"Wow, it's so big! No wonder it's so hard to pull!"
At the same time, Zhang Qiang exclaimed in surprise.
"Haha, Wang Teng, you've really surprised everyone with your big announcement!" Fang Yi laughed loudly.
"I told you, I'd catch a big fish someday!"
Wang Teng's face was flushed, and he was so excited that he almost jumped up. Even the pain in his hands seemed to disappear all at once.
He gripped the fishing line with all his might, slowly pulling the large croaker, which was still struggling above the water, towards the side of the boat.
Although they didn't understand the value of the giant croaker or recognize the fish, they were genuinely happy to see how big it was.
"We're going to be rich! We're going to be rich! This big croaker, even if it doesn't weigh a hundred pounds, it'll weigh at least ninety pounds. We're going to be rich..."
Ah-chan kept muttering to himself.
Feng Ye also said with a big smile, "We're really going to make a fortune. We haven't caught anything big in two days. Turns out, this is what we've been waiting for."
He took the hook and waited for Wang Teng to pull the fish to the side of the boat.
"This head is huge, almost a meter and a half long. If it stands up, it'll reach my shoulder." Ah-Can gestured. "It's worth it. With this, we've made up for all the time we lost these past few days."
"More than that, we can stay home and sleep for the next two weeks, we don't even need to go out to sea."
Both of them were overjoyed.
The other three were overjoyed after hearing their conversation.
Fang Yi asked curiously, "From what you're saying, this kind of croaker is very valuable. Just how valuable is it?"
"The size of the croaker has a great impact on its value. The larger the croaker, the more valuable it is. Small ones are only a few yuan per kilogram, but large ones cannot be measured by a specific unit price. They are priced as a whole."
"How much is this big croaker worth?"
Fang Yi's question made everyone prick up their ears and turn to look at Feng Ye.
Even Ah-chan did the same thing.
Although he knew that croakers were very valuable, he wasn't quite sure exactly how valuable they were.
"I don't know the exact price of this one. We'll have to find a rich boss to discuss it in detail after we get ashore, but for less than 10,000... hehe, I won't sell it."
"How much? Ten thousand?"
Upon hearing this, the other four were greatly shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.
“In our eyes, ten thousand is a lot, but for those wealthy bosses, ten thousand is nothing at all.”
Feng Ye smiled slightly and continued to explain, "The meat of this giant croaker is actually quite ordinary; its expensive part is the swim bladder..."
“I know that, it’s fish maw,” Ah-Can interjected. “But, croaker maw doesn’t seem to be this expensive, does it?”
"Small ones are cheaper, of course, but for one as big as this, which has about a pound of glue, the price will naturally skyrocket."
Feng Ye continued, "This croaker maw is a top-grade tonic, with effects such as replenishing blood, stopping bleeding, tonifying the kidneys, and strengthening essence. For wealthy people, it is a treasure."
Upon hearing this, the group was secretly astonished, never expecting that this unassuming croaker would have such great efficacy and value.
Wang Teng had already pulled the giant croaker to the side of the boat. He carefully controlled his strength, afraid that the huge croaker would break free of its restraints.
Seeing this, Feng Ye quickly stepped forward and hooked the fish's mouth with a hook.
Ah-chan then jumped into the sea with a rope, tied a knot, and attached it to the fish's tail.
Then, everyone worked together to pull the large croaker onto the boat.
"It's a pity I don't have a camera. It would be so nice to take a picture while holding it as a souvenir."
Thinking of the photos of anglers showing off their big catches in later generations, Feng Ye couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.
"It's alright, we have memories," Fang Yi said with a smile. "We'll remember this giant croaker for the rest of our lives."
Everyone gathered around the large croaker, and they were all incredibly excited.
"Alright, quickly put him in the cabin and get some ice to keep him fresh. We still have a long way to go before we get back."
Having learned from their previous experience, they brought ice with them for the next three days of sailing.
Some fish are pulled up too quickly and die immediately upon being taken out of the water, leaving no chance for rescue. They must be kept fresh with ice, especially high-value fish.
"good."
The group worked together to lift the large croaker into the cabin, placed it on ice, and covered it with a thick layer of ice.
With the big croaker caught, everyone's confidence soared, and they happily continued reeling in their lines.
For just over half an hour, everyone's attention was focused on the bighead carp, and they didn't pay attention to the other fishing lines even if they moved.
When I reeled it in again, there were five fishing lines with empty hooks, the bait completely gone.
Just as everyone finished reeling in their fishing lines and continued baiting, Feng Ye inadvertently looked up and noticed a boat on the distant sea, sailing in their direction.
"A ship is coming?"
"Who's so blind as to dare come here?"
Zhang Qiang was the first to look up, muttering in dissatisfaction.
In the past two or three days, after learning that they were guarding the area, no one has come here to dive and retrieve anything.
Of course, they had no idea whether someone would come over while they were away.
Feng Ye squinted and looked around: "It doesn't look like a fishing boat. Could it be that Director Jiang brought a boat?"
“It’s definitely not a fishing boat,” Ah-Can said definitively, then guessed, “I reckon it’s Director Jiang leading a salvage team.”
“Very likely.” Feng Ye nodded. “Then let’s reel in the fishing line; we can’t fish here.”
"Um."
Everyone pulled up their fishing lines, which had already been baited and thrown into the sea, removed the bait, and untied the fishing lines, wrapping them around sticks.
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