After sorting the catch from the hand-thrown nets and moving them into the fish hold, everyone went to the aft deck to retrieve the nets.

The winch, net winding machine, and crane were put into operation one after another, and it took nearly half an hour for the trawl net to finally be loaded onto the ship.

Feng Ye's expectations were not in vain.

This net indeed exploded.

The vibrant red color caught everyone's eye the moment the fishing net was pulled out of the water by the reeling machine.

The red snapper were the last to be put into the net, and they were all on the top layer.

They were packed together so tightly that they almost completely blocked the mesh, leaving no gaps.

Under the sunlight, it appeared exceptionally vibrant, like a red ocean, breathtakingly beautiful.

"The internet is down, it's down again..."

The boatmen cheered immediately, their faces beaming with excitement and joy.

The term "exploding the internet" originated from Feng Ye.

Such internet slang terms didn't exist at that time.

Initially, only Ah-Can and Feng-Xuan had heard of it, but after returning from their trip to Hai Zhong Zhou, more people learned about it.

It was from that time that it began to circulate.

Perhaps because it's quite fitting, the fishermen in the village often use this term when they have a good catch at sea.

The reason why internet slang can spread so quickly is because it is catchy, vivid, and easy for people to remember.

At that moment, seeing the net full of red snapper, everyone couldn't help but shout it out.

Feng Ye looked at the red snapper in the net, his eyes sparkling with surprise.

These red snapper were generally quite large, about the same size as the ones they had caught before.

Moreover, it was full of energy, bouncing around in the net and splashing a lot of water.

"Goodness, there must be nearly a thousand pounds of sweetfish in this net, right?"

"There should be about that much, and there are quite a few other goods as well. This net probably yields eight or nine thousand catties."

"Yeah, but I didn't see much of the valuable stuff lying underneath."

"They're all pressed down, so how much can we see? We'll have to wait until they're all poured out and sorted before we know if there's any good stuff."

"That's right, then let's pour it out and see..."

Having a lot of goods is not enough; it depends on how much of the goods are valuable.

The crane started up again and slowly lifted the trawl net off the deck.

Various kinds of seafood began to slide down the net, cascading down like a waterfall.

In an instant, it piled up into a small mountain, leaving no place to step on the entire foredeck.

Besides red snapper, other common and valuable sea fish such as small yellow croaker, ribbonfish, eel, squid, small octopus, sea bass, and mackerel were also seen.

There are also swimming crabs, blue crabs, red-shelled crabs, and various types of shrimp such as red shrimp, sword shrimp, prawns, and mantis shrimp.

In addition, there are also many other shellfish such as conches and scallops.

Of course, there are also plenty of other small fish and shrimp such as sardines, anchovies, and mackerel.

"Haha, this net is full of valuable goods, we really made a profit..."

Immediately, everyone got busy.

After the trawl nets were lowered back down, each person had a basket beside them, and their hands flew across the pile of fish at the same time.

The top layer was full of red snapper, and everyone naturally sorted them out first and threw them into the basket.

Red snapper can be sold for around 2 yuan on land, but if sold to fresh fish collection boats, it will only fetch around 1.2 yuan at most.

Fortunately, they were preparing to go back, so they could dock and sell their goods without being ripped off by the seafood trading boats.

The number of red snapper caught in this net was far greater than they had initially expected.

After one person filled a basket, it seemed as if the amount of food hadn't decreased at all; it remained piled up like a mountain.

So, they carried the full baskets into the cabin to add ice to keep them fresh, and then brought out more baskets to continue sorting.

Feng Ye estimated that this pile of red snapper might weigh around 1,400 to 1,500 jin (750-750 kg), and could sell for nearly 3,000 yuan.

Thanks to the orcas for their hunt, and thanks to the humpback whales for their destruction.

That's how they got such a great deal.

Including the ones caught with hand-thrown nets before, selling them for 5,000 yuan shouldn't be a problem.

To make big money, you still need to encounter schools of fish, especially valuable ones.

Everyone chatted and sorted as they went, so they didn't feel tired at all, and time flew by.

There were so many goods in this batch that it took nearly two hours to sort them all.

The deck was left for the crew to clean, while Feng Ye counted the catch in the fish hold.

The red snapper filled 28 baskets, weighing a little over 1,500 jin (750 catties), which was about what he estimated later.

In addition, there are many small yellow croakers, weighing around 600 jin;

There are quite a few shrimp of various kinds that can be sold, about 400 jin (200 catties) in total;

In addition, there are about 200 catties of Plum Blossom, about 100 catties of Silver Pomfret, more than 300 catties of Spanish Mackerel, and about 200 catties of Sea Bass...

These are all relatively large quantities of goods, each weighing at least over 100 kilograms.

As for the other miscellaneous goods that could be sold, they added up to quite a lot, about 2,000 jin.

There are also countless cheap fish and shrimp, enough to fill 3,000 jin (1,500 catties) of them.

This time there's no need to regret it; we can pack them all up and take them back to dry.

The boatmen are shoveling these small fish and shrimp into baskets and then carrying them into the fish hold.

There's no time to pick and choose now; the next round will be launched soon.

After Feng Ye finished checking the goods, he had just stepped out of the fish hold when he heard A-Can calling him from the pier outside the driver's cab.

"Brother Ye, come up here and we can talk about something."

"Uh...it's here."

Feng Ye responded and then went up the steps to the driver's seat.

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