"Who was it yesterday who looked so gloomy and lamented their bad luck?"
Feng Ye was quite happy with such a good harvest, but he still couldn't help but tease A-Can.
Ah-Can chuckled sheepishly, "Yesterday was indeed unlucky, but things are better today, aren't they?"
"Since you're so lucky, keep up the good work and catch more fish. Don't forget the promise you made."
"I was just saying, okay? Who can guarantee they can get their hands on good stuff?"
Ah-Can's smile vanished, and his face fell.
That's your problem.
Feng Ye smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then lowered the prepared trawl net and squatted down to put the mullet into the basket.
Ah-chan returned to the cockpit and took control of the Rising Sun's direction and speed.
As dawn breaks over the sea, golden sunlight spills across the shimmering surface, as if draping the area in a veil of mystery.
In the distance, several seagulls soared, occasionally swooping down to snatch small fish from the sea and take flight.
"Brother Ye, look, there's a boat over there!"
Feng Ye, who was still busy sorting the catch, looked up when he heard A-Can's exclamation.
Sure enough, they saw a fishing boat moving at a steady speed towards them, and they couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Have you trespassed on someone else's territory?"
Ah-Can said with certainty, "How could that be? They clearly trespassed on our territory."
Feng Ye frowned: "Let's see what's going on first. Maybe they've accidentally wandered into our territory."
The ocean belongs to the public, not to a private individual.
Although there are established rules, it is not uncommon for people to accidentally enter other people's fishing areas.
Generally, if someone finds themselves trespassing into someone else's fishing area, they will voluntarily leave, and the other person won't mind.
Of course, it's also possible that some shameless people will refuse to leave.
At this time, there were relatively few fishing boats, and there was enough sea area for everyone to occupy and operate on their own.
In later generations, as the number of fishing boats increased, this rule naturally fell into disuse.
The size of the ocean cannot be said to have remained unchanged throughout history, but it is unlikely to change in the short term.
It's only that big, especially in the nearshore area.
With more fishing boats, the average working area per person will naturally decrease.
At that time, it was common to see more than a dozen fishing boats operating at the same time.
"Hopefully they'll be sensible and leave on their own."
Ah-chan stared intently at the fishing boat until they passed each other before looking away.
Trawl operations are ongoing.
Two hours later, the second net was set up.
Ah-chan was delighted to see the catch spilled onto the deck.
"Hehe, I'm really lucky today, I caught another big net."
The haul from this net was quite good, probably no less than 400 jin (200 kg).
The goods are quite varied, including all kinds of valuable and worthless fish, shrimp, and crabs.
"Stop being so smug, get back to work. I know you're having a lucky day."
As Feng Ye spoke, he re-tied the opening at the bottom of the net.
Ah-chan helped tidy up the trawl net, then happily skipped and hopped to the wheelhouse to start the boat.
After casting the trawl net, Feng Ye quickly sorted the catch into different categories and packed them into baskets.
Throw anything valuable and marketable into the basket.
As for those unwanted small fish and shrimp, they can only go back to where they came from.
The weather is still not good today; it's mostly cloudy with the sun appearing and disappearing intermittently.
Moreover, the weather forecast for the next few days did not predict good weather; it was either thunderstorms or cloudy skies.
Therefore, forget about drying fish.
"Damn it, whose bastard's boat is this? They're so shameless, knowing there are people working here, why don't they just leave..."
Suddenly, I heard Ah-Can cursing loudly.
Feng Ye quickly looked up and found that the boat he had seen earlier was still there, motionless.
He frowned and guessed, "Since it's not moving, could it be malfunctioning?"
"That's impossible. If the machine had malfunctioned, it would have asked us for help long ago if it saw us here."
Without even thinking, Ah-Can gave a negative answer.
"Too."
Feng Ye nodded, agreeing with A-Can's statement.
"I think they might be pulling in the nets, or sorting out the fishing nets."
"Perhaps."
When fishing boats are hauling in their nets, they can stop or not, depending on whether they have enough manpower.
Moreover, at this time, not many fishing boats were equipped with net-hauling machines; most still relied on manual net hauling.
“I’ll sail over there and drive them away,” Ah-chan said angrily.
"Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. Who knows who's on the other ship? Let them stall for another day. If they dare to come again tomorrow, we can kick them out then."
Feng Ye thought for a moment, then shook his head and rejected A-Can's suggestion.
"Alright then, they'll get off easy."
Although Ah-Can was still resentful, he listened to Feng Ye's advice and did not act rashly.
He was in the wheelhouse, his gaze frequently drifting towards the motionless fishing boat.
Feng Ye stopped paying attention to the fishing boat in the distance and focused on his work.
However, even after he had finished sorting the cargo and cleaning the deck, the ship still hadn't moved.
Feng Ye couldn't help but become curious at this point.
Why has this ship been sitting still for so long?
Once the fishing boats set sail, they race against time, not wanting to waste a single moment.
If they can haul in one more net, they will never haul in one less. How could they possibly stay still in one place for a long time?
"Could it be that they encountered a school of fish and are catching them all at once?"
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