"How can it be compared? Those people are messing around with valuable things. What do you think you are messing with?"

"What I deal with are all serious seaside souvenirs. They are breaking the law, but I am an honest person."

"Just a little bit, let's see how much you can sell it for..."

"Whoever sells them, those are kept in the sun and eaten. This little bit is not enough for me to sell. I will do more work when winter comes."

"So you can do it? You can do everything else?"

"Look at it, have you ever seen me talk big words? Haven't I accomplished everything I said? Look at what I earn now."

Father Ye didn't have to refute. It was proven that he was right many times. Maybe it was possible to sell it for money. Just because no one wanted it here meant that no one wanted it elsewhere.

After showing him the cockpit, Father Ye also went down to eat. By the way, he took a look at the pieces of kelp that the boatmen had hung up with ropes to dry, just like door curtains.

However, the current kelp is not as large as the one in the future. Just like the quilt, the width of the current kelp is only twenty or thirty centimeters. The varieties have not been continuously improved, but the thickness is quite thick.

Worried that hanging them there would affect the view, the boatmen hung them horizontally, above the deck. They were afraid that hanging them above the sides of the ship would affect the cockpit's view of the surroundings of the fishing boat.

"Third brother, A Dong said that this kelp can be sold for money. He knows so much now."

"He has traveled a lot. He has seen the world differently. Who is like us, who can never leave the village in his life? If he goes far away, he will be floating on a deserted sea."

"Indeed, there is no one in the whole village who has been to more places and met more people than A Dong. He can also recognize the leaders. He definitely knows more than us."

"If you really sell this kelp, how much can it cost?"

No one had time to ask Ye Yaodong just now, and now they all looked at Father Ye curiously.

"I didn't know that he has such upright ideas every day. He knows more heretical things than anyone else. He also subscribes to and reads newspapers every day. He must know something about it."

"We always give away things that no one wants, but I didn't expect that we can sell them for money outside."

"Let it dry in the sun first. There are no ribs at night. I put the shrimps in to cook the kelp soup. It tastes pretty good. It's quite fresh."

Father Ye tasted it twice and thought, isn't it the same thing?

I heard one by one that they can be sold for money, but the taste of the things seems to be different?

He cursed a little but didn't say anything.

After the meal, everyone continued to work in an orderly manner, and those who should rest also went to rest after nightfall.

It was calm for several days, and the kelp hanging on the boat was dried in the sun one after another.

After everyone knew that they could be sold for money, they worked hard these days to catch all the kelp they could get, and the kelp brought up by the trawl was not thrown away.

So much so that a large piece of kelp was dried in the sun and then hung up. For several days, the kelp on the deck has not stopped.

When the sky became a little gloomy and it looked like it was going to rain, everyone gathered up all their rolls and piled up three thick baskets, and white frost appeared on the top of each piece of kelp.

There will be a layer of white powder on the surface of dried kelp. Many people think it is salt or ash, and these white powder will be washed away when soaking. But in fact, it is a very precious medicinal substance called mannitol.

Don’t mistakenly think that the layer of white frost is the precipitation of salt or moldy deterioration.

This is a good diuretic, has the effect of reducing swelling, and has hangover, weight loss and anti-cancer and anti-bacterial effects!

Everyone looked at the two large baskets of kelp rolls at their feet and smiled.

"I didn't expect that just by fishing casually in the past few days, I could accumulate two big baskets. These can add up to a hundred catties, right?"

"Enough to last a long time."

"We can't eat it all in a year, so much."

"Ah Dong, if you sell these, how much can they cost?"

Everyone has wanted to ask this for a long time.

Ye Yaodong was also asked. He carefully said a conservative purchase price, "How can someone buy it for seventy-eight cents per catty of sun-dried food? More than a hundred catties of it should be sold for ten yuan each?"

The fact is that he knew that in the late 1980s, dried kelp sold for 7 cents per kilogram. The profits added up, and eventually 1/10 of it would reach the hands of vegetable farmers.

Everyone's eyes lit up. This was more expensive than many fish products, and it was something they had just fished from the sea when they passed by.

There is a lot of kelp in the sea area where we have been working these two days, all of which float from nearby islands.

"That's quite valuable! There are still seven or eight cents left."

"Yes, this is something everyone can just pick up."

"If we could dig up the fish from the island and plant it, wouldn't we be able to make money?"

"It's theoretically possible, but that will have to wait until the second half of the year."

"You are stupid, why do you have to dig it up and plant it? Just let it grow on the island. When it matures, can everyone just dig it up and dry it in the sun?"

Ye Yaodong smiled, and his thoughts were quite beautiful.

