Chapter 194

These fell to Ye Cheng, leaving him dumbfounded; he looked at Wang Defa, "Second Uncle, our stupid fish aren't stupid, just throwing them down like that, can any fish get in?"

"Ah, come on, just sprinkle it randomly, Uncle believes in you." Wang Defa pulled Ye Cheng.

"Believe your sister, you're not just messing around."

"My sister?" Wang Defa was stunned, looked at Xiao Hu, and asked, "Do you have an aunt?"

Xiao Hu knew this was an insult, so he couldn't be bothered to respond.

Wang Defa didn't care what Ye Cheng said, he forcibly pulled him to the boat's side, where a fishing net had been laid out.

"Well, A Cheng, you just need to hold here, then hold there, then turn and toss it once." Wang Defa began explaining the technique.

Ye Cheng stood there with a helpless look at him; as a descendant of a fisherman, he had heard these so-called techniques hundreds of times, the problem was he had never actually done them.

It's just like in a game when you're told the ultimate move is up, up, down, down, back, front, but you can't execute it.

After the demonstration, Wang Defa turned his head, looking expectantly at Ye Cheng, "Lao Er, come on, just toss it once."

He looks like this now, just like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, making people feel creeped out.

Ye Cheng saw that there was no avoiding it, so he went up and grabbed the fishing net, saying, "We agreed, whatever happens down there, I don't care."

"Okay! Do whatever you want, toss it wherever you like, the sea is your home, happiness for you, me, and him." Wang Defa offhandedly came up with a little rhyme, very pleased with himself.

Ye Cheng shook his head, and with both hands he gripped the fishing net's end and middle as Wang Defa had just demonstrated.

Then, like throwing a hammer, he twisted his body and flung it hard backward; the net in his hands opened into a circle and slowly sank.

The form was not bad, but the effect...

Xiao Hu stood to the side, chuckling, "Brother, your toss isn't even as big as our pot."

Ye Cheng's face turned red; it was a bit small, about 2 meters in diameter, but a properly cast fishing net should be at least three times larger.

With Ye Cheng's skill level, even ten-year-old kids in the village are stronger than him.

Having tossed it, Ye Cheng also couldn't be bothered, he shoved the net's end to Wang Defa, "Well, I'm done, hurry up and pull it up so we can go back."

Wang Defa's eyes stared straight; he hadn't expected Ye Cheng to truly not know how, with such a small circle, how many fish could get in.

He listlessly looked at the net in his hands, half-heartedly pulling it up; forget it, better hurry back to eat.

Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu stood aside, being mercilessly mocked by Xiao Hu.

Just as he was pulling it halfway, Wang Defa's body shuddered, his eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly,

"There are fish, there are fish!"

Ye Cheng looked speechless; even with such a small opening, an unlucky one got in, really quite unlucky.

Wang Defa slowly pulled the net up; you could tell there really were fish, as it felt noticeably heavier toward the end.

"Xiao Hu, come help Uncle a bit." Wang Defa could hardly wait.

Xiao Hu rushed over in a couple of steps and helped Wang Defa pull it up with a couple of tugs.

In the middle of the net,

a bunch of fish were jumping about with a splashing sound!

There were actually so many; Ye Cheng stared dumbfounded, wondering if he really knew the Sea Dragon King.

"Hahaha, Lao Er, you see? I told you you're awesome." Wang Defa laughed so hard he could hardly close his mouth.

"Black seabream, true seabream, and white pomfret, adding up to 20." Wang Defa happily counted them, then threw all the fish into the boat's hold.

This net yielded more than all his catches that day, still seabream, and the price was still good.

After securing the fish, Wang Defa put on a shameless smile and said, "Lao Er, how about another net? Just toss it casually."

"Uncle, that's enough; if you keep this up, we won't take your boat next time." Ye Cheng firmly refused, saying he relied on Luck Value to make a living, and if he used his Luck Value on Wang Defa, he'd lose big.

Seeing Ye Cheng so determined, Wang Defa could only give an embarrassed laugh, start the boat and head back; that was enough.

As soon as they reached the dock, several fish buyers gathered around,

"Boss Wang, what's the catch today? Let us have a look."

"Surely it's not another empty haul, right?"

"Hahaha, Boss Wang often comes back empty-handed."

The fish handlers were already quite familiar with Wang Defa, each speaking very bluntly.

Wang Defa wasn't angry, wearing a mysterious smile as he said, "Today I'm definitely not coming back empty; I've got good stuff, let me show you."

After saying that, he began displaying his catch; Ye Cheng took a glance and thought, "Damn, aside from the fish from my net, the rest are just tiny fish and shrimp, really an empty haul."

If it weren't for the boat fare paid by me and Xiao Hu, plus the net I finally cast, Wang Defa's day would have been a total loss.

The fish buyers glanced a few times and started teasing Wang Defa, "Just seabream? You didn't bother to get anything high-end like grouper?"

"This won't do either; it's just this little, you made the trip for nothing."

These few sentences made Wang Defa's face flush and neck thicken, his complexion shifting between green and red; suddenly he grabbed Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu's water tank and flung it open,

"Take a look, no high-end goods, right? This, have you ever seen this?"

Ye Cheng hadn't even reacted yet; the water tank held coconut crabs, which he planned to sell in the city, but Wang Defa just exposed them outright, now it's a bit troublesome.

Hearing Wang Defa speak so confidently, the few people looked over half-believing, half-doubting, their breathing quickened and pupils dilated.

"Coconut crab!"

"It really is a coconut crab!"

"I haven't seen one in years, and it's still this big."

"Whoa, impressive, you can actually get these; I only heard my grandfather mention it once."

Coconut crabs are rare around here, and few have seen them; this drew in about half of the dock's fish buyers.

"Is this what Boss Wang got?" Several people looked at Wang Defa with disbelief.

Wang Defa shook his head, pointed at Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu behind him, and said, "They caught them, but I was the one who brought them there."

"Tch! All that talk and it's not even yours, yet you're so pleased with yourself."

Wang Defa showed not the slightest shame, handsomely tossing his head, "If I hadn't brought them here, you'd think they could get them, so I'm saying—I'm the biggest contributor among these few coconut crabs."

Before the words about being the biggest contributor were finished, several people shoved him aside and then surrounded Ye Cheng.

"Brother, are you selling this coconut crab? I'll take it."

"Lao Er, you've sold to me before; I'm Laolin—sell it to me, and I'll definitely give you a good price."

Ye Cheng looked over and saw it really was Laolin, though they'd only had a couple of transactions.

Ye Cheng dragged the water tank back, covered it up, waved at the crowd, "Sorry, someone wants this one."