With Fu Fengying and Jack joining them, the Fu family's trip to sea attracted even more attention from the villagers.
Jack's tall, blond, and blue-eyed appearance was particularly striking, causing many people to stop what they were doing to watch them head to the dock.
So after exchanging a few pleasantries with the villagers he knew, everyone boarded the boat.
Everything was new and exciting to Jack after he boarded the ship, even Fu Ming cranking the diesel engine.
As a plume of black smoke rose, the diesel engine roared to life, and with a shout from Boss Fu, the boat departed from the dock.
Fu San knew early on that Fu Laoda's family was going out to sea today, and even now, during a break from receiving goods at the dock, he still made sure to watch Fu Laoda and his crew's ship leave.
Even if the market crashes and warehouses are overwhelmed, he'll be waiting at the docks!
"Dad, shall we go check out the island first?"
Fu Wan walked to the cockpit door and called out to Boss Fu.
With such a big storm yesterday, there might be some unexpected gains on the island.
After thinking for a moment, Boss Fu nodded in agreement and immediately turned the rudder, heading towards Swallow's Nest Island.
Jack hadn't sat down to rest since boarding the ship. He would either go into the cabin to take a look or go to the wheelhouse to peek. Finally, he simply ran to the deck and opened his arms to the sea breeze.
Such a classic pose, it's just a pity Rose wasn't behind him. Of course, this Jack didn't last long either, and soon he was vomiting loudly by the side of the ship.
"Uncle Jack is feeding the fish too!"
Fu Ling, despite her young age, was quite shrewd. Upon seeing Jack's appearance, she immediately burst into laughter with Qin Mingzhu.
Although Fu Fengying had never been on a boat before, she did not have such a strong reaction as Jack. Her face was slightly pale and her stomach was churning slightly.
Seeing Jack's appearance, she shook her head helplessly.
This child isn't much older than Fu Wan and the others, but now he's just as mischievous as Fu Ling and the others.
Fu Ming had recently indulged in being the eldest brother, and now seeing his younger brother looking so dejected, he immediately found a pot of water and handed it to him.
"Jack, rinse your mouth with mouthwash."
Jack took the water bottle, gulped down a mouthful, and then swallowed it.
He didn't understand what mouthwash meant.
She was still looking at Fu Ming with a touched expression, "Ming, you're so much better than them, all they do is laugh."
Fu Ming twisted his thigh, desperately trying to suppress the urge to laugh.
Good heavens, you just threw up and then swallowed it with water, don't you find it smelly?!
This guy is so naive; he wasn't trying not to laugh, he was just trying hard to hold it in!
Jack still looked sad. He had eaten a lot of delicious Chinese food yesterday, and now it had all gone into the sea to feed the fish!
However, the baiting technique was excellent. In just a few minutes, Fu Wan saw many fish surging on the surface of the sea. However, she could also see clearly that they were all small sea fish with low fishing value.
"Brother, this spot is good, let's drop the bamboo tube down!"
Having finally reached a stretch of sea where there were few boats operating, Fu Wan quickly called out to Fu Ming and Fu Liang.
It's less than a ten-minute boat ride from here to Swallow's Nest Island. We can just drop these bamboo tubes in and get ready to disembark and go ashore.
The bamboo tubes were all newly made; the ones that had cracked before were split open by Fu Laoda at Ye Xiaocui's request and kept for use as firewood in the kitchen.
Upon hearing Fu Wan's shout, Fu Ming and Fu Liang quickly got up and got back to work.
Jack, having rested enough, followed Fu Ming and threw bamboo tubes into the sea.
However, he kept talking, asking Fu Ming about the uses of these bamboo tubes and why squid would crawl into them.
Fu Ming's explanation was only half-understood by him, since he had only learned basic Chinese and sometimes couldn't understand things when the explanation was too detailed.
Ye Xiaocui, Jiang Chunlan, and Fu Fengying didn't stop either; they were busy preparing bait for their longline fishing trip.
Ye Xiaocui originally intended for Fu Fengying to rest aside, enjoy the sea breeze and the sea view, and savor this wonderful time.
But for Fu Fengying, being able to join the fishing team on this voyage was a wonderful thing.
This is also to make up for the regrets of her childhood.
After throwing all the bamboo tubes into the sea, Fu Wan also lowered the buoys next to the bamboo tubes. A few minutes later, the boat slowly approached Yanwo Island.
The last time I went to Yanwo Island was when the flowers were blooming and laying eggs, which was almost half a month ago.
At this time, the island is overgrown with weeds, but the coconut and mango trees are still lush and green. You can hear many birds calling from the higher parts of the island, and occasionally you can see flocks of birds taking flight. It is estimated that the swiftlets are living quite well.
"Cool, island!"
Jack's shout startled many seabirds and also interrupted Fu Wan's thoughts.
Fu Wan quickly put on her gloves, then picked up a bucket and took Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu with her, preparing to leave the island.
While Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui were changing their rubber shoes, Fu Wan first carried Fu Ling off the boat, and then turned back to pick up Qin Mingzhu.
As soon as Qin Mingzhu was put down, Fu Ling ran over carrying something.
"Mommy, snails, so many snails!"
Fu Wan took it and saw that it was a red snail the size of an egg. She didn't know how the child had managed to pull it off; the snail's flesh was still contracting, so it was clearly alive. "A red snail, just in case you've forgotten what it looks like." "Let me see, are your hands injured?"
Fu Wan threw the snail into the bucket and pulled Fu Ling's hand over.
Sea snail shells are usually very sharp, so Fu Wan and her colleagues usually have to wear gloves when picking them up.
But she never expected that in the short time she was holding a pearl, the child would be able to pull such a big snail and run over.
Fortunately, although Fu Ling's little hands were a bit red, there were no cuts or scratches.
Fu Wan finally felt relieved and had the energy to ask her, "Tell Mom, where did you find this snail?"
Such a large and plump red snail is truly a top-quality product.
Fu Ling pointed to the reef not far away, and Fu Wan looked in the direction she was looking. The next moment, her pupils were shocked.
Good heavens, that rock was densely packed with conches, and many of them were as big as the ones Fu Ling had brought back.
So she immediately instructed Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu,
"Give these seashells to the adults. You two play over there, but don't wander off!"
Qin Mingzhu understood what Fu Wan meant, nodded, and pulled Fu Ling back, "Godmother, you go ahead, I'll take good care of Lingling."
After saying that, he pulled Fu Ling to a dry spot nearby, "Come on, let's collect conch shells and dig for sea worms!"
At this moment, Ye Xiaocui also came down, holding two pairs of small gloves she had made herself. She quickly walked over and put them on Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu.
Seeing this, Fu Wan immediately felt relieved and then focused her attention on the conch shell.
She casually picked up two, and upon closer inspection, they were both large red snails with bright red rims. However, there were so many red snails here that even using both hands, it would take her quite a while to catch them.
So she immediately started calling for help, "Mom, Aunt, Auntie, come here quickly and pick some red snails!"
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