So Fast?
Today, the weather was bright and beautiful, and not a single cloud marred the sky.
Against the sea and sky blending into one, several seabirds skimmed across the surface, straining to snatch fish from the rolling waves.
The ocean was a heart-stirring blue. From far away, two enormous circular objects floated on the azure surface. Those were the Deep Sea Net Cages.
On the distant Sea Island stood a white stone house. It was where the workers who fed the fish stayed while keeping watch.
When Zhou Chenglei steered the boat closer to the net cages, two workers were pouring bag after bag of fish feed into them.
Countless fish swam up from the depths to fight over the food.
When the workers saw Zhou Chenglei and Father Zhou, they greeted them one after another. "Uncle Zhou, Boss, Sister-in-law! And the two senior gentlemen!"
The group answered with smiles.
Father Zhou dropped anchor and secured the boat.
Zhou Chenglei helped Old Mai and Old Xu off the boat and onto the edge of the net cage.
Only then did he help Jiang Xia.
Everyone watched as tens of thousands of fish broke the surface to snatch at the food.
Zhou Chenglei took a landing net and casually scooped up two fish for Old Xu to see.
The two fish were about the same size, weighing roughly eight or nine ounces each.
Old Xu nodded. "These fish look very vigorous, and their coloring is vivid. They're brighter than the other farmed Red Seabream I've seen."
Farmed Red Seabream were usually somewhat blackish in color, and Old Xu had seen plenty of them.
Jiang Xia smiled. "The water quality in this part of the sea is excellent. There are even corals growing on the seafloor. We're also raising abalone, groupers,