Aqing and Meiwu were getting anxious.
"Brother, something's not right."
"Ah An, something's really wrong."
Wu An asked, "What's wrong?"
Pointing to the empty hook of the longline fishing, the two men said in unison, "Something's not right with this longline fishing. We suspect something in the sea is up to something."
Wu An was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Ah Qing said in a serious tone, "Brother, you're a bit too slow."
Do you think this is normal?
"Only this much fish?"
Wu An said, "It's not quite normal..."
He was quite embarrassed.
This time it was his decision-making mistake that made Ah Qing and Mei Wu work so hard setting up fish traps and longlines.
Aqing said, "Then why do you think it's abnormal that there are so few fish this time?"
Wu An coughed, intending to make a "brief statement" about the mistake, but A Qing continued to shout: "Just like last time when the giant grouper caused trouble, this time there's another big fish causing trouble."
Wu An: "..."
Do you want to hear what you're saying?
Mei Wu added, "This big fish that caused trouble this time is more cunning than the giant grouper last time."
We need to think of a way.
"Old Fu, do you have any ideas?"
Old Fu: "..."
Who the hell has experience with this?
Wu An was silent for a moment: "Are you two serious?"
Aqing said, "Brother, what time is it? Look how anxious I am, who's in the mood for jokes?"
Mei Wu: "Exactly."
Wu An didn't know what to say. He was speechless and touched. What could he say? A Qing and Mei Wu doubted everything, even thinking that there was a fish monster causing trouble in the sea, but they never suspected that the poor catch was due to his decision-making error.
Seeing that Wu An remained silent, Old Fu coughed twice and said, "Let's stop talking nonsense."
Ah Qing said, "I'd like to stop talking nonsense... but I can't seem to get busy."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly ran away.
A moment later, he came over with several spearguns, handed one to Mei Wu, and said, "Let's be prepared. If we spot anything, just shoot him."
Mei Wu nodded.
Wu An remained silent.
The atmosphere was somewhat somber.
A three-thousand-meter longline fishing trip would take quite a while to haul in, but today it was relatively quick, since there wasn't much of a catch. The winch kept working non-stop, and after hauling everything in, Old Fu counted the catch and said, "There are quite a few miscellaneous fish, mainly barracuda, about three hundred catties."
Aqing and Meiwu remained silent.
This small catch was quite a blow.
actually.
It's normal for the two of them to have such a big reaction. They've always had such good catches before, so it's natural that they'll feel a big disappointment when things suddenly turn so bad, and it's hard for them to accept it right away.
Old Fu wouldn't.
Because he knew that this was the normal state.
But.
He was also a little apprehensive.
Is Wu An's good luck coming to an end?
The thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed it. "Pah, pah, pah, what am I thinking? It can't be true." If he wasn't afraid of scaring Wu An and the others, Old Fu would have slapped himself twice.
Seeing how dejected Aqing and Meiwu looked, he thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not bad. Even at the lowest purchase price, it's still five or six thousand yuan."
"Putting everything else aside, at least we have enough capital."
"We haven't taken away the traps yet, so we're sure we can still make a profit."
"You might even make a fortune."
He wasn't just offering words of comfort; he genuinely had high hopes for the fish trap.
Although they have used longline fishing, gillnets, and casting nets many times during this period, if you really calculate it carefully, the income from gillnets is definitely the highest. Moreover, compared to casting nets and gillnets, the catch is more stable.
Upon hearing his words, Aqing and Meiwu's mood immediately brightened, and they clasped their hands together, praying that the earth cage would burst open.
Wu An said, "The responsibility lies with me; I chose the wrong place this time."
Aqing quickly shook her head: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"How could this be your problem?"
"That's definitely impossible."
"Maybe it's because I was unlucky today and bumped into your good luck on the boat."
Mei Wu also shook his head: "A'an, what responsibility or not, we didn't mean to blame you."
Old Fu said, "Ah An, if we're going to talk about it that way, I'm the one who's in charge of the boat, so I bear more responsibility."
Seeing their reaction, Wu An smiled and said, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore."
"Then let's continue running south for a bit more."
Old Fu nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Old Fu went to set sail.
With nothing else to do, Aqing and Meiwu cleaned up the trash and stuffed it all into a snakeskin bag, as Wu An had requested.
In fact, Wu An knew that what they were doing was just a drop in the ocean, but if they didn't do it, it would feel like there was a thorn in their heart, and they would feel uncomfortable no matter what.
We can't control others, but at least we can control ourselves.
Do as much as you can, as long as you have a clear conscience.
It took about half an hour to drive there.
They arrived near another small island, and Wu An casually remarked that it was somewhere around here.
Old Fu observed carefully and determined the location for longline fishing.
Mei Wu and A Qing began their homework.
Wu An also came to help bait the hooks, and they successfully cast all the longlines before dark.
Old Fu said he would cook dinner.
As a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and or
We've eaten.
After watching a movie, Wu An checked his luck value for longline fishing. It was not bad, with only 12 points left. This also meant that the catch from longline fishing was average. The group drank a pot of tea, and once the luck value was depleted, Wu An immediately called for them to collect the longline catch.
The harvest was alright.
The variety of fish is quite diverse, including yellowfin tuna, black sea bream, and sea bass, all of which are relatively common. The prices are average, but the quantity is not small. A 3,000-meter longline fishing trip yielded a catch of over 1,000 kilograms.
Just as they were finishing collecting the fish, Aqing suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, look! We actually caught some seashells!"
Wu An looked surprised to see that it really was a seashell. It didn't look special at all. The seashell was nearly round in shape, and its surface color was neither yellow nor brown. It looked quite inconspicuous. It must have been caught by chance by a hook.
He took the shell off the hook; it was quite large, over twenty centimeters long, and felt quite heavy.
He hadn't seen seashells much before, so he took them to Old Fu.
Old Fu glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "White butterfly shell? Where did it come from?"
Wu An said, "Was it caught by longline fishing?"
"Huh?" Old Fu was taken aback. "Alright then."
"You don't recognize him?"
Wu An shook his head.
Old Fu said, "The white-lipped oyster is a pearl oyster and can produce pearls."
"Of course you can eat it."
"It's quite delicious too."
Wu An's eyes lit up, and he weighed the white butterfly shell in his hand: "Are there pearls inside?"
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