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

"Is that person from your Dalang Village?"

Jiang Shiyan pointed at Zhao Dahai, who was digging for sandworms dozens of meters away.

"What's wrong? You've fallen in love with Zhao Dahai, right? How about I help you connect the dots?"

"You really dare to hold this thread, I really dare to ask for it."

Ma Hongyu was unforgiving, and Jiang Shiyan was unyielding. We went back and forth, and they fought for a long time.

"Jiang Shiyan."

"Want to be a matchmaker?"

Ma Hongyu looked at Zhao Dahai. In about ten minutes, he could see that there were ten sandworms dug out. Everyone knew the sandworm eyes and could dig them out, but not everyone can make money. Some people What he digs in a day is only one or two kilograms. With a hoe and a shovel like Zhao Dahai, he can feed a family. It's not surprising that Jiang Shiyan has such thoughts.

"What's going on with Zhao Dahai?"

This is what Jiang Shiyan had in mind. Zhao Dahai kept working hard for several hours in the morning. He was a ruthless man at work. When he saw that Ma Hongyu was acquainted, Zhao Dahai immediately came over to inquire as soon as Zhao Dahai left.

"Jiang Shiyan."

"It's a good thing to want to be a matchmaker. Zhao Dahai's grandma has long wanted to hold her great-grandson."

"But you have to choose the person carefully. Don't think that the good news will not go to other people. You just want to introduce your own girl. This won't work."

"There are quite a few people digging for sandworms today. You are not the only one who can see that Zhao Dahai is quick at work. You are definitely not the only one who has this idea. There are many young girls waiting to get married and pondering this idea."

Ma Hongyu talked about Zhao Dahai's situation in detail, and then pointed around. There were thousands and hundreds of people digging for sandworms. They were all from nearby villages, and they were all people who went to sea. Zhao Dahai was able to work. inside.

Jiang Shiyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back, chatted a few words, and turned around to leave.

"hehe!"

"Jiang Shiyan may really want to introduce someone from her family."

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"snort!"

"What good thing are you thinking of?"

"Zhao Dahai is in charge of his own business. It's useless no matter what he says. Zhong Cuihua won't talk too much about this matter."

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Lei Dayou and Ma Hongyu took a break and continued to dig for sandworms. If they could dig out more sandworms, it would be money. Not everyone has Zhao Dahai's body and ability.

The tide begins to rise.

The sea water comes out of nowhere, more and more.

Most people who dig up sandworms head to the shore early.

Zhao Dahai stepped on the waterline and walked back while digging. At this time, the sandworms instinctively sensed that the tide was starting to rise, and they came out of the ground. The shallower they dug, the bigger they were. However, not everyone could dig up the sandworms at this time. One is that he is tired at the end of the day, and the other is that the tide rises quickly and he has to move faster to grab the tide water. He cannot dig it out in one or two strokes. The rising seawater fills the hole all at once, and the sandworms cannot dig out and it is a waste of effort.

Zhao Dahai's hands were swollen and painful, and the shovel in his hand pressed against his hand like a big stone. He gritted his teeth and moved faster. He walked a few steps and poked the shovel into the sand to pick it up. He bent down to catch the sandworm and threw the bamboo. In the basket, the sea water reached to my heels. I immediately ran a few steps forward. When I saw the sandworm's eyes, I poked at it again with the shovel in my hand.

"Huh?"

"Why is there a ditch here?"

Zhao Dahai was shocked when he saw a sandworm eye, and there was a trench about three or four meters deep next to it. There was water in such a place, and the sand was fine and soft. There might even be a layer of sand on the surface and silt underneath. It is very easy for a person to sink if he steps on it. The more he struggles, the deeper he sinks. Especially now that the tide is high, the mud is sucking him in and he cannot escape. The sea water covers his head and his life is lost. A place like this does not seem dangerous but is actually very dangerous. .

Zhao Dahai looked up and saw that the trench was not one or two meters wide but about a hundred meters long. There was a small island toward the southeast of the open sea.

There are many dangers in the sea, and pits and ditches are far scarier than people imagine. You can see clearly during the day and everything is fine, but you never know when the tide will go out at night and your visibility will be poor. You need to remember places like this to avoid them.

Zhao Dahai walked quickly around the trench and trotted forward. He just gave up on the sandworm eyes just now and stayed on the edge. Don't drop the hoe and the sand would collapse and he would fall down. Making money is important but life is more important. You can't take chances and be careful. The ship can sail for ten thousand years.

