182. Sea rock climbing dancing on the tip of the knife
The boat was moving very fast, but after half an hour of driving, the island in the distance had already taken up all the sight.
There is nothing we can do about it, after all, Hailing Island is only more than 20 kilometers away from the coast of Yangjiang.
In calm sea conditions, it only takes less than an hour to arrive safely.
At this time, several reefs appeared in the live broadcast room in the distance, and exclamations also came from
"Wait a minute, is there someone in distress over there? Why do I see a few people there on that fringing reef?"
"Where? Where? Why didn't I see it?"
"It's not the first perspective of the anchor, but the overhead shot taken by a drone on the other side."
At this moment, many people reacted and quickly clicked on the second shot.
After all, most people prefer to see the anchor's first-person perspective. After all, it is clearer and more immersive.
After more people turned to the drone's bird's-eye view, the barrage exploded instantly.
"Yes, yes, someone is really in trouble over there."
"Let the anchor go and save him quickly."
"I also saw the man in red clothes. He is being beaten by the waves. His body feels like he is about to die!!"
“Does anyone have a word from the boss?!!”
Suddenly, as soon as the live broadcast room entered the live broadcast screen, it was instantly occupied by the special effects of gifts. In order to arouse Li Xiao's reaction, a wealthy man actually directly rewarded a rocket worth 10,000 yuan.
Rockets will not only have live broadcast special effects, but will also be accompanied by sounds and vibrations. This is to remind the anchors who are live broadcasting that a big boss is holding an umbrella for you, so hurry up and thank you.
Li Xiao also immediately heard from his earphones a prompt from a boss in the live broadcast room to reward rockets. He quickly lowered his head and glanced at the live broadcast room.
He originally thought it was some big boss who saw the magnificent sea scenery and got an umbrella for himself out of joy. However, when he saw the message behind the rocket clearly, he frowned.
In distress? In calm conditions, in this offshore area?
Shipwrecked? How is this possible?
But the possibility is very small, and the possibility is not, are completely different things.
This is equivalent to a very small chance of winning a lottery ticket. However, very small does not mean that there is no chance. As long as you buy it, there is always a hope. Of course, this does not refer to a lottery in a certain place, but to certain places.
lottery.
Without thinking much, Li Xiao immediately followed the audience's guidance and looked in the direction of 9:00. Sure enough, there was a man in red clothes on a reef.
At this time, he was clinging to the rock wall with both hands to avoid being knocked down by the waves.
His eyesight was very good, and he could immediately see clearly the ropes on the man's body and the huge pockets behind his waist.
He immediately understood what was going on, and his nervousness relaxed.
The audience in the live broadcast room quickly switched between the first perspective and the top-down perspective. Soon they saw the victim in red finally appeared in the first perspective. The audience in the live broadcast room immediately shouted in all directions.
"Anchor, please let our third uncle's boat sail over to rescue people."
"The anchor's physique is really amazing, and he often encounters all kinds of things happening."
"Having said that, the anchor is still very positive and is always willing to help if anything happens."
"That's true. At least I wouldn't dare jump into the river to save people in the middle of winter."
"The anchor boat is about to pass, I feel like that person won't be able to hold on."
"Yes, why is this storm so big? Isn't it too exaggerated?!"
"Hey, hey, why don't you stop the boat? Anchor, please go and save people?"
...
Li Xiao looked at everyone in the Tang tombs and shouted nervously, and quickly explained
"Don't panic, everyone. This is not a shipwreck, but we are working."
Although it was not a shipwreck, such a thing was indeed worth broadcasting live. He quickly shouted to his third uncle on the bow of the boat,
"Third uncle, the boat will stop for a moment and I will broadcast a live broadcast of my brother picking the Buddha's hand."
As soon as he finished speaking, the engine of the fishing boat stopped with a beep beep beep.
Then throw in the bow and stern anchors to fix the ship above the sea.
Although Sanjiu's boat is only an offshore fishing boat of only 20 meters, for safety reasons, it is equipped with a lifeboat on the side of the fishing boat that can carry 3 to 4 people.
Li Xiao still has some common sense about the sea. He knows very well that there must be other reefs near this kind of reef group.
He didn't dare to let his third uncle drive the boat over hastily. It would be troublesome if it hit the rocks. He quickly unloaded the lifeboat to the sea with his third uncle and slowly approached the rocks.
