1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 47: Rare Splendid Lobster

Regarding the boat issue, the first choice is of course to take the old boat. If that doesn't work, then consider replacing the rudder blade of the old boat with the faulty boat.

Now, the old ship can still operate normally, but the rudders and rudder blades of the two ships do not match each other very well.

There is no doubt that the only way to leave the island is to take this old boat.

However, riding on an old ship also involves considerable risks.

At present, there seems to be no problem with its operation, but after all, it is the boat that has been repaired the most times in the village and should have been scrapped long ago.

If you encounter strong winds and waves while driving, it will become very dangerous...

That’s how my father and brothers disappeared in my previous life.

After the joy of escaping death wore off, Liang Ziqiang realized that the road to safely returning to Changwang Village was still full of variables and unpredictable situations!

However, this was the only way out for them. Even if it was dangerous, they had no choice but to go for it.

Liang Ziqiang feels that the key point to consider is how to choose the best time to reduce the possibility of encountering wind and waves on the way.

The right timing can minimize the risk.

Lin Baixian suggested:

"The day is already halfway over. If we set out today, it will be night when we are still halfway. Sailing in the dark is definitely not as good as sailing in the daytime. I think we should set it tomorrow, get up early and set out, so we can be home in the afternoon!"

Liang Ziqiang frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said:
"Definitely not tomorrow!"

Lin Baixian was confused and asked anxiously, "Why not? What's the problem tomorrow?"

"You've been on the island for a few days. Have you forgotten the date? I thought about it. Today is the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar. Wouldn't tomorrow be the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar? This is the day of high tide. Have you ever thought about it?"

Without him saying anything more, Lin Baixian understood everything instantly.

The sea will have relatively large rises and falls on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month.

People like to go to the beach on this day to catch seafood, because when the tide goes out, it will go out very thoroughly, and the reefs that are not exposed at ordinary times will become visible, so you can pick up more shrimps, crabs, shells and snails than usual.

But precisely because the high and low tides were larger on this day, the waves were also relatively larger than usual.

A larger fishing boat like the one owned by Uncle Rui can handle these waves without any problems. Many fishermen even like to go fishing on the 15th day of the lunar month to try their luck, because they may get more fish and shrimp on this day.

But for this old boat next to us, the fifteenth is obviously not a day worth trying!

In fact, there are astronomical reasons why there are high tides on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

On the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month, the sun, moon and earth are aligned in a straight line. The attraction of the sun and moon is superimposed on each other, attracting the seawater on the surface of the earth, which will cause the tide to become larger.

Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian may not be so clear about these astronomical reasons, but it is clear that the tides will become higher on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

Lin Baixian just didn't keep track of the dates.

There is a big reason why Liang Ziqiang remembers every day so clearly.

You know, in the previous life, my father, my elder brother and my younger brother went out to sea and encountered a storm and got into trouble on August 8, which was the 26th day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar.

Today is August 8, the 22th day of the seventh lunar month, and there are still four days before my father and brother had the accident.

He has been counting down and calculating that dark day, so he is naturally very sensitive to the day.

Liang Ziqiang thought about it over and over again.

It is best not to take any risks tomorrow, the 8th day of the lunar calendar. Four days later, on August 26, there will be an unexpected storm at sea, making it even less suitable for departure.

Moreover, they had better leave the island before August 8. Otherwise, when the storm comes, they will stay on this wild island and who knows what will happen...

The only days we can really choose are the 24th and 25th. "The day after tomorrow, August 8th, the situation will be much better. The tide will start to recede around 24 o'clock in the morning. If there is no unexpected weather, the sea will remain calm for a long time during the receding tide.

We set sail during the low tide and almost reached the shore before the second high tide, thus avoiding the high tide.”

Liang Ziqiang decided.

If we sail during high tide the day after tomorrow, there will still be some risk. But if we can perfectly avoid high tide and sail at low tide, it will be very stable.

For the time being, we have scheduled our departure for the day after tomorrow morning, and we will see if any new circumstances arise.

The two of them were busy for most of the day and discussed for a while before they realized that they were not even aware that they were hungry.

On this day, the two of them only ate grouper and abalone in the morning and had nothing to eat at noon. Now the sun was setting and it was already afternoon.

"Let's go to the cafeteria!"

The so-called "canteen" is naturally the continuous group of reefs.

That natural "canteen" never disappointed them and only brought them surprises.

The three-headed abalone caught in the morning was very delicious, so Liang Ziqiang decided to go to the reef and get a few more.

"Come on, come on, you're in for a treat. Here are a few, they're only slightly bigger than the ones we had this morning!"

Lin Baixian called Liang Ziqiang while he started to pry it off. The abalone was firmly attached to the stone, so it was a bit difficult to pull it off with hands, but it was easy to get it with a chisel.

Lin Baixian is addicted to prying, and shows no signs of stopping, and will continue to do so.

Liang Ziqiang stopped him:

"No matter how big your stomach is, just get a few! Don't feel full later, we're not just eating abalone!"

Lin Baixian said confidently:

"You have to take the consequences! I've suffered so much, I have to bring some goods back to exchange for money as compensation, right?"

"That's not the time now. We still have a whole day here tomorrow, and the tide will go out on the 15th of tomorrow, so there will be more and fatter abalone!" Liang Ziqiang reminded.

Lin Baixian thought it made sense, so he stopped and planned to catch something else to eat with the abalone.

Liang Ziqiang was not idle either.

At this moment, as he bent over, he caught a glimpse of a large indentation on a reef. At the edge of the indentation, a few relatively thick whiskers were exposed, swaying...

"Here is a shrimp. Judging from its whiskers, it is quite big. It should be good to catch and eat!"

He muttered something and looked down into the water.

Wow, it's a lobster hanging upside down. Lobsters have a hobby of hanging themselves upside down in their caves and dangling.

At the moment, Liang Ziqiang could only see a small half of the lobster, but from its posture he could guess that this guy was hanging himself in the hole, looking extremely leisurely!

When he took a second look, Liang Ziqiang was suddenly startled and his whole body became uneasy.

How can this be just an ordinary lobster?

Although Liang Ziqiang could only see a small part of it hanging down from this angle, the colorful colors and recognizable patterns suddenly made him think of a very special variety.

Damn, Splendid Lobster!
On this small island reef, he actually encountered an extremely rare Chinese lobster!

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