Fu Huanghua said he was embarrassed, but when he thought of the rice he had eaten last time, he couldn't help but swallow.
Shen Jian and Qian Gang were the same, and Lin Wei was even more so. His brother-in-law Fu San's family was also known for being generous with their food, and they cooked plenty of rice at home, but no matter how much he ate, he just felt that it wasn't as fragrant as the rice that Fu Wan had given him that day.
"Ah Wan, what about the four of us grown men? Won't we end up eating your portions?"
Fu Huanghua hesitated for a moment, but Fu Wan smiled and shook her head, "No, don't worry, I steamed a big pot of rice. You can eat in half an hour!"
As soon as Fu Wan finished speaking, Fu Ming stood up and took off his gloves.
"I'll cook lunch, Wan. What should we make for lunch?"
Fu Wan thought for a moment, "I steamed some cured pork and eggs. You can cook some fish and shrimp, and stir-fry two vegetable dishes."
At this moment, Boss Fu also put away his fishing rod. "Then I won't fish anymore. I'll go cook with Ah Ming and help him out."
Fu Ming couldn't let his own father help him, so he picked up an empty basin from the side and started picking out the fish to be cooked.
For braised fish, you have to pick out some miscellaneous fish, such as smaller pomfret, tofu fish, and a few sea bream that had been gutted by the trawl net.
Fu Wan glanced at the fish in the basin, then casually picked up a few more pomfret weighing about a pound each and threw them in.
"Let's add some pomfret. We can cut it into pieces and steam it, or pan-fry it. We can't just eat cheap seafood all the time."
Fu Ming was also helpless. Only Fu Wan was willing to spend so much money, eating pomfret that cost more than ten yuan a kilogram without hesitation, and so many people were eating it.
Seeing this, Boss Fu didn't say anything. He just filled a small basin with the leftover shrimp that Ye Lin and the others had picked out, intending to stir-fry them later.
These are all prawns and mantis shrimps that are of good size but don't look very appealing. In the past, we would usually pick them out and share them with everyone to eat at home. But now we can use them for lunch, of course.
The net had been used for two hours to sort the seafood, but the net itself had only been used for a little over half an hour, and the sorting of the fish on the deck was already coming to an end.
In the end, it was practically picking through mud and garbage to find the fish. Fu Haishun and the others first removed the garbage, and then used shovels to shovel the remaining miscellaneous fish directly into the fish basket.
Then I rinsed the fish basket with a hose. After rinsing, the remaining seafood was much easier to pick out.
Fu Wan didn't get involved in the final finishing touches. She stood up, washed her hands, and was about to go upstairs to check on Fu Ming's cooking when Dong Haiyang, who was helping to carry the fish, suddenly exclaimed and rushed to the side of the boat to pick up his fishing rod tied to the railing.
This was the first fish he caught that day. Dong Haiyang was extremely excited and hurriedly reeled in the line.
"No, no, Dong, that's not how you collect it!"
After Jack finished selecting the fish, he stared at Dong Haiyang's fishing rod. This guy really loves fishing. If Dong Haiyang hadn't rushed over so fast, Jack would have already grabbed the fishing rod.
"Dong, you can't reel in the line like that. The line will break easily, and your fish will escape immediately."
"Relax, let the fish go first, and then pull it up when it gets tired."
Jack tried his best to teach Dong Haiyang the techniques of playing fish in Chinese. Dong Haiyang was also a good listener and quickly adjusted his posture according to Jack's advice.
The fish was kept swimming until everyone had moved all the fish from the boat into the cold storage.
The person who walked the fish changed from Dong Haiyang to Jack, and then to Fu Wan.
"They're up! They're up!"
Fu Wan controlled the fishing rod while reeling in the line, and at the same time, she kept looking at the sea.
It should be around 1 p.m. at this time, the sun is shining brightly, and the visibility of the seawater is also very high.
Therefore, Fu Wan hardly had to do anything to see the fish's true nature.
"With the landing net, it's a grouper!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin immediately picked up a net and waited. As Fu Wan slowly reeled in the line, the fish was quickly pulled up several meters.
Ye Lin and the others could also see the fish clearly. Its brownish-red body was covered with small red spots that looked like stars.
"Wait, what's that... a sesame seed spot?!"
"It's not a sesame seed spot, it looks like an erythema!"
"Red spots? Red melon seed spots?"
Ye Lin was puzzled, and Fu Haishun interjected, "No, red melon seed spots are red melon seed spots, and red spots are red spots!"
Good heavens, those words completely confused Ye Lin.
Seeing that the fish was already within his reach, he stopped hesitating and quickly raised his net to reach it.
Whatever kind of spots they are, let's get them out of there first!
"Haha, this grouper is quite big!"
Ye Lin easily put the grouper into the net and scooped it onto the deck. The grouper was still struggling and swaying, showing great vitality.
Fu Wan went over and examined it carefully. "It is indeed erythema."
It's a red spot that's estimated to weigh around three pounds.
What kind of spots are erythematous spots?
Ye Lin was puzzled.
Fu Wan explained, "Brother Lin, have you forgotten? Red spots are red spots, right? We've caught them before, haven't we?"
Ye Lin couldn't quite remember, but after carefully recalling the appearance of the sesame grouper, it did seem to be somewhat different from the fish in front of him.
However, he only cares about one issue right now.
"Which is more expensive, sesame spots or erythema?"
"Of course it's erythema! Erythema tastes much better than sesame spots!"
Dong Haiyang quickly answered that when he worked at the county shipyard, he occasionally heard his coworkers mention that among the seafood restaurants in the county, the most expensive were grouper, rat grouper, and red grouper. As for sesame grouper, although it tasted good, its price was definitely not as high as that of red grouper.
"How does the red spot compare to the red melon seed patch?"
"That's still erythema!"
Dong Haiyang said this with great certainty, but Fu Haishun disagreed.
"That's not entirely true. At the dock, there are red grouper that are more expensive than regular grouper. The price of grouper isn't just based on the fish itself, but also on the quality of the fish!"
Fu Wan glanced at Fu Haishun, and she wholeheartedly agreed with this point.
"Brother Hai Shun is right. The price of grouper depends not only on the variety, but also on the size and freshness."
The larger and better quality live animals naturally command higher prices.
"This fish is so big, it should sell for over ten yuan, right?"
Fu Wan shook her head, "I think it's more than that. Three pounds of red spots and rashes is considered big. It might sell for tens of yuan!"
Upon hearing this, Dong Haiyang was overjoyed and hurriedly grabbed the grouper and threw it into the live water tank.
While the fish is still lively and active, we need to quickly put it in the live water tank to keep it alive, otherwise it will die and we won't be able to sell it for a high price.
However, there is a significant difference between erythema and sesame spots. Erythema is mainly brownish-red all over the body, with a lighter color and more noticeable red spots.
Sesame spots resemble sesame seeds, are more widely distributed, and have obvious saddle belt patterns on their backs, making them distinguishable upon close inspection.
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