Fu Wan casually untied the rope of the hand-thrown net, and the fish inside splashed and filled the basket to the brim.
That's not all; there were even quite a few that fell onto the deck, still hitting it and making a loud thumping sound.
"Holy crap, it's a big yellow flower!"
Fu Wan was shocked; she hadn't been sure when she hadn't been pulled up earlier.
She, shimmering with golden light, was like the sunshine.
Now that the fish was right in front of her, Fu Wan realized that she had seen it correctly; the golden light was indeed from a large yellow flower!
"What? It's a yellow flower!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming hurriedly sped up the speed of pulling the hand-thrown net, and Ye Lin and the others did the same, gritting their teeth and pulling the hand-thrown net up as quickly as possible.
At the same time, Fu Wan picked up the empty net next to her and threw it into the sea again.
"Haha, what a wonderful thing! May Goddess Mazu bless us, we're really going to make a fortune this time!"
Fu Mancang laughed heartily, and Fu Haishun also laughed heartily.
"Good heavens, I'm almost forty years old, and this is the first time I've encountered something like this. Oh my, such a rare thing! If I go back to the village and tell them, I'm afraid no one will believe me. They'll definitely think we're bragging!"
Fu Wan was happy, but as happy as she was, she knew what was most important right now.
"Stop laughing! Hurry up and cast the net again! If the fish scatter, they'll be gone!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Jinshui and the others realized it made sense, and immediately picked up the empty net and threw it out.
Fu Daniu was the slowest to react. By the time he came to his senses, the empty hand-thrown net was gone. Helpless, he could only untie the heavy fishing nets on the boat as quickly as possible and pour out the fish.
Time was of the essence, and there was no time for anyone to speak.
In less than half an hour, the fish on the surface of the sea finally realized that the orca pod had fled and immediately fled to the depths of the sea.
"Oh dear, I'm exhausted!"
Fu Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead. He pulled up four nets. It didn't sound like a lot, but each net weighed over a hundred pounds. It was only because he was young that he could pull them up. If it were Old Master Fu, his old back problems would probably have flared up long ago.
Ye Lin was so exhausted that he slumped on the deck. Looking at the fish basket filled with glittering yellow croakers, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Haha, that's awesome! That's so awesome!"
"That's right! Wow, I haven't seen so many big yellow flowers in ages!"
Fu Wan was also exhausted, and everyone was panting heavily, preparing to arrange the fish neatly once their breathing had stabilized.
And then, during that brief lull, something amazing happened.
The hand-thrown net that Robert and Tom had worked together to pull up suddenly jumped up on the deck right under everyone's noses, as if seeing a ghost.
Not only that, but a cawing sound could also be heard coming from inside.
Fu Wan was stunned for two seconds, then burst into laughter.
"Robert Tom, you're not satisfied with just fishing, you're even catching seabirds in your nets now!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately laughed as well.
"Hahaha, this is hilarious! Hurry up and open it, or the seabird will die and we'll have braised seabird for lunch!"
Upon hearing this, Robert and Tom hurriedly tried to untie the rope knots of the casting net, but they were unfamiliar with the rope knots used by fishermen, and the rope knots of the casting net were different from those of the trawl net. As a result, the more they tried to help, the tighter the rope knots became.
"Brother Lin, you guys need to help them quickly!"
Fu Wan couldn't stand it anymore, and Jack, seeing this, quickly volunteered.
"Come here, come here, I know how to do this!"
He didn't come here for nothing; Fu Ming and Boss Fu had taught him how to use the rope knot before!
Ha, he taught Robert just now too. Looks like that guy is too stupid, he didn't even learn it!
Seeing this, Fu Wan ignored it, rested for a while, stood up, and urged everyone to quickly pour the fish out of the net.
A total of sixteen nets were cast, and they didn't only contain large yellow croakers; there were also five or six hundred catties of small yellow croakers, as well as three or four hundred catties of gray and white pomfret.
Overall, these weren't cheap fish, and it's unclear how the orca pods found these fish.
These fish vary in size, with the smallest large yellow croaker weighing over half a pound, and the largest weighing four or five pounds.
It can be considered to be in very good condition.
The fish were lively and jumping when they were first pulled up, but they became quiet not long after they came out of the water. Seeing this, Fu Wan simply had Fu Jinshui and the others sort them by size and put them all into the cold storage.
There was a flurry of activity on the deck when Boss Fu hurried over.
"Ah Wan, how was your catch after using the net-throwing method?"
He had been steering the ship with Dong Haiyang in the wheelhouse. After seeing the orca pod slowly leave, he thought of running up to the deck to see what was going on.
Fu Wan gestured for him to look at the fish basket on the ground.
"The harvest is excellent, Dad! Look at all these big, good-quality yellow croakers!"
When Boss Fu took a look, he was completely stunned.
After the initial shock came ecstasy.
"Great, great, it's big yellow flowers again! Oh my, I really adore those killer whales!"
Tell me, how many times has this happened? They always come and go so quickly. Next time I catch a manta ray, see if you can call the orcas to come and eat it!
Everyone says that killer whales are killer whales. Boss Fu never thought that before, but now if someone says that to him, he'll go over and curse them out.
That's bullshit! What killer whale? They're clearly money-giving whales!
Old Fu was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of his head. He circled the fish baskets that hadn't been moved from the deck yet, his happiness impossible to hide.
"Oh my, look at this gray pomfret! The flesh is so thick, and the scales aren't even damaged. If I didn't tell you, your third uncle would definitely think it was caught by fishing!"
The quality of pomfret is usually judged by the extent of scale loss. Pomfret caught in trawls are generally the most damaged, and therefore the lowest priced.
The pomfret caught have few damaged scales and tender flesh, so the price is naturally high.
They were quick when they used the casting net to catch the fish, and they emptied the fish into the basket in time, so the pomfret were not seriously injured.
This kind of fish is excellent whether braised or steamed.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan's stomach couldn't help but growl.
She glanced down at her watch and exclaimed, "Wow, it's already seven o'clock!"
So busy we forgot the time; everyone on the ship hadn't even had breakfast yet!
"Brother, I'll leave this to you. I'm going to steam some buns. Everyone, hurry up and have some breakfast."
After breakfast, it's time to set up the net.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming quickly responded. Last night's dinner was prepared by Fu Wan, Fu Qing, and Fang Min, so logically, it should be him and Ye Lin who were busy preparing breakfast today.
But right now he still has to carry these fish into the cold storage, so he can only ask Fu Wan to make him breakfast.
Fortunately, breakfast is simple; I should be able to whip it up quickly.
However, what Fu Ming considered a simple breakfast was anything but simple for Fu Wan.
Fu Wan was thinking that it would be fine to eat something simple at home. Now that they were on the boat, they would have to start trawls later. If everyone didn't eat their fill, they wouldn't have the energy to work later.
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