Chapter 471: Harvest and Exclusion
Going to sea, although this is only a chartered yacht, this does not affect Qi Ping's determination to go to sea with his wife and children at all. Fortunately, a small dock has been built on this side of their Wonderland Island, and the big ships can't stop, but some yachts are definitely fine. This is also a must for island development, such an island resort is a signboard of 'sea', can't go to sea is really not a thing?!
"Dad, when will our big boat come over, I like our big boat, our big boat is more fun. There aren't a lot of good things to eat here, our big boat is the best, and the fridge is full of good food. "Lele is holding the ice cream and eating it in a big gulp while complaining strongly, this is not good, this is a typical 'lack of people's hearts swallow elephants.'
"Our big boat can't go, because we have to take a long, long detour to get the big ship to come over, and that's not possible. So unless we buy a new yacht here, we'll have to rent a yacht. Qi Ping teased his fat son, and it was very interesting to chat with the little guy.
"How much does that cost, I love our family's boat." Lele is definitely not distracted, and the little guy is now staring at the delicious chocolate ice cream. "But it costs a lot of money, I don't have to take a boat, my grandmother told us to save, not to spend money indiscriminately. Now that our family has a big boat, we can't buy more boats. ”
"Then you tell me why you have a lot of toys and want new ones, I remember you had a good RC plane, but you bought a new one before." Continue to tease the fat son, it is better to have someone to chat with him than to drive a yacht in the wheelhouse alone.
"Mine is big planes, there are Apache and Big Lynx, and I have many, many planes. They're not the same, just like Daddy's car, they're all different. Lele said excitedly. The little one is still very confident in his toys.
Of course, Qi Ping knew that when the children were young, they bought them what toys they liked, and the little ones were very easy to get rid of at that time, because they basically liked toys. But now, children have their own preferences, and they naturally have some ideas about toys. The most important thing is to choose your favorite toys.
It would be more interesting to talk to the fat son about his various toys and how to play games with the little one. This is a very interesting thing, because Qi Ping knows very well that Qi Ping really doesn't know as much about playing games as the kids do. For example, those toys, children are the real super big players.
When you go to sea, you also go fishing; The children are no longer just going to sea now, they think that this time they are actually going to sea to better fish and fill their stomachs. Although there is no reason to make the children hungry when they are on the island, Qi Ping and Kate will still try to find some food on their own, which will also make the summer camp more meaningful.
It's been three days on the island, except that Mom and Dad were able to catch some conch and that big lobster on some occasions. There is no other food to be found in the sea.
For children who have always been confident, it was a real blow to them not finding food for days on end. So when mom and dad ask to go to sea, the first thing the kids think of is fishing, so the little ones are asking for it now.
The kids want to fish, and this time it shouldn't be a fun fishing, because the kids want something to catch now, and the kids are ready to catch lots and lots of big fish. Children need to be prepared to raise their eyebrows now, too. The children are now all ambitious and hoping to catch more food on their own.
"Dad, can we catch salmon or sea bass? I'm craving grilled salmon. I haven't eaten salmon in a long time now. I want to eat my mother's fried salmon, and I want to eat salmon with raw sashimi. Holding up the fishing rod, the little guy was full of confidence and anticipation.
"It's hard for us to catch salmon or sea bass here because it's not a lake of the muse, and the salmon don't seem to like living here, they don't like the warm sea just like the sea bass. They're just like you. There are times when it snows heavily. ”
Qi Ping couldn't tell the children exactly what regional distribution was, and it was clear that not all fish like to survive in the Caribbean. But there's no need to be so clear, just let the kids know that while there isn't some salmon or sea bass, there are some other delicious big fish.
Fishing should be a very patient thing, but it doesn't seem like children are necessarily very patient these days. There are still a lot of fish in the sea. It's just that not to mention the children, even the fishermen may not be able to return with a full load sometimes. Of course, this is also because this kind of fishing is much less efficient than trawlers and the like, and this kind of sea fishing is often empty-handed.
So when the children kept clamoring to change places to fish, Qi Ping didn't think there was anything strange at all; Obviously, the kids are eager to catch big fish right now, but these little ones are the ones who don't have much patience.
"Dad, I want to catch a big fish, but why is this octopus the only one coming. It's so ugly, I don't like it? "You looked at your prey with a sad face, this is the first harvest, the first harvest for everyone; It's just that something looks wrong now, it's a big octopus that has been caught.
"But I know that fried octopus is delicious, do you like stir-fried octopus or spicy octopus?" Kate is actually more sad, usually she basically hasn't cleaned up the octopus by herself, she doesn't know how to clean it or something, "Let's teach Dad to do this, he is a very powerful person, he will take down the octopus and fry it into a delicious octopus feast." ”
Qi Ping rolled his eyes, in fact, he saw that the octopus would also have a numb scalp, and the number of times he usually ate octopus at home was very rare; Even if it's an occasional fried octopus, it's basically cleaned up, how can there be such a live octopus. Now let's clean up the octopus while checking the information, this is the octopus that my baby daughter caught. As for these difficult physical tasks, Qi Ping had no reason not to do them.
Zippin senses that fishing is always a bit of a disadvantage, and he wants to prove that he can be a great dad and a great fisherman. But now it looks stressful.
