After a short rest of more than 20 minutes, Chen Zhiyao regained her strength.
Looking radiant, she eagerly took the fishing rod from Uncle Li's hands.
The moment she gripped the fishing rod, a powerful pull suddenly struck her, as if an electric current had passed through her body.
In an instant, Chen Zhiyao felt her blood boiling and surging as if it were on fire, and her adrenaline surged.
The intense stimulation thrilled her, and she gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, not daring to relax for even a moment.
Compared to ordinary sea fish of similar size, manta rays and moonfish, which like to "lay low," are much easier to deal with.
Like a large creature in the water, it is incredibly strong, but its movements are somewhat clumsy, and it is not good at nimbly escaping.
Facing such an opponent, Chen Zhiyao was secretly delighted. All she needed to do was concentrate on exhausting the fish's energy as quickly as possible.
The reel spun forward like a windmill, then quickly rolled back, repeating the cycle endlessly.
Chen Zhiyao and Uncle Li worked in perfect harmony, taking turns controlling the pace of reeling in the fish and giving the big fish in the sea no chance to breathe.
Time passed by, and almost two hours had gone by in the blink of an eye.
The two also took turns going to a restaurant for lunch.
The large fish, which had been constantly depleting its strength without any replenishment, was now at its wit's end.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao keenly noticed that the pulling force from the fishing rod was gradually weakening.
This was the moment she had been waiting for. She immediately started spinning the fishing reel like a madwoman, intending to reel in the line completely in one go.
Half an hour later, amidst deafening cheers from the crowd, a round, enormous moonfish finally slowly surfaced.
Chen Zhiyao had already guessed that the fish below was a moonfish, and was now quietly reeling in the fishing line, appearing completely calm.
In contrast, Uncle Li next to him was as excited as a child, even jumping up and down on the spot, shouting:
"It's a moonfish! It really is a moonfish, a moonfish weighing over 100 pounds! Tangtang, you're going to make a fortune this time!"
Before the words were even finished, the restless moonfish in the water suddenly leaped out of the surface.
Looking at the big red and blue thing, Chen Zhiyao's face lit up with a bright smile.
Such a big fish cannot be pulled up by manpower alone.
At that moment, two staff members rushed over, pushing a small crane.
As the crane started, the thick steel cable began to tighten little by little, and finally successfully and steadily pulled the behemoth onto the deck.
The moonfish is known among anglers as the "lottery fish," which shows how difficult it is to catch.
Upon seeing the giant moonfish weighing over 100 pounds, everyone on the boat became excited and turned to look at Chen Zhiyao.
The fishermen on the boat stared wide-eyed, their eyes revealing undisguised envy.
How come I didn't catch such a big moonfish?
Under the lemon tree, everyone—you, me, and everyone else—was so envious their eyes turned red.
Not far away, Chen Weiqiang and his grandfather were intently walking their fish.
Upon seeing this enormous creature, their eyes widened like saucers, and they felt a pang of envy.
It took Uncle Li and another staff member a great deal of effort to lift the enormous moonfish to the designated weighing area.
Chen Zhiyao excitedly walked to the front to clear a path for the two of them.
Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the numbers displayed on the electronic scale, and as the weight gradually increased, the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.
148.9 jin (approximately 74.9 catties)
Seeing the final number stop, Chen Zhiyao was overjoyed, as if she could see countless coins beckoning to her.
Then, she turned to look at Uncle Li, who was even more excited than she was:
"Uncle Li, a moonfish this big should sell for at least five or six hundred yuan a pound, right?"
Uncle Li has been helping to handle fish on the boat for many years, and he knows the market prices of all kinds of rare sea fish like the back of his hand.
He nodded vigorously, gesturing wildly as he spoke:
"Sea fish are always more valuable the bigger they are. If a rare moonfish like this is sold for less than 500 yuan per kilogram, it would be a huge loss!"
Chen Zhiyao immediately did the math in her head and exclaimed, "Wow, that's over 70,000!"
"Uncle Li, you've worked hard too. I'll send you a big red envelope later."
Uncle Li laughed even harder. In fact, he would have been willing to handle such a big fish even without payment.
The two had only exchanged a few words when a staff member skillfully stepped forward to bleed the large fish.
Chen Zhiyao didn't need to do anything else; she returned to her fishing spot with light steps.
Before she could even get her footing, her attention was drawn to the cheers coming from the stern of the ship.
The sound was like a surging wave, crashing against her eardrums one after another.
She turned her head curiously and saw a huge yellowfin tuna being slowly pulled out of the water by a crane.
This tuna was enormous, looking bigger than two burly men combined.
Chen Zhiyao's eyes widened, and she muttered softly with envy in her eyes:
"This tuna is huge! Judging by its size, it must weigh at least 200 pounds!"
As she spoke, she kept her eyes glued to the giant tuna struggling in the air.
She glanced at the huge creature, then looked down at her own small frame, and couldn't help but mutter to herself:
If she were in the water with this yellowfin tuna, the big guy could probably swallow her whole in no time.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.
Chen Zhiyao transferred the wages that Uncle Li had just received to him, and then sent him a large red envelope containing 200 yuan.
Suddenly, cheerful music filled the air from above, followed by a clear and resonant sound:
"Congratulations to the angler at fishing spot number 4 for successfully catching a giant moonfish! The fish weighs a whopping 148.9 jin (74.9 catties)!"
"Congratulations to the angler at fishing spot number 13 for catching a giant yellowfin tuna! Its weight is an astonishing 246 pounds!"
The good news was played on a loop three times on the ship.
Chen Zhiyao and the lucky angler number 13 instantly became the focus of everyone's attention, attracting envious and admiring glances from other anglers.
With a large yellow croaker weighing over seven pounds, three longtail snapper weighing over five pounds each, plus the moonfish caught today, this is worth at least 200,000.
Thinking that she had already earned 200,000 yuan in just two days at sea, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but smile wildly, and straightened her back.
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