Chapter 824: Wait Another Day to See

Ye Fu couldn't figure out the situation, but from afar, he also saw those fish scrambling to jump onto the boat, looking a bit abnormal.

Dongzi usually had a lot of ghost ideas. He thought to himself, could it be that he had tossed something out again, which was why these fish were desperately jumping onto the boat?

Although separated by a distance, he couldn't see clearly what kind of fish they were, but seeing Dongzi and the others watching coldly without stopping, and not steering the boat away, it should be a good thing, right?

He was afraid that steering directly over would affect those fish jumping, so he hurriedly changed direction and approached from the other side.

Ye Yaodong also saw his father's boat turn back.

"Dongzi? What's your situation?"

The machine on his boat had already been turned off, and there was no "da-da-da" sound. Standing at the bow of the boat, he could also clearly hear his father's question.

"Maybe it's the effect of light fishing? Those are needlefish; they are phototactic. When I got on the boat, my head hit the light bulb, so I moved the light bulb to the edge. As a result, just after passing through this area, I saw these fish jumping toward the boat. I was also startled myself; I was just sitting under the light bulb earlier..."

"Then are you okay? Were you poked?" Ye Fu scanned him up and down, and seeing that he was intact, he was also relieved.

"No, their aim isn't that good, and I reacted quickly, directly dodging to the side. Hey, Father, you also move the light bulb to the edge and see if you can attract some needlefish to jump onto the boat?"

"This wave of fish school should be swimming past soon, right?" Ye Fu hesitated a bit. "Your boat has been stopped here for a while, and I see there are quite a lot of fish on the boat."

"It has been a while, but who knows how long this wave of fish school will last?"

Yesterday, he should have hidden in the water for about 10 minutes. Who knows if there will be more of these fish today? Trying doesn't cost anything.

"Then I'll try..."

"You steer over there; they are all jumping from that side," Ye Yaodong pointed to the other side of the boat's gunwale for his father. "You steer over and keep a little distance first, and then hang the light up to see if you can attract them over."

"Then I'll steer over and try."

"Be careful."

The sound of the motor in his ears moved slowly to the other side. His father steered the boat and kept a distance, turning direction.

However, looking at it, it seemed to be nearing the end. The frequency of them jumping up seemed a bit low. Just now, they were smashing down with a patter, but now it looked a bit weak. This wave of fish school should be about to pass.

His father's fishing boat on the side kept a distance of about seven or eight meters from his, and then also learned from him to hang the light bulb on the very edge of the boat cabin, letting the light shine toward the sea surface.

These fish should be on the surface; otherwise, with such low wattage and such a faint light, they wouldn't be easily attracted.

Before long, he also saw fish on his father's boat, but he only saw scattered fish shadows. The frequency was too low; his father came too late.

He also muttered this out.

The eldest cousin said, "This fish school is quite large. It's been more than ten minutes from just now until now. It should pass soon, and not many are jumping up anymore."

"Wait a little longer. Lest there be fish jumping up after it passes and accidentally hurting someone? Wait until it passes completely and they don't jump up anymore, then go over and pull the light bulb in a bit."

"Then let's wait a little longer."

"Ah, no, I'm being stupid. I'm stupid, and you're stupid too. Just steer the boat forward, wouldn't that be fine? Anyway, there are no fish jumping up now."

The eldest cousin patted his forehead and also suddenly realized. He smiled and said, "Yes, I was being stupid. No need to wait here anymore. Just steer the boat forward. I'll go steer the boat, and we'll go tidy up later."

"Mm."

Ye Yaodong didn't take risks either. He stood on the side and waited, waiting until they ran a distance before talking.

The fishing boat next to his father's saw him move and also left together behind him.

After sailing far away, the two boats stopped one after another.

Ye Yaodong also saw a little bit scattered on his father's boat. They arrived too late.

After the two boats approached side by side, Ye Fu also climbed over. "You have quite a lot here. Looking at it, there should be several hundred jin."

"Mm, after all, they kept smashing onto the boat just now."

If there was a circle of wood tied to the edge of the boat, it would probably have been pierced into a hornet's nest. Maybe he could have collected another few dozen or a hundred jin from the wood.

"Tidy these up first; otherwise, there's nowhere to put your feet."

