Back to the small fishing village in 1982Y

Chapter 252
I saw that the seabed was "arched" out of the sea surface by an average of more than one meter, and the most obvious place was even 3 meters above the sea surface.

The seabed that should have been deep suddenly lifted into land, exposing large areas of reefs, and marine life such as abalones, lobsters, and crabs living on underwater rocky reefs were instantly exposed to broad daylight.

Thousands of abalones are all adsorbed on the reef. In the past, abalones were mostly lurking on the reef, but today they are all exposed to the sun.

And the little green dragon was swimming near the underwater scorched stone, and those crabs were not worth mentioning.

Mother Ye stared at the scene in front of her with wide eyes, she was so startled that she couldn't make a sound for a while, and then said after a while: "This... did this all come out of nowhere?"

"Yes, the last time my brother and I came here, there was no such reef nearby. This must be due to the impact of the earthquake, and the submerged reef was pushed up." Father Ye rubbed his hands beamingly.

They are all dark reefs, with no vegetation on them, only some seaweeds swaying there, and it can be seen that they have just appeared on the sea surface not long ago.

"The earthquake was so good that it pushed all the reefs up? This... so many abalones, and the little green dragons are all exposed..."

"Whatever, catch it first, get rich, damn it..."

Ye Yaodong climbed off the boat with a happy face, stepped tentatively into the water close to the reef, the sea water filled up to his knees in an instant, the little green dragon and the crab beside him were scurrying around in shock, they moved quickly, and quickly let go Run back into the sea.

The ground under the water is not very smooth, but fortunately he is wearing rain boots, which won't hurt his feet, just get wet when he gets wet.

It is a good thing to see tens of thousands of huge abalones exposed in groups on the surface.

"It's fine for me to go into the water with dad, but you and my little sister don't go into the water, the sea is too cold, so you just use hand-made nets to catch the little green dragon and crabs in the water."

Mother Ye saw that there were a lot of living things under the water, which were clearly visible, and it was no problem to catch them with hand-made nets. "Okay, I'll get the hand-made nets, and I'll be with your little sister."

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father looked at the surrounding stone walls covered with thousands of abalones, their eyes glowed with wolves. They were big and plump, and they were attached to the reefs one by one, looking very spectacular.

Under normal circumstances, abalone can survive for three to five days out of the water, but if it is exposed to strong sunlight, it will die within a few hours.

Fortunately, although it was sunny these two days, the winter sun was not very glaring, it was very weak.

I don't know when the reef was pushed out of the water. These abalones are still adsorbed on the reef, perhaps because the sea water washes them from time to time, so they are still alive and well.

Ye Yaodong tried to stretch out his hand to break it off, but found that it was very firmly attached, and it was very difficult to break it off. It took him a lot of effort to break it off.

The freshly torn abalone is oval in shape and is a common nine-hole abalone on the market. Its shell is greenish-brown with a pearl-like color luster. It is not small, about the size of a baby's fist, and the soft meat on it is still shrinking. .

He rubbed it with the pulp of his thumb, turned his head to Ye Huimei happily and said, "Bring me a bucket and a hook. In the cabin, there is a hook in the basket in the corner. By the way, get one for dad. This is broken." too slow."

The shape of abalone is rather peculiar. Its body has a shell on one side, and the other side is attached to the reef. Once there is any disturbance in the outside world, it will rely on its developed muscle power to firmly attach itself to the reef. At this time, the shell is smashed. Nor will it come down from the reef.

If you use brute force, it will be more difficult. It is best to approach it carefully, and then use a small iron hook to suddenly hook its shell, so that you can catch it by surprise.

Ye Huimei obediently ran directly into the cabin to find the iron hook, and then handed him and her father a hook and a bucket.

At this moment, Mother Ye said angrily: "These little green dragons and crabs ran too fast. I just caught a net, and the ones next to them immediately jumped into the sea. They couldn't be caught, and there were not a few of them in total."

Ye Yaodong climbed up to a submerged reef and took a look at the spot his mother just scooped up, and it seemed that they had run away.

"Then look in another direction, and catch it wherever there is one? Those are not dead, and they will definitely not wait there for you to catch them. When no one is around, they can still swim there leisurely. If someone catches them , They will definitely react and hide in the sea directly.”

"Running too fast this time, it's a pity to run away without getting two nets, isn't it?"

"Catch as many as you can, it's all for nothing anyway."

These are all scurrying around the reef. Apart from the hand copying net, there is no other tool that is efficient.
Fortunately, these abalones moved slowly and couldn't tell the direction, so they could only wait to die on the reef, waiting for them to pick them up.

There are not only abalones adsorbed on these reefs, but also many conchs, all of which are large snails or oyster snails. Each of them is at least the size of a baby’s fist, and some are as big as an adult’s fist. They are firmly adsorbed on the reefs. Very gratifying.

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father used small hooks to remove everything that caught the eye, and there was a thumping sound from the bucket from time to time, which was very pleasant to listen to.

