After a hearty meal, Fu Wan looked up at her watch. It was almost noon, the hottest time of day.
Ye Xiaocui told Fu Ming and the others to put all their beachcombing catch on the boat. It was strange today; all they found were fish, sea snails, and sandworms that Fu Ling and the others had caught.
Not a single shrimp or crab was seen.
However, as soon as Boss Fu arrived, he set off crab traps, which even contained pig liver that Fu Ming and Fu Liang had bought at great expense.
Because the sun was quite strong today, Fu Wan told Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu to rest in the cabin after boarding the ship, while she and Ye Xiaocui and the others strung up bait for longline fishing in the shady area of the cabin.
Fu Fengying felt a little uncomfortable boarding the ship right after dinner, so she went to the cabin to rest with the two children.
However, Fu Ming and Fu Liang were still full of energy. After the men pushed the trawl net down, they turned around and took out their fishing rods.
"Come fishing! Let's see who catches the most fish today!"
The last time, that big grouper sold for a full three thousand yuan, which made Fu Ming extremely happy.
Even though he didn't get much in his share, he was really happy!
So he kept thinking about going out to sea to fish again, since fishing on the beach doesn't yield such a big catch.
A sea bass weighing two or three pounds is considered extremely rare.
"Ah Wan, can you help me mix some bait? I'll treat you to all the fish you're eating tonight!"
Fu Wan was amused by Fu Ming's words. If she wanted to eat fish, that would be a piece of cake.
Why would Fu Ming need to go fishing?
However, she didn't spoil the mood. She happily took the bait bucket and threw in the freshly cut octopus tentacles and sardine chunks.
It was just a small favor, and she knew why Fu Ming had asked her to get him the bait—he simply thought the bait could catch big fish.
Fu Ming knew that Fu Wan was not short of fish, but he was very happy that his younger sister was cooperating with his performance.
But his joy didn't last long. He was carrying a bait bucket and was proudly preparing to hook a fish when Fu Liang and Ye Lin suddenly realized that Ye Lin was holding Fu Ming, while Fu Liang took Fu Ming's bait and quickly poured it into the bucket to mix with his own.
That wasn't all; he poured Ye Lin's into the bucket, mixed it thoroughly, and then poured it into another bucket.
"Hey, hey, hey, you guys are so mean! Brother Liang, when did you become so bad?!"
Fu Ming was furious and kept shouting. He finally managed to break free from Ye Lin's grasp, but he had already changed all the bait in his bucket.
Just as Jack, who was standing nearby, calmed down from the urge to vomit, he saw the three of them start arguing.
He was puzzled, thinking they were going to fight, but after Fu Ming finished shouting, he started stringing fish hooks again.
In fact, there was no difference between these baits. Fu Ming knew this in his heart, after all, the baits were prepared by Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan, and even the baits that Fu Liang and Ye Lin took came from the bucket that Fu Wan had.
The biggest difference is probably that Fu Liang and Ye Lin caught their own bait, while Fu Ming's bait was caught by Fu Wan.
Neither of them expected that Fu Wan could take over the arrest; they only realized it when Fu Ming spoke up.
But since they had already prepared their own bait, they were too embarrassed to trouble Fu Wan.
So when the two exchanged a glance, they understood each other perfectly.
There were six fishing rods on the boat this time. Ever since the last fishing rod broke, Fu Ming had been pestering Grandpa Fu to help him choose a bamboo with good toughness and appearance. After a long period of modification, he finally brought it on the boat.
Today marks the debut of this fishing rod.
While watching the skit performed by the group, Fu Wan, Ye Xiaocui, and Jiang Chunlan finished stringing the longline fishing hooks together. When Boss Fu turned around and saw Fu Wan carrying the longline fishing hooks toward the deck, he immediately slowed down the boat.
"Mom, Aunt, after you finish fishing with the longline, you two should go into the cabin and rest."
As Fu Wan cast the hook, she spoke to Ye Xiaocui and Fu Wan, and Ye Xiaocui did not refuse and nodded.
"Okay, the sun is strong right now, so we'll have to wait an hour or two before we can reel in the longline fishing."
"Ah Wan, do you want to go and rest too?"
Fu Wan shook her head. Her ship only had one cabin for resting, and the space was limited.
If Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui were to go in, along with Fu Fengying, there would be two children and three adults.
It's probably very crowded.
"I won't go. The weather's nice today, I'll go for a swim in the sea."
Upon hearing that Fu Wan was going to go into the sea, Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but nag, "Then keep an eye on yourself, come back when it's almost time, and don't swim too far."
Fu Wan nodded. "Mother, don't worry."
She hadn't been to the sea for a long time and was feeling a bit restless.
In fact, Fu Wan could feel the changes in her body after swallowing the fish pearl.
Not only have my five senses become much more acute, but I also have a natural and heartfelt longing for the ocean.
Moreover, no matter how deep she is in the ocean, she hasn't found anything that makes her feel uncomfortable.
At most, when I found the gold bricks before, my hands felt a little sore when I was carrying them back.
"Wow, I caught a fish!"
Ye Lin's voice interrupted Fu Wan's thoughts. She looked over and saw Ye Lin reeling in a fish with his fishing rod.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang were filled with envy. They were still fishermen, how come they were not as good as a hunter who went to sea halfway through his career?
You're so disappointing!
Fu Ming slammed his hand on the fishing rod. "You've been searching for this good fishing rod in the bamboo forest for ages, you'd better live up to it!"
Jack had never done sea fishing before, but when he saw Ye Lin shouting loudly, he dropped his fishing rod and ran over to see what was going on.
Seeing this, Fu Wan also picked up the net next to her, ready to lend Ye Lin a hand.
During the tug-of-war, the fish in the sea didn't last long either. In addition, Ye Lin was no longer the novice with no experience in sea fishing. After less than ten minutes, the fish's figure appeared on the surface of the sea.
Fu Wan spotted the fish immediately and quickly extended her net over it.
"Oh, Wan, let me try!"
Fu Wan was quite exhausted by those words, but Jack was a tall guy of 1.9 meters, so his arms were naturally much longer than Fu Wan's.
Plus, this guy is a young man, at the peak of his strength.
So Fu Wan was happy to have some free time and let the fish-catching job go to someone else.
She had already changed her clothes after boarding the boat and was just about to get her gear to go diving. Now that the fish were about to be caught, she naturally wanted to check what kind of fish it was before leaving.
"Hey, isn't this a mackerel?"
Fu Liang was the first to shout.
Fu Wan took a closer look and, lo and behold, it really was a mackerel.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Ma You. This fish looks like it weighs two or three pounds. Should we keep it and fry it when we get home?"
Since his cooking skills improved dramatically, Fu Ming has wanted to cook fish whenever he sees it being killed.
Fu Wan raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when Jack suddenly exclaimed.
"Oh f***, my rod!"
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