While watching the wonders on the sea while eating, the father and son both regretted that they did not have four hands. The fishing boats next to them were visibly filled with cargo, with every boat loaded with sardines and various large fish.
Most of the people on other ships also leaned on the deck to rest, unfortunately, manpower was limited.
After A Guang and his crew put the fishing net down again, they took a break there and brought the boat over.
"Dongzi, how many nets have you used? How many pounds have you caught?"
"About two or three thousand pounds. My arms can't handle it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to rest. What about you?"
"It's almost the same. I just have a few more big fish than you. I dare not catch too many with one net. If I catch too much, I'm afraid I won't be able to pull it all in."
Father Ye smiled and said, "A few big fish will be enough. Those sardines are not valuable. Any big deep-sea fish is worth hundreds of kilograms of sardines."
Father Pei smiled and said, "That's what I mean, so after daybreak, we will try to catch the biggest ones."
"It's just a bit tiring. After we finish this job today, everyone has to rest for a few days and can't go out." Ah Guang shook his sore arms, not knowing whether to be happy, or happy, or happy...
Ye Yaodong put away the half-eaten lunch box, wiped his mouth and said: "I earned a year's worth of money today. Don't even think about taking a break for a few days, I can even take a month off!"
Father Pei laughed, "Dongzi is right."
"That's enough rest, keep going."
Ye Yaodong was stimulated by the big fish on A Guang's fishing boat. He shook his hands and threw the net, intending to hurry up and continue working. He had already set his sights on the yellowfin tuna not far away.
In the eyes of these fishermen, sardines are now just baits, baits for them to catch big fish, and catching them is just a matter of convenience.
Unfortunately, they didn't see any bluefin tuna around them. There were boats everywhere, and it was difficult to change locations. They could only catch whatever was available to them to avoid disappointment.
Seeing that they started to work again and caught another yellowfin tuna, Guang was also excited and called his father to continue.
Work hard to finish this job, and you won’t have to worry about getting married!
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Other fishing boats on the sea did not dare to rest for too long, as missing one catch would result in a loss of dozens of dollars.
Dense sardines are constantly swimming on the sea, with big fish chasing and preying on them, and fishing boats following closely behind, from dawn to dusk.
Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise from a boat in front of them, and the fishing boats that were originally moving slowly forward to fish all stopped one after another.
Ye Yaodong and his crew had just managed to pull up a net and were leaning against the side of the boat to rest when they heard cries for help coming from the fishing boat ahead.
Father Ye stretched half of his body out of the side of the boat and looked around. He saw someone floating up and down on the sea ahead...
"There seems to be an accident with the boat ahead, Dongzi!"
Ye Yaodong also frowned and watched, "I saw it, it seems that someone fell down, Dad, let's drive the boat up a little bit and see if we can help."
There is a recognized convention at sea that people in distress must be rescued. Even if you are trawling or loading cargo, saving lives must be put first.
The sea was full of big fish, and he saw several great white sharks in front of him. Whale sharks generally don't eat people, but there's always the chance that something might happen, and if there's a smell of blood...
Not only their fishing boat, but many surrounding fishing boats saw the accident. They all quickly drove their horsepower to get closer to the boat, and then spontaneously surrounded that area, trying not to let the big fish on the sea get close.
It happened in a flash. By the time they surrounded them, the splashes of water on the sea had subsided. Ye Yaodong saw that the surroundings should be relatively safe, so he took off his coat, took off his watch and jumped in. Two people also jumped out from the two boats nearby.
As soon as he dived into the water, he saw a middle-aged woman sinking to the bottom, still struggling weakly. He swam towards her quickly, but he had consumed too much energy in pulling in the net and his arm strength was limited. The woman seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and kept pulling at his clothes and struggling. Fortunately, the other two people who had jumped down also swam over to help, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he also saw densely packed sardines under the sea not far away. The magnificent sight was even more magnificent than what he saw on the sea surface.
His eyes widened instantly, and he saw countless sardines constantly shuttling before his eyes, arranged in various regular or irregular groups, as if they were dancing.
In just a few brief seconds, this magnificent natural landscape was deeply engraved in his mind. When he surfaced, he was still a little dazed, with a gleam in his eyes.
The other two people had the same expression. They didn't expect that the sardines on the sea were just the tip of the iceberg of the sardine storm. The truly spectacular scene was in the sea.
But it only took a moment for them to come to their senses when they saw the ships gathering around them and heard the noise in their ears.
The three men, together with the woman's husband and some enthusiastic fishermen on the boat, dragged the middle-aged woman onto the boat, and then climbed onto the boat as well.
After Ye Yaodong got on the boat, he was so exhausted that he sat in the corner, gasping for breath, and watched others give first aid.
All the surrounding ships also came together and looked on with concern.
Fortunately, she was rescued in time. After first aid, the middle-aged woman spat out a mouthful of water and slowly woke up.
The woman's husband was so happy that he almost burst into tears. He kept thanking everyone and said it was all his fault because he couldn't swim. He then left the addresses of several people who helped him and said he would definitely come to thank them when he got home.
After introducing himself, Ye Yaodong climbed onto his own boat. He continued to sit slumped and swing his arms, looking at the various large fish on the sea in the distance. The scene he had just seen on the seabed flashed through his mind again, leaving him with endless aftertastes and more thoughts in his mind.
