After putting away the fishing nets, Zhang Ze continued to collect the hooks and other items. When everything was put on the boat, the sun emerged above the horizon.

Only then did he see the fishermen of the island's aquaculture team going out to sea collectively. The small wooden boats rowed down to the position of the fishing nets like a fleet. Zhang Ze would have met them an hour later.

However, as long as you don't go to where others set their nets, they won't care. The vicinity of Nanping Island is a natural fishing ground. There are many boats that come here to fish and place hooks in the reef area.

After a while, Tong Shuyao also got up. She glanced at the sunrise, sighed how beautiful it was, and then came over to help sort the fish together.

Having grown up on an island and getting up early, the sunrise is really not attractive to her.

"Shu Yao, you go to the kitchen to make some breakfast. Just leave it to me and Qinghe. There aren't many fish anyway."

The sun was already rising, and Zhang Ze was reluctant to let his wife go out to work, so he simply found a reason to send her back to the cabin.

"Okay!" Tong Shuyao nodded and got up and went to the kitchen.

My man hasn't had breakfast yet, so I really need to prepare it for him.

After sorting the fish into baskets and having breakfast, Zhang Ze sailed back to the dock.

It is now past eight o'clock, and Zhang Huihong, her daughter and son are already waiting here.

Zhang Ze glanced around and found that two people were missing: "Where are Auntie and Xiaoxi?"

Zhang's mother explained: "Xiao Xi and your cousin get along very well. Seeing this situation, your aunt decided to stay for a while. If your cousin can take good care of the child, then Xiao Xi will stay in the future."

"That's right!" Zhang Ze nodded and didn't ask any more questions. After all, this was someone else's business.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the fishing boat returned to Wenshui City Pier, where Ou Shuxiang was already waiting for him.

He got on the boat to see how much Zhang Ze had harvested this time, but now that he had access to five factories, he had to keep an eye on the score if there were fewer fish.

Unexpectedly, as soon as we got on the boat, we saw in the most conspicuous place in the middle of the deck a huge crocodile that couldn't even fit in the bamboo basket.

"Holy shit, you got such a big crocodile?" A group of people who are familiar with Zhang Ze have basically learned his catchphrase, and they all found that he said it more fluently than Huang Tian Sanbao.

"One hundred and eight pounds!" Zhang Ze raised his eyebrows, and then showed him the grouper and lobster ledger that had been calculated.

"It's over a hundred pounds? It's amazing!"

Ou Shuxiang gave him a thumbs up first, and then took the account book. But he did not open it, but touched the fish's head: "Aze, what are your plans to sell this mullet to the aquatic product station?"

"What, do you have an idea?" Zhang Ze looked at him unexpectedly.

"The swim bladder of such a big catfish must be quite big. I think the leaders in the factory might be interested." When Ou Shuxiang saw the fish, he was already thinking about how to sell it at a high price.

This is also the special feature of the catfish. Most people know that its isinglass is a good thing.

Like the yellow fin seabream next to him, which is also the king of fish, he was slightly surprised and stopped paying attention to it. Because this fish can only be sold at the meat price, it is difficult for others to buy it at a higher price.

Zhang Ze shook his head after hearing this: "The purchasing power of the factory leaders is just that. After all, they are paid. They may have money privately, but they will never buy such a big fish in such a high-profile manner. Unless I sell it secretly.

, but I’m not interested.”

"I'll handle this fish myself. You can send the grouper over there!"

"Okay!" Ou Shuxiang smacked his lips regretfully. He had no choice but to sell the fish. Then he seemed to think of something, pulled him aside and whispered, "Aze, something happened in Yuewan County yesterday.

, several fishermen jointly caught more than 10,000 kilograms of hairtail and sent it to the aquatic product station, earning nearly 4,000 yuan."

"This matter has gone viral in Yuewan County. It seems that many people are planning to go fishing at sea. I want to collect grouper from these fishermen at a high price. Do you think I can do it?"

Zhang Ze was a little surprised. Ten thousand kilograms of hairtail cost nearly four thousand yuan. How come he had never heard of such a thing in his previous life?

Also, the Yuewan County Aquatic Products Station has now begun to purchase aquatic products from individual fishermen?

But thinking about it, I’m not surprised. Wenshui City has opened up, and Yuewan County will definitely follow suit soon.

Applying for a business license in advance also causes many things to be done much earlier.

But this incident suddenly gave him an idea. He felt that the way he dealt with the mullet should be changed.

"If you want to take it from others, just take it. You're not working for me."

It was normal for Ou Shuxiang to want to buy from others, but Zhang Ze understood the reason why he told him this.

One is asking if this can be done, probably because he is afraid of the risks, and the other is he is afraid that he will be discovered collecting aquatic products from others, and he is afraid that he will not be happy if he replaces them.

But Zhang Ze's purpose is to let him become a seafood merchant to help sell his aquatic products at high prices.

As long as the prices on his side remain unchanged, how Ou Shuxiang wants to develop is his own business.

Seeing that he didn't care, Ou Shuxiang also breathed a sigh of relief.

Purchasing from others is currently impossible to stabilize, but Zhang Ze can provide stable supply. Of course, he must maintain the relationship between the two parties, even these small things.

