me."

"What is this for?"

"Put it on it to prevent excessive water loss. If it's too dry, it will die."

"Oh oh..."

This kind of leatherback turtle has leathery skin. Leathery skin cannot protect the body like other sea turtles with scutes, so it must be covered with a wet cloth to protect it, don't let it dry, and prolong its life.

Of course, it must also be poured with seawater appropriately to keep it moist at all times.

After Ye Yaodong finished these, he let them work and rest. It had already been delayed for a while, and they had to hurry to cast the net.

He didn't change shifts until the tide receded at night.

That big sea turtle had been surrounded by several baskets full of goods, and its range of activities was limited, so there was no need to worry about it crawling around, and it would return to the sea if not careful.

He saw it was safe, so he gave a few instructions to keep it moist, and then returned to the cabin to rest.

He planned to fish for another day and then go back. Although the weather was good recently and he could stay at sea for two more days, he was afraid that if he delayed for too long, the sea turtle would die, which would be inauspicious.

And he also looked at the calendar on the boat. There were days at the end of the month, and there were none after September 3rd.

Fish for another day tomorrow, the hold will be full, and going back the day after tomorrow will be just right.

These two days, every time he changed shifts, he had to take a look and touch whether it was moist. The boatmen knew that this was for release and peace, so they all worshiped it like an ancestor.

When they were full of goods and relied on selling goods, Ye Yaodong specifically left one person on the boat to watch.

Until the early morning, he processed all the goods, brought people back to the pier again, and saw that everything on the boat was normal, so he was relieved.

"Did anyone see this sea turtle?"

Chen Guodong said, "No, didn't we take a broken bed sheet and wet it to cover it? No one saw it."

"That's good. I was worried that someone around saw it and forced a buy or sell, and you couldn't handle it alone."

"No one, I even slept on the side."

"I'll stay here and wait with you. Others go back and tell my father to let the workers at home come out to replace them. It's better to keep this thing on the boat; there's no need to lift it back and forth, but someone must watch it on the boat."

"Alright."

Ye's father was shocked when he heard the news at home early in the morning, and hurriedly ran out with a group of people, asking questions one after another.

"There are days at the end of the month, all suitable for sacrifice. You go back and rest, and release it tomorrow. It has been on the boat for several days. If it dies after being released for too long, it will be inauspicious."

"Got it, just calling you to come and watch."

Ye Yaodong gave some instructions to his father about what to pay attention to, and then went back to sleep.

After staying up all night, although he had squinted for a while just now, he was more tired than before he slept, so it was better not to sleep.

As soon as he went back, he didn't care about taking a shower or counting money, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

Only after waking up did he have time to tidy himself up and count all the money.

He didn't know where his father hid the money sold in the past few days, and he had to wait for people to come back to know.

He also took the opportunity to find an old man nearby to look at the almanac. After confirming that the next few days were all good days for sacrifice, he set it directly for tomorrow, to avoid long nights and dreams.

After confirming the time, he rode his bicycle to buy chicken, duck, and pork. He had fish himself, and there were other fruits, incense, and candles.

By the time he had everything ready, it was almost evening. They ate early and went to the pier to replace people.

Incidentally, he also told his father about his plan, asking his father to cook the chicken, duck, and pig tail he had already killed when the time came tomorrow, and carry them over.

He had already prepared other things and put them in the basket neatly.

The pier at night was bustling with noise, the noise was overwhelming, and there was no end until dawn, and people were still coming and going on the pier.

Some had been selling goods all night, and some were preparing to go to sea. People coming and going had never seen a decrease.

Until the sun hung high in the sky, the people on the pier were relatively fewer, but it was still more lively than going to the market.

Ye's father carried the offerings prepared early in the morning to place them, and incidentally brought other people in the village to watch the excitement, while Ye Yaodong and others yawned and climbed up.

"Take a picture for me before releasing it. I wanted to take it yesterday, but your camera, without your teaching, we forgot how to use it long ago, and no one dared to move it."

"Alright, tie a big red flower on this sea turtle first."

