sea ​​monk

Chapter 3 Current Situation of Fishing Villages
After finishing fishing, Xu Haibao kept all the big groupers he caught in nameless beads.In the bucket he brought, there were still three fish bouncing around.A grouper about two catties, and two yellow croakers about half a catty.

It took more than three hours, but only caught three fish, the harvest is naturally very low.But if you really want to count the value, this wild grouper alone can be sold in the market for hundreds of dollars.

Adding two yellow croakers of about half a catty, three fish can be sold in the market, at least more than 200 yuan.This kind of income is considered a good income for many villagers.

But for Xu Haibao, these three fish are not intended to be sold at all, they are all for eating!

Xu Haibao hadn't really considered making money from this.As for the first pot of gold after retiring from the army, Xu Haibao already has a plan.It's just that, to earn that pot of gold, it's better to wait a few days before going there.

On the way back to the village, seeing the slightly surprised eyes of many villagers, Xu Haibao just smiled and said nothing.When a villager said: "Haibao, is this fish for sale? It can be sold for 200 yuan!"

"Not for sale! Take this fish to my third uncle's house to cook later. It's hard to catch. You must eat it yourself!"

For the villagers of the fishing village, this kind of grouper is rare.But when some fishermen go out to sea, they can catch it even if they are lucky.It's just that, like in the early years, it was very rare to get dozens of items in one net.

After returning home, Xu Haibao took the three fish to his third uncle's house not far from his own.Looking at the third aunt who was preparing lunch, Xu Haibao also smiled and said, "Auntie, where is the third uncle?"

"I went out to sea, but I haven't come back yet! What's the matter, do you need to find him?"

"It's nothing! I was lucky today. I caught a grouper. I plan to ask my aunt to help me with it. I'll have a drink with my third uncle by the way!"

Looking at the third aunt who was asking, Xu Haibao handed over the bucket he was carrying.As a result, the third aunt glanced at it, and said happily: "Hey, you caught this? This grouper should weigh two catties less? Or, let your uncle sell it for you tomorrow!"

"Auntie, I'm not short of a hundred dollars! Otherwise, I'll raise the fish first, and wait for my uncle to come back in the evening. I haven't tasted the taste of wild grouper until now!"

Seeing that Xu Haibao didn't want to sell fish at all, but decided to eat this increasingly rare wild grouper, the third aunt didn't force it too much.After all, she knew that Xu Haibao's family background was indeed not bad for selling a fish.

While chatting with the third aunt, Xu Haibao also asked: "Auntie, Chinese New Year is coming soon, starfish should come back, right?"

"Not sure! I called him before. He said that he just joined the company and was very busy with work. I don't know if he can come back for the New Year. What about your family? Go to the city for the New Year, or go back to the village for the New Year?"

"I don't know too well, wait until I return to the city in two days, and ask them again!"

"Speaking of which, your parents haven't been back to the village for the New Year for several years. Our village, like Washan Village, is probably going to run out of people in a few years. It's getting harder and harder to fish now! "

Seeing the third aunt with a bitter expression, Xu Haibao knew that this was the current situation in many island fishing villages.The Washan Village mentioned by the third aunt is also an island fishing village smaller than Fulin Island.

That island is not far from Fulin Island, and many villagers who rely on fishing for a living still hope to move to the city to find work and live.After all, the risk of fishing in the sea is still very high.

Most importantly, compared to Fulin Island, there is a national meteorological observation station with electricity and submarine cables.It seems that the Washan Island in my memory has not even been connected to electricity, and most of the villagers use generators for electricity.

Coupled with the relative scarcity of fresh water resources on the island, the number of villagers willing to live on the island is naturally decreasing.Moreover, in the past few years, the government has been advocating the relocation of some island residents with a small number of people. It is normal for Washan Island to become an uninhabited island.

"Auntie, it's fine! When Hai Xing's job is stable and she becomes a family in the city, she will definitely pick you up. I'm afraid you won't want to leave again. Our village will gradually get better in the future!"

This is not a lie, but something that will become a reality in the future.The reason is that Fulin Island will become a relatively well-known tourist island in the local area in two years.The reason is that more and more people love to travel to the island.

As the easternmost island of the motherland, this promotional title alone is worth many people who have never experienced island life to come here to experience it.What's more, the island scenery of Fulin Island is very beautiful compared to other islands.

