Watching the fight between the two guys, one big and one small, in the water becoming increasingly intense, Ye Yaodong also squatted down, pressed down his sleeves, supported his chin with one hand, and held a flashlight in the other hand to shine light on them.
He didn't know if it was because the baby great white shark was large in size and had great strength, but he had been waiting for a long time and there was no sign of it dying.
This cigar Daruma Shark is still not strong enough. An ant cannot defeat an elephant.
But it did get closer, and as the tide came in and went out, he felt that the great white shark pup was about to be stranded in the shallow water.
And now it seemed that the tide was beginning to recede, and the water level had dropped a little from where he had just squatted.
Ye Yaodong moved forward and tried to reach out with the hand net, only to find that after the tide receded, he could actually reach it
But when he was about to fish it out, a wave of water came up again, and he could only take a small step back to avoid getting his feet hit by the waves.
Looking at the two fish in front of him that were still loving and hating each other and entangled together, he stared at the tide under his feet. When it surged and then shrank back, he hurried forward and stretched out his hand to scoop up the net, and in just one go, he covered both fish in the net.
However, the baby great white shark is quite large and long, and the mouth of the hand-held net is not big enough to cover it completely. It only covers 2/3 of the head and body.
It was not a big problem. While it was struggling there, he pulled the hand net towards him with all his strength, trying to use the force of the steel ring on it to pull the fish closer to the beach and strand it so that it could not escape.
He exerted his strength to move the struggling fish forward a little bit, and the cigar damosa just happened to tear off a piece of meat, separate from the great white shark cub, and turn left and right in the hand net, trying to break through the net and slip away.
Ye Yaodong looked down at his feet. His Liberation shoes were already wet due to the incoming tide. He simply lifted up his trouser leg with one hand and waded forward through the water.
It’s already wet, how can it not dry
Now that it has come to this, the only way he could do is to pull the two guys out so that his time of waiting and watching would not be in vain.
He walked forward a few steps and felt the cigar shark in the hand net was hitting him hard, so he simply threw the fish onto the shore and killed it first to avoid it hurting anyone later.
"Let's go~"
Watching it jumping on the ground, Ye Yaodong retracted his gaze and continued to fish out the baby great white shark with the hand net.
Because of its large size, even though there is sea water beneath it, it can no longer support it in swimming freely. It can only sway and move in the shallow water. At this point, it is equivalent to being half-stranded.
Ye Yaodong continued to cover it with a scoop net and moved it to the beach.
With his efforts and the tide slowly receding, the fish was soon completely stranded on the beach, with only occasional surges of tide washing a little onto its back.
"My goodness, it's just a cub, it's already one or two meters long, and it's so difficult to catch it. If it were an adult, it would swallow me in one bite!"
After complaining, he looked at the great white shark cub with its mouth opening and closing and its tail swaying, so he simply grabbed its slippery tail and continued to drag it towards the shore.
He threw it casually on the beach until the sea water could no longer wash it away from his feet, and then he used a flashlight to look for the cigar shark he had just thrown up.
The fish was not big. He shone the flashlight for a long time before he found it. It actually jumped into the pile of small rocks nearby and was blocked by a big rock. Fortunately, he had sharp eyes and saw it.
A while had passed since he threw it up. It was exhaling more than it was taking in, and was almost dead.
Ye Yaodong took good care to grab the fish's head to prevent it from biting him before dying. After throwing the fish into the bucket, he went on to drag the baby great white shark.
Anyway, its body was already covered with pits and scars, so he just dragged it back without holding it, for fear of getting its cotton-padded jacket dirty. His wife would have to wash it, and in such a cold day, he saw frostbite on her hands.
The old lady had been looking out the door, and when she saw him come back, she kept muttering, "I told you, but you didn't listen. It's so dark, and you're still running to the beach. If you get swept away by the waves, no one will know... Hey? Such a big fish, hey, is it a shark?"
Ye Yaodong picked it up and showed it to the old lady. "It's a great white shark cub. It's this big before it grows up. It's almost as tall as Ah Hai. I just saw it, so I went to catch it."
"That's very dangerous. If the fish gets big, it will bite. It's so big, it must be very hard to catch it. Is there anything wet on your body? Put the shark in the yard first. Give me the bucket. Go into the house and change your clothes and shoes. Your shoes are soaked. Don't catch a cold..."
The old lady was happy for a moment when she saw the fish, then she started to care about him again and took the bucket from his hand.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to drag the fish inside. "When I was fishing for the great white shark, my shoes were washed by the sea water, but the rest of my shoes were not wet. I can just soak my feet in it later. This shark is too big and heavy, so I can just drag it in."
