In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

It can’t be said that they were lucky. Maybe the place where Li Duoyu and his team were fishing happened to be on the waterway.

It happened that my uncle paid attention and discovered them.

Minrongyu 056 slowly docked nearby, and Li Duoyu climbed onto their fishing boat immediately.

When the two old smokers, the second uncle and the first uncle, saw him, they immediately asked: "Duoyu, what are you doing with so many boats?"

"Catching jellyfish."

After hearing this, the two old men's eyes widened: "You called us back from the open sea, not just to catch jellyfish, right? You are not afraid of losing money by catching this stuff, this stuff is OK in Zhoushan, but here, the fishmongers won't even look at it."

Li Duoyu has become accustomed to their reactions. It's like when you tell the Koreans that they can eat as much rice and meat as they want, they will be shocked and confused.

But when Li Shuguang moved the first basket of jellyfish to the deck of the ship, everyone saw this red jellyfish.

Several old smokers frowned instantly: "Isn't this kind of red jellyfish only found in Zhoushan? How can we catch it here?"

Li Duoyu waved his hand and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either. The sea is so big, I can't control where they go."

After seeing that it was this kind of jellyfish, my uncle and my third uncle also felt that there was something they could do.

Since they have been working on ships for many years, they have seen a little bit of the world.

Eating jellyfish is still very popular in the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, especially in Shanghai. This red jellyfish is a common appetizer at banquets.

They often stir-fry the jellyfish skin with bean sprouts, and then dip the jellyfish head in old vinegar.

They have eaten it once or twice. It is particularly refreshing when eaten in the summer and is very suitable as an appetizer or side dish.

But the price is not ideal, definitely not as expensive as other "famous fish" such as hairtail, cuttlefish and swordfish.

In the entire Zhoushan fishing ground, it seems that there are only one or two villages that make a lot of fish during the flood season.

There was really no need to be so nervous. Not only did we dispatch a fleet, we even called them all back.

Although I had guessed that there was nothing wrong at home, I still felt a little uncomfortable calling them back just to catch jellyfish. After all, the big cutlassfish they caught were much more valuable than jellyfish.

To put it bluntly, even if it is red jellyfish, the batch of hairtail they caught is much more expensive than these jellyfish.

Seeing that his uncle and third uncle were frowning, Li Duoyu naturally knew that they had some small complaints, so he said directly:
"Don't underestimate jellyfish. If we process them ourselves and export them abroad, their value can be increased tenfold."

When they heard the word "exit", everyone on the boat pricked up their ears. In this day and age, the magic of the word "exit" was almost the same as smuggling and illegal immigration, except that one was the right way and the other was the wrong way.

Third uncle Li Zhengfa asked curiously:

“Do foreigners eat this kind of stuff?”

Li Duoyu nodded and said, "There is still a great demand for this kind of jellyfish in the island countries and South Korea. When the time comes, I will go to the Foreign Trade Bureau and we will specialize in foreign trade for these jellyfish."

Third uncle Li Zhengfa sighed and said, "Duoyu is still the best. Every day we think about where to catch the sea fish to make more money, but Duoyu thinks about how to make money from foreigners. This is the difference in perspective."

The uncle also said: "We old guys can't compare with young people at all. We earn our money through hard work. Duoyu is just robbing us directly."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Not really, I'm a serious businessman."

Uncle San frowned and said, "No, I remember that jellyfish processing is quite troublesome. It seems that it needs to be processed three times in and three times out. If you make the kind of jellyfish made in Chenjia Village, no one will want it."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Uncle San, are you talking about three alums and two salts?"

"Yes, that's it." Li Zhengfa slapped his forehead, then looked at Li Duoyu in surprise, frowned and said, "No, how come you even know this?"

"I don't have many good points, but I really like to learn. When I had nothing to do, I learned the skills of pickling jellyfish."

"You kid, I wish Yujun had half of your brains." Speaking of his own son, Li Zhengfa couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing Uncle San talking about Yu Jun, Li Duoyu asked, "It's already the third year, when will Yu Jun come out?"

Uncle San said, "I have given him a lot of money in the past few years. Plus, he has performed well. If he is lucky, he should be able to come out around this time next year."

"That was pretty quick."

But Li Duoyu frowned. The more money you pay, the easier it is to get out. Those people will not let go of a fat sheep like Yujun so quickly.

If it doesn't matter, if you give more money, maybe you can come out later than others.

Li Duoyu planned to find an opportunity to find out a little bit more. He didn't ask for his release early, but at least he could be released when his detention time was up.

Li Zhengfa smiled and said, "Yujun has changed a lot now. When he comes out, can he come to your place and you teach him well?"

