It is already mid-May, but the wind blowing from the sea at night is still a bit cool. Ye Yaodong is still wearing a coat, and he is fully armed today.
When Father Ye was baiting the fishhook, he couldn't help but look at him several times.
I don’t know when the hat was made, but it can actually cover the face and the lower part of the neck. The key is that there is even cloth on the back of the hat, which can cover the back of the neck.
This package is so tight that I don’t know why. Can I see the road?
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. He tried to put on the equipment as soon as he got on the boat. The brim of this hat was very wide, and a piece of cloth under the hat could cover most of his face. Only his eyes were exposed, and the sun protection was definitely in place.
He mentioned it casually the day before yesterday, fearing that he would be too sunburned and embarrass his daughter. Unexpectedly, the next day Aqing immediately made him a hat with such good sun protection.
I felt a little happy.
The more Father Ye looked at it, the more strange he felt, and the more he looked at him, the more uneasy he became, so he said loudly: "Dongzi, what kind of hat do you have? Can you see it?"
The whole head is wrapped up, and it's not like confinement, so you can't blow the wind, so you look like a pirate.
"You can see it, aren't your eyes exposed?"
He originally wanted to take it off after trying it on because the sun hadn't come out yet and the stars were still there at the moment, but after thinking about it, he continued to carry it.
The sea breeze will also make it dark!
Anyway, it doesn't affect his line of sight, nor does it affect his ability to sail the boat, so he can just carry it with him.
"What are you fooling around with? You're doing weird things all day long. Everyone else is just doing it, but why do you have so many tricks..."
"Oh, you are already an old man. Don't talk about it when you are old. What do you know about this young man's stuff?"
"I don't know, but you know, don't let the boat hit the rocks, or I will peel off your skin."
"I know, I know, don't worry. I'm very familiar with this section of the road. I can open it with my eyes closed. You can do your job."
Ye's father was disgusted when he saw him doing all sorts of things. Others went out to sea and fished honestly, step by step, and in a serious manner. Which fisherman has as many things as him?
Be independent all day long and do something you've never seen before.
Ye Yaodong increased the power, and the sound of the diesel engine became louder, which directly covered up his father's thoughts. As the old man got older, he became more and more fond of nagging.
As the fishing boats moved further and further away, there were fewer and fewer boats around.
Ye Yaodong hasn't gone to sea for two days. He plans to collect the ground cage on the reef today. He may not release it tomorrow.
But before collecting the ground cage, he had to put down the row of hooks. It was still dark and the surrounding area was pitch black. If the ground cage got stuck on the reef again, it would be inconvenient for him to enter the water.
As usual, he chose the familiar sea area around him. After slowing down the speed of the fishing boat, he went to help. Father Ye hung the bait and he swung the hook.
After putting all the hooks that had been hung into the water, he also stopped the boat to help hang the bait and let the boat swing with the wind and water.
I caught a handful of shrimps, held the hook in one hand, and hung the bait in the other. I threw them into the water while hanging them. The more I did, the more smoothly I did, and the speed became faster and faster.
But I don’t know if it was too easy to throw, or if my brain was stuck. I just caught a handful of shrimps, and after I hooked one up, my mind was thinking about throwing the hook into the water, but my behavior was that I was holding a handful of shrimps.
The shrimp was thrown out.
"ah?"
The moment he threw it out, he realized what he was doing. He looked down at his two hands. His left hand was empty, and his right hand was still holding the fishhook, with shrimps still hanging on it.
At this time, there were a few flapping sounds under the water. He turned his head and leaned on the edge of the boat to look, and only had time to see a few fish.
"Having a nest?"
"What are you thinking about? You don't know how to throw the fishhook, so you throw the bait out?"
“It was so smooth, I didn’t react for a moment.”
This is just like some people sometimes peeling oranges and then throwing the oranges out instead of the peels.
Ye Yaodong said as he picked up the hand-thrown net next to him and shook it. Taking advantage of the fact that he had just thrown the bait to attract a few fish and the boat didn't float too far, he walked towards the stern of the boat and cast a net to see if he could catch it.
Come, don't waste his bait.
He opened the fishing net as fully as possible and threw it as far as possible.
Father Ye didn't care about him and continued to hang his bait. Just as he finished hanging one basket, he moved the bamboo basket away, replaced it with another basket, and connected the fishing lines in the two frames. Now there was only the last basket left.
That's it.
At this moment, Ye Yaodong shouted excitedly, "Fuck, hahahaha, big grease spots."
