Fisherman's Secret

Before dawn the next day, Mother Fang got up and made breakfast.

After Fang Jing finished his meal, he put down his bowl and went out.

"Taking advantage of the coolness in the morning, I asked someone to borrow a boat and go out to sea to see if I could catch some fish."

Their family only has an old-fashioned wooden fishing boat, which can only swing twice on the seashore, and go a little farther away. There is also a 20-meter fishing trawler in the village. It can only run along the coast and near the sea, but it is much better than Fang's old-fashioned fishing boat in terms of performance.

"Brother, I'll be with you." Fang Xiaole ran after his brother.

"I'm out fishing, what are you going to do with me? Shout out to me?" Fang Jing rolled his eyes at him.

"Brother, I can help you too!" Fang Xiaole said unhappily.

"Help me? Can you carry the fishing net?" Fang Jing touched his head with a smile, and said, "I'll just go out in the morning and come back at noon. It's hot outside, so you can stay at home and review your homework." .”

"That won't let you go alone."

Since Father Fang's accident, the family has been very careful about going out to sea, and Mother Fang was even more hesitant to speak, and finally held back what she wanted to say.

What if you don't go to sea?The family has no income, Xiao Le has to go to school, and Fang's father has to get medical treatment. Fang Jing's salary alone and the little money she earns are not enough to maintain the family's expenses.

Cen Jiu, who has always been an invisible person at home, picked up the fishing net on the ground and said, "I can carry it, I will go."

Fang Jing frowned: "Your injuries haven't healed yet, let's heal your injuries first."

What trouble can an injured person make?

Cen Jiu glanced around the yard with a fishing net, and saw a dilapidated small wooden boat that could only be used as firewood piled up in the corner. He picked it up, walked up to Fang Jing, and looked at him expressionlessly: "I can move."

Fang Xiaole's eyes widened in surprise, and there was a gleam of admiration in her eyes. Even Fang's mother forgot to worry for a while, and looked at Cen Jiu with a look of surprise. After realizing it, she quickly said: "Hey, Xiao Jiu , put it down quickly. Don’t look at the broken boat, but it’s sinking, put it down quickly, don’t hit anyone in a while.”

Since Cen Jiu came to Fang's house, she has been taciturn. Many times, Fang's mother can't even feel that there are more people in the family, and her sense of existence is weak. Unexpectedly, she has a lot of strength.

Cen Jiu was holding the fishing net in one hand and the small fishing boat on the other shoulder. He ignored the words of Fang Jing's mother and poked in the yard like a wooden stake. He didn't speak, and just looked at Fang Jing straightly.

"Have you been out to sea?" Fang Jing asked.

Cen Jiu was silent, wondering whether it would count if he stuck to the bottom of King Li's lucky boat and submerged in the water for a day and a night when he went to assassinate King Li before?

"That won't work." Fang Jing shook his head and disagreed.

Going out to sea is not like taking a boat to play, or doing something on land. The most important thing is whether you are strong or not, the key is whether you can adapt to life on the sea.

The sea is very stormy and the fishing boats in the village are very simple. A wave can knock people directly to the ceiling, and they can't recover for a long time.This is still good, but if you get seasick, you will suffer even more, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to do it.It is the first time for an inexperienced person to go to sea with him, and it would be great not to cause trouble, but it is completely hopeless to help.

Fang Jing still wants to run a little farther today to see if he can get something in the sea, and he doesn't want to bring a newcomer to ask for trouble.

"Yeah, going out to sea is actually not fun at all, it's hard work." Fang's mother thought Cen Jiu was curious, so she kept persuading him, "Jingjing grew up by the seaside since he was a child, so it's okay if you get used to it. Crossing the sea, it feels really uncomfortable. Listen to Auntie, you will rest at home these two days, let Xiaole take you around, swim at the beach when it is hot, and then go to Jingjing to help when you get used to it."

Cen Jiu remained silent, looking down at Fang Jing without speaking, his eyes full of stubbornness.

Fang Jing didn't want to argue with him in front of Fang's mother and Fang Xiaole, the time was getting later and later, and the weather would be getting hotter.

He was a little irritable and said: "Go if you want, but let me make it clear first, you have to listen to me when you go out to sea, or you can stay at home with Xiao Le."

Cen Jiu put the broken fishing boat back under the wall, and went out with Fang Jing with the fishing net.

They came to the pier by the sea, where several fishing boats were moored.

Among them was a relatively large fishing trawler, and a middle-aged man on board was squatting and fastening a cable.

Fang Jing jumped into the boat and said to the man, "Uncle Gen, is there anyone borrowing a boat today?"

Uncle Gen stood up and saw that it was Fang Jing with an expression of enlightenment on his face: "Ah Jing is back. Your mother told me two days ago that you are coming back. When did you get home?"

When he stood up, although he tried his best to hide it, he could still see that his left leg was a bit inflexible.

Uncle Gen was also one of the people who went to sea with Father Fang back then, but when the accident happened, Uncle Gen's son happened to be sick. He stayed with the child in the hospital and didn't board the boat, so he missed the disaster.

