"We don't see each other often, so we have to keep him in mind." Haizhu saw Qi Laosan's shocked face, she "shh ”

"Then why are you telling me, you can fool me." Qi Laosan was embarrassed, and when he saw Han Ji in the future, he had to hide and go, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back his words.

"You must be thinking about me, why should I fool you." Haizhu walked barefoot to the bow of the boat to pluck the sail to adjust the direction, and said, "Look at my milk, she can see it and don't worry." ”

Qi Laosan felt that he was listening to this, but he was thinking about Haizhu. He put down the spindle and leaned on the side of the boat to watch the passing seabirds, and after a rare moment of pondering, he said: "You are right, it is like fishing for a man. ”

Haizhu walked to the opposite of him, bowed down and said with a smile: "You can treat my third aunt well, don't be distracted by power, puff up your waist and spend your heart, if you learn from that unserious person to stay in the flowers and willows at night, attract bees and butterflies, I will let Han Ji break your legs and throw them back to your hometown." ”

"You think about her, don't worry, our family doesn't have bad seeds. I married your third aunt back to protect her, not to bully her, if I do something wrong one day, let alone break my leg, you just throw me into the sea to feed the sharks, and I won't say a word. Qi Laosan continued to mend the fishing nets.

On the third pole of the day, the building boat arrived at Yandao, the sail was lowered and the boat was rocked into the cliff cave, and the old turtle nervously cocked his neck. Haizhu and Qi Laosan climbed the cliff, it lay on the bow of the boat and did not dare to enter the water, and struggled to guard the board.

The sun rises to the middle, the dazzling sunlight falls at the entrance of the cliff cave, the sun is slanting inch by inch to the west, the shady cliff cave gradually becomes brighter, when the red and black cliff wall reflects a brilliant halo, the sound of iron nails and stone walls colliding slowly moves down.

The old turtle was planted in the water with a dry shell, and it swam around the mountain wall, devouring fish and shrimp that pecked at the mountain gray algae.

"All the days of this day are floating on the sea." Stepping on the boat board, Qi Laosan took a lantern and sat down, climbing on the rock wall for more than an hour, his arms and legs were sore, and he was always worried when he picked bird's nest, and now he has a headache when he relaxes.

Haizhu first dismantled the iron spike insoles and went to the bottom warehouse to scoop water to drink, she scooped up the scoop of water and handed it to Qi Laosan, sat on the board together, leaned on the side of the boat with two long legs, and said tiredly: "When I buy a big boat, I won't come." ”

"How much does it cost to buy a big boat?" Qi Laosan asked.

"It's a few thousand taels, I'll do the math, plus the bird's nest you gave me, picking more than three catties a day, counting it as selling a hundred taels, and I will save enough money for three or four months." When the sea is closed in mid-May, I will first take the money to find a shipwright and let him build the ship first, and when the money is not enough, I will come back to pick the sea. Anyway, it's the end of this year at the latest, and you won't have to come back next year. Haizhu saw the old turtle swimming over, and she asked her third uncle to drag it onto the boat.

Qi Laosan rowed out of the cliff cave, and without waiting for the sails to be raised, he stared at the black dots flying up on the sea in the distance and said, "Haizhu, come and see, that's a killer whale, right?" It's a long life, and it's densely packed with a large group. ”

Haizhu subconsciously looked at the old turtle first, and it was lying relaxed on the stern of the boat, not as if it was facing a great enemy.

The boat raised its sails, Haizhu and Qi Laosan stood at the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, the distance between them was getting closer and closer, and both of them saw clearly what the thing flying out of the sea was. A large school of manta rays flapped their wings like birds and flew over the sea, rushed out of the sea, glided on the surface of the sea, and fell into the sea with a large splash.

"Oh, it's time for them to go into heat." Qi Laosan suddenly heard from the old people in the village when he was a child that this was the male manta ray attracting the female manta ray, just like the male bird showing the female bird its brightly colored feathers.

"Hurry up, get closer, thanks to the many nets we have brought." Qi Laosan was so excited that he missed the opportunity to make a fortune yesterday, but he had to seize it today.

Haizhu walked to the bow of the boat and lowered a sail, she plucked the sail to control the direction, Qi Laosan stood on the boat and cast a net into the air, the manta ray fell into the sea with the net, and he dragged the net to the boat.

The old turtle climbed to the bow of the boat and planted it down, it happily hunted manta rays in the sea, and its large size did not dare to provoke, and it picked up the small ones.

