Chapter 167 Brother, I’m here
Chapter 167 Brother, I’m here
"Awei, don't even think about going to the puddle to find goods today." Li Changle said, pointing at the puddle.
"Brother, how about I go get a net and cast it over the seashore, there must be something big in the water!"
"Don't worry about your life!" Li Changle hurriedly grabbed him and pointed at several large puddles on the big rocks. "Let's take the scoop net and try to fish a few puddles."
"Yes, Amei is waiting for me to go back and ask her to come in!"
"Oh my gosh!" Li Changle rolled his eyes and walked towards the rock. Chen Yongwei hurriedly followed.
As soon as I got under the rock, I saw two big lobsters waving their claws and trying to fight for a small fish in the small puddle below. There was a big bamboo snail and several duck egg-sized snails clinging to the stone beside the puddle.
While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Chen Yongwei bent down, grabbed a big lobster with one hand, and happily put it into Li Changle's backpack.
Li Changle first dealt with the spicy snails, and then broke off the large bamboo shoot snail that was more than half a foot tall from the rock. He felt that the creatures in the ocean were really strange, and most of them looked similar to those on land.
The two men walked up to the rocks, found a flat place, and tied the backpack and bucket to the reef with ropes to prevent them from being blown down by the wind.
Li Changle took out a net bag and handed one to Chen Yongwei, then tied the net bag to his belt. Each of them carried a large scoop net and went down to a puddle.
The puddle after the storm was not clear at all, but muddy and yellow. Only a black shadow was seen swimming in the deep water. Li Changle looked delighted and hurriedly stretched the scoop net into the water and slowly approached.
With a "splash", the fish's tail swung violently in the net bag, splashing water all over him and he almost lost his grip on the handle of the net.
Li Changle lifted the scoop net with all his strength, and when he saw a big fish with a sharp mouth, an overbite, and a mouth full of big white fangs at the bottom, he laughed excitedly, "Haha, a white-eyed fish!"
Some people call the white-eyed fish barracuda or sea wolf fish. This fish is fierce and aggressive, and contains coral reef fish toxins in its mouth. If you are bitten by it, you will be in trouble.
He went ashore carrying the net bag and was about to pour the fish into the backpack when he saw Chen Yongwei walking towards him with a scoop net in his arms and a grin on his face.
"Brother, look what I caught?" Chen Yongwei came up to him with the net bag in his arms, "I estimate it's about 20 kilograms."
"Oh my god, it's a giant grouper. Did you step on some poop today? You can even catch a giant grouper in a puddle!" Li Changle blinked and said excitedly, "Pour it into the backpack quickly and add some water."
He turned his head to look at the big white eyes in the net bag and felt that compared with this big grouper, this white eye was really just a white eye.
The giant grouper, also known as the pig lamb grouper, is a type of grouper. This fish is oblong in shape, flattened on the sides, with a big mouth, and many blue-black spots scattered all over its body. The big ones can weigh three to four hundred kilograms.
Its fish skin is very thick and rich in collagen. The fish jelly is crystal clear and semi-jelly-like. It tastes slippery and fragrant, and it is crispy and tough.
"Brother, you caught a big one too?" Chen Yongwei poured the fish into the backpack, and only then did he see the big white eye in his net bag.
"This guy is fierce and stingy. He will die in the blink of an eye when he gets ashore. This big one can only be sold for three or four dollars."
"How much can a pound of giant grouper be sold for?" Li Changle poured the fish into the backpack, took the oilcloth bag to the puddle, fetched some water and poured it in.
"I haven't seen anyone selling it. Groupers aren't cheap, and it's hard to catch one this big. It should be okay to sell it for thirty or forty dollars, right?"
"No problem." Li Changle looked at the sky and said, "It looks like it's going to rain again. Let's go back. If the fish die, we won't be able to sell them at a high price."
"Okay!" Chen Yongwei put the net bag on and said happily, "Brother, this kind of fish usually lives in deep water, but I didn't expect it to be swept into the puddle by the waves. Could it be that the Sea Dragon Lord knew that we were going to build a new house and sent some fish to help raise money?"
"It's possible. I'll go back and make a few bowls and worship at the master's temple!" Li Changle felt that he had come to the right place today. He could earn more than two hundred yuan in two or three hours.
The two men packed up their catch and walked back, one step deep and one step shallow. Before they got out of the mud, raindrops as big as beans began to fall. They hurriedly took out their raincoats and put them on, then walked out of the mud panting, unable to walk anymore.
"I can't take it anymore. My throat feels like it's on fire and it's so dry and uncomfortable." Chen Yongwei sat down on a rock, not caring whether it was wet or not.
"We've drunk all the water a long time ago. Sit for a while and you'll have more to drink when we get back." Li Changle leaned against a rock and sat for a while. After taking a breath, he pulled him and continued on their way.
Halfway through the journey, the rain gradually stopped, but the wind was still howling. When we were almost at the grove, a burst of noise came over with the wind.
"Awei, listen, there seems to be a fight ahead."
Chen Yongwei pricked up his ears and listened. "It seems like they are snatching something. It sounds a bit like Brother Afa's voice."
After hearing this, Li Changle tilted his ear and listened, "It seems so, let's go and take a look!"
"Oh oh!" The two of them hurriedly sped up and rushed over there.
