Chapter 258: The third poison

Chapter 258: The third poison

Chapter 258 The Third Poison

When Li Changle and his brother arrived at Chen's, Chen Dong came out of the house holding a door panel, stopped him, and bought two yuan's worth of ice cubes to put in a wooden box.

Chen Dong escorted the two men outside the shop and said, "Brother, next time you get any good stuff, send some to the shop. I'll give you a price that satisfies you!"

Li Changle felt a little embarrassed when he thought about bothering his family so often. "Okay, I'll definitely send it to you next time I get it. If there are any jellyfish sellers, you can also help shout and ask them to send it to the new Nanshan site."

Chen Dong nodded in agreement, and stretched his neck to look at the dark night sky. "The weather forecast said there will be heavy rain tonight. It seems that their guess was correct."

Li Changle laughed when he heard this, "You'll get it right three or four times out of ten!"

But the weather forecast these days is really speechless, not even as accurate as the cold legs of the old men and women in the village!

When the two brothers were halfway there, they suddenly saw a silver dragon passing by in the sky. The wind became stronger and stronger, and the humid air was mixed with a unique fishy smell that filled their noses.

As he was walking, the tip of his nose suddenly felt cold. Li Changle touched it and said, "Brother, it's raining, and a drop of rain fell on my nose."

"I have some in my hand too, let's walk faster." Brother Li said as he quickened his pace. As they were about to reach the valley, a thunderclap sounded and raindrops as big as beans fell.

"Brother, run." Li Changle ran towards the valley. Before he reached the top of the stairs, the door opened from the inside.

"You're back!" Zhou Ruonan looked at him with a smile, "Are you wet?"

"No, go inside and sleep. We still need to add ice to the bait."

Li Changle walked next door and opened the kitchen. Brother Li also ran in. The raindrops on the roof were like beans being scattered, crackling on the roof tiles.

After removing the cotton wool from the bucket and pouring some ice cubes on the bait, the two brothers went back to the house to rest.

Zhou Ruonan took a small quilt to cover the two sons and tucked in the mosquito net for them. "A Le, my brother-in-law said that he will be tying up the scaffolding tomorrow. Will it take several days?"

"Don't worry, the sudden rain stopped suddenly. It might have stopped before you fell asleep." Li Changle stretched out his arms and embraced her. "It's good that it's raining. It won't take you a while to hold me."

Zhou Ruonan raised the corners of her lips and patted his dishonest hand, "We are an old married couple, it's not like we just got married!"

Li Changle leaned close to her ear and said, "What happened when we first got married? I can't remember it. Can you help me recall it?"

Zhou Ruonan turned her head and glanced at him, then reached out and fiercely pinched the soft flesh on his waist, "Hate it, go to sleep quickly, or you'll wake up our son later."

"I didn't do anything!" Li Changle looked at her with a smile, "Or do you want me to do something?"

"Go to sleep!" Zhou Ruonan rolled her eyes at him, turned off the light with a click, and pulled a thin quilt over her stomach. She felt that it was cooler in Nanshan than in the old house.

"It's still more comfortable to sleep on rainy days." Li Changle felt that this year was not as hot as in later generations. Could there really be a greenhouse effect?
"One autumn rain brings one cold day. Ten autumn rains bring the need for cotton. When the weather gets cold, your work at sea becomes even more difficult."

"It's okay. Young people are hot-tempered. After work, drink a bowl of old wine and you will feel warm all over. Besides, small boats rarely work at night. Wait for the big boat to come back and hire a few more people to help."

"A big ship is good, but I'm afraid the hired boatmen are not good. Tell my father and ask for information as soon as possible. Only hire after you have a clear understanding of the situation."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely ask someone who knows everything about you." Li Changle thought about the burglary last night, "It's not safe to keep so much money at home. Ask your eldest and second sisters-in-law to go to the credit union tomorrow and deposit the money."

"Okay, I'll go weigh some cotton and go to the cotton fluffer to make two new quilts for Aunt and the others. The quilts they've been using for years are too hard and thick to touch and not warm at all."

"Buy more, change ours, change their quilts, and save the old ones for ice cubes."

His wife is virtuous, his son is obedient, and his fishing business is booming. Li Changle felt warm in his heart and turned over to suppress it.

"Stop making trouble!" Zhou Ruonan patted his back. "It's not convenient these days. Just lie down and sleep."

"You just did that last night, why is it happening again?"

"It would be troublesome if you don't come!" Zhou Ruonan yawned, "The rain has stopped, go to sleep, you have to go to work tomorrow morning!"

"Okay!" Li Changle rubbed her, turned over and lay down, listening to the sound of dripping raindrops and fell asleep.

……

The next morning, Li Changle went out and started working.

Father Li pointed at the bamboo basket and said, "Awei took away two sets of traps. You take these two sets of longline fishing."

"So fast!" Li Changle saw that the old man's eyes were red, "What time do you work overtime until tonight?"

"Not long. I went to bed around twelve o'clock." Father Li yawned and said, "It's okay. I'll take a nap at noon."

"Then remember to sleep." Li Changle thought about it and added, "Your leg injury has just healed, and you've exhausted yourself. Not only will it cost money, but you'll also suffer."

Brother Li took over and said, "Dad, don't do the rest of the longline fishing. We can do it together at home one day when it rains."

"Yeah!" Father Li was very happy to see that his son was concerned about his health. He hummed and went to work.

