Chapter 228 Meter-Sized Red-Mouthed Gudgeon
Chapter 228 Meter-Sized Red-Mouthed Gudgeon
"Haha, as expected, as long as I follow A-Miao, I can eat my fill." Luo Hao laughed happily.
Lu Xingyu was shocked to hear this: "Pah, pah, pah, you can't say that. A-Miao is lucky, so he caught a lot of fish. The two of us might not be so lucky, so we can't make a promise in advance."
"Right, right, we can't make promises we can't keep." Luo Hao, ignoring the seawater on his hands, quickly patted his mouth to avoid making a bad prediction and ending up with nothing.
Zhou Miao shook his head and chuckled. He had specifically brought the two of them to the net this time, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would definitely have a good harvest.
Even if it's less than what he offers, it can still make a fortune.
As expected, Zhou Miao's first net burst open. Even with all three of them working together to unravel the fish, they couldn't keep up. In the end, some of the more difficult ones were left in the net.
They clearly wanted to quickly bring all the fishing nets in, rather than deal with the troublesome things later.
"It feels a bit outrageous; it's all yellow croaker, not a single other fish."
After the first net was completely pulled in, Lu Xingyu was a little incredulous.
"We've already encountered a school of fish, where would these small fish come from?" Luo Hao replied, and then quickly picked up all the fish that had been thrown on the deck and put them into the fish box, otherwise it would be difficult to walk on them.
Zhou Miao steered the boat toward the location of the second net.
Before Luo Hao and Lu Xingyu could gather all the fish on the deck, he started hauling in the net.
The fishing net was slowly pulled up, still entangled with many yellow croakers weighing over half a pound each.
As Zhou Miao was collecting them, a large fish suddenly appeared in his line of sight.
Before he could react, he was startled by Lu Xingyu's exclamation behind him.
"My goodness, what a huge shad! It's even biting two yellow croakers in its mouth!"
At this moment, Luo Hao, who was standing at the very back, also saw the big fish that was tangled up in the fishing net.
"It's just a small carp, a bit big, but nothing strange about it."
"It's common to see 30 to 40-pound shad in the open sea. This one looks bigger, but it's probably only 50 pounds at most, so it's not rare."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a red-mouthed shad." Zhou Miao's words made Luo Hao's expression change.
He rushed over to check, but the fish was also puzzled.
But upon discovering the large fish's dark reddish-brown skin, he froze on the spot, then felt a surge of envy.
"Ah Miao, you're incredibly lucky! You managed to snag such a rare find online."
"It's alright! The largest red-lipped shad can grow to over 1.5 meters long and weigh over 100 kilograms. Mine is just over a meter long and weighs at most 40 or 50 kilograms, so-so!"
Zhou Miao's tone was calm, but his words were full of Versailles references, making his two brothers-in-law extremely frustrated.
But considering they needed to rely on their brother-in-law to make money, the two exchanged a glance and decided to put up with it for the time being.
Make a note of this; we can get it back later if we have the chance.
Zhou Miao's second net yielded one more red-mouthed chub, and the subsequent catch was similar to the first net, with the fishing boat full again.
He wasn't sure if he could increase his savings to 1.5 million with this batch of yellow croaker, but he wasn't worried after this red-mouthed shad appeared.
There were still many fish tangled in the fishing nets. They didn't have time to clean them up, so they went back to change boats and then went to retrieve Luo Hao's fishing nets.
The two were initially a little apprehensive, but in the end they both returned home happily with a full load of goods.
Judging from their appearance, their harvest of yellow croaker this time was not much less than Zhou Miao's.
They might be able to sell it for 150,000, and even if Zhou Miao gets half of the profits, they still won't lose out.
All six fishing nets were pulled in by the time the sun was already up.
Instead of heading back immediately, they continued to sort through the fishing nets and catch on the boat, collecting all the yellow croakers and covering the rest with waterproof tarpaulins before finally turning back.
The main reason for doing this is to prevent others from being envious, and then to prevent someone from persistently guarding their interests.
