Diving is a strenuous sport, and the female teacher must be exhausted by now.
Lu Wuyai told her to rest, gave her a fishing rod, and said, "Come on, fishing can help you stay clear-headed, no, you can calm down. If you use the ground dog as bait, it will be easy to catch fish."
Ditch bream is very fertile and a delicacy for many carnivorous freshwater fish, especially catfish, mandarin fish, and snakehead.
Lu Wuyai hooked a ground dog with a fishing hook and threw it into the water. The ground dog struggled painfully, becoming an even better bait in the water.
He used small insects he caught on the shore to attach several hooks and cast them down, specifically to catch crucian carp.
The crucian carp from Longsali Lake are also exceptional. The wild crucian carp here are very plump, wider than his palm, and are especially suitable for making soup.
Making up an excuse, Lu Wuyai jumped into the water again. After searching the water with a probe, he found a patch of water with a group of crucian carp. Then he hoisted the sail, sailed the boat, put down his fishing rod, and began fishing.
There was a group of fish under the boat, so the bait was already laid out, and fishing wasn't easy.
Moreover, Lu Wuyai can monitor the situation in the water at any time. As long as a fish bites the hook, he can choose the right moment to pick up the fishing rod, and in this way, he can quickly catch more than ten crucian carp.
Lu Zhizi hadn't caught a fish for a long time. Seeing Lu Wuyai fishing here so frequently, she lost patience and put down her fishing rod, saying, "I've rested. I'm going to go diving."
Coincidentally, just as she finished speaking, the fishing line was suddenly pulled straight.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai said, "A fish has taken the bait. Come here, give me the fishing rod, and get ready to go into the water yourself."
Lu Wuyai gripped the fishing rod tightly: "Whoever gives it to you wants to go into the water. I want to go fishing, lalala."
Ao Muyang: "..."
The fish that took the bait was a catfish. It was attracted by the groundbait soaked in sesame oil and chicken blood. After it opened its mouth and bit the hook, it had nowhere to escape and could only struggle.
Catfish are strong, unlike small crucian carp, so Lu Zhizi has a hard time dealing with them.
The little count (dog) leaped into the water, plunged to the bottom, followed the fishing line to find the catfish, opened his mouth and bit its head, and worked with Lu's son to catch the catfish.
This was the ability of a water hound, something Lu Wuyai had never seen before, so he was taken aback: "The little count (dog) is too powerful. It can dive and catch fish."
Omuyang waved his hand gently and said, "This is a small matter for the Golden Shorthand; they are trained and know how to find fish on fishing lines. Furthermore, their eyes have an extra nictitating membrane that isolates them from the lake water, acting as goggles and helping them have better underwater vision."
As he spoke, he gave the little count (dog) a piece of chicken sausage, which the little count (dog) swallowed in one gulp. He shook his head and tail vigorously, wishing that the fish would line up to take the bait.
In its eyes, fish are just chicken sausages. The creatures swimming in the lake aren't fish, but chicken sausages.
With the help of the little count (dog), fishing was a breeze. After regaining his strength, Lu Wuyai went back into the water.
This time, she carefully secured the diving knife to her waist. There are indeed many dangers underwater.
But every time she went diving, Lu Wuyai would follow her. Seeing Lu Wuyai swimming freely in the water, she didn't have much fear of the lake and her heart was filled with peace.
The reasons for choosing to dive at Longyanxiang Lake are threefold: firstly, the wind and sea were dangerous today; secondly, Lu Zhizi's diving skills were too poor; and thirdly, the forest at the bottom of the lake.
Underwater forests are natural wonders. They often appear on mudflats, beaches, or bays along the coast of islands or other areas. For example, the underwater forests along the southeast coast are revealed at low tide.
But as Lu Wuyai said, these forests were full of dead trees, with trunks and branches that were even rotten.
But the forest at the bottom of Ambergris Lake is different. The trees there are dead too, but aquatic plants and other aquatic plants cling to the branches and trunks. It seems they are still thriving underwater.
The scenery was truly a masterpiece of nature, and Lu Wuyai had guessed that Lu Zhizi would like it. Sure enough, he was right. As soon as Lu Zhizi went into the water, he would go and observe this underwater forest.
