Recaps

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 convincing his brothers-in-law to release a likely Chinese sturgeon back into the river.

• Ye Yaodong watched A-Guang tend to Ye Huimei’s injuries, sent him away, and warned his sister to be careful about men.
• Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing found Emperor Tritons, and Ye Second Sister-in-Law discovered a conch pearl that had been scratched while cutting it open.
• Ye Yaodong and A-Guang went fishing as a typhoon approached, caught a 190-jin giant grouper and valuable fish, and sold their catch for 743 yuan and 80 fen.
• Ye Yaodong warned Secretary Chen about the typhoon, but later got caught in a fight while helping A-Guang confront A-Wei over his brother-in-law’s theft.
• A-Guang gave Ye Huimei gold earrings, but she asked Ye Yaodong to return them, and Ye Yaodong told her she could decide in her own time.
• After the typhoon wrecked boats and left people missing, Ye Yaodong joined his friends in beating A-Wei’s brother-in-law for stealing fish and hurting A-Guang.
• Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing visited her parents for Mid-Autumn, brought gifts, and joined her family in picking persimmons and gathering food.
• Ye Yaodong helped Lin Xianghui and Lin Xiangrong catch a large fish in the river, then convinced them to release it because it might be a protected Chinese sturgeon.

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 and his friends caught him and handed him over to Secretary Chen, then planned a seafood-gathering trip.

• Ye Yaodong helped Director Chen’s staff catch a Chinese sturgeon and sold the Lin family’s Chinese soldier fish to the Fisheries Bureau.
• Lin Xiuqing suspected she was pregnant, and she and Ye Yaodong later agreed to have the baby as they prepared to move into their new home.
• Ye Yaodong moved his family, tended a new vegetable plot, and celebrated the village’s Mazu procession and Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Ye Yaodong caught a huge Large Croaker and other fish, sold his haul, and discussed the pregnancy and household expenses with Lin Xiuqing.
• After thieves raided his traps, Ye Yaodong explored Scorpion Reef and landed a valuable catch while fishing there.
• Ye Yaodong spotted Xu Laifu acting suspiciously, then joined Xiao Xiao, A-Guang, and Fatty in catching him stealing from nets and taking him to Secretary Chen.
• Ye Yaodong and his friends planned to gather seafood on an isolated island, and Ye Yaodong went out to check his traps after breakfast.

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 manta ray towing Ye Yaodong’s boat before he returned safely to shore and learned a secondhand iron boat might be available.

• Ye Yaodong and his friends frightened Xu Laifu by making him fall into a cesspit, then went shore foraging at Scorpion Reef, where they found pearls and valuable seafood.
• Ye Yaodong sold seafood with Fatty, A-Zheng, and Xiao Xiao at Hongsheng Hotel, then joined wealthy young men on a nighttime fishing trip and brought home earnings and two pearls for Lin Xiuqing.
• Ye Yaodong and his family and friends opened oysters and found thirteen pearls, while A-Zheng and Xiao Xiao sold theirs and Ye Yaodong began testing longline fishing with A-Zheng.
• Ye Yaodong warned his relatives against investing in Ye Yaohong’s fabric business, while Ye Second Sister-in-Law invested money despite his concerns.
• Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing sold ten pearls for 1,200 yuan and agreed to buy a secondhand iron boat, while Ye Yaodong caught Pei Guang sneaking to visit Ye Huimei and let him pursue her.
• Ye Yaodong warned Lin Jishang that nighttime smuggling was noticeable, then set longlines and watched a sea pig give birth before a giant manta ray hooked his anchor chain and towed his boat.
• Ye Yaodong returned safely to shore with his catch, and Uncle Lin told him Father Ye had asked him to watch for a secondhand iron-hulled boat.

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 Yaodong taking his brothers out to retrieve his longline and teaching them the method.

• Ye Yaodong refused Wang Meiying’s request for a loan, then learned that Uncle Lin had found Zhao Chengzhou’s old iron-hulled boat for sale.
• Ye Yaodong and Father Ye inspected and bought Zhao Chengzhou’s boat, and Father Ye agreed to work alongside him.
• Ye Yaodong and Father Ye launched the boat, set longlines, and later found a valuable piece of ambergris, which Ye Yaodong hid at home and replaced with a wooden imitation.
• Ye Yaodong bought Lin Xiuqing a sewing machine and fishing-net materials as he prepared for more trips.
• Ye Yaodong and Father Ye found a migrating sardine school, caught thousands of jin of sardines and many large fish, and helped rescue a woman who fell overboard.
• A-Guang helped Ye Yaodong and Father Ye haul aboard a marlin, and their enormous catch amazed Lin Xiuqing and Mother Ye at the pier.
• Ye Yaodong rested at home while his family cleaned the catch, then went to sea with Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua to retrieve his longline.
• Ye Yaohua and Ye Yaopeng hauled in a varied catch, decided to have longline hooks made for themselves, and left Ye Yaodong asleep as they prepared to trawl.