Chapter 103 A fruitful day

Chapter 103 A fruitful day

Chapter 103 A fruitful day

Li Changle smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, people are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being fat. But it's good this way. When you go on blind dates in the future, your mother-in-law won't worry that you are poor and can't afford to support her daughter."

"I don't even know where my wife is, let alone my mother-in-law!"

Li Changle looked at him with a smile, "My wife will have it, and my mother-in-law will have it too!"

Chen Yongwei's eyes lit up. "According to what you said, if we find something great today, my wife won't have to worry anymore!"

"From the looks of you, you're missing your wife."

"A full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man. The small sea and islands are so big, and I am alone. Of course I want to go!" Chen Yongwei rolled his eyes at him and left with the bucket.

"Stinky boy!"

Li Changle smiled, rolled up his trouser legs, went into the water, picked up a piece of kelp, took out a knife and cut it off. He found that it was quite thick. The oceans in those days were not polluted at all, and the taste of kelp and seaweed was also more delicious than in later generations.

"Brother, come here quickly, I found a nest of turtle eggs!" Chen Yongwei's voice came from the other side.

"Here we are!" Li Changle hurriedly rolled up some seaweed and ran over with a bucket. "Where are the turtle eggs?"

"Look," Chen Yongwei said to him, picking up one. "I've already picked up more than ten in the bucket."

Li Changle went forward to take a look and saw that there were indeed a dozen turtle eggs in the bucket and a few more in the sand pit. "Not bad, did you pick up any seabird eggs?"

"Not yet!" Chen Yongwei said with a smile, "When I came here, I saw a big turtle digging in the sand to bury its eggs. After it left, I dug a hole here to pick up the eggs. I haven't gone to see it yet!"

Li Changle laughed when he heard this. "Fuck, just like the hen at home, guarding the nest and picking up eggs!"

"Brother, let me tell you, there are a lot of turtles laying eggs on the beach these past two months. I'll keep looking, maybe I can find a few nests!"

"Then take your time looking for it." After saying this, Li Changle picked up the bucket and walked towards the bushes, where he picked up a few nests of seabird eggs from the grass under the forest.

It is slightly larger than a quail egg, and the eggshell looks exactly the same as a quail egg.

There are still many seabird eggs in the grass. Thinking back to later generations, some seabird eggs have become protected species and are now everywhere on the island.

Li Changle picked up several nests of crickets, about thirty or forty in total, and planned to take them back and give a few to each of the children.

He put the seabird eggs into the net bag, picked up some more, and went down the mountain with the bucket. As soon as he reached the beach, a colorful large conch in front of him immediately caught his attention.

He ran over with the bucket in his hand and shouted in surprise, "Oh my goodness, what a beautiful conch!"

The scientific name of the conch is Phoenix conch. Most of its shells are yellow-red, with yellow-brown or purple scaly patterns. It is named for its unique appearance and beautiful patterns that resemble peacock tail feathers.

In ancient times, tribes and armies used it as a horn. Because monks in monasteries and temples used it as a ritual instrument for preaching, it was named "the big conch".

In 2001, it was listed as a national second-class protected animal, and private fishing is very serious.

Li Changle took two quick steps forward and picked it up. A hermit crab was waving its claws and hiding in the mouth of a snail shell to resist the demolishers. After being shaken twice by him, it gave up resistance, fell on the beach and ran away quickly.

Although hermit crabs are soft all over, people here never eat them because they do not have a hard shell and can only live in the empty shells left behind by some dead snails to resist predators.

As their bodies grow, they need to replace their shells with larger ones every once in a while to protect their soft bodies.

"Brother, let's go. The sea water has risen." Chen Yongwei came over happily with a bucket. "I found three nests of turtle eggs, about thirty or forty in total."

"I dug up four seabird nests and got fifty or sixty seabird eggs. I took them back for the kids to eat." Li Changle said as he picked up the big conch from the bucket and looked at him proudly. "Isn't it beautiful?"

"It looks good!" Chen Yongwei said perfunctorily, "Brother, they say turtle eggs are very nutritious. Look how thin Xiaohai and Xiaozhou are. Let Auntie steam them for them to eat. It will nourish them."

"Okay, thank you!" Li Changle knew that turtle eggs are nutritious and can promote children's growth and development. It is said that they can also nourish yin and replenish yang.

Anything that touches the yin and yang nourishing things will mostly be eaten until the entire family is extinct, until later both the egg-laying organism and its eggs are protected and still at level two.

The two men returned to the boat, and Chen Yongwei rushed to pick up the handle to start the diesel engine. The boat started to make a rumbling sound and headed towards Yantou Mountain.

"Brother, take a nap for a while. I'll call you when we get to the shore."

"Okay!" Li Changle just turned around and prepared to get the small wooden stool when he saw a large group of sand sharks hunting on the sea surface to the west of Concave Island. He shouted excitedly, "Awei, look to your west, there seems to be a school of sand sharks..."

Chen Yongwei turned around and looked over, and also shouted excitedly, "Brother, it's a scolecan shark. Wow, there's such a big group of them, at least a thousand kilograms. Hurry up and get the fishing nets from the cabin. Let's turn around and go back to cast a few nets."

"oh oh!"

