Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1631 Not satisfied!

Is it really useful?

Zhao Shi glanced at Ding Dawen's matter and realized that even Zhao Dahai might not know more about it than Ding Dawen.

"Second Grandpa!"

"I watched all the fish that Zhao Dahai caught right here. Do you think I don't know what happened?"

“You can see that our fishing boat is indeed very big, and the live water tank is very large, but if we catch too many fish and they are all crammed together, there is actually a risk.”

"Sometimes, if you're not careful, the number of dead fish can increase."

"Another reason is that sometimes our fishing boats have to wait here for a relatively long time, which increases the chances of the fish dying."

"If we had another large fishing boat, the fish would have more space, and we could be more flexible in our return journey, without having to wait here for too long."

Ding Dawen nodded without hesitation. Buying one or two new fishing boats would be excellent, truly wonderful, and he wholeheartedly supported it.

"Second uncle!"

"Why do you need to think about this so much?"

"If you don't have money, you have to be careful with your spending!"

"We need to think about it carefully to see if it's really useful."

"Things are different now."

"We have plenty of money. If we think it will be useful, then we definitely have to buy it."

Zhong Shizhu smiled.

Zhao Shi had actually figured this out by now. He was very clear that the fishing boat was necessary, but he felt that buying such a fishing boat to be moored next to the current large fishing boat was not really necessary.

My opinion is the same as Zhao Dahai's, especially Ding Dawen's. There are just too many of us going out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai.

Sometimes, you can catch several thousand kilograms of sea bass in a single day.

If you only catch this many fish in one day, there's nothing to say, but sometimes you catch this many fish every day.

After a few days, although the fishing boat is indeed very big now, with a very large live water tank that can hold so many fish, it is still a bit cramped no matter what.

Ding Dawen was right. With so many fish crammed together, many of them are likely to die.

It doesn't matter if it happens for a day or two, and not too many fish will die, but over the years, those dead fish can fetch a lot of money.

For this reason alone, it's worth buying another large fishing boat.

Once it's discovered that the fish are fishing, that's an extra step.

Zhao Shi pondered for about ten minutes, then nodded. This was indeed something worth doing.

"Second Grandpa."

"The trawler we bought is actually mostly just used to carry fish."

"The most important thing is that there must be a large live water tank."

"To put it simply, this is a large fishing boat used to carry and haul fish, but with an added function: it can deploy fishing nets and trawl for fishing."

Zhao Dahai knew very well that this large trawler was actually used to carry fish, but it was only used to catch fish sometimes.

"Row!"

"You can make the decision about this!"

"Once we buy the new fishing boat, we'll just need to hire a few people to help with the work on it. As for operating the boat, Old Man Shi and I can handle it."

"This fishing boat doesn't go out to sea to fish often; most of the time it's moored with the current fishing boat."

“Once one fishing boat is full of fish, Ding Dawen can sail it back. The remaining fishing boat can stay here and wait to load the fish you catch at sea.”

Zhao Shi immediately thought of this matter.

"Row!"

"That's settled then. I'll go back next time and take a look at the fishing boats and such. Once I've found the right one, I'll buy it."

"This matter is extremely simple for us."

After thinking it over, Zhao Dahai decided that if he was determined to do this, he could buy a fishing boat the next time he went back.

"Why would I need you to do this?"

“If you waste a day, you will catch thousands of kilograms of fish and lose a lot of money.”

"Next time you go back, you can rest if you want, or if you don't want to rest, then hurry up and go out to sea to fish and make money."

"Old Shi and I can handle the matter of buying the fishing boat."

Zhao Shi waved his hand.

This is something that Zhao Dahai really doesn't need to do.

It can be done by myself and Shi Guangming alone, or when we go back and have found a fishing boat, we can just call Ding Xiaoxiang to take a look when we need to make a decision.

If Zhao Dahai wants to sleep and rest, then he can sleep and rest; otherwise, he can simply continue sailing.

With the ability to catch several thousand kilograms of fish a day, there's no need to waste time buying a fishing boat.

"The fishing boat is almost full of fish now, it should be time to head back, right?"

Shi Guangming turned his head and looked at Ding Dawen.

Ding Dawen nodded immediately; the fish on the large fishing boat were indeed almost all caught.

"Do you want to go back and rest? If you do, then we can go back together. If you don't want to rest, then wait for the weather to get better, and you can go out to sea to fish while we go back."

"When we get back, we'll buy a bigger fishing boat."

"Ding Dawen will come out to sea to meet you after he finishes unloading the fish."

“We’ll go out to sea to find Ding Dawen once we’ve bought the fishing boat.”

Zhao Shi pondered for a moment and made the arrangements.

Zhao Dahai thought for a moment and nodded. Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming were both true veterans when it came to buying fishing boats; he really didn't need to worry about it.

"Second Grandpa!"

"When we buy fishing boats, the bigger the better."

"The other thing is that we need to buy brand new ones!"

Zhao Dahai smiled.

I really don't need to worry about the price; I just need to buy a large enough one, and I also need to buy a new fishing boat.

Zhao Shi nodded in agreement, and that was the end of it.

"quick!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Zhao Dahai looked up and couldn't help but smile. He had been discussing things here and had forgotten that Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua and the others were fishing, and they were catching big mackerel weighing over 150 or 160 pounds.

"No way?"

"You're only bringing the fish back now?"

As Zhong Shizhu spoke, he picked up a large landing net, walked to Wu Weimin's pole, and looked down at a huge mackerel that was swimming around on the surface of the water, pulled up beside the large fishing boat.

