Chapter 517: The First Net Won't Do?

Lao Fu Tou first braked, then reversed the boat.

This was to loosen the rope, making it easier for the crew to pull the rope onto the winch.

Then the winch began operation.

Not long after.

The splitter board was then pulled up.

The Fan family brothers together tied down the splitter board, while Wu An watched from afar, thinking it seemed quite simple, but hearing Fu Yongning constantly shouting commands, it looked simple yet actually required know-how.

One can only say, those who know find it easy, those who don't find it hard.

In the process of hauling the net, everyone needed to cooperate; A Qing and Mei Wu naturally wouldn't be idle, and under Fu Yongning's guidance, they busied themselves somewhat awkwardly.

Wu An watched and nodded slightly.

Now that the trawler can operate smoothly, it must be said that the Fu family uncle and nephew are the most important; without these two veterans, it definitely wouldn't be the harmonious scene we see now.

Of course.

The Fan family brothers, A Qing and Mei Wu are also indispensable; without their work, this net couldn't be hauled up.

Looking at it this way.

He, on the other hand, has become an idle person.

Everyone worked together to move the packages into place, then it was the crane's turn.

Fu Yongning hooked the hook up, then blew the whistle.

Manager Wang clapped his hands: "Good, good, good—when the whistle blows, ten thousand taels of gold."

Lao Fu Tou also laughed along.

As the crane operated, it emitted a creaking sound; as the net bag full of catch rose, Wu An was shocked to discover the fishing boat was gradually tilting.

Lao Fu Tou, on the contrary, was very pleased, smiling and saying: "This first net looks like a good haul."

Everyone also wore delighted faces, eyes unblinking as they stared at one side of the fishing boat.

Wu An suddenly realized.

Hearing the crane strain under the load and feeling the fishing boat tilt more and more, he couldn't help but worry: what if the catch grew too large someday and the boat capsized?

This is just a trial run.

In the future, when we fish in earnest, with the Luck Value's boost, who knows how heavy a catch we might haul up.

Manager Wang saw that the first net's catch seemed decent, and he was also pleased, saying: "A An, don't worry, we can pull it up easily."

A Qing and Mei Wu's faces also turned pale; they had never seen such a scene before.

Fu Yongning, however, was not panicked; he had previously worked on the trawler, so this bit of rocking was nothing to him.

His eyes gleaming, he stared at the net bag emerging from the water, muttering to himself.

"Whoosh—"

The bulging net bag, just breaking the surface, sent water spraying everywhere.

A Qing and Mei Wu watched curiously, wanting to step closer, but Fu Yongning saw them and hurriedly shouted: "Don't get close, dodge quickly!"

"This bag is huge."

"Safety first!"

"Hurry!"

He shouted loudly, and A Qing and Mei Wu, not daring to delay, quickly moved to the side.

Lao Fu Tou watched, somewhat excited: "I'd estimate it's about two or three tons."

"A first net yielding such a catch is quite good."

Manager Wang also quickly spoke nicely, saying that the fishing boat built in the factory had a rather abundant first net catch, which was also a good thing for the factory.

This can be used for publicity.

Fu Yongning excitedly shouted: "If it's all fish in there, we'll strike it rich!"

A Qing and Mei Wu hastily followed the procedure.

The net bag was hooked onto the deck, everyone immediately gathered around, and A Qing asked: "So big, how should we open it?"

Fu Yongning frowned.

What's the situation?

How come everyone on this boat is a novice?

He looked at Wu An: "Boss, for the first net, why don't you come and undo it?"

Wu An shook his head.

I've never operated before as a novice; better not to bungle it and become a laughingstock, and if someone gets hurt, that would be worse.

The Fan family brothers, however, were eager to give it a try, asking Fu Yongning whether simply opening the net bag like that would work.

Seeing the situation, Fu Yongning decided to do it himself.

Fu Yongning is in his early thirties, still relatively young, but he has already been working on the boat for nearly fifteen years.

He has also spent several years on Chen Lao Da's trawler, and is very familiar with all the work on board.

Undoing the net is not difficult.

Fu Yongning mainly emphasized that safety must be observed; if injured while sailing at sea in the future, it would be troublesome.

The net bag was opened.

Seeing the catch scattered about, the delighted crowd's smiles froze.

If sea turtles could be sold for money, the catch would actually be quite substantial.

Freed from the net bag's restraint, the sea turtle stretched its body, shaking seawater everywhere.

A Qing crouched down, helped the sea turtle flip its body over, saw the turtle still eating small squid in its mouth, and angrily scolded: "Still eating? I let you eat."

Idle and bored, what trouble are you stirring up?

They said.

They pulled the squid out of the sea turtle's mouth, checked and found no barnacles on the turtle, then threw the turtle back into the sea.

The sea turtle that was thrown into the sea smacked its lips, not knowing whether to thank or scold them.

Besides the sea turtle, there was also a lot of trash.

The trawl is dragged along the bottom, sweeping up everything in its path, so besides the catch, all kinds of junk are mixed in.

Come look.

What is this?

What a huge piece of wood!

It's sunken wood, right?

Holy shit, it's so thick, so big, so……ugly……

A Qing looked disgusted.

Wu An walked over to look; the dragged-up wood was large, its surface covered with various holes, as if corroded by something, making his trypophobia act up.

Wang Jingli and the workers also came to look, pointing at the sunken wood and talking about agarwood, nanmu, getting rich, and such.

Lao Fu Tou came over, took a sniff, and with a look of disdain said: "It's not agarwood, not nanmu, just a piece of wood soaked in seawater for many years."

Wang Jingli doubted: "Really or fake?"

I've heard people say this sunken wood can be worth a lot.

Lao Fu Tou said: "Valuable sunken wood has a special smell; you can ask about this."

Everyone leaned in to smell, but only caught a foul, fishy odor.

Wang Jingli said: "Could there be a sunken ship down there?"

Lao Fu Tou said lightly: "Who knows."

These sunken woods might have drifted from somewhere; there's no way to be sure.

Even if there's something in this sea area, we can't salvage it.

Wang Jingli nodded resentfully, repeatedly agreeing.

As the sea turtle crawled around, another piece of sunken wood was exposed.

Wu An asked: "Lao Fu, how should we handle these two pieces of sunken wood?"

Lao Fu Tou said: "Just throw them back into the sea."

Wu An tried pulling it and found the sunken wood very heavy.

Several people worked together, and only with the help of a crane did they manage to throw the two pieces of sunken wood back into the sea.

After dealing with the sunken wood, Wu An found the trawl had been torn open a large hole by the sunken wood.

Seeing this, Wang Jingli opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The fishing boat's first launch actually hauled up a heap of miscellaneous junk.

Looking around, the truly valuable catch was pitifully little.