451: Unsophisticated

Yang Qi and Bai Xue discussed all the way, coming up with more ideas as they went; once they returned home, they also opened their computer to look up various information.

The next morning, Yang Qi got up and cooked a pot of dough drop soup, adding Crab chunks, Tiger Prawns, and fish slices.

He also heated up a few steamed buns, and that was breakfast for the two of them and the dog.

While they were eating, Chen Sheng and the other two entered the house, likely coming over to ride their electric bikes.

"Big Cousin, have you guys eaten breakfast? Come and have some."

Bai Xue quickly stood up to greet them.

"Xiao Xue, no need to be polite. We just ate. You guys go ahead!"

Chen Sheng and the others said, shaking their heads.

"Alright then! You guys take a seat first; I'll be finished eating in a moment."

Yang Qi sped up his eating. After several bowls, he poured the leftovers for Coal, making the dog's tail wag like a fan in delight.

"Do you guys have any plans for today?"

Yang Qi led the three of them to feed the fish in the front and back yards once before asking again.

"We're free today. Are you going out to sea? Otherwise, we'll go fishing with you."

Chen Sheng looked at the various Grouper swimming in the large fish tank and suddenly made a suggestion.

"These fish were all caught in the South China Sea; it's a seven or eight-day trip there. Won't that delay things at home for you?"

"How about this, we won't go that far. We'll set some Crab cages, do some Longline Fishing and such, and come back by tomorrow morning at the latest. What do you think?"

Yang Qi said after thinking for a while.

"Alright, we'll do as you say. Everyone says you're great at finding fish, so we'll go and broaden our horizons too."

Chen Lin said with a smile.

"You guys go ahead! I won't go this time, but I'll help you buy the supplies now."

Seeing Yang Qi look at her, Bai Xue spoke up.

Yang Qi nodded and asked again:

"Do you know how to use Gillnets?"

Chen Sheng and the others immediately replied:

"Of course we do. We were crew members for several years and only stopped working on ships in the last two years. We still occasionally go out to sea to set Ground Cages and Gillnets."

"Then it's fine. Let's go get fuel and ice first, and I'll go buy a few more Gillnets."

Yang Qi nodded with satisfaction. He then took out his phone to call the fuel and ice suppliers.

Two hours later, Bai Xue watched the "setting sail" leave from the pier.

This time, Yang Qi's destination was clear: the sea area where he had discovered the Mullet migration last time. By the time he rushed there without stopping, it was already around one in the afternoon.

It was now mid-February, which was the tail end of the Mullet migration.

"Let's work a bit harder. We'll set the Longline Fishing lines and Gillnets first, then cook."

Yang Qi found a spot and directed the three to begin operations. The bait for the Longline Fishing had already been hooked by the three of them in advance during the trip.

As the "setting sail" moved slowly, Chen Sheng and the others skillfully lowered two baskets of Longline Fishing lines. Next were two Gillnets, both placed into the sea in a Z-shape.

Yang Qi hadn't expected that including himself, all four grown men knew how to cook.

He didn't refuse their kindness either, sitting back to enjoy the fruits of their labor and letting the three of them decide who would cook.

In the end, Chen Lin and Chen Sheng cooked together, and surprisingly, it was quite delicious.

After the four of them finished eating, Yang Qi found a nearby spot and lowered all the Crab cages into the sea.

When Yang Qi sailed back to where the Gillnets were set, he saw the buoys bobbing slightly up and down.

"Hahaha, there's movement! There must be a lot of fish caught in the net."

Seeing the movement of the buoys from a distance, Chen Sheng and the others shouted excitedly.

Yang Qi grinned because, in his Supernatural Ability's vision, he had already seen that the Gillnets were covered with Mullet. It seemed a wave of migrating Mullet had just passed through.

"Hehehe, I just love seeing you guys looking like you've never seen the world before!"

"This is just the beginning!"

Yang Qi couldn't help but complain in his heart.

As the "setting sail" slowed down and approached the buoy, Chen Lin used a Gaff to snag the rope beneath it in one go.

After pulling it close, he tugged hard on the rope.

"Whoa! The net is so heavy; it must be a bumper harvest."

The other two were overjoyed and hurried forward to help pull the net together.

"Use the Crane to pull it!"

Yang Qi shouted over the loudspeaker.

"Oh, right! I'll go do it!"

Chen Gang volunteered.

Yang Qi also left the Cockpit, and with the four of them working together, they quickly pulled the first Gillnet onto the deck.

One person operated the Crane, one pulled the net, and two picked the fish. With their divided labor, they quickly cleared the fish from the first Gillnet.

"Hahaha, so many Mullet! We must have found the Fish Path!"

Chen Sheng laughed while picking the fish.

While Chen Lin was hooking the second net, the other three moved the fish from the baskets on the deck into the Freezer Hold.

Strength really does come in numbers. All three had been Ship workers before, so these tasks were second nature to them.

Yang Qi couldn't help but recall the scene of catching yellowtail amberjack in the Korea Strait before the New Year.

Back then, it was just him and Bai Xue, and the scene had been so frantic. The two of them were exhausted before they finally got the catch into the Freezer Hold.

Next, the four of them methodically began to retrieve the other Gillnet.

"The net is bursting, it's bursting! Hahaha!"

"This is great! It's been years since I've had such a thrill!"

Amidst the laughter, the second net was also cleared by everyone. The two nets had caught over two thousand catties of fish in total, with each fish weighing over three catties.

Next was the harvest from the Longline Fishing: two hundred hooks caught a total of over one hundred and forty fish.

"Yang Qi, this must be the Fish Path. Let's keep going!"

Chen Sheng said. The other two nodded, sharing the same sentiment.

"Alright, let's continue then. We'll stick it out with them."

Yang Qi said with a smile.

So he steered the fishing boat again, resetting the Gillnets and Longline Fishing lines in roughly the same location, waiting for the schools of fish to arrive again.

Since it was the end of the Mullet migration season, the schools weren't very dense and came intermittently.

"How about we find a spot to fish? We can't just wait around like idiots!"

Chen Gang suggested.

"Alright, we'll come back to retrieve the nets in the evening. Let's find a spot to fish first."

Yang Qi steered the fishing boat southeast for about an hour until a group of reefs appeared on the seabed in his vision.

At a depth of over forty meters, he discovered many Sea Bass and Sea Bream foraging among the reefs.

He found a good spot, stopped the boat, took out his fishing gear bag, and let the three of them choose their own rods.

Yang Qi took a boat rock fishing rod himself, baited it with a Shrimp, and cast it above the school of fish.

Before the bait even reached the bottom, a six or seven-catty Sea Bass darted over and swallowed it in one gulp.

Yang Qi immediately lifted the rod to hook the fish. The reel spun rapidly, and within a few minutes, a plump Sea Bass was pulled to the surface by him.

Since it was the first fish of the trip, Yang Qi, who had originally planned to swing it onto the deck, gave it enough respect for safety's sake.

In the end, he still used the Landing Net to carefully scoop up the six or seven-catty Sea Bass.