Li Changle excitedly ran to the cabin and searched around, finding a casting net in an old basket. When he excitedly ran to the deck with it, Chen Yongwei had already adjusted the rudder and drove the fishing boat towards the west side of the sea. "Brother, how is it? Is there a net in it?" Chen Yongwei asked excitedly, "Oh, luckily you saw it, otherwise you would have missed it."

His brother was lucky. He encountered a school of fish when he went out to sea. When he returned, he saw so many fish to sell to Adong's family. It would be strange if Wang Mazi didn't get so angry that he vomited blood.

"Yes, come over quickly." Li Changle said while dragging the basket.

"Brother, you steer the fishing boat and I'll cast the net."

"it is good."

Li Changle handed him the fishing net and steered the boat, waiting excitedly for the fishing boat to approach the school of fish. Looking at the school of sandfish, he recalled the local folk song, "Snow plum blossoms in the first month, peach blossom mullet in the second month, three pomfret, four pomfret... Seventh month, sandfish are fresh..."

This season is when there are the most sharks. In later times, this kind of fish is only more than ten yuan per catty. I wonder if it can be sold for ten cents per catty?
Chen Yongwei placed the fishing net and used a crane to continuously release the net. The purse seine was like a big bag, and the net was collected in a rotating manner to prevent the fish from escaping easily. A large number of fish were caught in one go.

The oblique-toothed shark has a slender trunk, with an adult body length of up to 74 centimeters. It has a slender body and an adult fish weighs at least to kilograms.

Although it is only a few cents per pound, with such a large group, a few nets would catch at least several thousand pounds.

No wonder everyone wants to buy a boat and go out to sea. If they encounter valuable pomfret or other valuable fish species today, they will become rich today.

Li Changle drove the fishing boat directly into the school of sand sharks. The frightened fish scattered like birds and beasts, and most of them ran into the fishing nets that had been cast long ago.

The boat continued to move forward, and Chen Yongwei controlled the boom to raise the net. "Haha, it's still fun to go fishing at sea. One net can hold several hundred kilograms."

Li Changle looked at the school of fish that had fallen into the trap and said excitedly, "Damn, the fishery resources are still abundant these days. We can still find schools of fish here."

"Is it still okay these days? Didn't Uncle Tang tell you how many fish there were in the past?"

Li Changle slapped his mouth. He was so excited that he almost let the cat out of the bag. "I told you, I mean, we have to go out to sea to get big gains!"

Looking at the sharks dumped into the living tank, he laughed out loud, "Awei, how much can sharks sell for per pound?"

"It should be able to sell for 5 or 6 cents per pound..."

"...Not even a dime or a pound?"

"Five or six points at best." Seeing him in a daze, Chen Yongwei urged him anxiously, "Brother, hurry up and catch up and cast more nets."

"Oh oh!" Li Changle reacted and controlled the fishing boat to chase the school of sand sharks and cast the net. He cast six or seven nets in a row before stopping.

I got excited for so long but it was all in vain, it's only five or six cents a pound, and a thousand pounds only costs a few dozen dollars!
On second thought, even though it only weighs 5 or 6 cents per pound, the quantity is large, not to mention there are other fish mixed in.

Those sand sharks weigh at least three to four thousand kilograms, and at six cents a kilogram, the income is more than one hundred or two hundred yuan. Together with those Buddha's hand snails, today is another fruitful day.

Chen Yongwei looked at the lively fish in the live tank and on the deck, shouting excitedly, and sat down on the deck exhausted, saying excitedly:
"Brother, the crabs moved last night and today they encountered a group of sharks. If they don't envy me when we get back, it's strange!"

Li Changle looked at his excited expression and laughed, "Let them be envious. We two brothers still need to save money to build a new house!"

"Yes, build a new house and get a wife..." Chen Yongwei shouted towards the sea, "Dad, my fishing boat and Alege's will be able to go out to sea soon. If you are still alive, please guide me to the island where you are staying, and we will take you home."

He turned his head and looked at Li Changle, "Brother, grandma said that she often dreams of dad standing alone on an uninhabited island and talking to her.

He said he was cold and wanted to go home, so he asked her to find someone to take him home. Grandma hired people to search all the nearby islands, but they couldn't find his remains..."

Li Changle patted his shoulder and said solemnly: "When our fishing boat comes back, I will go with you to those deserted islands to look for your father. I believe we will be able to find him."

Looking at Ah Wei with red eyes, his nose felt sour. As a fisherman, he had already experienced the hardships and dangers. While the sea gave them hope and wealth, it also took away countless lives...

I remember one time, they were working in a fishing ground. The typhoon came very suddenly. Before everyone could react, the waves came towards them like rolling mountains.

A big wave came and the sea water washed the deck clean. He was almost swept into the water by the wave. After he reacted, he followed his companions to control the fishing boat and hurriedly returned home.

The fishing boat was like a leaf, swept by the waves, and thrown into the bottom of the valley for a while, and then lifted to the top of the mountain. It seemed as if one could touch the dark and gloomy clouds with one's hands.

Facing the raging sea, everyone had prepared for the worst. He thought it was better to leave like this, so that he could go down and accompany An Nan...

Later, everyone escaped by chance.

When we returned to the harbor on the battered fishing boat, our companions' families were already waiting there. We hugged each other and cried bitterly, using our tears to release our fear of death and the excitement of escaping death...

When he saw his two sons standing in the corner, he realized that they were still worried about him.

(End of this chapter)