184: Seize the opportunity to show off

Yang Qi and Zhang Jun helped Wang Jinxi pack the fish, wrote down their names and numbers, and then threaded the straps.

One car wasn't enough, so after thanking him, the two began to inspect the catches of the other fishing enthusiasts.

Basically, everyone was still fishing; since they were already there, what kind of fish did it matter? As long as it wasn't a protected species, anything that bit was fine.

Didn't you see Chang Jianqiang and Wang Hu grinning as they hauled a Mahi-Mahi weighing about 10 catties onto the deck?

Don't let this Mahi-Mahi, which is over a meter long, with its vibrant, colorful, and high-value appearance, fool you.

Once it dies, its entire body surface becomes dull and unremarkable.

Moreover, it's just a showy but useless fish; its market price is only 7 to 10 yuan per catty. Many people buy it back as cat or dog food.

The two still congratulated them with a grin: "Oh, Old Chang, your Mahi-Mahi isn't small! And it looks quite good!"

"Oh my, Brother Hu, your movements are truly graceful, clean, and neat. This fish is quite good-looking!"

Chang Jianqiang and Wang Hu rolled their eyes at the performance of these two guys.

"No need to be envious, you can do it too if you fish!"

"Hehehe, my movements are definitely not as graceful as yours, I'm just talking nonsense!"

Yang Qi continued to be modest.

"Yang Qi! You've learned bad habits from A-Jun!"

"Hehehe, not at all!"

The few of them chatted idly and shared a cigarette.

"You two aren't planning to fish anymore?"

Chang Jianqiang asked.

"No! I just got tired after continuously catching Bluefin Tuna, and my arms are really sore. Just resting for a bit."

Zhang Jun looked forward at a 45-degree angle and interjected,

"You haven't caught such a big Bluefin Tuna. I don't blame you for not knowing the pulling power of that thing."

"When I catch another one, I'll definitely let you take over and experience it!"

"Let me tell you! The thrust of a 600-plus catty Bluefin Tuna, tsk tsk tsk, if you haven't caught one, it's unimaginable, simply amazing."

Looking at Zhang Jun, who had started to ramble again, Wang Hu looked at Chang Jianqiang with a hint of resentment.

The expression meant: "I told you not to be a busybody, look, this guy is showing off again."

Chang Jianqiang was also stunned, secretly cursing himself:

"Pah! Why did you have to be a busybody? Isn't this clearly handing this guy a ladder? He was just looking for an opportunity to show off!"

"Hehehe, he really seized the opportunity!"

Yang Qi watched and chuckled. He estimated that if he said it a few more times, the weight might even increase.

"Let's go! We're not fishing anymore either, let's go see how others are doing?"

Wang Hu reacted quickly. He didn't know how long this guy would keep showing off, so he might as well go mess with other people!

Otherwise, it would be endless here, and who the hell could stand it!

So, the small team gained two more members.

"Hey! Old Chen is catching Skipjack Tuna? Pretty good, quite big. And he's catching them fast."

Old Chen, who had just been smiling broadly while removing a fish, suddenly couldn't smile anymore.

What the hell, is that how you talk? I didn't travel all this way to catch Skipjack Tuna, and 'catching them fast' my ass!

If it weren't for so many of these things around now, easily snatching bait, who would want to catch them?

But he said, "Oh! A-Jun, it's you guys! Why aren't you fishing anymore?"

When Chang Jianqiang heard Old Chen say that, the flesh on his cheeks trembled slightly, and he thought to himself, "Here it comes, it's coming again."

Sure enough, Zhang Jun spoke:

"Oh! Old Chen, I just got tired catching that Bluefin Tuna, my arms..."

"Let me tell you..."

So, the small team gained another major member.

After walking around, the team slowly grew, eventually gathering fifteen or sixteen people.

It made some fishing enthusiasts, who saw such a group of people walking towards them from a distance, feel a strong sense of pressure, even thinking they were coming to snatch the Mahi-Mahi from their hands!

Finally, Zhang Jun saw off the fishing enthusiasts and loudly declared that if he caught Bluefin Tuna again, he would call them all over to experience the thrill.

Good heavens, he really showed off big time again!

In the blink of an eye, it was 3:30 AM. Most of the fishing enthusiasts had lost the mood to fish, packed up, and went back to have some supper and sleep.

By the time Chang Jianqiang and the others returned to the rest cabin, Yang Qi and Zhang Jun were already asleep.

That morning, Yang Qi and Zhang Jun went deep-sea fishing with the boat. The harvest had not yet returned.

The women, excited about contacting a house today, woke up early.

Bai Xue, her mother, and Chen Lanxin arrived at Yang Qi's house early in the morning.

Chen Lanxin mainly had nothing to do, so she joined in the fun, and also wanted to get to know her sister-in-law better.

After they ate the seafood porridge made by Mother Yang Zheng Jin, they saw that it was not yet 7 AM, still early for people to go to work.

Bai Xue remembered what Yang Qi had told her to do, which was to find time to open that conch and see if she could find a Melo Pearl.

So, when she mentioned it, she immediately got a positive response from all the women. There were two large conches in the large fish tank, one of which was caught by Uncle and Chen Lanxin.

At that time, he had relied on his swimming skills to dive down and catch that half-dead Large Yellow Croaker, and he found it then.

Both conches weighed about 5 catties; the one Yang Qi picked up had a slightly yellower pattern, making them easy to distinguish when placed together.

Zheng Tie had originally planned to sell them, but seeing Yang Qi keep them, saying he would open them at home to see if there were any pearls.

Chen Lanxin was also very interested at the time and suggested taking it back to try, just in case a pearl really came out.

The two fished out the two conches. This job had to be done by the sisters Chen Lanying and Chen Lanxin; Bai Xue was still a bit inexperienced, having only followed instructions last time.

The women went to the kitchen, boiled water, and hung the conches upside down above the hot water at a certain position.

With a high flame underneath, and under everyone's anticipation, it was done in three minutes: the meat separated from the shell.

After a careful inspection, unfortunately, no pearls were found.

Actually, this was a normal phenomenon; there aren't that many Melo Pearls, otherwise, they wouldn't be so expensive.

Everyone felt a bit of regret.

Next, there was another one, this one was found by Uncle.

A few minutes later, the conch meat, like a naughty child, suddenly shed its 'pants' and, with a 'plop,' jumped out of the conch shell.

The women began to meticulously search for pearls again. Although their hopes weren't as high, they still had to look carefully.

"Oh! I think I felt a pearl, round and hard."

Chen Lanying immediately exclaimed.

The women, who were about to give up hope and leave, heard the commotion and gathered around again.

As Chen Lanying gently peeled back a section of the conch meat, sure enough, an orange-red pearl appeared in her palm.

"Mom, rinse it with water first, and look closely," Bai Xue suggested.

After being rinsed, the Melo Pearl, free of mucus, looked even more beautiful.