Wu An had only cast ten hooks when he pulled up another tiger stripe, and each one was bigger than the last. A Qing lifted the tiger stripe in his hand and grinned foolishly: "Brother, this one must weigh five pounds."
Wu An nodded, also very pleased.
Aside from the prized grouper and other valuable catches, the main catch was still white pomfret. Just as Old Fu said, it's very likely that the white pomfret just ran into the school.
It's a pity it's longline fishing; it would be better if it were cast net.
If you throw it all in, you're bound to make a fortune.
Previously, it required manual labor, and it was considered a great feat to lift up a hundred kilograms at a time. Now, with winches, even several hundred kilograms can be easily lifted up.
White pomfret is conservatively estimated to cost forty or fifty yuan per jin (500 grams). If you catch two or three hundred jin in one net, it can fetch at least eight or ten thousand yuan.
Just thinking about it made Wu An's mouth water.
Unfortunately, they were pondering in the water on the island and didn't notice the group of white pomfret passing by.
Every sip and every cup of wine seems preordained.
When Wu An saw another tiger stripe emerge from the water, he was overjoyed and stopped thinking about anything else.
Aqing watched with intense envy.
Seeing Wu An pull up the fifth tiger grouper, he couldn't help but say, "Brother, brother, let me pull a few more, I want to brag to my mom when I get back."
Wu An casually remarked, "You can't brag like that. You're the one who raised all these tiger stripes?"
Aqing shook her head; "I don't want to brag to my mom."
"Alright."
"elder brother……"
"You give it a try."
Wu An stepped aside.
Ah Qing chuckled and thanked him. The two switched places, but Ah Qing's luck was just terrible. He was cursed with bad luck today, and he got three fish in a row. Not to mention grouper, he couldn't even catch a white pomfret.
But a rather ruthless man named Shi Jiugong arose, which infuriated Aqing.
If it weren't for the poisonous spines on the fins of the stone goby, he would definitely have slapped the fish a few times.
The fourth hook is empty.
The fifth hook is empty.
Aqing couldn't take it anymore and, cursing, switched places with Wu An.
As soon as Wu An took over, he pulled up a dried fish.
That's good now.
"One afternoon fish, two red snapper, three pomfret, four mackerel, five croaker, six jalapenos," it's almost all ready.
Aqing's curses became even more vulgar.
As soon as I took one, I slapped him.
He asked the fish if they looked down on him, and if they didn't answer, he would slap them again.
Fish: Innocent face.GIF.
Wu An didn't interfere. Ah Qing showed off his treasure, but it didn't delay his business at all.
There weren't many people on the boat.
If Aqing doesn't speak, it becomes unusually quiet, which makes it a bit more lively.
The main reason is that Wu An was able to endure it.
What else can we do with this one childhood friend who risked his life for us?
Spoil them to death!
Having hooked the hook halfway up, Wu An told Old Fu to stop, quickly grabbed a water cup and drank most of it in one gulp, then got up and jumped around, swinging his arms.
I've been working continuously for over half an hour. I'm not too tired, but maintaining the same posture for so long is really getting to me.
Aqing wasn't idle either; she had to help with the longline fishing and the catch. Longline fishing isn't the same as regular fishing, and some of the fish had been caught for several hours.
Those with strong vitality can withstand it.
For example, pomfret and the like are basically all dead, so they need to be put into storage as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be fresh.
Old Fu also came to help, framing the items and then putting them into storage.
Too much fishing will keep you very busy.
After processing the white pomfret, Old Fu went to the live fish warehouse to check out the tiger grouper and couldn't help but marvel at it.
Tiger grouper are usually active at night, so it's quite rare to catch so many tiger grouper in broad daylight.
Aqing asked curiously, "Old Fu, why are you staring at the tiger grouper? Do you want to eat it?"
Wu An chimed in, "Let's each take one back with us."
Old Fu hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no."
"It is absolutely forbidden."
