The sea surface was up and down all the time, and it took a week before it was completely calm.
During this period, the food and drink of everyone in the village, in addition to the produce from the fields, all depended on small seafood picked up from the sea, as well as various shellfish and small fish that were blown up by the typhoon. Since there was no good weather to dry them in the sun, they all pickled them.
Salted fish, drunken crabs, drunken shrimps, cold oysters and light vegetables mean there is no need to worry about having nothing to eat.
The villagers were unable to go out to sea for more than half a month and were very anxious. Some of them simply went out to do odd jobs for a few days.
Of course, Ye Yaodong would not go out to earn that little money, so he just took it as a rest, but he was also a little eager to make money.
If he hadn't bought the shop, he would definitely take a break if he could. He had made a lot of money anyway, so it didn't matter. But now he can't do that anymore, and he's really under pressure.
Fortunately, after waiting for a few days, the weather was clear again, with no wind or waves.
The three brothers were relieved to see that the sky had finally cleared up. They had to pay a large sum of money at the end of the year, and they all wanted to earn more money quickly.
"I didn't expect two typhoons to hit in succession. I couldn't go out to sea for more than half a month. The loss was huge."
"Dongzi, we are going to the safe harbor to sail after breakfast. Do you want to join us?" Ye Yaohua asked Ye Yaodong.
"Okay, let's go together."
After the typhoon, the sky finally cleared up and everyone was eager to go to the safe harbor to sail.
When they arrived, they saw the fishing boats that were taking shelter from the wind leaving the harbor one after another. Hundreds of boats left at the same time, giving a feeling of a hundred boats competing for the current.
The three Ye Yaodong brothers stood on the shore and looked down. The scene was quite spectacular.
This is no less than the scene on the first day of sea opening after the fishing ban ends in later generations, except that the boats on the sea are now smaller and more dilapidated.
There is no way around it, the times have just begun to develop.
“There are so many ships here~”
"Aren't there boats all over the sea? Some people even treat their boats as their homes, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating on them, and occasionally go to villages on land to exchange for firewood, rice, oil and salt."
"Everyone was anxious to get out to sea, and the weather had just cleared up, so they all came out of the harbor all at once."
"If I don't go out to sea again, I'll be eating dirt~" Ye Yaodong said this and went down first.
"Let's go, sail away."
After Ye Yaodong got on board, he first unlocked the cabin and checked the miscellaneous items and his diving equipment. He also opened the nylon bag and a few tattered clothes that had been covering the machine. These important things had to be doubly protected and covered tightly.
After checking everything and making sure everything was OK, he started the boat with peace of mind.
After leaving the safe harbor, a large number of fishing boats headed in all directions, and there were also many fishing boats heading in the same direction as them.
His boat had enough horsepower, slightly stronger than the boats of his elder and second brothers. Originally, they had left the safe harbor before him, but now he had caught up with them. He slowed down a bit, and the two boats were sailing side by side.
There are many seabirds flying over the sea, sometimes spreading their wings and flying, sometimes making cheerful calls.
Some were flying at very low altitudes, looking like they were searching for food; some were so bold that they even stopped right beside the sides of fishing boats, and no one had the time to bother with them.
Ye Yaodong also saw a seabird in front of him swooping down like lightning. As soon as its body touched the sea water, it flew up again with a silver fish in its mouth.
The blue sky and white clouds make people feel happy.
When the boat docked at the village pier, his father had already helped him transport the trap on a cart and was waiting on the shore.
These 40 traps have made great contributions to him from the beginning to now, and he has no intention of discarding them. Although most of them are gone now, it is better than nothing, and they can still come in handy occasionally.
Seeing this, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also helped him move all the traps onto the boat.
"Dongzi, are you going to go out and set the traps now?"
"Let's go ahead. I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway, and it's not time for dinner yet. I have to send the hooks to someone to sort them out this afternoon, and I also have to go to the mountain to chop some firewood. There's a lot to do. Only after I finish the work can I go out to sea at night with peace of mind."
Ye Yaohua said quickly: "Have your second sister-in-law make the ten baskets of hooks. Don't ask outsiders. She happens to be free and can help with some work."
"That's fine! Anyway, we won't go out to sea until night. After you finish your own work, you can help me clean up. I will pay my second sister-in-law the same amount as you pay others."
It seems that his second brother and sister-in-law also have a sense of urgency and are eager to earn more money.
I guess no one wants to experience the feeling of being in debt.
Ye Yaohua smiled innocently on his dark face, "We are all family, just do whatever you want."
Ye Yaodong nodded.
While they were moving the traps, there were also many people moving fishing nets and other things to the boat. Everyone was waiting for the wind and waves to die down before getting to work. Some anxious people had already driven their boats out to cast their nets.
At this time, A Guang and Pei's father each drove a boat to the shore and stopped next to their fishing boat.
