At three o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang, and Feng Ye opened his sleepy eyes.
She reached out and turned off the alarm clock, but immediately burrowed back into her warm bed, staring at the ceiling with her eyes open, remaining motionless for a long time.
It's so cold outside the blanket.
Just that one moment, he felt a bone-chilling cold.
Ye Qingling, who was standing next to him, had also woken up and found his appearance amusing.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. It won't hurt to rest for another day."
"No, I have to go today. Ah-Can is still waiting."
Feng Ye answered with a firm expression, but his body betrayed him as he nestled in the warm blankets.
Ye Qingling smiled and then closed her eyes again.
Despite her reluctance, Feng Ye finally mustered the courage to throw off the covers and get up.
"I'm leaving."
He quickly dressed, opened the door, and went out.
After washing up, I took a lunchbox of food that I had prepared the night before, opened the door and went outside.
A gust of biting cold wind hit him, making him shiver.
"Damn, it's so cold."
Feng Ye tightened his collar and strode towards the dock where the fishing boats were moored.
The dock was bustling with activity, its lights flashing, as fishermen set off for the sea.
Many fishing lights were also floating on the sea, heading towards the middle of the ocean.
Despite the cold weather and the limited cargo at sea, it didn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm for going out to sea.
There was no other way; for a few coins, we had to seize every opportunity to go to sea.
Ah-chan hadn't arrived yet; he waited a while before finally showing up.
This was a rare occurrence; in the past, it was almost always Ah-chan who waited for him, and the number of times he waited for Ah-chan could be counted on one hand.
"Why are you later than me today? Is your blanket biting you?"
"A bit. This damn weather is so cold, I really don't want to get out of bed."
Ah-Can rubbed his hands together, stamping his feet as he answered, "But there's no way around it, I have to earn money to get a wife, and I don't even know how much dowry I'll have to give your father-in-law."
"Don't worry, my father-in-law won't ask for an exorbitant amount."
Feng Ye patted A-Can on the shoulder with a smile, "When I married A-Ling, I was one in a thousand. Even though a few years have passed, the price increase wouldn't be much greater."
"That's alright."
Ah-Can laughed and said, "I'm afraid of encountering those who don't marry off their daughters but sell them, because the bride price is outrageously high."
"How high can it go? At most, it'll be one or two thousand yuan."
Feng Ye curled his lip and said dismissively.
These days, the bride price here is relatively cheap, usually under 1500 yuan.
If one works hard, they can earn enough in a year.
Before his rebirth, the bride price was sky-high, never less than 250,000 yuan, and it also required a car and a house.
The car must be priced no less than 100,000 yuan, and the house must be at least in the county.
Not to mention the other three gold items, those are necessities.
If you have more open-minded parents, things will be better; the money received as betrothal gifts will be returned as part of your dowry.
While it may not be all of it, at least a portion will be returned.
However, if you encounter a family that is extremely stingy, then the bride price will truly be gone forever.
It's absolutely exhausting; the man would go bankrupt to get married.
He really couldn't understand how parents could treat their daughters' marriages as a transaction.
He thought that if he had a daughter, he would naturally accept the bride price; this was the man's attitude.
But he won't keep a single penny; he'll return it all as part of her dowry, and even double it.
Thinking about this, he suddenly felt even more eager to have another child, preferably a daughter.
Despite all her efforts, Ye Qingling's stomach showed no signs of pregnancy.
This puzzled him greatly, as he had sown quite a few seeds!
...
When they arrived at the work area, it was still dark, making it inconvenient to set up the nets, so they decided to trawle the nets first.
Feng Ye carried the trawl net out of the cabin.
Ah-chan also stopped the boat temporarily and went forward to help organize it, connecting the trawl net to the towing lines that were originally piled up on both sides of the boat.
"I wonder how lucky I am today, maybe I'll be able to drag up something good?"
"It's hard to say, let's just hope God will have mercy."
No matter the season, there's always something in the sea, but whether it can be hauled up is another matter.
It depends on luck.
After the trawl net was prepared, Ah-Can went to set sail.
Once the boat started moving, Feng Ye lowered the trawl net.
As soon as the net entered the water, the tow rope moved rapidly, like a winding snake, and in a short while, it was completely submerged and taut in the sea.
After the trawl net sank into the sea, he had nothing to do.
Around 5 a.m. is the time when people are most sleepy.
But he couldn't sleep; it was too cold, and he was afraid he would catch a cold.
So he went to the driver's seat and chatted with Ah-Can casually.
Shortly after dawn, they hauled in their first net.
There weren't many items, and nothing particularly surprising; most of them were small, worthless fish and shrimp.
However, Feng Ye spotted a small fish among the pile of fish, its golden color interspersed with black spots, only slightly larger than the palm of his hand.
"It looks like a pufferfish, but why is it golden?"
He was a little curious, so he picked up the small fish and examined it carefully in his palm.
This little fish has a smooth, scaleless body and a plump body.
Its back is golden yellow with black round spots, its belly is snow white, and its fins are transparent.
With its round, thick head and two prominent, large black eyes, it looks incredibly cute and endearing. The Golden Baby, scientifically known as *Tetraodon spp.*, is also called the Submarine Fish. "Is this a Golden Baby?"
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