As soon as the shrimp trap was taken out of the water, Ah-Can suddenly shouted with surprise, "Little Green Dragon! I saw a little green dragon!"
"Cough cough cough..."
Feng Ye heard A-Can's shout and took a puff of his cigarette, which immediately choked him.
The half-smoked cigarette fell from the corner of his mouth onto the deck, his hands stopped moving, and he bent over, coughing uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Ah-Can took the net rope from his hand and lifted the shrimp trap up.
"Oh ho, there's more than one, four of them have arrived at once."
Feng Ye finally recovered, though her throat still felt a little sore.
He said irritably, "Can you stop being so dramatic? You almost choked me to death."
As he spoke, he bent down to pick up the cigarette butt that had fallen on the deck and casually threw it into the sea.
Ah Can ignored Feng Ye's complaints and excitedly pointed to the small green lobsters in the shrimp trap: "Look at these four small green lobsters, they are all quite big, each weighing about seven or eight ounces."
"These four aren't enough. It would be great if there were more left."
"We'll know once we collect it."
"Then hurry up, I'll go get the bucket."
Feng Ye went to the cabin, took out a bucket, filled it halfway with seawater, and then took the small lobster out of the shrimp trap and put it into the bucket.
After he finished, he took the opportunity to rest for a while, leaning against the side of the boat and watching Ah-chan busy himself.
His eyes followed Ah-Can's every move closely, hoping that each shrimp trap would bring a surprise.
However, no more lobsters were found in the next few shrimp traps.
This inevitably disappointed him.
However, we did manage to collect quite a bit of other seafood, such as various kinds of shrimp and crabs, so that's not bad.
It wasn't until the 35th shrimp trap that three more small lobsters appeared.
But that's still not enough.
Tomorrow's banquet will have 20 tables, so each table should get at least one.
Fortunately, the shrimp traps that followed did not disappoint him again; there were some shrimp in them, more or less.
After collecting all 50 shrimp traps, a total of 25 small green lobsters were caught, which is exactly one lobster for every two shrimp traps.
Ah-Can laughed and said, "Are you satisfied now?"
"25 is enough."
Feng Ye nodded, a satisfied smile on his face. "I'll give you some extra money, after all, you got a share too."
Ah-Can waved his hand: "We're brothers, no need to be so polite."
"How can this be? These 25 baby lobsters weigh at least 20 jin (10 catties), worth over a hundred yuan, and there are so many fish, shrimp, and crabs too..."
"Really, no need. I'll be holding a banquet for my house once it's built, and I'll definitely need seafood. Just don't ask me for money then."
Hearing what A-Can said, Feng Ye stopped insisting.
"Fine, then I really won't give it to you."
The two tidied up the deck, and Ah-Can looked at the sky and said, "Brother Ye, it's still early, let's haul in the net before going back."
"Let's not do it, there's still so much work to do at home."
"Come on, so many people are helping, one more or one less won't make a difference."
Feng Ye thought about it and agreed.
Many people helped today in preparation for tomorrow's banquet.
Besides his own family, there were also Ah-chan's parents and more than a dozen other relatives.
When they hold banquets, apart from hiring chefs and musicians, they ask members of their own family for help.
This not only saves money but also increases unity and mutual assistance within the family.
The surname Feng is a common surname in Dongtou Village, with more than 100 households.
Therefore, not all of them could be invited; only a dozen or so households with whom they had a close relationship were invited, one person per household.
After the trawl net was set, as usual, Ah-Can steered the boat while Feng-Ye sorted the fish, shrimp, and crabs caught from the shrimp traps on the deck.
Although there were only a little over two baskets, the shrimp were small and there were many of them, so it took a lot of time.
Even when Ah-chan stopped the boat and prepared to haul in the net, he still hadn't finished sorting the fish.
He had no choice but to put it aside for the time being and go collect the trawl nets first.
With the help of the haul-in machine, the trawl net was pulled out of the water by the towing line, and a large bag of cargo was hauled to the stern of the boat.
Although there was a lot of cargo, it all looked like toadfish, which disappointed the two of them.
"Looks like my luck isn't so good today, no big shipments."
As Ah-chan spoke, he busied himself hanging the net bag onto the crane hook.
"Don't rush, there might be some good stuff hidden in there."
Feng Ye casually remarked, though he didn't actually have much hope.
The area around the fishing net was almost entirely filled with toadfish, and it was foreseeable that the area in the middle would also be filled with toadfish.
However, when the net was hoisted up and the fish inside poured out, both of their eyes lit up.
"A big fish!"
The two shouted it out in unison.
Among a group of toadfish, a particularly large fish was found mixed in and landed on the deck.
This is a large fish with a dark blue back, a silvery-white belly, and a faint yellow longitudinal stripe down the center of its side.
Judging from his size, he is about 1.2 to 1.3 meters tall.
Ah-Can stepped forward and pulled it out of the pile of toadfish, exclaiming in surprise, "Golden mackerel, Brother Ye, I didn't mistake it this time, did I?"
Feng Ye was about to say that was right, but suddenly froze.
He crouched down and examined the large fish closely, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Seeing his expression, Ah-Can asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Ye-ge? Isn't it supposed to be golden mackerel?"
Feng Ye shook his head: "This really isn't a golden mackerel."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can was dumbfounded.
"Hey, how can it not be? Look at the dorsal and pelvic fins that extend all the way to the tail, and this yellow longitudinal stripe, it's exactly the same as what you described."
As he spoke, he pointed out the distinctive features of the large fish.
Feng Ye took a deep breath: "I remember telling you that the scientific name of the golden mackerel is yellowtail amberjack."
"Yes, I did say that."
"To be precise, the golden mackerel, also known as the yellowtail amberjack, can only be classified as a fish of the amberjack genus, while this fish is the true amberjack."
Ah-Can was even more confused.
"What's the name of this fish?"
"Its name is five-striped yellowtail, which you may not have heard of, but you should have heard of its other name, green yellowtail."
"I've heard of Qinggan fish before, so this is what it is!"
"Yes, it's a fish that looks very similar to the yellowtail amberjack, and it's easy to mistake one for the other if you're not careful."
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