Chapter 187 Going out to sea after the typhoon

Chapter 187 Going out to sea after the typhoon

Chapter 187 Going out to sea after the typhoon

Li Changle came out of Li'ao and went to Zhangjiabutou to see the installed starter and slideway. He said hello to Lao Zhang and rode his bicycle back.

As soon as I arrived at the town entrance, I saw a man wearing a big gold chain riding a motorcycle towards me. When I looked again, I found that the person sitting behind him was Wang Mazi's wife.

When Zheng Caihua saw Li Changle, her expression changed immediately. She quickly turned her head and hid. She waited until he passed by before she said to the man on the bike:

"Brother-in-law Zhao, what should I do if Li Changle from our village sees me getting in your car?"

Zhao Jincai turned his head and took a look. "Li Changle? The one who beat up your brother and had a falling out with Awang?"

"That's him!" Zheng Caihua hesitated and said, "He has always wanted to run a business with you, but Awang thought he was too smart and was worried that something bad would happen, so he never told you."

"What are you afraid of? Awang knows about our business." Zhao Jincai said proudly.

Zheng Caihua slapped him coquettishly, "You're annoying! I have to have a reputation too! What if he spreads this around the village? How am I going to live my life in the future?"

"Then don't go back. I'll rent a house for you in town. You can live in town and don't have to stay in the countryside smelling the fishy smell and blowing the sea breeze every day."

"I don't want it. I heard from Awang that your next trip will be full of good goods that can make money. I still have some private money. Brother-in-law, you can just help me bring some goods up."

"Just give it to me, it will be doubled in two times!" Zhao Jincai reached out and pinched her thigh, then laughed and drove towards Tuxia Bridge.

Li Changle stopped at the corner and looked at the speeding motorcycle, sneering: "What a bunch of shameless people, it's almost time!"

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At two o'clock the next day, the eldest and second brothers Li set off for Shuilu Zhang. Li Changle slept for another half an hour, got up, changed into clothes for going out to sea, and went out. Zhou Ruonan was frying rice.

"It smells so good!"

"I used duck eggs to make you salted duck egg fried rice and seaweed egg drop soup."

Zhou Ruonan scooped up the rice and put it into the bowl. "I soaked the glutinous rice last night, and I steamed the rice. I fried some duck eggs for you, stir-fried some pickles, and steamed some shrimps to put in between."

"Blowing rice is good, it can stop hunger!"

Li Changle went to the toilet with a flashlight and came back. Zhou Ruonan had already put the wrapped rice in the lunch box.

"Anan, it's not even three o'clock yet. Go to sleep for a while. I'll eat after I brush my teeth."

"Yes!" Zhou Ruonan looked at him and said softly, "I'll wait for you at home. Don't be greedy. Safety comes first."

"I know!" Li Changle leaned forward and kissed her, then patted her butt. "Your butt is barely even two ounces of flesh. Go to sleep quickly, and get fat."

Zhou Ruonan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't want to bother with you!"

Li Changle laughed, washed up and came out. Just as he picked up the bowl, Chen Yongwei arrived and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten!" Chen Yongwei picked up the lunch box. "My sister-in-law said she would make some rice, so my grandma cooked a few eggs and gave me some salted duck eggs."

"Go to the side room and take out the hand-cast nets, trap nets, and long-line fishing lines and load them into the tricycle. I'll eat and leave."

"Brother, bring an extra hand-cast net this time, so we don't have to take turns."

"Yes, I'm ready."

Li Changle held a bowl that was almost as big as his head and ate salted duck egg fried rice in big mouthfuls. He felt that being young was good and he had a very good appetite early in the morning.

The ducks at home rarely eat rice husks or rice bran. They only eat snail meat, small fish and shrimps. The rice fried with soaked salted duck eggs is also very fragrant and has no fishy smell at all.

Da Huang and A Wang were scurrying around under the table. Li Changle gently kicked them and said, "Go outside and watch."

"Woof woof!" The two dogs barked twice, then went out and lay down at the door.

He ate up a large bowl of rice and drank up a small bowl of seaweed soup.

Li Changle burped, put the lunch box brought by Chen Yongwei and all his own food into a backpack, carried it out, and closed the door.

Chen Yongwei rode his tricycle to the dock and saw that many boats were already heading out to sea. After a few days of rest, everyone was rushing to attend the post-typhoon fishing feast.

Li Changle unloaded the things on the tricycle, knocked on Chen Dong's door, bought a box of ice, parked the tricycle at his house, and then the family's boat arrived.

Brother Li maneuvered the fishing boat to the shore. Amid the noise of "da da da", several people moved all the fishing gear onto the boat. After they were all on board, Brother Li drove the boat out of the dock.

"Ale, where are we going to cast the net?"

"You are the boss, so you decide?"

"Then let's go to Zhushan Island to take a look, and then come back to collect the trap nets."

"okay!"

Li Changle stood at the bow. The wind and waves were still a bit strong. There were many fishing boats on the sea. More than a dozen large ships quickly overtook them and headed for the open sea.

After more than a dozen large ships passed by, the sea became pitch black and nothing could be seen. Li Changle pulled a bench and sat down. The night sea breeze was cool and salty.

About half an hour later, Brother Li slowed down, and Brother Li patted the two of them, went to the stern slide, and released the long trawl net into the sea. Their trawl net was equipped with floats to catch mid-layer fish in the sea. The advantage of using this trawl net is that it can catch mid-layer fish and is not easy to get stuck.

After the floats and sinkers of the trawl net were put into the sea, Li Changle and Chen Yongwei were responsible for hanging the rope buckles on the net plates on both sides of the stern in advance.

