My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 151 A Boat Full of Crabs, Tourists Go on a Crazy Shopping Spree

Since they were wild mud crabs, their sizes and plumpness varied.

The original 50-60 jin of mud crabs were reduced by at least a third after sorting.

However, wild mud crabs have an advantage: occasionally, some are exceptionally large.

Zhou Miao has three here, two weigh about a pound each, and one weighs at least a pound and a half.

The largest one is a female crab, and it's especially plump.

He deliberately set the three larger ones aside, knowing they would fetch different prices later.

After Zhou Miao finished processing the crabs in one trap, he didn't have time to rest and quickly went to pull out another trap.

This cage contains even more, weighing around 70 or 80 pounds.

Having many blue crabs is a good thing, but Zhou Miao glanced at the time and realized that he couldn't manage it all by himself.

There was no other way, so he could only collect all the traps first, and then find someone to deal with the rest when he got back.

The amount of fish caught varies depending on the location of the fish traps.

A single basket can hold over a hundred pounds of mud crabs, while a small one might only hold twenty or thirty pounds.

Zhou Miao estimated that the fifteen traps weighed over 500 jin (250 kg) in total.

In addition to blue crabs, there are other things, such as large prawns.

The quantity is extremely small, and it's unknown whether the total weight is even ten kilograms.

Anyway, apart from the area where the traps were placed, the entire fore and aft decks were covered with blue crabs.

The sky was already beginning to lighten, so Zhou Miao quickly steered the boat back to the fish raft.

He didn't continue setting the traps and returned to the dock. He knew he couldn't hide the crabs on the boat; if someone passed by the mangroves and found his traps, they might just be stolen.

If someone discovers that there are a large number of blue crabs in the mangrove forest, he will suffer a great loss.

Unlike Fisherman's Wharf, the fish raft pier was quiet and deserted at around 5 p.m.

Zhou Miao quickly got to work, using cable ties to tie up all the large claws of these blue crabs.

However, there were simply too many crabs weighing over 500 jin (250 kg). No matter how fast he worked, he could only manage to tie up half of the crabs by the time it was fully light.

Seeing that it was already 6:30, Zhou Miao decisively called Luo Hao to ask if he was free to come and help.

Lu Xingyu stopped yelling. Tying ties on blue crabs is a skill that no novice can do at all.

On the contrary, because they are clumsy, they are more likely to get their hands caught.

Zhou Miao himself wasn't very skilled, especially when catching blue crabs, he was particularly careful.

These past few days have been very busy, and Luo Hao has been sleeping in late in the mornings, getting up at eight o'clock every morning.

It was 6:30 a.m., and I was half asleep.

But when Luo Hao answered Zhou Miao's call and heard about hundreds of kilograms of blue crabs, he instantly sobered up.

He replied "right away," and without even washing his face or brushing his teeth, he got dressed and set sail straight for Zhou Miao.

He jumped onto the boat and saw it full of blue crabs. He immediately took a deep breath of the fresh morning air.

This number is outrageous; it's more than what people who specialize in raising mud crabs at other farms catch.

"What amazing spot have you discovered this time?"

"What, you want to go together tonight?"

As before, once Zhou Miao confirmed that there were many things, he would bring him and Lu Xingyu along.

The three people fishing were faster than he could catch alone, and he could also get 50% of the profits from them.

The location of these mangrove forests along the coast is too conspicuous. Even if he has the skill of concealment, it is only an extra layer of insurance, and he may still be discovered by others.

Therefore, it is necessary to "hurry up" and share some of the stuff with Lu Xingyu and Luo Hao, which is better than letting strangers benefit from it.

Zhou Miao didn't plan to share the sea urchins from the outer sea with the two of them this time.

Turn the page, and you'll find yourself in another world.

The location was secluded in the open sea, and he planned to treat it as a long-term mission, taking his time and not rushing to complete it before triggering other requests for help.

"Is it okay?" Luo Hao rubbed his hands together, naturally wanting to go.

Following Zhou Miao means you'll make a living. Don't be fooled by how busy the fish raft business has been these past few days; with thirty to fifty customers every day, the revenue is three to five thousand.

However, after deducting costs, the net income from these past few days is nowhere near as much as the previous income from catching swimming crabs and mantis shrimp.

"Okay, I'll let you know after dinner tonight," Zhou Miao readily agreed. "But you're so busy during the day, and you're still working on the blue crabs tonight. Can your body handle it?"

"It's not like I'm staying up all night continuously. Just go to bed early at night. What's there to be unable to endure?"

Luo Hao smiled and grabbed a blue crab, deftly securing its large pincers with a cable tie.

Both in terms of skill and speed, she was much faster than Zhou Miao.

While the two were working, Lu Xingyu arrived in a small boat, bringing Master Sun and the workers with him.

He was also very surprised to see the two people on the fishing boat.

After delivering the workers to the fish raft, he immediately approached them: "You two were secretly doing something behind my back... Holy crap, so many blue crabs?"

Zhou Miao raised an eyebrow at him: "Absolutely. Last night I just found a place to set the trap, only thinking of catching some swimming crabs or something, but I didn't expect to find so many mud crabs."

"Brother, can I take you out tonight?" Lu Xingyu's eyes lit up, his reaction almost identical to Luo Hao's.

"OK!"

To be honest, Lu Xingyu was a little hesitant to catch these blue crabs, mainly because he was afraid of getting pinched.

But for Mane's sake, he gritted his teeth and boarded the ship to ask Luo Hao for advice.

The three of them were busy, and the workers nearby were envious.

Master Sun could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions, and he shooed them off to work in a bad mood: "What are you looking at? If you don't like this job, then you should buy a boat and become fishermen as soon as possible."

"You really think you're as lucky as the boss? Don't end up losing everything and coming back to me begging for a job."

After a few slaps, the eyes of the envious workers immediately cleared.

These are all people who have been working here for several years. Who doesn't know whether fishing at sea is profitable or not?

In addition, this was the first time Zhou Miao showed them the blue crabs he had caught; he hadn't shown them the swimming crabs or mantis shrimp before.

So, like Master Sun, they just thought Zhou Miao was lucky this time.

Hearing the commotion, the three people on the boat exchanged a smile and then continued with their work.

With Luo Hao and Lu Xingyu joining in, the three of them managed to tie up all the remaining blue crabs while the fish rafts were bustling with activity.

A total of over 500 jin of mud crabs were caught, but less than 400 jin were left in the end.

The blue crabs, which were on the verge of death from the fight, weighed over ten kilograms each. Luo Hao took them all away to make crab stew for lunch.

Zhou Miao then sailed to the dock, ready to contact Pang Yu.

The reason I didn't contact them in advance this time was mainly because I wasn't in a hurry.

However, he called Lu Xiaoxiao in advance and asked her to buy some breakfast and deliver it to the pier.

So after returning to the shore and receiving the breakfast she had bought, Zhou Miao handed her the remaining seven or eight pounds of shrimp, telling her to take them home, cook them, and then freeze them.

Raw shrimp will shrink and become mushy if frozen for too long.

However, cooking and then freezing can preserve the original freshness and firmness of the meat as much as possible.

Lu Xingyu didn't come over. He took all of Zhou Miao's fish traps to the fishing raft to wash them and then placed them in a shady place to dry.

The sheds on the fish raft have been set up, so he no longer needs to stand in the scorching sun with the workers.

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