Ye Yaodong had been busy collecting the fishing nets and had not paid close attention. After hearing what his father said, he looked up and found that the boat seemed to have not moved for quite some time.
Normally, whether it is trawling or collecting the nets, the boat should be traveling at a constant speed, and will only stop for a while after collecting the nets but before setting them down.
"Is there something wrong with their boat? But we didn't see them asking for help. We are right here. If there was a problem and they needed help, they would have waved the little red flag."
"Yes, so they are sorting the nets after dragging them? Sorting the fish? That's impossible."
"Well, after collecting the nets, we will definitely arrange them and put them down again as soon as possible. Then one person will drive the boat while the other person will put down the nets and arrange them. Forget it, don't worry about others. Anyway, as long as they don't affect us, it doesn't matter how long they stay on the sea."
"I'm just afraid something might happen. Many people die at sea every year. Two days ago, I heard that two bodies floated to the dock. People living near the dock saw them, so several families worked together to drag the bodies up and buried them on the mountain."
Ye Yaodong also heard Lin Xiuqing talk about it at home. It was his neighbor's sister-in-law who told him.
"Forget it. Less trouble is worse than more. Who knows what kind of people are on the other boat?"
Don’t let him be a disgusting person, otherwise he will cause trouble for himself. His father is still too simple and honest.
"Well, let's drag our net, and if anything passes by later, we'll take a look then."
"Well, put the internet bar."
After the father and son talked for a few words, they started to work again, but their attention was always focused on the boat in the distance.
The boat remained motionless as they lowered the fishing nets and moved forward at a constant speed.
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but feel curious. Why was the person standing there motionless
Everyone tries to haul as much cargo as possible at sea. Why would they waste time stopping there
When you take a poop, stick your butt out and the boat is still working.
After sailing around the sea, he couldn't help but move closer to the other boat, thinking that he was just doing his job normally, and it was normal to get closer while trawling.
Because he thought that when they encountered a school of fish, their boat would also stop there and catch a lot of fish, but they did not stay for as long as they did, because the fish school was moving, and they had to sail out to catch up after catching one or two nets.
There was one time when a group of electric rays accidentally electrocuted fish, and suddenly there were dense crowds of small yellow croakers floating on the sea surface, so they stayed for a relatively long time to salvage them.
Thinking of this, he became a little excited. He hoped that they had really encountered a school of fish again. That was why the boat was fishing so hard that it had to stop for so long.
"Dad, the boat isn't moving. Shall we go over and take a look?"
"Well, then go over and take a look. I told you to go over and take a look a while ago."
"Isn't this because you're afraid of causing unnecessary trouble? But it does feel a bit unusual, so let's just trawl over there normally and take a look at it."
If they really come across a school of fish, they can also get a share of the pie.
"Um."
Ye Yaodong adjusted the direction slightly. The boat was still moving at a constant speed of three or four nautical miles per hour. He did not speed up suddenly, so as not to let the other party think they were going to do something.
As the distance shortened, the boat still did not move, and some just drifted with the current, swaying with the waves.
Gradually, they also saw the people on the boat. It seemed that there were two people lying on the edge of the boat.
Moreover, it seems like something keeps popping up on the sea
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but wonder, did they really encounter a school of fish? Are they fishing for them
Father Ye also stretched his neck to look over and muttered, "Could they have encountered a school of fish? Otherwise, why would they not move? What is that black thing? Is it a fish? So big? Are they stopping there to catch those big fish?"
"There must be a big fish, otherwise it wouldn't stop there."
As the father and son talked, they began to feel a little hot in their hearts.
"Come closer and you'll know."
"Hold the net while you're at it, or you won't be able to stop later."
During the process of hauling the net, the fishing net cannot stop. If it stops, the net will sink to the bottom.
Fortunately, the net has not been put down for long, so there should not be much cargo in it, and the net-lifting machine can lift the net quite quickly.
Both the father and son kept their eyes fixed forward and never moved away.
When they got a little closer, they discovered that it was an acquaintance's boat.
"Hey, you? The logo on the boat seems to belong to your Uncle Lin?"
Ye Yaodong also noticed it and felt familiar, "Really?! What a coincidence?"
If they are acquaintances, then they will have no concerns about getting close to them.
As the distance got closer, they confirmed that the fish that occasionally appeared on the sea surface were big fish.
"Hey you, it looks quite big from a distance. Your Uncle Lin is so lucky. If he had known, he would have driven over earlier. Why didn't you believe me when I told you to drive over to take a look?" After seeing it clearly, Ye's father regretted that he came too late.
Hindsight!
Ye Yaodong complained inwardly.
"Who knows? I'm afraid of getting into trouble, right? Have you forgotten the time we caught ambergris last year?"
"Don't talk about that anymore, just move forward and get closer to take a look."
