Chapter 49: Contentment
The first cod foraging place circled by the experienced Min Hang, Yu You has already caught 75 tons of seafood, so he plans to go to the next place, according to the second direction marked by the maritime map, the distance is about 300 nautical miles, at least it will take about half a day to sail, and there is no stop in between.
Yu Yu decided to take a break and sail at a low speed, about 5 knots, so that if it was at this speed, the travel time would be doubled, and it would take about 2 days to reach the predetermined point. He plans to make the most of these two days to sort the 75 tons of seafood without haste.
The final result is 60 tons of Pacific cod, 2 tons of cuttlefish, 1 ton of squid, 2 tons of herring, 10 tons of hairtail, and about 100 catties of seafood such as sea crabs and lobsters.
During these two days, the crew was well rested and ready for the next round of more arduous night trawling operations.
This time, Yu You's dinner wine supply was increased to two bottles of liquor with a price of thousands of dollars, 1000 ml of liquor, and 11 people drank it, although it was not enough for them to stuff their teeth, but it was half more than the first time, which made them very satisfied.
Yu You said a bunch of toasts at the wine table, and everyone applauded, wishing the next fishing operation a smooth operation.
After the start of construction, it was already about 8 o'clock in the evening, and the crew members who knew it easily knew what they should dare without using the broadcast on the boat, but to everyone's surprise, the lure lights were turned on, and the cod jumped out of the sea!
The situation is a little abnormal, Yu You watched it quite nervously, the wind is calm, something is extremely wrong! Shen Bing also walked out and looked at the surrounding situation, which was obviously inconsistent with the scene of the last time when the cod was jumping around the sea ship 1000 times.
"Boss, what's going on at the bottom of the sea? A school of cod was scared away? Or are we on the wrong course. "There is a certain degree of error in the location of the maritime map, and if the direction is correct, then there is something wrong with the seabed.
Yu You calmed down for a while, and asked Shen Bing to enter the cockpit to be responsible for the operation, while Yu You called Zhao Zhongren and said: "Lao Zhao, I want to go to the sea, you ask people to help me prepare diving equipment, and turn off all the lights, it is estimated that there is movement on the bottom of the sea." ”
"Mr. Yu, let me go down, my diving ability is not weak." Zhao Zhongren was afraid that there would be a problem with Yu You, and he couldn't afford it.
Yu You shook his head and said: "What you are training in the army should be shallow-sea search, this time we are in the deep sea reconnaissance, you are not familiar with this aspect, so it is too dangerous to go down, I have experience in diving at night, so I am more suitable than you, don't worry, how many times have I gone to the sea, and every time it is not intact?" ”
Zhao Zhongren planned to call Manager Shen to come over and persuade him, the danger in the deep sea realm in the dark night was unimaginable.
"Don't be verbose, like a man, quickly prepare me with diving equipment! Do you think we're all on deck tonight drinking northwest? Yu You's words have all come to this, Zhao Zhongren also understands that the way to find out why the cod is missing is to go to the sea to check, it may be that everyone was too smooth before, but now in this situation, many crew members are whispering on the deck, and the military spirit has been shaken.
After a while, Yu You dressed neatly, jumped down, and jumped into the unfathomable deep sea, Yu You's mission this time was to check the situation in the surrounding sea.
After Yu You went into the sea, he dived into a depth of about 200 meters to check the situation, in the dark night, especially in the deep sea field, human beings are basically black, but Yu You is different, with the protection of the Xuanwu totem, the ichthyosaurus qi produced can make Yu You see the surrounding situation clearly in such a harsh environment.
Suddenly, a figure swam past Yu You, vaguely Yu You seemed to see a lion swimming in the sea? After taking a closer look, a pod of sea lions swarmed at this depth, driving away schools of Pacific cod!
These sea lions don't know where they came from, they swim very fast, and their faces look very similar to lions, so Yu You was startled at first glance, and several sea lions with manes on their necks looked imposingly powerful, and they didn't pay attention to it after seeing Yu You, and made a sound similar to a lion's roar in the sea, which was transmitted through water ripples.
Most of them are about 3 meters long, which is about the same as sharks and dolphins, but they weigh 1 ton on average, so they are horizontally developed creatures.
Sea lions' fins are better suited for swimming, and they are faster than marine fish in the ocean floor, making it easy to keep the Pacific cod away.
And this depth is the most favorite depth of sea lions, you can swim freely here, to say that sea lions also belong to the mammals that can survive on land and sea, but Yu You found through some observation that this group of sea lions seems to have regarded this fishing ground as their own backyard, and plan to stay here for a long time.
It is estimated that he will only choose to go to the nearby coast when he is breeding, Yu You knows why the cod is not attracted, it turns out that it is driven away by a large group of sea lions.
