The one who spoke was Fu Ming. Actually, he also wanted to open the net rope himself, but after so long, he had a certain understanding of his own luck.
It's the first network after all. If he messes up this good start, not only will Boss Fu scold him, but Fu Ming himself won't be able to accept it either.
The owner of the "Riding the Waves" ship is Fu Wan, who is known for her good luck. If she is in charge of opening the nets, everyone will accept it regardless of whether the seafood is good or bad.
Fu Wan was naturally aware of this, and without refusing, she stepped forward and grabbed the end of the rope under the net.
The net had been pulled for nearly four hours, and the net bag was stretched to its limit.
"First-class network, booming and thriving with large-scale shipments!"
"May your shipment be booming and prosperous!"
Amidst the expectant shouts of the crowd, Fu Wan grabbed the net rope and pulled hard.
That strength was about the same as when we were throwing the net together in my dream.
"Splash!"
The familiar sound of seafood hitting the ground rang out, and in a flash, a mountain of fish, like a gold mine, fell from the net bag right in front of everyone.
"What the hell is this? A small yellow croaker?!" Ye Lin cursed.
Fu Ming excitedly ran forward, then denied it, saying, "No, it's a Plum Tong Fish. Look at it, its head is much rounder!"
"But how can a pufferfish be this big?"
"Could it be a large yellow croaker?"
Fang Min was also puzzled. She remembered that Fu Wan had explained to her before that the Plum Turtle Fish was usually about the length of a finger, but the Plum Turtle Fish in front of her now had several palm-lengths.
It looks like it weighs at least half a pound.
Fu Wan stepped forward, picked up two fish, and said, "They are indeed Plumbago bream. These large ones are top-quality Plumbago bream, and they are more expensive than the smaller ones."
"Don't just stand there like idiots, everyone! Hurry up and pick out the fish. There are quite a few crabs in this pile of fish, so pick them out quickly before they damage the mandarin fish!"
"Okay!"
Fu Haishun and the others snapped out of their daze, grabbed the empty fish baskets, and began assigning tasks.
Fu Haishun and Fu Mancang were responsible for catching crabs, while Fu Ming, Ye Lin, Fang Min, and Fu Qing were responsible for picking out the trout.
As for Fu Jinshui and Fu Daniu, they washed the muddy trawl nets clean and then pushed them back into the water.
Everyone was busy sorting the fish. After his initial excitement, Jack followed suit and dragged an empty fish basket over.
Robert and Tom were still in shock; the two foreigners were utterly stunned.
Is trawling really that fun?!
A single net of fish must contain tens of thousands of fish!
If you were to fish like this, wouldn't it take a year?
My God, that's amazing! No wonder Jack kept saying he wanted to come fishing with us!
"Robert, Tom, what are you standing there for? Come and help!"
Fu Wan turned her head and spotted the two lost in thought, and immediately greeted them.
It's true that we take them out to sea for fun, but how can they fully experience the joy of fishing if they don't pick and choose their catch?
"Oh, here it comes!"
Robert's pronunciation was so perfect that it amazed Fu Haishun and the other three.
Hey, this foreigner has only been here a short time, and he already speaks Chinese so well!
Fu Wan wasn't idle either; she dragged over the fish basket and grabbed all the crabs, throwing them into the basket.
The crabs caught in this net were mostly swimming crabs, as well as a considerable number of blue crabs.
In addition, there were dozens of mantis shrimp and red-spotted lady crabs, which Fu Wan caught and put into the basket, planning to tie them with ropes later when she had time.
"Wan, why did you throw away my crabs?"
Tom was imitating Fu Wan in catching crabs when he saw her throw the crabs in his basket back into the sea. He was surprised and then a little angry.
Fu Wan was taken aback when she heard this. She had just picked them out of the water without thinking, and hadn't cared whose fish basket it was. When she saw a few crabs with their babies, she picked them all out and threw them back into the sea.
"Tom, you can't eat this kind of crab."
Fu Wan rummaged through his basket and found another female crab carrying its eggs. "Look, its belly is full of eggs. If we put these back in the sea, they will all turn into baby crabs in the future."
"Ah, is this its baby?"
Tom was stunned. "God, I thought it was the yellow part coming out!"
"I'm sorry, Wan, I misunderstood you."
Tom was a little embarrassed. A few days ago, he ate the crabs that Fu Wan brought back, which were the ones that Aunt Qian gave him. Some of them were very fat female crabs, and the roe in the crab meat was this color.
That's why he thought the yellow color on the belly of the mother crab with her babies was crab roe.
Fu Wan smiled upon hearing this, "It's alright, Tom. It's good that you admit your mistakes and can correct them. Remember to release the female crabs and the smaller crabs back into the sea."
"Okay, Wan, I understand now."
Tom responded and then found several mother crabs with babies in Robert's basket.
He personally threw the female crabs back into the sea, and Tom felt a great sense of accomplishment after doing so.
"Oh my, Awan, look! This croaker is almost as big as a large yellow croaker!"
Fu Wan looked over upon hearing the sound and saw Fu Ming holding a fish that was as long as Fu Ming's forearm.
It's really true that the Plumbago fish has become a spirit!
"Brother, release this pufferfish separately, and I'll find Sun Youjin to sell it for a high price later!"
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming carefully placed the fish into an empty fish basket. While other Plum Blossom Fish might fill a basket with hundreds of fish, this fish was kept in a separate room.
Ye Lin also found the Plum Blossom Fish quite unusual.
"Ah Wan, how much do you think this fish will sell for? Will it still be sold by weight?"
Fu Wan shook her head, "How can we sell them by weight? Fish of this size must be sold by the piece."
I don't know the price either, but it probably won't exceed that of large yellow croaker.
Although this size of yellow croaker is rare, the large yellow croaker is still considered a high-end fish among marine fish.
Even if it's bigger, the large yellow croaker tastes much better than the croaker.
As they talked, they sorted through the fish. The size of the group of pufferfish varied, and apart from Jack and his two companions, everyone present was an expert at picking out seafood.
Fu Wan didn't have to worry about it; they neatly arranged the Plum Blossom Fish according to their size.
There was more than one top-quality plum blossom catfish, each as long as an arm, that Fu Ming discovered. After selecting all the seafood, there were a total of twenty-eight.
Eight baskets, each about the size of a palm, were picked out. These fish baskets were all large ones, and Fu Wan estimated that they weighed about six or seven hundred jin (300-350 kg).
The remaining ordinary-sized pufferfish filled more than thirty baskets, and the swimming crabs filled forty baskets. To ensure the survival rate, the selected swimming crabs were thrown into large oil drums filled with seawater, baskets and crabs together.
Seeing that the fish had been sorted out, Fu Wan took a bucket and put the leftover crabs and octopuses she had just picked out into it. She also grabbed two bowls of pufferfish and prepared to call Fang Min and Fu Qing to the kitchen for a late-night snack.
"Awan, look, there are some red crabs here!"
Before Fu Wan could even call out, Fu Qing excitedly grabbed a crab and ran over.
"I found them by the deck, there are three of them, can you check if they're poisonous?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan quickly looked over and then smiled, "It's not poisonous. This is a crystal crab, also called a stone crab. It's delicious!"
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