I originally thought they would go to familiar waters to explore and try to catch a couple of fish.

As a result, Seven stood on the boat, stuck two talismans on, and then told them to set the net.

Everyone on the ship was stunned. Mainly because they all grew up by the sea, and no matter how the region changed, they knew that there was no money to be made near the dock.

Even if there are fish, they have to go a bit further away. If this place had a good catch, they wouldn't have built a dock here.

Who has ever heard of pulling in a net less than 5km from the dock?

At this moment, everyone could only look helplessly at Uncle Wu. Although Uncle Wu found it unbelievable, for some reason, he trusted the little kid in front of him immensely.

"Disconnect!"

"Didn't you hear what Da Bao said? Da Bao is the captain of the most amazing ship. Why are you all looking at me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned around. If they couldn't catch any fish with this net, it would be a waste, meaning they would have worked for nothing all day.

And you also have to pay for gas.

Fortunately, we didn't drive far. Although it used gasoline, the remaining gasoline should be enough for tomorrow.

Helpless, everyone cast the net down, knowing that casting it like that was too frivolous.

As a result, when they pulled the net up, the dejected crowd's eyes widened more and more as they pulled.

From initial disbelief to current astonishment, a net full of large yellow croakers.

Moreover, they didn't catch even a small shrimp; all they caught were large yellow croakers weighing around two pounds each.

A large, golden net filled the ship's hold to the brim.

Why bother running far away this time?

The boat is already fully loaded.

Their boat returned after only two hours at sea, before dawn.

The other boats, some of which had departed later, were quite surprised to see them return.

"Why is Uncle Wu back so early?"

"They'll come back once they catch a fish."

The people on the boat were all smug, their nostrils practically pointing to the top of their heads.

Everyone was puzzled. They'd caught fish just like that? What a joke! It took them two hours of casting and catching. They knew they hadn't driven far; if they'd gone further, the journey alone would have taken two or three hours, not to mention the return trip.

Everyone thought that Uncle Wu was pretending to save face.

But when they were actually unloaded from the ship, everyone stared in astonishment at the baskets full of large yellow croakers.

All the large yellow croakers were brought to the purchasing station, and the staff there were overjoyed.

For a whole month, their purchasing station had zero business, but as soon as they opened for business, they got a large yellow croaker.

The boat was full of these things, and they were all huge.

When the weighing was finished, everyone gasped in shock.

This boat weighs about 3,000 jin (1,500 catties), and according to current standards, a large yellow croaker would weigh about three-tenths of a jin (1.5 kg).

This yellow croaker is huge; it wouldn't be right not to give it three points.

If we calculate it that way, it would be around 9000 points.

According to the normal distinction, this means that this pass directly gives Da Bao 1800 points.

Based on the current rate of 1 cent being approximately 12 cents, Da Bao earned about 200 yuan.

This doesn't even count as work points; the remaining work points they received on the ship were even more.

After handing over the boat, the village should collectively contribute 5,000 points.

This is a rule set by the village. The number of work points to be handed in each time a fishing trip is determined by the size of the boat. Otherwise, every household would be rich overnight.

For medium-sized vessels like theirs, 5000 points is basically average; it's neither the most outrageous nor the least.

In short, they are made to earn work points, but they definitely won't earn much.

But who would have thought that this time they would be catching large yellow croakers?

Generally speaking, the price of a single fish is between one and one and a half cents, depending on the type of fish that are usually caught.

Fish scoring two to three points are rare, and it's very difficult for a large yellow croaker like this to reach this quality.

Even the village chief was extremely envious after this calculation.

After paying the 5000 collective points, a 1% handling fee will be deducted from the acquisition station.

5900 points, which means deducting 1800 points from Da Bao's score.

The remaining 1300 points were divided equally among the 15 people on their ship.

That's the rule.

On average, each person can get about 80 or 90 points.

The crowd was in an uproar. Normally, it would be considered a great honor for any family to receive 20 or 30 points, but today they were receiving such treatment.

The people on the ship immediately cheered.

Fifth Uncle stared at Da Bao, his eyes red-rimmed.

Da Bao listened to the cheers of the crowd, then turned around and said...

"Could we try to borrow a net from someone else? Our net is unusable, but I still want to go out to sea again."

If they catch a couple more boatloads of fish, He Cuihua and her daughter will have someone to rely on in the future.

Uncle Wu paused for a moment, and the others also started to rack their brains and immediately came up with a solution.

"That's how Da Bao is."

My uncle's family still has fishing nets, but they're not as sturdy as ours; they're barely usable.

Let's borrow that fishing net first.

I'll take this fishing net home immediately and have my wife organize all the women in the family to help with the work.

"This net will be ready for the next fishing net if we bring it back."

Everyone was excited; everyone knew what Da Bao meant by those words!

They caught a net full of fish in just two hours.

If we could go out to sea again today, we would make a fortune.

I earned about ten days' worth of work points.

Who wouldn't want to go? If people were just a little quicker, they might even be able to go on a third voyage.

Just thinking about it makes everyone feel excited and full of energy.

Uncle Wu immediately said,

"Then what are you waiting for? You'd better hurry up and go."

We'll wait for you at the dock. I'm going to tell the old women at home to get the net repaired right away.

The crowd was in an uproar; they had never seen a ship go out to sea twice for no reason.

But those who went out to sea had to hurry up and go out to sea. Since they were able to catch big yellow croakers, everyone was excited.

A quick calculation tells you this place isn't too far.

Some people came over to try and get close to Uncle Wu and the others, hoping to get the location information out of them so that everyone could also take advantage of the situation.

But Uncle Wu and the others kept their mouths shut. Who would want to tell others about such a benefit?

Half an hour later, the fishing nets were returned, and they immediately set out again.

Meanwhile, the 15 women from these households had already gathered together to mend their nets.

Amidst the intense scrutiny of everyone, all the other ships could only watch them set sail, while some cunning individuals secretly followed behind them.

Just like last time, we anchored less than three miles from the dock and the ship stayed put.

The location this time is definitely a little different from the last time. Mainly, they have to avoid other ships, so they have no choice but to change to another outlet.

The result was still the same: three miles.

Da Bao repeated his previous statement, casting a wide net with a single sentence. This time, everyone didn't hesitate at all, and the net was cast out immediately.

The other boats following behind them also immediately stopped and began casting their nets.