With a flick of his knife, Boss Fu separated the squid's head from its body. Then, holding the squid by the head, he pulled it out, removing its internal organs.
Fu Shiye Lin was full of admiration. Such smooth and fluid movements could only be performed by an old fisherman with decades of experience.
"Dad, is this squid head edible?"
Fu Wan glanced at the squid head still wriggling on the deck. Based on her years of experience eating seafood, she knew this thing was absolutely delicious.
Squid heads are a delicacy; they can be braised or stewed to make an excellent appetizer.
"It's edible. Let me finish cleaning these squid tubes first."
Without even looking up, Boss Fu replied, "The only valuable part of this kind of squid is the squid tube. It's from the deep sea, and it won't live long once it's brought ashore."
I'll take the squid tubes off while they're still fresh, then wrap them up and put them in the freezer later.
This squid is unlike the rocket squid; its body can be cut as easily as cutting tofu.
The squid's fins on both sides are particularly wide, making it look like it has wings.
Fu Qing watched intently as Boss Fu processed the squid, mainly because the squid's color changed too quickly; basically, the moment the knife was raised, its entire body turned white in the blink of an eye.
In Fu Qing's eyes, it was like magic.
Although Fu Qing is about the same age as his own daughter and son, Fu Laoda treats her like a child.
"Ah Qing, do you want to come over and touch it?"
Fu Laoda didn't miss the curiosity in Fu Qing's eyes, so he asked her.
Fu Qing was also bold; he immediately put the fish he was holding into the fish basket and walked over.
"Yes, Ah Qing, touch it!"
She went up and grabbed the largest fin squid that hadn't been processed yet. From a distance, it looked like she was holding a reddish-brown piglet.
"oops!"
Unfortunately, the squid wasn't a real piglet. Fu Qing was caught off guard and sprayed with ink. If Fu Wan hadn't covered her face with a cloth, her face would probably have been covered in ink.
"This isn't fun, the giant squid is too mean!"
Fu Qing angrily put the squid back on the ground. Seeing this, Fu Wan quickly suppressed her laughter and found some clean tissues to wipe it clean for her.
Fu Laoda and the others also smiled, "Good, good, let it spray ink, let's see how Uncle deals with it!"
Fu Qing stopped being angry after hearing this, but her cheeks were still puffed up, which prompted Fu Wan to take the opportunity to pinch them while wiping the ink off her cheeks.
Fu Qing has a round, baby-faced appearance. Perhaps because she has always had a childlike nature, she looks like a teenager.
Especially since Wang Xiuer was never picky about her food, and with Fang Min around these days, she would occasionally bring back some fish, making Fu Qing eat even more adorably.
After wiping the ink off Fu Qing, Fu Wan led her back to the deck.
Boss Fu had already dealt with those few diamond-finned squid, and now everyone was on the deck picking out the larger red-light squid.
The red lantern fish is also known locally as the ironclad fish. Its scientific name is *Spotted fin spiny scales*. This fish has extremely hard scales all over its body, which feel very rough to the touch, just like touching armor.
The Red Lantern fish belongs to the family Amur corvina. It has an oval body, large eyes, and is covered in red and white scales. Its dorsal fin is continuously protruding and has distinct black markings. (Image from Ironclad Fish Network, please delete if infringing copyright). The flesh of this fish is white but rather mushy, making it unsuitable for soups. Steaming or pan-frying results in a delicious flavor.
Red lantern fish are not particularly valuable; Fu San probably wouldn't have collected them for more than 80 cents per pound.
Only three baskets of red-lighted fish were picked out, and there were still quite a few red shrimp on the deck. Strangely enough, it was as if the catch from this net had been pre-arranged, as most of them were red.
Although the price of this catch wasn't very high, everyone was still in good spirits, encouraged by the red-lipped croaker that Fu Wan had caught earlier.
After sorting through the fish on the deck, Boss Fu and his men were feeling a bit tired.
So Fu Wan suggested, "It's almost midnight now, why don't we pack up this round of extended fishing and then everyone go back to the boat to rest?"
Boss Fu nodded in agreement, "Alright, you guys go ahead and take over Ah Shi's fishing. I'll also look for an island nearby to stop at."
"Dad, remember to talk to Brother Liang and Uncle Chen and tell them to find a place to rest too."
Even the donkeys in the production team couldn't stay up all night. They would rest as soon as they heard the extended fishing line had been brought back, and everyone was working hard.
With a wave of her hand, Fu Wan divided the people into two groups: she and Ye Lin were in one group, and Fu Qingfang and Min Fushi were in the other.
Ye Lin and Fu Shiren are experts, so they are the perfect match for retrieving floating objects.
As soon as the float was pulled up, Fu Wan went to pull the fishing hook next to her. Although there were one or two empty hooks, Fu Wan immediately felt the weight at the other end of the fishing line.
"We have fish! We have fish here!"
Fu Qing was the first to shout it out. Fu Wan had no time to look at their catch; she was busy pulling the fishing line back.
"Wow, a big yellow flower!"
The fish was scooped up with a net by Ye Lin as soon as it was pulled out of the water. Seeing the lively yellow croaker, he immediately perked up.
Ye Lin had a deep understanding of how valuable the yellow flower was.
"Brother Lin, quickly put it into the live water tank, don't let it die!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin immediately complied, "Okay, A-Wan, leave me a few hooks so I can try my luck!"
Pull up two, no, just one, one big yellow flower is enough for him to brag in front of Fu Ming and Fu Liang!
Fu Wan chuckled, "Don't worry, the rest is all yours."
Even with gloves on, your hands will still hurt if you pull on the fishing line for too long.
However, Fu Wan didn't intend to stop what she was doing. But before she could pull up the other fishhook in her hand, cheers came from Fu Shi and Fu Qing.
"We've caught a fish! It's a huge fish!"
Fang Min's calm voice was also interspersed among them.
"Aqing, watch your hands, I'll untangle the hook."
What kind of fish did you pull up?
Upon hearing Fu Wan's question, Fu Qing picked up the fish and showed it to her.
"Ah Wan, it's a big fish."
Fu Shi sighed helplessly, "It's a white pomfret, a large white pomfret."
"Yes, yes, it's a large white pomfret!"
Fu Wan looked over with a smile, and it was indeed a beautiful white pomfret. The white pomfret that was pulled up by the fishing line was different. Most of its scales had not fallen off, and it looked like it was shining with silver light.
Fang Min put the white pomfret in the fish box to the side and continued to pull other fish hooks.
After Fu Wan pulled up a red sea bream, she rested for a while, and then Ye Lin started pulling in the hook.
However, the two fishing hooks he pulled up were both empty.
"That's strange, why are all my bowel movements empty?"
Fu Wan smiled and said, "That's normal, Brother Lin, don't be impatient, there might be something better coming up!"
Extended fishing and regular fishing are essentially the same thing; there are times when you're lucky and times when you're unlucky.
As soon as Fu Wan finished speaking, Ye Lin's face immediately showed excitement.
"Holy crap, that's some strong pulling force! I've hooked a big fish!"
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