Rebirth of a fishing village: starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

When Zhao Dahai returned to the dock, he found out that not only his other fishing boats that went out to sea, but few of them had a decent harvest. He packed up the fishing boats, picked up a bucket of turbid seawater, vented his frustration, and poured it forward with all his strength, washing the deck of the fishing boats.

"The sea!"

"Are you going fishing tomorrow?"

Liu Bin stood on his fishing boat and yelled at Zhao Dahai.

Zhao Dahai sighed, the sea water was very turbid, there were no fish for two days in a row, I really don't know if he will continue to go to sea tomorrow.

Liu Bin watched Zhao Dahai go to the pier and headed home. Don't talk about fishing in the past two days, he and Zhong Shizhu who set the fishing nets also had no fish.

Zhao Dahai returned home and called "grandma". Zhong Cuihua responded in the kitchen. She walked in and saw the busy work in front of the stove. The rice had been cooked and she was cooking. She didn't let him take over. She took the bowl and chopsticks to put the rice in and waited. When the dish was served, the fish ball soup was filled with dried seaweed. After a taste, the taste was much better than the previous few days.

"Still no fish?"

Zhong Cuihua took a sip of soup and took a bite of rice.

"Um."

"Isn't it windy and white-headed waves a few days ago? The water is muddy like yellow mud soup, and it's normal to have no fish."

Zhao Dahai was a little helpless, either because he didn't work hard or God didn't reward him, he couldn't make the water in the sea clear overnight.

"If there are no fish in the sea, then stop fishing!"

Zhong Cuihua took a fish ball and put it in Zhao Dahai's bowl.

"ah?"

"grandmother."

"what do you mean?"

Zhao Dahai was stunned for a moment, it didn't mean he was not allowed to go out to sea, he must be talking about something else. Don't fish? So what are you going to do at sea?

"hehe!"

"There are so many things you can catch in the sea!"

"The water is muddy."

"Can't we just change it to the same thing?"

Zhong Cuihua spoke slowly.

"Why!"

"grandmother!"

"Don't be so pretentious. Just say it!"

Zhao Dahai knew that grandma Zhong Cuihua must have an idea.

Zhong Cuihua told Zhao Dahai that when the water is wet, don’t even think about fishing or setting up fishing nets to catch fish. I remember that the older generation in the village would put out octopus tubes or other things when this happens.

Zhao Dahai patted the back of his head vigorously, he hadn't thought of this at first.

Now is the season of octopus, the key is not to be afraid of muddy water or even muddy water is better.

Zhao Dahai finished his meal quickly and started to prepare immediately. He dragged out two large sacks from the corner of the woodshed. He also kept octopus tubes. Everything was ready-made. This thing was almost the same as the bamboo tube he used to catch jumping fish not long ago. It's exactly the same. In fact, it's just a bamboo tube. Take it out and check it. The bamboo tube is fine and can be used. However, the rope is brittle after being left for a few years. It breaks with a little force and needs to be replaced. I take out a large bundle of nylon with the thickness of a chopstick. The ropes and bamboo tubes have all been drilled with holes. The bamboo tubes are ten meters apart. There are twenty bamboo tubes in a string. Two foam buoys are tied to each end of each string. It took several hours, and the total of fifty strings is one thousand. All bamboo tubes have been replaced with ropes.

Zhao Dahai stood up and stretched his hands and feet, looked at the time, and found that it was already three o'clock in the morning. He did not go to bed, cooked something, filled his stomach, packed the bamboo tubes and put them in two large baskets, and carried them on the motorcycle. When we arrived at the pier, almost all the fishing boats had left. The less fish there were, the earlier they had to go to sea, and the less money they could make, the harder they had to work.

Zhao Dahai carried the octopus tube onto the fishing boat, laid it down on the deck, held a basket, picked up a basketful of bricks and put them on the fishing boat. Each string of octopus tubes was tied with a brick in front and behind, and was arranged and placed in a convenient place. I just started the diesel engine and didn't run far. I left the dock and drove towards the mangrove forest.

