1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 126: Horrible Night, Head Running on the Beach

Although the night fishing lasted half a night and was stressful and exhausting, the six people on the boat were all in high spirits at this time. It seemed that night fishing was not a strenuous job, but a way to maintain health.

The spirited atmosphere of the young men lasted among them for more than half an hour.

Later, as they stared for a while, they heard snoring sounds - finally someone couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on the boat.

The snoring sound seemed to be contagious. The upper and lower eyelids of the people who had been so energetic just now started fighting each other.

Liang Ziqiang also sat in the cabin and shook twice, his head tilted and knocked on the side door panel of the ship.

No matter how young you are, you are not made of iron. Liang Ziqiang saw that this was not going to work. If they kept waiting, the six of them would all fall asleep. If that happened, the bastard would steal all the treasures right under their noses. That would be a huge disgrace to them!

But if we all try to force ourselves to do it, that's obviously not a solution.

"Wake up, wake up everyone!" Liang Ziqiang woke everyone up and suggested:
"How about this, we take turns. Leave two people to watch the sea each time, and the other four can sleep soundly. After watching for an hour or so, wake up the other two and continue to watch!"

Zhong Kang woke up from his nap, rubbed his eyes, and immediately agreed:
"That's a good idea! After all, watching a thief is not the same as catching him. One or two pairs of eyes are enough. Once something happens, we can quietly wake everyone up and then the six of us can rush forward together without any delay!"

Deng Zhaocai, who was snoring loudly just now, had no objection:
"Damn it, I fell asleep while sitting on the boat, and my neck is crooked and it hurts! If you really want to do it, why do I have to sit and doze off? I can just lie down and sleep!"

Li Liang asked: "Which boat should be guarded first?"

Liang Ziqiang immediately said: "My brother and I will keep watch first. After that, we will call Zhong Kang and Zhong Ming. When they are done, we will wake you and Deng Zhaocai up!"

The others had no objection, so it was decided.

Amid the constant snoring, the Liang Ziqiang brothers perked up and stared at the sea. To prevent themselves from falling asleep, they simply stood up and walked back and forth from the bow to the stern.

It was estimated that about an hour had passed, and there was no movement on the sea. There was no sight of ship lights, and no sound of motors.

Seeing that the time was almost up, they woke up Zhong Kang and Zhong Ming and asked them to take over the guard.

The Liang brothers used the wooden planks in the cabin as beds and fell asleep. This was much better than sitting there and dozing off. They were so sleepy that they fell asleep in the blink of an eye. The wooden planks were a bit rough, but it didn't affect their sound and deep sleep at all.

When I woke up again, there was already light in the sky and it was almost dawn.

"Why didn't that bastard come this time?" Liang Ziqiang asked the other two boats with some disappointment after he got up.

"He didn't come! I was kept waiting for half the night for nothing!" Deng Zhaocai said depressedly.

"If he hasn't come yet at this time, he definitely won't come. He can steal dozens of sea urchins at a time. This kind of thing can only be done secretly in the middle of the night, not in broad daylight!" Zhong Kang concluded.

Liang Ziqiang knew that what he said was right. The thief had stolen all the goods from the three of them last time, so he believed that there should be a fourth and a fifth. The theft was so large that it could only have happened late at night.

In broad daylight, no matter how vast the sea is or how few fishermen are working, someone is bound to stumble upon this kind of large-scale theft.

From the fact that the net bag was stolen so cleanly, we can judge that it must not have been stolen in the first half of the night, but in the second half. Because if it was in the first half of the night, the fish were stolen and thrown back to the seabed, when Liang Ziqiang and his team fished it out the next day, there would be some new fish caught in the net. It was precisely because it was stolen in the second half of the night that there were not even a few new fish in the empty bag.

Liang Ziqiang rubbed his sleepy eyes:
"Let's get ready to go back! We have to sell all the fish in the cabin when we get back to the shore, and then catch up on some sleep! I'm so damn sleepy!"

Zhong Kang also nodded and said:

"It's normal that we didn't catch him the first time. You can't catch a thief the first time or the second time. Keep guarding here tonight. I don't believe that we can't catch him after five or six nights!"

"Anyway, we're not losing out. The harvest from this night's fishing is definitely more than that from casting nets during the day! Regardless of whether we catch the thief or not, the fish itself is a profit!" Zhong Ming also expressed his opinion.

The six people agreed to keep the sea cucumbers underwater for the time being, and after two days and a good harvest, they would fish them out the next morning.

Just as they were preparing to sail back to shore, Deng Zhaocai started acting strangely again.

