Chen Zhiyao followed the staff to put away all the fish, then turned and went to the small kitchen on the boat.
The complimentary breakfast served on board consists of seafood porridge and meat buns.
This seafood congee is obviously not comparable to what I make at home; it only contains some small shrimp, squid, and clams.
Although these small seafood items looked quite fresh, the soup was rather bland.
The steamed buns were made using pre-made ingredients and looked dry.
However, it's free, so we can't expect too much.
Besides the free breakfast placed in the corner, there was a large table in the center of the kitchen, filled with delicious food such as skewers, grilled fish, stir-fried noodles, and small cakes.
It looks great, but all of these cost extra.
Thinking that she was already earning over ten thousand yuan a day, Chen Zhiyao didn't skimp on anything and headed straight for the food area in front.
At this moment, Chen Hu also came over to find something to eat.
Chen Zhiyao: My cousin also put in a lot of effort to catch that sailfish, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to catch it so quickly. We should treat him to a good meal.
Chen Hu: I just borrowed my cousin's fish to walk, so I'll treat this girl to breakfast.
"Brother, this meal is on me."
"Sis, this meal is on me."
The brother and sister were very in sync, and then they just stared at each other blankly.
Finally, the two picked out a lot of delicious food and invited Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang, who were still walking their fish, to have breakfast.
Chen Zhiyao had already checked with her X-ray glasses; both of them had caught sailfish, and they were about the same size as the one she had caught earlier.
This sailfish is quite strong; it'll probably take a while to outmaneuver it.
When the two of them brought breakfast over, Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang were so exhausted that they collapsed on the ground to rest, completely losing their composure.
However, their fishing rods weren't idle either, as two strong fishermen helped them reel them in.
And there were several anglers queuing up nearby, all waiting to reel in a big fish.
These people almost got into a fight over the spot to walk the big fish.
After a satisfying breakfast, the group had already explored the two sailfish in the sea.
The big fish in the sea was already exhausted, and most of the fishing line had been reeled in.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the fishing rods were returned to the hands of the father and son.
Seeing that the fish would be pulled up soon, Chen Zhiyao wasn't in a hurry to go back to fishing, so she stood aside and watched the excitement.
A few minutes later, Chen Weiqiang, along with several enthusiastic fishing friends nearby, pulled up a giant sailfish that was as tall as a person.
It weighed 75 jin (approximately 37.5 catties), only one jin (approximately 0.5 kg) less than the one Chen Zhiyao caught.
A burst of laughter and cheers erupted around them; the fishermen who had helped with the fishing were as happy as if they had caught the fish themselves.
Then, with the help of the staff, Grandpa Chen pulled up an even larger sailfish.
This guy looks fierce and is much bigger, weighing a full 80 pounds.
Amid cheers, Chen Zhiyao quietly returned to her fishing spot.
At this time, the fish in the sea are different again.
She had caught most of the small fish in the upper waters, and the little dark figure had become sparse.
However, in the depths of the sea, several round, dark shadows appeared, quite large in size, and somewhat resembling manta rays.
Judging by their size, these dark figures must weigh at least several tens of kilograms.
Such a large fish naturally requires large bait. Chen Zhiyao skillfully switched the fishing line and hook back.
A large squid weighing about half a pound was rapidly falling into the depths of the sea under the influence of a lead weight.
At depths of 70 or 80 meters, it's impossible to control where the bait lands.
Chen Zhiyao could only watch helplessly as the large squid on the fishing hook landed three or four meters away from the dark figure she had her eye on.
With the help of a lucky fishing rod and bait companion, the nearby shadows were slowly approaching the bait.
In less than two minutes, she felt a strong pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
The creatures in the sea are very strong, but they don't dart around; they just hold onto the fishing line tightly and struggle against her.
With its dark shape resembling a sewer cover and its lazy, irresponsible personality, it's undoubtedly a manta ray.
After doubling her strength, Chen Zhiyao then entered a violent mode of reeling in the line.
The two struggled for more than 10 minutes, but in the end the fish lost to her and was helplessly pulled out of the water.
With the fish's belly facing the fishing boat, Chen Zhiyao saw a manta ray with a smiling face.
However, when she pulled the fish onto the fishing boat, she discovered that it was not a manta ray at all.
Looking at the beautiful patterns on the fish's back, Chen Zhiyao said happily:
"It's a ray." Rays, also known as stingrays, are fish that live on the seabed.
This fish has a flat body with polka dot patterns and a poisonous stinger hidden in its tail. If you didn't look at the patterns, it would look exactly like a manta ray.
Rays and manta rays not only look alike, but also have similar lifestyles.
Rays are weak swimmers and usually prefer to bury themselves in the mud and sand on the seabed to hide, then swallow passing shellfish and small fish.
However, rays are a few dollars more expensive than stingrays, and Chen Zhiyao found the ray even more beautiful.
The ray has venomous barbs on its tail, so Chen Zhiyao wore gloves before she dared to touch it.
As soon as the fishhook was removed, staff members came forward to help process the fish.
Watching the young man's skillful movements, she felt that although the ticket was a bit expensive, the service was quite good.
The ray we just caught weighed a full 38 jin (14 catties), and Chen Zhiyao, overjoyed, cast her bait back into the same spot.
In less than 10 minutes, she caught a ray, yellowish-brown in color with black spots.
This fish was smaller than the first one, weighing only about 20 pounds.
The two rays have the same pattern, but this one is less attractive because of its unattractive color. This ugly ray isn't very big, weighing only 26 pounds.
The rays on the seabed weren't very active, and Chen Zhiyao caught them all in one net.
By lunchtime, she had already caught three rays, the last one being the largest, weighing a full 42 jin (approximately 21 catties).
Whenever someone on the boat catches a fish weighing over 20 pounds, the captain announces the good news over the loudspeaker.
Blue-spotted grouper, sailfish, and three rays—Chen Zhiyao's name was constantly on everyone's lips all morning.
Everyone on the ship knew she was a fishing expert.
Two young men even came over to fawn over him, but Chen Weiqiang, seeing their ill intentions, quickly chased them away.
His daughter is still young; he can't let these young boys fool her.
I'm going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival and it's inconvenient to write, so in order to keep updating, I've been stockpiling content for the Mid-Autumn Festival period these past two days. I'll be posting two chapters each time.
I'll make it up to everyone when I get back from the Mid-Autumn Festival ^w^.
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