In September, the surface of the sea is extremely warm by the sun.

Pei Pei and Austin swung their flippers and floated on the surface of the sea, neither of them rushed to dive under the surface, but first put on oxygen masks for themselves, and then held hands with each other, dived under the surface, and began to swim and explore in the sea with great interest

Previously, under Austin's special reminder, Pei Pei specially released her divine sense before entering the sea. As soon as she entered the sea, she explored the surrounding sea conditions—

Diving is a very challenging and dangerous sport. Because beneath the seemingly beautiful and magnificent sea, there are many potential dangers.

Sharks are just one of the more well-known potential dangers!

Of all the marine life, there are many species that are more terrifying than sharks!

For example-

Poisonous sea snakes that like to hide in beautiful coral reefs; or the highly poisonous jellyfish that is floating on the surface of the sea and is difficult to detect with the naked eye, the lamp jellyfish; There are also spiny rays that swim extremely fast but are also neurotoxin-laden and even moray eels with sharp teeth

The marine species listed above are all well-known and dangerous species on the list of "marine killers" by humans! The threat to humans is, in a way, sometimes more frightening than sharks!

Therefore, after Pei Pei stepped out of the sea, she immediately extended the scope of her divine sense to a distance of three hundred meters.

And, as long as the aforementioned dangerous creatures are found in the scope of exploration. She immediately used her divine sense to send out a depulsive signal, driving all the potential threats she found out of the yacht's 300-meter range.

And when Pei Pei dived below the surface of the sea and began to swim, as she and Austin dived all the way, the expulsion signal emitted by the divine consciousness accompanied them all the way within a radius of 300 meters, playing the role of escort.

It is precisely because of the escort of divine consciousness that Pei Pei and Austin's trip to the bottom of the sea was thrilling and very smooth all the way!

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Saying-

Once in the water, the two followed a school of blue-threaded finchtail fish and swam all the way to a coral reef.

The blue-line pigtail is a very common ornamental fish species in tropical seas, and this type of fish likes to move in areas with corals and reefs. They survive by eating the microbes of the ocean.

Because he has a rope tied to his body. Austin used sign language to signal Pei Pei not to go deep into the coral jungle to prevent the rope from getting entangled.

However, coral reef areas in the sea are usually areas of the food chain where various fish species prey. So, even if you don't go deep into the interior of the reef jungle. The couple's harvest on the periphery. It's also quite rich -

Austin first spotted a school of baby eels. Then he followed the direction of the school of eels and successfully caught nearly ten small eels with his net.

Peipei, on the other hand, is more fond of shellfish such as small abalone that cling to the reef.

She pulled out a small shovel she had with her, and rushed towards an area on the outskirts of the reef where small abalone were densely populated

When Pei Pei pry the small abalone. Austin had already taken aim at a school of humphead wrasse and was starting to strike.

The humphead wrasse, which the Chinese habitually call "Napoleon wrasse", is the largest species of reef fish in the world.

Napoleon wrasse has tender flesh and is a delicious seafood that can be sold at a high price. In particular, its fish lips are known as "delicious in the world".

Because of the transition to fishing, a few years ago, the Lao and US governments promulgated policies to restrict and limit fishing, so the price of Napoleon wrasse in the market has begun to become more and more expensive. A pound of wrasse can be sold for about two hundred dollars. The price of the most essential part of the fish lip is even higher, and in terms of pounds, it can be sold for nearly $300 per pound.

From September to November, it is the fishing season for certain marine species such as wrasse, lobster and sea crab as stipulated by the US government! (PS: The fishing season for lobster and sea crab is indeed in September and November, but the fishing season for napoleon wrasse is filled in by the author)

When Austin planned his trip to sea, he had already asked his subordinates to help him apply for the relevant fishing license.

But Austin is not one of those fishermen who makes a living by fishing, so he is still very measured, and after only catching two Napoleon wrasse fish about half an arm's length, Austin tightens his net and stops.

Then, he swam to Peipei's side and helped her pry up the small abalone and some edible snails on the reef.

The oxygen cylinder that Pei Pei and Austin carried on their back was officially called "compressed air cylinder". Generally, under the water pressure of 20 meters of diving, the oxygen consumption time of a 12L "compressed air bottle" can be maintained for about half an hour (diving safety regulations).

Austin kept an eye on the pointer on the oxygen consumption meter in the "compressed air tank", and when he realized that they had been diving in the sea for more than twenty minutes, Austin signaled to his wife in sign language that it was time to stop and surface.

Peipei's oxygen consumption is actually very small, at least it can last more than a quarter of an hour more than Austin before resurfacing to the surface.

But before she got into the water, she had promised Austin that she would "do everything according to the command."

Therefore, as soon as Austin gave the order, Pei Pei kept her promise and put all the tools such as the shovel back on her waist, and then followed behind Austin, and the two swam together in the direction of the sea above

After surfacing the surface, the two took off the oxygen mask on their faces, and then swam all the way back to the anchor of the yacht with the rope in tow.

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Austin climbed to the deck first, untying his waist net and all his tools. Reaching out and pulling Pei Pei onto the deck as well.

The two of them helped each other and took off all their diving gear—

Austin took Pei Pei and sat down on the deck and began to check all the findings of the dive.

