Chapter 898: Stranded (Two chapters merged into one, 7200)

Ye Yaodong listened to his father's question, and also happily gestured with his fingers for a 3, and then gestured for a 5.

Instantly, his father was so happy that he couldn't find the north.

"So much, okay, okay, the luck is good today, it can be considered a narrow escape."

"It's more than a narrow escape, it's clearly a fierce prestige."

"Neurosis, I'd rather not show off this kind of prestige, I was scared to death."

"But if you think back, don't you feel quite majestic, and feel quite novel? Others don't even think about having such an experience in their lives."

Ye Fu also laughed at what he said. Although he was really nervous at the beginning, watching those big mouths following behind, he was panicked and wanted to stay away and run away, but being followed by them all the way, he felt quite novel.

Mainly because he came back safely, and nothing happened, otherwise there would be no sense of novelty.

"Stop talking, stop talking, let's go back after selling the goods."

"Did you take down the remoras and lampreys on the boat?"

"Yes, here, can't put it down, I plan to carry it..."

"Carry what, put it in Ah Cai's place to raise it first, I'll come to get it at night, it will die if there is no oxygen in the water, and it won't last until dark."

"What are you raising this for? I just wanted to pour it back into the sea for you."

Ye Yaodong snatched the bucket, "It was hard to catch, if you pour it, you have to go down and catch it back for me."

After speaking, he walked directly to the collection point. He didn't know what to do with those sea lampreys yet, but anyway, he raised them in Ah Cai's place first, and he didn't have to worry about it.

When he thought about what to do, he would take it over. If it died accidentally, that would be it. However, those remoras were useful to him.

I caught a few last year, but they were raised to death because of the power outage during the typhoon. It was hard to catch a few with the basking shark this time, so I have to raise them first.

He hesitated whether to take it out at night to test it, to see if he could catch fish? Or wait two days to try, focus on dragging the net these two days, anyway.

After arranging properly and seeing that the workshop was in good order, he also went to sleep early with peace of mind. He had to go out to sea at night.

Originally, when he saw the basking shark retreat during the day, Ye Yaodong thought that the injured basking shark was either sinking into the sea or luckily followed the basking shark group back to the deep sea.

After all, being entangled by lampreys and sucking blood is not necessarily fatal. I heard that there is a 1/7 probability of escaping. With the basking shark's powerful physique and tonnage, he thought it shouldn't be directly fallen.

However, when he was preparing to go out to sea at night, he found that there was a crowd of people gathered outside the wharf, standing on the shore, shining forward with flashlights.

And his father was also there, he heard the voice.

"It should be the few I saw the day before yesterday. I don't know how they came here. The water here is not deep enough, not enough for it to move..."

"Yes, I saw them all leave at that time, why is there one here..."

"I didn't see it when I came back in the evening, why is it here at night..."

"I don't know if it's dead or alive..."

"Such a big one shouldn't die, how could it die here..."

"Take a stick and poke it to see?"

"This is a bit far, you have to climb onto the boat and take a long stick to see if you can poke it..."

"I'll come, I'll come... I have experience, I know this fish well..."

Ye Yaodong heard the discussion of everyone talking to each other as soon as he walked in, and didn't know what they were talking about. Ah Zheng's voice sounded again. Listening to his voice, he felt exceptionally excited.

He walked to his father's side and patted his father on the shoulder.

"Dad? What are you looking at? What happened?"

Before his father could speak, Ah Zheng, who had just turned around and squeezed out of the crowd to get on the boat, said excitedly: "Dongzi, the basking sharks that surrounded our boat the day before yesterday, one suddenly stranded on the edge of the wharf. I don't know if it's dead or alive. Everyone shone with flashlights for a long time, and watched for a while without seeing any reaction. I'm preparing to take a stick to the boat to poke it and see."

"Basking shark? Basking shark stranded outside the wharf?"

"Yes, it's a short distance from the shore. It was also when everyone shone with flashlights that they accidentally shone on it, so everyone was curious whether it was dead or alive. Reasonably speaking, such a big size, how could it die? At most, maybe the water here is not deep enough, stranded?"

"Then you still dare to poke it?"

Ye Yaodong also took a flashlight and shone it into the distance, saying casually, but his heart thought of the injured basking shark.

