Golden Fishery

To tell the truth, Qin Shiou had seen the lantern before, but he didn't know it was exiled on Christmas Eve, so he asked Shaq.

Shaq said that fishing in the sea used to be a high-risk job, and many people could not return after going out to sea. In this way, every year on Christmas Eve, fishermen bring their families to release the boat lights, one is to pray for safety, and the other is to use them as guide lights. If they die in the deep sea in the future, their souls will come back under the guidance of the boat lights.

Later, with the advancement of science and technology, as the rescue work became timely, this tradition disappeared in many places. In fact, Farewell Island has not carried out the activity of releasing ship lights on Christmas Eve for several years.

"Let me just say, didn't you do it last year, right? Why did you suddenly think of doing it this year?" Qin Shiou said while playing with a polished shell.

Shaq said: "I'm not too sure. It was initiated by Mayor Winnie, and it seems to be in conjunction with the shooting of the movie. The movie directed by Cameron has related plots. Didn't we encounter the hurricane not long after Christmas? I What I found out is that the movie has an opening plot, that is, let’s put the lights on the boat and pray that everything goes well, so as to pave the way for the shipwreck in the future.”

Qin Shiou suddenly realized that the film crew had come to bid farewell to the town. In fact, the movie stars looked glamorous, but they suffered a lot when they actually made the movie. It was Christmas soon, and they couldn’t go home for the holiday. They had to come to the farewell island for the second phase shoot.

Setting off ship lanterns is a traditional activity, and Qin Shiou also participated in the production. It should be very interesting to participate in the event together.

There are many people and strength, and a lot of shells are quickly made into boat lights.

The fishermen are responsible for grinding the shells with hand grinders, while the teenagers are sticking candles on them. There is a clear division of labor. Works fast.

Shaq asked Qin Shiou to bring the teenagers to stick candles, but Qin Shiou disdainful. Said: "Let me polish the shells."

The working bull said: "Don't look at this thing as simple. In fact, it is skillful. The balance of the shell is not good, and it is easy to sink into the water when it is put into the water. Therefore, it must be polished from the outside to the inside when polishing. The lighter the boat, the lower the boat will be so that it will not easily tip over."

As he said that, the bull demonstrated one for him, after it was polished. This shell really looks like a boat, the edges are as thin as a cicada's wings, Qin Shiou looked at the sun, but couldn't see anything—please, the bull is just a fisherman, not Lu Ban.

Qin Shiou also polished one himself. The hand grinder is not easy to control, and if one is not careful, the shell will break. He tried it several times. Four shells were destroyed before the fifth was polished.

As a result, when it was placed on the sea, the big shell just floated up, and Qin Shiou didn't expect to be happy. A wave hit it and it disappeared.

"Fake!" Official Qin cursed bitterly,

He picked up a shell and continued to work quietly.

Shaq persuaded, "You can stick candles. That's much easier, isn't it?"

Qin Shiou insisted: "No, I have to learn it. I can't just run away because it's difficult. Right?"

Now that he has shown such determination, it is inconvenient for the fishermen to say anything, and they can only let him polish it by himself. Anyway, there are plenty of big shells picked up in the fishing ground.

Hard work pays off, Qin Shiou groped for half an hour by himself, and finally made it handy. Finally, it only took two minutes to polish a shell.

Sticking a candle to the shell, Qin Shiou put it into the ocean confidently, but another wave came over, and the shell still couldn't escape the fate of hitting the street!

"Because I'm a Jesus father, I don't believe in evil anymore." Qin Daguan was furious, and he gritted his teeth and went to study again.

But no matter how he polished it, even if the final polished shell was perfect, it still couldn't escape the wind and waves.

So he had to admit defeat and told the Shaqs that he couldn't make a shell boat lantern: "I don't know what's wrong, this shell can't avoid the waves coming, so forget it."

The fishermen looked at him in astonishment, and Shaq asked: "Are you kidding me? This is a shell, but not a real boat. How could it be better than the waves? As long as it is a wave, it is higher than the shell. The shell boat we polished Even the lamp cannot withstand the beating of the waves."

"Yes, our boat lights are used in Shenbao Lake. How can there be such a big wave in the lake." The sea monster also said as a matter of course.

Qin Shiou: "..."

In addition to shell boat lights, Shaq and the others also made some special conch boat lights.

Fishermen pick conch snails the size of their fists, and then polish them meticulously, so that the conch can float horizontally on the water like a boat. Finally, fill the conch shell with wax oil, insert a wick, and light it after solidification, which can last for a long time.

Qin Shiou couldn't learn this, it really required experience and skill, among the fishermen only veterans like Shaq, Kraken, Smoker, and Zac could do it well, and no one else could do it well.

After experimenting a few times, he found that the shells he handled, not to mention floating, could not even maintain balance on the water surface, so he gave up struggling and had to admit defeat this time.

Hei Dao and other soldiers stayed in the fishing ground for so long. Qin Shiou gave them a vacation in the last week, a total of ten days of paid vacation, so that they could stay at home with their families until the beginning of the new year.

The fishing ground prepared a lot of gift boxes, all of which were dried seafood, such as dried bonito, lobster meat, etc. Qin Shiou asked the soldiers to take back as much as they could.

There are a large number of people in the fishing ground now, and there are even fifteen retired pla soldiers. Although they may not have participated in actual combat like Hei Dao and others, they have undergone rigorous training after all, with records and vigilance. Can be responsible for security duty.

On the evening of December 23, the annual Christmas Eve falls.

Qin Shiou was driving, Wei Ni was holding the little melon, and the family brought the teenagers to the bank of Shenbao Lake happily. Some residents and tourists had already lit boat lights there.

As night falls, the blossoming lights flicker in the dark night. The sea breeze is not strong tonight, which is suitable for setting boat lights in the lake.

"It's God's blessing." Auerbach crossed himself on his chest. "Out of the ten Christmas Eves, there were at most two good weather like this. It seems that God's temper is better this year."

Countless lights dance in the breeze, flickering to make the dark winter night less gloomy, especially those boat lights that have been put into the lake. The candle lights on them complement the lake surface, which is even more beautiful .

Qin Shiou put down the pumpkin boat, a small boat can take two people, the teenagers ride separately, row the small boat to the center of the lake, then light the shell boat lights, and carefully put it on the lake.

Now on Shenbao Lake, the lights in the large area of ​​water are flickering, and the boat lights float up and down with the slight waves. The firelight not only illuminates the night and forms reflections in the water, but also dims the lights on the floating waves. (To be continued..)