110: The harvest of the first expedition after the opening of the sea

As setting sail just turned into the dock, the two saw Chen Tianming and his crew already waiting there.

As soon as the fishing boat was steady, several people boarded to inspect the catch.

“Look at the Tuna! You caught so much again this time, Yang Qi! You’re truly amazing, I’m so impressed!”

Chen Tianming was the first to open the freezer compartment, seeing the nine Yellowfin Tuna neatly arranged on one side of the packed freezer. He was overjoyed, smiling so widely his eyes almost disappeared.

“Oh my! This Big Vermilion Snapper is quite big, it must be around a hundred catties.”

“Wow! There are also a few Swallowtail Seaperch!”

“Isn’t this a Longtail Red Snapper? This is good!”

Yang Qi ignored the chattering Chen Tianming because he saw his mother and Chen Lanying boarding the boat, followed by the brothers Zhang Jun and Zhang Fei.

“You don’t know, these are just a few fish that couldn’t survive after being caught; I have even more live ones in my live fish hold!”

With that, he walked towards his mother and the others without looking back.

“Son, you just got back! Are you tired?”

From a distance, his mother eagerly asked.

“Mom, I’m not tired.” Yang Qi replied to his mother while greeting the others.

“Brother Jun, A-Fei, you’re here! Come and see what good stuff I got for you.”

As soon as Yang Qi netted the Sardine, he thought of sharing some with them.

Although Sardine aren’t worth much, they are still a rare treat for drinks. Besides, they were freshly caught.

Yang Qi led them on a tour of the freezer compartment, gesturing wildly as he described the situation when he encountered the Sardine school.

“Listen to me, that super-duper huge school of Sardine at the time…”

“You surely haven’t seen a school of Sardine as big as several football fields, have you? I saw it, at that time…”

“Have you ever seen a wild Great White Shark three or four meters long? At that time…”

Yang Qi was gesticulating wildly, spitting as he spoke.

Zhang Jun, Zhang Fei, and Chen Tianming listened, feeling uneasy, unsure whether to interject.

At first, it was quite interesting, almost like being there.

But as they listened, it started to feel a bit off. This was purely showing off!

Just as Yang Qi was speaking with great enthusiasm, he suddenly slipped, falling headfirst towards the freezer compartment.

Everyone gasped, and Chen Tianming, with quick reflexes, grabbed Yang Qi’s arm, pulling him back.

Yang Qi gave an embarrassed laugh, patted away non-existent dust from his clothes.

“Oh, this floor is too slippery. Let’s continue, at that time, that Great White Shark was swimming around my fishing boat, it was really scary.”

At this moment, his mother rolled her eyes from the side, “You just brag, Great White Shark! I think you just want to show off that you caught a lot of fish this time.”

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Yang Qi scratched his head and chuckled.

“Mom, I’m just sharing with everyone, aren’t I?”

Zhang Jun said with a smile, “Alright, Yang Qi, stop bragging. Hurry up and process these fish. We’ll find a place to have a good meal tonight.”

Yang Qi slapped his thigh, “Alright, I’ll arrange it right away. Let’s go to my place, and later I’ll show you my skills by cooking a few of my specialty fish dishes.”

“Tonight, we’ll eat that two-hundred-catty Tuna. White Pomfret, Swallowtail Seaperch, pan-fried Spanish Mackerel, large lobsters, large crabs, all will be arranged.”

“You even got large lobsters and large crabs!” Chen Tianming exclaimed in surprise.

“How fresh! The sea has opened now, so we can set lobster traps. They’re all in the live fish hold.”

Chen Tianming also began arranging for people to move the fish. As the large Tuna were hoisted ashore one by one by the crane and laid side by side on plastic sheeting spread on the ground, the scene was spectacular.

Basically, each one weighed over 130 catties, with the largest one nearly 250 catties.

Only then did the few people see the half Yellowfin Tuna, realizing that what Yang Qi said was true!

This Tuna was naturally not for sale to Chen Tianming. Yang Qi planned to eat some tonight and cut the rest to give to them, so they could take it home for their families to taste.

The Sardine would definitely be shared among everyone, as would the Swallowtail Seaperch, Longtail Red Snapper, Grouper, White Pomfret, and various crabs and large lobsters.

These fresh seafood items were all distributed among the few people.

Yang Qi didn’t have many friends here, but Zhang Jun and the others certainly counted, especially Zhang Jun, who could even be called his benefactor.

The few people didn’t decline, accepting with a few words of thanks.

As baskets of White Pomfret and Spanish Mackerel were hoisted ashore, Bai Xue joined Chen Tianming’s workers in weighing and recording.

The fish catch from the freezer compartment alone filled three refrigerated trucks.

Finally, Chen Tianming took over 1000 catties of Sardine. Originally, Yang Qi had planned to keep all of them, either for gifting or for his own family.

But looking at these Sardine, less than a hand-span long, he could imagine the unexpected incidents that might occur when his mother couldn’t finish gutting them. A scolding would be a mild reaction.

Forget it, too much was indeed a bit excessive.

In the end, about 100 catties were left and shared among everyone. Of course, if anyone wanted to take more to give away, Yang Qi agreed.

Yang Qi also suggested taking a few live Swallowtail Seaperch to keep in a fish tank.

Zhang Jun, without being polite, took a few to raise at home, while Zhang Fei declined.

Yang Qi kept five Swallowtail Seaperch and five Longtail Red Snapper to raise in his large fish tank.

It took two hours to clear out the live fish hold.

Because Yang Qi selectively targeted valuable fish species, he didn’t actively go after less valuable ones, and fish that were too small were released back into the sea on the spot.

The few fish of average price were used as bait or chopped up for chumming.

Therefore, there were no small fish or shrimp for his mother and her friends to sell at a stall. The two mothers had already taken some of the seafood to be prepared for dinner back home.

Everyone went together to Chen Tianming’s business, where Yang Qi and Chen Tianming began to settle accounts.

The price of Yellowfin Tuna remained unchanged. Although there were only 8 this time, they were all large individuals. The smallest one weighed 126 catties, and there were 4 that exceeded 200 catties. The fat content of each was excellent.

In total, the Yellowfin Tuna sold for 326,700 yuan.

Next were the one hundred seventy to eighty “Stonefish.” The smallest weighed over one catty, and the largest around ten catties.

It’s worth noting that “Stonefish” weighing about one catty cost 300 yuan per catty. For those around ten catties, Chen Tianming offered 1500 yuan per catty.

So, the “Stonefish” alone sold for 218,500 yuan.

Other fish, including Swallowtail Seaperch, White Pomfret, Spanish Mackerel, Red Snapper, Longtail Red Snapper, various Groupers, Snappers, and Sardine, sold for a total of 256,400 yuan.

The remaining various crabs, large lobsters, sea eels, octopuses, etc., sold for a total of 53,500 yuan.

All the fish catch combined amounted to 855,100 yuan.

After deducting expenses for fuel, ice, various baits and chum, and the cost of groceries and other purchases for the two of them.

setting sail’s first voyage after the sea opened brought in an income of 800,000 yuan.