The villagers next to him were still discussing whether it was dead or alive.

"Isn't it not attacking people? I watched it all the way the day before yesterday, what does it matter if I poke it again?"

"I'll go closer with you to take a look."

"Good good good..."

"We also go to take a look..." Some people with guts also wanted to go closer to take a look.

I only heard about it these two days, and there are quite a few people with heavy curiosity.

"Didn't see it during the day, I don't know why it stranded at night, I feel that this fish's eyesight is a bit bad..."

Ah Zheng muttered and got on the boat, the flashlight shone back and forth, took the bamboo pole that had been prepared on the boat, and walked to the stern, and then poked at a bump that had a fish fin protruding on the sea surface in the distance.

Ye Yaodong shone with everyone, but saw that a bump had no reaction at all. The poked position just dented, and it bounced back when the bamboo pole was taken back.

"Eh? No reaction?" Ah Zheng muttered unexpectedly, and poked a few more times, but still had no reaction.

"Eh, moved, moved?!"

"Moved?"

"I saw the fish fin on its back move!"

"I saw it too!"

"Is it dazzled? Why didn't I see it?"

Ye Yaodong took the bamboo pole from his hand, "I'll try..."

The bamboo pole just hit the meat and bounced back, and the fish fin on its back really shook twice.

At this time, everyone's flashlights were hitting the fish fin, and they were all staring there, and they really saw the fish fin shaking.

"Alive!"

"It's alive!"

"Not dead? That is, the size is too big, stranded."

"I said, the water at the bottom is quite deep, just exposing the fish fin on the back to the water surface, how could it die like this..."

"That's hard to say, didn't see it move, who knows if it's dead or alive? When the tide recedes, the water level line is not as high as it is now? Now it is high tide, the water level line is high."

"Nonsense, there is no sun in the middle of the night, how can it be dehydrated, and it didn't strand in the evening. It was discovered at night, and the interval is not long. It is not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month now, and the tide has not receded very low. As long as there is water, how can it die so easily?"

Ye Yaodong didn't care about what others said next to him. He felt that this basking shark's vitality was a bit lacking.

He hit it hard a few times again, and as a result, the basking shark's fish tail tossed hard, hitting the water surface, instantly splashing a large piece of water.

It was like a large piece of rain curtain hitting the face, spraying everyone from head to toe, giving everyone a cool feeling.

And the fishing boat also swayed and pushed outward, everyone swayed their bodies, didn't stand still, some fell on the deck, some grabbed the side of the boat in time, and didn't fall.

People on the shore didn't stay far, just a boat's distance, and they were stunned after seeing the change clearly.

Everyone shouted, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"What's wrong? Is it alive? You hurry back?"

"Dongzi..."

"Ah Zheng..."

One after another, they called the names of familiar people, anxiously wanting to call them back, for fear of any changes.

After all, how scary the mother shark's mouth was during the day, and how big the body was, many people saw it.

Everyone thought that this fish was still alive and was ready to go crazy to attack humans, so it set off a large piece of water.

And the people on the boat stabilized their bodies and asked Ye Yaodong one after another.

"Damn! What are you doing, Dongzi?"

"What are you doing, Ah Dong?"

Ye Yaodong threw the bamboo pole on the boat casually, wiped his face, and smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, sorry, I just saw it half-dead, and wanted to pat it hard to see if it was really dying?"

"Can't set off such a large piece of water, it doesn't look like it's dying."

"This is stranded, I guess it will swim back to the sea by itself in a while."

"Don't catch it? Such a big one, it should be very rare, right? It can sell for a lot of money, right?"

"How to catch this? Such a big size, and the mouth is open so big, so scary, what if it is angered, one bite is not enough for it to eat, this is a shark."

Others think about it and feel it makes sense...

Not going crazy for a while doesn't mean it won't go crazy; not eating people for a while doesn't mean it won't eat people.

"Go ashore first, talk after going ashore. People on the shore have been calling, let's explain first."

Ye Yaodong said, and also walked to the bow of the boat to climb ashore.

Others also hurriedly followed to climb ashore.

After going ashore, he also explained to the people on the shore what happened just now, and said that the fish was the big guy who appeared in the nearby sea during the day and followed their fishing boat all the way.

