Generally speaking, it takes between 30 and 40 minutes for a fishing boat to travel from Baishi Island to the town, and even longer if the wind and current are favorable.
But the small boat took a full 50 minutes to arrive, which was ridiculously slow.
Upon arriving at the village dock, Feng Jiaqing moored the boat and helped carry the goods back home. Then, he went inside and took out the profits from the past two days.
"Yesterday's total was 1892 yuan, and today I have 35 yuan in change, all of which is here."
Feng Ye took the money, took out 50 yuan, and handed it to his father: "Dad, here you go."
Why would you suddenly give me money?
"Thank you for your hard work yesterday, here's your share."
Feng Jiaqing waved his hand and laughed, "No need, I've already received my wages, so I don't need any profit sharing."
"Just take it. It's not like you're only getting one. Uncle Ling got one too."
“Yes, Dad, you should keep it,” Ye Qingling said.
"Then I'll accept it."
Feng Jiaqing then took the money and joked, "So you're saying I lost out big time picking you up today, I missed out on 50 yuan."
"How about I give you another 50 yuan?"
Feng Ye smiled and pulled out another 50 yuan.
"I was just joking, and you actually took it seriously."
"Consider this 50 as a gift from us, Ah Ling and I."
As Feng Ye spoke, he stuffed the remaining 50 yuan into his father's hand.
"No, no, really no."
Feng Jiaqing quickly refused.
"Keep it, Dad. Buy some better quality cigarettes and alcohol, don't always buy the cheap stuff."
Feng Ye forced the money into his father's hand and said, "I reckon Mom will take the 50 yuan from the front, so hide this 50 yuan well, don't let her find out."
Ye Qingling chuckled: "Yes, Dad, you'd better hide it well."
"I'll go to the workshop and see if there's anything I can help with."
Feng Jiaqing fled in embarrassment.
The couple watched Feng Jiaqing's hurried departure and smiled at each other.
Ye Qingling stretched out her hand: "Give it to me."
Feng Ye was completely bewildered: "What?"
What do you think?
"Here you go, all of it is yours."
Noticing her gaze on his hand holding the money, Feng Ye suddenly realized what was happening and shoved all the money in his hand into her hand.
"I don't care anymore. Go and distribute them. Don't forget the 50 yuan for Uncle Ling, and the 1100 yuan you owe A-Can."
"Do you need to tell me?"
Ye Qingling took the money and went inside, put it in a drawer and locked it. Then she came out to organize the things she had brought back.
"I'm going to the workshop."
Feng Ye gave a brief explanation and then left.
Halfway there, an idea suddenly popped into his head, and he turned around and went to the house of someone he called his grandmother.
It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival now, and the lingering summer heat is almost over; the weather will cool down soon.
The activity of fish and shrimp in the sea will gradually decrease, and the catch from trawls may not be satisfactory, so we will have to change our fishing methods.
So far, they only have one trawl net and no other nets.
He needs to prepare in advance to avoid being caught off guard.
This grandmother was also a woman with a tragic fate. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age, experiencing two of the four great tragedies of life.
Now, he raises his two grandchildren, who are in their teens, and makes a living by weaving and mending nets for others.
Feng Ye went to her house to order some sticky nets from her.
My family is too busy to weave a net, so we had to ask someone else to do it.
Of course, you can also buy ready-made fishing tackle directly from a fishing tackle shop, but the quality is unknown, and you won't save much money.
It's better to hire someone to weave it; at least you know their background and the quality is guaranteed.
The netting, also called wire mesh, is mainly composed of floats and a net body.
The net is usually woven from transparent and fine nylon threads, which makes it more invisible in water.
Once a fish hits a net, it gets stuck in the mesh because of its scales, and the more it struggles, the tighter it gets stuck.
Unless it's a large fish with considerable strength that exceeds the net's tolerance limit, it's very difficult for it to escape.
There are generally four types of fishing nets: floating nets, sinking nets, single-layer fishing nets, and three-tailed fishing nets.
The floats of the float net are relatively large, and the sinkers are relatively light. It is mainly used to catch fish in the middle and upper layers of the water.
Sinking nets have smaller floats and heavier sinkers, and are used to catch fish in the middle and lower water levels.
A single-layer fishing net has only one layer of netting, with floats on top and sinkers on the bottom, providing good concealment in the water.
The three-tailed fishing net consists of two layers of large-mesh outer net and one layer of small-mesh inner net. The inner net is longer than the outer net, making it suitable for catching larger fish.
In addition, the mesh size of the net is also an important basis for its classification.
It is usually between 2 and 6 fingers.
Of course, there are also finger nets, but they are basically not found on the coast; they are usually found inland and are used to catch fish such as chub and whitebait.
The diagonal straight-out size of a 1-inch mesh is between 2.3 and 2.8 centimeters, but if converted to side length, it should be 1 centimeter.
Different mesh sizes are used to catch fish of different sizes.
Fishermen along the coast generally use three-finger gillnets; gillnets with four or more fingers are less commonly used.
Feng Ye also ordered a three-finger net, and a three-tailed fishing net.
The marine resources are still quite abundant, with many large fish; only a three-tailed fishing net could possibly handle them.
Another fishing method is called drift gillnet, which is mainly used to catch migratory fish.
Because it moves with the ocean currents and the fish that get tangled in it hang on the net like thorns, it is called a "drift net".
It consists of rectangular mesh woven from one or more layers of plastic filaments.
Multiple nets are typically combined together, with several foam plastic floats attached to the upper edge and lead sinkers attached to the lower end. The nets are vertically set up near the sea surface, waiting for fish to swim in and get entangled in the mesh.
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