Ah Qing quickly moved aside.
He was already exhausted.
He was too slow before, which wasted a lot of time, and Old Fu scolded him several times.
He felt he was holding everyone back and was afraid that his actions would further hinder the final operation.
He was also worried that Old Fu would scold him, so he kept putting on a brave face.
Wu An went up to replace him.
He didn't dare leave and stayed by his side to help: "Brother, it's quite troublesome to stick the net and cut the fish."
Wu An untied one of the strips and said, "Yes."
"It's really difficult."
"Thanks to the help of my elder brother and Brother Wu today, normally the three of us might not be able to handle it."
The main reason is that there was too much fish caught.
They were dismantling fish and tidying up nets. If it were just moonfish, that would be one thing, but there were also a lot of shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. In addition, they even pulled up all sorts of marine debris.
It takes a lot of effort.
Old Fu agreed, saying, "Why don't you get more? We'll just collect it and then go back to shore to deal with it."
"Or we can just treat it as a one-time use."
"Anyway, with what we've gained, a little extra effort is fine."
After saying that, he felt much more magnanimous.
This was something they were forced to do.
Not to mention Aqing and Wu An, he also felt that doing it this way was a bit too much work.
It will probably take several hours to collect this 500-meter-long net.
They went out to sea, but the round trip took four or five hours.
Just sticking the net together can take a whole day if you're really busy.
Their boats weren't big, and they didn't have many people, but their fishing methods were incredibly diverse, including using bottom cages and longline fishing.
We're too busy, we simply can't keep up.
Generally speaking, you have to make choices, but honestly, you can't throw either one away.
Wu An said, "Old Fu, what you said is a good idea."
"Then when we get back, we'll buy more longline fishing and gillnets."
"Just keep accepting them."
"Take it back and clean it up. If we can clean it up, we'll continue using it. If we can't clean it up, we'll just scrap it."
Everyone on the boat nodded.
It is wasteful, but we can't always push ourselves to the limit.
If you can't handle it, your health will suffer. What's the point of making a lot of money then?
As they were talking.
Two large yellow croakers were pulled out of the water with the net.
Following that, the third and fourth points.
"Wow, there are five big yellow croakers in this area!" Old Fu exclaimed, his eyes widening in surprise.
Ah Qing laughed and shouted, "It has to be you, brother!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and let out two "woof woof" sounds to celebrate.
He must have been exhausted, otherwise he would have been dancing with joy and celebrating properly.
Mei Wu and Wu Ping also got up and came over to take a look. Mei Wu took out his phone and snapped several photos.
This is a rare sight.
Aren't large yellow croakers extremely rare?
It costs over a thousand yuan per kilogram, making it the Hermes of fish.
However, what they caught in their nets were ordinary sea fish.
Old Fu shoved the two men aside and shouted impatiently, "What are you standing there for? Why aren't you helping to cut the fish?"
"Make way."
He quickly went over and helped Wu An cut the fish.
Wu Ping and Mei Wu exchanged an awkward laugh and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"So what's wrong with you?"
"I was stunned. What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"
"OK."
"hey-hey."
Here, five large yellow croakers are placed, along with some juvenile fish and crabs.
Continue closing in.
Two meters away, there was another large yellow croaker.
One after another.
Wu An had fished for nearly 200 meters and was exhausted; the catch was simply too much.
There are large yellow croakers every few meters.
After smoking two cigarettes and recovering, Aqing said, "Brother, I'll take your place for a bit."
Wu An nodded quickly.
There's no room for politeness here.
They took Aqing's hand and lifted it several meters high, but there wasn't a single large yellow croaker.
Ah Qing couldn't take it anymore: "Brother, why don't you do it?"
"I'm just unlucky."
Wu An shook his head: "The same."
This added luck value is irrelevant; the net doesn't discriminate.
Old Fu said, "You should do it."
"You're lucky."
Wu An had no choice but to go and prepare the fish again.
The boss became a miserable worker, and whether it was a coincidence or not, a large yellow croaker was caught in the water as soon as he took over.
have to.
