After releasing Hong Gu, Boss Fu retrieved a few more floats, then turned to ask Fu Wan.
"Ah Wan, what time is it?"
Fu Wan took off her gloves and took out her watch from her pocket.
It's already past midnight.
"I estimate we can haul in two more nets."
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu nodded in agreement, "Then hurry up and bring back the rest of the extended fishing line, try to haul in two more nets, and get back to the dock as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin quickened his pace in retrieving the float.
They split into three groups: Fu Shi and Ye Lin were in one group, Fang Min and Ye Xiaocui were in another, and then there was Boss Fu and his daughter Fu Wan.
Today's extended fishing went quite well. Although Fang Min is a novice, retrieving fish doesn't require much skill. In fact, she's faster than Boss Fu and the others, and in the meantime after retrieving the float, she can even help pull the fishing line.
"Wow, this sea bass of mine is quite big!"
Ye Lin muttered something, and Fu Wan looked over and saw that it was indeed quite large, weighing about three pounds!
"Our yellowfin seabream here is pretty good too!"
Ye Xiaocui smiled and said something, and her subordinates deftly untied the fish and threw it into the live water tank.
None of the fish caught were injured, and they fetched a higher price when sold live back on shore.
Seeing that others had caught a lot, Boss Fu was even happier. Fu Wan suddenly pulled the fishing line back in her hand, but just as she picked up the landing net from the ground to check where the fish were, she lost her grip and the fishing line was pulled back quite a bit.
Wow, it's got quite a temper!
"Ah Wan, I'll get it, you retrieve it!"
Fu Laoda took the fishing line, wrapped it around his hand a few times, and then pulled it forcefully toward the boat. Fu Wan searched the sea for a few minutes with a hand net, and sure enough, a fish weighing about four or five pounds gradually appeared in the sea.
"Haha, Dad, it's a grouper!"
Looking at the dense spots on the fish's body, Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh.
However, after catching the fish, Fu Wan also encountered a problem.
"I've never seen this grouper before."
It doesn't look like a common gentian grouper, nor like a red grouper or a mouse grouper.
Fu Laoda frowned and looked closely. After matching the fish's appearance with his memory, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Haha, a red-spotted grouper! Ah Wan, it's a red-spotted grouper!"
Red-spotted stonefish? Fu Wan's eyes widened in shock. She had only heard of the name Red-spotted stonefish, but had never seen one before.
"Dad, is this real? Is it a red-spotted stone?"
"There's no mistake, I saw it once more than ten years ago, this fish must be a red-spotted grouper!"
Hearing the commotion, Ye Xiaocui and Fu Shi also came over to see what the fish looked like.
"Hey, it really is a red-spotted spherical rock!"
Ye Xiaocui clearly recognized the fish and immediately laughed.
"Ah Wan, stop staring blankly! Quickly take this fish down and put it in the live water tank. This fish is even more expensive than the grouper!"
Such a large red-spotted grouper is sure to fetch a good price!
As Fu Wan removed the fishhook, she also examined the fish's appearance.
Its body was covered in small, round, orange-red spots, and its body was laterally compressed, giving it an oval shape. Despite its unassuming appearance, it was a rare grouper—a red-spotted grouper. It is currently being farmed. "Awan, let's quickly pull up all the other hooks and see if there are any more red-spotted groupers?"
"Hey, such a rare fish! If we could have a few more, that would be amazing!"
Hearing Fu Laoda's mutterings, Ye Xiaocui and the others hurriedly sped up and pulled up their fishing hooks.
As Fu Shi pulled the fishing line, he couldn't help but mutter to himself that the red-spotted grouper was the most expensive grouper. He had only heard Fu San talk about it a few times, and today he finally saw what the fish looked like.
How could they possibly catch several of such rare fish at once?
Urged on by Boss Fu, Fu Wan couldn't leisurely reel in the fishing line. She hadn't even had a chance to properly admire the red-spotted grouper before Boss Fu treated it like a treasure and placed it into the live water tank.
"Dad, this fish tastes even better than the grouper?"
Before Boss Fu could speak, Ye Xiaocui could tell what kind of trick she was up to just by looking at her daughter.
"Get to work! This fish is so big, we can't eat it, we have to sell it!"
She was heartbroken over that grouper from a couple of days ago; now that she'd finally found a red-spotted grouper, how could Ye Xiaocui possibly let her daughter take it home to eat herself?
Having her scheme exposed, Fu Wan could only stick out her tongue quietly, but she was still determined to do something wicked.
"Mother, if I pull up another one later, I can at least take it back, right?"
"You think this red-spotted grouper is some kind of cabbage? I've been following your father for so many years, and I've only ever seen one once, at the docks!"
After saying this, Fu Wan was genuinely unconvinced.
She pulled up two or three fish in a row, and besides two yellowfin seabream, there was even a tigerfish.
Like the stone goby, the tigerfish has a very peculiar appearance. The front half of this fish is relatively large, the head is somewhat short, and there are many well-developed barbels on its mouth.
This fish has no scales and its dorsal fin has 16 or 17 spines. It also has well-developed venom glands at the base of its dorsal fin; if pierced by these venomous spines, the pain can be excruciating or even life-threatening. (Image of a tigerfish from the internet, please delete if infringing copyright.) Tigerfish also have a remarkable ability: their body color changes to match their environment.
In shallow waters near the shore, it is dark brown all over, while in deep water it is red or yellow, and often has red and blue spots on its body. Because its pectoral fins often have yellow or white stripes, it looks somewhat like a tiger, which is why it is called a tigerfish.
"Ah Wan, I'll get this fish. Be careful not to get pricked."
Old Master Fu carefully took the tigerfish from Fu Wan's hand. Although it was poisonous, it could taste quite good if prepared properly.
Fu Wan didn't hesitate when she heard this. She let Fu Laoda put the tigerfish into the live water tank, while she went to pull up the remaining fishing hooks.
"Dad, come quick, there's another grouper!"
Persistence pays off. When she saw the faint spots in the sea, Fu Wan was so happy that she almost grinned from ear to ear.
However, the next second, her smile froze on her face.
"What the hell is that?!"
A dark shadow emerged from the sea and swallowed Fu Wan's grouper before it was fully pulled out of the water.
The fishing line in Fu Wan's hand was also instantly pulled into the sea.
Fu Wan immediately snapped out of her daze and wrapped the remaining fishing line around her hand.
Damn it, no fish has ever been able to snatch anything from her!
Seeing this, Boss Fu quickly came over to help, "How is it? Did the fish get away?"
Fu Wan gritted her teeth and shook her head, "No, there's still weight on the other side of the fishing line!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu hurriedly pulled the fishing line back quickly. The father and daughter worked for quite a while before the fish's shadow appeared on the water's surface.
"Large red-spotted stone grouper!"
Seeing that the fish was about to fall but couldn't, Fu Wan quickly grabbed the hand net and scooped it up, and the fish fell into the net.
The father and daughter worked together to lift the net onto the deck.
"Wow, this fish just swallowed the small fish, and its head is still in its mouth!"
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