"Forget it, be content and happy, this fishing ground will be given to you, it is estimated that the cod is almost eaten, and it is difficult to save the capital if you fish hard." Yu You returned to the sea ship 1000 with such a thought, no matter what, sea lions are national key protected animals, and it is quite difficult for so many sea lions to be slaughtered.
What's more, they have to be punished by the law, although the price of sea lions in the black market is still quite high, attracting many poachers, but Yu You is not that kind of person, give up the idea of driving away sea lions, and directly let Shen Bing sail the ship according to the direction marked next on the maritime map, this time it will take at least 3-4 days, the distance is still relatively far, this is Yu You's last fishing location, and if you go deeper, you will invade the territorial waters of other countries, and it will not be good if it is discovered by the patrolling coast guard, illegal fishing is a felony.
The third site is the high seas, so fishing here is not subject to expulsion by patrol vessels of other countries.
After getting on the boat, he ordered everyone to put down the work at hand and concentrate on the deck, Yu You said: "There is a large group of sea lions hunting in the seabed, and the Pacific cod have been driven away in all directions, so there is no point in fishing in this area, and I plan to continue to go deeper to the third point." ”
"Bad luck, why don't the sea lions come early or late, they chose us to come when they arrived, and don't the sea lions rest at night?" The crew, who lives on the southeast coast, said he seemed to know a little about sea lions.
Yu You didn't care, but comforted everyone: "Mazu, her old man will not always take care of us, so if we encounter special circumstances, we must be treated specially, and the sea lions are foraging here, so we have to give way!" It's a big deal to go to another fishing ground, be content, so that you won't have too many worries, okay, everyone rest early, and we will arrive at our last stop in a few days. ”
It is estimated that the sea lion group does not harvest much during the day, so it has to work overtime at night, which leads to the failure of Yu You's desire to fish here, and he wants to go farther away to fish, but fortunately, with the previous fruitful catch, everyone is full of spirits and morale has not suffered too much loss.
After Yu You finished speaking, everyone went back to sleep in the cabin after cleaning up the aftermath, Yu You changed his clothes and took over the position of Shen Bing's pilot, and said to Shen Bing: "Second brother, you are also tired, go to sleep, and come back in the morning to take over my shift." ”
"Okay, tonight's luck is really not good, I was so excited, I thought I could continue to have a good harvest." Shen Bing muttered, Yu You smiled slightly, didn't say anything, there are too many things that backfire, Yu You doesn't think that he is really an invincible existence, and there will be times when he is helpless.
Facing sea lions, Yu You is hard to beat the lions with both fists, at a depth of more than 200 meters, not to mention that none of the 11 of them can dive into this depth, even if they can, can they beat sea lions in the sea? The situation is weaker than people, so you have to bow your head, this sea area is the territory of sea lions, there is no need to fight.
It was another four days of boring sailing, and although the members of the Oceanic Department selected by Yu You were all veterans, their physical fitness was much stronger than that of ordinary people, and they all had their own skills, but there were still some special circumstances.
For example, seasickness is relatively common, and it can get better after resting for a while, but Yu You found that a crew member may have relatively poor physical fitness during his inspection, and the situation is more serious, showing fatigue, anorexia, weakness, malnutrition, etc.
After Yu You walked out of the cabin, he said with some concern: "Xiao Yi is estimated to have scurvy, is he a picky eater?" Not used to eating vegetables? "After sailing for more than half a month, fresh vegetables are scarce, in order to supplement vitamin C, the food vegetables on the ship have been changed to sauerkraut, which is conducive to storage is the main source of vitamin C for these crew members.
Xiao Yi is the youngest one in Li Amao's second team, only about twenty-three years old this year, probably because of the difference in eating habits, so he doesn't like to eat sauerkraut.
"I don't know if he eats it or not, but I've cooked sauerkraut and fish soup these days." After Li Amao finished speaking, with a suddenly realized expression, he knocked on his head and said: "Mr. Yu, it's my negligence, Xiao Yi's hometown is in the Central Plains, so he may not eat sauerkraut often." ”
The transportation economy in the Central Plains was relatively developed in ancient times, and there were fresh vegetables in all seasons, so there was no need to pickle, and fresh vegetables in winter could also be stored in the cellar, which can be inferred why Xiaoyi did not eat sauerkraut, which has a certain relationship with the region.
"It's okay, I see that the symptoms are not too serious, just eat more foods containing vitamin C, you go to my room and get a bag of oranges I put on the table for Xiao Yi to eat, tell him to pay more attention to rest, if you don't like to eat sauerkraut and fish soup, you should also eat it, and vitamin C should be replenished in the sea." After Yu You instructed a few words, considering Xiao Yi's state, he did not need to participate in the fishing operation at night, and one less person had little impact on the trawling operation this time.