As they were talking, Xiao Zhaojun's excited voice came through the radio.

"Ah-Can, have you finished sorting over there? How many ribbonfish are there?"

Feng Ye picked up the walkie-talkie and said impatiently, "Uncle Jun, we just finished sorting about 1,600 jin of ribbonfish. Have you finished sorting them too?"

"Ah Ye, you're here too."

Xiao Zhaojun laughed and said, "We just finished sorting too. We have a little less ribbonfish than you, about 1,500 jin."

It seems there are quite a few ribbonfish in this area; this one net has yielded more than several usual nets.

"This is all thanks to you, Uncle Jun, for choosing the right place."

"Oh, not at all. We were working here last time too, how come we didn't run into each other? If you ask me, it's all thanks to your good luck, Ah Ye."

"Uncle Jun is joking. If I were really that lucky, and wherever I went there were schools of fish, that would be great. I could make a fortune with my eyes closed."

"Ha ha……"

Xiao Zhaojun chuckled at this remark, "I really hope you have that kind of luck. But anyway, as long as the result is good, that's all that matters."

"Let's continue operating in this area and try to catch more ribbonfish."

"Okay, that's exactly what I was thinking too."

The two exchanged a few more words and then ended the call.

The sun was too strong outside, so Feng Ye didn't go out and sat in the driver's seat chatting with A-Can.

It wasn't until lunch was ready and people downstairs called for lunch that Feng Ye got up: "You drive now, I'll come and relieve you after lunch."

Ah-chan hummed in agreement.

The ship cannot stop to eat while it is in operation; the crew has to take turns.

Feng Ye went to the sleeping pod at the back, woke up Feng Xuan who was still sleeping, and then went down to eat.

Lunch was very plentiful, including the vegetables we brought out yesterday and various kinds of freshly caught seafood.

Ribbonfish is also available, steamed.

This is the simplest way to cook ribbonfish while preserving its original flavor.

Remove the fins from the ribbonfish, make diagonal cuts on it, marinate it with pepper, salt, and cooking wine, then top it with scallions and ginger, and steam for 7 minutes.

Finally, sprinkle with shredded scallions and drizzle with hot oil for a rich and satisfying flavor.

Feng Ye picked up a piece of ribbonfish, took a small bite, and the tender fish meat melted in his mouth, with an extremely delicious flavor.

He nodded in satisfaction: "This ribbonfish is really good."

After lunch, everyone had a cigarette and rested for a while before getting back to work.

Everyone, take your positions and begin the next round of netting.

This haul lasted a full three hours, and the cargo inside was just as Feng Ye had anticipated—much more than the previous haul.

Especially the ribbonfish, which are densely intertwined together, there are so many of them.

After sorting, the weight reached nearly 2,500 jin (1,200 catties), which is almost half of the total weight.

However, this was the only time we had such a good catch.

With the next net cast, the number of ribbonfish began to decrease sharply, to only about a thousand catties.

However, neither ship left and remained operating in this area.

It wasn't until another net was cast that the number of ribbonfish continued to decrease, to only three or four hundred catties, that they decided to move their location.

It was already evening.

The moonlight was bright, and the sea rippled with silvery waves, reflecting the starlight in the sky.

The Dongsheng and Fengshou ships sailed side by side, stirring up waves.

The ship's lights swayed in the night, like two guiding lights illuminating the sea ahead.

...

At 2 a.m., Feng Ye and A Can were woken up to take over their shift.

Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen were also woken up.

Feng Ye rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked about the night's harvest.

"After you went to sleep, we only cast one net, and the catch was so-so, only slightly better than the first two nets yesterday..."

Feng Xuan briefly explained, then added, "It's almost time to haul in the nets again. Let's wait until we've finished before we go to sleep."

"Let's close the net now. It won't make much difference whether we delay a little longer or a little less."

As Feng Ye spoke, he walked towards the aft deck.

Except for Ah-chan, who was steering the boat, everyone else quickly followed.

The crew operated the machine, slowly pulling the trawl net onto the ship.

Visibility is poor at night, and when the trawl net is still in the sea, it's not very clear; you can only see the white bellies of the fish.

Once the cargo was pulled onto the boat, it was immediately revealed and came into everyone's view.

"Hey, there are so many shrimp in the net."

"There are indeed quite a few prawns still in the net; they're hard to spot if you're not looking carefully."

"Tsk tsk, prawns are great, they're big and expensive, more valuable than many fish."

"Quickly untie the net..."

Everyone chattered excitedly as they untied the trawl net and dumped the cargo onto the deck.

Now it's much clearer.

"The goods in this shipment are indeed quite good."

Feng Ye's face was full of joy.

There were quite a lot of prawns. He glanced at them and estimated that there were several hundred pounds, more than the net he had caught during the day.

This is how you make money online.

Even if the other goods aren't anything special, these few hundred kilograms of prawns are enough.

"Ah Ye, you can handle this load of goods. We're going to bed."

After inspecting the haul, Feng Xuan yawned and led the three boatmen to rest.

They were indeed exhausted after keeping watch for most of the night.

"Okay, you guys go to sleep, we can handle things here."

Feng Ye waved his hand, pulled over the basket, and began sorting the catch.

After Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen finished tidying up the trawl nets and put them back down, they immediately came over to sort them.

During the day, since it was the first day, everyone had rested well at night and worked together.

Therefore, the sorting process is very fast, and it can be completed in just over an hour.

But now that we're three people short of workers, we need to hurry.

Otherwise, this mountain of goods might not be sorted out, and the next batch would be piled up again.

Time passed second by second as they busied themselves.

After more than two hours of effort, the cargo on the deck was finally sorted out.

This net also caught some ribbonfish, but not many, only a little over 100 jin (50 kg), which barely filled two baskets.

Besides ribbonfish, there were other seafood items, totaling over a thousand kilograms.

Of course, the main item was prawns, which filled eight baskets and weighed around four or five hundred pounds.

They had just finished cleaning the deck when it was almost time to haul in the next net.

One job after another, there was practically no time to rest.