The next morning, Liu Tianyu took Bai Yu and the others to town to see the fishing boat he had agreed on the day before.
Li Shuang and the others were lucky; the owner of the fishing boat happened to be away on holiday during the National Day holiday, leaving the boat idle.
Liu Tianyu was quite familiar with the other party; otherwise, renting a fishing boat that was only ten meters long for two days for 3,500 yuan would have been out of the question.
It's important to understand that renting a fishing boat or a boat is different from renting a car. For cars or boats of the same price, the daily rental fee for a boat will definitely be higher than that for a car.
As Bai Yu and his group of five arrived at the town's dock, they followed the berth information provided by the boat owner and came to a white fishing boat.
The reason why fishing boats have the word "boat" in their name is because, in terms of appearance, they look quite similar to yachts. In other words, a fishing boat is a yacht with fishing functions, but it cannot be classified as a yacht.
"Look, this fishing boat in front of us is the boat we're going to rent. It's twelve meters long and can carry ten people. It has a small refrigerated compartment and a live fish compartment as well."
The fishing boat is also equipped with a small kitchen for cooking, and a living room where you can play cards or relax when you have free time.
Don't let the size of this fishing boat fool you; it's perfectly adequate for the five of us.
Looking at the fishing boat in front of him, Liu Tianyu introduced it to Bai Yu and the others as he boarded the boat.
Looking at his professional demeanor, if you didn't know better, you'd think Liu Tianyu was a fishing boat seller.
"Cousin, how come you seem so familiar with this fishing boat? Have you been on this fishing boat before? And where did you get the key?"
If you don't understand, just ask. Bai Yu's motto is to dare to speak and ask questions.
"Yes, I've taken this fishing boat out to sea before. People buy this fishing boat just to take people out to sea to fish and collect boat fees."
As for the key, although their family members had all gone on vacation, there was still an elderly person at home, so I went to their house to get the key.
"Alright, come inside with me and take a look. If you think it's okay, let's finalize this today. This afternoon we'll buy some equipment, fill up the fishing boat with gas, and we can go out to sea tomorrow."
Led by Liu Tianyu, Bai Yu and the others entered the cabin of the fishing boat.
This fishing boat is quite small, and the space inside the cabin is very limited. The so-called living room is only about three meters in size, and the kitchen is even smaller. Two people would feel cramped inside.
Besides the kitchen and living room, there is an even smaller area on this fishing boat: the crew quarters, where the crew rests.
There are three rooms on this fishing boat: two four-person rooms and one double room. The double room is clearly intended for the captain and crew.
As for the other two four-person cabins, they are for anglers who go out to sea on a boat.
Although the crew quarters were indeed quite small, these issues were not a problem for Bai Yu and his crew.
Even if they rent a boat to go out to sea, there are only five of them. No matter how small these three rooms are, they are enough for the group.
After touring the entire fishing boat, Bai Yu and the others went up to the deck to enjoy the breeze.
"So, what do you guys think of this fishing boat? I still need to give them my answer."
Upon arriving on the deck, Liu Tianyu went straight to the point and asked Li Shuang and the others for their opinions.
Regarding this boat rental, he knew exactly who to ask, since whoever paid for it should make the final decision.
"I think it's all good, Brother Yu, what do you guys think?"
Looking at the facilities on the fishing boat, Li Shuang couldn't find any fault with it, except for being satisfied. After all, he wasn't a professional and knew nothing about boats.
"If you think it's okay, then let's go with this one. It's only a two-day voyage anyway."
Since you and Lu Sheng paid for the boat fare, as your brother, I can't let you suffer too much. How about this, Ahai and I will help you split the fuel cost; the four of us will pay for it equally.
Cousin, call the boat owner. We need this boat for the 4th and 5th. Li Shuang, transfer the rental fee to my cousin. I'll cover the fuel cost first; let's fill up the tank first.
"No problem, I'll call the ship owner right away. As for the tanker truck, there's a phone in the captain's cabin. One of you can call and ask them to come and refuel."
After a flurry of activity, the boat rental was finalized, and the rental fee for two days was transferred to the other party. Additionally, photos of the remaining fuel on the fishing boat were sent to them.
An hour later, the tanker truck that Bai Yu and his group had called arrived, and Bai Yu waved his hand to tell them to fill up the fishing boat with diesel.
It wasn't that Bai Yu was being generous; rather, the fishing boat originally had half its fuel capacity, and he was only adding the remaining fuel.
According to Liu Tianyu, the fishing boat they rented didn't consume too much fuel. It consumed about four liters per nautical mile, with a total fuel capacity of 1200 liters. Bai Yu only added 600 liters of fuel to fill it up.
They don't even know if this amount of oil will be enough for their voyage. If it isn't, they'll either have to refuel the ship owner or pay him back when they return.
