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Chapter 504: The Mystery Box
Chapter 504: The Mystery Box
Jiang Xia had never been to this reef island before, and with so many reefs, it was difficult to navigate. Pregnant as she was, she decided not to disembark to avoid any inconvenience.
She said to Zhou Chenglei, "You accompany Xiaodong and the others ashore. I'll wait for you on the boat."
Jiang Dong asked, "Won't you get bored alone on the boat?"
Zhang Fuyan replied, "I'll keep Xia Xia company on the boat."
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "No need. I can go shore fishing anytime. It's a rare opportunity for you all to be here. Go and see what treasures you can find. The weather is perfect, and the sea view is beautiful. I'll take pictures for you, so you won't get bored. Go on! Don't waste time. Ah Lei, you lead the way."
Zhou Chenglei prepared the water bucket and steel clamp for shore fishing and reminded Jiang Xia, "Be careful, and call me if you need anything."
"Okay," Jiang Xia replied.
"Sis, we're getting off the boat!" Jiang Dong said.
"Go on, but don't dawdle! Take care of Xiaoyan," Jiang Xia instructed.
The small wooden boat could get quite close to the shore.
Jiang Dong got off the boat and helped Zhang Fuyan disembark.
Jiang Xia held up the camera and took pictures of them.
As soon as Zhou Chenglei saw them off the boat, he handed a water bucket to Jiang Dong and then got off with another bucket.
As soon as Zhang Fuyan stepped onto the shore, she spotted a large manga crab hiding in a rock crevice. "Jiang Dong, there's a crab! It's huge!"
Jiang Dong immediately grabbed the steel clamp to catch it.
But the crab quickly retreated into the rocks.
These reef rocks were too heavy to move.
Zhang Fuyan suggested, "Use the clamp to poke inside and drive it out. I'll catch it."
Jiang Dong squatted down and poked the clamp into the crevice several times, muddying the water, but the crab emerged.
Zhang Fuyan quickly grabbed the clamp to catch it.
However, it was difficult to grasp, and the crab's large claw clamped onto her clamp instead.
...
Jiang Xia found a good angle and took a photo of them.
Zhou Chenglei didn't pay attention to their battle of wits with the crab. Seeing that Jiang Xia was taking pictures, he started searching as well, also looking into the rock crevices.
After Zhang Fuyan and Jiang Dong managed to clamp the crab into the bucket, the young couple continued their search hand in hand.
Few people visited this kind of island, and there were quite a few treasures hidden in the rock crevices.
Most of them were crabs.
Zhou Chenglei soon discovered two manga crabs in a rock crevice.
Zhang Fuyan let out another exclamation, "This one is so big!"
Jiang Dong quickly clamped it and put it into the bucket.
The young couple continued forward.
From time to time, exclamations could be heard from Zhang Fuyan.
...
The warm sun and gentle sea breeze accompanied the rocking of the small boat. Jiang Xia took a few photos of them and then leaned against the back of the bamboo chair next to her, finding a comfortable position to rest and take a nap.
Zhou Chenglei collected four or five manga crabs. Seeing that Jiang Xia had fallen asleep, he carefully returned to the boat and gently covered her with a spare thin jacket.
After covering Jiang Xia, Zhou Chenglei got off the boat again to continue searching for more treasures.
Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan had already moved to the other side of the island.
Zhou Chenglei didn't stray too far, as he wanted to keep Jiang Xia within his sight. He only searched in areas where he could still see her.
He picked up whatever he could find and didn't worry if he couldn't find anything."
After catching another manga crab and completing a full circle without any new discoveries, he was about to return to the boat when he spotted a tentacle protruding from a hole under a reef at the bottom of the water.
Zhou Chenglei immediately took off his water shoes, put on a net bag, and dove into the water...
When Zhang Fuyan and Jiang Dong returned after a full circle, Zhou Chenglei coincidentally emerged from the water.
Both of them noticed the net bag on his back, which contained a lobster.
Zhang Fuyan: "..."
Jiang Dong: "..."
"Brother-in-law, you went to catch lobsters. Why didn't you call me? Are there more? I want to catch some too!"
After a full circle of searching with Xiaoyan, all they found were crabs.
