Chapter 83: More than 100 kilograms of anchovies (Please subscribe!)

The fishing net was placed at his feet. When he saw the school of fish appear, Liang Ziqiang quickly grabbed the fishing net, and he and his father each took one side of the boat and began to prepare for fishing.

“Is this a porgy?”

Soon he could see the appearance of the fish clearly.

Each of these fish is very slender and long, and their bodies become smaller as they go further back, and their entire bodies are silvery-white.

Anchovy, also known as horse anchovy and anchovy.

The tail of this fish is quite special, its forked shape resembles the tail of a phoenix, so it is called anchovy.

What’s more special is that if fishermen deliberately go to relatively distant seas to fish, they generally cannot catch anchovies.

Because this fish is a migratory fish, it usually likes to move around at the junction of rivers, seas, and lakes. Sometimes it swims in the sea and then swims to the rivers.

It can handle both seawater and freshwater, and survive without pressure. Perhaps, it can also be said to be "amphibious" in another sense? "Yes, this fish can be worth 40 cents per pound, that's enough, let's cast the net!"

As Liang's father spoke, he did not delay his work at all. When he said the last word, he decisively threw the net in his hand towards the school of fish below.

Liang Ziqiang also cast down the fishing net in his hand almost at the same time.

Looking at his father's overjoyed expression, Liang Ziqiang couldn't help but want to complain.

You know, the anchovy is called anchovy, anchovy fish, and horse anchovy in their place. If it lives in the Yangtze River, it will have another famous name - Yangtze River knife fish.

The Yangtze River knife fish was later sold for several thousand yuan per pound. In fact, it looks basically the same as the silver carp in this sea.

My father said that the price was 40 cents per pound, but he also said happily, "It can be worth 40 cents."

“Usually when we go out to sea, anchovies aren’t common!”

Liang Tiancheng muttered as he waited on the sidelines to help close the net.

"It's strange that they are common! This fish likes the area where rivers and seas meet and where fresh and salt water mix. Don't you see where we are now? The exit of Huagu River is in front of us, and there is another river ahead!"

Liang Ziqiang looked towards the shore and saw a village with scattered low houses on the seashore, which was naturally Dayu Village.

Further behind Dayu Village, towards the mountains, there are many stone houses. That is Huagu Village, where Chen Xiangbei lives.

Just as my father said, standing at the bow, you can see a golden-belt-like waterway winding along. That is the Huagu River.

On the wedding day, Chen Xiangbei will take a river boat, pass Huagu Village, then pass Dayu Village, sail into the sea from the river mouth in front of her, and come to the sea to meet him.

While waiting to close the net, Liang's father also looked around, analyzed the position, and finally decided:

"It's almost where we are now. The wedding boat will stop here on that day, waiting for the bride's boat to come over from the river!"

Liang Ziqiang nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a while, it was estimated that it was almost time to close the net. As usual, Liang Tiancheng assisted Liang's father, and Liang Zifeng assisted Liang Ziqiang, and together they pulled the net from the water to the boat.

This time the school of fish was obviously not as dense and spectacular as the golden pomfret yesterday. After catching them, it was estimated that there were only about 60 to 70 kilograms in each net.

The catch was quickly dumped into the cabin. The two nets together weighed more than 100 kilograms.

"Hurry up and fill another net. You take care of this net, Afeng!"

While the fish were still there, Liang's father gave orders. Seeing that there were not many remaining defeated soldiers, he decided to let Liang Zifeng practice.

Liang Zifeng picked up the fishing net and put it on the bow.

Liang Ziqiang was shocked when he saw his posture, and quickly reminded him: "Relax your feet and stay away from the net rope!"

The reason why he hurried forward to look at it was because he knew very well that it would be extremely dangerous if one's feet were tripped by the net rope when casting the net.

Every year, a large proportion of accidents that occur when fishermen are fishing are caused by fishermen getting hooked on ropes while casting their nets and falling into the vast ocean.

It seems that my little brother is not cut out for fishing...

As the time is ripe, it seems that I have to slowly remind my father and make him change his mind.

Under his intent gaze, Liang Zifeng finally succeeded in casting the net.

While waiting for the net to be drawn, Liang Ziqiang sneered and said to his father: "Everyone has his own strengths. It seems that Ah Feng's expertise is really not here!"

The father looked at the sea and didn't respond...

I didn't say anything right, nor did I blame him for talking nonsense.

After waiting for a while, Liang Zifeng pulled up the fishing net. As expected, the harvest was not big, only about ten to twenty kilograms.

"It's okay, it's better than nothing!" Liang Zifeng wiped the sweat from his forehead, but he didn't care at all.

"This season is not the time for anchovies to spawn. Otherwise, anchovy roe is a valuable commodity!"

Father Liang looked at the empty sea where the fish had completely dispersed and said with some regret.

The anchovy roe is jade-like in shape and tastes sweet and delicious. After being dried, the roe looks like amber and tastes mellow and sweet. Anchovies are not very valuable these days, but roe is more expensive.

Liang Ziqiang looked further ahead and asked his father, "Further ahead is the area where the river water meets the sea water. Should we try our luck there and see if we can catch another wave of anchovies?"

Liang's father seemed to have the same plan and immediately drove the boat forward.

After driving a few more miles, we saw a river winding its way into the sea.

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Unfortunately, after wandering around, I didn’t see any large numbers of anchovies.

The father and his sons did not plan to stay for long, so they turned around and prepared to return the same way with some disappointment.

While turning around, Liang Ziqiang suddenly caught a glimpse of a huge figure swimming leisurely in the sea a few meters away.

"There's a fish lying down. It's a big fish!"

Liang Tiancheng also discovered it at the same time and was the first to shout it out.

"It's rare to find such a big fish in this place. Let's get ready quickly!" Liang's father was also surprised.

After all, normally the farther you are from the coast, the greater the possibility of catching big fish.

Liang's father immediately adjusted the course again and headed quickly towards the location of the big fish.

The big fish seemed to notice something and swam faster to escape.

Liang Ziqiang had already prepared a fishing net at the bow. He quickly aimed at the big fish and threw the net in his hand! Caught it!

When the big fish found the fishing net closing in, it struggled to break out, but the more it struggled, the tighter it got, and it was completely wrapped up in the fishing net.

This time there was no need to wait, Liang Ziqiang immediately pulled up the fishing net.

Although it's just one fish, it's still not easy to pull up.

After pulling it up and falling into the cabin, the three brothers were dumbfounded looking at the big fish jumping vigorously.

It’s not the same as the sea fish they imagined!

The fish has a laterally flattened body, a relatively round abdomen, a slightly raised back head, and a typical horseshoe-shaped mouth.

The whole fish body is yellowish brown with a hint of golden yellow on the sides.

How can this be a sea fish? It is clearly a common carp in a pond! "Isn't this a common carp in a small pond? This fish lives in fresh water. Could it be the legendary 'sea carp'?"

The third brother Liang Zifeng had a face full of question marks and couldn't help but ask.

Although Liang Ziqiang was also surprised, he was not puzzled. He looked at the third brother:

"How can this be a sea carp? Sea carps don't look like this at all. You are not mistaken, this is the most common freshwater carp in the small pond!"

"But since it's a freshwater fish, it can't survive in the ocean! Not only did this fish survive, it also grew to 40 or 50 kilograms! This is too strange, why is this happening?"

Liang Zifeng was puzzled and looked over, wanting to know from Liang Ziqiang what was going on.

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