Reborn as a Sea King in Tokyo Fishing Village

Chapter 50: Delicious Peony Shrimp
When Matsumoto Nana heard Ji Chang inviting her to drink, she instantly became happy.

When she heard her sister talking about Ji Chang in the morning, she thought about going back with her sister after get off work today and finding an opportunity to meet Ji Chang.

After they separated that day, she was looking forward to seeing Ji Chang again and sitting down and having a few drinks with him.

So, she smoothed the hair beside her ears, smiled gently and said, "Come to my house for a drink. I want to ask Ji Chang to taste the soju I brewed myself."

"That's great. The wine brewed by Madam herself must be more fragrant." Ji Chang said with anticipation.

Soon, Matsumoto Nana took Ji Chang to find a maintenance worker.

"This is Goro Aoki, the leader of the maintenance team."

After the introduction, Matsumoto Nana told Goro Aoki about Ji Chang's situation.

When Goro Aoki heard that Ji Chang had driven the Yafeng back from the reefs of Xiaolong Island, his eyes widened.

"It's incredible, how did you do it?"

"I went there with Chi Shang once. There was a leak at the bottom of the engine room of his fishing boat. The two pumps could not pump out water fast enough to keep up with the speed of the water coming in, so they had to give up in the end."

"The sea mines over there are complicated, and you were able to sail the Yafeng out. That's amazing."

Looking at the other person's expression, Ji Chang felt that he would kneel down and kowtow to him in the next second.

He didn't expect that Goro Aoki had actually been to Xiaolong Island for rescue operations and also knew the situation of the Masakaze.

"Maybe I was lucky. The crack was covered with oysters and seaweed, which blocked the gap and gave me a chance to pump out the water."

“After pumping out the water, I hammered the metal at the crack to flatten it and reduce the gap.”

Ji Chang explained simply.

After listening to Ji Chang's explanation, Goro Aoki couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"It's luck, but also your courage and strength. Without rich sailing experience, it's not easy to get close to the Yafeng safely."

"The time Chi and I went up there, something almost happened."

Goro Aoki still feels scared when thinking about that experience.

Goro Aoki followed Ji Chang to the dock, and after boarding the Masakaze, he found that a lot of water had entered the engine room.

Ji Chang quickly turned on the pump and started the fishing boat after pumping for a few minutes.

After making sure that the fishing boat could be started, Ji Chang got off the boat.

Ji Chang doesn’t need to worry about the follow-up matters.

He also needed to go back to Atsuta Fishing Port, drive the Tamako back, and tell Kurosawa Arisa that he would not be going home tonight.

On the way back, Ji Chang activated his perception ability.

See if you can catch something, otherwise if you go out to sea and return empty-handed, you'll always feel like something is missing.

"Hey, there are shrimps?"

Ji Chang quickly discovered a group of shrimps through his perception.

"The outline of this shrimp... could it be a peony shrimp?"

Anyway, it is definitely not a tiger shrimp, because the appearance is quite different and can be distinguished.

The last time Ji Chang caught the tiger prawns, they were not very big, so the price was average.

No matter what kind of shrimp it is, catch it first.

Ji Chang stopped the fishing boat and threw a large net towards the location of the shrimps, ready to catch them all in one fell swoop.

After the fishing net sank to the bottom, Ji Chang felt the shrimps in the net jumping up frantically.

Seeing the opportunity, Ji Chang quickly closed the net.

The water here is only five or six meters deep, and the fishing net was soon pulled onto the fishing boat by Ji Chang.

After pulling it up, Ji Chang could see clearly what kind of shrimps were in the net. The white fishing net was a patch of crimson, a color more vivid than that of the red snappers.

"It's really a peony shrimp. Nice, I made a fortune again."

This net of prawns is estimated to weigh about 60 to 70 kilograms, and Ji Chang really caught them all in one net.

Those that managed to escape probably weighed less than ten kilograms.

Ji Chang quickly put these precious prawns into the live water tank, feeling very happy.

Peony shrimp is considered a rare shrimp in the island country, only slightly lower in status than grape shrimp.

Picking up a prawn on the ground, Ji Chang, who usually doesn't like sashimi, wanted to peel off its shell and have a bite.

This peony shrimp is very beautiful, like the petals of a peony flower, hence its name.

Its real name is long-fronted shrimp. It is only found in Hokkaido among the island countries and is a cold-water shrimp.

Peony shrimps are mainly eaten raw. The shrimp meat is thick and very elastic, with a sweet and rich taste that lasts for a long time, and tastes extremely fresh.

The taste of cooked prawns is a bit inferior, and there is no special appeal to the taste buds. It tastes not much different from other cooked shrimps.

That's why Ji Chang just picked up one and peeled the shell directly.

After finishing it, Ji Chang rinsed it with fresh water.

After taking a bite, Ji Chang felt its elasticity.

After chewing, the mouth is filled with sweetness, which is very fresh.

One was not enough, so Ji Chang picked all the seven or eight prawns in the net, then rinsed them, peeled them and put them into his mouth.

Ji Chang was still very satisfied with this gift from the sea.

After restarting the fishing boat, Ji Chang continued to sail towards Houtian Fish Port.

Along the way, we encountered some scattered seafood of various kinds, but because there were not many, Ji Chang was too lazy to cast a net.

So he drove the fishing boat back to Houtian Fish Alley.

As soon as I entered the fishing boat, several people came to the dock.

One of them had tattoos on his arms and asked fiercely, "Hey, did you see a fishing boat called Hayabusa when you went out to sea today?"

"No, when I went out to sea today, the wind and waves were quite strong, and I didn't see any other fishing boats. And if it was the Hayabusa, I would have definitely returned empty-handed today." Ji Chang explained, not panicking at all.

If you want to find the Hayabusa, go to the sea and look for it yourself.

Ji Chang knew that these people were most likely Kenta Mingtani's subordinates.

In other words, Kenta Akiya is among this group of people.

Ji Chang ignored him and opened the lid of the live water tank, preparing to fish out the prawns inside.

At this moment, several people boarded Ji Chang's Yuzi directly.

"What are you doing? Are you buying seafood?" Ji Chang asked calmly.

A middle-aged man walked up and came to Ji Chang's side.

He took a look at the prawns in Ji Chang's net, and then said, "My name is Kenta Minggu, and I have some problems with the people from the Hayabusa. They stole my things and went out to sea, and I want to get my things back."

Is that true?

Ji Chang sneered in his heart, then said expressionlessly: "I'm really sorry, I really didn't see any other fishing boats when I went out to sea today. After all, the sea is so big, I think it's not easy to meet one."

While Kenta Akiya and Ji Chang were talking, several of Kenta Akiya's men searched Ji Chang's cabin.

"Team leader, we didn't find anything suspicious." A subordinate came over and reported the situation to Kenta Mingtani.

Meanwhile, Kenta Akiya has been examining Jichang.

(End of this chapter)