He was afraid that if he wasn't there, Mingjing would be too busy to handle all the work.
"A hundred, please. There are a lot of people today, so there might not be enough to go around. Just give me the fishing rod and the hand-casting net. Using a multi-hook rig is too tiring, so I won't use it today."
I don't know how many people Lao Zhao's big client brought, but it should be quite a few, a hundred should be enough.
Sun Yunmei was going to take a bag of eggs, pickled vegetables and flatbread for lunch, while Mingjing didn't take any, only some seasonings, before getting on the bus.
Because Mingliang is going to participate in the seaman selection tomorrow, he cannot go to sea this time.
Xie Junan got up early to deliver internal organs to Mingjing, and then hurriedly went home to prepare for the selection of seamen.
Upon arriving at the dock, Old Zhao stood on the boat with two bosses, and Mingjing was somewhat disappointed.
She thought there would be more people and she could have more help, but it turned out there were only two people, and they were pampered big bosses. She wondered if they could be of any help.
"Hello bosses, I've brought fishing rods, casting nets, and fish traps. You can start fishing later."
"Yes, you're Mingjing, right? Old Zhao told us that today we want to see how you catch such a big catch."
Take half of the fish trap and sail away from the shore.
The waves were quite large today, and the sea breeze stung my face a little. The sun hadn't come out yet, and the sea temperature was only in the teens.
Li Xiaoyu wrapped her clothes tighter and gripped the railing tightly with both hands.
"Mingjing, we won't capsize, will we?"
"No, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Lu Chen held Li Xiaoyu and gently comforted her.
Seeing this, Mingjing rolled her eyes. She had been fed a mouthful of dog food first thing in the morning, enough already.
"Mingjing, where should we put these fish traps?"
"The waves are big today, Dad, let's put it against the wind."
"Mingjing, let's have a competition today to see whose goods are more valuable. The loser has to treat everyone to dinner at the most expensive restaurant." Li Xiaoyu was scared, but also very playful.
A group of people became interested and agreed with the idea.
The boat sailed to a spot not far from the small island, and they set up baited traps against the wind. After setting up thirty traps, Mingjing suggested going to the small island from last time to see how the water pit was doing.
Ming Dahai had wanted to go for a long time, but he hadn't dared to because of his tail. Today he could finally go.
Not far from the shore, Mingjing and his group disembarked with their tools and headed straight for the water pit.
The tide had just receded. Ming Dahai looked at the puddle with a gleam in his eyes. He cast his net and caught a group of five or six plump and strong blue crabs.
With another net cast, they caught three conches, three small lobsters, and two clownfish.
Mingjing picked up the fish from behind, keeping the big ones and releasing the small ones back into the sea.
"Hey, there's still a little bit of the beef lung I threw away last time." Ming Dahai scooped up a beef lung that had turned white from being soaked in water, along with a small piece.
Ming Da scooped up all the puddles, but all he caught were shrimp and crabs, worthless, but still worth a few hundred yuan.
After finishing his work in the puddle, Ming Dahai was somewhat disappointed, having failed to retrieve the valuable item he had been hoping for. Back on the boat, he began to study the hand-thrown net.
Mingjing took out several fishing rods and distributed them to everyone.
The two bosses went out to sea for sea fishing, and the fishing rods they brought were naturally imported. Seeing that they didn't need them, Mingjing turned around and helped them bait the hooks.
"Mingjing, your bait smells terrible," Li Xiaoyu said, pinching her nose in disgust.
"Sea fish love this stuff, would you two gentlemen like some?"
As Mingjing helped hang up the pig intestines, she turned to look at the two bosses.
"No need, we brought enough krill," said Mr. Wang, a burly man holding a box of krill in his hand, with a smile.
Krill are definitely the top choice for sea fishing. The two of them didn't plan to catch any big fish this time; they just wanted to have some fun.
He tied the bait to the fishing rod, picked up the fishing rod, and started fishing.
Although Ming Dahai was itching to try his hand at it, he didn't compete with the children. With the boss present, he didn't want to steal the spotlight, so he focused on navigating the boat.
"Mingjing, your fishing rod looks pretty ordinary. It's not suitable for fishing for sea fish, is it?" Boss Chen glanced at Mingjing's fishing rod and thought it was just an ordinary bamboo rod.
