Sea bass, mudskipper, 19-inch bream, black sea bream, red sea bream, mackerel, blackhead fish, yellow croaker... there are so many varieties!
Chen Hong first took out a pointed hoe from her spatial storage and pried up the larger oysters from the vicinity.
They pried it off and stored it directly in their space. Fearing that the fishing boats in the distance would notice something amiss, they would collect the catch and bring it to the surface every half hour.
Pour all the fish from the net into the live water tank, add half a tank of water, and the fish immediately start swimming wildly as if they've been put into hot water.
The splashing water rose high, and Chen Hong was caught off guard, her face covered in water.
After wiping her face, Chen Hong drank some water and jumped back into the sea, diving straight down to the seabed.
After making three or four trips, Chen Hong had collected almost all the large oysters from the nearby rocks before giving up on harvesting them.
On her last dive, Chen Hong started targeting the larger lobsters and crabs.
Now is the best time to eat crabs, when they are plump and full of roe, with each female crab's belly brimming with crab roe.
We collected about 50 kilograms of crabs, including several varieties such as swimming crabs, flower crabs, red-shelled crabs, blue crabs, and mud crabs.
I picked up dozens more large blue lobsters and mantis shrimps, and when I found sea cucumbers, I picked up a dozen or so large ones as well.
They also caught more than twenty grouper weighing five or six pounds each, and more than a dozen conger eels.
Before surfacing, Chen Hong released a considerable amount of spatial water. Looking at the various fish, shrimp, and crabs swarming in, she believed that with improved water quality, this place would become increasingly prosperous.
New marine communities will emerge, and the food chain will become more complete.
Once on the boat, Chen Hong started putting oysters on it, piling them up on the deck until they weighed over a thousand pounds before she stopped.
I checked my phone; it was already 1 p.m., and the fishing boats in the distance were no longer visible.
Chen Hong brewed a cup of tea, ate two steamed buns, and prepared to set sail home.
To be honest, the small fish and shrimp in the near sea no longer satisfy her appetite.
On this voyage, she didn't use any space water as bait to attract fish; she caught them entirely by hand.
She now simply enjoys the pleasure of diving and has no intention of fishing for the fish resources in the nearshore waters.
She's saving up for another long-distance trip during winter break, as Japanese tuna are at their fattest and best in winter.
There are too many large fish cages waiting for her to harvest; let's leave the small fish and shrimp from the domestic fishermen to the local fishermen!
I haven't received a call from Xiaofeng. I don't know if the Gao brothers didn't go to the dock today, or if they've already gotten into a fight with the villagers.
Suppressing her excitement to watch the excitement, Chen Hong steered the fishing boat directly back to the dock.
From afar, you can see that about a third of the boats in the village have returned; these are fishermen who went out to sea in the middle of the night.
Many fish are nocturnal, and hardworking fishermen usually set out to sea around midnight.
People like Chen Hong, who only go out to sea at dawn, are considered oddballs by the fishermen.
By that time, some lucky fishermen had already returned with a full catch, while others would gradually return to the dock after nine in the morning, arriving at the shore no later than four or five in the afternoon.
These are the busiest times to buy seafood at the pier. If it's too late, the catch won't sell well, and if the fish die, you'll lose a lot of money.
Because she has access to water, Chen Hong often does the opposite of what's expected. She doesn't worry about the freshness of the seafood and can sell it the next day without any problem.
Chen Hong saw that all her berths were empty, not even the sampans were there.
After mooring the boat at berth number eight, the village chief and several elderly people who were keeping watch on the dock saw Chen Hong's boat return and came over to board it.
The village chief boarded the boat, opened the water tank, and frowned as he looked inside. He said, "Chen Hong, why are you back so early today? Didn't I say I needed to call you?"
"Look, we've only caught about 200 pounds of fish, but most of it is oysters!"
Chen Hong tied the mooring rope and lowered the anchor, answering as she worked, "I was just worried!"
When I left in the morning, there were only a few young men, including Xiaofeng, at the dock.
I'm afraid they'll act impulsively and start a fight before the villagers arrive, and then suffer losses.
I didn't dare go far, just caught these fish. But I went diving today and found some big, plump oysters on the rocks, so I dug them all up.
The head of the Wang family was also there; the old man was seventy-six years old and still quite robust.
Listening to Xiaohao's mother's casual conversation, it turns out that this old man is no pushover either. Ever since he was young, he has never hesitated to fight, and he is a man who can take a fight and then let it go.
He became the patriarch of the Wang family at the age of twenty-eight. When he was in the production team, he fought with several nearby villages, vying for water, agricultural supplies, and grain.
He's a complete warmonger!
The old man didn't stand on ceremony. He went on a tour of the boat, inside and out, and then spoke to Chen Hong as soon as he came out.
"Chen Hong, your ship truly lives up to its reputation; it's so advanced. No wonder you dared to venture out to sea alone!"
"You deserve to be a fisherman! The people in our village are all hopeless; they lack the guts and ambition to make a fortune."
Chen Hong dared not respond to this; wouldn't that just invite trouble for her?
"Elder, please don't flatter me. I've always been a better swimmer than most people, which is why I'm bolder than others."
I was forced by life to do this. What else could I do but work hard while I was young?
I also have a child. Not for myself, but for my child's future, I have to make a living even if I don't steam buns.
I can't let people look down on me. So what if it's a little harder, a little more work? Compared to all the effort you put in when you were young, I'm nothing!
The village chief also said, "I knew this kid was smart, had a big heart, and thought things through clearly!"
Those who walk the right path, are able to endure hardship, and spare no effort will never suffer losses!
Young people these days are too restless, always looking for easy tasks and avoiding hard work. They want to get rich but don't want to endure hardship. There's no such thing as a free lunch!
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