Everyone was busy sorting out all the fish scattered on the deck and carrying it to the cabin.
Fortunately, they had sold all the fish they had accumulated in the past few days the day before, and also replenished a lot of ice and oil. Now the cabin only had the harvest from last night and today's entire day, and it could still be stored.
After everyone finished their work, they took turns to go inside the cabin to wipe down and change clothes. After all, the space inside was limited and could only accommodate one person walking back and forth. Some people also went to the utility room.
"It looks like I'll have a good sleep tonight."
"You are so heartbroken. The wind, waves and rain outside are so strong that the ship can only find an island to dock at random. How can you still have a good sleep?"
"I can't stop the wind and waves even if I don't sleep. What's more, it looks quite safe here. It's leeward and the fishing boats don't rock as much outside. It looks very safe."
"It's really exciting at night. It rains as fast as it wants. There weren't such big waves before it started raining."
“You can’t predict the weather at sea, and sometimes you’ll be very unlucky.”
"Go to bed early. It's so dark outside that you can't see your fingers, and it's windy and rainy. Only the cabin can shelter you from the wind and rain. We'll see what happens after daybreak. Anyway, there is a shelter at night, and it's good to be able to sleep a while."
Already."
"What A Dong said is that this kind of bad weather is still at sea. It's very good now. At least the wind can't blow and the rain can't get wet. You have to sleep if you can't sleep. You can't sit until dawn."
"Fortunately, we don't have to worry about running out of food on the boat. We don't have to worry about running out of water even if it rains outside. We don't have to worry about floating here for a few days. We can wait for the typhoon to pass."
Everyone agrees with this statement. What I fear most is not having anything to eat or drink.
"I'm going out to pee."
"I'll go too. I was so nervous that I couldn't even pee if you didn't tell me."
"Hahaha, then everyone is scared to pee, why are you still peeing?"
"That weakling is so useless..."
"Damn... wasn't I just joking?"
"I'll go too..."
Ye Yaodong ignored the bickering behind him, put on his raincoat and went out. He stood at the door of the cabin and peed directly. Anyway, if the rain hit him, he would rush directly into the sea. After urinating, he could go back immediately.
The waves behind him were beating and the fishing boat was swaying. In order to save effort, he would lean against the cabin behind him.
The people behind him also imitated him and stood next to him to urinate.
Just as he finished urinating and put it away, a huge black shadow was hit by the waves from the stern and rushed onto the deck. Unprepared, the sharp teeth bit directly into the leg of the boatman next to him, causing a scream.
Shocking the sky.
The other person who was still peeing was shocked.
Ye Yaodong was about to turn around and go in, but he almost lost his balance when he heard the screams.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
It was dark all around, because they just planned to go out to pee, so they stood next to the door of the cabin. After peeing, they turned around and went in, so no one bothered to use a flashlight, and they didn't see the waves rushing up.
of black shadow.
"What's wrong?"
The other person was also so panicked that he quickly stabilized his body and took two steps toward the cabin door.
Ye Yaodong was originally standing at the door of the cabin, which was only big enough for one person to enter or exit. He was squeezed and took two steps back.
"Don't panic, get the flashlight first."
"Ah! Something bit me! It hurts so much, my leg is about to be broken..."
The people in the cabin also heard the screams outside, and they all got out of their beds quickly. The light of the flashlight also illuminated the small cabin, and the light came out.
Everyone was crowded in the narrow cabin passage. Some people blocked the door and couldn't get out. The people inside didn't know the situation. Only Ye Yaodong and another boatman stood at the door and saw the fangs and sharp points on Aqiang's feet.
fish head.
"Is it an eel?"
"Sea wolf or eel?"
"It's a deep-sea giant eel, not a sea wolf," Ye Yaodong affirmed, "Give me the flashlight."
"You two, don't block the door. Let us go out for a while."
Ye Yaodong took a flashlight handed out from inside and hurriedly walked towards the bow of the ship in the rain to find the stick.
All the people behind also ran out and saw Aqiang's bloody legs.
"Fuck, such a big eel!"
"Hold on, hold on, he can't even stand still."
"First use a stick to beat this fish to death. It's so big."
"Be careful and don't get too close. This fish is too big and its teeth are too powerful."
A bunch of flashlights were shining on the giant eel in the deep sea. I saw that the fangs on the eel's mouth were biting the human leg tightly, and the fish tail behind it was still twisting, as if it was exerting force.
