Arc 1A New Start in 1982
After returning to 1982, Ye Yaodong tried to become a better husband and father while his family planned to split households and build new houses. The arc left him heading back to the exposed beach…
Chapters 1–2525 summaries
Recaps
Back to 1982: A Second Chance in a Fishing VillageArc 2Island Foraging and a Windfall
Ye Yaodong tried taking a boat out with his friends, overcame his fear of the sea, and earned a large sum from a huge Spanish mackerel catch. He then led another trip to the Isolated Island, gathered…
Chapters 26–5025 summaries
Arc 3Typhoon Bounty and Land Deal
Ye Yaodong gathered valuable seafood after the typhoon, saved A Bin with CPR, and joined Father Ye on a successful fishing trip. As the Ye family began building their houses, Lin Jishang brought men…
Chapters 51–7525 summaries
Arc 4Boats, Nets, and a Storm
Ye Yaodong bought a boat, made a profitable catch with his friends, and began fishing independently while helping his family build their houses. After he and Father Ye sold a giant croaker, a…
Chapters 76–10125 summaries
Arc 5Typhoon, Pearls, and River Catch
Ye Yaodong found valuable seafood, weathered a dangerous typhoon outing with A-Guang, and helped his family prepare for their move while visiting Lin Xiuqing’s parents. The arc ended with Ye Yaodong…
Chapters 102–12625 summaries
Arc 6A New Home and Stolen Nets
Ye Yaodong caught and sold valuable fish, moved his family into their new home, and learned that Lin Xiuqing was pregnant. After discovering Xu Laifu had been stealing from fishing nets, Ye Yaodong…
Chapters 127–15125 summaries
Arc 7Pearls and Longlines
Ye Yaodong and his companions gathered valuable seafood and pearls, sold their catch, and began fishing with longlines as Ye Yaodong planned to upgrade to an iron boat. The stretch ended with a giant…
Chapters 152–17625 summaries
Arc 8The Sardine Run
Ye Yaodong bought an iron-hulled boat, began fishing with Father Ye, and found ambergris while hauling in valuable catches. A massive sardine run brought an enormous haul, and the arc ended with Ye…
Chapters 177–20125 summaries
Arc 9Starfish Rush and Sea Catches
Ye Yaodong recovered his boat costs, returned to regular fishing, and brought in unusually large catches as starfish flooded the coast. Fights over the harvest spread through the village, and the arc…
Chapters 202–22625 summaries
Arc 10The Oarfish and the New Reef
Ye Yaodong visited Lin Xiuqing’s family, where the children caught river creatures and helped gather produce, then returned to sea and found a stranded oarfish. After selling it and escaping a gang of…
Chapters 227–25125 summaries
Arc 11The Reef and the Fraud
Ye Yaodong’s family harvested a briefly exposed reef, shared a profitable catch, and later buried a corpse before finding a bounty of horseshoe crabs. As Ye Huimei married A-Guang, Ye Yaodong watched…
Chapters 252–27625 summaries
Arc 12The Squid and the Submerged Reef
Ye Yaodong shared a giant squid catch with his brothers, spent time with his family, and discovered gold and rich fishing grounds near a submerged reef. The arc ended with him diving repeatedly to…
Chapters 277–30125 summaries
Arc 13Birth and the Squid Season
Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing welcomed their daughter while Ye Yaodong dealt with a relative’s gambling and the family’s birth fine. After taking the children to forage along the shore and gathering…
Chapters 302–32625 summaries
Arc 14The Stolen Ambergris
Ye Yaodong confronted poachers, sold their seized engine, and took his brothers-in-law fishing as the squid run continued. After neighbors crowded into his home and stole his fake ambergris, Xu…
Chapters 327–35225 summaries
Arc 15Mullet Schools and Sea Chases
After the Xu family dispute, Ye Yaodong moved on to new fishing grounds, teaching Xiao Xiao and A-Zheng to dive and evading A-Qiu’s pursuers. He found successive mullet schools and shared the fishing…
Chapters 353–37725 summaries
Arc 16The Bronze Ding and the Wreck
Ye Yaodong uncovered a bronze cauldron and a chest of gold while helping county officials salvage a Western Han wreck, then helped negotiate the cauldron’s transfer from Mazu Temple. With the salvage…
Chapters 378–40225 summaries
Arc 17The Whale Shark Rescue
Ye Yaodong helped the village secure rewards and donations to rebuild Mazu Temple while balancing fishing, family, and the salvage work. After a whale shark tore up a boat and became tangled in…
Chapters 403–42725 summaries
Arc 18Typhoon’s Bounty
Ye Yaodong frees a stranded whale shark, then rides out a typhoon that scatters fish and shellfish across the village shore. After gathering a huge haul, he catches Old Wang stealing scallops from his…
Chapters 428–45225 summaries
Arc 19The City Market Shops
After the typhoon flooded the village with seafood and disrupted sales, Ye Yaodong led neighbors to the city wholesale market and bought shops as investments. He later returned with his brothers…
Chapters 453–47725 summaries
Arc 20Jellyfish Season at the Border
Ye Yaodong turned a risky jellyfish-buying scheme into a profitable trip to the Zhejiang-Fujian border, where his group found rich fishing grounds and a huge jellyfish gathering. After village…
Chapters 478–50225 summaries
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