Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

"Awan, how's your harvest?"

Fu Ming and Fu Liang picked up all the abalone over there and ran over to see Fu Wan's harvest.

I originally wanted to show off my big bucket of abalone, but I didn't expect to be hurt by the crabs in Fu Wan and the others' buckets.

"You caught all these crabs?"

Fu Ming was a little bit unbelievable. He thought Fu Wan was taking Qin An Ning to pick up conchs!

"Of course. If we hadn't caught it, how could it have gotten into the bucket on its own?"

"Awan, there are actually red crabs here?"

Fu Liang immediately noticed that there were several different crabs. Fu Wan nodded, and he immediately became excited again.

"These crabs are quite big, Ming, let's look for them too!"

"Well, maybe we can find a bigger crab!"

The two brothers carried buckets and tools and began searching in the reefs, but Fu Wan took Qin An Ning and walked towards the trench not far away.

"Awan, aren't we going to catch crabs anymore?"

Qin An Ning was a little puzzled. Catching crabs was fun, and the crabs made by Ye Xiaocui and the others at noon were also very delicious.

"Let's stop catching crabs and see if there are any fish in the trench."

"What? There are fish in the trench?"

Qin An Ning felt that the door to a new world had been opened to him. Fu Wan put down the shovel and pliers in her hands, and took out a small net bag from the snakeskin bag next to her.

She only just remembered that they had forgotten to bring their hand-held nets with them today!

Fortunately, I have a net bag with me, so I can use it as a handheld scoop net!

Fu Wan was amused by the handheld net in her mind, and she took the net bag and waded across the trench.

Although Qin An Ning didn't understand Fu Wan's actions, he still waited patiently without saying a word, fearing that his voice would disturb Fu Wan's operation.

However, her silence did not last long. Just when the net in Fu Wan's hand was halfway filled, a wave suddenly splashed in the sea water behind the net. It was obvious that some fish were trapped in the net.

“Oh my god, there really are fish!”

Qin Mingzhu exclaimed secretly. Fu Wan's movements were very quick, and the trench she was working in was not big. In just a few minutes, her carpet search was over.

Fu Wan picked up the net bag in her hand and washed the mud and sand at the bottom of the net bag in the trench.

When she picked it up again, she could clearly see the fish inside.

It turned out to be a golden drum fish as big as an adult’s palm!

Oh, and there’s a pufferfish that’s inflated into a ball!

"Hey, is this a pufferfish?"

Qin Anning didn’t know other fish, but she knew pufferfish.

"Awan, this fish is poisonous, you can't eat it!"

Fu Wan nodded, "I know!"

She took the puffer fish out of the net bag. Because she was wearing gloves, the unfamiliar touch of the gloves made the puffer fish, which was about to deflate, swell up into a ball again.

"This pufferfish is actually edible. The only poisonous parts are the liver, blood, and roe."

"However, because it is troublesome to handle, we usually release such small pufferfish directly."

After saying that, she held the pufferfish in front of Qin An Ning and motioned her to take a look at it.

"Why don't you try it? It actually feels very good."

When a pufferfish feels threatened, it swallows water or air, trying to inflate itself into a ball. This way, its spines also inflate along with its body, making it harder for its predators to bite it. (Image from the Pufferfish website. Yes, these are pufferfish, but for humans, they do feel nice to touch.)

Qin An Ning has always been very brave, and she was wearing gloves at the time, so she took the puffer fish from Fu Wan without any hesitation.

"This guy is quite aggressive."

It took a while for the puffer fish's belly to deflate, and Qin An Ning was able to see the puffer fish's appearance clearly.

I have to say it, but it's still cute when it's puffed up.

When it wasn't inflated into a ball, she could clearly see the combination of the brown on the fish's back and the white on its belly. Although it was plain, it had a pair of blue-green eyes.

What’s even more amazing is that its eyes change color as the light changes.

Qin An Ning had admired it enough and wanted to ask Fu Wan what to do with the puffer fish. As a result, he saw Fu Wan tying a knot in the net bag in her hand to trap the sea fish inside.

"Awan, why did you tie the net bag with a knot?"

"Oh, we don't have any empty buckets to hold the fish here. I might as well put it in a net bag and then put the net bag in the trench to keep it. I'll take it back later."

"What about this pufferfish?"

Fu Wan glanced at the little Karami in her hand. If she didn't look carefully, she wouldn't be able to see the fish.

"I'll send it back to the sea!"

Then she took the little pufferfish from Qin An Ning's hand and threw it hard towards the waves. The little pufferfish took off directly and returned to the sea with the waves.

"Awan, this fish doesn't look very big. What kind of fish is it?"

Qin An Ning looked at the fish in Fu Wan's net bag with some curiosity.

"Oh, it's a golden drum fish!"

Seeing that she was interested, Fu Wan simply handed her the net bag, then rolled her eyes and jokingly threatened her:

"This golden drum is one of the most common marine fish here. Don't be fooled by its appearance, as it looks like a plate. The spines on its back and sides are poisonous."

When these words were spoken, Qin An Ning, who was looking at the fish, was startled.

"But don't worry, as long as you don't get hurt by the fish bone, you'll be fine. If the fish bone pierces your skin, it might be numb for two or three days, but it will return to normal after a few days."

Qin Anning had a new understanding of sea fish, "Is this fish edible?"

After asking this question, she laughed and felt that she was talking nonsense.

If it was not edible, Awan would have sent the fish back into the sea with the pufferfish.

Fu Wan nodded, "It's edible. This fish is delicious whether steamed or braised."

Since there was nothing else to do, Fu Wan simply introduced the golden drum fish to her.

The golden drum, also known as the money fish, is a very popular fish in the area. Because of its leopard-like spots, many businesses like to buy it and keep it as a good luck charm.

The color of the golden drum fish is not bright. Its sides and back are iron gray, its belly is grayish white, and there is a hint of orange on its back.

Because of its small head and large body, it swims in a cute manner, so it is not only used for cooking but also as an ornamental fish. After listening to Fu Wan's simple introduction, Qin Anning didn't think the golden drum fish in the net bag was so scary anymore.

It even looks kind of cute.

Although it is poisonous, it is stupid. So what if it is poisonous? The poison is not very strong!

While the two were chatting and laughing, Fu Wan tied the net bag containing the fish to the reef at the edge of the trench. Fortunately, the rope on the net bag was long enough, and there was no pressure when the net bag was placed in the sea water in the trench.

Just as Fu Wan was about to explore the next trench, Fu Liang's excited voice rang out again:

"Awan, there's a grouper here!"

"It's a grouper!"