Chapter 237: Mantis Shrimp (Bonus chapter for monthly votes, part one)
After lunch, Ye Yaodong pushed his handcart out to collect the gill nets. He also had to pick up the longline hooks he had taken in for repairs a few days earlier.
Then he headed straight out to sea to haul in his fishing pots. The tide was rising now, so the boat could get out. If he worked quickly, he could get back before the tide went out.
He would also check how rough the waves were toward evening and whether he could head out that night, then consider buying some Fish Catch for bait.
There was no hurry to move the Rolling Wheel. Once he had hauled in the fishing pots, there would still be time to ask his father to go to Uncle Lin's house with him.
After running through the order of his tasks in his head, he boarded the boat. He had not used it for several days, so he checked the boat inside and out, along with the engine. Once everything checked out, he fueled up and headed straight out.
The sky was clear, the water blue, and gentle waves rippled across the emerald sea. The fishing boat cut through the water, sending out ring after ring of ripples. Today was another rare day of fine weather, with clear skies stretching for miles.
From the chatter along the shore, the fishing boats had been bringing in decent catches lately, mainly because prices were good. There were simply fewer kinds of seafood to catch, and many who had originally trawled the middle and upper waters were now adding lead sinkers to trawl along the bottom.
His boat had no net hauler, so the work took a lot of arm strength. He would have to