Chapter 289: Encountering Rain Again

Wu An woke up, still not having opened his eyes, and felt his head a little sore.

He thought about taking the day off, anyway he had made over a hundred thousand yesterday.

But he still opened his eyes.

One cannot be lazy.

Being lazy feels great, the lazier you are, the better.

Once it becomes a habit, it becomes troublesome.

Everyone has this procrastination problem; it's just a matter of who can overcome it, and also the method matters.

Procrastination is a flaw everyone has; it just depends on who can overcome it, and one must also pay attention to the method.

Luck Value: 333 (105)

What the hell, take a break!

Wu An slapped his thigh and did a carp sit-up.

Wu An slapped his thigh and sprang up like a carp.

He glanced at the time; it was already 7:30 a. m.

Heading out to sea at this time is a bit late.

He washed up.

He went out.

He looked up at the sky; it was overcast, but the sun was still up there, the cloud layer a bit thick.

Arriving at the dock, Lao Fu Tou and A Qing were already there, chatting with Lao Xie and the others; seeing Wu An approach, they hurriedly greeted him.

Wu An took the soy milk and bun, swallowing them whole.

He rubbed his temples, feeling his head still a bit uncomfortable, and asked, "How did you guys sleep yesterday?"

He rubbed his temples, feeling his head still a bit uncomfortable, and asked: "How did you guys sleep yesterday?"

Lao Fu Tou's eyes flickered; he avoided eye contact with Wu An and said nothing.

Wu An didn't think much of it.

Lao Fu Tou really can hold his liquor; since he wasn't drunk, he naturally wouldn't have a hangover.

Lao Fu Tou can really hold his liquor; since he wasn't drunk, he naturally had no hangover.

He called out, and the three boarded the boat.

The boat was the one Lao Fu Tou had brought back; otherwise they'd have to go to Zhen Shang Ma Tou first to get out to sea, which would delay them by an hour.

The boat was brought back by Lao Fu Tou; otherwise they'd have to go to Zhen Shang Ma Tou first to set sail, and that detour would delay them an hour before they could go out to sea.

Lao Fu Tou said, "It's going to rain today."

A Qing interjected, "I checked the weather forecast; it said it would be cloudy."

A Qing interjected, "I checked the weather forecast; it said it would be cloudy."

"…" Lao Fu Tou stared, then hesitated, "It's hard to say."

Wu An let out an "oh."

Lao Fu Tou looked at him, thinking, "What does it mean that you're a little disappointed? He's not the Dragon King; how could he possibly know exactly what time it will rain?"

Lao Fu Tou watched, thinking, "What do you mean by being a little disappointed? He's not the Dragon King; how could he possibly know exactly when it will rain?"

Now Wu An trusts him too much.

This made Lao Fu Tou feel that not being able to forecast the weather on time was his problem.

They arrived at the spot for dropping the crab pots.

The catch was decent.

Wu An had on his mind what Lao Fu Tou said about rain today; although the water pump, longline, and cast net were on board, he didn't intend to use them.

He directly added all his Luck Value to the crab pot, then found a nearby spot and tossed it in.

Around 11:30 a. m., the work was done.

Wu An hurriedly headed back.

A Qing was a bit surprised: "Just leaving?"

"The weather looks fine to me."

"With blue sky and white clouds, where's any sign of rain?"

Lao Fu Tou remained silent.

Wu An said, "Listen to Lao Fu."

Midway through, the rain started.

A Qing ran into the cabin, slapped Lao Fu Tou's shoulder, and shouted, "Old Fu, your mouth…"

Lao Fu Tou's brows furrowed and his face darkened.

In the past, whenever he said that, people would call him a jinx.

In the past, whenever he said that, someone always said he had a jinx's mouth.

A Qing followed up, shouting, "It's truly effective!"

"I'm convinced."

"With this ability, you should work at the meteorological bureau."

Lao Fu Tou pursed his lips: "Come on."

Though he said that, he was still a bit happy inside.

He walked toward Wu An.

He walked toward Wu An.

Wu An took the helm, asking, "What are you looking at me doing?"

"This bit of rain, I'm still fine."

"It's steady."

"" Lao Fu Tou looked at Wu An's slightly trembling arm and said, "I'm looking at your hand."

