Chapter 187 Going to sea after the typhoon
Li Changle came out of Li'ao and went to Zhangjiabu to see the installed starter and slide. He said hello to Lao Zhang and pedaled back.
As soon as I arrived at the intersection of the town, I saw a man wearing a large gold chain riding a motorcycle towards me. When I looked again, I saw that the person sitting behind him was Wang Mazi's wife.
When Zheng Caihua saw Li Changle, her expression suddenly changed. She hurriedly turned around and hid, waiting for him to pass before saying to the man on the bike:
"Brother-in-law Zhao, Li Changle from our village saw me riding in your car, what should I do?"
Zhao Jincai turned around and glanced, "Li Changle? The one who beat your brother and had a falling out with Awang?"
"That's him!" Zheng Caihua hesitated and said, "He has always wanted to run goods with you. Awang thought he was too smart and was worried about something bad happening, so he never told you."
"What are you afraid of? It's not like Awang doesn't know about us." Zhao Jincai said with a proud look on his face.
Zheng Caihua patted him angrily, "It's annoying, people also want a reputation! If it spreads everywhere in the village, how will I behave in the future?"
"Then don't go back. I'll rent a house for you in the town. You can live in the town and don't have to smell the fishy smell of the sea and blow the sea breeze in the countryside every day."
"I don't want it. I heard Awang say that your next trip will be full of good stuff that will bring you money. I still have some private money. Brother-in-law, just bring me some stuff."
"Just bring it, it will be doubled after two times!" Zhao Jincai stretched out his hand and squeezed her thigh, then laughed and drove towards Tuxiaqiao.
Li Changle stopped at the corner and looked at the motorcycle speeding away, and sneered: "What a bunch of shameless things, it's almost over!"
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At two o'clock the next day, Brother Li and Brother Li left for Shuiluozhang. Li Changle slept for another half an hour, got up, changed into clothes and pants for going to sea, and went out. Zhou Ruonan was cooking rice.
“It smells so good!”
"I'll make you salted duck egg fried rice and seaweed egg drop soup with duck eggs."
Zhou Ruonan scooped up the rice and put it into a bowl, "I steamed the glutinous rice I soaked last night, fried some duck eggs for you, fried some pickles, and steamed some shrimps to put in it."
"It's good to blow rice and you won't be hungry!"
Li Changle went to the latrine 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. You go and sleep for a while. I'll brush my teeth and then eat."
"Well!" Zhou Ruonan looked at him and said softly, "I'll wait for you at home. Don't be greedy for more. Safety first."
"I know!" Li Changle stepped forward, kissed her, and patted her butt. "You don't even have a ounce of flesh on your butt, so go to sleep quickly. It's so fat."
Zhou Ruonan rolled her eyes at him, "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"
Li Changle laughed and came out after washing up. As soon as he picked up the bowl, Chen Yongwei arrived, "Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten!" Chen Yongwei brought up the lunch box, "My sister-in-law said she was going to cook rice, so my grandma boiled a few eggs and brought some salted duck eggs to me."
"You go to the side room and bring out the hand-thrown net, ground cage net and longline into the tricycle. I'll eat and leave."
"Brother, bring an extra hand-thrown net this time so you don't have to rotate it."
"I know, I'm ready."
Li Changle held a bowl that was about the same size as his head and ate the salted duck egg fried rice. He felt that being young was good, and he had a great appetite early in the morning.
The ducks at home rarely eat rice husks and rice bran, but only snail meat, small fish and shrimps. The fried rice with soaked salted duck eggs is also very fragrant, and there is no fishy smell at all.
Dahuang and Awang were squirming under the table. Li Changle kicked them lightly and said, "Go outside and watch."
"Woof woof!" the two dogs barked twice, then went out and lay down at the door.
He ate all the big bowl of rice and drank all the small pot of seaweed soup.
Li Changle burped, put all the lunch boxes brought by Chen Yongwei and his own into a backpack, carried them out, and closed the door.
Chen Yongwei took him to the pier on a tricycle and saw that many boats were already sailing towards the open sea. After resting for a few days, everyone was rushing to catch the fishing feast after the typhoon.
Li Changle and the two unloaded the things on the tricycle, knocked on Chen Dong's door, bought a box of ice, parked the tricycle at his house, and the family's boat arrived.
Brother Li controlled the fishing boat to dock. Under the noise of "dah-dah", several people loaded all the fishing gear onto the fishing boat. After they all got on the boat, Brother Li drove the boat out of the dock.
"Ale, where should we go to get off the net?"
"You are the boss and you have your say?"
"Then let's go to Zhushan Island to have a look, and then we can collect the cage nets when we come back."
"Okay!"
Li Changle stood on the bow of the ship. The wind and waves were still a bit strong, and there were many fishing boats on the sea. A dozen large ships quickly overtook them and headed to 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 up a bench and sat down. The night sea breeze was cool and had a salty smell.
About half an hour later, Brother Li slowed down, and Brother Li patted the two of them, then went to the stern chute to release the long trawl net into the sea.
Their trawl net is equipped with a float and is used to catch fish in the middle layer of the sea. The advantage of using this type of trawl is that it can catch fish in the middle layer and is less likely to get caught in the net.
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 panels on both sides of the stern in advance.
