However, Liu Meilan didn't say anything. She would go back and tell her father and try to contain the situation from developing further!

Liu Meilan's description soon made Chen's wife feel better.

Because all the fish in this net were bright red, everyone's attention was attracted.

"Oh my god, thank Goddess Mazu! These are all groupers!"

Liu Meilan looked down and frowned slightly, "Mrs. Chen, look carefully, that is not a grouper."

"Ah?" Mrs. Chen was slightly startled, and squatted down to take a closer look. "It is indeed a little different. The color of this one is not as red as the Oriental Star Spot. The color of this one is lighter, and the spots are small pink and purple dots. The tail is like a swallow's tail!"

Zhou Ze and Wu Yong were so stupid that they couldn't tell them apart!

Just now they also thought it was a grouper!

Tang Changping came over to take a look and said, "This is a swallowtail star grouper! The eastern star grouper is bright red in color with many blue spots on its head and body. Its most distinctive feature is that there is a nearly complete blue ring around its eye sockets!" (Picture)

"But these two fish look a bit similar. If you don't look closely, you really can't tell the difference! The taste of the grouper is a bit lighter than that of the eastern grouper, and it is easy to die after being caught. It is usually sold after being frozen, and the price is much lower."

"Often, unscrupulous traders use grouper instead of eastern grouper to deceive people. But for fishermen like us, we can remember it after watching it a few times."

Mrs. Chen remembered it this time and said in annoyance, "It seems that the grouper I bought before was cheated again!"

Liu Meilan comforted him, "Now that I know, I won't be fooled next time! Some fish do look alike, but the taste and price are very different. However, the flesh of this swallowtail grouper is as delicate as silk, rich in gelatin and elastic. The fish tastes light, but the skin is fresh and thin, similar to the eastern star grouper."

Mrs. Chen picked out two fish that looked not so good while sorting them. "How about we try them at noon? Do you want to eat steamed fish, or soup? Or sashimi?"

Sister Zhao said quickly, "It's night time now, and it's a bit cold, so let's make some soup! It's both fish and meat, and it's delicious and warming!"

Others don’t care. Anyway, everything Mrs. Chen makes with these better ingredients is delicious.

Mrs. Chen nodded, "Okay, let's make soup!"

This net is quite mixed, not only has swallowtail star spot, but also sesame spot. (Picture)

Wu Yong didn't recognize him and asked quickly: "Captain Meilan, there are so many spots on these fish, so densely packed, they shouldn't be rat spots. What on earth are they?"

Liu Meilan replied: "This is sesame spotted fish, also known as hemp spotted fish or glutinous rice spotted fish. The meat of this fish is delicious and tender, but a little sticky and not crispy enough. It has a slight fishy flavor and is low in fat and has a relatively high protein content!"

Zhou Ze looked puzzled. "Captain Meilan, I read a book these days that said most of these groupers are in the cracks of the reefs. But look at our net. How come these fish that should be in the cracks of the reefs are on the upper layer?"

There were a lot of them in their net, and the boatmen were a little puzzled.

Only Liu Meilan knows the real answer.

Her little friends, led by the big turtle, used their huge bodies to scare the fish out of the cracks in the rocks and drive them into the fishing nets.

Liu Meilan was really touched. She received so much reward just for removing the barnacles from these big turtles.

The grace of dripping water is reciprocated by the fountain.

It is also reflected in these sea turtles!

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "Maybe the wind and waves were strong a few days ago, which stirred up these fish. In any case, it's good that we caught good fish, so don't think too much."

"When we get back this time and rest for a day, we'll set up two tables at Xingwang Restaurant. We can bring our families. We'll learn from the bosses in Hong Kong and Taiwan and hold an annual meeting, draw lots, and give out bonuses."

When everyone heard this, they smiled and said, "Thank you, Captain Meilan!"

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "You're welcome. This is the result of everyone's hard work."

During the night, three nets of fish were caught.

Two of the nets are for catching hairtail, which are as wide as a palm, the size preferred by restaurants.

The other net is more expensive.

It turned out to be grouper. The closer it gets to the Chinese New Year, the more the price of good seafood goes up.

The red grouper tastes good and is a high-end seafood, making it a favorite purchase for many families during the Chinese New Year.

Liu Meilan didn't expect to have such a good harvest after waking up.

"Uncle Xu, go eat and then go to sleep. I will drive the boat." Liu Meilan, who had just finished her meal, came over to replace Xu Kaifa.

Xu Kaifa smiled and asked, "What do you want to eat in the morning?"

"Seafood porridge, served with scallion pancakes. The seafood porridge is made with grouper, lobster meat and sea moss." Liu Meilan replied, it's delicious, she just ate a big bowl of it.

Xu Kaifa smiled, "Porridge is good, easy to digest. After eating, I can smoke a cigarette and go back to sleep."

"Yes, it's very juicy and warm." Liu Meilan smiled, becoming more and more satisfied with Mrs. Chen's cooking skills.

After everyone has finished eating, they take a 20-minute break and then start fishing again.

Most of the fish in this net are golden threadfin bream, also known as flat snapper, which has a rough texture and lacks freshness and sweetness.

Most of the time they cook it braised or charcoal grilled.

Fortunately, the products on this website are all over one kilogram and are easier to sell.

Just when everyone was disappointed, they heard a plop and a big guy fell from above.

Everyone was startled and when they looked up, they were all stunned.

It turned out to be a golden grouper, and it was very large. (Photo)

Generally speaking, there are very few golden groupers like this one in foreign countries, but they caught one today.

Fortunately, this thing is not cheap.

We were already very lucky to catch the golden grouper, but we didn’t expect that the next catch would make everyone even happier.

They actually caught some yellow croakers. Although they were not very big, the big ones weighed 300 kilograms and the small ones weighed more than 30 kilograms.

This catch is more expensive than all the previous ones.

Liu Meilan rubbed her hands excitedly. This time, she wanted to keep one.

"Hurry up and put it into the live water tank, maybe it can still survive." Liu Meilan quickly put the yellow croaker on a plastic sheet, and lifted it with other boatmen and put it into the live water tank.

It's a bit difficult if you use your hands.

The fish is very big and struggles very hard, so it is easy to damage the skin.

The slippery plastic sheet won't do that, and the sack underneath is strong enough.

After several trips back and forth, these precious yellow croakers were sent to the live water tank.

The yellow croaker tastes good, and the most famous isinglass made from its maw.

That is the Hermes of fish maw, top quality, golden coin abalone. (Picture)

It is especially effective in treating maternal hemorrhage and becomes a natural hemostatic drug.

"We've made a fortune, we've made a fortune!" Everyone was busy and whispered, "Collect it, collect it quickly!"

As for fatigue and tiredness, they are all swept away in front of these good fish.

Liu Meilan was in high spirits. It was her last trip to the sea at the end of the year and she had gained a lot.

Even Xu Kaifa, who was sleeping, couldn't help but run out to see what was happening when he heard the screams outside.

The temptation of good seafood to fishermen was so great that Xu Kaifa didn't want to sleep.

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