1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 218: When I look up, money comes from the sky
Although he was just going to the sea to take a look, it was his first time going out to sea in the spring. He went to the Mazu Temple to pay a simple respect, took a smaller electric cannon from home, and walked to the beach.

On the road along the shore, a figure came towards us.

Deng Zhaocai didn't wait to get closer, but greeted him from a distance and called out:

"Brother Qiang, where are you going? Are you going to go out to sea in the spring? Then why are you alone?"

"Afeng has gone to the county town. I'm going to go to the sea by myself and take a look around." Liang Ziqiang replied to him as he walked, pushing a bunch of things like fishing nets on a cart.

"No help? How can that be! You've always had ridiculously good luck. What if today is really a good fishing season? You won't be able to sail the boat and cast the nets by yourself! Let me see, I don't have anything to do these few days, how about I go out to sea with you?"

Deng Zhaocai offered without thinking.

Liang Ziqiang was worried about having no help, and it seemed that Deng Zhaocai was really free recently, which was just right.

"Then why are you still standing there? Come on, get on the boat!" Liang Ziqiang called him and went to the small pier together.

Deng Zhaocai didn't make any preparations and didn't bring anything with him. He just went walking on the village road and then went out to sea. It was so casual.

Arriving at his boat, Liang Ziqiang lit the electric cannon, threw it onto the beach, and it crackled for a while. Then he ran over to untie the ropes.

The two men got on the boat, with a clear goal in mind, and headed directly towards Longjuling.

It is still chilly in early March of the Gregorian calendar. It is wishful thinking and absolutely impossible to expect the appearance of fish in ordinary shallow sea areas at this time of year.

If there is a spring flood, it will definitely be the first to show signs of it in Longjuling, which is closer to the deep-sea wintering grounds.

Along the way, the sea was still quiet except for the occasional camel hair floating on the surface.

Gradually, the Lotus Pattern Ship approached the Longjuling Sea. This sparsely populated area was as quiet as usual.

On the other hand, the two small islands on both sides of the strait have already sprouted shallow grass so early, and everywhere is green. In the fresh green of the shallow grass and trees, clusters of pink or bright yellow flowers are flashing here and there, not densely, but very lively, announcing the name of spring on the branches.

Some birds have been flying up from the island from time to time. They are not big birds like seagulls, but some small figures, which look like sesame seeds from a distance, gliding across the big winnowing basket of the sky.

Liang Ziqiang still drove through the channel formed by the cliffs, as if passing through two peach blossom islands. However, the peach blossoms were a little sparse at this time of year.

We came to Longju Ridge as usual and sailed back and forth along the sea near the reefs, but we didn't find any trace of fish.

"You came too early. It seems that even if you are lucky, Longjuling can't make a fish for you!"

Deng Zhaocai's emotions were all written on his face. At this moment, he started to mutter, and the disappointment between his brows was much more obvious than that of Liang Ziqiang, the ship owner.

"We can only come earlier. By April or May, the spring floods here will be huge. Who would have the courage to come?" Liang Ziqiang replied while his eyes were still sweeping over the sea.

According to later reports, the most frequent occurrence of "dragon sucking water" weather in Longjuling is in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, which is actually around July of the Gregorian calendar. Because that season is midsummer, the heat is scorching, and the temperature in that special deep sea far away keeps rising, the conditions are most suitable for the formation of dragon sucking water.

But this does not mean that only June and July are dangerous. Going back a month or two, or delaying a month or two, we cannot absolutely rule out the possibility of "dragon sucking water".

To be truly safe, it has to be winter, or early or mid-spring like now.

Hearing him say this, Deng Zhaocai thought of the terrifying black dragon again, and said:

"Then what can we do? We can only focus on the winter flood. We can only worry about the spring flood, knowing that even the fish won't come to Longjuling? How infuriating!"

"The first few waves of spring floods are fine, but the later the floods, the better. So I came here early."

This kind of catastrophic weather in nature, coupled with the special characteristics of the deep sea, made it difficult to determine an accurate safe date, and Liang Ziqiang could only act by groping.

Anyway, the general principle is to estimate the dangerous period to be longer. It is okay to miss some fishing seasons, but never act recklessly and fight against the weather.

While the two were talking, they circled the sea surface of Longjuling again, and saw that there was really no trace of any fish. This confirmed that even the earliest spring flood had not started here yet.