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On the beach beside the trench, Ge Changfa grabbed a net bag and pulled it with the brothers Ashan and Abing, "It was obviously me who caught the snow eels, and you only helped to pull a handful, why should I give you half?"
The soldier sneered and said, "Without my brother's help, the snow eel would have run away long ago. You would have no chance of catching it!" There was no one nearby. Such a big snow eel would be theirs if they could grab it. They could sell it for at least dozens of dollars in town.
Ah Fa knew that the two brothers were extremely jealous when they saw that he was talking about snow eels, but he was not motivated enough and let them take advantage of him.
"We are all from the same village, do you still have any shame? I have already caught the snow eel in the trench and put it in the net, but when I was getting on the shore, I accidentally slipped and you helped me pull it up, and now you want to take half of it. How can you do such a thing in the world?"
Ah Shan said sarcastically, "If I hadn't helped you, you, the monkey, would have fallen into the ditch with your net, and you would have been half dead, and the snow eel would have escaped. You ungrateful bastard, I'm going to give you half today, what's wrong with you?"
After saying that, he pulled the net bag hard, and A Bing also grabbed the net bag and pulled it. With two strong laborers, Ge Changfa was no match at all. He staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
When Ashan saw him fall, he leaned over and tried to grab the net bag from his hand.
"I'm going to fight you!" Ah Fa finally got a good fish, and he would never let him take it away, so he got up and hit him in the stomach.
"Brother, be careful!" Seeing this, A Bing, who was standing nearby, hurried forward, pulled A Shan and kicked him.
"Fuck! Two people fighting against one, do you still have any shame?"
Li Changle, who arrived just in time, put down the bucket, took a step forward, and kicked him on the leg. A Bing was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a thump.
Chen Yongwei quickly put down the bucket and ran over to help Ah Fa up. "Brother Ah Fa, are you okay?"
Ge Changfa shook his head. "It's okay. These two monkeys tried to steal my snow eel and even wanted to beat me up. Luckily you guys came, otherwise I would be in trouble today."
If he had not met Ale and Awei today, not only would the Ashan brothers have snatched his snow eels away, they would have definitely turned the tables on him, and he would not be able to hold his head up in the village anymore.
Li Changle picked up the net bag on the ground and saw a snow eel thicker than his wrist in it. Only then did he understand why they wanted to rob it.
Ah Shan hurried forward to help Ah Bing up, and pointed at Li Changle angrily, "You monkey, why do you interfere in the affairs between my brother and Ah Fa?"
"You two are brothers, and Ah Fa is my buddy. Why should I interfere?"
Li Changle put down the bucket, picked up the backpack shoulder strap, put the backpack down, pointed at Ah Shan who was looking at him gloomily, and said, "Come on, one-on-one, who will go first?"
"Brother, no need to go one-on-one. I'll do it, one against the two of them!" Chen Yongwei walked to Li Changle and said to the Ashan brothers.
Ah Bing didn't expect that even an honest leader would dare to provoke his brother. He rubbed his leg that was hurt by Li Changle's kick, stood up straight and looked at him, "Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"
Ah Shan looked at Ah Wei, who was like a close friend, and Li Changle, who was looking at his brother with a faint smile. He pulled him and looked at the three of them with a gloomy face, "Brother, don't bother with them. Let's go."
After saying that, he picked up the bucket and walked towards the shallow water.
Ge Changfa looked at Li Changle and the others with gratitude, "With such strong winds and waves, are you guys going to the muddy beach to fish again?"
"Hmm!" Li Changle looked at the Ashan brothers who were walking away, "Why did they want to steal your snow eel?"
"You two shameless bastards!" Ge Changfa was still angry after thinking about it, "I went to look for you to fish in the sea, but uncle Tang said you had already left. I heard that you went to the muddy beach, so I rushed over here.
When I got to the edge of the trench, I saw a seabird flying up from the trench with a big fish in its grasp. I picked up a stone and tried to hit the bird, but I missed. I thought there must be more fish in the trench, so I came down and saw a snow eel in the cracks of the rocks..."
"When the monkey pulled me up, I told him that I would buy him a pack of cigarettes to thank him after I sold the snow eels. I didn't know he was planning to steal the snow eels."
Li Changle thought of those who dared to kill people just to rob a few dozen dollars, "Afa, you know what kind of reputation brother Ashan has in the village.
A good man never suffers a loss in front of him. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, don't act on impulse, otherwise you will suffer a great loss. "
After hearing this, Ge Changfa thought about it for a while and his face changed. "You are right. After hearing what you said, I am scared. If you hadn't happened to meet me, I would have been beaten up. I might have been thrown into the sea by them."
Li Changle patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hurry up and put the snow eel in a bucket to raise it. If it dies, it will be worthless."
"Oh, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me." Ge Changfa hurried over to fetch the bucket, and Chen Yongwei helped pour the snow eels into the bucket.
Li Changle and the other man packed up their catch and walked back together. "Have you decided on a fishing boat?"
"It's settled. It was sent to Zhangjia Wharf yesterday to install the diesel engine." Ge Changfa patted him enviously. "It's spread all over the village. It's said that you caught another big rice fish and sold it for more than 600 yuan. You brought back another hundred yuan yesterday."
"Fuck! How did this get spread?" Li Changle smiled bitterly. "I only sold over 200 yesterday, how come it's already over 100? I was expecting over 100!"
(End of this chapter)