Fu Yongning said, "It doesn't look like a bottom hanging."
Ah Qing chimed in, "That wasn't snagged on the bottom. Could it be that the net burst because of the large catch?"
"Holy crap, it's only been half an hour."
"Maybe it encountered a school of fish, and it's not impossible that it burst from the suffocation."
That's true.
Mei Wu and the others also started talking along this line of thought.
Fu Yongning hesitated for a moment. He really wanted to say that it was unlikely in theory, but he held back his words. Wu An's luck was really hard to predict.
Old Fu walked over, glanced at it, and said, "I'm afraid we've run into a big one."
He untied the net bag, spread it out, and said, "Look, these cracked places are all big holes like this."
Everyone bent down to look.
Ah Qing exclaimed in shock: "It really is... I know now, swordfish, it must be a school of swordfish!"
Old Fu nodded: "I guess so."
Ah Qing said through gritted teeth, "It must be the swordfish swarm retaliating against us."
Mei Wu said irritably, "Aqing, don't scare people."
"We just happened to run into a school of swordfish."
"That thing is the fastest in the sea; it just happened to break the net."
If the swordfish is really seeking revenge.
To be honest...
It's actually a very scary thing.
Why?
Swordfish are not to be underestimated. If their fishing boats were to go head-to-head with a school of swordfish, it's hard to say whether the swordfish would be alright, but their fishing boats would definitely not be able to withstand it.
The swordfish has a very hard upper jaw that can pierce a 55-centimeter-thick boat hull.
Furthermore, swordfish will attack proactively, especially when caught by fishermen. If they feel threatened, they will fight back desperately, and many fishermen have died as a result.
When Wu An encountered the swordfish last time, he searched for a lot of information online. Swordfish had caused damage to human ships and submarines many times, and even penetrated the hull of submarines made of steel and titanium alloy.
This is not an exaggeration.
The more he looked, the more frightened he became.
Fortunately, he had boosted his luck, preventing the swordfish from launching a last-ditch counterattack; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Swordfish are inherently aggressive, and as Aqing said, they are also very vengeful. Once a swordfish feels threatened, it will fly into a rage and launch a counterattack.
Even submarines can penetrate it, but his trawlers can't withstand the swordfish's long snout.
Aqing scratched his head and chuckled, "Yes, yes, may Goddess Mazu bless us."
"Tell Swordfish we're not going to mess with them."
"It's all a misunderstanding."
Mei Wu also muttered a couple of words.
Whether it's useful or not, I just want peace of mind.
Wu An didn't say anything from beginning to end. Everyone basically got the gist of the situation out of the conversation. Looking at the tattered trawl net, they just felt it was a pity that so much luck had been added to it.
What a waste.
Based on the previous catch, the loss was at least fifty or sixty thousand yuan.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Luck is useful, but it's also a double-edged sword.
Once you attract large, ferocious fish like swordfish, this is how it happens: the net breaks and the fish escapes.
He could only try to improve the trawl net by using better quality nets, hoping that he might be able to catch a swordfish if he encountered one.
Old Fu returned to the cockpit and brought the fishing boat to a stop.
Fu Yongning called out, "Swordfish swim fast; they might already be gone."
"Let's switch to the new network as soon as possible."
People aren't very familiar with switching networks yet, and they haven't done it many times before. Only Fu Yongning knows how to do it, while the others are still a bit unfamiliar with it, so it's actually quite troublesome.
After switching to a different internet connection, it was already 4:30 PM when I logged off.
Old Fu immediately set sail, heading straight for the small trench that had previously been full of poisonous creatures.
Watching the trawl net successfully set sail, Wu An sighed inwardly. He had run out of luck points; this haul was purely a matter of fate.
He was still quite unsure of himself.
Having no clothes hanging down is like wearing nothing under your shorts on a hot summer day; it always feels empty, and when the wind blows, it feels a bit chilly and uncomfortable.
The third net yielded little, with only a few pomfret caught on the broken net, which happened to be the freshest. Fan Xiaozhu tidied up and volunteered to cook.
He doesn't talk much and is quite honest.
His cooking skills were the best on the ship, so Wu An told him to cook more variety. Anyway, this fishing trip would take two or three hours, so there was plenty of time.
Everyone was resting in the lounge.
Seeing that Wu An's expression wasn't good, Fu Yongning took the initiative to say, "An, you're in such a hurry for us to set up the net, do you have a feeling about it?"
Wu An shook his head: "I can't really explain it, it's just a kind of intuition."
Fu Yongning exclaimed, "You're the kind of person who's meant to be in this line of work."
"On a ship, experience is important, but intuition comes first."
"This is a talent that many fishermen dream of."
Wu An smiled.
If cheating is a talent, then he can indeed stand out from the crowd. Even the ocean would have to offer him a cigarette if it saw him.
Aqing continued, "Brother, you should tone it down sometimes. Talk to Mazu when you have time. Don't be so nice to you."
Wu An: "Hmm?"
Ah Qing said in a serious tone, "I just learned from Brother Yongning that swordfish usually live near the surface of the sea and rarely go to the seabed."
Do you know why swordfish go to the bottom of the sea?
Wu An retorted, "From what you're saying, it's because of me?"
Aqing nodded: "What else?"
"The Goddess Mazu will help you."
"They must have driven the swordfish to the seabed and made them crawl into the trawl net."
Wu An kicked him.
What utter nonsense, what illogical talk.
Everyone laughed along.
After a while of commotion, Mei Wu came over and whispered, "Ah An, what Ah Qing said is a bit unreliable, but I think you can give it a try."
"What if it actually works?"
Wu An gave him the middle finger: "Feeling sorry for the net being ripped off, huh?"
Mei Wu was in charge of the trawling equipment; if one was destroyed, Mei Wu had to replace it.
Mei Wu shook his head to indicate that he did not mean that.
Wu An knew, of course, that he wasn't there. He was just saying that to shut A Qing up, to stop him from saying anything unreliable. To prevent everyone from talking nonsense, he looked at Fan Dali and said, "Brother Dali, do you have any childhood friends in your village who you and your brothers get along well with?"
Fan Dali nodded: "There are a few."
How is he?
"Anyway, they're all people who can hang out with me and Xiaozhu. All my childhood friends already have wives and kids, while Xiaozhu and I are still single."
Wu An nodded. People with families and households are more stable. After all, they have responsibilities, so they are the most suitable oxen and horses.
He said, "You know, I've ordered another trawler."
"In the future, we plan to build even larger ocean-going vessels, but right now the biggest shortage is manpower."
"If you have something suitable, bring it to me so I can take a look."
Fan Dali's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Wu An nodded: "I trust you. Do a good job, and you'll have the opportunity to take charge in the future."
Fan Dali was excited.
If a huge pie were thrown at your head, who wouldn't be confused?
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