For many people who have experienced it, fishing at sea knows that it is an extremely hard and risky thing. But for Xu Haibao at this moment, it is not the first time he has gone to sea to fish.

Before enlisting in the army, Xu Haibao followed this experienced third uncle to the sea to fish a few times. Compared to those fishing boats that go to the deep sea, most of the fishing boats on Plin Island are small fishing boats, and they usually go and return on the same day.

This also means that fishing boats can't sail too far. If you go far away, you may not be able to come back on the same day, and there may be problems with the fuel you carry. Under normal circumstances, fishermen follow the rule of sunrise and sunset.

Every morning, the fishing boat dock in the village will be extremely busy. The villagers are busy preparing on their fishing boats. Even if you only spend one day at sea, you still have to prepare.

You don't need to prepare too much to eat, but you must have plenty of fresh water to drink. The nets used for fishing should also be checked and prepared. When you reach a suitable place for casting your nets, you need to lower your nets and prepare for fishing.

Even if he hasn't done these things for a few years, Xu Haibao is still familiar with these jobs. So much so that the third uncle, who was sitting at the stern of the boat, also said with a smile: "It seems that I have been a soldier for a few years, and I haven't forgotten my fishing skills!"

"Then I can forget! I have always kept in mind the teachings of the third uncle!"

"You kid, you still have a grudge! Going to sea is a risky thing, it's not a bad thing to be careful, understand?"

"Understood!"

Compared with Xu Haibao's father, he has only one younger sister, and now he is married to the city. The third uncle in front of him originally had an older brother. It's a pity that this brother died in the sea when Xu Haibao was not born.

For many fishermen, they are always in awe of the sea. Even now, fishing boats are equipped with radios, so they can listen to the weather news released by the Fisheries Administration Bureau at any time. But the changes in the sea are sometimes unexpected!

This fishing boat, which seems to be seventy or eighty percent new, is also the most valuable belongings of his third uncle. In order to buy this fishing boat, the third uncle also owed a lot of foreign debts. It can be said that in order to support this family, the third uncle has also worked hard all his life.

Fortunately, the third uncle's son is more competitive, and like Xu Haibao's sister, he has become one of the few college students in the fishing village. For many villagers in the fishing village, going to university and moving to the city may be the best way to get away from this isolated island.

The wooded area in the southwest corner of the village is home to many tombstones. Many of those tombs have no bones, only clothes from before death. And those well-dressed mounds, without exception, were built for those who were killed at sea.

It can be seen that fishing in the sea is also a very dangerous thing. Compared with large ships, it is more resistant to wind and waves. Many of the fishing boats in the village are small inshore fishing boats.

As long as the weather is windy and rough, many fishermen will not go to sea. In this case, if the fishermen want to make money, many times they also have to depend on the weather. If God doesn't appreciate his face, many fishermen will go hungry!

Many villagers who were preparing to go to sea looked at Xu Haibao, who was busy at the bow of the boat, and said with a smile: "Ah Cheng, what about Ah Gui? Won't you go to sea with him today? How to bring Bao Wazi with him, can he do it?"

"I didn't plan to go to sea today, but this baby is idle, and if he wants to go fishing with me, I'll accompany him on a trip, anyway, stay at home, and be idle!

The fishermen who gathered together also began to chat loudly while working. By the time supplies were ready to go to sea, many fishing boats were leaving the dock one after another. It's just that compared to the large fishing port, the fishing port wharf on Fulin Island is not large.

In the whole village, there are only more than 20 fishing boats. Some large fishing boats are often invested and operated by several families. Similar to Xu Licheng's fishing boat, it is a fishing boat that Xu Licheng bought with a loan in his early years.

The one who usually goes out to sea to fish with him is also a family. But listening to my third aunt, this family doesn't seem to be willing to go to sea with the third uncle. The reason is that there are too few fish caught at sea, and the corresponding income is lower.

At present, the fishing boat that Xu Licheng bought is not the largest fishing boat in the village, but it is not the smallest fishing boat either. The fifteen-meter hull is also a relatively common fishing boat among the village's own fishing boats.

Typically, such fishing vessels will have three or four crew members. But the more people there are, the less money the fishermen will get. Even sometimes, there is no gain from going to sea, and Xu Licheng has to pay for oil.

As for collecting money according to the number of times, Xu Licheng also felt that he was too disadvantaged. Over time, except for the family Agui, Xu Licheng did not have any partners in the village. Fishing and selling fish, Xu Licheng needs to go to Zhang Luo.

In the early years, the third aunt was in good health, and this fishing boat was also run by the husband and wife. There are actually quite a few couple-and-wife boats like this. Now that Xu Haibao is back in the village to live, there are also some benefits for Xu Licheng.

