Chapter 6

Su Jing dragged a large net bag full of fish onto the shore and placed it on the sand.

The fish in the net bag were jumping around, causing the entire bag to bounce up and down.

Some of the onlookers on the shore began to exclaim in amazement.

"This young man has only been in the water for a few minutes, and he's already caught so many fish."

"Amazing, he's a true fishing expert."

"There are so many fish." Su Yan ran over excitedly, reaching out to grab a large yellow croaker. Her chubby little hands couldn't hold it steady, and the fish tail slapped her face with seawater, but she didn't get angry; instead, she laughed happily.

"How did you catch so many fish so quickly, Jing?" Zhao Mengxiang found it unbelievable. Even adults using small fishing boats would find it hard to catch so many fish so quickly, especially so many large yellow croakers.

"Just lucky, I guess." Su Jing smiled to cover up, but in fact, he had deliberately delayed a bit; otherwise, it would have been even faster.

"What's with this guy? Did he study fishing in college?" A girl from Shi Family Village whispered to Shi Qing.

"Who knows?" Shi Qing glanced at Su Jing with a smile, also puzzled by his remarkable fishing skills.

"There are too many fish to fit in the buckets. Where's that Mr. Zhao? We should sell them to him directly." Zhao Mengxiang looked at the bucket in her hand, which could hold forty pounds of water. She had thought it would be more than enough for the fish, but now it was clearly not enough.

"Mr. Zhao stepped away and said he'll be back later. I have a large fish tank here; you can use it." A seafood shop owner from Su Family Village smiled and waved them over.

"Thanks, Uncle Si." Su Jing and Zhao Mengxiang moved the fish to the tank, filled it with seawater to keep the fish alive. Normally, fish are preserved with ice, but since Mr. Zhao wanted them fresh, they had to keep them alive.

When Su Jing checked the bamboo basket in the net bag, he was disappointed to find it broken, and the piece of monster meat was gone.

Su Jing sealed the hole with a plastic bag, shook the net bag, and went back into the sea.

After a while, the fishing boats from Su Family Village and Shi Family Village returned one after another.

They were just small boats and didn't go far out to sea, so it didn't take long to cast a net.

Su Liang and Su Xiaolin dragged large bags of fish to the shore, laughing and saying, "We had great luck today. Look at all the good fish we caught."

Shi Yun and others followed closely behind, saying disdainfully, "It seems we caught more fish, though."

Su Liang said, "Yours are mostly worthless small fish. Ours are mostly mackerels, and we even caught a few blackheads. The total value is higher than yours."

As they argued and gloated, they noticed the villagers didn't come to congratulate them as usual but instead had strange expressions on their faces, which made them curious.

An old man from Shi Family Village kindly reminded them, "Look at how many fish Su Jing caught before you argue."

Shi Yun, Su Liang, and others were stunned. After asking for details, they ran to the seafood shop and saw Su Jing's large tank of fish. They were all dumbfounded. How could one person catch so many fish in such a short time? Even faster than they could with fishing boats?

"This is impossible!" Shi Yun refused to accept it, turning to Shi Qing and saying, "Sis, he must have cheated, right?"

"Everyone saw him catch the fish from the sea. How could he have cheated?" Shi Qing rolled her eyes at Shi Yun.

"That pretty boy can't be that good at fishing. He must have just gotten lucky. I'm not using a boat; I'll go into the sea directly." Shi Yun, feeling provoked, took his tools and dived into the sea. Catching fish this way wouldn't yield as many as using a boat, but if he was skilled, he might catch some rare and valuable species. Some rare seafood could be worth more than a hundred ordinary fish.

"Jing is too discouraging. We can't lose to him. Let's go again." Su Liang shook his head and laughed. They were also somewhat provoked and decided to go out to sea again. Otherwise, if their entire boat couldn't match Su Jing, it would be a huge embarrassment.

When Su Jing went back into the sea, he used the same method, using the monster meat to attract a large number of fish.

This time, he ignored the yellow croakers and looked for more valuable seafood.

He waited and waited, and more and more fish surrounded him, making it hard to see even a hundred meters away. He had to push the fish aside to find what he wanted.

"Huh, what's this?"

Su Jing suddenly saw a group of palm-sized crabs crawling over. On closer inspection, they were mackerel crabs.

Su Jing was delighted and, without hesitation, opened the net bag and put all the mackerel crabs inside. They moved slowly, so catching them was easy.

After pushing the fish aside for a while, he saw a dozen lobsters, some weighing only two or three ounces, a few over a pound, and one that must have weighed over two pounds. Su Jing didn't hesitate and caught all the lobsters.

"Whoosh"

Suddenly, a rapid sound of something moving through the water caught his attention.

A large fish suddenly darted out from the crowd of small fish and shot towards the bamboo basket in Su Jing's hand.

It was so fast that Su Jing didn't have time to react. He felt a violent jolt, and the basket slipped from his hand. The large fish quickly turned and swam back towards the basket.

Su Jing quickly grabbed the basket back and looked at the large fish, his eyes lighting up. It was about a meter long, with a spindle-shaped body and a torpedo-like form. Its cross-section was slightly round, and it had a crescent-shaped yellow tail fin.

Su Jing immediately recognized it as a yellowfin tuna.

Tuna is a highly valued seafood, rich in nutrients and delicious. It is excellent for sashimi and also delicious when cooked. Canned tuna is very tasty and is popular not only in Southeast Asia but also in Europe and America, where it is often used in sandwiches.

According to information, tuna is one of the most beloved seafood dishes in Japan, especially tuna sashimi, which is considered the best of all sashimi. It's no exaggeration to say that without tuna, there would be no sashimi or sushi. Tuna is an essential part of Japanese life.

Although this one wasn't the famous bluefin tuna, even a yellowfin was still very valuable.

While Su Jing was observing the yellowfin tuna, it charged straight towards the bamboo basket in his arms, completely ignoring him. Su Jing quickly opened the net bag and caught the tuna, which almost tore the bag with its powerful impact. Fortunately, the tuna didn't reach its maximum speed (160 km/h), or the net bag probably wouldn't have held it.

Even after catching it, the tuna's violent struggles made it hard for Su Jing to hold on. He was swaying violently, feeling dizzy, and couldn't even think about dragging it to shore.

Su Jing had no choice but to take out the monster meat, cut a small piece, and feed it to the tuna. The tuna quickly calmed down. Su Jing continued to feed it small pieces while guiding it towards the shore.

"Whoosh" "Whoosh" "Whoosh"

Suddenly, countless rapid sounds came from behind him. Su Jing turned around, and his eyes nearly popped out.

He saw dozens of yellowfin tunas rapidly approaching, which scared him pale. Although he hadn't heard of tuna attacking humans, if they were driven mad by the monster meat, who knew what might happen. Tuna are carnivorous, and if they surrounded him and fought over the meat, they might accidentally bite him.

Without hesitation, Su Jing quickly fed a piece of monster meat to the tuna in the net bag and threw the remaining large piece of meat out. Then, with all his strength, he dragged the tuna in the net bag towards the shore as fast as he could.