About ten minutes later, Aqing and Meiwu surfaced one after the other.
Wu An pulled the two of them up.
"Check the time!"
"You promised half an hour!"
"If you keep doing this, you're not allowed to go into the water anymore."
Aqing and Meiwu quickly composed themselves.
The two could tell that Wu An was really angry, so they quickly apologized.
Seeing the two men's sincere attitude, Wu An's expression softened slightly. At this moment, Old Fu pulled up their nets, opened them, and exclaimed, "Oh, there's even a little green dragon here!"
"It's not small either."
"Ah An, come and take a look."
Wu An went over to take a look.
Aqing and Meiwu breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Old Fu shouted, otherwise Wu An might have scolded them even more.
Old Fu's shout wasn't just to give the two a way out. Wu An was also somewhat surprised when he saw the little green dragon still struggling. The little green dragon that A Qing and Mei Wu had caught must have weighed about two or three pounds.
The small green lobster has a high meat yield; one of these big ones is enough to fill an average person up.
Wu An asked, "Why arrest so many?"
Aqing quickly said, "We found them in a coral crevice. Awu and I caught them all, eight in total."
Mei Wu added, "These little green dragons are quite cunning and well-hidden. It took us a bit of effort, but it was our fault for wasting time. We will definitely not do it again next time."
Old Fu said, "You should remember this. Just now, A'an almost wanted to go down and find you."
Aqing and Meiwu scratched their heads and chuckled awkwardly.
Wu An had planned to go back to sea, but Old Fu put on his gear without a word and said, "I'm already dressed up," so Wu An had no choice but to stay behind.
Old Fu went into the water first.
After resting for a quarter of an hour, Aqing and Meiwu also went into the water.
Old Fu was very punctual. Wu Anzheng kept his eyes fixed on the sea and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Old Fu surface right on time.
"How about it?"
"Not bad." Old Fu leaned against the side of the boat, sitting on the deck, panting heavily. He chuckled and said, "I'm getting old; even a little work tires me out."
“I used to be able to stay underwater for a long time without these things.”
The net was pulled up.
The white-lipped oysters were obvious, and there were also several conches. Wu An asked, "Are these coconut snails?"
Old Fu nodded and said, "Yes, this must weigh four or five pounds. It's rare to see one this big, so I just grabbed it."
Wu An asked, "Can pearls be found in this too?"
Wu An nodded: "Of course there is."
"Call it Meloju."
"It's more valuable than pearls from white-lipped oysters."
"Compared to the white butterfly oyster, the probability of a coconut snail finding a Melo pearl is very small. It's possible that out of tens of thousands of coconut snails, you might not find a Melo pearl that you can sell."
Wu An rubbed his hands together: "Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Old Fu said, "Okay."
"If we were to sell this, it wouldn't be worth as much as a conch shell."
"Don't start it now, let's start it together when we get back."
Wu An nodded.
Old Fu didn't have time to rest; he quickly sorted the white butterfly clams and put the net baskets into the live fish tank to keep them alive.
Three round trips.
It was already 5 p.m., and it wasn't dark yet, but the four of them had no intention of diving any further.
Diving operations are really exhausting.
All four of them had reached their limits.
The harvest was also quite good.
There were over two hundred white-lipped clams, more than the last time they caught. This was after they had already sorted them on the seabed. If they had caught them as soon as they saw them, the harvest might have doubled.
Besides the white butterfly shell, there were also more than a dozen small green dragons.
There weren't many coconut snails; Aqing and Meiwu found two more, making a total of six coconut snails.
When Aqing and Meiwu learned that pearls, which are more valuable than pearls from white-lipped oysters, could be found inside coconut snails, they specially put the coconut snails in a separate net basket.
"Thank you, Mazu."
Old Fu prayed sincerely, and Wu An and the other two followed suit, silently thanking Mazu and nature for its bounty.
Wu An was still worried, so he secretly went around to check the catch.
He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Aqing and Meiwu hadn't caught any white butterfly shells smaller than the standard size. Whether Aqing and Meiwu had taken his words to heart or they had originally intended not to exhaust the fish population, it showed that they were kindred spirits who could walk side by side.
Ah Qing, smoking a cigarette, asked, "Brother, how about we stay here for the night and work another day tomorrow?"
Wu An hesitated for a moment, then said, "No."
"Given our situation, a night's rest might not be enough to recover."
"Moreover, one should not be too greedy."
Mei Wu asked, "How often should we come from now on?"
Wu An looked at the sea and said, "Three months, I guess."
One cannot be without greed, but one should not be too greedy.
If he only comes once every six months or a year, he really feels uncomfortable.
One or two million per trip.
It comes about four times a year.
By this calculation, it's barely a job that can earn tens of millions a year.
Aqing asked, "Shall we go back now?"
Old Fu brought over some tea and said, "Why don't we find a place to set the trap? It's the busiest time at the docks right now."
"Why don't we go back in the middle of the night and unload the cargo at the dock?"
"That's what I'm thinking, it's not easy to go to a private dock too often."
"As long as we are careful, the white-lipped clams are hidden under the catch, so it's not a big problem."
Wu An nodded: "I'll listen to you."
"Let's go to Twin Islands and set up the fish traps first."
Old Fu naturally had no objection. He had come to this area from Twin Islands before, so it was reasonable for him to go back now. Besides, who could object to Wu An saying he wanted to go to Twin Islands?
He went to set sail.
Aqing and Meiwu were cleaning up their catch. A good catch was great, but cleaning it up was hard work. While everyone was busy, Wu An went to cook.
Wu An's current job on the ship is mainly logistical support.
Each person gets one small green dragon.
With a swift stroke of the knife, chop away, chop away, then stir-fry in a wok to make a topping.
Boil water in another pot.
Add rice noodles.
A lot of lard was added.
High in protein, high in carbohydrates, and also rich in oil.
soon.
Each person had a bowl of small green dragon rice noodles and slurped them down in silence.
After eating and drinking to one's heart's content.
Keep busy.
After finishing their work, Wu An went to rest, while A Qing and Mei Wu smoked and started tidying up the traps again. When they got near Twin Islands, Wu An casually pointed and started setting up the traps.
Wu An did not get involved.
Aqing and Meiwu can handle it.
After setting the traps, Wu An saw that it was still early, so he had a late-night snack. There was nothing else to do except for Old Fu, who was about to set sail. Although drinking a little alcohol was fine, he still didn't drink at all.
This is a good thing.
Wu An and the other two drank some wine to relieve their fatigue, but they didn't drink much.
Around 10 p.m., Old Fu set sail to return home.
Wu An took out his satellite phone and contacted A Jin.
"Brother An, you're back?"
"They contacted me using a satellite phone; looks like this trip will be very fruitful."
What is it?
"White-lipped clam?"
Upon answering the phone, Ajin launched into a barrage of questions.
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