Watching others catch fish is even more frustrating than catching none yourself.
Grandpa Chen and Chen Zhiyao became nervous when they saw him bring the fish up so quickly.
Chen Zhiyao followed her father's example and baited another spare fishing rod, holding one rod in each hand.
Grandpa Chen, who only brought one fishing rod, slapped his thigh several times, realizing he had completely forgotten about the spare rod.
Grandpa Chen, feeling like he had lost a hundred million, was so angry that he glared at everyone.
Soon, a moderate pull came from the spare fishing rod on Chen Zhiyao's left.
The fish wasn't very strong; Chen Zhiyao estimated it to weigh only about one or two pounds. Moreover, she felt that the fish's movements and pulling force were somewhat familiar.
Chen Zhiyao slightly curled the corners of her mouth, thinking that this must be a rat-spotted snake.
My adorable spotted mouse, hurry up and come into my sister's bucket.
This fish has very little strength, so there's no need to play it.
Chen Zhiyao immediately spun the fishing reel quickly and violently dragged it out of the water.
Although the little creature in the sea wasn't very strong, it struggled desperately, its nimble tail constantly slapping the water's surface, splashing water everywhere.
Amidst the waves, Chen Zhiyao spotted a flat, grayish-brown figure.
Chen Zhiyao muttered under her breath, not too happy, "Oh, it's a turbot. I thought it was a grouper. What a disappointment."
turbot
Turbot, scientifically known as Scotsfish, has a flat, diamond-shaped body and is mostly brown or gray in color.
Like pomfret, turbot has no small bones, making it a delicious, inexpensive, and cost-effective sea fish.
Turbot in the market costs only 20 to 30 yuan per jin (500g), and the purchase price at the purchasing station is only around 20 yuan.
These two pounds of turbot are best cooked by steaming.
Chen Weiqiang looked at the turbot in his daughter's hand and said with a smile:
"This fish is cheap, but it tastes pretty good. How about we steam it for lunch?"
Chen Zhiyao removed the fishhook and said nonchalantly:
"Okay, I had seafood noodles for lunch yesterday, I got hungry again so quickly. I'll cook a pot of rice later. Let's see if we can catch a few rockfish and make some fish soup while we're at it."
"Sure, this soup cooked by Master Shi Jiu is the most delicious." Chen Weiqiang nodded in satisfaction; it was all his favorite food.
Grandpa Chen, who couldn't cook, silently fished, not daring to make a sound.
Strangely enough, Chen Zhiyao was planning to fish for stone gourds to make soup, but half an hour passed and she hadn't caught a single one.
The three of them caught turbot, black sea bream, and red sea bream, but they didn't catch a single rockfish, which is usually the easiest to catch.
Another half hour passed, and in Chen Zhiyao's live fish bucket, there was only one turbot and two small black sea bream weighing about one pound each.
Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang are even worse off, each only having one red sea bream and one turbot.
As for the spotted rat that the three of them were so eager to see, it was nowhere to be found.
There wasn't a single big fish either.
Suddenly, the fishing rod in Chen Weiqiang's hand sank, followed by a huge pulling force.
The fishing rod was pulled and twisted, and the reel spun wildly, releasing line.
With Chen Weiqiang's excited expression, even someone who doesn't know how to fish would know that this must be a big fish.
"This guy is quite strong; I'd guess he weighs at least ten kilograms."
Chen Weiqiang was even happier to have caught a big fish weighing over ten kilograms than he had caught a valuable grouper, and he excitedly started playing the fish.
But before he could finish celebrating, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly felt light.
Chen Weiqiang couldn't pull back in time and fell backward, landing awkwardly on the ground.
Realizing he had been cut off, Chen Weiqiang immediately got up from the ground.
Excitedly, he slapped his thighs hard while leaning forward to look at the sea, as if he wanted to jump into the water and chase the fish back.
"My fish, a big fish weighing nearly 20 pounds, just got away like that."
Grandpa Chen, feeling completely relieved, retorted, "Didn't you just say it was about 10 jin of fish? How come it's 20 jin now?"
"I didn't estimate it well when I first got my hands on it. This fish must have weighed over 20 pounds. It was incredibly strong."
Chen Weiqiang's words became increasingly exaggerated, but since the fish had escaped, no one knew exactly how big it was.
After finally getting a big fish on the hook, the line was cut, and Chen Weiqiang was so angry that he slapped his thigh until it turned blue.
Chen Zhiyao, standing to the side, felt pain for him just by hearing that sound.
However, she quickly and cunningly cast her fishing rod towards Chen Weiqiang.
Maybe this big fish will come to her side.
"Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders," they say. "If she catches this big fish, it'll all be theirs."
Grandpa Chen shared the same idea as her. The old man moved over to his son's fishing spot with a straight face and cast his hook directly in the direction where he had just cut the line.
"..."
Chen Weiqiang was so angry at the actions of the two that he almost turned into a pufferfish.
So he quickly sped up his actions, changed to a new hook, baited it, and cast it out to sea.
About 10 minutes later, Chen Zhiyao’s spare fishing rod experienced a slight pull.
"It's so weak, it's probably a small fish fry."
Without even playing the fish, Chen Zhiyao turned the fishing reel with a look of disgust, and then a small light brown fish with black spots was launched.
Upon seeing the little creature on the ground, Chen Zhiyao perked up: "Hehe, I didn't expect it to be a spotted mouse."
Upon hearing the words "Rat Class," Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang immediately put down their fishing rods and ran over.
Although the small fish in the bucket was only seven or eight ounces, it was indeed a grouper.
The father and son returned to their fishing spot, then glanced at each other simultaneously, their fighting spirit ignited in their eyes.
Although they lost first place, they can't be last.
As if moved by the spirit of the father and son, the two quickly started catching fish one after another.
Unfortunately, they were all turbot weighing one or two pounds each, and I couldn't find any grouper no matter how hard I tried.
Seeing that the two of them had caught several turbot in less than 10 minutes, Chen Zhiyao quickly moved over to join them in fishing for turbot.
Although this fish isn't expensive, it's still 20 yuan per jin (500g). If you catch a few more, the price will go up.
Last night, the three of them were thinking of taking a boat to fish in more distant waters, but now they are busy catching grouper and turbot and have long forgotten about it.
Even the water pump that they had moved to the fishing boat that morning was completely forgotten by the three of them and no one paid any attention to it.
There were probably fish below, because as soon as Chen Zhiyao put her fishing hook into the water, fish started biting.
Immediately afterwards, she caught a turbot weighing over two pounds, almost three pounds.
Just as Chen Zhiyao removed the fishing hook, another fishing rod next to her was suddenly pulled very dramatically.
Hearing the creaking of the reel, Chen Zhiyao excitedly shouted, "Finally, a big fish has taken the bait!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
(Friendly reminder: Seafood prices fluctuate greatly, changing almost daily. Sometimes prices in the village are higher than in town because they are different prices for the same day.)
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