Back to the small fishing village in 1982

The basking shark was recognized by the father and son as soon as it surfaced. Its big mouth was so easy to identify.

The basking shark is the second largest filter-feeding shark in the world after the whale shark.

I heard it's still a shame among sharks.It has a huge body, and its mouth is always open. Even when it is swimming, it is open wide, and it looks very scary.

But on the contrary, it has a docile temperament and never attacks humans. It only feeds on small fish and plankton, similar to the habits of whale sharks.

The reason why it is called the basking shark is because it has a gentle temperament and looks like an old woman, so it is named "Lao".

When it swims forward, its wide-open mouth is only used to open its mouth when it comes to eat.

Don’t think that the most advanced way of eating in the ocean is the invincible predatory approach of the great white shark. In fact, the lazy way of the basking shark is the most advanced way.

Its mouth is like a vacuum cleaner, constantly sucking food back and forth, and using Seba to filter the plankton and small fish in its mouth.

Usually, if there is a fishing boat passing by, they also like to follow behind the fishing boat and chase after it.

It is not for anything else, just for the abandoned fish or food that fishing boats throw to the sea from time to time, so it is also called the lazy shark. It is also a scavenger in the ocean.

The giant cocoon made of herrings just under the water was swallowed directly by it in one gulp. The herrings themselves didn't know what happened, and they disappeared as soon as their eyes went dark.

It makes sense to be a big talker.

It's just that basking sharks usually move in groups of three to five. Sometimes there are hundreds or even thousands of them lining up in a long queue. How come there is only one here?
Could it be that he was really lost due to the waves during the typhoon?
Ye Yaodong was puzzled in his heart, but the movements of his hands were unambiguous. When the basking shark surfaced, he took the camera and snapped it.

The body is gray-brown, and each fin is light gray-brown. Only the half of the body exposed to the water can be photographed.

I don’t know how the effect will be, but I took the picture anyway. If I can get closer later, I can try to take another clear picture from a close distance.

"Is this fish defeated..."

As soon as Father Ye's voice fell, and the action of closing the net did not stop, he saw this basking shark floating up and not staying for a while before starting to dodge.

There were a lot of sea wolf fish on its body, and some fell off as it struggled and shook, but there were other sea wolf fish, and they continued to attack with perseverance.

Under the huge body of the basking shark, even if each of this group of sea wolf fish can weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms, they are just dwarfed by it.

The bite wound can only bring pain to it, but it cannot be fatal.

However, mosquito bites can cause irritation when bitten too many, and the pain may become aggravated and uncomfortable. The same goes for fish.

It's just that the basking shark only eats small fish and plankton, and such a large sea wolffish is not on its prey list at all.

It dodged and swung its body to shake off the sea wolf fish on its body. Some of them hit the hull of the boat and fell back into the sea with a few bangs.

Father Ye saw it when he was closing the net, and couldn't help but feel regretful. It would have been better if it had fallen directly into the boat.

The basking shark found that it still couldn't get rid of it completely after it surfaced. These sea wolves were like crazy. They hated it for eating its prey and chased it as soon as it saw an opening.

It had no choice but to flip its body, jump on the sea level, and then slam it into the water, trying to stun the sea wolf on it, and then quickly go and hide under the water.

Ye Yaodong kept holding the camera in his hand, trying to capture another clear shot, and happened to catch it jumping onto the water.

I was instantly satisfied.

"Hurry up, put it away as soon as you finish shooting, and put the net up. Before the fish runs away, you can put in two more nets to have a look."

Just as Ye Yaodong put the camera on the stool for the time being, the father and son also discovered a fishing boat not far behind them, which was gradually approaching.

One of them cast the net and the other closed it. While looking at the sea, they also paid attention to the distance behind them.

"That boat is ours too, right?"

"Perhaps, your eldest cousin and the others were also around here just now. They could see a little bit of the ship. They probably also saw a large number of fluttering seabirds here, so they slowly came here. I have been paying attention just now. I didn’t even look behind me at the fish in the sea.”

If it were driving towards you, in front of you, you would have noticed it long ago.

"I didn't look either."

Even now, the seabirds did not completely disperse, but continued to linger in mid-air, swooping down from time to time to sneak attack on the herring on the fishing boat.

They have no ability to catch sea wolf fish, only herring.

