The two quickly untied the net and poured the fish onto the deck, scattering them over a large area.
Among them, silver pomfret is the most common, mixed with other fish such as sea bass, mackerel, and shad.
Feng Ye guessed that there was probably a school of silver pomfret that had been surrounded by a group of sea creatures.
"This dolphin is truly a lucky charm!"
While busy tidying up the net, Ah-Can exclaimed, "I never thought such a simple method could actually attract dolphins."
"There is knowledge to be gained everywhere in nature; the key is whether you can discover it."
Feng Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
He looked up to see where the dolphins were moving.
Even though he stopped hitting the water with the stick, the dolphins did not leave.
Instead, it drove the fish around the Rising Sun, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing, occasionally letting out cheerful calls.
This reminded Feng Ye of another piece of information he had seen about dolphins.
It is said that in a certain place, dolphins cooperate with fishermen to catch fish.
Dolphins use their unique sonar system to locate schools of fish, drive them near fishermen, and then use their tail fins to slap the water or their heads to create waves, signaling to the fishermen.
When the fishermen see this action, they know they can cast their nets to catch fish.
It seems that because it's difficult to catch schools of fish, dolphins use fishermen's nets to scare away the fish so they can catch any that escape.
He had previously taken this information as mere anecdote and never believed it, but he never expected to witness it with his own eyes today.
"Brother Ye, what are you spacing out for? Isn't there a hand-thrown net in the cabin? Hurry up and get it out."
Ah-Can finished preparing the net and was about to cast it when he saw Feng-Ye staring blankly at the sea, so he hurriedly urged him on.
Feng Ye snapped out of his daze, smiled, and nodded, "Yes, yes, I'll go get it right now."
He turned and ran into the cabin, and soon came out with two more hand-thrown nets.
Meanwhile, Ah-Can had already begun pulling the second net.
Feng Ye threw down the hand-thrown net and rushed over to help.
This net felt heavier than the last one.
Sure enough, after a lot of effort, they pulled it up and found that the net contained significantly more fish.
Instead of helping to untangle the net, he picked up a piece of net that he had thrown on the deck, quickly arranged it, and then threw it out.
The already turbulent sea became even more violent with the arrival of this net.
Startled, the various fish scattered in panic, some even ending up right in front of the dolphin's mouth...
After pulling him up, Feng Ye ignored him and tossed him to A-Can to untie, while he took another sheet and started tidying it up...
In this way, the two worked together seamlessly, one responsible for untangling the net and the other for casting it.
Feng Ye hit the net twice more, and his arm, which wasn't fully healed to begin with, started to feel the strain.
Then it was Ah-Chan's turn. He cast two more nets, each weighing no less than 200 jin (100 kg).
Just as Ah-chan was about to cast his net, the dolphins suddenly gave up chasing away the fish, jumped and cried out a few times on the surface of the sea, and then all swam eastward.
"Why did you leave? We haven't finished fishing yet."
Ah-chan looked in the direction the dolphins had gone with some disappointment.
Feng Ye guessed, "Maybe they're full?"
"Maybe."
Ah-Can thought about it and realized that perhaps that was indeed the case.
"There are still fish down there, I'll cast a few more nets."
"I'll cast my net too. We need to hurry, or they'll all be gone."
As Feng Ye spoke, he picked up another unused hand-thrown net and quickly tidied it up.
The two men each cast two more nets, but there was nothing left; those that were meant to escape had already fled.
Exhausted and drenched in sweat, panting heavily, Feng Ye plopped down on the deck.
He never imagined that the deck, after being exposed to the sun all day, would be so hot that you could fry an egg on it.
Therefore, he jumped up with a "whoosh".
"Hey Ye, what are you doing? Did you get bitten on the butt?"
The sudden noise startled Ah-Can.
"Damn, it really did get bitten. The deck is so hot."
"With the sun so strong, the deck has been baking in the sun all day, no wonder it's so hot."
Ah-chan laughed heartily.
Feng Ye rubbed his bottom, shook his head helplessly, and then couldn't help but laugh.
"There must be more than 1,500 catties of fish on this deck, right?" Ah Can said with a happy expression.
"There are definitely more, and probably more than that."
"Thanks to these dolphins, we have such a good harvest. Otherwise, the meager catch from the trawl net might not even sell for two hundred dollars."
Looking at the deck full of fish, the two of them were very satisfied.
After resting for a while, the two brought out the baskets and began sorting and packing them.
It's not very late yet, and the sun is still very strong, so the fish can't stay on the deck for long.
I didn't have time just now; I wanted to cast more nets, so I had to leave it for now.
There are many kinds of fish, but most of them are silver pomfret, which make up about two-thirds of the total.
“These silver pomfret are all quite large, with most weighing over half a pound.”
Ah-Can said excitedly as he put the silver pomfret into the basket.
Feng Ye was also sorting fish. He had just thrown a sea bass into the basket when he grabbed a silver pomfret. Just as he was about to throw it into the basket as well, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He took it closer and examined it carefully, then exclaimed with delight, "This isn't a silver pomfret, it's a white pomfret..."
I posted this once before, can you still tell the difference?
"What? White pomfret? Really? White pomfret is even more valuable than silver pomfret!"
Ah-chan quickly grabbed one and examined it carefully.
"That's right, it's a white pomfret. Look at its body, isn't it a bit long, not round enough? And look at its tail, isn't it even smaller yet longer?"
Feng Ye nodded, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"It really is a pomfret!" Ah-Can exclaimed joyfully, "I'm rich, I'm rich..."
“These two fish look so alike that it’s easy to mistake them for each other. When you first told me it was a silver pomfret, I really thought it was. I never expected it to be a white pomfret.”
"I didn't look closely at first. When I saw that shape, I thought it was a silver pomfret and didn't even consider that it was a white pomfret."
Ah-Can scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Luckily, Brother Ye, you recognized it. If we had sold it as silver pomfret, we would have lost a lot of money."
The price of white pomfret is much better than that of silver pomfret.
Now, the two of them simply ignored the other fish and only picked out the white pomfret to put in the basket.
It took more than half an hour to finish sorting and filling a total of twenty baskets, with each basket weighing about 60 kilograms on average.
"Ah Chan, you can sort the rest slowly. I'll steer the boat back."
Feng Ye stood up and shook his arms.
Ah-Can nodded: "Okay, I'll take care of the rest. It's getting late, we should head back."
Feng Ye entered the driver's seat and started the diesel engine.
The Rising Sun slowly began to move, then gradually accelerated, speeding towards the direction of Dongtou Village.
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