Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 74
Three in the morning.

Zhao Dahai woke up, walked into the kitchen, and saw his grandma Zhong Cuihua frying salted fish. She was preparing lunch for herself. Shangdao Gouluo would not come back until three or four in the afternoon, so she had to bring her own food.

"grandmother!"

"You don't have to get up early! I'll just prepare it myself."

Zhao Dahai took the shovel and fried the salted fish.

"Can't you just get married earlier? I don't need to get up early, your own wife will do these things for you."

Zhong Cuihua smiled.

Zhao Dahai thought to himself that the Ding Xiaoxiang he had a crush on was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was just a child, so there was no mention of this matter.

After breakfast, Zhao Dahai packed rice, pork belly and two pieces of salted fish in a lunch box, and a plastic bucket with mesh bags, lunch boxes and other things on a shoulder pole. Then he took a flashlight and walked out of the courtyard wearing a straw hat. We arrived at the small pier in front of the village, and after waiting for less than 5 minutes, a boat happened to send people out to the island.

"How is the boat repaired?"

"When will you go fishing?"

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"Yo!"

"The sea. Are you going to the island to hook a snail?"

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"This is the work of old girls like us. Are you new here?"

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Some of the boats belonged to Langtou Village and some belonged to other surrounding villages. Zhao Dahai was young and the only man, so he became the focus of the firepower. At first he asked about repairing fishing boats, but soon the topic went off track. It is said that hooking snails is something that women do, and men have to find other jobs to do.

Zhao Dahai didn't answer a single word. The unmarried girls in the village, especially the married daughters-in-law, were so talkative that they couldn't take it seriously. They worked harder when they were anxious.Is hooking snails a thing for women?Nothing.It's just that it's mostly women who do it.A life that can make money is a good life.There is no shame in making money.

The diesel engine made a "chug-chug" sound, and the fishing boat moved forward, cutting through the water and turning up white waves. The wind was blowing head-on, and the nose was full of the salty sea water.

The dark sky slowly brightens.

The white belly of the sky was just visible, and several large islands appeared.

The fishing boat slowed down and moved closer.

"Slow down! Don't worry!"

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"Take something good!"

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"Four p.m."

"Remember the time. Don't wait for anyone. If you don't pick it up, stay overnight on the island and wait for tomorrow!"

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The boss of the boat yelled loudly.

Holding a shoulder pole in one hand and a bucket filled with net bags and lunch boxes in the other, Zhao Dahai stood at the bow of the boat, took a good look at the location, stepped forward to the island, and walked forward without stopping.

Some places on the island have more snails and some places have few snails. You have to pick up more and occupy a favorable position. From the moment you step on the island, you have to work hard and choose a good direction to grab a good place.

Zhao Dahai went forward. When he was young, he came here a few times with his parents, but he came here just for fun. Today is the first time he went to Gouluo Island. He is not familiar with the situation here, and he doesn’t know where it is. There are many snails.

Chen Fang turned her head to look at Zhao Dahai who was walking a few meters behind her, thinking whether she should take Zhao Dahai with her or not. It is very important to go to the island to choose a place, and there are not many people who are inexperienced and unfamiliar.

"The sea!"

"How about you follow me?"

Chen Fang hesitated for a while, and decided to take Zhao Dahai with him. This is not the bastard from before. It didn't take long for him to raise enough money for repairs. Fishing village is not a place where making money is easy. This is a capable person. It doesn't matter how many catties more snails or less snails, it is very cost-effective depending on personal circumstances.

"Auntie."

"You are busy!"

"I'll go to a place a little bit later. It's the first time I'm on the island, and I'm going to step on the spot to familiarize myself with the situation. It doesn't matter whether I gain something or not."

Zhao Dahai shook his head.Chen Fang married Liu Qishan from Langtou Village.Going out to the island at three or four in the morning is not for a picnic or something, it is for making money, one more person will lose one income, don’t look at the snails that are only a few hundred dollars, but it is not easy to make money in a fishing village. Hundreds of dollars is not small money, it is often the income of a whole day of hard work, as long as others earn money to support their families, no matter how much it is, it is a big deal.Chen Fang is willing to take it, but she can't have any eyesight.Not to mention that every person who often goes to the island to hook snails has his own nest and his own route. After following it by himself, he knew that it was very troublesome.Chen Fang is not her own parents, but just from the same village, so she should pay attention to what should be paid attention to, and can't be sloppy.

Chen Fang knew at a glance that Zhao Dahai was unwilling to follow, so she didn't say much, reminded to pay attention to safety, turned around and walked to the place she was familiar with.

Zhao Dahai waited for the people on the island with the boat to disperse, and picked a direction and location where there was no one, so he speeded up and didn't climb to a high place. This kind of place is relatively humid, so the snails will climb up, especially when the tide is right, one nest after another, pile after pile.

Zhao Dahai uses both hands and feet, and he only opens his legs after seeing the position clearly before taking a step. The island, especially the place near the waterline, has been soaked in sea water for many years and is very wet and slippery. Just kidding, it can range from severe head bleeding to severe limbs, and once it falls into the sea, it is almost life-threatening.

Some people think that it’s okay to fall into the sea, as long as they can swim, they can climb up, not to mention whether the reefs of the island can be climbed, not to mention the oyster shells growing on these reefs, just slapping the reefs one after another Looking at humans and animals harmlessly, the beautiful waves can kill people invisible, and if they fall into the open sea, they might not be able to survive someone begging them, so there is a slight chance of survival.

Once there are waves falling off the island, the probability of death is very high. These waves will roll people and hit the rocks when they are shooting, and they will suck people into the sea when they are retreating. After a few back and forth, the strength is exhausted. Watching himself sink into the water and die.

Zhao Dahai was sweating profusely. Not only were the reefs on the island more difficult to climb, but more importantly, he had to concentrate all the time and his physical strength was exhausted very quickly.

Zhao Dahai was not in a hurry to continue to climb forward, stopped to take a few sips of water from the water cup, looked around while resting, there were no other hookers around, only a few black spots could be seen from a distance from the direction he came from, and decided to Just look for it in this place now.

Zhao Dahai searched carefully, focusing on the position of the reef half a meter above the waterline beaten by sea waves. In a few minutes, he saw five or six snails in a place half exposed to the sea and back to the sun. Yes, the size of a child's fist, one can recognize it as a sea oyster snail.

Sea oyster snails are a kind of sea snails. They are relatively common. They usually grow on the reefs by the sea. They can grow larger, have a lot of meat, and are not expensive but taste very good. Restaurants and restaurants, including food stalls, are very popular.

Zhao Dahai picked it up with the tongs and put it in a net bag. This was the first harvest of the day.

Zhao Dahai didn't leave right away. No matter what kind of conch, they usually appear in groups. If you find five or six of them on one stone, there must be more of them nearby.

Zhao Dahai quickly found a dozen sea oyster snails of about the same size on several other rocks within a range of less than two or three meters, and collected them all.

"30 yuan in hand!"

Zhao Dahai is in a very good mood.Fishing boats have to dry for a few days before they can be loaded with tung oil. Isn’t it good to spend some time at home to hook snails on the island and work harder?Where did the money come from?That's how you accumulate bit by bit.

Zhao Dahai continued to walk forward, looking for snails with his eyes wide open.

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