Minghai sped up the boat, and it took an hour to reach the deep sea.
Ming Dahai and Ming Jing set their hooks in the deep sea, while Xie Jun'an was in charge of steering the boat.
After the first row of hooks was set, Mingjing finally had some free time. Since the fish traps were all on the edge of the island, there were no fish traps to set here, so Mingjing had some free time.
Ming Dahai took over the yacht, while Xie Junan fiddled with his fishing rod, preparing for sea fishing.
He brought the best fishing rods available at the time, and his fishing hook was twice the size of others', making it seem like he was going to catch a big fish.
"Boss Xie, you've got such a big fishhook, are you going to fish for tuna?"
"No, my family is having a banquet in a couple of days, and we're missing a few red snapper and big squid, so I came here today to try my luck at fishing."
"Hey, that's easy. Once we go collect the traps, you'll have everything you want," Ming Dahai said confidently.
Given Mingjing's luck, it wouldn't be surprising if a red-spotted fish or even a tuna crashed into a yacht.
"Dad, don't joke around. We'll go sea fishing here for a while, then we'll haul in the nets and collect the fish traps. Let's go home early today; I still have errands to run in town."
She was uneasy about keeping over a million dollars in checks.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Having earned over a million yuan, Ming Dahai was noticeably different from before; he stood up straight and became much more confident.
Xie Junan caught two large rock goby fish in a short time. He confiscated them and threw them into the sea as bait. Unexpectedly, he actually caught two red-spotted goby fish.
However, it's not very big, weighing at most three or four pounds.
Xie Junan glanced at Mingjing, who didn't react much, and chuckled, "Mingjing, how about it? I'll give you these two to take home and make soup."
"Oh, put it in the water tank."
Mingjing sat on the deck, gazing at the sea with boredom.
"Mingjing, let me teach you how to fish. Fishing is a lot of fun."
"Not interested."
Mingjing turned around and glanced behind her. The tail was no longer there. Perhaps their yacht was too fast for the tail to keep up, but this couldn't go on forever.
"Dad, after the fish traps are taken out, we won't be able to use them for quite a while."
Ming Dahai was upset. "Why? Isn't this making a lot of money?"
“We’re being watched. It’s one thing if someone follows us when we’re beachcombing, but it would be a real problem if we were watched when we go out to sea. If they report us for illegal fishing, we’d be in big trouble.”
The management of fishermen's operations at sea is not yet strict enough. Various laws and regulations are ambiguous, and if you really want to investigate, she actually has a hard time explaining herself.
Especially for someone like Fatty who has the ability, if things go wrong, not only will her tools be confiscated, but she might also have to spend a couple of days in jail.
"I hadn't thought of that. Well, I'll listen to you then."
Ming Dahai also became scared. Money can never be earned enough, and it's not worth risking the lives of his family for money.
They're powerful and influential, and ordinary people like us can't afford to offend them.
“Mingjing, I’m buying this boat. If anything happens, just have the police come looking for me,” Xie Junan interjected.
Mingjing laughed and said, "Forget it, there's no need to think so badly."
Upon hearing that he was going to jail, Ming Dahai's face darkened.
"Mingjing, are you saying Fan Yuliang is trying to mess with us? We need to find a way to teach him a lesson." Ming Dahai frowned, this was the first time he had said something like this, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
He was slapped in the face, so his retaliation was justified and deserved.
"Mingjing, call me if you need help."
"Boss Xie, you're a veteran, it's not appropriate for you to get involved in this."
Mingjing waved his hand, "Forget it, don't worry about it. I have a plan. You focus on fishing."
She figured Xie Junan's actions must be very righteous, and he probably wouldn't do those wicked ideas of hers.
Upon hearing this, Xie Junan didn't respond and focused on fishing. The pufferfish disturbed the bait and broke the line three times before he finally caught a red grouper about the length of his arm and a blue grouper.
Two hours later, Xie Junan had harvested a total of one red grouper, one green grouper, two spotted bream and one extra-large blue-eyed black chicken.