"This shouldn't be a big problem."

Li Zhengfa sighed repeatedly when he talked about his son. He originally thought that Li Duoyu had such good connections and wanted to ask him for help.

But he was stopped by his eldest brother, who said that everyone was watching Duoyu now and he didn't want to let such things affect his reputation.

But what made him most uncomfortable was that the old lady loved Yujun the most. Before she left, she was quite lucid in those days, but she didn't get to see the child for the last time.

Li Duoyu continued, "By the way, I remember everyone seemed to know how to cut jellyfish."

The smoking uncle said, "Of course. When we went fishing in Zhoushan before, we handled jellyfish together."

Li Duoyu glanced at his second uncle and felt that he had lost some weight. He also coughed from time to time.

"Second uncle, smoke less or switch to cigarettes with a mouthpiece. Stop smoking this kind of dry tobacco."

The second uncle said disdainfully: "The ones with a mouthpiece are boring to smoke. You have to have this kind to have fun."

After Li Duoyu persuaded someone once, he never persuaded him again. After all, persuading people to quit smoking does not have much meaning in itself.

Most people cannot change some of their living habits before they experience life and death.
Li Duoyu said: "This time, just the jellyfish skin and jellyfish head will do. Don't take the rest."

Uncle Zhuang, who had a hard time walking, said, "If you don't want the jellyfish brain, you can leave some for me. It's good for making soup."

The second uncle laughed and said, "Can you finish all the jellyfish brains?"

"Hmph, wait until I cook and dry the jellyfish brain, then don't be so shameless as to ask me for it."

"I'm just telling you, why do you always take it so seriously? It's true that the older you get, the worse your temper gets."

If the quantity is small, Li Duoyu will definitely not let go of the jellyfish brain, but when the quantity is large, this thing is usually thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

"Get up and go to work."

As soon as he was sure to help cut up the jellyfish, Chen Youze entered the cabin, slapped the bed, and shouted, "Everyone get up and work."

Those fishermen who were still sleeping were rubbing their sleepy eyes.

His son Chen Liang hugged the quilt and kept making "poking, poking, poking" gestures. After being woken up, he looked unhappy.

"Dad, I just dreamed of holding hands with Liu Xiaoqing and you woke me up. How long have I been holding back my dream for? "

Several crew members asked, "Did you have sex in your dream?"

Chen Liang made a bitter face: "Fuck, no, I was interrupted just after I took off my pants."

"Hahaha." Chen Youze looked at his son with disdain: "Liu Xiaoqing, if you don't make money well, you won't even be able to find a wife."

Chen Youze continued, "Put on your waders and gloves and get ready to cut the jellyfish. Don't get bitten later."

Chen Liang snorted, "What's so good about cutting jellyfish? No one wants it."

Chen Youze was about to pat his son on the head, but after thinking about it, he pulled his hand back. If he continued patting, his son might become more and more stupid.

When Chen Liang and his companions arrived at the deck of the ship, they were shocked by the scene before them. The nearby sea was full of fishing boats from their village.

Almost all of them were acquaintances, and the deck was full of red jellyfish of moderate size. He didn't even have time to greet Li Duoyu before his father started scolding him:
"Why are you still standing there? Get to work. There are so many jellyfish here."

More than 20 veterans on the boat began to cut up the jellyfish. Wearing rubber gloves, they were not afraid of being bitten by the jellyfish at all.

After taking out a jellyfish, first break off all the jellyfish's tentacles, and then use a fish knife to separate the jellyfish skin and the jellyfish head.

A few crew members found it troublesome and threw the jellyfish brains directly onto the deck, so Uncle Zhuang, who was in charge of cooking, had to pick them up himself.

He kept mumbling, "Don't even think about giving me jellyfish porridge later."

After being processed by these crew members, the jellyfish that originally required three baskets now only need one basket, which greatly saves the space required for transportation.

The sea was still busy. After nearly four hours of fishing, the sun was already hanging in the sky.

After everyone finished breakfast, the sun became particularly strong and everyone was exposed to the sun. It became very hot in a short while.

But everyone looked very happy. Zhao Dahai asked Wang Jinshan, "How much did you get?"

Wang Jinshan replied: "About thirty yuan."

Zhao Dahai widened his eyes and said, "That's a lot. It shouldn't be a problem for you to make 70 or 80 bucks in a day."

Wang Jinshan asked, "How much did you get?"

"About fifty."

After hearing this, the nearby fishermen couldn't help but frowned and said, "Don't work too hard, you two brothers. Now your waists are broken. After you get married, you will have to lie down obediently."

But some people were quite unhappy. Lao Lu cursed: "This Duoyu is even more evil-minded than Lao Mi."