Other people are keen on taking pictures with some big items at home, because having home appliances and other big items at home is a face-saving thing.

It just so happened that after his father stayed with him for a long time, he was also a bit led astray by him, and he also loved to take pictures with all kinds of big fish.

And the villagers were already discussing it when they saw such a big sea turtle.

At this time, the boatmen also moved away the obstacles surrounding the sea turtle, uncovered the bed sheet for the leatherback turtle, poured a bucket of seawater, and then put a festive big red flower on it.

Some passersby heard their conversation here. Although they couldn't understand what they were saying, they could also hear the surprised tone.

Also, people have a herd mentality. With so many people gathered here to watch the excitement, passersby will also be curious and want to gather around to see what melon everyone is eating.

"Ah... what is that? Is that a sea turtle?"

"Is that black thing on your boat a sea turtle? So big..."

"Look, look, what kind of sea turtle is that, so big..."

"Damn, why is it so big? Bigger than a person..."

"I know, this is a leatherback turtle, it can grow very big..."

Just in the time of taking a picture, someone on the shore asked, and they all recognized this big sea turtle, and some had already called out the name of the leatherback turtle.

And there were more people watching the excitement, and some were asking for the price.

Ye Yaodong saw that many people had gathered, so he had to smile and say, "Not for sale, this sea turtle is not for sale, everyone disperse, those who should buy fish buy fish, those who should sell fish sell fish."

"Sell for 500 yuan?"

"Not for sale, boss, look again, or wait, maybe someone will catch a big sea turtle in a few days."

"Why not sell? Think the price is low? 800!"

"1000! Sell or not? High enough."

"1200, that's enough, don't be greedy."

"I'll pay 1500, I want it."

Ye Yaodong saw that some people had spontaneously competed there, and his head hurt.

Just afraid of this.

Not afraid of showing off, just afraid of malicious competition, forced buying and selling is not non-existent, and robbery is normal.

Originally thought that more things are better than less, specifically low-key, take things to cover the sea turtle, don't attract attention.

Releasing such a big sea turtle casually, he always felt that his heart was not sincere enough, so he thought of preparing offerings well, then reporting to Mazu, then reporting to the sea, praying for peace, and then releasing it immediately.

Didn't expect the reaction of the people on the shore to be so fast, just in the time of taking a picture for his father, someone heard and ran over to buy it.

"I said not for sale, I have use for it, bosses go look at the goods on other ships, there should be rare ones too."

"Do you think the money is small? Do you know who our boss is? Be sensible, that's enough."

Ye Yaodong looked at the people shouting on the shore, before he could speak, he heard his little brother Chen Zhihua shouting along.

"Then do you know who our boss is?"

"Who? Isn't he just a fisherman?"

"What a joke, our boss is the boss of Dongsheng Group, with more than 20 big ships in his hands, and he is also the president of the Fisheries Association!"

Ye Yaodong: "..."

He just bragged a few times in the fish sauce factory in the city, saying that the fish sauce factory should be called Dongsheng Group in the future...

How did it get bragged out for him...

"Fisheries Association..."

"Still the president? Can't tell? Looks not old..."

"It is very young, actually has so many ships..."

"Not local, right? The accent doesn't sound like it..."

The little brother Lin Jianping on the side also shouted: "Here... here... here... we are all his workers, hundreds of people are here, can it be fake?"

"Right, otherwise our boss wouldn't care about those hundreds or thousands of yuan?"

The boatmen said one sentence after another, directly bluffing the few people who were shouting on the shore just now.

Originally, they thought he was just an ordinary fisherman who caught fish and offered a high price, so wouldn't he offer it obediently?

Now they didn't dare to shout anymore. Money is fine, but hearing the title of president felt a bit powerful, so they turned to look at their boss.

Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly and said, "Bosses, don't fight. This leatherback turtle was caught by myself. I didn't intend to sell it. I took it for release. See, a big red flower is tied."

"Release?"

"Release? No wonder? Seeing a pile of things placed."

"I said it should be release..."