People's horizons need to be expanded. When your horizons are broader and your pattern is bigger, your life will be broader.
Ye's father asked him to take off his wet clothes first and put on his coat to avoid catching a cold. It was only a little after 2 o'clock in the afternoon and no one wanted to go back so early.
"And this watch, when did you buy it? It's a waste of money, how could you afford such an expensive thing..."
Ye Yaodong took the watch, looked at the time and put it in his pocket. He did not answer his father's question. If his father liked to nag, he could nag him a few words.
Father Ye also knew that his son had changed a lot in the past few months. He no longer spoke with the same anger as before, and at most he would just complain a few words when he was annoyed.
After a good rest, Father Ye let the boat drift with the waves. They would continue to work hard to catch a few more big fish. Today was a cloudy day and the sky looked a little dark, so they needed to hurry.
When sorting the fishing net, Ye Yaodong found that the net had been damaged in some places due to the constant high-intensity casting. The holes were too big because the big fish struggled too hard. They could still catch fish, but they were mainly for catching big fish, so the sardines ran away.
He rubbed the sore muscles in his arms. They no longer had the strength to cast the net as they did at the beginning, and the net could not be fully opened. They did not expect to catch the sardines, and it would be enough to catch a big fish.
Fortunately, their hopes were not dashed. There were still many big fish on the sea, all following the sardines. However, there were fewer fish to choose from within their field of vision, so they could only catch whatever they could.
No matter how many sardines were caught each time, they would always take one big fish. Even though the two of them were so exhausted that they could hardly lift their hands, they still hoped to catch two more.
At this time, Ye Yaodong aimed at the great blue shark that was closest to them.
Before, they had deliberately avoided those super-large whale sharks because they were beyond their reach. But there was no other way, as the only great blue shark closest to them was the one in their field of vision.
Fortunately, the great blue shark is considered small among sharks. This one is less than two meters long, slender, and weighs probably just over 100 kilograms. But there were quite a few sardines in the net. The father and son grinned and tried their best to pull it up.
Although shark meat is not valuable, its fins are valuable. They are shark fins, which are better than catching a net of sardines.
After scattering the great blue shark and the sardines that were caught together onto the deck, the father and son were almost exhausted. They leaned against the side of the boat, gasping for breath, their hands shaking violently.
"Dad, are you still catching them? It's almost five o'clock."
Although the man cannot say no, human strength is limited. He is really unable to endure the high-intensity physical work. He feels like his hands are no longer his own. Moreover, the boat is full of sardines. Some corners are piled up like small hills. They have no place to step.
The sky was getting dark. It gets dark quickly in autumn and winter, and it was cloudy today, making it even darker.
The longline was still behind them in the sea, and neither of them was willing to leave to collect it. If they missed this opportunity, they might not be able to meet it again in the future. They didn't have any extra food on the boat to chase sardines for a day or two, and they didn't have enough ice to keep them fresh, so they wanted to catch as much as possible now.
"Are you going back? What a pity..."
Father Ye was also breathing heavily, his hands were so sore that he couldn't lift them, but he was still reluctant to leave.
"Can you still lift your hands?" Ye Yaodong was reluctant to leave, but there was no choice but to stay. They could only watch there. After chasing the sardines on the boat for a day or two, they still didn't have the strength to catch them.
It’s time to cut it off. It’s better to go back and rest early.
Although Father Ye was reluctant, he also knew that it was useless to stay any longer. He looked at the sea eagerly and said, "Let's go, let's go back..."
"Hey wait, there are still hooks that have not been collected. What should we do? Our hands are exhausted."
Ye Yaodong also thought of this.
"We can only throw those hooks into the sea overnight. Tomorrow I will ask my eldest and second brothers to bring the boats over to help me collect them. They shouldn't be lost. By the way, I will bring them to this sea area to trawl. The sardine storm has just passed, and the catch in this sea area must be better than in other sea areas."
"That's fine, but it's a pity that they went somewhere to trawling today. I looked around the sea but didn't see the family boat."
"Well, then go back... eh?"
Ye Yaodong noticed a marlin suddenly emerged from the sea nearby, and he immediately stared at it with glowing eyes.
Father Ye also saw the marlin that suddenly appeared around them on the sea, and said resolutely: "Dongzi, cast one last net, catch the marlin and then we will go back."
"OK!"
This marlin is more than two meters long and weighs about 100 kilograms. It is considered a minor. An adult marlin is generally three or four meters long.
It is cobalt blue on top and silvery white underneath; it has a prominent dorsal fin and a long, deadly, spear-shaped jaw.
Ye Yaodong forced himself to raise his arm to cast the net, and both of them were delighted after the fish was caught. This meant they were halfway to success, and all that was left was to pull it up.
The arms of the father and son, which had been exhausted, burst out with strength again.
Veins bulged on the hands and foreheads of both men. They bit the back of their teeth and tried to exert their last bit of strength, but this net was particularly heavy for them.
They used all their strength to drag the fishing net to the side of the boat. When they were about to try harder, they found that they couldn't pull it up at all and could only stand there.
Ye Yaodong was cursing and feeling extremely depressed. He wanted to give up but felt it was a pity. He and his father felt in a dilemma.
In the last net, couldn’t he catch a decent fish