Chen Zhiyao was smiling as she cleaned the squid she had just caught when her grandfather's excited voice suddenly came from beside her:
"Tangtang, I caught a super big pearl grouper, hurry up and help me scoop it up."
"Oh, here it comes."
She casually put down the squid rod in her hand, then glanced at the large creature that was still more than three meters away from the fishing boat.
Judging by its size alone, this pearly white leopard must weigh at least 20 pounds, no wonder the old man was so excited.
Seeing that the fish was big, Chen Zhiyao quickly grabbed the largest net.
As it was pulled to the side of the boat, it swiftly and decisively covered the enormous pearly spot from above.
The fish was quite heavy, and it struggled desperately throughout the process, trying to jump back into the sea from the net.
It took Chen Zhiyao a lot of effort to pull it out of the sea.
As soon as the big fish was brought ashore, Grandpa Chen came over excitedly. After removing the hook, he happily carried it over to be weighed.
Chen Zhiyao was free at the moment, so she happily followed along.
"Haha, this pearl-spotted cat weighs a full 21.7 jin (16.8 catties)."
The old man held the pearl grouper, which was longer than his arm, and laughed heartily, as cheerful as a husky.
Grandpa Chen, holding the 20-plus-pound pearl-spotted fish, happily circled the fishing boat twice.
As he walked, he greeted everyone he saw, trying to let everyone see the big guy he had caught that day.
Grouper is already expensive, especially a large pearl grouper like this; the price would be at least two or three times higher.
For a moment, the many fishermen on the boat were so jealous they were practically green with envy.
The grouper, which was already exhausted from being walked around by the old man, looked almost dead and pitiful after being carried around the fishing boat twice.
Chen Zhiyao was afraid the fish would die, so she asked the old man to put it in the live fish tank to keep it alive.
Chen Feng had previously modified the live fish hold on the fishing boat, adding several clamps to separate everyone's catch.
Grandpa Chen had a good catch today; the area for storing fish was already more than half full.
The old man, in a good mood, put the grouper he was holding into the tank as well, and muttered to himself with a broad smile:
"It seems this reservoir won't be able to hold all the water for long."
When the old man returned, he held his head high and his whole body exuded pride and joy.
Chen Zhiyao had just finished cleaning up the squid rods on the deck and all the squid she had caught.
Just then, a familiar voice rang out again: "Damn it, it's Sea Wolf again."
Chen Zhiyao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was her father.
After dinner, Chen Weiqiang had already caught two barracudas weighing about 10 pounds each.
Although the weight is similar to that of Grandpa Chen's pearl-patterned jade, the price is several times higher.
Chen Weiqiang thought of the grouper his grandfather had just caught, and then looked at the menacing sea wolf on the deck at his feet, and felt a pang of jealousy.
"Why can't I catch a big grouper weighing over 20 pounds?"
"That means you have bad character."
Grandpa Chen looked at his son with a smug expression, then glanced disdainfully at the sea wolf in his hand.
Unwilling to give up, Chen Weiqiang baited his hook and cast it forcefully into the distant sea.
Chen Zhiyao, who was standing to the side, quietly opened her X-ray glasses and looked around at the sea.
All she could see below were tiny black shadows, weighing no more than three or four pounds each. These small fish no longer caught her eye.
Exhausted after a long day, she couldn't hold on any longer and went straight back to her room to rest.
After taking a shower, Chen Zhiyao went to bed at 11 o'clock.
She usually sleeps very well, and she was really tired today, so she fell asleep the moment she lay down on the bed.
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The next morning, Chen Zhiyao woke up to the sound of waves.
I could feel the fishing boat beneath me rocking slightly, and the sound of the waves was a bit louder than yesterday, so it was clear that the wind had picked up today.
Chen Zhiyao rubbed her eyes, then walked onto the deck, where a sea breeze carrying the scent of seafood blew in her face.
The sea breeze felt stronger than yesterday, and it carried a chill that made my face feel cold.
The waves in the distance came one after another, and several seagulls circled in the air not far away.
Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang then came out of the cabin.
Looking at the distant waves, Chen Zhiyao asked with a hint of unease:
"Grandpa, it's a bit windy today. Will it affect our sea voyage?"
The old man looked at the clouds on the horizon and felt the sea breeze blowing in his face:
"Although the temperature has dropped, the wind isn't too strong, so it's not a big problem."
Hearing her grandfather say that it wasn't a big problem, Chen Zhiyao was relieved and quickly went to wash her face and brush her teeth.
Today's breakfast was simple: a pot of thick millet porridge, half a pot of sweet potatoes, and salted duck eggs.
Since everyone wakes up at different times, Shen Qingmei was too lazy to divide the food among them. Whoever was hungry could serve themselves as much as they wanted.
Fishing is hard work, so Chen Zhiyao ate a large bowl of millet porridge, a salted duck egg, and two sweet potatoes to conserve her energy.
After the three generations of the family had eaten and drunk their fill, they came to the deck, where Sister Yan and Old Wang were already fishing at their spots.
As Chen Zhiyao passed behind the two, she secretly peeked into the bucket and saw that there were already fish in it, but they were all small, weighing only one or two pounds.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao took out her fishing rod, she saw Sister Yan generously pour two large boxes of bait into the water.
Immediately afterwards, Lao Wang also threw two shrimp bricks into the sea to create a feeding area.
Chen Zhiyao turned on her X-ray glasses and suddenly noticed several small dark figures approaching from the water ahead.
A few moments later, several larger-looking dark figures appeared.
"Why are there more and more fish? Could it be that the bait that the previous two owners used to bait the area was washed ashore by the sea?"
Seeing more and more fish swimming over nearby, Chen Zhiyao smiled like a little fox.
He cheerfully tossed the bait in his hand towards the largest-looking dark shape.
The squid was caught last night and was already quite weak, so Chen Zhiyao easily brought it to the fish's mouth.
Soon after, the fishing rod felt a moderate pull.
Chen Zhiyao immediately lifted the rod to set the hook, and soon felt the pulling force from the fishing rod increase, with the fishing line constantly pulling outwards.
She had just turned off her X-ray glasses and was about to play the fish.
Suddenly, an unprecedentedly strong pulling force came from my hand.
Chen Zhiyao was pulled heavily by the fishing rod in her hand and slammed against the railing of the boat.
Even though the drag on the fishing rod was locked, it still couldn't stop the enormous pulling force.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
The reel was being pulled by the enormous force, making a whooshing sound, and in no time several meters of fishing line had been thrown out.
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