"Ah Wan, you're really something else! There are so many crabs, it's like someone deliberately stuffed them in there, hahaha!"
After saying that, Boss Fu laughed heartily.
Fu Liang nodded in agreement. There were at least twenty or thirty crabs in the crab trap. It was just like someone was stuffing crabs into the seabed!
However, after being slapped by Boss Fu, he remembered the scene when Boss Fu took them to identify crabs when they were young. The crab in the crab cage was indeed a rare red flower crab!
In fact, red flower crabs were not uncommon in Fujia Village in the past.
As its name suggests, the red flower crab has a shell that is generally light or dark red and covered with patterns. Its abdomen, like other crabs, is white. Red flower crabs are delicious, and their meat is very sweet and plump, even better than mud crabs, which is why they were once the favorite crab of local fishermen.
Because more and more people were catching them at that time, they eventually became extinct. In his previous life, Boss Fu had not seen this thing for more than ten years. He never expected that so many would be caught in the crab trap today.
Moreover, each one looked to weigh more than half a pound, and there were even several that were bigger than his palm.
Fu Wan initially found the crab's colorful patterns unusual, but after hearing what Boss Fu said, she liked it even more.
"Dad, let's save a few of these crabs for ourselves to try!"
As Boss Fu scooped the remaining crabs from the crab trap into the fish basket, he kept nodding.
"Alright, alright, pick out a few big ones later, and your mother can steam them for dinner!"
These crabs are so plump and delicious! I wonder how wonderful it would be to take them home and have some wine with them!
Fu Liang was all smiles as he looked at the increasing number of crabs in the fish basket, and he couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up.
He was quick-witted and gave his seat to A-Wan!
This harvest is all thanks to Awan!
After thinking for a moment, he piled the empty crab cage in his hand aside and walked over to Fu Wan's side solicitously.
"Ah Wan, you just pull up the crab trap, I'll take care of picking them out!"
Fu Wan raised an eyebrow and did not refuse. After all, there weren't many crabs in the trap, and with Boss Fu around, she wouldn't get many anyway.
Besides, pulling this thing isn't actually tiring, so she readily agreed to Fu Liang's request.
If the villagers saw this scene, they would surely say a few words that contradicted the Heavenly Gang.
After all, in the village, it has always been the men who pull crab traps and fish nets, while the women are responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as sorting the fish.
One reason is the significant difference in strength between men and women, and another is that women are more meticulous in sorting fish.
However, these points are not obvious at Fu Wan's house. The main reason is that there are just too many fish. If it were just Ye Xiaocui and the others picking them out, they would have to go until tomorrow morning.
Moreover, although Fu Ming and Fu Liang were strong, they were unlucky. Fu Liang wanted to retrieve the crab traps like Fu Wan, but he couldn't do it!
Such good luck was something he had never experienced before!
(t . t)
Fu Wan continued to perform steadily with the crab traps, and the three crab traps she pulled up each yielded more than ten catties of crabs.
Boss Fu initially didn't believe in superstitions, but later he simply gave away the ropes to the remaining two crab traps.
There was nothing he could do, so he pulled up a few cages. One had only two small swimming crabs, and another had three larger swimming crabs, but they were missing limbs because of fighting.
There was even a crab trap. The chicken giblets inside had been eaten, but there was no sign of crabs. However, the fishing net on the crab trap had a large hole torn in it.
There was no way to deny the superstition. However, the crab traps that Fu Wan pulled up later were not as many as the previous ones, but each one still contained five or six pounds of crabs, and each crab weighed about half a pound.
They are all top-quality three-eyed crabs and blue crabs.
Ye Xiaocui, Jiang Chunlan, and Fu Fengying never stopped tying ropes to the crabs, while Jack was still trying to outwit the bamboo traps, just like Ye Lin.
Seeing that the crab traps and bamboo tube traps had been put away, Boss Fu went over and took back the earthen traps that had been put down.
As usual, there were a few eels and some prawns. The rest of the catch was good today, and Boss Fu didn't expect the trap to be overloaded.
Unexpectedly, the more one adopts a "do-nothing" mentality, the more likely one is to receive a pleasant surprise. As soon as the last cage was lifted, Boss Fu sensed that something was amiss.
It's heavy, extremely heavy!
Looking at the fish trap in my hand, I could clearly see through the mesh that it was full of fish.
Just by looking at it roughly, you can see sesame grouper, tiger grouper, and a fat, thick sea eel.
As he moved, Boss Fu even spotted the shadow of a grouper among the pile of fish.
What were they waiting for? He picked up the fish basket, dragged it over, and dumped the baskets all at once.
Fu Ming, seeing from the cockpit that everything in the sea had been collected, shouted:
"Dad, how about it? Shall we go back to the dock?"
Without even looking up, Fu Laoda busied himself helping Fu Wan take the grouper out of the fish basket and put them into the fish tank with water.
"Drive! Drive back quickly!"
We had a very fruitful day at sea; if we don't head back soon, the boat will be overflowing.
Well, the boat is still a bit small.
After receiving his father's instructions, Fu Ming immediately set sail for the dock. Fu Liang grinned as he watched the grouper swimming around in the tank.
"I never expected there to be so many groupers in the last cage!"
Fu Wan and Ye Lin nodded in agreement. Indeed, grouper, tiger grouper, and mouse grouper—just these three fish are enough for Boss Fu to brag about.
Not to mention there was also a two- or three-pound conger eel and several white eels!
The group cleaned out the contents of the earthen cage, and Ye Lin's bamboo tube was almost empty as well.
After tying up the crabs, Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan didn't stop to rest. They busied themselves tying up the fishing nets, preparing to wash them clean at the dock and carry them back to dry.
A few days ago, Boss Fu connected a hose to the boat and is now rinsing the fish. It's much faster than rinsing them by carrying baskets of seawater. However, the hose's engine is diesel-powered, which ordinary fishermen are reluctant to use.
The cleaned fish looks completely different from the ones before cleaning. Not only does it look fresh and clean, but its neat arrangement is also pleasing to the eye.
These goods don't need to be sorted a second time once they arrive at Fu Sanjia's place; they can be directly taken to the county and town to be sold to restaurants.
Night had fallen, and occasional lights could be seen on the sea, which were fishing boats at work.
There was still about an hour before they arrived at the dock. Seeing that it was still early, Fu Wan boiled water and cooked a pot of instant noodles for everyone to have something to eat.
This is a deluxe version of instant noodles. Although there are no eggs on the ship, there are plenty of shrimp, crab and other seafood. Not only did the two children eat to their hearts' content, but Jack and Fu Fengying and the others didn't even leave a drop of soup.
"Ah Wan, these instant noodles are good. Let's buy some more when we go back to the county!"
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