dognovel Chapter 96 Selling Fish
Chapter 96 Selling Fish
Chapter 96 Selling Fish (Part 1)
"Xiao Xu, Xiao Xiao, are you leaving?"
Seeing Xiao Kai and Xu Ning starting to pack up their fishing rods, Uncle Huang, who was not far away, couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, Uncle Huang. We have to go, or the fish will all die," Xu Ning replied with a smile.
"Oh, I see. Then you probably don't need your spot anymore, right? Can I go fishing there?" Uncle Huang asked, looking at them expectantly.
The two of them laughed.
"Uncle Huang, what are you saying? This ocean doesn't belong to us. If we don't fish anymore, you can fish however you want," Xu Ning said.
"Hehe, that's great!"
As he spoke, Uncle Huang grabbed his things and rushed towards Xiao Kai and the others.
He had been paying close attention, and even now, Xiao Kai and his team's efficiency hadn't slowed down much compared to the beginning.
There are clearly still quite a few fish in the lower part of the pond.
If we don't hurry over there, and wait until Xiao Kai and the others leave, and the fish scatter, we'll suffer a huge loss.
Seeing Uncle Huang's impatient look, Xiao Kai and his companion laughed again.
Uncle Huang looks to be in his fifties or sixties, but he does things with the energy and enthusiasm of a young man.
"Uncle Huang, we're leaving."
After greeting Uncle Huang, Xiao Kai and his companion packed up their fishing gear and prepared to carry the fish box back to where they had parked.
Unexpectedly, when they tried to lift them, they realized that they had completely underestimated the weight of the fish. The two grown men, who were over fifty years old combined, almost couldn't lift them.
Including the water, this large fish tank weighs at least 150 pounds.
With no other option, Xiao Kai had to take all of their fishing gear back to the car himself, and then use another ordinary box to divide the catch.
After two hard-fought attempts, the two finally loaded all the fish onto the truck.
"Phew~ This place is really convenient for fishing. It's close by and the resources are good. But the road is too difficult to walk on. It's full of rocks and it's far from where we park. I won't be able to catch as much fish next time. It's too tiring to carry it all."
Xiao Kai flung open the driver's seat door, sat down, let out a long sigh, and then complained.
"Yeah, but who knew we'd catch so many today?" Xu Ning said, panting, looking even more exhausted than Xiao Kai.
Xiao Kai didn't say anything; he couldn't very well say, "I expected this all along."
Thinking of this, Xiao Kai asked again, "Is there a place that's convenient for fishing, but doesn't require carrying the catch so far?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning replied without hesitation, "Yes, you can take a boat to fish at sea. You can catch as much as you want, and you can go straight back to the dock. There are plenty of ways to transport it. Or you could go to the area near the cross-sea bridge, which is close to the roadside, but the resources aren't very good, and there are a lot of people there."
"By boat?" Xiao Kai murmured. "That's a good idea."
"Of course, if possible, it's definitely better to go fishing by boat, since the resources by the sea can never compare to those at sea."
"Moreover, it's quite convenient, but it costs money, and it's quite expensive."
However, if you're willing to wait, the fishing ban will begin in a few days. At that time, many fishermen, unable to fish, will organize fishing trips in coastal waters using their boats, and the prices will be much cheaper.
"Is that so? Then let's give it a try."
After hearing Xu Ning's words, Xiao Kai was also somewhat tempted.
He was really terrified of carrying this load of fish today.
This was even more difficult than when he used to go fishing, since back then he mostly chose fishing spots close to the roadside, or if they were a bit far, he would try to find places that were easy to walk to.
But this rocky area is different; even if it's close, you still have to walk several hundred meters, and it's all rocks and very slippery.
It's not just slippery, it's also incredibly dangerous. If you're not careful and fall, it's hard to say whether you'll be able to get back up.
"Let's go, stop thinking about it. Let's go sell the fish first, or they'll go bad." Seeing that Xiao Kai was still thinking, Xu Ning patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Okay, but are you sure you don't want to take some home to eat?" Xiao Kai said.
Xu Ning: "No need. Although Shi Jiugong is good, I'm already tired of eating it after all these years."
Xiao Kai: "Alright then, I'll send you some more when I catch something better."
"That's great!"
Amidst laughter and conversation, Xiao Kai drove his off-road pickup truck toward the town.
Soon, Xiao Kai drove to the dock he had visited before.
According to Xu Ning, this is the best place to sell fish in the entire Puqian Town.
Whether it's retail or wholesale, there are specialists who handle it. They may have a lot of fish, but when placed here, they don't even make a splash.
At first, Xiao Kai planned to sell his fish to a fish buyer, just like when he was fishing on the go.
However, Xu Ning said he wanted to sell them himself.
He said that the fish buyers here are very aggressive in lowering prices, sometimes even cutting the price by half for small-time anglers like them.
Since it's still early, I might as well sell them myself.
Xiao Kai naturally had no objections and agreed.
He was also curious about how fish were sold.
"Let's go buy some ice first. The survival rate of these stone gobies is too low. It's safer to apply ice to them."
"OK."
Under Xu Ning's guidance, they quickly bought crushed ice and foam boxes, and chilled all the rockfish except for the black grouper and the black sea bream with crushed ice.
On their way, they also bought an electronic scale and plastic bags.
Then they drove to the roadside where the stalls were located at the dock and parked.
"Handsome, want to buy some fish?"
Upon seeing the two get out of the car, a woman selling fish at a stall immediately inquired.
"No need, we sell fish too, sister."
Before Xiao Kai could speak, Xu Ning refused the man.
"All right!"
Upon hearing that she was from the same industry, the woman's face immediately showed an uncomfortable expression, and she sat back down in her seat.
The two exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously shrugged, expressing their helplessness.
It's the same everywhere; competitors are enemies, and it's normal to be disliked.
Without much thought, the two quickly carried down all the fish, electronic scales, and other items.
Including the ice, there were a total of 4 boxes of fish.
One of the boxes contained the large black-spotted fish and the black sea bream.
The two fish's vitality was somewhat beyond Xiao Kai's expectations. He hadn't expected that they wouldn't die even after being pressed down by that pile of stones for so long.
Of course, although he wasn't dead, he was close to it, but fortunately he was still alive, so they stopped applying ice.
The remaining three boxes were all filled with rock goby caught by Xiao Kai and his friends. They included various sizes and weighed at least thirty or forty pounds.
Based on an average weight of more than one ounce each, there must be at least three hundred of these Stone Nine-Headed Dogs.
No wonder Xiao Kai said he was tired.
Given the number of fish, the two of them had to catch one fish every minute or so. After more than two hours of this, how could they not be tired?
How much?
Seeing that all the fish were arranged, Xiao Kai couldn't help but ask Xu Ning, who was standing to the side.
Xu Ning smiled and said, "My family were fishermen when I was a child. I used to sell these with my parents. It's very simple. For example, with these stone gourds, we first divide them into four sizes —"