The Last Net
Watching the wonders on the sea while eating, the father and son both regretted that they did not have four hands. The fishing boats next to them were visibly full of cargo, and every boat was filled with sardines and various large fish.
Most of the people on other ships were resting on the deck, but unfortunately the manpower was limited.
After Aguang and the others put down the fishing nets again, they took a break there and pulled the boat over.
"Dongzi, how many nets did you catch? How many kilograms did you catch?"
"Two or three thousand pounds, maybe. My arm strength is too much, otherwise I wouldn't have to rest. What about you?"
"It's almost the same. There are just a few more big fish than you. I don't dare to catch too many fish in one net. If I catch too many, I'm afraid I won't be able to pull them in."
Father Ye smiled and said: "A few big fish are enough. Those sardines are not valuable. Any big deep-sea fish is worth a few hundred kilograms of sardines."
Father Pei said with a smile: "That's what I said, so after dawn, we try to catch big goods."
"It's just more labor-intensive. After finishing today's vote, everyone will have to rest for a few days and won't be able to come out." Aguang shook his sore arms, not knowing whether to be happy, happy, or happy...
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Ye Yaodong put away the half-eaten lunch box, wiped his mouth and said, "I made a year's worth of money in one day, not to mention a few days' rest, a month's rest is enough!"
Father Pei laughed loudly, "Dongzi is right."
"Enough rest, let's continue."
Ye Yaodong was stimulated by the big fish on Aguang's fishing boat. He shook his hands and threw the net, intending to seize the time and continue working. He had already set his sights on the yellowfin tuna not far away.
In the eyes of these fishermen, sardines are just bait for catching big fish, and catching them is just a casual thing.
Unfortunately, they didn't see bluefin tuna around. There were boats everywhere, and it was difficult to change places. They had to catch whatever was in front of them to avoid losing everything.
Seeing that they were busy again and caught another yellowfin tuna, Aguang happily called his father to continue.
If you work hard and finish this job, you won’t have to worry about getting married!!!
Other fishing boats on the sea did not dare to take more rest. One less catch would mean a loss of dozens of dollars.
Densely dense sardines on the sea surface are constantly swimming, with big fish chasing and preying behind them, and fishing boats following closely, from dawn to dusk.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation from a boat in front of them. The fishing boats that were slowly moving forward to catch fish all stopped one after another.
Ye Yaodong and the others had just struggled to collect a net, and they were still leaning on the side of the boat to rest when they heard calls for help coming from the fishing boats in front of them.
Father Ye stretched out half of his body and leaned out of the side of the ship to look around. He only saw a person floating up and down on the sea ahead...
"It seems something happened to the ship in front, Dongzi!"
Ye Yaodong also frowned and looked at it, "I saw it. It seems that someone fell in. Dad, let's drive the boat up a little and see if we can help."
There is a generally accepted agreement at sea that people in distress at sea must be rescued. Even if you are trawling or loading cargo, rescuing people must be your top priority.
There are big fish everywhere on the sea. He also saw several great white sharks in front of him. Generally, whales and sharks do not eat humans, but there is no guarantee that something will happen. If the smell of blood appears...
Not only their fishing boat, but also many fishing boats around saw this accident. Everyone quickly drove their engines towards the boat, and then spontaneously surrounded the area, trying to prevent the big fish on the sea from getting close.
It was too late, but it was too late. By the time they gathered around, the splashing water on the sea had subsided. Ye Yaodong looked around and thought it was relatively safe. He took off his coat, took off his watch and jumped in. There were two boats next to him.
Two people also jumped down.
As soon as he dived into the water, he saw a middle-aged woman sinking to the bottom, still struggling weakly, and swam towards her quickly. However, he had lost too much strength to close the net before, and his arm strength was limited. The woman seemed to be grasping at straws.
He was struggling there holding on to his clothes, but fortunately, the other two people who jumped down also swam over to help, and he was relieved.
At this time, he also saw densely packed sardines under the sea not far away. The magnificent scenery was even more spectacular than what he could see on the sea.
His eyes widened in an instant, and he saw countless sardines constantly shuttled in front of him, arranged in various regular or irregular groups, as if they were dancing.
In just a few seconds, this magnificent natural landscape was deeply engraved in his mind. When he surfaced, he was still a little dazed and his eyes were still shining.
The other two people also had the same expression. Neither of them expected that the sardines on the sea were just the tip of the iceberg of the sardine storm. The truly spectacular sight was in the sea.
But it only took a moment for them to come back to their senses when they saw the ships gathering around them and the noise in their ears.
The three of them, the husband of the woman on the boat, and some enthusiastic fishermen on the boat, worked together to drag the middle-aged woman on board, and then they also climbed onto the boat.
After Ye Yaodong got on the boat, he sat in the corner gasping for breath and watched other people give first aid.
All the surrounding ships also gathered together and watched with concern.
Fortunately, they were rescued in time. The middle-aged woman vomited water after first aid and slowly woke up.
The woman's husband was so happy that he almost burst into tears. He kept thanking everyone and said it was all his fault that he couldn't swim. He then left the addresses of several people who helped, indicating that he would come to thank them when he returned home.
After Ye Yaodong announced his door, he also climbed onto his boat and continued to sit slumped and swinging his arms, looking at the various big fish on the sea in the distance. The scene he had just seen at the bottom of the sea flashed through his mind, and he had endless aftertaste.
