Chapter 312 Turtle Island

Chapter 312 Turtle Island

Chapter 312 Turtle Island

After they had cleaned up, Wang Xincheng also prepared the meal, a pot of stir-fried minced meat with pickled vegetables, a few golden thread fish fried on both sides and stewed with dried preserved vegetables. The soup was the same color as milk tea and tasted fresh and rich.

Li Changle, with his belly sticking out, found a shady spot beside the cabin. He sat down and stretched his legs against the cabin board, feeling so comfortable that he didn't even want to move a finger.

Brother Li came over and said to him, "Ah Le, there is a reef in front of the big island near Fengfan Island. Abalone, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins like to cling to the reefs the most. We will go there to dive later."

"Did you find it this morning?"

"Yes! When we were sailing, the water had not risen yet. I saw something dark ahead and thought it was a reef. I asked my father to take a look. He said it must be a reef. We drove over and saw that it was indeed a reef. It was quite big."

"Fortunately you found it, otherwise we would be in trouble." Undersea reefs are invisible killers for fishermen. Once hit, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Come on, I'll drive the boat. When we get there, I'll show you where it is so you don't have to run into it again in the future." Brother Li reached out and pulled Li Changle, and the two of them walked towards the cab.

Second Brother Li, Chen Yongwei and Acheng were all waiting in the cab. First Brother Li started the fishing boat and headed towards the big island. They soon arrived near the reef area.

At this time, the tide had begun to recede, and some of the higher reefs had been exposed on the sea surface.

At this time, you can vaguely see that about 20 to 30 meters away from the reef, a reef with a top about the size of a small square table is about to emerge from the water.

"The islands and reefs are marked on the nautical chart, but this reef is not marked on the map. You must be careful when you pass by here next time."

"Mark it and tell the Maritime Administration when you return."

Li Changle took a pen to make a mark and looked up at the big island in the distance. The terrain on the southeast side of the island was low, and the terrain on the northwest side was high. It looked a bit like a turtle lying on the sea.

There were many trees on the island, and a few water birds circled in the sky and then descended.

"This place is called Turtle Island, and that place is called Sail Island. This area will be our second base from now on."

Chen Yongwei asked curiously: "Brother, this is the second base, so where is the first base?"

"Huzi Island is the first base. Chuiyuan Island gave Ah Shui an assignment. Next time, bring the jars and traps here as well."

"What about those sea cucumbers on the seafloor?"

"When the restaurant needs goods, we can go into the water to fish them out." Li Changle pointed at several islands and reefs and said with a smile, "There may be a lot of good goods under these islands and reefs!"

"Yes, let's go around Turtle Island first today."

"Okay, let's put the longline down first. After visiting Turtle Island, it's just right to bring the boat back with a net to collect the catch."

Li Changle said to Father Li and Big Brother Li, "Big Brother, you and Dad go get some sleep. We'll put the longline down, find a spot to drop anchor, and go diving and fishing on the reef."

"I'm a little sleepy right now." The eldest brother Li stood up and handed the rudder to the second brother Li, then walked towards the cabin with Father Li.

Li Changle and the other two went out and set up longline fishing while hanging baits. This time they used a variety of baits including miscellaneous fish, sardines, green mullets, saury, squid, and mantis shrimp, hoping to catch more good catches.

Chen Yongwei and Li Changle worked in perfect harmony, and with Acheng's help in catching bait, it took the three of them nearly two hours to lower the fishing line into the sea.

Brother Li drove the fishing boat around Turtle Island. At this time, the tide had receded to the bottom, and not far from the reef, he could clearly see that the reef had emerged from the sea.

This reef is just like the two large reefs on Sail Island. It seems to have risen from the seabed and you can’t see where its roots are.

Big ships are not as convenient as small ships, so Brother Li could only find a relatively good place to dock and anchor.

Chen Yongwei excitedly put the net bag, sack and fishing gear into the bamboo basket, "Brother, there must be puddles on the island, let's bring plastic pipes with us, and when we take turns to go into the water, the others will dig out the sea and pump out the puddles."

"Okay!" Li Changle said to Wang Xincheng, "You have an injury on your leg, so you will stay on the boat this time. If anything happens, go call your uncle."

"Okay, Uncle Le!" Wang Xincheng agreed and went to the driver's seat.

Li Changle put the diving equipment into a bamboo basket, and Li Erge carried it off the boat and waded through waist-deep sea water. When they were almost at the reef area, they found that the reef was surrounded by various aquatic plants, including a lot of kelp and kelp.

The large oysters, mussels, snails, clams, barnacles, and small abalone on the reef were much larger than what they had seen on Chuiyuan Island.

"Brother, look! A seahorse!" Chen Yongwei shouted, pointing at the small creature hanging on the water plants.

Li Changle also saw a few small creatures that were lying motionless with their tails tangled in the seaweed. "Put the things down and then come and deal with them."

Brother Li pointed at the seaweed and said, "Ah Le, pick some wakame and kelp to take back."

"First go ashore and find a spacious place to put your things."

Chen Yongwei pointed ahead and said, "There is a small beach there."

The sea water became shallower and shallower. The sand crabs on the beach quickly crawled into caves to hide, and the big blue crabs quickly hid in the cracks of the reefs.

Li Changle walked over quickly and saw a pair of large yellow snails under the reef. He didn't care about the blue crab and excitedly picked one up and shouted to the two people, "Look at the yellow snails!"

