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Chapter 215: A Pair of Sea Turtles
Chapter 215: A Pair of Sea Turtles
This net seemed to have caught a mixed school of two or three types of fish, a bit of a variety, but each kind appeared to be in large quantities.
Huang Jiaoli, Mako Sharks, Barracudas, and Giant Prawns were all in abundance.
Each of these prawns was as long as Jiang Xia's arm, quite large.
A single prawn weighed almost a pound.
Zhou Father picked one up and compared it to his palm, beaming with joy, "We've hit the jackpot again! Today, our boat is truly filled with fish and shrimp. We've even come across such large Nine-Section Shrimps. I've been fishing at sea for many years, and while I've caught big prawns before, I've never caught this many of this size!"
These prawns were already expensive, and with such large sizes, they could sell for over two to three yuan per pound!
And each prawn weighed around seven to eight liang, so you can imagine how big they were.
Therefore, when it came to fishing, timing wasn't crucial. As long as you had good luck, going out to sea a little later could still earn you more than others. Today, a thousand yuan was a sure thing.
Zhou Father laughed heartily, "Quickly sort out the prawns and put them in the live well to keep them fresh."
These prawns had strong air endurance, which meant they could be kept alive for a longer time, making transportation easier.
Although they used a trawl net, many of the prawns were still alive, not crushed to death. Everyone except Zhou Chengxin, who was steering the boat, quickly started sorting out the prawns and placing them in the live well.
Live seafood, of course, fetched a higher price than dead ones.
The boat soon arrived at Coral Island, and Zhou Chengxin docked it.
Zhou Chenglei didn't bother sorting the fish; instead, he put on his diving gear and went to check on the fish cages.
The cages near Coral Island were also fine. Zhou Chenglei swam to the cave to take a look. Seeing some abalones had escaped, he pried them off and threw them back in.
These abalones weren't very big, around ten heads in size. They needed more time to grow before selling them.
In this area, they had found sea cucumbers before. As they had finished eating the ones they found previously, Zhou Chenglei searched the seabed, hoping to catch some more.
But after searching for a while, he only found three sea cucumbers.
There weren't many sea cucumbers, but he did catch two Nine-Toothed Fan Shrimps and picked up a few sea urchins.
These shrimps had sweet and tender meat, and Jiang Xia loved their flavor.
Zhou Zhou enjoyed steamed egg with sea urchin for dinner, so tonight's meal would be even more delightful.
As they still had to go to the shipyard, Zhou Chenglei quickly returned to the boat.
Jiang Xia didn't go into the water; instead, she focused on sorting the fish. She also enjoyed this mix of various fish, shrimp, and crabs, as it often brought unexpected surprises.
As soon as Zhou Chenglei climbed back onto the boat, Jiang Xia spotted a large sea turtle, her first encounter with one.
Zhou Chenglei took a glance at it.
This sea turtle seemed quite old, its back covered in barnacles, and its shell appeared weathered, giving it an age of over a hundred years.
Zhou Father, upon realizing they had accidentally caught an old sea turtle, said, "Xia, we should release this sea turtle back into the sea."
The villagers always released sea turtles when they caught them, as they believed sea turtles had spiritual awareness, and releasing them brought good fortune, especially for old sea turtles.
Jiang Xia nodded, "I know, I'll remove the barnacles from its back and then release it."
Zhou Father handed her a fish-gutting knife.
Zhou Chenglei took off his diving gear and walked over to Jiang Xia, "Let me do it."
He was worried she might accidentally hurt herself while prying the barnacles off.
Jiang Xia handed him the knife.
After Zhou Chenglei scraped off all the barnacles from the sea turtle's shell, Jiang Xia used a loofah to polish the shell until it gleamed, then gave the turtle a good wash before releasing it back into the sea.
The sea turtle waved its four flippers in the water, turned around, and glanced up.
Jiang Xia waved back at it, saying, "Goodbye!"
Zhou Chengxin, seeing Zhou Chenglei had returned to the boat, started sailing away.
