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

The two ships were getting closer and closer.

Wu Gang stood at the bow of the boat, already figuring out how to start showing off.

Before the ship could come to a complete stop, he braced himself against the gunwale with one hand and used the force of the waves to jump onto the deck of the new ship.

"Second brother, not to criticize you, but how can you possibly beat a machine by pulling by hand?" Wu Gang shouted as soon as he came in.

Chen Yang couldn't stay idle on the old boat next door either.

He laboriously dragged a plastic basket full of fish to the side of the boat.

"Brother-in-law, look at our luck, the freshwater tank is almost full."

Wu Sui didn't rush to respond. Instead, he turned around, took out a bottle of mineral water from the styrofoam box, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Wu Gang.

Wu Lei and Wang Dazhu stood aside tidying up the scattered cables. They looked at each other and were both trying their best to suppress their laughter.

Wu Gang took the water and gulped down two mouthfuls, then pointed in the direction of the old boat.

"Once the winch starts, it pulls things up with a whooshing sound."

"Although there were quite a few missed hooks, the speed was just too fast."

"I just roughly counted, and it should be three or four hundred catties, which should be enough to sell for twenty or thirty thousand yuan this time."

Although he spoke modestly, he couldn't hide the pride in his tone.

Their expressions, as if they were about to praise us, amused Wu Sui.

Wang Dazhu suppressed a laugh and pointed to the deck behind him.

"Brother Gang, you're only looking at the fact that there are no fish on our deck. Why don't you take a look in the fresh water tank?"

Wu Gang paused for a moment, then quickly walked to the cabin door and peered inside.

He didn't even notice when the mineral water bottle in his hand tilted and spilled water on the back of his foot.

"Selene's mother!" After a long while, he finally uttered a curse.

Hearing the commotion on the boat next door, Chen Yang quickly shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Brother, what's wrong? Did your brother-in-law not catch many fish? Don't laugh at him."

"You...come and see for yourself."

Chen Yang was startled by his reaction and quickly pulled Chen Yongqiang across the ship's side, rushing to the edge of the live water tank.

The two of them peeked inside, their eyes widening and their mouths gaping open enough to fit a duck egg.

The live water tank was teeming with fish.

That's not the point.

The key point is the species of these fish.

The bright red red snapper, the robust red snapper, and the spotted blue grouper.

Each one you pick out weighs over five pounds.

"This... how come all of these are valuable items?" Chen Yang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Brother-in-law, have you guys emptied the Dragon King's coffers?"

Wang Dazhu, unable to hold back any longer, burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Our three longline fishing teams are almost always busy."

Wu Gang was dumbfounded; he hadn't managed to hook anything?

How could that be? Everyone's longline fishing is a matter of luck.

Half of the fish caught were blessed by Mazu, and now they're saying there are almost no fish available?

Wu Lei walked over and patted Wu Gang on the shoulder.

"Brother Gang, I also think it's weird. I've been sailing for so many years and I've never seen anything like this."

"Every time I pulled up a hook, it was either a grouper or a red snapper. The feeling of pulling it up was so intense that my arms and legs are still cramping now."

Wu Gang swallowed hard, pointing at the live water tank for a long time without saying a word.

Wu Sui gestured towards the cold storage area with his lip.

"Some of the less valuable items are already in the cold storage; we simply don't have enough room for them."

It's just that Wu Gang doesn't know what Versailles is, otherwise he would definitely kick Wu Sui off the boat.

Wu Gang went to the cold storage and took a look. His previous smugness vanished, and his face was filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

He suddenly turned around, grabbed Wu Sui and hugged her tightly, patting her back forcefully.

"Second brother, you're really something, fucking awesome!"

Wu Sui coughed as he was being filmed, and quickly pushed Wu Gang away.

"Big brother, be gentle, your bones are about to fall apart."

Wu Gang paced excitedly on the deck, rubbing his hands together incessantly.

"We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich this time! I was just thinking we were getting a lot, but now compared to that, we're nothing!"

Chen Yang was so excited that he stomped his feet.

"Brother-in-law, you're so lucky! That sperm whale really came to repay a debt of gratitude, driving all the good stuff onto our hook."

Wu Lei stood to the side, taking out a notebook and a pen.

This is a habit he developed over many years of sailing: recording the catch at any time.

"Don't just get too excited, let's do the math first." Wu Lei drew on a piece of paper. "Gangzi, how many kilograms do you guys weigh approximately?"

Wu Gang quickly reported the numbers: "We have a lot of empty hooks over there. Six sets of longline fishing, including the ones in the live water tank and the baskets, there are at least four or five hundred catties."

Wu Lei nodded, wrote it down on the paper, and then pointed to the new ship's live water tank and cold storage.

"Over here, Ah Sui, the valuable goods in the live water tank weigh at least 300 jin, and those in the cold storage weigh at least 200 to 300 jin."

He put down his pen, looked up at the crowd.

"The catch from both boats combined is over a thousand catties of fish."

"At an average price of 50 yuan per kilogram... we can earn more than 5 yuan this trip."

"More than 5?!" Chen Yongqiang exclaimed in surprise. "My dad's boat couldn't earn that much in half a year."

Wu Lei laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Can your little boat compare?"

"You don't know, near-shore resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Many fishing boats are struggling to trawle in the nearshore waters, working themselves to the bone all day, and they can't even earn enough to cover the cost of fuel."

He pointed to the red sea bream and grouper in the live water tank.

"We've only just cast this net, and these valuables alone are worth several thousand or even tens of thousands of dollars, enough to keep your dad's ship afloat for a month."

"This is just longline fishing. Once the fishing season opens and we can use nets, we'll earn even more."

Upon hearing this, Wu Gang became so excited that his face turned red, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"We still have fish traps to collect. If we can collect some more valuable items, we'll make a fortune on this trip."

Chen Yang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, collect the traps. There must be good stuff inside."

The prospect of huge profits sent everyone's adrenaline soaring.

The atmosphere on the deck was extremely enthusiastic.

Everyone was calculating how much money they would get from this trip.

Right at this crucial juncture, when everyone was full of enthusiasm and energy.

"Gurgle..."

A deafening noise suddenly erupted on the deck.

The sound was so loud that it even drowned out the sound of the waves crashing against the boat.

Everyone was stunned.

The lively atmosphere froze instantly.

Wu Gang blinked and turned to look at Chen Yang.

"Xiaoyang, did you fart?"

Chen Yang quickly covered his buttocks and shook his head repeatedly.

"It wasn't me! The voice was coming from over there!"

He pointed at Wang Dazhu.

Wang Dazhu blushed, covered his stomach with both hands, and awkwardly took a step back.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

This time it was even louder than before.

Wang Dazhu blushed and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Um...I...I'm hungry."

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged bewildered glances, only then realizing that they hadn't eaten anything all day.