Harvesting seaweed is a huge undertaking because the rocks are wet and slippery. Everyone has to keep their balance so they don't slip while constantly pulling the seaweed off the rocks with their hands.
Since it was Ye Lin's first time picking these things, even though he accidentally slipped off the rocks several times and his clothes were soaked with seawater, he was still very happy.
Only those who harvest can truly understand the joy of a bountiful harvest!
Fu Ming, Fu Liang, and the others didn't care at all. They lay on the rocks without any regard for their image, grabbing seaweed with both hands and filling the snakeskin bag next to them in no time.
After more than two hours of this fussing—no, picking—Ye Xiaocui finally stood up, supporting her aching back, as her snakeskin bag was completely full.
"There's so much seaweed here! We've almost finished picking it all. We'll leave the roots and come back in about two weeks!"
Laver grows very quickly; half a month is enough for it to regrow, but the taste won't be as good as this first harvest.
"Xiao Cui, let's head back now. This is the first time I've ever picked seaweed so hard that my back aches. I've never had such a good time picking seaweed before, especially on the rocks near the village."
Jiang Chunlan also stood up, rubbing her back. Middle-aged people are no match for young men like Fu Liang. After squatting for two hours, she felt dizzy and her vision went black.
After Fu Wan finished picking the remaining seaweed, she picked up the snakeskin bag and walked towards the beach.
Fu Ling waited for her mother by the reef. It was already past four in the afternoon. Fu Wan estimated that Fu Laoda would be back soon, so she prepared a simple dinner. After everyone ate, they could go out to sea to fish.
Sure enough, when Fu Wan and the others arrived at the place where the makeshift stove had been set up at noon, Boss Fu and Ye Jianguo returned one after the other carrying fishing rods.
"Wan, grill these fish, I've already cleaned them!"
If it weren't for the fact that Boss Fu is a wilderness survival expert, he would have kept cleaning the fish even while fishing. Fu Wan took the fish bucket, which contained several cleaned sea bass and a yellowfin seabream that looked to weigh less than two pounds.
"Dad, is all the fish grilled?"
Boss Fu nodded, "The sea bass is too small and won't fetch a good price. The yellowfin seabream has few bones, which is perfect for Lingling to eat."
"As expected of you, Dad!"
Fu Wan secretly gave Fu Laoda a thumbs up. It was only because Ye Xiaocui didn't see it that Ye Xiaocui noticed, otherwise she would have said that the father and daughter were wasting money.
Yellowfin seabream is a type of seabream. Its back is bluish-gray with a golden sheen, and its pelvic, anal, and caudal fins are yellowish-brown, hence the name yellowfin seabream.
Yellowfin seabream is not only delicious, but also has few bones, which is one of its most notable characteristics. The price of this fish is also very attractive; it costs about 1.3 yuan per kilogram at Fu San's place.
So Boss Fu specially prepared the fish for Fu Wan, just in case Ye Xiaocui felt bad about it and decided to save it to sell tomorrow.
No one should be poor, but children should not be poor. It's just a few fish; his family can afford it!
Fu Wan's grilling skills were average, mainly because she didn't have enough seasonings she brought today. Fortunately, the fish itself tasted good, and although the group ate a simple meal, they ended up stuffed.
It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was about to set.
Boss Fu urged everyone to get on the boat quickly, as there would be no sun in the evening and many fish would emerge from the water.
This is the perfect time to cast your nets and catch fish!
Everyone boarded the ship as arranged beforehand. As usual, Boss Fu's ship sailed in front, and Fu Ming's ship followed behind.
Fu Laoda's speed wasn't very fast at first. Since they would definitely have to leave the island to fish, Fu Wan planned to put away the octopus traps she had set a few days ago.
Fu Wan first reached out and touched the marked octopus trap, then grabbed the rope and pulled it toward the boat.
Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan also helped from behind. There weren't many octopus traps released earlier, only about two or three hundred bamboo tubes.
The two boats retrieved the bamboo tubes they had thrown out in less than ten minutes, leaving them all on the deck.
Jiang Chunlan, Ye Jianguo, and Ye Lin were seeing this method for the first time, and they were especially amazed to see Fu Wan and Fu Liang skillfully using long hooks to pull the octopus out of the octopus.
"This thing is like the fish traps we use to catch eels back home; you just wait for the fish to crawl in!"
Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo volunteered to take the extra long hooks and started to dig out the octopus, just like Fu Liang had done.
Fu Liang was about to tell them about the octopus-catching process when Ye Lin picked up the bamboo tube, peered at the octopus inside, and started pulling it with a fishhook.
As expected, the next second a stream of black ink gushed out, drenching Ye Lin's face.
He looked at Fu Liang and his father with a blank expression. Fu Liang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Even Ye Jianguo couldn't hide the smile on his face, but then felt it was inappropriate to tease him, so he turned around and turned to face the unlucky kid who had his back to him.
The three people on Fu Wan's boat didn't see this scene; they only heard Fu Liang's laughter.
Fu Ling, who was feeling a bit sleepy, burst into laughter when she saw Ye Lin's appearance while leaning against the side of the boat.
"Mom, my cousin has turned into a black uncle!"
Fu Wan looked towards Ye Lin and immediately smiled.
Ye Lin blushed as he noticed everyone looking over because of Fu Liang's laughter.
However, with the octopus's ink covering it, no one could tell.
As Fu Ming and Boss Fu steered their boat, the laughter from the two other boats instantly banished their fatigue.
Seeing that the octopus traps were almost finished, Boss Fu turned the rudder and prepared to sail the ship to the sea area where they had been operating.
Along the way, we encountered many boats in groups of two or three, all belonging to villagers who were out fishing.
"Dad, I'm going to log off at the internet cafe!"
The isolated island wasn't far from the area where they had been operating before. Seeing that there weren't many ships around, Fu Wan decided to just throw her net in.
Fu Laoda nodded in agreement. Fu Wan gestured to Fu Liang, who was guarding the stern, and then forcefully threw the trawl net out of the boat.
The fishing net sank quickly, and the rope that was swiftly pulled straight on the net-hauling machine also indicated the abundance of fish resources below.
The speed of the ship also slowed down. Fu Ling was too sleepy, so she ran into the cabin and fell asleep.
Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui started stringing the bait for the longline fishing. Fu Wan didn't have to watch the child, so she and Ye Xiaocui each took one side and put the stringed longline fishing line into the sea.
They drove like this for about half an hour. By the time Fu Wan had finished casting her longline fishing, the trawlers that had been cast were almost ready to be pulled up.
With the creaking and groaning of the net-hauling machine, a heavy fishing net was suspended above the deck.
Once the sound of the net-raising machine stopped, Fu Wan went up and untied the hemp rope with a slipknot at the bottom.
"Let me see what the first net of the day is?"
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