"Okay, call me when we get to the deep sea area."
"Okay, all done!"
After saying this, Fu Wan pulled Su Ran and Wen Yue to rest, while Fu Ming hummed a song in a cheerful mood.
The more Wang Shuo thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ming, when you were talking to Comrade Fu Wan about going into the sea, did you mean going into the sea itself?"
Fu Ming glanced at Wang Shuo as if he were an idiot.
"Otherwise, would I go down into the river from here?"
Wang Shuo was speechless at the question, and then asked incoherently, "Hey, no, this is the sea, the deep sea, hundreds or thousands of meters deep, and you two dare to go down there?"
"What's the deep sea? We're not afraid of even the deepest sea!"
Fu Ming continued to boast, and Wang Shuo actually believed him. After a two-second silence, a hint of eagerness gradually appeared on his face.
"Brother Fu, you're like a brother to me, can I come along?"
Although he had never been a diver, he had a feeling that diving into the ocean would be an unforgettable experience.
However, Fu Ming cruelly shook his head and rejected him.
"No, you guys have never been in the water before. This is no joke. I need A-Wan to take me with me when I go down. If you go too, and something happens, I can't take the responsibility."
"Oh, Comrade Fu Wan brought it?"
Wang Shuo was shocked again, "She...she's such a good swimmer?"
Fu Ming clicked his tongue, his words full of boasting.
"Of course, I'm not bragging, but in all my years of life, I've never seen anyone whose swimming skills can compare to my sister's."
"You know Jinlai Restaurant in the county town, right? The owner, Mr. Sun, is from Beijing. He was especially polite to my family."
The reason for his politeness was that my sister had taken on several of his orders and had gone to great lengths to find sea willow trees for him in the deep waters.
Last time, Awan took me with her. We not only brought back sea willow trees, but also collected a lot of sea cucumbers!
Wang Shuo listened with envy; as an inland person, he had never seen anyone go into the water to collect sea cucumbers.
He had no idea what a sea willow tree was!
It must be a rare seafood item.
Although many people in Wang Shuo's hometown go fishing, in the countryside, people only go fishing when the river is shallow. Obviously, the ocean is never shallow.
"Brother Amin, can't you really take me down there to experience it?"
"I really want to go!"
Undeterred, Wang Shuo pressed Fu Ming for an answer, only to be met with another shake of his head in refusal.
"No way, if you miss me too much, just keep it to yourself. Little Wang, don't get me into trouble. If I dare to take you with me, not only will my sister be affected, but my dad will beat me to death too!"
For the remaining hour, no matter what Wang Shuo said, Fu Ming simply refused to agree.
Even though this guy calls him "brother" this and "brother" that, Fu Ming can still tell which is more important.
Regardless of Wang Shuo's swimming skills, even if he were a good swimmer, he would have trained in freshwater.
Seawater is different from river water. Back when Ye Lin went into the water to participate in fishing and hunting, it was Fu Liang and Fu Ming who helped him get used to the shallow water for a long time.
Today was a rare opportunity for Fu Mingcai to go swimming with Fu Wan, and he didn't want to bring a burden along.
Fu Ming disagreed, and Wang Shuo was at a loss. So he had to give up his idea of going into the water and decided to go back and practice his diving skills before coming back.
There's plenty of time in the future. He doesn't believe that once he's bought all his diving gear, Fu Ming won't take him down with him!
An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Fu Wan dozed off in the rest cabin for a while, and when she came out, Ye Xiaocui and Fu Ling were fast asleep.
As soon as they stepped out of the rest cabin, Boss Fu spotted them.
"Ah Wan, you're awake?"
"Yes, Father, we're almost at the deep sea, aren't we?"
Fu Laoda responded and sat on the small bamboo chair fishing for an hour. Fu Wan yawned, stretched, and walked over.
"Dad, how was your harvest this hour? No losses, right?"
"Tsk, do I look like someone who would be in the Air Force?"
In response to Fu Wan's teasing, Boss Fu opened the fish box beside his leg to show it to Fu Wan, as if presenting a treasure.
When Fu Wan looked over, she was surprised to see that her father was indeed her father, with four or five fish lying neatly in the fish tank.
Three or four pounds of long-tailed bird, two or three pounds of red sea bream, and two black sea bream weighing five or six pounds each.
Black Hair is the spotted bream that Fu Ming and the others caught in the ditch before, the kind of sea fish that is all black.
Last time, the fish weighed a full four pounds. Fu Wan and Fu Ming cut it in half, one half for sashimi and the other half steamed. It smelled so good that the whole family wanted more.
Fu Wan had never seen this kind of fish before, even after several attempts. But today, Fu Laoda caught two big ones on his first try.
Seeing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but give Fu Laoda a thumbs up and said admiringly, "Dad, you really are amazing! You caught two black cats in one go!"
"Haha, right? I remember you all loved this fish last time. Perfect, one steamed and one sashimi, no need to make two bowls from one fish!"
Fu Laoda raised his hand triumphantly. He had been fishing alone, and when he caught something, there was no one to brag to, which had really frustrated him.
Now that Fu Wan is here, he can't help but show off.
Fu Wan could easily see Fu Laoda's smugness, but she didn't hold back in praising her father. After all, he was truly capable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to reap so many rewards while the ship was moving so fast.
"Dad, you're awesome!"
"It's alright, it's alright, Awan, you've come at the right time. I've already processed the blackfish. Look, there are still two spotted sea bream in the bucket. I don't know if they'll survive until we get back. Why don't you take care of them and process them? They'll be fresh when we eat them later."
Fu Wan then noticed a bucket next to the fish tank. She lifted the tarpaulin covering the bucket and saw that there were indeed two striped rock bream inside.
"Wow, Dad, you're amazing! There are still some alive!"
"Haha, luck! I have to admit, I was really lucky today!"
Fu Laoda remained smug, and with a whoosh, he flung his fishing rod out again.
"Dad, something's not right. When did you catch this rockfish? We're almost in deep water, dozens or even hundreds of meters deep. How could you still catch a rockfish?"
Looking at the fish wagging its tail in the bucket, Fu Wan was a little puzzled. Striped rockfish are very typical reef fish, especially fond of hiding near coral reefs to hunt for small fish, shrimp, and sea urchins, so they are rarely encountered in deeper waters.
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu burst into loud laughter.
"Oh my, that's why my daughter looks like me. You have a good memory. These two striped rock bream were caught when the boat had just left Coconut Island. The water there should be less than ten meters deep."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan suddenly realized why. The striped rock snapper typically lives in waters less than ten meters deep.
The striped rockfish, as its name suggests, has black and white stripes similar to those on a zebra. This fish has very sharp teeth and loves to eat sea urchins, so it is also known as the sea urchin seafish.
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