This guy covered his stomach and couldn't help shouting:
"No, I can't wait any longer! You guys sit for a while, I'm going to go down to the beach and take care of it. Don't worry, I'll be quick!"

"Fuck, big shit? No wonder I keep smelling a foul odor, it turns out you've been farting secretly! If you want to go, go quickly, it's not even day yet, it's dark everywhere! Open your eyes wide and don't poop in your pants, or the whole boat will stink!" Li Liang kicked him in the butt and quickly jumped off the boat after him.

Everyone followed suit and criticized Deng Zhaocai, but they also understood that it was normal for people to have three urgent needs.

Fortunately, it shouldn't take too long. It's still half dark now, so it's okay to wait a while. It will probably be bright in a moment.

Liang Ziqiang sat back on the wooden board and took a short nap.

As soon as his eyelids closed, Liang Ziqiang suddenly opened his eyes with a scream of "Oh my God!"

"I've seen a ghost! I've seen a ghost!"

Liang Ziqiang looked towards the edge of the island. In the dim light before dawn, he saw Deng Zhaocai, who had just entered the corner of the beach, running out of the corner as if his butt was on fire, running back here with one foot high and one foot low.

While running, he was holding up the waistband of his trousers with his hands, obviously he had not had time to put on his trousers.

However, Liang Ziqiang looked around and found that apart from Deng Zhaocai who was almost running naked, there was no other figure on the beach.

"Are you fucking crazy? You have nothing and you're running and shouting without even wearing pants. What's wrong with you?" Li Liang really wanted to beat someone up this time.

"Who said there wasn't one? Can't you see a dead head that big? Look, it's catching up with me? I didn't provoke it, but it's still chasing me! Li Liang, check quickly to see if there's any paper or incense burning on the boat!"

While running, Deng Zhaocai turned his head to look behind him, and his pores suddenly exploded again!
Following his gaze, several people on the boat also looked at the ground behind his feet. This time, they were all stunned!

Not far behind Deng Zhaocai, I saw a round head moving on its own, which went against common sense. It was moving quite fast. It could be said that it was following Deng Zhaocai all the way along the beach, chasing him closely!

It's not the kind that rolls on the ground, it's like it has grown legs and its head is moving by itself.

Since it was not yet daybreak and the light was dim, we could not see clearly from the boat. We just thought that Deng Zhaocai was running like crazy, but we did not notice the head chasing behind him!
A man was running for his life in front with his trousers lifted up, and a head without a body was chasing him relentlessly from behind. This scene was so weird that not only was Deng Zhaocai scared out of his wits, but even Liang Ziqiang, who was standing at the bow, had his hair standing on end.

Deng Zhaocai finally fled to the side of the boat in a panic, and used his hands and feet to climb onto the boat in a panic.

The man got on the boat, but his pants fell directly into the water...

Deng Zhaocai didn't even care about exposing his body. The first thing he did when he got on the boat was to ask Li Liang, panting:
"Go and look for it quickly. Can't you find a few pieces of paper to burn on your boat?!"

Liang Ziqiang shifted his gaze away from Deng Zhaocai's very eye-catching partial painting style and looked at the beach again.

I saw that the round head on the beach still didn't stop and was still running towards this side!

"This is weird! Don't come to Guanqi Island again, it's dirty! Maybe our underwater turtles weren't stolen by thieves, but eaten by that... thing!" Zhong Ming had a wild imagination and began to suspect that there was something fishy going on with the underwater turtles.

"A gentleman does not talk about ghosts, gods, or monsters. I don't believe in evil. I'm going to the beach to see what's going on!" Beside Liang Ziqiang, Liang Zifeng, who was usually weak and gentle, actually stood up and was about to jump off the boat to the beach.

Liang Ziqiang tried to pull the boat but failed, so he simply picked up a flashlight and followed his brother out of the boat.

The two of them walked towards the strange head step by step until they were just inches away. Liang Ziqiang raised his flashlight and shone it on the ground. His tense heart finally relaxed a little!
Under the light of the flashlight, it was not a human head, but a round coconut!
However, the coconut did not stop and continued running.

He passed them and ran straight ahead, farther ahead, with determination.

The two saw clearly that it was not rolling, but running!

Damn, although it’s not as scary as a human head, it’s still pretty weird that a coconut can run away by itself, right?
Liang Zifeng shuddered: "This is really strange, let's go back to the boat!"

Liang Ziqiang rolled his eyes at him: "Are you scared now? Actually, it's okay, it's normal. I think I know the reason!"

"Ah, I saw Coconut running with my own eyes, is that normal?"

Liang Zifeng looked over in confusion, as if trying to find a hint of an answer from his expression...

(End of this chapter)