The weather was rather gloomy that day. The fishing boat rose and fell on the sea like a natural cradle, perfect for sleeping, if only there hadn't been that racket from the engine in his ears.
He dozed with his eyes half closed until his eldest and second brothers' exclamations made him groggily open them.
"There really are some big ones! These greater amberjacks are huge!"
"They must weigh over twenty jin apiece."
"Quite a lot of sword shrimp in this haul, too..."
Listening to his older brother and Second Brother speaking excitedly, Ye Yaodong rolled his neck with his eyes closed. After taking a moment to collect himself, he opened his eyes and walked over. A pile of fish and shrimp lay scattered across the deck, with several sizable greater amberjacks still thrashing their tails.
"Pretty good luck, catching four greater amberjacks over twenty jin in a single haul."
Ye Yaopeng said delightedly, "It really is. I didn't expect we'd get a share of the pickings, too."
"You sort these out, big brother. I'll keep setting the net."
After working together for several days, the two brothers had learned to divide the work and cooperate well.
Greater amberjack, formally known as yellowtail amberjack and also called greater amberjack or peaceful fish, was mainly found in the Sea of Japan and the waters south of Taiwan. Its flesh was delicious and nutritious.
Ye Yaodong squatted there watching his eldest brother sort the catch and remembered that he had forgotten to tell them about the bait.
He hadn't used the bait he bought a couple of days earlier and had left it with A-Cai. He had used it yesterday, but now he would be resting for another ten days to half a month, so he wouldn't need to buy any bait