Wu An's skills are quite good.
This proves the saying that high-end ingredients don't need special cooking methods. The seafood they eat is so fresh that even those expensive restaurants might not be able to provide it.
Lively and energetic animals can be steamed directly in the pot.
The meat is tender and flavorful.
Fu Yongning ate with great relish, finishing two bowls of rice. Knowing that he was usually talkative and would try to persuade Wu An of this and that, Aqing deliberately asked, "Brother Yongning, would you like some more rice?"
Fu Yongning let out a burp: "No, no."
Eat a good meal.
Drink the last sip of beer.
Absolutely stunning.
Wu An let everyone rest for a while, until Old Fu urged them twice before they hurriedly went to the deck to start hauling in the nets.
Start the netting.
The net bag was bulging.
Fan Dali went to untangle the net.
Pull it open with force, and the catch cascades down with a splash.
Fan Dali, who was standing close by, could see clearly and exclaimed somewhat dejectedly, "Why are there so many water plants?"
Wu An said, "The catch is quite good."
"I see there are also lionfish and tigerfish, which are poisonous. Be careful."
"Brother Yongning, what should we do with these aquatic plants?"
Fu Yongning shook his head: "Throw it back into the sea."
Wu An said "Oh," and everyone got to work together, first picking up the seaweed and throwing it back into the sea. They also found a lot of fish in the sea, which they picked out one by one.
As the sun began to set, the sea breeze grew increasingly cool and damp.
Wu An found the process of tearing up seaweed and throwing it back into the sea quite stress-relieving.
Wu An pulled hard, and suddenly his eyes were flashed by a bright light.
It was a golden light.
He quickly called out to Aqing, who was pulling water plants with a rake, and then slowly lay down and pulled the water plants apart, revealing the fish hidden inside.
At first, Aqing looked puzzled, but after taking a closer look, her eyes widened in surprise.
"This...this...this..." He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single coherent word.
Seeing Ah Qing's strong reaction, everyone came over to take a look.
They were stunned when they saw the catch.
"Is it a large yellow croaker?"
"I think so!"
"That must be it!"
Fan Dali's face turned red. When he opened the net, half of it was filled with water plants. He was quite annoyed, thinking that he had bad luck. But if there had been a big yellow croaker hidden in the water plants, it would have been a different story.
Seeing Wu An pulling hard on the water plants, Fu Yongning anxiously called out, "An, be gentle, be gentle! Don't damage the fish scales!"
Wu An turned around: "Are you sure it's a large yellow croaker?"
Fu Yongning nodded repeatedly, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "It's almost certainly true."
Wu An hesitated: "Are there yellow croakers that big?"
At this moment, the water plants still covered the big fish, obscuring its entire body. However, Wu An gestured with his hand to indicate the width of the fish's body, and finally used his forearm to determine that it was about the same size.
It's important to know that wild large yellow croakers often roam the sea and have slender bodies, while farmed large yellow croakers appear plump and bloated. This is one of the indicators that distinguishes between wild and farmed fish.
The wild yellow croaker in front of us is this wide just from its body; how long must it be?
How heavy will it be?
Wu An had caught large yellow croakers before, more than once, and was quite familiar with them. The largest yellow croaker he had ever caught weighed nearly 20 pounds.
The 20-pound yellow croaker was much smaller than the yellow croaker covered in water plants in front of us.
Fu Yongning said, "Of course there is."
"The ocean has everything, but some precious fish species are rare and ordinary people can't catch them."
"You are different."
Wu An nodded when he heard him say that.
right.
That makes sense.
He's already using cheat codes, so what's the point of talking about science?
soon.
With Fu Yongning's help, the two carefully cleared away the water plants little by little, gradually revealing the fish's full form. Its golden scales shimmered with an unusual golden light in the setting sun.
Everyone crowded closer to look, and their faces were all reflected in the yellowish light.