As the boat sailed off into the distance, Jiang Xia didn't pay much attention, as there was still a whole boatful of fish to sort.
She quickly sat down to divide the catch.
No one expected that the sea turtle in the sea was following behind the fishing boat, and as the boat sailed further away, the turtle swam faster.
Jiang Xia had divided some of the catch when she spotted another old sea turtle!
Zhou Father: "Why did we catch so many old sea turtles today?"
Jiang Xia: "Could this turtle be a pair with the one we just saw?"
Zhou Chengxin smiled upon hearing this and said, "Who knows, quickly throw it back into the sea and let the couple reunite."
Zhou Father agreed, "Stop the boat and turn back. Clean the turtle and quickly throw it back into the sea."
Jiang Xia handed the sea turtle to Zhou Chenglei, asking him to scrape off the barnacles on its shell.
Zhou Chenglei did as instructed and even imitated Jiang Xia's actions, giving the turtle a bath and scrubbing its shell until it shone.
Jiang Xia kept her eyes on the sea, watching to see if the previous turtle would chase after them.
Unexpectedly, she really saw it!
"Zhou Chenglei, the sea turtle from before is catching up!" Jiang Xia's voice was slightly excited.
Upon hearing this, both Zhou Father and Zhou Mother looked towards the sea.
Just as Zhou Chenglei finished bathing the turtle, he stood up, holding it.
Jiang Xia tugged at his arm, "Quickly put it back into the sea."
Zhou Chenglei threw the turtle back into the sea, and as usual, he held Jiang Xia's hand.
The two sea turtles in the sea swam towards each other.
Zhou Father laughed, "They really are a couple."
The pair of sea turtles bumped into each other on the sea surface and then looked up at the fishing boat.
Jiang Xia laughed, "They must not have a son on the boat, right?"
Zhou Mother quickly checked through the remaining pile of fish and laughed, "No more! No more!"
The pair of sea turtles only paused for a moment on the sea surface, glanced at them, and then swam towards the seabed.
Zhou Chenglei held Jiang Xia's hand, watching the pair of turtles gradually disappear into the depths, he couldn't help but glance at the person beside him.
Jiang Xia also happened to look up at him, and their eyes met, sharing a smile.
Jiang Xia interlaced her fingers with his, their hands tightly clasped, as they smiled at the sea.
Jiang Xia's gentle smile was captivating, and Zhou Chenglei wanted to pull her into his embrace and kiss her passionately, but he restrained himself, only holding her hand tightly, suppressing the fluttering in his heart.
When Zhou Father saw that the turtles had swum away, he turned his gaze away, but when he looked back, he noticed his younger son and Wang Cai quietly holding hands.
Oh well, he had unintentionally become a placeholder again!
Zhou Placeholder smiled and pretended not to see, nudging his eldest son, "You go and drive the boat. Go and order a new ship from the shipyard."
"Okay," Zhou Chengxin went to drive the boat.
Jiang Xia tugged at Zhou Chenglei and withdrew her hand, "Let's divide the catch."
"Mhm," Zhou Chenglei released her hand, and the couple squatted down to continue dividing the fish.
Zhou Chengxin drove the boat directly to the beach near the shipyard and docked.
Then, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei accompanied Zhou Chengxin to order the new ship.
Zhou Father and Zhou Mother waited for them to disembark and then sailed to the city pier to sell the fish.
This way, they could act more efficiently.
Zhou Father would pick them up after selling the fish.
Shipyard
Zhou Factory Director was startled when he heard they had come to order another ship.
He huffed, "You haven't even paid the full deposit for the two ships! No more orders until you pay up!"
No way was he going to let them get something for nothing!
This time, he was determined to refuse!
Unwaveringly!
Jiang Xia laughed, "Isn't the deadline not here yet? We'll pay in full by then."
Zhou Chenglei: "Has the improved anchor been made? Is it useful? I've come up with a new type of new ship anchor."
Zhou Factory Director: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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