Chapter 127: Catching the Chinese sturgeon again

Before he could even squeeze into the crowd, he saw several people in uniforms and hats riding shiny motorcycles, slowly driving along the main road. Beside them were several people riding bicycles; the crowd said they were cadres from the township.

Ye Yaodong had sharp eyes and saw someone riding a bicycle in the crowd—wasn't that his second brother-in-law who had suddenly disappeared today?

Holy crap, he actually went to the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau before dawn?

To be so bold, one really shouldn't judge a book by its cover. He had always thought his second brother-in-law was quite honest.

He grabbed his things and hurriedly followed.

A group of nosy villagers put down their work and followed along. It was rare to see excitement in the countryside, and everyone passed the word along, with the crowd growing larger and larger.

Ye Yaodong happened to see his wife running out of the house and hurriedly handed her the things in his hands, telling her to take them home first.

"If you want to watch the excitement later, go along the road to your fruit mountain, that's the stretch of river." After saying this, he hurriedly chased after them, afraid he wouldn't get a good spot.

He didn't expect the Chinese sturgeon to really be able to attract the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau to make a trip in person. Were these officials too proactive? Or were officials nowadays just this conscientious?

Ye Yaodong followed the crowd directly forward. When they reached about 50 meters from the river section where they had placed the shrimp cages last night, the crowd couldn't move; they couldn't move a single step.

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He stretched his neck and looked around. It turned out they had set up a cordon, not letting anyone get close.

How could this be?

He was the person involved!

Seeing many villagers who couldn't get close running to the other side of the river, Ye Yaodong squeezed forward directly, "Excuse me, let me through... let me through... let me in for a moment, I'm his... I'm Lin Xiangrong's brother-in-law..."

After saying this to the person guarding, the person hesitated for a moment and let him in.

As soon as he got close, he heard his second brother-in-law telling that group of people that it was caught in this stretch, and they could try in this area.

"It might not still be in this place. Perhaps you can cast a wide net, or perhaps you can wait until night to come and catch it."

A middle-aged man with a sturdy posture and a square face on the opposite side turned around, "It's too late. If we don't find it now, it will probably be caught by you villagers by night. If you don't dare to sell it, you might just kill it and eat it, and then we'll really be empty-handed."

"Then you guys cast a few more nets and try?"

The middle-aged man nodded and let his subordinates take out the fishing nets and crude detectors they had prepared in advance.

Ye Yaodong watched them fiddling there. Before long, the technician said in surprise, "Found it, there's a large echo 60 meters downstream."

A group of people rushed over, drove the villagers back again, and surrounded the river section detected.

"Is it here?"

"Right, it's about this position. You guys cast a net and see if you can catch it directly."

He saw one of their staff members tidy up the hand-casting net, but he hesitated for a long time and didn't throw it out.

"Hurry up!"

"Oh, oh..."

Hearing the middle-aged man's urging, the staff member closed his eyes and threw it directly. As a result, the net didn't even open before it was thrown into the water. It was simply unwatchable.

The villagers laughed there, and Ye Yaodong was also left between laughter and tears. Casting a net is a technical job; how could these people who sit in offices cast it properly?

The sturdy middle-aged man's face instantly turned black.

"Director, although I live by the sea, I haven't cast this kind of net..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and stepped forward, "I can. Let me cast it."

"Then you try."

This simple task was a piece of cake for him. A large net was spread out to the maximum in his hands and sprinkled onto the water surface.

The middle-aged man who was said to be the director nodded with satisfaction.

He saw that not long after the fishing net was sprinkled, Ye Yaodong started dragging it up, "Help me pull it, it's quite heavy."

This river section was not shallow; it felt much deeper than the river section where they caught fish last night. The fishing net was pulled up with great effort, gradually revealing its full appearance.

The smile on the director's face deepened, "I didn't expect there to really be a Chinese sturgeon here."

Lin Xiangrong stepped forward with a smile at this time, "Yes, Director Chen, I said we caught it yesterday and released it. How would I dare to use this matter to lie to you?"

"Hmm, bring the prepared bucket over to hold it. Don't kill it."

The villagers surrounding the riverbank to watch the excitement were instantly in an uproar, all stretching their necks and discussing it.

"What kind of fish is that with a long rostrum?"

"How could there be this kind of fish in our river?"

"Is this fish very remarkable? It actually attracted so many officials to come and catch it."

"What kind of fish is that?"

"Since Arong brought so many people to catch it, is this fish very remarkable? Is that person casting the net their son-in-law?"

"How did they know there were these fish in the river?"

Ye Yaodong untied the fishing net. Hearing others call him Director Chen, he asked curiously, "Director Chen, after you catch this Chinese sturgeon, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Catching the fish all of a sudden, the middle-aged man was in a good mood and was willing to say a few more words to him, "I have to call and report it first when I go back. After confirming it's a Chinese sturgeon, it must be sent back to the Yangtze River. It just so happens that I received a notice a while ago, asking us to attach great importance to this fish species and not to buy, sell, or catch it. There might be relevant policies coming out later."

Then he could rest assured.

He was the first to hug the Chinese sturgeon out and put it into the bucket prepared in advance. However, Ye Yaodong was slapped twice on the arm by its tail, and water splashed all over his face.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Big brother, it's not that I want to catch you again. These people want to send you back to your hometown. Remember to cooperate."

Director Chen looked at the fish in the bucket with satisfaction and then said to Lin Xiangrong, "If you find any next time, continue to report it. There will be commendations."

"Just commendations? Are there any rewards?" Ye Yaodong asked the question Lin Xiangrong was too embarrassed to ask.

Early in the morning, before dawn, he ran to the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau. He knew with his butt what his second brother-in-law was thinking. This was remembering what he said casually last night, wanting to try and see if he could ask for a reward.

"There are, but protecting endangered species is everyone's responsibility. Some small rewards are just a gesture; the important thing is honor."

Ye Yaodong secretly curled his lips and muttered 'stingy' in his heart!

It was estimated that those small rewards were just enamel cups, fountain pens, notebooks, and the like.

Lin Xiangrong also showed a look of disappointment upon hearing this.

"Then can you give us the cargo in the fishing net?" Ye Yaodong asked bravely and directly. After all, he was the one who netted it.

"Yes, you can take those military fish back. You can keep the rest!"

"Director, you are really picky!"

Director Chen smiled indifferently, "The heat dissipation effect and toughness of the scales of this military fish are very good. They are very hard and can be processed into high-tech materials."

Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "Its scales are more expensive than its meat?"

"You could say that."

"Then do you still need them? We still have this fish at home."

"Are they alive?"

"Alive, caught just last night. I tied them up with the bow-fish technique. My tying technique is very good, I guarantee they are still jumping around now."

"How many are there? You guys came together to catch fish last night, and then you discovered the Chinese sturgeon, right?"

"Right, I caught it when I was placing the shrimp cages."

Director Lin smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, not bad. You actually know about the Chinese sturgeon, and you can resist temptation and know to release it."

The villagers nearby were instantly surprised. This so-called Chinese sturgeon looked quite remarkable. The Lin family's son-in-law actually caught it and released it?

Ye Yaodong giggled, "Then do you still want the military fish?"

"Where are they? Let's go take a look first."

"At my father-in-law's house. I'll take you there, and by the way, have a cup of tea and rest your feet."

There was nothing to hold the fish cargo, so he simply carried the fishing net and walked.

Lin Xiangrong also followed with a face full of joy.

If these people could sit at home and drink tea, their family would have face when they went out, and maybe they could sell the many military fish they netted yesterday. ===== CHAPTER 128 =====