Mingjing held back her words. Based on past experience, the system shouldn't give her such a unique opportunity; there must be a large shipment involved.
"Take Shi Jiu Gong down," Ming Dahai ordered, pulling the fishing net along.
Mingjing, holding Shi Jiugong, was about to pry open the fish's mouth and remove the fishhook with his bare hands.
"Wait a minute, Mingliang, you come here."
Ming Dahai stopped Mingjing and turned to call Mingliang.
Shi Jiugong was fierce and often ate shellfish. He had sharp teeth and could bite off a person's finger if he got angry. He didn't want his daughter to get hurt.
Mingliang slowed down, turned her head to look, and pouted, "Am I your biological child?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Ming Dahai snatched the boat and told Mingliang to get the fishing hook.
Mingjing smiled and handed the fish to Mingliang, handing him gloves. She didn't want to take the hook; she just wanted to pull the net and feel the moment when there was a fish.
Shi Jiugong took it down, Mingliang threw it into the fish basket, and then followed Mingjing to retrieve the fishing net.
The fishing net in my hand kept shaking, but this time the shaking wasn't as strong as last time. Judging from the feel, it probably wasn't too big.
Sure enough, when the fishing net was pulled out of the water, a blue rockfish, weighing about a pound, was hanging on it.
The green grouper has a tender texture and is rare, both wild and farmed, so its price has always remained high, at around forty yuan per jin (500 grams).
"Not bad, keep pulling." Mingliang exclaimed as he pulled, "Mingjing, you're so lucky! Did the Sea Goddess give you some kind of magic?"
Fishermen by the sea rarely catch anything of value with this kind of net, even when it has hooks; half the nets are empty. But Mingjing caught fish right away.
He found it difficult to explain the lack of magic.
Ming Dahai looked at his daughter with a smile, feeling happy inside.
Mingjing pursed her lips and remained silent. They weren't valuable fish at all, so what was there to brag about?
The fishing nets were retrieved, the fish were removed, and the hooks were neatly hung up for future use. Mingliang was in charge of finishing up the remaining hooks.
The grouper was still on the deck, jumping around a few times before being stuffed directly into the fish basket hanging by the side of the boat to prevent it from dying.
With another pull in the net, a tiny banana fish got caught on the hook, and Mingjing casually tossed it into the sea.
It doesn't deserve to be served today.
On the fourth hook, Mingjing clearly felt a pulling force, and she couldn't pull it up no matter what she did.
Could it have snagged some seaweed?
She tried to pull back the fishing line, giving it a tug.
Um?
The fishing line was taut and she couldn't reel it in. Just as she was about to go underwater to check, the line started to pull to the side with a strong pull.
"Wow, it's a big fish!"
Mingjing could clearly sense that this fish weighed at least ten pounds.
The once clear sea surface was now a mess because of the fish underwater. Mingjing quickly reeled in the line, and the fish, hooked on the hook, was pulled straight to the surface.
Mingliang pointed at the sea and shouted, "Dad, it's Su Shuban!"
"What?" Ming Dahai slowed down the boat, glanced back at the fish he had pulled up, and couldn't contain his excitement.
"Such a large spotted mouse, we're rich!"
This spotted rat in front of me weighs at least fifteen pounds.
The Sumatran grouper generally lives in coral reefs and rock crevices, and some also like to burrow in sand and mud. It is covered with black spots and is also called the coral grouper. It is a type of coral fish.
It is a staple at state banquets and high-class banquets, and its price is outrageously high, reaching hundreds of yuan per kilogram on the market.
"Put it in the fish basket, so it doesn't die."
Mingjing didn't bring a syringe today. Normally, sea fish should be released from their air supply after being caught, because the air pressure is different and some may explode. Fearing that the fish would explode, she cut off the tail with scissors and quickly put it into the fish basket.
"Such a large Sumac spot, Dad, today's trip was really worth it," Mingliang said with increasing strength.
This fish should be worth several thousand dollars; it was worth the trip.
Mingjing gritted her teeth and didn't refute. Su Shuban wasn't her limit. After all, she had only caught half of the fishing net, and there should be a big catch to come.
"It was worth it!"
Ming Dahai thought about the earthen cages, but he dared not imagine what he could gain from them.
To Mingjing's surprise, all the next fishing lines she caught were stone goby, which made her a little depressed. Several of the stone goby were bitten so badly that only their heads remained.
It's no surprise that pufferfish were responsible.
Undeterred, Mingjing continued to pull in the net. Halfway in, she couldn't pull it anymore; clearly, this time it was even more forceful than Su Shuban's earlier attempt.
The fishing net in their hands seemed to be hooked on a stone, and no matter how hard they pulled, they couldn't get it off. They were even being led by the fishing line, which caused the boat to rock a bit.
After struggling for quite a while, Mingjing finally managed to pull the fishing net up, leaving Mingliang completely stunned.
"A spotted grouper! It's this big?"
The spotted grouper, also known as the parrotfish, is covered with yellowish-brown spots. It is short and stout, and this one weighs seven or eight pounds.
"Not bad, not bad, pull it up a bit more."
Ming Dahai was thrilled; each of these groupers was worth over a hundred yuan, he was going to make a fortune today.
"Dad, I'm too tired. You take over, I'll drive the boat."
Mingliang pulled on the fishing net, his hands blistered from the weight; it was too heavy, and he needed to rest.
"If a man can't even muster this much strength, he's not even as good as your sister. You drive the boat."
Ming Dahai muttered something as he stepped forward and took the fishing net, while Mingliang turned around to start the boat.
"Mingjing, you're so lucky. We'll stop going to the beach and start fishing instead."
Ming Dahai held the fishing net in his hand and pondered in his mind that they could not catch these big fish by going to the beach. Today, apart from the cost of the fish traps, everything else was pure profit.
Organizing fishing nets requires professional skills. Mingliang's attempt to organize them was a mess, and Mingdahai spent a long time tidying them up before finally getting them right.
"Dad, let's retrieve the hook later and then go back down; there might be more food there."
Unlike fish caught on a multi-hook rig, fish caught on a multi-hook rig are often hooked in vital areas and will die if the net is not pulled in in time. Fish caught on a net are relatively safer.
Mingjing pulled the fishing net, and caught several wild bass and tilapia in a row, as well as a barracuda.
The sea wolf is large, about a meter long, with sharp teeth. Its meat is not very good, and it is very cheap in the market. Mingjing plans to use the sea wolf as bait hooks later.
While pulling the fishing net, Mingjing suddenly realized that she couldn't pull it anymore. This feeling was different from before; the fishing line was clearly being pulled into the sea.
"Holy crap! What is this thing? Dad can't hold it back!" Mingjing said, pulling on the fishing net and leaning forward, making the whole boat rock.
"Put some back."
Seeing this, Ming Dahai stepped forward to help, pulling the fishing net.
All the fishhooks pulled out of the water got caught in the fishing net, and the net was twisted into a rope and tangled together.
"Dad, what kind of fish is that? It's huge!"
Mingjing was struggling to pull the fishing net, and huge waves rose on the sea surface as the two forces were secretly vying for power.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for a long time. Ming Dahai looked at the water, where a faint figure appeared on the clear surface.
"Holy crap! A grouper! It must weigh dozens of pounds. This guy tore the fishing net. Mingliang, stop the boat and get the landing net!"
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