The fishing boat dragged the fishing net forward slowly amidst the sound of the motor. It was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly. Li Changle and Chen Yongwei sat there drowsily.
When daybreak was approaching, the fishing boats began to slow down. Li Changle opened his eyes and saw that their fishing boats had arrived near two islands and reefs, and there were several fishing boats operating in the distance.
"Ale, Awei is at work."
"Are we going to close the net?"
"Well!" Brother Li stood up, and Chen Yongwei also stood up after hearing the sound. The three of them took their places. Amidst the "click" sound of the net hoisting machine, the three people's strong hands finally lifted up the bulging net.
The bag is packed with fish.
At this time, the range of the red clouds connecting the sky and the water is getting wider and wider, and the sun slowly rises from the bottom of the sea.
"The net exploded!" Chen Yongwei shouted excitedly and pulled open the rope of the net bag excitedly.
Thousands of kilograms of fish, known or unknown, and nameless fish swarmed in front of several people.
White crabs, blue crabs, octopus, cuttlefish, and squids were scurrying around on the deck, hairtail fish, snake-like moray eels, and red eels were swimming quickly.
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Live prawns and sword prawns, skinned fish, grouper, puffer fish, yellow croaker, prawns, and pomfret were jumping vigorously with their bodies arched, making their last struggle.
"What are you doing in a daze? Quickly straighten the net, get down, and then sort slowly." Brother Li grinned and shouted at the three of them.
"Oh!" The three people reacted, quickly arranged the trawl net, lowered the net into the water, and Brother Li drove the fishing boat in the direction of the two islands and reefs.
Li Changle and the other three started sorting, first catching the moray eels that swam to the side of the boat and putting them into rubber buckets. In total, they caught a dozen moray eels that were as thick as an adult's wrist and two red eels.
Then there are the crabs. They step on the back shell, grab them, tie them with hemp rope and put them in a bamboo basket. If they encounter any fish that are too small and still alive, they pick them up and throw them back into the sea. The dead ones are kept for later use as bait.
"F*ck!" Chen Yongwei yelled and jumped up, his already dark face completely smeared with the ink produced by 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 rising sun, as well as the seabirds gathering in that sea area, he was so excited that he couldn't shout out.
He raised his hand and patted Chen Yongwei beside him, pointed at the shining silver sea surface, and finally shouted, "Quick, big school of fish, get the net!"
Chen Yongwei and Brother Li heard the sound he squeezed out of his throat, looked in the direction he pointed, and shouted loudly to Brother Li.
"Brother, turn left, there are big fish schools over there."
"Go get the net quickly, it's silver pomfret."
Brother Li, who was standing in the driver's seat, had already discovered the school of fish. He looked at the invisible silver light in front of him, his heart beat faster, and he excitedly turned the rudder and headed towards the school of pomfret.
When the boat arrived near the fish school, we could see countless silver pomfrets flashing silver light in the morning sun on the water surface. Looking underwater, we saw that the bottom of the sea was a shadowy black mass. The fish school was like a huge curtain, covering the bottom of the sea.
Go down.
The fishing boat slowly dragged the fishing net through the fish school. It was foreseeable that there would be at least a thousand kilograms of fish in the net.
"April to June is the breeding season for pomfret. They will swim in groups to the shore to lay eggs. We were lucky enough to encounter them."
"They were unlucky enough to meet us!"
Li Changle and Chen Yongwei quickly ran to the cabin to hold the throwing net. They straightened the net as they walked, took a deep breath, stabilized the base, and threw the net suddenly. The big net caught the fish and waited until the weight dropped slightly.
When it sinks, start pulling the net.
The brothers were as excited as if they were drunk, and their faces were red.
"Move quickly, and the more you cast the net, the more money you will earn."
Brother Li saw that his arm muscles were bulging, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help. Chen Yongwei was so strong that he quickly collected the fishing rope and pulled the fishing net onto the boat without anyone's help.
The two shook the net open, and the shining silver pomfret instantly covered the deck. They quickly straightened the fishing net and walked towards the side of the ship.
At the Wharf Seafood Shop, small silver pomfret under half a catty is 2 cents per catty, and over half a catty is 4 cents. The three fish that were sold at the restaurant last time and over 2 catties are just one dollar and a half.
These silver pomfrets are like shining silver banknotes. It is such a rare opportunity. If you cast as many nets as possible, there will be fewer gaps in the money to build a new house.
When the boat arrived at a school of pomfret, we saw sharks, tuna, mackerel and other large fish feeding in the water, emerging from the water 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 alone, he began to feel a little exhausted. Seeing this, Brother Li quickly stepped forward to help pull the net together.
Two other fishing boats operating nearby also discovered the school of pomfret and increased their power to move closer. Both boats were tin boats more than ten meters long.
After getting close, use the boom to quickly release the seine and start the operation. The hull of the boat quickly circles the fish, and the shining silver fish are fished out one by one.
Li Changle's fishing boats and hand-thrown nets are not at the same level as theirs. The good thing is that the fish school is big enough, so there is no need to worry about them coming to seize the territory.
When the iron boat sailed past them, several people clearly saw that there were many large deep-sea fish piled on the boat. The people over there glanced at them and continued to chase the fish.
Chapter completed!