"Who wouldn't know to get a little closer? It takes time to sail a boat, can it fly?"
Ye Yaodong was talking back, but in his heart he was thinking about getting closer as soon as possible. So much time had passed, and if he couldn't eat the meat, at least he could have some soup.
Both the father and the son were expecting to see large schools of fish when they got closer, but they didn't expect that when they got closer, Uncle Lin's boat suddenly started moving.
“Is this the end of the catch, or are the fish starting to move?”
Ye Yaodong didn't say anything, but just continued to drive forward. He was still pulling in the fishing net. It would be good if the school of fish started to move, so that they wouldn't be unable to stop.
Ye's father didn't expect him to be able to answer. Since the two of them were together, it would be strange if he could be sure of the situation.
Just to be prepared, he quickly ran to the cabin to take out the hand-cast net and get ready to avoid being caught off guard.
When there was only a little fish left in their fishing nets, they saw a small black shadow on the sea ahead.
Uncle Lin's boat was chasing the fish while casting and pulling nets.
"And, and..."
Father Ye said excitedly, holding the hand-cast net he had just prepared in advance.
Ye Yaodong also sped up a little and followed, slowing down only after driving next to the school of fish. Father Ye spotted the school of fish and quickly cast the net out.
They didn't even bother to say hello at this time and just planned to catch the fish first.
The two boats were sailing one after the other, with a small school of fish between them, each casting and collecting their nets.
Not long after Ye's father cast out the fishing net, he quickly collected the net, then hung the fishing net on the rolling wheel and used the rolling wheel to collect the net.
While driving the boat, Ye Yaodong kept an eye on the trawling fishing net at the back to see if it had been pulled up.
When Ye's father's hand-cast net was gradually gathered and pulled to the side of the boat, they could see clearly that the dark school of fish was a school of black mullet.
"It's a black mullet. No wonder it looks so black. And what's that big fish that pops up from time to time in front? It looks a bit like a dolphin."
"When we have a good look, let's take a look at some of the fish." Ye Yaodong has been keeping an eye on everything around him. "To collect the net, let's first pull the trawl net up from the stern slide."
"good."
After the fishing boat on the opposite side collected its net, Uncle Lin shouted at them: "So that boat in the distance was you? I thought it was someone else, you are a step too late."
Father Ye shouted as he collected the net: "We didn't know it was you, otherwise you would have come closer. Fortunately, we were able to catch some fish in time."
“It’s almost gone…”
It's almost gone, except for a small piece.
When Ye's father was casting the net, Ye Yaodong also saw baskets of black mullet on Uncle Lin's boat. There were quite a lot of them. According to his estimation, there should be about a thousand kilograms. He didn't know how much they had caught in just a short while.
Alas, they caught all the fish and made all the money, and he could only drink the soup.
During the spawning period, black mullet is particularly sensitive to the temperature and salinity of seawater. When winter comes, as the air temperature and seawater temperature drop, schools of black mullet in the northwest Pacific will move south in groups to find suitable waters for spawning.
Therefore, when the weather turns cold in December, black mullet often migrate southward along the coastal waters of the western coast of the Bay and spawn in the surrounding waters.
There were not only black mullets, but also three large fish that looked like sea pigs on Uncle Lin's boat.
He also shouted to Uncle Lin, "Uncle, are those sea pigs on your boat?"
"Yes, that's why I said you guys are late. Just now a group of sea pigs led a school of black mullets and stayed there. It was a dark mass. I happened to run into them when I dragged my trawl net there, so I quickly set up the net to fish around them."
“What good luck!”
"You dragged the net around here, too, right?"
"We have been trawling around this area, but we didn't expect to run into you today."
"I just happened to be trawling here. I feel like there are a few more trawlers in the second half of the year. We encountered one before you, so I came here."
It is inevitable that there are more and more fishing boats.
Ye Yaodong saw Ye's father throw the net up and put it aside, then quickly ran to the stern to collect the fishing net. He also quickly stopped the boat and went to the stern to help.
The fishing net itself is very heavy, and it is difficult for one person to pull it up.
But when he ran to the stern, his father shouted: "Dongzi, come and help, there are two sea pigs in it!"
"Ah? Here it comes..."
He quickened his pace and ran over. His father was struggling to pull the fishing net, so he rolled up his sleeves and quickly took over.
The two of them worked together to pull the trawl onto the boat. The two largest sea pigs in it were still twitching there.
"I didn't expect there would be a bargain to be found, two bargains at once."
Father Ye was also very happy. "It's not bad. We made it in time. We were able to pull up two more. We can sell them for a lot of money."
"Leave it there for now. I'll go get the boat going and see if I can catch up with the school of black mullet. You go and dump out all the fish in the hand-cast net and cast another net or two."
"Why…"