Bright quickly extinguished the oars and came over with a landing net to help.

Piglet was caught on a huge fishhook and struggled, stirring up waves underwater. The boat beneath Mingjing rocked anxiously.

The grouper, also known as the giant grouper, has a large head and mouth. Adult groupers can grow up to two meters long, with their bodies covered in black and blue spots, and they can weigh several hundred kilograms.

The one in front of us was clearly over a meter long, with a head the size of an adult's skull. Its gaping maw seemed capable of swallowing a person whole.

It must weigh at least 100 jin (50 kg).

The rarity of the grouper is comparable to that of the large yellow croaker. Because of its delicious meat, it tastes even better than the tiger grouper. It is also rare and can sell for 200 yuan per catty in the market.

Such a large piglet spot should fetch a good price.

Since giant grouper are not currently protected animals and the system did not prompt for their release, Mingjing thinks it's okay to keep them.

"Dad, it seems like our boat can't hold such a big fish."

Mingjing was depressed.

Their boat is currently drafting heavily; putting over 100 kilograms of fish on it might actually sink it.

"Pull it up, knock it unconscious, and put it in the fish pot."

Compared to the giant grouper, those fish are nothing. Putting them in a fish basket is the only way, otherwise there's really no way to take them away.

Several people worked together to pull the fish up. Fortunately, the hooks and nets were sturdy enough. As the fish's head approached the boat, Mingliang picked up a wrench from the boat and struck the fish's head.

The fish, in pain, struggled violently a few times, nearly causing Mingjing to fall off the boat. Mingjing then gave it a few more thumps before the fish finally stopped moving.

Ming Dahai and Ming Liang carried the fish, removed the hook, and carefully placed it into the fish basket.

With over 100 pounds of fish inside, the fish basket felt quite heavy and slumped down sharply.

With the fish basket in hand, even steering the boat was a bit difficult for Mingliang.

The fishing net had a large hole in it, and Mingjing felt the weight again, indicating that the game was nearing its end.

This time it was even more violent than before, but fortunately it didn't break the fishing net, so it probably wasn't a giant grouper.

"Did they catch another big fish?"

As Ming Dahai was tidying up the fishing line, he looked up and saw Ming Jing with a serious expression as she pulled the fishing net. He knew then that it was something good again.

In the past, when he went out to sea with Ming Dashan to pull nets, the most valuable catch was only a few small tiger groupers, and he didn't get much money. Today, he's made a fortune.

"Is that yellow? Is it a large yellow croaker?"

Ming Dahai could vaguely see a large yellow fish, about a meter long, floating on the surface of the sea.

"No way, can a big yellow croaker be this heavy?" Mingjing thought back to the big yellow croaker she caught before. Although it wasn't sea fishing, the strength of it was obviously different.

Ming Dahai casually picked up the landing net next to him, reeled in the fishing line with one hand, and held the net in the other, ready to catch the fish.

The fish struggled for a while, then its head broke the surface of the water, its mouth opening and closing. Ming Dahai roared excitedly.

"Yellow-lipped fish!"

Mingjing's mouth was practically crooked from laughing, and he couldn't help but crane his neck to look down at Mingdahai, who was using a landing net to catch fish.

This yellow croaker is over a meter long and definitely weighs at least 60 kilograms. It has a pointed head, a long and flat body, very small, yellow teeth, and a snow-white belly.

There are generally two types of yellow croaker: one has a round, shield-shaped head and a golden body, and is about 1.5 meters long; the other is the pointed-head yellow croaker, also known as the pointed-head white flower.

With a snow-white belly and a pointed head, this type of yellow croaker is generally more common than the other type, but both types are quite expensive.

The swim bladder of the yellow croaker is as precious as gold. In ancient times, only nobles could afford it. It was generally used to treat postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum care, and it was very effective.

In a few decades, the yellow croaker will be listed as an endangered species. In the 1990s, it was a rare species with extremely high prices.

