For several days in a row, the Rising Sun continued fishing in that area.
They were simply trawled in waters far from that isolated island, in areas not visible from the island itself.
Every day on their return journey, Feng Ye and his two companions would sail over to check if the six people had been rescued.
After the longline fishing rod was straightened out, it was put back into the sea.
They also use fish traps.
As for Feng Jiaqing, let him focus on building the house. We'll see how things go once the house is finished.
After several days, the harvest was quite good; even on the day with the least catch, the fish still sold for nearly 800 yuan.
In fishing, luck plays a significant role.
Sometimes you're lucky and you pull up good, valuable fish; sometimes you're unlucky and you pull up worthless fish.
Luck is a mysterious thing; it can be good or bad at times.
Even Feng Ye, knowing that he had gathered a large number of fish, shrimp, and crabs in this sea area, with a very high density, could not guarantee a big harvest every day.
Whether the seafood will end up in the fish trap, bite the longline hook, or be hauled up in the trawl net is all beyond his control.
All I can say is that a higher density of fish, shrimp, and crabs means a much greater chance of success.
...
On this day, the Rising Sun returned to that sea area and operated for another day.
Sunlight spilled onto the shimmering sea, creating patches of golden light.
A gentle sea breeze blew, carrying a hint of saltiness.
After hauling in the last catch, Feng Xuan, as usual, steered the boat to the vicinity of the isolated island where the reef was located.
The large ship had disappeared by the afternoon of the day after it struck the reef when they came over.
Clearly, the large ship had capsized and sunk to the bottom of the sea.
The three of them looked up at the isolated island, searching for any trace of the six unfortunate men.
When they came over a few days ago, they always saw people waving their hands for help on the shore.
But today, I didn't see a single person.
"Strange, why can't we see a single person today?"
Ah-chan frowned, his face full of confusion.
"Yes, we've seen them every day these past few days, but why are there none of them today?"
Feng Xuan also felt a little strange.
"Could she have been rescued?" Ah-Can guessed.
The three of them exchanged glances and all thought it was very likely.
"Let's take a boat and circle the island. If we don't see anyone in other directions, then we can be pretty sure they've been rescued."
Feng Ye thought for a moment and then offered a suggestion.
“Ah Ye is right, let’s go around and take a look.”
"I'll go start the boat."
Ah-chan immediately ran into the driver's seat and started the diesel engine.
The Rising Sun slowly began to move, circling the isolated island in front of it.
As expected, there was still no sign of anyone.
Now, all three of them were certain that the six people had indeed been rescued.
"It's only been a few days, and they were rescued. Why weren't they allowed to stay on the island a few more days?"
Ah-Can looked regretful.
"Although we haven't seen many ships in this area recently, it doesn't mean no ships have passed by. Perhaps a passing ship spotted them and rescued them."
Feng Xuan analyzed the possibilities: "I just don't know if it's a fishing boat, a cargo ship, or some other kind of vessel?"
Feng Ye shrugged, but smiled and said, "Ah Can, do you really want them to stay on the island a few more days and stop thinking about the abalone and baby lobsters on the reef?"
"Oh right, how could I forget about that?"
Ah-Can slapped his thigh and hurriedly said, "Brother Xuan, drive the boat to the reef. I'll go down and check if the abalone is still there. Have they found it and dug it up?"
Feng Xuan nodded, slightly adjusted the course, and headed towards the location of the reef.
Soon after, the Rising Sun arrived at its location and came to a slow stop.
They knew the location of the reef perfectly well, so it was impossible for them to run aground.
Just as Ah-Can was about to take off his clothes, Feng Ye stopped him: "I'll go down, you guys wait on the boat."
Without waiting for their opinions, he took off his clothes and pants until he was only wearing a pair of shorts.
"Be careful, watch out..."
Before Feng Xuan could finish his sentence, there was a "plop" sound.
Feng Ye had already jumped into the sea.
He swam to the approximate location of the reef and then plunged in.
The neap tide is approaching, and the tidal range is getting smaller.
Even when the tide recedes to a low tide level, this reef remains hidden above the sea surface.
Moreover, the tide has not yet receded completely, so the reefs are naturally submerged beneath the water.
Feng Ye quickly dived to the bottom and found the protruding reef.
The visibility in the seawater is still quite high.
He immediately saw several small green dragons fleeing in panic after being frightened.
They also discovered that the previously hollowed-out reef now contained a large number of abalone and conch, both large and small.
His eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out and pulled out a large conch shell.
He could only bully the conch shells that weren't sucking in tightly enough and were moving slowly.
It's difficult to remove the abalone without tools, and the key issue is that he was diving naked without any diving equipment, so he couldn't last long.
The little green dragon swam too fast and disappeared in an instant; he couldn't catch up.
However, Feng Ye didn't care.
The purpose of this dive was simply to determine whether the secrets of this reef had been discovered, and whether there were still abalone and other marine life.
It doesn't matter if we can't catch him for now; he'll get his hands on us sooner or later.
He grabbed another conch shell while examining the situation on the reef.
There were far fewer abalone and conch on the rocks than when they had pried them off before; their density was noticeably lower.
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