"Daddy, are there any dolphins here? My sister wants to see dolphins, and I want to see dolphins too. Lele ran over and ran over holding his sister's little hand, and the little guy was full of anticipation.
"There should be dolphins here, but they need to rest and play games sometimes. So they're busy. When we get back to San Diego, Dad can take you to the oceanarium, which has a lot of dolphins. Qi Ping felt as if he was doing something wrong, and fishing was of course important, but it was more important to play games with the children.
There are really a lot of times I have taken my children to the sea, but I have never seen dolphins, which has to be said to be a pity; There is naturally an element of luck in this, in fact, it is also because Qi Ping's position is not well selected every time he goes to sea, and it is not the kind of area where dolphins often frolic and haunt.
This thing. You have to reflect on it; Kids are innocent and they certainly love those fun and cute animals. Dolphins, in fact, are a huge attraction to them, and they are much more interesting than fishing.
Qi Ping has always wanted to be a good father, he wants to work hard to make his children have a better and happier childhood, and he hopes to be an extremely important part of the children's good memories. So at this time, he needs to keep working hard or reflecting, because he is really doing quite well now; But there is no such thing as perfection in such a thing. It takes an effort to do better.
Lele and Sweetheart are happily running around on the deck, looking forward to meeting the dolphins. They want to be able to see adorable dolphins. Although dolphins can be seen in the aquarium, the children obviously prefer the dolphins of the sea because they are the cutest and they don't have to be locked up.
It's still a little more reliable for Xiaoyao and Yoyo, the little brother and sister haven't forgotten that they are coming to fish now; Although it is a bit careless, it will not give up fishing as early as Lele.
Yoyo caught an octopus. Although it is not her favorite fish, she can be considered to be able to cook, which is also the motivation. And Xiaoyao, this kid has not opened now, so the little guy is a little anxious now; He didn't want to go uncaught. Otherwise, his sister would definitely laugh at him, and Xiaoyao also wanted to catch fish for everyone to eat.
It's a nice area, it's calm and it's clear, it's the sea that the kids choose and they like to stop here to fish. Qi Ping now knows that the little ones don't just like the sea, but also because there is a flock of seabirds circling here.
It's clear that the little ones still love the seabirds, and they're trying to say hello to them.
Children are innocent, so many of them have ideas that are difficult for adults to understand; But it doesn't matter, because Qi Ping hopes to maintain the innocent character of the children as much as possible, he hopes that the children can always be carefree, although this kind of thing seems a little unrealistic, but as the parents of the children, of course, he hopes that his children can always have no trouble.
"The fish that Dad caught is so ugly, it's too ugly to look like it's definitely not delicious." The children gathered around a large fish, and now they looked suspicious. Although the fish basically look the same, this guy is full of spots, which is not good-looking.
"It's a grouper, it's delicious." Qi Ping was satisfied, although this grouper was less than half a meter long, it was a relatively small grouper, but he was still very happy, "The taste is very good, I heard that it is tender and nutritious." Although Dad didn't know what kind of grouper they were, I knew it tasted good. ”
"Really? Can I take a bite then? When Lele heard this, he suddenly became energetic, and the little guy wanted to immediately pounce on it and take a bite to taste it, but when he saw that the fish was a bit big and too ugly, he was still scared, so it was better to be honest.
"Dad, we're going to eat the big fish you caught and the octopus I caught for lunch, you go cook now, Mom said she wouldn't. We continued to fish, and if we caught a fish I would send it to the kitchen for you. Yoyo pushed her father away, and the little girl was going to continue fishing, because the fish she caught was very large, so she felt that she should also catch a big fish.
Looking at Youyou, and then at the sneaky leisurely on the side, Qi Ping finally figured out why these little guys couldn't wait to drive him away.
Children are very smart and good at summarizing, Dad can catch big fish, that's because Dad uses a big fishing rod, look at Dad's hook can be thrown far away. Xiaoyao and Yoyo can only catch small octopus, this is because their fishing rods are too small, and even the hanging bait can't be compared with Dad's big fishing rod, so how can they catch big fish!
So you have to get rid of Daddy, as long as Daddy goes to cook, then the big rod will be empty, so that Xiaoyao and Yoyo can get the big rod, so that they can catch many, many big fish.
The kids are now stubborn that the reason they didn't catch the big fish was because the rod wasn't big enough, that they didn't know that fishing required some skill or luck or anything like that, they just saw that the big rod was more weighty and could be successful.
It's still a little depressing to think about it, and when I caught a fish, I was excluded by envy, jealousy, and hatred; Do you want to be so exaggerated and eager for quick success, or are you so unmeasured?! But there is no way, who let this be the request of their own precious children; Coupled with the fact that Kate really hates groupers and octopuses that look ugly and fierce, then it's better to do it yourself.
It feels quite good, although I only caught a large grouper and an octopus in the morning, but this is enough to ensure that everyone is full. This is already quite a good harvest, and it is also a sign and embodiment of self-sufficiency, after all, the previous promise of grabbing food by yourself ended up only catching the amount between your teeth, and now you can finally eat enough.
Qi Ping was in a good mood, and he felt it was a perfect start; Fishing in the ocean requires a lot of patience, and now that you've got off to a good start, you're sure to get more to come. (To be continued......)