"Sea bass is alright, if it doesn't sell well I'll just eat it myself."
"Sure, I still have some loose liquor. I'll come over for dinner tonight."
For Ye Cheng, his deepest impression of sea bass was grilled fish.
I remember that grilled fish was originally a real grilled fish, a type of barbecue. Later, it was introduced from Wanzhou grilled fish, and it became a grilled fish hot pot with grilled fish and ingredients on an iron plate.
But grilled fish prepared like this, with a bit of broth, is really quite good, especially with drinks. Moreover, the texture of sea bass is very suitable for grilling. Ye Cheng used to love ordering this when he ate grilled fish, and of course, another reason was that it was cheap.
After chatting for a bit, Xiao Hu led Chen Jinshui upstairs. Ye Cheng specifically told them not to come down and check on him unnecessarily, as he knew what he was doing.
After saying that, Ye Cheng didn't even bother to bite the broken pipe anymore and went straight into the water.
This time, Ye Cheng went down along the reef again. There were many small caves down there. Since there was a little green dragon, there must be more.
Sure enough, as soon as he went down, he saw something startled and shrink back inside.
Without any hesitation, I used the clips to pull out a small green dragon.
The mud beneath him became a bit lively because of his arrival. Ye Cheng found the spot where there was movement and set up his traps, catching them one by one.
They managed to extract five crabs and two small green dragons from this small patch of mud and sand.
There was nothing here, so Ye Cheng swam a little higher and peered at Chen Jinshui and Xiao Hu, but neither of them noticed him.
He decided to swim further out, but to be on the safe side, he stayed along the coastline.
After swimming more than two meters, Ye Cheng stopped, sank to the seabed, and began searching in the mud and sand.
A large conch leisurely crawled across the seabed, and Ye Cheng picked it up and put it in. Although it wasn't a conch or a coconut conch, it was still quite large, so he believed the meat wouldn't be too bad.
Several large sea cucumbers lay unsuspecting on the seabed, and Ye Cheng pocketed them one by one.
There are many rocks on the seabed here, so Ye Cheng didn't see many crabs.
However, there were many things on the reef. After turning around, Ye Cheng saw a piece of abalone.
Yes, it's a piece, and it's quite large, just stuck to the stone like that.
Since he hadn't brought a knife with him, Ye Cheng broke off two pieces, which was quite difficult. After thinking for a moment, he decided to go back and get a knife.
Just as I was about to swim back, I saw some movement under the reef, and a fish's tail appeared.
Although he didn't know what kind of fish it was, it looked quite large, and it was unlikely to be caught by hand. However, Ye Cheng used a net.
He untied the net, aimed the opening at the bottom of the reef, and opened it as wide as possible to leave no room for the fish to escape.
Then he reached his hand inside the net and touched it.
With a splash, Ye Cheng felt his hand being hit by a fish tail, and then a stream of muddy water gushed out.
Not knowing how deep it was, Ye Cheng reached inside again and stirred it around.
He had only stirred it a few times when he felt something slippery rush past him and plunge into the net, writhing around inside.
Ye Cheng quickly tightened the net and took a look. Hehe, not bad, a red grouper. He guessed that Xiao Hu and the others could not catch such a good fish. Now he caught it with his bare hands.
It was lucky; if the hole had been any deeper, Ye Cheng definitely wouldn't have been able to reach in, and the fish wouldn't have been able to escape.
Having found the fish, Ye Cheng could no longer continue his beachcombing, otherwise the grouper would escape and he would lose out.
He swam to the surface first, and then swam towards Xiao Hu and the others.
"Brother, why did you go to such a far place?" Xiao Hu and the others, standing on high ground, could see far and wide, and spotted Ye Cheng at a glance.
"Come help me quickly!" Ye Cheng shouted, then swam back to shore with the net.
"Come on, here's a grouper." Ye Cheng stood up from the water, his whole body was wet and a little chilly in the breeze.
"Damn. You're not going to tell me, but you caught a grouper in the sea with your bare hands?" Chen Jinshui looked at the net with disbelief, and there really was a grouper inside.
"What do you mean barehanded? We're using a net!"
"Little Tiger, go back and get a knife. There are some seashells down there that I can't pry open by hand."
"Oh, brother, I'll go back and get it."
After Xiao Hu finished speaking, he got up and ran back. Chen Jinshui helped Ye Cheng get the things out of the net bag.
Ye Cheng hid in the water; it was warmer in the water in this weather.
I poked my head out and asked Uncle Jinshui to hand me a cigarette to light. Smoking in the seawater was quite a unique experience.
Xiao Hu and Chen Jinshui managed to catch some more fish in that short time, but they were all worthless small fish, and together they weren't even worth as much as the grouper.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xiao Hu came running back, panting, with a small shovel in his hand. It wasn't a special shovel, but the kind used for dry mud and water, about the size of one hand, just the right size to carry down.
"Okay, I'm going now, you guys continue."
Ye Cheng tied up the net, took the small shovel in his hand, and went down.
As Chen Jinshui watched Ye Cheng's figure disappear into the water, he asked Xiao Hu curiously, "How long do you think Lao Er can stay underwater? Catching fish isn't something you can do in a couple of strokes, is it?"
"Oh, Uncle, who cares about him? I'll take you fishing. Come on, let's go up." Xiao Hu said dismissively and pulled Chen Jinshui up.
Ye Cheng dived into the water. The feeling in the water was really nice. The warm seawater enveloped him, and small sea fish swam by from time to time, which was very beautiful.
He remembered that someone had bought a bluefin wrasse as an ornamental fish last time. There are so many beautiful fish in the sea. If they could catch them, it would be a good idea to sell them as ornamental fish.
However, these small fish were very slippery, and without any suitable tools, Ye Cheng didn't intend to waste his time.
After swimming a while, we found the reef where the abalone was located.
Just as he was about to speed up, he suddenly saw something in front of him, so he quickly stopped and looked at it warily.
This is a manta ray, not very big, not one of those giant manta rays that are more than two meters long, only half a meter long, but with its long tail and wide body, it looks quite impressive.
The manta ray is most famous in later generations for being a guest performer at Ocean Park, which children love to watch.
However, it does have a poisonous stinger at its tail, so be careful if you encounter it in the wild. It contains neurotoxins, and Ye Cheng doesn't want to convulse and drown in the sea.
The creature swam very slowly, and Ye Cheng wasn't in a hurry, just watching it leisurely swim past.
Fortunately, everyone kept to themselves, but this also served as a reminder to Ye Cheng that the seabed is not the same as the beach and is much more dangerous.
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