Inside the cabin, Ah-Can had finished eating and was sitting smoking.
Because it was hot on the deck, he didn't want to be in the sun, so he ate inside.
Seeing Feng Ye come in, he handed him a cigarette and asked, "How big was that skipjack tuna you caught? I kept hearing them shouting about it, it seemed pretty big."
Having been busy all day without smoking, Feng Ye couldn't hold back any longer. He took a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
After slowly exhaling the smoke, he said with some surprise, "You've been hiding in here the whole time, didn't you go out and check?"
"I took a look at the entrance, but they were blocking the way, so I couldn't see clearly. After hearing you say it was a bomb fish, I didn't want to go over and take a look."
"That's definitely a big one, probably over fifty pounds."
"It's really quite big. The biggest bomb fish is about this weight, right?"
"It needs to be even heavier; the bomb fish can grow to about 70 pounds."
Ah-Can sighed and said, "Sigh, no matter how big the bomb fish is, it's useless. It doesn't sell for much money. It's all a waste of effort, just like when I pulled that bullhead tuna before."
Feng Ye neither confirmed nor denied this statement.
He still quite enjoys fishing, although not to the point of being obsessed like a professional angler, but he still enjoys the fun of catching big fish.
He changed the subject, saying, "I bought enough live shrimp, and I can fish for a relatively long time this afternoon. I should be able to make a good amount of money. What are your opinions on how to allocate this money?"
Ah-chan shook his head: "I have no objection, let's divide it according to the old method."
"That's not what I meant. I meant how much is appropriate to give them?"
Feng Ye pointed to the deck outside the cabin.
I only helped them fish for a little while yesterday, so it was understandable that I didn't give them any money. But if I don't give them any money today, that would be really inconsiderate.
After all, they all put in their effort and kept busy pulling fish.
Regardless of whether the fish they pull up are valuable or not, their efforts cannot be denied.
"Whatever, just give us whatever you think is appropriate. You've helped us a lot, otherwise the two of us really wouldn't be able to handle it."
"Let's see how much we can catch today, and then we'll decide what to do after we sell it."
"It's up to you to decide."
The two men chatted while smoking in the cabin.
After finishing his cigarette and washing the dishes and pot, he went outside and saw that the three of them had already finished eating, leaving the dishes and chopsticks aside, and were busy baiting the fish hooks.
It wasn't until after 4 p.m. that everyone reluctantly packed up the line.
We've run out of live shrimp, so we can't fish anymore. We have to head back, since it's getting late anyway.
It's not that you can't fish there; you can chop up the fish you catch and use them as bait. It's just that the efficiency of catching fish will be greatly reduced, and you might not get a bite for most of the day.
Dead bait is not as effective as live bait, especially live shrimp, which is a versatile bait.
"Did you have a good fishing day?"
Feng Ye handed out cigarettes to everyone and asked with a smile.
Ah-chan was steering the boat, while he and three others hid inside the cabin.
"Although it's hot, it's still pretty cool, especially when the fish bites the hook while it's still in the water. That intense sense of anticipation and uncertainty is so exhilarating."
"The thrill of pulling up a big fish is also great."
"Although I didn't catch any big fish today, I still had a great time fishing."
All afternoon, no big fish were caught; the heaviest was a red octopus weighing less than ten pounds.
The key point is that it wasn't Wang Teng who pulled him up, which temporarily dashed his hopes of catching a big fish.
"Don't be discouraged, there's still time tomorrow, and there's still a chance to catch a big fish," Feng Ye comforted him with a smile.
A fishing rod, a pack of cigarettes, and a whole day spent sitting by the sea.
He had a feeling that these three men would eventually embark on the irreversible path of becoming fishermen.
Fang Yi also said, "That's right, we don't know how long we'll be staying here, we have plenty of time."
"Hehe, if you'd like, you can stay a few more days. I'll show you another way of fishing. You can catch hundreds of kilograms in one net, that's how you make money."
"I'd like to, but unfortunately I don't have the time, and the director and instructor wouldn't approve the leave."
"The office is busy. I was lucky to get such an easy task this time. It'll be hard to get this kind of opportunity next time."
"Oh, I really hope Director Jiang comes a little later so we can stay a few more days."
"..."
“You want him to come slowly, but I want him to come quickly. Staying here every day is delaying my ability to make money.”
Feng Ye only muttered this to himself without saying it aloud.
The group chatted for a while, and only left the cabin when they were almost at the dock to scoop the fish out of the live water tank.
Ordinary fish are simply put into bamboo baskets. They're almost at the shore, so it doesn't matter if they're dead or alive, since the price difference isn't significant.
It was too hot, and they hadn't brought any ice, so it was difficult to keep them fresh. They put them in the live water tank just to keep them from dying.
More valuable fish, such as rock bream, are kept in buckets.
As for the giant grouper, there isn't a big enough bucket to hold it, so we'll leave it in the live water tank for now and figure out what to do with it once we get ashore.
There were many people at the dock, all busy unloading cargo.
Seeing them carrying two large fish ashore caused a gasp of surprise.
However, after recognizing one as a bullhead trevally and the other as a bombfish, they all lost interest and stopped paying attention.
Although these two fish are quite large, they are too cheap. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that nobody wants them. They are far less attractive than other larger fish.
When Feng Jiafa saw the two big fish, he couldn't help but sigh: "They are big, but they are not worth much money. I don't really want to buy them. It's a waste of ice, and after all the hard work, I won't even make a few cents."
"Please don't do this. I know this fish isn't worth much, but it's so big, what are we supposed to do if you don't buy it?"
“If it were anyone else, I would really want him to take it back and eat it. It’s only because of you that I’m reluctantly accepting it, but at most it’s eight cents a pound.”
"Okay, whatever you say."
Feng Ye stopped haggling with him.
These two trash fish, even if you add a penny or two, it'll only sell for a dollar or two more. It's not worth wasting your breath on them.
Ah-chan nodded in agreement, "Yes, whatever you say goes, we have no objection."
When Fang Yi and the others heard that it was really only worth a few cents per kilogram, they were momentarily stunned, and their hearts turned cold.
That's fucking cheap!
Seeing that they were so agreeable, Feng Jiafa stopped hesitating and immediately arranged for the scale to be weighed.
The two fish were indeed quite large, weighing a total of 115 jin (approximately 67.5 catties), but unfortunately they were only worth 9.2 yuan, which was less than the stone clam fish.
The price of the stone clam fish was quite attractive, priced at 8 yuan per fish, and it sold for 18.4 yuan.
Other fish, of all kinds, also sold for 123.4 yuan.
All things considered, today's catch was pretty good, since it was all fish caught.
And don't forget, there's also a giant grouper.
After receiving the 151 yuan, Feng Ye said, "Uncle Fa, there's another good cargo still on the ship. Let's take a look together."
Feng Jiafa's eyes lit up: "There's more good stuff? What kind of fish is it?"
"Hehe, you'll see when you see it. This fish is very rare. We won't sell it to you if the price is too low," Ah Can said smugly.
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