A few minutes later, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing arrived together. Without even a moment to express their amazement, they immediately joined the pulling team.
Many hands make light work.
With the five of them working together, it became relatively easier to pull it up.
After a great deal of effort, the giant swordfish was finally dragged out of the reef area and onto the beach.
The tide rose more slowly than expected, and the crest of the tide barely reached the water.
They dared not stop and continued to pull the boat toward the shore.
Compared to the ruggedness of the rocky area, the beach is much flatter.
This made them even faster.
As they dragged it, the swordfish left a deep trail on the sand that stretched all the way to the shore.
Finally, the swordfish was dragged to the shore and was safe.
All five of them were exhausted and, ignoring the dirt on the ground, plopped down on the floor.
But looking at that enormous swordfish, he was immediately filled with a sense of accomplishment, and his face beamed with a smile.
Feng Jiaqing, panting heavily, said, "Good heavens, I've never seen such a big swordfish in my life."
Feng Jialing chimed in, "Yes, it takes a lot of luck to run into someone like that."
"You'll have to ask A-Ye for that."
Feng Xuan said with a smile, "This fish was hidden behind a big reef, and it was impossible to see it from the shore, but A-Ye happened to see it."
"Yes, you really can't see it from the shore. Although its tail is showing, you can't see it at all if it's not moving. If it weren't for Brother Ye's sharp eyes, we would have missed this fish."
Ah-chan nodded in agreement.
Feng Ye waved his hand: "It was just a coincidence. When I came over, the fish's tail was still moving, and I just happened to see it."
"Where are you planning to sell these fish? Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Ah Fa won't be accepting any goods."
Upon hearing Feng Jiaqing's words, Feng Xuan and A Can exchanged glances, momentarily at a loss, before turning their attention to Feng Ye.
"Let's send it to the county to sell to General Manager Qin."
Qin Aijun should really like this big swordfish.
Will Jinghong be open for business today?
Feng Xuan was somewhat worried.
"Probably."
Feng Ye wasn't sure either.
In later times, hotels were open 365 days a year, but he didn't know that at that time, and it was in a small county town.
Ah-Can reminded him, "Brother Ye, don't you have President Qin's phone number? Just call and ask."
Feng Xuan also said, "Yes, let's call and ask first. Just in case it's not open and we've made a wasted trip."
"Okay, I'll make the call right now."
Feng Ye stood up, patted the sand off his bottom, and headed towards the village.
It's convenient to have someone on duty at the village committee; there's no need to look for anyone.
After explaining his purpose to the person on duty, he picked up the receiver and dialed the number he knew by heart.
After two rings, the call was connected, and Qin Aijun's voice came through the receiver.
Hello, who is this?
"President Qin, it's me, Xiao Feng."
"Little Feng, what made you decide to call me?"
"Haha, I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year."
"Making a phone call to send New Year's greetings is considered a New Year's greeting? Well, your way of sending New Year's greetings is quite unique."
Feng Ye smiled to himself, thinking that in another ten years or so, he wouldn't find it special anymore.
In another twenty years or so, people won't even bother making phone calls; sending a group WeChat message will be considered a New Year's greeting.
However, he said, "Of course not. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find you in Jinghong, so I thought I'd call you first to ask if you were there."
"Yes, I was here all morning."
"Okay, I'll set off now. It should take about two hours to get there."
"Yes, I'll be in the office the whole time."
"No, no, no, I'll have to trouble you to come down and get me, Mr. Qin. I brought you something that I'm sure you'll like."
"Oh, what is that? A fish?"
"Hehe, you'll see when I get there."
"You're keeping me in suspense, huh? Fine, I'll wait. If you don't satisfy me, even if it's the first day of the Lunar New Year, I won't let you off easily."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down."
Feng Ye hung up the phone, paid the bill, and quickly returned to the beach.
Now, it wasn't just Feng Xuan and his group anymore.
Xiao Chunxiu, Aunt Ling, Ye Qingling, and Du Guilan were all by the sea, along with three younger children.
There was also an extra flatbed cart.
The three little ones were unusually excited, circling around the swordfish, and every now and then they would playfully poke at its body, tug at its tail, pectoral fins and snout.
If there hadn't been adults around, they probably would have climbed onto the swordfish.
As soon as Feng Ye returned, everyone stood up and looked at him expectantly.
"How is it?" Feng Xuan asked anxiously.
"Mr. Qin is in the store. He asked us to come over."
"Then let's quickly get the fish onto the boat and get ready to set off."
"Yes, while they're still fresh, let's hurry up and sell them." Xiao Chunxiu nodded. "They're so big, I wonder how much they'll fetch?"
Feng Ye smiled and said, "There must be quite a lot."
"Now is not the time for idle chatter, let's hurry up and move this big swordfish onto the cart."
Feng Jiaqing rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the swordfish's pectoral fin, and prepared to exert force.
With all the adults working together, the giant swordfish was easily lifted up.
The cart was only two meters long; even if the large swordfish was placed at an angle, it wouldn't fit.
The fish's head was mostly sticking out, and its tail was also hanging in the air.
"Alright, everyone be careful, don't let the fish slip down."
Feng Jiaqing gave a reminder and then pulled the cart toward the dock.
The others followed behind and on both sides, all helping to push the cart.
The three little ones excitedly yelled and ran after them.
The dock was deserted and quiet.
That's perfect. Fewer people will know, so we can just send him away and keep a low profile.
Otherwise, it will only make others envious.
Upon arriving at the dock, everyone worked together to move the giant swordfish from the cart onto the boat.
There's no need to take it into the cabin; just leave it on the deck.
It's only a little over an hour's drive, and the morning sun isn't very hot, so there's no need to worry about getting sunburned.
We don't need too many people to go to the county; just the two brothers and A-Can will suffice.
Just as Feng Ye had untied the mooring rope and was about to board the boat, he saw Feng Jiaqing pushing a cart and heading back. He suddenly realized that everyone had made a mistake.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and hardly anyone will be out earning money.
He quickly called out to Feng Jiaqing, "Dad, don't push the cart back. Put it on the boat. There shouldn't be any tractors waiting to haul goods at the county dock today."
"Yes, yes, we need to bring the cart too."
Everyone immediately realized what was going on.
"It's a good thing you remembered, Brother Ye, otherwise we would have been in a real mess when we got to the county."
Ah-Can patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
The cart was lifted onto the boat, and bamboo poles were used to propel the Rising Sun away from the shore from among a pile of boats.
The diesel engine in the cab was immediately started, and a roaring sound rang out.
The Rising Sun turned its bow around and slowly accelerated toward the county town.
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