Sunrise at sea
The fishing wasn't great last night, so Chen Zhiyao chatted with a group of anglers for a while before going to bed early.
Having gotten used to going to bed early and waking up early, she naturally woke up at 5:30 a.m.
Chen Zhiyao opened her eyes with a blank expression, still a little dazed by the sound of the waves outside.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, and she turned to look out, seeing the boundless sea before realizing she was still on the ship.
Having gotten used to waking up early, Chen Zhiyao couldn't sleep anymore, so she simply got up and went fishing.
"They say the early bird catches the worm, I wonder if I'll be able to catch any more tuna today?"
Chen Zhiyao stood on the deck, watching the sun rise in the distance. The breeze was refreshing and pleasant.
The ship was quiet at this time, and most people were still fast asleep.
However, the fish in the sea wake up quite early.
Through the X-ray glasses, she could clearly see several large and small dark figures gathering below the fishing boat.
Chen Zhiyao yawned and calmly hooked a squid that was left over from yesterday onto the fishing hook.
Then, seemingly casually, he actually aimed at the largest dark shape and threw it over.
They must have been hungry, because as soon as the fishing hook hit the water, several small dark shapes swam over eagerly.
The large, dark shape that Chen Zhiyao had her eye on did not disappoint her. It rushed over quickly, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the bait whole.
The fish was very strong, and Chen Zhiyao immediately felt a violent tug on the fishing rod in her hand.
The fish in the sea were somewhat agitated, frantically darting and swimming forward.
Chen Zhiyao had just doubled her strength and was preparing to play the fish when she heard a faint sound.
"Smack!"
The fishing line, which had been stretched taut, suddenly became loose and limp.
Chen Zhiyao, who was still pulling backward with force, suddenly fell backward and landed on the ground with a "thud".
"My fish---"
Chen Zhiyao slapped the deck twice, then got up and started reeling in the fishing line.
Sure enough, the fishing line that was retrieved was completely bare; the bait had long since disappeared.
Chen Zhiyao was very unhappy that her line was cut early in the morning, and she felt a bit unlucky.
Sure enough, she only caught two small barracuda weighing three or four pounds each in one morning.
The fish wasn't worth much, so Chen Zhiyao didn't bother taking it to the live water tank and sent it directly to the kitchen.
Her luck wasn't great, but Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang, who were holding lucky fishing rods, had a good catch, catching grouper one after another.
Although they weren't very big, there were a lot of them, which made Chen Zhiyao, who was standing next to her, almost envious.
The fishing boat is currently in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands, which is quite far from their town. It would take at least six or seven hours to get back by boat.
At 11 o'clock, Chen Daqiang entered the cockpit and began the return flight.
This fishing trip was incredibly profitable; everyone felt reluctant to leave and wished they could stay and continue fishing.
But the happiest person was Chen Feng, who didn't know how to fish.
In the past few days, he has been posting pictures of everyone's various fish catches in the fishing group.
The longtail snapper on the first day was exciting enough, but I didn't expect there would be moonfish and tuna later on.
The anglers in the group were as excited as if they had taken stimulants, and the bookings for chartering boats for deep-sea fishing were booked until the end of next month.
Except for himself, who doesn't know how to fish, almost everyone on the boat has caught fish worth tens of thousands of yuan.
He made a fortune as a fishmonger, and with the shrimp bricks and bait he sold in the last two days, he's made a killing.
The sea was calm today, and the fishing boats returned to their familiar surroundings without incident.
Having been away from home for only three days, Chen Zhiyao suddenly felt a little dazed as she looked at the town's dock, as if she had been away for a long time.
But before she could even start to feel melancholy, she saw Mr. Yang waving enthusiastically at her.
In the past two or three days, Yang Jiajun had been asking Chen Zhiyao a lot about what kind of fish they had caught on this trip, and had already placed orders for these good things.
There was a large catch this time, and it took Mr. Yang two trips to transport all the fish back to the store.
Yang Jiajun was thinking about the moonfish that Chen Zhiyao had caught, so as soon as they got back to the shop, he pulled her aside to settle the bill.
Longtail snapper, 13 jin, 380 yuan per jin, total 4940 yuan. Pepper snapper, 12 jin, 85 yuan per jin, total 1020 yuan.
15 jin of striped pepper sea bream, 88 yuan per jin, totaling 1320 yuan. Red sea bream and black sea bream are both 56 yuan per jin, totaling 38 jin, for a total of 2128 yuan.
Moonfish weighed 36.8 jin (approximately 18.4 kg), at 180 yuan per jin, totaling 6624 yuan. Stingrays weighed 99 jin (approximately 49 catties), at 20 yuan per jin, totaling 1980 yuan.
Bigeye tuna, 178 jin, 120 yuan per jin, total [amount missing]. Yellowfin tuna, 114 jin, 110 yuan per jin, total [amount missing].
Chen Zhiyao earned a total of [amount] yuan from this sea voyage.
This was the most she had ever earned since she started sailing; even if you averaged it out, she still made a good living each day.
"It's more cost-effective to go deep-sea fishing for big fish."
Chen Zhiyao thought that her cousin would definitely take people on deep-sea fishing trips more often in the future, and she could go with him.
Upon seeing the payment notification on her phone, she eagerly opened the latest points page.
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: Fishing Level 2, Beachcombing Level 3
Points:
Perspective range: 3 meters on the ground, 30 meters in the sea.
Visible viewing time: three hours each day for both the land and sea areas.
As Chen Zhiyao exited the system, she heard Chen Weiqiang's smug laughter.
He caught two longtail snapper, three manta rays, two bigeye tuna, and a whole bucket full of various rock snapper, earning a total of [amount missing].
In just three days, he actually earned more than 10,000 yuan by fishing, which is equivalent to a month's income from his fishing tackle shop.
The huge income made Chen Weiqiang extremely confident, and he started to get carried away.
She felt like she was God's favorite.
Grandpa Chen, standing to the side, was also beaming with joy.
The old man caught one longtail snapper, three manta rays, two yellowfin tuna, one bigeye tuna, and one pearl grouper.
Besides these valuable big fish, he also caught two large buckets of various small fish, most of which were red sea bream and black sea bream.
The old man made a good profit from the abundant catch.
When the grandfather, grandfather, and grandson walked out of the purchasing station, they found that it was already dark.
The sunset in the distance was as colorful as their mood at that moment.
Sunset
Friendly reminder: Tuna needs to be bled and gutted before being stored in the freezer, so it will be lighter in weight.
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