Return To 1977 Chapter 177: Rake Team

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Saturday, June 25, 1977.

The surging waves rose up again in a regular manner under the huge gravitational pull of the sun and moon.

The "sea bumpers" next to "Yunwu Cliff" also ended their last hunt of the day and swam back to the shore one after another.

The last people to come ashore were Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan, "General", "Sea Gouzi" and "Dead Corpse".

When their five-person team once again dragged several heavy "net floaters" ashore, as usual, they attracted the attention and surprise of other "sea bumpers" who had already landed first.

"The 'Rake Team' is back!"

The grumpy bald man was the first to run over shouting. Hong Yanwu and the others now knew that this boy's nickname was "Flying Crab".

And when this kid watched helplessly as several people dumped the goods from the "net floaters" on the shore, the light in his eyes was simply brighter than his bald head.

"Mom, you're rich again! How many times did you transport the water to the shore? How come you have more seafood than you did in the morning in these five hills? It's at least three hundred kilograms (thirty kilograms). One pound of fresh sea cucumber is more than twice what the six of us can catch together."

At this time, another kid with a hooked nose also came over. His nickname was "Shrimp Crawler". The boy knelt down on the spot and immediately started to help divide the seafood. Then he couldn't help but whistle.

"Hey, I'm really not kidding, it's either sea cucumber or abalone. It's much better than our miscellaneous seafood. In terms of value, it's five times as much..."

The "dead corpse" standing behind Hong Yanwu immediately became proud and proud.

"What's new about this! Don't our 'Rake Team' do this every day? Besides, I also threw a steel bungee before going into the sea, with the word 'wufen' facing up, the Dragon King bless me! I will make a fortune if I don't Weird! ”

The "sea dog" next to the "general" was also in a mood. He immediately ran to the "mountain" of seafood, picked up a big sea cucumber and started teasing Menzi.

"Hey! Look, everyone! Look at how big this sea cucumber is! It's as big as the Dragon King's ****! Whoever wants to eat it, I'll make sure you all grow big, one wife is not enough..."

This sentence made all the "Hai Bangzi" couldn't help laughing, and they cursed "little bastards" in unison.

"Sanjizi" and "Bayuzi" were the ones having the most fun. When they came over, they forced "Seagozi" to eat him alive, saying they wanted to see his stuff turn into a "hand grenade" and explode in his crotch.

As a result, the "sea dog" was chased away and he was still howling like a beaten wild dog.

Looking at the scene full of laughter and laughter on the beach, "General" Jiang Haichao, who had been silent all this time, had mixed feelings in his heart. Because no one knew better than him that such a bumper harvest had nothing to do with the Dragon Prince and was all the result of those two people from the capital.

These two people from Beijing are indeed extraordinary. Who would have thought that when they first arrived at "Yunwu Cliff" this time, they had not even fished for sea cucumbers or abalones. But under the leadership of him and "Old Saury", within three days, they had learned how to identify and find "sea cucumber nests" and "abalone nests" on their own.

After another three days, they were able to effortlessly dig out the sea cucumbers hiding under rocks or in crevices of rock or in seaweed piles, and used the "abalone chopper" extremely skillfully. , shoveled down the abalone hidden in the narrower rock crevices, and his level was no worse than that of him, a "skilled worker" who had been working for more than ten years.

After that, Hong Yanwu came to him to discuss something. Said that he hoped to divide all the "sea bumpers" into two teams and go to the sea.

At first, he thought Hong Yanwu had gone back on his word and wanted to separate the two groups and go it alone. Unexpectedly, what Hong Yanwu really meant was that he wanted "Lao Daoyu" to take "Sanjizi", "Bayuzi", "Shrimp Crawler", "Flying Crab" and "Sea Rabbit" to operate at a water depth of less than 16 meters. . Then let him take the rest of the people to work in the water depth sixteen meters away. It is said that dividing sea areas according to water capacity in this way can improve fishing efficiency.

He was hesitant about this at first, because he had never seen another "sea bumper" do this. Forcibly separating everyone according to their diving ability seemed a bit contemptuous. Is this really necessary?

