“Wow!”
Xiang Yang just emerged from the sea at this time.
"What good news do you want to share with me?" Xiang Yang took off his hood and asked with a smile.
"Hey, Brother Xiang, you're here." Li Chao's eyes lit up, and he immediately boasted, "Look, this is what I just caught under the sea."
"Great, this crab is about three or four taels in size, it can really be caught and eaten." Xiang Yang praised with a smile.
Li Chao's smile widened. "Xiang Yang, where did you go just now? Did you catch any seafood?"
"I went to the reef area in the east." Xiang Yang lied casually and picked up the net bag. "I was lucky. I caught some tiger crabs. I can cook them tonight."
Li Chao blinked his eyes and silently "released" the "little" crab in his hand.
"I'm not swimming anymore. I'm not swimming anymore." Li Chao waved his hands and staggered towards the shore. He had not dealt with sea water many times. Walking in shallow water would cause the center of gravity to be unbalanced. Li Chao could not control his body perfectly.
Xiang Yang smiled, handed the net bag to Chen Qingsheng, and then walked steadily towards the shore.
After getting ashore, Xiang Yang invited Li Chao to his home to eat tiger crabs.
Finally, Li Chao refused, saying that he had just come up from the bottom of the sea and wanted to go back and take a bath with fresh water first.
Xiang Yang didn't force it and went home carrying the crabs.
The rest of the day was relatively uneventful.
The only thing worth mentioning is the arrival of the scientific research ship.
Professor Chen Yu took the straight-shelled Nautilus and left Qinglongwan on a research vessel.
What surprised Xiang Yang was that Teacher Chen Yu did not order anyone to block the sea area where the straight-shelled nautilus was found, but only sent people to search under the sea area for another night.
This made Xiang Yang very excited, because this way he could go out to sea again tomorrow.
The crew members were also very excited.
They are different from other workers. They follow a generous boss like Xiang Yang. Every time they go out to sea, as long as they have a good harvest, Xiang Yang will give them red envelopes and bonuses.
Only Fatty Zuo had some complaints. He used Xiang Yang's method and it really attracted a lot of viewers. Fatty Zuo believed that his live broadcast career was on the right track and now was the time for him and Fang Youqun to show their talents.
Early the next morning.
Xiang Yang got up early and rushed to the dock early.
The crew members arrived earlier than Xiang Yang, and most of them were sitting on the dock eating breakfast.
As more and more people came to Qinglongwan, gradually more and more small vendors began to carry their loads and push carts to Qinglongwan to do business.
Xiang Yang provides free breakfast to employees on his ship. The breakfast is nutritious, but the taste is definitely not comparable to those snacks with special flavors.
The crew members now eat at a breakfast stall owned by someone who came from Huhai town. He sells stone-ground rice rolls. In his words, the breakfast stall in the town is looked after by his family, and he has nothing to do anyway, so he rides his tricycle here every morning and sells as many servings as he can.
The rice rolls he made tasted really good, and Xiang Yang himself liked them very much. The crew members on the ship also had breakfast at his place every day. If you didn’t know, you would think that Xiang Yang’s ship didn’t provide breakfast.
Seeing Xiang Yang coming, the crew members stood up and shouted, "Captain."
"Boss Xiang." The breakfast owner selling rice rolls also called out with a smile on his face.
"Give me a rice roll with two eggs and no meat." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Such stalls will definitely not be allowed at Qinglongwan Wharf in the future, and there will be special people to manage it.
But now, Xiang Yang wanted to attract more popularity to Qinglongwan, and also to make things convenient for himself, so he did not drive away any of the small vendors who came to the dock to trade.
"It's been prepared for you." The breakfast boss quickly took out a rice roll and handed it to Xiang Yang. Xiang Yang had eaten breakfast here several times. He knew that Xiang Yang was the boss here and he also knew the taste of Xiang Yang's food every time. So now he only needed to see how many crew members were on the fishing boat and he could predict in advance whether to prepare breakfast for Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang paid the bill with a smile, then followed the example of the crew members, found a clean spot on the dock, sat down and prepared to eat.
"What are you all standing for?" Xiang Yang said with a smile, "Hurry up and finish eating, we will set off soon."
At this time, another group of people came from the direction of Qinglongwan, led by He Mingde, and they were carrying a huge object.
"Uncle, are you going out to sea?" Xiang Yang greeted with a smile.
"Xiao Yang." He Mingde laughed when he saw Xiang Yang, "Are you guys going out to sea too?"
"Yes." Xiang Yang looked at the people behind He Mingde in confusion, "Are you carrying a drift net?"
"Yes, a floating net. This set of net costs one hundred thousand dollars. It has more than a hundred floats and can hold up iron chains weighing more than one ton." He Mingde grinned.
Xiang Yang nodded secretly. It seemed that He Mingde and Yu Xiang had made a lot of money during this period, otherwise they would not have been able to come up with such a large sum of money to buy such a fishing net.
However, doesn't it take two boats to use a drift net? Why would they buy a drift net for their single medium-sized fishing boat
Xiang Yang asked the doubts in his heart.
He Mingde smiled and said, "To be honest, we have discussed it and are planning to buy another fishing boat like this. We have already agreed on the price."
Xiang Yang nodded thoughtfully, and the two boats towed the net together. This was something Xiang Yang had wanted to do for a long time but had never done it. He did not expect that He Mingde and the others had already put it into action.
"How come the net arrived before the boat? How about we cooperate today?" Xiang Yang asked.
"The net and the boat are purchased separately. Choose the one with the best cost-effectiveness. As for cooperation, forget it. Our boat is small and we are afraid it will be a burden to you." He Mingde said with a smile.
Xiang Yang nodded and didn't force it.
Indeed, using a medium-sized fishing boat and a distant-water fishing boat to trawle together would be counterproductive.
He Mingde ordered his men to carry the fishing nets onto his own boat, and then sat down to have breakfast with Xiang Yang.
After breakfast, a red sun just rose from the sea, bringing endless light, spreading from the sea surface, and finally the sunlight illuminated everyone and everything within sight.
"Let's go together?" Xiang Yang asked.
"Okay, I haven't traveled with you for a long time. Let me enjoy your blessing again today." He Mingde wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and laughed heartily.
Soon, Xiang Yang led the crew on board.
“Woo—”
“Woo—”
As two melodious and graceful whistles sounded, the ocean-going fishing boat where Xiang Yang was sitting and the medium-sized fishing boat of He Mingde sailed out of Qinglong Bay one after the other, and then began to slowly speed up, heading towards the direction where the sea and sky merged into one in the distance.