Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1033: No Need to Worry

Night falls.

The entire surface of the sea was pitch black.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Da returned to the big fishing boat, had a simple meal, filled their stomachs and continued fishing.

The fishing spot has been leaked, and two speedboats know this place and more speedboats will come here next.

At least the two speedboats I saw during the day will come here again tomorrow after seeing how many fish I caught here today.

Don’t think that the two speedboats didn’t catch many fish today, but if you come here tomorrow, there is a good chance that you will be able to catch fish.

The best thing to do is to seize the time and fish the entire fishing spot again. Even if the remaining fish are difficult to catch, there is not much point in those two speedboats or other speedboats coming here, and they won't make much money. So they won't come here often and will choose other places.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou went fishing together until three in the morning. When there were no more fish biting, they drove the speedboat back to the big fishing boat.

"Why did you come back so late?"

Zhao Dahai's speedboat had just approached the large fishing boat when Zhao Shi shouted from the deck.

Ding Dawen had already seen Zhao Dahai's express delivery, and the ladder beside the fishing boat was lowered.

"Second Grandpa!"

"Don't come down! It's dark!"

When Zhao Dahai saw that Zhao Shi wanted to get off the speedboat, he immediately shouted to stop him. Then Fei Hen explained the whole situation in a few words.

Zhao Shi finally understood what was going on and breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu went out to sea to fish in the early morning and came back in the early morning of the next day. This time was really long. Although they knew there would be no problem, they still couldn't help but worry.

"How many fish did you catch?"

Shi Guangming shouted.

Zhao Dahai shook his head.

Although this fishing trip took a very long time, more than twenty-four hours in total, the number of fish caught was not that many, estimated to be around five thousand kilograms.

"oh!?"

"Is this the amount of fish? It's really a bit too little!"

Shi Guangming thought that Zhao Dahai had been out to sea for such a long time, and he could catch anything, a grouper weighing 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms, or even more than 10,000 kilograms. Unexpectedly, he only caught about 5,000 kilograms in the end, which was really a bit off.

"Grandpa Shi!"

"But it's a grouper weighing 5,000 kilograms, and some of the groupers are very large. We even caught a few that weighed over 200 kilograms!"

"It only took a day and a night. No matter what kind of fish it was, anyone who could catch so many of them could make a lot of money. How come it seems like a loss to you?"

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he pointed at Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou who were busy putting fish into net bags.

Five thousand kilograms of fish, all of which are valuable groupers, is really a lot.

"For other people, catching a grouper weighing 500 kilograms, let alone 5,000 kilograms, would be a big deal and a great way to make money. But for you, Zhao Dahai, 5,000 kilograms is nothing more than a piece of cake."

Shi Guangming really felt that it was not worth it to spend so much time just to catch a grouper weighing 5,000 kilograms.

Zhao Dahai smiled and didn't say anything more about it. Shi Guangming or other people had seen him catch more fish. He thought that as long as he went fishing, he could catch a lot of fish every time. But in fact, it was not like that. If he hadn't gone to a fishing spot where he had caught a lot of fish before, it would have been impossible for him to catch so many fish. There are indeed fewer fish in the sea recently, and it is a bit difficult to catch them.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou and Ding Dawen on the fishing boat worked together for two hours, and the 5,000 kilograms of golden grouper on the speedboat were all hoisted onto the large fishing boat and placed into the live water tank.

Zhao Dahai parked the speedboat, tied the cable, and was the last one to board the big fishing boat.

Cab.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou ate rice and meat with big mouthfuls. They had been fishing for such a long time and there was food on the speedboat, but that was just to fill their stomachs. They had to have a good meal when they came back here.

"what?"

"Has anyone found a secret fishing spot that only you know about?"

Shi Wenming looked at Zhao Dahai who was eating quickly. He didn't expect this to actually happen.

"Ok!"

"That's why we have to hurry up and catch as much fish as possible."