The blood stains that kept seeping out were washed away by the rain, and there were constant screams. Those who watched were frightened and couldn't help but retreat.
"Where did such a big eel come from?"
"The body is too thick, even thicker than my thighs, and the tail is too long, right?"
"Where's the stick? Didn't Dongzi go look for the stick?"
Father Ye asked while shining a flashlight towards the bow of the ship. He saw Ye Yaodong seeming to be dodging and dancing with a stick in his hand.
"Dongzi? You two go and have a look."
Ye Yaodong didn't care to speak. The wind and rain were blowing in his ears, and the waves were strong, which affected his vision. He didn't even think about how these giant deep-sea eels got on the boat. He could only avoid other giant deep-sea eels on the deck first.
Because they only came out to pee temporarily, they only wore slippers and no rain boots at all.
In fact, everyone's shoes were very smelly. They didn't try to put them on again after taking a shower. If their slippers got wet, they just wiped their feet casually.
Moreover, his raincoat was made of plastic and didn't have a few buttons to make it easier to urinate. As long as he was entangled by these giant eels, a big hole would be chewed out of his leg.
That Aqiang just came out wearing slippers, and he only had his raincoat on his body, so he was easily bitten by an eel on his leg.
As he was avoiding it, he saw a few more flashlight lights beside him, and the people who rushed over quickly shouted: "Don't come over here, there are several giant eels here, you all need to wear rain boots first."
At least the rubber rain boots can be worn up to the calf, and at least they can block a small part of the leg, making it less likely to be bitten by the giant eel.
After saying that, he also dodged in their direction. These eels will be dealt with later, and rescuing people is urgent. The biting one must be dealt with first.
The fishing boats were rocked by the waves, which also affected people's walking.
Although this island and mountain col is considered a natural haven and protected from the wind, heavy rains and waves still affect it, causing fishing boats to sway and making walking inconvenient.
He staggered back to the aisle in front of the cabin, and took out one of the two sticks in his hand.
"You guys step back to the side and give way. Don't get too close to this fish. If you don't have rain boots on, go back to the cabin and put on rain boots first. Wear your raincoat better. There are still seven or eight fish on the deck. We almost caught it just after we stepped out.
Was bitten.”
He was afraid that if he hit hard, the fish would go crazy and bite others after letting go. He had to put on his equipment in advance to fight these fish.
These fish are ferocious, but if you dodge in time, you can kill them with a stick.
After everyone moved aside or went into the cabin to put on rain boots, he hit the eel with a stick.
"Be patient, let go immediately..."
He just hit hard, and the giant eel went crazy, twisting its body even more violently, and the teeth in its mouth became loose. He kept hitting it, and after just a few hits, the giant eel relaxed and turned around to attack him.
The vitality of eels is extremely tenacious, not to mention that this one is a giant eel in the deep sea and will not die so easily.
In the small passage, the giant eel kept running around and attacking. Two sticks also cooperated in the narrow passage, and finally took the opportunity to push it against the cabin, with its head clamped between the two sticks.
Even so, it was still twisting and struggling to escape. Its open mouth was full of fangs, and it could swallow an adult's head.
Ye Yaodong and Chen Shi pressed the stick hard to prevent it from escaping.
"Put something on its head and knock it out!"
Everyone was crowded at the door of the cabin looking for something hard, but Father Ye took a kitchen knife and slapped the giant eel hard on the head with the back of the knife.
After patting it for dozens of times, I saw that its body softened and stopped moving.
Just in case, they didn't let go, and Father Ye kept patting it, patting it a few more times to be on the safe side, as the eel's vitality was too tenacious.
"Dad, disembowel it and take out the isinglass first, so that it won't wake up later and still be able to move. I'll go with them to deal with the other giant eels on the front deck. There are several more there. You can pick them up by the way.
Go in and take a look at Aqiang's legs." Ye Yaodong shouted despite the pouring rain.
"Okay, I'll take care of it here, you go and deal with the other giant eels, be careful not to get bitten."
"I'm going to change into rain boots first, and you guys can deal with them first. I just saw about seven or eight of them on the deck."
Aqiang had already been helped into the cabin when the giant eel let go.
When he went in to change into rain boots, he also took a look at his injured leg. When he shined a flashlight, he found that the bones were deep enough. There was no rain to wash away the blood at the moment, and half of his leg was covered in blood. The bleeding needed to be stopped first.
Fortunately, it was the leg that was bitten. If it had bitten Jill, she would have been cut into two pieces.