Haizhu went upstairs and shoveled it down, and Qi Laosan dragged the manta rays onto the boat, and she cut off their poisonous bone spurs first.

Chapter 153: Uncle and Nephew Team Up to Kill the Shark

The fish were far away, and Qi Laosan wanted to drive the boat to chase after him, but Haizhu grabbed him and said, "We can't delay it, if we delay it any longer, we will spend the night at sea." ”

Qi Laosan calmed down from his enthusiastic state, he looked at the sky, it was indeed time to go back.

Haizhu tiptoed over the manta ray, walked to the bow of the boat, first cast a net to drag the old turtle onto the boat, and then raised the sail to adjust the angle according to the wind direction.

The boat turned around and headed north, passing by the cliff wall, the side of the cliff cave was carrying a large shadow on the sea with the sun on its back, and the sea bead pulled the sail rope and wrapped it around the mast, and walked to the cabin to carry the manta ray with Qi Laosan.

Poisonous bone spurs cut off and kicked into the sea, and the manta rays that fluttered to the stern of the boat dragged their fins into the hold, and the planks that had been covered with fishing nets were now full of fish, and the fins were thick and wide, lying on the planks like bats flying into a bowl.

"This one sells for a lot of money, and it's the biggest one." Qi Laosan panted and picked up a manta fish and walked to the bottom warehouse, the skin of the fish was slippery, he had to hook his waist, and use the strength of his legs to resist it.

"We'll carry it." Haizhu ran over to help, "Old turtle, you look at the fish on the boat, don't let the birds peck at you."

There were only two tanks in the bottom tank, one for fresh water and one for seawater, and now both tanks were filled with sea water, and the manta rays, which were bigger than the bottom of the tanks, had to be curled up.

There were seven manta rays in total, four of which could barely fit in two tanks, and the remaining three could only be thrown into the sea with fishing nets. Afraid that the fish would escape, Qi Laosan and Haizhu put on the fishing nets on the boat, put three layers of them, and then tied them to the iron ring at the stern of the boat with hemp rope.

The stern of the boat fell into a living creature, the speed of the boat slowed down significantly, Qi Laosan took off his fishy coat, dipped in sea water and rubbed two wrings on the side of the boat, he was shirtless and not afraid of the sun, sat in the stern and said: "Haizhu, you look at the sail, I sit here and stare at the net, something is wrong, I call you." ”

"Okay, you pay more attention to the sea, don't let your legs down, and be careful of sharks catching up."

Haizhu went upstairs to change his clothes, took the gold sore medicine and threw it to her third uncle, he was obviously excited, and he didn't notice the pain when his hand was bleeding from a fishing net.

She stepped down from the bottom silo and carried two buckets of water up to wash the plank, and the old turtle lay in the puddle without moving, and Haizhu kicked it before it climbed under the wooden ladder.

The boat was cleaned up, Haizhu went upstairs to carry the bamboo basket of bird's nest down, and she sat under the sail to pick the miscellaneous hairs in the bird's nest in the shade.

The strength of the struggle in the fishing net slowly weakened, Qi Laosan looked into the distance, the waves on the sea surface that were level with his line of sight were surging, the clear sea water was surging after a long time, and the bottomless sea water was like sticky silt. He glanced at it, his gaze falling back to the side of the ship before he caught his breath.

"Don't keep staring at the water, and don't look at the bottom of the sea." Haizhu heard that his breathing was wrong, and reminded him.

"Okay."

Qi Laosan stood up and moved his numb limbs, and carried water for the old turtle to bathe, and even moved it to the stern of the boat, and used his clothes to dip the water to rub the dirt on the turtle's fins.

The sun shifted, and the two bulging sails fell a large shadow on the boat, and the light shone on the place where Haizhu sits, she squinted for a while, put down the bird's nest and walked to the cabin to set up a posture to compare a few moves taught by Dr. Mu.

The old turtle suddenly craned his neck to look into the sea, and Qi Laosan also followed, and there was no movement at the back of the boat except for the fishing nets dragged in the sea.

Haizhu gathered her momentum and walked over, a dark shadow shook under the splashing sea, and she hurriedly shouted: "There is a shark, the third uncle pulls the net." ”

She ran to the bottom of the wooden ladder and picked up a pointed shovel, and ran back to stare warily at the surface of the sea, and when the nets were out of the water, the sharks under the water also showed their dorsal fins. She crouched down and kneeled on the board of the boat to stabilize her figure, and slashed down with a pointed shovel with the handle of the wood, the tip of the shovel cut through the shark's skin, and a stream of blood stained the water red, diluted by the incoming waves in an instant.