Just based on what Xu Haibao knows, even Fulin Island may be developed for tourism in the future.But many residents living on the island still choose to relocate to the city to settle down.Most of the people who come here to engage in tourism development are foreigners.

After all, for many villagers on the island, the arrival of tourists has broken the tranquility of the village.Under the vanity, many villagers who were originally happy and quiet could only choose to move away from the island in the end.

Perhaps it is in line with the old saying that "everything is gained, there is always something to lose", but without tourism development, Fulin Island in the future will still be hard to stop the villagers from yearning for the city.As long as there is a chance, the villagers will still move out of the island and settle in the city.

Fortunately, Xu Haibao didn't think too much about these things.As far as he is concerned, he still seems a little hesitant about how to go in the future.But Xu Haibao doesn't want anyone to destroy the isolated island fishing village that raised him.

After having lunch with his third aunt, Xu Haibao went fishing in the reef area in the afternoon.For him, this is his daytime pastime.This pastime will continue for some time.

When he returned home in the afternoon, Xu Haibao had two more groupers about two kilograms in his bucket.In addition to these two big groupers, there are also some small sea fish, which can be regarded as the harvest of this afternoon.

As a result, as soon as he got home, he saw the third uncle who entered the door with a face full of surprise and said: "You kid is lucky today? You caught three such big groupers at once? Could it be that there is a grouper nest under Echo Rock?"

Echo Rock is the reef area where Xu Haibao fished.When the wind and waves are strong, the waves hitting the reef will always make a huge sound.Even the villagers in the village call it Echo Rock.

"I don't know, maybe I chose a good place today! These two are raised, and when I go back to the city the day after tomorrow, I just bring them to my parents to taste. I guess that girl Qingya will be on vacation at that time."

"This thing is for sale. One piece costs 400 yuan. I think there are people who want it!"

Hearing that Xu Haibao was going to be eaten in the city, the third uncle Xu Licheng, who was usually reluctant to eat good fish, still felt a little pity.After all, if you want to catch fish like wild grouper nowadays, you often have to rely on luck.

As for the market, there are many groupers of this weight.But most of those groupers are farmed.There is still a big difference in price between wild grouper caught like Xu Haibao.

When it comes to the difference in taste between wild and farmed groupers, some people think there is no difference.But for fishermen who live by the sea all year round, the taste of farmed grouper is quite different from that of wild grouper.

"Wild grouper is so expensive now?"

"Hmm! Last time I went to the town to sell fish, I saw fishmongers collecting them there. Dead wild grouper can be sold for 91 catties per kilogram. If it is a live wild grouper, the fishmonger It can be more than 100 catties."

For many fishermen who go out to sea to fish, sometimes even if they catch wild grouper, without an oxygen machine, when the fishing boat docks, the live grouper is almost dead and can only be frozen for sale.

Xu Licheng also has an oxygen machine like this at home.In the past, when I went fishing, I always brought an oxygen machine with me.The reason for this is also very simple, that is, when some expensive fish are caught, it can be guaranteed that the fish will be sold alive.

"Forget it! This kind of fish is getting less and less. Even if you want to buy it now, you probably can't buy it in the market. I'd better take these two groupers home and let my parents try them out. I think they have been old for a long time, and they haven't eaten them like this. A wild big grouper."

Seeing that Xu Haibao still insisted on refusing to sell it, and was still planning to take it home for his parents to eat, Xu Licheng didn't insist.After all, as a fisherman, he knows better than many people that this kind of big grouper is really rare in the East China Sea.

Since Xu Haibao has this kind of filial piety, how could he stop him?What's more, such a grouper, I have another one that is ready to be steamed.Speaking of which, he hasn't eaten this kind of wild big grouper for many years.

In fact, many villagers who are engaged in fishing in the village will send such wild groupers to the fish market for sale without exception.Many villagers are still reluctant to eat hundreds of yuan of income at a time!

A plate of steamed wild grouper, several plates of authentic seafood and dry goods, Xu Haibao, who had dinner at Xu Licheng's house, still had a great time eating.He even decided at the dinner table to go to sea with this third uncle tomorrow.

Speaking of which, he also wanted to take advantage of this time to go to the open sea to have a look.After all, staying on the island every day fishing and wandering, the villagers talked a lot, which is also a very bad character.

And Xu Haibao also wanted to take the opportunity to see what the current state of the fishery resources around Fulin Island was.If possible, try to catch more good things tomorrow, so that my third uncle can make a small fortune too!

(End of this chapter)