"Tomorrow those two speedboats or even more speedboats will definitely go to that place. But even if they really go to that fishing spot, it will be useless. We have already caught all the easy fish today. It will be very difficult to catch fish in that place for a while."

Zhao Dahai swallowed the big piece of meat in his mouth with great effort, picked up the bowl of soup beside him and drank several mouthfuls. If it were not for this reason, he, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Da would not have to work so hard to catch so many fish in one day.

"There's really nothing we can do about it. We have to fish more. If we don't fish, then other people will get the fish for free."

Shi Wenming really didn't expect that he and his people had just discussed this matter with Zhao Dahai, and they would encounter this incident as soon as they turned around and went out to sea. What made people even more depressed was that this was just one of the fishing spots, and there were other speedboats at one of them. It was very likely that there might be other speedboats at other fishing spots.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhao Shi felt a bit of a headache; this matter was really difficult to handle.

"Second Grandpa."

"Grandpa Shi."

"This matter is not as important as you think."

"The artificial islands and reefs are really not a place that only we or a small number of people know about. Sooner or later, other people will come here to fish."

"It just came a little too fast now."

"What can we do about it? It's because fish in other places are hard to catch. Fishermen have to eat, so they have to find a way. In the end, they have to go further away, and that's why they come to the artificial islands and reefs."

"When I came here last year, there were very few people fishing on the artificial islands and reefs. I found some fishing spots that only I knew about, and I caught a lot of fish. Now that more people come here, there must be someone who knows about the fishing spots I found."

During the day, Zhao Dahai saw two speedboats coming to the fishing spot he found last year. He had already accepted this fact, but he could not just sit there and wait for death. He had to find a way to minimize the losses.

Zhao Dahai told Zhao Shi and Shi Wenming that he would not go to Dahaigou to fish in the next period of time, or even if he went to Dahaigou, he would go there at night.

"Compared to the fishing spots I know on artificial islands and reefs, the location of the Great Trench is more difficult to find, and the chance of discovering it is lower."

Zhao Dahai had been thinking about this matter for a long time.

Artificial islands and reefs are a very wide area, and many people know about them. If so many speedboats are crowded in this place, any fishing spot may be found. But not everyone knows about the Great Sea Trench. When I first asked Shi Guangming, he didn't know. My second grandfather Zhao Shishi recalled it for a long time before he remembered it, but he didn't know the exact location. He spent a lot of effort to find it, and finally found it by accident.

There are fish on the artificial islands and reefs now, so other speedboats certainly won't be able to focus on the trench, so even fewer people will be able to find the trench.

"If we want to fish in the Great Trench, we can go there from evening to early morning. We can even avoid going to the Great Trench during the following period and focus on fishing for the fish in the fishing spots I discovered last year."

"There are fish at these fishing spots, and I am familiar with them. The chances of catching a lot of fish are very high, just like what happened today."

"Once other speedboats know about this place, they will catch most of the fish, and the others who find it will only have a bite of soup."

Zhao Dahai was very sad, as he knew that a lot of fish were caught at these fishing spots. If no one else came to such places, he would go fishing every once in a while and the harvest would be amazing. But there was really no other way. All he could do now was to catch as many fish as possible before these fishing spots became known to other people and were fished out by other people.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming thought about it carefully and nodded helplessly. This was indeed the only way.

"All right!"

"It's the only way now."

"There really isn't any better way. These places will be discovered by someone sooner or later anyway, so why not seize the time to fish more, just like you did today? Instead of taking advantage of others, you might as well fish first and catch as much as possible."

Shi Guangming sighed.

If you are the only one who knows a fishing spot, you must fish there, but you won't fish to death. You have to leave some fish behind. One reason is that they can reproduce, and the other is that if there are schools of fish, they will sometimes attract other fish to gather into a larger school.

Now there is a risk of being discovered by others, and someone may have already discovered it. For example, I went fishing at that spot today and thought that no one would discover it if I didn’t go, but I didn’t expect that someone had already discovered it.

