With the fishing boats setting sail to return, Bai Yu and the others finally had some free time.
Even though it was already evening, Bai Yu and the others didn't plan to rest. Instead, they gathered together, eating and chatting about their harvest.
The fishing boat returned on the evening of the fifth day, or more precisely, at midnight on the sixth day. Right after midnight, they set sail to return.
It will take them about twenty hours to get back to the pier in Haikou from where they started.
So Bai Yu and the others weren't in a hurry to rest, but instead planned to chat before resting. After all, they would spend the entire day traveling tomorrow, so they would have plenty of time to rest tomorrow.
"Xiao Yu, this fishing trip must have been your best again. I heard you caught two big fish weighing over 100 pounds each. You're really lucky!"
As Hu Tao talked to Bai Yu, he gave Bai Yu a thumbs up, expressing his admiration for his luck.
"No, I did catch two giant fish weighing over 100 pounds each, but they're not that valuable. They might not even be as valuable as Li Li's tuna."
If you ask me, out of everyone who went out to sea this time, he probably had the best catch. His bigeye tuna is worth at least tens of thousands of yuan; he made a fortune right away.
Bai Yu agrees with Hu Tao's view that he was lucky, but he disagrees with the claim that he reaped the greatest rewards.
Instead, the conversation turned to Li Li, who was sitting opposite him. Among Bai Yu's group, Li Li was the only one who had caught a tuna weighing over 100 pounds.
Although it was just a bigeye tuna weighing a little over 100 pounds, this tuna was incredibly fat, even rounder than a gas cylinder, according to Bai Yu.
Judging from the size of this bigeye tuna, its value won't be low; it could definitely sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
Guided by Bai Yu's words, everyone present turned their attention to Li Li.
After being stared at by so many people, Li Li couldn't take it anymore and immediately stood up to make his statement:
"Don't look at me like that. I know all the rules. Once we get back to shore, I'll sell this tuna and then treat everyone here to a meal, okay?"
Let me preface this by saying that we have a lot of people here this time, and most of them are sports students. Everyone here knows their own appetite, so I definitely can't afford to treat them to a meal at a restaurant.
However, I certainly won't be too stingy. How about we go for a buffet when we get back to the pier? Let's find a buffet restaurant that's around 200 yuan.
"Wow, Li Li, you've really done well this time. You're so considerate in treating us. Not bad at all."
"Two hundred yuan is enough; it's enough to eat quite well."
"Exactly, if you feel bad about spending the money, the 150 yuan option is also fine."
“Hey, hey, Li Li hasn’t even said anything, why are you still thinking about saving him money? I think two hundred yuan is fine.”
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After Li Li finished speaking, he immediately received a warm response from everyone present, who all expressed that they would definitely make Li Li get his money back.
For the people present, what they ate and how much they spent were not really important.
The important thing is who you eat with, how it feels, and whether you can enjoy the meal. If it makes you happy, then eating at a roadside stall or a street food stall is fine too.
This time, Bai Yu and the others chatted until after 2 a.m., until everyone started yawning, before returning to their respective crew cabins to rest.
This time, they all walked back on their own. Having had the experience of drinking too much the day before, none of the people present drank alcohol at this tea party. At most, they just drank some tea and beverages.
The only slightly bad news was that they all returned to the crew quarters together. As they prepared to wash up and rest, they discovered an awkward problem: they had to queue...
By the time Bai Yu finished washing up and lay down on her bed, it was already past three o'clock, and it would be almost dawn in a little while.
However, whether it's daylight or not has nothing to do with Bai Yu and the others. They want to sleep, and even if it's bright, it won't stop them from sleeping.
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After an unknown amount of time, Bai Yu opened her eyes amidst a swaying motion.
The shaking wasn't caused by someone shaking him awake; it was just the rocking of the fishing boat as it was moving. It was only for a moment, but that's what woke him up.
Bai Yu then took out his phone to check the time. On the high seas, a phone is only good for checking the time.
It was exactly twelve o'clock at the time. He had slept for eight hours, a standard sleep duration.
Bai Yu then rolled over and got out of bed, put on a coat, and prepared to go out.
But just as he was about to leave the room, he suddenly remembered something: Wang Hai was still asleep.
"Ah Hai, Ah Hai, wake up! It's already 12 o'clock. You can get up and have breakfast."
When Bai Yu shook Wang Hai, he didn't react at first, but when Bai Yu said it was time to eat lunch, his eyes, which had been closed, immediately opened.
"Has lunch been served?"
"Yes, get up quickly, I'm going to brush my teeth first, you hurry up too."
After seeing that Wang Hai had woken up, Bai Yu went to brush his teeth and wash his face first.
