This frigatebird wasn't afraid of people at all. It stood on the railing, preening its glossy feathers with its long, thin beak.

Feng Ye glanced at it but didn't chase it away, letting it leisurely preen its feathers.

However, a little while later, he regretted not getting rid of it sooner.

The reason is that when this frigatebird took off, it created a strong wind and also pooped.

The poop was blown slightly off course by the wind and landed squarely in his bowl of porridge.

"Damn it..."

Feng Ye's face turned completely black, and he spat profanities at the departing frigatebird.

They were so harmonious, keeping to themselves, but they had to pull this stunt before leaving. They must have had terrible luck.

Looking at the stained bowl of porridge, he was extremely frustrated.

He could only flip his hand and pour the bowl of porridge into the sea.

"What's wrong? Why are you throwing it away?"

Although the boatmen were working on the foredeck, they would occasionally stand up to stretch and glance at the stern. They happened to see Feng Ye pouring porridge and asked him about it.

"Damn it, a frigatebird pooped right in the bowl, what bad luck!"

"Haha, that's really unlucky..."

"Xiao Mao, get to work!"

Feng Ye glared at the boatmen with annoyance, turned around and went into the cabin. He washed the bowls several times before ladling out another bowl of porridge.

He only ate less than half a bowl of that porridge.

All of these are physically demanding jobs. How can you have the strength to work if you're not well-fed?

...

Two hours later, it was time to set up the net again.

Without needing further instructions, the boatmen were already in their positions and began operating the boats skillfully.

As the roar of the machine continued, the traction line was slowly retracted, and then the trawl net was brought out of the water and retrieved onto the ship by the net reel.

Before the net bag even surfaced, a large patch of silver light could be seen underwater.

These are fish in a net, reflecting the dazzling sunlight.

"The internet is exploding!"

Feng Ye was overjoyed as he watched the shimmering silver light underwater.

"Holy crap, my wish came true, and it really went viral online."

"The weather was really good this time; the network was already overloaded on the third trip."

"Haha, it looks like it must weigh at least six or seven thousand catties."

"I think it's more than that, maybe even tens of thousands of kilograms..."

The boatmen were so excited that they shouted and yelled.

As the net was gradually brought to the surface, countless fish thrashed and leaped inside, shimmering silver and dazzling the eye.

Pomfret, sea bream, Spanish mackerel, sea bass...

A wide variety of species, varying in size, filling the net to the brim, their scales shimmering in the sunlight.

However, none of the spotted naked snapper that we saw on the surface of the sea were visible at this time. I don't know if they were covered by other fish or if they were simply not caught in the net.

However, Feng Ye felt that it was highly likely that no net had been found.

After all, the spotted naked-cheeked seabream only lives in waters that are 30 to 50 meters deep, which is not the same depth as trawls, so it is normal that they cannot be caught.

"My goodness! This net has more fish than the previous two combined! We're rich! We're rich!"

"Damn, that was a really good catch."

"It probably weighs tens of thousands of kilograms..."

The boatmen's eyes lit up when they saw the net full of fish; they were all very excited.

The crane lifted the net bag, and as the rope at the opening of the net bag was untied, the fish poured down like a waterfall, instantly forming a mountain of fish on the deck.

The boatmen immediately crowded around and began busily sorting the fish.

"Wow, this net has caught so many pomfret, and they're all silver pomfret."

"There are quite a few mackerel, and they're all pretty big."

"Silver pomfret is valuable, and Spanish mackerel is also good; they are all high-quality products."

"These sea bream are also valuable, and there are quite a few different kinds of shrimp too, including prawns, tiger prawns, mantis shrimp, and slipper prawns..."

"Haha, this net has a lot of good stuff..."

Everyone was busy with their hands and their mouths, with laughter and cheerful chatter rising and falling.

This was only the second day at sea, and the first time at sea after the New Year. Everyone was full of energy and had a strong desire to chat.

The three new boatmen, in particular, were the most active and excited, their mouths never stopping.

Feng Ye wasn't idle either; he was also helping with the sorting.

With so many people, sorting is quite fast.

It was all over in just over an hour.

This net yielded about 10,000 jin of goods, but only about half of them were valuable; the rest were either miscellaneous fish and shrimp or garbage such as mud, sand, and aquatic plants.

Looking at the piles of miscellaneous fish and shrimp on the deck, Feng Ye felt a great sense of regret.

But there's nothing we can do; these things are truly worthless now, so we can only dump them back into the sea.

Since setting sail, especially after acquiring the Dong Sheng, he has lost count of how many ships he has lost.

Although we now have a boat for collecting fresh seafood, it's not realistic to bring everything back, and it's not cost-effective.

After all, the carrying capacity and volume of the cargo ship are limited. If everything is brought back, it won't be able to hold so much.

At most, we'll wait until the fish-collecting ship departs tomorrow, then see how it goes and keep some for them to be sent back to be processed into dried fish and shrimp.

As for the small fish and shrimp that need to be kept for the next two days, there's no need to keep them; they should be thrown away.

The crew members were responsible for cleaning the deck, so Feng Ye clapped his hands and went up to the wheelhouse.

He hadn't forgotten that there was another main purpose to this voyage.

He needs to start contacting fresh seafood collection vessels.

Seeing him come up, Ye Chenliang said excitedly, "Ah Ye, that net was amazing!"

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