"So it is release, then it should be," the middle-aged man on the side of the dog-legged man said with a smile, "Then release it."

Others instantly had no opinion.

Ordinary people will release it when they catch a sea turtle, but it is hard to guarantee that there are unusual people, not to mention such a big sea turtle, there must be people who are reluctant, and it is not non-existent to sell for money.

Ye Yaodong said with a smile again, "Sea turtle is a symbol of protecting our vast fishermen to fish safely and go to sea smoothly. Sea turtle, sea turtle, return from the sea."

"Release the sea turtle, return to nature, and also hope to bless the vast fishermen to go to sea smoothly and return safely."

"This one is 1.82 meters long, its limbs are more than two meters if fully opened, and its body weight is also 500 jin. It is a rare big sea turtle. I think it is better to have a ceremony and be more pious."

The middle-aged man continued to nod, "Yes, it should be."

Seeing that no one was shouting or bidding anymore, everyone was just whispering and watching the excitement, Ye Yaodong let his father continue to do the ceremony.

His father also has the potential to be a god-stick.

Holding incense in his hand, he knelt in front of the Mazu statue that was invited out, burned incense and prayed, and then worshiped in all directions, muttering various things in his mouth, and finally inserted the incense into the incense burner.

Then he took yellow paper in his hand and burned it again...

And lit yellow paper at the bow and stern of the boat, circling the bow and stern three times.

Then he called them to take turns to worship and offer incense separately.

Most of the people on the pier had never seen this kind of battle, and at this time, they had already surrounded a sea of people.

Most coastal areas have the custom of worshiping the Sea God. According to different customs and cultures, fishermen have various forms of sacrifice, but they are basically the same.

Most fishermen have also seen it, but the forms are different, but more people have not seen it, so everyone is rare to see a novelty.

Anyway, early in the morning, the fishing boats that should go to sea have gone to sea, and those that should have sold the goods have also sold the goods.

"Wow? They really have so many people..."

"Could it be that this president is not bragging? Just up and down, there are 200 people, right?"

"It seems it's really not bragging..."

"So many people, that's powerful, no wonder they dared to ask back just now..."

After everyone finished offering incense, there was no place for everyone on the shore, so everyone climbed to other boats to watch the excitement.

After everyone finished offering incense, Ye's father threw the dozen offerings one by one into the sea, which symbolized sending the offerings to the Sea God, and he also read words in his mouth, looking pious and believing.

Such behavior is also regarded as a way of communicating with the Sea God, hoping to get the protection and grace of the Sea God.

Pig head, pig tail, chicken, duck, fish, fruits, various pastries, etc., after being thrown into the sea on all sides of the fishing boat in turn, Ye's father let everyone lift the sea turtle.

"Wow! Such a big sea turtle!"

"Ouch, finally saw it, I have been listening to you talking about the big sea turtle, I don't know how big it is."

"My god, such a big one, actually there is such a big sea turtle..."

"Let me see, let me see..."

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, it's going to fall..."

"Don't squeeze, squeeze again, I'm going to be an offering too..."

"What is this sea turtle called?"

"Leatherback turtle..."

The crowd on the pier stretched their necks.

Ye Yaodong also stepped forward to untie the red silk rope of the sea turtle.

At this time, he found that the sea turtle was crying.

"Hey? Crying?"

"Ah? Crying..."

The boatmen hurriedly lowered their heads to look.

They only cared about lifting it. It was hard to lift such a big guy, and no one looked at the sea turtle's head.

"Really crying..."

"What's going on?"

"Is there any problem? Why does a sea turtle cry?"

"What to do?"

Everyone was a bit panicked, afraid that something bad would happen.

Ye Yaodong hurriedly said, "It's okay, because sea turtles live in the sea, the salinity of seawater is high, and the creatures they eat also contain more salt. These excess salts accumulated in the body need to be discharged."

"Sea turtles have special salt-discharging organs behind their eye sockets, so they will cry. It's not a big deal, but I've heard of it, and it's the first time I've seen it, so I'm a bit surprised."