He said nothing more.
Perhaps this really involves some kind of mystical element.
As long as you don't kill them, keep pushing them to the limit.
Upon seeing the large yellow croaker, he was filled with enthusiasm.
With a squeak, the winch stopped operating. After nearly three hours of continuous work, not to mention the people, even the winch was almost smoking from the dryness.
The nets were laden with fish, a heavy burden indeed.
Aqing was squatting down sorting things when she turned her head and asked, "Is that all?"
Wu An nodded: "That's all."
Aqing scratched her head: "How come it's gone just like that?"
Old Fu said, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have advised you to buy more netting."
Who knows?
This is the first time I've used this adhesive net, and I've already bought so much.
"Alright, this little bit of netting has taken us four or five hours to make. If we bought more, we'd be working until the wee hours of the morning." Wu An sighed, somewhat annoyed. "I was hoping we could get back before dark."
Aqing stubbornly insisted, "I'd be happy to keep working until tomorrow to earn this much."
"Yes, yes, yes." Old Fu said cheerfully, put the net away, took out a cigarette box from his pocket, which was still unopened. He tried to open it several times but couldn't, and now his hands were trembling from exhaustion.
Mei Wu delivered the fish to the warehouse, saying, "You're happy to do this, but the boat can't handle it."
"Curry is almost out of room."
Wu An went down to take a look.
Goodness.
It was packed full.
He couldn't help but feel glad that he had spent money to expand the facility; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fit half of his seafood.
It's so hot.
If they're just left out like this, who knows how many will rot by the time they return to the dock.
Happy.
I'm genuinely happy.
He had experienced a warehouse overflow before, but this time was different. This time, the warehouse overflowed because it was full of expensive fish, including mantis shrimp and large yellow croaker. In the past, he wouldn't have even dared to dream of such a thing.
Back on deck, I saw Old Fu still lighting a cigarette.
He went over, helped take out the cigarettes, lit several, and distributed them. The people didn't stop using their hands; they just took the cigarettes with their mouths.
He was smoking while working.
He swallowed hard, wanting to take a couple of puffs himself.
It's not an addiction, it's just that I want to put something in my mouth to relieve fatigue.
In the end, I held back.
Squat down and sort them together.
The main feature of the net is that it accepts all kinds of fish, including large yellow croakers and many other miscellaneous fish.
The most common fish are springtails, followed by wrasse, rockfish, red sea bream, rock bream, bulltail, and tigerfish. Most of the fish are non-toxic, but some still require caution.
Otherwise, if you get pricked in a poisonous spot, it will not only delay things, but it can also hurt you terribly.
Old Fu asked, "Why not set the sticky net first?"
"No rush." Wu An wiped the sweat from his face with his shoulder, but the more he wiped, the stickier and fishy-smelling it became, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. He continued, "I didn't expect that taking down the net would be so troublesome. We've been working on it until this late."
"We'll head back as soon as we get off."
"Let's walk around the cliff island and take a look at the earth cage."
"We're tentatively scheduled to set off at 4 a.m. tomorrow to collect the sticky nets first."
Old Fu pondered for a moment, then nodded without saying anything.
He had no objection.
He didn't know about others, but he was genuinely too exhausted to continue.
I can manage to hold on, but I don't know if these old bones can take it.
After sorting the fish and casting them into the sea using nets, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
The sun isn't that strong.
Sitting in the cool shade under the boat awning, the sea breeze felt refreshing.
No one spoke.
I'm so tired that I don't even want to move my lips.
Ah Qing was fast asleep next to him, her face full of fatigue, her lips turned up, she couldn't even put her head down in her sleep.
The fishing boats were fully loaded.
It can't be fast.
As they approached the cliff island, Old Fu saw the fishing boat that had been following them still on the island's edge. He then saw someone on the bow of the boat waving chess pieces.
This is using flag signals.
As an experienced fisherman, he could certainly understand what it meant.
The other party told him to stop the boat.
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