Ye Cheng laughed loudly, "He's only 1.5 meters tall, not even as tall as me. When I get one that's taller than me, I'll definitely take a picture and hang it up."
Everyone burst into laughter. "You're just bragging. You'd be lucky to get one of these giant groupers in your lifetime, let alone two."
More and more people gathered around, and several shop owners who had made their purchases knew there must be some goods when they saw the crowd chattering around them, so they quickly squeezed in.
Upon seeing the giant grouper lying on the ground, the shop owners' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Second brother, how much is this? Name your price, and I'll take it."
"No way! Why should you take it? Second brother, I want it too!"
"I want it too, cash, direct cash transaction."
It's not that such a large grouper is particularly delicious; actually, the best quality grouper meat is when it weighs around 20 to 30 pounds.
Having grown this big, the meat is already showing signs of aging.
But this thing is a treasure, and its rarity makes it valuable. With such a large grouper, which customer wouldn't want some?
Expensive ingredients never lack customers.
"Make way, make way."
An anxious voice came from outside the crowd, and then the crowd was pushed aside, and Lao He squeezed in from the outside.
Upon hearing Xiao Hu mention a 1.5-meter-tall grouper, Lao He immediately threw away his lunchbox.
Damn it.
Restaurants would be scrambling to get a grouper of this caliber.
If I arrive late, someone else might snatch it away.
As soon as he squeezed in, Old He stumbled and rushed to Ye Cheng's side, then grabbed him and said, panting heavily,
"Second brother, you promised me you'd accept the goods today."
Ye Cheng smiled and nodded, "You were nagging me about borrowing money this morning, but it was worth it now, wasn't it?"
"Worth it! Absolutely worth it!"
Upon hearing the conversation between the two, the business owners immediately sighed with disappointment.
Damn it, Old He had already agreed to have it packed. He's so lucky.
"It should be around 120 or 130 jin (60-65 kg). Give me a price."
Old He squatted down and examined the fish closely. The fish was still very fresh, and the ice had kept it in good condition.
Duan Chunsheng said with a hint of smugness,
"Don't worry, we'll be back as soon as we pull it up. As long as you go into the freezer now, you'll be perfectly fine."
Old He stood up, his eyes shining.
"No problem, I'll offer 180 yuan per jin. I wouldn't dare offer more than that."
The price of small grouper will not exceed 300 yuan per catty, while the price of larger ones will definitely be cheaper. Ye Cheng thinks 180 yuan per catty is acceptable.
After all, Lao He still has to make a profit in the middle; if he sold it directly to Wang Ke's shop, the price would definitely be higher.
However, once he agreed, he agreed, and Ye Cheng nodded without saying anything more.
"Then let's settle the bill. It's settled, if you need another one, I'll sell it myself."
Old He chuckled and looked at Ye Cheng, saying,
"Keep dreaming. Two lines? Why don't you just go to heaven?"
The grouper weighed 128 jin (approximately 64 catties) and sold for 40 yuan. Ye Cheng simply bought it.
After paying, Lao He happily hired someone to transport the goods back.
Meanwhile, Xiao Hu also went and brought back two truckloads of ice, which filled half of the water tank, enough to freeze a person to death.
It was getting late, so the three of them didn't dare to delay and continued sailing back to collect the goods.
"Brother, it's so much better to have a big ship. We don't have to make so many trips back and forth."
On the way, Xiao Hu began to miss the big ship, which could carry more cargo and provide more ice.
"It'll be ready soon. Once the big ship is finished, we'll head out to sea. We'll leave the nearshore area for everyone to enjoy."
As a fisherman, who wouldn't want to go out to the vast ocean to fish?
That deep blue allure, with countless schools of fish swimming below—it's not just the ocean, it's a treasure trove.
Imagining their future life together, the three of them soon returned to the second Streamer Net.
Looking at the empty sea, Ye Cheng became somewhat uncertain.
"Uncle Duan, this should be the place, right? Where did the net go?"
Duan Chunsheng looked around at the surroundings and said with certainty,
"This is the place. It was most likely washed away by the waves, but the first net wasn't washed away. It's not far from here, so it shouldn't be like this."
They're in the same sea area, not far apart, so the difference shouldn't be that big.
That leaves only one reason: it was taken away by something.
"Little Tiger, take the boat and look around."
Xiao Hu increased the boat's speed again and then began searching the surrounding area.
100 meters, 300 meters.
When we had driven for nearly 500 meters, a bright spot suddenly appeared on the sea.
"Brother, look there!"
Little Tiger shouted loudly.
Ye Cheng and Duan Chunsheng looked in the direction Xiao Hu was pointing, and sure enough, it was the float they had placed.
"It's been dragged this far, could it be another giant giant drake?"
"Who knows? Maybe Xiaohu's mouth is blessed."
The ship gradually drew closer.
The floats had been pulled into a mess, no longer forming a straight line. Duan Chunsheng casually hooked a float up and hung it on the rope-lifting machine.
As soon as the machine was started, the net below began to move.
A tremendous force came from below the net, pulling the rope taut.
This force is even greater than that of the giant grouper from before.
This is now absolutely certain; it's a massive shipment.
The three of them then stopped caring about the rope-lifting machine and each pulled on one side to start pulling upwards.
The net was already crumpled into a ball, with many other sea fish entangled inside, such as sea bream and cod, but the three of them didn't have time to think about that now.
They just wanted to pull the net up as quickly as possible.
The force coming from the net was so strong that the three of them could barely pull it up, and they were at a stalemate.
Duan Chunsheng, with his extensive experience, spoke quickly.
"Second brother, Little Tiger, follow my command. When I say 1, 2, don't move. Keep your body still. When I say 3, then push hard."
"OK."
"knew."
"1, 2, 3!"
"1, 2, 3!"
"1, 2, 3!"
As Duan Chunsheng chanted, the object from the seabed was pulled down little by little.
The first thing that catches the eye is a long sword!
A flat sword!
“It’s a swordfish!” Duan Chunsheng blurted out.
Swordfish, also known as swordtail, is most famous for the sharp, long sword-like appendage on the front of its head.
The sailfish is very similar, with a long protrusion from its snout. However, the sailfish's protrusion is cylindrical and shorter, while the swordfish's is flat and more like a sword.
Swordfish are the kings of speed in the sea, capable of reaching speeds of 100 kilometers per hour over short distances, so they have extremely strong explosive power, which is why the three of them couldn't pull them up earlier.
No wonder this barbed wire net, with so many weights added, was still dragged so far.
Swordfish are generally quite large, typically 2-3 meters long. Of course, a large part of their length comes from their swords.
This swordfish's sword looks to be over a meter long, so its body must be quite large as well.
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