Chapter 254: New Discoveries Under the Sea
Chapter 254: New Discoveries Under the Sea
As Zhou Chengxin silently admired the red snapper, Zhou Chenglei had already baited his hooks and resumed fishing, occupying all three fishing rods on the boat.
By the time Zhou Chengxin finished admiring the fish, he decided to take back control of the fishing situation. However, he found Zhou Chenglei shamelessly holding onto all three rods! Zhou Chengxin gritted his teeth and asked, "What if they all bite at once? Will you be able to handle it?"
Zhou Chenglei replied, "We'll deal with it if they all bite. Besides, one of these is for my wife. I'm waiting for Big Brother to start the boat so Xiaxia can come over and continue fishing."
Zhou Chengxin couldn't believe his ears. Was he that foolish? The hooks on the other two rods had no bait, and he wasn't some legendary angler. How could all three rods get bites at once?
Enraged, Zhou Chengxin wanted to kick him off the boat, but he ended up walking over to start the boat himself.
Jiang Xia was still unfamiliar with operating the boat. While she could control it for a short time, it wasn't feasible to let her drive it continuously.
Moreover, after Jiang Xia had driven for a while, she unknowingly veered off course from their original direction.
Of course, the dragnet operation involved randomly sailing around the ocean, dragging the net wherever there were fish. A slight deviation in direction wasn't a significant issue.
However, their plan was to head towards Coral Island to feed the fish. The area near Coral Island had many reefs, and they wanted to avoid accidentally hitting one, as it could lead to a disaster.
So, Zhou Chengxin decided to take over the boat himself!
After Zhou Chengxin took the helm, Jiang Xia returned to Zhou Chenglei's side to continue fishing.
Soon, Jiang Xia caught a twenty-jin big blue marlin, two sea bass weighing around one and a half jin each, and a black seabream close to five jin.
Each time Jiang Xia reeled in a fish, Zhou Chengxin would curiously ask what kind of fish it was.
Hearing it was a black seabream, he smiled and said, "This fish is rare!"
Jiang Xia replied, "Let's take this black seabream home to eat."
Black seabream was considered a precious seafood, both medicinal and culinary. It was highly nutritious, especially for children.
However, this species was rarely seen in their waters, making it challenging even to let Zhou Zhou have a taste.
"Okay," Zhou Chengxin agreed.
Jiang Xia then caught a rose coral grouper weighing around two jin. The rose coral grouper, also known as red snapper, had a reddish body and was quite beautiful.
Zhou Chengxin noticed that Jiang Xia often caught fish that were uncommon in their waters.
He couldn't help but feel envious of her fishing skills! After catching the rose coral grouper, Jiang Xia stopped fishing, as it was almost time to haul in the net.
The sun had risen, and the eastern sky glowed with a golden hue.
The sky and sea were both a vibrant blue.
Jiang Xia gazed at the distant sunrise, her lips curving into a smile. "Good morning, sunrise!" she greeted.
Zhou Chenglei placed the fish in the livewell to keep them fresh and looked up to see Jiang Xia's gentle smile, her eyes and brows softening unconsciously.
He loved seeing her smile.
He hoped that every day would bring such joy to her face.
Coral Island was just ahead, and they had reached the boundaries of the leased fishing grounds. It was time to haul in the net.
Zhou Chengxin shouted to Zhou Chenglei, "Ahlei, shall we haul in the net now?"
"Okay," Zhou Chenglei replied.
So, Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin began to haul in the net together.
Jiang Xia watched from the side.
At first, it was relatively easy, but gradually, they found it more and more challenging to pull. It felt like the net was stuck.
Zhou Chengxin was skeptical. "Could it be caught on a reef?"
"I'll put on my diving gear and take a look," Jiang Xia said, already preparing her equipment.
"No need, it's probably fine. Let's try again. If it doesn't work, I'll go down and check," Zhou Chenglei assured her.
There was no way Zhou Chenglei would let her dive so early in the morning.
It was still early, and the sun had just risen. How could he ask her to dive into the sea at this hour? He wasn't crazy!
"Then I'll help pull," Jiang Xia offered.
"There's no need for that either.
"The boat isn't that big, and Zhou Chenglei was worried that he might accidentally bump into her if he wasn't careful."
"If she got hurt, wouldn't he be the one to feel the pain in the end?"
She joined him in pulling, making it even harder for him to focus.
With all his might, he really didn't have the strength to continue.
So Jiang Xia stepped back a bit and watched as the two of them shouted "One, two," while pulling hard.
It still wasn't working!
"I'll go take a look," Zhou Chenglei said.
Jiang Xia had just taken out the diving gear.
Zhou Chenglei quickly opened the box, put on the diving gear, and jumped into the sea, swimming towards the depths.
Soon, he saw a large bundle of fish floating in the seabed!
It was a huge bundle, several meters long.
He swam along the fishing net.
With the sunlight refracting, he could see a coral reef on the seabed.
Where there are coral reefs, there are many fish, and those coral fish are all so beautiful.
The morning sunlight refracted into the seawater, and the colorful fish swam back and forth in the colorful and varied coral clusters, with the light shimmering through the water, creating a breathtaking sight! Although it wasn't as large as the coral reefs on the other side of the Taiwan Strait, even this small patch was already stunning.
Zhou Chenglei thought Jiang Xia would definitely love it.
But it was a bit chilly in the morning, not suitable for bringing her down to see it. He decided to check how the weather was at noon.
The temperature difference between morning and evening was still quite significant.
Zhou Chenglei also spotted a bluegill, but he didn't have the tools to catch it.
He continued swimming forward, past the coral reef, and then he discovered that the fishing net was indeed caught on a reef not far away. He swam closer and saw that this area was covered in sea urchins.
He didn't pay attention to the sea urchins; without tools and with no time to spare, he quickly untied the entangled fishing net and swam back.
As Zhou Chenglei swam back, he continued to admire the coral reef, and then he vaguely saw what looked like a cave in the middle of the reef.
Zhou Chenglei had a hunch that this cave should be connected to the abalone cave he discovered earlier.
Even though they were a bit far apart!
But Zhou Chenglei had such a hunch.
When he swam into the previous cave, he found that it was blocked in the middle, with only a small opening that a person couldn't pass through.
But there was no time to explore it now; he didn't want to worry Jiang Xia, so he continued swimming back.
Soon, Zhou Chenglei surfaced and climbed back onto the boat.
Zhou Chengxin helped pull him up.
As soon as his mouth was free, Jiang Xia asked, "Was it caught on something?"
Zhou Chenglei replied as he took off his diving gear, "Yes, it was caught, but the net tore! It's a big bundle of fish."
Zhou Chengxin laughed when he heard this, "Luckily we have the diving gear, or it would have been a waste."
After taking off his gear, Zhou Chenglei helped Zhou Chengxin pull up the net.
Jiang Xia glanced at Zhou Chenglei's diving gear; even in such a hurry, he put it away in a place that didn't need tidying up.
This man always did things efficiently, never wasting time or making unnecessary moves.
The same went for the things in the room; if she organized something, he would use it and then put it back in its original place without any deviation.
She never had to clean up after him.
This made her feel very comfortable!
"One, two, one, two..." Zhou Chengxin shouted as he pulled the rope with all his might.
With great difficulty, the two of them managed to pull up the large bundle of fish!
Zhou Chenglei tugged at the rope, untangling the fishing net.
The fish spilled out of the net, covering the entire deck, piled up like a small mountain.
Jiang Xia immediately went to pick up the red one...
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