Chapter 81: Liaodong Snake Island
On November 22, before the official departure, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan deliberately handed over all the 17,000 yuan on their bodies to the secretary of the fishery brigade of "Clam Bay", which was to reassure him.
Sure enough, the dazzling banknotes made the secretary no longer worry. He smiled and locked the money into the cabinet of the kang head, patted his chest and assured that the boat and the people would definitely satisfy Hong Yanwu and them. And after a while, a sturdy "boat boss" was brought in.
The secretary said that this is his distant nephew, who has the best skills in driving a fishing boat, is safe, and is the most kind-hearted.
Not to mention, the "boat boss" is in his early thirties, although he knows that he is particularly capable at a glance, but he is really not good at dealing with people, and when they saw Hong Yanwu, they just smiled awkwardly, and without saying a kind word, they directly led Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan onto the boat.
But people have two sides, and it is only when they first come into contact that this "ship boss" shows this shyness. As soon as the boat sailed into the sea, Hong Yanwu deliberately talked with the "boat boss" for a while, but he became fond of talking.
Actually, this is normal. You think, people who are often adrift at sea are inevitably lonely, and it is not easy to have a stranger to talk to. This kind of psychology is probably similar to the taxi driver in the capital.
The first thing the "Boat Boss" talked about was, of course, the legend that snakes must never cross the sea. In fact, Hong Yanwu and they have already heard the "old knife fish" tell this story, and the one guarding the "Snake Island" is the "frustrated tiger dragon" they want to catch.
Unexpectedly, when it came to the "Frustrated Tiger Dragon", the "boat boss" didn't believe that this creature really existed. He always thought that it was the "old knifefish" bragging, saying that there was really that thing, and the "old knifefish" would not be the only one who had seen it on the entire northwest coast, right?
So he kindly persuaded Hong Yanwu and them, saying that it was best to stay for a few days this time and go back, and then don't spend money on renting an iron boat. That thing definitely can't be grasped. But "Snake Island" is worth seeing, where the abalone is very thick, and the general "sea bumper" can't go, the most cost-effective is to rent a small sampan with the secretary, how can a trip be a few hundred yuan.
In this regard, Hong Yanwu just smiled and did not answer.
However, it must be said that although the "ship boss" is not optimistic about the purpose of this trip. But he also knows a lot of things in his stomach, at least he also has his own unique understanding of "Snake Island". Along the way, he really introduced the situation of "Snake Island" to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
For example, he told Hong Yanwu that most of the snakes on "Snake Island" are poisonous pit vipers. This snake hibernates as well as summer, they can lie quietly on rocks, branches, and grass for more than ten hours without moving, and they can also change color, and they are very good at camouflage.
Therefore, when setting up camp, you must pay attention to cleaning up the poisonous snakes around you, and tell them the basic first aid methods after being bitten by poisonous snakes. In addition, he told them about the "sea cats" on the island, also known as seagulls, who often fought pit vipers in order to protect their eggs.
And just when Hong Yanwu and the others were listening with relish, before they knew it, a few hours had passed, and Snake Island, which was only twenty-five nautical miles away from the northwest coast, had already arrived.
This is actually a very beautiful island, with an area of only 0.73 square kilometers. Golden sand, verdant trees, jagged rocks, all of this quietly sinks into the blue sea.
However, it is known that there are thousands of venomous snakes living on the island. Even in such a beautiful scenery, everyone still feels a sense of jealousy and mystery when they set foot on this island.
Especially Hong Yanwu, he even came up with an idea that was not very close.
Oh, this island seems to be the "Shenlong Island" written by Jin Daxia! Lao Tzu's surname is Hong, which seems unlucky......
Not to mention, "Snake Island" lives up to its name, and there are indeed many pit vipers on the island.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan unloaded the tent first, and the "boat boss" helped find a camping site. He had just beaten a wooden stick into a flat field of firewood and grass when he saw a lot of snakes running into the distance. It's really creepy.
