Chapter 638: It Might Be More Profitable Than Fishing Nets

As soon as Chen Hui got on the fishing boat and put down his things, Chen Huihong and An Wenjing came over.

"What is this for? Is it for food on the road?" Chen Huihong asked, pointing at the net bag.

"I don't know, my uncle got it." Chen Hui shook his head.

Wu Shuisheng came up soon after.

He found a basin and carefully put the fishing line in his hand, then said with a smile: "It's for food on the road, but it's not for you."

"Is that for the fish? I see you don't use these when you go out to sea normally, right?" Chen Huihong asked.

"Let's talk about it later. You have something to do on the way today."

"Chen Hui, let's go! Let's drive the fishing boat out first."

Wu Shuisheng waved to Chen Hui, unfastened the buckle that secured the fishing boat, turned around and entered the cab.

"Ladies, get ready! We are about to set off!"

Chen Hui greeted him with a smile, then trotted over to catch up with Wu Shuisheng.

"Aunt, our ship is about to depart!!"

An Wenjing pulled Chen Huihong to the side of the fishing boat.

Looking at his own boat passing by other fishing boats at the dock one by one, his face was full of joy.

"I've been standing on the dock and watching your uncle go out to sea for many years, but this is my first time on a fishing boat."

"So this is what it feels like to ride on a boat. It's not too shaky, it's better than I imagined." Chen Huihong said, pulling An Wenjing aside.

The fishing boat was indeed not shaking much when it first set out.

It’s different when you’re outside.

One wave can shake it three times.

Speaking of this, An Wenjing asked worriedly, "Aunt, are you carsick?"

"Oh my god! I can't stand sitting all the way from the village to the county town."

"Let me tell you something funny. I dreamt yesterday that I was seasick."

"But it looks okay now, no big problem!" Chen Huihong said happily.

"Yeah! Actually, taking a boat is more comfortable than taking a car."

An Wenjing smiled and nodded, giving Chen Huihong a positive psychological hint.

Thinking with a fluke mentality.

Today’s voyage was not far. We left home early in the morning and returned to port at around three or four in the afternoon.

At such a short distance, perhaps Chen Huihong wouldn't have much reaction.

"Two female comrades, you now have something to do."

The fishing boat headed out into the ocean.

Wu Shuisheng came out of the cab.

Take the basin containing the fishing line and carefully divide the fishing line into two basins.

A bunch of sharp fish hooks were casually hung on the edge of the basin.

I found another basin and poured the contents of the net bag into it.

Chen Huihong saw that there were only small marine fish and shrimps inside, and asked in confusion: "Why are they all so small? What are we going to do?"

"Is this a fish hook? Uncle, are we going fishing?" An Wenjing guessed curiously.

"Wenjing is really smart! She understood it right away."

Wu Shuisheng joked and explained to the two of them:
"Although Chen Hui can go to the sea to catch fish himself, since the fishing boat is out to sea, he always has to bring something else back."

"He didn't have a reel installed on this fishing net. It's too long and it's very tiring to pull it manually."

"Wu Guang and the others discussed it and decided not to buy him many fishing nets, but to give him a thousand hooks."

"It's not tiring to pull the hook, and if you can catch fish, you'll have a lot of harvest."

"If you're lucky, you can catch some valuable fish and make more money than fishing nets."

Wu Shuisheng was talking but his hands were not idle.

I found a small water tank and turned it over to use as a stool to sit on.

I caught a small shrimp from the basin, hooked it on the fishhook, and let it hang over the edge of the basin.

He looked up at An Wenjing and Chen Huihong, "Do you understand? Just do it this way." "Oh, I understand!"

"It's like taking a thousand fishing rods out to sea to fish."

An Wenjing nodded.

He followed suit and turned over the water tank for himself and Chen Huihong to sit on.

I grabbed a small sea fish, pierced its body with a fishhook, and hung it over the edge of the basin.

"That's about the same idea!"

"It's just that when fishing, you just keep fishing. It's one hook and one fish. If there is something, there is something. If there is nothing, then forget it." Wu Shuisheng said.

Chen Huihong also joined the ranks of hanging fish hooks.

He picked up a crab the size of a fingernail and looked at it. "Where do these small fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. come from?"

"They used a catching net! Some people use this kind of net to catch seafood."

"These small ones are usually ground into feed. I talked to Jianshe about it yesterday and asked him to keep a pot of them," Wu Shuisheng explained.

The three of them were chatting and laughing as they put fish and shrimp on the hooks.

If you encounter larger sea fish, use scissors to cut it into several pieces.

An Wenjing had never done this kind of delicate work before, so she worked more slowly.

Chen Huihong usually mends fishing nets a lot, so she got a few to practice with and her movements became faster.

Seeing that Wu Shuisheng's hand speed was just so-so, he smiled and joked: "Look at us fishermen's families, our speed is no worse than that of real fishermen."

“Before the shaft was installed, this was used most of the time when going out to sea.”

"It was very fast back then. Thousands of hooks were hung in just one or two hours."

Wu Shuisheng stood up and twisted his waist to stretch his muscles.

Seeing Chen Hui waving at him.

He smiled and said, "Chen Hui thought we were doing something fun. I'm going to drive the boat, so he can come over and do it for a while."

Wu Shuisheng entered the cab and was replaced by Chen Hui.

The fishing boat sailed out twenty or thirty nautical miles.

The hooks in the basin have also been prepared.

Chen Hui saw an island not far away, and quickly ran into the cab and asked, "Uncle, do you think we can get to that island?"

After the hook is lowered, you still need to wait for a few hours.

If there was an island to visit, these hours would be more interesting.

“The best place to set the hook is the reefs of the outer islands.”

"This island is quite big. Let's go over and take a look."

Wu Shuisheng stretched his neck to take a look, then controlled the fishing boat to approach the island.

The fishing boat circled the island and said happily:
"This island is great! The south side is very steep but the north side is relatively flat."

"We can set up a row of hooks from the southeast to the southwest, then go to the island from the north and visit the island."

After arranging things, Wu Shuisheng looked at Chen Hui and asked, "Will the hooks be lowered?"

Shake your head, shake your head, shake your head.

"I'll teach you. It's very simple to set the hook."

"Move the things to the fishing boat first. I'll call you when we get to the right place."

"The first step is to throw a buoy down."

"Then throw the hooks down one by one. Don't throw them too fast, because if you throw them too fast, they will be too dense."

"It is very important to place a stone on the bottom of the pond after placing several rows of hooks to ensure that the hooks can sink to the bottom of the sea."

"Bottom hooks are more likely to be bitten by fish, and the fish species will be more valuable."

"After placing the hooks in one area, place a buoy to mark it, and then do the same in another area."

After Wu Shuisheng finished speaking, he asked again: "Did you understand? You can do it, right?"

Chen Hui simplified Wu Shuisheng's words.

He listed the steps one, two, three, four in his mind, nodded and said, "Easy! I'll go get ready."

(End of this chapter)