Wu Anshen agreed.
As she spoke, Aqing ran over.
Seeing this from afar, Wu An waved his hand and said, "Slow down."
There are many fishing boats under construction, and the dock is bustling with people. There is also a lot of garbage on the ground, all sorts of things. If you slip, you could fall hard.
Seeing him wave, Aqing ran even faster.
"Brother, we're heading out to sea so early!" Ah Qing exclaimed happily as she came over. "Looks like you've been cooped up for ages!"
Wu An asked, "Did you sleep last night?"
Aqing shook her head: "How could I possibly sleep?"
"I heard from Old Fu this afternoon that we might be able to go out to sea tonight, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at all."
"Hey, these are steamed buns my mom made."
Wu An took it; it was still warm.
The steamed buns weren't very big.
One bite at a time.
He took one out and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
Clam filling.
A bite of fresh and delicious flavor.
Wu An couldn't help but say, "That's the taste!"
Aqing asked curiously, "Brother, what are you praising? What does it taste like?"
Wu An thought for a moment: "Hometown flavor."
Aqing laughed heartily: "You talk as if you've been away from home for years. You only went to university for half a year..."
Wu An smiled and beckoned A Qing over.
Aqing came closer.
Wu An: "Go play somewhere else."
Aqing yelled, "What are you shouting for? Why are you shouting so loudly? Keep your voice down, I can still hear you."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Not long after.
He brought over a few cups of soy milk and handed one to Wu An first.
Wu An accepted the soy milk without hesitation and drank it.
Old Xie then prepared several buckets of miscellaneous fish and shrimp.
They loaded it onto a cart and pushed it along.
Just as they got the equipment onto the boat, Mei Wu and Lao Fu arrived on their bicycles. Lao Fu boarded the boat and, as usual, took a stroll around. The fish traps, longline fishing nets, gillnets, and cast nets were neatly piled up on the deck.
Why put it on the deck?
Because there are too many!
During this period, Wu An had Boss Zhao purchase goods from all over the place. Apart from the fish traps, which were factory-made, the rest were basically handmade by people in the nearby town.
It's quite common here.
This kind of work can be done at home and is very suitable for women who need to take care of their families. From young wives to elderly ladies who can work, anyone who can endure hardship will be busy with it.
Wu An also discovered that while handmade items weren't necessarily of better quality than factory-made ones, they did have a bit more luck involved.
It's better than nothing, I suppose.
When Mei Wu saw so many work tools on the ship, he was dumbfounded: "Why did you buy so many?"
How many rows of these fish traps are there?
Wu An said, "Fifty rows."
Mei Wu asked, "What about longline fishing?"
Wu An said, "It seems to be three thousand meters."
"The netting is 1,500 meters long."
"There are many more nets, about twenty or so."
Mei Wu scratched his head: "Can we manage to handle all that?"
Wu An patted him on the shoulder: "Let's put the trap down first, no rush to take it in, we can take it in a day later."
"After setting the fish traps, we mainly do longline fishing and gillnet fishing."
"If you encounter a school of fish, throw a net."
"So, if we set sail now, the earliest we can return is tomorrow night."
Seeing that Mei Wu seemed hesitant to speak, A Qing earnestly comforted him, "Brother A Wu, don't worry about being too busy. Maybe our catch won't be good."
Mei Wu glared: "What nonsense are you talking about? Spit it out!"
Aqing was kicked by Wu An.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Ah Qing quickly put her hands together and said, "Dragon King, Mazu, I misspoke."
Wu An's phone rang.
When I took it out, I saw that it was a call from Fan Dali.
Connected.
"Ah An, have you set sail yet?"
"It's out."
Are we coming back to Cliff Island?
"No, this time we'll head straight to the northeast, towards the central route."
"Going that far... let's just stay here on Cliff Island and work from there."
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"No...that's all."
After hanging up the phone, Wu An shook his head, guessing that the Fan family father and son's trip to Cliff Island would probably yield only so-so results. On the one hand, they wouldn't have his luck-enhancing fish traps to attract fish, and on the other hand, they had been going to Cliff Island too frequently lately, so even if the resources were good, it would still take time to recover.
He didn't say much.
Saying things in advance might not be useful, and could even lead people to overthink.
Old Fu steers the boat.
They can't just sit around and rest.
So many fish traps needed to be filled with bait. While he was on the phone, Mei Wu and A Qing were already busy. After filling the fish traps with bait, A Qing yawned repeatedly.
Wu An said, "It will be quite a while before we get to Twin Islands. Go and get some sleep."
Mei Wu asked, "Didn't you sleep?"
Aqing said shyly, "I was so excited about going out to sea that I couldn't sleep."
"I don't need to sleep, I can still hold on."
Wu An said, "Go take a nap. Longline fishing and gillnetting are the main things to do."
"If you mess up then, don't blame me for kicking you."
"Go to sleep."
Ah Qing said "Oh," crouched down in the boat awning, and less than a minute later, she suddenly jerked, turned over, and began to snore.
Seeing this, Mei Wu laughed and said, "This kid is probably exhausted, he's just holding on by sheer willpower."
He yawned as well.
He took out a cigarette and quickly took a deep drag on it.
Aqing didn't sleep, but they did, though not for long. They were quite energetic at first, but now at two in the morning, they were starting to feel exhausted.
This is the time when people are most sleepy.
"Let's bait the longline."
After Mei Wu finished his cigarette, Wu An called out, and the two of them got busy again. They prepared the fish trap and then started longline fishing. It wasn't difficult to bait the fish, but it was a tedious and boring task.
The two started talking to each other.
After that, I didn't want to talk anymore.
Old Fu shouted, "We've reached Twin Islands!" when he had only caught a third of the longline fish.
Before.
On Twin Islands, the main activity is setting gillnets. We've tried longline fishing for a while with decent results. This is Wu An's first time using a fish trap, and he plans to give it a try.
It doesn't matter if the resources aren't good, since the traps will be left in the sea for a long time before they're collected. At worst, he can check the system to see how much luck he's using and decide when to collect the traps.
At worst, we'll just leave it in the sea for a few days.
It's all about having a cheat code.
Just do it.
Aqing was still asleep, and Wu An and Mei Wu could handle the task on their own, so they didn't ask him for help.
The fish traps were lowered into the sea one by one.
By the time all the traps were lowered, the sky was already turning slightly blue and white. Looking at the time, it was already a little past four in the morning. Wu An had just sat down by the side of the boat when he heard a familiar, sharp scream.
It's Tiger's voice!
Old Fu's voice followed: "Ah An, there's a pod of killer whales to the left front. One of the killer whales has broken away from the pod and is coming over. It should be Tiger, who's on good terms with you."
Wu An quickly stood up, watching Hu Zi approach rapidly, and slapped his thigh in frustration: "I don't have anything good to feed him!"
Tiger, come here.
Wu An waved his hand: "Tiger, good morning."
"It's a bit early for us to meet, and there's not much good food on my boat right now."
"I wouldn't feed you rotten fish and shrimp."
Tiger's big head popped out of the water, its small eyes shining brightly. The man and the whale stared at each other. Tiger called out twice, then twice more. Wu An couldn't understand: "What does that mean?"
Tiger leaned back into the seawater, then popped his head out again, then leaned back and sank back into the seawater, repeating this action several times while barking twice.
Old Fu and Mei Wu also looked puzzled, completely baffled.
Aqing was woken up and muttered, "Brother, what are you standing there for?"
"Tiger is calling you."
"Isn't this just like me asking you to come and play, and wanting you to come with me?"
Wu An turned to look at A Qing: "Really?"
Aqing said confidently, "Of course."
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