"Brother, you haven't even reached the fishing grounds yet, how can you possibly get here?" Xiao Hu asked as he walked forward after casting his net.
"It's okay, we can get it done today, don't worry."
Ye Cheng was quite certain that his luck stat was 90 today; to put it bluntly, he could probably hit a fish even if he threw a stone at it.
Wang Defa wasn't far from Ye Cheng. The old man, standing at the bow of the boat, saw Ye Cheng looking in his direction and quickly waved.
"Second brother, Little Tiger."
Ye Cheng ignored him and turned his head away, finding the sight disgusting.
This net is the bottom net, and it took Ye Cheng one hour and twenty minutes to deliberately drag it out for so long, to waste Wang Defa's time.
"That's about enough, let's haul in the nets." Ye Cheng checked the time and realized it was almost time, so he slowed the boat down and began hauling in the nets.
Duan Chunsheng and Wang Defa on both sides also started setting up nets.
The high-end rope winch, without the need for two people, slowly pulled up the trawl net, about a third of it, but we had no idea what was inside.
Xiao Hu untied the rope, and the contents of the trawl net spilled onto the deck with a splash.
At first, there were just some scattered items, but suddenly a big fish jumped out. Little Tiger, with his sharp eyes, recognized it at a glance.
"Brother, it's a spotted rat."
After catching the first grouper, several more large fish, all groupers, rushed out of the net.
Since grouper is such a high-end fish, it should naturally live in a tank. The two quickly brought a tank for the old grouper to live in. This grouper was quite big, weighing about two pounds.
There are 3 grouper and 2 tiger grouper left, all of them are large and weigh about 2 pounds each.
Besides the grouper, we also caught two ribbonfish, which weren't very big, weighing a little over a pound.
The rest were snails, which Xiao Hu scooped into the sea.
After finishing tidying up here, Ye Cheng saw that Duan Chunsheng's side was almost done as well, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and asked,
"Uncle Duan, how are things on your end?"
Duan Chunsheng waved to Ye Cheng and held up a grouper to show off.
"Several grouper, hahaha."
Seeing that Duan Chunsheng had also caught a grouper, Ye Cheng was genuinely happy. Although he was still quite annoyed after his initial joy, he still turned around and looked at Wang Defa.
The old man was quick on his feet; he had already finished tidying up. Seeing Ye Cheng looking over, he quickly called out,
"Second brother, my harvest is not bad, keep going."
Keep peatening!
Despite the talk, the net-pulling had to continue. Ye Cheng told Xiao Hu to lower the net and then randomly drove along a road.
Duan Chunsheng and Wang Defa followed closely behind.
This time, Ye Cheng still spent an hour and a half pulling the net. When he lifted the net, this net was heavier than the previous one.
As soon as the rope loosened, everything fell down, mostly small fish and shrimp, along with a few groupers. It felt like we were going to be stuck with groupers today.
This net yielded two seven-starred grouper, two rat-shaped grouper, and one old shad, making it a fairly large catch.
In addition to these, four more ribbonfish came up.
The two quickly packed their things, and then Ye Cheng picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke to Duan Chunsheng.
"Uncle Duan, let's have lunch. Come over here and eat with us. We brought some good food."
"Haha, second brother, isn't it a bit too much for me to take advantage of your good fortune and even eat your food?" Duan Chunsheng said heartily.
"There's so much stuff, Xiaohu bought too much, he can't finish it all."
Duan Chunsheng put down the walkie-talkie, and the two drove forward a little, found a safe place to lean against each other, and then Duan Chunsheng jumped over.
"Uncle, how's the second network?"
"It's alright, better than me setting up the net myself. How about you guys?"
Duan Chunsheng casually opened the water tank and looked inside.
"Holy crap! So many groupers! You have twice as many as me!"
Ye Cheng chuckled, "Maybe you were too rude, that's why everyone's coming over here."
"I'm rude? Fine, fine, I'm rude. But if I'm rude and snatch meat while we're eating, don't blame me."
"Uncle Duan, don't worry, I bought a lot." Xiao Hu handed Duan Chunsheng a bowl and chopsticks and asked him to sit down.
"Beef, pig's ears, large intestines, cold dishes, and even rice!" Duan Chunsheng looked at their meals and almost wanted to curse.
"Wait a moment, I'll have Xiaohu wash some shrimp, boil some sea shrimp, and eat them with vinegar, otherwise it'll be too greasy."
Xiao Hu casually scooped a handful of shrimp from the basket, rinsed them with clean water, and then Ye Cheng boiled the pot, threw the shrimp in, and sliced some ginger to remove the fishy smell. In just 5 minutes, more than a dozen boiled shrimp were served.
"Young people, you're really eating well. I only put a box of noodles on the boat, and I'll just add an egg for lunch. You're celebrating the New Year like this."
Duan Chunsheng was still lamenting when Xiao Hu had already eaten several pieces of pig's ear. "Uncle Duan, we're young and need to grow. We can't compare to your old bones."
"Bullshit! I'm still young, I can eat more meat than you. You guys are just homeless and have no burdens." Duan Chunsheng sighed and quickly joined the meat-grabbing army.
On the other side, Wang Defa also shamelessly came over, but since Ye Cheng hadn't invited him, he felt embarrassed to come over.
"You guys are eating well." Wang Defa took out a steamed bun with some pickled vegetables and looked longingly at the three of them eating meat and fish.
Ye Cheng pretended not to see it at all, while Duan Chunsheng felt sorry for him, but since he was also just freeloading, he was too embarrassed to ask for a meal.
Little Tiger, though he resented his second uncle for being so greedy, couldn't bear to see the old man like this and picked up some meat for him.
Wang Defa was deeply moved, saying, "My nephew Xiaohu is truly a man of conscience."
Xiao Hu sneered.
"Second Uncle, do we have any conscience? You are truly unethical."
Wang Defa gave an awkward laugh and continued eating.
The three of them ate together, and naturally, they talked a lot. Halfway through the meal, Duan Chunsheng suddenly lowered his voice, glanced warily at Wang Defa on the other boat, and only spoke after confirming that Wang Defa wasn't paying attention to them.
"Second brother, I've already talked to a few of my old buddies about your village chief election, and they all agree. I'll ask them to help mobilize more people later."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow and said, "That's great, Uncle Duan, you're reliable."
"Uncle Duan is awesome, much better than my second uncle." Xiao Hu also gave a thumbs up.
“This isn’t really my achievement. To be honest, everyone thinks you’re capable. They believe that as village chief, you’ll definitely lead everyone to prosperity, much better than Chen Jinhai,” Duan Chunsheng said earnestly.
Ye Cheng felt a little embarrassed by the way he was being praised, but he did indeed want to make money as the village chief.
Of course, making money is never an isolated activity, and it's unsustainable for one person to make money alone.
Just like what Teacher Ma said later, I hope everyone makes money so that I can make more money.
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