Chapter Eighty-Eight: Working People Are the Loveliest
For many fishermen living on the island, it is not uncommon to encounter sharks or even catch sharks at sea. It's just that the number of sharks in the East China Sea has become increasingly rare in recent years.
In contrast, there are more sharks seen or caught in the South China Sea than in the East China Sea. Suddenly seeing a few sharks in sight, Xu Haibao would feel surprised and understandable.
But what Xu Haibao didn't know was that not far from these small sharks, there were two real giant sharks, which were also advancing quickly towards the fishing boat. As the apex predator of the sea, sharks undoubtedly have a very sensitive sense of smell.
Tourists who had been staying on the fishing boat, waiting to see how much the net would catch, suddenly exclaimed, "Look, look, what is that? It looks like a shark's fins, right?"
"What? Sharks? How can there be sharks here? Wait, I saw it too, there are sharks!"
Accompanied by the exclamations of many tourists, Xu Licheng, who was staying on the boat, found shark fins looming on the surface of the sea. Han Xiangzi and the others, who were staying on the boat, said with panicked expressions in an instant: "It's not good! Brother Xu is still in the water!"
Tourists who have also watched the horror movie 'Jaws' in the early years know that some sharks attack humans. If the shark mistook Xu Haibao for prey, then Xu Haibao's fate can be imagined.
Even if the shark can't prey on Xu Haibao, the huge shark really has a close contact with Xu Haibao in the sea, and it is estimated that it is enough for Xu Haibao to drink a pot. For a moment, the tourists and villagers on the fishing boat looked a little panicked.
Fortunately, at this time, Xu Haibao also raised his head and surfaced at the right time. Seeing tourists dancing with villagers from afar, shouting the word 'shark', Xu Haibao looked back and looked in the direction of everyone's fingers.
It was found that about a hundred meters away from his location, two huge sharks had really appeared. Looking closer, Xu Haibao quickly recognized that it was a hammerhead shark, also known as a hammerhead shark.
In general, hammerhead sharks rarely attack humans, and unless they are frightened, they will cause them to behave aggressively. Just to reassure everyone, Xu Haibao also swam quickly.
Looking at Xu Haibao, who was swimming extremely fast in the sea, all the tourists also sweated for him. At least in the eyes of many tourists, it is somewhat unlikely that humans will be able to swim past sharks in the sea.
Fortunately, the two big sharks didn't seem to have much interest in Xu Haibao. Feeling the traces left by the diffusion of spiritual water in this sea area, he swallowed the seawater from time to time to filter, hoping to absorb more of the existence of spiritual water.
When Xu Haibao quickly swam to the side of the fishing boat and motioned for Xu Licheng to start pulling the net. Seeing that the shark didn't chase Xu Haibao, Xu Licheng also breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Quick, hurry up and close the net, don't let the shark scare the fish into the net away!"
A small fishing boat like Xu Licheng really wants to provoke this huge shark, and it is estimated that it is the fishing boat that will suffer in the end. But for Xu Licheng and others, it is indeed rare to see giant shark activities in this sea area!
So where did these two sharks come from?
Xu Licheng, who didn't understand the reason, looked at Xu Haibao, who successfully got on the boat from the sea, and couldn't help scolding: "I told you not to go to the sea, but you didn't listen." Are you all right? How can there be sharks in this place?"
"Third uncle, it's okay! I just looked at it, it's a hammerhead shark, this kind of shark is not aggressive. As long as we don't provoke it, nothing will happen. Take advantage of the opportunity to quickly collect the trawl!"
"This is what you commanded, don't you see that the net is already being closed? The hammerhead shark is also a shark, let it hit it, you kid don't think about it. In the future, it's okay to go to the sea as little as possible, it's not safe, do you understand!"
Knowing the previous accident, it still scared the third uncle and the tourists enough. Fortunately, Xu Haibao got on the boat safely, and the dangerous scene before also turned into a false alarm. But even so, many tourists are very excited.
Even after Xu Haibao got dressed, Han Xiangzi and the others immediately surrounded him and asked, "Brother Xu, did you really see a shark just now? You swam so fast when you came back just now! It's really like a fish in the sea!"
"That's as exaggerated as you say! But I was really shocked just now, and I didn't expect there to be sharks here. However, when I was in the water before, I only vaguely saw that the shark's head was a little wide, which was a little different from ordinary sharks.
