Chapter 380 Gambling on Fish Maw

"Yaozu, you buy it yourself?"

"Can you finish such a big fish?" Wu Shuisheng couldn't help asking.

Chen Yaozu smiled and said, "We can finish it, we can finish it. My sister and brother-in-law are so many people."

"Uncle Yaozu, you bought this fish because you want to bet on the fish maw, right?" Chen Hui asked directly.

Gambling on fish glue and gambling on stones are similar in shape, both involve opening blind boxes with a small bet for a big gain.

There is a high possibility that a large grouper weighing more than 80 kilograms can produce high-quality and high-priced fish maw.

Especially since this one is still alive, the isinglass must not have deflated.

"Huh? You actually know this?" Chen Yaozu was a little surprised.

This is something only rich people can play, it's something for a small circle.

"Uncle Yaozu, given our relationship, you must give me the family price when you buy fish."

"The price of this fish at the dock should be around nine to ten dollars."

"How about this, take a look at the fish maw you're going to open later. If it's good stuff, it'll be ten yuan. If it's just average, it'll be eight yuan!" Chen Hui said with a smile.

Chen Yaozu was even more surprised.

He tilted his head and thought for a while before saying, "You are so knowledgeable, have you ever sold this good stuff to others behind my back?"

oops.

I was hit!

Wu Shuisheng looked at Chen Hui with a guilty conscience.

"The wharf of Dasha Village is so small that it's not news if someone sells good goods. You will know it naturally if you visit more often."

Chen Hui smiled calmly.

"Ah! Yes, yes, yes!" Wu Shuisheng immediately agreed.

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

"We'll carry the fish down, weigh it, and then process it and see what's in the fish maw!"

"If you get the best stuff, don't regret it."

Chen Yaozu joked.

He couldn't explain why, but he felt that Chen Hui's fish would yield good results.

"Hahaha, it's a win-win for us if we can get good stuff."

Chen Hui smiled brightly.

He took out the big hammer from the fishing boat and knocked the giant grouper unconscious with one blow.

The three of them worked together and carried the big fish to Wu Shuisheng's cousin's shop.

Just like last time, I paid him to help me deal with it.

"Cousin, what's the big deal this time?"

Li Jianshe came out casually greeting someone, but was stunned when he saw the giant grouper on the scale.

He looked up and saw Chen Hui, and asked in surprise: "You got it again this time? Brother, do you have a big fish radar installed on you?"

The fish was so huge and the isinglass was of very good quality that it was talked about as news at the dock for several days.

Li Jianshe was particularly impressed by Chen Hui and recognized him immediately.

"Again?!" Chen Yaozu grasped the key words.

Without waiting for Chen Hui to speak, Li Jianshe started talking excitedly about the big grouper that Chen Hui caught last time.

"Huh?!" Chen Yaozu looked at Chen Hui with a smile as if he was going to accuse him.

"I took guests out to sea, and we agreed before we went out that they wanted whatever they wanted."

“It’s really hard to sell it to others.”

Chen Hui could only respond with a harmless smile and explained feebly.

"Well, this statement sounds reasonable." Chen Yaozu smiled and shrugged, saying forget it.

"You are the only one who talks too much. Hurry up and weigh it to tell me how many pounds it is!" Wu Shuisheng said.

"I tell you, this is at least ninety if not a hundred."

As Li Jianshe spoke, he replaced the two large weights and hung them up.

He took down another one and replaced it with several weights of different sizes.

After some adjustments, he said proudly, "Eighty-seven kilograms, my estimate was accurate, right?"

"Eighty-seven pounds of what?!"

"Wow, Shuisheng, did your fishing boat bring this back? You must have made a fortune!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Wu Shuisheng, your boat has made a lot of money this year. What did you offer when you worship Mazu? Tell me about it."

A few returning fishing boats were carrying goods to the purchasing point to sell. Hearing the noise, they gathered around to join in the fun.

A fellow villager took out some money and pulled Wu Shuisheng over and said, "Shuisheng, sell this fish to me. I'll give you 600!"

"What do you mean six hundred? This fish can't be caught without eight hundred!"

"Six hundred is fine, eight hundred is not necessary!"

"Whether the giant grouper is worth the money depends on its swim bladder. Let's go in and take a look."

When a few people gathered together, there were even more people watching.

"Master, please kill the fish quickly!"

"Be careful not to break my isinglass."

Chen Yaozu said, and he even said "my isinglass" louder.

"Who are you looking down on? Is it for nothing that I am called the number one knife in Dasha Village?"

After Li Jianshe finished speaking, he found a large apron and put it on, then moved the fish from the scale to a wooden board on the side.

First, scrape off the scales on the belly of the giant grouper, and use scissors to cut an opening at the anus.

I changed to a larger pair of scissors and cut upwards along the opening.

The fish was very large and had very thick skin.

Just using scissors to cut the outermost layer of fish skin made Li Jianshe sweat profusely. He put down the scissors and said:

"Wait for me, the sweat is getting into my eyes."

Li Jianshe picked up a sweat-stained towel and wiped his head and face.

Took a sip of water and replaced the scissors with a knife.

The direction also changed from bottom to top to top, slowly cutting open the entire belly of the fish.

He put his hand into the fish's belly and exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, wow, wow, come and see!"

"what happened?"

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing to see?"

The onlookers came over to watch, and looked at Li Jianshe in confusion.

"The belly of this fish is really big. Look, half of my forearm is inserted in it." Li Jianshe said in amazement.

"Hey! Why do you need so much prelude to a fish?"

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Wu Shuisheng urged anxiously.

"Hey! You don't understand."

"This fish has a big belly, so its swim bladder is likely to be big."

After Li Jianshe finished speaking, he reached in with both hands and took out all the internal organs of the giant grouper.

A long, white fish maw that looked like a big white radish made Chen Yaozu's face light up with joy.

"Wow!!"

The crowd that had eaten everything exclaimed at the same time.

"Master, please be slower and don't break it." Chen Yaozu reminded nervously.

"rest assured!"

After Li Jianshe finished speaking, he changed the knife in his hand into scissors and carefully separated the fish maw from the various internal organs.

I went to the side and scooped a bucket of water to wash it clean.

I held up the fish maw, which was bigger and thicker than a pig's stomach, in my hands and looked at it in the sun.

As he looked at it, he praised: "Wow, what a good product this is. This fat alone is worth at least five or six hundred, right?"

The crowd watching was talking to each other, looking at the big and thick fish maw with envy.

"More than that!"

Chen Yaozu responded subconsciously, then realized that he had spoken too quickly.

He smiled and said, "Good stuff, it is indeed good stuff."

Wu Shuisheng nudged Chen Hui with his elbow and glanced at Chen Yaozu.

The people who make the least money in the tea industry are tea growers, and the people who make the least money in selling grain are farmers.

The fishing industry is no exception.

If this fish maw is worth five or six hundred yuan in Li Jianshe's hands, it would be worth at least one thousand yuan after passing through Chen Yaozu's hands.

Chen Hui responded with an understanding look, smiled and shook his head, signaling Wu Shuisheng not to say anything more.

(End of this chapter)