In addition to the small abalone and edible snails in the net, the biggest catch is the two large Napoleon wrasse.

The wrasse had just left the sea, still alive in the net, when Austin looked up and said to Pei Pei, "Pell, help me get a knife in the kitchen." ”

Pei Pei nodded, then immediately got up and ran into the cabin.

Moments later, she returned to the deck with a knife in one hand and a cutting board in the other.

"Is it time to prepare dinner?" Pei Pei handed Austin the tool in her hand. Asked casually.

"It's not! I'm just cleaning up all the fish first. By the way, we also need to use the use of visceral pies such as fish intestines. As he spoke, Austin opened the noose in the net, took out a Napoleon wrasse from it and put it on the cutting board, and then raised the knife and dropped the knife, and the wrasse was immediately disemboweled.

Then. He put his hand into the belly of the wrasse. After taking out the fish intestines, fish bubbles and other organs inside. Went on to catch a second Napoleon wrasse from the net pocket -

"See the ropes tied to the railing?" Austin took the knife and continued to open the belly of the fish, and then bowed his mouth to the railing around the deck, and motioned to Peipei, "All the cages hanging under those ropes are cages. Go untie the ropes, and help me get the cages!" ”

Pei Pei was very curious about the use of the fish entrails that Austin had said, so as soon as she heard her husband's command, she immediately went to the railing, untied one of the ropes, and then took up a flat nylon cage under the rope, and curiously took it to her eyes and studied it carefully—

The interior of these cages, about six or seven centimeters apart, is also equipped with a fishhook-like barb.

Pei Pei turned to look at Austin and asked, "What is this cage used for?" ”

Austin had just finished digging out the belly of the second Napoleon wrasse at this time, and was reaching out to grab a small eel from his net pocket and throwing it on the cutting board. ”

By this point, Austin had already cut off the head of the freshly caught eel with a knife, and was disemboweling the eel's abdomen.

After making a cut, Austin put his hand into the belly of the fish and took out all the fish entrails as he had done before, while looking up and grinning at Pei Pei: "Lobsters and sea crabs like to eat fish entrails, so the old fishermen will put some fish entrails into a special cage, and then hang the cage and immerse it in a depth of five meters, and then leave it alone, those lobsters and crabs will burrow into the cage by themselves to eat, and sometimes catch octopus." Once these prey are in the cage, it is impossible to get out. ”

"Wow! Does this really work? Pei Pei likes to eat lobsters and sea crabs, so when she heard this answer, her eyes immediately lit up: "After you finish killing the fish, I'll help you fill the cage with bait!" ”

Pei Pei excitedly continued to untie the rope and pull the net cage, and continued with a smile: "After catching the big lobster and the big sea crab, first steam two each, and then grill two each, and the rest will be made into fish belly!" ”

Austin looked at the excited expression on his wife's face, shook his head amusedly, lowered his head, and continued to cut the belly of the fish

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A total of eight cages were hung from the railing, and Pei Pei quickly untied all of them from the ropes.

Then she carried all the cages to Austin's side, and waited for Austin to finish disemboweling all the eels

After only waiting for about a minute or two, Pei Pei couldn't stand the disgusting fishy smell.

She pinched her nose and looked around the deck where Austin was—

As Austin's hand fell, the deck around him was already filled with several piles of fish intestines and other organs. As a result, the air around this radius was filled with a salty fishy smell.

After pinching her nose and holding on for only one or two minutes, Pei Pei finally couldn't stand it and fled

Austin laughed, laughing, wiping his chin with the back of his hand and saying, "You also said that you want to help me load the bait together?" It's too early, right? The fish I killed with my own hands are not too fishy, and you feel unbearable after only a few minutes of watching? ”

Pei Pei tugged at the corners of her mouth, then stuck out her tongue and grimaced at Austin.

"Forget it, spare you, I don't need you to help me load the bait for a while! But—" Austin continued with a smile, "that doesn't mean you don't have anything to do right now!" I'm going to give you the first task now - you go to the kitchen and help me get all the BBQ tools on deck. ”

"Obey the order, sir!" After Pei Pei finished speaking, she turned around and ran into the cabin.

After Pei Pei carried a complete set of electromagnetic barbecue tools to the deck, Austin's work of killing fish was finally over.

Then, the couple began to work together -

"Take all these fish into the kitchen, clean them up, marinate them and give them to me!" This is the second assignment Austin has assigned to his wife.

After saying "obey", Pei Pei took a basin and walked into the kitchen with all the fish

Austin looked at Pei Pei's cheerful back, and after a doting smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she picked up a net cage and began to bait it on the hook in the cage

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Inside the kitchen—

After Pei Pei cleaned all the fish, she began to marinate the fish

When all the fish were marinated, Pei Pei first kept a Napoleon wrasse in the pot and prepared to steam it in the water for a while.

Then she put the rest of the napoleon wrasse into a bowl and served it out for Austin to make a grilled fish.

As for the dozen or so small eels, they were all cut into small eel segments by Peipei.

The small eel is actually the form of the eel before it has fully grown up. (Eels have a habit of spawning and breeding in the deep sea before swimming back to freshwater.) (To be continued......)