Seeing the neatly arranged mackerel in the fish basket, everyone's enthusiasm was instantly ignited.
Fu Ming, in particular, hadn't been out at sea for almost a week. He had almost forgotten how to cast his net, but thankfully he managed to salvage the situation using muscle memory.
So after helping Ye Xiaocui and the other woman clean the fishing nets, they turned around and picked up the fishing rods from the deck.
"Come on, let's cast two!"
When it comes to fishing, there's never a single time other than a chance. It's still a bit early before it's time to haul in the nets, so isn't this the perfect time to go fishing?
With the atmosphere set, Ye Lin and Fu Liang also picked out a fishing rod, but when it was Fu Wan's turn, she waved her hand and refused.
"I'll skip fishing. While there are still schools of fish around, I'll go out to sea and catch a couple for tomorrow's meal!"
Moreover, she hadn't eaten sea snails, which are found only at the bottom of the sea, for quite some time, and she had been craving them for a while.
So I thought I'd try my luck at sea.
"Go to sea? Then I'll go with you!"
Fu Ming was eager to try, but before Fu Wan could express her opinion, Ye Xiaocui gave him a slap from behind, a lesson in maternal love.
"Where are you going? It's so late at night, you'll only cause trouble for Awan if you go down there!"
"Forget about it being broad daylight. Right now, there's only moonlight over the sea. If you go into the water, will the fish catch you or will you be the one catching the fish?"
Ever since Fu Ming was poisoned in the leg by a stingray, in Ye Xiaocui's mind, he had become a weakling.
So when he heard that he wanted to go swimming late at night, it was even more impossible for him to agree.
Fu Ming was so focused on going to sea that he completely forgot it was still late at night. Ye Xiaocui's slap on the back brought him back to his senses.
He knew his own limitations, so before Fu Wan even refused, he started to back down.
"Alright, Wan, you go by yourself. Without your brother protecting you, you'd better be careful and come back soon."
Fu Wan was both amused and exasperated, while Ye Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes, as if he didn't know who was protecting whom!
So the three brothers picked up their fishing rods and became fishermen by the boat. Fu Wan went to the cabin to change her clothes, picked up her tools, and smoothly entered the sea. After getting used to the temperature of the seawater, she disappeared from the sight of everyone on the boat.
"Sigh, Ah Wan must have been a sea fish in her past life!"
Fu Ming couldn't help but sigh, he wished he could have such smooth diving technology.
"Don't be envious, it's something you're born with."
Fu Liang chimed in, saying that in all these years, he had only ever seen Fu Wan with such impressive diving skills.
"Alright, stop rambling and get back to fishing. This time, it's still a matter of whoever is short does the dishes!"
Seeing that everyone's attention had been drawn to the sea by Fu Wan, Ye Lin hurriedly shook the fishing rod in his hand to give them a hint.
Yes, even if you can't dive, you can still do it if you're good at fishing!
"Just you wait, I'm going to catch another giant grouper today and show it to you!"
Recalling his past achievements, Fu Ming was full of confidence.
Fu Liang and Ye Lin were not idle either; they strung their fishhooks together and cast their fishing lines out.
As for Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan, since there were no fish to sort out at the moment, they simply washed their hands and went into the cabin to take a nap.
After getting used to the seawater temperature, Fu Wan swam to the seabed for quite a while.
I don't know if it was because a pod of dolphins had just passed by, but I didn't see many fish on the seabed.
I only saw a few palm-sized single-nosed fish under the rocks.
These fish were too small for Fu Wan to be interested in, so she simply swam a long way in the opposite direction from the boat.
The seabed is much more lively at night than during the day. Although many sea fish stay motionless on the coral reefs and sleep, it is also the time when many fish and shrimp come out to feed.
Seeing that they had reached a sea area with a lot of fish, Fu Wan took out a net and prepared to search for traces of lobsters.
Lobster can be a cloying treat if you eat too much of it, but you'll crave it if you don't eat it for a long time.
Especially after eating roast duck for several days in a row, Fu Wan dreamed about catching and eating lobsters last night.
However, she was much luckier tonight. When she peered into the first rocky cave, she saw the lobster's antennae.
Seeing it, she naturally couldn't let it go. Fu Wan dug into the lobster hole with all her might. Fortunately, the hole wasn't very deep, and the lobster had nowhere to retreat. In the end, she managed to pull it out.
"Hey, it's a flower dragon!"
The lobster in her hand made a crunching sound, and Fu Wan was overjoyed. She quickly opened the net and stuffed it in.
The lobster's tail was thicker than her arm, and it must have weighed at least three or four pounds.
After finding one lobster, the second one followed immediately.
For some reason, the lobsters were all a bit sluggish tonight. In less than half an hour, Fu Wan had filled a net with them.
A net full of lobsters was enough for the family to eat, so Fu Wan didn't go for more. After tying the net tightly, she picked up the harpoon she had just thrown aside and began to select the fish for the family to eat the next day.
After looking around, she found there were quite a few fish in the area, but after several minutes, she still couldn't decide which one to catch first.
The single-nosed fish here is bigger than the one we caught last time; Fu Ming cooked it quite well.
According to Boss Fu, this kind of fish sashimi tastes delicious.
Thinking this through, Fu Wan stopped worrying and picked up the harpoon, aiming it at the swaying, one-horned harpoon swimming nearby.
After discovering that harpoons were also effective at catching fish, Fu Wan abandoned spearguns altogether.
The materials were limited at the time, and bamboo harpoons were prone to exploding, so it was better to use a harpoon, which was cleaner and more efficient.
Of course, using a harpoon requires speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. Fu Wan is now very skilled at it, and unless it's a particularly large fish, it can't escape once it's speared.
The single-nosed fish she caught was actually quite large, at least much bigger than the one she had caught in the previous area.
Fu Wan weighed it in her hand; it should be about one or two pounds.
After placing the single-nosed fish into the net, Fu Wan picked up the harpoon and started looking for her next target fish.
The next moment, a plump goatfish came into her view.
But just as she was about to strike, several dark figures flashed past her, startling her.
After instinctively dodging the harpoon, Fu Wan realized that the dark figures were actually the dolphins she had seen on the boat earlier.
There were at least seven or eight dolphins, and they weren't afraid of Fu Wan at all. Two of them even swam over and rubbed against Fu Wan's harpoon.
They're just sure they won't use a harpoon on them!
Fu Wan was speechless, because the fat goat fish had long since disappeared because of the appearance of these dolphins.
But these dolphins are also quite mischievous. One of them had something in its mouth, swam for a while, and then let go of it.
As the ball fell, another dolphin rushed over, picked it up, and shook its head repeatedly.
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