Jiang Xia fished with great enthusiasm.
Zhou Chenglei turned his back to Father Zhou and stood guard beside her, completely ignoring his old father behind him.
Jiang Xia seemed to have activated a cheat. Every three to five minutes—never more than ten—she was guaranteed to land a fish.
After the Grouper King, another Spanish Mackerel came up.
Spanish Mackerel was cheaper than Grouper, but it was large. A Spanish Mackerel weighing more than ten pounds could still sell for over three yuan.
After removing the Spanish Mackerel, Zhou Chenglei baited the hook again.
After the Spanish Mackerel came a Sea Bass, followed by a Yellow Croaker...
Father Zhou really wanted to fish. Every so often, he called out to his son, but Zhou Chenglei turned a deaf ear to the person behind him, focusing wholeheartedly on watching his wife!
Father Zhou was so furious his back teeth nearly shattered. He wanted nothing more than to kick him off the boat.
It was not until Jiang Xia caught another pomfret that it was time to haul in the net.
Jiang Xia asked, "This fish should fetch a pretty good price, right?"
In modern times, wild pomfret sold for over a hundred yuan per half-kilogram.
Pomfret was known as the finest kind of pomfret, and its price was expensive too.
Zhou Chenglei carefully removed the fish. "Mm, a little over one yuan per half-kilogram."
Father Zhou slowed the boat and gritted his teeth. "Zhou Chenglei, you can haul in the net."
Zhou Chenglei finally heard him and answered, "Got it."
Jiang Xia also put away her fishing rod and stopped fishing.
She took a look at their catch. The haul from more than two hours was excellent!
There were two large fish: one Grouper King and one Spanish Mackerel. There was also