"Ah Wan, what are you thinking about?"
Fu Qing noticed that Fu Wan was frowning and assumed that something was wrong with her.
"It's nothing. I was thinking that when I get back, I should ask Uncle Jiang about buying some fish fry to release into the sea."
"Are you setting up a breeding base?"
Fu Ming's instinctive reaction was that Fu Wan planned to expand the scale of aquaculture, but Fu Wan shook her head and denied it, saying, "No, we'll put it in the sea where we're going to do trawling."
"What? Isn't that a waste of money?"
Fu Haishun was puzzled. After Yu Guixiang had encouraged her two grandsons to go and catch the fish that Fu Wan was raising, everyone knew that Fu Wan had spent a lot of money on the fish fry she bought for her aquaculture area.
With so much money spent on fish fry, it's still uncertain whether they can be raised to break even, and now Fu Wan actually wants to buy more fish fry and release them into the ocean.
Heavens, what's the difference between this and throwing money directly into the sea?!
No, he'll have to talk to Uncle Gouwa later. Awan is young, and if she spends money like this, she won't be able to afford to spend it all, no matter how much she earns!
Fu Wan could see the incomprehension in Fu Haishun and the others, so she could only smile and patiently explain.
"Brother Hai Shun, I'd like to ask you guys, how's our catch on each voyage?"
Fu Haishun answered without hesitation, "Of course it's great. I'm not bragging, but there are probably few boats in the surrounding villages that can match our boat's catch."
"Have you ever thought that although the ocean is vast, it also has boundaries?"
Although there are countless seafood items inside, if you really count them, there must be a certain amount.
Every time we cast our net, there's one less net left in the sea. If we went out to sea all year round, the fish, shrimp, and crabs in the sea might be wiped out one day.
"What? You can still salvage all the seafood in the sea?"
Fu Mancang looked on in disbelief. In his memory, his ancestors had been fishermen for generations, and he had never heard of a day when the sea would run out of fish.
"People used to cast nets to catch fish, but I've never heard of them catching all the seafood!"
"We didn't have this much equipment before!"
Fu Wan shook her head and pointed to the deck, adding, "Putting everything else aside, our ancestors used to operate hand-cranked boats and used hand-thrown nets."
Now our boats run on diesel fuel, so we don't need to row and they can go fast and far. The same goes for the net hauling machine; with the net hauling machine, we can pull up such a big net.
Imagine how many fish you catch in one net! And that's not all. Our country's technology will become more and more advanced in the future, and maybe one day we won't even need oil to sail our ships far away.
Fishing will definitely be easier too. If we don't replenish the fish fry in the sea in time, I'm really afraid that once we're gone, the children won't be able to fish!
These words silenced Fu Mancang, Fu Haishun, and the others.
Fu Wan's words do make some sense. Their grandfather used to operate a hand-cranked boat, and the fishing nets were patched up. If he could catch a net full of fish, that would be quite an achievement.
Just the catch on the "Sailing Against the Wind" ship, not to mention anything else, the amount of fish caught in one net would probably be enough for their grandfathers to keep for several months.
"Ah Wan, you're right, we really need to release some fish fry into the sea."
My son, Tiger, doesn't like studying. I was even thinking of buying him a boat so he could make a living by fishing!
Fu Haishun increasingly felt that Fu Wan was right. If there were no seafood in the sea in the future, his son would starve!
Fu Mancang nodded in agreement. Why hadn't he thought of that? He was only thinking about wasting money.
He thought for a moment and made up his mind, "Awan, I'll pay for the fish fry later!"
"Count me in too!"
Fu Haishun quickly raised his hand, and Fu Ming joined in upon hearing this.
"And me too, I can't be left out of this kind of thing!"
"I want to participate too!"
Fu Qing also called out, and Fu Wan smiled and nodded. Although she was the richest person on the ship, she did not intend to refuse everyone's kindness.
Protecting the ocean and ensuring the sustainable development of fish, shrimp, and crabs in the sea is not just her responsibility alone.
She was very proud that the boatmen were able to participate.
"Okay, I'll talk to Uncle Jiang when I get back and find a suitable opportunity to release a batch of fish fry!"
After he said that, everyone continued to speed up the sorting of the remaining fish.
By this time, the sky was already bright, and the horizon was tinged with orange-red.
The sun had already peeked out, and the sea breeze made it a truly pleasant experience.
"Chirp!"
Just then, birdsong rang out above the cabin. Fu Wan looked up and was surprised to find that Xiao Huang was still standing on the highest flagpole.
"Chirp chirp!"
"Is Little Yellow hungry? Why is it barking so much?"
Fu Ming muttered to himself, "It's been a whole night. If Xiao Huang hasn't gone out for a snack, he should be hungry by now."
As Fu Wan was thinking this, she was about to call Xiao Huang to get some meat when suddenly Xiao Huang spread its wings and flew towards the sea not far away.
Fu Wan narrowed her eyes and followed its figure.
Something's not right with the sea.
The sea breeze was gentle at this time, and there were hardly any waves on the sea.
But not far away on the sea, distinct waves were blooming, and as Little Yellow flew over, the waves bloomed even faster.
Less than half a minute later, a black dorsal fin emerged from the sea. Before Fu Wan could get a closer look, a black and white figure burst out of the water, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then fell back into the water with a splash.
"A pod of killer whales! It's a pod of killer whales!"
Fu Ming was overjoyed. The last time the orca appeared, he had already gone home with Boss Fu in the Sailing Ship. Later, he heard from Fu Wan that the orca had thoroughly humiliated the smugglers from that island nation, which made him extremely envious.
He wished he were there; he wanted to join those orcas in giving the Japanese devils a good beating.
Fu Wan whistled in the direction of the orca pod, and soon, as if they had heard a command, the orcas all leaped out of the water, creating a truly spectacular scene.
"My God, are those orcas putting on a show for us?"
Fu Mancang was dumbfounded, while Robert and Tom were so shocked that their mouths could have been stuffed with a large duck egg.
How amazing! The newspapers say that orcas are killer whales, so why are the orcas they see now so cute?
"Strange, why didn't we see the baby killer whale jump up?"
Fu Wan was puzzled. She had just searched carefully and found that the baby orca had not surfaced, but had been diving underwater and approaching the direction of the "Riding the Waves".
This behavior is quite out of character for the baby killer whale. According to past practice, as long as Fu Wan whistles, the baby killer whale will swim over excitedly, and not only that, it will also keep whimpering.
However, today, it not only didn't show its face, but it didn't even make a sound.
Could it be that it's injured?
Boss Fu, who was steering the ship in the wheelhouse, obviously also saw the approaching pod of orcas. The speed of the "Riding the Waves" ship immediately slowed down considerably, and before long, the pod of orcas swam to the side of the "Riding the Waves".
Fu Wan had been waiting at the edge of the deck for a while. The closer she got, the clearer she became of the little killer whale hiding underwater.
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