After playing from morning to afternoon, Lu Wuyai's interest finally waned a little.
Gu Yuxin turned the sail to the side, and the sand barge slowly approached the island's trading port.
He helped Lu Wuyai off the boat. As soon as Lu Wuyai stood on land, his legs went weak. He panicked and said, "Oh God, I can't take it anymore."
Lu Wuyai had no choice but to put his arm around her slender waist to help her stand up, and said with a smile, "I want you to be brave in the water. I've already said we can't dive anymore."
Lu Wuyai pouted and said, "I'll dive, I'll dive, I'll dive..."
Lu Wuyai immediately said, "Shushu Hengyuanxiang, Niuniu Hengyuanxiang..."
"Your tape recorder," Lu Zhizi laughed.
The two helped each other home, inevitably encountering indigenous residents along the way. Lu Wuyai was too embarrassed to greet them, but he was quite at ease and would greet acquaintances as well.
Not only that, sometimes she would look back, and Lu Wuyai said, "Do you want to see who saw the two of us hugging?"
Lu Wuyai said irritably, "The person who hugs you. That's what you call mutual support—I'm watching Little Earl (dog), Little Earl (dog)."
Lu Wuyai said, "It was watching the fish on the boat. It saw that I hadn't taken the fish away, so it stayed there and guarded them."
He helped Lu Zhizi to the door. Gu Yuxin, who was squatting in front of the neighbor's door eating watermelon, was stunned by what she saw. The watermelon fell to the ground and shattered, just like his broken heart of admiration.
"Woli, you two, what are you doing?" Gu Yuxin almost screamed, her heart aching.
Lu Wuyai said angrily, "Chang, go to the sand barge by the lake. There are some fish and snails on the barge. You can bring them back to me and make fish soup tonight."
After entering the house, he told Lu Zhizi to rest for a while, and then said with a smile, "I'm afraid there will be rumors about us in the local villages."
Lu Wuyai looked completely unconcerned: "You yourself said it's a rumor, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Rumors are terrible."
Lu Wuyai snorted and said, "Miscarriage is terrible, but what's so terrible about rumors?"
Lu Wuyai was stunned and speechless.
Li Fugui returned with the fish and snails, and Little Earl (the dog) was watching him from behind. During this time, he made a gesture to take him home, but Little Earl (the dog) immediately blocked the door, baring his teeth.
Gu Yuxin teased Little Earl (the dog), saying as she entered, "Yang Zi, how did you train Little Earl (the dog)? It used to be a stupid dog, but now it's smarter than me."
"It's not that it's smart, it's that you're stupid."
Gu Yuxin said, "Okay, okay, I'm stupid, but there's an old saying, 'Blessed are the fools.' Where is my foolishness? Especially Yanfu, where is Yanfu?"
Lu Wuyai said dismissively, "Didn't you see the little count (dog)'s exquisite features? Why don't you go with the little count (dog)?"
Gu Yuxin raised her middle finger: "You can run all over me. I'm having dinner at your house tonight, but don't be alone with Teacher Lu."
There were many dishes tonight. Lu Wuyai killed the crucian carp, fried half of it in oil, then stewed it with water and a few slices of ginger. He made braised crucian carp with the other half.
The catfish can't be eaten yet; they're full of energy, so Lu Wuyai is keeping them for the time being. The catfish is too nutritious; the young man felt unwell after eating it that evening.
He marinated the snails and prepared to make a spicy stir-fried snail dish, which would be a great appetizer after cooling.
It was still early, and Lu Wuyai had a lot of meat he bought from town, so he decided to make dumplings first so that he could prepare breakfast for tomorrow.
During the summer and autumn, grasshoppers and vegetables piled up in the fields, and Gu Yuxin's mother collected a lot of them.
Lu Wuyai went to get two blanched wild vegetable meatballs. After returning, he mixed pork with peanut oil, seasoned it with dark soy sauce, vinegar, and chicken essence, and then rolled out dough into wrappers, neatly wrapping many dumplings.
Lu's daughter came to help, but she had been diving for too long and was too weak. After making two dumplings, her hands and feet went limp and she almost fell to the ground.
Gu Yuxin said to Lu Wuyai with grief and indignation, "What did you do to Teacher Lu?"