In addition, if we really talk about diving ability, what about the old and weak "Old Saury" and "Sea Hare", "Seal Dog" and "Zombie", these three newbies?

Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu said that "Old Saury" was rich in experience and could help them quickly find sea creatures with the five people. In addition, whether it is "old saury", "sea dog", "sea rabbit" or "dead body", they do not need to go into the water to fish for goods. They only need to be responsible for locating the sea goods on the water surface and delivering the sea goods to the shore. In this way, the main team members who are fishing for goods can save a lot of energy and only need to concentrate on fishing for goods. As for how novices can improve their abilities, it is not too late to practice slowly during the fishing off-season.

It seemed to make some sense. In addition, it was Hong Yanwu, the "leader" who made the first suggestion. He couldn't directly refute it, so he decided to make a fuss about it first. It’s not a bad idea to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good. The experience of "Old Knifefish" in finding the reefs and judging the water level came in handy, and the auxiliary role of the novices cannot be ignored. As a result, the six-person team fished out nearly twice as much sea food as they usually did.

As for him taking Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to fish in deep water, it was by no means as simple as simple addition.

In the past, because most of the time he had to take his brothers to work under water of more than ten meters, and he had to guide novices to improve their skills. Often, by the time he entered the extremely deep water of twenty meters, most of his energy had been consumed.

Also because he was alone, it was timid for him to enter the bottom of the sea where things were difficult to see. Therefore, although the cargo in this unexplored sea area was extremely thick and the sea creatures fished out were large, he was outnumbered by his men in terms of quantity. Not many more brothers.

But things are different now. With Hong Yanwu's reasonable planning, he not only no longer has to deliver goods to the shore, but also wastes energy on positioning on the water. And I also had company when I dived.

In this extremely cold stage with rich seafood, he is no longer the "general" performing alone. The two rising stars who have just arrived are likely to catch up with him and surpass him.

They work hard together. "Put-tong-puff-tong" stabbed Mengzi, "ah-ha-ah-ha" gasped, so he no longer felt loneliness and fear. This became a driving force, forcing him to exert all his strength and secretly determined to compete with them again.

He lost once and couldn't lose a second time. Every time he floats up, he must have an absolute advantage in the weight, quality and quantity of the marine cargo. He must always be the strong one.

As a result, even he himself did not expect that his amazing potential burst out, his abilities were fully utilized, and his fishing results increased to three times the usual amount.

And the two boys from the capital did not give in too much.

The reason why Chen Liquan's performance can catch up with his own is because this kid has a magical skill in his hands. Chen Liquan does not need to use the "abalone chopper" at all. He can remove the abalone firmly sucked on the reef wall with just his hands without any damage.

Although he himself can "break abalone with his hands", he can only do it when he is just approaching the prey and when it is caught off guard. He cannot do it in the light and orchard-like way like Chen Liquan.

Even once when he accidentally encountered a "wolf-toothed eel", Chen Liquan crushed the eel's head with sharp teeth with just a handful.

You must know that the eel, which is as slippery as a snake, swims very fast and is poisonous. If you want to hunt it, you must use a speargun. If you were accidentally bitten by this guy, it would hurt so much that you might even go into shock and suffocate to death underwater.

So if this matter were to be revealed, I am afraid that no one in Bincheng would believe it.

As for Hong Yanwu, although he can't catch up with Chen Liquan and him in terms of fishing level, I have to say that this kid has a very good mind and has endless clever ideas.

Once they encountered a large, narrow cave on the seabed, and the seafood inside was surprisingly thick. But because of the danger, even he didn't dare to try it easily.

Needless to say, it is not uncommon to find yourself stuck in a reef arch cave underwater and unable to get out. There are many famous "old sea bumpers" that have become fish food on the seabed in this way.

But after they all gave up, Hong Yanwu went ashore to get a rake to hold kelp, but he swam back again. Then Hong Yanwu asked him and Chen Liquan to work together to grab the boy's feet under the water. In the end, they relied on this method to rake out all the sea cucumbers in the reef cave. In that water, two "net floats" were filled with sea cucumbers fished out.

