Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

"No!"

Wu Sui and Wu Gang spoke in unison.

Chen Yang stood there, holding the hook, somewhat at a loss.

Wu Sui, panting heavily, gripped the main thread and explained.

"This is a giant grouper. If you hook it, it will definitely struggle desperately in pain."

"It's just exhausted right now. If it really goes crazy, the fishing line won't be able to hold up."

Wu Gang chimed in, "The second brother is right. Besides, this is top-quality stuff. If there's a hole in it, its appearance is ruined, and the price will have to be significantly reduced."

Chen Yang quickly threw the hook aside: "What should we do? The landing net can't hold it all, and we can't use the hook. We can't just stand by and watch, can we?"

Wu Sui's mind was working very fast.

"Go into the cabin and bring the rope over."

Chen Yang turned and went into the cabin, quickly bringing out a large bundle of hemp rope.

Wu Sui freed one hand and took the rope.

He held one end of the rope in his teeth and quickly tied a slipknot with one hand, making a noose.

"Xiaoyang, come here and hold the main thread for me. Don't pull it too hard. Just go with its flow and make sure it doesn't sink."

Chen Yang quickly took over, sweating profusely with nervousness.

Wu Sui took the rope loop, walked to the side of the boat, put the loop on the main line, and slowly slid down into the water.

The giant grouper floated on the water's surface, its massive gill covers slowly opening and closing, the dark brown markings standing out strikingly under the searchlight.

Wu Sui lay on the gunwale, half of his body hanging out of the boat, carefully manipulating the rope loop, slowly approaching the giant grouper along the main line.

The underwater giant seemed to sense the approaching foreign object, and its tail swished warily, creating a ripple in the water.

Chen Yang's grip on the main thread tightened suddenly, startling him so much that he almost dropped it.

"Hold on!" Wu Gang shouted in a low voice.

Wu Sui held his breath, his eyes fixed on the water.

The lasso had slipped to the giant grouper's head, but the head was too big to fit.

"Put the tail on," Wu Gang whispered a reminder.

Wu Sui shook the rope again, trying to get the noose around the fish's body.

Although this big guy was exhausted, it was still very alert. As soon as the rope touched it, it immediately twisted its body.

After a stalemate lasting more than ten minutes, Wu Sui's hands went numb.

Finally seizing the opportunity, with a flick of the wrist, the rope slid down the water towards the giant grouper's tail, landing perfectly in front of its tail fin.

Without hesitation, he pulled back sharply with both hands.

The slipknot tightened instantly, binding the giant grouper's tail.

"Pull!" Wu Sui shouted.

Wu Gang and Chen Yang immediately rushed forward, and the three of them lined up and grabbed the rope.

"One, two, three, go!"

The three large men leaned back, their jaws clenched, and the veins on their necks bulged.

With a weight of over 150 pounds, plus the fish struggling in the water, the force was ridiculously strong.

The hemp rope was digging into my hand, causing a burning pain.

The three of them strained with all their might and finally managed to pull the giant grouper onto the boat.

The spotted king was writhing wildly on the deck, its tail slapping against the deck with a dull thud.

Chen Yang was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, afraid of being hit by the tail.

If you were to get hit by that, a fracture would be the least of your worries.

Wu Gang rushed into the cockpit, pulled out a blanket, and ran to the side of the ship, soaking it in seawater.

While the giant grouper was struggling, cover its head with a soaked cotton blanket and cover its eyes.

Fish will quickly calm down in the dark, a fact known to experienced fishermen.

After being blindfolded, the giant grouper's struggles immediately diminished.

He then brought a water pipe, connected it to a water pump, and poured seawater into the fish's gills.

"These big fish are very precious. They die quickly out of water. The price difference between a dead fish and a live fish is enormous."

Wu Gang gave instructions while operating the equipment.

Wu Sui slumped on the deck, panting heavily, shaking his aching arms.

Chen Yang approached the giant grouper, circled it twice, and stared with his eyes wide open like copper bells.

"Good heavens, this isn't a fish, it's practically a pig!" Chen Yang gestured with his hands.

"If this mouth opens wide, it could swallow my entire head."

He turned to look at Wu Sui, his voice trembling, "Brother-in-law, you just said... this thing can sell for tens of thousands?"

"A grouper weighing over 150 pounds is extremely rare and hard to come by."

"If you find a wealthy boss, you can easily sell it for three or four hundred yuan a pound. Do the math yourself."

Chen Yang counted on his fingers, muttering to himself.

"One hundred and fifty catties... three hundred per catty... that's forty-five thousand?"

"Forty-five thousand! Brother-in-law, this sea voyage has really made us rich!"

Wu Sui stood up and walked to the winch.

He felt a little sorry for the newly bought machine because the motor had just stopped smoking and jammed.

After opening the casing and taking a look, Wu Sui breathed a sigh of relief: "It's alright, only the fuse blew. The quality of this second-hand product is not bad."

He found a wrench, reset the stuck gear, and poured some engine oil for lubrication.

Press the switch, replace the fuse, and the motor will start humming again.

"Alright, it's still usable. Let's get to work, there are still hooks to collect."

Chen Yang was full of energy and ran over to continue unhooking.

The remaining dozens of hooks in the third group were quickly collected, with nothing surprising except for a few ordinary yellow and black sea bream.

"Fourth group, let's go!" Chen Yang said with high spirits.

The fishing boat headed toward the last set of buoys.

The fourth group had average luck, with neither stonefish nor giant grouper, which are incredibly rare finds.

Most of them are sea bass, yellowfin seabream, and rockfish.

Fortunately, the rate of empty hooks was very low; almost every time a fish was hooked, it was caught.

All two thousand hooks were collected.

The giant grouper took up most of the space in the live water tank, while the other fish were neatly categorized and packed full.

This time, I got liquidated!

"Big brother, let's return," Wu Sui said, waving his hand as he looked at the harvest.

"Alright, let's go home!" Wu Gang responded from the cockpit and sounded the horn.

The sun had already risen above the sea, turning the entire ocean golden.

The fishing boats sped off in the morning light, cutting through the waves and heading towards the dock.

Chen Yang leaned against the edge of the live water tank, staring at the huge giant grouper inside, unable to get enough of looking at it.

"Brother-in-law, do you think Lin Tao can finish such a big fish?"

"Lin Tao can't handle it, but the big bosses behind him can."

"This kind of top-quality ingredient has no problem selling; the problem is that no one can afford to buy it."

Wu Sui leaned against the ship's railing, enjoying the sea breeze.

After several hours of sailing, the familiar outline of the dock came into view.

It was already past eight in the morning, the busiest time at the dock.

Before the fishing boat even docked, Wu Sui keenly sensed that something was wrong.

At this time of year, although the docks are usually crowded, everyone is busy with their own tasks, such as unloading cargo or conducting transactions.

But today, a large crowd of people, including police officers, was gathered in the most conspicuous spot at the dock.

Two badly damaged fishing boats were moored in the middle of the crowd.

One ship had a large hole in its bow, and the other had its side railing completely broken.

Chen Fugui was standing on the dock, jumping up and down and cursing loudly.

Wu Gang slowed the boat down and slowly approached the berth.

As soon as the boat docked, Chen Fugui, with his sharp eyes, spotted Wu Sui standing at the bow.

He shoved the crowd aside, rushed angrily to Wu Sui's boat, and pointed at Wu Sui's nose while cursing loudly.

"Wu Lao Er, are you deliberately trying to rip me off? Pay me back right now!"