Chapter 035: Out to Sea
Mulan still went to sea with Da Chun in the end. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Xiu Gu knew in her heart that it was a good thing to have someone to help Da Chun fish, but she couldn't get used to seeing Da Chun and Mu Lan close, so she had to say a few words to find some trouble. Mulan made up her mind to go, but she couldn't stop her.
The fishing boat left early, and it was about to leave as soon as the fourth watch passed. Shanzi shouted that he was going to go to sea all night, but he was used to being lazy on weekdays, so where could he get up at this hour? When he woke up, the sun was rising, and Da Chun and Mulan had already arrived in the middle of the sea.
He quarreled with Xiu Gu for a while, so he left this matter behind him and went to play with the boys in the village as usual.
The fishing boats of the whole village set off almost at the same time, and when they went to the beach, the head man led the incense to burn incense and worship the sea. The ritual is very old and simple, and it ends after three prostrations and nine prostrations.
Although there is no rule that prohibits women from going to sea, there are almost no women who go to sea with men. Mulan was afraid of attracting unnecessary attention, so she was far away during the sacrifice and stood quietly among the family members who came to see her off.
When the sacrifice was over, the leader shouted, and everyone got into their own boats.
The fishermen of the village are all good at the sea, and when they sniff their noses, they know when it is windy and when it rains......
Mulan was very interested in these skills and wanted to learn them, so when she asked them carefully, they couldn't tell why.
As long as you don't go into the deep sea, some distance away from the coast, the fishing boats will disperse. Every fisherman has their own preferred sea, and Dachun is no exception.
Dachun's fishing boat is not big, and with Mulan's steps, it only looks like seven or eight steps from the beginning to the end. Most of the holds are used to store fish, with only a small portion set aside for things like fishing nets.
In the middle of the deck there is a small cabin, with windows open to the left and right, bamboo curtains that can be rolled up, and a sunshade shed at the bow and stern of the boat. It was already crowded, and Mulan felt a little unable to turn around when she was alone.
According to the rules, all the fish caught in the first net should be released without leaving any ground. According to Daharu, it is to be dedicated to the god of the sea as a sign of respect for the sea. In the future, every net fish will be picked and kept, and the small ones will still be released back into the sea.
Dachun's luck today is quite good, not the first time, a total of six times of nets, the nets do not fail, and a lot of fat big fish are caught. Every time the net was pulled up, he had to jump into the cabin with long water boots on, and pick up the salvaged items and put them in four partitions.
Mulan couldn't intervene at first, but after looking at the door twice, she helped pick and choose together.
When all four partitions were full, it was just after noon. Da Chun was not in a hurry to return to the village, poked open the clay stove and boiled the water, picked a big fish skillfully scraped off the scales, cut open the belly of the fish to remove the internal organs, and took clean water to rinse it and threw it into the boiling pot. Just sprinkled with a little salt, and ate a bowl with Mulan, along with the soup and meat.
Mulan thought that the fishy smell would be very strong, but when she ate it, she found that it was not fishy, but there was an indescribable deliciousness. She didn't eat much, but because it tasted so good, she ate a full bowl with all her energy.
Seeing this, Da Chun's face bloomed, "This is how the fish is delicious." ”
Mulan smiled and nodded, raised her eyes and glanced in the direction of Shouzhen Island, as if she had no intention of turning the topic here, "Uncle Dachun, what is that island like?
Da Chun's face immediately changed when he heard this, "That island is not a good place, you can't go casually, and a female doll like you can't even go to death." ”
The reason for this, Mulan naturally knows it. Just pretending not to know, he led Dachun to say a lot of things about Shouzhen Island, and asked him around the corner, and when the people in the village were fishing, there were things that happened when they accidentally broke into the misty belt.
"Why not?" Da Chun was a little excited when he talked about this, his eyes widened, "Why don't you go fishing with us and open a shop in town?"
Mulan heard the meaning of the words, and immediately asked: "Uncle Wangcai has been in, what the hell is going on, Uncle Dachun, tell me quickly." ”
Thinking of that incident, Da Chun still had palpitations in his heart, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and calmed down, before he spoke carefully.
Wangcai is a few years younger than Da Chun and Er Donkey, but he is one of the best fishermen, and even the old fishermen with decades of experience are not as capable as him. Catching up with the New Year of that year, the last time they went to sea, a few young people in the village wanted to go to the deep sea and catch a few good fish to make a big handful.
As the so-called art masters are bold, and they are all young and vigorous young men, they want to go deeper into the deep sea, and they unconsciously enter the waters on the periphery of Shouzhen Island. Just in time for a large number of fish to pass by, the net was scattered, and it was full of fish, and several people couldn't pull it up.
After only a few nets were down, the boat was full. When they caught a good fish, the young men were overjoyed, took the wine they had brought with them, burned some fish, and drank them. Originally, I was going to go back after drinking, but halfway through the drink, I found a big fish that is rare to see in a hundred years, estimated to be about ten meters long.
The boys had itchy hands, and after some deliberation, they decided to catch and tow the boat and take it back. When they had an idea, they dispersed, and surrounded the big fish in boats, and cast all the nets down, and tied them in circles, and then joined them together, and dragged the fish back.
Knowing the strength of the fish, he broke more than half of the nets and dragged two fishing boats to swim lifelessly in the direction of Shouzhen Island. Wangcai shouted and jumped overboard, and one of the young men of the fishing boat jumped into the sea according to his words, but the other was frightened and stupid, and grabbed the boat and did not move, and was dragged into the mist by the fish in one breath.
This time it was Wangcai's head, and he naturally had to take responsibility for what happened. While calling the other boys back to the village to call for help, they emptied the fishing boat and chased after the fish and the boat.
At that time, Dachun had not been married for two years, and Shanzi had just been born, and when he was the most Gu family, he didn't go with him. The second donkey has always been a lively one, and he asked people to follow him as soon as he plucked it. He listened to the second donkey about the things in front of him, but he saw the things in the back with his own eyes.
The fishermen in Lili Village live scattered, but their hearts are not scattered. As soon as I heard that someone had an accident, none of them shrank back. The leader greeted him, and all of them, except for the old and young women and children, took the guys and rushed to the deep sea, and the ropes alone were piled up with several boats.
When they got to the place where the accident happened, they lined up the boats, lowered the heavy anchors, and tied the ropes. Pick out a few light and sturdy boats, tie the rope ends to them, and sail them into the fog to find people by the most experienced and water-friendly people in the village.
"What happened later?" Mulan urged when she saw Da Chun stop.
"We searched the sea for three days and three nights, but we found no eggs or stones. The head man said that he was afraid that he would not be able to find it, so he told the big guy to turn around and go back to the village, and the dog came out with his hind feet......"
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