It was already 3 o'clock, and everyone started packing up their fishing gear, preparing to collect the gillnets and fish traps.
Chen Zhiyao was in charge of steering the boat in the morning, and she knew the location of these fishing nets best.
At this time, she was still in charge of driving the boat.
Within minutes, the fishing boat reached the first fishing net. She moored the boat and jogged out to help.
At this moment, the experienced Grandpa Chen controlled the crane, slowly pulling the fishing net up from the sea.
This net is a new ultra-fine mesh gillnet that Chen Weiqiang brought back, and it is covered with a dense swarm of mackerel.
The fish are not large, mostly weighing less than a pound, but there are a huge number of them.
Conservatively estimated, this net contained at least 100 kilograms of fish, and the three people on the deck were so busy unloading the fish that their hands were sore.
Chen Zhiyao discovered the group of very small fish in the morning, and the new net came in handy.
(These aren't small fry; this fish is this size.)
Next is the fine-mesh gillnet, which is mostly filled with golden pomfret and white pomfret, with the occasional yellowfin tuna and some other small fish mixed in.
Like the first net, it also yielded a catch of over 100 kilograms of fish, but this net's fish were relatively more valuable, worth at least three or four thousand yuan.
The third net didn't catch many fish, but the size and variety were quite good.
Four sea bass, two barracudas, one grouper, two turbot and one pearl grouper, each weighing about four or five pounds.
The most surprising find was the last net, which yielded a 6-pound giant pepper snapper and two honeycomb groupers weighing over 7 pounds each.
Although there were only three fish, each one was a valuable, large specimen.
While the online catch of fish was bountiful, the crab trap harvest was rather modest.
In total, all the crab traps yielded 3.5 jin of red flower crabs, 6.2 jin of blue flower crabs, 7.3 jin of mud crabs, and 3 jin of octopus.
Finally, there are the traps produced by the system, which are mostly sea bass and barracuda weighing around 10 pounds.
Although the price was so-so, the quantity was quite good, totaling over 200 jin (100 kg) of fish.
Today's catch was bountiful, and although their hands were sore from unpacking the fish, everyone was overjoyed.
While Grandpa Chen and his two companions were still sorting through their catch on the deck, Captain Tangtang happily entered the wheelhouse.
The fishing boat hadn't gone far when it encountered a small fishing boat returning home, accompanied by a large flock of seagulls.
The two fishing boats sailed side by side towards the town. Time to go home! Back at the town's dock, the group managed to sort their catch by type and size.
When the fish were being carried ashore, these lively little fish struggled desperately to escape.
The items were all moved, and a lot of fresh seafood was scattered on the deck of the ship.
Chen Zhiyao walked to the end, carrying a small bucket, and picked up all the various small seafood from the ground.
I was just about to put it down and keep it to take home and eat, but then I thought that no matter how delicious seafood is, you can't eat it every day.
They simply took these little guys to the Yang family's purchasing station as well.
We caught so many fish today that, apart from the ones we caught later, everything else got mixed up while we were cleaning them.
However, this also greatly reduced Mr. Yang's workload, making him more efficient at his work.
"These mackerel are pretty good size. The big ones are 12 yuan per jin, and the small ones are 6 yuan per jin. The other catches are about the same as before."
Yang Jiajun directed two strong and capable helpers to weigh the fish, while he himself used a calculator to calculate the money.
The large mackerel weighed 172 jin (approximately 86.5 catties) and cost 12 yuan per jin (approximately 6 yuan per kg), totaling 2064 yuan. The small mackerel weighed 165 jin (approximately 82.5 catties) and cost 6 yuan per jin (approximately 3 yuan per kg), totaling 990 yuan.
Extra-large pepper snapper, 6.2 jin, 200 yuan per jin, total 1240 yuan. Honeycomb grouper, 15 jin, 80 yuan per jin, total 1200 yuan.
Coconut snails weighing over two jin (approximately 1 kg) cost 12.8 jin (approximately 6.4 kg) at 180 yuan per jin, totaling 2304 yuan. Small coconut snails weighing 15 jin (approximately 7.5 catties) cost 110 yuan per jin, totaling 1650 yuan.
Dog shark, 32 jin (16 catties), 88 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), totaling 2816 yuan. Conger eel, 16 jin (8 catties), 56 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), totaling 890 yuan…
After nearly half an hour of calculations, Yang Jiajun finally finished settling the bill for the mountain of fish in front of him.
The total is 7866 yuan, which is split among the four people.
Next came the fish that everyone caught.
Grandpa Chen caught a pearl grouper, a manta ray, a sea bass, and several small barracudas, earning 2,890 yuan.
At the end of the day, the old man earned a total of [amount missing].
Yan Shuting caught a pearl grouper, a ray, two barracudas and several pepper bream, earning 3,182 yuan.
In total, she earned [amount] today.
Chen Weiqiang's side had a 19-pound grouper and six medium-sized waves, earning a total of 2,122 yuan.
Compared to the two men who both earned over 10,000 yuan, Chen Weiqiang's earnings were rather disappointing, totaling only 9,988 yuan.
Yang Jiajun was quite interested in the electric ray that Chen Zhiyao caught, which weighed over 20 kilograms. After all, these fish were electric and not many could be caught.
"These electric rays and striped grouper are quite large. The electric rays are 38 yuan per catty, and the striped grouper is 150 yuan per catty."
Chen Zhiyao nodded happily: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Brother Yang."
Electric ray: 28.6 jin (approximately 14.8 kg), 38 yuan per jin (approximately 10.5 kg), total 1087 yuan. Cloud-patterned grouper: 27 jin (approximately 18.8 kg), 150 yuan per jin (approximately 150 yuan), total 4050 yuan.
Six catties of honeycomb grouper, 80 yuan per catty, totaling 480 yuan.
The mackerel weighed 82 jin (approximately 41 kg), at 12 yuan per jin, totaling 980 yuan. Other fish caught with nets totaled 2680 yuan.
Chen Zhiyao earned a total of [amount] yuan from the sea trip.
At the same time as the money was received, the points in the system were also updated.
The points have increased from the original amount to 454,207.
Having received their money from selling fish today, the group left the purchasing station in high spirits.
Once outside, the group wasn't in a hurry to go home; they wanted to buy groceries first.
The four people split into two groups and went their separate ways.
Chen Zhiyao and Yan Shuting went to the market and bought some pork belly and ribs, since they couldn't eat seafood every day.
As for Chen Weiqiang and his son, they went to a roast meat shop and bought half a roast duck and a pound of char siu.
This is for tonight's extra meal.
The group enjoyed strolling through the market, while Grandma Chen and her two dogs waited impatiently.
Recently, many people have said that my book is too bland, with no plot other than catching seafood.
I don't want to write about extreme characters or melodramatic plots; I prefer the simple, heartwarming everyday moments I have now.
However, the plots are indeed quite similar. Will people experience aesthetic fatigue with the increased word count? Will they still be able to continue watching?
When fewer people are reading a book, it's easy to overthink things, constantly wondering if it should end soon (*?????).
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