The only thing you can do is to seize the time and fish more. Only the fish that are pulled onto the deck of your speedboat and placed in the live water tank are your fish.

It’s not as joyful when others make money as when you make money yourself.

"Correct!"

"Let's do it!"

Zhao Shi had no better solution.

Zhao Dahai nodded without saying anything else. He lowered his head and ate quickly. After filling his stomach, he immediately took a shower and went to bed. The total time of this fishing trip was more than 24 hours. Whether it was himself, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin or Lei Dayou, they were all exhausted and could not hold on any longer after the meal.

"Old man Zhao."

"There are really more and more speedboats around the artificial islands and reefs. Not to mention that Zhao Dahai's fishing spots have already been discovered, our fishing boats are parked some distance away from the artificial islands and reefs. We have seen so many speedboats today, and they are all heading towards the artificial islands and reefs. If this continues, most of the speedboats fishing at other fishing spots will probably have to come here."

Shi Guangming sighed. Competition is extremely fierce in every industry now, and fishing is no exception.

Zhao Dahai's speedboat is relatively large, and he was the first to come to this place to fish. Moreover, Zhao Dahai's speedboat can stay overnight, so even if there are no large fishing boats, he can fish for a long time on the artificial islands and reefs.

However, as more and more speedboats came here, the advantage of Zhao Dahai's speedboat had long disappeared. It was not that other people's speedboats were the same size as Zhao Dahai's, or even bigger, but that there were no fish to be caught elsewhere, so small speedboats had to take the risk of staying here.

It is definitely risky to leave a small speedboat at a place like an artificial island to fish overnight, especially if the weather changes suddenly. It can be really difficult, but if you don't make money, you will starve to death. No matter if you go out to sea to fish or catch fish, people who go out to sea are willing to take risks.

There are already quite a few speedboats staying overnight here, and as time goes by, more and more speedboats will stay here overnight.

"Why are we both worrying about this?"

"As for this headache, Zhao Dahai will definitely come up with a solution. Didn't he just tell me how to do it?"

"Can you stop other people's speedboats from coming here to fish?"

Zhao Shi kept puffing on the hookah in his hand.

Shi Guangming was a little speechless. He didn't have such ability. There was really no other way.

"Grandpa Shi."

"How come I find you're so worried about this?"

Ding Dawen came in from outside. He had to check on the groupers that had just been transferred into the live water tank. Only now did he have time to eat.

"Didn't Zhao Dahai catch a lot of fish today? Even if those two speedboats knew what Zhao Dahai's fishing spot was like, no one can compare to Zhao Dahai when it comes to fishing."

"Grandpa Zhao is right."

"We don't need to worry about this. Zhao Dahai will definitely be able to find a way to solve this problem."

Ding Dawen pulled a stool and sat down, took a bowl to fill it with rice, and ate with big mouthfuls.

"All right!"

"You are right. I really think too much. There is really no better solution. Zhao Dahai's town is so good at fishing. There is really no need to worry."

"It's getting late now. No matter how tired you are, I have to go to bed."

Shi Guangming stood up and walked out carrying his hookah.

"Ding Dawen!"

"It's getting late. You can have a rest after dinner and go to sleep. It's okay for the fishing boat to stop here."

Zhao Shi reminded Ding Dawen that there was no need to work so hard and that he could go to the live water tank to check if there was any problem with the fish in a hour or two.

"Second Grandpa!"

“That’s what I’m paid to do.”

"This fish has just been caught from the sea. The first five or six hours are more important. We really need to spend more time watching it. After this period of time, we won't have to work so hard."

"I slept quite a bit during the day, and now I'm full of energy!"

"You should go to bed first!"

Ding Dawen shook his head and took a rest after his meal. Every hour or two, he would go to the live water tank to see what fish Zhao Dahai had caught that day.

"Row!"

"Then I'm going to bed first."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Ding Dawen, Zhao Shi didn't say much. He left the cab with Shi Guangming and went back to sleep.

(End of this chapter)