Chapter 15: The Big Fish
After the sun rises, Heung-woo is awakened by the screams of Mia. Immediately afterwards, he heard a 'plop' sound falling into the water, and Xingyu was so frightened that he immediately rushed out of the lifeboat and jumped into the dinghy to check what happened to Miya. I saw Mia grasping the rope on the side of the dinghy with one hand, and the fishing rod with the other hand was being pulled outward. Depending on the situation, Mia caught a big fish beyond her control, only to be pulled into the sea by the big fish. But Mia, who fell into the sea, still clung to the fishing rod. Xingyu was frightened by this situation and shouted: "Let go of the fishing rod!" The fishing rod is unnecessary! But Mia just couldn't let go: "No! We only have one fishing rod. Before Mia could finish speaking, Heungwoo had already jumped into the sea. Seeing Mia's stubborn refusal to let go of the fishing rod. Xingyu hurriedly opened the lock of the fish wheel and let the fish wheel release the line. After unlocking the lock, Heungwoo immediately snatched the fishing rod from Mia's hand. "Climb aboard!" Xingyu urged Miya to get on the boat while holding Miya onto the boat. After Xingyu saw Miya get on the boat, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then Xingyu also grabbed the fishing rod and climbed onto the boat. After getting on the boat, Xingyu hurriedly checked to see if Miya was injured. Fortunately, Mia was not injured, but she was so frightened that her face turned blue. Seeing that Miya was frightened, Xingyu secretly hated the big fish: "Stinky fish! Let's see how the master cleans you up today! ”
Xingyu looked down at the fish wheel, and most of the 100-meter fishing lines in the fish wheel had been released. Xingyu hurriedly squatted down, lowered his center of gravity, and prepared to fight with this big fish. After Xingyu closed the lock of the fishing wheel, a strong pull soon came from the fishing rod. Both the dinghy and the attached lifeboat were pulled by this pull. Xingyu is afraid of decoupling and disconnection. Hurriedly release the lock of the fish wheel again. After loosening the lock, immediately turn the fishing wheel to lock and close the line. The line is tightened and then loosened. Heungwoo kept repeating this action to consume the physical strength of the big fish. But soon, Xingyu began to get anxious. There are more lines pulled out, less lines retracted, and there are only a few loops of line left in the fishing wheel. When the fishing line is exhausted, Xingyu will fall into passivity. Xingyu understands that he can't go on like this anymore, so he can only risk decoupling and disconnecting, and collect more wires after each lock. Xingyu is strange in his heart, in order to let Miya learn to fish. The line is a fake bait tied with a small branch, and the hook of the small bait is small. Such a strong pull should have been decoupled a long time ago. In order to prevent decoupling, Xingyu must not only resist tensile force, but also prevent weightlessness after decoupling. Therefore, Xingyu's physical strength is also greatly consumed.
In this struggle, Xingyu can't rest. Xingyu resting means that the big fish are also resting. The longer it drags on, the more likely it is to decouple. When the fishing line was about 50 meters back, Xingyu's hand grasping the rod felt like it was about to lose its strength. Fortunately, the big fish's struggles are also waning. When he retracted another 20 meters, Xingyu felt that the right hand that grabbed the rod began to be sore, and his fingers could no longer grasp the fishing rod. Frightened, Xingyu hurriedly closed his hands and grabbed the fishing rod. After Xingyu grasped the fishing rod, he hurriedly shouted to Miya, "Go and get the rope and tie my right hand to the fishing rod." Miya didn't expect Xingyu to be so crazy, and hurriedly persuaded: "Cut the thread!" Don't fight. After hearing this, Xingyu categorically refused: "No! We also only have one small bait. If you lose it, you will have to fight hard with big bait and big fish all the time. Mia finally understood why Heung-woo was fighting the big fish. But Mia also knew the severity of the tied-hand. If there is an accident, Xingyu can't even let go and throw the fishing rod. This is simply a fight for life, and Mia naturally refuses to help Xingyu tie his hands. Miya lay directly behind Xingyu, stretched out her hands and grabbed the rod with Xingyu. With Miya helping to catch the rod, Xingyu's right hand to grab the rod suddenly relaxed. At this time, the big fish also reached the end of the strong bow, and the two of them worked together to quickly pull the big fish to the side of the boat. But at this time, neither Xingyu nor Miya had the strength to catch the struggling big fish into the dinghy. Miya asked anxiously, "What should I do?" I'm afraid we won't be able to pull it up. Xingyu said with an idea: "Let's pull it to the side of the boat and let the fish's head rest on the side of the boat." I hold it with both hands, and you stun it with the oars. After the two of them pulled the big fish to the side of the boat, Mia hurriedly picked up the oars and raised them high above her head. Mia knew she only had one chance, and she couldn't stun the big fish with one blow, for fear that the big fish's dying struggle would cause the big fish to get out of the hook. Mia saw the position of the big fish, gritted her teeth and slapped it. The handle of the oar is in the middle of the head of the large fish. The big fish immediately stopped moving. Heung-woo immediately handed the fishing rod to Miya and rushed to get the rope himself. Then tie one end of the rope to the loop of the lifeboat, and the other end is tied tightly after inserting the gills of the fish. After being tied up like this, it is impossible for the big fish to escape even if they wake up.
Seeing that the big fish was finally caught, Miya stood up excitedly and hugged Xingyu and kissed it, and then hid her head in front of Xingyu's chest and hugged Xingyu tightly. Xingyu was overwhelmed by Mia's move, and was stunned stupidly.
Xingyu didn't dare to rest. The story of the old man and the sea is a good vigilance. Xingyu was afraid that after resting, he could only pull up a pair of fish bones. Heungwoo untied the rope from the rope loop and tied the rope around his waist. Then hold on to the rope and pull the rope with your waist to pull the big fish onto the dinghy. After the big fish was pulled onto the boat, the two of them saw the whole picture of the big fish, a whole meter long. When Heungwoo pulls the hook from the mouth of the big fish, he finds that the big fish is too unlucky. Two of the three-pronged hooks at the tail of the fake lure hook hook the upper jawbone and one hook hook the lower jawbone. No wonder the big fish can't break free from the hook.
After pulling out the hook, Miya was anxious to ask Xingyu to rest: "You don't care about the rest." Look at your right hand twitching. Sit down and rest. Then Mia began to clean up the big fish, but when she finished cleaning the internal organs, Mia became worried: "This fish is too big, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat it all in three days." What to do? Xingyu thought for a while and said, "Don't be afraid!" There are few bacteria in the sea, and there are no insects, so if you cut the fish into thin slices and dry it, it should last for three days. ”
Mia cut the fish into palm-sized slices. Then spread on the edge of the boat and expose it to the sun. Then use the lid of the ice bucket to hold the pre-cut sashimi, and then return to the lifeboat with Xingyu to enjoy the fruits of hard work.