Chapter 453

Lazy is lazy, still talking so much.

Then, the laziest one has come. Ye Cheng pointed outside, Xiao Hu walked over yawning.

Xiao Hu, you're yawning first thing in the morning, did you jerk off last night? Ye Cheng teased, looking at Xiao Hu.

Xiao Hu rubbed his eyes,

What jerking off, you think your blanket is a map like yours?

Damn! My blanket is a map, yours isn't?

Watching the two young people showing off their youth, Duan Chunsheng let out a deep sigh,

Alright, I admit I'm old, you also don't need to show off like this here, okay, hurry up and get to work.

Yo, uncle, you finally admitted you're old, can't move.

Get lost!

Duan Chunsheng today again brought a bag of bait, although Ye Cheng repeatedly said he had already prepared it, he just didn't want to, insisted on bringing it, so Ye Cheng went along with him.

After going out to sea, chatting casually, they arrived at the spot where they had set the fish traps yesterday in less than an hour.

The floats were full; with yesterday's experience, today's work went much faster.

When the first trap was emptied today, the three of them exclaimed in surprise,

Holy crap, lobster.

This fish trap actually had two lobsters, and they were ornate lobsters; that's really rare.

Upon seeing this high-end catch, Ye Cheng quickly checked his system.

Luck Value: 80+20

Points: 700

Savings: 420,000, External Debt: 10,000, Mortgage: 300,000

With 100 Luck Value, no wonder they got such high-end goods as ornate lobster.

Besides the lobster, the first trap also had 4 swimming crabs, over 2 catties of white shrimp and pond shrimp.

A Cheng, going out to sea with you is exciting, surprises keep coming. One fish trap yields this kind of haul; with 50 traps, we'd surely strike it rich.

Duan Chunsheng is now actively pulling the fish traps; he wants to enjoy the feeling of opening blind boxes.

Put bluntly, human nature has a gambling factor; blind boxes are essentially gambling.

But the later traps weren't so good—just ordinary blue crabs, swimming crabs, and shrimp—making Duan Chunsheng lose interest again.

He lost interest; Ye Cheng rubbed his hands, stepped forward, and casually hooked a fish trap onto the hauling machine,

Uncle, you're not good; look at my luck.

Okay, look at your luck; how much better could it be than mine? Duan Chunsheng said disdainfully.

But immediately, he was slapped in the face.

As the fish trap came out, a fish jumped out immediately; its strange hunchbacked shape made it hard to mistake,

"Damn! Mouse grouper, your fish trap actually has a mouse grouper." Duan Chunsheng picked it up with an incredulous face, unwilling to accept it, unwilling to accept it.

"Hehe, uncle, see for yourself—isn't my luck much stronger than yours?"

Seeing both of them having a go, Xiao Hu couldn't resist pulling a trap, getting five large blue crabs, which immediately calmed the scene.

Duan Chunsheng no longer wanted to watch; he walked straight to the back to smoke, muttering,

"Come on, you keep going; fine, I'll stay out of sight for peace."

This made Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu laugh nonstop.

The two together collected over twenty fish traps, with no big surprises—just ordinary crabs and shrimp, not even yesterday's pair of shrimp remained.

The two were complaining about their luck running out when suddenly, Duan Chunsheng behind them shouted,

"A Cheng, Xiao Hu, come look! Quick!"

The two turned around and saw Duan Chunsheng pointing toward the bow, his face full of surprise.

"What is it? Uncle, did you see a mermaid?"

"Damn mermaid, it's a fish school, a fish school!" Duan Chunsheng shouted loudly.

"Hell! A fish school?" Ye Cheng sprinted to the bow; sure enough, a large expanse of white waves appeared on the distant sea surface.

The whole sea surface looked like it was paved with a layer of silver, glittering, the sight extremely shocking.

Xiao Hu exclaimed in shock, "Holy shit, such a huge fish school."

"Uncle, what kind of fish school is this?" Ye Cheng asked further.

"Looks like a hairtail fish school, but hairtails usually appear at night; I don't know why they're out during the day."

Duan Chunsheng said that, then slapped his thigh,

"Ah, never mind how they appeared, hurry up and start the boat to drop the nets."

Speaking of dropping nets, Ye Cheng was a bit dumbfounded—his trawl net wasn't ready yet.

"Uncle, there's no time for the trawl net either." Ye Cheng said.

Duan Chunsheng thought for a moment, pointed to the casting net on the boat,

"If the trawl net won't work, use the casting net; it'll do just as well."

The boat actually had a casting net, but Ye Cheng didn't know how to use it.

He looked at Xiao Hu; Xiao Hu's head shook like a rattle drum,

"Brother, I can cast it, but only down to my feet; I can guarantee you that with such a huge fish school, the net will definitely catch no more than ten fish."

"Damn, useless thing, what good are you."

Since Xiao Hu can't, Ye Cheng naturally looked at Duan Chunsheng, who smiled proudly,

"Don't worry, I know how to do this, absolutely an expert."

"You young people, you really need to study more; you can't even do this basic technique—are you idiots now?"

"Yes, yes, Uncle, we're idiots, hurry up." Ye Cheng urged, then turned and shouted at Xiao Hu,

"Xiao Hu, start the boat, chase the hairtail!"

"I mean, with my Luck Value of 100 today, how could I only catch a few lobsters? Turns out it landed on a school of fish."

"A school of fish is definitely a treasure, no matter the price—the next haul will be several hundred catties."

"This is just a small net; a big net would be several tons—so satisfying."

"Ye Cheng cursed Chen Jinfa again in his heart; if he hadn't ruined Ye Cheng's big boat, today, if they'd taken the big boat out for two hauls, they'd have struck it rich."

"The school of fish was right ahead of the boat's bow; no need to turn the bow—Xiao Hu started the boat and accelerated toward the school."

"Duan Chunsheng began preparing to cast the net; this is a hand‑cast net, twelve meters in diameter, looks like just a net but actually weighs sixty‑seventy catties—throwing it demands great waist‑and‑abdomen strength and skill."

"Duan Chunsheng quickly readied the net, then stood at one side of the boat and shouted at Xiao Hu,"

"Xiao Hu, pull in close to the side!"

"Xiao Hu pushed the boat to full speed and quickly caught up with the school."

"Now we can see clearly—they're hairtails, silvery‑white hairtails flashing brightly in the sunlight."

"Duan Chunsheng spread his feet, slightly bent his knees, steadied himself, then twisted his waist and turned."

"Whoosh!"

"The fishing net was flung hard, unfolded quickly in the air, and accurately covered the school of fish."

"After being startled, the school made a sharp turn and sped off to the front‑right."

"But whatever was already inside the net couldn't escape."

"Duan Chunsheng yanked the net upward and began hauling it in; from the net's shaking, one could tell the catch was plentiful."