After feeding it two baskets of small yellow croakers, the little killer whale became excited again. Not only did it dive into the water and spout water, but it also occasionally leaped out of the water, drawing an arc before crashing back into the water.
The orcas that were hunting nearby also began to perform, spouting water and leaping out of the water.
The people on the boat watched with great interest.
Sigh, I refuse to watch animal performances, but I can't stop the animals from insisting on performing!
It was a little past four in the afternoon, the sun was very close to the water, and Fu Qingfang and the others were stunned by the sunlight, the blue sky, and the orcas that kept leaping out of the water.
Fu Wan quietly admired the scene, momentarily forgetting that she was still hanging on the rope ladder.
It wasn't until the sea breeze blew and the seawater on her face felt a little cold that she realized she hadn't boarded the ship yet!
After Fu Wan climbed onto the deck, she had Fang Min retract the rope ladder. Fu the Elder glanced at the increasingly distant orca pod, then turned and shouted to Ye Lin and the others, "It's almost time, let's haul in the last net!"
This catch has been dragging on for a full two hours, so it should be about done by now.
Fu Wan went into the cabin to change her clothes and then found a dry towel to dry her hair. Her hair wasn't very wet when she was diving; the only reason it was wet now was because of the jet of water the baby killer whale had spouted.
"Dad, how's the harvest these past few hours?"
Mentioning this, Boss Fu grinned and said, "Not bad, the cold storage is full again. Once the net is up and running, we can head to the dock!"
Hey, Ah Wan, you were out just now, you don't know? Our net just now was full of yellow croakers, not many small ones, mostly big yellow croakers weighing over a pound!
"Haha, that's a real money-maker!"
Fu Wan was overjoyed, but when it came to returning to the dock, she had another idea.
"Dad, take the boat to Swallow Island and throw the bamboo traps and crab traps there. I'll go with you to collect them the day after tomorrow."
"I understand."
Boss Fu wasn't stupid; once Fu Wan said that, he understood why she made that suggestion.
It had been more than half a year since he last went to collect bird's nests, and he had been thinking about it since early this morning.
There are too many people going out to sea this time, and with so many people around, it would be easy to expose the existence of the Swallow's Nest Cave if we went rashly.
Fu Wan told him to throw the fish traps over there now, so that he would have a pretext to go out to sea the day after tomorrow.
Even now, Fu Wan didn't directly say the name of Yanwo Island, but instead used Yanzi Island instead.
Thinking of this, Boss Fu couldn't help but give Fu Wan a thumbs up in silent admiration.
His daughter is thoughtful, just like him!
"Okay, let's go to Swallow Island to set the traps first. You go to the back and keep an eye on things. If it's any expensive fish, remember to get some ice from the cold storage to keep it fresh!"
"Okay, don't worry!"
After saying this, Fu Wan turned and went to the deck. At this moment, a huge net was hanging in the air above the deck, and it was full to the brim, clearly indicating a considerable haul.
This time, it was Fu Qing who untied the rope. She had mastered the essence of this rope knot and untied the rope in no time.
Fang Min stood beside her and even lent a hand when she pulled the rope out.
With a splash, the fish from the net fell all over the deck.
"Wow, there are ribbonfish!"
"Hehe, mackerel, and quite a few mackerel!"
Fu Shi and Ye Lin couldn't hide their surprise and joy. They immediately pulled over the fish basket and began to sort through the fish.
Fang Min and Fu Qing were not idle either. The two began to pick out the fish that could still be raised from the pile of fish, such as giant grouper and conger eel, and then quickly threw them into the live water tank.
Everyone was busy, and Fu Wan didn't rest either. Among the fish were quite a few crabs; Fu Wan glanced around and spotted several bread crabs and stone crabs.
If they're diving, she's too lazy to catch bread crabs, but once they've been hauled up in the trawl net, they just put them all in a fish basket.
Although the body of the bread crab is not tasty, the claws are exceptional. Take them home, cook them with homemade rice wine, and add plenty of minced garlic. The taste is so delicious that it will make the neighbor's kids drool.
"Hey, this crab is carrying its babies!"
Fu Wan picked up a swimming crab that looked rather plump, and when she turned it over, she found that its belly was covered with golden crab roe. Without saying a word, she threw it into the sea. This kind of crab is not to be caught, and it doesn't taste good, so it's better to put it back in the sea.
Aside from the crabs carrying their young, Fu Wan threw all the smaller, alive crabs into the sea. Of course, she didn't throw away the dead ones; she put them in a small bucket, along with some dead sardines, to use as bait in the crab traps and fish traps later.
The group sorted the fish quickly, and Boss Fu was also fast at steering the boat. Just as the sorting of the fish on the deck was coming to an end, they arrived at Swallow's Nest Island.
Because as long as the traps were set, Boss Fu didn't drive the boat to the edge of the island. Instead, he slowed down the boat when it was still about 100 meters away from the island.
Fu Wan had already dug out the fish traps and crab traps and was waiting. When she saw that the space was about right, she put all the traps into the sea.
Fortunately, there were several reefs near Swallow's Nest Island. Fu Wan tied the trap ropes to them, just in case the traps were washed away by the waves when the tide came in.
While Fu Shi and the others on the boat were busy cleaning the fish, no one noticed Fu Wan and Boss Fu's actions. After the fish traps were released, Boss Fu started the boat again, preparing to head towards the dock.
At the same time, Fu Wan went to the cockpit, picked up the walkie-talkie and started the radio, preparing to notify Fu Ming and the others to go back.
"Hey, is anyone there? How's it going over there? It's almost time, time to head back to the dock!"
"Haha, I'm here! Oh, Wan, I don't want to go back! Let me tell you, I'm overflowing with fish! Uncle Chen took us to catch ribbonfish, and I have so many ribbonfish!"
Fu Ming's hearty laughter rang out. Hearing that his son had a good haul, the eldest brother Fu's lips also curled up.
However, he was still blunt, saying, "Then don't go back, just stay at sea and keep fishing!"
"Hmph, that won't do. I'll turn around before you all and show everyone what our 'Sailing Forward' has accomplished!"
Fu Wan was also helpless. Her brother was already a married man, so why was he still so childish!
"Brother Liang, how's it going over there?"
Less than two minutes later, Fu Liang's happy voice came through the radio.
"Haha, we had a good haul too. Although I don't have many ribbonfish, I do have some small yellow croakers and some small grouper."
"Ah Wan, I also caught a tuna, but unfortunately it's a yellowfin, not as valuable as a bluefin!"
Fu Wan laughed when she heard this, "Brother Liang, you're just not satisfied. Tuna is so rare, and yellowfin tuna is not bad either!"
Since everyone's haul is pretty good, let's head to the dock!
"good!"
They've been at sea for a day and a night, and Ye Xiaocui and Fu San are probably already waiting anxiously at the dock!
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