1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 160 After the Storm

Although Xiangluo Island is farther away than Guanqi Island, it is not too far away, so it is convenient to go there for underwater diving.

The two men discussed it and immediately decided that the underwater creatures that had just been vacated should not continue to be thrown into the current sea area, but should be transferred to Xiangluo Island now.

After another half an hour of sailing, the two men arrived at Xiangluo Island. They found a place to drop the submarine, agreed to come back and collect it in two days, and then returned.

This time, because there were more miscellaneous fish and fewer whitebait and crab roe, the sales money was less than usual. Liang Ziqiang's four sea bass were only sold for thirty-nine yuan.

Deng Zhaocai had ten sea bass, and the two also sold their catch for him. The catch was sold for around 90 yuan because of the large quantity.

Li Liang went directly to Deng Zhaocai's house and gave him the ninety yuan.

Two days later, Liang Ziqiang and Li Liang drove a boat to Xiangluo Island and began to retreat.

It was the first time to release the seafloor bream on Xiangluo Island, and Liang Ziqiang had no idea how effective it would be. Fortunately, the first net caught about 40 kilograms of fish, and judging by the quality, it was neither good nor bad. There were about half valuable fish and half white fish.

Among the valuable fish, in addition to the whitebait, there are also a few silver pomfret, which are slightly more expensive than the whitebait by one cent.

"If I had known there were so many plum fish here, I would have moved to Guanqi Island earlier!"

It seems that Li Liang's catch is not bad. He sighed as he collected the fish.

"That's not true, is it? There were quite a few plum fish in Guanqi Island at the beginning. Haven't we caught all of them? To be honest, there are no fewer plum fish in Guanqi Island than here."

Liang Ziqiang said frankly that he thought the fish resources on Xiangluo Island were at most similar to those on Guanqi Island.

"How about your second net? I caught another ugly blobfish. What's going on? This ugly old fish is targeting me or what?!"

Li Liang fished up a blobfish that looked like Meng Po, with a look of disgust on his face.

"It's the same! I don't have any blobfish, but I have some stinky fish here, which are not much better than your blobfish!"

Liang Ziqiang felt that his second net was not very good, not as good as the first one.

He found that collecting seabed trawls was just like riding a roller coaster in later generations, with some good and some bad.

When he got to the third underwater dive, he laughed again:
"This net is pretty good. We have some plum fish and a lot of red crabs!"

Overall, it is estimated that this third network is the strongest compared to the first two networks.

The fourth net was a little far away, and just as I was about to sail over, I saw that the waves on the sea surface began to converge.

Looking up at the sky, I saw the sun that was still above my head was covered by a dark cloud that came from nowhere.

"No way, it looks like it's going to rain? Why did the dark clouds come so suddenly? Aqiang, when you set out this morning, did you hear the loudspeaker saying that it was going to rain heavily?" Li Liang looked up at the sky and complained a few words, then turned to ask Liang Ziqiang.

"I listened to the weather forecast, which said that today's weather would be fine, suitable for sailing. But looking at the situation now, the forecast must be wrong. Look at the clouds, they are getting darker and darker, I'm afraid it will rain soon!"

Liang Ziqiang said as he increased the speed of the boat.

As he was speaking, the wind on the sea started to get stronger.

"Yeah, this is more than once or twice the weather forecast has been inaccurate. We need to speed up!" Li Liang's movements also became more agile.

Liang Ziqiang quickly found the fourth buoy on the seabed and pulled the net up from the water.

This bag of fish accounted for about half, mixed with some small pieces of shrimp, dragon fish, and some snails and shellfish. Overall, Xiangluo Island did not disappoint them.

Just as I finished collecting the fish in the net, a strong gust of wind blew by.

The weather at sea is so unpredictable. In a blink of an eye, the wind became stronger and stronger, and even the two empty barrels on the boat were blown down by the wind and rolled around on the deck.

Although the rain has not fallen yet, the entire sea surface is already covered with dark clouds. It is estimated that when it really falls, it will definitely be a heavy rain.

Fortunately, they were not without a place to hide this time. Generally speaking, when fishermen encounter unexpected wind and rain when going out to sea, they will try to choose the nearest island to take shelter. Guanqi Island is usually used the most, and Xiangluo Island and Jiguan Island are occasionally used for shelter.

Now they are near Xiangluo Island, and of course they want to dock at Xiangluo Island before it rains.

"Damn you Li Liang, do you value money over life? The remaining sea slugs won't grow legs and run away, so why are you still trying to get them? Hurry up and head to the island to avoid the wind and waves, your boat is too small!"

Li Liang fished out another sea bass and finally ignored the rest. He followed Liang Ziqiang and hurriedly drove the boat towards Xiangluo Island.

The boat arrived at Xiangluo Island, dropped anchor, and tied ropes to two big trees beside the beach.

I had just tied the rope when raindrops as big as beans began to fall. They made my neck feel cold and my eyes blurred my vision.

The two quickly ran back to the cabin. Outside, the rain and wind were getting stronger.

The rain hit the cabin roof, making crackling sounds, and the wind pulled the vertical rain lines into horizontal ones, as if pieces of transparent water curtains were floating in the air.

The rain curtain slanted into the cabin, and both of them were mostly wet.

It would be fine in the summer, but in this season, with wet clothes sticking to the body, it is still a bit cold. This is also because the two are young and have good physical conditions. If it were someone with a weak body, they would probably get sick from the cold.

The plum fish and other fish on the boat were bounced by the rain. Red crabs scattered from the overturned bucket and jumped all over the boat, each one crawling around with a posture of not recognizing any relatives.

The whole scene was a bit chaotic, and the boat was like a carnival in the animal world.

When the wind and rain come, the waves will also follow suit and surge, which is probably how the so-called "making waves" comes from. Because they were anchored by the rocks on the beach, the boat was only heaving and not shaking too much.

The wind and rain continued for a while, and when it finally stopped, the two shook off their wet trouser legs, and both wanted to sail back quickly and change into dry clothes as soon as possible.

However, when they walked out of the cabin and looked at the beach outside, they suddenly didn't want to sail back.

Before the wind and rain hit, the beach was full of gravel and yellow sand, but now it seems as if it has been transformed by magic.

The entire beach was almost covered, and everywhere you looked, there were things that could be sold.

It is said that during strong winds and heavy rains, the sea water will be stirred up, and some creatures that have stayed at the bottom for a long time will be washed ashore.

But who would have nothing better to do than to come to the island to pick up things during heavy wind and rain?
It was also due to the false weather forecast that Liang Ziqiang and his team ran into an island beach in the wind and rain.

The fresh goods that were blown ashore by the strong wind were so numerous and varied!

It is hard to say whether there will necessarily be a rainbow after the storm.

But it is obvious that they are now free to collect after the storm!
Two chapters were released in quick succession in the early morning. Happy reading, fellow readers!

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