Zhao Dahai rushed ashore, gasping for air. The tide rose faster and faster. He sprinted almost 100 meters from the shore. The last of the sandworm diggers came ashore, rested for a few minutes, and stepped into the sea water to wash his hands and feet.

"The sea!"

"You dug so much!"

Zhong Shizhu glanced at the bamboo basket in Zhao Dahai's hand. It was almost full. It weighed more than twenty kilograms and nearly thirty kilograms. He dug out seven or eight kilograms, which was more than others, and Zhao Dahai. A comparison is too far.

"I walked all the way to the sea without much rest at noon."

"Do it to your death."

Zhao Dahai soaks the bamboo basket in water to clean sandworms.

"correct!"

"Uncle Shizhu!"

"There is a trench about a hundred meters long. Have you seen it?"

Zhao Dahai thought of the trench he encountered when he came back and reminded Zhong Shizhu.

"About half a month ago, there was a large fishing boat that failed to watch the tide and ran aground there when it docked. The propeller hit the bottom and was ejected."

"When it hit a rock, the propeller was broken. I heard that the ditch was quite deep. It was almost ten meters in the beginning."

Zhong Shizhu knew which place he was talking about.

Zhao Dahai was startled.

A deep ditch of more than ten meters?

When I saw it just now, there were only three or four meters left! This happened half a month ago. The sand backfilled in the ditch must have been very soft and could trap people.

Fortunately, I wasn't greedy and didn't dig out the sandworm's eyes.

You have to be careful in places like this, and walk around far away if you encounter them.

Zhao Dahai washed the sandworms, walked quickly into the house, walked into the yard, took a large iron basin with a diameter of one meter, and poured all the dug sandworms into it. They were full of sandworms, squirming and watching. A little scalp tingling.

Zhao Dahai didn't care about rest or dinner. He took a small iron basin and some chopsticks and got ready to start working.

Sandworms not only grow in sand, but their stomachs are full of sand.

Fresh sandworms are valuable, but dried sandworms are even more valuable.

Zhao Dahai had no intention of selling the fresh sandworms he had dug up. He cleaned the sand and dried the sandworms in the sun. This took a lot of work, but he could make more money.

The method of cleaning the sand inside the sandworm's belly is simple but a bit cruel.

Zhao Dahai grabbed a sandworm with his left hand and held it in the palm of his hand. He held the chopsticks in his right hand and poked it upwards from the bottom. The sandworm was skewered on the chopsticks from the outside to the inside and turned to the outside. Wash the inside of the water and pull it off. In the iron basin, this is called "turning sandworms" in the fishing village, which means that the sandworms turn inside out to clean the sand.

This is a delicate job. If you don't do it quickly, it will be easy to break the sandworm when you poke it with chopsticks. The other thing is that the sand cannot be washed clean and it will be very uncomfortable when you eat it.

No matter what the situation is, don't expect to sell it at a good price.

Zhong Cuihua came out, pulled up a stool and took a chopstick to help.

"The sea."

"Are you exhausted from digging so many sandworms?"

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"These sandworms weigh about thirty pounds!"

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“The sandworms are really big this year!”

"If it's dried, it can be sold for 1,200 yuan per catty!"

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Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua chatted while working. When they finished their work, they saw that the time was already ten o'clock. They hurriedly cooked and ate whatever they wanted to fill their stomachs when they had work to do.

After Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua finished their meal, they continued to work. After cleaning the sandworms, they had to clean them a few more times to make sure there was no sand. They took dustpans and laid them out neatly one by one to dry.

One o'clock.

High-wattage lights illuminate the entire yard like daylight.

Zhao Dahai was busy all by himself, and his grandma Zhong Cuihua had to help, but he was old and should stay up as late as possible. At twelve o'clock, it took the boss's efforts to persuade him to go back to the house to sleep. He was young and in good health. Okay, just hold on for a while and get a good night's sleep in a few days and you'll be fine.

Zhao Dahai placed the last sandworm in the basin and stretched his waist a few times. His hands and feet were numb from moving. The sea breeze was dry, so he put the dustpan directly in the yard to dry. It would be half dry in the morning.

Zhao Dahai immediately took a bath and went to bed. Within five seconds of lying down, he fell asleep immediately.

Four o'clock in the morning.

Zhao Dahai got up, finished breakfast and brought rice. He picked up a bamboo basket with a spade and strode towards the dock under the hook-like moon. The tides have been suitable these days, and sandworms have to be dug every day. The fishing village works in season, and so on. Whatever you do to make money, sleep and rest are all put aside.