"No need to come over, I see you!"
"Boss Fu shouted loudly from the front, and then he immediately increased the speed of the boat and chased after the little killer whale."
It was nearly ten o'clock, and Fu Ling, Qin Mingzhu, and Ye Xiaofeng were all so sleepy that their eyelids were drooping, but they still refused to go back to the cabin, insisting on seeing where the little orca was going to take the boat.
This prompted Fu Wan to take advantage of her free time to persuade the children to go to sleep.
"Lingling, you two go to sleep first. You'll be more energetic to watch the baby orca when you're well-rested."
The spirit's consciousness was already in a chaotic state, and it took a long time before it shook its head.
"I don't want to, I want to see it now."
However, she was so sleepy, and she was still listening to Fu Wan, so her eyes closed in no time. If Fu Wan hadn't caught her in time, she would have fallen onto the deck.
Back home, Ye Xiaocui would usually send them to bed around 7 or 8 pm.
How can a child grow if they don't get enough sleep?
Seeing that Fu Ling was sleeping like a little pig, Fu Wan carried her to the cabin.
At the same time, he didn't forget to look after the other two children.
"Mingzhu, Xiaofeng, hurry up and catch up."
With Fu Ling leading the way, Qin Mingzhu and Ye Xiaofeng didn't throw a tantrum and obediently followed behind.
Fu Wan only covered the three children with a light blanket, closed the door, and went out after they had all fallen asleep on the bunk beds in the cabin.
It's almost October, and the weather has already turned cool. Since we're at sea, the sea breeze is so strong that even Fu Wan, let alone the children, feels a bit chilly.
Of course, when she came out of the house, she also took the cakes that Jiang Chunlan had brought onto the boat earlier.
"Come on, everyone have one. If we run into a school of fish later, we'll be busy again."
Fu Wan handed the pancake in her hand to Ye Xiaocui, Fu Ming and the others. Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan had small appetites, so they shared one pancake.
Meanwhile, Fu Ming and Fu Liang, along with a few other grown men, each ate a whole sheet of food with water from the kettle.
At sea, the weather is cold, so in addition to wearing more clothes, filling your stomach is also essential for keeping warm.
Now that her family's life is better, Jiang Chunlan is more generous with the ingredients she uses when making pancakes.
Not only was it made with wheat flour, but it also contained a lot of dried shrimp and eggs, and even scallions. Fu Wan originally intended to eat half a pancake to fill her stomach, but in the end, she unknowingly ate the whole pancake.
After finishing the pancake, Fu Ming turned around and went to the cockpit.
"Dad, let me drive. You go and have some flatbread!"
"Okay, then drive in the direction of the baby killer whale."
"I know, don't worry!"
Hearing his son say this, Boss Fu was not worried at all, so he stood up and gave his seat to Fu Ming.
As soon as he stepped out of the cockpit, he was hit by a sudden gust of sea wind, which nearly blew his hat off.
Luckily, he reacted quickly and managed to hold onto his precious hat.
Seeing her father coming over, Fu Wan quickly handed him the pancake next to her.
After taking the cake, Boss Fu picked it up and ate it while looking at the sea.
"Ah Wan, what kind of fish do you think this little orca will lead us to?"
He just checked and they've been chasing the baby orca for almost half an hour.
Fu Wan did not answer directly, but looked at the sea, where the baby killer whale's dorsal fin was still moving forward not far away.
"Dad, regardless of whether there are fish on the sea, we're still trawled with the net. Putting everything else aside, there's definitely something in the net."
That makes sense. Boss Fu nodded and was about to say something more when Ye Zhenxing pointed into the distance and turned to ask Fu Wan.
"Auntie, what's that over there?"
Because it was nighttime, visibility at sea was very low. However, the ship's headlights were on, so Ye Zhenxing could see several black dots floating on the sea surface in the distance.
And those black dots were moving up and down.
"It's a seabird!"
Fu Wan recognized the black dots almost immediately, and then Fu Laoda's face also lit up with excitement.
