Feng Ye was utterly speechless.
However, if it wants to follow, then let it follow; just pretend you didn't see it.
They've stopped trawling, since it won't affect them anyway.
The Rising Sun first sailed to the approximate location where the herring shoal appeared, dropped a buoy, and then returned directly to port.
I thought that the whale shark would soon dive into the water and disappear like before.
But unexpectedly, it kept floating on the sea and kept following us until it stopped in the waters outside the dock.
Feng Ye noticed it immediately because it looked like it was moving backward.
In reality, the Rising Sun was moving forward, while the whale shark remained stationary.
He immediately realized that the water ahead was not deep enough, and he dared not go any further.
He looked up toward the dock and realized that it was not far away. Although he could not see people clearly, he could see the buildings.
Meanwhile, many small wooden boats appeared on the sea, all full of people returning to sell jellyfish.
I didn't see any trawlers; they were probably still busy with their work or had just started their return voyage.
These small wooden boats were all rowing and netting their way toward the Rising Sun.
Without a doubt, they must have discovered the presence of the whale shark and were curious enough to come and take a look.
Although I dare not get too close, keeping a distance and looking at it from afar can satisfy my curiosity, right?
Ah-Can had been looking back frequently along the way, and now he noticed and asked, "Brother Ye, is it afraid to go forward?"
"It's probably because the water level is too shallow; if it goes any further, it risks running aground."
"Ah, what a pity. Seeing how persistently it followed us all the way, I was even thinking of leading it to shore."
“The water level at our dock is not good. It might be possible if it were a deep-water dock like Lujiacun.”
They were not far from the dock and soon reached the shore.
People on the shore also saw what was happening in the sea; the whale shark was still there, motionless.
Therefore, as soon as the Rising Sun docked, everyone crowded around it.
However, they returned quite early today, before five o'clock.
The sun had only just begun to set and was still quite scorching; there weren't too many people on the shore.
"Ah Ye, is that a big fish that's sitting still outside?"
"What kind of fish is that? It's huge..."
"It followed you all the way back? It hasn't wandered off yet."
“That’s a whale shark. It doesn’t attack people or boats. It’s been following us all the way back from the waters where we’re fishing.”
Ah-Can answered with great interest.
Feng Ye, however, ignored the questions and busied himself with moving the goods.
"Wow, I've been following them for so long, that's amazing!"
Ah-Can curled his lip in disdain: "What's so magical about it? It just wants to eat fish."
"At first we thought it was fun, so we fed it some herring, and then it started to stick with us."
"Good heavens, it even stole the fish we caught while we were trawled, which is why we had to come back early."
"This whale shark is so smart! It knows that there's food if it follows the fishing boats," someone in the crowd exclaimed.
Ah-Can smiled and said, "That's right, this guy is even more cunning than a human."
"If you feed it again next time, it might just follow you home."
A mocking voice rang out from the crowd.
His words drew laughter from everyone, who joined in the commotion.
Ah-Can followed up, "Haha, then I'll have to think about it carefully. I don't have a fish tank that big at home. Besides, now that I've brought it home, it's not that far, is it?"
"Ah Can is right, we've brought it home. But honestly, you guys are really brave to feed it."
"Exactly, its size is frightening to look at, let alone feeding it to fish..."
"The reason it followed you all the way is probably because you didn't feed it enough, right?"
"How could we possibly feed it enough? It's so big, it can eat a lot, there aren't enough fish for it to eat. Even if we fed it all the cargo on the boat, it probably wouldn't be enough to fill its teeth."
Hearing Ah-chan's answer, everyone nodded unconsciously.
We're all from the coast, so even if we've never seen a whale shark, we've heard about them and know that whale sharks are so big they can scare people to death.
"Can you all make some room? Don't crowd too far forward, I don't have room to put my goods. Anyway, the whale shark is still there, you can see for yourselves."
Feng Ye carried a basket of goods to the bow of the boat and said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, everyone took a few steps back, leaving a small space, and then started asking questions all at once.
"You still haven't explained how you encountered the whale shark..."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
Just then, someone noticed the contents of the basket and exclaimed, "My God, they're all sea bream! You've encountered another school of fish?"
The crowd's attention shifted instantly, turning their gaze to the basket Feng Ye had just unloaded, and they stopped asking the whale shark all sorts of questions.
Feng Ye was extremely annoyed by these people, but if he didn't speak up, they would keep buzzing in his ears like mosquitoes.
He had no choice but to work with Ah-Can, and while unloading the cargo, he recounted his experience at sea to them.
Upon hearing this, these people were almost dying of envy.
First, they encountered a school of herring, which then attracted a pack of predatory barracuda, as well as mackerel, great white sharks, sailfish, and whale sharks.
That's incredibly lucky!
After everyone learned the whole story, they stopped bothering the two of them and started chatting happily in small groups.
It's estimated that it won't be long before this incident spreads throughout Baishi Island, becoming a topic of conversation for everyone.
If nothing else interesting or new comes up, I reckon we could talk about it for days.
Their main catch today was barracuda.
Ah-Can cast his net and pulled up eight or nine hundred pounds, and the net he dragged was also quite heavy, weighing over a thousand pounds.
Although the number is not large, it adds up to less than two hundred.
But sea wolves are big and heavy.
Therefore, the total weight is quite considerable, just over 30 kilograms short of reaching 2,000 kilograms.
After weighing, the sea wolf alone sold for over 1800 yuan.
In addition, there were mackerel, sailfish, two great white sharks, and other miscellaneous items, which together sold for more than 600 yuan.
Overall, today's earnings barely exceeded 2500 yuan.
"Yes, yes, I'm lucky today."
"It's not just good, it's incredibly lucky."
Feng Ye and A Can were extremely satisfied with today's harvest, so happy they were almost beside themselves.
They haven't had such a good harvest in a long time.
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