Ah Wei and his uncle on the other boat also looked at them with envy, but how could they dare to think otherwise? They still hoped to take the boat back.
Ye Yaodong held the harpoon and carefully climbed onto the reef, but was hit by the waves and his body swayed. Fortunately, he supported himself on the reef with his hands and did not fall. However, Ye's father was frightened.
"Dongzi, be careful, or just forget it..."
It was a rare opportunity and he was reluctant to give it up.
"I'll just jump in the water and swim over there. If that doesn't work, forget it."
He cherishes his life very much.
As soon as he was in the water, the water was up to his neck and he glided through the water toward the swordfish.
Unexpectedly, when he reached the reef, his feet could actually reach the ground and he was able to stand up with his chest above the water.
This is good, it makes it easier for him to exert his strength.
The swordfish in the groove of the reef was still struggling there alive and well because it had no shortage of sea water. Ye Yaodong deliberately stood in the direction of its tail to prevent it from suddenly exploding.
He looked at the position of its eyes, then quickly used all his strength to insert the harpoon.
The swordfish was suddenly stimulated by this and let out its unique and tragic cry. Then the whole body of the fish suddenly exploded and rushed out of the groove, directly onto the reef above.
"Dongzi~" Ye's father shouted worriedly.
Ye Yaodong was prepared. After inserting the harpoon, he retreated directly into the sea and looked up.
The swordfish was seen struggling and bouncing on the rocks, and finally slipping down and falling into the sea. The blood dyed the area around it red, but it still had tenacious vitality and continued to struggle in the water.
This is an adult swordfish that is more than two meters long and very ferocious.
Ye Yaodong continued to keep his distance from it. He would not get close to it until it was completely dead. If it hit him, he didn't believe he would have another chance.
Why are there so many bugs
Offering sacrifice to Mazu once is enough.
The blood kept spreading and all around Ye Yaodong. The blood was immediately diluted when the waves outside hit it, and the swordfish was also washed out by the waves.
Ye Yaodong was sliding around not too far away. He had to keep the trophy that he had finally caught with great difficulty.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he swam over and grabbed the harpoon that had been exposed on the sea surface. At this time, the swordfish no longer showed any signs of struggling.
He held the harpoon and shook it a few times anxiously. Seeing that it still did not move, he reached over and grabbed its sharp mouthparts, then dragged it towards his fishing boat.
The worry on Father Ye's face had faded away at this time, and a deep smile appeared on his wrinkled face, not only because he caught the swordfish, but also because of his caution just now.
The old father was very relieved that he did not let his guard down just because success was in sight.
"Dad, help drag it up!"
Ye Yaodong grinned, feeling extremely happy. Today's trip was not in vain.
The father and son, one holding the mouthparts on the boat and the other holding the fish's tail up in the water, worked together to get the swordfish weighing more than 100 pounds onto the boat.
Then Ye Yaodong climbed up immediately.
At this time, Uncle Awei looked at him with a complicated expression, feeling that some people really have good fortune and you can't intercept it even if you want to.
Whoever it belongs to belongs to him!
"Congratulations on catching this swordfish. It's yours, and yours only."
Ye Yaodong was quite happy when he saw the big fish, and his attitude was unusually good.
"Don't you have one stuck on your boat? There are no threats around."
Uncle Awei frowned and said reluctantly, "This swordfish stuck on the boat is for you. Consider it your reward. Thank you for following us all the way. I will have to trouble you to help send us back to the dock later. I am really sorry for what happened today."
No matter whether it is sincere or not, it still makes people feel comfortable to hear a few soft words.
And we will save them to the end, and we will send them to the west. They have come all the way here, so it is impossible to just leave them here as savages. It is also easy to send them back, but...
"What about your boat? What should we do with it?"
"Just tie it here first. I'll use some cloth to seal the hole and scoop out the water. I'll go back and get some repair materials and ask a few people to help with the repair."
