Ye Yaodong shifted from lying over the fish to pressing down on it, pinning the still-struggling Bigeye Goldeneye Bream.
The tide had risen a little more now, and the wash could just about reach him. When he had first come out, it had still been three or four meters away. Fortunately, it was still eight or nine meters from the house, and he had built a wall around the yard, with several more meters between the inside of the yard and the house.
By then, Father Ye had recovered and came running out again with a bucket.
Despite the howling typhoon and the surging waves, all those flashlights sweeping back and forth outside made him itch to join in. Since they could still go out and pick up fish, Mother Ye had urged him out too.
As soon as he came out, he saw Ye Yaodong crouching there, pinning down a fish that was still struggling, with the wash constantly reaching him.
"Huh? A Bigeye Chicken? A Bigeye Bream? A Golden-eye Bream?"
"It's a Golden-eye Bream."
Bigeye Chicken referred to Bigeye Bream, which were more common and cheaper than Golden-eye Bream. Bigeye Goldeneye Bream had rounder bodies and swallowtail-shaped tail fins, while Bigeye Chicken did not have forked tails.
Ye Yaodong turned to glance at his father. "Why did you come out again?"
"I'm fine. Your mother told me to come out and take a look, help pick up some more. This Goldeneye Bream is pretty big. Did the waves wash it up?"
"It's a good eight or nine jin."
Just as Ye Yaodong was about to put it in his bucket, a large wave crashed in, followed by scattered cries of alarm from nearby.
Everyone had run too far forward trying to catch that big sea bass. When a