How can one describe the taste? As a fisherwoman who lived by the sea, Fu Wan had never tasted such delicious shrimp meat.
Whether it's the small green lobster or the spiny lobster, they both pale in comparison to the tiny peony shrimp in my hand.
The shrimp meat is fatty but not greasy, chewy and delicious in the mouth, with a fresh and sweet taste, and even after swallowing, there is a very rich aftertaste.
Good heavens, how can shrimp taste so good!
Fu Wan's eyes lit up, and she immediately called to the others.
"Don't just look, try it! It's really good!"
Fu Dahai and Li Jun hesitated for a moment, remembering what Boss Fu had just said: these shrimp were very expensive.
The younger Fu Xiaochuan and Fu Erlu hurriedly picked one up, carefully removed the shell, and immediately put it in their mouths.
Fang Min, Fu Qing, and Ye Lin followed closely behind, picking up shrimp from the deck.
"My God, I've never eaten such delicious shrimp before!"
"Yeah, this is so delicious, no wonder it's so expensive!"
Everyone present was captivated by the tiny peony shrimp. After finishing one, no one wanted to eat another. It was delicious, but once they tasted it, that was enough.
Fang Min dragged the fish basket over and began to sort through the fish, but the peony shrimp were not very big, and she really didn't know where to start.
"Ah Wan, how do we pick out these shrimp? Should we just put them in the fish basket?"
Fu Wan was also in a dilemma, and turned to look at Boss Fu.
"Father, what do you think?"
Boss Fu frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Let's put them in separate baskets by size, but don't just put them all in random. Stack the larger ones neatly one by one."
After he finished speaking, everyone basically understood what he meant and began to take action.
However, the process of picking and arranging the shrimp neatly slowed down considerably.
Fu Wan dragged over a small stool and joined the line of picking out peony shrimp.
Although she had just eaten a peony shrimp, she hadn't had a chance to examine the little creature closely.
While she was picking through the shrimp, she also caught a glimpse of what this premium shrimp looked like.
The peony shrimp is reddish-brown overall, with white stripes on both sides of its head. It also has many white round spots on its body.
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These shrimp come in all sizes. The largest ones are about 20 centimeters long, while the smallest are only about the length of a pinky finger.
Fu Wan also picked out several peony shrimp that were as long as her palm. With their plump tails, it was easy to imagine how sweet they would taste when stuffed into her mouth.
"Dad, how much do you think these shrimp can sell for per pound?"
As Fu Wan picked through the selections, she asked Boss Fu a question. Boss Fu thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"I don't know either, I haven't seen this thing for many years."
But I reckon it won't be less than five yuan per pound.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Five yuan a pound, and the smallest one they just ate was as thick as an index finger, which means they ate several cents' worth of food in one bite!
Good heavens, this is way too expensive!
Fu Wan didn't care. She glanced at the peony shrimp on the deck. There were at least five or six hundred catties of them, which meant that this net of peony shrimp should earn her over a thousand yuan.
The others weren't stupid either; Fu Erlv and Fu Xiaochuan were even more excited, whispering amongst themselves.
"Hehe, if we cast more nets and work for a few more days, we might catch even more peony shrimp!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu chuckled, "You two are dreaming! These peony shrimp are hard to come by. The fact that we managed to get so many online is already a blessing from the Goddess Mazu!"
Besides, his daughter has something to do in a couple of days; she can't be at sea every day!
"Hey, Wan, look at this lobster's claws, they look so strange!"
They look just like the crayfish from our village!
Fu Wan looked over at the sound and saw Ye Lin holding a red lobster with long, thin pincers.
"What lobster? This is a crayfish!"
Fu Wan took the shrimp from Ye Lin's hand. After seeing what the shrimp looked like, she suppressed her excitement and quickly brought it to Boss Fu.
"Dad, look, isn't this a New Zealand crayfish?"
"Pah! What New Zealand crayfish? This is our Chinese deep-sea crayfish!"
After saying that, Boss Fu took the shrimp from Fu Wan's hand. The shrimp was about the same size as a larger peony shrimp, and its total length was less than 20 centimeters.
The color of this shrimp is different from that of the red peony shrimp. Its whole body is a light orange-red, and there is a darker red ring between the head and tail.
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I hadn't noticed it at first, and I thought the whole net was full of peony shrimp. I never expected there would be such a rare crayfish as well!
No matter how Fu Wan looked at it, the crayfish in her hand looked like the New Zealand crayfish she had seen in short videos in her previous life. Of course, the New Zealand crayfish was only because it was abundant in the waters off New Zealand, not because it didn't exist in other waters.
Boss Fu picked up the crayfish and peeled off the shell from its tail. Unlike the peony shrimp, the shell of this crayfish was much harder.
But this was no challenge for Boss Fu. He quickly removed the shell and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Hmm, the taste is not bad either. The meat is not as springy as the peony shrimp, but it is firmer."
I estimate the price won't be low either.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Boss Fu has never eaten crayfish before; he's got the appetite to eat one every time.
After eating the shrimp tails, Boss Fu couldn't bear to throw away the crayfish shells and heads. These crayfish heads are a real delicacy, perfect for making shrimp porridge.
Fu Wan wasn't hungry at the moment, so she didn't try the crayfish herself. Instead, she picked out more than ten crayfish that had been damaged by the trawling net and set them aside to use for dinner later.
This net also contained some krill, in addition to crayfish and peony shrimp.
It's likely that the crayfish and prawns were caught in the trawl net while they were preying on the krill.
After a while of picking and choosing, the selection was almost over, and it was getting dark.
Fu Laoda stood up, rubbing his back, and then called to Fu Ming and Fu Liang.
"Come on, let's cook dinner tonight!"
Ye Lin cooked the rice for dinner, and he also had a piece of dried wild boar meat that Li Chunhua had dried.
The wild boar meat had both fat and lean parts. Ye Lin washed the cured wild boar meat, sliced it thinly, and placed it on top of the rice when it was almost cooked.
After simmering for another ten minutes or so, the dinner everyone ate that evening was not only fragrant and delicious, but also had the flavor of cured meat.
Of course, a plate of peony shrimp and crayfish was also prepared, two of each kind for each person, which can be considered an employee benefit.
The day passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was time to return to the dock.
When they returned to the dock, Chen Balang was still steering the boat, while Fu Wan was holding the nautical logbook and doing accounts with Boss Fu and Fu Ming.
There were no scales on the boat, so they could only make a rough estimate. The prawns and crayfish together weighed about 1,500 catties. In addition to the prawns they caught earlier, they caught another net after dinner, which also contained prawns and crayfish.
Besides, snow crabs, tiger crabs, and mandarin fish are still on the ship, and the cold storage is packed full.
Fu Wan roughly estimated that the income from this trip to sea should, without exaggeration, have exceeded ten thousand.
It seems that buying a big ship was still worthwhile!
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