Chapter 270 Sea "Luck"
The family returned to the beach in silence all the way. After washing their hands again, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.
Mother Ye patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "It's lucky that you guys are here to encounter this kind of thing. If your little sister and I were the only two people on this isolated island, we would really be scared to death.
I don’t dare to step forward.”
Ye Huimei also nodded heavily, "Fortunately, dad and third brother, you didn't leave. I would be scared to death just by looking at you."
"Let me see if you dare to follow me next time?"
"It's not like we meet each other every day, and aren't you and dad here?"
"Aren't you afraid anymore?"
"It's all buried, of course I'm not afraid anymore."
Ye Yaodong shook his head, his face was still pale and bloodless, and he spoke harshly.
At this time, Father Ye took out a few pieces of yellow paper with talismans drawn on them from his pocket, and also took out a box of matches, "Dongzi, help me get it first. I'll strike the matches and let's go and get rid of the evil spirits."
This was when he had just boarded the boat to get incense and sacrifices. He took them together and put them in his pocket, and planned to light two pieces of yellow paper after adding incense to remove the evil spirits.
Ye Yaodong helped hold the yellow paper. After Ye's father lit it, he took the yellow paper and circled it three times on his head, then three times on Ye's mother's head, followed by Ye Huimei, and finally on himself.
After circling each person's head three times, the yellow paper burned into ashes.
People on the beach are really superstitious.
"alright."
Mother Ye frowned and said, "When I go back, I'll find someone to do some good deeds for a few days. Although I've already buried it, I'll freshen it up just in case."
"Isn't it necessary?" Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and buried his head in shame.
"What do you know? Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. Although they say that it will be fine if you bury it, but who can guarantee it?"
Father Ye shook his head, "Don't cause trouble. Have you forgotten about the severe crackdowns in the past few years?"
Then he looked at Ye Huimei and said, "When we get back, go to the drugstore to buy some pearl powder and eat some before going to bed at night."
"Dad, I'm not afraid anymore."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and looked at Ye Huimei, "Aren't you afraid anymore? Then continue shopping?"
The smile on her face stiffened, "Haha, no... why don't you just go back?"
Ye Mu was the first to speak up, "Why are you going back? You finally came out, what time is it now? The sun is still hanging high in the sky, what does it matter if it is buried? The Yang energy in broad daylight is so strong
, don’t be afraid, dig a little more..."
Ye Huimei cursed in her heart, it was not because she didn't see it that she was fearless.
Father Ye also nodded, "Let's dig a little more, otherwise we won't even have enough gas money for a round trip, so we haven't done anything wrong."
"Forget it, if you're afraid, just go back. It doesn't matter, we dug a lot." Ye Yaodong stopped teasing her. The little girl was timid.
"We can't leave now. The tide has receded and the boat has been stranded. We can't sail the boat until the tide rises in the afternoon," Ye's father added.
Ye Yaodong turned his head and looked at the sea surface. He had really retreated to the bottom. He looked at his watch again and saw that at around 12 o'clock, the tide was at its lowest that day. He couldn't walk out and he forgot all about his work.
"Then let me and my mother get together..."
"Don't force it. If you're afraid, just rest aside."
Ye Huimei shook her head, "It's okay. I was a little panicked when I saw it at the time. Now that I've calmed down, it's okay."
"Then it's up to you. I'll go to the boat to get some rice dumplings. There's still some rice dumplings left over from the steaming at night and they're still warm in the stove. I'll eat them and dig them for a while before going back when the tide comes up."
Everyone has no opinion.
The tide had gone back to the bottom, so there was no need to climb over the rocks. Ye Yaodong walked directly on the beach along the edge of the exposed reef, heading towards the direction where the fishing boats were docked.
When passing by, he saw a large conch clinging to a rock, so he easily broke it off and held it in his hand. When he lowered his head, he saw a cat's-eye snail at his feet, so he picked it up as well.
The white snail flesh on it was all exposed. After he caught it in his hand, it immediately retracted. He pressed it with his thumb, and a few sprays of water spurted out.
You can pick one up after walking a few steps, and he just picks it up and squeezes it all the way. It's a bit fun, relieve stress! Relax your mood!
Before he even reached the fishing boat, his arms were already filled with all kinds of conches and cat's-eye snails. Panning in the sea is actually much more fun than fishing. He buckled one by one on the stone wall and picked them up one by one in the shallow water. The surprises were even greater.
many.
He also saw a lot of bubble holes on the way. He could conclude that there were either razor clams or clams underneath, but he just didn't have time to dig them out and couldn't spare his hands to install them at the moment.
There were stone edges in the shallows between the rocks. He walked there and saw a lot of stone crabs, Shi Jiugong, and several small octopuses. However, since there were no containers, he just skipped them.
Already.
I just went to the ship to get some food. Who would have thought that I would see so many goods on the road? I can only wait to get a bucket from the ship and pick it up while walking.
But before he even got close to the fishing boat, he saw black creatures crawling around the fishing boat. In the sea not far from the fishing boat, there was a steady stream of black creatures swimming ashore in the direction of the fishing boat. He was shocked.
