"Using lights to catch squid? Where did Uncle Chen learn such a skill?"
Fu Wan was astonished. Logically speaking, now is not the time to develop the practice of using lights to catch squid. Why would Chen Balang have such an idea?
The same thing happened with the radar network last time. Fu Wan felt that although Chen Balang was about the same age as Fu Laoda, he always had some different ideas.
Most importantly, he is also very willing to try new things.
As soon as Boss Fu picked up a crab leg that looked like a pine flower and stuffed it into his mouth, the sweet taste made him squint his eyes.
Hearing Fu Wan's question, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
"It seems like your Uncle Chen heard it from the other brothers. Someone in town tried it a while ago, but he used a kerosene lamp, and the effect wasn't very good."
Even so, this kid still managed to catch over a hundred pounds of squid online.
At this point, Boss Fu couldn't help but stuff another crab leg into his mouth.
“This matter has spread throughout the town. Your Uncle Chen has been at sea for so many years and often chats with other fishermen who go out to sea. He told me about this a while ago, and I thought it was feasible, so I plan to give it a try this time.”
So that's how it is. Fu Wan thought for a moment. Although she had never used a light to catch squid before, there was no harm in giving it a try, since squid do like light.
In fact, using lights to catch squid was a very common method of squid fishing in later generations, especially in the southeastern coastal areas, where many fishermen would specially prepare high-powered fish-attracting lights to catch squid.
But it was still the 1980s, a time of relatively backward technology. Even now, almost in the 1990s, let alone fish-attracting lights with strong illumination, few people could afford even a flashlight.
This time, Boss Fu and Chen Balang searched all over the county and finally found a young man in the town who knew a bit about electrical appliances. They asked him to assemble more than ten flashlights together and make two simple fish-attracting lights.
The sumptuous dinner swept away everyone's fatigue, and Fu Wan's snow crab sashimi was especially praised by Chen Balang and Xu Jiafu.
Xu Jiafu ate several crab leg sashimi in a row. If there weren't so many people around, he would have liked to just hold the plate and eat it all up.
Oh my, you don't even need sashimi or wasabi. Just a little soy sauce, a bite of meat, and a sip of wine—that's all it takes for Xu Jiafu to be so happy. He even hums a tuneless little tune as he walks.
"My dear niece, your sashimi is really delicious. Where did you learn to make it?"
To be honest, this was Xu Jiafu's first time eating snow crab sashimi.
Fu Wan chuckled, "I learned it at the restaurant."
"Jinlai Hotel?"
Xu Jiafu's eyes lit up. If Jinlai Restaurant had it too, he could take his family to try it later.
Fu Wan shook her head. "No, it's a restaurant from out of town."
Xu Jiafu was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. Seeing his expression, Fu Wan simply told him how to make snow crab sashimi.
It wasn't a very complicated process, and Xu Jiafu, being very clever, learned it in less than two minutes.
Xu Jiafu knew perfectly well that the method of making sashimi was simple, but the main problem was that snow crab was hard to come by.
However, Fu Wan was determined to see things through to the end. After telling him how to make sashimi, she also told him to take a few crabs with him when he went back.
Although Xu Jiafu had this plan from the beginning, he felt a little embarrassed because Fu Wanzhen had done it.
Ahem, when you go back to sea, ask for less pay for your hard work. Also, about what Boss Fu told him about hiring a captain, he'll go find someone for Boss Fu as soon as he gets back!
The final losers of the fishing competition were Fu Erlv and Li Jun. The two men kept their word and cleaned up everyone's dishes after everyone finished dinner.
Of course, they also had to clean the kitchen, but neither of them was bothered. After all, they had accepted their bet and had enjoyed dinner, so they were happy to clean it.
After dinner, Fu Wan and the others followed Chen Balang back to the deck.
Everyone had heard about the plan to use lights for fishing that night during dinner. But when Chen Balang pulled two enormous contraptions out of the storeroom, Fu Ming and Fu Liang were still stunned.
"Uncle Chen, what are you doing? Are you telling us to fire the cannons into the sea?"
Fu Ming's mouth could still make anyone laugh the moment he opened it. His interruption made even the usually serious Chen Balang unable to hold back his laughter.
Even Gouwa isn't this frivolous! Who does this kid take after?
What Chen Balang didn't know was that when he met Boss Fu, Boss Fu was already old enough to understand things and needed to earn money to support himself. He was usually exhausted from working as a sea diver, so he didn't have time to joke around or crack jokes.
If he knew Fu Laoda, who was a few years older, he would have noticed that he looked exactly like Fu Ming.
"What nonsense about firing cannons! You're just spouting lies!"
Chen Balang glared at Fu Ming, then looked at the modified flashlight in his hand. Well, to be honest, it really did look a bit like a cannon.
Seeing this, Fu Wan quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Uncle Chen, just give us your instructions. Let's see if we find any squid. If not, we'll switch to another trawl net."
Chen Balang nodded and then began to give instructions: "Aming, you and Aliang are in charge of turning on these two... these two flashlights and shining them in the water. Fu Dahai and Fu Shi, you two release the sticky nets."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan thought for a moment and added, "Let's have two people carry the hand net and the throwing net. Let's try it out today and see if we can catch anything."
Anyway, I can't fall asleep right after eating, so I might as well use this as a pastime to help digest my food.
As soon as Chen Balang and Fu Wan finished speaking, everyone began to prepare things according to their instructions.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang, holding two large flashlights, couldn't help but smile. The combined power of more than ten flashlights was quite considerable; with a flick of the switch, the sea instantly became brightly lit.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang found the things in their hands very strange, but strange as they were, they quickly followed Chen Balang and Fu Wan's instructions. One of them shone the light close to the water's surface, while the other found a waterproof plastic bag to cover it and put the flashlight into the sea.
The former was Chen Balang's order, while the latter was Fu Wan's idea.
She was worried that the flashlight's beam would be too small to attract squid.
Ever since the flashlight beam shone on the sea, Fu Dahai and his group had already prepared their fishing nets and hand nets and were waiting.
The ship was sailing very slowly at this time, and even Xu Jiafu was very curious, so he ran from the wheelhouse to watch this new type of fishing.
Time passed by, and everyone stared intently at the sea, afraid of missing a squid that might suddenly appear.
"They're here."
Fu Wan, with her sharp eyes, was the first to spot several dark figures swimming towards the light, but they weren't squid; instead, they were a group of mackerel and sardines.
Everyone was somewhat disappointed, but they didn't lose heart.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, a dense group of dark shadows suddenly appeared in the sea. Fu Ming thought it was still a school of mackerel. Just as he turned his head to ask Fu Dahai to use a net to scoop up the mackerel, Fu Wan pulled Fu Qing, who was also holding a net.
"Get ready, the squid are coming!"
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