It's just that Xu Licheng knows the hard work of fishing, if it weren't for Xu Haibao's initiative to go to sea to fish, it is estimated that Xu Licheng would be embarrassed to ask Xu Haibao for help. After all, if something really happened, it would be difficult for him to explain to Xu Haibao's father!

"Baowa, sit down, ready to sail!"

"Alright!

After Xu Licheng said hello, the fishing boat motor started and began to slowly leave the fishing port dock. For many fishermen, fishing nowadays often involves going to the sea far from the village and choosing a suitable place to cast their nets.

Xu Licheng, who had already decided to go to the southeast, skillfully drove the fishing boat to the destination. After the fishing boat sailed for more than an hour, the speed of the fishing boat slowly slowed down.

Xu Haibao, who returned to the stern, also asked, "Third uncle, do you want to prepare to go to the net?"

"Don't worry! I'll take a look!"

For Xu Licheng, the number of times he goes to sea and goes to the net every time is not too much. Once you go down the net in the wrong place, you are often likely to return empty-handed. Therefore, it is particularly important to choose the right place to go to the net.

Compared to large fishing vessels, which fish in the deep sea, Xu Licheng's fishing vessels are suitable for offshore fishing. The number of fish in the offshore sea is naturally much smaller than that in the deep sea. Sometimes, if you go down the net, you often can't catch any valuable fish.

At this time, Xu Haibao looked at the third uncle who looked a little worried, and thought for a while: "Third uncle, why don't you go to the front and open again." I'll go out into the sea later, and if there's any fish, we'll get out of the net!"

"You kid sit honestly, don't go to the sea casually. The water here is also very deep!"

"Third uncle, you forgot, I am in the navy, and I still have a deep diving license! It's okay, I'll go to the sea first to find out the situation, if there are schools of fish, I should be able to find them." It's not stormy now, it's fine!"

"Are you really good?"

"It must be done! Third uncle, you drive slowly, I'll go to the front first!"

After getting Xu Licheng's consent, Xu Haibao took off his coat and jumped into the sea with only a boxer brief. It didn't take long for him to dive into the sea. Seeing this scene, Xu Licheng was somewhat worried.

Reduced the speed of the fishing boat to the slowest and slowly followed behind Xu Haibao. Looking at Xu Haibao, who appeared from time to time, Xu Licheng also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his nephew's water nature was even more powerful than in his early years.

After Xu Haibao dived in the sea for about half an hour and basically figured out the situation in this sea area, Xu Haibao, who climbed into the boat, also said in a timely manner: "Uncle, there are a few groups of fish in front, the number is not too much, but you can try it in the net!"

"Okay, you put on your clothes first. I can't see that your kid has been a soldier for a few years, and this water nature is getting better and better. I saw you dive down before, and you can hold it for a few minutes at a time, right?"

"Well, it's okay! I don't have any skills, and I couldn't turn a non-commissioned officer back then!

The small fishing boat also uses trawl nets, and Xu Haibao, who has changed his clothes, begins to put the sorted trawl nets into the seawater. Xu Licheng, who was in charge of driving the boat, saw that Xu Haibao was very skilled in releasing the net, so he didn't come over to help.

It's just that what Xu Licheng didn't expect was that Xu Haibao, who had gone to the sea before, found a few small groups of fish, but the scale of the fish was not large. In order to let Xu Licheng have a good harvest in this net, Xu Haibao sprinkled two drops of water in the nameless bead.

Knowing the water inside the nameless bead is very attractive to fish. It's just two drops, but when the water spreads, it should attract nearby fish to come in, just enough to get them into trawl.

As for how much this net can catch, even Xu Haibao has no bottom in his heart. It was only as the fishing boat dragged all the lowered fishing nets around and sailed for a certain distance, Xu Licheng quickly started the automatic net reel.

As the trawl slowly shrank, watching the speed of the boat move slower and slower, the experienced Xu Licheng couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Years of fishing experience made Xu Licheng clear that the reason why the boat slowed down was because the nets were heavy.

The reason why the fishing nets are very heavy is naturally that there are a lot of fish caught. After all, although it is an offshore sea, it is also an open sea, and the situation of marine pollution is still a little better than that of the inland sea.

By the time the boats finally stopped, the nets were almost gone. Looking at the fishing net that sank into the water and bulged out a large bag, Xu Licheng looked a little incredulous. In his opinion, the net seems to have gained a little too much.

Usually the harvest is good, and he is fortunate to be able to hit a hundred catties. At a glance, it can be seen that today's first net harvest is probably enough for him to set off and return home. Although the harvest has not been counted yet, this net of hundreds of catties of fish is no problem at all!