"Hey, I just boiled some water and filled two thermoses. It's just enough for you to soak your feet. I'll go pour it for you."
After the old lady brought the fish into the house, she hurriedly got the foot basin to pour hot water for him, then took the ladle to scoop cold water, mixed it well for him, and tested the temperature before asking him to sit in front of the stove.
"I just put the porridge in to cook. There's a fire in front of the stove. Sit here and soak your feet. It'll be warm."
"I can do it myself..."
"Take off your shoes quickly, otherwise your feet will get swollen and you will catch a cold."
The firelight in front of the kitchen reflected the old lady's kind and smiling face, which felt warmer than the warmest sunshine in winter.
"Here's the rag. Soak it for a while longer. When the water is no longer hot, wipe it dry. I'll get you some cotton slippers."
After the old lady finished giving her instructions, she went to get him a pair of slippers. Her hunched figure paced back and forth in the main room.
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "Taking you home to take care of me in my old age is like finding a treasure. You can help me take care of the children, cook for me, and lend a hand when I need you. You are more reliable than my mother."
"Your mother is now a government employee, so she doesn't have time to hang around at home. I'm an old man, so I can only do these housework. As I get older, it's good to stretch my muscles..."
"I bought a lot of meat and will ask Ah Qing to prepare it when daybreak. As for this big shark, I will kill it when daybreak, cut off the fins and dry them in the sun for a few days. Then we can have another bowl of shark fins for our New Year's Eve dinner."
The old lady narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Shark fin is fine. I'll give it to you all. It's a pity that this shark is a little small, otherwise we could have dried out more shark fins. There are pits and bumps all over its body. I don't know what bit it. There are circles and circles."
"It was the little shark in the barrel that bit him. That little one was very ferocious."
She looked into the bucket beside her and saw the teeth of the fish inside. "Hey, these teeth are like saw teeth. If you bite them, a piece of meat will fall off the fish."
"Well, the two were fighting just now, so I caught them both and put them there. Don't move. I'll kill them after daybreak."
"Hey, I won't move. Soak your feet and go back to sleep. It's still a while before dawn and the porridge in the pot isn't ready yet. Otherwise, you can have a bowl before going to sleep," the old lady muttered. "Otherwise, I'll make you a bowl of malted milk. Drink it before going to sleep?"
Ye Yaodong dried his feet and put them into his cotton shoes, feeling warm. "Don't bother yourself. Sit down and take a rest. This is for the elderly and children. Why would a strong young man like me drink malted milk? It's a waste. I'm going back to my room to sleep."
"Young people can drink it too... for nourishment..."
The old lady's voice was still coming from behind, but he had already pushed the door and entered the room to prevent her from hanging around him.
What kind of milk do you really want to drink? Isn’t breast milk more nutritious? !
(Sizzling)
Lin Xiuqing was also half asleep and half awake because of the noise of their conversations outside. She just couldn't get up because of a headache. She just woke up completely now. "You just came back. You've been slaughtering pigs for a long time. I think I heard the conversation next door early."
"Yeah, I came back half an hour early. I just went to the beach to take a look. I just caught a great white shark pup. It weighs about 30 or 40 kilograms. Tomorrow I will kill the shark and fry its fins. I will also cut off the fins and dry them in the sun..."
Ye Yaodong said this as he took off his clothes and pants and got on the bed.
"Why don't you sell it? You can make some money. It's so big, how can we eat it all? And shark meat doesn't taste good."
"I can't sell it. It doesn't look good. It's covered with holes from being attacked by another small shark. It's even dirtier after I dragged it all the way back. It's a horrible sight. I'll just kill it and eat it myself. The shark meat is also delicious if fried. I'll also let the kids taste shark fin on New Year's Eve."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him in disapproval, "What wouldn't taste good if you fried it? You're the only one who knows how to eat it, and you fried shark meat to eat it."
Ye Yaodong lay down and held her in his arms, kissed her and said, "Well, it's New Year's Day, eat better, be extravagant, and fill the children's stomachs with oil and water."
"When have they suffered so much this year? While other children are sucking their fingers, their pockets are filled with all kinds of beans, candies, and red dates. Only other people are drooling at the sight of them, but they are not drooling at the sight of others."
"Well, how can my son be so useless as to drool at others' food? Just let people envy you. There will be many more things for people to envy in the future."
"You just keep talking to yourself. I just bought some fat meat and you want to eat it." Lin Xiuqing hit him lightly, but he hugged her tighter.
"Life is only a few decades long, so just eat well, drink well, and be happy. How much can you afford to eat?"
"That's easy to say."
"It's simple. Eat well, drink well, live well today and tomorrow, go to bed, catch up on some sleep, and when the sun comes up, you have to get up and pack up those things."
"Um."