Feng Ye ran as fast as he could and rushed into the house.
Ye Qingling asked in surprise, "What happened to you? You're out of breath, were you chased by a dog?"
Panting heavily, Feng Ye said urgently to Ye Qingling, "Stop cooking! Quick, go and call A-Can and Dad to come and help."
"What's wrong with you?"
"There's a huge swordfish stranded over there in the reef area; I estimate it weighs at least 500 pounds."
"So big!"
Ye Qingling was shocked. "Wait, how could such a big fish be stranded?"
"How should I know? Oh, don't ask. Go and call people quickly, or it will be too late if the tide comes in."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Ye Qingling immediately put down her work, and without even taking off her apron, she ran out the door.
Feng Ye found some ropes at home and took a knife.
Considering that the swordfish was not yet dead, it had to be killed first, and half of the rebar left over from building the house was also taken.
Most of the fishing tools were locked on the Rising Sun, so we had to make do with rebar.
Immediately, he ran to his neighbor's house.
Feng Xuan's family was having breakfast and looked at him with some surprise.
"What's wrong, A-Ye?"
"Brother, stop eating and come with me to the beach. There's a big swordfish stranded, and I can't move it by myself."
"What, a giant swordfish?"
"Um."
"Wait a moment, I'm changing my shoes."
Feng Xuan threw down his chopsticks, immediately stood up, and went to find his water shoes.
"Hurry up, I'm going over there first, over in the reef area."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he ran towards the beach by himself.
They were caught up by Feng Xuan when they were still halfway there.
When they reached the reef area again, Feng Ye found that the tide had risen significantly, but fortunately they were still some distance from the large reef.
"Where? Where? I can't see it."
Feng Xuan looked around but didn't find the giant swordfish. He asked, somewhat puzzled.
Are you sure this is the place? I don't see anything.
"See that big rock? It's right behind there."
Feng Ye pointed to the large reef, "You can't see it from here, you have to get closer."
"Oh, so how did you find out?"
"His tail was showing, and it would twitch from time to time. I saw it by chance."
As they talked, they climbed and jumped among the rocks, and soon reached the large reef.
This time, instead of climbing onto the reef, we went around to the back of it.
"My goodness, it's so big! It's three or four meters long, it must weigh several hundred pounds!"
When Feng Xuan saw the size of the giant swordfish, he was both surprised and delighted, his face filled with awe.
He had just heard Feng Ye say that one person couldn't move it, and he thought it was only a hundred or two pounds, never expecting it to be such a big one.
"I estimate it will be no less than 500 jin (250 catties)."
"It's too big, even the two of us can't move it, can we?"
"I sent Aling to call Dad and Acan. They should be here soon."
"This fish is quite resilient. It's been stranded for several hours, and it's still alive."
The big fish lay in the puddle, its tail no longer moving, but its gill covers kept opening and closing.
"Given its size, it's normal for it to be so resilient."
"We have to kill it first, otherwise it will struggle and we won't be able to hold it off, and it will be dangerous."
"That's why I brought this."
Feng Ye picked up the rebar and aimed it at the swordfish's eyes: "Brother, find a rock and smash it."
The rebar wasn't sharp enough to pierce the swordfish's head in one go, so a stone had to be used as an aid.
Feng Xuan looked around and found a suitable stone, then forcefully smashed it onto the top of the rebar.
With a resounding clang like metal clashing against stone, the rebar pierced deep into the swordfish's eye socket and penetrated its brain.
Swordfish are quite dangerous in their death throes, their long, sharp snouts flailing wildly as their massive bodies slap violently in the water, splashing up sprays of water.
Fortunately, both of them were prepared and reacted quickly, managing to dodge in time and avoid being injured by the swordfish.
"Brother, bleed this fish, I'll go see where the best way to get out is."
This area is full of rocks of all sizes.
Some stand in clusters, while others stand alone.
It's fine for people to walk, it just means they have to climb up and down.
But with such a big fish to drag, we need to find a good path.
Feng Ye climbed onto the large reef, looked around, and found a passable path.
However, this doesn't lead directly to the shore; instead, it involves a long detour, first heading towards the beach before landing.
After coming down from the reef, he told his older brother about it.
Feng Xuan frowned: "Isn't there any other way? If we go towards the beach, the tide might come in before we even get there."
“I know the tide comes in fast, but this is the only way. All other routes are blocked by rocks, and we can’t pull such a heavy fish up.”
"I'll look around some more and see if I can find another way."
As Feng Xuan finished speaking, he turned and left.
Feng Ye let him be; his father and A-Can hadn't arrived yet, and the two of them alone couldn't move this big guy.
However, seeing the tide rising continuously, he became somewhat anxious.
Fortunately, it didn't take long. Just two minutes later, Ah-Can's voice rang out from the shore: "Brother Ye, where are you?"
Feng Ye quickly emerged from behind the reef and waved, "Here."
"Where's the big fish? I can't see it."
As he asked the question, Ah-Can ran and jumped among the rocks toward this side.
Feng Ye pointed behind the reef: "It's here, come over quickly."
When Ah-chan saw the giant swordfish, he was also shocked.
"Holy crap, this fish is huge!"
"Stop arguing, let the three of us try to pull it first."
At this moment, Feng Xuan, who had not found a better path, also returned.
"Well, let's try it first. It would be best if it could be pulled. If not, we'll just have to wait for Dad to come."
“My dad is here too, but he’s still behind me. He can’t run as fast as I can.”
After Ah-Can finished speaking, the three of them tied the rope to the fish's tail, grabbed the rope, and tried to pull it.
Despite the swordfish's enormous size, it was still managed to be pulled slightly by the combined efforts of the three.
"It can be pulled, that's great."
Feng Xuan shouted with joy.
Even though it only moved a little bit, it still moved, didn't it?
"Holy crap, this is really heavy, probably weighs seven or eight hundred pounds."
Ah-chan couldn't help but swear, then burst into surprise.
"Keep going, don't stop!"
Feng Ye was also surprised by the weight, but now was not the time to think about that.
They need to drag the fish to shore as soon as possible.
"Listen to my slogan and pull together, one, two, three, pull!"
Each time the slogan is shouted, the swordfish is pulled a distance, struggling to move slowly among the reefs.
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