Zhao Dahai's fishing boat sailed to the sea area two to three hundred meters away from the mangroves. This seabed is different from the seabed in other places. One hundred to two hundred meters away from the edge of the mangroves is a tidal flat, which is mainly fine sea mud. I was digging for blood eels in this place some time ago, and continued to mix the sand and mud outside. Seven parts mud and three parts sand, the octopus is here.

Zhao Dahai looked down at the sea water and shook his head. It was almost exactly the same as the whole day, as turbid as the water of the Yellow River. Fortunately, he listened to his grandma and came out to put the octopus tube. If he fished, he would have spent another day in vain. However, octopuses are not native to this area, and seasons and tides are indispensable. Whether you can catch an octopus today or not depends on whether God will reward you or not.

You have to choose the right place to put the octopus tube. You need to put a straight and tight line into the sea. If the line is not taut, it will either get tangled together or cover a small area. No matter what the case is, you can't catch an octopus, especially It's impossible to catch many octopuses.

Zhao Dahai observed carefully, picked a place with flowing water and started placing the octopus tube. Throw the buoy of the octopus tube into the sea, then the tied bricks, add some oil, and the fishing boat moves forward, dragging the remaining octopus tube and sliding into the sea so that the line can be stretched straight.

"Tu tu tu tu!"

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"Tu tu tu tu!"

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"Tu tu tu tu!"

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Zhao Dayu controlled the fishing boat with one hand and placed the octopus slips with the other. Choosing a position was time-consuming, but he placed them very quickly. After placing the fifty skewers, it was already dark. A string of octopus tubes with twenty bamboo tubes is a total of 200 meters long. Fifty strings of octopus tubes is more or less, and the place where the octopus comes out is basically full.

Zhao Dahai wiped the sweat beads on his forehead. There are many couples or brother boats fishing offshore, mainly because it is convenient to work. You have to control the fishing boat by yourself, which is much more troublesome.

Zhao Dahai took a rest and drove the fishing boat away. The octopus tubes had to stay overnight at least and could not be collected until tomorrow morning. It was just dawn now, and the day could not be wasted. It had to be done regardless of whether there was money or not.

Zhao Dahai fished for a whole day, switching to fishing for sand pointed fish in the morning and swinging the pile in the afternoon. The harvest was very dismal. When he returned to the dock at night, the fish he caught was not even enough to pay for gas.

Zhao Dahai went home to eat, took a shower, went to bed early, got up at three in the morning, cooked breakfast and went out to the dock, where he drove a fishing boat to the place where the octopus tubes were placed.

The sea breeze in the early morning was a bit cold, and the flying sea water hit my face, which made me feel a bit chilly. Looking out, I saw dots of lights on the sea, all of which were fishing boats.

Zhao Dahai sighed, thinking that with a fishing boat, he could go to sea and make money, but now he realized that it was not that simple. There are so many fishing boats and countless fishing nets. I will release them after you release them. There are not many fish in the sea. How much can each person catch? However, there is no other livelihood, and it is impossible to keep it. As a result, everyone can't eat enough.

Zhao Dahai had a headache. How can I make money to support my family? Survival of the fittest, only by changing can we survive and live better, but it is easier said than done.

Zhao Dahai drove the fishing boat, and it didn't take long to reach the sea where the octopus tube was placed. Don't think about the things that you can't figure out for now, work is important, and we will talk about other things later. A bamboo pole was erected on the deck, and a light bulb was hung on it. , you can see the seven or eight meters around the fishing boat. After a while, you find a bunch of octopus barrel buoys, hook them with hooks and pull them on board. The water is not deep, and after a while, the first bamboo tube comes out of the water.

Zhao Dahai was a little nervous. The water was too muddy these days and he couldn't catch any fish. If there was a harvest in the octopus tube, he could continue to release it in the next two days to make some money. If there was no harvest, he could only wait for the water to clear.

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