Chapter 984: Devil fish covering the sky and sun

Ye Yaodong sat on the bed leisurely waiting for Lin Xiuqing to fetch him foot-washing water.

Although she chattered and disliked it, after chattering, she still went to fetch him foot-washing water.

If she could wash his feet for him, that would be even better.

However, he only prepared to think about it, washing feet should be done by himself, he wasn't a three-year-old child, and he didn't drink too much, just mouth-cheap wanting to order her around, looking for a sense of existence.

"Where is my daughter?"

"Playing with sisters next door."

"Pei Yu will be sent over early tomorrow morning, take care of her more."

"I know, still need you to say? Just right to have Xiaojiu accompany her to play, two little sisters have company, can also divert Xiaoyu's attention, just afraid that it won't be handled at night when sleeping, will look for Huimei."

"Coax more, it should be fine to have Xiaojiu together."

"Should let them send the child over at night, but think they should be reluctant."

"Sending over tomorrow is the same, anyway they always have to go to the city, all need you to coax."

Lin Xiuqing sat on the stool rubbing her temples, "I already started to have a headache, just sent away a big wave two days ago, haven't quieted down for two days, tomorrow another smaller milk baby comes, even harder to coax, really fatal."

"Who let Xiaojiu at home be the same age as her to divert her attention, have a companion, if you can't watch, send it over during the day, let her aunts watch for a while."

"Talk about it tomorrow."

"After the New Year, spring is coming, remember to ask Mom to inquire if there are lambs and ewes producing milk for sale, if there are, buy them together, the most important thing is to buy an ewe, can give the children in the family milk to drink."

"Oh..."

Just when the couple was talking, the bedroom door was pushed hard, and the door panel was thrown to the wall, making a huge bang.

The couple was startled, their hearts missed a beat.

"Mom, Yangyang said the Tang Seng on TV is just as long-winded as you; what you say is just like the Tight-Fillet Spell Tang Seng recites."

"Day by day, you two don't know what you are doing, is the house door made of iron, can't it be broken? Have to push it open so hard? I see you have passed a few happy days, don't know your surname anymore."

Lin Xiuqing was startled, nameless fire instantly rose up.

Ye Chenghu listened to his mother's tone, felt bad, immediately stepped back a few steps, and hurriedly argued... no... explained...

"Not me, Yangyang said bad things about you, saying you are like Tang Seng!"

"No, brother said!"

"I said Tang Seng is wordy and annoying, you said it's like Mom."

"I didn't! You're the one who said Mom's talking is reciting the Tight-Fillet Spell!"

"I didn't, it's you who said..."

"You said..."

Two children arguing by exposing each other's shortcomings...

Lin Xiuqing was now habitually putting the whip on the television, so it was easy for her to take it without looking everywhere.

"You guys really don't have an honest one, happy for a few days during the New Year, the skin is loose, the accounts one by one haven't been calculated with you, you think it passed like this? A beating before the New Year has been owed until now, don't know how much accumulated..."

"Passed the New Year and don't know your surname, really think I forgot your accounts? The matter of hiding money hasn't been calculated with you, not saying to shrink a bit, but dare to be so noisy, just right after the New Year, let's calculate the accounts..."

"Can you run? Now know fear? Come back, not allowed to go anywhere..."

Ye Yaodong was soaking his feet in the room, listening to the scolding sound outside, feeling fortunate in his heart, fortunately didn't ask her to wash his feet, people have to be content.

Early the next morning, Ah Guang carried Pei Yu over.

Pei Yu thought it was letting her come over to find Ye Xiaoxi to play, and was very happy to take her doll to knock on the bedroom door, calling Ye Xiaoxi to get up.

Ah Guang also packed her clothes and supplies into a big bag and brought them over.

"Have to trouble Third Sister-in-law for the next few months, put at home to two younger sisters, I am also not at ease, they haven't married yet, put at your place I am more at ease, have a companion with Xiaojiu, your place has many children, have people to play together, maybe can adapt very quickly."

"It's fine, just right to have a companion with Xiaojiu, attention can also be diverted, if you can't watch, send it over during the day, let her aunts watch for a while."

