With the motivation to raise wages, Chen Laoqi became even happier and kept an eye on the sea.

Ye Yaodong also walked outside to the helm from time to time.

It was a little sun-drenched, but the scenery was pretty good, with a gentle wind and a beautiful sun, blue sky and clear water, and the sea on all sides, with only fishing boats floating alone on the sea.

It is only at this time that we can feel the vastness and boundlessness of the sea, and how insignificant human beings are in the natural environment.

They are all ants in nature, running to the sea in order to survive and struggling to survive in the sea.

The reason why the sea is beautiful now is because it has not experienced any kind of industrial pollution or white pollution, unlike the sea around the coast, which is full of garbage dumped by various residents.

Their village's garbage is also habitually thrown on the beach, and then when the tide rises, the sea water washes away, bringing the garbage into the sea, or the sediment from the sea washes up for a long time, covering the garbage.

At a glance, there are very few floating objects on the sea. Except for some wood, most of the things that can sink have sunk into the water. Unlike in the future, you can often see various plastic bags.

Floating on the sea.

But plastic bags have also brought great convenience to life. You don’t have to carry a basket when you go out like you do now. When buying things, you have to tie your hand with a straw rope or wrap it in a newspaper.

The normal sea is actually not blue, it is also yellow, but the weather is good today, the sky is reflected in the water, and the water surface is dyed with the color of the sky. The water in the middle of the sea is clear without pollution.

The sea is the color of the sky, the sea and the sky are one color.

He also deliberately pushed the sunglasses on his face to the top of his head to look at the scenery on the sea.

The boatmen on the deck all went to cook after setting up the nets. It was almost noon, and some of them went back to the cabin to rest. Being in the middle of the sea, it felt like they were very close to the sun, which was blazing directly above their heads.

Except for Ye Yaodong, no one is stupid, standing on the deck and basking in the sun.

He didn't stay long, and returned to the cockpit after watching for a while.

When the first network was put down, it was the most free time. Ye Yaodong was bored and kept chatting with Chen Laoqi to pass the time, rambling on.

It wasn't until after lunch that everyone started working and setting up the net.

However, when everyone was in their respective positions, the ship began to shake, making them all a little unsteady.

"Ouch, what's going on?"

"Ouch, it hurts me so much, my old waist..."

"Why did it suddenly sway? The waves weren't very big..."

Ye Yaodong was about to go up to the helm when the rocking of the ship caused him to lose his footing and his lower back hit the side of the ship, causing him a burst of pain.

He rubbed it twice, and taking advantage of the temporary stability, he looked at the hull of the ship and the surrounding sea, but felt that there was nothing. The normal shaking of the fishing boat was either due to strong waves or something hitting the fishing boat.

I didn't see anything, but it was a bit baffling.

In the past, it was not that there were no big fish hitting fishing boats. It was only when the waves were strong that the fishing boats would rock with the help of the power of the waves and the size of the big fish.

"You didn't see anything?"

"There is nothing on the sea surface or around..."

After everyone stood firm, they all looked around at the sea with vigilance, but saw nothing.

"Is it possible it's under the boat?"

"It's possible..."

"What should we do?"

Ye Yaodong said: "Speed ​​up a little, leave this area and take a look."

He also tended to think that the thing might be under the boat. Otherwise, if he couldn't see it on the surrounding sea surface and the wind and waves caused during the operation were not big, how could the boat be rocking for no reason.

The fishing boat sped up a bit and turned its direction. At the same time, they also sped up to raise the net, fearing that it would be too late to catch something unexpected.

Everyone looked towards the sea while collecting the fishing nets. After a while, everyone screamed in surprise.

"Manta ray..."

"It's the little devil..."

"Ah, it turns out to be a group of little devil rays..."

Where they left, they saw a large group of manta rays swimming forward under the water. They were all under 10 pounds in size. Their heads were smaller than any of the devils they had encountered before, and their backs were all square.

, like a mosaic.

Although they were small in size, they could not resist the large number of them. They were so densely packed that they swam forward layer by layer. Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

"Are there so many manta rays around here?"

"Yes, we have encountered manta rays many times, but they were all big. This time they are so small..."

"Maybe it's because we haven't grown up yet. In the first two months, didn't a big manta ray jump above our heads, and then several small manta rays fell from under our bellies..."

"Yes, yes, come to think of it, the belly of such a big manta ray can be quite large, and the little manta rays fell out one by one."

"The net is almost coming up, please turn the bow to follow..."