"The eldest cousin and I will tidy up. You go trawl the nets first. It'll be fast for two people to pick them."

Ye Fu nodded. Anyway, there was no danger. Leave it to them to pick them into baskets according to size.

This wave at night felt about the same size as the wave yesterday. They were all very uniform, basically all around forty to fifty centimeters long, with individual ones mixed in, mixed with a few nearly a meter long.

It had to be said, long ones also had their formidable points. In the corner, there was a pile of bamboo baskets, and a few large needlefish had pierced their entire sharp beaks into the bamboo baskets, leaving only their bodies and tails wagging there.

Of course, they had been away from the water for too long at this moment and wouldn't move anymore.

Ye Yaodong took the bamboo baskets while pulling out the needlefish pierced on top and throwing them in.

"Tsk tsk tsk, really fierce, completely inserted!"

"This fish's mouth is so hard, the sharp tip can really pierce into flesh."

"Of course. Getting pierced will kill people. This is not a joke."

Now medical facilities are poor, and they are on the sea, and the roads on the highway are not good. If a vital part is pierced, one can't wait to go to the hospital and will have to die.

"Tonight can also be considered making a small fortune. Hehe, shining the light there, I didn't expect it to attract so many needlefish to jump onto the boat. It really is just like what you said, like dumplings."

"Many fish are phototactic. It's just that some fish are smaller in size, and their impact is also small. They don't have such strong impact as this fish, and they can charge directly toward the light and jump onto the boat."

Moreover, these fish are too cheap in this era and aren't worth much money.

If you take them to give to others, people don't want them. Otherwise, he could set up light fishing. Although it consumes electricity, it's worth it if it can make money. It's just that if it doesn't make money, catching a pile and taking them back is just feeding pigs, chickens, and ducks.

Although they can be given to his mother to make fish sauce, the value is too low, and it takes too much time. Moreover, the fermentation time is also very long. It has to be fermented for half a year to a year before it can be sold, and this selling time is also very long.

Time cost is also a cost.

With this time to engage in light fishing, he might as well trawl nets to earn a little more, or go set longline fishing to specifically catch big fish.

The old man who had been helping him organize longline fishing hooks last year was met a few days ago, and he asked him why he didn't set longline fishing this year?

He only said it was too troublesome. Those longline fishing hooks take up space and bamboo baskets, one basket after another. If he ever has the intention to set them again, he will definitely trouble him to organize them again.

The value of squid is high, and they are also phototactic, but the light bulb is not bright enough. Where can you find a 1000-watt light bulb now?

Just with that orange-yellow small light bulb, you want to catch squid?

"It's earned if you can encounter them. These look like there are more than what you caught during the day, and they should be able to sell for a little more money."

"There should be five or six hundred jin. The main thing is that they are all quite large. This basket is full, so let's carry it to that side and stack it up together first."

"Good."

The two of them sorted out all the fish scattered on the boat in about ten minutes and stacked them in the corner.

Then, immediately after, they dragged the fishing nets out of the boat cabin, preparing to cast the nets.

Today was already an hour later than usual to cast the nets. Ye Yaodong estimated that they should trawl one less net today.

However, having those needlefish to compensate, it could be considered quite worth it. Those just now should also be able to sell for twenty or thirty.

The fishing boat was working calmly on the sea. The two fishing boats were separated by a long distance, and they could only see a shadow of each other.

By the time the sky was just brightening and red light appeared on the horizon, Ye Yaodong pulled up the first net, and there were actually two needlefish trawled up inside.

He felt a little depressed in his heart. With this fish that slipped through the net nearby, it looked like he shouldn't think about going into the water to fish up the boxes today.

He had to be delayed for another day.

He didn't know when this fish would pass completely?

Not only did he trawl it on his side, but his father's side, which started the net earlier than him, also trawled up 4. He made up his mind that he still couldn't let Dongzi go into the water today; he had to be cautious.

Moreover, encountering a school of fish during the day yesterday and encountering a school of fish at night today, both were active in this area. Who knows if those fish will turn back and be active nearby in the afternoon? This is very likely to be encountered again.

Ye Yaodong also knew. He didn't even mention it when eating lunch. After eating and resting for a while, he continued to work step by step.

He held back yesterday, and holding back for another day today didn't seem that unbearable either. ===== CHAPTER 825 =====