“Whew…”
Liu Tian Xian followed closely behind, quickly swimming to the surface. She removed her snorkeling mask and took a long, deep breath.
“Captain, we did it! We actually caught such a big fish!”
Liu Tian Xian's face was slightly flushed, but her expression was full of excitement.
She felt a strong sense of participation in catching this fish because Tang Chen had been controlling her arms and fingers the entire time, allowing Liu Tian Xian to operate everything herself.
That’s why Liu Tian Xian was so excited after finally securing the fish.
Tang Chen picked up the parrotfish and tested its weight. He said to her, "This is the first time I've seen such a big parrotfish. It must be around twenty to thirty pounds. You’re lucky!"
The parrotfish he had caught last time was a size smaller than this one.
As a beginner, Liu Yi Fei's catch was already pretty good.
“Captain, is this really a parrotfish?”
Liu Tian Xian looked at the parrotfish in front of her with curiosity.
Although she had eaten parrotfish last time and found it delicious, those were small ones.
She had never seen a parrotfish this big before, so she hesitated to confirm its identity.
“Yes, it’s a parrotfish,” Tang Chen nodded. “This fish is very tender. Roasted or made into dumplings, it’s incredibly delicious!”
“Ah? Dumplings?”
Upon hearing Tang Chen’s words, Liu Tian Xian suddenly felt hungry.
She never dared to imagine that they would have the chance to eat dumplings on this island.
How luxurious would that be?
Eating dumplings on the island would be almost like celebrating the New Year!
“Captain, wouldn’t it be too difficult to make dumplings?” Liu Tian Xian chuckled wryly, shrugging her shoulders. “There’s no equipment on the island. Even if we wanted to eat dumplings, it would be difficult!”
“Difficult? ” Tang Chen chuckled and said to her, “No difficulty can stand in the way of a group of foodies!”
He paused and continued, “Don’t we have cassava flour? We can use cassava flour to make dumplings, which would be a good choice!”
Zhao Jin Mai and Liu Shi Shi had gotten a lot of cassava in the past two days, so they had specially soaked the cassava to remove its toxins, dried it, and then ground it into flour.
This way, even if they got tired of cassava seafood porridge in the future, they could try other flavors.
In any case, with cassava as their staple food, they would at least not go hungry.
“That’s right, we have cassava flour!” Upon hearing this, Liu Tian Xian realized, “Captain, perhaps this wish can come true…”
She paused and said, “I used to make dumplings with my mom. After we go back to camp, Mimi Jie and I will help you make dumplings!”
“Okay, I'll try your skills then!”
Tang Chen nodded, putting the parrotfish into the net bag next to him.
With the catch of these two fish, plus the spider conch they had already gotten, the net bag was filled to the brim.
“Captain, should we catch some lobsters?”
Liu Tian Xian remembered the lobsters they had eaten a few days ago and looked up to ask.
Today, after diving with the captain, Liu Tian Xian had experienced almost everything she could.
Only the legendary "barehanded lobster catch" remained.
“Lobsters?”
Tang Chen looked back at her and shook his head. “Let’s save it for next time. The net bag can’t hold any more…”
The net bag was already full. It probably couldn’t even fit a swimming crab, let alone a lobster weighing several pounds.
Most importantly, they had already caught two slipper lobsters and two mud crabs today. It wouldn’t hurt to change things up occasionally.
“Yes, Captain!” Liu Tian Xian’s face was full of excited smiles. “We’re so lucky today! I didn’t expect to have so much loot on my first dive with the captain!”
Tang Chen pulled up the nearby net bag and said to her, “Let’s go. If we have the chance next time, I’ll bring you to catch lobsters!”
“Thanks, Captain!”
Liu Tian Xian responded and quickly followed behind Tang Chen as they swam back to shore together.
…
When the two reached the shore, Liu Shi Shi and Zhao Jin Mai were already waiting there.
Because it was daytime, Tang Chen and Liu Tian Xian hadn’t tied their belts.
“Look, the captain’s back!”
Liu Shi Shi had good eyesight and was the first to notice Tang Chen’s figure.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jin Mai quickly ran forward with Liu Shi Shi.
When the two saw the net bag filled with their loot, they couldn’t help but open their mouths in astonishment.
Especially the giant Emperor Humphead Wrasse, which caused Liu Shi Shi and Zhao Jin Mai to exclaim, “My goodness, it’s an Emperor Humphead Wrasse!”
“Such a big Emperor Humphead Wrasse?”
“Captain, we’ve struck gold!”
Liu Shi Shi and Zhao Jin Mai’s faces were full of excitement.
They knew how precious the Emperor Humphead Wrasse was, and seeing such a big one now, they couldn’t hide their excitement.
“Yi Fei, you’re so lucky!”
Liu Shi Shi looked at Liu Tian Xian next to her with envy. “You caught so many good things on your first dive with the captain!”
Liu Tian Xian smiled, her joy evident.
She turned to look at the parrotfish beside her and thought to herself, you guys wouldn’t believe it, would you?
I caught this fish with the captain!