As the sun sets and gradually disappears, the sky is dyed a brilliant and enchanting orange-yellow, and the surroundings are enveloped in a warm and hazy atmosphere.
With a splash, Chen Zhiyao and Yan Shuting emerged from the sea one after the other.
When Chen Weiqiang and Grandpa Chen saw the two men return, they quickly threw two ropes down from the fishing boat.
The mother and daughter tied their respective catches to a rope, and the father and son pulled them up.
With the heavy nets of fish gone, Chen Zhiyao felt much lighter and nimbly climbed up the lowered rope ladder.
As soon as they boarded the boat, they saw Tang Youyou and the other two intently reeling in the fish.
The buckets at their feet already contained several bass weighing over two pounds each, indicating a pretty good haul.
Chen Zhiyao walked over happily without even changing her clothes, "Looks like we've stumbled upon a great spot for bass today, it's full of big bass."
Having finally found this, Yang Yi, who was overjoyed, immediately began to gloat:
"I was really good today, I caught three big bass, which weigh at least twelve or thirteen pounds in total."
"Congratulations! You're finally not a professional 'white slip' anymore." Chen Zhiyao was especially happy for him and planned to take him fishing again tomorrow.
Anyway, the fish at the beach are free, so you can fish as much as you want.
“What’s that? I also caught an 8-pound tiger grouper, and my uncle said it’s worth several hundred yuan.”
As she spoke, Tang Youyou pushed Yang Yi aside and pulled Chen Zhiyao over to her side, insisting that she show her the tiger grouper she had caught.
The young couple started competing with each other, while Li Lin remained silent in the corner.
Chen Zhiyao thought she had failed, but when she went over to check, she was surprised to find that the bucket was almost full.
Besides several large sea bass, there were also two grouper weighing over a pound each, almost two pounds in total.
Chen Zhiyao smiled and gave her two thumbs up, "Great, this bucket of fish alone is worth more than 1,000."
Li Lin held the fishing rod with both hands, smiling sheepishly, "I don't know either, I just fished randomly. My uncle said it's called the 'newbie halo'."
As soon as he said that, everyone around him was green with envy.
Chen Zhiyao changed her clothes and came out of the room. She saw the three people standing on the deck with excited expressions, each holding a fish they had just caught.
Before she could even ask what had happened, the three of them began excitedly recounting their fishing catch.
Yang Yi proudly raised his right hand to show her the sea bass he had just caught:
"Look, I've caught another sea bass."
Chen Zhiyao looked down and saw that it was indeed a live sea bass.
However, the sea bass caught this time was a bit small, only about one and a half pounds.
Chen Zhiyao teased, "Oh, it looks like you've successfully evolved from a 'white-skinned' amateur to a professional sea bass hunter!"
Yang Yi wasn't angry; he just chuckled and continued fiddling with his spoils.
Then, Tang Youyou and Li Lin eagerly held up the fish they had caught and said in unison:
"Tangtang, look at our fish."
It turns out that the two sisters had caught turbot weighing over two pounds each.
"Wow, this fish is quite plump. Perfect, we can steam it tonight."
Chen Zhiyao smiled and chatted with them for a few minutes before turning and walking towards the driver's seat.
She skillfully started the engine, adjusted the course, and the boat slowly sailed into the distance, leaving trails of white waves rippling behind it...
Off to go back and sell fish!
Before the fishing ban, the docks were bustling with activity and people.
As soon as the fishing boats, laden with their catch, docked, a huge crowd eagerly surrounded them.
Among these people were many experienced fishmongers, as well as purchasing agents from various restaurants. They were all eager to get started, their eyes fixed on the baskets of fresh, plump fish, secretly calculating how to acquire their desired goods at the most reasonable price.
Whenever a new basket of fish is placed on the ground, a fierce bidding war instantly ensues.
However, the docks today are quite different from what they used to be.
With the arrival of the fishing ban, the once bustling and noisy scene is gone, and the place has become much quieter.
The once bustling crowd had vanished, leaving only a handful of fishing enthusiasts setting up stalls to sell the few small fish they had caught.
The entire pier was unusually quiet, with only the occasional sound of waves gently lapping against the embankment.
When the fishing boat docked, Manager Lin and one of his subordinates were already waiting.
As per Manager Lin's request, Chen Zhiyao and the others had already divided up the fish that Manager Lin wanted on the boat.
Crabs weighing over half a pound, eels weighing over three pounds, lobsters, abalone, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, grouper, and that 8-pound tiger grouper.
For ordinary fish, their shop has a fixed supplier, so he only wants these premium seafood items.
With many people and distractions at the dock, Manager Lin went directly onto the fishing boat to select the catch.
Seeing the baskets of top-quality goods on the boat, Manager Lin was overjoyed and quickened his pace.
Then he bent down to examine the large basket of crabs on the far side, which contained blue crabs, swimming crabs, and mud crabs.
These large crabs were specially selected by Chen Zhiyao. Each one weighed more than half a pound, and there were quite a few that weighed eight or nine ounces.
Manager Lin looked at the basket of large crabs, feeling very excited, but said calmly, "These crabs are good. How about 80 yuan per jin?"
This price is a bit lower than last time. Chen Weiqiang frowned, then said to him in a consultative tone:
"Manager Lin, why don't you add some more? There are quite a few big ones inside, weighing seven or eight ounces each, and two of them weigh nine ounces each. You definitely won't lose out if you buy them."
After some haggling, the two finally priced the large crabs at 90 yuan per jin (500 grams).
Manager Lin also inspected the other seafood items one by one, and then bargained with Chen Weiqiang.
Large eel is 85 yuan per jin, lobster is 268 yuan per jin, abalone is 200 yuan per jin, sea urchin is 20 yuan each, sea cucumber is 180 yuan per jin, grouper is 450 yuan per jin, and 8-jin tiger grouper is 100 yuan per jin.
In the end, the group received a total of [amount missing] yuan.
One piece belonged to Chen Zhiyao, and the rest were the catches of the other five people.
After the transaction was completed, Chen Weiqiang helped move the crabs ashore and load them into Manager Lin's car.
"Old Chen, remember to save some good stuff for me next time." Manager Lin chatted with him for a while before getting into the car.
"Definitely, definitely. I'll need Manager Lin's help in the future."
Chen Weiqiang watched the car drive away, secretly pleased. With Manager Lin's connections, he could earn even more money in the future.
The rest of the ordinary seafood was packed up and taken directly to Yang Jiajun's purchasing station.
At the end of the day, Chen Zhiyao earned a total of [amount missing]. Although not as much as before, it was still over ten thousand yuan a day.
As for Tang Youyou and the other two, they originally just came here to have fun, but they didn't expect to make a small fortune. Their mouths were practically stretched to their ears.
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