Upon hearing Ye Lin's words, Fu Wan's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at him.
Ye Lin felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and wondered if he had said something wrong.
"W-what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Fu Wan shook her head, put down the kitchen knife in her hand, and gave him a thumbs up.
"No, you're absolutely right. Brother Lin, I never expected you to be so farsighted."
Buying houses instead of land is a sure-win investment at this time.
"Hehe, not at all, I learned it from you guys."
Ye Lin was flattered by the praise. In fact, the reason he had this idea was that he didn't want to fall too far behind Fu Wan and Fu Ming.
Influenced by Fu Wan, he now also has the awareness that "money is not saved, but earned." Although he doesn't understand investing, he can still understand such simple operations by following Fu Wan's example.
The two chatted, and although Fu Qing didn't understand much, she didn't interrupt. Fang Min understood, but she wasn't interested in investing with Fu Wan.
She gave almost all her money to the families of her comrades-in-arms; she didn't spend a single penny on investments.
Since working for Fu Wan meant she could have enough to eat and a place to stay, she didn't think that far ahead.
While they were chatting, a meal was ready.
There was still about an hour before the net was set up, so everyone was in no hurry and enjoyed their meal immensely.
Fu Wan selected many prawns with roe. After steaming, one bite revealed the roe accompanying the prawn meat, creating a sweet and soft texture that made one want to grab a second one.
This New Year's meal was so delicious that everyone enjoyed themselves.
Fu Mancang and Fu Daniu couldn't help but sigh inwardly that since boarding the ship, the meals had been even more abundant than during the Chinese New Year.
If I go back and tell them, I bet everyone will just think I'm bragging and won't believe me at all.
Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter. It's better not to believe it, so that some people won't be jealous and keep pestering them and Fu Wan to come and work on the ship.
Not long after lunch, it was time to haul in the nets again. This time, the catch wasn't anything special; although the nets were large, they contained five or six jellyfish weighing forty-five kilograms each.
These jellyfish are poisonous and can't be eaten, so Fu Wan simply had Fu Daniu and the others shovel them up and throw them into the sea.
The rest were mostly shrimp and various miscellaneous fish, nothing of value except for things like pipefish and pomfret, which could fetch a good price.
Perhaps because the harvest over the past two days was almost complete, the team didn't get discouraged. They simply rinsed the trawl nets clean and then pushed them back down.
Fu Wan glanced at the time; barring any unforeseen circumstances, this should be the last trawling trip of this voyage.
At this time, it was Boss Fu who was steering the boat. Fu Wan went to the wheelhouse and discussed with him about steering the boat towards Coconut Island.
Two days have passed since the crab traps and crab cages were set out, and I don't know if I've caught anything.
It was only two o'clock in the afternoon when she came out of the wheelhouse. Having slept well last night, Fu Wan was not sleepy, so she simply took out her fishing rod and prepared to cast a few more times.
Ye Lin was exhausted after a long morning and went back to his rest cabin for a nap.
So, having nothing else to do, Fu Qing and Fang Min saw that Fu Wan had found a shady spot to fish, and after thinking about it, they decided to try it themselves.
Also accompanying them were Fu Jinshui and Fu Daniu, who were in charge of watching the trawl net. Since Fu Wan had said that all the fish she caught would belong to her, the two of them figured they had nothing better to do, so they decided to come and try their luck with Fu Wan.
Fu Wan deliberately hid behind the cabin, thinking that the hot weather would prevent any bites, but to her surprise, her fishing rod made a sound in less than ten minutes.
The commotion was fierce; the fishing rod bent instantly, and the reel creaked and groaned incessantly.
"Wow, that's pretty strong!"
Fu Wan let the fish drag the fishing line, and when the line stopped moving, she quickly began to reel it in.
The commotion drew the attention of Fang Min and the others, but Fu Wan remained calm and struggled with the fish for half an hour before finally pulling it out of the water.
"Holy crap, it's yellow, it's a big yellow croaker!"
"Good heavens! That's not a yellow croaker, it's a yellow croaker!"
Fu Jinshui and Fu Daniu were dumbfounded, while Fang Min was extremely anxious.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and use the net!"
These two comrades are so stupid. If she hadn't had a fishing rod in her hand and the landing net wasn't in Fu Jinshui's hand, she would have already stretched the net out.
Upon hearing Fang Min's words, Fu Jinshui instantly snapped out of his daze and hurriedly reached out with the net in his hand.
The yellow croaker struggled with Fu Wan for almost half an hour, but it was completely exhausted. The net was extended, and it barely struggled before being pulled onto the deck.
While they were in the water, everyone thought the yellow croaker was quite large. Now that it was right in front of them, they were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.
"My goodness, this yellow croaker?"
I think it weighs at least ten pounds!
"Ten pounds? I think it's more than that, at least twenty pounds!"
Good heavens, how much is this fish worth?!
Fu Jinshui and Fu Daniu kept talking non-stop. Fu Jinshui even lay on the deck gesturing, and the fish was only a head shorter than him.
Fu Wan's arms were very sore. She had been pulling for almost half an hour, and if she couldn't pull them up, she would have to find someone else to help.
Fortunately, the harvest was good. Fu Wan glanced at the yellow croaker whose mouth was opening and closing incessantly with satisfaction, and then called to Fang Min who was standing next to her.
"Remove the hook from this fish and quickly put it into the live water tank."
The fish isn't badly injured; it can survive!
Upon hearing this, Fu Jinshui and the others nodded in agreement.
"Yes, yes, they're still alive. We need to take care of them quickly."
A live yellow croaker, and this big at that—Fu Jinshui could easily imagine how shocked the villagers at the dock would be.
Fu Jinshui and his group were making quite a racket, waking up Boss Fu, who was taking a nap in the rest cabin.
He ran up to the deck, and just as he popped his head up, Fu Daniu reported that Fu Wan had caught a large yellow croaker.
Fu Laoda beamed with joy, his annoyance at being woken up instantly vanishing.
A yellow croaker! Haha, another yellow croaker!
This isn't a fish, it's clearly money!
Boss Fu immediately got itchy hands. Since it wasn't his turn to take over Dong Haiyang's shift yet, he simply took out his precious fishing rod.
If his daughter can catch a yellow croaker, there's no reason why her father can't.
May Goddess Mazu protect him; he hasn't caught anything big yet on this voyage!
Whether it was the goddess Mazu who truly heard Boss Fu's prayers or not, there was a commotion just a few minutes after he cast his fishing rod.
This made Fu Jinshui and the others extremely envious. Fu Qing and Fang Min also caught two fish, but instead of yellow croaker, they caught a black sea bream and a yellowfin sea bream.
Fu Laoda's skill in playing fish was arguably the best on the deck. In less than twenty minutes, a golden fish was pulled out of the water.
However, what Boss Fu had was not a yellow croaker, but a large yellow croaker!
"Haha, thanks to Mazu, just like father, like daughter, I've caught a big fish!"
"Daughter, hurry up and pass me a net, quickly scoop up my big yellow croaker!"
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