"Ah? What should I do? It stranded here..."

"Catch it, such a big one, it should be very rare, right? It can sell for a lot of money, right?"

"How to catch this? Such a big size, will it swallow us in one gulp if we get close?"

"Or kill it directly

At this moment, everyone's flashlights were shining on the fish fin, and they were all staring there, and they really saw the fin twitch.

"It's alive!"

"It's alive!"

"It's not dead? Then it must be too big and got stranded."

"I told you, the water underneath is quite deep, and only the fin on its back was exposed on the water surface, how could it just die like that..."

"That's hard to say. We didn't see it move, who knows if it's dead or alive? When the tide goes out, the water level is nowhere near as high as it is now. It's high tide now, that's why the water level is high."

"Nonsense, it's the middle of the night and there's no sun, how could it be dehydrated? Besides, it wasn't stranded in the evening, and the time interval since we discovered it now isn't that long. It's not the first or fifteenth of the lunar month, and the tide hasn't gone out very low. As long as there is water, how could it die so easily?"

Ye Yaodong didn't care about what the others around him were saying; he felt that this basking shark seemed to lack vitality.

He slapped it hard a few more times, and the basking shark's tail thrashed forcefully, hitting the water surface and instantly splashing a large spray of water.

It was like a large curtain of rain smashing towards them, spraying over everyone's faces, drenching everyone from head to toe, giving them a chilling sensation.

And the fishing boat also swayed and pushed outward because of this. Everyone swayed, unable to stand still; some fell onto the deck, while others grabbed the edge of the boat in time and didn't fall.

The people on the shore weren't far away, just over ten meters, the distance of a boat. After clearly seeing the change, they were all stunned.

Everyone shouted one after another, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"What's wrong? Is it alive? You guys hurry back!"

"Dongzi..."

"A Zheng..."

One by one, they called out the names of people they knew, anxiously wanting to call them back, fearing some accident.

After all, many people had witnessed how scary the mouth of that basking shark was during the day and how huge its body was.

Everyone thought at this moment that the fish was still alive and preparing to go crazy and attack humans, which is why it kicked up such a large spray of water.

And after the people on the boat stabilized their bodies, they asked Ye Yaodong one after another.

"Damn! What are you doing, Dongzi?"

"What are you doing, Adong?"

Ye Yaodong threw the bamboo pole onto the boat, wiped his face, and gave an awkward, embarrassed laugh.

"Hehe, sorry, I just saw it was half-dead, so I wanted to slap it a few times to see if it was really dying?"

"It couldn't have splashed such a large spray of water if it were dying."

"It's just stranded, it'll probably swim back into the sea on its own later."

"Aren't we going to catch it? Such a big one..."

"How can we catch such a big one? It weighs several tons, and its mouth is open so wide, it's so scary. If we provoke it, one bite wouldn't be enough to satisfy it; this is a shark."

The others thought about it and felt it made sense...

Just because it's not going crazy now doesn't mean it won't; just because it doesn't eat people now doesn't mean it won't.

"Let's go ashore first, we'll talk after we get ashore. The people on the shore have been calling, let's go up and explain first."

Ye Yaodong said, and he walked to the bow of the boat to climb ashore first.

The others also hurried to follow and go ashore together.

After going ashore, he explained to the people on the shore what had just happened, and said that the fish was the big guy that appeared near the beach during the day and followed their fishing boat the whole way.

"Ah? Then what should we do? It's stranded here..."

"Catch it, such a big one, it must be very rare, right? It could sell for a lot of money, right?"

"How can we catch it? Such a big size, if we get close, will it swallow us whole?"

"Why don't we just kill it? Doesn't the village have some homemade guns?"

"Will homemade guns work? Such a big size, it must be thick-skinned, I feel like we can't kill it."

"Why don't we wait until dawn and tell the village committee, and let the village committee see what to do?"

Everyone agreed one after another.

"Let's leave it to the village committee. Such a big one suddenly stranded here, it's not easy for us to handle..."

"Hey? Can we offer it up like that big fish last year?"

"Offer it up for what? Offering it up would get a reward of at most 50 yuan, and it's not even for us. If the whole village shares it, each household gets 50 cents, what's the point? It's better to kill it and eat the meat."