This is also an important difference between marine organisms and freshwater organisms. Marine organisms have various abilities to discharge salt, but the forms of expression are different.

Freshwater organisms cannot adapt to the seawater environment because they do not have the ability to discharge salt and cannot regulate their own osmotic pressure.

"It's okay, release it."

In fact, one thing he didn't say is that there is a superstitious saying that sea turtles cry, which means that unusual things are about to happen, which may be good or bad.

For example, weather changes or disaster warnings are possible, but this is a superstition only in individual places, and it is a non-scientific imagination. Whether to take it seriously depends on whether the individual believes it or not.

After the sea turtle fell into the sea with a splash, its limbs moved quickly, swaying on the sea surface, but it didn't sink immediately.

And when the sea turtle fell into the water, firecrackers were also lit and thrown into the sea.

It had already exploded before it fell into the sea, leaving only red paper scraps and smoke in the air.

That sea turtle didn't know if it was startled. After looking back, it quickly swung its four limbs like paddles and swam into the sea.

Ye's father said with a smile, "Alright, sea turtle, sea turtle, return from the sea, return safely."

"Hmm, collect the things, go home and rest, others should go to sea."

A-Zheng stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Damn, Dongzi, didn't expect you to catch such a big sea turtle and organize a release!"

Xiao Xiao also said, "I said that when you came back yesterday evening, I clearly heard that you came back too, but you were not there when I went to the door. I only knew after listening to the workers."

A-Zheng guessed curiously, "You say, after this one is released, will someone immediately drive a boat out to catch it?"

"Nonsense, how to cast a net at this pier, if it can be caught, then it is their cow."

Ye's father said, "Then if it is caught by someone, it is fine if it is released. If it is sold, what is it for, it should be retribution."

"It should have swum out, let's go, it's organized and let's go back."

"Tsk tsk tsk, now your ship is going to be famous on the pier. The boss of Dongsheng Group with more than 200 boatmen and President Ye released a big sea turtle of more than 500 jin..." A-Guang teased him with a smile.

Ye Yaodong didn't care at all, "The identity when going out is given by oneself! What's wrong with bragging? Dongsheng's name is also a fact, dozens of ships are also a fact, and President Ye is even more authentic..."

"Hehe, President Ye is young and promising..."

"Ah!"

Everyone turned to look, it was the middle-aged boss who wanted to buy the sea turtle just now, and also the boss of the dog-legged man.

Ye Yaodong was still bragging with everyone, hearing someone praise him, he felt a bit caught.

Bragging to the cow's head.

"Uh... anything?"

"Are you Comrade Ye Yaodong that Rensu mentioned?"

"Ah?" Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, and his heart was inspired, "Are you his uncle?"

"Right, what a coincidence."

"Ah hehe, that's a coincidence, so it's uncle, I said, it looks a bit familiar, it looks a bit like it, didn't expect to meet Boss Zhang in this way."

"Hehe, as soon as I heard your worker say you have dozens of ships and are the president of the Fisheries Association, I guessed it should be the person my nephew mentioned. I haven't thanked you for picking up my car keys."

"This has been thanked, this is nothing, just a matter of hand."

"Originally, I wanted Rensu to take me to see you a few days ago, but you were not at home. Didn't expect to meet here."

"See me?"

Ye Yaodong was a bit surprised, but thinking about it, isn't it normal to see him?

Normal people would also be curious about him. After all, he said so many things to Zhang Rensu a while ago, and there were reasons and evidence.

Suddenly he was also a bit energetic. He didn't have any experience as a boss, nor did he have the brain to look at three steps, and many times he did it as soon as he thought of it, or relied on the experience of his past life.

But people can come to the door, which shows that it must be that the words he said matched their minds, or they agreed with what he said, or gave inspiration.

Is the international aquatic products trading center going to be born ahead of time?

"Right, have time to sit at home..."

"Alright, but I just finished busy here, there are things at home, I have to visit later."

"It doesn't matter, you and Rensu are friends, you can come to sit whenever you have time."

"Alright, then I will disturb you then." ===== CHAPTER 1271 =====