[Congratulations, host, for capturing the rare species, the yellow croaker. Releasing the baby yellow croaker will earn you 12,000 points and 500 luck points.]

Mingjing gasped.

She could earn at least several hundred thousand yuan by selling this yellow croaker, and she really couldn't bear to part with it.

Ming Dahai hurriedly retrieved the fishing hook, pulled the fishing net up, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"There's one smaller one too!"

Mingjing followed the gaze and indeed saw a small yellow croaker, less than half a meter long, which would fetch over 100,000 yuan if sold.

The system's original intention was for her to release the smaller one, in accordance with the laws of nature.

Mingjing pulled the net up, removed the hook, threw the large yellow croaker into the fish basket, and threw the small ones away.

[Congratulations, host! Your reward has been credited to your account! Keep up the good work!]

"What a waste, why throw it away?" Ming Dahai was taken aback, then turned his head with a regretful expression.

"Dad, it's too small. Let it go. It can grow a little longer."

"What do you mean 'small'? That one weighs seven or eight pounds and costs over ten thousand."

"Dad, forget it, we've already got one, so it's not a loss."

The temptation of tens of thousands of dollars is indeed hard for ordinary people to resist. The reason why the yellow croaker is endangered is related to the overfishing by fishermen, who kill all of them regardless of size.

Even in the 21st century, there was no ban on fishing for yellow croaker in Hong Kong, and even after the mainland enacted regulations, wild yellow croaker remained very popular.

"Sigh." Ming Dahai didn't say anything, but turned around with a sigh. "Mingliang, you pull the net."

Ming Dahai thought about it and agreed. The fish in his hand was worth at least tens of thousands of yuan, so it was worth it for him. It was just that he couldn't stand bending over all the time.

"Mingjing, you're so lucky."

Mingliang, holding the fishing net, couldn't help but speak up.

Mingjing grew up in a wealthy family, received a good education, and was good-looking. After returning here, money poured in like a flood every day. It was like God was feeding her. Who wouldn't be envious?

Mingjing didn't speak, but continued to pull in the net. Several times in a row, the net came up empty. After pulling for a while, Mingliang pointed to the sea and shouted, "Mingjing! Fish!"

"I see it." Mingjing quickly closed the net.

Is it a yellow croaker?

Ming Dahai slowed down the boat and craned his neck to look into the sea.

This time the catch went much more smoothly. Mingjing shook his head. "No, it's multicolored eels."

Upon hearing this, Ming Dahai sighed in disappointment.

That colorful eel was blue and yellow all over, as thick as a wrist, nearly two meters long, with sharp teeth and a small, pointed head. From a distance, it looked like a flying ribbon.

Mingjing pulled him up and smiled, "Dad, yellow croakers are quite rare. We've had a good haul today."

A fish can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, so why would anyone bother with something that costs only a few hundred dollars?

Ming Dahai nodded, thinking it made sense. Today's trip had doubled the price of the ship, which was not bad.

The five-colored eel, also known as the tube-nosed eel, is a type of tropical eel. It is black when young, blue when middle-aged, and yellow when old. It is hermaphroditic and only turns golden yellow when it grows long enough, which is when it is a female eel.

At first glance, it looks like a sea serpent, but it has no scales, a smooth body, a long and flat body, and is good at eating plankton.

The colorful eel in front of me has a yellow dorsal fin and a blue belly. It is at least one meter long and should be in the hermaphroditic stage.

This type of eel is mostly kept as an ornamental fish; it doesn't have much meat, and its price is lower than that of white eel.

The fishing rod in my hand was nearing its end; I caught two stone carp and one anglerfish.

With a 2,000-meter-long hook, they caught dozens of valuable fish. Mingjing estimated that he would earn at least 150,000 yuan this time.

After collecting the fishing hooks, Mingliang sat on the boat organizing them for future use, while Mingjing stared at the sea, his hands itching to use them.

I wish I could go sea fishing right now.

Huh?

Her gaze fell upon a tattered net piled up at the corner of the boat.