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Chapter 366: The Enlightened Tongue
Chapter 366: The Enlightened Tongue
Zhou Chenglei, sensing the weight of the net, called out to Zhou Chensen, "Brother, I'm afraid the net is too heavy for me to pull up alone. With more people, we can keep trawling for a bit longer before hauling it up."
Zhou Chenglei possessed exceptional perception, allowing him to estimate the catch based on the sound of the ship's engine.
The engine's sound differed slightly when the ship was heavily loaded compared to normal sailing, and the feeling of the ship's movement was also distinct.
It was similar to the difference in driving a car with low fuel versus a fully fueled one.
Zhou Chenglei could sense these nuances, though he wasn't sure if others could.
Zhou Chenglei decided to haul up the net because he felt it was getting heavy.
If there were no fish, he wouldn't have started hauling so soon.
Otherwise, he would have wasted an hour of effort.
Li Xiuxian spoke up, "See, even Alei said so."
Zhou Chensen, while pulling the net, replied to Zhou Chenglei, "It's fine, let's haul it up first and set it again on the way back."
Zhou Chenglei left it at that.
The winch rumbled, and a large bundle of fish emerged.
As the bundle of fish was dragged to the stern, without any lifting equipment, Zhou Chenglei used his strength to pull the fish onto the boat.
Li Xiuxian watched the bundle of fish.
Were there this many fish further out at sea? Had they hit a big catch after just one hour of trawling?
No wonder Zhou Chenglei wanted to haul up the net.
If they trawled for another hour, the entire net might be full, and he wouldn't be able to pull it up alone.
At that moment, Zhou Chensen and Li Qingmin joined forces to pull up the fishing net.
A bundle of fish surfaced.
Li Xiuxian: "..."
Here it comes again! The familiar scene repeated itself!
The same thing had happened on their way back after buying the boat.
The neighboring fishing boat had a large catch, while their boat had a meager one.
Were the fish deliberately swimming into the fourth brother's net? Why such a stark difference?
Zhou Chensen and Li Qingmin, with a bit of effort, managed to pull the bundle of fish onto the boat.
The pile of fishing nets seemed more substantial than the fish themselves.
Li Xiuxian couldn't believe her eyes.
She turned to look at Zhou Chenglei.
Zhou Chenglei was still pulling the fish onto the boat.
It was too heavy and not as easy as it seemed.
Zhou Chensen, noticing the struggle, shouted, "Alei! Ask Xia to stop the boat, I'll come over to help you!"
He should have stayed on the fourth brother's boat from the start.
"It's okay, I can pull it up," Zhou Chenglei assured, straining to pull the large bundle of fish. He adjusted its position, then, with a powerful push from his waist and legs, and a strong pull with his hands, managed to drag a third of the fish onto the boat.
For the remaining two-thirds, he moved to the other side and pulled with all his might, eventually getting all the fish onto the boat.
Zhou Chenglei untied the ropes, and the fish began to spill out.
He went to the other side and gave the fishing net a strong tug, emptying all the fish onto the deck.
Li Xiuxian immediately spotted several tuna fish.
So, Zhou Chenglei had been chasing a school of tuna, and he had indeed caught up with them!
Had his tongue been enlightened?
Zhou Chenglei had been chasing a school of tuna, which was chasing a school of shrimp, and both ended up in the net.
This catch included dozens of jin of black tiger shrimp, each one impressively large.
As for the tuna, each one weighed over fifty jin, and there were six in total.
One of them, according to Zhou Chenglei's estimate, was close to a hundred jin.
Li Xiuxian looked at the fish they had hauled.
What a catch! It seemed like the cheap fish were deliberately swimming into their net.
A pile of yellow carp and mud eels (mud eels), all of which were of little value!
Even the crabs were unappetizing and worthless treasure crabs!
There were hardly any shrimp, and she wasn't sure if there was even a jin's worth.
The most valuable catch was a blue-spotted mackerel, but it only weighed about ten jin.
Li Fu smiled and said, "This net should earn us twenty yuan, much better than the last one."
Li Xiuxian pursed her lips. "Is twenty yuan a lot? We've sailed so far."
She glanced at the neighboring fishing vessel.
Others had a tuna that was probably worth two hundred yuan! Li Fu also looked at the neighboring boat and said, "It's rare for Alei and his crew to have such good luck. It's something you don't encounter more than once a year. I guess today's weather is warmer after being cold for so many days, so the fish are more active."
If everyone had luck like Zhou Chenglei today, every household in the fishing village would be ten thousand yuan households, and everyone would be millionaires.
Where would the poor people be? Those with fishing boats are still better off, earning much more than those who go out to work.
Just look at the Zhou family; how long has it been since they bought their boat? They've been building one house after another, and each one is bigger than the last. Their days are getting better and better!
Li Qingmin spoke softly, "I think your younger brother's luck is too good today. Don't follow him; if you do, the fish will all go to them. What's the point of casting your net?"
Li Xiuxian thought her brother's words made sense, so she said to Li Fu, "Dad, sail the boat faster! Let's fish further away from their boat."
"Okay."
Then she said to Zhou Chenglei, "Fourth Brother, Xia, let's sail further away to fish."
"Alright," Zhou Chenglei replied as he organized the fishing net.
Jiang Xia, seeing the entire deck covered in fish, shouted to him, "Don't cast the net yet; you come and sail the boat, and I'll sort the fish."
"Wait a moment, I'll be quick! I'll finish with the fishing net."
This was a new fishing net, but it had several damaged spots. It would need repairs before it could be used again.
Zhou Chenglei finished with the net to avoid Jiang Xia tripping over it, and then he picked out some venomous fish and placed them in a basket.
"I've put the venomous fish in the basket; be careful not to get stung by their spines."
There were too many types of fish in the sea, and today there were some venomous ones that Jiang Xia hadn't seen before. He was afraid she might get stung and poisoned.
"Okay," she replied.
After picking out the visible venomous fish, Zhou Chenglei brought over a small bamboo chair and placed it next to the pile of fish before striding over to sail the boat.
Jiang Xia sat on the bamboo chair and started sorting the fish.
This chair was also custom-made by Zhou Chenglei; it even had a soft cushion, making it warm and comfortable in winter and not hard on the buttocks in summer.
It was exceptionally low, like a small stool, making it convenient to pick up fish, and when tired, one could lean back and rest.
This catch included several large tuna, black tiger shrimp, and three blue-spotted mackerel, each weighing no less than ten jin, with the largest probably around twenty jin.
There was also a red-smoked pipefish and an electric ray. The pipefish was red all over with a slender body, and those who understood fish liked to use it for sashimi.
The electric ray was gray and resembled a devil fish in appearance.
Among the smaller fish were some codfish, not small in size, each weighing over one jin. This fish was delicious both steamed and pan-fried.
There were also yellowtail jack, which tasted great pan-fried.
Additionally, there were over ten flathead scad, also known as horse-faced fish, which were delicious steamed.
The rest were mud eels, yellow carp, oilhead carp, and other miscellaneous fish.
With so many types of fish, sorting them was a hassle.
Especially with quite a few mud eels, which had venomous spines, it was challenging to sort the fish efficiently.
After half an hour, Jiang Xia had only sorted through half of them when Zhou Chenglei said, "Take a break; don't sort them all."
Jiang Xia replied, "It's fine; I'm not tired."
"Still, take a rest. By the time you feel tired, it'll be too late! Come and have some water first."
Jiang Xia was speechless; his words made so much sense.
(End of Chapter)
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