"Don't underestimate it."
Mingjing responded with a smile.
This is a high-quality fishing rod she bought at the fishing tackle shop yesterday. The instruction manual says it can be used to catch small tuna, and its pulling power is naturally excellent.
It has good resilience and endurance, and it even gave her superb bait. Naturally, she wanted to keep such a good thing for herself.
Mr. Chen smiled, taking it as Mingjing joking.
The ten-meter-long yacht was surrounded by people.
"I've never fished before, how do you do this?" Li Xiaoyu stood by the boat, looking around.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Li Xiaoyu exclaimed, "My God, the fishing rod is moving!"
Mingjing was surprised. Logically, she should have been the first to catch a fish, but it turned out to be Li Xiaoyu.
The "newbie protection period" is not just a myth.
Li Xiaoyu, holding the fishing rod, was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
"Reel in!"
Li Xiaoyu's fishing rod was also from a fishing tackle shop, but it wasn't very valuable. She shook her hands as she vigorously cranked the reel.
"Hey, don't pull too hard, or the line will break. Let it out slowly."
Mingjing instructed Li Xiaoyu on how to cast the line: "Put the pole in the water and slowly pull it back, don't pull too hard."
While Li Xiaoyu was diligently casting her line, the fishing rods of the two big bosses on the other side were also making a move.
"Hey, mine is the same, it feels pretty good."
Lu Chen hadn't fished much before, but this time he had a really good experience.
"Have we run into a school of fish?" Old Wang gritted his teeth as he reeled in the line.
"I'd heard that Mingjing was lucky, and it seems he really is."
When Mingjing saw that everyone else had caught fish, but his own fishing rod hadn't moved, he was very anxious.
Li Xiaoyu, who was next to him, was the first to catch a fish and the first to pull it up. As the fish surfaced, Mingjing looked down and examined it. "Not bad, it's a wild bass."
It weighs about two pounds and sways violently underwater.
"This is what a sea bass looks like?" Li Xiaoyu exclaimed, having learned something new. She pulled him up and muttered, "I thought it would be much bigger. It's so strong."
The second one to come up was Mr. Wang. As soon as the fish was pulled up, his expression changed instantly. It was a yellowtail snapper, but unfortunately the hook got caught on its gills and it bled quite a bit.
Mingjing threw the fish into the tank and shouted, "Remember your own fish, don't mix them up."
“Mingjing threw this fish into my refrigerator, it won’t survive,” Old Wang sighed.
He brought ice with him, worried that the fish would die and become stale if left out too long in the hot weather.
Mingjing took the fish and put it in the refrigerator next to Lao Wang's feet.
Before he could even rest, Boss Liu pulled up his fish. A large squid had taken the bait and squeezed out a lot of black ink.
Lu Chen's fish were also pulled up, and he quickly called Mingjing over to check on them.
"Mingjing, what kind of fish is this? It looks so strange."
Mingjing picked up the squid and threw it into Boss Liu's refrigerator. Then she turned to look at Lu Chen, her eyes lighting up.
"Tiger grouper, about two pounds, several hundred yuan."
"Sea fish are so valuable? No wonder you made so much money from just one trip to sea," Li Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise.
"It depends on luck."
Mingjing focused intently on her fishing rod; with the fishing so good, there was no way she wouldn't catch something.
Just as she was feeling frustrated, the fishing rod in her hand stirred.
With ease, he reeled in and let out the line, and after ten minutes of pulling, Mingjing finally pulled the fish up – a white pomfret.
"White pomfret, this thing is precious, you're really lucky," Old Wang said enviously, looking at the white pomfret.
White pomfret is not common in the area; it is usually transported from the north. This one in front of me weighs more than three pounds and would cost several hundred yuan.
Mingjing feels much better now that there's no air force available.
After waiting a while longer, the group still hadn't caught any more fish. As the sun shone overhead, Mingjing took out a packet of seasoning and pointed to the island not far away.
"It's getting late, let's go out to sea and get some seafood. We've brought the seasonings."
Every time Mingjing eats seafood buffet on the island, she feels like she's getting a great deal.
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