Ou Shuxiang recruited two people to help him work and asked them to get on the boat and carry all the fish off.

Zhang Ze was not idle either. He asked Zhang's mother and the others to go home first, while he and Zhang Qinghe took the other fish to the aquatic product station for sale, leaving only the last two king fish.

"Aze, why don't you sell these two fish together?" Zhang Qinghe asked doubtfully, pointing to the big anchovy in the bamboo basket and the yellow fin seabream placed together.

Zhang Ze patted his shoulder and said solemnly: "As a fisherman, how can I sell the king fish safely and directly after catching it?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Qinghe was suddenly filled with questions.

"You'll find out later."

Zhang Ze did not explain any more. Later he would use actions to tell this new fishing guy the meaning of the existence of the so-called fishing guy.

He moved the bicycle to the shore, called on Zhang Qinghe to carry the catfish to the back seat of the bicycle, and tied the fish to it.

Tong Yuanhang and others next to him also sold out their fish. Seeing this, they came over curiously.

"Oh, such a big mullet, which one of you belongs to it?"

"Of course I caught it, one hundred and eight pounds!" Unlike the great white shark, he caught this mullet himself and spent a lot of effort on it.

The great white shark was already dead at the time, but it was still entangled in the net and dragged up together. There was no sense of accomplishment.

"Awesome, can you catch such a big fish?" Tong Yuanhang and others were also amazed.

Since learning to fish from Zhang Ze, they have occasionally caught fish weighing more than ten or twenty kilograms. Which fish shouldn't be caught with a little effort?

Being able to catch a fish weighing a hundred pounds was indeed beyond their imagination.

"Tell me, what should you pay attention to when fishing for this big fish?"

"Hey, this fish weighs 108 pounds. I pulled it up with my bare hands!"

"I know, I'm asking you how you feel about catching such a big fish?"

"What, you didn't hear clearly? Then let me tell you again, this fish weighs 108 pounds, and I pulled it up with my bare hands..."

Tong Yuanhang took a deep breath, tried hard to loosen his clenched fists, and kept reminding himself: This brother-in-law is too strong to be beaten; this brother-in-law cannot be beaten by himself...

But while a few people were talking, some people at the pier also saw the big anchovy on the back seat of the bicycle, and they all came over.

The body length of a 100-pound catfish is almost the same as the average height of adult women here today.

It’s not that the fishermen here have never caught giant anchovy, but such a big one is very difficult to encounter.

"Such a big mullet is rare!"

"The one from Lao Liu last time was only about 1.250 pounds, right? It made him so happy. I heard it sold for more than 100 pounds."

"The Three Treasures of Huangtian~ So this one can't cost more than 200?"

"Hey, comrade, which one of you owns this fish? Do you want to sell it?"

Zhang Ze naturally heard these words. A group of fishermen usually shout and talk at sea. Now they think they are talking quietly, but in fact their voices are very loud.

Someone actually asked them if they sold fish, which surprised him a little. The people who asked were quite brave. There were more and more people setting up stalls and doing small business in Wenshui City, but overall, no one really started doing it.

Second-rate dealer.

I just make something myself and sell it to make some money to support my family.

I turned around and looked, but didn't see who said this.

Zhang Ze didn't take this matter to heart, but this made him understand that the great white shark could not be sold because not many people knew its value and might not be able to use it.

When valuable good things appear, they will still attract the attention of others, thus attracting the arrival of rich people.

On South Street, a young man was pushing a bicycle. There was a huge fish on the back seat, which was very eye-catching. The important thing is that there were three bicycles following side by side to protect the fish.

When passers-by saw it, they all gave way and were extremely surprised. Which street kid went out to harm people?

When an older man saw that there were just a few young people, he curiously stopped Zhang Ze who was pushing the cart in front of him: "Young man, where did you buy such a big catfish?"

"Grandpa, this fish is mine and weighs one hundred and eight kilograms."

"What, it's your own, then what is this?"

"I'm looking for the fish station!"

"The fishery station is to the east. You are heading southwest."

Zhang Ze was suddenly enlightened and looked to the southwest: "So the aquatic products are standing over there, thank you, grandpa!"

After saying that, he quickly pushed the bicycle and continued walking forward.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and shouted: "Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong direction..."

"Grandpa, I'm on the right track!" Zhang Ze turned around with a smile and waved to the kind old man, and continued walking towards the streets with more people.

If the fish wants to sell at a high price, he has to go to the streets with more people, especially those with restaurants.

At the beginning of this year, the policy of public-private partnership was implemented again.

Many restaurants are jointly operated by capital and local governments, and this situation will continue until around the 1990s.

Zhang Ze was naturally attracted by these joint venture bosses. He put so much effort into walking on the street. Could it be that he was just a fisherman who had nothing to do and just took out fish and got lost?

He is not that bored. Of course he has a purpose in making such a big noise.

Although the fish is very big, it is unrealistic to say that the wealthy boss comes directly to the fish like in later generations.

However, the little noise he made will let these bosses know that buying this fish can also advertise their own restaurants, which can gain a lot of attention.
Chapter completed!