Seeing his fishing rod fall into the sea, Jack panicked and immediately took off his clothes to jump in.
Fu Wan grabbed him and then gestured to Fu Ming beside her to drag him back. His skinny, bony physique almost made her eyes water.
The most crucial thing is that they don't know if this guy can swim. If he jumps in, they, his siblings, will have to save him.
Then Fu Wan flipped herself into the sea. With the rise and fall of the waves, she could hardly see any splashes when she went down.
I'm going to go into the sea anyway, it's just a matter of sooner or later. Besides, this fishing rod didn't just fall into the sea for no reason; there might be a fish dragging it down, maybe even a big one!
Jack had no idea that Fu Wan had planned to go into the sea from the beginning. Now, seeing Fu Wan "recklessly" go into the sea to retrieve his fishing rod, he was moved to tears.
Waaaaah, I never expected that the person who was yelling at me yesterday would actually dare to jump into the sea to retrieve my fishing rod today. It's so touching!
He finally understood why Anti was unwilling to leave; it was a lack of human warmth found in America!
Fu Wan had no idea what Jack was thinking. Not long after she went into the sea, she found Jack's lost fishing rod and picked it up immediately.
As soon as Fu Wan held the fishing rod in her hand, she felt a strong pulling force.
Moreover, because the fishing rod and line were long enough, Fu Wan couldn't see what kind of fish was on the other end of the line.
The fishing rod was very long, at least two meters, and Fu Wan couldn't easily outwit the fish in the sea. Just then, Fu Liang's voice came from the boat.
"Ah Wan, quickly raise the fishing rod, I'll take it for a spin!"
At this moment, Fu Liang had already put away his fishing rod. Taking advantage of the fish's relaxed guard, Fu Wan gripped the end of the fishing rod and quickly handed it to the side of the boat.
Fu Liang used all his strength to finally reach the fishing rod that Fu Wan handed him, and then skillfully began to fight the fish.
Playing fish on a boat is much easier than playing them at sea. Playing fish at sea means holding a fishing rod and following the fish as it swims. If you're not careful, you can easily end up back at sea with the fish.
Fu Liang was quite skilled at playing fish. Jack watched as this fisherman would let out a little line every now and then, and then reel it in sharply. He was so nervous that he almost forgot to breathe.
"Damn it, an IOU! What bad luck!"
Fu Wan, being in the sea, immediately recognized the fish. The whitebait was actually a sea bream. Fishing for this kind of fish is just for the feel of the fish. In terms of taste and value, the sandworms that Fu Ling and her two children dug up before were probably tastier than this thing.
At first, she couldn't believe her eyes. After all, she had never seen such bad fish since she started sea fishing on her own boat after her rebirth.
But no matter how you look at it, from left to right, from top to bottom, the fish's shape and features clearly indicate that it is indeed a whitebait.
The distinctive physical characteristic of the silver carp is its elongated body, which appears somewhat flattened from the side. This fish typically has a slender head, large eyes, and a large mouth. Its back is yellowish-gray with numerous small black spots, while its sides and belly are silvery-white, and its pectoral and caudal fins have a faint yellow tinge. [Image of a silver carp from the internet] "Damn it, if I'd known it was a whitebait, I wouldn't have bothered Ah Wan to pick up that fishing rod!"
Fu Ming was also grumbling. Everyone says that the fish caught by beginners are usually top-quality. You know, last time Ye Zhenxing, a child, caught a yellowfin tuna. Jack just caught a fish, and he was really looking forward to it.
Don't even mention tuna, even a sea bass wouldn't be this unlucky.
How come this foreigner Jack has such amazing luck?
After all, even the worst quality is still a kind of worst quality!
After the fish was pulled up, everyone on deck except Jack was excited; the rest of the crew was completely uninterested. The whitebait was an eyesore; they'd rather look at the threadfin bream next to Ye Lin—it was a much better eye-opener.
After all, threadfin bream is one of the most cost-effective types of sea fish.
The scientific name for the threadfin bream is actually *Sinibotia four-finger*, and it's also known locally as the "noon fish." The threadfin bream belongs to the family Scopsidae, and its body is elongated and laterally compressed. This fish has a medium-sized head, a large mouth, and a small lower jaw. Its back is dark blue, while its belly is silvery-white. The caudal and dorsal fins have bluish-black edges, while the pelvic fins are the same silvery-white color as the belly.
The reason it's called the four-finger mackerel is because it has four symmetrical "whiskers" under its gills. Mackerel is very fragrant and delicious; its flesh is extremely tender, and it's very oily. Like pork, the larger the fish, the more oil it produces. If you fry it with just a little oil, you can get a bowl of fragrant and fresh four-finger mackerel.
The aroma was so strong that it could be smelled throughout the entire village.
Moreover, this fish is not only delicious, but also highly nutritious, with tender meat and few bones. In this era where even pork is a luxury, this fish is undoubtedly an excellent source of nutrition for the elderly, children, and pregnant women.
This is why mackerel is so popular; there's even a saying: "A four-finger mackerel is worth more than a pig."
"Dalinzi, stop looking! We need to bleed this fish and keep it on ice right away. If you keep looking at it, it won't taste good!"
Seeing that Ye Lin was still admiring his harvest, Fu Liang couldn't help but remind him.
Threadfin bream are one of the fish that die as soon as they come ashore, so we need to drain their blood quickly, it's already too late. Everyone was busy saving Jack's unlucky white fish and forgot to remind Ye Lin, who doesn't know anything.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin hurriedly searched for a knife to bleed the fish. Because he had seen how Boss Fu bled the fish before, although he was a little rusty, he quickly drained the fish of its blood.
Fortunately, the temperature wasn't high today, and although the fish was barely alive when it was brought up, it didn't die immediately. Fu Liang examined the color of the flesh around the gills; thankfully, bleeding it too late hadn't affected the quality of the meat.
"It's alright, Brother Liang. This fish is most likely for us to eat, so a little blood won't matter much."
Fu Ming comforted her, saying that this mackerel weighed at most two or three pounds, and he estimated that there was only one. He figured that Fu Wan and Fu Laoda wouldn't agree to sell the fish; they would definitely keep it for their families to enjoy.
If Ye Lin goes back to Qingshan Village tomorrow, he can even bring some back for Ye Jianguo and the others to try.
"Wait a minute, where's A-Wan?"
Thinking about where the fish would end up, Fu Ming then noticed that his younger sister hadn't come up at all.
He rushed to the side of the boat and looked out to sea, but he couldn't see Fu Wan anywhere for a long time.
"Ah Wan!"
Fu Ming couldn't help but start calling Fu Wan's name, but no one answered for a long time. Just as he was panicking again, he faintly heard Fu Wan's voice coming from the sea breeze.
"I'm going diving at sea!"
Not only that, but there was even Fu Wan's laughter.
"Look, isn't that Awan over there?"
Ye Lin squinted and pointed into the distance, and everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
Good heavens, Fu Wan is actually riding a killer whale on the sea!
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