The fishing net was dragged onto the boat, and Qi Laosan checked it and said, "It was found in time, and the fishing net and fish are in good condition." ”

"Bring the boat." Haizhu was still staring at the surface, and the shark was still following behind the boat.

When the shark surfaced again, Qi Laosan lifted the boat high and smashed it down, and the sea surface "banged", and the water splashed three feet high. When the splash fell, there was no shadow of a shark under the sea.

"Gone? If only we could fight. His fingers were bleeding, Qi Laosan wiped his pants indiscriminately, and said, "Your father and your second uncle killed sharks at sea, and they also used big fish to catch sharks." ”

"My dad and my second uncle also killed sharks at sea? So powerful? Haizhu was shocked, she carried a pointed axe along the side of the boat to look underwater, and muttered: "Why don't you see my second uncle mention it?" It's okay to show off to us. ”

"Your father is bold, dare to think and dare to do......"

The boat shook suddenly, Qi Laosan and Haizhu grabbed the side of the boat to stabilize their bodies, the old turtle was almost shaken down, and it shrank its neck and crawled away from the stern.

The bottom of the boat on the right side was hit again, Haizhu and Qi Laosan glanced at each other, she stepped down from the bottom warehouse, and stood on the platform at the corner to knock on the boat board. Sure enough, the shark saw that it couldn't capsize the boat, it swam over angrily following the sound, Haizhu waved the pointed shovel when it showed its head, and Qi Laosan smashed the boat again, completely smashing the pointed shovel into the shark meat.

Qi Laosan then smashed two more sticks, threw the wooden handle of the shovel and dragged the pointed shovel, and dragged the pointed shovel with Haizhu to cut a long scar on the shark's body.

The shark rolled in the sea in pain, the blood-colored sea water boiled, and Haizhu and Qi Laosan were almost dragged down. Fortunately, the pointed shovel fell off from the shark meat, Qi Laosan pushed Haizhu, and the two fell into the bottom warehouse.

"Whew-" Qi Laosan's heart thumped, he snorted and panted, got up and looked far away at the sea, the blood had dispersed, and the sea water calmed down.

"Ran, out of sight." He had some pity.

Haizhu also felt regretful, she walked up to the cabin and said, "I don't know how my father and my second uncle killed the shark, they carried the shark back?" ”

"No, I cut two fins and brought them back, and then the shark sank to the bottom." Before the words fell, a few sounds suddenly came from the sea in the distance, Qi Laosan looked at Haizhu, and saw two silver-gray dolphins jumping out of the water with the light on their backs.

The dolphin smelled the shark's blood, Haizhu looked at the sky, she pondered lowering the sails, just walked to the bow of the boat and saw a big black shadow hiding under the water, and then the hull of the ship was hit, she hugged the mast tightly so that she did not fall off the boat.

"It hasn't even run yet." Qi Laosan picked up the pointed axe and ran over.

"The dorsal fin is broken, and it is estimated that I can't stabilize my body, and I drown in the sea if I run." Haizhu was thoughtful.

Two dolphins also rushed over, one after the other hitting the shark in the belly with their hard snouts, and the shark was knocked over, with its crooked dorsal fin pointing down, its deep groove-shaped mouth facing upward, its huge mouth wide open, and a mouthful of fangs.

Haizhu knew the purpose of the dolphins, and she used a pointed shovel to help cut through the shark's abdomen, and the two dolphins immediately tore the wound and devoured the liver and fat in the abdomen.

The sea water turned red, the sea breeze was also mixed with a strong smell of blood, the dolphin was full and left, Haizhu and Qi Laosan jumped into the sea, cutting off the shark's fins very quickly, the two just climbed into the boat, and the fish in the sea swam over like a fried pan to eat the shark meat.

Haizhu went to raise the sails, the boat floated away, and the people stood on the boat and looked back, and a flock of birds went into the sea to hunt the fish that came out of the water.

The old turtle crawled over, it stretched its neck to nibble on the shark fin that poked out of the edge of the basin, Qi Laosan slapped it and took the basin, the old expensive things are not something it can eat.

Haizhu went upstairs and changed into the clothes that smelled of fish, and she carried a bucket of water to pour on the manta fish in the fishing net. At this time, it was not early, and she could not delay at sea any longer, even if the manta ray looked dying, she did not dare to throw the fishing net into the sea again, for fear of attracting another shark.

"Got to the dock and sold the fins? Sell it, it's dark when you go back, and you don't have time to stew and eat. Qi Laosan asked, he was afraid that she would take it back and eat it herself.

