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

1627 There are fewer octopuses!
Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua, and Gao Zhicheng busied themselves and got everything ready.

"I don't know what kind of fish will appear!"

Wu Weimin looked expectantly at the two speedboats of Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou, who were fishing not far away. So far, they had only caught sea bass and had not seen any other fish.

"There are many other large fish in this sea, but it is very likely that the next one to appear will be a mackerel."

Shi Guangming looked around at the sea.

It's still raining now; it doesn't look heavy, but it's very dense.

Without a raincoat or anything, you'll get soaked in no time by this kind of rain, and completely drenched.

The wind was about the same strength as before.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou are currently fishing, and they are catching sea bass.

"What's the rush?"

"Didn't Zhao Dahai already say that there might be big fish in the sea, but who knows when they will appear?"

"There's a chance a big fish will come, but there's also a chance no big fish will come. We really don't know."

"Zhao Dahai can't exactly shout at the big mackerel in the sea, like those weighing two hundred pounds, to come here right now, can he?"

As Zhao Shi spoke, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua definitely wanted to catch a big mackerel or some other fish as soon as possible, but no one can be 100% sure they can spot it accurately.

Zhao Dahai can find out what kind of place the fish are, but that's all he can do. He can't just find any kind of fish he wants.

"Just you wait!"

"How about you guys try fishing for some of the big sea bass here right now!"

"This is actually quite good. Since it's all fishing anyway, why bother with so many details?"

Shi Guangming pointed to Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, who were fishing.

Who wouldn't want to catch a big fish?

A sea bass weighing 30 to 40 pounds is certainly good and can fetch a good price, even a very high price. But no matter what, it can't compare to a mackerel weighing over 100 pounds, or even a larger mackerel.

It's just a big fish in the sea; it's not something you can just have whenever you want it.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua shook their heads without hesitation.

"For Zhao Dahai, he really doesn't want any big fish to appear here right now!"

Zhao Shi pointed to Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou.

"what?"

"Why? Isn't it a good thing to have big fish?"

"Don't mackerel weighing over 100 kilograms or even larger fetch a good price?"

Lin Zuhua found it very strange and didn't know why he said that.

"A 100-pound mackerel can indeed fetch a good price, but mackerel cannot be farmed and can only be sold frozen."

"In that case, prices will definitely be affected."

"Sea bass are indeed not as big as mackerel."

"Back then, these sea bass could be sold alive after being caught."

"If we really have to calculate it, then the price of sea bass is not necessarily much lower than that of mackerel."

As Zhao Shi spoke, he glanced at Wu Weimin.

Wu Weimin nodded immediately.

That's true in the market. Mackerel weighing over 100 pounds is very expensive, but compared to live sea bass weighing 30 or 40 pounds, it's not necessarily much more expensive.

“When a big fish comes here, these sea bass will definitely be frightened, and the school of fish may scatter.”

"The other one is a big fish weighing 100 or 200 pounds. It takes a long time to catch one."

“Zhao Dahai is stronger, so he can definitely be faster, but no matter how fast he is, it will still take much longer than catching a sea bass that weighs thirty or forty pounds.”

"In the time it takes to catch a large mackerel weighing over 100 pounds, Zhao Dahai can catch at least three sea bass weighing 30 to 40 pounds, and possibly more."

“Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou, each of them can catch at least two sea bass.”

"If you take it all into account, the money you make is definitely more than catching a big mackerel, and it might even be much more."

Zhao Shi quickly did the math.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua nodded in agreement.

The group of us came here to fish for fun, not to make money. We definitely wanted to catch big fish, and the bigger the better.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou were only in it for the money; they would do whatever made money.

"When will the fish come from the sea? What kind of fish will they be? How big will they be? These are not things that humans can decide."

"We'll just wait here and see when a big fish comes."

"Why don't you guys just go back and get some sleep?"

"Old Zhao and I haven't gone to sleep yet, have we?"

"If Zhao Dahai tells us he's caught a big fish, we'll just call you then!"

Shi Guangming glanced at Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua.

It's really hard to say when large mackerel or other even larger fish will appear.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua really didn't need to wait here any longer. They should go to the cabin to sleep and get some rest. When the big fish arrived, they could just call out to Zhao Shi or Ding Dawen.

"No need, no need!"

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"How could I get tired?"

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"We'll just wait here and see when the big fish comes along."

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Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua shook their heads. They were really tired, but they didn't want to go back to their cabins to sleep. They had to stay here and wait, and they absolutely couldn't miss any opportunity.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming smiled and stopped talking about it. Wu Weimin and the others were definitely a bit tired, but as long as they wanted to fish, they could endure it. Besides, they weren't actually fishing; they were just staying on the fishing boat, so even if they were tired, it wouldn't be too much.

The rain kept falling.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou were on two speedboats, continuously pulling up sea bass weighing over forty pounds each from the sea.

"Damn it!"

"This fish is incredibly strong!" Zhong Shizhu gasped for breath, gritting his teeth as he spoke, wiping his face, which was covered in water, though he couldn't tell if it was rainwater or seawater.

"Uncle Stone Pillar".

"That's nonsense!"

"If it's a sea bass, even for ordinary fish that don't have a strong fighting force, this size is no joke."