They don't care, it's not a good product, no one eats it, and it's not suitable for drying fish. Only canned herring is relatively famous, so if it's eaten by birds, just eat it secretly.

Anyway, for them, the fish is either thrown into the sea or taken back to be fed to chickens, ducks and pigs.

"You'll know if you come closer later."

The two of them talked briefly and continued to work on collecting and casting the net.

After the herring schools disappeared, the basking sharks also ran away, and all that were caught were sea wolf fish. However, after collecting a net, only three were caught again.

The fish scattered so fast that I don’t know if they were chasing basking sharks.

Ye Yaodong untied the broken hand-thrown net in his hand, poured out the three fish inside, and then suggested placing the fishing net to trawl.

"They happened to have just dispersed. They probably haven't gone far yet. They may still be in the area around here. Let's work nearby and try our luck."

Father Ye nodded, he thought so too.

When they were dragging a large fishing net and preparing to lower it, the fishing boat behind them slowly came closer.

But it was different from what they thought. It was not their ship, but from an unknown village, but the other party did not get very close.

However, there were still many fishing boats surrounding them with seabirds, and from time to time they would sneak up and take a few fish into the air, which also attracted the other party's attention.

When they got closer and saw that Ye Yaodong's boat was covered with herrings and sea wolf fish, they all regretted why they had not come earlier.

Their eyes never left the fish in the boat.

"There was a school of fish just now, right?"

If you speak their local dialect, you are a local.

There are slight differences in the words spoken in their towns from town to town, just like the accents A Qing speaks are slightly different from theirs.

"Yes, there were schools of herrings, but they have all gone now."

"Pity……"

Sea wolf fish is quite expensive per pound, worth more than 4 cents, not to mention the quantity that fills the boat.

In addition, he is now scattered all over the boat. At a glance, he can probably sell it for two or three hundred yuan, which is much better than dragging the net for several days.

Ye Yaodong didn't talk much to them. The other party's boat was also like his father and him. One was old and the other was young. It seemed that they were also father and son.

After he and his father arranged the large fishing net, he set off the boat alone and released the net along the tail chute.

Not all ships encountered at sea will have conflicts and get bloody blows. Most of them still communicate normally.The boat also followed them and asked, "Are the sea wolves on your boat attracted by the herring schools? How long has it been since the fish schools dispersed?"

"Just dispersed for a while."

"Then let the net out now. Maybe it can be dragged a little longer, or maybe we can still catch a school of fish..."

Ye Yaodong nodded, and after lowering all the fishing nets into the sea, he also paid attention to their actions. He felt more relaxed when he saw that they were also hurriedly organizing the fishing nets and preparing to lower them.

I'm afraid that some people will have evil intentions when they see the wealth. These fish are worth a lot of money, so it's better not to have them. They must be people who have seen good things, and their eyesight is not that shallow.

Their fishing boat moved forward at a steady speed, and after slowly getting away from the other party's boat, he began to sort out the fishing goods on the boat with confidence.

After such a long time, the surf fish on the boat stopped jumping around, but he casually opened a huge mouth. The teeth in the mouth were really sharp, and the bite was really hard on his fingers.

He dragged two baskets and packed them separately according to size. Most weighed seven or eight kilograms, about ten kilograms, and a few weighed twenty or thirty kilograms. For such a big size, the price can be higher.

First, pick up all the sea wolf fish separately and drag them to the side of the cabin. They are arranged neatly in a row next to the cargo of the previous trawl.

Then, he went to the cabin to drag out the bucket of ice cubes, sprinkled finely chopped ice cubes on it, covered it with rags and quilts, and stacked the baskets to save space.

There are still a lot of herrings on the boat that need to be processed. It would be a pity to throw them back into the sea. They have to put them in baskets and take them back to feed his elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to feed the pigs, as well as the chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs at home.

While pretending, he chased away the seabirds that had been stealing food. Occasionally, he threw out a few useless little eels, which would cause them to rob them.

After he sorted out the miscellaneous goods on the boat, the fishing boat was still working there. He simply washed his hands with fresh water before sitting down to rest and play with his camera.

"Packed up?"

"Okay, those sea wolf fish should be about six to seven hundred kilograms. The small ones are seven or eight kilograms, and the big ones are estimated to be thirty kilograms. They can be sold for two or three hundred yuan."

