NFBE Chapter 208 Chartering a Boat to Go Out to Sea
Chapter 208 Chartering a Boat to Go Out to Sea
“Raising a child is quite interesting…”
Chen Guanghui looked hopeless, and then he heard Song Anning ask bluntly:
"Did you take the medicine on time?"
"..."
Before he could say anything, several children immediately showed concern.
"Second Master, are you still not well? Xiaoyu and I have recovered long ago."
"Sister Aning asked if you took your medicine on time. Could you tell me?"
"..."
After Yu Xiaochuan and his sister finished speaking, Song Zeyuan quickly added:
"Uncle, do you need to take medicine to give birth to a child? What disease is that?"
"In our village, it's the aunts who are giving birth. Uncle, can you give birth too?"
"..."
Chen Guanghui first looked back at the servant who was following not far away. The two of them were eating at another table, talking while eating, and did not hear what had just happened. He felt relieved and then looked at Song An Ning for help.
It was all his fault for being so mean. Why was he mentioning the child? The master's question was enough to kill him!
"What nonsense are you talking about? This uncle goes fishing at the beach all year round, and his body is damp. My sister asked him if he took the dehumidifying medicine on time.
You might think that Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu, although they are recovering, are still very weak and need to be replenished."
"That's easy. I'll talk to Lao He later and ask him to change the food they usually eat."
Having said this, the little ones' attention was indeed diverted and they stopped asking questions. Seeing that Yu Xiaoyu was frighteningly thin, Song Anyue put a lot of meat into her bowl.
It was not yet noon, and after lunch, they took a walk on the street. Song Zeyuan and Song Anyue bought a lot of small gadgets, saying they were for their family members.
Then she went to the new shop that was being renovated and saw that the progress was faster than Song Anning had imagined. What Chen Guanghui had told her in the morning was still conservative.
We got up early in the morning and had a nice nap at noon. We didn't gather in front of the inn until 1:00 p.m.
"Xiao Chuan, Xiao Yu, have fun these two days. I've already talked to Lao He."
"Thank you, Second Master."
After saying a few words at the door, the group went to the beach.
The sun was shining brightly at this time, so Song Anning specially bought a hat and some cold tea. She also bought a small hand-casting net at the market, ready to let Ayuan and Ayue experience fishing.
Chen Guanghui also brought fishing gear with him. He cast two rods in the morning and caught a stonefish and a black-haired fish.
It's strange, every time his master is around, he can catch fish. He takes this opportunity to have fun again and practice for tomorrow's competition.
They rented a fishing boat of about ten meters in the fishing village. Chen Guanghui's two servants took the initiative to act as boatmen. After Song Zeyuan and Song Anyue got on the boat, they were so excited that if they were not afraid of falling into the sea, they would definitely jump around a few more times.
However, Yu Xiaochuan and his sister were not in a very good mood. The last time they took a boat, it was when their father and mother took them out to sea in their own fishing boat. Now, everything has changed.
Song Anning noticed that the two children were in a bad mood and said quickly:
"Xiaochuan, I bought a hand-cast net, but I don't know how to use it. Do you know how to use it?
Come and teach Sister Aning."
"Yes, I can use it. I can throw the net in a round shape."
After the boat had been sailing for a while, Yu Xiaochuan enthusiastically pulled Song Anning to cast the fishing net. Children who grew up by the sea were very familiar with these things and explained them in great detail.
But when the first net was cast, it was empty, with only one crab caught.
Yu Xiaochuan felt very embarrassed. After tidying up the fishing net, he threw it down in disbelief.
The result was the same, only two small fish.
This is a shallow sea and there are not many fish. I just asked Xiangxiang to take a look and found that there are not even a few small fish in this area, let alone schools of fish.
"Don't worry, Xiaochuan. Maybe there are no fish here. Let's go a little further."
Just when Xiaochuan wanted to throw down the third net, Song An Ning hurriedly called him. This child was very thoughtful. When he heard Chen Guanghui say that he could get paid for not working for the next two days, he knew that he wanted the two brothers and sisters to keep Sister Aning and the others company, so he worked very hard.
Moreover, I had just said that I could cast a net by hand, but after casting two nets, there was no fish, which made me feel a little embarrassed.
Chen Guanghui, on the side, had already prepared his fishing rod and was sitting at the stern of the boat ready to fish. He wanted to cherish the fishing time with his master and felt that his luck had improved.
Song Anning first brought out a few small traps and asked the children to put chopped pork liver into the traps. When the boat approached the mangroves, she began to explain to her younger brothers and sisters.
"Look at these trees. When the tide comes in, they live in the water, and there are a lot of shrimps and crabs near the roots.
And the little octopus that my sister brought home last time also likes to stay in such a secluded place.
This forest is very useful. It can also block wind and waves. The tree roots fix the mud and sand, so the waves will not carry the sand away."
"Wow, so awesome!"
"Sister, can you let me go down to the next trap later?"
"I want it too, I want it too..."
When Song Anning told these things to the children, Chen Guanghui also pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Although he often came to the beach, he didn't know much about mangroves.
As expected of his master, he knows so much.
This afternoon, he did not sleep, but wrote down in detail what his master had said in the morning about how to use the fishing rod. After hearing this, he planned to add more details when he returned home in the evening.
Learn it, and everything you learn will be yours.
The traps were left on the boat by the boatman, who said they could be used, but the quantity was limited. Song Anning tied the six traps together and asked Xiangxiang to take a look at the situation underwater.
They stopped the boat at a place with the most shrimps and crabs, asked Song Anyue to gently lower the first one, tied the rope to the tree, and started to lower the second one.
Each of the four children put one down, and Chen Guanghui also came to join in the fun. This was his first time playing this, and he was as excited as the other children.
After all the traps were lowered, the boat sailed eastward to a slightly deeper location.
"Master, it's right here. There's something underwater. It's definitely worth it."
There was excitement in Xiangxiang's voice. When Song Anning heard it, he knew there was something good below, so he quickly called Yu Xiaochuan and asked him to cast the net.
When the net was about to be closed, everyone heard Yu Xiaochuan's exclamation.
"Sister Aning, I can't pull it up! The fishing net seems to be stuck..."
He felt a little guilty. Sister Aning brought her younger brothers and sisters out to play, and not long after they got on the boat, the fishing net broke. What should they do?
"No way! The water's really deep here. A small hand-cast net like that won't reach the bottom."
Chen Guanghui was not interested in fishing either. He walked crookedly to Yu Xiaochuan and gently pulled the fishing net.
He really couldn't pull it up. Seeing that Song An Ning didn't say anything, he thought that his master was unhappy about the hanging net incident, and wanted to say a few words of comfort.
Song Anning took the rope from Yu Xiaochuan and pulled it twice. Instead of seeing the fishing net break as he had imagined, he saw a lot of silver-white fish struggling desperately in the net.
"Oh my god... they're not hanging on the bottom, they're all fish!"
"many fish!"
"I'll help my sister pull the net..."
The boatmen rowing the boat were so stunned that they forgot to help. Chen Guanghui felt his scalp tingling when he saw so many fish.
This one net brought in more fish than he had ever caught in his entire life!
As the fishing net was pulled up little by little, everyone's eyes were fixed on the water surface. When they saw what kind of fish it was, they exclaimed in surprise again.