The fishing boat moved forward.
Wu An and his group arrived at the sea area where the nets were set and easily found the buoy.
The four of them divided the work.
This time, Wu An took control of the boat. Unfortunately, the netting was a bit troublesome, and he wasn't quite in control of it.
Aqing was in charge of closing the net, while Lao Futou and Mei Wu were in charge of untangling and cleaning it up.
Don't think it's simple.
There are many intricacies involved. There are specific techniques for quickly and methodically untangling fish and nets, ensuring that the fish are untangled without harming them and that the nets are restored as much as possible.
Mei Wu's main focus is on learning.
The buoy was retrieved, attached to the winch, and the switch was turned on.
Soon, the catch was brought to the surface.
Ah Qing leaned over the side of the boat and looked down, asking, "Old Fu, what kind of fish is that?"
Mullet.
Is it expensive?
“Not expensive.” Old Fu paused, then continued, “But these kinds of fish usually appear in groups.”
The words had barely left his lips.
The net that was pulled up next was covered with mullet, so densely packed that Ah Qing's face wrinkled up, and he quickly stopped the winch.
Why?
There were too many fish, making it too troublesome to prepare them.
It can only be run for a short while and then stopped. Fortunately, Lao Fu is a professional and can dismantle fish very quickly. It doesn't need to stop for long before the winch can continue operating.
Mei Wu untied one and said, "This fish looks like a freshwater fish."
"It looks quite like a grass carp."
As Old Fu worked, he said, "Actually, you're right. Mullet live at the confluence of rivers and only swim into the sea after they grow up."
“After the winter solstice, heading south, one would cross the strait, but this is actually quite rare nowadays.”
"I never expected our sticky nets to run into so many people."
It took more than half an hour to solve the first problem, but the results were quite good.
There are hundreds of kilograms of mullet alone, plus some black sea bream and other fish, which together can sell for a lot of money.
The situation was similar for the next few networks.
While working, I didn't notice the time passing, and before I knew it, it was getting light.
Wu An glanced at the time; it was already 7:30 in the morning. He turned around and asked, "How much is left?"
Old Fu replied, "Half of this net has been caught; there's still one net left."
Wu An replied, "I understand."
The hauling in of the nets was slower than he had expected, not because Old Fu and his men were too slow, but because the catch was greater than he had anticipated.
Mullet are inexpensive, so they don't consume much luck points. Attracted by the luck points, many mullet end up caught in the net.
Actually, with so many mullet, it's better to catch one or two large yellow croakers or red grouper, which is easier and more profitable.
However, the reality is not as ideal as expected.
More often than not, small fish gather together and get caught in the net, but you can't leave them there, because they won't be heading back directly; they'll have to go and collect the traps before returning.
If the catch caught in the nets isn't processed promptly, it'll probably all rot by the time it gets back to the dock.
He glanced at the system.
Finding the last uncollected net with only 2 points of luck remaining, I thought the catch probably wouldn't be great. But the next second, I heard Ah Qing shouting, "Brother, brother!"
"The net has escaped!"
"Holy crap, it's fish! Damn it, we've been robbed by fish again!"
Wu An watched as the netted buoy bobbed up and down on the sea surface, moving forward at an extremely fast speed. He couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief. "Damn, is this never going to end?"
Mei Wu, holding binoculars, excitedly shouted, "It's the same fish that took the net earlier! I can see the main line of the net!"
Aqing was so anxious she jumped up and down: "What should we do?"
"If only Tiger were here."
"Tiger helped us with that grouper last time."
"Brother, let's go back and find Tiger, and ask him to help us get revenge."
Wu An gritted his teeth and shouted, "Brother Wu, are you sure you're not seeing things?"
Mei Wu ran over and handed him the binoculars: "I'm absolutely sure I didn't see it wrong."
"My eyesight is perfectly good."
"I can see the bottom row of the eye chart very clearly."
Wu An didn't take the binoculars. Instead, he turned the engine up to full power, and the fishing boat caught up with him. He said, "Then you keep an eye on things for me!"
"No need to look for Tiger!"
"In broad daylight, there are still fishing nets floating on the sea. I refuse to believe we can't catch up!"
Old Fu walked over and said, "Let me do it."
"We can't just act recklessly."
"You're practically flooring the accelerator in the engine."
Wu An quickly stepped aside.
With Old Fu at the helm, Wu An took the binoculars, stared at the buoys on the sea, and said, "The speed doesn't seem to be that fast."
"We're pretty much able to keep up."
"Old Fu, can you increase the speed a bit more?"
Old Fu said, "The speed is definitely not going to increase, but I reckon this fish is about to run out of energy. It's been using both nets and gillnets, yet it's still swimming like this."
"Ah An, if we can catch him, I reckon he'll be a big guy weighing several hundred pounds!"
Wu An became excited upon hearing this.
Aqing, standing to the side, waved her fists left and right, shouting, "Chase them! Chase them to death!"
Mei Wu also shouted, "Old Fu, keep it up!"
Old Fu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ah An, chasing is definitely not a problem, but if you keep maintaining this direction and speed, you'll be close to the center line."
Aqing and Meiwu asked about the center line.
Wu An gave an explanation.
Mei Wu frowned, somewhat hesitant. After all, a fishing boat crossing the median line is quite a sensitive matter, and the other side sometimes reacts very strongly. Although he had never been to sea before, he had heard the fishermen in the village talk about it quite a bit.
Many people in Taiwan have their roots in this area.
Ah Qing was a hothead: "What's there to be afraid of? We're all one family. Let's go catch a fish, what can they do to us!"
"Besides, even if we could distinguish between them, it would depend on who's the king and queen. Why should we be afraid of them?"
"If the fish swims over there, it's ours too."
"We have to bring him back no matter what."
Wu An patted A Qing on the shoulder and laughed, "What A Qing said is exactly what I wanted to say."
"Things are different now than before."
"What nonsense about the median line! That's just our own inland sea!"
Old Fu nodded and didn't say anything more; in fact, he shared the same thought.
Just go for it.
However, as an employee hired by Wu An at a high salary, he had a responsibility and obligation to remind Wu An of potential dangers and troubles.
Full speed ahead!
They were already near the center line, and following the big fish, they ran straight towards the center line.
Ah Qing cursed, "This big fish must have done it on purpose."
They think we won't dare to pursue them.
"Brother, we can't let it succeed."
Wu An nodded.
Mei Wu rubbed his hands together, eager to fight: "No matter what kind of fish we catch later, let's give it a couple of punches first."
Aqing nodded: "Yes, yes."
Wu An kept his eyes on the big fish with his binoculars. Perhaps because of the casting net and the float of the gillnet, the big fish did not sink to the bottom, and its speed seemed to be slower than before.
Just as he was thinking to himself that the fish couldn't escape, Old Fu reminded him, "Ah An, we've crossed the center line!"
Wu An nodded, put down his binoculars, and said, "Old Fu, be careful. The sea conditions here are complicated. We don't know if there are any reefs near this uninhabited island. Also... I saw a fishing boat."
As they were talking.
He added a luck boost to the fishing boat; if there were any reefs, the luck boost should prevent it from running aground.
Old Fu's expression became noticeably more serious.
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