Ah-chan and the others each hauled in their last net, and looking at the few squid left in the nets, they all felt a little regretful.
The school of squid moved by too fast.
They only had time to cast three nets each.
The first two nets yielded a decent harvest, with each net holding about 30 jin (15 catties). However, the third net yielded almost nothing.
Although I feel somewhat unwilling, this is a gift from the ocean, which comes quickly and goes quickly, and I cannot force it.
"It's a pity that Ye-ge's breathing tube is still tied to the boat, otherwise we could have sailed after them. Now we can only watch them swim away."
Looking in the direction the squid had swum away, Ah-chan couldn't help but sigh.
Feng Jiaqing slapped his thigh and said, "Ah Can, you can't go, but Lao Qi and I can go after them by boat!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Feng Jialing's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran to untie the rope.
"Ah Chan, you stay here and wait for Ah Ye to come up. Your father and I are going to chase the squid."
Feng Jiaqing gave a brief instruction and quickly ran to the driver's cab to start the machine.
"Okay, I'll start the boat once Ye-ge gets on."
Ah-Can nodded: "Okay, you guys go after him first. Once Ye-ge comes aboard, we'll come find you by boat."
Feng Jialing and Feng Jiaqing didn't care about anything else. They untied the ropes, started the engine, and steered the other boat in the direction the squid had gone.
After watching them leave, Ah-Can turned back to the side of the boat and pulled the last box up.
"Wasn't this last box already secured? Why hasn't it come up yet? Could something have happened?"
As he pulled, he kept anxiously glancing towards the sea.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait too long.
Just as the box was pulled out of the water, a head popped out of the sea not far from the Rising Sun with a "splash".
He finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
"Brother Ye, you've finally made it up! I was worried something had happened to you, and I was planning to dive down to look for you after I got my suitcase."
Feng Ye took off the breathing mask covering his face and took a breath of fresh air: "Let me go up there and we'll talk about it."
We tied four boxes to the seabed and waited there for too long, which was quite tiring.
"Then hurry up."
As he spoke, Ah-Can pulled the box up along the side of the boat and carried it onto the deck.
After Feng Ye climbed onto the boat, he asked, "Why did it take you so long to get on? The boxes should have been tied up a long time ago, right?"
"Hey, the first time I surfaced, a group of squid blocked my way, forcing me to dive back down to wait. I only surfaced again when I saw you pulling the box."
Feng Ye shook his head helplessly.
"So that's what happened. Oh, I see."
"When I was down there, I saw you casting your net, which almost caught me. Luckily, I noticed it in time and dodged it."
"Really? Is that so? If you're really caught in the net, we'll just pull you out. You have an air tube to breathe, so nothing will happen."
Ah-chan laughed heartily, "But then again, you'll get covered in ink and turn into a black devil."
"screw you."
Feng Ye chuckled and nudged him before asking, "By the way, how many squid did you catch this time?"
Ah-Can thought for a moment and gave a rough estimate: "Adding it all up, it's about two hundred pounds."
Feng Ye asked suspiciously, "So many? You're not lying to me, are you?"
"Damn, why would I lie to you?"
Ah-Can pointed irritably at the baskets on the nail clipper, "They're still sitting there, can't you see for yourself?"
Feng Ye then noticed the six baskets of squid on the deck, but none of them were full; they were only half full.
Many of the squid inside were pitch black, stained by the ink they sprayed themselves.
"Wow, that's impressive! You caught so many squid in such a short time!"
He couldn't help but give Ah-Can a thumbs up.
"So what if it's impressive? It's not like I was the only one who got it..."
Ah-Can suddenly slapped his forehead, "Damn, I was so busy talking to you that I forgot I had to hurry up and catch up with my dad and the others."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and ran to the driver's seat, not forgetting to tell him, "Brother Ye, go and retrieve the anchor."
Feng Ye was completely confused, but he still went to the bow of the boat as instructed.
After Ah-chan started the boat and the anchor loosened, it was slowly pulled up.
"What did you mean by that? My dad and your dad finished delivering the goods and then came over here?"
"Otherwise, where did all these squid come from? How many nets can I cast by myself? They came right after you went into the water..."
After listening to A-Can's account, Feng Ye finally understood what had happened on the surface of the sea during his time underwater.
"I see. Judging from the direction you're driving now, the squid is swimming towards the island where we threw branches?"
He had no sense of direction underwater, didn't know which direction the squid came from, and couldn't tell which way it was swimming.
"Yes, my dad and the others have already chased after them in their boat. We'll go over and help too; it'll be good if we can salvage as much as possible."
The Rising Sun sailed against the wind and waves at full speed toward Island No. 2.
Feng Ye wasn't idle either; he went to the deck to sort the squid in the six baskets.
That way, the basket won't be only half full, taking up too much space.
After some back and forth handling, three baskets were filled to the brim, and the remaining squid filled about half a basket, totaling approximately 200 jin (100 catties).
"Not bad, I'm really lucky today."
He muttered something to himself, overjoyed.
After carrying several baskets into the cabin, he came out and saw four unopened boxes on the deck. He immediately felt an urge to open them.
I have an irresistible urge to open it and see what treasures are inside.
But after thinking about it, I suppressed my impulse; there was no need to rush.
Besides, Island No. 2 is already in sight; catching squid is the priority.
He picked up the hand net, arranged it in his hand, and prepared to cast it.
In fact, Island No. 2 is not far from where Daiko is located, only about two kilometers away.
Therefore, in less than ten minutes, the Rising Sun arrived near Island No. 2.
As soon as you get close, you can see that around each cluster of incubators beneath the sea surface, there are many squid that are laying eggs.
At this moment, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing were already busy casting nets.
Ah-chan didn't go over to greet them; instead, he kept his distance from them and quickly stopped the boat.
Feng Ye also saw an opportunity and quickly cast his net out.
The net came full, weighing at least twenty or thirty pounds.
Ah-chan followed closely behind and cast his net out as well...
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