Thinking of this, he felt a chill in his crotch.
Fortunately, when he was peeing, the giant eel didn't come over and attack him.
He shuddered, looked at Aqiang and comforted: "You have to be patient for now, they are going to deal with the other giant eels. I'm going to boil some hot water first, and then I'll use the hot water to wipe the wound first. There's still a hemostat on board."
of herbs.”
"It's very windy, rainy and choppy outside, and the fishing boat can't go back. We have to wait until tomorrow. If we can leave, we will return immediately. I will definitely be responsible for your medical expenses, and you will still be paid while you are recovering from your injuries. You have to bear with it for now."
Aqiang had a face of pain and kept wailing in his mouth. He could only nod his head in pain and couldn't speak at all.
There was no medicine on the fishing boat, only the hemostatic herbs and bandages used by rural people. Now at sea, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to tell him to endure it for now.
After going out, he went to the compartment to boil water and dug out the herbs that he had put on the boat for emergencies.
Anything is likely to happen at sea. Anyway, his fishing boat is big enough and he will prepare several days' worth of food, as well as simple hemostatic herbs.
After doing this, the water could not be boiled for a while, so he told his father who was getting fish maw.
"Dad, I have boiled water in the pot and put the herbs on the side. After you finish taking the isinglass, if the water boils, rub the wound on Aqiang's leg, burn the herbs and chop them
I need to put a dressing on him to stop the bleeding first. I saw that the bloody hole on his leg was so big that the flesh was almost bitten off. It was scary to see a large piece of it that wouldn't come off. You could see the white bones and it was bloody."
"So serious? Okay, I'll take care of it here quickly. When I finish it here, the water should be boiling. You go to the front and help first."
"good."
Ye Yaodong walked to the deck with a stick, flashlights swaying everywhere, and everyone was fighting the giant eels on the ground.
Those eels are two meters long by visual inspection, their bodies are as big as an adult's thighs, and their big mouths can really swallow a human head directly.
Four people trying to kill seven or eight eels on the deck wouldn't be that fast or that easy. The heavy rain is still falling, affecting everyone's vision and actions.
He watched the situation and joined the battle.
What they didn't expect was that they had just stunned two of them, and when the waves rolled, several more giant eels were washed up from the stern of the boat by the sea water.
Everyone was originally fighting with a few remaining giant eels on the deck, but they were almost unable to stand due to the shaking of the ship. They only had time to grab something nearby to stabilize themselves.
A white wave hit higher than a person, attracting everyone's attention.
I saw several long black figures mixed in the white waves. To everyone's surprise, those black figures followed a large wave and were sent to the back deck, because due to the rocking of the ship, some of them slipped into the middle.
's deck.
As the waves receded, more of them slid to the back deck and fell into the sea, leaving only a pile of white foam.
Everyone cursed for a moment.
Father Ye stood in the aisle and exclaimed and hurriedly ran away.
"Damn, the ones on the boat haven't been dealt with yet, there are several more coming."
"Damn it, such a big giant eel is not easy to die. It can run so fast and move easily."
"Where did so many big eels come from..."
Complaints are complaints, but they still need to be solved.
Ye Yaodong also cursed in his mind. Although this giant eel was valuable, it would be easier to get it by trawling it. It was all running around on his plywood. What was this?
If the trawl net is brought up, because the cargo inside used to bear several kilograms, no matter how tenacious its vitality is, it will be crushed to death.
How can I beat them to death one by one? There are only 5 people in total, but there are giant eels moving around on the deck, and I can't even give them a bite.
He wanted to go to the cockpit to get a gun, but the fish was too flexible and slippery. It could move quickly even without water on the deck. It was raining heavily and there were big waves, so it was difficult for anyone to stand still, and it was probably difficult to aim.
Not easy to kill.
After thinking about it, he gave up and could only shout to everyone: "Let's work together to solve the problem one by one. In groups of two, you take a stick to watch the head of a fish and hold it down with a stick. The other person helps to watch the surroundings vigilantly.
, don’t be attacked by another eel while suppressing a fish. I’ll get a gun. As long as you can suppress the fish, I will kill it with one shot.”
"Okay, okay."
There are too many eels on the deck now. There are more than a dozen two-meter-long eels. They look so densely packed that it is easy to get bitten if you are not careful. If there is no one to help, how can one person cope with the surroundings?
As soon as he caught one, he was attacked and bitten by other eels.
