The next morning at nine o'clock, Bai Yu opened her eyes in a daze.
To be honest, Bai Yu didn't sleep very well last night. It was probably because the fishing boat was rocking and the bed was too small. Bai Yu spent the whole night in a state of half-awake and half-asleep.
When Bai Yu woke up, Wang Hai, who shared the same crew cabin with him, was still fast asleep.
He got up, patted Wang Hai, and told him to get up. Bai Yu then left the crew room and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.
Five minutes later, Bai Yu had finished washing up and came to the deck.
Just when Bai Yu thought he was the first to get up, he was surprised to see Liu Tianyu fishing at the bow of the boat as soon as he stepped out of the cabin.
"Wow, cousin, are you really that addicted to fishing? You were the last one to go to sleep last night, and you're the first one up to go fishing today?"
"It's so late, seven or eight hours of sleep should be enough. Xiaoyu, how did you sleep last night? Are you getting used to the rocking motion?"
"Don't even mention it, I didn't sleep well at all last night. The boat was rocking so much, I woke up several times during the night."
Liu Tianyu's question hit the nail on the head; Bai Yu was just worried about having no one to complain about her sleep last night.
"That's normal. The fishing boat we rented is too small, only about ten meters long. It's not big enough in terms of tonnage or draft. It rocks terribly if the waves are even slightly big."
We're actually doing well here. The weather's been nice these past couple of days, with no big waves. If we were to encounter a stormy day, even a small one, you might not be able to withstand it.
If you have the chance next time, you should go out to sea with our company's fishing boats. Our boats are big and have sufficient tonnage; being on them is no different from being on land.
Bai Yu believed what Liu Tianyu said, because he had seen large fishing boats before, back at the city's big dock. They were large fishing boats, seventy or eighty meters long, and Liu Tianyu's company had three or four of them.
This isn't even the biggest one. They say their company also has giant ships that can reach 10,000 tons, each one over 100 meters long, but Bai Yu has never seen one.
Bai Yu only ever looked at these large fishing boats or cargo ships from a distance; he never actually went aboard.
While Liu Tianyu and Bai Yu were chatting, Liu Tianyu's fishing rod started moving, and a fish took the bait.
A few minutes later, Liu Tianyu caught a black sea bream weighing over a pound. While Liu Tianyu was taking the hook, the fish caught him off guard and slapped him across the face with its tail. It was a blatant slap in the face!
"Damn it, did I give you too much face? Don't you know you can't hit someone in the face? You just wait and see how I deal with you."
Liu Tianyu removed the fishhook and placed it into the fish box.
"Xiaoyu, are you hungry? Do you want steamed fish or seafood porridge for breakfast? I want this guy to die within an hour."
"Um, I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."
Bai Yu glanced at the water stains on Liu Tianyu's face. Although being slapped didn't hurt much, the humiliation was immense.
All Bai Yu could do was pray for the black sea bream, hoping it would still have some meat to eat.
Well, I'm just praying that the other person's flesh will taste better; they definitely won't survive, so don't even think about it.
An hour later, a pot of freshly cooked seafood porridge was ready. Liu Tianyu had also thoughtfully found a lot of companions for the black sea bream, including shrimp and squid.
The five of them ate the whole pot of seafood porridge, leaving not a single bite. Their clean plates were the greatest respect they could show to the black sea bream.
After eating what they couldn't tell was breakfast or lunch, Bai Yu and the others picked up their fishing rods again, ready to go fishing.
Today is the last day. After fishing for today, they will head back home, and the rental period for the fishing boat will also expire.
However, for some reason, Bai Yu's catch that day was really not good, from the start of fishing until he packed up his line to return to the dock at night.
Bai Yu had the best harvest of all the people present yesterday, but today's harvest was the worst.
At first, Bai Yu chose bottom fishing, hoping to catch a big fish. For Bai Yu now, every fish he catches means he can earn more money.
However, after waiting for nearly two hours, he gave up on catching big fish and returned to fishing for fish in the upper layers of the sea.
Even though Bai Yu changed his fishing strategy in time, the harvest was still not good. By the time it got dark, Bai Yu had only caught a few cats.
Although Bai Yu's fishing wasn't great today, he used up all his luck points on the return trip, leaving none.
It's important to know that Bai Yu isn't fighting alone; his luck stat is tied to Wang Hai's, and Wang Hai can share Bai Yu's luck stat.
The fishing conditions at Baiyu were not very good today, but Wang Hai's fishing was good. In one day, Wang Hai caught no less than twenty fish, all of which were caught by bottom fishing. Each fish weighed no less than three pounds, and the larger ones weighed more than ten pounds.