After discovering that it was a group of small manta rays, everyone no longer felt any uncertainty. They all looked at the swimming group of manta rays with curiosity and excitement.

The weather is exceptionally clear today, the sky is blue, and the sea water is exceptionally clear. The moving tracks of the manta rays under the water are clearly visible.

The square, diamond-shaped back looked like a small kite, and the long and thin tail looked like the string of a kite. They could see it very clearly from a distance.

Ye Yaodong didn't go to the helm anymore, and the job of sailing the ship was directly handed over to Chen Laoqi. Anyway, it was on this sea, and the Harvest looked far away, so there was no need to worry.

This group of manta rays seems to be quite large in number. There should be tens of thousands of them squeezing together.

He also told the boatmen to get their hand nets and hand-thrown nets first, and when they got close, they would try to catch what they could catch and cast a few nets.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. What’s more, this manta ray is not very small. It is bigger than the soup basin at home. The smallest one looks like one or two kilograms, and the larger ones are not without seven or eight kilograms. This kind of

You can wholesale it for a dime per pound.

Although it is still a cub, no one is willing to let it go. If you don't catch it now, you don't know whose hands it will fall into when it grows up.

This fish is covered with cartilage, has no bones, and the meat is extremely tender. It is also very popular. At least children don’t have to worry about fish bones when eating it.

"You can cast a wider net, but why do the numbers seem to be getting smaller?"

After Ye Yaodong got a little closer, he felt that the number seen up close seemed to be less than the number seen from a distance, and not as high as the number seen from a distance.

"It seems to have sunk a little under the water."

"Catch first, catch as many as there are."

The people on the side also took a good look at the position, and then spread out the fishing net.

Because the fishing boat was still moving forward, it fell behind just after hand casting, and the boatman immediately reeled in the line and net.

When Ye Yaodong watched them cast the net, he did not drop the net that should be closed on the other side.

After his father went to the Harvest, there were only five people left on the ship. In the early morning, one person was moved directly from the Harvest, otherwise there would not be enough manpower for the shift.

At this moment, two people were collecting the nets there, one was sailing the boat, and he stood there watching, while the other two were casting their nets at the devils on the sea.

"Ah, the red one is the wave fish...there are quite a lot of wave fish..."

Ye Yaodong turned around and took a look. The fishing net hadn't been hoisted up yet, but the mouth of the net had been closed. The two boatmen were lying on the edge of the boat yelling. He didn't see anything.

However, since the net openings are all closed, all you need to do next is to hoist the fish collection bag in the fish tank, untie the rope opening, and let the fish and shrimps spread all over the deck.

The fishing boats are now stationary so that they can close up and cast their nets.

"What a big network. Please help me, A Dong..."

"Ah, they all sank into the water..."

At this time, the two boatmen who were throwing nets at the manta rays beside them also shouted to him to help pull them. However, when they tightened the fishing net and dragged it, the manta rays on the sea gradually disappeared.

His eyes widened, and before the fishing net was even brought up, the manta rays sank to the bottom of the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye, and gradually disappeared from their sight.

"Fuck, running so fast and so alert."

"This one just ran away after being cast in the net? It's a pity that it sank under the water and is hard to catch if you can't see it."

"There's nothing left, except what's in the fishing net..."

Ye Yaodong also had a look of regret on his face, "Forget it, I'll just run away. There's nothing we can do if we run away. We can't jump into the water to look for it. Fortunately, we cast two nets, and it looks like it's several hundred kilograms."

"Bah bah...it's quite heavy..."

The boatman next to him spat into the palm of his hand and pulled the fishing net hard. The biceps of his arms wearing a vest bulged.

They, fishermen, often exert themselves, and most of their arms have hard muscles, and their fingers are thicker than ordinary people.

Ye Yaodong has only been working for three years, and his arms have become much thicker. They are no longer the thin dogs they used to be. Moreover, the palms of his hands have begun to peel and become rough, and calluses have grown and fallen off, and have grown again.

He also rolled up his sleeves to help collect them.

Everyone else wears tank tops, but he prefers long sleeves that are tight and tight.

After the crane lifted up the contents of the fish bag and spread it all over the deck, Chen Laoqi also came down from the cockpit and helped collect another hand-thrown net.

"Good guy...it's really heavy."

"It's better to be calmer."

"The goods collected in the first net are also good. There are also a lot of wave fish, and there are also a lot of shrimp steaks and red shrimps, which are also good."
To be continued...