Fu Yongning shouted forcefully, "It's confirmed, it's... the big yellow croaker!"
Aqing stretched out her arm and gestured with the large yellow croaker: "My God, it's so big, it really lives up to its name as a large yellow croaker."
Actually...
It's only a little over a meter long. Fish this big are actually quite common in the sea. Even the smallest yellowfin tuna they caught was bigger than this big yellow croaker in front of them.
But this is a large yellow croaker!
Old Fu also came over to see, marveling at the sight.
Wu An asked with a smile, "Old Fu, is it that rare?"
Old Fu squatted down and examined it carefully, saying, "Look at this one, all golden, with red lips and fine scales, it's of the finest quality, but do you know what's most precious about it?"
Wu An said, "Because he's still alive?"
Yes.
The large yellow croaker was still alive; its mouth was opening and closing, and it was making a "quacking" sound.
Old Fu smiled and said, "This one should be almost thirty years old."
Wu An asked in surprise, "How did you figure that out?"
Old Fu explained, "The lifespan of a large yellow croaker is only a few decades. This large yellow croaker has grown so big that even if we don't catch it in the net, it will soon die of old age."
"I've worked in this field my whole life, and this is the first time I've ever seen something this big."
"Come on, let's weigh it."
Wu An nodded and reached out to hug it, but Old Fu quickly called out, "Be careful, don't break the scales off. Ah Qing, don't touch it either."
"Awu, come here."
Mei Wu was relatively more composed and was the one who was singled out.
As they were talking, Old Fu found some dirty clothes he had changed out of, and the two of them worked together to weigh the big yellow croaker. It weighed 39.8 jin!
This elicited cheers from the crowd.
May Goddess Mazu protect us.
"Thank you for the gift of the sea."
"Thank you, thank you."
After carefully placing the large yellow croaker, everyone continued to deal with the aquatic plants. From then on, everyone was much more careful, just in case there was another large yellow croaker hiding inside.
After the matter was dealt with, no further issues were found.
"One is already quite good."
"This large yellow croaker can be auctioned off; it will definitely be snapped up."
"Its value is immeasurable."
After the aquatic plants were removed, about half of the catch remained.
Actually, it's not bad; it weighs a little over a thousand pounds.
The catch was mainly crabs, with far fewer poisonous creatures than the previous net, but a significant increase in small red shrimp. Wu An exclaimed, "This net has quite a few small red shrimp!"
Fu Yongning nodded: "I didn't expect there to be so many here."
Wu An picked out a basket of ingredients and said, "I'll pickle them raw later, and we'll have them as a late-night snack with our drinks tonight."
Everyone shouted in unison.
Fu Yongning didn't say anything. Xiao Hongxia's official name is tube whip shrimp. They are relatively small, with the largest being only four or five centimeters long. They taste very good after being marinated raw.
This type of shrimp is fairly common, and its price is average.
There is a large market demand, and some fishing boats specialize in catching this kind of shrimp.
And it also has another characteristic.
Either you catch a lot in one net, or you catch nothing at all. Some fishing boats accept reservations in advance, but after working for a long time, they still can't complete the job, which can drive the boat owners crazy.
But on Wu An's boat, it was often seen. Wu An didn't consider this his main catch, not for any other reason than that he looked down on it.
The quantity wasn't large; most of it was used as a treat.
Fu Yongning watched as Wu An threw the baby shrimp back into the sea, shook his head and said nothing. In fact, other fishing boats would not throw baby shrimp back into the sea.
The price can be even higher for those carrying babies.
By the time the net was fully cast, it was completely dark.
The fourth network then began.
They worked from the afternoon until 7 p.m., except for a short break for meals, they were almost constantly working, but no one complained.
Is this someone working?
No.
They're making a killing!
Who would complain about making money being tiring?
Wu An was also very happy to see everyone working so hard to help him make money. He could only tell everyone to eat more during their late-night snack, and then continue to work hard after they were full!
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