Even though stingrays aren't very tasty, everyone was starving.
Wu An usually eats only one bowl of rice, but today he ate two bowls and finished all the dishes on the table. After the meal, Fan Dali took the initiative to clean up.
Look.
That's what it means to have good judgment.
Wu An was very satisfied with the performance of the Fan brothers.
These two boatmen were worth hiring.
It's actually quite easy to tell whether someone is good at doing things or not.
For example, the performance of the Fan brothers.
There aren't many people on the ship now. A Qing and Mei Wu are a separate story, one is a younger brother and the other is a relative. Old Fu is the captain and has the highest status on the ship, followed by Fu Yongning.
Fan Dali and Fan Xiaozhu only had physical strength and no core competitiveness on the ship, making them easily replaceable shipwrights.
The two brothers are well aware of their position, so they are currently willing to take on more work to enhance their competitiveness.
Why?
The two brothers had secretly done the math.
The two nets combined from today will definitely exceed 5 tons. Even if it's only 5 tons, that's an income of 100,000 yuan.
Their commission is one percent.
My commission is one thousand!
From the moment we went fishing until now, it's only been five hours. That means we're making nearly two hundred yuan an hour. Fan Xiaozhu is a man of few words, but he couldn't help but excitedly say, "Brother, listening to you was definitely the right thing to do. It's our good fortune to go fishing with Wu An."
"If the other boatmen knew about this income, they would be green with envy."
Fan Dali was humming a little tune while washing the dishes, and said with a smile, "Of course."
"I estimate that our income from this trip to sea will be no less than two thousand yuan."
"If I go out to sea five or six times a month, I can earn at least ten thousand yuan a month."
"If we were to do it ourselves, we could only make a maximum of ten thousand yuan, and it wouldn't be that reliable."
This is actually quite easy to calculate.
Fan Xiaozhu took the cleaned bowl, rinsed it with water, and put it away, saying, "If we calculate it this way, if we two brothers save money, there's still a good chance we can build a house and buy a car."
Fan Dali nodded: "It looks very promising."
"All our food and drinks on the boat are provided by Ah An."
"You don't need to spend any money at home."
"Let's build houses and get married as soon as possible, so that Dad can make us proud."
Fan Xiaozhu nodded repeatedly, feeling even more energetic as he worked.
After clearing away the dishes and returning to the break room, Wu An drank half a pot of tea, then got up and went to the control room: "Old Fu, do you feel it's time to set up the net?"
Old Fu glanced at the time; it was already past 6 p.m., and said, "Three hours should be enough time to get up."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wu An.
Of course, you can also be unreasonable.
It mainly depends on Wu An.
Wu An smiled and said, "Let's get going then. It might not be safe to sail at night, would it?"
Old Fu nodded: "That's natural."
"After all, it's unfamiliar waters, but as long as we're careful, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"You mean there's no homework tonight?"
Wu An shook his head: "I just said it offhand."
"Then let's set up an internet cafe."
Judging from what Old Fu said, fishing can be done at night as well. As a fishing boat owner, it's impossible for him to say no to fishing. The "ugly face" of capitalists is slowly beginning to show.
"Raise the net."
At the command, everyone took their positions.
As the net was lifted out of the water, everyone smiled, with an expression of "I knew it."
The net bag was still round and bulging.
Wu An went to resolve the matter.
Pull hard on the knot, and countless crabs cascade out, intertwining and gathering together, like a shaking crab mountain.
"Good heavens, they're all crabs!" Mei Wu cried out excitedly.
Fu Yongning was quite pleased: "A bumper harvest, still a bumper harvest, and these crabs are much more expensive than stingrays."
Wu An said, "The manta ray is still more cost-effective."
The Fan brothers both nodded in agreement, saying, "Now we've got some work to do."
Mei Wu shouted, "I'm afraid we'll have to stay tied up until dawn."
Old Fu shouted, "What are you yelling about? Are you starting to complain?"
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and pack up, get ready to log off."
"Hurry up, or we'll be even busier when the crabs are everywhere."
No one dared to delay.
Wu An casually added all the remaining luck points to the trawl net. Actually, the barrenness of this sea area also had its advantages, namely that the trawl net would not encounter any large fish. As long as it did not get snagged on the bottom, the trawl net could be used repeatedly.
The internet connection was established quickly.
Old Fu asked, "Ah An, should we continue north or east?"
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Let's go east."
It's not that the catch from the north is bad, but having so many crabs is quite a challenge for the few people on the boat. Tying them up, sorting them, and placing them all require a lot of time and effort.
This can be considered a problem caused by catching too many fish.
That's why he said that manta rays are more cost-effective.
and.
He wanted to quickly understand the situation in this area, so that if he had a stroke of luck tomorrow, he could target his nets accordingly.
After confirming the ship's direction with Lao Fu, he went up to the deck to participate in the sorting work.
Aqing followed along.
There was a breeze at night, and the temperature dropped. Moreover, when tying up and sorting crabs, you only need to sit and don't have to move much. If you pay a little attention, you won't get so hot that you're covered in sweat.
After repeated requests, Wu An agreed to let him work.
Wu An called out, "Everyone, let's work harder and get this done as soon as possible. We'll use these crabs for a late-night snack and drinks."
It's not just meat crabs.
There were other crabs, including mantis shrimp, several of which could be found in a short time, as well as blue crabs, three-eyed crabs, and several silvery ribbonfish, over a meter long, which were quite beautiful.
Some shrimp and crabs had roe, so I just threw them back into the sea when I saw them.
There's no particular reason, it's just a habit.
They also saw a pufferfish. Wu An picked it up and used it to wipe his rain boots. And you know what? It cleaned quite well.
When Aqing saw this, she also came over and wiped it.
Mei Wu followed suit.
The pufferfish, puffed up with resentment, looked at these despicable humans with utter despair. "Why don't we just give him a quick death?" it thought.
After processing the shrimp and crabs, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, taking more than three hours. It was time to start the fourth net of the day.
No one complained of being tired.
That's how it is when you're working on a boat: hauling in the nets, casting them, cleaning up the catch—as long as the catch keeps coming, you have to keep working.
The catch waits for no one.
Especially the catch from trawls, which basically die as soon as they are taken out of the water, must be processed as soon as possible, otherwise they may spoil and smell bad if left on the deck for a period of time.
Wu An originally planned to take a break before continuing.
As a result, everyone insisted on setting up the net first, and then having a late-night snack after everything was completely finished.
Wu An agreed: "Alright."
"Raise the net."
"Let's have a late-night snack after we're done."
Old Fu asked, "Not playing anymore?"
Wu An shook his head: "I'm not playing anymore."
"It's not safe to do homework at night, so let's all get a good night's sleep and do our best again when it's light."
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