"It's definitely a seabird; there must be fish ahead!"
Ye Zhenxing was somewhat puzzled and tugged at Fu Wan's sleeve, asking:
"Auntie, why are there fish whenever there are seabirds?"
Forgive him. Children from the mountains have only ever seen birds that eat insects or meat, but never birds that eat fish.
Fu Wan explained to him that it was after the seabirds had hunted their prey that Ye Zhenxing finally understood.
Just then, Fu Wan could feel the ship speed increasing, presumably because Fu Ming, who was steering the ship, had also noticed the seabirds.
As the ship drew closer to where the seabirds were circling, Fu Wan was the first to see the situation in that area of the sea.
No wonder the baby killer whale was able to pinpoint this location so precisely; it must be because the killer whale pod was hunting here, while the seabirds were scavenging nearby—in other words, they were freeloading off the food here.
"There are so many fish!"
It's unclear how the orca pod managed to do that, but right now, several schools of fish can be clearly seen in the area where they are.
Many schools of fish even surged and tumbled with the waves, which benefited the seabirds circling above the sea. Some of the bolder seabirds seized the opportunity and target, then swooped down, grabbed the fish firmly with their talons, and then flapped their wings to carry the fish away.
"Uh-huh!"
"Waaah!"
After the baby killer whale returned to the pod, the other killer whales also started calling out.
It was incredibly lively for a while.
Not long after the baby orca rejoined the group, Fu Wan was surprised to find that after communicating with each other, the orcas all dispersed and formed a semi-encirclement, firmly surrounding the fish in the middle.
At this moment, the only gap in the encirclement was facing the direction from which Fu Wan and her group's ship had come.
The meaning was very clear, not to mention that the baby killer whale immediately started calling out again, this time in a cheerful tone, quite different from its somber tone when it first returned to the pod.
Fu Wan understood the little orca's meaning almost instantly; it was an invitation for them to come and fish!
My human friend, you didn't like the shark innards from earlier, but do you like the fish here?
After spotting the fish, Boss Fu and Fu Liang immediately ran to find a hand-thrown net. Boss Fu also reminded Fu Ming, who was steering the boat, to give them some instructions.
"Amin, be careful when you open it, and make sure the trawl net doesn't disturb the whale pod!"
Fu Ming nodded in response, "Alright, Dad, just you wait and see, my boat-driving skills are second to none in Fu Family Village!"
As for first place, it must be Boss Fu.
Fu Laoda didn't have time to banter with him. They had brought out all six hand-thrown nets that were on board.
"Ah Liang and Ah Lin, each of you take a hand-thrown net. Xiao Cui and Chun Lan will be responsible for picking out the fish after the nets are pulled up. Ah Wan, do you want to throw the net or pick out the fish?"
Fu Wan thought for a moment and replied, "I'll choose the fish. Dad, brothers, you have to be careful when you throw the nets, don't throw them at the orcas!"
Fu Liang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I know what kind of fish to catch!"
Besides, he couldn't possibly pull up that orca.
As they talked, the boat reached the vicinity of the school of fish. Without saying a word, Boss Fu and Fu Liang walked to the side of the boat, picked up a hand-thrown net, and threw it into the sea towards the school of fish.
Although Ye Lin had little experience throwing nets at sea, he had thrown them in the river, so he was not to be outdone and threw out a net as well.
Seeing that they were all throwing their hand nets on the left side of the boat, Fu Wan thought she would go to the other side to take a look. When she looked, she saw that there were also a lot of fish rolling on the surface of the sea on the right side.
"There are schools of fish here too!"
Several grown men were busy, leaving only Ye Zhenxing, who was so anxious that he was stamping his feet on the spot, wishing he could grow up overnight.
Hearing Fu Wan's shout, Ye Zhenxing's eyes lit up, and he picked up an empty net from the ground and ran over quickly.
"Auntie, where are the fish? Let me cast the net!"
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