160: Zhao Hu's phone number

Chen Xiangbei frowned slightly, then said, "Yes, I was selling fish at the Fishermen's Wharf yesterday afternoon and was threatened with sticks by a group of people, so I taught them a lesson."

Zhao Hu said seriously, "That gang is used to bullying the market. Their boss has connections higher up, so they act without scruple. You need to be careful lately, they are investigating your situation."

"Okay, I will be careful."

"But you don't need to worry. I also have some connections in the underworld. I'll tell you as soon as I get any news. If they cause you trouble, call me, and I'll bring people to help you out."

"Okay, thank you Hu Ge. I'll treat you to a meal later."

"No need to thank me, but I don't mind if you treat me to dinner, hahaha."

"It's no big deal. After I finish this busy period, I'll treat you and Wen-ge to a good meal."

"Alright, you go ahead and get busy. I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiangbei pondered for a while. To be honest, he wasn't afraid of them having many people, and even less afraid of them coming to his door.

What he was afraid of was not them coming for him, but them going after his family and friends.

He felt it was necessary to take the initiative, turn passive into active, and attract their attention, so at least he wouldn't have to worry about them targeting his family and friends.

After making up his mind, Chen Xiangbei turned back and continued fishing. The school of fish he found had decent-sized fish, but they weren't as big as Tuna.

So he changed his fishing equipment. After all the gear was swapped out, Chen Xiangbei began adjusting the sinking depth of the chum based on the depth of the fish school.

He threw the chum down and waited for a while before he started casting his line.

The sea surface at this location was relatively less calm than the previous spot; waves or undercurrents would affect the speed of catching fish.

Chen Xiangbei cast his line and waited for a long time without a bite. Helpless, he could only reel in his rod, re-bait, and cast again.

This time there was finally a fish biting the hook. Chen Xiangbei pulled the fish up and found it was a hairtail.

The hairtail's appearance is like a silver-gray ribbon; its body is long and slender, presenting an elegant streamlined shape. The silver-gray scales shimmer with a faint light, as if draped in a layer of silver armor.

The hairtail's head is relatively small, and its eyes are sharp and bright. Its mouth is slightly open, revealing sharp teeth, making one imagine the scene of it preying in the ocean.

Its tail is long and flat, like a sharp sword, swinging flexibly when swimming, providing it with powerful propulsion.

The price difference between caught hairtail and sea-caught hairtail is as much as 10 times. This is because the environment is relatively complex during catching, and many fish die during the process, losing their freshness.

However, hairtail caught by fishing can be promptly put into a live water tank to be kept alive, preserving their freshness to the greatest extent.

Caught hairtail on the market is about 20-50 yuan per catty, while sea-caught hairtail can sell for 180-250 yuan per catty.

This hairtail is about 3 catties, which can sell for five or six hundred yuan. The key is that hairtail is much easier to sell than some larger fish; every household can buy one.

After putting the hairtail into the live water tank, Chen Xiangbei seized the time to go back and continue fishing, because hairtail usually does not stay in one sea area for a long time.

Just like this, he fished for over an hour, and one hairtail after another was caught. For convenience, Chen Xiangbei directly brought out two large fish boxes to avoid constantly going back and forth to the live water tank.

Looking at the two fish boxes, both half-filled with hairtail, shimmering with silver light in the sun, they looked exactly like the bright silver color produced after polishing silver.

During this time, he also chummed the spot again, trying his best to keep this school of hairtail.

After all, the fish boxes had limited space, so he first took the two boxes back to the live water tank and put the fish in. Keeping them in a confined space would cause fish to die continuously.

After settling the fish, Chen Xiangbei went to the cockpit and looked at the sonar fish finder, discovering that this school of hairtail had actually increased instead of decreased!

He guessed it was probably the Secret Bait that attracted all the nearby hairtail, gradually forming a larger school of hairtail.

He quickly returned to the deck, immediately set up two fishing rods, fixing them to the railing on the ship's side with holders, casting one rod first, then the other.

After casting the rods, he threw down two more pieces of chum, using the scent of the Secret Bait to delay their departure.

As soon as he threw down the chum, he saw both fishing rods bend one after another; clearly, fish had taken the bait! Chen Xiangbei first pulled one rod tight to ensure the fish was firmly hooked, and then attended to the other rod.

He detached it from the railing, slowly reeled the fish up, placed it down, then re-baited, cast the line, and fixed it again.

Then he turned back to handle the first fishing rod, performing the same operation, repeating the process.

...

Unknowingly, the time had already reached 4:30 PM.

At this time, Chen Xiangbei was still battling this school of hairtail.

He had almost filled a live water tank. Looking at the time, he realized that if he didn't go back soon, he would miss the best time to sell the fish, and then this batch of hairtail would be unsellable.

He packed up his equipment and poured the box of hairtail he had just filled into the live water tank.

Then he started the fishing boat and headed towards the Fishermen's Wharf at full speed.

On the way, he sent a message to Wang Xue, the purchasing manager of Haiyun Restaurant, saying: Fishermen's Wharf, hairtail, sea-caught, fresh, come quickly.

Meanwhile, Wang Xue was currently in her office drinking tea and watching a show; this was her usual routine when she didn't have purchasing work.

Yesterday, because she sold a batch of fresh high-grade fish catch, which brought considerable profit to the hotel, she was praised by her superior and given a bonus.

After receiving Chen Xiangbei's message, she quickly reported to her superior and gathered people to rush towards the Fishermen's Wharf.

On the way, she received a message from her superior, telling her that she must bring back some fresh ingredients!

With her superior's approval, Wang Xue finally felt relieved. This was not only about her performance but also related to the assessment for her job promotion.

She first replied to Chen Xiangbei's message, telling him she would be there soon, and then urged the driver Master to drive faster.

Chen Xiangbei's fishing boat was very fast, and coupled with it being the closed fishing season, there were few boats on the sea, making the journey unimpeded.

After nearly an hour of full-speed travel, they finally arrived at the Fishermen's Wharf before 5:30 PM.

Meanwhile, Wang Xue was already waiting at the Fishermen's Wharf. From a distance, she saw the tall, cool fishing boat and smiled, waving at him.

With Chen Xiangbei's eyesight, he had already seen Wang Xue's figure long ago. He honked the horn to respond, and then slowly moored the fishing boat at the Fishermen's Wharf.

After the boat was properly moored, Chen Xiangbei gestured for her to bring the staff aboard.

After Wang Xue and her people boarded the boat, Chen Xiangbei led them directly to the live water tank, opened the hatch, and let them see the catch.

When she saw the hairtail filling the tank almost to the point of overflowing, Wang Xue exclaimed.