The experience of trying blackthroat fish sashimi opened up a whole new world for Fu Wan.
How to describe the texture? It really is like cream, melting in your mouth, but not too greasy.
Moreover, there is a sweet taste between the teeth, and it is also full of the unique umami flavor of seafood.
Fu Wantiao's sauce was very simple, just wasabi and soy sauce mixed together. Ye Lin was hesitant to try it at first, but Fang Min picked up a mouthful with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth without even dipping it in the sauce.
What's so special about this kind of fish meat? She's eaten raw snake meat and raw rat meat before, when supplies were scarce on missions.
They ate the delicious fish sashimi in silence, and even Fu Qing, who couldn't stand the taste of wasabi, enjoyed it. The group quickly finished a plate of black throat sashimi and then slurped down a bowl of noodles before they were satisfied.
"Phew, I'm full and satisfied. It would be even better if I could take a nap!"
Ye Lin stretched, and Fu Wan glanced at him sideways.
"You wish! They're about to start hauling in the nets again. My dad will definitely start yelling after we finish eating."
"It's alright, I'm full now. I'm not going to haul in the net yet. After I pull it up, I'm going to go fishing for a couple more times!"
After saying that, he complained to Fu Wan while washing the dishes that sea fishing is so addictive that he no longer enjoys fishing in the village.
The fish in the river are few in variety and small in size. Most importantly, having gotten used to the deliciousness of sea fish, river fish always seem to have a faint earthy taste.
Fu Wan listened with a smile as Ye Lin finished rambling on. Now, Ye Lin had been influenced by them and had become a complete fisherman.
As they chatted casually, the boat beneath them suddenly slowed down. Fu Wan looked up towards the cockpit, and sure enough, the next second, Boss Fu came out with an empty bowl.
"Wan, where are Lin and Shi? Tell them to prepare to set up the net."
"Uncle, we're here, we'll be right there!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin hurriedly put down his bowl, and Fu Shi, who was still eating rice next to him, quickly tilted his head back, turned his bowl upside down, and gulped down the soup in one go.
Fu Wan took the bowl from Fu Laoda's hand, while Fang Min had already started the net machine. As the rope was continuously retracted, a huge net appeared above the deck.
"Hehe, this net is even bigger than the last one. Hopefully, there won't be any big rocks inside."
As Fu Shi pulled the rope, he turned to Ye Lin and said that the two of them were getting along quite well and often joked around while working.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin kicked him, saying, "What are you saying? If there are any more stones, I'll run over you later!"
Fu Laoda rarely agreed, "That's right, you can't say anything discouraging when you're setting up the net. Ah Lin, I agree that you should move a stone to weigh him down later."
Fu Wan was also helping out. After listening to their back-and-forth, she realized that she hadn't been diving and that there were quite a few rocks that had been pulled up in the first trawling net.
This is quite normal, since in a trawling net, anything caught in the net will be brought up by the net.
Fishermen naturally don't want anything other than fish, but it's impossible to say there's nothing at all, as more and more people are fishing and more and more garbage is appearing in the sea.
If it's a rock found on the boat, just throw it back into the sea. If it's trash found on the boat, then it can only be piled up on the boat and disposed of when we get back to the dock.
While the group was chatting and laughing, a creak was heard and the trawler stopped working. Fang Min also wrapped the rollers of the net-lifting machine with hemp rope.
Fu Wan stepped forward and untied the hemp rope at the opening of the net bag. Today, the rope was tied by Boss Fu and was very strong. She tried to pull it out for a long time but couldn't. It was only when Boss Fu and the others saw that things were not going well that they stepped forward and helped her like in a tug-of-war, and finally they were able to pull the rope knot open.
Wow, this net is full of mantis shrimp!
"Not only that, there are also quite a few yellow croakers!"
Fu Laoda's and Fu Wan's voices rang out from one after the other, and Fu Laoda's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
"Haha, this net yielded a good catch, more valuable than the last one!"
Indeed, the mantis shrimp that Fu Wan casually picked up were as long as her palm, with very thick bodies, and they were even alive.
"Quickly sort through the mantis shrimp and put the live ones into the live water tank as soon as possible."
"Okay, got it!"
Fang Min responded. She had now figured out the tricks of picking seafood. Mantis shrimp could be kept alive, so they had to be picked out alive and sent to the live water tank for emergency treatment. This way, when they arrived at the dock, the price would basically be double.
As for the small yellow croakers that were caught as soon as they came ashore, they will be sorted, arranged, and then sent to cold storage to keep them fresh after we finish our work.
"Hey, there are a few more gold threads here!"
Fu Shi gently rakeed it a couple of times, and Fu Wan looked over when she heard this, "Is it a red shirt or gold thread?"
"Golden Thread, look, it's still alive!"
Golden threadfin bream and red snapper look very similar, both belonging to the Perciformes family, but their prices are quite different.
Because of their different tastes, golden threadfin bream is generally much more expensive than red snapper. Red snapper has very thick flesh and can be a bit greasy, while golden threadfin bream has firmer flesh and is more popular.
Although they look alike, experienced people can tell the difference at a glance. The gold-lined one has a distinct gold line between its eyes and mouth, while the red-shirted one does not.
The gold thread diagram shows a small gold thread; pay attention to the direction of the arrow.
The golden threadfin fish in Fu Shi's hand looked to weigh at least half a pound, so he quickly picked up a bucket and filled it with some seawater.
Fu Wan shook her head to stop him, saying, "Forget it, this fish is a deep-sea fish, it won't survive."
Even if the talisman were to hold a bottle of water now, the golden threadfin fish would immediately snap due to the change in pressure.
The only reason it can still bounce around now is because the internet has just started to grow.
Fu Shi forgot about that for a moment. When he looked at the golden threadfin fish he had just picked out, it was indeed lying there motionless.
Alright, I'll just pick all the fish into the basket and wash them clean before putting them directly into the cold storage!
"Ouch, a shark!"
Fu Qing exclaimed in surprise. She had just been looking for mantis shrimp with a small rake. When she pushed aside the pile of fish, she thought it was a big fish, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a small shark about the length of her arm.
"Don't be afraid, I'll throw you into the sea!"
Fu Wan lifted the shark by its tail and threw it forcefully into the sea.
"Get out of here!"
Fu Qing was dumbfounded. Her mother had always taught her that sharks have teeth and can bite, and that she should stay far away from them whenever she saw one. She never expected that Awan would actually dare to catch one and throw it back into the sea!
"Wan, you're amazing!"
"Well, it's just so-so!"
Fu Wan smiled and raised an eyebrow. Catching a small shark is too easy!
She's seen even bigger ones!
Just as they finished sorting the mantis shrimp, Boss Fu switched to an even bigger trawl net.
"This net will take a little longer, so you can all go to sleep after you finish picking through this net!"
"Okay, that works too."
Fu Wan readily agreed, and upon hearing that they could rest, the group quickly perked up and began sorting through the fish.
Just then, there was a sudden splash on the sea. Fu Wan stood up and looked at the dark sea. A huge mouth was open on the surface of the sea, surrounded by many seabirds flying around.
Fu Wan recognized it; it was a Bryde's whale!
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