Chen Hong saw that the fish she had brought in had almost filled the 3-square-meter pond, and she had even requisitioned another pond she had planned to use for raising freshwater fish. She didn't have time to go out and find good freshwater fish species for the time being, so she had to focus on raising the saltwater fish first. It seemed she would have to find some time to go to the city to find a market.
These past two days, taking advantage of the recent rain, the fish in the sea are biting well, so I'll try to catch as many fish as possible. The weather at the seaside is very changeable; one minute there's a typhoon, the next there are big waves, then it rains. If the weather is bad, we can't go out to sea, but if the weather is good, we can go out to sea more often.
"Three days fishing, two days drying nets" is not a derogatory term for fishermen, but a true reflection of their work.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, Chen Hong got up early to do housework and make breakfast. The only difference from before was that she had to take the dog to the toilet and feed it in the morning.
However, after Yu Yang got up, he took over the job. Anyway, he was very enthusiastic about the dog and did everything himself.
After waking her son up to wash and eat, Chen Hong took her son and dog to the old house, leaving them a small basket of fruit, a pound of blueberries, and half a durian, before heading straight to the dock to go out to sea.
Today she sailed straight towards the small reef island from yesterday without stopping. She discovered it a bit late yesterday, when the tide was already rising. Today she calculated that she should arrive just after the tide had passed, giving her an extra five or six hours for the harvest.
I didn't move from my spot this morning; I just stayed there collecting lobsters and crabs. It's effortless and the catch is high. I'll wait for the tide to come in and go fishing in the afternoon, otherwise, if someone else notices, I won't be able to catch any.
When Chen Hong arrived, the tide had only receded by a little over a meter. From a distance, only a small rock the size of a tabletop was visible above the sea, while the rest of the island was submerged.
Chen Hong had no choice but to stay far away and circle the island looking for fish. She couldn't just wait around. She needed to find a school of fish and fish for two or three hours before going ashore to collect seafood.
After almost completing a full circle, we finally spotted a small school of fish on the southeast side of the reef. The school was dominated by golden drum fish, but also included some grouper, golden pomfret, rockfish, and sea bass. None of the fish were particularly large.
The largest grouper and sea bass weigh seven or eight pounds, while the smallest stone goby and golden drum fish weigh only three or four ounces.
Although there weren't any very large fish, the number was considerable. It's possible that the rising tide washed food from the sea onto the reefs, which is why these fish came here to feed at this time!
Chen Hong used water and flour to crush fish paste and prepare a baiting area. He then stopped the boat, set up his fishing rod, and baited the hook to fish.
Perhaps these fish were really hungry. Chen Hong was a bit too busy today. Both electric reels were loaded with multiple hooks. Sometimes three fish would come up, sometimes two, and a few times even five. The five hooks were strung together like a string of chili peppers, with a bunch of golden drum fish and stone nine-headed fish.
Although the fish were not very big, the largest weighed a pound and the smallest three or four ounces, the sight of them strung together brought a sense of joy from the harvest. All the fish weighing less than three ounces were thrown back into the sea to be released. Chen Hong quickly covered them with a towel, used a fish catcher to remove the hooks, and threw the fish into the live water tank.
Despite being very busy, Chen Hong always keeps safety in mind, ensuring that she wears a life jacket, work gloves, a towel, and all necessary fish-controlling equipment.
With the electric winch automatically catching the fish, Chen Hong used her casting rod to target the big fish in the sea. Once she had her eye on them, whether they were fierce groupers or powerful bass, they had no choice but to obediently come aboard and wait to become numbers in her bank account.
Alas! What a tragic life for a fish, to encounter such a perverted woman.
Chen Hong used a whole bucket of bait to create a feeding area at this fishing spot, and almost caught all the fish in the vicinity.
Chen Hong saw the distant rocky island gradually emerging from the sea, so she put away her fishing rod, slowly moored the boat next to the high rocks, got off the boat, swam five or six meters, and tied the rope to the rocks.
Chen Hong carefully climbed onto the small island. First, she used a small bucket to sweep around the shallow waters, collecting shrimp, crabs, coconuts, and snails. Then, she slowly circled around and selected the plump oysters and mussels on the rocks. She used a shovel and a pointed hammer to pry them off forcefully. Once she had pried off a pile, she used an iron rake to store them in her spatial storage.
Today, Chen Hong laid several waterproof sheets from home on the floor of the space to store these shellfish.
Chen Hong moved very quickly, constantly bending over to pick up, pry, and collect the shells. Luckily, no one was nearby, otherwise the clanging and clattering sounds of her prying the shells would have carried far.
When Chen Hong realized that the seawater had risen to her ankles, she stopped lingering, quickly put everything into her spatial storage, and plunged into the sea, swimming towards the small boat that was already hundreds of meters away.
Untying the mooring ropes, Chen Hong tumbled into the cabin and wiped the seawater from her face. Looking around to make sure no other ships were nearby, she used the cabin as cover to enter her spatial dimension.
First, I carried a bucket of river water to wash myself clean, and then changed into the same clothes and shoes.
Taking out a large thermos and teacup from her spatial storage, Chen Hong first brewed herself a cup of old tree tea. While drinking her tea and resting, she scanned her surroundings. She couldn't see any ships passing by in the distance, only occasionally hearing the sound of a ship's horn.
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