The sun is right overhead right now, so big it could kill a fish.
Once the fishing boat started moving and the sea breeze was blowing on my face, I finally felt a little more comfortable.
But Wu An dared not be exposed to the sea breeze, even if the sun did not shine on him, the sea breeze would still make him look dark and old.
He didn't want to be seen as an "old cow eating young grass" or praised as "he must be super rich" when he was with Gu Anran in the future.
You still need to be careful.
Even though it was unbearably hot, he still covered himself up completely.
After leaving the island.
Aqing walked over with a smile on her face and said, "Brother, why don't you let me try again?"
Mai Hangyu panicked a little: "Aqing, maybe we should call it quits."
He was traumatized by what happened before.
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "Do you really want to start the boat?"
Ah Qing scratched his head and said, "We'll be going out to sea often in the future, so we'll need someone to take your place."
"I'll drive slowly."
"Brother, don't go, stay and watch from the side."
Wu An smiled and nodded, making way for him to explain the controllers again. A Qing already knew them, but he still listened very attentively.
As he took the helm, he became visibly tense. After a while, his hands were trembling, not from fatigue, but purely from the chain reaction caused by his constantly tense emotions.
Wu An talked to him to distract him.
The fishing boat moved slowly.
Ah Qing gradually got the hang of it and started to speed up.
"Okay, just drive like this." Wu An patted his shoulder. The sea is very open, and as long as you don't go to areas where you are likely to run aground or do anything reckless, it is actually much easier than driving.
Wu An moved an empty box, sat down, and leaned against the boat awning, looking at the azure sky and white clouds. He felt a sense of enlightenment, as if his "Ren and Du meridians had been opened."
No wonder everyone yearns for the sea.
He still looked at the sea with such ease, even though he had been struggling to make a living before.
I don't have the time or the inclination.
For a moment, his mind went blank, nothing affected him, and he felt very comfortable.
I don't know how much time passed, but I heard Mai Hangyu shouting in my ears: "Brother... Brother, orca pod, orca pod!"
Wu An awoke with a start.
He realized that he had actually fallen asleep.
Mai Hangyu stood on the side of the boat. He paused for a moment, then got up and walked over, stepping out of the awning. He adjusted his hat and looked in the direction Mai Hangyu was pointing.
It really was a pod of killer whales.
A sea breeze caressed my face, and I could faintly hear the calls of orcas.
Wu An waved his hand: "Tigers, good afternoon, have you eaten?"
Just then, the pod of orcas suddenly burst out of the sea high in unison, as if in response, which made Wu An extremely happy.
Mai Hangyu took out a cigarette, lit it, and shook his head, saying, "What a pity, it's too far away, otherwise I could have collected another round of tolls."
Wu An finished half a cigarette and was about to leave when he suddenly saw a series of dark figures.
Mai Hangyu also saw it: "Brother, a school of fish!"
"Could it be that a pod of orcas is giving us toll money?"
"They're here, they're here."
He shouted loudly, and Wu An had already turned around and run to get the throwing net, with Mai Hangyu following closely behind.
The two of them threw the net down one after the other.
Perhaps they had disturbed the fish, because as soon as the two started casting their nets, the fish disappeared. Mai Hangyu, who cast his net later, pulled it in the fastest and said disappointedly, "It's empty."
Wu An's face lit up with joy: "I've got some good stuff in this net."
"Come help me pull it."
The two points of luck he had gained were instantly wiped out.
Moreover, he had a lot of trouble pulling!
The big shipment is being loaded!
If this really is a toll paid by an orca, then what could it be?
Orcas are at the top of the ocean food chain, eating almost anything, including sharks.
Tuna?
Wu An quickly pulled upwards.
Soon, the net was thrown out of the water, and Mai Hangyu, who was lying on the side of the boat looking down, shouted, "Brother, it's a sea turtle!"
Wu An pulled the net onto the deck, and upon closer inspection, he was immediately disappointed. There was only one sea turtle in the net, and it was quite large. No wonder he couldn't pull it up by himself.
I don't know what kind of breed it is.
It's likely that the orcas were being mischievous, chasing after the sea turtles and scaring them so badly that they ran towards the fishing boat in a panic.
What a coincidence.
He caught me in his net.
Mai Hangyu said, "Brother, it seems like this thing can't be sold."
Wu An nodded.
right.
He'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
This turtle must be released back into the sea, and it cannot be brought ashore. Otherwise, it's easy to invite a turtle but difficult to send it back. You have to beat drums and gongs and hold a whole ceremony to send the sea turtle back into the sea.
They quickly opened the net. The sea turtle moved slowly, and judging from the way it wiggled its limbs, it shouldn't have been hurt. They couldn't even lift it by themselves.
He shouted "Hangyu!"
Mai Hangyu wasn't too happy and said, "Brother, this sea turtle looks a bit disgusting. There are so many barnacles on its shell."
Wu An sighed: "It's not that it has grown barnacles, it's that the barnacles are parasitizing the sea turtle."
"Alright."
"Hurry up and lend a hand. If the sea turtle dies on our ship, the three of us can hold hands and go to work on the sewing machine."
Mai Hangyu quickly came to help, and the two of them struggled to throw the sea turtle back into the sea.
Looking into the distance, the orca pod was nowhere to be seen.
Wu An thought to himself, "What kind of mess is this?" He washed his hands helplessly and was just walking into the boat when he heard Mai Hangyu shouting again, "Brother, come quick! The sea turtle is still following us!"
"Um?"
Wu An walked over and leaned over the side of the boat to look down.
Sure enough, the sea turtle followed the fishing boat closely, and as if sensing his gaze, it even raised its head to meet his eyes.
Those eyes seemed to reveal a gaze unique to humans.
really.
Sea turtles are believed to have a spiritual nature.
Mai Hangyu scratched his head and asked, "Brother, what does this 'sea turtle' mean? Is it trying to cling to us?"
Wu An stared at it for a few moments, then tentatively reached out his hand. To his surprise, the sea turtle also extended its webbed feet. Without hesitation, he grabbed the webbed feet.
He tugged at it, but couldn't budge it. Afraid of hurting the turtle, he quickly called for Mai Hangyu to help him pull the turtle up.
Before Mai Hangyu could ask, Wu An said, "The sea turtle might be asking us for help."
“These barnacles are a burden to him, and could even kill him.”
"Let's help him remove the barnacles."
"Go get the scissors, the shovel, and the boat knife."
The sea turtle lay quietly on the deck, like a patient waiting for surgery.
The entire tortoise shell was covered in rust from barnacles, making it look quite alarming. Even Wu An, who doesn't have trypophobia, felt somewhat uncomfortable at that moment.
This sea turtle was very intelligent. Even when it saw Wu An pressing hard on its back with a knife, it remained obedient, only slightly wiggling its webbed feet, as if enjoying the experience.
Mai Hangyu was afraid the sea turtle would move around, so he pressed it down hard.
Watching the barnacles fall off the turtle's shell is quite stress-relieving.
Seeing that Wu An had already dealt with two-thirds of the barnacles, he couldn't resist trying and said, "Brother, let me try too."
Wu An handed him the knife.
Before Mai Hangyu could even make the incision, the sea turtle suddenly began vigorously shaking its flippers.
Mai Hangyu was momentarily at a loss for words and stood frozen in place: "Brother... he doesn't seem to want me to do it, why don't you do it?"
Wu An took the knife.
The sea turtle stopped moving.
Hmm.
That's really strange.
"Damn, this sea turtle is so intelligent!" Mai Hangyu exclaimed in disbelief, unable to help but complain. What, do you look down on him, a shipwright?
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