1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 198 Rainbow Trout Price Increase

There were not many fishermen selling fish at the purchasing point at the big pier today, much less than in previous times.

Occasionally, two villagers came out from Zheng Liu's place, complaining that there were fewer sporadic fish in the sea this time, and they could barely catch some fish, and they didn't know whether the money for diesel subsidy was enough.

Obviously, the winter floods, which were already very scattered on the sea, have become even more difficult to find as the temperature drops.

That is why, when Liang Ziqiang and Li Liang brought the fish to the purchasing point, Zheng Liu's face suddenly smiled like a chrysanthemum.

Well, half a withered chrysanthemum. This guy still has most of his face wrapped in a cotton hat, and he still refuses to show it to others.

Liang Ziqiang did not rush to sell the large baskets of fish. Instead, he took out a big fish weighing four or five kilograms and placed it in front of Zheng Liu.

"Go away! Just weigh the fish, why are you putting it in my arms?!"

Zheng Liu waved his hand to block it, signaling Deng Fei to quickly take the big fish and weigh it.

Liang Ziqiang reminded him, "Are you sure you want Deng Fei to throw it into the pile of fish and sell it together? Look carefully, don't regret it later!"

Zheng Liu followed the direction of his finger and looked closely. This time he saw it clearly. The fish had many spots all over its body, and there was a long purple-red stripe running from the gills to the tail.

Normally, this fish only appears occasionally in the South China Sea in winter, so Zheng Liu doesn't see it very often. At this time, he was stunned for a while, and finally remembered roughly:

"Rainbow trout? Did you catch a rainbow trout?!"

Liang Ziqiang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Others can't recognize rainbow trout, but Zheng Shuyi has seen all kinds of fish, how can you not recognize it? Can I make a fake one to fool you?"

Zheng Liu remembered what he said the last time he sold fish: "You mean eating this fish is more effective than the money fish in curing facial injuries? It won't have any effect even if the injury has lasted for many days, right?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously touched his face. He didn't know the details of the rainbow trout healing process.

Li Liang saw him touching his face through his hat and almost helped him take it off:
"You have to take it off and show your injuries to Brother Qiang! How can he judge you if you don't show it to him?"

Zheng Liu quickly knocked Li Liang's hand away and immediately changed his words:
"What's the point of saying it's not a big deal? I just heard that this rainbow trout tastes great! I've been fishing all year round, so if you see a good fish you have to try it, right? Qiangzi, I want your fish. Come on, come and weigh it myself!"

This time he did not ask Deng Fei for help. He took the fish from Liang Ziqiang and started weighing it.

Just this one, five pounds and two ounces.

"It's a bit too much!" Zheng Liu actually complained that he couldn't finish it by himself.

Liang Ziqiang suggested thoughtfully:
"What's the big deal? You're not without ice cubes. If you eat half of it this time and your wound has healed, you can keep the remaining half frozen and don't throw it away. What if another man comes over and attacks you next time? Just take the remaining half out of the ice pile and it will be of great use!"

Zheng Liu felt terrible, and his eyes were gloomy and melancholy.

Damn it, how can you persuade someone to get beaten up next time!

How much loss is this?
But Liang Ziqiang's tone was sincere, and he really cared about him wholeheartedly.

From a practical perspective, he thought about it and obviously felt that Liang Ziqiang's words made sense, so he readily accepted the suggestion:

"Okay, good fish should be eaten slowly. Let me think about this fish. I bought it for two dollars and three cents or two dollars and fifty cents before. I can't remember clearly. I'll go with the higher price and give it to you at two dollars and fifty cents!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Ziqiang took the fish back:

"This fish is two dollars and a half? I definitely won't sell it. This isn't the North! This kind of fish is very rare in the South. If it's two dollars and a half, I'll take it back and try it myself!"

Zheng Liu: “…”

He tried to snatch it, but his hand hung in mid-air.

"That's indeed the price. Qiangzi, stop playing around with your Uncle Zheng!"

"I'm not kidding. I only saw one rainbow trout on the entire sea. In order to catch this fish, I missed a whole wave of fishing. The loss is more than just the money from this fish! If you don't believe me, ask Li Liang and Deng Zhaocai!"

Liang Ziqiang lied with his eyes open, but Zheng Liu could do nothing about it. Li Liang and Deng Zhaocai nodded like woodpeckers to testify for him.

