Beautiful Ocean World
Although they set off in the evening, neither Chen Zhiyao nor Chen Feng went beachcombing or fishing today.
Today is the first day of the lunar calendar, and the two families have agreed to go to worship the sea god together.
When Chen Zhiyao got up, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen had already prepared a tender little hen.
Riding her electric scooter, Chen Zhiyao arrived at the town's market and bought some pastries and fruits for worshipping the sea god.
At this time, many people came to town to buy offerings, and the market was noticeably more lively than usual.
The owner of the pastry and fruit shop was beaming with joy.
Back in the village, she also stopped by the local shop to get some incense for offerings.
Chen Weiqiang didn't go to the store today either. Around 10 a.m., the two families arrived at the Tanah Lot Temple in a large group.
The Tanah Lot Temple was very lively at this time, it felt like most of the village was there, and it was shrouded in mist.
Although there were many people here, it was not noisy at all; everyone had a devout and solemn expression on their face.
Even the most fearless and unruly kids quieted down at this point.
If they misbehave at home, their parents might let them off easy because they are young.
If you dare to cause trouble inside the Temple of Poseidon, you'll definitely get a beating when you get back, and it'll be a mixed doubles beating of men and women.
Some particularly mischievous children are even sent by their parents to do their homework at the Tanah Lot Temple.
After lunch, Chen Zhiyao didn't go anywhere; she stayed home and took a nap.
After several night fishing trips, she roughly figured out that the fishing was better at night than during the day.
I'll take a nap this afternoon since I have nothing to do, and then I can go fishing for big fish tonight.
Around 4 p.m., Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen had already prepared all the necessary items for their sea voyage.
Not long after, Chen Daqiang drove over to pick up the two of them.
Besides Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen, there were four other people on Uncle's side. In fact, most of the people on board this time were from the Chen family.
The group arrived early, before the other passengers who had chartered the boat.
Chen Feng contacted the gas delivery guy and filled up the tank with 3,000 yuan worth of gasoline. He also replaced all the ice in the freezer compartment with new ice.
This voyage lasted two days and two nights, and the fishing boat stored a lot of fresh water for washing and cooking.
This voyage alone cost a lot in fuel, and with other miscellaneous expenses, the total cost was quite substantial.
Fortunately, the fuel cost was paid by the client who chartered the boat; otherwise, the several thousand yuan in fuel costs would have been painful for Chen Feng.
By 6 o'clock, all the guests had arrived: three middle-aged men in their thirties or forties and a spirited female angler with short hair.
The four of them were chatting and laughing, clearly indicating that they knew each other.
There are three bunk beds in the girls' dormitory, so each girl can sleep in a lower bunk.
Chen Zhiyao didn't bring much with her; besides her fishing gear, she only had two changes of clothes, which she packed quickly.
The short-haired female angler was named Tang Yan, and Chen Zhiyao called her Sister Yan.
Sister Yan has been fishing for 10 years and often goes out to sea to fish. She is a very experienced angler.
She had already changed into her pajamas and was getting ready to sleep and recharge for the night.
With nothing else to do, Chen Zhiyao also went to sleep.
In her drowsy state, Chen Zhiyao heard the broadcast outside.
"Dear guests, we have arrived at our destination. Fish have been detected in the waters below. We wish all anglers a successful fishing trip."
"Distinguished guests..."
When Chen Zhiyao arrived on the deck, Grandpa Chen also came out.
At this time, the owners of the chartered boat were already fishing on the deck, and two of them caught sea bream weighing three or four pounds each.
Although the barracuda is only 10 yuan per kilogram, it is strong and easy to catch, and the feeling of playing the fish is very good. The fishermen all seemed to be in a very good mood.
Seeing that the two of them were fishing for barracuda, Chen Zhiyao felt that the school of fish they had encountered must be these kinds of fish.
This guy isn't expensive, and they usually catch quite a few every time they go out to sea, so Grandpa Chen and Chen Zhiyao aren't interested at all.
So the grandfather and grandson picked up their newly bought squid rods and prepared to go to the stern of the boat to fish for squid.
Unlike ordinary fishing rods, squid fishing rods do not require bait, and the middle part of the hook glows.
Squid are attracted to light, so the light source on the fishing hook can draw them in.
Less than a minute after the fishing hook went into the water, Chen Zhiyao felt a slight pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
Unlike other sea fish, squid don't struggle to swim; with a slight pull, the little guy is easily brought up.
Squid fishing
This was her first time fishing for squid, and she didn't expect it to be so easy.
Chen Zhiyao happily took the nearly half-pound squid off the water. The fishing hook had only been in the water for half a minute when another squid took the bait.
Grandpa Chen was in a similar situation, with squid being hooked one after another.
The little guy took the bait very quickly, one after another, and Chen Zhiyao felt like she was addicted and couldn't stop.
In less than half an hour, the grandfather and grandson had caught almost half a bucket of squid.
Meanwhile, a few people fishing nearby bought several large boxes of bait and frozen bait from Chen Feng.
They dumped everything into the sea as if it were free, some even drifting towards Chen Zhiyao's side with the tide.
She turned on her X-ray glasses and could clearly see several medium-sized fish swimming over.
Seeing that she had caught enough squid, Chen Zhiyao urged Grandpa Chen, who was standing nearby, to start fishing as well.
The two took out their newly bought fishing rods, worth 5,000 yuan each, and each hooked a large squid weighing nearly half a kilogram. Then they cast the squid into the sea with force.
Grandpa Chen couldn't see what was happening in the sea, so he just cast his line randomly.
However, he was lucky; the bait landed to the left front of a large, dark shadow, and it wasn't far away.
The fish hook had only been in the water for a short while when Grandpa Chen started catching fish.
As for Chen Zhiyao, although she saw a dark shadow, in the deep sea dozens of meters below the surface, the fishing hook simply couldn't land precisely where she wanted it to.
She could only try to cast the bait as close as possible to the shadow, and then slowly move the fishing rod closer to the shadow.
The squid's constant wriggling quickly attracted the attention of the dark figure ahead.
Before long, an oval-shaped black shadow swam over quickly and swallowed the squid whole.
Chen Zhiyao suddenly felt the fishing rod in her hand sink, followed by a strong pulling force.
"The deep sea is indeed different; a big one has already taken the bait so quickly."
Chen Zhiyao smiled slightly, quickly adjusted the drag on the fishing rod, and began to play the fish with great enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Chen had already caught the creature in the sea—a sea bass weighing over four pounds.
Several boat owners who had chartered boats nearby saw the bass that Grandpa Chen had caught and their faces were filled with envy.
Although this fish wasn't very big, it was worth several times more than the barracuda they caught.
Meanwhile, Chen Zhiyao suddenly felt the fish in the sea become agitated, and her fishing rod was severely deformed from the force of the pull.
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