Even Father Pei looked down at the water in disbelief. "No wonder there are so many jellyfish around here. It's because of the underwater terrain."
"Probably. If there are this many every year, it must be the terrain. Who knows how long this trench has been here? I heard it takes an earthquake or something to form one."
"Who cares, anyway? Let's hurry and catch ours. They'll be here to collect at nine. Get moving-we've already caught dozens."
"Right, right..."
Ye Yaodong added, "Once we've caught enough, let's each tow a netful back too. It'll save some time. This afternoon, we can process them right on shore."
"Good idea..."
Under the blazing sun, streaks of golden light appeared across the sea. The blue-green waves turned gold, as though edged in gleaming gold trim, shimmering as they rose and fell.
Patches of jellyfish bobbed with the surging seawater. Everyone worked with sweat pouring off them, chatting among themselves so they never felt bored.
"There seem to be several sea turtles down there. I just saw quite a few biting at the jellyfish."
"I saw them too. One bite, a tug, then a slurp-quicker than me eating noodles..." Ye Yaopeng couldn't help remarking.
"What a waste. Such big jellyfish, all going into their mouths. That's money! Who knows how many jin they eat in a day? If only we could have them all..."
Father Ye couldn't help saying, "Could you catch them all? Sea turtles eat jellyfish. What, you won't let them eat? Unless you haul up every turtle down there. Another whole group just dove into the jellyfish."
"Huh? A whole group? No wonder I keep spotting turtles."
"Won't they all end up in their bellies, then?"
"How much are they going to eat? What a waste. I hope they don't