The two boats sailed side by side, quickly heading towards the shore.
"Look, the Mazu Temple is so beautiful now!"
Xiao Yunhu pointed to the highest peak of Baishi Island in the distance and shouted excitedly.
Following his finger, everyone saw the newly expanded Mazu Temple.
Feng Ye remembers that when he set off, the outer walls of the Mazu Temple were still in a rough state.
Now, it has been completely completed, and even the exterior walls have been painted.
Although the entire view cannot be seen from the sea, even just seeing a corner of the red walls and yellow tiles reveals that the expanded Mazu Temple is magnificent and grand.
"It's really beautiful, a world of difference from before."
"It's more than that, it's like heaven and earth."
"It cost two or three hundred thousand, so it's bound to look good. If it didn't, the council members would be drowned in their spittle."
Several people stood at the bow of the boat, discussing the matter.
Feng Ye's gaze, however, fell upon the statue of Mazu to the side.
The Mazu statue is not far from the Mazu Temple, on the same mountain, also at the top of the mountain, but at a lower position.
The entire statue is as white as jade, facing east, sacred and solemn.
From a distance, it looks as if the goddess Mazu is looking down over the entire sea.
As they got closer to the village dock, the Mazu Temple and Mazu statue were gradually obscured by the small hill behind the village and disappeared from view.
Everyone turned their attention away from the shore and looked at the dock.
Why is there no one at the dock?
Upon seeing it, Ah-Can couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
There's no one around, so who are they showing their great white shark to?
It's still quite early; the fishing boats haven't returned yet and are still working hard at sea.
At this time, only a few small wooden boats were moored at the dock, and there were hardly any people around.
Moreover, it was high tide, and the people who had been gathering seafood on the nearby beach had all gone home.
The area around the pier appeared rather deserted.
"Yeah, it's usually packed with people, so why is there nobody here today?"
Xiao Yunhu also sighed.
"Isn't it better if no one's around? It saves us from having to explain ourselves for ages when people keep asking us questions."
Feng Ye didn't care.
"I also think no one is better."
Du Minhui nodded and agreed, "If there are too many people, it will be too noisy. Everyone will ask questions, it will be so annoying."
"Once this great white shark is placed in the Mazu Temple, everyone on the island will be able to see it, and then you'll have your chance to show off."
Feng Ye could understand their feelings very well.
As the saying goes, "Returning home in glory."
Who doesn't want others to see them in their prime?
"Ha ha……"
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"After we dock, who will go and call Secretary Xiao?"
It's unrealistic to offer this great white shark to the Mazu Temple by relying on just a few of them.
This thing is too big and too heavy to lift.
They also had to ask Secretary Xiao, a member of the Mazu Temple Council, to call some people over to help carry it.
Of course, they could call someone themselves, but wouldn't that be troublesome?
“I’ll go. My home is closer, and I can take my luggage back with me.”
Xiao Yunhu volunteered.
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, cousin."
The Rising Sun slowly approached the dock.
At this moment, three figures finally appeared on the dock. They were three middlemen from the village: Feng Jiafa, Lao Zhu, and Lao Lin.
They were sitting in their shop when they saw two boats appear on the sea a long time ago, and at first they wondered who had returned so early.
Upon getting closer, they realized it was Feng Ye's two boats, so they quickly ran out.
Before the ship even reached the shore, they saw what appeared to be a large fish on the deck at the stern of the Rising Sun.
They were all stunned and speechless.
This fish is absolutely enormous.
However, the view was mostly blocked by the cabin in front, so I could only see the tip of the iceberg and couldn't recognize what kind of fish it was for a moment.
As soon as the bow of the Rising Sun docked at the shore, before it had even come to a complete stop, the three of them eagerly jumped aboard.
They casually greeted Feng Ye and the others, then headed straight for the stern.
curious!
I'm so curious!
They couldn't wait to see what kind of fish it was and how big it was.
Seeing the three of them looking anxious, Feng Ye and the others couldn't help but smile at each other.
They didn't stop them and followed along in perfect unison, all wanting to see the shocked expressions on the three people's faces.
The result did not disappoint them.
When the three of them saw the enormous great white shark, they were all shocked, their mouths agape, almost big enough to fit a fist.
Feng Jiafa, Lao Zhu, and Lao Lin looked at each other, then turned to look at Feng Ye and the others, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"Holy crap, this great white shark is huge! I've never seen anything like it in my life!"
"Holy crap! Has the ancestor of the great white shark been captured?"
"Hey, why is there a charred patch on this fish head? That's really weird."
The three of them were stunned. They circled the huge white shark several times, exclaiming in amazement.
Although they had lived most of their lives, this was the first time they had ever seen such a huge white shark.
That's normal, actually. Adult great white sharks generally live in deep-sea areas and are very difficult to see in coastal waters.
"It looks to be five meters long, so it must weigh one or two tons, right?"
Old Zhu stroked his chin, making some estimates.
"There definitely is, probably around 3,000 jin."
Feng Jiafa said confidently.
"Unfortunately, none of us have a scale big enough to get a specific weight."
Old Lin sighed.
"Tell me, where did you get such a big shark?"
Feng Jiafa asked, but his gaze never left the huge shark.
Ah-chan explained proudly, "Yesterday afternoon on our way back, we encountered a thunderstorm. There was lightning and thunder, it was terrifying."
"This great white shark was quite unlucky; it was struck squarely by lightning, and the charred marks on its head are from that lightning strike."
"However, this great white shark is really lucky. Even lightning couldn't kill it; it just fainted and floated on the surface of the sea..."
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