Chapter 566

A An, you really are a god.

How can you be sure that trawling for less than an hour will net this much catch?

Ahahaha, since you asked sincerely, I'll tell you: it's actually the catch in the trawl that called me.

……

Everyone was speechless.

A Qing still looked shocked: "Brother, really?"

……

Everyone was even more speechless.

Wu An made an "ng" sound and said, "What else?"

A Qing scratched his head: "I didn't even see you holding your phone."

…… Wu An fell silent for a while, then asked, "A Qing, tell me the truth, brother—do you really believe me?"

A Qing shook his head: "Brother, honestly, what you said is too mystical."

I have my doubts.

But brother, you said it all—I think I should believe.

Wu An patted his shoulder and said, "All right, stop thinking about it—go untie the nets."

A Qing shook his head: "No, brother, you should do it—your luck is good."

Wu An pushed him: "Don't dawdle."

Since we're both up here, there's no difference between us.

Could it be that handling a white pomfret could turn it into a large yellow fish?

Only then did A Qing go up to untie the nets.

He strained to pull open the rope, and the next moment the catch splashed onto the deck.

Holy shit, how come there's so much of this?

This haul is really good.

A Qing's luck is great.

Everyone shouted happily.

A Qing gave a silly hehe laugh.

Lao Fu Tou called out: "First, lower the nets."

Everyone hurriedly got to work.

Soon.

The second net was lowered into the sea.

Everyone found their spots and began sorting the catch.

Wu An also sat down to join the sorting; nearing three o'clock, the sun was blazing enough to scorch a person, and after a while of work he was already drenched in sweat.

His main task was to check just how much catch this net had.

He picked up whatever he saw.

If there was no fish basket beside him, he'd toss it into someone else's basket.

He is the boss.

Whether he works or not depends on his mood; nobody would bother saying pointless things to annoy themselves.

This haul is basically all kinds of mollusks.

Octopus, squid, cuttlefish.

Many people can't tell them apart.

Octopus, aka squid, is the easiest to tell apart—it has eight legs and crawls around on the deck; Wu An grabbed it and tossed it straight into a nearby bucket.

As for squid and cuttlefish, first note that cuttlefish is just another name for squid; moreover, squid is actually a type of cuttlefish.

So, in simple terms, cuttlefish is the broader category, which includes the squid division.

For example, their haul.

They netted several kinds of squid, including the airplane head—aka airplane squid, scientific name Pacific folded soft fish—and also the prized, delicious, crisp and sweet rocket squid.

Rocket squid, also called big-eye squid, scientific name spearhead gun cuttlefish.

They had caught rocket squid before by line, but the ones caught in the net are much poorer in appearance, though the taste shouldn't differ.

It's worth noting that squid has a problem: it absorbs water.

On the market, unscrupulous vendors will soak it in water; customers see it as big, but after cooking it's not even enough to pick up with chopsticks.

So, it's best to sell these as dried goods.

You can't adulterate them with water.

Besides the abundance of squid, there are also some miscellaneous fish like red-fruit carp and sunfish, enough to fill a basket; finally come the shrimp and crabs: shrimp crab, pepper shrimp, orchid crab, flower crab, stone crab.

Fu Yongning suddenly shouted: "Everyone be careful, there's a tiger fish!"

Everyone was startled.

A Qing held up a fish and shouted: "Not only that, there's also a flower gold drum here, brother—look, isn't it pretty?"

Wu An glared: "Be careful, this thing is also poisonous!"

In the ocean.

The prettier it is, the more dangerous it might be.

Take this flower gold drum: its dorsal, anal, and ventral fins all bear poison glands, which release toxin when stimulated.

Although its toxicity is relatively low and won't kill you, a sting can be excruciatingly painful.

The most troublesome part is on the ship, wounds are hard to treat, and if they get infected it will be quite troublesome.

Fortunately Wu An had everyone wear gloves, and he even infused the gloves with Luck Value; as long as the Luck Value isn't depleted, there should be no problem.

These are all minor interludes.

Of course.

Trawling is bottom trawling; with each net hauled up, besides the catch, trash is also an important component.

Each time we return to port, we can also collect a lot of trash.

Now we can only dump it in bulk; after another ten years, many measures could allow ocean trash to be recycled, but Wu An thinks we don't need to wait that long.

After the project launches in Xixi Village, he can advance it simultaneously, aiming to let this ocean trash achieve "rebirth value" a bit earlier.

Although this net's catch is a bit mixed, sorting it out is actually easier.

The main thing is to categorize by type, without further size sorting; live fish go to the live tank, cold storage to the cold store.

Everyone works methodically, and efficiency is high.

Wu An, besides occasionally lending a hand, mainly handles logistics, serving tea and water; on this scorching day on the Deck, if water isn't replenished promptly and someone gets heatstroke, it would be extremely dangerous.

A Qing: "Brother, thanks."

Wu An smiled: "You're welcome, it's what I should do."

"Fan Dali, no need to rush cleaning the Deck."

"In a dozen or so minutes, we should set the second net."

Fan Dali was startled: "That fast?"

Wu An nodded.

If not for considering that you still need to smoke, drink water, and use the restroom, those dozen minutes could actually be compressed into a few.

He really isn't a competent capitalist.

His heart is too kind.

Everyone leaned against the ship's side; the smokers smoked, the drinkers drank water, and A Qing suddenly pointed into the distance, shouting: "Brother, brother, look, look."

"Looks like Hu Zi."

Wu An quickly turned to look; a graceful silhouette suddenly shot out of the sea, then plunged back, and moments later leapt out again.

He watched a while, then said irritably: "A Qing, that's a dolphin."

"With that small build, could it be Hu Zi?"

A Qing scratched his head: "I get it, Hu Zi is a Killer Whale, that's a whale."

Wu An sighed: "Although called Killer Whale, it's actually a large dolphin."

A Qing's small mind was utterly confused: "Huh?"

Wu An pointed at the dolphin pod: "Dolphins sometimes perform; keep your eyes on them."

A Qing quickly took the binoculars, and after a while, said somewhat frustrated: "Brother, these dolphins are too far, can't see them clearly."

Wu An said: "What do you expect me to do, have me shout for the dolphins to swim over and perform right in front of you?"

A Qing asked hopefully: "Is that possible?"

"…" Wu An was choked for a moment before recovering, and said: "I'll give it a try."

After saying that.

He took the loudspeaker and shouted toward the dolphin pod.

Everyone also watched with interest.