All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 647 Chapter 648. Huge Harvest from the Sea

Yue Wenxuan's life in the sanatorium is very comfortable. There are many entertainment activities after breakfast. He can play chess with Ling Daijun, practice calligraphy in the calligraphy and painting room, and sing on the stage if he is in the mood.

Take a nap after lunch, and when the weather is not so hot, go swimming in the sea. It’s so refreshing.

Half a month passed in this leisurely manner. After dinner, the eldest brother Ling Daijun came back from outside and said to him mysteriously:
"Xiao Yue, I have an old subordinate who works at a fishing company. I heard from him that a large fishing boat will go out to sea in a few days. I plan to go with him to watch the fun. Do you want to come with me?"

"Of course I have to go together! Although I am a high-ranking official in the East, I have never had the opportunity to go out to sea with you. This time I will just take it as an opportunity to broaden my horizons."

"Then I will say hello to this old subordinate tomorrow and include you in the group of people traveling.

We have to say hello to the nursing home and explain the situation, otherwise they will be worried and we can’t cause trouble for them.”

Yue Wenxuan followed up by saying, "This is my first time in a sanatorium. I don't know anything and I have to listen to Big Brother. You can make all the arrangements."

Yue Wenxuan was quite excited to have the opportunity to go out to sea with Ling Daijun.

Although the environment of the sanatorium is good, the same life every day always makes people feel a bit boring. Being able to go to the sea to feel the breeze and experience the turbulent waves of the vast ocean can also make people feel more cheerful.

In addition to the joy of mood, being able to go out to sea together will definitely bring some tangible gains.

The sea is rich in products, and Yue Wenxuan can take advantage of the opportunity to go out to sea to stock up on a large amount of various seafood. Now that everyone's life is so difficult, whether it is used as a gift or for daily use, it is a great thing.

Two days later, without Yue Wenxuan having to worry about anything, Ling Daijun had already completed everything for the two of them to go out to sea together.

At this time, all fishing boats, especially large ocean-going fishing vessels, were state-owned and basically belonged to major fishing companies.

Nowadays, people are having a hard time making ends meet, so the fishing tasks assigned to fishery companies by their superiors have naturally become much heavier. Except when there are extreme weather conditions, the fishing boats of fishery companies are sailing back and forth across the ocean almost day and night, without any downtime.

The two veteran cadres were going to go out to sea with the fishing boat, so Ling Daijun's old subordinate would of course arrange a large fishing boat for them, which would provide greater security.

After getting on the fishing boat, Ling Daijun kept praising the huge size of the fishing boat under his feet, and specifically told Yue Wenxuan that this was the largest fishing boat in the fishery company.

Yue Wenxuan just responded with a few words and pretended to be very interested.

Even though Yue Wenxuan pretended to be excited, his expression was a bit perfunctory. The shabby fishing reel under his feet really did not interest him. The scale of this fishing reel was indeed quite large, but it was too shabby. If Yue Wenxuan did not have his own safety guarantee, he might not dare to board it.

With this broken fishing boat with old parts, if it encounters strong winds and waves after going out to sea, it is not sure whether it can return safely.

Yue Wenxuan was complaining about the old fishing boat in his heart, but the captain looked proud. He had been instructed by his superiors to take good care of Yue Wenxuan and the others. After they got on the boat, he took them around and explained patiently.

After patiently listening to the captain's proud explanation, Yue Wenxuan asked, "Captain Miao, how many days does it usually take to return home after going out to sea?"

Captain Miao said: "Three to five days, the time is not certain. If it is not due to weather reasons, we usually have to wait until the warehouse is full of fish before returning. If we are lucky, we can return in three days. If we are unlucky, it may take five or six days."

"Captain Miao, can you briefly tell us what we have gained?"

Ling Daijun was also very interested in this question. Captain Miao had nothing to do for the time being, so he explained it in detail.

The fish caught in Qingdao waters mainly include small yellow croaker, Spanish mackerel, flatfish, toothfish, as well as barracuda, crab, shrimp goby, clam, razor clam, oyster, scallop, etc. The seafood in this era is more abundant, and if you are lucky, you can also catch large yellow croaker and tuna.