"I don't want to eat them, but I find it strange how they managed to get so many tiger groupers."
Aqing laughed and said, "What's so strange about that? My brother pulled me up."
Old Fu didn't even bother to reply, and simply explained why he found it strange.
Aqing and Wu An both suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is."
"Could it be attracted by a fish caught on a longline?"
Old Fu: "Maybe."
After resting for a while, Wu An recovered and continued working.
Aqing had a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He was also quite tired, his hands never stopping and the cigarette never leaving his mouth.
When there were still about thirty hooks left to be retrieved, Ah Qing's voice came from the cabin: "Brother, it's full, the hold is bursting."
Today, I started by collecting fish traps and then fished in ponds, both with great results. Longline fishing was also very effective. After a busy day, I finally had a full catch.
Old Fu continued, "Let me sort through them. Some can be put in the shady spot first. Let's hurry back. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Wu An nodded; "I'll listen to you."
Old Fu quickly came over, found a plastic sheet and spread it on the deck. With his guidance, the matter was handled in an orderly manner, while Wu An was still setting up the net.
White pomfret, tiger-spotted pomfret, and in the end, it gave him a huge surprise.
A single spot on a mouse!
After the last fish was placed in the container, Aqing sat exhausted on the deck, a cigarette dangling from his lips, but he didn't even bother to take a puff, letting it burn out on its own.
Wu An wasn't much better off.
Old Fu was alright; after checking everything, he immediately started the fishing boat.
"Ah An, which way are we going?"
"Go to town."
Wu An replied without hesitation.
Today's harvest was quite substantial; selling it to Lao Xie would be a huge loss.
Old Fu nodded and accelerated toward the town's dock.
The fishing boat was calm on its return journey.
Even Aqing barely said a few words; she was utterly exhausted.
Old Fu couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two of them. That's more like it. Fishing at sea is never easy. It's tiring, hard, and dangerous.
Although he was already operating at full speed, the return journey was still much slower than when he set sail.
There's nothing we can do about it.
There was too much seafood on the boat, making it heavy and unable to move quickly.
Before even reaching the shore, Wu An called President Qin and asked him to prepare the feast. He didn't need to worry about the seafood; he would bring it over and pay a processing fee.
President Qin readily agreed.
Six o'clock in the evening.
The town's dock was brightly lit.
Now that the fishing season has started, the docks are bustling every day, with many familiar faces. When they see Wu An's fishing boat coming, they can't help but look over.
Everyone knows that Wu An always returns with a full catch every time he goes out to sea.
What about this trip?
As the fishing boat docked, everyone saw the net cages placed on the deck.
Under the lights, the pomfret's surface shimmered with a silvery light, making it very eye-catching.
"Why are you just throwing the fish onto the deck?"
"Young man, you can't treat the catch like this. The fish will spoil and we won't be able to sell them."
"Look how worried you are. Of course they understand. I bet there's no room in the cabin, so they put the pomfret on the deck."
"How could that be? Although this boat isn't big, it shouldn't be a problem to carry several thousand kilograms of fish."
"They're catching thousands of kilograms of fish? Even a trawler wouldn't be able to do that easily."
"This ship doesn't even have a trawl net, how could it possibly be overloaded?"
"I don't think it's possible either."
"Others may not be able to do it, but this fishing boat from Xiaoxi Village might. When they go out to sea and set traps, they carry out shrimp and crabs by the box."
"Yes, yes, that's right, the fishing boat owner is incredibly lucky."
“I also worked on his boat, and it was outrageous. The boat had more shrimp and crabs than farmed ones.”
"Brothers, maybe a big job is coming up."
The lively discussion attracted even more people to come and see.
Wu An was immediately at a loss.
It would be difficult for this reputation not to spread.
That's fine.
The people around the boat were pointing and gesturing, making it difficult for Ah Jin and Lao Fang, who were waiting to pick up the goods, to squeeze through.
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