Back to the small fishing village in 1982Y

"What is King Squid?"

The two brothers didn't understand, they looked at Ye Yaodong, waiting for him to explain.

"Perhaps you can understand it as a giant squid. The frequently swaying tentacles are quite similar to the squid's whiskers."

"Is the squid also possible?"

"The king squid also refers to the king squid. There is squid in the name of the king squid, but it is not a squid, but a kind of squid. As for the giant squid, there is a kind of squid called the king squid, which lives in the Antarctic. Others There is no place, this big king squid is different."

The two brothers were a little confused. Dongzi seemed to know a lot?
"Then this one is so big, it should be very valuable, right?"

"It must be very valuable. Who has seen such a big squid or octopus, just like the oarfish that Dongzi caught before. Who has seen such a big hairtail?"

The more the two brothers discussed, the hotter their hearts became. When they thought of Dongzi's oartail fish sold for 800 yuan, their eyes were bright as they looked towards the sea.

Ye Yaodong explained: "Oarfish and hairtail are different, they are two species."

"They look almost the same! One is big and the other is small."

He didn't bother to correct it. Everyone was a fisherman, not a party of academics. It didn't matter what they called it, as long as they could be sold at a good price.

"The tide is receding a little bit, but I don't seem to see the waves moving the big guy forward. Isn't the wave quite big today?"

"Is it possible that the octopus or the squid is too big and heavy, and the tentacles are twitching so that the waves can't move?"

"It's also possible. Let's watch it first. We have to wait for the tide to recede."

"Well, after you retreat, you should be able to get it, right?"

"Look first."

The three brothers stood together for a whole morning. Sister-in-law Ye and Second-sister-in-law Ye had been having conflicts with the men in the family for the past few days. They were in the midst of a cold war, and they ignored them.

I'm even more embarrassed to come here to ask Lin Xiuqing. I always feel a little uncomfortable in front of her after not listening to people's persuasion and suffering a big loss. Recently, the family has a lot of conflicts, and I also feel that I have been seen as a joke.

Lin Xiuqing had been sitting in front of the window with her chin propped up and watching.

The children had money and firecrackers in their pockets, and they ran away long after eating.

After thinking about it, she sent a pot of hot tea over, so as not to have to stand there waiting, and get thirsty while talking, she took the opportunity to see where the tide had receded.

Seeing how considerate she was, Ye Yaodong felt warm in his heart, "Why didn't you listen when I told you not to come out to blow some air? We'll go in and drink water by ourselves when we're thirsty."

"I'm also curious about where the tide has receded, and whether the thing in the sea has been washed in."

"Nothing, except that the tide has receded a little bit. I don't know if it's a big octopus or a big squid. It's still in place and hasn't been washed in by the waves."

"I don't know if the tide will go out later, will it be enough? I've never seen such a big man..."

"There are everything in the sea, it's not uncommon, no matter how big the guy may be, it's just that most people can't see it."

"Do you want to take turns watching the tide? It saves the three of you from standing together and blowing the cold wind." She saw that Brother Ye and Second Brother Ye both shrunk their necks, put their hands in their sleeves, and their hair was blown up to reveal a wide chest. forehead.

Ye Yaodong also looked at the two people who were huddled together, "Why don't you go back to the room and tie a scarf and a hat and gloves, and come out later?"

"also."

The two wore cotton jackets, and the wind on the shore was stronger than that at the door of the house. After all, the house faced north and south, and there was a house at the door to block the wind, so I didn't feel how cold it was.

Not long after they went in, they ran out after they were all armed, and let Ye Yaodong go in to rest.

Ye Yaodong looked at his wife who was still standing at the side, so he went in with her first, as long as someone watched and didn't allow others to get in first.

For half the morning, the three brothers took turns coming in and out, and even the sister-in-law Ye and the second sister-in-law knew that there were big guys at sea, and they were waiting for the tide to ebb.

The two of them were also excited and kept running to the shore to watch, thinking in their hearts that if they got it back and sold it for a few hundred yuan like the oarfish, the family would be able to alleviate the loss by sharing a little.

The second sister-in-law Ye said excitedly: "Isn't it possible to go down? The tide has receded a bit."

"Just wait here. If you haven't retreated to the end, you'll be waiting here just like standing in front." Ye Yaodong said and looked around. No one really came to the beach today.

The weather is bad and no one comes to blow the hair.

In everyone's expectation, the tide receded little by little, and they also walked to the beach, following the tide to the lowest point.

After walking nearly a hundred meters in a row, the distance from that big guy was not far away. Looking closer, its tentacles became thicker, and from time to time it raised up to beat the sea surface, and then caused a large splash of water.

When they reached the lowest point of the current tide, only tens of meters away from the big guy, they could barely see the huge monster in the sea.

