The mackerel and sardines in the bucket were mostly tripeed, and the shrimp were filthy.
Some of them had short legs and tentacles, and some even had half their bodies missing. Judging from the cuts, they were probably pinched off by crabs.
Normally, Fu San wouldn't want to throw these things away either. Although they don't look very appealing, they're not broken, and if he cleans them up, he can stew them into a meat dish.
Normally, the Fu family eats mostly leftover fish and shrimp. The reason they brought them over today was because Fu San ran into Ye Xiaocui when he came back from outside. She complained that the small fish and shrimp at the dock had all been taken away by the feed factory that morning, which prevented her from buying any fish bait.
Fu San thought it wouldn't be a waste to use these fish and shrimp as bait, so he simply asked Lin Qiuju to send over half a bucket.
Yes, it was a full half bucket, otherwise Fu Wan wouldn't have thought it was too much.
Ye Xiaocui was late because she went to greet Jiang Chunlan and asked her to come to her house at noon to feed the chickens and dogs.
"Ah Wan, is that enough? Shall I go set sail?"
"Dad, let's start, it's almost time!"
Fu Wan responded. This time, they sailed the "Fully Loaded Return" ship. Since it was just family members going out to sea, they would return on the same day, so there was no need to use the largest ship, the "Riding the Waves".
Although Su Ran and her two companions came at the last minute, the size of the "Fully Loaded Return" ship is considerable. Even if ten more people came, let alone three, they could still fit on board.
After finishing his conversation with Fu Wan, Boss Fu went into the cockpit. Wang Shuo, curious about the ship's facilities, followed him in to watch Boss Fu and Fu Ming pilot the ship.
With a deep and long whistle, the "Fully Loaded Return" slowly sailed away from the dock. Old Li stood on the dock watching them leave. The ship had only just left, and he was already looking forward to the haul that the Fu family would bring back that evening.
Hopefully, like the ship's name suggests, it will return with a full load!
Old Li took the cigarette off his ear and smelled it. Expensive cigarettes are different; they smell much better than his cigarettes rolled with dried tobacco!
"Hey, Old Li, come help me tie a rope!"
"Oh, here it comes!"
In the morning, some people went out to sea, and others returned. The one shouting was a villager who had just returned from the sea. Upon seeing this, Old Li quickly and carefully tucked his cigarette behind his ear before striding towards the villager.
"Hey! Niu Dan, it's you! Why are you only coming back now? Fu San has sold out of today's goods."
"Hehe, I ran into a school of mackerel. I got so caught up in trawls that I lost track of time. Oh, Old Li, hurry up and call some more people over. I'm so hungry I don't even have the strength!"
On the ship, laden with cargo, Su Ran leaned back in her chair, her eyes half-closed, looking completely absorbed in the moment.
The weather was really nice that day. The sea looked calm, but there was an occasional sea breeze, and it was the kind that was refreshing and pleasant.
Su Ran especially loved the feeling of the sea breeze on her cheeks; the comfort seemed to blow all her fatigue away.
"Ah, this sea breeze, this beautiful scenery, if I didn't have to go to work, I could drift on the sea for the rest of my life!"
There were no outsiders here, and Su Ran couldn't help but open her arms to the wind and sigh with emotion.
"Yes, the scenery here is so beautiful! Su Ran, quickly take a couple of pictures for me, the sea is so gorgeous!"
Wen Yue was also captivated by the beauty of the seascape and pulled Su Ran to take pictures with her Seagull camera.
She was the same age as Su Ran, but a few years younger than Fu Wan.
All of them are young women who have just graduated from university and have only been working for a few years.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu, dressed in little dresses, ran wildly on the deck, their silvery laughter echoing everywhere. Occasionally, the two would linger next to Su Ran and Wen Yue.
"Hey pretty ladies, you brought a camera! Can we take a picture together?"
"Yes, absolutely!"
Su Ran was overjoyed and turned to wink at Fu Wan.
"Hey, Wan, your daughter is calling me 'sister'!"
Fu Wan smiled and said, "Haha, I don't mind if you call me auntie!"
"Get lost! You wish!"
Su Ran glanced at her sideways, turned around and tidied Fu Ling's messy braids, then happily went to take pictures.
Ye Xiaocui watched all this with a smile, and couldn't help but mutter to Fu Wan about it.
Today is indeed a beautiful, sunny day, perfect for going out to sea.
If Fu Wan hadn't suggested going out to play first, Fu Ming would have been planning to call the boatmen to go out to sea for trawling that night.
Fu Ming mentioned it briefly, but Ye Xiaocui remembered it.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but rub her forehead; her mother could be so stubborn at times.
"Mom, there's no end to the money we can earn, and there's no end to the seafood we can catch. Let's play for a day and then go out to sea to trawle. It won't delay anything."
"Besides, in my eyes, the precious time we spend together as a family is priceless. I've been away for so many days, and it's not easy for me to be able to spend time with you all. So don't think about these trivial things."
That's true, and Ye Xiaocui realized it too.
"Mother has misunderstood."
Seeing that Ye Xiaocui had finally stopped agonizing over it, Fu Wan picked up her gloves and prepared to help her deal with the bait she had brought. However, Ye Xiaocui quickly stopped her.
"Ah Wan, I can handle things here. Why don't you go take a couple of pictures with them?"
Fu Wan chuckled and shook her head.
"Mom, I won't take any more pictures. I've taken plenty before. Su Ran and Wen Yue haven't seen the sea in a long time, so they're very excited."
Our house is right next to the sea, and I've taken enough photos for now.
"Right now, all I want to do is stay with you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui's heart softened, and she immediately released Fu Wan's hand, gesturing for her to sit down beside her.
"It's good for you to keep me company. It's been so long since we've talked together. Wan, you haven't told me yet, what kind of fish did you catch last time you went to Hong Kong?"
Since she had nothing better to do, Ye Xiaocui decided to chat with Fu Wan about everyday things.
Yesterday, after Fu Wan returned home and finished her meal, she went to her own place to rest. She didn't have time to ask Fu Wan about the interesting things that happened in Gangcheng.
Before Fu Wan could answer, Ye Xiaocui remembered something else.
"Oh, right, last night I rubbed your dad with the medicinal wine you brought back, oh my, the smell was so strong, the whole quilt smelled like that."
But your dad said his back is much better this morning, so it seems that thing is still working.
Fu Wan was overjoyed to hear that the medicinal wine would be effective for Boss Fu.
"It's good that it works. I brought several different bottles with me. You, Dad, and Uncle can try them later. If they're good, I'll ask my friend to buy more for me."
"As for what kind of fish Hong Kong caught, hehe, Mother, why don't you guess?"
Seeing her daughter keeping her in suspense, Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but smile.
Is it a golden gun?
"Or... Big Yellow?"
After he finished speaking, Big Yellow, who was dozing off in the sun on the deck, suddenly woke up. He looked up at Ye Xiaocui and Fu Wan, and when he saw that they weren't calling him, he lay back down and continued to sleep.
Fu Wan laughed, "We didn't catch any big yellow tuna, but we caught a yellowfin tuna, which isn't particularly valuable."
Hehe, the real valuable thing is the yellow croaker I caught.
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