Only after they had gone several nautical miles did the waves ease, with towering walls of spray no longer rising several meters around them at every turn. Both men breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fuck, good thing we got away fast. Scared the shit out of me. I thought we were done for today." Even at a distance, A-Guang still felt shaken. After all, he was only twenty-four; it was perfectly normal that he had never faced truly rough seas.
"It wasn't that bad. We just needed to get away a little faster."
Although Ye Yaodong had been a little nervous, he knew they wouldn't lose their lives that easily.
"All right, let's haul in the net. Once we get this one aboard, we'll head straight back. The wind and waves are getting worse."
"Come on, come on. Let's get it aboard. I won't feel safe until we're ashore."
"Let's see if you dare go out fishing before a typhoon again!"
A-Guang gave him a scornful look. "Weren't you itching to come out and have a look yourself?"
That was because he had figured the typhoon was still a few days away. From his years of experience, the waves shouldn't have been too bad as long as they didn't venture too far. Today had been a scare, but they had come through unscathed...
"Quit talking. This net's damn heavy. Come help me. Feels like a hundred or two hundred jin!"
Ye Yaodong quickly reached out and found that it really wouldn't budge. "What's in here? How's it so heavy? Usually, getting over a hundred jin in one haul with our little boat is already incredible."
"Pull harder!"
"I'm already using every ounce of strength I've got!"
"Whose milk gave you that strength? There's a big difference, you know."
"Do you