During the day, everyone works together in the afternoon, and after finishing a batch of goods, they can take a break.
At other times, the nets were cast one after another without stopping.
Taking a break from his busy schedule, Feng Ye leaned against the ship's railing, smoking, and watched Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen reel in the winch.
The entire process of hauling in the net is easier when there are more people involved, especially when the net is hoisted onto the boat at the very end.
The preceding operations can be done by two people, or even by one person.
When the machine starts up, you just need to keep an eye on it and retract the mesh plate.
Before he had even finished his cigarette, Ah-Can suddenly ran out of the driver's seat, stood on the pier, and looked down at him, asking him a question.
"Brother Ye, when we just connected, Uncle Jun asked when we were going back?"
Feng Ye was slightly taken aback; he hadn't actually considered this question.
When we first set sail, we didn't know when we would return.
In fact, it's impossible to be sure at all.
Good weather and a good harvest naturally lead to a desire to catch more fish, so people tend to stay in the sea for longer periods.
After all, it's not easy to come out.
If the weather is bad, or the harvest isn't great, it's perfectly normal to go back early.
Feng Ye slowly exhaled a smoke ring and asked, "What's it today, around the teens?"
He couldn't quite remember the date.
“I’m eighteen,” Ah-Can replied.
"You're already eighteen..."
Feng Ye muttered something to himself, then asked, "If I remember correctly, you moved on the 26th, right?"
"Yes, we'll move on the 26th and have the banquet on the 27th."
Ah-chan's house is finally all finished, and he can move in now.
In comparison, his house took several months longer to build than the Feng brothers'.
The construction was delayed because of the heavy rains and southerly winds in spring, which made it impossible to work. Otherwise, the building would have been completed and the workers moved in long ago.
"Eight days left..."
Feng Ye pondered for a moment before continuing, "If I go back these two days, I won't be able to come out. I'll have to wait until you finish the banquet."
How about this?
Let's fish for a few more days, then head back on the afternoon of the 24th. We'll reach the county town to sell our catch that evening and get home on the 25th, which won't interfere with your plans.
Ah-Can nodded: "Okay, anyway, my dad will handle things at home, so it's okay if I go back a little later."
"If Uncle Jun has no objections, then it's decided."
"Well, I'll ask Uncle Jun for his opinion."
"Don't forget to tell him to contact the fresh seafood collection ship."
"I've already spoken to him, and he'll get in touch."
Ah-Can ran back to the driver's seat to connect with Harvest.
A short while later, it ran out again.
"Uncle Jun said it's no problem, he'll go back whenever we go back."
Feng Ye nodded: "Okay, it's settled then."
After taking the last puff of his cigarette, he threw the remaining half-smoked cigarette butt into the sea and went to work.
By now, the trawl net has gradually surfaced.
This was just another ordinary net.
However, the large bag of seafood was quite heavy, probably weighing no less than six or seven thousand kilograms.
He didn't spend those days at sea for nothing.
Every net they've caught these past few days has this weight, and occasionally it can even reach tens of thousands of kilograms.
The only regret was that we didn't encounter any valuable fish; the trawl nets mostly brought up cheap fish and useless junk.
Even if some valuable items are found, it's only a few small ones, not a large group.
Just as the trawl net was being prepared and ready to be lowered back down, Feng Ye glanced up and froze.
He saw a flock of seabirds flying northeast, a large, dark mass.
Something unusual must be going on.
Every fisherman knows that where there are seabirds, there are bound to be schools of fish.
He had once thought about buying a telescope so he could better observe flocks of birds at sea. He just forgot about it.
Several days passed after the Dragon Boat Festival, and he went to the county and the city, but he couldn't remember it.
Seeing this large flock of seabirds, Feng Ye was immediately filled with excitement.
He was worried that he was seeing things and hallucinating, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again before he was sure that he was not mistaken and that there really was a flock of seabirds flying northeast.
He quickly called out to Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen, who were about to log off, "Stop, don't log off yet."
If this trawl net is set down, it will take too much time to retrieve it; by then, it will be too late.
However, not collecting them would severely affect the Dong Sheng's sailing speed, making it easy to lose track of seabirds.
"What's wrong?"
Both of them looked at him with suspicion.
There is a flock of birds.
Feng Ye then shouted into the wheelhouse, "Ah Can, there's a flock of seabirds to the northeast. Quickly steer the boat over there and check what's going on."
A-Can felt a jolt in his heart and subconsciously turned his head to look, where he immediately saw the flock of seabirds.
"Ah, there really are! Lots of seabirds, there must be schools of fish. I'll head over there right now."
As he spoke, he stepped on the gas and sped off toward the flock of seabirds.
"Don't rush to conclusions, let's go and see for ourselves first."
Although Feng Ye also believed that there was a high probability of a school of fish, he was cautious and did not dare to draw conclusions too early.
Otherwise, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
There is also a very small chance that this flock of seabirds is migrating.
For example, the Arctic tern is a typical summer migratory species.
At this moment, Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen also noticed and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
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