Chapter 144 Brother, leave some leftovers for the little brother
The four of them were all smiling as they sailed out to sea again. They no longer had to wait for the tide to go out to make money, and there was a greater chance of making a fortune by fishing.
Li Changle drove the boat, and the three of them, Brother Li, Brother Li, and Awei, began to organize the cages. He and Awei's, plus the cages of the eldest brother and the second brother's family, totaled sixty-six cages.
There were eleven groups of eleven, which happened to be divided into six groups. They straightened the ground cage and stretched it out to check it. After finishing it, they picked up the sand shovel and scooped up the small miscellaneous fish prepared at noon, and put them evenly into the ground cage.
Bait bags and arrange the ground cages neatly and orderly.
When the boat arrived at the sea area near Mantou Island, Li Changle stopped the boat and went to help before the ground cage was finished.
First throw the small anchor that fixes the ground cage into the sea, and then maintain a rhythm similar to the speed of the ship and lower the ground cage into the sea.
The last ground cage in the first row also has a small anchor for fixation, and a buoy with a long rope attached to it.
After placing a row of cages, Brother Li put the buoy into the sea and shouted to the sea: "The cages are full of fish and shrimps."
Li Changle connected the remaining fishing rope to the second ground cage and placed the second ground cage in sequence.
After the second row of floor cages was placed, the third row was placed next. The six sets of floor cages were all placed into the sea at intervals. Brother Li drove the fishing boat and slowly drove to the northwest of the Groove Island.
This side is full of cliffs, and the sea water keeps lapping on the rocks. They had no intention of docking here, so Brother Li stopped the fishing boat.
Li Changle and the other three brought out three more rubber buckets. Each bucket was coiled with countless circles of fishing line, and densely packed fishhooks hung from the edge of the bucket.
This is the longline fishing that Li's father used to make. It is simple to make. A main line is 500 meters long, and a sub-line is tied about every eight meters, and a fishhook is hung.
They didn't set up the bait when they set sail, so now they have to spend a lot of effort.
Li Changle and the three of them sat down cross-legged, picked up the fish and shrimp in the bamboo basket, and began to hang the bait in the order of the hooks hanging on the edge of the bucket. They were all old fishermen, and their movements of hanging the bait were very neat.
After the bait was hung, Brother Li asked Brother Li to drive the fishing boat slowly towards the desert island. Because when the line was released, the boat speed was too fast and the hook could not be thrown. If it was too slow, the line was released too loose and it would easily get entangled.
Together.
He first threw the stone sinking rope into the sea and the buoy at the same time, and then released the lines one by one, tying a stone sinking rope every other section of the line to make the fishhook sink as much as possible.
After the first barrel was finished, Brother Li took the main line and said to Li Changle: "Come and try it, and let me see if you can do it?"
When they got their own boat, they would have to rely on Ah Le and Ah Wei to do the longline fishing work. He watched Ah Le do it again and corrected any mistakes.
Li Changle took it with a smile, "Second brother, don't worry. I learned from my dad before. I'm just lazy, so I pretend not to know how to do it."
Brother Li kicked him, "You still have the nerve to say it!"
"Men stand up at thirty, and I will wake up before I reach thirty. It's not too late."
"..." Brother Li was speechless, picked up the kettle and took two sips, "As long as you can be a lazy dog, you have at least a hundred reasons."
"Second brother is right, Brother Ale used to be really lazy."
Li Changle smiled awkwardly, connected the end of the first main line with the beginning of the second main line, the buoy rope, and the stone sinking rope and threw them into the sea, and then threw the hook into the sea.
Brother Li was originally worried that he would be in a hurry, twisting the thread together. Looking at his skillful appearance, he suddenly felt relieved, feeling that he finally looked like a fisherman.
Chen Yongwei took out a cigarette and handed it to Brother Li and Brother Li. Then he lit one and stuffed it into Li Changle's mouth. He sat on the deck and chatted with Brother Li.
"Second brother, when you went out to sea with Uncle Atang, how many kilograms was the most you caught?"
"I was lucky enough to catch 700-800 kilograms of white pomfret once. That time my father and I were so nervous. The money we earned was enough to pay off the money we owed the village when we bought the boat, and also bought a line and a hook.
Longline fishing.”
Brother Li picked it up loudly and said: "I used to go fishing with my dad. When the luck was good, a group of lines could catch fifty or sixty kilograms. If the luck was bad, it would only be twenty or thirty kilograms."
Brother Li took over, "But the fish caught in longline fishing were all big fish. The price of fish in the first two years was too cheap. After one month, the boat didn't make much money, so we signed a long-term contract with Dafang.
Go sailing with them."
"Brother, when we get rich in the future, we will change to a ten-meter-long iron boat, install the trawl net and seine net, and use motorized slides. It will save much effort when we encounter fish schools."
“Trawling is better than trawling, and longline fishing is better than longline fishing. Trawling rarely catches large fish, while longline fishing rarely catches small fish. The main reason is to use machines to save time and effort.