Lu Wuyai glared at him: "What are you thinking? Mr. Lu went diving and is exhausted."
Crucian carp soup needs to be simmered for a long time. It's almost done when the dumplings are cooked. The clear water in the pot has turned into a milky white broth, and when it boils, it's filled with a delicious aroma.
Gu Yuxin scooped up a bowl, sprinkled some Sichuan peppercorn powder on it, and handed it to Lu Wuyai, saying, "Drink two bowls, get a good night's sleep tonight, and you'll definitely be a perfectly healthy person again tomorrow."
Lu Wuyai took a sip and smiled with satisfaction: "It's so fresh."
The fish soup was delicious, so she inevitably drank too much. When Lu Wuyai noticed, her stomach was round.
This made him laugh helplessly: "I won't eat dumplings anymore."
Lu Wuyai said dismissively, "What's so great about dumplings? How could this fish soup be any good?"
When the wild vegetable dumplings came out of the pot, Lu Wuyai found a small bowl and scooped some out for her.
The dumplings have thin wrappers and generous fillings. The seasonal wild vegetables have a naturally fresh flavor. They are served with local pork and peanut oil that he specially bought.
Lu Wuyai finished eating in small bites, then stood up and walked around.
Lu Wuyai asked in surprise, "What are you doing? Get some rest."
Lu Wuyai said seriously, "No, I need to move around to burn off energy so I can eat more dumplings—Fugui, save that plate for me, I want to finish it before I leave tonight."
Su Xi didn't come again, so Lu Wuyai sent some people over.
He felt that Song Qiumin and her son were acting strangely lately, but since they wouldn't tell him, he didn't feel comfortable asking.
Before leaving, Ao Xiaoniu sent him away. Ao Muyang asked him what was wrong. Ao Xiaoniu, along with his mother, also lost his temper, shook his head and said nothing was wrong.
Helpless, Lu Wuyai patted his head and said, "If you have any worries, talk to Uncle Yang. Don't let your mother know."
Hou Banshuang's face darkened: "Well, it's alright, Uncle Yang."
The weather cleared up, and Lu Wuyai, who hadn't been out to sea for several days, set sail on his yacht again the next day.
At the island's trading post, he encountered Li Zhijie, who was repairing a fishing boat, and shouted, "Yangzi, come out to sea with me tomorrow!"
Lu Wuyai didn't even turn his head: "I haven't been in the mood lately."
His goal remains the garbage belt: first, to clean up the garbage, and second, to sweep around and see if he can find a few eels.
As a result, when we got to the garbage dump, we saw several small sampans drifting in the sea of trash.
He asked, "What are you doing?"
After the middle-aged man on the sampan saw what he looked like, he snorted: "Just like you did a few days ago, clean up the trash."
A boy next to him looked up and said, "Dad, didn't we come here to catch eels? Why is it picking through trash again?"
The middle-aged man scolded, "Enough talk, hurry up and find a bottle of wine."
Lu Wuyai looked around and saw that the sampan was filled with bottles and jars.
That's how he understood. Someone must have heard that he had caught a batch of excellent sea eels a few days ago, and then assumed that he had been in the garbage dump that day, and guessed that he had caught the eels in the garbage dump.
Several boats were passing through the garbage dump, so he naturally didn't find anything. He had no choice but to set sail and continue deeper into the sea to see if he could encounter anything else.
The fishing boat roared to life, the outboard engine that Lu Wuyai had won from Wang Dongliang was incredibly powerful, creating huge waves and propelling the boat forward at high speed.
Facing the sea breeze, Lu Wuyai was very familiar with this area. He had been here several times before and knew that there would be no harvest in this area, so he simply pulled up the anchor and dived into the deep sea.
Most people wouldn't dare do that. The deep sea is windy and has large waves. Compared to the vast ocean, fishing boats are truly just a drop in the ocean. If they're capsized by a wave, they're simply capsized.
This didn't matter to Lu Wuyai; he could survive better in the ocean. In the worst-case scenario, he would fall into the water after the ship capsized and wait for the right opportunity to turn the ship back over.
The outboard engine he won is highly resistant to impacts and vibrations and won't break easily. As long as the engine works, the boat can keep going, and he can keep going home.