"Mm, won't say thank you, all are one family."

Ye Yaodong patted his shoulder, "Did you eat? Want to eat a little here?"

"Ate, we are all prepared, send the child over, take the opportunity to let Ah Liang and others send us to the city."

"Okay, I'll go call him, take the opportunity to pull a car of dried fish to the city."

Ye Xiaoxi was awakened drowsily, and was happy to see Pei Yu. Lin Xiuqing put Pei Yu on the bed, and took a part of the two sons' toys over, letting them play on the bed.

Also bought two apples in advance, sliced and soaked in salt water, then put on the bed for them to take and eat, have food and play, both didn't look for adults, very happy, eating also fragrant.

Only when sleeping at noon did Pei Yu look for her mother for a while, but with Ye Xiaoxi accompanying, didn't make much fuss and slept, just started crying and making trouble when sleeping at night.

Ye Yaodong had already set the tenth to go to sea, starting at seven in the morning, making the child cry and make trouble, he also couldn't sleep, and specially ran to the next room to sleep, the two children could only be borne by Lin Xiuqing.

It was also fortunate that Ye Xiaoxi slept soundly, although awakened by Pei Yu's crying for a while, but slept again very quickly, otherwise Lin Xiuqing would collapse.

Pei Yu cried until the second half of the night, cried tired, and drank a bowl of malted milk before sleeping.

Lin Xiuqing also lay down exhausted.

Just early in the morning, she had to climb up early again.

Dongsheng was going to sea with Fengshou.

Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing who was haggard with full spirit, didn't know what to say, "I'll call Mom to come over to sleep for a few days, help coax at night, hold for a while."

Lin Xiuqing nodded, "I thought so too, let her come over to live for a few nights, help bring it, wait for the child to adapt first."

"Mm."

"Nothing missing? All packed? Are people all here?"

"All good, things are already put on the boat, everyone also ate breakfast, preparing to invite Mazu to the boat and then leave."

Father Ye also came in to urge, "If good then go, still have to go to Tianhou Palace."

"Good." Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing, "Don't follow out, go back to the room and continue to sleep."

"Doesn't matter, follow out to see for a while and then come back, whole day time, I have sleep."

Since she said so, he didn't persuade.

Father Ye already pushed the flatbed cart, the called boat workers were also waiting at the door, Ye Yaodong also hurriedly went out to follow.

Next door, his eldest brother and second brother, and other neighbors all went to sea at night, just right these two days wind and waves were not big, just the cloud layer was a bit thick, when they went out the sky was still cloudy, foggy, maybe it was also a bit early.

They walked to the outside of the pier, first went to the Mazu Temple to worship, Mother Ye offered the pig head and other offerings prepared early in the morning.

Old fishing boat going to sea is commonly known as "Opening the Ocean".

The first "Opening the Ocean", use pig head to offer, one flood ends also use pig head and other offerings to thank the Dragon King, commonly known as "Thanking the Ocean".

Fishing boat has to be smoked with early rice stalks, and use cloth to make several small triangular flags of red and white colors, each flag writes the name of the god near the place of origin, inserted at the head and tail of the boat, hoping for safety.

Also must carry salt, wheat, rice, character paper ash, Buddha horse incense silk and other things to suppress the strangeness encountered at sea.

After they put on the offerings, they also followed to offer three sticks of incense, and then invited a small statue of Mazu to the boat.

Firecrackers were set off on the shore, and a portion of offerings was also placed on the boat.

They still had to offer sacrifices to the gods on the boat, and after kneeling and kowtowing to the deities, they would burn the petition papers, which was called "performing the document ceremony."

Under his father's guidance, Ye Yaodong finished the ceremony and then held a cup of wine and splashed it into the sea, and threw a few pieces of meat into the sea, called "Rewarding the wandering souls", to pray for the fishing boat to go to sea with smooth wind and smooth water.

After finishing, he offered three more sticks of incense, and everyone on the boat also took turns offering incense to worship.