Brother Li, who was busy looking for a place to put the bamboo basket, turned his head and took a look, "Yours is not that big. We have picked up ones weighing more than ten pounds before, and yours weighs only four or five pounds at most." "Is this one big?" Li Changle put the big yellow snail into the bamboo basket and picked up the other one.

"This is good!" Brother Li took it and weighed it, "It's about seven or eight kilograms!"

"Brother, the two in the survival pod haven't been opened yet, and you found another one!"

"It would be better to find a few more. If you are lucky, you will get rich if you open a Fire Dragon Ball!"

"Yes, I heard that one bead can be sold for hundreds of dollars!"

Li Changle knew that the price wouldn't be high these days. This thing was hard to come by, so if he could get one, he would keep it and then sell it for money after the price went up.

I put the yellow snails into the bamboo basket, looked down and found that the blue crabs had escaped without a trace. I walked onto the beach carrying the bamboo basket. Water was flowing down my wet pants along my ankles. Only then did I realize that I had forgotten to bring my pants with me.

Fortunately, the sun is very hot at this moment. I took off my pants, put them on the reef, and found a stone to press them down. They will dry in no time.

A few people found that the sea sand here was very fine, slippery underfoot, and very comfortable on the soles of their feet.

Brother Li found a flat surface and put down his diving equipment. "Let's go and take a look at the reef while the water level is low."

"Brother, take off your wet pants first and put them on the rocks to dry for a while. They will be almost dry when you come over here."

"Row!"

The three men unbuckled their belts and took off their wet pants. Li Changle discovered that all that was exposed was their bright red underpants.

Chen Yongwei pointed at the two of them and said, "Hey, you guys are wearing red pants too!"

"Your sister-in-law made several pairs for me and forced me to wear them." Li Changle shook out the trousers and laid them on the rock, then found a stone to hold them down to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.

"Dad also wears red shorts." Brother Li picked up two net bags and gave them to the two of them with a smile.

"Red pants are good, they ward off evil spirits!"

Li Changle tied the net bag around his waist and put the chisel and pliers into the net. The three of them carried the net and walked across the reef. They found that they had to walk into the water for a distance and swim about ten meters to reach the reef.

There was a lot of seaweed and kelp growing from the reef area to the submerged reef. The three of them walked in the water for a while. The sea water became deeper and deeper, gradually reaching their chests.

Li Changle was about to swim over when he was suddenly grabbed by Chen Yongwei, "What's wrong?"

"Brother, look, there are sea cucumbers over there!" Chen Yongwei said excitedly, pointing at the seaweed under the reef.

Li Changle and Li Erge turned their heads, their pupils constricted, and saw a lot of sea cucumbers lying lazily in the seaweed.

"Oh my goodness! There are not only sea cucumbers, but also seahorses!" Li Changle and Li Erge immediately followed him and waded towards the sea cucumbers.

Suddenly, a frightened sea snake swam out from the crevice of the reef and rushed straight towards Brother Li.

"Brother, be careful!" Li Changle was quick-witted and quick-handed. He raised the scoop net and scooped it over the sea snake's head. When Brother Li Er saw the sea snake in the scoop net, he was so scared that his face turned pale.

Chen Yongwei stretched his neck to take a look, "Fuck, it's a flat-tailed sea snake. This thing is extremely poisonous."

Li Changle nodded. "Be careful when you catch the sea cucumbers. I'll send the sea snakes to shore."

"Fortunately you acted quickly, otherwise we would be in trouble!" Brother Li didn't even dare to think about the consequences of being kissed by this guy.

"Be careful, it's okay!" Chen Yongwei went over with a scoop net, grabbed a sea cucumber as thick as his wrist, and put it into the net bag, "Brother, hurry up, there are still a lot here."

"Don't be afraid. This thing moves slower than a snail. It can't get far even if it smokes a cigarette."

Brother Li grabbed a sea cucumber and put it into the net bag, then pulled apart the seaweed to find another one. "Awei, we will specifically look for isolated islands like this to fish in the sea. Not only will it save fuel, but the fish will also be of good quality."

Chen Yongwei said a little embarrassedly: "I regret giving Chuiyuan Island to Ah Shui. Now I can catch so many without even using diving equipment!"

Brother Li smiled and said, "The ocean is so vast, there are many deserted islands that no one has ever been to. We can just sail out and look for them slowly."

In the past, they only knew how to go out fishing by boat. Even if they went fishing in the sea, they only went near the beach or the White Sand Island to dig up some oysters, conchs, etc. and brought them back. They never thought of coming to these deserted islands to fish in the sea.

I didn't expect that there are so many good stuff on deserted islands. It's really smart that Alek is like to look for deserted islands when he goes out to sea.

Li Changle put the sea snake into the net bag. The two of them had already caught more than a dozen sea cucumbers. They excitedly took the scoop net and went into the water to catch them.

Pushing aside the water plants, a seahorse as long as a chopstick escaped in quick hops. However, no matter how fast it was, it was not as fast as the scoop net. In the blink of an eye, it entered the net bag along with several sea cucumbers.

Wow! The oceans of those days are truly treasures. It's nothing like later times, when even seahorses have become protected animals and anyone who dares to reach out can get a free meal.

By then, what’s sold on the market will all be farmed, and their effects will not be as good as they are now!

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