PFC Chapter 227 Small boat, sea fishing
Chapter 227 Small boat, sea fishing
When Li Yuer got up in the morning and was about to discuss something with her elder brother, she found that Li Erlang was not there.
"Mother, where is my brother?"
Mrs. Fan was looking at the sea cows crawling all over the kang. "I don't know. They left early in the morning."
Seeing his sister coming, Hainiu crawled towards Li Yuer, but was blocked by the bedding surrounding the kang, and cried out in panic.
Li Yuer stepped forward and held the manatee in his arms, but his hands felt heavy and Li Yuer almost couldn't hold it.
The manatee grinned happily and blew bubbles.
"Mother, has the manatee become fat again?"
Mrs. Fan nodded and said, "Who in our family isn't fat? It's better to be stronger."
Li Yuer looked at her waist and found that she had gained a lot of weight without realizing it.
Mrs. Fan added, "At first, we thought the sea cow could not stand. But this little thing is so smart. It has enjoyed so much blessing from its brothers and sisters. How could it bear to leave? Look, it has grown into a big and strong one. It is much stronger than you were at the beginning."
Li Yuer held it for a while, but felt it was too heavy, so she put it back.
The manatee hummed unhappily and looked like it was about to cry, so Fan quickly used a rattle to coax it.
"This guy, the more you pamper him, the more spoiled he becomes. You weren't so careful when you were little. You had goat milk to eat when you were hungry, soft cotton cloth to urinate, and a big brick and tile house to live in. Look how you've raised him. He's become a spoiled brat. You have to take good care of him when he grows up. Don't let him become a spendthrift in the future."
Li Yuer agreed with Fan's educational method. He believed that children should be educated from a young age. Once they grow up and have their character determined, it would be hard to change them.
Since Li Erlang was not around, Li Yuer could only go find Li Laosan.
Li Laosan was not here either. He couldn't sit still, so he went to set up the stall today so that Lai Zi and the others could have a rest. Li Yuer had no choice but to wait for them to come back.
She was only ten years old and her family was worried when she went out to do things by herself, so they didn't let her go out alone.
She helped Zhao take out the trash. Just as she reached the door, she saw Nao Nao and the others carrying a small boat and heading towards Fuzhou Bay.
"Naonao, where are you going?"
Nao Nao and the others stopped, put the boat on the ground, and took a rest while catching their breath.
"Let's go fishing."
A paddle is a very small boat, about the size of a kayak, shaped like a leaf, and generally used by fishermen as a means of sea transportation for getting on and off large boats.
After the boat is launched, it will usually stay on the sea and be fixed with an anchor at night. To get on and off the boat, one must either wade through the water or row to the shore and then get off.
"I want to go too." said Li Yuer.
"Okay, you're light anyway, so one more won't make a difference."
"I don't have a fishing rod, so I'll go with you to put down the crab pots."
So Li Yuer took two crab cages and followed them to Fuzhou Bay.
Fuzhou Bay at low tide is like a crescent moon, while at high tide it is like a full moon, full and rich.
Several people tied one end of a small rower to the reef, then got on the rower and rowed into the sea.
The water is so clear that it is hard to tell how deep it is. The waves gently rock the paddle like a mother pushing a cradle.
Biaozi took out a sandworm from the waist-mounted fish basket and tied it to the fishhook skillfully.
"Erdan, let's compete today to see who is the fishing king of Fushui Village."
"I'm afraid of you! Little guy, don't pee your pants when you lose." Erdan also hung a sandworm on the fishhook.
Naonao ignored the two cross-eyed people and said to Li Yuer, "Do you want to fish? Use my fishing rod."
Li Yuer shook his head and said, "You can fish by yourself, I'll just put out a few crab cages."
Li Yuer took out a few pieces of pig skin, stuffed them into the bait bag of the crab cage, put sinking stones into the crab cage, and lowered the crab cage into the water with a rope.
"The water is quite deep, at least three meters, right?"
Nao Nao cast the line beautifully and threw the fishing hook into the water in the distance.
"That's about right. Anyway, the water here is not shallow. Everyone should keep their balance and be careful not to fall into the water."
Biaozi was the heaviest and Li Yuer was the lightest. They were on one side of the boat, while Erdan and Naonao were on the other side.
In this way, the small row is particularly balanced.
Soon, Biaozi's fishing rod sank, followed by a tremor.
“Hahahahaha! Goddess of the Sea bless you! It’s so fast, it’s bitten!”
Erdan on the side said unwillingly, "I'm almost there too, don't get too proud."
Biaozi grinned and began to reel in the fishing line. The fishing line had been pulled into a straight line, sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right, which showed that the fish under the water was not light.
Biaozi pulled the fishing rod and struggled with the fish under the water.
The fishing rod was bent, but Biaozi was particularly happy.
Finally, after some effort, the fish was dragged to the side of the boat.
Naonao helped to scoop the fish up with a scoop net.
"It's a white-eyed snapper, weighing seven or eight kilograms." Nao Nao said.
The silvery-white pike kept struggling in the scoop net. Nao Nao took out the fishhook only after it had struggled enough.
Biaozi was a little disappointed, "Ah, after all the effort, how come it's just a white-eyed shuttle!"
Erdan smiled proudly, "See, you are showing off behind the bench now, good things never come late, wait for me to get you a grouper to open your eyes."
Biaozi curled his lips, put the bait on again, and cast the rod and line in one go.
As he spoke, Erdan's fishing rod sank suddenly.
“We have the goods! Hahahaha!”
Erdan stood up excitedly, and Xiaohua swayed a bit.
Naonao was worried that Li Yuer might be scared, so he said, "Erdan, be gentle, or you might end up dropping the fish into the water to feed the fish!"
"Don't worry! Brother Naonao, it's okay. I'm a good swimmer. If that idiot Biaozi falls down, I can pull him up with just one hand."
"You!" Biaozi glared at him angrily and said, "You'd better take care of yourself. Don't catch a water snake and then drag it down to be a snake husband for you and lay a bunch of snake eggs."
While they were bickering, Erdan dragged the fish over and Naonao picked up the scoop net to scoop it up.
"Yes, sea bass, about five pounds."
Sea bass is a very beautiful fish with silvery patterns on its body.
Biaozi laughed as if in revenge.
Erdan said angrily: "Sea bass is more expensive than white-eye mullet, I am still the best."
At this time, a seagull flew over, landed on the side of the boat, and pecked the sea bass. The sea bass jumped in pain and was startled, and the boat began to shake.
"Get away! You thief bird!" Naonao stretched out his hand to drive him away.
It happens occasionally that seagulls steal fish from fishing boats, but it is not a big deal.
Erdan looked around and didn't find any suitable weapon, so he simply took off his shoes and hit the seagull.
The seagull was hit on the wing, cried out in pain, and flew away unwillingly, hovering above the boat for a while before flying away.
"Damn thief bird, lazy and gluttonous, he can't even catch fish himself, he just steals things." Erdan complained angrily.
Li Yu'er didn't expect that the seagulls were so bold and dared to steal things openly. She was so scared that she held on to the side of the boat tightly and dared not move.
"Yu Baoer, are you okay?"
Li Yuer shook her head, "It's okay, I just got startled suddenly."
Erdan took a look at the pecked sea bass and said, "Ah! My fish's eye is gone!"
His eyes were pecked out by a seagull.
"Okay, it's not a valuable fish, just keep it for yourself. Everyone be careful, put the fish you catch in the bucket quickly, don't give the thief bird a chance." Nao Nao said.