The black creature looks a bit like a small devil fish from a distance, but it doesn't look like it.
He held a bunch of snails in his arms and ran forward quickly. Only when he got closer did he see clearly what was swimming all over the bottom of the boat.
"Fuck...so many?"
He didn't care enough to throw the snails in his arms into the boat first, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Dad, you all come here, there are couple fish here, a lot of couple fish."
After shouting, he walked through the water to the shallow water.
"Damn it, why are there so many people all of a sudden? Are they all surrounding the fishing boat?"
He bent down to catch one, but saw that these horseshoe crabs were stacked two by two. In fact, it has another name: mandarin duck in the sea.
Because they usually appear in pairs of males and females, the larger female will carry the male on her back, and her habits are somewhat similar to those of toad fish...
It is another kind of fish that eats soft rice.
He caught it and looked through it, and found that he had indeed made a mistake. Those fish surrounding the hull were the couple fish.
Throwing the two stacked snails in his hands onto the boat, he kicked a few horseshoe crabs away from his feet, then approached the side of the boat, casually throwing the snails in his arms onto the boat, and then climbed up to get them.
Bamboo basket.
"What? What is it?" Father Ye and the others were far away and did not listen very carefully.
"Come here."
Don't think that because he just kicked it and treated it casually, you think this thing is useless and worthless. This thing is a living fossil in the sea!
But it’s the same era as the dinosaurs!
They were just blocking the road ahead, and there were too many fishing boats around, so he treated them so casually.
Father Ye and the others thought something had happened, so they hurried over and saw him throwing the bamboo basket under the boat. There was no accident, and they were immediately relieved.
After getting closer, they also noticed something unusual around the fishing boat.
Mother Ye was the first to speak out, "What are those things surrounding the boat? That dark pile, does it look like it can move?"
"I don't know, it's all dark and I can't see clearly. Come closer..." Father Ye said and started running again.
"Ah? So many couple fish." He exclaimed in surprise.
"So many couple fish." Mother Ye repeated in surprise.
Ye Huimei didn't recognize it and asked curiously: "What kind of fish is this? It looks gray and autumnal. I seem to have never seen it before?"
"This is a couple fish. It's actually called a horseshoe crab [hòu]. Its blood is blue, which is very special."
I heard that they can treat cancer, and they can also be made into toxin reagents, because horseshoe crab blood can determine whether there are bacterial toxins that can cause shock or even death.
It is these reasons that have led to overfishing. In later generations, the number of horseshoe crabs has been reduced. The price of 1 liter of horseshoe crab blood is close to 100,000 yuan. It is not so rare now, but it can still be picked up for free.
"Hey...why are you asking so many questions? Let's eat two straw cakes each first, and then help catch them quickly." Ye Yaodong handed two to each of them, and took two to eat himself.
After filling his stomach with a few mouthfuls, he threw several bamboo baskets down.
"Why do so many appear suddenly?" Mother Ye dragged a bamboo basket floating on the sea to her side while eating.
She actually didn't expect to get an answer, so she just muttered a few words with emotion.
Father Ye also wondered: "I didn't see any when I came to the boat to get the incense. It seems like these just appeared not long ago?"
Mother Ye's chewing mouth paused for a moment, she looked around suspiciously, and said uncertainly: "Is this... is this a reward..."
"Ah...it can't be right? Is it so fast? It shouldn't be? Our shipping has always been pretty good..." Father Ye said uncertainly.
"I heard... I heard that after you are buried, you will have a smooth journey and everything you do will go very smoothly... and you will also have good luck..." Mother Ye couldn't help but think of it.
Ye Yaodong interrupted his parents' mysterious discussion, "Don't think too much, it's just a couple of fish. Our family's luck has always been good, isn't it? Ever since dad caught a net of large yellow croaker, our family has had good luck."
"But your eldest and second brother seem to have very average luck."
"Maybe their shipping is not as strong as mine and dad's. Our shipping is strong, and even if we don't do anything, fish can come to our door..."
People on the seaside also pay attention to maritime transportation. There is a saying that people with strong maritime transportation will always encounter good things when they go to sea. When such people go to sea, they don't look for fish, but fish look for people.
As for those who are poor at shipping, they will encounter unexpected situations whenever they go to sea.
It may be that the fishing net is suddenly broken, or the machine is temporarily broken, or the paddle fails. There will always be unexpected emergencies.
Such people are not suitable for going to sea, as they are prone to accidents. They may have no problems in daily life, but they are not suitable for going to sea. This is the impact of poor shipping.
Father Ye agreed very much with Ye Yaodong's statement, "I think so too. Dongzi's shipping is very prosperous. From other places, he has accomplished nothing and is lazy and unserious all day long. But as soon as he goes to sea, his shipping is very strong.
Good things often happen during this period.”
"Then what happened today...can be considered a good thing?" Ye Huimei couldn't help but say something.
"It depends on how you choose. It may be a good thing or a bad thing. It's hard to say about luck. Anyway, we did good things."
Ye Yaodong patted Ye Huimei's head and said, "Hurry up and work, don't let your head wander."
"All right."
Chapter completed!