, I also have some more ideas in my mind.
People's horizons need to be expanded. When the horizons are wider and the pattern is bigger, life will be broader.
Father Ye asked him to take off his wet clothes first and wear a coat to avoid catching a cold. It was only around 2 o'clock in the afternoon and no one wanted to go back early.
"And this watch, when did you buy it? It's a waste of time. You can afford to buy such an expensive thing..."
Ye Yaodong took the watch and looked at the time before putting it in his pocket. He didn't answer his father's questions. If he liked nagging, he would just nag him a few words.
Father Ye also knew that his son had changed a lot in the past few months. He no longer spoke with the same anger as before, and at most he only liked to mutter a few words when he couldn't stand it.
After resting, Father Ye let the boat float with the waves. They would continue to work hard to catch a few more big fish. It was cloudy today and the sky looked a bit dark. They needed to hurry up.
When arranging the fishing net, Ye Yaodong found that during the continuous high-intensity casting, the fishing net had been damaged in parts and had too many holes, all because the big fish struggled too hard. They could continue to catch, but it was easy to miss fish, but they
Mainly to catch big fish, the sardines will run away as soon as they run away.
He rubbed the sore muscles on his arms. They no longer had the strength to cast the net at the beginning, and the net could not be fully opened. They originally did not expect those sardines, as long as they could catch one big fish, it was enough.
Fortunately, their hopes were not in vain. There were still many big fish on the sea, and they were all following the sardines. However, there were few fish to choose from within their field of vision, so they could only catch what was available.
No matter how many sardines are brought in every time, the big fish will bring one. Even though the two of them are exhausted and can hardly lift their hands, they still hope to catch two more.
At this time, Ye Yaodong looked at the big blue shark that was closest to them.
Before, they had deliberately avoided those super-large whale sharks, which they could not catch, but there was no way. Only the blue shark was the closest to them in their field of vision.
Fortunately, the blue shark is relatively small among the sharks. This one is less than two meters long and has a slender body, probably over 100 pounds. However, there are also a lot of sardines in the net. The father and son grinned and worked hard.
Pull it up as usual.
Although the shark's meat is not valuable, its fins are valuable, and those are shark fins, which is better than catching a net of sardines.
After randomly scattering the blue shark and the sardines caught together on the deck, the father and son were almost paralyzed from exhaustion. They leaned on the side of the boat, gasping for air, and their hands were shaking violently.
"Dad, are you still arresting me? It's almost five o'clock."
Although a man can't say no, human strength has its limits. He is really dying from the high-intensity physical work. He feels that his hands are no longer his own, and the boat is full of sardines. Some corners are piled up like small hills. They
There is no place to stay.
The sky has also become darker. It gets dark quickly in autumn and winter, but today it is still cloudy, making it even darker.
The longline was still left in the sea behind them, and neither of them was willing to leave to collect it. If they miss this opportunity, they may not catch it again in the future, and there is no extra food on their boat to allow them to chase sardines for a day or two.
There wasn't that much ice to keep it fresh, so they all wanted to catch as much as possible now.
"Are you going back? What a pity..."
Father Ye was also gasping for air, and his hands were so sore that he couldn't lift them up, but he still couldn't bear to leave.
"Can you still lift your hand?" Ye Yaodong was reluctant to leave, but he had no choice but to stay there. They could only watch and chase the sardines on the boat for a day or two, but they still had no strength to catch them.
It's better to go back and rest early.
Although Father Ye was reluctant to give up, he also knew that it was useless to stay any longer. He looked at the sea eagerly and said: "Let's go, let's go back..."
"Hey wait, there are still row hooks confiscated. What should we do? We have no strength in our hands?"
Ye Yaodong also thought of this.
"Those rows of hooks can only be thrown into the sea for one night. Tomorrow I will ask my eldest and second brothers to sail over to help me collect them. They should not be lost. By the way, I will take them to trawl this area. The sardine storm has just passed. This area
The goods from sea areas are definitely better than those from other sea areas.”
"Okay, but it's a pity that they didn't know where to trawl today. I looked around on the sea and didn't see my boat."
"Well, then go back... eh?"
Ye Yaodong noticed that a marlin suddenly appeared on the sea next to him, and he immediately stared at it with shining eyes.
Father Ye also saw the marlin suddenly appearing around them on the sea, and said cruelly: "Dongzi, catch one last net, and we will go back after we catch that marlin."
"OK!"
This marlin is more than two meters long and weighs about one hundred kilograms. It is considered a minor. Adult marlins are generally three or four meters long.
It is cobalt blue on top and silvery white below; it has a distinct dorsal fin and a long, deadly spear-like mandible.
Ye Yaodong resisted and raised his arms to cast the net. After catching it, both of them beamed with joy. This was half the success, as they were just about to pull it up.
The arms of the father and son, which had been exhausted, burst out with strength again.
Both of them had veins bulging on their hands and foreheads, and they were biting their back teeth and trying to use their last strength, but this net was particularly heavy for them.
They tried their best to drag the fishing net to the side of the ship. They were about to use more force, but unexpectedly they couldn't pull it up, so they could only stay there.
Ye Yaodong was cursing and was very depressed. He wanted to give up but felt it was a pity. Father Ye and he felt in a dilemma.
Can't we let him catch a decent one in the last net?
There was another chapter that was reviewed. I went to poke the editor, but he still reviewed it even though he was not driving.
Chapter completed!