However, Gu Zheng, who was used to the big waves, still smiled, but he despised the client''s shallow knowledge more: "I mean, sister Lin, I finished my meal. Oh, also, today''s waves are too big, the reef wall on the seabed is too muddy, and I didn''t catch Kingdee shells."
"Sister Lin? Lin Shuixiu? Are you okay? How did you answer so fiercely just now? Who provoked you again?"
Upon being asked by Gu Zheng, Lin Shuixiu immediately realized that he had lost his temper, and immediately returned with a warm and soft expression on his face: "well, brother Gu, remember next time, you must bring me some Kingdee shells."
"Well, sister Lin, don''t be sad. I''ll cook again next time. I''ll leave you some."
The conversation between the two people was still wrong, but Lin Shuixiu didn''t feel anything. She still covered the corners of her mouth, turned around and returned to her own fence yard.
Look at how precocious the little girls in the world are. A 12-year-old girl should have been silly eating and playing. Lin Shuixiu can use her "beauty" to win greater benefits for herself.
Gu Zheng, who was very helpless, shook his head and returned to the stove again as soon as he turned around.
He has to pick up the rice quickly, add a fire to the leftover pot and cook some rice. Tomorrow, he can take it to the sea with a packet of oil paper, which should be added to the meal.
It''s really inconvenient to act in the dark. Gu Zheng, who took another bowl of rice, once gritted his teeth, filled the only kerosene left in his home in the small lamp pot by the window, and used the last light to complete the follow-up work of his first day in the world.
Half a pot of rice is slowly baked into golden yellow with the burning of the fire.
In the process of their metamorphosis, Gu Zheng did not forget to pick up the scissors on the wooden shelf and soaked him in the basin early. These small shellfish, crabs and other crustaceans were poisoned.
With the memory of his body, the sharpened scissors easily opened the shells still alive in the wooden basin. When their shells opened, Gu Zheng began to explore them with hope.
No, neither does this one.
Looking at the few shellfish, Gu Zheng sighed.
In a world without artificial breeding, no wonder pearls are so expensive to sell. As long as they weigh more than three percent, they can sell for 600 or 700 vehicles.
In today''s natural world, every pearl is precious. By the way, it also creates a good craft for craftsmen to grind beads.
The smallest Pearl also has its function. As long as you can dig it out, you won''t worry about sales.
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng put his hand on the last Kingdee shell in the basin. Who wants to touch it roughly, he found the foreign body feeling in the shell meat.
With a little surprise, Gu Zheng quickly brought the dissected shell under the kerosene lamp and opened the shell with the tip of scissors.
An awkward little pearl, not as big as a mung bean, emits a unique yellow halo of pearls under the light.
Gu Zheng got a pearl, which can only be used as worthless leftover material in modern times. It is really a very valuable little pearl in this world.
The size of this bead is more suitable for him. Its value is not worth others'' coveting, but it can get the first bucket of gold for himself to improve his life.
Holding the bead, Gu Zheng, who was reassured at once, secretly hid the treasure of luck tonight under the bed, blew out the oil lamp and turned over to bed in the dark.
In the thatched cottage near the sea, I always felt that the sea breeze was still blowing around, and the humid air belonging to the sea surrounded Gu Zheng. The tide made him sleep in this fishy environment after he had already adapted to the dry climate in the north.
It seemed that only a moment later, Gu Zheng in his sleep heard a loud noise, and the weak wooden door of his house was knocked loudly.
"Gu Zheng, Zheng child, are you up? The Dragon King will send you alone!"
"Oh! Oh! Right away."
Gu Zheng, who was awakened, couldn''t take care of himself. He put on his clothes and began to rush out.
Fishermen near the sea are most devout in their awe of the sea.
The Dragon Lord here in Weihaiwei and the Mazu Temple further south carry the spiritual sustenance of people on the sea.
Every time a fisherman opens the sea for fishing, the worship before the first boat is the most important work of every fisherman.
Not only should the whole staff come together, but also the sacrificial fruit utensils should be well prepared, light the incense altar, and pray for their voyage with the most pious heart.
I wish this voyage a full return. I wish this voyage a safe return for as many people as they set out.
Sure enough, when Gu Zheng came to the bottom of the altar already built by the sea, all the more than a dozen ships and dozens of personnel had arrived at sea this time.
These are basically more than 70% of the strong labor in this small fishing village, and their safety is directly related to every family in the village.
The revered village head presided over the sacrificial ceremony. When the pig''s head hung with red silk was thrown off the coast and the thick three incense sticks were lit up, the leader of the sea was also the strongest fishing expert in the village. Wu Dahai took the lead in driving the first boat towards the unfathomable sea.
As for Gu Zheng, a rookie who followed the ship for the first time, his main function was to climb the lookout platform on the main mast and do some chores under the captain''s instructions.
And where there are fish, how to deal with all kinds of emergencies on the sea, is not something that a half sized boy like him can deal with.
Naturally, Gu Zheng, who was so happy and relaxed, now bared his soles. After going to sea, he began to clean the foundation on the shaky deck with a huge brush.
These important fishing points must be kept dry, so that when other crew members catch large schools of fish, they can grasp the deck with their bare feet and drag hard into the ship, so as not to escape the prey they should have because their soles slip.
Even when doing these jobs, Gu Zheng was not idle. He had been listening to the gossip of other crew members on the ship, hoping to master more navigation skills in this environment that he had never been in contact with.
After all, the living conditions in this world are primitive, but Gu Zheng''s ship is rare and unique.