Father Ye's face was full of joy, "I just looked at the quantity and felt it was quite a lot. I made a profit today."

"The harvest is okay."

It's a pity that the photos taken by current cameras are all in black and white, and the resolution is not high. They will probably look blurry when washed out.

Ye Yaodong lowered his head and played with his camera, absentmindedly speaking casually.

Father Ye was a little upset by his casual attitude, "Let's go cook some noodles."

He raised his head now, "Why me again?"

"Because I'm sailing the boat."

"Then wait a while."

He doesn’t want to cook either!
He cooked all the food in the morning, why is it still him now?

"Put your camera away. There is sea water everywhere. Why don't you feel sorry for things? Bicycles are also cameras. Things will break easily in your hands."

Ye Yaodong muttered a few words, but still stood up and put the camera into the cabin.

After all, I just bought it and haven't used it for a long time, so don't let it get corroded. I haven't even finished one roll of film yet, so I didn't even bother to take a few pictures, maybe just over half of it.

Father Ye drove the boat and kept circling along this sea area. The boat they just met was also working near them. The two boats kept a close distance, and they were in peace.

When the time was almost up, Father Ye drove the boat back to the area where they often stayed and worked at sea to set up the net.

When the eldest cousin and Brother Asheng saw their boat coming back, they also drove the boat over. They happened to see them setting up the net. They were surprised to see a large bag of goods being pulled directly onto the boat through the stern slide.

"So many goods?"

"Such a big bag? Dongzi, uncle, you just traveled so far, and you still have good stuff?"

Father Ye smiled and said: "I happened to encounter a school of herrings, so I stayed there for a while, and then met a group of sea wolves. I cast a few nets, dragged another net over there, and then came back to raise the net."

"That's okay, the sea wolf fish is big, and the harvest today is very good."

They did not see more sea wolf fish in the stacked baskets, otherwise they would be surprised.

"No wonder there seemed to be a lot of seabirds at the end over there. They were just trawling. They were a bit far away, so they couldn't see clearly."

The two chatted for a while, rested for a while, had something to eat, and then went to trawl the net again.

During this period of time, they only stayed in this area of ​​the sea step by step, and did not go far. After all, they were familiar with this area, and it was also where Ye Yaodong took them to fish in the first place.

With just a dead salary, no one would think about tossing around, just work steadily in a familiar place. Anyway, having more and less goods has little to do with them, they just try their luck every day.

In fact, Ye Yaodong didn't care. Being stable was good enough. How much he earned or how little he earned depended on luck. If they really drove the boat around and had a hard time, he might not like it anymore.

After all, they were just invited to do the work, and the ship has not been contracted to them yet, so it is good to be in a satisfactory manner.

The father and son squatted and turned over the fish, and counted the number of sea wolf fish. They both knew that today's harvest was almost the same.

"Dad, go ahead and cook some noodles. Leave this to me."

"Isn't it you?"

"It's your turn, it's your turn."

Father Ye had no choice but to cook the noodles in frustration, "Let your wife cook more rice tomorrow. The leftovers will be brought to the boat at night and put on the bucket of ice. It won't spoil."

If they were just cooking noodles, the father and son would not push each other around. The main reason is that after cooking and eating, they have to wash the dishes, and neither of them is willing to do it. Although they only have two sets of bowls, chopsticks and a pot, They also find it strenuous.

"There's no difference. You still have to heat up the food, cook a pot of seafood, and wash the dishes."

"Then you can still eat at least."

"understood."

Ye Yaodong lowered his head and responded casually, but then he heard his father exclaim, and then kept calling him nervously and urgently.

"Ahhh... Dongzi... Dongzi... Come on, come on..."

Hearing his father's unusual tone, he became nervous and felt anxious.

"What? What happened?"

As soon as he walked over to ask for the exit, he also saw the basking shark lying on the sea next to the boat with its mouth wide open, floating with the fishing boat.

And more than one!
Two more appeared out of nowhere, three in a row. They looked much longer than their boat, and they were right next to the boat. It was really scary at first glance.

I’ve only heard that basking sharks like to laze around in the sun. This is the first time I’ve seen one today.

In this era, marine resources were abundant, but in the future they have been polluted, and it is not easy to see these marine creatures.