Chapter 75: The first net of the new ship, Hong Jiaji! (Seeking votes)
The night passed in a flash, and the sun rose again, ushering in September 1st, the day when the new ship was first "released" to the sea.
This day was not only an auspicious day chosen in advance, but also the weather was quite favorable. The sun was shining brightly in the morning and the sea breeze was particularly gentle.
Before going to the small pier, the whole family first went to the Mazu Temple in the village.
Compared with the previous five days of worshipping Mazu, this trip out to sea to worship and pray was particularly grand.
This time, the family prepared offerings such as chicken, meat, rice balls, and fruits overnight. After they were arranged neatly, they poured wine.
The whole family devoutly burned incense, knelt and kowtowed, praying to Mazu to bless the new ship with safety and great profits.
Liang's father also did a very special thing: he took out a small boat that was only the size of a palm and placed it on a wooden rack next to him.
The wooden rack was already filled with at least a hundred similar miniature boats.
Liang Ziqiang understood the significance of his father's actions. This small boat, the size of a palm, was a "model ship" of the new boat at home.
According to the custom of the village, before launching the boat for the first time, a model like this must be made and enshrined in the Mazu Temple. In this way, Mazu will always pay attention to the safety of the boat.
After coming out of the Mazu Temple, we headed to the small pier.
At this moment, many villagers also gathered to watch the Liang family's new ship go out to sea.
On the beach, the two boats belonging to Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian were similar in size and shape, but the paint patterns on the hulls were different.
The background colors are mainly blue and red, but the Lin family's new ship is painted with fish and shrimp patterns, symbolizing "a cabin full of fish and shrimp"; the Liang family's new ship has lotus patterns painted on the side of the ship, meaning "good luck continues."
There are two phoenixes painted on the stern, which echo the "dragon head" on the bow, meaning "dragon head and phoenix tail".
On the outer panel of the cabin, there were still two large, flying characters written in paint: "De Fu".
Liang Ziqiang approached the new ship and saw that various auspicious words were pasted on important parts of the ship.
There is a sticker on the bow that reads "The bow suppresses the waves", on the Narcissus Gate it is written "Sailing with the current, fully loaded with fish and shrimps", and at the stern it is written "The sea is calm".
Today, only the Liang family's ship is going out to sea, while Lin Baixian's family's ship will be sent out to sea on another date.
A cooked chicken and a cooked fish, both with red ribbons tied on their heads, were placed on the bow of the new ship.
Liang's father burned incense and paper, and once again kowtowed to the heaven, the earth, and Mazu on the beach.
After pouring tea and wine on the three gods, the extremely important step comes: "finishing touch".
Liang's father came to the front of the boat, stretched out his hand, and slowly untied the red cloth covering the eyes on both sides of the boat.
The "eyes" of the wooden boat are revealed. But what is special is that there is only a pair of protruding eyes like a big fish, but no pupils are drawn.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, Liang Ziqiang watched his father raise the brush and paint the eyes of the "dragon eye".
As soon as his father finished this step, Liang Ziqiang could no longer hold back and joined in pushing the new boat, which slowly slid into the water.
The father and his two sons quickly boarded the boat, and amid the continuous sound of firecrackers and the gaze of their relatives on the shore, they slowly sailed towards the blue sea.
"Good luck with your business. How about we sail the boat a little further out and cast the net?"
Standing in the boat that was obviously more spacious than the old one, Liang's father shouted to his three sons with excitement in his voice.
"Okay! Go a little further and catch a big fish!"
Liang Ziqiang's answer was so loud that it drowned out the sound of the engine.
The recent income from the new boat’s catch will definitely be used to help him with the various wedding expenses.
While Liang Ziqiang was excited, he was also a little nervous. What kind of fish would he encounter in the first net? If he encountered a group of skinned fish, he would definitely go around them and pretend he didn't see them. Because skinned fish are too cheap, even cheaper than cabbage. He would definitely not touch this kind of fish in the first net;
If you encounter a white mullet, you have to ignore it. When fishermen open their business, they like black fish, not white fish. Black represents a dark mass, with many fish;
As for the sunfish and the like, they would just curse their bad luck and run as far away as possible.
Liang Ziqiang looked out at the vast sea, thoughts flashing through his mind one after another.
"Huh?"