After the fishing boat left the near sea, Yue Wenxuan began to use the space to catch all kinds of seafood unscrupulously.

The fishing range he could catch with the space was much larger than that of the fishing reel, so he would not compete with the fishing reel for the catch. He was also not picky, everything was left to chance, and when he encountered a school of fish, no matter what kind, he would pick the big ones and put them into the space.

He was lucky. Just after leaving the coast, he encountered a school of Spanish mackerel and a school of small yellow croaker. Although he only caught one-third of the big fish, the harvest was still huge. The Spanish mackerel weighed nearly two tons, and the small yellow croaker was a little smaller, but also about half a ton.

At noon, Yue Wenxuan had the biggest surprise. He encountered four groups of large yellow croakers, with a total harvest of about 14 or 15 tons. Among them, there were at least a dozen large yellow croakers weighing more than 50 kilograms, and nearly 20 of them.

The yellow croaker of this era is no different from ordinary fish and is very affordable. The market price of a yellow croaker weighing more than one kilogram is only more than 30 cents.

But Yue Wenxuan can keep it in the space, and when it appreciates in value in the future, it will definitely be a huge fortune. When the resources of large yellow croaker are exhausted in the future, a large yellow croaker weighing more than 50 kilograms will cost more than one million yuan. This time he harvested so many large yellow croakers, which is of course worth his happiness.

It was a rare opportunity to go out to sea, so Yue Wenxuan did not focus all his energy on catching seafood. Enjoying the magnificent sea view was also one of his purposes of going out to sea this time.

When you first go out to sea, the scenery of the sea naturally broadens your mind, but you get tired of it after seeing it too much. Slowly, Yue Wenxuan put his energy back under the sea again.

Compared to decades later, the sea in this era is definitely rich in resources. In addition, Yue Wenxuan's spatial exploration range is huge, so Yue Wenxuan's gains from this voyage are really huge.

By the time it got dark, the fish, shrimp, shellfish and crabs Yue Wenxuan had harvested in his space totaled about 4,000 to 5,000 tons. He was quite picky, and no matter what kind of aquatic product he caught, he would only pick the big ones, and the smaller ones would be released.

The sea in the night is shrouded in endless darkness, and the sound of wind and waves is terrifying.

The sound of the wind and waves was too loud, and Yue Wenxuan was a little uncomfortable. He lay on his bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Since he couldn't fall asleep for the time being, he simply focused his energy underwater again.

He hadn't planned to gain anything, but unexpected surprises always come when he's least expecting them.

A huge school of tuna broke into his detection range. Yue Wenxuan identified it carefully and found that it was a school of bluefin tuna!
Tuna is a general term for many kinds of fish under the Scombridae family, with a total of 5 genera and 15 different species. They are all marine fish with smooth and streamlined bodies.

Bluefin tuna is the largest species of tuna. Bluefin tuna does not refer to a single fish, but a general term for three types of tuna: Pacific bluefin tuna, Atlantic bluefin tuna, and southern bluefin tuna.

What he found was the Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish that can be as large as 3 meters long and weigh up to 450 kilograms! Bluefin tuna is a deep-sea fish, and the harsh growth environment makes the investment in breeding too large, so the only way to eat bluefin tuna is to fish in the deep sea.

Decades later, scarcity of resources caused the price of bluefin tuna to soar.

In 2019, at the first tuna auction of the new year held at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, a 278-kilogram bluefin tuna was sold for approximately RMB 2088 million, setting a historical record.

Since the price of bluefin tuna was so high, Yue Wenxuan didn't want to let go of any of them, so he put the entire school of fish into the space.

Those seedlings can reproduce in the sea of ​​​​space, and after being cultivated for one generation, they can be preserved in the small world.

As for those bluefin tunas that are big enough, they will be delicacies on Yue Wenxuan's table in the future. There will be enough for him to eat himself or give as gifts.

He was lucky to encounter a large school of fish, the total weight of the entire school was about 500 tons, and there were at least bluefin tuna weighing more than kilograms each.

His good luck was also due to the fact that bluefin tuna at this time had just become popular in the market and had not yet been overfished. In addition, the fishing technology at this time was very backward, so the population of bluefin tuna was still relatively large and not as rare as in later generations.