Not long after, they heard Mother Ye calling again, "There are no more little green dragons left, they all ran away, I should go into the water too, and dig abalones with you."

There were densely packed abalones on the reef, and she didn't know when they would pick them up. She was anxious just watching on the boat, and her heart was itchy, and she really wanted to get started.

"What kind of water is there? It's not good for you women to be soaked in sea water this winter. If there's really nothing to fish for, then I'll ask Dongzi to send you to the small island over there, and you go dig shellfish over there."

"Mother, how many little green dragons have you caught, do you have a count?"

"Not much, packed together with crabs, not a single basket is full, and it looks like there are more crabs."

"Then you should count first to see how many little green dragons there are. After counting, ask Dad to send you to the small island. Just leave the reef here to me and Dad. Anyway, you two are going to dig shells."

It's a cold day, and the sea water is icy cold, and the two of them really can't come down to soak.

"That's fine." Mother Ye nodded reluctantly, at least she had work to do, so she didn't have to just watch on the boat.

Ye Huimei also knew that she was about to get married, and it was not good to be in the sea for such a long time, she never asked to go into the water, she could go to the nearby island with her mother to dig some shells, maybe they could also pick up treasures.

While Ye Mu was counting the little green dragons, the father and son's barrels were almost half full, and they couldn't stop at all.

They didn't deliberately separate the abalone from the conch, it was too troublesome, they dug them all together into the bucket, and sorted them slowly later.

"Damn, I dug half a barrel before I dug up one piece. How many of these abalones and conchs were dug back?"

Father Ye also smiled happily, "It will definitely sell for a lot of money. Abalones are rare, and each of them is not small. They are usually found on the reefs of the sea. Where can they be caught?"

"Father, today we are one and a half of this stuff. Those little green dragons and crabs were caught by my mother and my little sister, and they are also yours. The oarfish from the previous two days will be counted to you at the end of the month."

"Everything is counted together, and half is good. I hired you as a boatman and I made a lot of money. During this period of time, I earned a lot more than trawling with your elder brother and second brother. For oarfish, it will be sold together with the usual fish. Just count the profit, after all, you found it, I just helped lift it up, if you show it to me, maybe you just ignore it."

Father Ye was still very clear-headed, and the third child was indeed luckier than ordinary people. Looking at the densely packed abalones on the reef in front of him, his old face burst into smiles.

"Let's talk about it then, dig first, and pick up all the abalones on the reef first."

"I don't know how long it will take to dig. There is no need to drag the net today."

"Why are you dragging nets? You can't pick up these abalones alone. Those hooks and sticky nets are directly thrown into the sea. It's good to take them back when you go back."

These abalones are enough for them to earn a lot of money. Longline fishing and sticky hooks are all fine. Ye Yaodong laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes.

Ye Huimei was a little complacent at this time, asking for credit, "I just said bring me, if you bring the aunt, the second aunt, maybe half of it will be distributed, and our family will lose half of the income."

Mother Ye couldn't help but said: "Your aunt and second aunt are not outsiders..."

"That's not our own, the fat and water don't flow into other people's fields, right Dad!"

Father Ye smiled and nodded, "My family is good."

"I counted them. There are 26 small green dragons. Some are two, three, or two big. Some of them are six or seven taels. It's not bad. They should be able to sell for a good price."

"I don't know what this little green dragon smells like..." Ye Huimei picked up a big tentacles, and saw its tail immediately curled up and kept moving.

Mother Ye glared at Ye Huimei, "Whenever I'm like your third brother, I'll know how to eat."

"It's not raised by you. Dad went to sea with the third brother, and brought back good things every three days or so. Hehe, it's much better than taking the eldest brother and the second brother to the sea..."

"Your father and elder brother and second brother know how to live, your third brother..."

"Why did I drop it, and I still have to talk about it for you to eat? You can't stop your mouth if you eat it." Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "Sister, let's keep a few more little green dragons today, one for each person, everyone will taste it. Taste!"

"Hehe~"

"You prodigal son~ you want to eat everything...you can't keep it for money..."

Father Ye also muttered, "Don't keep everything, sell it for money..."

"Mother, look, we must have made a lot of money with these abalones today, so it's not too much to keep a few little green dragons back to reward yourself?"

"You have to earn money, but you can't lose yourself. You didn't have any money before, so you just searched and searched. But now, you see, your three sons are all married, the houses have been built, and the families have been separated. You're going to get married soon. You and Dad don't have any unfulfilled wishes, and you don't have anything to spend a lot of money on, so you can't bring so much money into the coffin?"

"Save some money for retirement, in case of emergencies, and occasionally earn a lot of money and eat some good food, is it okay? There is no need to lose yourself by deducting so much..."

Mother Ye originally wanted to refute a few words when she heard it, but after listening to it, she felt that what the third child said seemed to make sense?
They all built a house for their sons, married their wives, and married their daughters. It seems that there is really nothing to spend a lot of money on?
It seems that it is not too much to improve the food by eating something good once in a while?

"Hahaha... the third brother really knows how to speak!"

(End of this chapter)