1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 197: Not much different from the Yellow Croaker Season

The originally azure water surface, from some point on, began to show golden specks.

At first glance at the sea surface beside the ship, Li Liang was surprised:
"Yellow croaker?! No, that's not right. Yellow croaker is afraid of the cold. It can't survive until now, right?"

Liang Ziqiang was also shocked for two seconds.

On his first trip to Longjuling, he encountered a large wave of yellow croaker and had a good harvest, which he sold for a lot of money.

But it was just the beginning of winter and the winter flood had just begun, so the air and water temperatures were not too low, and it was the right time for the yellow croakers to migrate en masse.

The temperature now is no longer the same as it was then, so it is impossible for yellow croaker to appear again.

Those that should have run have already run to the deep sea. Those that did not have time to run away are left in the shallow sea. The scattered yellow croakers are probably too frozen to move at this moment and can only wait to die.

But the fish that were swimming towards us were really gathering more and more. It was not as big as the yellow croaker flood, but the scale was still very impressive.

As Liang Ziqiang changed his mind, the fishing season was getting closer.

He immediately understood:
"This is not a big yellow croaker, it's a small yellow croaker!"

At first glance, big yellow croaker and small yellow croaker do have many similarities, but if you look closely up close, they are actually very easy to distinguish for fishermen.

Large yellow croaker is generally longer and bigger than small yellow croaker. In addition, small yellow croaker has relatively large round scales, while the scales on large yellow croaker are extremely small.

Of course, if you cook them, there is a clear difference in taste between the two.

Liang Ziqiang had just finished speaking when Li Liang also drove his boat towards this wave of fish. After seeing clearly, he said happily:

"It doesn't matter whether it's a big yellow croaker or a small yellow croaker, the price isn't that different, Brother Qiang, pick it up!"

Big yellow croaker and small yellow croaker are not the same species. No matter how big the small yellow croaker grows, it can never become a big yellow croaker.

But what Li Liang said was right. In the eyes of fishermen in this era, the difference between large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker was not that huge. Unlike later generations, large yellow croaker soared to the sky and was much more expensive than small yellow croaker.

In this era, large yellow croaker weighing more than 7 liang was sold at cents per jin.

The small yellow croaker, which weighs more than 4 taels, costs cents.

There is only a five cent difference between the two, which is not a particularly big difference.

Seeing that it was indeed small yellow croaker, Liang Ziqiang and Li Liang didn't find it so strange anymore.

There are significant differences in the living habits of large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker. For example, small yellow croaker is more cold-resistant than large yellow croaker.

In early winter, the shallow sea began to cool down, and the yellow croakers saw that the situation was not good and took the lead in running away;
But small yellow croaker is different. It may continue to be lazy in the shallow sea for a while, until it can no longer be lazy, and then it will start to migrate and move to the warmer deep sea.

However, Liang Ziqiang did not expect that this thing was so strong that it could persist until after the fishing season of six-line fish and toothfish, which was a late arrival.

The small yellow croakers in front of us were gathering in larger and larger numbers, and soon formed a continuous stream, which was much denser than the six-line fish and toothfish in the morning.

It seems that the small yellow croaker has a very clear target. After meeting at Longjuling, they did not stay for long and headed straight for the deep sea to overwinter.

Liang Ziqiang followed closely in his boat, and he and Liang Zifeng cast out a big net.

After casting the net and waiting for a while, when he saw that it was almost caught, he started to collect the net.

Although not as dense as the last time with yellow croakers, it is estimated that this net has caught about 60 to 70 kilograms of fish.

After getting it, he immediately caught up and cast his net again.

On Li Liang's boat, Deng Zhaocai kept complaining, but when the fish came, he worked hard. He was eating the freshly steamed fish head with a bowl in his hand, but now he put the bowl aside and cast the net to catch fish vigorously.

That energy was like the fish head charging him with electricity and injecting him with energy.

After several days of fishing, Deng Zhaocai felt a little hot, so he took off his worn-out outer cover and threw it into the boat. Without wiping the sweat off his face, he pulled the net while shouting to Li Liang:

"Damn it! I'm such a brother to you, aren't I? I'm working so hard to catch fish for you! The income from these few nets is enough for you to host several more tables. Remember, this is my share of money for you!"

The two brothers Liang Ziqiang have cast more than ten nets in total. The small yellow croakers in the cabin have accumulated little by little, and there are initial signs of small golden hills.

The fishing season gradually moved into the transition zone between shallow sea and deep sea. Liang Ziqiang barely caught up and cast two more nets than Li Liang before turning back.

Carrying several hundred kilograms of small yellow croaker, I began to feel heavy and happy in my heart.

Driving back along the rocky reef of Longju Mountain, we picked up dozens of sparse and lagging small yellow croakers.

Apart from that, no other fish were seen.

The situation this time was very different from the first time I came to Longjuling. It was the beginning of the winter flood season, and there were many kinds of fish. In addition to casting nets to catch the mainstream fish, I could always pick up some red crabs, slippery shrimps and the like mixed in.

This time, shrimps and crabs have completely disappeared. The only things that can be found in Longjuling are a few kinds of fish that have a certain tolerance to low temperatures.

It's either tooth slices, six-line fish, black wife, or small yellow croaker.

It was getting late, and the two boats circled Longju Ridge for a while. Seeing no new movement, they started to sail back to Changwang Village.

On the way back, Li Liang asked Liang Ziqiang:
"Brother Qiang, it seems that there are basically no fish that are more cold-resistant than six-line fish and black carp here? I don't know if there is still a last season for six-line fish and small yellow croaker. How many times do you plan to come to Longjuling?"

Liang Ziqiang had thought about this question before, but he had no way of judging it. He planned:

"There are definitely no fish later than these, but I plan to come two or three more times to see if I can still pick up a few six-line fish or something like that. Even if it's a wasted trip and a waste of fuel, I'll still come and take a look. I won't give up until I'm sure there's nothing."

In this last winter flood, he will not stop until all the fish are gone.

After all, after this stage, you can really just enjoy the New Year with peace of mind. It is hard to imagine any other way to get so much money from the shallow sea in the cold winter.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll drive the boat over here with you two more times!" Li Liang decided immediately.

On the way back, the sea was surprisingly clean.

Every time I crossed the sea, I could always see some fish floating on the surface, some even jumping out of the sea and waving at the passing fishing boats. If I was not in a hurry, I might slow down the boat and fish a little, catching a few fish along the way.

Now, there are only clear waves on the sea surface, and no immortal fish are floating on the surface.

The entire sea surface looked like it had been licked by the north wind.

Of course, sometimes when passing by reefs on the sea, you will encounter a lot of camel hair and sea lettuce suddenly appearing and floating past the front of the boat.

"Brother, do you want to catch some seaweed to bring back? There seem to be more than on the shore!" Liang Zifeng asked while standing at the side of the boat.

"Forget it. It's getting late. I can't sell the seaweed at a high price. I can only dry it and eat it myself. I already dried a lot of it last time..."

Liang Ziqiang thought about it and decided not to waste time. It was more important to sell all the small yellow croakers, black croakers and the like on the boat as soon as possible.

It is certainly exciting to come across a large amount of seaweed while fishing, but at this moment, it is nothing compared to the huge harvest on the boat.

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