Haizhu saw through his thoughts, nodded and said, "This thing has no taste, cook it at night and scrape the skin, hang it up and dry it tomorrow, and sell it with bird's nest when the time comes." ”

"That'll do fine." As long as he doesn't eat it himself, Qi Laosan will be relieved.

There were no more accidents on the next journey, but it was not surprising that the two of them went back late, and when they arrived at the dock, it was already full of stars, except for Second Uncle Qi and Bei Niang, the family was waiting at the pier.

There are fishermen catching the sea on the beach, the light of the lanterns on the beach is like fireflies, the sound of the waves and the wind blurs the laughter, but the faint human voice can make people feel at ease.

"Why did you come back so late? I'm scared to death. Grandma Qi breathed a sigh of relief and was scared to death, once someone at home who went to sea did not return, the whole family was worried.

"Haizhu, can you meet a fishing boat at sea when you come back?" Du Xiaowu asked, "In addition to you, there are three fishing boats that have not returned." ”

"I haven't encountered it, there was no strong wind and waves on the sea today, wait a while, maybe I'll be back soon." Haizhu handed the bamboo basket to Dongzhu, she jumped off the boat with the basin and said, "Is the water official still there?" We caught seven manta rays and finned sharks, and we had to pay a lot of fishing taxes today. ”

"He's gone back to eat, you go sell the fish first, and then come tomorrow morning to pay the fishing tax." Du Xiaowu didn't register her anymore, with her current status, even if she didn't pay fishing tax, no one would come to the door to ask for money.

Qi Laosan went back to push the wooden cart, and Haizhu went to the street to find a buyer.

Shopkeeper Li was reminded by the running hall, he saw Haizhu, with a smile on his face that was about to drown, and walked to the door and said enthusiastically: "Oh, I'll see who is here." ”

Haizhu rolled her eyes, "Come on, I just came back from the sea and caught seven manta rays, come and ask if you can buy them." After that, she emphasized: "Don't fix what you don't have, you and I are both businessmen, look at the money and talk, if you bite the bullet and eat seven fish at a high price, I won't accept your affection." ”

Shopkeeper Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You are really difficult to please, then forget it, send me two, they don't stink, right?" ”

"No, I'll send you to smell it later, I'll go to another house and ask." Haizhu turned and walked out.

Shopkeeper Li went out and said, "You go to the morning shop and ask, they stewed overnight and will use it tomorrow morning." ”

Haizhu responded, she went to three restaurants to sell three, passing by the tavern, Boss Chen sat outside the door to eat grilled fish, he asked out loud: "Have you eaten?" Didn't eat and came in to eat and drink. ”

"I just came back from the sea and caught a few manta rays, by the way, do you want to buy two at your tavern?" It is also a good accompaniment to the night grill. ”

"Okay, I'll let the guy come with you."

"I'll send it later." Haizhu had already heard the sound of the wheel, so she beckoned Qi Laosan to pull the car over and let Boss Chen choose first.

"Two hundred wen a pound, you take the scale out." Haizhu said.

The tavern bought two small ones, which totaled more than 118 catties, and Haizhu received 23 taels, leaving a favor and no fraction.

Sent to Jiubei Restaurant, Shopkeeper Li habitually picked out the fault first, he covered his nose and said, "The taste is a bit heavy." ”

"Two hundred wen a pound." Haizhu said directly.

Shopkeeper Li smiled, he picked two big ones for the guy to carry down and weigh, the largest one was one hundred and fifty-eight pounds, heavier than a man in the prime of life, and the other one was more than one hundred and twenty pounds.

"Just give fifty-five taels." Haizhu didn't ask for a string of money made of 600 copper plates.

The other three manta rays were more than 73 catties, more than 80 catties, and more than 97 catties, and Haizhu received 14 taels, 16 taels, and 19 taels respectively.

Seven manta rays were sold for a total of 126 taels, and after deducting the 12 taels of fishing tax to be paid tomorrow, 114 taels fell into the pocket.

"I didn't work in vain today, if only I could have this harvest tomorrow." When Qi Laosan saw the silver, the fatigue of the whole day instantly dissipated.

"Milk, what did you fry at night? I went to the restaurant to buy a few groceries and went back. Haizhu said.

"Okay, I'm tired of the day, buy a few of your favorite dishes." Grandma Qi pulled Chaoping, called out to Dongzhu and Fengping, and said, "Let's go back first, I don't know if the water in the pot is cold or not." ”