Wu An also lowered his head to look.

Holy shit

I don't have Parkinson's either

His old face flushed, and he said, "You should do it."

Lao Fu Tou took over, saying, "A An, relax, it's just a sudden downpour now, no big waves, heading back is a piece of cake."

The rain grew heavier, forming a curtain, visibility very low

Lao Fu Tou suddenly said, "A An, don't be nervous, the dock is just an hour's boat ride away."

Wu An was playing with his phone, looked up, and thought, I'm not nervous either

But...

An hour's boat ride?

Why does it still take so long?

A Qing was under the canopy, shouting, "Brother, the boat seems to have stopped."

Lao Fu Tou's old face flushed: "Not stopped, just going slow."

Wu An said, "Old Fu, how about we find a place to shelter from the rain?"

Lao Fu Tou shook his head, saying, "A An, this bit of rain doesn't affect me much."

"I know the nearby sea conditions like the back of my hand."

"I can drive it with my eyes closed."

Wu An: "..."

No, old man

If you just Add Point speed, I might actually believe you

After some delay, we safely arrived at the dock in just over fifty minutes; Lao Xie came to pick up the cargo, and several of us, wearing raincoats, moved the goods in the rain

After returning to the shop

After taking off the raincoats, we were soaked through, even the waistbands of our pants were drenched

But not wearing them would not do

The main point is the ritual feeling that one should wear raincoats when working in the rain

Counting the money

No different from usual, still good as ever; final settlement, total yuan

Wu An took the money

He then split the proceeds

A Qing got 2000, Lao Fu Tou got 1000

Just after leaving Lao Xie's shop, we saw many fishing boats also returning one after another; although it was only rain today, the rain was too heavy to work

Just half a day out at sea, what catch could there be?

Wasted the fuel cost

Everyone cursed and went home separately, not even wanting to drink

Compared to that, their income was not bad

A Qing and Lao Fu Tou were both satisfied

Wu An, however, felt it was just average

It's not greed, but rather that the income from the Crab Pot doesn't match the effort

A row of Crab Pot can add 10 points of Luck Value; with so many Crab Pot deployed, the best income is only around forty thousand

And if the same Luck Value were applied to Longline Fishing, the income would definitely leave the Crab Pot far behind

The income from Crab Pot is very limited

Luck Value is one of several major factors affecting income, but not an absolute one; it also includes operational method and deployment location

Crab Pot can only serve as a drought-and-flood guaranteed minimum, least affected by weather

Relying solely on Crab Pot, you can't get rich

At the dock, the three split up and went home; after arriving home, Wu An washed up, changed clothes, and walked home with an umbrella

These past two days have been too busy, and I haven't returned home

Arrived home

Mei Yueqin saw his hair still wet, quickly poured him a cup of tea, and said, "Why not blow-dry your hair, lest you catch a chill"

Actually, it's not cold here on rainy days

Wu An drank the hot tea, Mei Yueqin fetched a hair dryer and helped him blow-dry his hair

He asked, "Brother's not home, did he go to school again?"

Mei Yueqin complained, "Yeah, this isn't a cram class for a special training camp; actually, our village students have weak foundations, so even tutoring is just about participation"

Not to mention other teachers, even the students' enthusiasm is low

Only your brother takes it seriously

Wu An smiled; although his sister-in-law said that, the support she actually gave was not lacking, otherwise how could his brother be so wholeheartedly devoted

Mei Yueqin put the hair dryer away and casually said, "By the way, I heard from my mom that Grandpa Fu is now working on your boat?"

Wu An nodded: "Yes."

Sister-in-law is also from Shangwancun; naturally they know each other, from the way they address each other, their relationship is fairly close.

Roughly speaking, that means they're one of our own.

"My mom also said, last night Lao Fu's house had its windows smashed; the village rumor is that it was revenge by Chen Lao Da. Though we and the Chen family have no grudge, we're still worried our family might also be targeted."

Wu An furrowed his brows: "What?"

Mei Yueqin blinked: "You don't know?"

"Last night's incident, today going out to sea, didn't Lao Fu tell you?"

Wu An shook his head.

Lao Fu Tou didn't say a word.