But I don’t know if I answered the sentence that it is a blessing or a disaster, and that it is a disaster that cannot be avoided. Although Uncle Gen escaped the disaster, he had a car accident not long after that and injured his leg. out to sea.

The boat at home is reluctant to sell, and I often rent it to others as a thought.

Fang Jing took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, smoked one and handed it to Uncle Gen: "I came back the day before yesterday and went out for a swim."

Uncle Gen took it unceremoniously, put it under his nose and smelled it, and said with a smile: "This smoke is good, the smell is very positive."

Fang Jing immediately handed the whole pack of cigarettes to Uncle Gen, and said, "If Uncle Gen likes it, I have a few packs left, and Xiao Le will send them to you soon."

Uncle Gen waved his hand: "No, no, this cigarette is quite expensive, it costs dozens of yuan a pack!"

Because of Fang Xiaole's little housekeeper, Fang Jing actually seldom smokes. When the tutor went out to eat, the tutor gave it to him.

Uncle Gen waved his hand: "One bag is enough. Are you going to sea today?"

"Yeah, I'm free, I want to go out and play."

Uncle Gen nodded, glanced at Cen Jiu, probably felt a little strange, and asked, "Is this your friend?"

"Well, it's okay, come back and play with me for two days."

"Young man has a good vision. Although our fishing village is poor, it has its advantages. There are fewer people, less pollution, and comfortable living." Uncle Gen nodded, and Fang Jing said, "There are fewer people renting boats now. , I found someone to overhaul the boat a few days ago, so you can drive it for a few more days."

"Thank you, Uncle Gen. The museum is being renovated. I took a month off. I'm worried that I don't know how to spend this month!"

Fang Jing and Uncle Gen chatted a few more words, then untied the cable and drove the fishing boat out to sea.

I don't know if it was luck, but there was no big storm along the way, and Cen Jiu's performance was much better than he expected. He didn't suffer from seasickness or other discomforts.

"You have a good physique." Fang Jing patted Cen Jiu's shoulder, remembering that when he first went to sea, he was in a terrible embarrassment.

Cen Jiu grabbed Fang Jing's wrist with his backhand, so strong that Fang Jing almost cried out.

"It's okay, don't touch me casually!"

Fang Jing rubbed his wrists, with a resentful expression on his face: "Don't worry, even if you give me money next time, I won't touch you casually."

Because of this accident, the following voyage seemed a bit dull.

Fang Jing focused on sailing the boat and dragged the trawl all the way, but only a few small fish and shrimps were scattered on the net. They were too small for Fang Jing to look down on. He only picked up two slightly larger ones for lunch. The rest were all thrown back into the sea.

Fang Jing squatted on the deck to sort out the fishing nets, while Cen Jiu stood aside and wanted to help, but because he was not proficient in the business, he was a little helpless.

At noon, Fang Jing packed up the two items, made a pot of soup, and planned to have lunch for the sake of Fang's mother in the morning.

Fang Jing's craftsmanship is not very good, that is, the point of cooking things. The noodle cakes taste good when they are hot in the morning, but they are fishy and dry when they are cold at noon. Fang Jing only drank a little fish soup However, Cen Jiu was not picky at all, and ate the remaining noodle cakes together with the fish soup.

Fang Jing took a look at his flat belly, wondering where he ended up eating so much. If it wasn't for Cen Jiu's very hurtful attitude just now, he really wanted to touch it.

But Cen Jiu obviously repulsed others from touching his body, so Fang Jing had no choice but to hold back, but kept aiming at Cen Jiu's stomach.

In the afternoon, Fang Jing dragged two more nets, but there was still nothing to gain. When he cast the net for the last time, Fang Jing thought to himself, if he couldn't catch anything more, he would call it a day and go back, otherwise he would run out of fuel.

Unexpectedly, when the net was collected at the end, the trawl net was very heavy and the draft was very deep. Fang Jing was overjoyed and thought that he had finally harvested. Unexpectedly, after the boat traveled a certain distance, the fishing net suddenly lightened, as if something was hooked, and finally broke free again Same.

Fang Jing was curious, stopped the boat in place, and followed the direction just now.

Fang Jing cautiously dived down to a distance of nearly eight or nine meters before summoning the water bubble, and quickly went downstream.

Here is the sea, and the average depth of the sea is about 50 meters. If there is no protection, the pressure of the sea will increase during the dive, and you will feel very uncomfortable if you go down ten meters.

It stands to reason that the further you go down, the darker the sea light, but Fang Jing found that since he melted the bead and could summon water bubbles in his palm, his eyesight has also improved a lot. , can also clearly see things.

Transparent jellyfish swim in the warm water, small swimming crabs rampage, and occasionally a few fish swim happily by.

Fang Jing carefully avoided those poisonous and dangerous jellyfish, came to the place where the trawl net was hooked, and saw an obvious bulge under the water, covered by soft sand, forming a natural protective film, like a small Like a dirt slope, a section of black charcoal-like material was faintly exposed on the other side of the small dirt slope.

He peeled away the soil covering it, and saw a piece of black wood, the wood grain on it was extremely clear, and the cross-section was very smooth, faintly resembling the ebony that the instructor said.

Fang Jing's heart jumped, it couldn't be really ebony.