The fishing boat was moving slowly forward with the "da da da" sound of the motor, dragging the fishing net. It was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly. Li Changle and Chen Yongwei sat there drowsy.

As daybreak approached, the fishing boat began to slow down. Li Changle opened his eyes and saw that their fishing boat had arrived near two islands and reefs, and there were several fishing boats operating in the distance.

"Ale, Awei is working."

"Are you going to close the net?"

"Yeah!" Brother Li stood up, and Chen Yongwei also stood up when he heard the sound. The three of them took their positions. With the "click" sound of the net lifting machine, the fishing net was finally lifted up in the three people's strong hands, and the bulging net bag was filled with fish.

At this time, the red glow where the sky and water meet became larger and larger, and the sun slowly rose from the bottom of the sea.

"The net burst!" Chen Yongwei shouted excitedly and excitedly pulled the rope of the net bag.

Thousands of kilograms of fish, known or unknown, and unnamed, all rushed in front of the people.

White crabs, blue crabs, octopuses, cuttlefish, and squids fled in all directions on the deck, and snake-like conger eels and red eels swam away quickly.

The living prawns and sword shrimps, peeling fish, grouper, pufferfish, yellow croaker, whitebait and pomfret arched their bodies and jumped hard in their final struggle.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and tidy up the net, then go down and sort it out slowly." Brother Li shouted at the three people with a grin.

"Oh oh!" The three of them reacted, quickly organized the trawl net, and put the net into the water. Brother Li drove the fishing boat towards the two islands and reefs.

Li Changle and the other two began to sort the eels. They first caught the eels that swam to the side of the boat and put them into a rubber bucket. In total, they caught a dozen eels as thick as a child's wrist and two red eels.

Then there are the crabs. I step on their back shells and grab them, tie them up with hemp ropes and put them in bamboo baskets. If I encounter fish that are too small but still alive, I pick them up and throw them back into the sea, and keep the dead ones to use as bait later.

"Fuck!" Chen Yongwei jumped up after yelling, his already dark face completely covered with ink from the cuttlefish.

"Hahaha!"

Li Changle, who was carrying a basket full of fish, almost dropped the basket on his feet.

When he straightened up and saw the silver light shining on the rolling sea under the morning sun and the seabirds gathering in that sea area, he was so excited that he couldn't shout.

He raised his hand and patted Chen Yongwei beside him, pointed at the glittering sea, and finally shouted, "Quick, big fish, get the net!"

Chen Yongwei and Brother Li Er heard the voice that came out of his throat, looked in the direction he pointed, and shouted loudly to Brother Li Da.

"Brother, turn left, there are big fish over there."

"Go get the net, it's a silver pomfret."

Brother Li, who was standing in the driving seat, had already discovered the school of fish. Looking at the seemingly endless silver light in front of him, his heart beat faster and he excitedly turned the rudder to head towards the school of pomfret.

When the boat arrived near the school of fish, we saw countless silver pomfret on the water surface, flashing silver light under the morning sun and moving forward. Looking underwater, the seabed was covered with dark shadows. The school of fish was like a huge curtain, covering the seabed and making it dark.

The fishing boat slowly dragged the fishing net through the school of fish. It was foreseeable that there would be at least a thousand kilograms of fish in this net.

"April to June is the breeding season for pomfret. They will swim in groups to the shore to spawn. We were lucky enough to encounter them."

"They were just unlucky to have met us!"

Li Changle and Chen Yongwei quickly ran to the cabin to get the hand-cast net. They straightened the net as they walked, took a deep breath, stabilized the lower body, and threw the net out suddenly. The big net caught the fish, and they started to pull the net when the sinker sank slightly.

The brothers were so excited that their faces turned red, as if they were drunk.

"Hurry up, the more nets you cast, the more money you can earn."

Seeing that Chen Yongwei's arm muscles were bulging from pulling, Brother Li rushed forward to help. Chen Yongwei was very strong and didn't need any help at all. He quickly reeled in the fishing rope and pulled the fishing net onto the boat.

The two men shook out the net, and the pomfret shining with silver light instantly covered the deck. They quickly straightened the fishing net and walked towards the side of the ship.

At the seafood shop at the pier, small silver pomfret under half a pound is 2 cents per pound, and over half a pound is 4 cents. The last time I went to the restaurant, the three that were over two pounds were sold for just one dollar and fifty cents per pound.

These silver pomfret are like shiny silver banknotes. It is such a rare opportunity. Try to cast as many nets as possible so that you will have less money to build a new house.

When the boat arrived at the pomfret school, we saw sharks, tuna, mackerel and other large fish hunting in the water, and they popped up from time to time.

The Li Changle brothers quickly pulled up another net and fell on the deck. After Chen Yongwei pulled up three nets of fish by himself, he began to feel exhausted. Seeing this, Brother Li hurried forward to help pull the net together.

Two other fishing boats operating nearby also spotted the school of pomfret and increased their speed to move closer. Both boats were iron boats more than ten meters long.

After getting close, they used a crane to quickly release the purse seine and began operations. The boat quickly circled among the school of fish, and the silvery fish were salvaged onto the boat one by one.

Li Changle and his crew's fishing boats and hand-cast nets were simply not on the same level compared to theirs. The good thing was that the school of fish was large enough so they didn't have to worry about them coming to seize their territory.

When the iron boat passed by them, several people clearly saw that there were many big deep-sea fish on the boat. The people on the other side looked at them and continued to chase the fish.

(End of this chapter)