Wu An carefully rummaged through his catch and found a white butterfly shell.
Ah Qing asked, "Brother, shall we open it?"
Wu An shook his head: "Don't open it yet."
"Let's lift up all the fish traps first."
"If there are too many, we can keep them and open them again when we get back."
The presence of white-lipped clams raised everyone's expectations for the next batch of fish traps. The second and third rows yielded a good catch, but there were no white-lipped clams in sight. This is understandable, as it's a matter of luck for white-lipped clams to get into fish traps.
If fish traps can catch a lot of white-lipped mussels, that would be outrageous.
certainly.
There may also be another explanation.
That means there aren't many white-lipped oysters in this area; it was only by chance that they ended up in the traps.
After about two hours of fishing with fifty fish traps, they caught five white-lipped clams. Old Fu said, "There should be quite a few white-lipped clams in this area. You can't catch them in large quantities by using longline fishing and fish traps."
Wu An asked, "Then how should we catch them?"
Old Fu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Dive."
"Go down and salvage it directly."
“This area is about 30 to 40 meters deep, so we need specialized equipment.”
Aqing slapped her forehead, shouted "Wait a minute," and then ran off excitedly. After a while, she came out dragging two diving suits and said, "I haven't used them since I fished out abalone last time."
"It can be put to use again."
Wu An nodded with a smile.
Old Fu shook his head: "What are you thinking? With just this diving suit and no oxygen tank, how can you dive to such a deep sea?"
Aqing said, "I think I can do it."
Old Fu snorted: "Who do you think you are? Ordinary people are lucky if they can dive to 10 or 20 meters. Don't even think about diving to 30 or 40 meters. It's too dangerous. Even if there is gold on the seabed, we can't take such a risk."
"Aqing, you can't do this kind of reckless thing."
"Ah An, stop Ah Qing!"
As he was speaking, Aqing had already taken off her clothes and started putting on her diving suit, clearly ignoring his words.
Wu An quickly shouted, "Listen to Lao Fu."
Ah Qing said "Oh" and reluctantly stopped.
Wu An said, "Let's put the trap down first."
"Let's clean up the fish."
"Once we're done with this, we can discuss how to harvest the white-lipped oysters."
This time they didn't go far.
We set the traps in this area, not so much for the catch, but mainly to catch white-lipped clams. The traps would help us roughly determine their distribution on the seabed, which would prepare us for the next dive.
After setting the fish traps, Mei Wu and A Qing were still sorting through the catch, mainly shrimp and crabs, as well as some sea snails. Some of the sea snails were quite beautiful, but none of the three young men, Wu An, knew anything about them. After Old Fu confirmed that some of the sea snails were actually quite valuable.
That's how the ocean is; it can bring unexpected surprises.
Wu An went to cook.
Everyone, eat and drink well, and relax with some tea.
Wu An asked, "Old Fu, how do we conduct underwater operations here?"
Old Fu said, "We rarely do underwater operations here; it's too dangerous."
"If it's just for occasional fun, you can carry an oxygen tank. If you're going to dive with an oxygen tube connected to a blower, you can easily descend to the seabed at a depth of 30 to 40 meters with lead weights."
"But there are also risks. If the oxygen tube malfunctions, the people underwater will be in great danger."
"Moreover, if you haven't used it before, you'll need to practice a lot to be able to dive to such a deep area."
Old Fu was saying this to Wu An and A Qing, the subtext being to advise Wu An to give up. White butterfly oysters are relatively rare, and they can produce pearls that can be sold for money, but it's unclear how much a pearl can fetch.
Even if it's valuable, it doesn't necessarily mean it's more profitable than honest fishing.
He felt that taking such a big risk was not worth it.
all in all.
Diving operations are much more dangerous than other types of operations.
After listening to what Old Fu had to say, Wu An understood the situation and decided to ask Uncle Li to make the arrangements when he got back.
Since there are already so many ways to operate on board, one more won't make a difference. It's worth a try, especially for the white-lipped oysters.
He understood Old Fu's unspoken message.
However, he believed there wouldn't be much of a problem, since everyone on board was a trustworthy person, and with the added boost of luck, the double insurance should ensure safety, and salvaging white butterfly shells was definitely worthwhile.
He told Old Fu about his plan.
Seeing that Wu An was determined, Old Fu did not object and said, "Alright, while we're preparing, we should find an opportunity to practice."
Wu An nodded.
While luck plays a role, one must ultimately possess the necessary skills.
Wu An finished his tea in one gulp and said, "Old Fu, let's check the situation of the trap, and then head back."
Old Fu was taken aback: "They're back already?"
Wu An nodded.
He had originally reserved some luck points for longline fishing, but now that he was going to do diving, it was better to prepare as early as possible.
Mei Wu and A Qing remained silent.
The harvest from the fish traps is decent; they're estimated to sell for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Not to mention Aqing, Meiwu will also get a thousand or so yuan. He thinks it's pretty good; it's not tiring, and he earns much more than he would at a regular job.
The main reason was that both of them were also thinking about the White Butterfly Shell. They knew that Wu An wanted to go back early to fix the blower and oxygen pipes, so they naturally supported him.
Old Fu shook his head, thinking to himself, "Young people are just young people."
When faced with a problem, they lack composure.
He stood up: "Alright."
Since the boss has spoken, he, as an employee, has no choice but to obediently comply.
sail.
I found a few buoys for the fish trap, but I had to hook them up to add luck points. After adding a few, I found it troublesome, so I decided to save some luck points for when I needed them and just asked Old Fu to adjust the boat's direction.
Old Fu couldn't help but remind him, "We've only looked at a few, aren't we going to take a few more?"
Wu An shook his head: "I'm not watching anymore. I've watched a few, and I think they're all pretty much the same. There's nothing interesting to watch later on."
Old Fu: "..."
Young people change their minds so easily; they're too immature.
He really wanted to say that we shouldn't do that.
Thinking about the catch on the boat, he complained in his heart, but didn't say anything. After all, there wasn't much to say. Wu An could easily make tens of thousands of yuan worth of fish in half a day.
As long as it makes money, I'll do whatever I want.
Turn the rudder.
Speed up.
After running for about half an hour, they arrived at the sea area where Waterloo had occurred before. Wu An came out to urinate, shivered, and just as he pulled up his pants, he suddenly saw a dark shadow on the sea surface. Then the shadow leaped out.
It's Tiger.
There was also a pod of killer whales not far away.
"Old Fu, stop the boat, stop the boat."
"What are you up to now?" Old Fu was so annoyed that he finally couldn't help but shout.
"Tiger is here."
Old Fu slowed the boat down, and soon Tiger arrived.
Tiger came to the side of the fishing boat, barking and thrashing about.
Wu An understood this time.
"Tiger is calling us."
"Old Fu, follow them."
Old Fu responded and turned the rudder again.
Aqing was overjoyed, gesturing excitedly: "Tiger will definitely take us to the banquet."
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