"Okay, just make your own arrangements."
Ye Yaodong only talked to Uncle Awei the whole time. He didn't care that Awei was looking at him with complicated eyes. He didn't look at him or pay any attention to him.
Saving people is saving people, because of the maritime convention! But this does not mean that he will take the initiative to reconcile with him. He will not indulge people with problems.
Father Ye happily pulled the harpoon out of the swordfish's eye and handed it to Ye Yaodong, "Be careful, although the fish's mouthparts are stuck on the side of the boat, it might go berserk. Pull it out before it dies..."
"Don't worry, Dad. Just drive the boat over there. I won't go into the water. I'll just climb onto the boat and kill it. I don't care how it runs away."
"Okay, okay."
Ye Yaodong held the harpoon and when the bows of the two boats came together, he stepped over and walked towards the location of the swordfish.
The fish was still alive because it had been soaking in sea water. It kept shaking its tail and hitting the boat with its body.
He repeated the same trick and stabbed the harpoon into its eyes, but it struggled even more violently. Blood splattered all over the boat, and his body and face were also covered with spots. It was too late to retreat.
The fish's body slapped the side of the boat frantically, making a high-frequency slapping sound, accompanied by its own unique and indescribable screams.
It lasted for about seven or eight minutes before it quickly weakened, with only the fish's tail swaying occasionally and a few dying struggles.
This swordfish was quite weak. One of its mouthparts got stuck inside and it was finished.
Ye's father happily handed him the kitchen knife and asked him to cut off the mouthparts.
Ye Yaodong chopped the fish like he was chopping a tree, holding the harpoon in one hand and chopping with the other. It took him a long time to cut off the fish's hard mouthparts, but the harpoon held up with one hand could not bear the weight of the entire fish.
The moment he cut off its long snout, it also fell into the sea. Fortunately, Ye's father was prepared and caught it with a hand net below. The swordfish fell directly into the hand net.
After all, a hand net is just a simple fishing tool. It can catch fish weighing twenty or thirty kilograms, but it cannot catch such a heavy swordfish. It can only prevent it from sinking.
"Dongzi, it's too heavy. Go down and help lift it up."
"good."
He threw the kitchen knife into the corner of his boat and went back into the sea.
After getting the fish onto the boat, he went to bleed them, and asked the two men to move all the cargo on the boat over after they finished fixing the boat. He planned to send the people back first.
He was worried about taking them to continue working at sea!
Defenses can not do without!
As for those hooks, we can only wait until night to collect them, and hope there won’t be any wind.
He let his father drive the boat, and only sat down to catch his breath and rest after he had finished dealing with the two fish.
He sat in the corner, leaning against the side of the boat, keeping an eye on his nephew and uncle from time to time.
His body was wet and he couldn't keep warm even with his cotton jacket. When the cold wind blew, he sneezed continuously and his nose was running.
The first two times I went into the water, everything was fine; I just sneezed a few times, but this time I even had a runny nose. It must be because I went into the water too frequently and the cold wind blew at that moment.
He felt that his diving plan was going to fail. It was like this now. It would be fatal to go into the water after winter. He didn't have the hobby of winter swimming...
Wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, his mind was spinning with a lot of thoughts, and he was wiping his nose more and more frequently...
After the fishing boat had been sailing for about 40 minutes, the pier came into sight and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were all eager to reach the shore as soon as possible.
After all the goods were unloaded from the ship, Ye Yaodong actually heard a thank you for the first time in his life!
He scratched his ears in surprise and looked at Awei.
But Awei turned around awkwardly and followed his uncle to Agui's purchasing point next door.
He pursed his lips, accepted the thanks as well-deserved, and then turned his attention to the scale.
The two swordfish weigh 303 kilograms together!
The purchase price is 1 yuan per pound, including longfish and other fish, and it was sold for 328 yuan today.
He happily went home with the huge bill in his arms, but that night, he found himself with a fever and a nausea...