As cigarette butts, still glowing with embers, were flicked into the sea, time quietly slipped away.
Feng Ye had lost count of how many cigarettes he had smoked; all he could feel was a faint bitter taste in his mouth.
He glanced at his watch; it was almost three in the morning.
He patted his slightly sore arms, went to the sleeping pod at the back, and woke up Feng Jialing.
As for the others, there's no need to wake them up. Let them sleep a little longer so they can work better during the day.
The trawl nets had been prepared in advance, and a few people were enough to set them off.
After Feng Jialing got up, the boat slowed down and began to cast its nets for a new round of operations.
At this moment, a full 16 hours have passed since the fishing ended yesterday morning.
Having no homework for more than half a day is equivalent to skipping 5 hours of online homework.
Fortunately, the time wasn't wasted; it was well worth it.
After the trawl net was lowered into the sea, Feng Ye and A-Can went to their sleeping pod to rest.
This is the first net; there's not much to do on the boat during the operation.
Moreover, they had been on guard for most of the night and were indeed extremely tired; they needed to get some rest.
On the Dong Sheng, only Feng Jialing remained, diligently steering the ship from the wheelhouse.
...
Feng Ye slept very late, not waking up until after nine o'clock, and the second net was already up.
After greeting Ah-chan, who was steering the boat in the wheelhouse, he went down to the deck and saw the crew sorting the catch.
The goods on this net weren't very good; they were ordinary and unremarkable, with all sorts of miscellaneous items.
However, it was very heavy, piled up on the deck into a small mountain, estimated to weigh four or five thousand kilograms.
Compared to yesterday's catch of golden pomfret, this was far inferior.
However, compared to other networks, it is on par, or even better.
However, while there were many items, none of them were particularly valuable; they were all common, inexpensive goods.
Moreover, the quantity of each type is small, making sorting quite time-consuming.
After a quick wash, Feng Ye quickly joined in to help with the sorting.
"There are too many useless items in this batch; I estimate they won't even sell for a thousand yuan."
He sorted through the catch while complaining.
Beside him, Xiao Mingshi smiled and chimed in, saying, "This is the normal harvest from trawling. There's a lot of cargo, but a lot of it is useless and worthless."
Things like what happened a couple of days ago are rare; that was pure luck.
Feng Ye nodded in agreement, saying, "My uncle is right."
But he didn't think so in his heart.
Yesterday I definitely had incredible luck, that's for sure.
However, for him, the longer the Dong Sheng drifted at sea, the more fish would gather, and the nets would burst open as a matter of course.
The only concern is, what kind of fish are gathering here? And are they valuable?
Xiao Mingshi added, "It would be quite good if this net could sell for a thousand or so yuan."
Enough said. Dragging five networks a day is no problem, that's five thousand yuan. What more could you want?
"Uh...yes, yes, I was too greedy."
Feng Ye didn't refute, but echoed her words.
Actually, he wasn't greedy; he just had plenty of confidence in his amazing abilities.
This is only the first day; everything is just beginning.
"This shipment is quite large, but unfortunately, a lot of it is useless."
Xiao Mingshi sighed, then added, "For other ships, it's normal to catch two or three thousand catties of cargo in one go, and four thousand catties is considered quite lucky."
"Indeed, we were lucky."
Luo Zhiping chimed in, "Yesterday's net caught over 10,000 jin (5,000 kg) of fish; it was truly a blessing from Mazu, we must have burned incense to our hearts' content."
"Yes, normally, only when you encounter a large school of fish is it possible to catch so many fish in one net..."
"Hey, that net was really strange. Besides the more than 3,000 catties of golden pomfret, there were also seven or eight thousand catties of all sorts of other stuff. I really don't know where they came from?"
"Who cares? As long as we get it out, we'll sort it out properly and sell everything that can be sold. That's what really matters."
"That's right..."
On the deck, everyone chatted amongst themselves, but their hands never stopped working.
The catch was sorted carefully and cleanly.
Useful items should be kept to sell for money; as for useless items, they can be thrown back into the sea after sorting.
Although there was a lot of cargo in this net, only about 60% of it was actually worth selling, less than 3,000 jin (1,500 catties).
The majority of these were cheap goods that could only be sold for a few cents, with only a small number selling for more than a dollar.
The remaining 40% is worthless and can only be disposed of as waste.
Looking at these leftover scraps, I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them.
What a waste!
In the future, only a very small number of the fish, shrimp, and crabs in these wastes will be truly worthless, while the rest will be able to be sold for money.
Even the smallest and most useless fish can be dried into various products, such as canned goods, fish meal, or used as feed ingredients.
Even anchovies, which are known as "rotten when out of water" and are only half a finger long, have value.
There is a well-known snack brand called Jinzai, and its product Jinzai Little Fish uses anchovies as its main ingredient.
Now, however, they can only be thrown back into the sea as waste, which is heartbreaking to think about.
However, there's nothing that can be done about it.
These days, nobody really wants to buy these fish, shrimp, and crabs.
After the catch was sorted, the boatmen sprang into action without being told, carrying the sorted baskets of fish into the hold and settling them properly, before picking up shovels to clean the deck.
Feng Ye wasn't idle either. He also took a shovel, scooped up a full shovelful of fish, and then forcefully threw it into the sea.
"Splash..."
Amidst the splashing sounds, large sprays of water were also stirred up.
However, he was stunned when he saw the various small fish that had fallen into the sea and were floating on the surface.
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