The bait that Chen Hong cast into the trench attracted a lot of fish, and Chen Hong fished at this spot for more than two hours.

Three fishing rods were used in turn to catch fish until both the live water tank and the cold storage tank were full. Chen Hong had already transferred more than 60 fish into the space, and the bucket also contained 7 lobsters, 4 blue crabs, 6 scallops and 2 sea snails.

Chen Hong put the bucket into her spatial storage, and then selected large grouper and red snapper from the live water tank and put them into the spatial pond.

Leaving only the smaller, less valuable fish on the boat, Chen Hong weighed anchor and set sail at full speed home. Near the dock, she called Liu Laohu to arrange the fish sale, and finally arrived back at the dock at 7 pm.

Liu Laohu and his son were already waiting at the berth. After watching the boat stop, they helped Chen Hong tie the mooring ropes, and then the father and son boarded the boat with their tools.

Seeing the hold full of live fish and chilled fish, Liu Xiaofeng was speechless: "Sis, you're not fishing, you're buying fish! I'm starting to wonder if you're the Dragon King's daughter?"

Chen Hongguang laughed: "What do you mean, a biological daughter? If she were really my biological daughter, the Dragon King wouldn't have given me these little fish. There are plenty of valuable things in the ocean. If I had a little bit of pearls, red coral, amber, or gemstones, your sister wouldn't have to work so hard fishing. She would be rich by now."

As Liu Laohu scooped up the fish, he laughed and said, "But you're really lucky than others, catching so many fish every time."

Chen Hong said earnestly, "Uncle Tiger, you mustn't tell anyone about this. You know it's not easy for me to raise a child alone, and I don't want to cause trouble. To tell you the truth, it's not a matter of luck at all. One reason is that I'm willing to take risks and find fishing spots that nobody dares to go to, so my catch is a bit more than in other places."

Another reason is that I'm willing to invest. Look at my fishing rod and reel; these alone cost over ten thousand yuan. Who in our village would be willing to buy that? Just cutting the hooks and lines for bottom fishing every time I go out to sea costs several hundred yuan. It's only because I'm financially independent that I can afford it. If other families did this, wasting so much stuff every day, they'd be arguing all the time.

"That's true, your costs are quite high. Don't worry, your Uncle Tiger and Brother Xiaofeng aren't gossipy people, I definitely won't tell anyone about this. Our family is still counting on you to supply us, you're practically becoming our wholesaler, we'll have to cooperate well in the future and make money together."

“Yes, we have to help each other out in this business. As long as you can eat it, I’ll try my best to give you all the fish I catch, so we can make money together.” The two of them worked without stopping while talking. Xiao Feng scooped up the fish and weighed them, Liu Laohu recorded the results, and Chen Hong helped scoop the fish into his family’s large water tank. The three of them worked for half an hour and finally finished weighing the fish.

There were many different kinds of fish today. After discussing it with Chen Hong, Liu Laohu calculated the weight and price in his notebook.

Handed to Chen Hong: Black eagles 35 yuan per jin, 42 jin total, 1470 yuan; Bluestone slabs 70 yuan per jin, 21.2 jin total, 1484 yuan; Red melon seeds 80 yuan per jin, 15.5 jin total, 1240 yuan; Red amberjack 25 yuan per jin, 50 jin total, 1250 yuan.

Golden pomfret was priced at 20 yuan per jin, totaling 173 jin for 3460 yuan; horse mackerel was priced at 50 yuan per jin, totaling 38.6 jin for 1930 yuan; sea bass was priced at 30 yuan per jin, totaling 35.3 jin for 759 yuan; and ribbonfish was priced at 30 yuan per jin for 12 jin, totaling 360 yuan. The total price was [amount missing].

Chen Hong had no objections after reviewing the document, and Liu Laohu gave Chen Hong a sum of money.

The father and son carried the fish, packed their things, and drove to the city to deliver the fish that very night. Seeing that it was almost 8 o'clock, Chen Hong quickly packed her things and loaded them onto the tricycle; it was too late today, and the children must be getting impatient.

Before the boat could even be washed, Chen Hong quickly swept off the fish scales, put them in a plastic bag, and tossed it into a trash can on the dock. Just as she was about to drive off, a bald man in his forties stopped her: "Hey, fellow villager, selling fish? I'm Zhang Baiqiang from the purchasing department of the Rongcheng branch of Jinan Longgong Chain Hotel."

As he spoke, he handed Chen Hong a business card. "Our hotel is the second largest in Rongcheng. We buy all kinds of wild and valuable commercial fish and seafood, and our prices are 20% higher than what you would pay to fishmongers. We pay on delivery, and we're fair and honest with everyone."

"I'm sorry, Section Chief Zhang, I just sold all my fish. You're late. It's too late today, I have to go home. I'll contact you when I have fish, okay?"

Chen Hong took the business card and put it in her pocket, then started the tricycle, eager to get home to pick up her child! "Okay, okay, we specialize in wild fish, remember to call me." Zhang Baiqiang ran a few steps after the tricycle, chasing after Chen Hong and shouting.

"I was too late today, otherwise I could have taken all of this woman's catch," Zhang Baiqiang thought to himself.

"Section Chief Zhang, what should we do? Should we wait? I heard that two ships haven't returned to port yet. Should we wait a little longer?"

A young man ran over from a distance and said to the bald man.

"I can't wait any longer. This afternoon, seven boats came back and only collected about 200 catties of decent fish. The rest were all miscellaneous fish that weren't good enough for the table. It was my carelessness. I didn't expect that a woman's boat could have so many more fish than a dozen grown men, and they were all big, good fish that could be served at the table. I was just a step too slow and missed out."

"Go find someone and find out who that woman was. Next time she comes, we'll keep an eye on her," the bald man said to the young man.

The young man was quick-witted: "Section Chief Zhang, I've already found out. She's the daughter-in-law of Yu Zhaohua's family in this village. Apparently, her husband works in Jinan all the time, and this young wife stays at home with her father-in-law and son. She's probably as capable as a man."

She often goes out to sea alone and is very skilled at fishing, but she usually sells her fish to a fishmonger surnamed Liu from the same village. Can we get them?

The bald man said firmly, "What can't we compete for? We're not some small, powerless seafood vendors. As long as the price is high, I refuse to believe there's anyone who thinks they have too much money. Let's go, get the car. We'll head back today and see how the people from the other villages fared."

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