Feng Ye and A-Can stood at the stern, gazing at the sea, helplessly waiting for the whale shark to finish eating the fish in the net and leave.
"How long will it take?"
"It shouldn't be long before the whale shark's mouth is so big that one gulp can take out a whole lot of food. If the opening weren't a bit small, it wouldn't even be enough for one gulp."
Ah-Can immediately grasped the key point: "Ah, the opening? Is the trawl net broken?"
"Yes, it's a small cut, about this big."
Feng Ye gestured with his hand to indicate the approximate size.
"Luckily it's not big, I can fix it myself. If it were bigger, I would have to pay someone to fix it."
Ah-chan patted his chest in relief.
"I won't be here for the next two days, so don't come out to drag the nets. You can use this time to let the nets dry so you can repair them."
"Hehe, I'm going fishing tomorrow, and I'll use the remora you caught."
"Whatever you want, just don't ruin everything for me, I still have a use for it."
"No, I'll only bring two or three out to try at most."
Ah-Can asked curiously, "We don't have time to go fishing, so why are you keeping those remoras?"
"I'm going fishing at sea with someone on October 1st, have you forgotten?"
Did you tell me?
"No?"
The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.
"Anyway, I don't know."
"It's the same as telling you now. During the last sardine run, didn't I meet two people at the county dock?"
"I know that, one is the county magistrate, but who is the other?"
"Qin Aijun, the owner of Jinghong Hotel."
"So he's Fatty Nie's boss. I thought he was some high-ranking official in the county."
Ah-Can suddenly realized, "Last time you went fishing at sea during the Dragon Boat Festival, wasn't it his boat too?"
“Yes.” Feng Ye nodded. “This time it will be the same, we’ll be going out on his yacht, and County Chief Hao will be there too.”
"So that's how it is."
Ah-Can suddenly looked at Feng Ye with hopeful eyes: "Then...then can I come along too? I've never been to the deep sea, let alone ridden on a yacht."
"I can't guarantee that, it depends on Mr. Qin. But I can talk to him about it, and I think there shouldn't be any major problems."
Upon hearing this, a glint of excitement flashed in Ah-Can's eyes.
"It would be wonderful if we could actually go."
He rubbed his hands together. "Hehe, just thinking about riding on a yacht makes me feel incredibly cool."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Actually, yachts aren't anything special. They're similar to fishing boats, just more stable and better able to withstand wind and waves."
Compared to the luxury yachts of later generations, Qin Aijun's "Chengfeng" yacht is not even worthy of carrying shoes; it would be an exaggeration to call it a slightly better-equipped fishing boat.
"Of course you'd say that since you've ridden it before, but I haven't ridden it yet!"
Ah-chan's face was beaming with barely concealed excitement.
He seemed to have already imagined himself sitting on a yacht, enjoying the sea breeze on his face.
"Once you've ridden it once, you won't be so excited."
Feng Ye shook his head as he looked at A-Can's appearance.
However, he could understand that for someone who had never experienced it before, such longing was hard to suppress.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Feng Ye suddenly remembered the sea urchins he had seen at the bottom of the sea, so he changed the subject.
"By the way, don't just go fishing tomorrow, also collect the sea urchins from the seabed."
Ah-Can's eyes lit up: "Sea urchins? Where can I find sea urchins?"
"It's the seabed where the herrings were before. I saw it when I was diving. It was a huge, densely packed area with a huge number of them."
"Okay, I'll come out and collect them all tomorrow."
Ah-Can said confidently, "This time I can make a fortune again, and the price of sea urchins is also good."
Sea urchin farming had only just begun a few years ago, and not many people were raising them.
Most of the wild-caught ...
Therefore, the price is relatively high, selling for around three yuan per kilogram.
"I forgot just now. After we haul in the net, let's set up a buoy over there so you won't have trouble finding it tomorrow."
"Since there are so many sea urchins to collect, I'll skip fishing tomorrow and just collect sea urchins instead."
Ah-Can thought for a moment and then said, "Oh, right, let my dad and your dad come too, the more people there are, the faster we can collect the goods."
"So, you mean we should go to the county first before setting sail?"
"Okay, let's go to the county to sell dried fish first, and then come out together to collect sea urchins."
Ah-Can became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help but clap his hands, "It's perfect, it doesn't interfere with either of them."
Feng Ye nodded: "In that case, let's take a detour and send me and A-Ling to town."
"I didn't ask..."
As Ah-chan was speaking, he suddenly noticed that the trawl net's gills had loosened and hadn't been taut for quite some time.
"Brother Ye, do you think the whale sharks have finished eating? There hasn't been any activity from the trawlers for a long time."
"Possibly, try pulling it."
The two walked over together, each grabbing one of the ropes and pulling back with all their might.
The pull was indeed very light.
"Damn, it was so light. It really was eaten by the whale shark. This whole catch was for nothing."
Ah-chan cursed.
Feng Ye shook his head: "It shouldn't be an empty network. The opening isn't big, so there should be a few lines left."
As the trawl net gradually emerged from the water, the situation inside the net became increasingly apparent.
There are indeed a few fish left, but the number is so small that you can count them on one hand.
It didn't take much effort to get the trawl net onto the deck.
"Damn it, there are only two barracudas and one sea bass left, it's no different from an empty net."
Ah-chan angrily threw the fish he had picked out into the basket.
"Alright, move the trawl net into the hold, and we'll head back after we've set the buoys."
"Huh? Aren't you going to drag another net? I think it's still early."
"What's the point of hauling nets? As long as there are whale sharks around, no matter how many nets you haul, it won't be enough for them to eat."
"Yeah, that guy is probably still waiting down there for us to set up our nets so he can snag a bargain."
The two agreed and moved the trawl net into the hold.
As soon as I stepped out of the cabin, I saw that big guy reappear on the sea not far away, leisurely floating and sunbathing.
"Holy crap, it's here again. Is this guy going to haunt us forever?"
Ah-Can was speechless when he saw the enormous whale shark.
Feng Ye patted A-Can on the shoulder: "Never mind that, hurry up and set sail."
Ah-Can shook his head helplessly, walked into the cockpit, started the diesel engine, and the Rising Sun slowly sailed away from the sea.
The whale shark also started moving, swimming behind the Rising Sun.
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