Since then, the allusion of Hong Yanwu taking the lead in carrying a rake to hug sea cucumbers has become a legend that "sea bumpers" talk about endlessly. At the same time, it is precisely because of this unprecedented anecdote and because of their superior ability to "cross the grate" on the seabed that their five-person team was nicknamed the "Rake Team" for this purpose.

What else could he say to that? Although he was conflicted and unwilling to admit it, in fact, these two boys who were six or seven years younger than him were indeed as dazzling as the rising sun. They were indeed capable of leading the "Hai Bing Zi" their qualifications.

It is precisely because of them that the "Yunwu Cliff" that they used to work on for more than a month was almost wiped out in these ten days. The prey they obtained this time by "touching the sea" was almost too much to take away. When I go back tomorrow, my next "sea encounter" will be on another coast.

Therefore, this miraculous result not only made him discover many of his own shortcomings, but also opened his eyes in many places, making him feel that he had been like a toad sitting in a well looking at the sky. There are many things in the world that his father did not teach him, and they are equally important. There are many things that were unknown to him in the past and are equally worth learning.

Yes, after these days of "fighting side by side", it is difficult for him to be wary and repulsive towards them anymore. On the contrary, the respect and admiration in my heart are uncontrollably growing day by day.

No way, the friendship between "Hai Bangzi" and "Hai Bangzi" was born under this special form of labor. Even if two people can fight each other badly on the shore, they will cuddle up to each other after entering the water.

Because when you are running around in the reefs, feeling free and happy, you will feel that it is not because of your high skills, courage and strength. But there is a "sea bumper" in the reef not far from you.

It was with these two new partners that he was able to have no scruples underwater and feel more free than usual.

The night at "Yunwu Cliff" is beautiful. Under the black and blue night, the sea and the sky are completely the same color. In the distance, the dancing sea light and starlight intertwined and shimmered, and the flowing dark clouds mixed with the gentle waves.

In the darkness, the pile of unburned charcoal fire was red and shining. The "sea bumpers" all lay on the thick pile of firewood and fell asleep tiredly, snoring lightly and regularly.

At this time, only Hong Yanwu could not sleep. The starlight on the sky was changing colors in his eyes. One moment, it turned into the glowing white thorns of sea cucumbers, and the next moment, it turned into the charming color spots on abalone shells. Suddenly it turned into a dazzling ball of light, like the teeth of the "Tiger Dragon" or the sharp point of a spear gun.

The light group got closer and closer, and finally drooped down, turning into two big tiger-like eyes. Hong Yanwu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that "General" Jiang Haichao was standing in front of him.

"You didn't sleep either?"

Hong Yanwu spoke first, but the "general" remained silent.

"I was looking at the sky just now. Looking at this wonderful scenery is really a kind of enjoyment..."

Hong Yanwu said again, "General" just stood there.

Hong Yanwu finally sat up and looked at the mountain wall-like figure in front of him. Looking at it, he smiled.

The "general" was embarrassed by his smile and finally sat in front of him.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. I came to tell you that you won..."

"Won?" Hong Yanwu didn't know why, "What won?"

In the darkness, Jiang Haichao's face could still be seen blushing, and he hesitated.

"Be the leader!... Now, including me, everyone is convinced by you... You have a good mind, and if you follow your own methods, it's enough to double everyone's income. Next time, it's all your turn. It's what you said... Also, the number you want is quite reasonable, so let's just do it as promised..."

But Hong Yanwu denied it. "'General', you are wrong..."

"I was wrong...where did I go wrong?"

"I can't thank you enough for your consideration. But your brothers still obey you. 'General' is 'general', and love is hard to replace! So I still need your trust! Only you believe in me, Your brothers will have confidence in what I want to do next! Really, I have a lot of things to ask you, are you willing to help me? For me, for you, and for everyone..."

Soon, the two figures in the afterglow of the bonfire each lit a cigarette, and they whispered softly amidst the sound of the waves rubbing against the reef.