"Exactly, I've never eaten such a big fish in my life. Offering it up is not as good as killing it and eating the meat."

"That's true... Then let's wait until tomorrow morning to ask the village committee what to do."

Ye Yaodong listened to their discussion, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Everyone had been discouraged.

For the past two years, every time something happened, the reward was 50 yuan, which had already become the standard answer.

However, he was quite tempted to hand it over to the authorities.

He could have the opportunity to openly contact Director Chen and take the opportunity to improve their relationship.

After all, among the rich and powerful people he knew, Director Chen was the one he was most familiar with, and he wasn't snobbish, and he was very kind and easy to talk to.

When it's time to build a relationship, you have to build it.

Maybe he could even contribute to the marine industry and fishery development?

Marine development is not yet perfect, and the habits of organisms are not well understood; everyone is exploring. Such a big guy, the authorities should like to take it for research, right?

Moreover, he felt that there should be sea lampreys inside this basking shark, which is why it looked half-dead, and it only had a big reaction when he hit it hard.

If those sea lampreys weren't removed from its body, it would probably be doomed sooner or later.

Since it's going to die sooner or later, why not make use of it?

However, if it could live, he would still prefer to let this basking shark return to the sea. After all, it's not easy to grow so big, and they had the friendship of traveling together.

"Then what do we do now?"

"Do whatever you're supposed to do! It's pitch black, what do you want to do? Can you go down and push it up?"

"Nonsense, this big guy could crush me into a meat patty in a few seconds."

"Everyone who's supposed to go to sea should go. This big guy can only be left here for now. Wait until dawn, have someone tell the village committee. Anyway, it's stranded, it can't run away..."

"Hey, let's go to sea..."

"Go to sea, go to sea... We can't delay going to sea because of one fish..."

"Maybe it will still be here when we come back tomorrow evening..."

Everyone walked towards their respective boats while talking in twos and threes.

"I'm a bit reluctant to go. I haven't seen how it's handled with my own eyes, I'm a bit unwilling. Dad, why don't we take a day off today and not go?"

A Zheng was so itchy that he didn't want to leave at all. By the time they returned from sea, it would be evening, and all the food would be cold; he could only listen to others talk about it.

And he also felt that he hadn't slept enough at night. If he took a day off, he would have something to watch tomorrow. Going back now, he could still take a nap~

"You still want to wait here? What's there to wait for? Anyway, we'll know how it's handled when we come back in the evening."

"But I didn't see it with my own eyes."

"What does it matter? Anyway, it's enough to know. Not going for one day is a day's loss. You don't want to go just after the boat was bought. If you come back, I'll beat you to death. We spent so much money..."

"So much money has been spent, is one or two days going to make a difference? Let's take a day off and see?"

"Watch your head..."

Li Jianguo dragged him to the side to board the boat while talking, just not giving him a chance to linger.

Others were also itchy to stay and take a look, but thinking that it was only midnight now, there was still a long wait until dawn. They couldn't just not go to sea and continue to go home and sleep again, right? That would mean earning much less money.

Hesitantly, everyone still boarded the boat. Those who were supposed to go to sea went to sea. After all, making money was their top priority. They would know how to handle this big guy when they came back in the evening.

Anyway, if there was any good thing, it wouldn't be their turn. If they really had a share, it should be everyone's share; this could also be considered something everyone discovered together.

In just a short while, several boats on the shore were empty, but there were also people who had just arrived. With new and old alternating, there was never a shortage of people on the shore.

Ye Yaodong and Ye Fu stood for a while, and chatted with people they were familiar with, as well as people who had just arrived and didn't know the situation.

"Dongzi, shall we also board the boat and go to sea?"

"Dad, why don't we take a day off?"

"What are you thinking? You still want to wait for the result?"

"Yes, I want to see how this basking shark is handled. And it's stranded here. If the tide goes out in the morning, will it be stranded and die directly?"

"That's none of our business."

Ye Fu's attitude wasn't that tough either. He had learned not to refute or oppose immediately, and to listen to what Dongzi had to say first.

If it makes sense, follow it; if it doesn't, it's not too late to oppose it later.

This could be considered a good change after learning a lesson.