Liang Ziqiang began to think in his heart that if he returned empty-handed today, he would definitely not come again in the next few days. He would come again in about seven to ten days to see if the earliest spring flood had appeared. If he came every day to check, he would not miss the early spring flood, but he didn't know how much diesel money he would waste.

I gave up for the time being and drove the boat back into the strait, intending to return the same way.

A group of birds flew over the strait. At first glance, they were all very small birds, such as sparrows and swallows.

The two suddenly felt a chill on their necks. They looked up and found that raindrops were falling in the air, and then wisps of rain were formed.

Strangely, the sunlight did not disappear. On one side the sun was shining, and on the other side there was a drizzle.

Deng Zhaocai muttered:
"Sunshower! It's not summer yet, why is it sunshowering?"

“Who says that sun showers only occur in summer?”

Most sun showers do occur in summer, but they can sometimes occur in other seasons.

Just like the spring rain before our eyes, it is very fine, but it is getting denser and denser. After being dyed by the bright sunshine of March, it is like countless golden threads flying and weaving in the strait.

This kind of light sunshine shower without wind or waves posed no threat to ships sailing at sea. At most, it just wet the hair of the two people and covered their heads and clothes with a layer of misty water vapor.

But after all, the temperature was still cold and they didn't want to get wet. After watching the amazing sight of golden rain in the strait for a while, they decided to go back to the cabin to take shelter from the rain.

Sitting in the cabin and continuing to look out, Deng Zhaocai suddenly started to shout in surprise:

"Holy crap, what is this bird doing, drinking rain water?"

Liang Ziqiang discovered that the sparrows that were originally flying in the air had dispersed. They were probably going to the two small islands beside them to find a place to shelter from the rain.

Swallows are relatively less afraid of rain and are still flying through the drizzle, like a pair of black scissors, cutting here and there, but they cannot cut the golden rain lines filling the sky.

In addition to the swallows, there were also a few small birds flying over the fishing boat. Their bodies were even more slender and smaller than the swallows, but their wings were very long, much longer than their bodies, which made the proportions obviously disproportionate.

The behavior of these little birds with brown and black feathers and gray bellies is a bit strange. Facing the drizzle, they not only do not hide, but also open and close their mouths, and seem to catch the rain in the air while flying!

"Seawater is not drinkable. Besides eating the flowers, plants and insects on the island, it's normal for them to drink some water when it rains a little!"

Liang Ziqiang answered casually, "Deng Zhaocai."

As we were talking, the rain became sparse, and then stopped again. The sea surface was glittering, and the sunshine in the air became brighter. It was indeed a sun shower, it came and went quickly, leaving no trace in the blink of an eye.

What really opened Liang Ziqiang's eyes was that two of the birds that had just flown to drink rain water became more and more attached to each other as they flew, and they stuck together, one up and one down in the air, and they actually did something indescribable!
They don't even look for a branch or a bush, they just spread their wings and make babies while flying. It's really like a pair of lovebirds!
"Fuck! Is this possible? A bridal chamber in the sky?!" It was obviously the first time that Deng Zhaocai had seen such a high level of stunts, and his face was full of admiration.

Forget about admiration, but what's the point of having such longing on your face when you're a bachelor without even a wife?
Liang Ziqiang looked back up, and the spring sunshine fell on the two little birds. The little bird slowed down its flight, and when it flew towards the sunshine, a few golden threads shone faintly in its dark brown feathers.

At first, Liang Ziqiang thought it was due to his eyesight. But when he looked again, it flew closer to his head, and those golden threads reflected the sunlight. It was definitely not an illusion!
Liang Ziqiang's head suddenly buzzed.

Flying in the air to drink water, making babies in mid-air, wings that are much longer than their tiny bodies, and with the addition of golden threads...

So many characteristics intertwined together suddenly reminded him of a bird.

"Fuck! Swifts, golden swifts!"

This time his shouts were even more excited than Deng Zhaocai's usual ones.

"What's wrong, Brother Qiang?" Deng Zhaocai was confused.

"These golden swifts appeared here, so they must have a nest somewhere on the two small islands nearby! Stop talking too much, find a place to stop the boat and go to the island to look for them!"

After discovering that it was a golden swift, Liang Ziqiang directly controlled the fishing boat, first considering the small island on the left, and trying to find a way to get to the island.

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