Ye Xiaocui nodded, "It should be in the next day or two. They've never been gone for that long before. And Robert Jack and Tom will be going back soon too."
"Then I'll go to the dock tonight and see if they're back. I'll help unload their cargo!"
"Oh, no need," Ye Xiaocui waved her hand in refusal. "You take care of the family first. Your third uncle will arrange the unloading at the dock!"
Fu Liang felt it was a pity. He had thought he could find a chance to go out at night without having to face his crying son, but he didn't expect he would still have to take care of the child.
Sigh, being a father is definitely not easy!
An hour later, Ye Xiaocui, along with Qin Anning and Jiang Chunlan, headed confidently to the mudflats on the edge of the village to go beachcombing.
Meanwhile, aboard the "Riding the Waves" ship, Fu Wan and her team were making their final catch.
Looking at the rope being pulled back, Boss Fu smacked his lips on the fruit candy in his mouth and suggested, "Awan, I'll help you set up the net later!"
"Sure, Dad, what kind of seafood do you think our net will have?"
"It's hard to say, but I definitely hope they're all large yellow croaker and yellow croaker!"
Old Master Fu laughed loudly, and Fu Ming couldn't help but interject, "Dad, I didn't expect you to be so greedy!"
They have both large yellow croaker and yellow croaker, both valuable seafood!
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu rolled his eyes at him, "You're not greedy? Who was just fishing and praying to the gods and Buddhas like that!"
Hmph, even though this seafood trip is profitable, who would complain about having too much money!
Fu Ming wasn't angry when he was rebuked; instead, he burst into laughter.
"Dad, don't be sarcastic. Do you think I don't know? It's because you didn't catch anything while fishing today."
Haha, my method worked! Did you see my catch? I caught two grouper!
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu's face darkened, and he turned his head away, not wanting to talk to him.
How could I not know that he had caught two grouper? This guy was making a racket all over the boat; you'd have to be deaf to hear him.
It was strange, though. There was hardly any sun in the afternoon, and everyone else was catching fish, but he wasn't getting any bites. He waited for two hours, but ended up coming up empty-handed.
Fu Wan couldn't stop laughing as she listened to the two arguing. She had a pretty good haul this afternoon, catching several yellowfin seabream, grouper, and two red snapper weighing about two pounds each in about two hours.
The others had sea bass, red sea bream, bigeye sea bream, and so on.
Jack also pulled up three rather fat ribbonfish!
After looking around, it turned out that only Boss Fu hadn't found anything. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to take his daughter with him to unload the last batch of trawler's catch to ward off bad luck.
As they were talking, the net bag had already creaked and groaned its way up to the deck.
It still looked round and bulging like a big sphere. After it came to a stop, Fu Wan and Boss Fu strode forward.
This is the last catch of fish. The next trip to sea won't be for at least a week. May Goddess Mazu bless us, and may this catch bring us great wealth!
Fu Laoda muttered several words to himself before grabbing the rope and pulling the net rope together with Fu Wan.
With a loud thud, all the fish in the net fell onto the deck. When Boss Fu saw the mountain of fish in front of him, his face was full of disbelief. He opened his mouth and opened it for a long time before finally uttering a sentence.
"My goodness, the upright and just official!"
"Damn it, rice fish, they're all rice fish!"
The croaker, also known locally as the croaker, is a grayish-brown fish with a lighter, more common grayish-white belly.
It has a thin black stripe between its dorsal and pectoral fins, and its body is laterally compressed and elongated. It is generally about half a meter to 80 centimeters long. Although it cannot be compared with the large yellow croaker and yellow croaker, it is still one of the more valuable sea fish.
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The reason why it is so precious is not only because the croaker itself has a tender and delicate taste, but also because of the croaker's swim bladder.
The dried swim bladder of the croaker is also a type of fish maw, which is a health-promoting product. Many diners buy croaker just for the swim bladder.
Fu Mancang raised his arm to wipe his eyes, and after realizing that everything in front of him was real, he couldn't help but jump up and exclaim.
"Holy crap, I'm rich!"
Fu Wan was also surprised. She stepped forward and grabbed a fish. Without exaggeration, it felt like a club in her hand and must have weighed at least seven or eight pounds.
But the one she was holding wasn't the biggest in the pile of fish; in other words, all the fish in the pile were that big!
Thanks to the goddess Mazu, the last haul was incredibly profitable!
Fu Ming circled the pile of fish for a short while, his face beaming with undisguised joy.
"Hey, tell me, how many rice fish are in here?"
"I think it weighs at least eight or nine thousand catties!"
Fu Haishun estimated that the net he set up was the one he could see the clearest.
This net of fish reached its maximum capacity, yielding significantly more fish than usual.
Fu Wan agreed, clapped her hands and laughed, "It should be about right. This voyage ended so perfectly. Everyone, pick and choose. There's no need to put them in the cold storage. Just put them all in the fish baskets!"
"Yes, pile them all on the deck! Haha, everyone hurry up, there are so many fish there's no room to walk on the deck!"
Boss Fu finally regained his confidence and was immediately triumphant. He said that his luck was not bad. It is no exaggeration to say that the last catch was more valuable than the previous catches combined!
After laughing, Old Fu turned around and saw his daughter run to find a knife and was sharpening it, ready to chop the croaker.
"Ah Wan, you... want to see the fish swim bladder?"
Fu Laoda subconsciously guessed, and Fu Wan nodded, deftly slicing open the belly of the croaker with the knife in her hand.
"Everyone says that croaker maw is good. I'd like to see how the quality of this batch of croaker is."
"Oh, just tell me, I'll do it!"
Fu Laoda hurriedly stepped forward. The trawler had been dragging for so long that the croaker must have been dead when it was pulled up. The fish would inevitably have a fishy smell, and if you were not careful, the fish blood would get on your body and the smell could linger for several days!
"It's nothing, killing a fish is no big deal, Dad. Look, this fish is huge!"
Fu Wan pulled a fish maw about twenty centimeters long out of the fish's belly. Fu Laoda's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled happily.
"Haha, not bad, really not bad!"
"Ah Wan, we need to talk to your third uncle about the price of this batch of croaker!"
Fu Wan nodded, and Fu Ming agreed wholeheartedly, "I also think so. If even the croakers that A-Wan picked up at random had such big pufferfish, then all these croakers must have big pufferfish!"
Fu Ming found the argument increasingly convincing, so he asked Fu Wan for a knife and gutted the fish beside him.
Sure enough, a thick and beautiful fish maw appeared before his eyes, and Fu Ming was very satisfied.
Ye Lin glanced at it and felt it was a pity. "Don't just look at the fish swim bladder. If you remove the swim bladder, what will you do with the fish meat?"
Such beautiful fish meat shouldn't be wasted!
Seeing Ye Lin's distressed expression, Fu Wan smiled and comforted him.
"Brother Lin, don't worry, the maw of the croaker is valuable, and the fish meat is delicious too. I'll take it and put it away, and we'll bring it back to make fish balls later!"
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