Ye Yaodong pulled his father to a corner and whispered: "Are you stupid? If the village committee plans to hand it over, don't they have to contact Director Chen? Don't they have to ask me to call and ask? If they call people over, don't we have to treat them well? How can we do that without a man at home?"

Ye Fu also thought it made sense. Such a big leader, if they, the grassroots, have a chance to climb up, they should show their faces more, and they should treat them well if they need to be entertained.

"That's fine, then let's take a day off and see what the situation is, and what the village committee plans to do?"

"Hmm."

"But Dongzi, didn't you catch a few of those things called lampreys before? Didn't you say that it would catch the basking shark's wound and suck it dry?"

"Yes, so I'm also thinking of coming over to take a look tomorrow morning after the tide goes out. By then, the water level will be lower, and I guess the wounds on its body will be exposed. Let's see if there are any sea lampreys then?"

"If we catch these and it can live, then letting it return directly to the sea is also fine. It's so big, I guess it won't die so easily."

Ye Fu was surprised, "Still let it return to the sea?"

"It depends on the situation. Who knows if it will be dead or alive tomorrow morning, and who knows if others want it? If it swims back to the sea on its own, who can do anything about it?"

"That's true, if it swims back to the sea on its own, then there's nothing we can do."

"So let's go home and take a nap first." He hooked his arm around his father's shoulder and walked back.

"Dongzi? Why are you guys leaving?" Xiao Xiao came late. He had been chatting for a while just now, and now seeing the father and son walking back, he hurriedly called out to them.

"Oh, my dad and I plan to go home and take a nap, and come back to watch the excitement tomorrow. We won't go to sea today?"

"Damn! So cool? You just don't go if you say you don't?"

"Rich and willful!"

"Damn it... It's enough that my eyes are red with envy, my balls are even purple..."

"Hahahahaha~"

Ye Yaodong smiled and ignored him.

Ye Fu also shook off the hand on his shoulder and shook his head helplessly. The young people nowadays don't have any filter on their mouths and say everything. He pushed the cart and hurried to follow.

It is indeed rich and willful; if you don't have money, you have to work obediently.

It was just them who came out halfway and went home to sleep. Others had all seen it, and after discussing it, they honestly went to sea.

They have to bow to life.

Lin Xiuqing had just locked the courtyard gate and laid down for a while, and was sleeping in a daze, when she heard someone knocking on the window. She was startled and immediately woke up, thinking something had happened at the workshop.

She walked to the window and asked in a low voice: "Who?"

"Your lover!"

"Ah? Adong?"

"It's your Boss Dong. Knowing your husband isn't home, I came specifically to keep you company. Hurry up and open the door for me."

Lin Xiuqing was speechless...

"What nonsense are you talking about? Wait, I'll go open the door for you right away."

"Hey, hurry up, I can't wait anymore."

Lin Xiuqing: "..."

When she walked to the front yard and just opened it, Ye Yaodong pushed the cart in.

"Surprise? Unexpected?"

"Why are you back again?"

"Knowing your husband isn't home, I specifically took the opportunity to come and keep you company. The night is long..."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and slapped him twice, "Be serious, I'm asking you, why are you back again, is the machine broken?"

"Boring."

While complaining in his mouth, his hand was still on her shoulder, hugging her and walking into the house, explaining to her as they walked.

"So you're not going?"

"Otherwise? It's rare to see such a big guy stranded, I have to watch the excitement, right?"

"Alright, you're back, so you're back."

"Why? Are you unhappy that your husband is back, and you want your Boss Dong to keep you company?"

Lin Xiuqing pinched him hard and rotated 90 degrees.

"Hiss~" Ye Yaodong gasped, "I was wrong, I was wrong..."

"Hmph, sleep!"

"Hiss... Sleep then... So fierce... I'm just teasing you, can't even say two words."

He said while rubbing the flesh on his waist.

"You only know how to pinch my waist every day, my waist is also very important, okay?"

"I have a husband. If Boss Dong dares to get on my bed, it's hooliganism. Hooliganism is punishable by death."

"It doesn't matter, to die under the peony flower, even as a ghost, it's romantic..."

Ye Yaodong quickly took off his clothes, climbed onto the bed with a cheeky face, shamelessly pressed on her, and started touching her...

"Rogue..."