When others asked, I found out that he had caught nearly a hundred pieces last night, but because he used a trawl net, many jellyfish skins were broken.

Then at least one-third of the money was deducted, leaving only more than 70 yuan.

"Old Lu, come and fish with us. This thing is easy to break with a trawl net."

"What the hell! My boat is so high that even a male dog can't reach it."

Looking at the whole boat full of jellyfish skins and jellyfish heads, Li Duoyu was also quite surprised. This boat would have been very expensive in his previous life.

Processed ones like this, which are wild, cost at least fifteen yuan per pound. This shipload of them must be worth at least seventy or eighty thousand.

Seeing that the sun was getting bigger and bigger, Li Duoyu quickly asked the large iron-hulled ship to go back. After all, when the sun was big, the jellyfish would melt very quickly.

When the big iron-hulled ship left, it was followed by a large school of peeling fish, more than a dozen sea turtles, and even a sunfish.

Last night, the sea fish were having a buffet by the boat, and Li Duoyu saw a sea turtle swimming very slowly.

We used a scoop net to scoop it up directly onto the boat, then used a fish knife to pry the barnacles off its body.

Only then were they released back into the sea. The fishermen on Dandan Island would not catch sea turtles and would even take the initiative to protect them.

But if I remember correctly, this kind of sea turtle called hawksbill turtle will have a hard time in the future.

Because of the special texture of its shell, it is regarded as a gem by the island country and then made into various handicrafts.

When the fishermen find out that this sea turtle can be exported to make a lot of money, some of them will probably be unable to hold back.

As the sun was so bright, these people were still desperately trying to catch jellyfish. Li Duoyu was worried that they would get heatstroke.

"Everyone, take a break. The sun isn't that strong anymore. Let's go out and fish again."

But what he didn't expect was that all the people in the fleet were crazy.

The Zhao brothers replied:

"Brother Yu, don't worry about us. If it's really too hot, let's go to Little Elephant Island and rest."

"Then I'll go back first. Please be safe. I'll come to see you later."

Li Duoyu looked at his watch. At this time, his second brother had already bought the salt and alum.

He is currently the only one who understands the three-alum processing method. Although he has already written the processing procedures to his second brother, he still has to go back to be more conservative.

Li Duoyu's fishing boat quickly overtook the large iron-hulled ship and headed straight for Dandan Island.

After a little over an hour, they returned to the dock of Dandan Island. The fishmonger Lao Mi asked in confusion, "Duoyu, why did you come back alone?"

Li Duoyu asked: "Uncle Mi, is my brother back?"

Lao Mi, smoking a cigarette, said, "He came back early and bought a lot of salt. I helped him move a lot of it."

Li Duoyu was not polite and threw the boat rope to him, saying, "Help me tie up the boat."

I took out two dollars and gave it to him: "By the way, Uncle Mi, my big ship will be back soon, please help me call the tractor driver on our island, or a dozen people who pull carts will do, remember it's at the new dock."

Old Man Mi looked at Li Duoyu's hurriedly leaving back, very puzzled, but looking at the two dollars in his hand, he couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "You are so stingy, only giving two dollars, you should give at least five dollars."

Lao Mi looked at the sea. Today all the fishing boats were called by Li Duoyu to catch jellyfish. He had no business to do, so it was not bad to make a few bucks for free.

After Li Duoyu arrived at the eel factory, he found his second brother holding the handwritten list, but he didn't know how to start.

After seeing Li Duoyu coming, Li Yaoguo finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Duoyu, you should come. I'm afraid I'll make a mistake and ruin your jellyfish."

When Li Duoyu was preparing the initial alum water, he said: "When making the initial alum water for jellyfish, no salt is added. At that time, separate the jellyfish head and jellyfish skin, add 0.4% alum to the head and 0.6% alum to the skin."

"The main function of alum is to shrink, dehydrate, solidify and form, which can expel toxins. The jellyfish from Chenjia Village next door bite people when they eat them, which means the toxins are not completely excreted."

As he was speaking, Chen Wenchao beside him kept taking notes with a pen, and then he started drawing patterns again.

Li Duoyu leaned over to take a look and found that his simple sketch of jellyfish was quite nice-looking. It seemed that this guy had some talent for painting.

"You haven't been to night school recently?"

Chen Wenchao scratched his head: "I've been a little busy lately. I have to help take care of my daughter at night."

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment and almost forgot that Xiaolan was pregnant again, and this guy would soon be the father of two children.

Li Duoyu then carefully explained the process of processing alum and performed it himself.

At this time, a "woooo" sound of a whistle was heard from the sea.

The big ship has returned to the island. (End of this chapter)