Upon hearing this, Fu Ming, Fu Liang, and the others were all very excited. Fu Wan turned the rudder and slowly approached the direction of the school of fish.
Trawlers are actually very technically demanding, because they may encounter various sea fish underwater, and may also hit reefs and corals.
Before the advent of water level and fish detection devices, Fu Wan and her team relied mainly on luck when trawled.
It's common for trawlers to pull up a few rocks or for the nets to get snagged and torn by sharp corals.
Xu Jiafu and the others stared intently at the monitor, where the image was choppy and filled with white dots, looking like the static on a black and white TV when there were no channels.
As Fu Wan steered the boat and hauled the net, she felt like she was playing a game of Snake. The fishing boat she was controlling was the snake, and the schools of fish on the screen were the snake's prey that it wanted to swallow.
Another hour passed before the white dots on the screen disappeared in large areas, returning to the initial state where there were only a few white dots.
"It seems about time."
Noticing that the fishing boat was slowing down, Fu Wan turned to Fu Ming and gave him instructions.
"Brother, we should be able to set up the net now. Go and let everyone know!"
"good!"
Fu Ming ran very fast, also very curious about whether those fish had been caught in the trawling net, and if so, whether the fish were worth anything.
"Hey, we can ring the ship's bell!"
Seeing Fu Ming run off and loudly urge the crew to get up, Xu Jiafu couldn't help but shake his head.
Neither Fu Ming nor Fu Liang had ever used a ship's bell before, so he demonstrated it to Fu Liang, who hadn't had a chance to run away yet.
Press a button, and the loudspeaker above the ship will ring out with a deafening bell. Soon after, you can hear footsteps.
"Ah Wan, are you setting up the net so soon?"
Boss Fu yawned. He had slept for more than two hours and his energy had been greatly restored.
However, this trawling only lasted for a little over two hours, while the previous trawling lasted for four hours!
Fu Wan slowed down the boat to make it easier for Fu Ming and the others behind to cast their nets.
Upon hearing Boss Fu's question, she hurriedly recounted their encounter with the school of fish.
Upon hearing this, not only Boss Fu, but also Chen Balang, who came in later, perked up.
"Brother Gouwa, you steer the boat. This time it's my turn to go to the back and haul in the nets!"
Fu Laoda was too lazy to argue with him. Although he also wanted to know what the net would yield, the net couldn't run away. Once the net was pulled up, his daughter would definitely come to tell him.
"Go on, go on, hurry up and go. After the net is set up, Awan, you can go get some sleep too."
Fu Wan nodded in agreement. It was already eleven o'clock, and she was indeed feeling a bit sleepy.
Even if I'm exhausted, I still have to check what I've gained from this website before I can talk about anything else.
She had to see the prey she caught herself—no, the fish she caught in her own net—before she could fall asleep!
Fu Ming and the other men took charge of hauling in the nets, while Fang Min and Fu Qing pushed over the empty fish baskets that had been rinsed.
As the huge net ball rose above the deck again, Fu Ming couldn't help but become curious once more.
"Ah Wan, do you think the school of fish we just saw was brought up by the trawl net?"
"Of course we brought them. After we passed that area, the boat slowed down considerably, which means a lot of fish must have gotten into the net then."
Fu Wan was full of confidence, but Ye Lin overheard her and learned that they had seen a school of fish on the monitor in the steering room.
Wow, this ship is amazing! It can even detect schools of fish!
"Look, isn't this net much bigger than the first one?"
Ye Lin noticed something was wrong, and Fu Erlv nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, this net is huge! Haha, big ships are definitely more fun!"
As everyone was talking, there was another creak, the large net swayed twice, and then came to a steady stop in front of them.
Seeing that Fu Qing was eager to go forward, Fu Wan asked her and Fang Min to go forward and untie the rope on the net.
Not long after, with a loud crash, everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and then they were instantly shocked by the mountain of gold in front of them.
"Holy crap, what is this? Am I seeing things? Yellow flower, or a small yellow croaker?"
"What little yellow croaker? Look at its head! It's so round! This is a croaker!"
"Haha, we've struck it rich again! Ah Wan, you've really struck it rich this time!"
Fu Ming, undeterred by the fishy and dirty appearance of the catch, excitedly called out to Fu Wan.
Fu Wan was overjoyed; it seemed that what they had just seen on the screen was indeed a school of Plum Blossom Fish!
Considering this season, it is indeed the time when the pufferfish are most active during their migration.
Fu Wan squatted down to take a look. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this net of fish was a gold mine. It was all golden yellow, but you could see it when you got closer.
Besides the croaker, there are also a small number of small yellow croaker and yellow croaker.
Although these three types of fish are all golden in color, their prices are vastly different.
Among the three types of fish, the Plum Turbot is the most expensive, followed by the Yellow Croaker, while the Yellow Gudgeon is the least expensive.
Of course, the prices of croaker and yellow croaker vary depending on the size of the fish.
However, the croakers and small yellow croakers they caught in this net were all quite large. Fu Wan even saw a small yellow croaker that weighed at least half a pound.
"My goodness! Look, this isn't Little Mei Tong, this is Big Mei Tong!"
Fu Erlu held up a Plum Blossom Fish to show to everyone. His pious expression made it seem as if he were holding some rare treasure.
"Holy crap, this Plum Blossom is huge!"
"It must weigh more than half a pound!"
Fu Wan took the fish and weighed it in her hand. The fish was longer than her palm and weighed at least six ounces.
"Pack the half-pound or so of trout separately. I'll talk to my third uncle about a good price later!"
As soon as Fu Wan said this, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, Wan, we know that. As for the price of Plumbago mollusks now, I haven't seen one in ages!"
Fu Dahai muttered a few words, and Fu Shi immediately replied upon hearing them.
If we're talking about who on this boat knows the most about fish prices, it has to be Fu Shi.
"After the price of seafood rose after the Lunar New Year, it hasn't fallen much."
The price of pufferfish should be around three yuan per jin (500g), but those weighing over half a jin can probably sell for four or five yuan!
"Then we'd need several thousand yuan here, wouldn't we?"
Fu Xiaochuan exclaimed in surprise, "This net of Pikeman fish must weigh at least several thousand kilograms, if not many."
Fu Shi shook his head and said vaguely, "I don't know about that. As for the specific price, I'll have to go back and see what's going on with my third uncle."
In fact, it definitely amounted to several thousand yuan, but Fu Shi didn't want to say too much, lest Fu Xiaochuan and the others feel that the money had fallen from the sky.
Most importantly, I didn't want to cause trouble for Fu Wan.
"This fish is three yuan a pound! Is this some kind of goldfish? Why is it so expensive?!"
Li Jun was shocked as he picked them up, while Fu Wan laughed upon hearing this.
"It's easy to tell if it tastes like gold. We'll pick out a few later and stew them for breakfast tomorrow!"
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