However, the commotion lasted only a moment before suddenly disappearing.
Fu Wan knew that the fish in the sea was testing her. That's how fishing is; there aren't many silly sea fish, and sometimes when you're fishing, the fish are also trying to catch the bait you've put in.
After all, with delicious food in front of them, if the fish win the gamble, they can eat the bait little by little while avoiding the sharp hooks. Humans are also gambling, betting that the fish will open their mouths and swallow the deadly bait whole.
The interplay between fish and humans is also the greatest joy of fishing.
Fu Wan did not quickly put away the fishing rod, but of course, she did not leave it unattended either.
Since she had encountered a tough fish, she decided to tease it and see if it would be unable to resist chasing after her and biting the hook, or simply give up and run away.
Thinking this, Fu Wan tugged the fishing line slightly and waited quietly for the rod to make a sound. Time passed second by second, and in that brief moment, Fu Liang also caught a blue fish.
Just as everyone was looking at Fu Liang, Fu Wan's fishing rod moved again.
Looks like I won my gamble; the fish really likes the bait I just added!
Moreover, this fish was wary. Just after Fu Wan made a small tug on the fishing rod for the third time, she suddenly felt the fishing rod in her hand sink sharply. The fish had finally taken the bait!
"Ah Wan, this fish of yours must be something special!"
Fu Wan's fishing rod instantly bent into a bow. Chen Balang, who had just finished resting and was about to relieve Fu Laoda, happened to pass by and was immediately attracted by the movement of Fu Wan's fishing rod.
Chen Balang, who was also an avid fisherman, was now reluctant to leave. Fu Wan's fish was quite strong, and after half an hour of playing it, Fu Wan gave up.
Seeing this, Chen Balang quickly took it. An old fisherman is an old fisherman. After playing with it for about forty minutes, the fish finally surfaced.
Everyone had long since lost interest in their own fishing rods and were all leaning against the side of the boat, eager to find out what kind of fish Fu Wan had caught.
However, when they saw the fish, everyone was stunned.
"My God, it's a grouper!"
"Good heavens, I've never seen such a big grouper before!"
Fu Wan had been waiting nearby with a net, but as soon as she saw the fish, she immediately told Fu Ming to bring a large iron hook.
Because it was a half-meter-long Emperor Star Spot!
Emperor Star Spot (image from the internet, please delete if infringing copyright). Don't forget what it looks like, haha.
Fu Wan was very satisfied with the Emperor Star Grouper. The two siblings, one with a hand net and the other with an iron hook, worked together to get the fish onto the deck when it swam close.
"Haha, that was awesome, so awesome!"
Besides Fu Wan, the happiest person was Chen Balang, who hadn't seen such a large grouper in a long time.
Not to mention that this grouper had walked up on its own. After getting onto the deck, it seemed to have regained some strength, and its tail was thumping loudly against the deck.
Xu Jiafu waited in the wheelhouse for a long time but Chen Balang didn't come over, so he went out of the wheelhouse and onto the deck. Seeing everyone gathered on the deck, he curiously joined in.
What he saw almost made his jaw drop.
"Holy crap, such a huge leopard spot?!"
Fu Wan looked up and saw that it was Xu Jiafu, and greeted him with a smile.
"Leopard Star Spot? We now call it Emperor Star Spot."
Xu Jiafu circled the fish. This Emperor Star Grouper was about half a meter long and weighed at least ten kilograms.
"Xiao Fu, stop looking at it! Quickly put this fish in the live water tank, don't let it die."
"This fish might sell for a hundred yuan!"
Upon hearing Xu Jiafu's words, Fu Erlu and Fu Xiaochuan were immediately dumbfounded.
"What? One hundred dollars? This Emperor Star Spot is worth that much?"
They clearly remembered that the most valuable part should be the spotted rat. Xu Jiafu shook his head upon seeing this.
"Such a large grouper cannot be priced by weight; it must be priced as a whole."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something and pulled Fu Wan aside to instruct her: "You, take this fish back and sell it to Jinlai Restaurant in the county. Trust me, this fish can definitely fetch ten ten-yuan bills!"
Fu Wan smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll listen to Uncle Xu. I'll have to ask Boss Sun for a good price later!"
Xu Jiafu was somewhat surprised to hear this, "Xiao Fu, you know Boss Sun?"
Fu Wan nodded, "I know him. Most of the fish he sells come from our area."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiafu suddenly realized that he was dumbfounded. Fu Wan often went out to sea and had so many fish. It would be strange if Sun Youjin didn't befriend her!
Fortunately, the fish wasn't badly injured by the hook, so Fu Wan had Fu Ming and Fu Liang catch it and put it in the live water tank.
With Fu Wan's Emperor Star Grouper leading the way, everyone felt that their own catch was somewhat lacking.
Fu Ming, in particular, caught two sea bass weighing about a pound each after fishing for just over an hour.
It's puzzling. They're already using deep-sea trawls, so I don't know why they're catching such small sea bass.
Fu Ming was extremely frustrated, so he turned around and stole two handfuls of fish bait from Fu Wan's bucket.
Fu Wan was already used to it; the bait was all from the same bucket, so there was no real difference. Fu Ming thought her bait was better, but that was purely because their own food didn't smell as good as the neighbor's.
With only half an hour left before the net was to be pulled in, Fu Wan decided to stop fishing after catching a grouper and a barracuda.
Having grown accustomed to the tender flesh of the grouper, the barracuda paled in comparison. Fu Wan tossed the barracuda aside, preparing to put it in the cold storage, while the blue grouper was placed in the live water tank.
Tonight they caught some fish and shrimp from the sea with spearguns and harpoons, so we'll keep this grouper alive until we get back to eat it.
The blue grouper, also known as the green grouper, is one of the most expensive grouper species. This fish is bluish-gray all over, with a darker head.
As a reef fish, the blue grouper feeds on small fish, shrimp, and various shellfish, which is why it has a large mouth and sharp, pointed teeth.
Image of bluestone mottled pattern (image removed due to copyright infringement)
The flesh of the green grouper is delicate. Although it cannot compare to the taste of more expensive fish such as the rat grouper and the emperor grouper, it has the advantage of high cost performance.
Since the price of sea fish rose during the Lunar New Year, the price of grouper has also increased from 50 cents to one yuan per kilogram.
The grouper in Fu Wan's hand weighed a little over a pound, but she didn't plan to sell it. She wouldn't be going out to sea for a while after this trip, so she decided to save it for Ye Xiaocui and the children.
Besides the fish that Fu Wan caught, the others also had a good catch.
No one was out of the game. Just as Ye Lin was calculating that Fu Ming had the fewest fish and would have to do the dishes that night, Fu Ming's fishing rod suddenly sank rapidly. If Fu Ming hadn't held the rod tightly, it would probably have been dragged into the sea by the fish.
"Haha, I've served fish again! Forget about making me do the dishes!"
Fu Ming's mouth was practically agape with a grin. This fish was making quite a commotion; perhaps Mazu heard his prayers, because this time, he actually pulled up a bluefin tuna!
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