"Six dollars! If you don't want six dollars, I will really take it back and eat it myself." Liang Ziqiang took the initiative to offer the price.

"Two dollars and eighty cents?" Zheng Liu softened.

"Six dollars!"

"Can I add some more... three dollars?" "Six dollars!"

……

Finally, after some friendly negotiations and bargaining, both parties reached an agreement on the long-term benefits.

The deal is sold at six yuan per pound!
A five-pound and two-ounce fish costs six yuan per pound. This rainbow trout alone costs thirty-one yuan and twenty cents!
Zheng Liu touched his cotton hat and felt that his face under the hat seemed to hurt a little more.

Liang Ziqiang was quite satisfied with the price. Doing business with people who have a strong demand is straightforward. Zheng Liu's facial injury is waiting for the rainbow trout to repair it. This is a strong demand that cannot be more strong.

Of course, even if Zheng Liu had no injuries on his face, Liang Ziqiang would have sold the rainbow trout for more than two yuan if he had taken it to Yuehai Restaurant to find Du Ziteng. It should have been sold for about six yuan.

Therefore, it was not considered as taking advantage of the situation. He was only helping Zheng Liu and did not sell it to Yuehai Restaurant.

After collecting the rainbow trout, Liang Ziqiang weighed the other fish he had caught.

First, the black wife fish, which is relatively the most expensive among the fish species, was brought to Deng Fei for weighing.

"Black wife, thirty-six pounds and two ounces!" Deng Fei shouted.

Black carp is expensive, from one yuan and fifty cents per catty to fifty-four yuan and thirty cents.

"Toothfish, three hundred and seven kilograms!" Deng Fei continued to count.

The price of toothfish is 40 cents per pound, which means the total cost is one hundred and twenty-two dollars and eighty cents.

"Six-line fish, forty-one pounds and six ounces!"

Six-line fish costs 70 cents per pound, which comes down to 29.12 yuan.

The most numerous and heaviest ones were small yellow croakers. After weighing all of Liang Ziqiang’s small yellow croakers, they weighed 572 kilograms!
A small yellow croaker costs 35 cents, and 572 kilograms costs 200 yuan and 20 cents.

Black wife, tooth fish, six-line fish and small yellow croaker, the total price of these four kinds of fish that can tolerate low temperatures today reached 406.42 yuan!

In addition, there was the cold-water rainbow trout that I picked up by chance, which I sold to Zheng Liu for thirty-one yuan and twenty cents.

Therefore, Liang Ziqiang's total income today actually exceeded any income in Longjuling since the winter flood, reaching 437.62 yuan!

Of course, today was really an unexpected fortune. I picked up a rainbow trout that could be sold at a high price, plus some black trout that usually don’t appear in groups.

If it weren't for these two high-priced fish, the catch would have been lower than the previous times in terms of fish quantity.

He took over 400 yuan and gave his younger brother Liang Zifeng 6 yuan as a work fee, leaving a little over 431 yuan.

With the four hundred-plus dollars in his pocket, he stacked up all the empty baskets, put them on the cart, and pushed it all the way home.

On the way, I passed the beach and saw my mother, my sister-in-law and Litchi. They were fishing at the beach at low tide.

As expected, the two oystercatchers were still led by the rope and followed closely behind Litchi.

These two tragic big birds have become much more self-aware than before. As long as they find some oysters, they will peel them and then wait for the lychees to be put into their mouths.

Litchi would occasionally reward a hair shrimp...

Several villagers who were also fishing in the sea followed over, watched for a while, and marveled at it.

Maybe there are not so many oysters to find on the seaside, so there is not much oyster meat in the bucket today. But with the help of the oystercatchers to catch the shrimps, the harvest is quite fruitful.

It’s getting late, and it’s time for mother and the others to go back.

When Lizhi saw his second brother pushing a cart passing by, he felt lazy and put his bucket for catching seafood on the cart. Then he clapped his hands, climbed on and sat on the cart.

Liang Ziqiang smiled at her for a few words, then pushed the basket and went back home with Liang Lizhi.

On the left side of the cart is a big bird trotting along with the cart; on the right side of the cart is Duobao running happily with his tail wagging.

Chen Xiangbei saw this scene from outside the door and pointed at Litchi and smiled from a distance.

It is rare to see such a warm and cozy evening at a fisherman's house in winter...

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