As they sorted the goods, they whispered among themselves about why Wu An didn't run towards the deeper waters.
Fu Yongning said, "It's probably because my uncle said the weather would change in a couple of days."
"We are close to the sea, so if we encounter any emergencies, we can either go to an island to dock or go back to the pier."
"If the situation gets even more serious, and we call for help, the rescue team can arrive much faster."
Everyone suddenly realized.
This net mainly contained yellow croaker, accounting for about four-fifths of the total catch. The remaining one-fifth consisted mainly of shallow-sea and near-shore fish such as rock bream and mullet.
There were also a few sea bream, black sea bream, and yellowtail sea bream, which were the most valuable items in this catch. Wu An really liked yellowtail sea bream and said, "Let's pan-fry a couple for lunch."
Besides fish, there were also shrimp and crabs, but in very small quantities, so there's not much to say about them.
Everyone kept their heads down and sorted the goods.
As the sun rose, the temperature suddenly increased. Under the scorching sun, even though everyone was taking precautions and wearing straw hats, they were still sweating profusely.
The sea breeze, instead of its previous coolness, carried a sweltering heat.
Sorting work is tedious and boring.
He wasn't paying attention to what he was doing, but was chatting idly on and off.
"Ugh, why does it feel even hotter today than yesterday?"
"It seems so. It's only a few o'clock, but it's already incredibly hot."
"The wind has died down."
"Something's wrong with the weather, it's so hot..."
Fu Yongning echoed, saying that when he woke up this morning, the weather wasn't very good, and he thought it would be cooler today than yesterday, but the opposite was true.
The wind died down and the weather got hotter.
This is what it means to be stuffy, hot, sweaty, and sticky – so uncomfortable.
Fu Yongning muttered to himself, "Could it be that Uncle was right and things are about to change?"
The winds are generally quite strong at sea.
The wind was blowing just fine, but suddenly it stopped blowing, which is really strange.
Something unusual must be going on.
In the eyes of the old fishermen, this was not a good thing.
In the sweltering heat, it took everyone an hour and a half to sort through all the fish.
There's no way to rest.
After everyone had some water and a cigarette, it was time to start the second round of fishing.
Luck points had been depleted more than ten minutes ago, and Wu An didn't add any more, lest more small fish cause trouble and exhaust everyone.
Start the netting.
The second net was in a similar state to the first, bulging and full.
Fan Dali walked over and untied the net.
Upon seeing the catch, a look of joy appeared on his face. Although there were still quite a few yellow croakers, there were significantly more shrimp and crabs.
"This net is pretty good; I saw a lot of mantis shrimp."
"Brother Dali, you're on a winning streak!"
"Not bad, not bad."
After setting the net down, everyone sat down again to sort the produce.
As the sun rose higher, the temperature also increased, and the environment became even harsher than before, but everyone worked with even more energy.
After all, these catches are quite valuable.
Not to mention the shrimp and crabs, in just a short while, I picked up a basket full of mantis shrimp, weighing more than 20 kilograms. One basket is worth about a thousand yuan.
These are relatively easy to sort out; just jump them out, throw them into a net basket, and then send them to the live fish hold to be kept alive.
It offers much better value for money than yellow croaker.
"And there's a really big squid here!"
Ah Qing happily held up a large squid, as big as three of his heads. Perhaps because its reaction time was slow, it didn't squirt ink when it was caught.
As a result, Aqing raised it above her head and suddenly started spraying wildly.
Aqing was caught off guard and got sprayed all over.
Goodness.
From head to toe, it was completely black.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Aqing angrily punched the cuttlefish a few times, then grinned foolishly. The haul from this net was actually quite good, probably reaching the average level.
The atmosphere on the deck was fairly cheerful.
While he was busy working, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle. Wu An thought it was Tiger coming, so he quickly stood up and looked out at the sea.
It's not Tiger.
It's a pod of dolphins!
There were many dolphins, rising and falling on the sea surface, their whistling, squeaking, and creaking sounds carried by the sea breeze.
It's quite noisy.
They are all sounds made by dolphins, but the different sounds mean different things.
besides.
Dolphins also use gestures and movements to aid communication, making them quite intelligent and truly deserving of the title "spirits of the ocean."
Wu An didn't know if the dolphins had helped deliver a message before, but he waved and greeted them as they passed the fishing boat.
I thought the dolphin pod would just pass by without stopping, but after all the dolphins circled the fishing boat, they showed no intention of leaving.
"this……"
As Wu Anzheng was surprised, the largest dolphin poked its head out of the water in front of him.
"It's you!"
Wu An recognized the dolphin as the one he had interacted with before, and his face lit up with joy. It seemed that this dolphin was also intelligent.
Wu An touched his long kiss and said with a smile, "Thank you for helping to pass on the message. I don't know how to thank you, so I'll just give you some food and drinks."
The dolphin made two calls.
Ah Qing also came over to look and said, "Brother, these dolphins didn't come here specifically to find you, did they?"
Wu An was taken aback and looked at the dolphin: "Really?"
The dolphin nodded.
Ah Qing exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, see, see, I told you so!"
Wu An kicked him: "Keep your voice down, don't scare people."
"You and Brother Wu go and get some ice and fish."
Aqing called to Meiwu to hurry up and get it.
soon.
Mei Wu brought over the ice.
Wu An broke the ice and beckoned the dolphins to come and eat.
Fu Yongning and the others watched, but didn't stop sorting the catch. They even made a few envious comments: "A'an is really something, keeping dolphins, killer whales, turtles and the like as pets."
"That's right, every time we go out to sea we bring so many ice blocks, it's for them."
"Do you think Ah An's good fortune might also be related to this?"
"Of course there is."
"If you ask me, it's because Mazu (the goddess of the sea) protected A-An, so she arranged for dolphins and killer whales to help him."
"That makes sense."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Ah Qing also came over carrying her catch. Wu An looked down and glared at her: "You fed the dolphins with knife fish?"
Aqing scratched her head: "What else should I feed them?"
"Aren't anchovies and yellow croaker okay?"
“These dolphins are our friends.” Aqing paused and said, “Brother, you can’t discriminate against them just because they are dolphins.”
Wu An was so angry he wanted to kick him twice: "Get out of here, you're really my living father!"
Aqing: "Brother, this isn't appropriate."
"If my mom heard you say that, she would beat me up."
Wu An: "..."
Aqing wanted to feed it, and a big dolphin came up to eat it. Wu An took the knife fish back, and the big dolphin ate nothing.
It's one thing if it happens once or twice.
They pulled and tugged at each other several times.
What the hell?
Are you kidding me?
The big dolphin was furious and spat several mouthfuls of seawater at the two of them.
Wu An ultimately couldn't bear to feed the knife fish, so he asked A Qing to bring over some anchovies, chopped them into small pieces, and threw them to the dolphins. They all ate happily.
It took almost half an hour to feed them like this. If it were knife fish, Wu An would feel the pinch.
After eating and drinking to one's heart's content.
The dolphins performed for a while, drawing enthusiastic applause, and finally formed a large arrow at the bow of the boat.
Holy crap.
Do dolphins can even recognize arrows?
Who taught you?
Everyone was stunned.
What do you mean by that?
"Give me directions?"
Wu An called over the large dolphin and asked, "You want me to follow you?"
The large dolphin nodded, causing the scattered dolphin pod to reassemble into an arrow shape.
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