"It grows naturally on the island. There is no management. How much it grows depends on luck. It may grow this year but not next year, or it may only grow a little next year. It's all a matter of luck. If you raise it by yourself, take good care of it.

Reason, then the output must be higher."

"That's true..."

"Don't think so much. Winter is the time to pick up kelp. After taking these two baskets of kelp back, everyone will share one. Each person will get one or twenty kilograms. Neighbors or relatives will give one or two as a gift.

It doesn’t weigh much.”

"Okay, okay... Then we can divide it up after we get it back."

Father Ye thought that it would probably be winter, and everyone forgot about it. After all, it was a span of several months, so Dongzi had better not bother with it anymore.

He has workshops, shops, and a lot of fishing boats in his hands. He is very busy. If he is doing something to raise kelp, it is like a spinning top. Who can help him?

I don’t have time either, and I don’t know anything.

"Let's carry them all into the cabin first, and cover them with cloth to prevent them from getting wet. It looks like it's going to rain heavily today, but don't let the sun shine in vain. After we carry them in, we'll also prepare to set up an Internet cafe. I'll also tell my in-laws,

Go back early."

While I was talking, it turned out that the already cloudy sky had darkened even more, and it was clearly only 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Ye Yaodong also looked up at the dim sky. The air was also very stuffy, and he felt like the calm before the storm.

"Either don't get off the net and go back first. The waves are quite high. It looks like it's going to rain not only heavily but also a heavy rain today. We ran too far out. We originally planned to go back tomorrow."

, trawling the net as we go back."

"That's okay. I'll tell my in-laws that we'll go back first and wait to see if the rain is heavy. If it's not heavy, we can put the net down again; if it's raining too hard, just go back with all our strength.

There’s no need to collect it.”

"Um."

Everyone immediately took their places and got busy. Ye Yaodong also went to put on the raincoats and asked everyone to put them on first in case it rained suddenly.

As soon as the opening of the fishing net was closed, big raindrops began to fall. There was no need for them to make a decision on their own. God made the decision for them first.

After the crackling raindrops fell, it became extremely rapid, and it poured heavily in an instant, as if all the rain accumulated in the dark clouds fell down at once.

Everyone was collecting the nets under the heavy rain, and the thick rain curtains blurred everyone's vision. The waves were rolling due to the rapid rain, and the fishing boats were rocked even more by the waves.

When a boatman was closing the net, he was leaning against the side of the boat and the shaking of the fishing boat made him unsteady and he fell on top of it. Fortunately, Ye Yaodong was watching the closing of the net from the side and quickly pulled him with his quick eyes, otherwise he would have been completely injured.

They probably all have to fall down.

Unfortunately, the fish collection bag of the fishing net has just been hoisted up, and the fishing net is still in the water. If this person falls, he will definitely be entangled in the fishing net in the water, and will also be hit by the rolling waves.

Ye Yaodong was so scared that he shouted in the rain, "Be careful..."

The boatman's heartbeat also accelerated, he slapped his chest several times, and he quickly stood away.

No one knew what happened in the pouring rain. Only the two of them knew that someone had just almost walked away from the gate of hell.

Ye Yaodong also quickly went to tell others to be careful and not get too close to the edge of the boat. He just wanted to tighten the fish bag and lift it up, but there was nothing he could do.

Everyone was alert, as they were most afraid of accidents during the heavy rain.

Fortunately, there was no danger. After receiving the goods, all we had to do was squat on the deck and sort them. At most, the fishing boat would shake and fall a few times.

After the fishing nets were collected, the fishing boats also accelerated back. The Harvest was a little slower, but after ten minutes, it also appeared behind their tails.

The heavy rain continued for two hours, and their fishing boat was also in the wind and rain. After slowing down for two hours, the rain gradually slowed down and became lighter, and the sky became a little brighter.

After the rain subsided, Ye's father thought about setting up another net, and drove to the market while working. The time was almost just right to go ashore at night to sell goods.

If we speed up and go to the city now, we may have to arrive early and wait at the door for a long time.

Ye Yaodong watched the rain getting lighter and had no objection.

"After the goods are sold out in the docking city, we will go back directly and will not continue to go to sea."

"Okay, the weather doesn't look too good, so I might as well go back early."

"The harvest this time was not very good, it would not be a pity to go back."

Father Ye nodded.

This trip was rare and we only stayed for four or five days before going back. However, when we returned to the village, the ground was still dry and there was no trace of rain at all.

Being far away is one thing, but being unpredictable is another thing.

This time they still didn't dry the fish, so they sold all the fish they could sell in the city. They were worried that the sudden rain would be too much trouble, so they fermented everything.
To be continued...