Nothing was said that night.
The next morning, right on time, we set sail as usual.
When we arrived at the work area, it was still dark, making it inconvenient to set up the nets.
Just like yesterday, they are preparing to make a quick sweep.
After lowering the trawl net, Feng Ye returned to the cab.
While seeking shelter from the wind, you can also chat with Ah-Can to pass the time.
The two chatted about everything under the sun, and time passed little by little as dawn broke.
Judging that it was about time, Ah-Can stopped the boat and went out of the wheelhouse with Feng-Ye to the stern to haul in the net.
This net has a lot of goods, but there aren't any good ones; they're all common, everyday items.
Neither of them felt too disappointed, as it was all within their expectations.
They left the cargo suspended in mid-air, temporarily ignoring it, and went to remove the trawl net first. Only then did they unload the cargo, rearrange the trawl net, and lower it back down.
Feng Ye didn't rush to sort the catch, but went to heat up the food.
Starting today, they are not going to eat rice noodles or noodles at sea anymore; instead, they will bring their own meals.
They were tired of rice noodles and regular noodles, and they weren't very filling.
Rice is better; it keeps you full longer.
There was leftover food from the night before, enough for the two of them to eat for a day.
The weather is cold now, so food won't spoil easily overnight.
Moreover, bringing your own lunch is more time-saving and convenient, as you don't have to go through the trouble of cooking.
If you get hungry during this time, just put it on the stove to heat it up.
Soon, the food in the aluminum lunchbox was heated up.
Feng Ye opened a box first and started eating.
After we finished eating, I went to replace Ah-Can.
Working at sea requires making the most of every second, especially during the winter when the days are short and the nights are long.
It's too difficult.
Making money is difficult!
It's even harder when there's no money to be made!
Making a living at sea is extremely difficult.
...
The whole morning consisted of two hauls, nothing particularly unusual.
Around noon, they heated up their food, ate a simple lunch, and immediately got back to work collecting the sticky nets.
We didn't start collecting them until a little after 1 a.m. yesterday, so it was already dark when we got back to the dock.
We should be able to dock an hour early today, so we should be able to reach the shore before dark.
Ten nets were cast in a row, and the catch was mainly toadfish, with some other common fish, shrimp and crabs mixed in occasionally.
"Damn, all we got were toadfish, even worse than yesterday's harvest."
Ah-chan kicked the basket containing the toadfish with a grumbling expression and put away the net after removing the fish.
"Don't rush, there are still 20 nets that haven't been pulled up yet, so the chances of catching good stuff are still pretty high."
Feng Ye wasn't entirely satisfied with the results of the ten nets, but he still comforted A-Can.
There are bound to be plenty of good stuff from the seabed, but whether you get caught in a net or not is just a matter of probability.
"I hope so."
Ah-chan nodded, but didn't have high hopes.
The two continued with their work.
"Holy crap, what a huge snake!"
Ah-Can looked at the fish stuck in the net and couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Feng Ye also saw it, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. The scientific name for the 'Fei's pomfret' is *Fei's pomfret*, also known as the 'Fei's yellow wax pomfret' or 'small spotted pomfret'.
It has many common names, such as wrasse, red wrasse, oily wrasse, dark wrasse, and southern wind wrasse.
This fish is 2.3 to 2.6 times longer than it is tall, and has an elongated oval shape. The maximum body length can reach 65 centimeters.
The anterior rays of the second dorsal and anal fins are long and sickle-shaped.
The spines of the first dorsal fin are connected when the fish is young, but become separate and very short when the fish is adult.
The tail fin is deeply forked.
The fish has a blue back and a blue-white belly, and its distinctive feature is that it has 3 to 7 black spots of varying sizes along its lateral line.
This type of fish is actually not very expensive in the market.
But this one on the net is huge, over 50 centimeters long, which is quite a rare sight.
"It weighs about 20 jin (10 catties), not bad, not bad."
Feng Ye estimated for a moment and said excitedly, "Selling it for thirty or forty yuan shouldn't be a problem."
They didn't rush to untangle the snakehead, but continued to close the net.
As the nets were gradually pulled in, more and more fish were caught in them.
And they were all dressed in dark blue.
Although they are not as big as the first one, most of them are between one and three pounds, but there are many of them!
On this one website alone, there are nearly a hundred ghost faces.
This made them extremely happy.
This fish is much more valuable than a toadfish.
"Haha, so many 'golden noodles' (a slang term for young men), we're rich now..."
Ah-chan laughed loudly, so excited he almost jumped up.
"It must have been a group of ghosts passing by that all ran into the net."
The sea bream is a type of fish that commonly appears along and near the coast. It feeds on zooplankton or crustaceans and prefers to live in groups.
"Brother Ye, do you think there might be more on the next net?"
"Very likely."
"Then let's not rush to untangle this net, let's pull up the next one as well."
"good."
Feng Ye was also filled with anticipation.
They continued to close the net, hoping their good luck would continue.
The next round of netting did not disappoint them; the number of ghost-faced creatures caught was even greater.
Feng Ye and A-Can could hardly believe their eyes.
Excited, they pressed on and quickly pulled in the third net.
The number of ghost faces on this website has decreased sharply, to only about fifty or sixty.
But that was enough to make them satisfied with their gains.
"If all the ghostly creatures in these three nets were untied, they would weigh several hundred pounds, right?"
Ah-chan said excitedly, his voice full of excitement.
"That's for sure, I think it weighs at least 500 jin."
Feng Ye couldn't contain his joy either, "So many fish, we need to untangle them quickly, there are still more than a dozen nets waiting to be collected."
"Yes, yes, we can't waste time."
As he spoke, Ah-Can quickened his pace.
The two quickly and skillfully untied the ghost noodles from the three nets and put them into a basket.
The six large baskets were filled to the brim, and the weight was not much different from Feng Ye's expectations.
Based on market prices, these noodles should easily sell for a thousand or eight hundred dollars.
Every harvest is the best reward for hard work.
Afterward, they continued their intense work of pulling in the remaining nets one by one.
Although the number of Gynostemma pentaphyllums in the nets decreased significantly afterward, the situation returned to one where toadfish were the dominant species.
But Feng Ye and A-Can were already satisfied.
One should not be too greedy.
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