Fu Yongning arrived at the lounge.
Everyone sat together, listening to Aqing gesticulate wildly as he vividly recounted how he befriended the orca and how the orca helped him find schools of fish.
Fan Dali listened with great excitement: "This is so interesting!"
"It's a pity I didn't follow Ah An sooner."
Aqing patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future."
Fu Yongning listened, took a deep breath, and then silently walked away. Only at this moment did he realize that he was the only normal person on the entire ship.
About half an hour passed, and Wu An, who was drinking tea and looking at the system, suddenly noticed that the luck value of the trawling net was dropping rapidly.
It's here!
Wu An quickly got up.
As they sailed towards Lao Futou, they also sensed a slight change. Seeing Wu An enter the control room, they asked, "You sensed it too?"
Wu An was taken aback: "What?"
Old Fu said, "It seems that Tiger has driven the fish here."
Wu An was taken aback: "How did you know?"
Old Fu smiled and said, "It's a feeling."
Wu An gave a thumbs up.
Look at him, no wonder he's been a fisherman his whole life, that's what you call professional.
He smiled and said, "Okay, let's set up the net then."
"I trust your intuition."
Just as Old Fu was about to speak, Wu An left the control room and went to the bow of the ship to greet Hu Zi, who had just appeared. The orca pod also appeared, and they moved in unison, forming a semi-circle at the bow of the ship.
As the fishing boats approached.
The pod of orcas then dived again.
After a while, it reappeared ahead of the fishing boat's path.
Without Wu An's prompting, Fu Yongning and the others had already come out and started preparing the net under Old Fu's instructions.
Move the bag first, then hoist it.
Fu Yongning hooked the hook again, and then blew a whistle.
As the crane operated, the net bag slowly surfaced. Everyone was excited to see the bulging net bag. The fishing boat tilted slightly, but having learned from experience, they were no longer as panicked as they had been during the previous trial voyage.
Fu Yongning pointed and shouted, "Look at this net! If it's full of fish, we'll be rich!"
Aqing couldn't help, so she could only watch from the control room, clasping her hands together and muttering to herself.
Old Fu asked, "Are you chanting scriptures?"
Aqing: "I'm praying for blessings."
Old Fu said irritably, "Don't bother with your prayers, lest you ruin Ah An's luck."
Aqing slapped her forehead: "Oh dear, why didn't you say so sooner? No, I have to pray again so they can treat what I said as nothing..."
Old Fu handed him a cigarette: "You can have this."
As they spoke, the net bag came onto the deck.
Fu Yongning shouted, "A'an, you untangle this net."
Wu An responded.
He was the first to take charge of the new ship's first fishing trip.
He stepped forward, pulled the rope sharply, and the crane arm lifted. The next moment, the net bag opened, and the catch inside scattered out, piling up into a small mountain of fish on the deck.
Upon seeing the catch, Fu Yongning's eyes widened.
They're all manta rays!
Wu An nodded slightly. Although stingrays are not expensive, only 20 yuan per kilogram, this net can still catch at least two tons. So, this net can bring in as much as 40,000 yuan.
Putting everything else aside, this one investment has already recouped its costs.
A great start.
actually.
If the trawl net is bulging and full of fish when opened, it means a bumper harvest for the fishermen.
Even the cheapest fish can be profitable if sold in large quantities.
Fu Yongning was both surprised and delighted: "How come they are all these fish?"
Fan Dali asked curiously, "Brother Yongning, what's so strange about that?"
Fu Yongning said, "Although manta rays come in groups, you can usually catch seven or eight in a trawl, which is already quite a lot. This... I've never seen a whole trawl like this before."
"I never expected that I could have such a good harvest from just randomly chosen sea areas."
"I have to admit I'm impressed by this luck."
Fan Dali suddenly realized: "So catching a manta ray in the net is such a rare thing."
Fan Xiaozhu coughed and said, "There's only one truth: it was the orca that helped."
Fan Dali suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, that's right. Orcas seem to really like eating manta rays, so finding a school of manta rays makes perfect sense."
"..." Fu Yongning didn't say anything, but subconsciously looked at the orca pod not far away, wondering to himself, could it really be the orcas that helped?
Old Fu shouted, "Don't just stand there! While the orca is still here, hurry up and pack up the net!"
"Get it done quickly."
Fu Yongning snapped out of his daze and quickly got back to work.
Mei Wu also came to help. In order to be able to stand on his own in the future, he not only needs to know how to drive a boat, but also needs to have a clear understanding of all aspects of things. In this regard, Mei Wu was quite proactive.
The Fan brothers were the same; they were not only hardworking but also eager to learn.
It's not that they're particularly eager to learn, but rather that they lack discernment and insight; otherwise, they won't last long on a ship.
soon.
The second net was cast.
As soon as the nets were set, everyone grabbed their tools and started sorting. Wu An wasn't idle either; he joined in the work. The two-ton manta rays actually amounted to only a little over a hundred, and with five people working together, the sorting and processing was quite efficient.
If there were more than two tons of shrimp and crabs, the processing and sorting would be even more difficult.
Thanks to the fact that the orca had given him manta rays as gifts twice before, Wu An had experience in handling manta rays. He took a pair of scissors, grabbed the manta ray's tail, and with a "snip," he cut off the stinger. He then did the same thing again.
Fu Yongning, needless to say, was even more skilled than him.
The Fan brothers were a bit less skilled, but as they handled more tasks, they became more adept at it, which shows that they were both excellent workers.
Wu An repeatedly emphasized that everyone must pay attention to safety, not to rush, and to take their time.
Fan Dali struggled to lift one of the tails and said, "This one is huge, it must weigh forty or fifty pounds."
Mei Wu also shouted excitedly, "Look how big this is! I can't even lift it by myself. It must weigh over a hundred pounds. This one should sell for a higher price, right?"
Having just finished dealing with all the stingrays, Aqing brought over tea, and each of them drank a large cup in one gulp. The Fan brothers then put down their teacups and began rinsing the deck.
Fu Yongning said, "This is a good habit."
Wu An glanced at the system; the luck value for trawling was almost depleted. He quickly said, "Okay, get ready to haul in the net."
Fu Yongning stared wide-eyed: "Ah An, it's only been half an hour."
“Our first network took almost three hours to run.”
"Should we make another trip back?"
Wu An glanced at the pod of killer whales at the bow of the ship and said with a smile, "Brother Yongning, we're not just doing simple trawling; we're fighting a coordinated battle with the killer whale pod."
"You see, the orca pod has stopped, which means they have driven the fish into the trawl net."
"If we don't pull in the net soon, the fish will escape, and we'll be letting down the orcas' good intentions and hard work."
Fu Yongning nodded and said nothing more.
Fan Dali and Fan Xiaozhu didn't say anything and went straight to make preparations.
soon.
The second net was brought up within just half an hour of being lowered, and Fu Yongning's eyes widened again the moment the net bag emerged from the water.
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