Back to the small fishing village in 1982Y

Chapter 254
The father and son climbed up the reef in a hurry. This time they did not dig down from the top, but from the bottom up, so as not to sink behind and make it difficult to dig.

"Father, pick the abalone first! Let the conch go first."

"I know."

Before digging a few, Father Ye stopped again and said, "I'll pick up your mother and younger sister. Hurry up if there are more people, so as not to sink too fast and it's too late to dig. Soak it in the water for a while and then soak it for a while." Yes, after digging, go back early and take a bath and soak your feet."

"That's all right, carry them to a higher place later, and try to soak as little water as possible."

There are priorities, and I just thought about the two big men digging slowly. Anyway, I am not in a hurry. Who knew it was sinking?Then I can only let my mother and sister help together, so as not to miss it.

Father Ye hurriedly boarded the boat again to pick up Mother Ye and Ye Huimei.

While digging, Ye Yaodong took a good look at two easy-to-step spots, and when they came, he and his father would carry one over there.

"You guys just dig here. The higher the terrain here, the easier it is to step on your feet. Be careful not to slip and fall."

Mother Ye muttered, "It's okay to just soak in water. If it's cold, it'll be colder. Go back and soak your feet and rest for a few days. It's important to dig quickly. Huimei doesn't soak in the water. If I knew it, I would come down with you in the morning." Dig, hurry up."

"Who knew this would sink? I thought it would be enough for me and Dad to dig slowly."

"Quickly dig, hurry up, it's better to call me, how much can you dig if it's just the two of you?"

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Each of the four people carried a bucket, and the iron hooks were not enough, so they dug with a flat screwdriver.

Fortunately, the tide is now ebbing, and the water level is dropping. Although the reefs are sinking there, they have not risen much.

When Ye Huimei's bucket was half full, Ye Yaodong went over to help pour it onto the boat. Otherwise, a little girl like her would not have enough arm strength and would be too heavy to carry. By the way, I would change the place for her to dig. For this sister, he It hurts a lot.

At around 12 o'clock, after the tide receded to the bottom, the whole reef also dropped by almost one meter, and there were two more sacks on the boat.

At this time, they have all climbed to a higher position to dig, and those who can't dig down at the bottom can only let it sink.Who can't stand soaking in water for a long time in the cold weather?
For most of the day, Ye Yaodong felt that his feet were going to be swollen, and his knees were wet and frozen, so he couldn't feel it.

After the tide receded to the bottom, when it rose again, everyone obviously found that the speed of the sea water overflowing the reef was very fast, more than twice that of the ebb tide.

After all, one was sinking in the morning, and the water level of the other was receding at the same time. Except that the height of the reef became lower, the water level did not change.

In the afternoon, while sinking, the water level rose again, and the speed of submersion directly doubled.

The family of four didn't bother to get on the boat to get something to eat, and planned to dig for a while, digging as much as they could.

By 1:[-], due to the fast rising tide, the highest point of the entire reef was only more than one meter away, and it was still exposed. It was not easy for people to stand around this high point.

They had no choice but to give up struggling, first carried the two women into the boat, and then climbed up by themselves. At this time, he and Father Ye were almost wet.

Going out to sea normally would not get you all wet, and no one thought about bringing an extra set of clothes.

After taking off the rain boots and pouring out the full sea water, the father and son just threw them into the corner.

Mother Ye and Ye Huimei's shoes were already wet, and they took off, leaving their feet bare.

Everyone leaned on the side of the boat and watched the reef sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was a pity that there were still a lot of undug.

"It's such a pity that it sank into the sea like this? We can't dig it out?" Mother Ye frowned and said distressedly.

Ye Huimei stretched her head and felt distressed, "Will you be pushed up again sometime?"

"Who knows this?"

I don't know how deep it will sink. If it is not that deep, he can dive down to catch it when the weather warms up.

"How many sacks have you dug?" Father Ye said as he walked towards the sacks in the corner, shaking his mouth.

Two and a half bags of large abalone, and one bag of abalone mixed with conch.

Originally, the father and son dug half of the bag of abalone mixed with conch before breakfast. When the tide rose in the afternoon, they didn’t care about just digging the abalone. a bag.

"It's okay, it's okay, we also dug a lot, and the rest should be a little more than 1/3, and it sank without digging, which is also very good."

"Yeah, third brother is right, we picked up so much for nothing, we've already made a fortune." Ye Huimei nodded happily, her eyes crooked with a smile.

"Father, you and third brother quickly take off your pants and wring out the water. I'll take them to the stove for you to roast."

"Ah."

"I'll go and collect the longlines and sticky nets later, and let's go back directly after collecting them."

It was too uncomfortable to be wet and stuck to his body, his feet were so cold that he couldn't feel it, and it was not easy to earn money.

Father Ye nodded, "Go back early."

Mother Ye hurriedly said again: "There is still half a bag of unshelled ones on the nearby island that have not been carried on the boat yet, so let's go and load them on the boat first."

