Chapter 133: The Beginning
Chapter 133: The Beginning
"Fishing in the open sea is much more enjoyable. How could you possibly catch such a big rockfish on the shore?"
Zhou Miao grabbed the fishing line and pulled the fish up. Shi Jiugong, who had been caught quickly from the deep sea, had bulging eyes and vomited up. He was already on the verge of death and had no strength to resist.
Thinking back to the stone statues I sold when I first came to Nanzhen, compared to this one, it's like a great-grandson paying respects to his great-grandfather.
This type of deep-sea rockfish can be caught in almost all deep-sea areas in China. Its yield is relatively good among deep-sea fish, so the price is not outrageously high.
It's about 100 yuan per kilogram. After all, they're all frozen at low temperatures, so the price isn't too outrageous.
If they could be sold fresh like the stone goose on the shore, it wouldn't be surprising if they sold for 200 yuan per catty.
"This fish is pretty good. You should catch more; we can steam one for supper tonight. To be honest, I've never eaten a freshly caught deep-sea rockfish before." Yu Muzhou looked at the plump rockfish and felt a little tempted.
"You've never eaten this before?" Zhou Miao was surprised to hear this.
This is also a stereotype. With such good conditions, others will subconsciously think that he has never eaten any delicacies.
"I hardly ever had time to go deep-sea fishing before, don't you think?" Yu Muzhou said with a touch of emotion.
In the first few days after the divorce, he still felt a little reluctant to part with his ex-wife every night before going to sleep.
But after a period of freedom, he found being single to be fantastic.
His ex-wife especially regretted neglecting the family, particularly the children.
So lately I've been being extra good to the child, which has left him with nothing to do all day but go fishing in the open sea.
"Haha, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Zhou Miao threw the fish into the fish box, then hooked up some Antarctic krill and continued fishing.
There should be a school of rockfish around him, and the next three were all deep-sea rockfish weighing about two pounds each.
Interestingly, the fishermen next to him couldn't catch a single fish, even though they weren't far away.
Afterward, Zhou Miao started his "buying spree," and after catching more than twenty deep-sea rockfish, he finally caught other deep-sea fish.
For example, the General Armor, Yellow Chicken, Bigeye Sea Bream, and Black Toothed Belt.
With a wide variety of species and varying quantities, the box was successfully filled by midnight.
Excluding the ice water, it weighed about 60 or 70 pounds. Deep-sea fish generally cost around 100 yuan per pound, so it's almost like breaking even.
Then, with the help of the boatman, he put on the cable ties with his room number and moved it to the cold storage for low-temperature freezing.
As for Yu Muzhou next to him, he had already changed his fishing line and started fishing for small fish as well.
No one on the boat has caught a big fish yet, so he can't keep stubbornly sticking to his guns.
After midnight, some of the anglers went home to rest.
These people are probably well-off anglers who enjoy the thrill of deep-sea fishing. After getting tired of jigging, they stopped trying to catch these small deep-sea fish.
But the remaining 90% of anglers are still struggling to break even.
Yu Muzhou was still fishing because he had friends with him and didn't want to sleep yet.
"Hey, how many fish have you caught?" Luo Qianqian was tired of watching the short drama and had taken a nap in the afternoon, so she wasn't sleepy yet. Thinking that Zhou Miao and the others were fishing outside, she came out to check.
"I thought you weren't coming out tonight." Zhou Miao was also quite surprised to see her.
"Hmph, I'm hungry. Go and prepare some late-night snacks." Luo Qianqian noticed his gaze sweeping over her lips and couldn't help but think of what happened that morning. She raised her head and ordered him with a sense of entitlement.
"Sure! But I'll prepare a midnight snack for you, what about you?"
"Of course I'm in charge of eating!"
"That's a nice idea. I'll take a deposit first."
Taking advantage of Luo Qianqian's momentary lapse in attention, Zhou Miao quickly kissed her on the lips.
She froze for a moment, then, noticing the stares around her, felt extremely embarrassed.
"You bastard, you bit me again!"
Luo Qianqian punched Zhou Miao's arm in anger and frustration, then ran back to her room.
"What's going on with you?" Yu Muzhou, who had just been fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), initially had the expression of an old man on the subway with his phone, but after seeing Luo Qianqian run away, he felt that their current relationship seemed a bit strange.
"Nothing much, it was just this morning..." Zhou Miao told him about the general situation of the morning with a slightly smug look on her face.
Yu Muzhou was speechless when he heard this: "You're really reckless. I've never seen anyone try to pick up girls like you. Aren't you afraid of losing everything?"
"Haha, it's not that I'm not afraid. It's just that I feel the methods you taught me, Brother Zhou, are even worse after the scandal breaks. It's better to just state my position from the beginning."
Zhou Miao felt that men who openly cheated were the real scumbags, while those who secretly lied and flirted with others were fraudsters.
"Your screening method is quite good, and you were also lucky to meet such a girl."
As Yu Muzhou spoke, he once again lamented how he had been influenced by his parents' traditional, older-generation thinking, which ultimately led him to choose a woman to marry.
If he had chosen to be like Zhou Miao, he would have been surrounded by women on both sides long ago.
What should you do if you encounter a situation where the woman is unwilling to share a man with another woman?
Why not just find someone else who's willing to accept it?
Yu Muzhou felt it was a pity, as his desire for beautiful women had decreased significantly, and he did not intend to spend any extra effort on this aspect.
"Brother Zhou, how about we go to the kitchen and make something to eat first, then come back to fishing later?" Zhou Miao asked, putting away his fishing rod.
"Okay, let's get a few fish for a midnight snack. I'm not worried about gaining weight." Yu Muzhou readily agreed.
So the two of them selected a few fish to take to the restaurant, and had the boatman take the rest to the cold storage to freeze.
The restaurant wasn't crowded late at night, but the chefs in the kitchen were still busy.
Zhou Miao took the fish to the kitchen for processing. One deep-sea stone goby was steamed, while the others were either grilled or fried.
He hadn't been on any other fishing boats before, but the service here was indeed quite good.
The restaurant offers buffet-style lunches and dinners with delicious food, meat options, and free drinks.
Of course, you'll have to pay for alcohol, and even slightly better drinks will cost money.
Fortunately, the price was only one dollar more expensive than on land, which was acceptable to everyone.
Zhou Miao bought some beer and drinks and returned to the table. The steamed fish was ready in just a few minutes.
Deep-frying and grilling take a little longer, and other dishes also require waiting, but not too long.
"Brother Zhou, I'll go upstairs and call Qianqian."
"Go ahead, go ahead, there's no rush."
Yu Muzhou winked at him, indicating that this was a good opportunity and that he shouldn't just go and call for help.
Zhou Miao smiled in response, indicating that she understood, and then walked upstairs.
Arriving at Luo Qianqian's room door, he knocked: "Qianqian, the midnight snack will be ready soon, let's go downstairs!"
"Okay!" Luo Qianqian was lying on the bed holding her phone when she heard the noise at the door, and she was a little surprised.
She thought Zhou Miao would send her a message, but she didn't expect him to come in person.
However, she didn't think much of it, and she didn't care much about being kissed by a sneak attack earlier.
We kissed everyone we were supposed to yesterday morning, and it was much more intimate than just now.
She was just a little shy about being kissed in public.
As Luo Qianqian opened the door and was about to leave, she didn't expect Zhou Miao to not only not move aside, but also push her into the house and lock the door from the inside.
A bad feeling immediately rose in her heart. She took a few steps back and looked at him warily: "Don't do anything rash!"
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