The net, along with its ropes, flew out, forming a large circle in the air before finally crashing into the sea.
The advantage of hand-thrown nets is their speed; regardless of whether a fish has been caught, they must be retrieved immediately without waiting.
Xiao Guowu waited a moment to allow the net's legs to sink as far to the bottom as possible before slowly reeling in the net rope.
"Did you catch any fish?"
"How does it feel?"
Is it heavy?
A group of people looked at Xiao Guowu expectantly.
Xiao Guowu shook his head: "It's so light, it probably didn't catch any fish."
Everyone was immediately disappointed.
Feng Xuan comforted him, "It's alright, this is only the first net. If we do it a few more times, we'll eventually catch some fish."
When the net was pulled up, there were indeed only a few small fish in it.
"Brother Wu, your luck isn't good, let me try."
Ah-chan couldn't resist the urge to cast a net and have some fun.
"Here you go, I want to see if you stepped in dog poop."
Ah-chan took the net, quickly arranged it, stood at the bow of the boat, turned to the side, and was about to cast the net.
Feng Ye stopped him, saying, "Wait, let me move the boat a bit before throwing it."
As he spoke, he stepped forward, put down the oar, and started rowing the small wooden boat.
"Brother Ye, please don't do this so suddenly, you scared me so much I almost twisted my back."
"Where does a child get a waist?"
"I'm 20 years old, how am I young?"
"Everywhere is small."
Xiao Guowu smacked his groin and laughed, "Ah Can, it's mainly because yours is small, hahaha."
"Brother Wu, you're not that much older than me. Why don't we have a contest to see who's older?"
"Are you sure you want to compete? Don't feel inferior after meeting me."
Ah-chan retorted, "Only after the competition will we know who is truly insecure."
"Then let's have a competition."
Feng Ye and Xiao Guowen watched with great interest.
Seeing the two of them acting so irresponsibly, actually preparing to take off their pants and have a contest, Feng Xuan quickly intervened to smooth things over: "Stop fooling around, catching fish is more important."
Seeing that the two had given up, Xiao Guowen said, "Listen to A-Ye, have you forgotten how we caught the big yellow croaker yesterday?"
After rowing towards the island for a few minutes, Feng Ye stopped: "Alright, this is it."
"Are you sure? If you are, then I'll cast my net."
Xiao Guowu urged impatiently, "Hurry up and scatter it. If you keep nagging, I'll offer you as a sacrifice to Mazu. Maybe that will help us catch more cucumber fish."
Ah-chan chuckled and said, "Sacrificing me is useless; if anyone should be sacrificed, it should be Ye-ge."
Feng Ye's lips twitched; this cousin was no good.
Twist your waist and let go.
The hand-thrown net sank into the water in a near-perfect circle.
"Holy crap, this is heavy! Come help!"
Ah-chan exclaimed in surprise as soon as he had reeled in the rope, which was only a short length.
Xiao Guowu praised, "Brother Ye is really awesome."
Ah-chan complained, "Wasn't it me who threw it better?"
"Without Ye-ge's chosen position, what's the use of even the best throw?"
Xiao Guowu dismissed it with disdain.
"It's better than you bringing up a few small fry."
Ah-chan laughed.
The two started bickering as they talked.
"Stop talking nonsense and pull the net up quickly."
Feng Ye was completely bewildered.
I don't know what's wrong with these two today, they're talking so much, it just won't stop.
It took several people working together to barely pull up the net that had been cast.
"Silver pomfret, all of them are silver pomfret."
Looking at his catch on the internet, Ah-Can exclaimed excitedly.
There are many varieties of pomfret, and silver pomfret is just one of them. It has firm and tender flesh and is one of the economically important fish species.
"They're all quite big, mostly weighing over half a kilogram each. This net must have weighed over a hundred kilograms, right?"
"Even if it's not 100 jin, it's at least 80 or 90 jin."
"It's a pity it's not white pomfret; it would be perfect if it were."
Feng Xuan looked at it carefully and sighed.
In comparison, white pomfret is priced slightly higher than silver pomfret.
These two types of fish are difficult for the average person to distinguish, not only because they look extremely similar, but also because they taste very similar.
Therefore, some unscrupulous merchants will mix them together and sell them at the price of pomfret.
Many people also believe that these are the same type of fish.
These are actually two different fish, with fundamental differences in biology, belonging to different families and genera.
The white pomfret has a slightly longer tail and a more elongated body than the silver pomfret, which has a rounder body.
"Quickly pour it out, let's cast another net and see, the silver pomfret are all in groups."
"Hurry up, don't let the fish get away!"
"It will be ready soon."
Everyone was incredibly excited.
With so many fish, we'll have money to share.
Although there's one more person to share the money with today, we'll still get quite a bit.
Feng Xuan, in particular, was overjoyed. The money he could get from just this one net of fish would be enough for him to work at the dock for several days, and it might even be more.
Working together, the group quickly emptied all the fish from the net.
"Ah Chan, you're lucky, you toss again this time."
"Hmph, now you know I had good luck."
"Your luck's finally good enough, hurry up and stop arguing, or all the fish will get away."
Ah-Can quickly tidied up the fishing net, turned around, and threw it out again.
"Holy crap, we've caught another fish, and it's even heavier than the last one."
A short while later, the net was pulled up again, and Ah-Can cried out once more.
Several people rushed forward to help pull the net, and it did feel heavier than the previous net.
When they pulled it up, they found that the fish in the net were noticeably thicker.
"It's still a silver pomfret. The fish hasn't escaped yet. Quickly pour it out and continue casting the net."
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