After cleaning the fish and having lunch, the two men set off in their boat to collect the fishnets.
The buoy bobbed and swayed on the sea surface with the waves.
If the waves aren't too big, it usually won't be destroyed.
I'm afraid that if the weather changes and the storm gets too big, then it's an unknown.
Moreover, the change in weather is likely not something that will happen in a day or two, and it will also take time for the waves to subside.
Feng Ye hooked the buoy up, wound the net rope onto the reel, and began to retrieve the net.
As the fishing nets were gradually pulled in, fish, shrimp, and crabs could be seen struggling on them from time to time.
The quantity looks decent; they have all kinds of goods.
Although they weren't all mullet, the two weren't disappointed.
This is just the first net; there are 29 more to come.
They untied the fish, sorted them, and threw them into baskets before continuing to haul in the net.
As the fishing nets were pulled in one by one, the baskets gradually filled up, some already containing their second or third catch...
However, the mullet they were so eager to catch never appeared in large quantities on the fishing nets; they only caught one or two here and there.
"We've already harvested half of them, so it seems that the school of mullet hasn't come this way."
A-Can looked somewhat disappointed.
"Don't rush, there are still many nets left."
Feng Ye comforted her, "Maybe the next net will hold a surprise."
As he spoke, he continued to turn the reel, pulling the net rope to hoist the fishing net onto the boat.
Surprisingly, it was right. The unexpected always comes unexpectedly.
"Hey, Little Azure Dragon!"
He had only pulled the net halfway in when he saw a wavy lobster entangled and unable to move on the net.
It's so big, with a green shell and orange and blue markings.
If it's not Little Azure Dragon, what else could it be?
"What? Little Azure Dragon?"
Ah-Can instantly perked up, looked up, and exclaimed repeatedly, "This is good, this is good..."
That would be great.
They haven't caught any baby green dragons for quite some time now.
Feng Ye quickened the pace of closing the net: "Ah, there's more..."
Surprisingly, four small green dragons were still hanging on the remaining half of the net.
Both of them were overjoyed, as if they had been injected with adrenaline and were fully revitalized.
I was exhausted from a long day, but now it all seems to have vanished.
The two excitedly untied the little green dragon.
"Not bad, they're all pretty big. This one is about eight or nine ounces, the others are a bit smaller, but they're still over half a pound."
Feng Ye caught one in his hand and watched its tail stretch and curl up repeatedly.
"I didn't expect to find lobsters here; this is truly an unexpected bonus!"
Ah-Can also caught one, looking at it from left to right, very happy.
You should know that they've been setting up nets here for quite some time now, but they haven't seen a single little green dragon.
Unexpectedly, we caught five today.
"I don't know if there are any more of the remaining dozen or so nets."
"Then hurry up and collect them, there might still be some left. I'll go get a bucket to put them in."
Ah-Can went into the cabin, took out a bucket, filled it halfway with seawater, and then put the little green dragon inside.
Although there are live water tanks on the ship, there are too few for the time being, so there is no need to put them in there; barrels will suffice.
Unfortunately, the next few nets didn't catch a single small green dragon, let alone the school of black mullet; most of them were toadfish.
This greatly disappointed the two men, who became listless and drooped their heads, mechanically reeling in the net.
Suddenly, a wave crashed over the ship, causing it to rock violently.
Ah-chan lost his balance and almost fell over.
He steadied himself and belatedly asked in surprise, "When did the waves get so big?"
"I didn't notice."
Feng Ye frowned as he looked at the surging waves. "Quickly pull in all the nets. We can untangle the fish on the way back."
"Um."
Ah-Can nodded. "It seems like things are about to change. Luckily, we put away the sticky net."
The two quickly gathered up the remaining sticky net.
There were some surprises, but not many; it was just that we caught three more baby green dragons.
Before they could even untangle themselves, they were all piled up on the deck.
"Not bad, eight little green dragons in total, I can sell them for thirty..."
Upon hearing this number, Ah-Can was speechless. "Damn, how come it's only worth so little money?"
"The small green dragon is expensive, but there are few of them, and each one doesn't weigh much, so it doesn't sell for much money."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Today is not bad. More than 500 catties of black mullet, plus that golden mackerel, and all the other odds and ends, it's worth seven or eight hundred yuan."
He was quite satisfied with today's harvest, which was equivalent to several days' worth of catch for other ships.
"That's true."
Ah-Can had roughly calculated it in his mind, and it was about that number.
"Alright, hurry up and set sail, we need to get back quickly."
"Um."
A short while later, the Rising Sun left a white trail on the sea and quickly returned to port.
Feng Ye looked up at the sky. The sun was still dazzling, but the wind and waves seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.
Because there are still ten fishing nets to untangle, it's still quite early, not even three o'clock yet.
He wasn't in a hurry to butcher the fish. He patted his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, and tried to perk himself up.
After a long day, I haven't smoked many cigarettes, except for that one "divine cigarette" after each meal.
At other times, I can only smoke when I have a spare moment; I won't stop to smoke intentionally.
When people get busy, they tend to forget many things.
When not at sea, a pack of cigarettes is barely enough to last a day.
This is only when he's smoking alone. If he runs into other people, he'll smoke one here and one there, and a pack of cigarettes won't be enough to keep him from smoking.
On the ship, a pack of cigarettes could last for about three days.
A cigarette slowly burns...
He took a deep drag, flicked the cigarette butt into the sea, squatted down, and got to work.
Ideally, all the fish in these ten fishing nets should be untied before reaching the shore.
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