He turned his eyes and suddenly found that on the east side, the reflection of the morning glow on the sea surface seemed to have an extra...
But how could the morning glow move by itself like this?
"Dad, go a little east, yes, drive a little further!" he shouted to his father hurriedly.
"Why, there are fish on the east side?"
Almost as soon as Liang's father finished speaking, he followed Liang Ziqiang's finger and discovered something strange in the entire area of the sea to the east.
Turning the steering wheel, we headed up towards the surging "morning glow".
"What kind of fish is so bright red and there are so many of them?"
As the fish were surging underwater and at a distance, he couldn't see clearly, so Liang Zifeng muttered curiously.
"Come closer and you'll find out!"
Eldest brother Liang Tiancheng was also very excited.
"No matter what kind of fish it is, black fish is better than white fish, and red fish is better than black fish. When a new boat is launched, the first thing we want to catch is red fish. It's booming!"
Liang's father was already so happy that he couldn't even talk.
The boat got closer, and Liang Ziqiang could finally see the fish clearly through the water.
Strictly speaking, it’s not red, but copper red! “Red gaji! This is a huge piece of red gaji!”
After Liang Ziqiang saw clearly, he immediately shouted to his father.
"It's really red snapper. This fish is not cheap! Come on, let's get the boat on board and don't let them get away!"
Liang Tiancheng also saw it clearly later, and hurriedly urged while taking the net. Even Liang Zifeng, who was too lazy to move all the way, was so anxious that he jumped around on the boat and hurried to help his eldest brother take the net.
"Look at you, you're as anxious as a monkey. What's the point of being anxious? Hurry up and follow me!"
Liang's father was obviously very anxious himself, but he kept scolding his eldest son. Perhaps this was his special way of expressing his happiness.
Liang Tiancheng held the big fishing net, and for some reason he didn't give it to his father, but to his second brother Liang Ziqiang: "Qiang, you have the best luck. You cast the first net, and you will definitely catch a full net and a full boat!"
The younger brother Liang Zifeng also agreed: "That's right, second brother, we didn't pay attention to this side just now, but you turned around and found this piece of red Jiaji! You have a keen eye, you are the best to take care of this net!"
Liang Ziqiang was stunned for a moment. Is this how the word "insightful" is used?
Not only was he stunned, but Liang's father who was standing beside him was even more stunned.
He stretched out his hands, waiting for his sons to hand him the net, but his sons seemed to be blind. They didn't even look at him and directly handed the net to Liang Ziqiang?
Who is the captain of this ship?
They are rebelling. If you don't consider them as your blood relatives, you'll just kick them into the sea!
Liang Ziqiang also noticed his father's puffy cheeks and his extremely unfriendly eyes.
After silently praying for his two brothers who were blind and had extremely low emotional intelligence, he handed the fishing net to his father: "Dad should do it. He is a veteran and has the most experience. The three of us just need to learn from him!"
Seeing this, Liang's father's expression eased a little and he retracted his kick, but his anger was still there. He pointed at the eldest and third sons with his fingers:
"Watch carefully, especially you two, you haven't learned anything in all these years. The second one is okay, he's more sophisticated in every aspect!"
Liang Ziqiang complained in his heart: Dad, isn't this too obvious? I just praised you twice, and you became a shrewd person in every aspect. What kind of shrewd person is it? Is it a flatterer?
However, no matter how much we complain, my father is really experienced in casting his net.
Seeing that the boat had completely arrived at the area where the red snappers gathered, the speed of the boat slowed down to a very slow speed, and the action that Liang's father had been planning was about to take place.
He used the two-handed casting method, holding about one-third of the net mouth of the fishing net with his left hand, hanging the net mouth on his thumb with his right hand, and then holding the remaining part of the net mouth.
The body rotates smoothly, and the fishing net rotates right from the left side of the body and is thrown out through the right hand.
At this moment, the group of red snappers seemed to have sensed the arrival of the boat and began to prepare to swim away.
In a flash, the fishing net thrown out by Liang's father fell from the sky at the right time, covering the densest piece in the net! Everything was handled impartially and just right! Thanks to the recommendation votes, monthly votes, and wonderful praises from the book friends! Continue to ask for collections, monthly votes, and recommendations. Polishing carefully, we need to go a little further with the enthusiasm of the book friends. Stable updates, welcome to read the latest chapters!
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