After hauling up the first net of fish, Ye Yaodong found that there was nothing good or special in it, so he left it to his father to sort out, and he drove the boat towards the reef.
By this time, the sky was already turning pale, and the scene on the sea was clearly visible even without turning on the headlights.
That reef had indeed risen again.
He was a little excited. Could it be that it had just emerged and was still rising
He slowly drove the boat closer, being careful to avoid the boat hitting the reef.
When we got closer, we could see clearly that there were indeed many abalone and conchs attached to the reef.
The height is not high. The highest point of the reef above the water is only about one meter. Most of it is still under water, and there are no small green dragons around.
"Dad, come and take a look. Is this reef rising or sinking?" He couldn't see clearly and couldn't be sure.
Father Ye hurriedly dropped the fish he was working on and ran to the bow to take a closer look. "Why is it that I can see nothing moving?"
"I also feel that way."
"The reef that emerged from the water is too small, and there is no way to step on it. It is difficult to pick up the abalone and conch."
Ye Yaodong also frowned. There was indeed no place to step. The last time the reef sank to about this position, they gave up and boarded the boat early.
"Otherwise, let's just wait here and see if it will move?" Ye's father suggested. The abalone was so valuable that he was reluctant to give it up.
What if it sinks directly
Ye Yaodong thought about it and said, "Dad, let's tie the hook to the bamboo pole, and then we can hold the bamboo pole buckle on the boat and catch it with the hand net."
"Abalone and conch are large in size and have strong suction, so they may be difficult to hook."
"Give it a try. It doesn't matter if it takes a little effort. Just tick as many boxes as you can."
The hooks and bamboo poles are already available on the boat, but they have to be tied tightly. If they are even a little loose, they will become crooked and difficult to hook.
The father and son worked together, one holding a hand net and the other holding a long hook. Ye Yaodong hooked it hard, and unexpectedly they actually succeeded in overturning a fat abalone.
"It's done!"
The two men suddenly became more confident. Although it was a little difficult, as long as they could dig it out, they would be successful.
Ye Yaodong tried to hook the conch again, but failed for a long time because the flesh on the top of the conch was too large and was stuck too tightly.
In fact, the adhesion of abalone is also amazing. Most of them live on deep-water rocks, which are mostly cliffs with fast currents.
When food brought by ocean currents flows past abalone on cliffs, the abalone must ensure that they do not get swept away by the currents in order to catch the food.
Therefore, it must attach to the reef with greater suction force, that is, it needs a larger suction cup area to attach to the reef, and the suction cup is the abalone's soft foot. If people want to peel it off, they must exert greater effort.
Therefore, when catching abalone, you can only take it off guard and shovel it down or overturn it with lightning speed. Otherwise, you can't get it off even if you smash its shell.
Ye Yaodong had this experience before, and just now he used a quick, fierce and accurate hook to make it fall into the hand-scoop net.
The conch cannot be hooked off, so I have to give up for now.
The reef was only one meter high and there were not many abalone. After he worked for a while, he dug up all the abalone on the surface of the reef and even some of the abalone that could be reached under the water surface, but the reef remained motionless.
This made both the father and son a little puzzled.
"Maybe this reef will be like this from now on, neither rising nor falling? Otherwise, let's stop at an island first, cook something for breakfast, and then take a look after eating?"
Ye Yaodong nodded.
Some natural phenomena are so strange that you can't predict them at all, so you can only observe them for a while.
He was also very familiar with the isolated island next to it. Although he felt a little uncomfortable when thinking of the corpse, considering the dream he had, he thought that since he was here again, he might as well offer a bowl of sacrifice as a memorial to his previous life.
What I brought out today is rice cake. We have to eat rice cake when we come out to make money at the beginning of the new year, which means each year will be better than the last.
He put in some fresh seafood and cabbage, and after it boiled, he scooped out a bowl of it first.
“Dad, since we’ve stopped here, I’ll take a bowl up the mountain.”
"Ah?" Father Ye frowned and hesitated. Although he felt it was unlucky, he didn't say anything. The dead are the greatest. "Then go quickly and come back soon."
Ye Yaodong hurried up the mountain, it was not far, only a dozen meters away from the beach.
The offerings placed previously were gone, only the bowl was still there, which must have been washed away by the rain.
He put down the hot rice cake he had just cooked and bowed three times. "I didn't expect to be back here today, so I came here to pray. Please bless me to have a smooth and peaceful life."
Whether or not you get rich is not the most important thing. Only when everything goes well can your wishes come true.
After muttering this, he was about to turn around and leave quickly, but when he turned around, he saw a stone under the tree on the left, which stung his eyes in the reflection of the sunlight.
He squinted his eyes uncomfortably, then walked over to take a look out of curiosity.
There was a golden stone as big as a fist, half of which seemed to be buried in the mud. He picked it up curiously and took a look. When he turned it to check, his pupils suddenly tightened.
"Negative gold!"
"What the hell! Is this really a nugget of gold?"
Although the golden stone in my hand is relatively round, there are some honeycomb-like pits and some protruding parts on the surface. Its shape is a bit like a silly lion dog barking at the sky
Dog-head gold is also known as "horseshoe gold". Although the name contains "gold", it is actually a naturally produced mixed mineral containing large particles of irregular gold sand.
Simply put, "Nughead Gold" is a gold ore with low purity, but it is worth collecting.
Most people like to pursue "auspiciousness". The gold nugget is round and mellow, with a peculiar shape. It is often considered to be a symbol of blessing, fortune and auspiciousness, and will bring wealth to people.
More importantly, the appearance of "dog-head gold" is not accidental. It often means that there is a gold mine in the place where it is discovered. If you bring professional equipment to the scene and "follow the clues", you are likely to find the mineral deposits.
Ye Yaodong looked through it happily, and suddenly he thought of something. He put the gold nugget back into his pocket, found a flat stone on the spot to dig, and dug more than 20 centimeters deep, but didn't see anything.
I changed the location and continued digging next to it.
After digging five small holes in succession, just when he heard his father's voice and was about to give up, he suddenly hit a hard object in the hole that was more than ten centimeters deep.
He put down the stone in his hand, dug a few times with his hands, and saw a round corner shining with golden light. His eyes widened in surprise.
again
His father's voice was getting closer and closer. He quickly turned around and answered, then started digging quickly with joy.
As he dug, more and more of the rounded corner was exposed, and a corner popped out from underneath. He thought there were two, but he pulled out only one.
It’s just that this piece of dog-head gold is a little smaller, and its color is not as golden as the previous one. The two horns that have just been exposed look like two "ears", just like a rabbit's head
No wonder people say that gold nuggets are usually in the form of animals.
Hearing his father's voice getting closer, he turned around to look, but without bothering to look for it again, he put one in his pocket and ran down the mountain quickly to avoid worrying him.