After Ye Yaodong said that, he cut through the thorns and took the stick in his hand, picking apart the giant eels that were blocking the attack one by one, and threw them to the side.
He was afraid that he could not take care of the front but not the back, so he moved along the side of the ship, then moved close to the cabin and then walked to the side stairs. Then he successfully went up to the helm and entered the cockpit to get the gun.
.
After having the gun, everyone has the confidence and has a plan for cooperation.
We don't need to beat the giant eel to death now. As long as we can restrain the fish head with a stick, even if it's only for a few seconds, we just need to call Ye Yaodong over and shoot him, and he will die soon.
Everyone worked in pairs, and after they worked together to subdue a fish head, one person let go, looked around alertly, and helped pick away the attacking eels, while also calling Ye Yaodong to shoot.
And after everyone successfully killed the giant eels one by one, the waves continued to bring up fresh giant eels endlessly.
Often they had just killed two or three fish, and a wave from behind brought up a few more. Although some slipped off with the help of the rocking of the fishing boat, the number on the deck did not decrease at all.
It is easy to slide from the aisle to the middle deck, but it is not so easy to slide from the deck to the stern, because there is a cabin at the stern to block it, so that the giant eels cannot easily slide to the stern of the ship and fall into the sea.
Everyone couldn't help but complain because they were tired.
"What's going on? Why are there so many? I can't finish them all..."
"Save your energy..."
"I can't bear it any longer, my hands are sore, and I can't finish the fight at all..."
"More and more, they don't even have a place to stand, and they don't know which ones are alive and which ones are dead."
Father Ye suddenly said from the corner: "I'm doing it. I'm dragging the dead ones one by one to the warehouse."
"There are still so many...why are there so many fish today? We haven't seen them in the past few days, and we haven't caught them with the trawl net."
Ye Yaodong knew a little bit, but he had no time to speak. He was squinting through the rain curtain, avoiding the attacks of the giant eels on the ground, and then went to everyone's side and shot the trapped fish to death.
Windy and rainy nights are when deep-sea giant eels look for food. They like to go out and look for food at such nights.
It doesn't appear for no reason.
When he was running around, he saw his father dragging eels right next to him. He couldn't help but said: "Be careful, dad, some of them are still alive. Don't drag them carelessly."
"I'm careful. I have a hand-made net in my hand. I use this to pull it over. If I can get it to my feet, I will drag it to the warehouse."
"Then be careful. These waves come from behind and then slide to the front."
"I'm running out of energy..."
"Me too, it's been two or three hours, right?"
"Would you like to go to the cabin and rest for a while?"
Ye Yaodong also felt that such continuous high-intensity subduing of these eels in the rain was quite exhausting. Hearing that everyone was a little exhausted, he also said: "Everyone is tired, or go back to the cabin to rest first. These fish are watching
There’s no end to the killing.”
"Let's go back to the cabin and take a rest. After we have had enough rest, we can come out and continue to kill these fish."
"That's okay. We fought for two hours at least, and we should have killed a lot of people."
"Then go back to the cabin and rest for a while before coming out. Be careful not to be attacked. Walk backwards as you go."
He yelled again and reminded: "You also need to check the aisle at the back. They are all brought up by the waves from the back deck."
"The back deck is not like the bow of the ship that is raised high. A bunch of seawater and fish can be washed up by any wave."
Everyone walked and retreated until everyone was squeezed into the cabin. The small space was suddenly so full that it was impossible to turn around.
The space is originally very small and can only accommodate one person passing side by side. In the past, when everyone returned to the cabin, they would go back to their beds, so as to free up space in the aisle.
Everyone is wet now. Some are wearing raincoats and some are wearing raincoats. It is impossible for them to climb onto the bed, so they can only squeeze here.
Ye Yaodong looked like it was too crowded. He was tall, so he had to shrink his head when he came in. Now everyone was wet and crowded together, which made it even more uncomfortable, so he had to go out.
"It's too crowded. I'll go to the compartment. You can take advantage of the fact that the waves haven't hit yet and come out two first. Let the people inside take off their clothes and pants first, wipe them off and climb on board first."
"That's okay too."
When he came out, he hid in the cooking compartment next to it, but he couldn't get in.
The space in the compartment is also very small, filled with debris, and there are giant eels underfoot. Father Ye is squatting on the ground to get isinglass from an oversized giant eel.
He could only stand at the door, trying not to step on the fish, and only his head could be put in to avoid being exposed to the rain. His shoulders and body were still exposed to the rain outside, and his hands had to be clasped on the crack of the door to prevent him from being thrown by the waves and losing his balance.