On the way back to the dock, Liu Tianyu was steering the boat in the wheelhouse when Bai Yu and the other three came over, ostensibly to learn from him, thinking that maybe they would buy a boat someday.
"Brother Fisherman, you're not having much luck today. Yesterday you caught so many big fish that were worth a lot of money, but today you're not so lucky. You didn't catch as many as I did."
"Maybe I used up all my luck yesterday, but it's okay. Ah Hai had a pretty good catch, didn't he? We're a team, so if he catches a fish, it's the same as if I caught one. So, if you think about it that way, am I a little better off than you today?"
"Wow, Brother Yu, you're right. I almost forgot about that. Looks like Brother Yu will be treating us to a meal later. You and Ah Hai had such a good haul, it's not too much to ask for something nice to eat, is it?"
As Li Shuang spoke, she began thinking about what to eat that night.
Bai Yu and his friends skipped dinner to prepare for tonight's meal, eagerly waiting to return to the dock and dine out.
Two hours later, looking at the scattered lights in front of them, Bai Yu and the others knew that they would soon be back at the dock.
After a while, the fishing boat gradually slowed down. It was important to proceed slowly into the dock, especially since it was nighttime and safety should be the top priority.
As the fishing boat came to a stop at the berth, Bai Yu saw his father and Uncle Sun on the dock.
"Dad, Uncle Sun, we're here, come over here!"
Bai Yu shouted and waved his hands to attract the attention of his father and uncle.
These two men were called by Bai Yu. When there was a cell phone signal at the nearby pier, he called Bai's father to emphasize that they had caught a good catch this time at sea: a live longtail snapper.
While Baiba and Sunshu might not care much about other fish, a live longtail snapper certainly caught their attention.
In particular, the fisherman caught a large fish weighing over ten kilograms, which is a very rare size.
So even though Mr. Bai had already finished get off work, he still went to the town's dock with Uncle Sun to wait for the longtail sea bream to come ashore.
"Dad, Uncle Sun, you came pretty fast! Did you come straight over after hanging up the phone?"
"Yes, I'm coming over as soon as I hung up the phone. Is the Nagao Beach Snapper still alive? Take us there to see it quickly."
The fishing boat had just come to a stop, and Bai Yu hadn't even disembarked yet, when Bai's father and Uncle Sun couldn't wait to get on the boat and immediately went straight to the point of wanting to see the longtail sea bream.
"Please don't worry, both of you. That guy is perfectly fine. I've given it plenty of oxygen and fed it small fish and shrimp. It definitely won't die, so don't worry."
As Bai Yu spoke, he led the way, bringing Bai's father and Uncle Sun to the front of the fish hold, and then opened the fish hold cover in one swift motion.
"Look, isn't the longtail snapper alive and well? Isn't it beautiful enough? Isn't it big enough?"
Under the lights, Mr. Bai and Uncle Sun finally saw the long-awaited sea bream they had been longing for, as well as the other finds in the cabin.
"Live longtail snapper are still the prettiest, and this one is quite large. Oh, and that grouper next to it is also nice, quite big, and there are also red snapper, quite a few of them."
"Xiaoyu, you guys had a great fishing trip! Your dad said it was your first time fishing at sea, and to have such a good catch on your first trip is quite impressive."
"Just lucky, just lucky."
"Uncle, have you driven here yet? Should I scoop these fish up now? The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go eat. I used to eat at your shop every day, Uncle Sun. How about I treat you to a meal this time?"
Seeing that Uncle Sun was very satisfied with their catch, Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief. At least from Uncle Sun's attitude, it seemed that someone had taken over their fish.
"Hmm? You want to treat me to dinner? Okay, okay. If someone else were to treat me to dinner, I might not necessarily agree, since I've already eaten dinner."
"But if you're treating, I'll go even if I'm stuffed. I have to give Xiaoyu face."
After Uncle Sun finished speaking, he took the landing net from Bai Yu's hand, intending to catch the longtail sea bream himself.
Meanwhile, Bai's father got off the fishing boat and soon returned in a pickup truck. In the truck bed were two aquariums placed side by side, filled with water and oxygenation equipment, clearly a vehicle frequently used to transport live fish.
Don't let Uncle Sun's status as the owner of a five-star hotel fool you; he's incredibly experienced when it comes to fishing.
He simply stirred the longtail snapper in the fish hold a couple of times with the landing net, and it came out in the net without much trouble or injury.
Just this skill of catching fish is enough for Bai Yu to practice for a long time.
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