After the fish all fled, Chen Zhiyao wandered around the nearby coral reefs.
Sure enough, she found a few more small fish hiding inside.
Among them was a red snapper weighing over two pounds and a pepper snapper weighing nearly three pounds.
I also picked up some pretty purple sea urchins, and my nets were already overflowing.
Looking at the nets in her hands, which were originally empty but are now bulging with all kinds of delicious seafood, Chen Zhiyao felt a sense of pride.
Despite her joy, she also noticed that the seafood was getting heavier and heavier, and her arms were even starting to ache.
There's too much stuff to carry, so we need to go up to the shore first and bring these spoils back.
Chen Zhiyao turned her gaze to her mother, who was busy not far away. She saw that the net bag she was carrying was almost full.
Chen Zhiyao smiled, feeling that coming today was definitely the right decision.
I never expected that the seafood resources in this sea area were so abundant. It seems that I can come here more often in the future.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhiyao raised her hand, waved gently in the direction of her mother, and made a gesture indicating that she was going back.
After seeing her daughter's movements, Yan Shuting nodded knowingly and then swam upwards.
Chen Zhiyao followed Yan Shuting and swam towards the sea.
The two returned home laden with their purchases, their backs radiating joy.
Just as they were about to surface, the seawater around them suddenly began to shake violently.
Immediately afterwards, a large wolf weighing over ten kilograms jumped out from two or three meters behind the two of them.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao surfaced, she saw her father smiling as he reeled in the fishing line.
"This fish is quite strong, but unfortunately, it's still no match for me! Hahahaha..."
Chen Weiqiang was completely focused on reeling in the fish, his eyes fixed on the giant wolf in mid-air, and he didn't even notice that the mother and daughter were looking up at him.
"Dad, throw the rope down and pull these fish up."
"Wait a minute, let me pull this fish up first." At this moment, Chen Weiqiang's mind was completely occupied by the giant sea wolf in front of him.
Finally, during a break, Grandpa Chen heard his granddaughter's voice, quickly threw down the rope, and pulled up the fish and the mother and daughter.
As soon as the two boarded, they heard a startled cry from Grandma Chen at the stern:
"Haha, old man, come here quickly! I caught a red-spotted fish, it looks like it weighs about three pounds."
Grandma Chen had incredible luck today, catching not only a lot of rock bream but also several large groupers.
He even caught a red-spotted fish worth two thousand yuan, and he looks energetic and several years younger.
Grandpa Chen heard his wife's voice, turned around with a smile, and walked over, but said with a hint of sourness:
"Here it comes, it's only three pounds, what's there to brag about? I just caught a 15-pound big green grouper."
Grandma Chen wasn't going to put up with him and immediately retorted, "What's the use of being heavy? It's not as valuable as my red-spotted fish!"
"Hmph, you money-grubber."
Grandpa Chen was so angry that his beard flew up, but he still managed to steadily scoop up the valuable red-spotted fish with the net.
We were extra careful when we brought the fish ashore, afraid it would escape.
If this fish falls back into the sea today, this old man will be in for a rough time.
Just as the net was about to be returned to the deck, the red-spotted fish inside suddenly started jumping around.
It was just four or five centimeters away from jumping out of the net, which scared the old man so much that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
"Thank goodness, we almost had a family crisis."
When Chen Zhiyao came out after changing her clothes, the elderly couple were still bickering.
The mother and daughter had already cleaned most of the fish they brought back from the sea.
Seeing that her grandparents were almost done getting ready, Chen Zhiyao and her mother went to the kitchen to make lunch.
Although people living by the sea rely on the sea for their livelihood, they can't eat seafood every day.
Chen Zhiyao specially took out two ribs and a small piece of lean meat from the freezer.
The mother and daughter worked quickly, and within about half an hour, the aroma of meat filled the kitchen.
Braised pork ribs, steamed sea bass, and stir-fried lean pork with bok choy—the variety of dishes wasn't extensive, but the portions were generous.
Today was a beautiful, sunny day with a mild sun, so Chen Zhiyao moved the dining table onto the deck.
As the group enjoyed their delicious meal, they looked up and could see the windmills slowly turning in the sea. The winds are strong on Windmill Island, and there are many of these offshore windmills nearby, making it a rather unique sight.
It's quite a distance to get back from Windmill Island. After we eat, we'll have to pack up the nets and head back.
Ten new shrimp traps were added today, and Chen Weiqiang enthusiastically steered his fishing boat to the location where the traps would be placed.
Chen Zhiyao's face remained calm, but in reality, she was full of confidence.
She chopped up all the dead fish she picked up while beachcombing last time and put them in the cage to create bait, and even mixed them with bait additives.
How could the harvest not be good!
Chen Zhiyao walked to the side of the robotic arm and skillfully operated the big guy, quickly lifting up the first shrimp trap.
Unexpectedly, we had a great start, with several kilograms of prawns and six mantis shrimp weighing about 2 ounces each.
The second and third shrimp traps yielded even more, with each trap containing six or seven pounds of small shrimp.
However, they were mostly prawns and tiger prawns; I didn't see a single mantis shrimp, which are more expensive.
The fifth cage contained a large eel weighing six or seven pounds. I have no idea how it got in there.
The harvest was good so far, but unexpectedly, the next two shrimp traps were empty.
Both of these shrimp traps had a large hole in them, and the fish inside had long since escaped.
When the eighth shrimp trap was lifted, everyone's previous disappointment vanished, replaced by excitement.
Inside the shrimp trap were several mantis shrimp, most of which weighed more than half a pound.
The two largest ones weigh at least a pound each, and they look about the same size as small green dragons.
Yan Shuting deftly poured the large baby from the cage into the bucket.
There were a total of 6 mantis shrimps, two of which weighed nearly a pound each, and the remaining 4 weighed around six or seven ounces each.
These mantis shrimps are almost as big as small lobsters, and the boat was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
The ninth shrimp trap was mostly filled with prawns, but they were noticeably larger than the previous ones, each about the thickness of a thumb.
The last shrimp trap was filled with green.
Besides the small shrimp weighing around two pounds, the most eye-catching items were a pair of giant baby green dragons weighing over one pound each.
The largest one was as long as half of Chen Zhiyao's arm. She carefully held the giant little green dragon, her face full of excited smiles.
“The big one weighs at least 1.7 or 1.8 jin, and the small one weighs about 1.5 jin.”
Yan Shuting picked up another small green dragon and said with a smile:
"It's shrimp season now, and these shrimp are plump, many of them even have roe."
The shrimp traps yielded a bumper harvest, and the boat was filled with laughter and joy.
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