Xiang Yang and He Mingde looked at each other and both laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Qicheng said depressedly, "I'm serious. If I encounter a shark while diving, will I be able to get out of the water with my 100-plus pounds of flesh?"
"Of course we can't get up if we encounter a shark." Xiang Yang affirmed.
Zhang Qicheng widened his eyes.
Xiang Yang continued: "Not only sharks, but also sea snakes, box jellyfish, sawfish, etc., will be dealt with down there."
Zhang Qicheng's face turned black. He thought to himself that it was so terrifying that he would never go down even if he was beaten to death.
"Okay, Xiang Yang, stop joking." He Mingde said, "Mr. Zhang, we are near the coast. The probability of encountering a shark near the coast is as high as the probability of encountering a tiger on a hill."
"What about box jellyfish, sea snakes, and sawfish?" Zhang Qicheng asked.
"The probability is about the same as encountering a pack of wolves or wild boars on a hill!" Xiang Yang answered casually.
Zhang Qicheng's face darkened again. "Two years ago, I really encountered a wild boar on a hill."
"Uh." Xiang Yang was stunned. "What a coincidence?"
"I'm not going down." Zhang Qicheng shook his head like a drum, "I'll just stay on the sea, enjoy the sea breeze and the bright moon."
Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "In fact, for most fishermen who dive to fish, fierce ocean predators such as sharks, sea snakes, and sawfish are nothing to be afraid of. Let's talk about sharks first. People's fear of sharks basically comes from the great white shark. The terrifying image of the great white shark in the movie "Jaws" made everyone at the time believe that the most terrifying creature must be the great white shark."
"Nonsense, the bite force of a great white shark is as high as 1 ton per inch. You can imagine what the consequences would be if you were bitten by such a huge mouth." Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes.
"Then do you know how many times great white sharks attack humans every year?" Xiang Yang asked.
"How many times?"
"Great white sharks attack humans less than 10 times a year. They don't attack humans actively. Even if they open their bloody mouths, they are just trying to scare people away from them. To be honest, people have a deep misunderstanding of sharks."
"What about sea snakes?" Zhang Qicheng asked, "I often hear about incidents of sea snakes attacking humans."
This time it was He Mingde's turn to explain. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of sea snakes. There are no sea snakes born in the sea and living on the seabed all year round here. As for the sea snakes that lay eggs on land and need to breathe on the sea surface, their natural enemies are birds. There are so many birds here. Where is the living space for sea snakes?"
"In fact, the most dangerous marine life in our southern territorial waters is the jellyfish." Xiang Yang sighed and said, "This creature is highly poisonous and likes to hang out in crowded places on the seaside in the summer."
"But we don't need to be afraid of jellyfish." Xiang Yang told Zhang Qicheng about the fully enclosed diving equipment he was using, and also told Zhang Qicheng that he didn't need to be afraid even if he really encountered a shark, because his diving equipment was also equipped with a biological electric gun that was powerful enough to stun a cow.
Zhang Qicheng became excited when he heard this, "Is there really no danger?"
"It's really not dangerous." Xiang Yang affirmed.
Zhang Qicheng thought so too. Those equipments cost Xiang Yang hundreds of thousands of dollars. Xiang Yang and his crew had gone to sea so many times wearing those equipments without any accidents. They must have been fully prepared.
Zhang Qicheng no longer hesitated and nodded, saying, "Thanks to Brother Xiang, I will go to the East China Sea Dragon Palace today."
When Xiang Yang and his companions returned to the beach again, there were few fishermen left. Only two crew members on duty on the fishing boats were left chatting with Xiang's mother on the beach.
"Auntie, the captain is back." A sharp-eyed crew member reported to Xiang's mother as soon as he saw the boat.
Xiang's mother immediately looked towards the sea.
"mom."
"sister."
"Aunt."
Xiang Yang and others also shouted loudly when they saw Xiang's mother.
"Hey, Boss Zhang, Xiaoyang is really something. He didn't even tell us that you were coming. I just found out that his father has gone to the town to buy vegetables. You must eat before you leave." Xiang's mother first complained to Xiang Yang, and then extended a warm invitation to Zhang Qicheng.
"Sister, you are in a hurry to get Boss Zhang out as soon as you get here." He Mingde said with a smile: "We must eat, but Boss Zhang won't leave for a while, he wants to go diving with us."
"Hey? Qianhai?" Xiang's mother looked at the sky. "It's already so late, what's fun in Qianhai?"
"Mom? You don't understand this." Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Night is the best time to dive into the sea. Some fierce ocean predators all need to rest. Valuable things like shrimps, crabs, abalone, etc. all come out to look for food."
"By the way, Mom? Didn't you and Dad go to Lianhua County? I didn't see you when I came back this afternoon."
In fact, Xiang's father and mother have accumulated some savings over the years. In the past, they were reluctant to spend a penny and wanted to save it for Xiang Yang. Now that Xiang Yang doesn't need them to worry about him anymore, they think about decorating the house. Today, Xiang's father and mother are going to the county to see the decoration team.
"Yes, there are more crabs at night than during the day." Speaking of hiring a renovation team, Xiang's mother smiled. "We've already negotiated, so of course we'll be back. Your dad should be back from buying groceries soon. Please invite Mr. Zhang to our house. It's not too late to go diving after dinner!"
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. He hadn't even bought the food yet and he was already going home to wait for dinner. How long would he have to wait
"Let's dive into the sea first!" Xiang Yang said.
"By the way, Fu Gui, please take this back to my house for me. Come to my house to get two meals for dinner tonight and bring them to the boat." Xiang Yang handed the grouper to one of the crew members on duty.
Fu Gui's eyes widened when he saw the grouper. "Oh my god, such a big grouper? Captain, you didn't bring a fishing net, how did you catch it?"
Xiang Yang glanced at Zhang Qicheng and said, "Boss Zhang caught it."
Zhang Qicheng blushed, "Yes, I...we caught it."
Mother Xiang glanced at Xiang Yang with some resentment, "What are you going to do with the fish that Boss Zhang caught?"
"Of course I cook it." Xiang Yang smiled at Xiang's mother and said, "I wanted to cook today, but now that you're back I won't do that. I learned my cooking skills from you."
"Okay, I'll make it and it'll be delicious." Xiang's mother said, "But don't tell anyone that you learned your cooking skills from me."
Zhang Qicheng and He Mingde were stunned for a moment, then they immediately reacted and started laughing.
Zhang Qicheng had never seen Xiang Yang's cooking skills, but He Mingde had experienced it before. Once at sea, Xiang Yang insisted on cooking the fish himself, and after busying himself for a long time, it was Chen Qingsheng who killed the fish in the end.