He was also worried that the eels on the deck would slide into the aisle, so he kept shining his flashlight forward, ready to avoid them at any time.
"How many have you killed?"
"If you don't want to kill it, I'll take the swim bladder first. This fish is going to be sold, so why kill it?"
"That's what I meant. How many swim bladders were taken?"
"Seven or eight, right?" Father Ye turned to look at the washbasin filled with water next to him, "Just take a fish bladder, it's much easier than killing a fish. This fish is so big, the swim bladder is almost half the length of an arm when taken out
Already."
"Don't break it."
"I know, it's swollen when I take it out."
Although this eel gelatin is not comparable to the top ten isinglasses, it is a deep-sea giant eel, not an ordinary eel. Just look at the head, and the isinglass taken out is not small.
Reputation is not enough, size is the key.
Isinglass is large in size and good in quality, and is also very valuable.
This whole fish is worth less than a piece of isinglass.
In fact, if you don't kill these giant deep-sea eels, it doesn't matter if you let them linger on the deck. As long as you don't swim into the cabin and attack them, you'll be fine.
With the rocking of the fishing boat and the constant washing of the waves, these fish may be slowly brought back to the sea.
It's just that when it attacks people at first, everyone's first reaction is to get rid of them and get more income.
The most important thing is to get more income.
Who wouldn’t want a big, valuable fish that comes to your door for free?
Now that we can't see enough to kill, we can only give up temporarily, and we can't ignore the life and death of the boatmen.
He thought for a moment and then raised his hand to look at his watch. It was past 11 o'clock. He had really been fighting for two hours, and there were still more than five hours before dawn.
Just ignore the fish on the deck and let everyone sleep until dawn.
Originally, when working at sea, one had to be prepared to fish day and night and not be able to rest on time.
"I went to tell them to let them sleep for two hours first and then get up and take a look later. If there is still..."
Suddenly a huge wave rolled, and Ye Yaodong turned his head to take a look, and quickly squeezed in.
Another large wave of waves washed onto the back deck, and the fishing boat shook violently. As the fishing boat rocked, the sea water drove many more giant eels to rush up, and they rushed to the front.
But after a slight shake, another wave of residual tide receded back to the rear deck, taking several giant eels with it back into the sea.
I just don’t know whether the giant eel that was brought back to the sea is dead or alive. It would be a pity if it was dead. It was hard to kill it earlier.
Father Ye also took a look outside and said, "It seems that the storm will not stop tonight."
"It's the same. On typhoon days, the wind and rain at night are often heavier than during the day."
After saying that, as the wave had just passed, he returned to the cabin and told the others, asking them to take a break first, and he would call them back two hours later.
By the way, he also went in to pay attention to the injured Aqiang, who was still lying in the cabin and wailing non-stop.
The pants have been taken off and the legs are wrapped with gauze. A lot of blood is still seeping out of the gauze. The blood is mixed with dark green herbs in the middle, making it look particularly miserable.
He could only try his best to comfort and reassure her, but nothing else could help or relieve the pain.
Everything can only be said after dawn.
He went out again and said to his father: "You go in and rest, I will take care of these few things."
"No, I'll just come."
"You're old, go to sleep. It doesn't matter if I stay up all night. It's better not to sleep for two hours at all. You have to leave someone awake to watch, lest anything happens at night."
Father Ye thought about it and thought it made sense. We couldn't just go to bed with everyone in the boat. We had to stay awake in this weather. Who knew if there would be any big fish coming up.
"That's okay."
Ye Yaodong moved away from the door, letting his father come out first, and then went in.
There was already a lot of soaked fish maw in the washbasin next to it.
The fish maw must be soaked in water immediately after taking it out, so that the blood stains on the fish maw can be cleaned later. There is also a layer of film and fish oil on the isinglass, which must also be cleaned, otherwise the fishy smell of the isinglass will be very strong and will not be tolerated.
put.
He took the scissors and took over from his father to continue removing the swim bladder, starting 20 centimeters below the eel's head.
The swim bladder is connected to the bones in the fish body and is filled with gas. If you want to make a cylindrical swim bladder, you must ensure that the swim bladder is not deflated.
After cutting the fish belly, you can easily pull out one end of the swim bladder with your fingers.
He was extra careful. The last time he took out the isinglass, it was perfect, and the dried isinglass was also of the best quality.
Chapter completed!