"Wow, that's a huge fish!"
The commotion on Fu Wan's side was much greater than that on Fu Shi's side. Fang Min held her fishing rod, but her mind was entirely on Fu Wan.
"I haven't brought any fish up yet, how about I help you?"
Fu Wan shook her head, still reeling in and letting out line as the fish pulled.
Fang Min is a fishing novice and doesn't know much about playing a fish. If she were to rely on brute force to fight the fish, the fishing rod would break in no time.
Fu Shi was also anxious. The fish he had caught was a bit small, and he pulled it onto the boat in no time.
"It's a goby!"
Fu Shi's mind was on Fu Wan, so he didn't look at the fish for long before taking the hook off its mouth and throwing it into the fish box.
Fu Wan felt a bit tired after walking around for a while, mainly because the fish below was too strong and was rampaging wildly in the sea.
Seeing that Fu Shi had free hands, Fu Wan called him over without hesitation: "Brother Shi, come and help me walk around, I need to rest my hands!"
Fu Shi took the fishing rod, and Fu Wan shook her sore wrist, leaning against the side of the boat and looking out to sea.
Aside from the constantly exploding waves, the fish was nowhere to be seen in the dark blue sea.
That means the fish was still a long way from the surface of the sea.
Fang Min was initially puzzled as to why Fu Wan didn't let her walk the fish, but after seeing Fu Shi and Fu Wan struggling with the fish, she also figured out the pattern.
Fu Shi's energy was limited, but fortunately, just as he was exhausted and thinking of handing the fishing rod to Fang Min, Boss Fu woke up.
Seeing Boss Fu step out of the cockpit, Fu Wan hurriedly called out:
"Dad, come help! This fish is so stubborn, we've been trying to pull it up for ages and still can't get it out!"
Upon seeing the fishing rod and hearing his daughter's call, Fu Laoda understood immediately and hurriedly ran over to take the fishing rod.
The old hand is indeed an old hand; after being reeled in by Fu Wan and the others, the fish was also somewhat exhausted.
Less than ten minutes later, Fu Wan spotted the fish. She picked up a large iron hook and hooked it as soon as it surfaced.
"Ha, a tuna! A bluefin tuna!"
Yes, what they caught was a rare bluefin tuna!
Although it only weighed about ten kilograms, Fu Wan was fortunate that Fang Min helped her pull it up.
"Wow, this fish is so beautiful!"
Fu Shi couldn't help but sigh, and Boss Fu was even happier. After catching a couple of fish, he went to the side to find a knife.
"We need to bleed it quickly, otherwise it will affect the quality of the meat!"
The bluefin tuna bounced a few times when it was pulled onto the deck, but soon became still.
This is because the pressure in the deep sea is suddenly gone, and deep-sea fish cannot adapt to it immediately.
After finding the knife, Boss Fu immediately performed emergency treatment on the bluefin tuna, then packed it in a fish box, wrapped it in ice, and moved it into the cold storage.
"This tuna is really good; it could probably sell for a thousand or two!"
Upon hearing what Boss Fu said, Fu Shi's eyes widened in shock.
One or two thousand yuan—he'd never seen so much money in his life!
No wonder Uncle San always said that Old Master Fu's shipping business was very good; he finally saw it for himself today!
The fishing activity was quite noisy, and Fu Ming and Fu Liang noticed it too. However, because they were some distance away, they could only see a fairly large fish being pulled onto the boat; Fu Ming couldn't make out what kind of fish it was at all.
"Damn it, I should have asked A-Wan to hire more people, then I could have gone fishing too!"
Fu Ming muttered to himself that he was not used to having so many people left on the ship, with only him and Ye Jianguo.
Hire people! Go back and recruit people!
Even if the two of them earn more, he still has to keep hiring!
When Ye Lin woke up, he heard that Fu Wan had caught a bluefin tuna, and he was extremely envious.
Fu Laoda was itching to try his hand at fishing. Seeing that Fu Wan was about to go into the cabin to rest, he immediately took the fishing rod that Fu Wan had been using.
Just as Fu Wan was about to drink some water and go back to lie down, Fang Min's excited voice rang out.
"I have fish here too!"
Fang Min, a fishing novice, has an exceptional learning ability. After watching Fu Shi, Fu Wan, and Boss Fu reel in their fish, she tentatively pulled on the fishing line for a few minutes and managed to bring the fish onto the boat.
"Wow, it's a goby too!"
Fu Wan leaned over for a look and couldn't help but praise Fang Min.
"Sister Amin, your crabfish is quite good. Take it back later and have Aunt Wang stew it for Aqing!"
Fang Min was grateful, knowing that Fu Wan was giving her face on purpose.
But she also couldn't take advantage of others.
"Ah Wan, going out to sea costs money for fuel and stuff. I still have some money here, so why don't you sell this fish to me?"
Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister Amin, what are you talking about? It's just a fish, I don't need to charge you."
Besides, this fish isn't expensive, and it's your first time catching it yourself. If you take it back for Aqing, they'll definitely be happy.
Fang Min wasn't one to mince words, and seeing that Fu Wan didn't seem to be lying, she agreed.
"Okay, thank you!"
Fu Wan waved her hand and turned to Fu Shi, saying, "Brother Shi, why don't you take this small snack home and eat it yourself?"
Fu Shi hurriedly shook his head, "No need, the crab tiger fish is delicious stewed, you can take it and have your aunt stew it for the children!"
The crab goby is a small fish, usually about the size of a palm.
The one Fang Min caught was a bit bigger, probably around 20 centimeters. The one Fu Shi caught was at most 15 centimeters.
The crab goby has a flattened body and a grayish appearance. This fish is extremely ferocious and feeds on other small marine creatures. (Image of crab goby, sourced online, please excuse the quality; even the fierce blue crab is sometimes no match for it.)
Similar to tigerfish, crab goby is especially suitable for pregnant women and children. It is also very good for injured people, as crab goby soup can help wounds heal quickly.
Therefore, the price of crab goby is actually not low; at least compared to mackerel, its price is considered high.
However, two fish wouldn't fetch much money for Fu Wan, so she might as well let them take them back and eat them themselves.
After all, this was the first fish they had caught that day.
Seeing that the people on the deck were all engrossed in fishing, Fu Wan finally felt a little sleepy. Since it wasn't time to trawle the nets yet, she simply went back into the cabin to continue sleeping.
When she woke up again, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was her daughter sitting next to her with wide eyes.
"Lingling, why are you awake?"
Fu Wan's voice was a little hoarse. Fu Ling picked up the enamel mug next to her with her little hands and said, "Mom, have some water."
It was rare for her daughter to be so thoughtful, so Fu Wan took a big gulp of water. The water was probably just poured by Ye Xiaocui, as it was still a little warm.
But just as she put the enamel mug aside, she caught a glimpse of a dark figure on the ground out of the corner of her eye.
"Little Huang, what are you doing here?!"
Good heavens, they're at sea, and the cabin doors are closed. How did this bird get in?!
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