The three brothers moved the fishing gear onto the tricycle. The eldest and second brothers each carried two baskets. When they arrived at the dock, many fishing boats had already set out. Li Changle took down the bait bucket and said, "Brother, we have two more sets of longline fishing and ground traps. The remaining bait is no longer needed."

"We got up a little late today, so we won't drag the nets after we leave the dock." Brother Li put down the bamboo basket, "When we get to Chuiyuan Island, we'll first drag two nets, and then start fishing and collecting ground traps."

"Okay, my second brother and I will go buy some ice." Li Changle moved the things down. Chen Yongwei, who was refueling on the boat, hurried ashore to help move the fishing gear onto the boat.

"Brother, as soon as Lai Da that bastard arrived at the dock, he sailed away."

"whatever."

Li Changle carried a wooden box and bought ice cubes from Li Erge and carried them onto the boat. Chen Yongwei started the fishing boat and headed towards Chuiyuan Island.

Li Changle thought that tomorrow would be a holiday, and the ducks that Zhou Ruonan wanted to bring back to her parents' home, as well as the ducks that she promised to Accountant Chen, had to be caught today, so she hurriedly reminded Chen Yongwei again.

When Chen Yongwei heard that they were going to the shore to catch ducks, he hurriedly said, "Brother, the tide has receded far these days. What do you think of us going to the island to pump out the water pit?"

In the days before and after August 15th, the tides rose and fell quite a lot. I hadn't gone to the sea to clean up the water pits for several days, so I was a little worried.

Li Changle nodded, walked onto the deck, and found a shady spot to sit down.

When they were almost at Yantou Mountain, a fishing boat came up behind them. Li Changshui waved at them from the driver's seat, "Brother, where are you going to cast your nets?"

Li Changle stood up and shouted, "We're going to the vicinity of Zhushan Island. Where are you going?"

"That's too far. I'll go to Spindle Island in the west." Li Changshui pointed to the southwest and steered the fishing boat towards that direction.

Outside the Yantoushan waters, there are already many fishing boats operating on the ocean.

Li Changle stood on the deck and saw two double tugboats trawling not far away.

Double tug operation is towing a trawl by two fishing boats. The two tug lines of the trawl are tied by two boats respectively, and one boat puts the trawl into the water first.

Then the two boats move forward at an equal speed separately and gradually release the trawl line. In this way, the trawl net can be spread wide and more fish can be caught.

Double tugboat operation is quite difficult in strong winds and waves because the two boats need to cooperate with each other tacitly. Few fishermen in their area operate in this way anymore.

The fishing boat followed Brother Li's boat to the vicinity of Chuiyuan Island. The water level was at its highest, and the wind and waves were much stronger than yesterday.

Brother Li stood at the bow and watched for a while, then made a gesture to Li Changle, and the two boats lowered their trawls and began working.

"Awei, go get some sleep, I'll drive the boat."

"Okay!" Chen Yongwei took the straw hat, walked to the deck, covered his eyes and lay down to sleep.

Li Changle drove the fishing boat and trawled the net on the sea for three hours and returned to Chuiyuan Island. He turned his head and looked around. Seeing that Brother Li and the others had not returned yet, he woke up Chen Yongwei and started to pull up the net.

The trawl net slowly rose with the sound of "clicking" from the net lifter. The two men grinned as they looked at the bulging net bag.

The two men pulled the net bag onto the deck, untied the fishing rope, and when they saw the fish pouring out, their faces darkened at the same time.

Sole skin, bearded fish, rubber fish, green snapper, golden pomfret, water bream, eels...crabs were running all over the deck, and there were quite a few catches, but they were very mixed.

The only things that are slightly more valuable are the cuttlefish, blue crabs, prawns and a few large black sea breams scattered among the fish school.

In addition to these fish, there are a lot of bearded fish. The scientific name of this fish is catfish, and there are many varieties. In some places, it is called catfish, sea catfish, light fish, and some call it sand hair fish.

Some wild marine catfish are very large, with the largest one being able to grow to three or four hundred kilograms, but most usually weigh between seven or eight taels and three or four kilograms.

The bearded fish looks a bit similar to the bearded fish in freshwater, but this guy's dorsal fin and pectoral fin have three hard poisonous spines with reverse hooks.

Fishermen often say, one stingray, two tigers, three sand hairs, four stinky bellies...

Stingray, also known as devil fish, secretes venom from its tail spines, which can cause immediate severe pain and burning sensation to the person stung, accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, fever and chills, and even death in severe cases. There will also be sequelae even after recovery.

The second tiger refers to the lionfish, and the sandfish ranks third. Its toxicity can be imagined.

The venom contained in its stinger contains eel catfish neurotoxin and eel catfish hemolytic toxin. Once stung, it feels like being bitten by a five-step snake or a pit viper.

Mild cases can cause excruciating pain, while severe cases can cause limb paralysis or even coma, leading to cramps, convulsions, and paralysis that can last for several days, and can even cause symptoms such as tetanus.

The good thing is that although the spines of this fish are poisonous, the fish meat is not only non-toxic, but also sweet and delicious. It also has certain medicinal value. After being dried, it can cure spleen deficiency, poor appetite, indigestion, hydrocele, and chronic skin ulcers.

Sea catfish have strong vitality and can survive even after being away from sea water for several hours. Moreover, the venom on the spines of the dorsal and pectoral fins of sea catfish that have been dead for a long time still remains.

Therefore, when fishermen at sea catch sea catfish, they will first carefully cut off the poisonous spines on the dorsal fin and pectoral fins. After cutting off the poisonous spines, the sea catfish can be kept in some sea water.

(End of this chapter)