After Hai Shen ended the call, he felt inexplicably heavy-hearted.
The helmsman said, "The owner of the fishing boat on the other side is called Wu An, from Fuyuan Town, right?"
Hai Shen nodded.
The helmsman said, "I know this man."
"He was only in his early twenties and had only been fishing at sea for a few months, but he got that trawler himself by earning money by fishing on the beach."
"His luck is ridiculously strong; everyone says he's protected by the goddess Mazu."
Hai Shen asked in surprise, "Really?"
The helmsman said, "My childhood friend works at the shipyard in our county. The shipyard was on the verge of bankruptcy, but it was saved by two orders from Wu An."
As Hai Shen watched the fishing boats recede into the distance, his brow furrowed involuntarily.
Could it be that I missed a golden opportunity?
Hai Shen glanced at the helmsman: "What do you mean?"
"You're trying to persuade me to go with him?"
"Riding on someone else's luck?"
The helmsman chuckled: "What do you mean 'mooching'? They invited me, didn't they?"
Hai Shen shook his head and said, "Come on, they're just being polite."
"If I agree, it would be me being unreasonable."
"Let's stick to operating in this area."
The helmsman shrugged and said nothing more.
As Hai Shen watched the fishing boats recede into the distance, he suppressed the urge to follow them. A chance encounter was one thing, but deliberately following them was quite another.
Two hours passed.
The net was pulled in for about four hours. When Hai Shen notified him to haul in the net, he suddenly remembered that Wu An's fishing boat had hauled in the net twice in a short period of time.
The interval should not exceed two hours.
"Damn, I'm really lucky!"
Hai Shen belatedly sighed, realizing that his trawl net usually takes about four hours to haul in, and even then, a catch of a thousand or so catties of fish would be considered quite good.
In Wu An's eyes, it was just average, or even something to be ashamed of.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have left this sea area.
Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating.
But one should have ambition, and even so, he would not go along to "mooch a meal".
...
3 p.m.
Old Fu shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Ah An, we didn't go into the deep sea. It's similar to last time; the water is only about thirty meters deep."
They are currently heading north towards the area where the spy fish was found.
Wu An replied, "It's okay, let's log off."
Everyone performed their duties.
The internet connection was closed quickly.
If all goes well, I can do three or four online games before taking a break, which will use up most of my luck points.
The sea breeze is quite strong today, but as long as you don't stand in the sun, it's quite comfortable.
Wu An lay on a recliner.
Watching the movie, "Life of Pi," is chilling upon reflection. Set at sea, if an accident were to occur, Wu An wouldn't worry about facing the protagonist's predicament.
With friends like Da Yiquan, Hu Zi, and Gui Ge, the ocean poses little danger to him unless he encounters extreme weather.
Aqing's eyes were stinging from the wind, and she grumbled, "Damn it, with such strong wind, at least half of a cigarette is blown away by the wind."
"I feel like the wind is getting stronger." Mei Wu smoothed his hair, spat twice, and as he spoke, some hair blew into his mouth.
His hair was longer than Wu An's, and because of this hair, Mei Yueqin often said that he was longer than Wu An.
Fu Yongning laughed and said, "It's good to have a little wind at sea. It would be scary if there was no wind at all."
"This breeze feels so nice."
The Fan brothers nodded with smiles. This kind of weather is actually the fishermen's favorite, as it's not too hot to work in.
The sweltering heat before the last thunderstorm was so unbearable that it drove people crazy.
Before closing in.
Wu An told everyone to hurry up and eat dinner.
He didn't eat.
He went to the cockpit to relieve Old Fu and let the latter eat first.
Old Fu ate quickly, finishing first and returning to the cockpit. He said, "Ah An, isn't it about time to close the net?"
Wu An nodded: "That's fine."
He just checked the system and found that his luck value had been reset to zero sometime during the day.
Not long after.
When the net bag came out of the water, Wu An couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
He rubbed it.
I thought I was seeing things.
Holy crap!
Why are the reticulate capsules deflated?
This shouldn't be happening.
He opened the system and carefully checked. Not only had the luck value for the trawl net been cleared, but the luck value for the fishing boat was also gone.
This means you've definitely found a good product.
"This net doesn't seem to be working."
"Yes, it's quite rare to see a net bag so deflated."
"The time is too short, it shouldn't even be two hours."
Aqing and Meiwu whispered among themselves.
Fu Yongning whistled and shouted, "Don't just stand there, hurry up and untie the net so we can quickly cast the second one!"
Fan Dali stepped forward to untangle the net.
I had no expectations for this net, but I still took it seriously. I pulled the rope open, and the next moment, the catch landed on the deck.
A golden expanse.
But the group didn't seem too happy, because it was a group of spring fish.
Fu Yongning said, "That's not bad either."
"The quantity is a bit small."
"It weighs about four or five hundred pounds."
With only a few thousand yuan in income from this single transaction, Wu An felt it wasn't that simple; the system was unlikely to make such a basic mistake.
Surely there won't be any bugs?
Ah Qing squatted down to sort through the fish, and after rummaging through them, she suddenly exclaimed, "Brother, I found a big croaker!"
Wu An looked over and saw A Qing holding a large fish in her arms. It was about two-thirds the size of him, and it was quite a struggle to lift it. She said, "Such a big croaker, that's pretty good!"
Fu Yongning shouted, "What croaker? This is a big fish!"
Ah Qing laughed and said, "Brother Yongning, do I need you to remind me? Don't you know this is a big fish?"
Fu Yongning panicked: "The big fish I was referring to was the hairy catfish!"
"You know Mao Jun, right?"
Aqing shuddered and quickly put the fish down. She carefully checked the spot where she had been holding the catfish and exclaimed, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, the fish is alright."
Wu An squatted down to examine it closely. This was the second oldest of the legendary Seven Golden Brothers, the hairy catfish, whose status was second only to the yellow croaker.
Even the large yellow croaker has to respectfully call this fish "Second Brother".
Why?
Because it is valuable, because it is rare.
Despite the fact that the fish meat is not very tasty, its maw is highly regarded and considered a high-grade tonic. Nowadays, the hairy catfish is becoming increasingly rare, and the price of its maw in the market is becoming more and more outrageous.
When Old Fu learned that a hairy catfish had been caught, he came out to check it out and gave a proper lesson on the fish, saying that in short, the fish maw was more expensive than the fish itself.
Moreover, hairy catfish used to be quite common in their area, and many families stored this kind of fish maw. If teenagers who are in the growth and development period eat a hairy catfish maw, they will noticeably grow taller and stronger within six months.
After listening, Wu An also had his own ideas about the fish.
He didn't intend to sell it; instead, he wanted to kill the fish and extract its swim bladder to make fish glue.
Hairy catfish is a rare find, but its maw can be stored for a long time, so I can save it for my nephew or niece to eat later.
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