"Go and revitalize the nation!"
Seeing that the internet connection had stopped working, Fu Wan gently nudged Ye Zhenxing. She hadn't missed his expectant look just now.
Perhaps to the adults, untying the ropes of the net bag is a very ordinary little thing, but in the eyes of Ye Zhenxing and his children, it is a big thing that can make them happy all day.
Ye Zhenxing was pushed by Fu Wan to walk several steps toward the net. Seeing that the elders were all smiling at him, he felt a little embarrassed.
But as embarrassed as I am, backing down is absolutely out of the question.
The net's hooks weren't complicated, so with Fu Wan's whispered instructions, Ye Zhenxing hardly made any mistakes and untied the rope in just a few moments.
"I solved it! Haha, I solved it!"
The young man was still celebrating his achievement when Fu Wan grabbed his arm and quickly pulled him aside.
If they don't run away soon, the fish in this net will drown them.
The fish splattered and fell for a full half minute, quickly piling up into a small mountain on the deck.
"Look, the variety of fish caught in this net is quite mixed!"
Ye Xiaocui, dragging a fish basket in one hand and a stool in the other, sat down next to the pile of fish and began to sort through them.
Jiang Chunlan picked up a large shrimp, about the length of her palm, from beside her feet and exclaimed, "These red-legged shrimp are really good, so big and plump!"
The red-legged shrimp, scientifically known as *Litopenaeus shortspathus*, has a brown or reddish-brown body. It gets its name from its darker red claws. Red-legged shrimp are particularly delicious in Hainan. They can survive in both shallow and deep waters, and are generally nocturnal, but will also be active during the day if the waves are high.
Red-legged prawns are a popular choice among locals. These prawns are incredibly delicious and require no seasoning. Simply boil some water, blanch them for about a minute, and the meat becomes firm and springy; even the head is delicious and satisfying to chew.
Looking at it now, Fu Wan estimated that it could hold at least fifty or sixty pounds of red-legged shrimp.
"Not only red-legged shrimp, but these big-eyed chickens are also quite good!"
Ye Xiaocui liked the bright red color of the big-eyed chicken fish; it looked festive.
Coincidentally, most of the fish caught in this net were red species.
"Big-eyed chicken" is actually what the locals call it; just from the name, you can tell that this fish has big eyes.
The bigeye bream is actually a type of bigeye snapper. This fish is somewhat similar to the red bream, but its eyes are larger and its tail is also different.
Besides its large, expressive eyes, the bigeye snapper also has a very large mouth. This fish is generally elongated oval-shaped, with a vibrant red body and yellow spots between its dorsal fin and the lateral fins. (Image of a bigeye snapper online; its eyes are truly enormous!) Bigeye snappers are nocturnal, typically inhabiting muddy or sandy areas with reefs. They are sometimes solitary, but mostly prefer to hunt in groups.
It's also very high in protein, so locals love to buy it and cook it for their children and the elderly. Fu Wan found it once on the beach in her previous life, but before she could hide it and cook it for Fu Ling, it was snatched away by Old Lady Shen.
In the end, it naturally ended up in Shen Guangzong's mouth.
Thinking about her past life, Fu Wan felt as if she were in a dream, but seeing Fu Ling smiling with her eyes narrowed to the side, she felt a sense of relief.
I'm glad I woke up and fought back in time, and in the end I didn't waste the chance to be reborn that God gave me.
This net caught quite a few bigeye mullet, and each one weighed more than half a pound. These fish are usually about 12 to 16 centimeters long, but the bigeye mullet in this net were mostly about 14 centimeters long.
So Ye Xiaocui had originally prepared two fish baskets, one larger than the palm of her hand and the other smaller. However, the smaller ones weighed less than a pound or two. After thinking about it, Ye Xiaocui finally put the smaller fish into the basket she was going to eat.
It's a waste to leave so many fish in an empty basket; it would be better to take them home and eat them ourselves.
Besides the bigeye snapper, there are still quite a few other sea bream in the trawl net.
Fu Wan casually rummaged around for a bit and spotted several red sea bream and yellowfin sea bream weighing about a pound each.
Fish in the family Cichlididae all look somewhat similar, and the red sea bream, compared to the bigeye sea bream, also has a faint reddish tinge.
This fish is also called the big-headed fish, although its head is much smaller than that of the big-headed fish in the river.
Besides being pale red all over, the red sea bream also has many other colors.
For example, its back is covered with many bright blue spots, while its belly is white, and the edge of its tail fin is dark green, with many white spots on its dorsal fin. (Image of a red sea bream from the internet; look at its intelligent little eyes!) Although both are sea bream, the red sea bream is significantly more expensive than the bigeye sea bream.
The reason is that red sea bream not only has tender, white flesh that melts in your mouth, but it is also said to be able to relieve hangovers.
Therefore, red snapper is very popular among seafood restaurants in county towns and cities. After all, people like to talk business over meals these days, but drinking too much alcohol can easily lead to mistakes. So, whether red snapper can cure a hangover or not, it provides some psychological comfort.
There were eight baskets full of various sea bream, shrimp and crab, and the rest were sand eels.
Although the sand eel looks like a snake, it has no scales and is not as fierce as the leopard eel from before.
After being squeezed in the trawl net for a long time, these sand eels were half dead. Ye Lin and Fu Ming quickly piled them into the fish baskets, filling two large baskets in total.
The sand eel's body looks like a long cylinder, generally about 30 to 50 centimeters long. Most of the sand eels in their net were over 40 centimeters long and weighed about seven or eight ounces each.
Another distinctive feature of sand eels is the row of white spots along their backs. Most of their backs are grayish-brown, their bellies are white, and their fins are yellow. (Image of sand eel net, please delete if infringing copyright) "The trawl net is almost sorted out, Dad, time to collect the traps!"
As the sky began to lighten, Fu Wan carried the fish basket into the cold storage and then discussed it with Boss Fu.
Boss Fu was cleaning the trawl net, which was covered in yellow mud and sand from being dragged on the seabed for a long time.
Without looking up, he replied, "Okay, Amin, you go and start the boat."
Previously, it was Boss Fu and Fu Liang who drove the boat, but now it's Fu Ming's turn.
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The fishing boats, which were not using trawling nets, were going much faster than before, so in less than half an hour, Fu Wan spotted the floats of the fishing nets on the sea.
There are no bamboo tubes this time because the previous batch needs to be replaced, and the new ones haven't been dried yet.
"I'll hook the float!"
Ye Lin took the fishing hook and walked over to Fu Wan. Their fish traps and crab traps were placed in the waters not far from Coconut Island, so Coconut Island looked very close from the boat.
"Auntie, what's on that island?"
Looking at the lush trees and seabirds flying around the island, Ye Zhenxing felt extremely mysterious.
"There are mango trees, coconuts, oh, and coconut crabs!"
Fu Wan felt a little itchy to catch coconut crabs, but she was in a hurry to get back to the dock. Otherwise, she could have gone to the island to wait and catch a few coconut crabs for Ye Lin and the others to see.
"Ah Wan, look quickly, what's in this crab trap?!"
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