I was relieved to realize that it was a hammerhead shark. If I do run into a great white shark, I guess I'll be scared too. Speaking of which, this is probably the first time I've ever encountered a shark in the sea so close since I grew up!"
Although these words are more used to satisfy the curiosity of tourists. But for Xu Haibao, if he wasn't afraid that the third uncle would be worried, he really wanted to get close to these rare sharks in the sea.
Fortunately, Xu Haibao knows that when he has the opportunity to go to sea alone in the future, there are many opportunities like this, and he doesn't need to feel any regrets. The sudden visit of these two sharks also surprised many tourists.
Of course, this also means that this trip to the sea to participate in the fishing will give these tourists an unforgettable memory. Compared to running to the aquarium to see sharks, the chance to see sharks so closely on the ocean is really lucky!
As the fishing boats closed their nets one after another, and when they saw the harvest in the fishing nets, the villagers who were in charge of driving the boats and collecting the nets were also very surprised: "It's really strange, the fish caught in this net seem to be a lot of fish!"
A curious tourist said, "Captain of the boat, this harvest is very good? It doesn't seem to be much!"
In the past, when we went out to sea to fish, it would be good to catch a hundred catties in one net. Today, the net looks like it is estimated to be two hundred pounds smaller. If we have such a harvest every time, then we will wake up laughing in our dreams!"
"Really, we're in luck!"
"Yes, it looks like it's your luck today!"
The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and the bosses of these fishing boats, even if they knew that most of the fish caught today were used for dinner in the evening. But now it seems that if every fishing boat had such a catch, the fish would not have been eaten.
It's just about how to deal with these fish, Xu Haibao said before going to sea that he really wants to catch more fish and sell them in the market at that time. The money earned is divided into three parts and then returned.
One of them is naturally for the owner and crew, another is to subsidize the cost of the dinner, and the other is used as a fund for the village committee. In the future, it will cost money to build infrastructure in the village, and there is no need to think about asking for subsidies from the higher level government every day.
In Xu Haibao's words, it means that the village is self-reliant and has enough food and clothing. If you don't ask for funds from above, the village will be less regulated by tourism. Many villagers agree with this truth and support Xu Haibao's decision.
It's just that these shipowners didn't think there would be any big gain before they went to sea. But now it seems that Xu Haibao seemed to have expected this situation before going to sea. But no matter what, the owner of the ship felt that it was not a loss.
According to the agreement reached between Xu Haibao and the tourists, the catch of this fishing will be given priority to the tourists to select. The seafood selected will be used to make tonight's seafood dinner.
As for the fuel cost of the fishing boats going out to sea, it is naturally shared by the tourists. When going out to sea to fish, the oil money is not too much, and when converted, it will cost dozens of dollars for a tourist.
If you can catch a fish, you can enjoy a free seafood meal in the evening. For many tourists, this is nothing. At least this time to visit Fulin Island, their per capita consumption is not high.
Compared to the consumption of traveling to other islands in the past, it is simply not comparable. For these tourists, the real purpose of their visit is to have fun and eat!
With the harvest of hundreds of catties in each fishing boat, many boat owners are very happy. Even if there are some of the more precious seafood, the boat owner also knows that after returning to the village, these seafood will definitely be picked out and eaten by tourists.
But no matter what, this time they don't have to worry about losing money, and they can also make extra money, so they should be satisfied. For the tourists who went out to sea to participate in the fishing, they were also satisfied with the harvest.
Even the seafood that fell on the boat looked messy and very fishy. Seeing such a pile of live seafood, many tourists wear gloves and begin to judge the catch of their catches.
There are even many tourists who ask their companions to help take pictures when sorting the seafood they catch. As for the boat where Xu Haibao is located, a few rare swordfish have become the most popular co-producers of Han Xiangzi and others.
Not taboo at all about the fishy smell of swordfish, Han Xiangzi and the others stood in a row and hugged a swordfish and said: "Brother Xu, shoot better! This is our trophy, we must be photographed handsome!"
"Okay, don't worry! The working people are the loveliest, and you are the most handsome at this time!"
After helping Han Xiangzi and others take pictures, the fishing boat also began to turn around and set off for home. Some boat owners also followed Xu Haibao's instructions and picked out some freshly caught seafood to eat. Eating seafood on a fishing boat is also a great thing for many tourists.