Zhou Miao also cooperated with them.
After all, he couldn't reveal the effects of the "stealth" skill.
This is also why, after selling a boatload of yellow croaker yesterday, no one accompanied us when we went out to sea last night.
Yesterday, some people were naturally envious, but he activated his stealth skill before setting sail, which caused those watching them to subconsciously ignore them.
When they came to their senses, Zhou Miao and the other two were already out to sea.
Back on shore, seeing that it was already 7:40 a.m., Zhou Miao considered it for a moment and decided not to go to the fish raft pier to make the transaction.
Instead, they went to the club's dock and borrowed it temporarily.
The fish raft pier is bustling at this time of day, filled with fish raft owners and their employees going to work. Being seen is not a big deal, but it can easily cause congestion at the pier.
There's no problem with the club's dock; the club staff aren't at work at this time.
However, when their fishing boats approached, the security guards managing the dock immediately stepped forward to prevent them from coming ashore.
"What are you doing? This is a private dock; strangers are not allowed to dock here."
If they encounter a luxury fishing boat or yacht, the security guards will check the boat number to confirm whether it has rented a berth here.
These dilapidated fishing boats don't even need to be considered; they can simply be driven away.
"Hello, I'm one of the club's shareholders, and Boss Yu is a friend of mine. We chartered a boat last night and went out to sea, and caught some fish. It's more convenient to transport them here, and it won't bother anyone."
Zhou Miao stepped forward and said politely, while taking out a pack of Huazi cigarettes to offer.
"Shareholder?" The security guard was taken aback. He looked at Zhou Miao carefully and found that he did look familiar. He had seen his photo on the shareholder wall in the club before. After recognizing him, his expression immediately softened.
"Oh, it's the boss. This dock is spacious; feel free to use it."
"This is troublesome!"
Zhou Miao said another polite word, and then waited there.
Within minutes, Pang Yu arrived with the refrigerated truck.
Seeing this, the security guard casually came out of the guard booth and stood to the side, watching curiously.
But when he discovered that all three fishing boats were full of fish, he was choked by Hua Zi and coughed incessantly.
Zhou Miao glanced at him, and seeing that he was alright, she looked away and continued to remember the number of fish she had caught.
This time, he will only sell yellow croaker again. He plans to ask Yu Muzhou if he wants the red-lipped shad first. If Yu Muzhou doesn't want it, he will sell it to the big boss.
But the items were on the ship, so naturally they couldn't escape Pang Yu's eyes.
"Wow, this red-mouthed shad is huge! Quick, bring it up here!"
"Hey, hey, hey, this one's not for sale!" Zhou Miao quickly stopped Pang Yu's employees from touching the fish.
Pang Yu was taken aback: "Ah Miao, you're not selling this fish?"
"How could I possibly sell you such good stuff wholesale? I need to ask Brother Zhou first. If he doesn't want it, I'll go to the big boss."
"No, I'll offer a higher price; you definitely won't lose out."
Yellow croaker has a good profit margin, but it's still a low-profit, high-volume business model. However, with this top-quality, large catch, he can earn several thousand yuan from just one, and with good luck, tens of thousands.
"How much are you going to give me?" Zhou Miao asked, seeing his long face and how he was practically begging for her money.
If the price isn't right, even performing a skinny dipping act won't help.
"Let me check if it's male or female first; there's a big price difference between the male and female versions."
Pang Yu first came aboard the boat and carefully determined the sex of the red-billed shad.
"Yes, it's a male. How about I offer 40,000 yuan?"
After confirming the gender, Pang Yu considered it for a moment and then tentatively offered a price.
This price is neither high nor low; it's somewhere in the middle of the average range.
In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the price of male red-mouthed shad ranges from 35,000 to 45,000 yuan, depending on the season, market conditions, and freshness.
Now that winter has arrived, the fish are guaranteed to be plump, and their freshness goes without saying.
But since it wasn't a holiday, he didn't immediately set the highest price.
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