Ye Xiaocui, Boss Fu, and the others were drawn by the commotion outside and put down what they were doing to look at the white dolphins not far away.
Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui's eyes were full of awe. Things are valued for their rarity, and dolphins are extremely intelligent animals. Everyone in the village said that large animals like dolphins and whales were protected by the goddess Mazu.
Seeing these rare white dolphins now, I look at them with even greater reverence, almost as if I'm about to offer them incense to bless them with safe voyages every time they set sail.
"Mommy, Mommy!"
Fu Ling's cries echoed from the quiet cabin. Fu Wan rushed in. The little girl had probably had a nightmare and woken up to find herself alone in the cabin, which frightened her so much that she immediately burst into tears.
"Mom is outside."
Fu Wan turned on her flashlight, and the dark cabin was instantly illuminated.
When Fu Ling saw Fu Wan beside her, she immediately stopped making a fuss, lifted the clothes covering her body, and wrapped her arms around Fu Wan's neck.
"Still acting cute!"
Fu Wan put a coat on her; although it was only early September, it was still a bit chilly at night.
"Mom, what's that noise outside?"
Fu Ling also heard the commotion of dolphins chasing each other outside. Fu Wan then remembered that her daughter had never seen dolphins before, so she quickly picked her up and carried her out of the cabin.
"Look, that's a dolphin, the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, which is a good friend of humankind."
Fu Ling's eyes widened as she saw the dolphins leaping out of the water and then falling back down in the distance.
"Mom, they're so pretty!"
However, the child was still curious, "Mom, why do you say it's our good friend?"
In a child's mind, friends can play cat's cradle together and share delicious food.
"Will they share candy with me, and will they play cat's cradle with me?"
Fu Wan chuckled, "Dolphins can't leave the sea, but they are very clever. If a human falls into the sea, they will use their bodies to lift the human up so that the human won't drown."
Little Fu Ling only half understood what she was hearing, her eyes fixed on the dolphins on the sea.
"Mom, I love them! I will protect them!"
Fu Wan stroked her daughter's hair, feeling extremely gratified.
Both she and Fu Ling were born and raised by the sea, and their feelings for the ocean were like those for family.
Fu Wan was naturally happy that Fu Ling loved the sea as much as she did.
Boss Fu checked the time; it was almost one o'clock.
"We can't use trawling nets here for the dolphins. We'll wait until they swim further away before we trawle them again, haul in the nets twice, and then we'll take a break. We have to head back around 4 p.m.!"
Seeing that it would take some time for the dolphins to swim away, Boss Fu simply sat back on the deck and closed his eyes to rest.
"Mom, go inside and get some sleep. I'll stay here and keep watch."
Ye Xiaocui was also so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open, so Fu Wan told her to quickly go into the cabin and get some sleep.
Fu Ling had just woken up and was full of energy. She was still holding onto the edge of the boat, watching the dolphins.
Although Fu Wan was also a little sleepy, she could only muster her energy to watch her.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang had already fallen asleep on the deck, while Jiang Chunlan went into the cabin, where a straw mat had been laid out, providing a meager place to rest.
"Mom, look, there are golden fish behind the dolphins!"
Fu Wan's drowsiness was suddenly startled away by Fu Ling's shout. She instinctively pulled Fu Ling and put her finger to her lips.
"Shh, Grandpa and the others are resting!"
When she looked in the direction the talisman pointed, the dolphins had already swum far away. The spot where they had been playing was now shimmering with light, and there were clearly many yellow fish.
It's quite big.
Why are you still sleeping!
"Father, Mother! Brother, Brother Liang, hurry, hurry, start the boat and trawle!"
Fu Laoda was awakened by Fu Wan's urgent shout. He thought something had happened, but when he saw the yellow creature rolling in the distance, he became excited as well.
"Where's the crank? Where's the crank!"
It took Fu Laoda half a minute to find the diesel engine crank under the fish basket. He was so anxious that he almost wanted to use his hand as a crank to start the diesel engine.
Seeing his father start the boat, Fu Ming quickly followed.
The fishing nets that had been put away earlier for fear of getting caught on the dolphins were now being forcefully cast out by Fu Wan and Fu Liang.
"Drive that way!"
Fu Laoda gestured to Fu Ming, and the father and son began to drive towards the school of fish, one on the left and one on the right, just like they had done with the previous group of pipefish.
The roar of the diesel engine woke Jiang Chunlan and Ye Xiaocui, who had just fallen asleep. As soon as they stepped out of the cabin, they saw a school of fish churning beside the boat.
"My God!"
After circling the school of fish again, Boss Fu slowed down the fishing boat and dragged the fishing net along the route where the dolphins had just been playing for another half hour.
"Father, isn't it about time?"
Fu Wan walked over to Fu Laoda's side, took out her watch and saw that it was already past four o'clock.
Fu Laoda remembered that he set sail around 2:00 PM, which was more than an hour ago.
"That's about it, let's set up the internet cafe!"
Seeing that the diesel engine had stopped running on Boss Fu's side, Fu Ming also moored his boat next to Boss Fu and turned off the engine.
After a lot of fuss, more than twenty minutes later, a fishing net full of fish was lifted above the deck by the net-hauling machine.
Fu Wan was the first to step forward and untie the ropes binding the fishing net. The moment she pulled the ropes away, a golden expanse of liquid spread across the entire deck.
Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui, who were standing to the side, were taken aback at first, and then Fu Ling's cheers immediately rang out.
"So many fish! So many fish! Mom is amazing!"
"This is... a large yellow croaker?"
It took Ye Xiaocui a long time to find her voice; she could hardly believe her eyes.
Fu Laoda pinched his own palm, wincing in pain.
"It's a big yellow croaker, a big yellow croaker!"
Fu Ming and Fu Liang were a little slow; the net-lifting machine had only just begun to raise the fishing net.
Hearing Ye Xiaocui and Boss Fu shouting beside her, Jiang Chunlan disregarded the danger of falling into the sea and clung to the boat to look in their direction.
"My goodness, it really is a big yellow croaker!"
"This is a real windfall!"
The villagers are right, the dolphins are protected by the goddess Mazu, and there are so many big yellow croakers swimming by!
Fu Liang and Fu Ming couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over to frantically untie the ropes of their own nets.
The same scene played out again, with the golden fish still jumping around on the deck.
Fu Ming went berserk and roared to the sky.
"Aaaaaaah, so many fish! I'm rich!"
Fu Liang was overjoyed and immediately picked up a large yellow croaker weighing two or three pounds at his feet, hugging and kissing it.
This is truly the biggest haul I've ever made since I started sailing!
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