Chapter 77 A Larger School of Fish Appears
This is the needlefish, also known as needlefish, cranebill fish, and needlefish pole.
The body of the needlefish is slender and silvery, like a narrow sword. The most special thing about it is its mouth, which looks like an extended needle in the hands of a nurse...
Its jumping ability is very strong. Every time it catches shrimps, it will jump out of the water when it is still one or two meters away, and then pounce on the shrimps unexpectedly. It relies on this unique skill to succeed repeatedly.
Seeing so many needle fish jumping out of the water means there are a lot of small shrimps underwater.
"Do you want to go get a network?"
Liang Tiancheng asked his father.
Father Liang thought for a moment. Needlefish are very cheap, and if it is the first time to open a net, he will definitely not consider it.
But now that we have encountered it, it seems possible to make a breakthrough.
Due to its special mouth structure, it is difficult to catch this fish under normal circumstances, but it is relatively easy to catch it with a fishing net.
"Okay, don't do too much, just use a small net to catch it, every bit of profit is a bit of profit."
Liang's father steered the fishing boat closer to the school of needle-shaped fish.
Liang Ziqiang actually understood what his father meant. Catching good fish is not primarily a question of money.
There is a local saying that "eating needle fish will keep you healthy for the whole year." Some people deliberately eat needle fish at least once a year, otherwise they think it is unlucky.
Therefore, although the meaning of the needle fish is not as prosperous and festive as the red carp, it also implies health.
This time Liang Ziqiang did not take any action, but just watched his father cast and collect the net.
They said "catch less", but in fact this net weighs about 70 or 80 kilograms.
The nets brought onto the boat contained not only a lot of needlefish, but also a large number of green shrimps and hair shrimps.
Schools of needlefish appeared, and they were indeed competing to eat the large number of small shrimps underwater.
Liang Zifeng was about to go over to help deal with the catch, but Liang Ziqiang held him back: "Forget about this fish. You're not skilled enough and you could get hurt easily!"
After saying that, he went upstairs and helped his father and elder brother to deal with it.
The sharp beak of the fish won't pierce the net wire, but many thorns will stick out from the mesh, so if you're not careful, you might get pricked.
You know, this thing causes more harm to humans every year than sharks.
The main thing is that people don't encounter sharks very often, but when fishermen go into the water or swim in shallow water, they may be accidentally stung by its sharp mouth, and the sting is so sharp that the bite is quite deep.
At this moment, the father and his two sons all put on work gloves before starting to work.
They poured the needlefish to another place on the deck. After finishing their work, the father and his sons felt a little hungry.
Looking at the sky, it was almost noon, so the father and his two sons decided to use local ingredients and cook some freshly caught fish and shrimp while they were still fresh.
"The sticks in the stove are always burning, right?" asked Liang's father.
The so-called "zazi" are actually coal balls. They are placed in the stove and are useful for cooking on the boat.
However, they never call coal "coal", but "zhazi", because in their opinion, "coal" means "moldy". During the process of fishing at sea, they always avoid using this word.
“It’s burning!”
The stove and the iron were prepared by Liang Tiancheng, so he answered his father.
"I'll choose the fattest red gaji first!"
As Mr. Liang spoke, he swept through the cabin of red crabs and began to pick out the best ones.
It’s not that Liang’s father had a good start today and suddenly became extravagant and spendthrift.
Normally, no one would be willing to eat a relatively expensive fish like the red snapper as a starter. The reason why they had to eat it today, and the fattest one, was to pay tribute to the Dragon King.
When fishermen go fishing for the first time, they must pick out a large fish from the catch, steam it and place it on a plate, then offer wine and burn incense at the bow of the boat, praying to the Dragon King for blessings and prosperity at sea.
This is the rule that all fishermen follow.
Liang's father picked the largest red snapper, without removing the scales or cutting open the belly, and steamed the fish in the pot intact.
The fire was very strong and the fish soon began to steam with an enticing aroma.
After serving the steamed red snapper, we started to cook other ingredients, mainly shrimps, crabs, two sea bass and needlefish.
After the ingredients were put into the pot, the three of them followed their father to the bow, offered the big bowl of red kaji, burned incense, poured wine, and thanked the Dragon King.
After the toast, the bowl of red gaji was cleared away and it was edible. Soon the shrimps, crabs and sea bass were cooked, and the four of them started their lunch.
To be honest, the ingredients are all the freshest and best first-hand ingredients.
But as for the taste, Liang Ziqiang is a little hard to describe...
The reason is that one must strictly follow the rules for the first time going out to sea. Not only the red snapper, but other fish such as sea bream and sea bass must not be scaled or gutted, and must all be put into the pot intact.
There is umami flavor, but if you want to expect it to be tasty and delicious, forget it...
Well, the stone crabs and prawns are fine, this doesn’t affect them, they are still delicious.
As a result, Liang Ziqiang ate a belly full of shrimps, crabs, and crabs...
"Hey, Aqiang, you can keep it now, keep it!"
Liang Ziqiang didn't expect that he was being called out by his father while he was enjoying his meal.
The reason was that his father was afraid that he would eat all the shrimps and crabs. For the first meal on the new boat, the fish and shrimps could not be eaten up, and some had to be left, so that there would be "some left for every meal"...
"Hey! You must eat some of Ah Qiang's needlefish. Eating it will make you healthier!"
"Also! You guys, don't say I didn't warn you in advance, fish bones and crab shells can't be thrown into the sea! There's a dragon bucket next to it, throw everything in there, and then dump it out when you get ashore!"
Swill is not called swill, but dragon water. It cannot be poured into the sea...
After the meal, Liang Ziqiang felt a little numb.
The feeling of victory when you just caught a big catch is really great;
But he was really overwhelmed by the various requirements on the new ship.
Going to the sea with my father is not so pleasant. Maybe after the first time, there will be fewer rules.
Come to think of it, it’s different from Lin Baixian going out to sea to fish.
Every time he didn't let go much, Lin Baixian let go the whole time, and in the end he had to restrain Lin Baixian...
After lunch, the father and his two sons sailed on the sea again.
Along the way, they would still see some scattered sea fish floating. When there were not many fish, Liang's father would give Liang Tiancheng and Liang Zifeng an opportunity to practice and let them cast nets to catch them.
Gradually, the two cast five or six nets, but each net only caught a dozen pounds of fish, and there were many different species of fish in them.
There were goby shrimps, fish, yellow croakers, as well as swimming crabs, green shrimps and red shrimps. Two nets also caught a few small tubes.
Several people were a little disappointed. In their hearts, they still hoped to encounter another group of fish before returning to the shore and catch a few full nets.
"Dad, the sun is strong and there's no ice to keep the red snapper on the boat fresh. Should we go back and sell these fish as soon as possible?"
Liang Ziqiang looked at the red snapper in the cabin and suggested.
This fish is not like some marine fish that die the moment it is out of water, but if it is delayed for too long it will also be a problem.
"Go a little further. If we don't encounter any big schools of fish ahead, we'll start to head back."
Father Liang hesitated for a moment and finally decided.
After sailing for about ten minutes, just as they were about to turn around, the brothers pointed at the sea ahead and shouted almost at the same time:
"There's a school of fish! There are many more of them than the red snappers in front. It's a huge area!"
What’s even more interesting is that the direction the school of fish was moving was right towards them.
It seemed as if they were going to have a decisive battle with them. The two sides were in a state of tension and confrontation.
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