Father Ye smoked the fishing boat with early rice stalks, and then burned yellow paper around the fishing boat, and then turned three circles around everyone's head, hands, feet, and body.

After doing the sense of ritual enough, everyone said a few auspicious words, and then stood to one side.

This day, it is also taboo to speak unlucky words, and not allowed to quarrel.

People on Fengshou had been waiting there for a long time, just waiting for them to finish here to set off together.

Many people originally "didn't believe in ghosts or gods", Ye Yaodong was originally the same.

But after becoming a fisherman, he often worshipped the Dragon King, Mazu and other various sea gods. This has nothing to do with superstition, more is full of fear and gratitude to the sea - first accept the hardships brought by the sea, then can receive the gifts of the sea.

This is the livelihood in the wind and waves, fighting with the sea, also relying on the sea for a living, holding half of the fate in his own hands, and entrusting the other half to the sea.

Standing on the shore, can only see the dreamlike beauty of the sea, the sea belonging to fishermen is completely different.

The sea in the middle of the night, hidden in the boundless darkness, surrounded by unknown worlds, everything is vast and unpredictable.

The sea in the daytime, one side sky four sides water, the boat under the feet is the center of the world, there is no direction at all. And under the waves hides endless wealth, as long as someone is willing to pay hard work, will definitely get the return of full fish and shrimp.

Seeing that their ceremony was almost finished, Uncle Pei shouted on the boat, "Is it good?"

Father Ye also shouted back loudly, "Almost, check the machine and can set off."

This is a new boat, generally there will be no failure, tried before, now just need to look simply, followed by untying the cable, starting the machine.

Ye Yaodong walked into the cockpit and held the rudder, skillfully turned the boat, and after Fengshou moved, he also moved behind, the bumping feeling was obviously obvious.

Because it was behind Fengshou, Father Ye was not so worried, the nearby sea area that just opened out was also familiar to Dongzi, so he didn't squeeze into the cockpit.

Wait until reaching the town, it's not too late to look at it then.

Ye Yaodong touched the steering wheel, looking at the calm sea, heart a bit excited.

Damn, finally got such a big boat, finally sailed out to sea.

Just at this time, a large shadow flashed in front, surprised he immediately looked up to find what it was.

And the deck was already in an uproar, the Fengshou in front had suddenly stopped urgently.

He didn't know why looking at the front suddenly stopped, and immediately slowed down.

At this time he also found the devil fish flying in the mid-air in front, like a huge black kite, he widened his eyes, quickly stopped the boat, two boats parked side by side, and then ran to the deck.

Eyes he just stared at the parabolic devil fish, didn't blink, two feet ran to the crowd on the deck.

"Dad!"

"It's devil fish, super big devil fish, in front of the sea surface is a group of sharks."

Ye Yaodong also saw one by one bulging bags and fish heads on the sea surface, these sharks looked at the skin smooth as a mirror from afar, flashing cold light.

They were somewhat helpless in the face of the devil fish's flying, could only watch this "kite" flying back and forth in the sky.

"So many sharks are eyeing this devil fish?"

"Not very clear, we also saw this devil fish fly up and then saw it, then your boat opened to the front, we also saw the sharks under the sea surface, saw you slow down and stop the boat, I didn't go to call you."

"Damn, so many sharks, this devil fish is not enough to divide?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, this devil is really big enough, flying in the sky like a kite..."

"Don't know how long it can fly..."

"Shouldn't be long before it has to fall into the water, and then be besieged by sharks together..."

A few boat workers discussed, even Chen Shi widened his eyes and looked at the sea surface incredibly, the paleness on his face also eased a bit, didn't have the kind of blue dead face just now.

The devil fish's body is flat and wide, flying up like a kite in mid-air, but it's only short-lived.

Their tails are particularly developed, like a huge fan, helping them move flexibly in the water.

However, when they glide on the sea surface, it's like a kite flying in the sky, giving people a wonderful feeling.

Ye Yaodong also felt wonderful.

Suddenly another loud noise, like firing a cannon, that super big devil fish, after flying a distance to the front sea surface, planted into the water, waves splashed more than ten meters high, even if they were more than a hundred meters away, water droplets still splashed in front of them.