This medium-sized fishing boat, which can accommodate No. 78 people walking on it, not only has a strong main mast and strong canvas, but also has a warehouse enough to accommodate thousands of kilograms of goods under the deck of the ship.
A strange small flag was hung on the head of the ship. Gu Zheng turned over his memory. It turned out to be a flag distributed by Weihaiwei''s Navy guard to the surrounding fishing villages.
It is used to distinguish between ordinary fishing boats in Daming and pirate ships disguised as nearby without identity.
As long as this sign is hung, the naval officers and soldiers patrolling at fixed points on the sea will automatically ignore these most common ships.
Even if it is a routine inventory, it will relatively let go.
The fishermen nearby are very grateful for this.
Because of its special geographical location, Weihaiwei is the nearest sea area between Daming and Xianguo and Japan.
In those two poor countries that rely on running naked, the refugees who can''t live and the ronin who yearns for the bright wealth of the famous country have the courage to rush through the blockade of the coastline and come to this rich country with a small sail.
Lucky people have money they can''t get in their own country for a lifetime. The big deal of bad luck was to fill his life in the sea and feed it to sharks.
Under the temptation of huge wealth, outlaws are like crucian carp crossing the river, harassing the coastline cities of Daming country one after another.
The combat effectiveness of the naval divisions of the various guard stations that came into being was also rising, and even had the level of the strongest maritime combat effectiveness at that time.
Of course, Gu Zheng now yearns for a fishing village as big as them. He hasn''t even seen the sending order of conscription in the people''s barracks. Where can he take his half big boy to attack?
Gu Zheng, who wiped the deck clean, just wiped the sweat on his forehead. His captain roared at the front of the deck with an extremely loud voice.
"There is a group of thief old gulls in front of us. We met the first group of fish in the open sea!"
Following the roar, Gu Zheng held the side of the ship and looked forward.
I saw countless white gulls on the sea, rushed to the sea one after another, plunged fiercely under the water, and jumped up quickly with the water.
After two or three dives, the seabirds flying again have more or less harvest in their mouths. Those fish that are the size of a palm support their mouths so that they can no longer put anything in them.
It is yellow croaker, the most delicious fish in the sea. It is the best selling marine variety in inland cities.
Fish traders from Fucheng are also happy to give a good price.
Seeing such a scene, the fishermen on the whole boat began to do the work and preparation before opening the net excitedly.
Steering, turning, getting off the net, chasing the direction of the fish. When they are scattered and separated, they try their best to catch more. After accelerating the net collection, it is a harvest time full of expectations of the whole staff.
In the exciting process of the first net harvest belonging to the ship, the fishermen on the whole ship came together.
More or less, everyone came up to help. By the way, they saw the harvest of this vital first net.
The sheaves on the deck creaked. Several strong fishermen who began to take in the net made great efforts to trawl, and even the green veins on their necks burst.
Although Gu Zheng was still a boy, he was not idle. When he could drag, he took a hand and took away the sundries under his feet.
This short ten minute net closing moment, among them, seems to be so uneasy and long.
"Attention, everyone! The net is close! It''s out of the water! 3, 2, 1, up!"
With the captain''s order, the net catchers on the deck made an effort with a unified pace, and the harvest belonging to all of them was dragged out of the water and put on the deck.
In the area where the net is lifted, the deck should be half an inch deeper than the place next to it. On the one hand, it is convenient to catch the harvest and prevent them from sliding back to the sea. On the other hand, it is also a place for fishermen to break the net and classify, so they can squat on the edge.
Gu Zheng, who was also assigned to a large wooden bucket full of water, carefully went down to the edge of the fishing net with several old fishermen.
This net, without their counting, can be observed with the naked eye. This is a rich harvest.
The plump yellow croaker group struggled in the mesh, trying to break the fishing net with the strength of all the fish and let them escape from the sky.
Unfortunately, it backfired. After uncovering the fishing nets, what was waiting for them was not the vast ocean, but rough and fishy hands.
These personnel in charge of classification put the fattest yellow croaker together in a big bucket, while the smaller miscellaneous fish, jellyfish and shrimp caught with them were randomly thrown into a simple large basin next to them as a meal for the whole staff at noon today.
Seeing such a heavy net capture, all the people on board were very happy. For superstitious people, the first net had an extremely important psychological hint.
The opening of the door is very important, so that the irritability of the boat people caused by the heavy chores of going to sea in the port can be swept away by this harvest.
Everyone is full of fighting spirit and desire for the next network.
What''s more, in order to make Gu Zheng''s work more convenient, they also helped pick it up at the edge of the deck.
However, in a moment, the bulging fishing net that was originally supported collapsed again, and Gu Zheng, who still had some unfinished ideas, looked up again and saw the burning eyes of the people looking at the captain.
"Do you want to catch them again?"
"I think so." the experienced captain looked at the water spray ahead because he was frightened and had not recovered yet: "the number of fish is relatively large. Although it scattered around, the separated small fish group is equal to the total number of fish we encounter in the off-season."
"Although we can''t be too greedy to catch all the wealth God has given us, it''s really outrageous to catch only one net."
"Let''s turn the rudder, southwest, and get the next net there."
"OK!"
The helmsman at the helm was instructed and turned in the direction the captain pointed out.
Don''t say that at sea, an experienced captain is indeed a magic weapon to win. Gu Zheng''s ship caught the fish belonging to their second net during lunch.
This net inherited the good luck of the first net and made the whole boat more excited.