A gentle sea breeze swept across the sea, and the Rising Sun ship carved a long ripple on the surface.
They did not sail too far from the shore; the coastline was still visible within their line of sight.
While this approach may involve some detours, it is safer.
After all, their journey was too long, so safety came first.
There are very few vessels operating on the sea surface; the fishing boats have all gone to more distant waters, with only a few diligent small wooden boats hauling in their nets.
At first, Ah-Can was steering the boat, but after more than two hours, Feng-Ye took over.
He drove until about 11 a.m., when Feng Jialing came into the driver's seat and took over from him.
The three of them took turns driving the boat, each person driving for two or three hours, which was just enough so they wouldn't get tired.
Anyway, everyone here knows how to drive a boat, so there's nothing to worry about.
After handing over the job of steering the boat, he went to chat with Ah-Can.
Ah-chan was standing at the bow of the boat, enjoying the sea breeze and gazing at the boundless ocean.
"Brother Ye, how many small yellow croakers do you think we'll catch this time?"
Seeing Feng Ye approach, he asked with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.
"As long as the weather is good, the harvest will be plentiful."
Feng Ye answered confidently, but he also knew in his heart that no one could predict what would happen at sea.
"Yes, it depends on whether God cooperates. If it keeps raining..."
Hearing Ah-Can's worried tone, Feng Ye quickly stopped him: "You jinx, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Yes, yes, we can't say things like that. Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."
Ah-Can slapped himself in the face and then spat several times.
"I checked the weather forecast last night, and it said there would be no rain in Yongzhou for the next few days. I guess it will be similar in Haizhongzhou."
Feng's family's TV couldn't find Zhejiang Provincial TV, but it did have CCTV.
However, CCTV's weather forecast does not include Haizhongzhou, so it can only be inferred from Yongzhou.
After all, these two cities are separated by the sea and are closely adjacent, so their weather conditions shouldn't be too different.
Ah-chan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
"Don't overthink it, just enjoy the trip."
Feng Ye smiled. "This must be your first time traveling so far from home, right?"
"Yes, the furthest I've ever been is the city. I've never even been to Rongcheng, let alone to another province."
Ah-Can nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes, then added, "Aren't you the same?"
"Yes, it's my first time too."
Feng Ye responded with a smile, but in his heart he added three words: "This lifetime."
He touched his stomach and felt a little hungry.
When he woke up in the morning, his wife cooked him a bowl of flat eggs.
When traveling far away, one must eat peaceful eggs and carry a few red eggs to eat along the way to ward off evil.
This is their local custom.
Taiping eggs are also known as golden eggs because they are fried until golden brown.
Any poultry eggs are fine, whether for entertaining guests or during holidays.
However, the Taiping eggs that fishermen eat when they go out to sea cannot be just any kind of eggs; they must be duck eggs.
Because duck eggs are a homophone for "压浪" in their local dialect, they symbolize calm seas and a bountiful harvest.
Ye Qingling cooked duck eggs for him, which she bought from someone else.
Five or six hours have passed by now, and it's almost digested.
He turned around and went to the cabin, thinking of taking out some red eggs to tide him over.
To my surprise, when I opened my luggage, there were nine eggs inside with their shells dyed red.
He didn't know when Ye Qingling put them in; he thought she had only cooked three.
He took out four, intending to give two to Ah-Can each.
As for Feng Jialing, he was on the boat and couldn't spare the time to shell the fish, so we'll have to deal with it later.
Ah-chan took the egg without hesitation, tapped it on the edge of the boat, peeled it, and ate it with relish.
Feng Ye was peeling an egg and eating it when he suddenly noticed a group of fish leaping out of the sea to his right, flying through the air with their pectoral fins spread like wings.
There were at least several hundred of them, creating a truly spectacular scene. "Holy crap, flying fish!"
He exclaimed in surprise.
Where can I find flying fish?
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can immediately looked around and soon spotted the school of fish still flying in the air.
Flying fish, also known as manta ray, swallow ray, or swallowfish, gets its name from its ability to "fly".
Its body is torpedo-shaped, allowing it to accumulate enough speed underwater to burst out of the water.
The most prominent physical feature is its pectoral fins, which are long and wide, allowing flying fish to glide short distances after leaving the water.
Both of them forgot to continue eating the red eggs, their mouths agape, deeply captivated by the sight before them, their eyes fixed on the school of flying fish.
They had naturally seen flying fish; while working in the sea, they would occasionally see some flying fish leaping out of the water and gliding through the air.
But this is the first time I've ever seen such a large group of flying fish flying together in the air.
Before long, some of the flying fish fell back into the sea.
Before their entire bodies are submerged in the water, they use their tails to slap the waves, leaping out of the water again to continue their brief gliding flight.
It seemed as if some force in the sea was driving them, forcing them to leap out of the water again and again.
However, some flying fish remained airborne for over 20 seconds.
The flight time of the lead ship was particularly astonishing, lasting almost 40 seconds before it landed back in the sea and took off again.
The two looked at each other, and both could see disbelief in each other's eyes.
Feng Ye knew that flying fish had a strong ability to fly.
It is said that it can leap out of the water for more than ten meters, stay in the air for up to 45 seconds, and fly more than 400 meters.
But witnessing such a scene firsthand still shocked him.
"This is simply amazing. I never imagined that flying fish could fly for so long."
Ah-Can sighed, his gaze still fixed on the group of flying fish soaring in the air.
"Yes, this is such a rare sight. It's a pity we don't have a camera, otherwise we could have taken a picture."
Feng Ye said regretfully.
"There are so many flying fish, it would be great if we could catch some."
"Come on, it's not nighttime, how are we supposed to fish?"
Ah-Can originally wanted to mention trawl nets, but seeing the speed of these flying fish, he had to give up.
In just over a minute, those running ahead were already hundreds of meters away.
Flying fish are among the fastest swimming fish in the world.
Its takeoff speed when breaking through the water can reach 18 meters per second, and after emerging from the water, its flight speed against the sea breeze is about 15 meters per second.
At that speed, fishing boats simply cannot catch up, unless they happen to be traveling in opposite directions and the fish themselves end up in the trawl net.
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