"Down, can we go? Wow, those sharks moved..."

"When does Fengshou cast the net? We also opened for several hours, haven't arrived yet?"

"Should be almost, daytime only enough to cast two nets, three nets at night..."

"Look look look... flew up again... really like a kite..."

"Is this treating sharks like monkeys? Only seen walking dogs, didn't expect to have walking sharks?"

"No ah ah ah ah... you look... you look..."

The boat and the neighboring boat were all surprised, Ye Yaodong also surprised ah, and shouted!

Only to see one by one "black kites" rising on the sea surface in front, a large piece covering the sky and sun, covering half the sky, covering all the sharks under the water surface in the shadow.

Strange and spectacular scene, shocked everyone to open their mouths, presenting an o-shape, except for the beginning of a scream, later already couldn't make a sound, only enough to stare with eyes.

That one by one devil fish width at least had more than two meters, a group of large pieces all rose to the sky, visually there were hundreds, not less than the sharks at the bottom, explosive scene, straight to make everyone's eyes bulge out.

The sun hanging in the sky at noon couldn't shine on the sharks under the water, all covered by the devil fish covering the sky and sun, the shadow reflected was particularly obvious compared to the sea surface on the side.

Don't know if the sharks at the bottom would feel shocked and afraid, anyway, they who were more than a hundred meters away, were shocked for a long time before finding their voices, and kept shouting "My god" "Wow" "Boom".

The hull was soaked by seawater, shimmering with a cold, sharp light. The wind whistled and snapped by their ears, and the waves slammed fiercely against the hull, emitting a dull thud, as if putting this fishing boat through a severe test.

They were caught off guard at a distance, one by one were poured from head to foot by the sea waves, hit a thorough cool, before they could react, one after another waves splashed continuously, higher and higher...

"Damn~"

Ye Yaodong turned to the side, but the huge waves, and the shaking fishing boat, also slapped him directly on the deck, fortunately he always wore a hat to block the wind, didn't get wet to the inside of the neck, but the outside clothes were all soaked.

After the loud noise was gone, they raised their heads to look left and right, all were slapped down on the deck by the waves.

The fishing boat was also affected by the waves and kept shaking left and right, they couldn't even stand up and were shaking, still grabbed the mast, relied on it to stabilize the body.

"Damn, this is too fierce, right?"

"That one by one devil fish must be hundreds of jin? Smashed down like this, waves hit so far..."

"Too scary, fortunately we stopped in time just now, didn't get closer..."

"Ears are going to explode just now, kept ringing..."

"Too scary..."

Everyone stabilized their figures and patted their chests, comforted the frightened heart, and then kept complaining and discussing.

Some didn't wear hats, sea water kept dripping from the hair, freezing them until they only shivered.

"Are those devil fish gone now?"

"Those hundreds are gone? Impossible, right?"

"Definitely fought with the sharks at the bottom..."

"Oh my, just now were slapped down by the waves, otherwise could still look at the sea surface, are they fighting, this time nothing can be seen."

"Definitely fighting, didn't see just now that one devil fish specially flew and hung that group of sharks..."

"Then what to do now?"

Everyone looked at the father and son.

Ye Yaodong also looked at Father Ye and said in unison: "Cast the net now?"

"Cast it!" Also said in unison.

"Then don't care how Uncle Pei plans, we will cast the net first, anyway opened for quite a long time, this is eleven o'clock, also almost, we will work in this area, wait for a while while working while moving forward, won't delay moving forward."

"I am also thinking like this, anyway while working while moving forward, save a little time, maybe can pull a few more fish that missed the net."

"Then let's go cast the net."

The boat workers also couldn't care about being wet all over, hurriedly worked.

"Hard work everyone, wait for a while to put the net down, everyone go back to the boat cabin to change clothes first."

"No problem no problem, casting the net is important..."

Suddenly, another loud bang, like a cannon blast, occurred. That super-large devil ray flew a distance above the sea surface in front before plunging into the water. The spray splashed over ten meters high; even though they were over a hundred meters away, water droplets still flew right up to them.