There was even a blue-gray pit viper that refused to run away, with its triangular head standing up, staring at the "boat boss".
This made the "boat boss" keep retreating, and as a result, Chen Liquan showed a miraculous snake catching method. He only strode over, and the moment the snake jumped up, he easily crushed the snake's head.
Of course, the "boat boss" who didn't know the details was so shocked that he stuck out his tongue, and even said that Chen Liquan was bold.
Hong Yanwu watched it straight, and took the opportunity to brag nonsense, saying that Chen Liquan was a family heirloom snake catching technique, and his ancestors were old Chinese medicine doctors who caught snakes and made medicines.
The honest "ship boss" was easily and completely deceived. It's not all because of Chen Liquanlu's hand, but also because Hong Yanwu took out some snake repellent medicine.
It turned out that this was the ointment that Shou Jingfang specially gave them when he knew that Hong Yanwu and they were going to "Snake Island". It is said that the effect of the medicine can last all day, as long as it is applied to the wrists, ankles, and neck. You can let all kinds of snakes avoid themselves.
And this thing really has a miraculous effect, about two meters or so of the body, as long as there is a snake, it will really run away in a hurry, and the safety of several people will be improved a lot at once.
The "Boat Boss" was dumbfounded, claiming that he had never seen such a good snake repellent.
He also said that this would be safe, as long as he applied the ointment, even if a snake got into the tent at night, he would not bite them. Just keep an eye on the top of your head and don't let a snake fall from it.
As the threat of venomous snakes was greatly reduced, the tent was quickly erected. When lunch was approaching noon, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan went into the water again in order to catch some seafood.
Unexpectedly, the "Snake Island", which has not been patronized for a long time, is indeed as the "boat boss" said, and the surrounding waters are amazingly rich. Abalone can be seen in the water as deep as a person, and all of them are palm-sized.
They were not polite at all, and they were desperately trying to tie their hands like a competition, shoveling the abalone that was clinging to the reef "click, click" underwater. It didn't take long for a hundred and ten large abalones to be made. After that, I went ashore satisfied, lit a fire, and began to barbecue abalone and make lunch.
However, at this moment, unlike Chen Liquan and the "boat boss" who were full of only caring about munching, Hong Yanwu suddenly had some unique feelings in his heart.
He felt that the existence of "Snake Island" was quite interesting, and even had a certain philosophical nature.
For example, this sea is so rich, but there are poisonous snakes on the island, and it is separated by the sea.
Under normal circumstances, most of the "sea bumpers" neither dare to come, nor have the conditions to come. People often have to fight desperately in the sea full of competitors, using up their physical energy to compete for what little sea they have.
And now that they have the conditions to come here, they don't care much about the treasure under the sea. On the contrary, they come to seek "divine objects" that are unimaginable and even more difficult for ordinary people to obtain.
Isn't this a reflection of most people's lives? I have been desperately seeking something all my life, and I may find out when I get it, but in fact, the feeling I get is not as good as I imagined. Maybe it will give birth to higher ** and stronger ambitions.
And what about the two sin dragons on the island in the legend?
The female snake is desperate to stay on the island for the rest of her life, while the male snake has to cross the sea to become a dragon, who is right and who is wrong in their choice?
Imagine that even if the male snake can really get out of trouble, escape the pursuit of the "frustrated tiger dragon", and swim to the other side. Will it really get what it wants, and will it be able to be really happy in the future?
Imagine that after the male snake is dead and the female snake is alone on this island, after thousands of years, will it really be able to stay lonely? Will it be unbearable in the end, and would rather die than try to follow the old path of the male snake?
Even if the story is projected onto his own life, it still holds. In his previous life, wasn't he the male snake who tried to swim across the sea?
And now that he can come back and do it again, what is he to pursue? Will he ever again be delusional and try to swim across the sea?
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