When Bai Yu and Wang Hai arrived at the restaurant, there weren't many people eating there; including the two brothers, there were only six or seven people.
As for Hu Tao's group, not a single one of them was seen. It's unclear whether they were still asleep or saving their appetite for dinner later that night!
Anyway, Bai Yu and Wang Hai wouldn't deliberately save room in their stomachs, since the two brothers already have big appetites and can eat a lot without needing to.
As their last lunch on this voyage, the chef prepared a very lavish meal, with six dishes and a soup for them.
Moreover, apart from one vegetable dish, all the other dishes are substantial, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat.
They served everything: poached chicken, ginger duck, braised pork, a plate of braised dishes, braised fish chunks, and so on.
In this situation, Bai Yu and Wang Hai ate two large bowls of rice, then a lot of meat, and even packed some poached chicken and braised meat to take back to the crew quarters.
For this last lunch, the chef not only prepared a very lavish meal, but also served a very large portion, especially considering that some of the fishermen on this fishing trip weren't coming to eat.
Therefore, Bai Yu's behavior of eating and taking things was not excessive at all. In fact, the chef was very happy and even packed a can of fish ball soup for them when Bai Yu and his brother left.
As time passed, around six o'clock in the afternoon, their fishing boat returned to the dock and began to enter the harbor.
"After being away for five days, I'm finally back!"
"Brother Li, when are you going to finish up here? Come with me to Sanya to complete your onboarding process at our company."
As the fishing boats began to enter the harbor, Bai Yu knew they would be disembarking soon.
It was at this time that Bai Yu found Brother Li and asked him about his recent plans.
After all, they had already discussed it before, and Brother Li was going to work at their company. Now that he was back at the dock, they might as well finalize the matter and get him to report to their company as soon as possible.
You should know that just ten minutes earlier, he had been called by Brother Zhang from the shipyard, who told him that he wanted the half-built fishing boat and that he would pay the shipyard a deposit when he returned to Sanya.
If Brother Li can go back with him this time, he can take him to the shipyard to see what the fishing boat he will be working on looks like.
"Wait two days. After I finish the formalities at the company, if you're not in a hurry, I'll go back with you in two days. If you are in a hurry, then I'll come to Sanya to find you in two days."
"No rush. I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll stay in Haikou for a couple of days and then go back with you."
After talking to Brother Li, Bai Yuhe went to pack his things, organizing everything he had brought on board for this voyage, so they could disembark after selling the fish.
As the fishing boat came to a stop, Bai Yu and the others disembarked one after another.
The first thing Bai Yu did after disembarking was to look for a truck marked "Yu Xue Cold Chain" at the dock. This was a refrigerated truck he had called, which had come all the way from Sanya.
After finding the truck, he selected some of the fish he and Wang Hai had caught on their recent sea trip, loaded them onto the truck, and then had the truck driver take the catch back to Sanya.
Bai Yu's catch of fish brought back to Sanya by refrigerated truck was not much. There were only three croakers and a dozen or so groupers, and that was it. The total catch was only about six or seven hundred catties.
Is a catch of six or seven hundred catties a lot of weight?
I don't think it's too much at all. After all, those three croakers alone weighed about 400 jin (200 kg), and apart from those three croakers, the remaining dozen or so groupers only weighed about 300 jin (150 catties).
Although the quantity wasn't large, the fish that Bai Yu managed to keep were all top-quality.
There's no need to say much about those three croakers; their swim bladders are the most valuable part, and the fish meat is practically worthless.
As for the grouper, the ones he kept were either worth more than 200 yuan each or were very large.
Among them were several live groupers, such as tiger groupers. Bai Yu and his team brought back three live tiger groupers, each weighing about ten pounds, the finest of the finest.
Apart from the fish that were sent back to Sanya, all the remaining fish were sold, and they were sold to the buyers that the captain had called.
In total, it sold for more than 10,000 yuan, with the majority coming from the 100-plus-pound amberjack. With some other catches, it came to just over 19,000 yuan, a little short of 20,000 yuan.
If we add the fish that Bai Yu brought back to Sanya, their harvest this time will almost cover the cost of the boat trip.
The boat fare refers to the total fare paid by Bai Yu, which is 55,000 yuan, not the fare paid by Bai Yu and Wang Hai together.
Aside from Bai Yu and Wang Hai, Li Li had the best haul among the remaining group. He sold his bigeye tuna for over 30,000 yuan, which was equivalent to half a year's salary.
Meanwhile, Li Li also had the best catch among the anglers who went out to sea to fish this time. Because of this more than 30,000 yuan, Li Li insisted that he would treat everyone to a meal.
By the time everyone had sold their catch, it was already quite late, almost eight o'clock.
If they don't go to the restaurant soon, it will be closing down.
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