Six hundred liters of diesel fuel is not cheap; it cost Bai Yu more than 3,700 yuan to fill it up. Now he hopes that he can catch some valuable fish on this fishing trip to make up for the expense.
Next, Liu Tianyu took Liu Tianyu and Lu Sheng to the fishing tackle shop in town, where they spent several hundred yuan to buy a fishing rod and a tackle box.
Even at this point, Li Shuang and Lu Sheng were still a little confused. Their original idea was to rent a boat and go out to sea for a trip.
But things seem to have taken a bit off track now; the boat was rented, but the fishing gear was also bought.
Before this, neither of them had ever gone out to sea to fish. Not to mention them, even Bai Yu and Wang Hai had never gone out to sea to fish.
The fishing gear they used was recommended by Liu Tianyu; at this price point, it's considered entry-level gear for sea fishing.
After buying their fishing gear, they went to a supermarket to buy some daily necessities before returning to their fishing boat.
"Tsk, Brother Yu, how should I put it? I'm still a bit confused. We've already spent seven or eight thousand yuan just on this fishing trip. Can we really make that money back?"
Sitting on the deck of the fishing boat, Li Shuang looked at the boundless sea and asked Bai Yu beside him.
"If you're asking me this, then I can only say you've asked the wrong person. I really don't know much about this area, and I've never gone out to sea to fish."
However, you've probably seen the videos online, right? It's true that you can make money by sea fishing, though it probably depends on luck.
Take the grouper, for example. You probably know that kind of fish, right? If we catch a big grouper, we can make a good return on our investment. It depends on luck; it's too early to say anything more now.”
"Brother Fisherman, I've seen the videos online. Some people have caught tuna weighing several hundred kilograms, and each fish is worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan. Do you think we'll be able to catch any this time we go out to sea?"
"Seriously, Ah Sheng? You actually dare to dream about tuna? Let's not even talk about whether we'll encounter any tuna. Even if we do, with the quality of your fishing rods, you're dreaming if you think you can catch one."
Didn't you hear what the fishing tackle shop owner said? Your fishing rods have limitations; you might not be able to catch fish over 50 pounds. Let's be realistic and just catch some valuable small fish.
Regarding Lu Sheng's thoughts, Bai Yu could only say that ideals are lofty, but reality is far from it.
They stayed at the town's dock until after 11 a.m., then returned to their village. All preparations for setting sail were complete, and they were just waiting to go out to sea the next morning.
Liu Tianyu set the time for setting sail at seven o'clock tomorrow morning. In his words, setting sail earlier would allow them to start fishing earlier, since they had only rented the fishing boat for two days.
In the afternoon, Bai Yu and his five friends spent the afternoon on the mudflats at the village pier, mainly to go beachcombing.
However, making money by beachcombing was just a side benefit; their main purpose was to catch some bait to prepare for their two-day sea voyage.
Although Uncle San's purchasing station sells miscellaneous fish and small shrimp, you still have to spend money to buy them.
For the group that had already spent seven or eight thousand yuan, they figured they should save as much as possible in this regard. Anyway, they didn't have anything to do in the afternoon, so picking up some small fish and shrimp would save them the trouble of buying more.
After an afternoon of hard work, Bai Yu and his five companions collected more than 20 kilograms of small fish and shrimp on the mudflats, which should be enough for them for two days.
For these small fish and shrimp, the more vigorous whitebait can be taken home and kept in an aquarium, and then used as live bait when fishing.
The fish was already half-dead, so Bai Yu simply put it in the freezer. He would take it out and thaw it before using it when he went fishing.
When asked about the idea of Bai Yu and his children going out to sea to fish, Bai's parents only told them to be careful and didn't say anything else.
This is mainly because Liu Tianyu is with them on this voyage. Although Liu Tianyu is only four years older than Bai Yu, he is only twenty-two years old now.
However, in the eyes of Bai's parents, Liu Tianyu is now an experienced seaman, and they won't be going too far out to sea this time. In addition, the sea has been calm in Sanya for the past few days, so there shouldn't be any major problems with going out to sea.
The only ones who were unhappy were Li Xue and Bai Yue. They felt abandoned because Bai Yu and the others didn't include them on such a fun fishing trip.
Bai Yue often acted coquettishly in front of her brother, hoping that Bai Yu would take her along and go fishing at sea to earn money.
However, Bai Yu refused Bai Yue's request, mainly for two reasons. First, both Bai Yue and Li Xue were girls, and it would be inconvenient to take them out to sea with her.
Another issue is that they only rented a small boat this time, and the space on the boat was really limited, so there were a lot of inconveniences taking the two of them along.
Seeing that her brother had said so, Bai Yue and Li Xue had no choice but to give up their idea of going along.
However, the two of them also had their own ideas. Since they couldn't go out to sea, they would earn money by harvesting seafood on the shore. Bai Yue was just a few hundred yuan short of money to buy a gift for her father.
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