Chapter 338: Luck Value Depleted

Wu An was overjoyed.

I thought with 46 points of Luck Value, today I'd probably lose it in my hands.

The result.

The Hu Zi guys gave him a huge surprise.

Helped him teach the Dragon Fish a lesson, and also helped surround the fish school.

He really felt a bit overwhelmed by the favor.

Could it be that he is truly the favorite child of Goddess Mazu?

Otherwise, how could he always have smooth sailing at sea, constantly aided by "precious fish"?

There were three cast nets on the boat in total.

It had only been used once before, then stayed locked away, so he didn't increase the number of cast nets; he didn't expect to regret having too few when they were needed.

There were five people on the boat, but only three nets.

Wu An asked, "A Wu Ge, do you know how to use a cast net?"

Mei Wu shook his head.

Got it.

Now there's no need to worry about it.

Lao Fu Tou was steering the boat and couldn't come over, so he, A Qing, and elder brother Wu Ping each took a cast net.

Cast off.

Having used and practiced before, Wu An and A Qing each stood to one side, took stance, then exerted force, turned, twisted their waists, and threw the net out.

Good.

A Qing's performance remained steady.

Don't judge by how he looks to others; he really has the makings of a fisherman.

Wu An was just a bit lacking.

He learned from the previous experience of the cast net whipping the Dragon Fish; this time, without the Hua Tie Lu, he smoothly threw the net out and successfully caught a school of fish.

"Pull!"

Wu An shouted softly.

A Qing was the first to throw out the cast net; for the winch operation, he could only rely on manual strength, which was quite laborious; he exerted all his strength, but felt it hardly moved.

Seeing this, Mei Wu came to help, and only then did the cast net start moving smoothly.

On the elder brother's side, one person looked to be exerting considerable effort.

The Luck Value has already been used up.

The harvest was naturally very pleasing, which also increased the difficulty of pulling in the net.

Lao Fu Tou had been monitoring; he quickly stopped the boat and came over to help.

Five people, plus a winch, smoothly hauled the three cast nets onto the deck, with splashing water sounds, the nets bulging, and the catch flopping.

A Qing crouched down to look, and shouted excitedly, "Brother, white pomfret, again white pomfret."

He didn't quite know the price of white pomfret, but he knew that last time white pomfret had sold for a good amount, so seeing it was white pomfret this time made him very happy.

Wu An smiled and nodded.

Mei Wu widened his eyes: "We've struck it rich, we've made it big."

This haul alone is at least one or two hundred catties; he knows this white pomfret isn't cheap, so this catch is worth at least several thousand yuan.

This money… is too easy to earn.

Lao Fu Tou aimed the headlamp at the catch and said, "This isn't white pomfret, it's fighting pomfret."

"Around here we also call it true white pomfret."

"In Gang Cheng they call it eagle pomfret."

He listed off the details familiarly, explaining that he knew this so well because this fighting pomfret is the top of the pomfret family, and in terms of taste it ranks first.

Its scientific name is Chinese pomfret; Lao Fu Tou said while speaking, placing his palm on one of the fighting pomfret; his palm is considered large, but still less than one-third the size of the fighting pomfret.

This fighting pomfret alone weighs at least two or three catties.

Not only is it big-headed with high meat yield, but the flesh is tender and delicate, said to be as tender as tofu, with no fishy smell, giving an excellent texture; thus its price is quite beautiful, several times that of ordinary pomfret.

Mei Wu trembled all over.

"Fighting… fighting pomfret?"

How much could this sell for?

He didn't dare to think about it.

Wu An couldn't stay stunned any longer; he hurried to untie the nets, hoping to throw a few more, for this haul the net wasn't catching fish but money!

And it was stack after stack of money.

Lao Fu Tou lowered his head to untie the nets and shouted, "A Qing, A Wu, don't just stand there; helping with the nets won't help and might only make things more chaotic."

"You should first use the scoop nets; with the fish school so dense, scooping will also bring up plenty."

The two of them woke up as if from a dream.

As the saying goes, "A family with a treasure is like having an elder."

If it weren't for Lao Fu Tou's reminder, they'd still be standing there foolishly, anxiously waiting.

Indeed, it was just as Lao Fu Tou had said.

The scoop net reached down, and the fighting pomfret went straight into it.

With a strong lift, the fighting pomfret flew straight onto the deck.

It was just very tiring.

Soon, A Qing could hardly keep working.

Stamina was a weakness.

Soon.

The net came undone.

"Whoosh—", fighting pomfret scattered across the deck, forming a small mound.

Wu An shouted: "A Qing, come over and tidy up."

Even without Wu An calling, Mei Wu also came over.

The two worked together to move the fish; these fighting pomfret quickly went bad after leaving the water, so they had to be sent to the storehouse immediately to keep them as fresh as possible.

Wu An, Wu Ping, and Lao Fu Tou continued to cast the net.

There was only one winch, so it could only be used one at a time.

Fortunately, it's this way, otherwise A Qing and Mei Wu could barely keep up; if three nets were hauled up at once, they wouldn't be able to keep up with cleaning, and the deck would be overflowing with fish, leaving no room to stand.

Wu An noticed the cast net's luck value had been depleted, so he quickly replenished it.

He didn't dare to skip adding it.

This haul brought up several hundred jin of fighting pomfret; frankly, this was a severe test of the cast net's quality.

If it couldn't withstand the tear, Wu An would be miserable to death.

With the luck value's boost, it should go smoothly.

Lao Fu Tou and Wu Ping were also a bit worried; the two stared without blinking, their hearts in their throats.

But fortunately, no accident occurred, and they successfully hauled the cast net onto the deck.

"The quality is really not bad."

"Yeah, I didn't expect to catch so many fighting pomfret; I was also afraid the cast net wouldn't hold."

"I never thought I'd worry one day because of too much catch."

"Hahaha."

The two chatted while working, their hands never stopping; Wu An said nothing, focusing on untangling the net, but ended up being looked down on by the older brother; he was about to retort when he saw the older brother already undoing the cast net out of the corner of his eye, and he fell silent.

Fine.

You're impressive.

Lao Fu Tou looked and said: "Wu Ping, you're handy; why not come work on the ship? You brothers will surely make a fortune."

"You've seen it too; more people on the ship can be a great help."

This was Wu An's subtle hint.

He wasn't easy to persuade.

But an outsider could say, what if the older brother were tempted?

Wu Ping hesitated a moment, shook his head, and said: "I don't plan to leave school for now."

"School isn't that busy either."

"On days off or during winter/summer breaks, if A An needs help, I'll definitely pitch in without hesitation."

Lao Fu Tou didn't say anything more.

If it weren't for Wu An's instructions, he wouldn't have said a word.

Actually.

If that were his intention, Wu Ping would indeed be unsuitable to come aboard Wu An's boat.

You can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Such words are inauspicious; even as an outsider, he wouldn't like to say them.

The luck value plummeted quickly.

A luck value of 46 points is nowhere near enough.

After casting four times in a row, the fish shoal was no longer that dense and showed signs of scattering.

Wu Ping was a bit anxious: "A An, could you get the killer whale to help hold the fish shoal for a while?"

Wu An coughed twice, trying to shout.

But it was useless.

One of the Hu Zi poked its head out and shook its head at him, as if saying it couldn't.

Lao Fu Tou said: "The fish shoal scattered because other big fish came to compete for food."

Under the lights, one could see whether a dark shadow was flashing through the fish shoal.

The speed was very fast.

It was unclear what kind of fish it was.

But any predatory fish that can eat fighting pomfret is surely also valuable.