"understood."

Ye Yaodong looked again at the little green dragons crawling around in the basket next to him, grabbed a few at random, and looked down.

Their shells are olive-colored, hard-looking, and colorful, but they have a large head and a short abdomen.

Some are small, just like what his mother said, about two or three taels, and some are bigger, five or six taels, six or seven taels.A dozen or so were left, and there were not many left.

It's a pity, this little green dragon runs fast, and as soon as the hand-coiled net was picked up, he ran around in fright and ran back into the sea, otherwise he could have caught more.

"At that time, I saw a lot of them. I just caught them and ran away." Ye Huimei said regretfully beside her.

"It's okay, this little green dragon is not easy to catch, and it will be a blessing in the evening."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he put Xiao Qinglong down, and then went to sail the boat. First, he had to go to the small island to carry half a bag of shells for his mother, and then he sailed the boat to collect the sticky nets.

Just put one sticky net, with the help of rolling wheels, it is very easy, Ye mother and Ye Huimei took over the work directly, and went to get started, he and Ye father sat by the stove first to warm up.

Not long after, he heard his sister's exclamation all the time.

"Ah...so big...so ugly..."

"Why are there so many toad fish?"

"Huh~ What is this? It looks like pomfret, but it has colorful stripes..."

Ye Yaodong replied casually: "It's a coral reef fish. I don't know what it's called. It's too small. Put it back in the sea and raise it! There's a needle in the tool basket next to it. You poke it in from the side of the fish's belly to pierce the swim bladder and throw it back. Bar."

"Oh, why bother?" Ye Huimei asked, but she did it anyway, and then threw the fish back into the sea, and it disappeared in no time.

Fortunately, the sticky net was not placed in the sea for a long time, the fish were still very active just after being pulled up, and after being thrown back into the sea, they dived alive and kicking again.

"If you don't puncture its swim bladder and release it, it will still die. It looks pretty good, but it's a pity to die."

Quality old fishermen, when they encounter live small fish, generally release them. Later generations of fishermen also know that the sustainable development of the ocean, catch big fish and release small fish, unless they are dead when they are caught, such as trawling.

"why?"

"Because the air pressure on the bottom of the sea is different from the air pressure on the sea surface, it doesn't adapt, and its stomach will explode. If you release it directly, it will still die."

"Oh."

"Hurry up and work, ask everything!"

"Curious, I've never been out to sea."

Both Ye Yaodong and Ye's father rested their four feet on the coal stove, their four feet were so soaked and wrinkled that they didn't feel any sensation after roasting on the coal stove for a while.

"Father, go back and soak your feet in boiled ginger water. It will feel better after soaking for a few days."

"Well, I won't be able to go to sea for the next few days. Fortunately, I dug a lot of abalone today..."

"Ah, little green dragon! It's so big..."

When the father and son heard the exclamation over there, they turned their heads and saw Ye Huimei fiddled with the fishing net to untie the little green dragon that was entangled inside.

The long beard of the little green dragon caught in mid-air kept moving, and its tail kept curling up and letting go. This one was obviously much bigger than those in the frame.

"This one is so big, look!"

"It's a catty, isn't it? It's ok! There's still a little green dragon sticking to you today."

Ye Huimei couldn't close her mouth with joy.

"Hurry up, don't play, there are still two toad fish in it, and the remaining fishing net is not long, so hurry up and pull it up, and you will have to catch the longline later." Ye Mu urged road.

"Oh, here we come."

She put the little green dragon into the basket, and excitedly ran to help collect the sticky net, but when she saw the slime all over the toad fish, she felt disgusted when she reached out to grab it.

"It's ugly, my hands are sticky..."

Disgusting is disgusting, but it doesn't prevent her from grabbing it neatly.

When she saw the flounder's flat body with two eyes on the same side, she said again: "The fish on the bottom of the sea are really strange."

Although she grew up by the sea, she has never been out in the sea. There was no boat at home before, so she only helped weave the net at home, or went to the beach with her family during the high tide, went to the pier to wash the sea, and went fishing today. It was really the first time, which made her a little excited.

When she saw that a [-]-[-]-pound devil fish was also stuck, she continued to babble: "Are all fish on the bottom of the sea so flat? I heard that the tail spines of this fish seem to be poisonous. Should I cut them off first?"

The whole boat was filled with her chirping voice, which seemed a bit lively, not boring at all.

"Wait a minute, let me collect that longline too?" She was very excited, feeling that she hadn't enjoyed confiscating the fish yet, and collecting fish was so much fun.

Ye Yaodong smiled and shouted at her, "Aren't you tired, aren't you sleepy? You've been working all day from night to now."

"It's okay, I think it's fun."

"Seriously let you go to sea with your man in the future, you will feel tired and don't want to do it."

Ye Huimei's defense was broken in an instant by Ye Mu's casual sentence.

"What are you talking about, mother, quickly collect your net!"

(End of this chapter)