My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 150 A boat full of blue crabs, tourists go on a buying spree

Zhou Miao first found one end of the abandoned fishing net, then grabbed it with both hands and pulled it backward.

The fishing net was pulled up little by little, forming a straight line.

But it got stuck after pulling for less than two meters. Zhou Miao pulled out his diving dagger and swam downstream along the abandoned fishing net until he reached the spot where the net was tangled in the rocks. He used the knife to cut the net and untangle it. The untangled net then floated in the water with the help of buoyancy.

This task seems simple, but it takes a lot of time.

Zhou Miao used up a bottle of compressed air before he could barely make a few hundred meters of fishing net.

Seeing that the fishing net he had untied was being pushed by the current and was about to get tangled up on the reef again, he simply used his knife to cut off the section of the net in front of him completely, and then returned to the boat with the hundreds of meters of the abandoned fishing net rolled into a clump.

After throwing the empty compressed air cylinders onto the boat, Zhou Miao began sorting through the discarded fishing nets along this stretch.

The main purpose is to remove the dead fish that are wrapped around the fish and see if they are edible.

Using a diving knife, he unhooked all the fish from the net and discovered that three black sea bream weighing over a pound each had recently died and were still fresh, and two golden drum fish weighing half a pound each were still alive.

The five fish weren't a complete waste of time; the live ones were put in the live fish hold, and the dead ones were put in the fish box we brought, and then ice was poured on them.

Leave the rest unused aside and stuff them into the trap as bait when you get back.

Blue crabs feed on carrion, and they especially love fish that are half-rotten.

Zhou Miao then carried another bottle of compressed air and went into the water to continue sorting through the discarded fishing nets.

This time he was a bit luckier than last time; a section of the fishing net wasn't tangled in the reef, allowing him to successfully retrieve about two thousand meters of it.

Although it looks long, the fishing net is actually not much when rolled up, and Zhou Miao can easily carry it onto the boat.

After removing some small fish and shrimp, he only caught one freshwater grouper this time, and it weighed only two pounds.

But the fish was alive because Zhou Miao, a stranger, had entered its territory, scaring it so much that it plunged headfirst into an abandoned fishing net, making it unable to escape.

Apart from this one grouper, the rest are either dead or worthless.

He took out his phone from his backpack and checked the time; it was already 5 p.m.

Zhou Miao quickly changed out of his diving suit and then started the fishing boat to go back.

Once he could clearly see the direction of the fish rafts in the distance, he drove directly towards the mangrove forest.

The return trip also took more than an hour, so it was already dark when he arrived at the mangrove forest.

Zhou Miao activated his stealth skill, then stuffed the dead fish he had extracted that afternoon into the bait net of the fish trap, and then threw the fish traps into the water one by one.

During this time, two fishing boats passed by in the distance, but when he looked over, he found that the fishermen on the boats did not even glance at him, as if he did not exist, which he found quite strange.

Now Zhou Miao was completely relieved. After he left, under the cover of night, these fish traps should not be stolen by anyone.

The fishing rafts are brightly lit tonight, and many tourists have stayed overnight, clearly indicating they are staying here.

Zhou Miao took a detour to visit the Tingtao Fishing Raft.

He could see from afar that there were at least a dozen tourists on the fishing raft. Seeing this, he figured that Luo Hao and his sister must be very busy, so he decided not to bother them.

Having just been drained by Lu Xiaoxiao last night, he was in a saintly state, detached from worldly desires, and didn't plan to flirt with Luo Qianqian at this time.

Not to mention Pei Yunxi, whom he had completely forgotten about; he hadn't thought about her at all these past few days.

When I returned to the dock by boat, my own fishing raft was quiet and deserted.

Zhou Miao threw the discarded fishing net into the trash can. (Remember our domain name: [domain name omitted], you can read exciting content anytime.) Then, he took the fish to Lu Xiaoxiao's house.

"Brother Miao, you just got back? Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. Is there any food at home?"

"You should have told us when you were coming back, so Xiaoxiao could have cooked you a bowl of noodles in advance," Lu Xingyu said as he came out of the room after hearing the noise.

"I just went to set up the traps, and I wasn't sure what time I'd be back, so I didn't tell you in advance."

Zhou Miao took out the freshwater grouper and handed it to Lu Xiaoxiao.

"Xiaoxiao, could you please cook me a bowl of noodles?"

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded and took the fish into the kitchen.

Lu Xingyu curiously opened his fish tank and found only a few small fish inside. He couldn't help but purse his lips and say, "That's all you caught this afternoon?"

"I originally planned to go diving and fishing, but I saw two large abandoned fishing nets covering a reef, so I spent the whole afternoon working on those two nets and didn't do anything else," Zhou Miao explained.

"I knew it! How could you possibly come back empty-handed?" Lu Xingyu said knowingly, then retorted, "But you really have nothing better to do than gather up those discarded fishing nets, thinking you're some kind of ocean guardian, huh?"

"After all, we make our living from the sea, so we can't just ignore it when we encounter it. Only by having respect for the sea can we gain something from it, don't you think?"

Zhou Miao felt that the "ocean guardian" he mentioned was quite reliable, as many of the requests for help he encountered were related to the environment.

If you maintain this persona, people will gradually get used to it when you do environmental things for tasks in the future.

After eating seafood noodles, Zhou Miao went upstairs to take a shower and go to bed.

Seemingly sensing his fatigue, Lu Xiaoxiao did not disturb him tonight.

So at 3:30 a.m., when the alarm clock rang, Zhou Miao got up on time.

I'm a little sleepy, but my overall condition is much better than yesterday.

In the darkness of the night, mud crabs huddle together but don't fight, so mud crab farmers usually get up around this time to collect their crab traps.

Zhou Miao took the fish box and two packs of cable ties he bought yesterday, went to his fishing boat, and set off.

Upon arriving at the mangrove forest, he first used a flashlight to look for floating buoys on the water's surface.

After confirming that all fifteen floats were present and none were missing, the cage was retrieved.

Just like before, he also used a network-connected machine for assistance.

After all, the mission mentioned that blue crabs were rampant, so their numbers must be considerable.

Sure enough, after the first trap was pulled up, the tail end of the trap was densely packed with blue crabs, which looked to weigh about fifty or sixty pounds each.

Although the quantity is less than before, what is the price of blue crabs and what is the price of mantis shrimp?

During the National Day holiday, the retail price of locally farmed mud crabs is no less than 150 yuan.

This is still the price under market regulation, and the rope on the blue crab has been reduced to a maximum weight of one or two ounces.

A few years ago, the price of mud crabs had risen to 180 yuan per catty, and they even came with two ounces of rope.

These are all market prices. If you go to a restaurant, the price of mud crabs is no less than 200 yuan per catty now, but you can be sure that the mud crabs are full of roe and fat.

Zhou Miao untied the tail of the trap, and the blue crabs inside were dumped directly onto the deck.

In an instant, the deck of the fishing boat was like a chaotic dance of demons, with crabs of all sizes scrambling frantically. It took several minutes before they retreated to the sides of the deck.

Zhou Miao put on his headlamp, took out cable ties, and began to tie the two large claws of the blue crab.

He put the tied-up blue crabs into the fish box he had brought, and habitually threw any that were thin or small back into the water.

At that moment, he forgot about the task of suppressing the crab infestation and reducing the overall number of crabs in the area to less than half of what it used to be.