Initially, bluefin tuna was not recognized by the market and only existed as cat food.

Before the 19th century, bluefin tuna was just an ordinary deep-sea fish, and an unpopular one at that.

The reason why bluefin tuna is unpopular is because it is too large and contains too much blood.

The average weight of bluefin tuna is around 150 kilograms, and large ones can even exceed 400 kilograms. Therefore, backward food preservation methods make this large fish unpopular.

In most marine fish, blood only accounts for about 1.5-3% of the body and is mainly concentrated in the gills, but in bluefin tuna, blood accounts for about 20% of its body weight.

Therefore, most fish can be almost emptied of blood by simply removing the gills, but once a bluefin tuna dies, there will be a large amount of blood left in its body even if the gills are removed.

Due to the high blood content in the meat, the quality of bluefin tuna will become very poor. Not only will it have a strong fishy smell, but the meat will also become less fresh and tender. The best destination for such fish meat is to be made into cat food.

With the development of fishing technology, more and more bluefin tuna were caught. In the last 10 to 20 years, bluefin tuna has gradually been accepted by people.

Some people began to look for ways to make bluefin tuna more delicious, and they discovered the huge blood content in their bodies. So, people began to bleed freshly caught bluefin tuna, which directly turned it into a fish with delicious meat and high meat yield.

Coupled with the improvement of preservation methods, people can eat bluefin tuna that has been truly bled and fresh, which makes it a hot commodity.

Even during this period, the price of bluefin tuna in the international market is very high.

However, there are not many fishing boats in China that can sail long distances, so bluefin tuna are rarely caught and naturally cannot be seen on the market.

Even though Yue Wenxuan caught so many bluefin tuna, he could only enjoy the delicacy secretly. He couldn't share it with his relatives and friends openly. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find a suitable excuse.

It was almost time to go to bed, but Yue Wenxuan was of course very happy to have such a big gain.

With such a huge harvest on the first day out to sea, Yue Wenxuan has even greater expectations for the harvest in the next few days.

The harvest in the following days did not disappoint him. Yue Wenxuan harvested many kinds of precious aquatic products, and the quantity of each aquatic product was huge. The total weight of various aquatic products exceeded 20,000 tons!
The marine resources of this era were so abundant that many fish that became extinct in later generations still had abundant population resources at this time. Some precious fish that were scarce in later generations were even just common species in this era when marine pollution was not serious, and the resources were very abundant.

On the fourth day at sea, this old fishing boat began to return.

When returning, the original route is not taken, because the fishing reel that has returned with a full load is no longer intended to catch fish, it just goes in a straight line.

Finally returning with a full load, Captain Miao was in a good mood and sat on the deck chatting with Yue Wenxuan.

Ling Daijun and Yue Wenxuan had different concerns. It was a rare opportunity to go out to sea, and the fishing boat had such a big harvest. He asked tentatively:

"Captain Miao, you have such a big harvest during your voyage. Do you have to hand over all the harvest to the government?"

“That’s the rule, all fish caught must be handed in, and private interception is strictly prohibited.

The higher-ups are investigating this matter very strictly, and we can't do anything about it. Once we are discovered, the consequences will be serious." Captain Miao spoke in a serious tone.

Ling Daijun said regretfully: "Farmers harvested the grain and left some food for their families. I thought you were in the same situation."

Captain Miao said: "We belong to the fishing company and we also eat rations, so we can't keep the fish as our own food like the farmers do.

But for people like us, it is still very easy to eat sea fish.

After all, this is what I do. Every time I return home, the fish are sorted and some of the seafood that does not meet the quality standards are sorted out.

These substandard aquatic products will not be thrown away, they will be distributed as welfare, and people like us will also get a portion.”

Although Captain Miao spoke righteously, Yue Wenxuan guessed that rules are rules and they must have their own ways, but they just don't feel comfortable saying them out loud.

Ling Daijun certainly wouldn't ask questions, he then stated his purpose:
"Captain Miao, we have been on the same ship for a few days and we know each other a little bit.

Director Yue and I are both retired, and we just want to take some local specialties with us when we leave. Do you have any ideas?"

(End of this chapter)