"At this time of year, with such a rapid flow, how could there be no pulling force?"

Zhao Dahai smiled, took the net, and scooped up the sea bass that Zhong Shizhu had pulled to the side of the speedboat.

At first, Zhong Shizhu could fish and catch fish by himself, but now it's a bit difficult. He can pull the fish back, but he has to help with netting them.

There was nothing that could be done; the fish was just too big, and the pull was too strong. Another reason was that we had been fishing for such a long time.

It takes a lot of physical effort, and it's already remarkable that Zhong Shizhu can still persist in fishing.

Zhao Dahai glanced at Lei Dayou and Liu Bin opposite him. They were in the same situation. At first, they were fishing and netting the fish themselves, but now they had to cooperate with each other.

"The number of fish in the sea doesn't seem to have decreased at all!"

Liu Bin looked up at the sky. It was already around eight o'clock in the morning, but the sky was still overcast, and a light rain was still falling. The wind was blowing just as it had before.

We've been fishing for a long time now, and it seems that the number of fish in the sea hasn't decreased significantly.

Zhao Dahai shook his head.

"Really? Are the number of sea bass in this sea decreasing?"

Liu Bin was startled, and his face immediately turned somewhat ugly.

Fishing, especially fishing all the time, must be very tiring, but I really hope to keep being tired forever.

Being constantly tired and constantly fishing means making money, and a lot of money at that.

Stopping fishing would definitely be more comfortable, but it means I won't make any money. Compared to that, I'd rather work myself to death to make money, and make a lot of money.

Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou immediately looked at Zhao Dahai.

Other things can be ignored, but what Zhao Dahai said is that the fish are starting to decrease, but the group of them really didn't feel that they were decreasing.

Don't know what happened.

"About an hour ago, the number of fish here started to decrease, and the decrease was very noticeable."

"We've been fishing for so long that we're quite tired, so we don't really feel it anymore."

Zhao Dahai was absolutely certain that there were fewer fish in the sea, and the decrease was quite noticeable. However, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou had been fishing for a long time and were quite tired, so they couldn't really feel it, but he was absolutely certain that he was right.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou finally understood what was going on.

When you're in good physical condition, you can fish quickly, one fish after another. But once the number of fish in the sea decreases, especially noticeably, you can immediately tell.

It's quite tiring now; it takes a while to catch a single fish. Although there seem to be fewer fish in the sea, it doesn't feel like there are any fewer. I can still catch fish, one after another.

In fact, we were all quite exhausted.

"what should I do?"

Zhong Shizhu was getting a little anxious.

If there are no fish in the sea, then there's definitely no way to catch them.

These are all sea bass weighing dozens of kilograms each, and they are live sea bass. You can make a lot of money with each one you catch.

Without fish, we'd be making way too much less money.

"There's nothing we can do about it!"

"There are definitely fewer fish in the sea, and quite a few. I think we should fish for another hour or so and that should be enough."

Zhao Dahai smiled.

I definitely hope that fishing in the sea can continue like this forever, no matter how tiring it is, I won't have any problems.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"The current tides and currents, including the slow-moving area in front of us, as well as the wind and rain, are almost unchanged."

Why are there fewer fish, and it seems like there have been a lot fewer all of a sudden?

Zhong Shizhu found it very strange.

Generally speaking, the decrease in the number of fish in the sea is mostly related to changes in tides and currents, especially for fish like sea bass.

Nothing has changed, but what's unexpected is that there are fewer fish in the sea.

Even though I've been fishing for so long, it's not surprising that there are fewer fish in the sea, but it doesn't make sense logically.

Liu Bin and Lei Dayou both nodded. Zhong Shizhu was right. At this time of year, there shouldn't be fewer fish in the sea, but there really are.

"You're right. Judging from the current tides and currents, the number of sea bass in the sea shouldn't be decreasing, at least not suddenly."

There are only two reasons why something like this could happen.

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he looked up and glanced ahead.

The fact that there are fewer sea bass at this time of year, and that the number has decreased significantly, does not seem to make sense.

About half an hour earlier, he had noticed that the number of fish in the sea had started to decrease significantly, and he began to wonder what had happened.

"One is that although the tides and weather in our current location have not changed, the tides in the distant places have changed in the places that were initially in front of us."

"It's just that this change hasn't reached our current location."

"We just didn't discover or see it."

"But this change has already affected the fish in the sea."

"That's why the tides and currents haven't changed here, but the fish population has."

Zhao Dahai was very clear about this matter.

Sea bass, in particular, are significantly affected by tides and currents. If the tides and currents remain unchanged, the sea bass population generally remains stable. However, if the tides and currents change, the sea bass population will definitely be affected, and significantly so.

Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayou all looked up at the front at once, their brows furrowing instantly.

What Zhao Dahai said is indeed one possibility, but it doesn't seem very likely right now. The color of the sky in the distance is not much different from the color of the sky above them, so the weather shouldn't change much.

The tides and currents in the sea should not be greatly affected, and should not change, at least not at present.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"I don't think that's very likely. What kind of person are you talking about?"

Zhong Shizhu withdrew his gaze and immediately asked Zhao Dahai.

(End of this chapter)