"Should we just use a big iron hook?"

Zhong Shizhu glanced at Wu Weimin.

A large net is definitely not as reliable as a large iron hook.

Wu Weimin hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Spanish mackerel are so large that there's a real chance they'll escape if you use a landing net. Using a large iron hook is definitely a safer option, but the hook must be hooked onto the mackerel's body. The mackerel will struggle in pain, and that struggle could easily result in a large gash.

It looks 100% terrible.

"what!"

“You’re not going to sell these fish after you catch them; you’re just taking them home. There’s no need to worry about it so much.”

Zhong Shizhu smiled.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua and the others went fishing on Zhao Dahai's fishing boat. If the fish were small, they wouldn't take any back. But if it was a big fish, each of them would definitely pick one to take back.

These fish aren't for sale; they're for taking back to show off, for eating.

"Can't it be a little prettier?"

"Major plagiarism net!"

"It has to be a large net, nothing else will do!"

Wu Weimin was very determined that the large-scale illegal fishing net had to be seized.

Zhong Shizhu nodded, took the large net and stretched it into the sea. It took him five or six minutes to find an opportunity and catch the head of the large mackerel in the net.

Zhong Shizhu was very experienced. He seized the opportunity and pulled hard backward, causing at least 80% of the mackerel's body to slide into the large net. He then pulled it up forcefully.

"Lay out the line!"

Zhong Shizhu roared.

Wu Weimin immediately released the line from the pole, let out a long breath, and wiped the sweat from his face. He had been quite nervous just now.

Anyone who fishes knows very well that it's not easy for a fish to take the bait, and it's not easy to reel it in.

But the most difficult part is when the fish is pulled to the side of the fishing boat, and whether it can be scooped onto the deck.

Now that the mackerel is safely in the net, I can finally relax and reassure myself.

Zhong Shizhu tried, but it was too much for him to do by himself. He couldn't lift it up, so he called Lei Dayou over to help.

It took the two of them quite a while to pull the large mackerel onto the deck of the fishing boat.

"I'm coming!"

……

"hurry up!"

……

Lin Zuhua and Gao Zhicheng shouted loudly.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and Ding Dawen worked together for quite a while before Lin Zuhua and Gao Zhicheng hauled their two mackerel onto the fishing boat.

"Damn it!"

"This is really big!"

……

"It must weigh between 170 and 180 pounds!"

……

"what!"

"I really didn't expect to catch such a big mackerel on this trip!"

……

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua were very excited and agitated as they watched the three large mackerel struggling and wagging their tails on the deck. They kept talking.

Seeing Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua like this, Zhao Dahai shook his head and shouted loudly, quickly taking a step back.

Large sea bass, such as those weighing ten or twenty pounds, are very dangerous. You must not be careless and try to catch them by flicking their tails, especially since their fins are very sharp.

If it hits someone, if it pricks someone, then it's no joke.

This is a Spanish mackerel, and a large one weighing 170 or 180 pounds. Not to mention its sharp teeth, even a flick of its tail could break its bones.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are all very experienced anglers, but they are too excited at this moment and have forgotten about this matter.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua then calmed down and took several steps back.

Zhong Shizhu brought over a large iron hammer and slammed it hard on the heads of the three giant mackerel several times until they stopped struggling and thrashing their tails.

"Boss Wu, Boss Gao, Boss Lin."

"These mackerel are really excellent; they must weigh over 180 pounds."

Zhong Shizhu put down the iron hammer he was holding and clapped his hands.

The three large mackerel on the deck are very big, and more importantly, very fat.

Such mackerel are quite rare, and they are not easy to catch.

"He's definitely going to weigh 180 pounds!"

"It's a pity that we didn't catch one weighing more than 200 pounds. If we could catch one weighing 200 pounds this time, that would be amazing!"

Wu Weimin was very excited, but also a little disappointed.

"Boss Wu!"

"Judging from your current state, you're really getting a bit cocky!"

"At first, I was just happy to catch a mackerel that weighed around 100 pounds!"

"At this time of year, catching 170 or 180 pounds doesn't feel satisfying at all."

Lei Dayou shook his head.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are in this state now. At the beginning, they were satisfied with catching a 100-jin mackerel. Now that they have caught 170 or 180 jin, they are thinking or feeling regretful that they have not caught more than 200 jin.

"Isn't that exactly how it is?"

"Who told us to have caught a 170-180 pound mackerel already?"

"They must think that you have to catch something weighing over 200 pounds to be considered impressive!"

"However, to be honest, it's really impossible to catch one that big. It's just too difficult."

Gao Zhicheng smiled.

Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua, and I really feel that it's a real pity we weren't able to catch 200 jin (100 kg).

That's just how things are.

If they had caught a 100-pound fish, Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua and I would be wondering why we hadn't been able to catch a 120-pound or 150-pound fish.

I am very clear that catching a mackerel weighing 170 to 180 pounds this time is already quite good.

It's not that mackerel weighing 200 pounds doesn't exist, but mackerel of this size are extremely rare, at least in areas like artificial islands and reefs.

To catch a fish like this, you might have a better chance of going to the deep sea.

But there are indeed such fish in the deep sea, only the surface of the sea is much wider, and I really don't know where such fish live.

"what?"

"Zhao Dahai!"

What are you doing?

Wu Weimin was startled when he saw Zhao Dahai suddenly turn around and quickly grab the fishing rod that was on the shelf.

(End of this chapter)