Once away from the coast, the number of boats at sea decreased rapidly, so he switched to autopilot mode, towed a lifebuoy behind the boat, hung himself on the lifebuoy, and let the fishing boats at sea tow him away.
He set the speed to be relatively slow. While absorbing ocean water vapor, he could immerse his head in the water, look down at the water, and search for fish.
After leaving the sea, the ocean water becomes clearer and the aquatic life becomes more abundant.
There are reefs in the ocean. At low tide, these coral reefs turn into small islands. They are beautiful, but extremely dangerous. Ships are most afraid of running aground on reefs, often suffering heavy losses.
After drifting at sea for more than three hours, Lu Wuyai encountered such a reef. He quickly boarded the small boat, adjusted his course, and prevented the fishing boat from colliding with it.
After grazing the edge of the reef, he dropped anchor.
The presence of reefs obstructs ocean currents, causing them to accelerate in the surrounding waters. If there are undercurrents, the currents mix. This environment is suitable for planktonic organisms and marine insects, as well as algae.
Plankton and seaweed are food for fish, shrimp, and crabs, so naturally many fish, shrimp, and crabs like to live on reefs.
Lu Wuyai jumped into the water. The water was less than a meter deep near the reef, and in some places it even surfaced.
Deep red vines and leaves float in the seawater. These are red seaweeds that can survive in the crevices of the reefs.
He pushed aside a patch of red seaweed, and two crabs, about the size of his palm, raised their pincers at him, adopting an aggressive stance.
For sea crabs, a hand's size isn't considered a large head. Leaving aside the aggressive king crab and spider crab, even the swimming crabs commonly found in certain areas of my island's ocean can grow larger than an adult's hand.
But the crab Lu Wuyai was seeing was quite large for its species. This crab was particularly robust. Its carapace was horizontally oval, thick and hard, with an uneven top, and its claws were thick, resembling two pincers.
Compared to ordinary crabs, their carapace has a rare purplish-red color, especially the red on their abdomen and legs. This is the famous Red Crab.
Little Earl (the dog) also jumped into the water to swim. Seeing Lu Wuyai mention seaweed, he cooperated and plunged in, quickly discovering two large crabs.
Seeing this, it wagged its thick tail and changed course, approaching the large crab from behind. Just as the large crab was staring at Gu Yuxin, it suddenly opened its mouth and grabbed Gu Yuxin from behind.
The giant crab waved its claws wildly, like Li Kui wielding two battle axes, exuding an aggressive aura and coming on strong.
But it can only pretend. It usually bites it from behind, which is its weak point. Crabs cannot turn around to attack. Golden Shorthairs, like most Chinese rural dogs, have long, thin snouts with a small area of impact, making them less vulnerable to attack.
The little count (dog) emerged from the water, a crab in its mouth, and swam around Lu Wuyai.
Lu Wuyai waved his hand and laughed, "Give it to me, I'll give you the sausage in a bit."
Even after falling into his hands, the crab remained unusually ferocious. Its large claws snapped open and closed with a "crack," and white foam gushed from its mouth. It seemed to be going mad.
Lu Wuyai glanced at its shell, which had a blue and white pattern on it, a mark that indicated its specific identity.
Chijiahong is a large category of sea crabs, which includes many varieties, such as purple-shelled crab, green-shelled crab, and flower-shelled crab. This is a flower-shelled crab.
Of these three varieties, the purple-shelled crab is the rarest and also the most succulent. The largest can grow to two pounds, and such a two-pound crab can sell for 2,000 yuan in a hotel.
Flower crabs are not uncommon, but they are definitely high-quality crabs. Red crabs are also excellent. They are nutritious, with tender, succulent, and delicious meat. They are a premium condiment and tonic.
Moreover, compared with other crabs, Chijiahong has a great advantage, which is that it has crab roe and crab fat all year round.
The large crab in Lu Wuyai's hand had a bulging semi-circular gonad on its abdomen, which proved that it was a female crab and a mother-to-be about to give birth.
Flower crabs are at their most delicious at this time of year, with exceptionally rich crab roe inside.
However, Lu Wuyai didn't take it away; flower bud crabs are now rarely seen. This coral reef is quite secluded, and usually no one comes to clean it. It's a miracle that this group of flower bud crabs survived.
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