60s: I have a store

Chapter 282 Fishing
The fish was quite big, so in order to avoid breaking the rod, Zhou Yimin had to trick the fish and exhaust its energy before he could pull it up. Otherwise, the bamboo pole would easily break.

After sliding around like this for a few minutes, the big fish's strength was finally exhausted. Zhou Yimin seized the opportunity and pulled the big fish up.

Zhou Yimin didn't expect to catch a big yellow croaker on the first cast, and it looked like it should weigh about five or six kilograms. The first cast caught the target fish, which gave Zhou Yimin a great boost of confidence.

"Expert Zhou, you're awesome!" Chen Changhui praised.

"Haha! No, no! It's just an accident. I don't usually fish that often."

"Not much fishing? That's even more amazing."

Zhou Yimin planned to get more seafood. He had store space and could store a lot. Preservation was not a problem and it could even be kept decades later, when yellow croaker was worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan per pound.

In order to press on with the victory, Zhou Yimin kept fishing without wasting any time.

But afterwards, it seemed that we were not as lucky as at the beginning, and all we caught were cuttlefish, eyefish, sea knife fish, and bighead carp.

In any case, he also experienced the joy of fishing.

Time passed quickly and more than an hour passed, and we finally arrived at our destination.

Even though the boat took a long time to travel, it actually didn't go very far.

Chen Changhui observed that there should be a school of fish here.

It is not like in later times, where you can tell where there are schools of fish just by turning on the sonar.

Nowadays, if you want to know where there are fish schools, you have to rely on the captain's experience.

Of course, fish resources are still relatively abundant now, unlike in later generations, where overfishing has caused many fish to become endangered species, or even extinct due to overfishing.

Chen Changhui ordered the crew to fold up the sails, and from then on they would have to rely on human power for rowing.

It is called an anchor, but it is just a piece of processed wood. After all, iron is very precious nowadays, so a small wooden boat can be used without an anchor.

After the boat stopped, Shang Jianguo opened his closed eyes. After more than an hour's rest, the symptoms of seasickness had eased a lot, and now he was just a little dizzy.

After arriving at the destination, Zhou Yimin reluctantly put away his fishing rod. He also wanted to participate in fishing, which would be inconvenient for him.

Chen Changhui asked: "Expert Zhou, I see there should be a school of fish here. Should we start casting the nets here?"

After all, the purpose of this trip is to let Zhou Yimin experience the life of fishing at sea. Before casting the net, we must definitely ask Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin replied: "Captain, you are a professional and I am an amateur. You can cast the net wherever you think it is best."

He came here to experience it. It's impossible for an amateur to give orders to a professional. This will only increase other people's disgust and gain nothing. It would be different if you understood.

Chen Changhui didn't expect Zhou Yimin to be so easy to talk to. He thought that experts were all aloof and wouldn't listen to other people's opinions.

"Okay, let's start casting the net from here."

He started to get busy with the crew, and there was no difference just because Zhou Yimin and the others were on the boat.

Zhou Yimin was also helping. How could it be considered an experience if he didn’t help?
"Expert Zhou, just leave the rough work to us. You just need to be responsible for taking an overall view of the situation on the ship." Chen Changhui said in a low voice.

You should know that fishing is not an easy task. Nowadays, fishing relies entirely on manpower. It is not like in later generations, when some large fishing boats have basically achieved fully automatic fishing. From lowering the net to catching the fish, the entire process requires almost no human help.

But now, fishing is a physical job that can make a person so tired that he doubts life. "It's okay, how can I experience life if I don't participate?" Zhou Yimin said indifferently.

After hearing what Zhou Yimin said, Chen Changhui had no choice but to give up and started to cast his net.

First, tie the fishing net to a float so that it will be convenient to lower the net from there. One person stands by the boat and lowers the net into the sea in an orderly manner.

Zhou Yimin followed suit and soon took over the job.

The crew wished they could do less, and when they saw someone taking over, they quickly handed over everything to Zhou Yimin.

When Chen Changhui saw this scene, he wanted to scold his crew members, but when he saw that Zhou Yimin had no reaction, he gave up.

You have to know that Zhou Yimin is a person that his cousin wants to curry favor with, how can he afford to offend him? These bastards dare to be lazy at this time.

Chen Changhui and two crew members were rowing the boat, and Zhou Yimin was putting the net at the stern. It took about half an hour to put the net in place. The next step was to drive the fish to the net, which would increase the chances of catching fish.

Zhou Yimin transformed himself into a fisherman, holding a long bamboo pole, standing on the bow of the boat and slapping the sea surface.

This is a really strenuous job. The bamboo pole is three or four meters long, and it takes a lot of strength to lift it up, not to mention keeping it up all the time.

If he hadn’t eaten well all the time, Zhou Yimin might not have been able to persevere.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

The sound echoed across the vast ocean.

It was the "bang" sound that woke up the canteen director.

After he opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Yimin herding the fish. He thought he was dazzled and had seen the wrong person or was hallucinating, but he soon realized that it was indeed Zhou Yimin herding the fish.

At this time, Shang Jianguo saw that Zhou Yimin had also been rushing for such a long time, so he stepped forward and said, "Yimin, you take a break and let me join in."

He had never been out to sea to fish, so these things were still very new to him.

"Brother Jianguo, aren't you seasick anymore? If you exercise while seasick, it may aggravate the symptoms," Zhou Yimin reminded.

Although I was a little tired, I wasn't so tired that I couldn't hold on. I didn't know if it was because of the regular cycling or truck driving, but my physical strength was many times stronger than in the future.

The canteen director came to Chen Changhui quietly and asked, "Changhui, how could you let Expert Zhou do such a thing?"

He had clearly reminded them again and again yesterday that they must entertain Zhou Yimin well, but who would have known that he had taken a nap due to seasickness, and when he woke up he found Zhou Yimin doing this kind of physical work again. How could this be tolerated?
If he fails to complete the task assigned by the factory director, his hopes of promotion will be dashed.

Chen Changhui said helplessly: "Cousin, Expert Zhou insisted on experiencing it, and I have no choice."

Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with Uncle Chen. I was just messing around and causing trouble for everyone."

The canteen director breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was afraid that it was his cousin who asked Zhou Yimin to do the work, and then he would have a hard time explaining when he returned!

It’s okay as long as Zhou Yimin wants to do it himself.

"No trouble, no trouble! But take a rest for a while!" Director Zhang said quickly.

Thanks to brother 08a for the reward!
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(End of this chapter)