Also, there is a fishing ban now, and the good thing is that the control is not very strict. If it were as strict as the way they took away the fish, we would have to rest for several months a year."
While he was talking, Li Changle had already fished the remaining longline, and the boat had arrived near the desert island. The terrain of the entire island was high in the north and low in the south. The west side was full of steep cliffs, while the east side was relatively flat.
Brother Li directly drove the boat to the east and anchored. Awei pulled the cable and got off the boat, and carefully tied the cable to a rock towering on the shore.
Brother Li pointed to the south and said, "There is a big puddle there. How about we go to the puddle and have a look?"
Li Changle smiled and said: "Brother, did you hear Ah Wei say that we got a big deal from the puddles?"
Brother Li smiled and nodded, "I haven't scooped out a puddle yet!"
"Is the location of the puddle high? If it is high, I will get my secret weapon." Li Changle asked with a stern look on his face.
Brother Li gave him a funny slap, "Aren't they just a few water pipes? They look mysterious every day."
"Awei is such a big mouth!" Li Changle glared at Chen Yongwei who was laughing, turned around, picked up his backpack, and the four of them walked towards the south of the island.
The tide has receded to the bottom, and the reefs on the island are exposed. The towering steep and sharp rocks are densely covered with rainbows, oysters, and bergamot snails that are several times larger than those at the pier.
In the small puddle under the reef, there are countless clams and various shellfish.
There were those oysters and bergamot snails in the cave in front of them. The few people who were used to eating big meals had no interest in digging into these things.
Chen Yongwei said with a smile: "If it weren't for the oysters and Buddha's hands in the cave, we would all rush in and dig them out right now."
"Next time, put the cage down here, and take my sister-in-law and the little ones with me when I come here, so that they won't have to pry those big seafood at the dock every day."
"Well, we don't have to worry about that brat Li Xiaoyang going to the sea to make money every day." Brother Li sighed, "The two in my family are either good at studying or they go to the sea to make a living."
"The same goes for my Xiaobo. When asked to do his homework, he would rather help his grandma weave a web. From now on, it will be up to Xiaohai and Xiaozhou to see if they can learn something and become famous."
Li Changle felt proud and spoke modestly, "My two have not officially started school yet. Who knows whether they will be like his brothers in the future?"
"Brother, you see there are general hats here. These things are as big as sand shells. Can you take some back?" Chen Yongwei pointed to the shellfish on the reef that were larger than Yin Yang and said.
After seeing this, Li Changle said excitedly: "Damn, there are so many small abalones, hurry up and dig them out with a chisel!" In later generations, small abalones like this have been difficult to find, and almost all of them are farmed large abalones.
It is said that the essence is concentrated. This kind of small abalone is plump and delicious, and it is delicious whether it is cooked in soup or stew.
"This thing is not valuable. You want to eat it and get some to take with you when you go back." Brother Li turned around and said with a look of disgust.
"You brat, you can't walk when you see a big stuff!" Brother Li from behind smiled and pushed him, "It's only been more than two hours. Hurry up to the puddle to see if there are any big stuff. Is there any more?"
I’m busy going back to collect long lines!”
"...What are the two of you thinking!"
Seeing that none of the three were interested, Li Changle had no choice but to walk forward. Suddenly, he heard the sound of seabirds chirping in his ears.
He turned his head and saw many seabirds hovering on the sea in the distance. He thought that when whales hunted, seabirds would gather nearby to snatch the whale's prey.
As soon as I had this idea, several water columns suddenly rose into the sky from the sea, and countless fish jumped out of the water and fled frantically.
Three black and white, round figures emerged from the water, opening their mouths to devour the fish. There seemed to be two more in the water chasing away the fish, and those bold seagulls actually grabbed food from their mouths.
"Fuck~" Li Changle's throat seemed to be clogged with excitement, and he shouted with all his strength, "Look, the killer whale is hunting."
"Fuck~"
Illiterate people have only this sentence to express their excitement.
The four of them ran quickly among the rocks and ran to the reef closest to the sea. They looked excitedly and distressed at the whales on the sea with their abyss-like mouths swallowing fish.
"Holy shit~ It's still a group of whales."
"It's a pity, I can only watch."
I would not dare to sail out to grab food.
Big ships don't dare to confront these tigers in the sea, let alone their small fishing boats. A swipe of the tail fin can cause the boat to fall apart.
At this moment, Li Changle wished that he could grow a pair of wings like a seabird and fly to the tiger's mouth to grab food.
Then I thought that the guy with black and white colors was like Erha, and his brain was somewhat abnormal.
These guys sometimes push schools of fish to the surface of the water just to attract seabirds to feed so that they can have a change of taste, but then they gave up the idea.
"After they finish hunting, we can go over and catch some small fish and shrimps."
"Oh~oh..." Li Changle opened his arms and waved to the whales in the sea, "Brother, don't finish eating, leave some leftovers for my little brother..."
"Tire stuck, do you think they understand..."
Before Brother Li finished speaking, two water columns rose into the sky from the sea, and then two tail fins flapped on the sea at the same time, and a rain of fish began to crackle on the beach.
Chapter completed!