"What a pity, we didn't encounter any tiger groupers," Xie Junan said with some regret.
"It's okay, I'll give you one later if I have time."
Mingjing stood up, looked at the sun, and decided that it was about time, so he simply pulled in the net.
Seeing Xie Jun'an about to step forward to help, Ming Dahai grabbed him and said, "Boss Xie, can you drive a boat? Ming Jing and I can handle it."
It wasn't because we were worried about tiring the guests, but because apart from Mingjing, no one else had such good luck.
The net yielded what Ming Dahai had expected: five black-spotted eels as thick as a wrist, and eight groupers of various kinds, the most expensive being two tiger groupers.
There was also a catshark, which was quite large. The most commendable thing was that two super beautiful silver ribbonfish were caught, each over two meters long.
Not to mention the various crabs and small fish, they all add up to a size that the tank can't hold.
Xie Junan knew Mingjing was lucky, but witnessing it with his own eyes still seemed incredible.
As the fishing net was pulled in to its final position, Mingjing, who had been distracted and thinking there was nothing left, felt a sudden pang of anxiety when she finally gathered the last bit of netting.
Turbot!
Bad stuff!
[Congratulations, host, you have captured two turbot. You are also rewarded with three hours of good luck. Would you like to use your good luck now?]
"Dad, hurry up and set sail to retrieve the fish traps!"
Ming Dahai was puzzled, but since Ming Jing was so serious, he didn't want to ask too many questions. He walked over and told Xie Jun'an to step aside, then quickened his pace and headed towards the earth cage.
Mingjing sighed; it seemed he wouldn't be able to go out to sea for several more days.
"Mingjing, what's wrong? The turbot is fine, so why do you seem so unhappy?"
Turbot is seen by fishermen as a symbol of good fortune and gold coins. They would bring a few to any family celebrating a happy occasion, wishing for a continuous flow of wealth. But in Mingjing, however, it is a disaster.
"It's nothing, it's yours." Mingjing disdainfully took the turbot's hook and threw it on the boat, patiently tidying up the hooks in his hand, saving them for next time.
Forty minutes later, Ming Dahai arrived at the place where the traps were placed.
The tide has receded, and the water level has dropped significantly.
Mingjing tapped the screen in front of her and pressed the "Yes" button. The progress bar for good luck was currently full.
She stood by the boat, using a hook to scoop up balloons floating on the sea surface, and began to pull up the fish trap. Whether it was the water pressure or the fish, the trap felt unusually heavy.
"Hey, there's something here!" Xie Jun'an exclaimed excitedly as he saw something moving in the fish trap. "It's a big squid!"
The fish trap was small, but the squid was huge and almost filled the entire trap.
Mingjing was delighted. He estimated that the squid weighed over ten kilograms, and if it were released, its tail would probably be more than half a meter long.
When the fish trap was pulled up, the squid was still squirting ink, and the deck was covered in black ink. In addition to the squid, there were also a few clams, crabs, and some mud snails.
Xie Junan thoughtfully helped sort the fish, putting the snails in a wooden bucket, throwing the fish into the water tank, and putting the crabs in another empty wooden bucket.
"This crab is quite big."
Xie Junan cleaned the crabs, weighed them in his hand, and estimated that they weighed about half a pound. He then left the larger ones and sent the smaller ones home to their mothers.
“Uncle Ming, this basket of cuttlefish is worth quite a bit of money,” Xie Junan muttered.
“That’s right, let’s look at the next one.” Ming Dahai said, craning his neck to look at the next cage.
This cage was much more exciting than the last one. As soon as it came out of the water, Mingjing could see colorful things moving inside. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be two large lobsters.
The lobsters are big and fat, some weighing up to four pounds.
"It's the Azure Dragon! Not bad, not bad!" Ming Dahai clicked his tongue, very excited.
Mingjing thought to himself, "Not bad, the next few days are going to be tough."
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