Father Ye was surprised for a moment, "Have you bought the boat?"
"Yes, we have already discussed it a few days ago, and we have found the right people. We can just bring the boat back today and go out to sea at night."
Ye Yaodong asked: "Then don't you have to leave someone at home to receive the goods?"
"Ask my uncle to help pick up the goods for a few days. There's something wrong with the machinery on his ship and it will take a few days to repair. Later, I can ask my dad's friend to help pick up the goods."
"Then you just need to make arrangements."
At this time, Ye's father felt sorry that he was the only son in their family and there was no woman to help. If the business was too big, he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it. He had to have more sons. Unfortunately, they were not allowed to have more children now.
Fortunately, he has many sons and grandchildren, so it makes sense that the saying "more children, more blessings" does exist.
After saying hello, they each went about their own business, and Ye Yaodong also went to set the traps.
The sea is full of small wooden boats working, and it has been so lively for many days.
But after he put out the fishing net, he saw several small wooden boats gathering together in the distance. He thought something was happening, so he drove the boat over.
Unexpectedly, as soon as we got closer, we saw a group of blue balls floating on the sea, and several fishing boats gathered there, communicating and discussing with each other.
Ye Yaodong did not rush over to catch the fish. Instead, he moved his boat closer to other fishing boats and asked some old men on the boats.
He still understands the first come first served rule.
"Uncle, what are those balls? They look blue. Have you fished them out and taken a look?"
"We're not sure what it is. We just fished a few out. They look pretty rare and are blue. They should be a type of jellyfish."
"When I saw it earlier, there weren't so many, but now it seems to be getting more and more. I don't know where they came from."
"We have caught several, but we think they are not jellyfish, but probably colored jellyfish. We didn't touch them, so it's probably useless."
No wonder they were not in a hurry to salvage it. If it was a jellyfish, who would want it
There are a lot of transparent jellyfish on the seabed along their coast. Some of them weigh dozens or hundreds of pounds. When fishing nets catch them, they push them into the sea and look down on them.
However, this small colorful one is quite rare along the coast.
“Isn’t it a jellyfish?”
"I fished out several but they were not mine."
Ye Yaodong was a little curious, "I'll go over and grab a few and see."
He moved the boat to the side and scooped up a few blue balls with a scoop net. The tiny bodies were still imprinted with the blue of the sea and looked very beautiful.
Although he had extensive fishing experience and had seen many marine creatures, this mysterious blue ball was the first time he had seen it. It was like a bomb.
However, we can tell from its shape that it is probably a type of jellyfish, so the judgment of those old fishermen should be correct.
While he was catching the blue balls, the fishing boats nearby stayed for a while and then planned to leave one after another. The jellyfish was of little value and it would be a waste of time to stay there.
Ye Yaodong took advantage of the gloves on his hands and placed the little blue thing in his hands, being careful not to touch its tentacles. He found that it felt as smooth as jelly, and was no different from the common jellyfish, both of which were light and bouncy.
He thought that he had already caught it, and it looked pretty good. Since the bucket was empty today and he hadn't gained anything, he might as well get a bucket of sea water, put the fish in there to keep it, and then take it back to show the kids so that they could broaden their horizons.
This one looks colorful and cute. The kids will probably like it. If they can’t hold it in their hands, they can poke it with branches.
But he didn't expect that when he used the bucket to fetch sea water, he saw a ball that looked a little different running into the bucket, and it was several times larger in size
He took the bucket to the boat suspiciously and looked at it, "Isn't this a jellyfish?"
When I took it out and took a look, it was indeed a jellyfish. There were eight notches on the edge of its umbrella-shaped body, but it did not have tentacles like a jellyfish.
And the most important thing is the brown layer attached under its umbrella, which is called "jellyfish blood" in their local language. It is also the most expensive part of the jellyfish.
He took it to the side and compared it with the blue balls in the hand-scooped net. The difference in appearance was quite large. There really was a swallow mixed in among the group of crows.
Jellyfish are also jellyfish, but jellyfish are not jellyfish.
It is one of the very few edible species of jellyfish. Although most jellyfish are poisonous, sea cucumbers are edible and nutritious.
This jellyfish is much heavier than the blue ball. Although it doesn’t look that big, it feels more than 20 pounds when you hold it in your hand. This is because the water in its body is particularly thick.
A jellyfish can be divided into jellyfish skin, jellyfish edge, jellyfish brain, jellyfish head and the jellyfish blood that has been scraped clean.
The most expensive jellyfish blood can be sold for 1,500 yuan per kilogram in the future. However, as the number of jellyfish cultivated increased, the price dropped a little, but it is still very expensive.
Ye Yaodong happily threw the jellyfish into another empty bucket, intending to continue fishing. If one could get in here, there must be more.