The net full of trash weighed at least two or three hundred pounds.
If this were fish, it would be worth some money.
Ye Lin was furious when he saw all that trash. It was all the fault of those animals who littered; otherwise, how could so much garbage have ended up in the fishing net?
They wasted space in the fishing net, but luckily their net wasn't all junk, otherwise they would have had no one to blame but themselves.
"Wan, look what I found!"
Fu Ming stood up and looked at Fu Wan mysteriously. Fu Wan glanced at the fish basket on his back and made a bold guess.
"Is there some kind of rare fish?"
"Hehe, you noticed that."
Fu Ming smiled and pulled out the fish basket behind him as if presenting a treasure.
"Look, you didn't expect that, did you? Our net has dragged up a big guy!"
It looks like a tuna, but not quite a yellowfin tuna.
Fu Wan leaned over to take a look, "Oh my, this is a dog-tooth tuna, a skipjack tuna!"
"Dogtooth Golden Gun?"
Fu Ming suddenly realized, "I was wondering why the teeth of this golden spear were so sharp, it turns out it's a dog-tooth golden spear!"
He thought for a long time but couldn't remember, so he figured this thing was definitely a tuna.
Luckily, Boss Fu wasn't here. If he knew that he couldn't even recognize the fish, he would definitely kick him again.
To be honest, you can't blame him. There are countless kinds of fish in the sea. Some look the same when they are young, but they look different when they grow up. Some may belong to the same family, but their patterns are different, and their taste and price are also different.
Fu Ming could only remember things that were particularly valuable and easy to remember. Dog Tooth Golden Spear was a rare find, so it's no wonder he couldn't remember it.
Fu Wan glanced at the tuna in his fish basket. Although there was only one, it took up most of the basket and weighed at least twenty or thirty pounds.
Despite its name, the dogtooth tuna actually belongs to the Skipjack tuna family. At the same time, it also exhibits some of the streamlined physical characteristics of scombroids.
The fish is called "dog-tooth tuna" by fishermen because its teeth are extremely sharp. In addition to hunting with their eyes, they also rely on their sense of smell, just like dogs, to find their prey.
Dogtooth tuna are as robust as regular tuna, with some reaching up to 2.5 meters in length. They have no scales or patterns on their bodies, except for a distinct wavy curve on the sides of their hindquarters.
Like tuna, this fish swims very fast and generally lives on the outer perimeter of deep-sea coral reefs at depths of about 200 meters, feeding on small fish.
Image of Dogtooth Golden Gun (removed if infringing copyright).
Logically, even if there were fish, they should have been caught by sea fishing and brought ashore. This one was probably caught in a trawling net while it was hunting.
Since it's similar to the Golden Gun, it definitely requires bloodletting as well.
Without saying a word, Fu Ming took out a knife and started to operate. Just as he made a cut, Boss Fu walked over yawning.
Seeing Fu Ming holding down a large man and bleeding him, he was first taken aback, then laughed.
"Hey, where did you get this tuna? Ah Ming, did you fish it up?"
"No, it was brought up by the trawl net."
Fu Ming shook his head in denial. Then he cut open the tail of the dog-tooth lance, revealing deep red fish meat that even Fu Laoda, who was watching the commotion from the side, couldn't help but praise.
"Tsk tsk, this dog tooth tuna is really good. Look at the texture of the meat, it's almost as good as the bluefin tuna!"
"Who says otherwise? Hey Dad, why do we rarely encounter Dogtooth Golden Spear?"
"Look at the quality of this meat, it should be more expensive than yellowfin tuna, right?"
As Fu Ming bled, he asked questions. Fu the Elder felt that just watching was boring, so he simply rolled up his sleeves and joined in.
"The price of dogtooth tuna is definitely higher than that of yellowfin tuna, because there are fewer of these fish and they are harder to catch."
Because it's rare, it's precious, and naturally, the price is high.
I'd heard before that dogtooth tuna tastes better than yellowfin tuna, but I've never tried them and don't know if it's true.
As he spoke, Boss Fu bled the fish. His movements were much more nimble than Fu Ming's. Once he took over, Fu Ming could only assist him.
Hearing this, Fu Wan, who was picking out fish nearby, immediately chimed in without thinking.
“What’s so difficult about that? Dad, you’ve never eaten this before, so we won’t sell this fish.”
You drain the blood, let it mature, and then we'll take it back to eat ourselves.
Upon hearing this, several boatmen looked up, and Fu Haishun couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Awan, this fish can fetch a good price, why are you taking it back to eat?"
A yellowfin tuna this big can sell for tens of yuan. Just now, Boss Fu said that dog tooth tuna tastes better than yellowfin tuna, so it can definitely sell for an even higher price!
Unfortunately, Fu Wan clearly didn't listen to what he said. "No matter how high the price, it can't compare to the Bluefin Turtle. Besides, there's only one left. Hehe, I also want to try what the Dogtooth Turtle tastes like."
Once Fu Wan made up her mind, there was nothing Fu Laoda could do. Fu Laoda didn't care whether the fish was sold or not, but if Ye Xiaocui found out that such an expensive fish was taken home to eat, she would definitely nag about it.
Well, considering how delicious the food is, let her keep nagging. After a while, she'll forget about it and stop nagging.
This net of fish was much more mixed than the previous ones, making it much more difficult to sort through. Although Fu Wan had specially bought a small stool to help everyone sort through the fish on the deck, after a while, everyone inevitably started to feel back pain.
Fortunately, there were many people on the boat, and Fu Wan did not require the boatmen to finish sorting the net within a certain time. If anyone felt uncomfortable sitting, they could get up and move around, and continue when the pain subsided.
Even a grown man like Ye Lin felt a bit of back pain after sitting for a long time. He unconsciously clenched his fist and pounded his tailbone several times. Seeing this, Fu Ming came over with a cheeky grin.
"Dalinzi, let me ask you, is it more tiring to be a fisherman or to be a hunter and farmer in Qingshan Village?"
Ye Lin thought for a moment and replied, "Each has its own kind of tiredness. If you want to compare them, it's really hard to say."
Fu Ming was somewhat dissatisfied with this answer.
"How can I not compare them? If I had to force you to choose one, what would it be?"
"Then the hunters and farmers will have to work harder."
While sorting through the fish, Ye Lin said, "When I used to go hunting in the mountains with my dad, we never ate or slept well. In winter, we would be buried in snow, and in summer, we would easily get bitten by mosquitoes."
That's not all. When we go into the mountains, we have to be on edge, hoping to find prey, but also afraid of encountering big ones.
Wild boars and roe deer are alright, but if you encounter a bear or a tiger, you can only pray to Buddha and your ancestors for protection.
"Did you encounter any bears or tigers?"
Fu Wan listened intently. In fact, Ye Jianguo and Ye Lin rarely talked about going into the mountains. Even when they did, they would only mention it briefly.
"Yeah, have you ever seen a bear or a tiger?"
Fu Ming was equally curious. Upon hearing this, Ye Lin stopped what he was doing and tried to recall for a few seconds before shaking his head.
"I've never seen a tiger, but I've seen a bear once."
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