The main reason is to roughly see its huge white oval body on the water surface, which is a little bit exposed.

"Fuck, it's really a king squid, not a giant octopus!" Ye Yaodong looked at its body from a distance, and recognized it.

It may be that the tide has been ebbing, and the tide is getting shallower and shallower. Its huge body has been stranded in the water long ago, so it cannot move forward with the washing of the tide, and can only use its tentacles to struggle to death.

Also because the tide is too shallow, its body is too big, and half of it is exposed on the sea surface, so they can barely recognize it even at a distance of 50 meters.

Sister-in-law Ye and second-sister-in-law Ye, who had been following on the side, were also excited, "Wow, is it really a squid? Is there really such a big squid?"

"What is a king squid? Is it just a big squid? This one is so big, my God, I've never seen such a big squid, go ahead..."

Lin Xiuqing also followed, watching excitedly, "Ah Dong, tell me what is the king squid? I'm so surprised, it's really a big squid, it's too big, it looks like it It's several meters long, we haven't seen such a big squid here, it's so strange."

"What is a king squid? A king squid is actually a big squid. Some people call a king squid a king squid. It seems that there is only one difference between this thing and an ordinary squid. The species is the same."

King squid is also known as "king squid".

In fact, there is a difference between squid and cuttlefish. In terms of normal size squid and squid, they are similar in appearance, but there are obvious differences.

The body of the squid is long and narrow, a bit like the tip of a javelin, so it is also called calamari.The tentacles of squid are not as long as those of squid, and they cannot be fully retracted into the body, and squid has hard bones.

"Then it's a squid? The king of squid?"

"almost."

Second Aunt Ye excitedly added: "It's just like the emperor hairtail is the emperor among hairtails!"

Uh... If you want to understand it this way, let's understand it this way, but hairtail and oarfish are really not the same species...

Do not explain!

As the tide receded, several people walked forward closely, all exclaiming in their mouths, and chatting about how many meters the king squid was.

"This big squid should be worth a few hundred yuan, right? It's so big, it's a fortune..." Mrs. Ye said with a smile on her face.

The second sister-in-law Ye also smiled and couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and agreed: "It must be sold for a few hundred yuan. Who has seen such a big man, and the old lady must have never seen it after so long."

"It's too early to say, let's talk about how big it is when we get closer." Although Brother Ye spoke conservatively, the excitement in his eyes and the corner of his mouth that was grinning behind his ears revealed his insincere words.

As they got closer, it was estimated that the tide had receded to the bottom, and they were only about five or six meters away from the giant squid.

I saw the huge white body half-stranded on the beach, floating back and forth in the shallow sea water, with tentacles entangled together, densely packed with suckers, which can be clearly seen from a distance, it is really too big.

And it seemed to still have a breath of life, and it could occasionally swing its tentacles, but it was no longer like the one they saw on the shore at the beginning, which could swing a long whip.

Ye Yaodong told the three women to stand where they were, not to move any further. If the vitality was still strong, you could fly out with a flick of the tentacles.

"It looks like it's almost out of gas, right? It just wobbled a little bit."

"It's probably about to die, it's so big, there's too little water here."

"It's hard to say, the three of me can go up and have a look, and if there is something wrong, we can run quickly."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "Then be careful."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong took off his shoes and socks while talking, and pulled up his trousers, and followed his two elder brothers to walk forward into the water.

The cold wind was harsh and the sea water was icy cold, but the hearts of the three were hot.

When the sea water reached their knees, they also walked up to this huge squid. This huge size is even more shocking when viewed from a close distance.

Sizzling squid is an indispensable food in night market food stalls. The common squid is 20-30 cm long, and a bunch of squid is not enough to eat, but this king squid is not as big as its eyeballs.

"My dear...this must not be three or four meters long? No wonder the seawater can't wash in at this position. It must weigh several hundred catties! My God..." Big brother Ye saw the big squid when he approached After seeing the body shape, I couldn't help being speechless.

Brother Ye was also surprised and delighted, with a shocked expression on his face, "There are really such big squids? Strange things happen every year, especially this year. Rare things only appeared in the past few years. In the past six months, strange things have always occurred frequently. .”

Brother Ye also nodded in agreement when he heard the words, "Yes, yes, there are too many strange things this year, and there are also a lot of big fish. The sardine storm, many in the village have made a lot of money, and everyone went fishing this year. It’s better than last year.”

"Mazu bless..."

The two brothers walked around the giant squid while talking, rubbing their hands back and forth excitedly.

Suddenly, one of its tentacles flicked and hit Ye Yaopeng's back directly. Ye Yaopeng was hit unpreparedly, his body leaned forward, staggered, and put his hands in the water, Only then did he stabilize his body.

"Huh? It's still alive?"