"Is it okay to leave now that it's gone down? Wow, those sharks are starting to move..."

"When is the Harvest ship going to cast its nets? We've been sailing for several hours now; isn't it time yet?"

"It should be about time. During the day, we'll only have enough time to cast two more nets, and three at night..."

"Look, look... it's flying again... it really is just like a kite..."

"Are they treating the sharks like monkeys? I've only ever seen people walking dogs; I never thought I'd see someone walking sharks?"

"No, no, no, no... look... look..."

The people on the boat and the neighboring boat all gasped in surprise, and Ye Yaodong also let out a surprised "Ah!"

They saw "black kites" suddenly rising from the sea surface ahead, a vast expanse blocking out the sky and sun, covering half the air and casting all the sharks under the water into shadow.

The strange and spectacular scene left everyone with their mouths wide open in an 'O' shape. Aside from the initial gasp, they couldn't make a sound afterward, only able to stare with their eyes.

Each of those devil rays was at least over two meters wide, and a large flock of them had risen into the air—visually, there were at least a hundred, no fewer than the sharks below. The explosive scene made everyone's eyes bulge out.

The sun hanging in the sky at high noon couldn't reach the sharks under the water; they were all shrouded by the sky-blocking devil rays. The shadow cast below contrasted sharply with the sea surface on the side.

The sea surface not covered was shimmering with golden light and sparkling, while the water surface covered was dim and lusterless.

It was unknown if the sharks below felt shock and fear, but they, being over a hundred meters away, took a long time to find their voices, and kept shouting "Holy crap," "Wow," and "Boom."

Just a few seconds later in mid-air, those devil rays plunged into the water one after another. The spray splashed up in wave after wave, setting off a frenzy of sea swells.

Caught off guard at their distance, they were all drenched from head to toe by the waves, chilled to the bone. Before they could react, successive waves splashed up, slapping higher and higher...

"Holy shit~"

Ye Yaodong turned to the side, but the massive waves and the rocking fishing boat knocked him directly onto the deck. Fortunately, he had been wearing a hat for wind protection, so it didn't soak down his neck, but his outer clothes were soaked through.

After the loud noise subsided, they raised their heads to look left and right; everyone had been knocked down onto the deck by the waves.

At this moment, the fishing boat was also swaying and pitching from side to side due to the waves. They were unsteady even when trying to stand up, and only managed to stabilize their bodies by grabbing the mast and leaning against it.

"Damn, that was too intense, right?"

"Aren't those devil rays hundreds of jin each? Smashing down like that, the waves even reached this far..."

"Too scary. Good thing we stopped in time just now and didn't get any closer..."

"My ears were about to explode just now; they're still ringing..."

"Too scary..."

After stabilizing themselves, everyone patted their chests to soothe their frightened hearts, then kept grumbling and discussing.

Some who weren't wearing hats had seawater dripping from their hair, making them shiver from the cold.

"Have those devil rays disappeared now?"

"All those hundreds of them disappeared? That's impossible, right?"

"They must have started fighting with the sharks below..."

"Oh my, we were all knocked down by the waves just now, otherwise we could have seen if they were fighting on the sea surface. Now we can't see anything."

"They definitely started fighting. Didn't you see that one devil ray specifically flying and dangling over that group of sharks just now..."

"So what do we do now?"

Everyone looked at the father and son.

Ye Yaodong also exchanged glances with Ye Fu, and they said in unison, "Cast the nets now?"

"Cast them!" They agreed in unison again.

"Then regardless of what Uncle Pei plans, we'll cast our nets first. We've been sailing for quite a while anyway, it's already eleven o'clock, so it's about time. We'll just work in this area; we can work while moving forward later, it won't delay our progress."

"That's what I was thinking too. We can work while sailing forward to save some time; who knows, we might even catch a few fish that slipped through the net."

"Then let's go cast the nets."

The boat hands didn't care that they were all wet and hurried to work.

"Thanks for your hard work, everyone. Once the nets are down, you can go back to the cabin and change your clothes first."

"It's fine, it's fine, casting the nets is more important..."