Xiao Ping's words made the young fisherman stunned, looked at the two brugg sturgeon on the deck that were still fluttering, and asked curiously, "Why do you want to buy this?" ”

Fishermen in the Black Sea know that the greatest value of sturgeon is their eggs. The meat of this fish does not taste so good that even the sturgeon whose eggs have been removed are not eaten, and all of them are sold to a nearby feed mill at a very low price as raw material for cat food. That's why the young fishermen were so surprised when they wanted to buy the two brugg sturgeons.

Of course, Xiao Ping would not tell the other party that he wanted to raise these two sturgeons into the demon refining pot. He had already thought of an excuse, and smiled without hesitation: "I am a caviar lover, but I have never had the opportunity to taste brugg caviar. Today, I finally saw this sturgeon, and I wanted to buy it back to make a specimen, which was a wish. ”

The young fisherman nodded in acceptance of Xiao Ping's explanation, and said to him with a smile: "Okay, you wait a while, I'll ask the captain if he wants to sell." ”

With that, the young fisherman began to talk in Russian with a middle-aged fisherman with a big beard. Xiao Ping waited nervously for the other party's reply, if he could buy these two Brugg sturgeons, today's hard work would be in vain.

Fortunately, the facts did not disappoint Xiao Ping, and the young fisherman quickly told him with a smile: "The captain agreed, for the sake of you're a friend of Ivanovich, how about two hundred euros per Brugg sturgeon?" ”

According to local law, all juvenile sturgeon caught should be released into the sea, and the fishermen had prepared to do so. But now that the two little brugg sturgeons have buyers, they don't mind breaking the law once. After all, even if the fish is released back into the sea. There is no guarantee that they will be caught by the same fishing boat again when they grow up and sold for money. Rather than cheapening others who don't know who Lu Dao is, it's better to exchange some benefits now.

"Deal!" To Xiao Ping, four hundred euros was nothing at all. He simply agreed. Stuffed the money into an empty can and threw it on the other party's boat.

The fishermen who received the money were more enthusiastic about Xiao Ping. They sprang into action and loaded the two brugg sturgeons into a small net, which they then hoisted onto Xiao Ping's boat with a small crane on board.

Xiao Ping untied the nets and released the sturgeon, and while they were still alive, he moved both fish into the cabin. These two Brugg sturgeons are probably only seven or eight years old, no more than one meter long, and weigh about 20 catties. With Xiao Ping's strength, it is certainly not a problem to move such two small fish.

However, Xiao Ping knew that it would take 60 years for the brugg sturgeon to reach full maturity. At that point they will become behemoths. With a length of more than five meters, it can weigh nearly a ton! The sturgeon can live for more than 100 years, when it becomes even larger. The larger the brugger sturgeon, the higher the number of eggs produced and the better the quality. Xiao Ping really wanted to know how big the sturgeon could grow in the demon refining pot and how good the quality of the fish eggs it produced.

Before going out to sea, Xiao Ping had made up his mind to get a few live sturgeons back, so he put a tank in the cabin filled with freshly pumped seawater. There was also a fishing boat next to him right now, and it was inconvenient for him to put the sturgeon into the demon refining pot. I can only keep it in the sink temporarily.

After the two Brugg sturgeons were placed in the tank, they quickly sank to the bottom and breathed quietly. Seeing that they were in good shape, Xiao Ping was relieved and returned to the deck to chat with the young fisherman.

"Thank you so much. Give me a chance to fulfill my wish. Xiao Ping already knew that the young fisherman's name was Xie Liaoer, and said to him with a smile: "I will stay in Kuning for the next few days, and if you still catch a little brugg sturgeon, you can sell it to me." I have quite a few friends who are very interested in this sturgeon. However, the specimens made from dead fish are not natural enough, so I only want live fish. ”

I heard that Xiao Ping plans to buy more small brugg sturgeon. The young fisherman was also interested, and immediately smiled and said, "No problem. As long as we catch it, we will keep it for you, and we will guarantee that we will still be alive and kicking around when we come to you. By the way, the price is ......."

"Let's talk about the price of today." Xiao Ping waved his hand generously and said, "If it's a relatively large juvenile fish, I can also increase the price for you." ”

The fishermen were very happy to meet such a generous tourist. After all, now that pregnant female sturgeon are becoming more and more difficult to catch, the useless little sturgeon can be sold so expensive, and there is another way of wealth for them, Xiao Ping is naturally very popular.

Young Yu asked Xiao Ping for his contact information, saying that as long as there was a small sturgeon, he would notify him immediately. Xiao Ping agreed with a smile, and said that when he went ashore, he invited the other party to the bar for a few drinks.

Russian men are good drinkers, and they listened to Xiao Ping's advice and became more enthusiastic about him. But the young fishermen say they have to send the sturgeon they catch to the caviar factory, and if the sturgeon dies, the eggs will immediately start rotting, and then the fish will not sell for a good price.

Xiao Ping had no problem with this, and instead offered to go to the caviar factory with them. This was not an excessive request, and the fishermen happily agreed to his request. So Xiao Ping drove his fishing boat behind the other party and slowly sailed to the vicinity of the caviar processing factory.

In order to maximize the freshness of the eggs, caviar processing plants are built right along the coast. A long trestle bridge juts out into the sea from the factory, making it easy for fishing boats to dock and unload their cargo.

It's sturgeon fishing season, and several fishing boats are parked near the pier waiting to be unloaded. However, Xiao Ping noticed that the harvest of these fishing boats was not very good, and there were generally only two or three sturgeon on the deck, and none of them were very large. As for the pregnant brugg sturgeon, I didn't see a single one, which can also be seen from this to see the reason why the price of caviar is higher every year.

Workers at the factory buy their harvest from fishermen according to the species and size of the sturgeon. The fishing boats departed soon after unloading, while workers began to process caviar.

Xiao Ping identified himself as a tourist and told the factory owner that he wanted to buy some good caviar and visit the caviar processing process.

The owner of the caviar processing factory is called Victor, a very nice old man, and simply agrees to Xiao Ping's request. In particular, when Xiao Ping took out 20,000 euros in cash on the spot and said that all the money would be used to buy caviar, Victor was so happy that even his rosacea was shiny.

Victor warmly took the distinguished guest on a tour of his caviar factory, and he acted as a tour guide, explaining the detailed process of making caviar to Xiao Ping. (To be continued......)