Jiang Xia was awakened by Jiang Dong's loud calls and looked up.
Zhao Cheng Lei glanced at Jiang Xia and gave Jiang Dong a disapproving look, "It's gone."
Jiang Xia saw the drenched Zhao Cheng Lei and became fully alert, "Why did you go into the water? Isn't it cold?"
"I'm not cold, I don't feel the cold," Zhao Cheng Lei replied. It was almost mid-April, and he had been wearing short sleeves every day recently.
"Sister! Brother-in-law caught lobsters! He caught a whole bag of lobsters!" Jiang Dong exclaimed excitedly.
Zhang Fu Yan said, "You woke up Xia Xia!"
"No," Jiang Xia said, fully awake now, looking at the net bag with the small green dragon, "Did you disturb the lobster's nest? How many are there?"
Zhao Cheng Lei climbed onto the boat, "Nine of them. Let's go! We're going to retrieve the Multiple Hook System."
"Okay," Jiang Dong said, helping Zhang Fu Yan onto the boat as well.
Zhao Cheng Lei put on the jacket that Jiang Xia handed to him and started the boat, leaving the dock.
Jiang Xia glanced at the bucket of Jiang Dong's catch, estimating that there were seven or eight manga Crabs and a miscellaneous fish.
Many crabs weren't valuable, but the manga Crab was quite pricey.
However, the ones they picked up today would definitely not be sold; they would keep them for the family to eat.
It had been a long time since Zhao Cheng Lei had caught manga Crabs; he caught more of the orchid Crabs.
The boat reached the area where they had deployed the Multiple Hook System, and Zhao Cheng Lei picked up the positioning buoy and began pulling the fishing line.
Jiang Dong and Zhang Fu Yan both stared with wide eyes.
The first hook had no fish, the second hook also had none, and the third hook was the same.
Jiang Dong: "..."
Why didn't any of the hooks have fish? Was the deployment time not long enough?
Each time Zhao Cheng Lei pulled up a hook, he would put the fish hook into a bamboo pole with a long rectangular cutout, and the fishing line would be coiled in a basin, so it wouldn't get tangled.
After pulling up seven or eight empty hooks in a row, he finally pulled up a fish.
Jiang Dong exclaimed excitedly, "A small gold bar! It's so big!"
It was a large yellow croaker weighing about one and a half pounds, shimmering in the sunlight.
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "This large yellow croaker weighs about one pound and two ounces."
Zhang Fu Yan exclaimed in surprise, "You can tell the weight just by looking at it?"
"I've seen a lot, so I know," Jiang Xia replied.
The fish had bitten the hook quite deeply, and to save time, Zhao Cheng Lei directly used scissors to cut it off and threw the fish into the nearby water bucket.
He continued pulling the fishing line, and the next hook was empty.
But the next hook brought another large yellow croaker.
It was just smaller than the previous one, weighing about eight ounces.
This one hadn't bitten as deeply, so Zhao Cheng Lei directly removed the fish hook.
Then, two more empty hooks followed, and a yellow gurnard was caught.
Jiang Dong smiled and said, "This fish is delicious too!"
After another empty hook, a three-toothed fish was caught, weighing about one and a half pounds.
This fish looked a bit like the large yellow croaker, but its body wasn't as golden, and it had three pointed teeth.
Jiang Xia laughed, "This area seems to have a lot of large yellow croakers today."
The next hook also brought a large yellow croaker!
Jiang Xia: "..."
Jiang Xia: "Is it possible that we encountered a large yellow croaker school passing by?"
The next hook also brought a large yellow croaker!
Jiang Xia: "..."
Jiang Dong, watching Zhao Cheng Lei pull up the fishing line one by one, feeling the thrill like opening a surprise box, exclaimed, "Brother-in-law, and ability to silence left them in awe.
Zhao Cheng Lei stood up and let Jiang Dong take over.
Jiang Dong sat in the bamboo chair and imitated Zhao Cheng Lei's actions, pulling the fishing line, and with this pull, he brought up...
Jiang Dong was so startled that he didn't even get a clear look and directly threw it, jumping up and hugging Zhao Cheng Lei.
Zhao Cheng Lei: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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