When he dragged up the big sturgeon, he also pulled up the small net. Everyone could see at a glance that the amount of stuff in the net had been reduced by more than half.
Xiao Xiao cursed, "I just cast two nets and it's gone. How can it swim so fast?"
The people on the nearby fishing boats felt relieved when they saw that the hand-cast nets of several boats had no good catches. They couldn't help but ask, "They must have swum away. Are they still waiting there?"
After saying that, they rowed the boat away. The fish had all run away, and there was nothing much to watch if they stayed.
The small boat that was casting the net nearby also rowed away, intending to try again nearby. It would be more accurate here than casting the net aimlessly in the sea. After all, a large school of fish had just been driven to this area, so they should be able to save some fish.
Ye Yaodong laughed and scolded them, "Be content with yourself, you've already caught a big yellow croaker. Look at the others, they only have shoe sole fish and plum fish, the rest are mostly small fish."
"Hey, you're lucky."
"It's OK. The main reason is that the bait I put in is good. I use live shrimps to fish. The fish I catch are at least one pound. Even fish heavier than one pound may not be able to eat my bait."
Ah Zheng looked at the big sturgeon on his boat with envy, "Next time I'll bring my fishing rod and give it a try."
Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes. "Come on, this requires luck. Our luck is good enough. Don't overthink it. It's your turn now. Hurry up and cast a few more nets. The sun will set soon."
"Oh, then watch me explode the internet again!"
Ye Yaodong also wanted to take the opportunity to fish a few more times, hoping that the fish heavy enough nearby might not have run away yet and he could catch a few more.
That big sturgeon was only 20 jin, so it was worth a little money. The bigger the fish is, the more valuable it is. The valuable part is its fish maw. The fish maw of more than 2 liang is not as valuable as that of 5-6 liang. The two are totally different.
He hung another live shrimp on the hook and threw it into the sea again. He didn't know if the fish had not gone far away. Less than ten seconds after he cast the hook, the fishing rod moved again.
Feeling the weight of the fishing rod, he knew the fish shouldn't be big, so he slowed down and pulled it up.
It turned out to be a sea bass, which looked to be over two pounds. As expected, live shrimps are better, and there were no small fish caught.
"Another bass?" Xiao Xiao said enviously, "How about you lend me your fishing rod and let me try to catch one?"
"That's wishful thinking. This is the only one I have." He is a little addicted to fishing. Sea fishing is really addictive.
"I'll just try fishing a bit, just to satisfy my craving for fish. The fish I catch will be yours."
"That won't work either. I'm on top of it. I want to fish on my own. You should just pull your net!"
As he spoke he put the bait on again, and this time it was another black bass weighing just over a pound. That’s good, that’s good!
Then they kept catching fish one after another, the worst of which was a 2-jin croaker.
Xiaoxiao and Azheng watched him catch fish one after another and they no longer had the mood to cast the net. Their teeth were about to break. They felt that he caught fish too easily, without any lag!
"Can you lend me a fishing rod?"
"Can you lend me a fishing rod? I've never fished with live shrimp before."
Ye Yaodong looked at the two men staring at him eagerly and felt that he couldn't be too unkind. He had enjoyed himself enough anyway, so he might as well be merciful and let them take turns to enjoy themselves.
"Okay, then you guys take turns fishing with one rod. Just one rod, and we'll call it a day! The sun is about to set."
The two men nodded happily, rowed the boat towards him, moved closer to him, and took his fishing rod and bucket with bait.
"I'll go first..."
"I'll go first..."
"I'll go first..."
"Fuck... You have no sense of humility. Rock, paper, scissors?"
"OK."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at their childish behavior, then sat down and leaned against the edge of the boat. His back and waist were tired and his hands were sore after standing for so long, so it was a good time for him to take a break and watch them fishing.
They had never used live shrimps to fish before, but after seeing Dongzi put on a lot of bait, they figured it out.
Xiao Xiao even picked the tallest one among the short ones and chose the biggest one. "I picked a big one on purpose. You just wait and see."
"If I catch it, it's mine too!"
"All right!"
Not long after he threw the fishing hook into the sea, he suddenly saw a group of red fish swimming by and the bait was bitten.
A Zheng also saw it. A small wave of red snappers just swam by!
"Red Friends Fish School! Fishing Nets, Where Are the Fishing Nets..."
Ye Yaodong also immediately sat up straight and looked towards the sea. There was indeed a small group of red friend fish underneath.
Xiaoxiao was so excited when he saw the school of fish that he immediately picked up the fishing rod. He ignored the red fish weighing more than two kilograms that he had caught and quickly stepped aside to let A Zheng cast the net.
When Ah Zheng saw a small group of red fish, he reacted quickly and sorted out his fishing nets. Xiao Xiao moved aside and he took his aim and threw the fish.
Ye Yaodong said enviously: "Now it's my turn to envy you. You've made a huge profit with this catch. The purchase price of this fish is at least 50 cents!"
"Pull it up first."
Xiaoxiao smiled so hard that her teeth were visible, and hurried over to help. Together, the two of them pulled up the entire net of red-headed fish.
"This net didn't catch 80%, but at least 60%. We've made a fortune. How many kilograms are there?" Ye Yaodong stretched his neck to look.
"60-70 kilograms? 70-80 kilograms? I don't know. It's hard to estimate if two people pull together."
"Now it's my turn to bite my teeth to pieces. I can't even express my envy."
Ah Zheng's mouth was almost stretched to his ears with laughter. "Don't be envious. Your big sturgeon is worth a lot of money. You also have a lot of black bass and other fish. They can also be sold for a lot of money, maybe more than us."
"It's just over 20 kilograms, not that expensive. Are you still going to fish?"
"Fishing? Of course I have to. I haven't fished before." After saying that, Ah Zheng looked at Xiao Xiao who was sorting the fish. "Let's drive the boat over there to fish. Then you can cast the net one last time and see how it goes. Then we'll return?"
"OK, no problem."
Ye Yaodong also followed.
Ah Zheng followed Xiao Xiao's lead and picked the biggest shrimp to hang on the hook. Then he spat into each of his palms, "Tui...Tui... Let's see what I can catch now."
Ye Yaodong gave him a look of disdain and said, "Remember to wash my fishing rod later!"
"I don't believe you haven't spitted into your palm like this before you picked up the hoe!"
"That's not true! I'm not as disgusting as you."
“Come on…oh…it’s hooked…it’s hooked…” Ah Zheng happily pulled up the fishing rod, expecting to find some good stuff.
"Fuck, stupid~"
He was completely stunned. He had caught a popular fish online, which gave him a boost of confidence. He was expecting to catch a good catch, but he was actually dumbfounded!
After seeing that it was just a fool, Ye Yaodong and Xiaoxiao also burst out laughing!
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. It weighs about 4-5 kilograms at least. I can take it back and cook hot and sour fish soup."
"Fuck! It's really stupid! Fish is better than this."
"That's fine. I've even had an empty-handed rod before. It's better than nothing."
Xiao Xiao pulled up the net he had just cast, and found only a few small fish. He threw them onto the boat carelessly, and laughed at him, "Maybe it's because of your spit that your luck has turned bad!"
"Ah?" He looked at his hands, then rubbed them on his body, "Come on, let's go home, the sun is setting."
"Let's go and change the money."
“I don’t know how much it can be sold for.”
"Acai, that treacherous merchant, would not dare to lower our prices, or else he would overturn our stall."
"I'll ask him to raise the price later..."