When Father Ye heard him shouting excitedly about Big Oil Spot, he was so surprised that he dropped what he was doing and ran over.
"Ah! So big?"
I saw fish of all sizes bouncing in the fishing net on the deck. There was one fish in it that stood out particularly because of the pattern on its body, which looked very different.
It is about 40 centimeters long, has 6 dark brown spots on its sides, and its body is light brown. It is also called brown-banded grouper. You can tell at a glance that it has an unusual value.
Ye Yaodong happily untied the fishing net there, "I accidentally hit it. I didn't expect to throw out a handful of bait. I thought I couldn't waste it. I just threw the net casually and caught a big oil spot. This is the favorite of Japanese sumo wrestlers."
of fish.”
Father Ye was a little confused when he heard this, "What Japanese sumo wrestler? How did you know that people like to eat this fish?"
"I can read the newspaper."
"The newspapers still talk about this?"
"Of course."
He said of course there is.
Father Ye didn't know why, so he simply forgot about it. He just looked at the fish in front of him and said with a smile: "It looks like it's four or five pounds. I'm lucky."
Ye Yaodong poured all the fish in the fishing net onto the deck, "These afternoon fish are not bad. We are the number one fish in southern Fujian. This net is well cast."
"Hmm? The fish is scared?"
"It's the midday fish."
"Ah! Wudi fish, shrimp and fish, I've been thinking about it for a long time."
(Translation: I thought about it for a long time.)
Wu fish, also known as Wu bamboo shoots, Mayou fish, also known as four-fingered mackerel, has a concentrated production volume in May and dies immediately after leaving the water.
In the southern Fujian area, there is also a common saying: "One pigeon, two red pigeons, three pomfrets and four mackerels, five pigeons and six pigeons." The name pigeon in southern Fujian refers to the afternoon fish.
This is also the fish that ranks first among the grandmothers in southern Fujian. It is no stranger to people in southern Fujian who live by the sea.
In Wanwan and southern Fujian, people are accustomed to calling it "Wu Zaiyu" or "Wu Bamboo Fish".
People in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province call it "Wuyu", and in Cantonese it is "Mayouyu". Indian salmon, bamboo fish, Dawu... are all called it. But the official scientific name "Four-fingered Mawan" has never been heard.
Pass.
With Big Oil Spot in front of him, Ye's father didn't care about it.
He took the lead and pressed the big oil spot with its tail still shaking against its head, grabbed it, and took out a half-filled small anchovy from its mouth.
Then he looked at it from side to side and said happily: "Why don't you try casting the net again?"
"Alright."
Now that we have caught a big deal in this area, let's try casting a wider net. It won't take long anyway.
He followed the same pattern and filled a small bowl with a handful of shrimps and chopped fish pieces. "You put down the big oily spots first and try making a nest. I'll net them."
"Making a nest?" Father Ye was confused again. Where did he get so many unintelligible terms?
Could it be that after knowing a few words, his cultural level has really improved so much that he can no longer understand what is being said?
"Uh... To make a nest is to spread the bait. Just throw it into the sea. Don't throw the bowl out together. You will have to take the bowl to eat later."
"You think I'm you?"
After Ye's father understood what he meant, he put the big oil spot on the deck again, took the bowl, and after seeing that he was ready, he sprinkled all the bait on the sea.
After a while, some fish appeared under the sea surface, and the waves splashed. After Ye Yaodong took a good look, he threw the fishing net to the sea surface.
After staying for a while, he closed the net and pulled it up. It didn't weigh much and he pulled it easily without any help.
Father Ye also leaned on the side of the boat and watched the fishing net being gradually pulled up, "It seems they are all larval fish."
Ye Yaodong didn't say anything until he pulled up all the nets and threw them on the deck.
"A few larvae and three black mullets, so my efforts were all in vain."
"Forget it, put all these fish into the basket and continue to place the hooks. There is only the last basket left."
"Um."
It is indeed a waste of time and energy to catch just a few fish in one net. Longline fishing is more trouble-free.
The father and son picked up all the fish into a large plastic basket, put ice cubes on it to keep it fresh, especially the big oil spot, and covered it with a torn quilt.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, if the fish caught in the morning is not put on ice, it will not be very fresh when we go back in the evening.
After finishing these, Ye Yaodong went to put the remaining row of hooks into the sea while hanging bait.
At that time, after catching the squid, I will come back to harvest it when I am ready to return.
Don't wait tonight. I'm in labor.
Chapter completed!