Of course, the reason why it came close was not to carry out so-called rescue, but to conduct a live broadcast at close range.
Li Xiao explained to the live broadcast room while rowing the oars.
"Now everyone should be able to clearly see the rope on the man in red and the pocket behind his waist."
As the distance began to get closer, the portable camera above Li Xiao also began to automatically focus on the captured portrait.
As a result, the situation of the man in red standing on the rock was finally seen clearly by the audience in the live broadcast room.
I saw that the uncle was indeed wearing a very thick hemp rope, and it seemed that his hands were constantly stuffing things into the backpack behind his waist.
The audience in the live broadcast room immediately breathed a sigh of relief
"I was scared to death. I really thought someone was actually killed in broad daylight."
"The wording upstairs is really too clever. What does it mean in broad daylight??"
"Anchor, what is this uncle doing? This place looks so dangerous?"
"Yes, the waves are constantly washing against the rocks, sometimes even hitting him. Why does he still stay here?"
"I know this. This should be the legendary rock climbing, right?"
"The one upstairs is poisonous, God damn rock climbing, is rock climbing done on the sea?"
“My titanium dog’s eyes were poisoned and blinded!”
“This cultural education still needs to be promoted!!”
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Li Xiao suppressed the twitching of the corner of his mouth and sighed helplessly. People nowadays are indeed somewhat alienated from the work and life of the lower class people.
But I can’t blame everyone. This job does seem to be a bit unorthodox, and there must be few people who know about it. After all, there are only a few people in this field.
The main reason is that this job is too dangerous, and you may die at work if you are not careful.
Li Xiao opened his mouth and introduced,
"This brother is not doing some rock climbing, but is exploring the sea. They are collecting a rare seafood, barnacles. To be precise, gooseneck barnacles are also called bergamot clams, pen holders, and turtle feet."
"Buddha's hand clam, this kind of seafood is actually very widely distributed and can be found in most coastal areas, but the yield is extremely low and picking is very difficult."
"Since there is currently no way to artificially cultivate Buddha's hand clams, they can only be collected manually in the wild."
"Distributed in coastal reef areas where waves impact heavily, the surrounding seawater needs to be in very good conditions for this kind of Buddha's Hand clam to appear."
"The body is divided into a head and a handle, generally 2-3 cm wide and 3-5 cm high."
"The head is light yellow or green, the handle is soft and brown or yellow-brown, and the surface is covered with fine calcareous scales, which are closely arranged."
"The back of my hand looks like a turtle's hand, with the head looking inverted and the top looking like a turtle hand covered with fine scales."
"Since they only grow in areas with extremely strong winds and waves, pickers have to take the risk of being swept into the sea by the waves at any time."
"Buddha's hand clams usually grow in the crevices of rocks, and the handles are stretchable. They shrink into the crevices when touched, making them difficult to dig, which greatly increases the difficulty of picking."
"It is very difficult to collect this kind of Buddha's hand clam, and the quantity is not large, so the price is very high, so many fishermen will risk their lives to pick this kind of Buddha's hand clam on the high and rough rocks on the coast."
As he finished speaking, Li Xiao's wooden lifeboat had already rested on a rock exposed on the sea. He looked around to make sure that he could successfully pass through this section of rock to reach his uncle.
Then he jumped onto the reef with a rope from the lifeboat and fixed the lifeboat on the reef.
While tying the rope, he reminded the audience in the live broadcast room
"I don't recommend this method to the audience, because it is very dangerous. Once the tide rises, your rope and boat will probably be washed away, but there are still ten minutes left before the tide rises.
It’s thousands of miles away, so don’t worry about this problem for now.”
Fortunately, Li Xiao had predicted that he would get into the water before he came, so what he wore when he went out early this morning was not his usual sneakers.
They were Crocs that he had worn when he was going to sea. In order to prevent the Crocs from falling out, he also tied ropes on several holes of the Crocs.
In fact, Li Xiao was very nervous. After all, he could swim, but he had hardly ever been on this kind of reef.
After all, this kind of reef is actually very dangerous. These coastal reefs are covered with slippery seaweed because they are soaked in water all year round.
Moreover, due to weathering and the impact of waves, some rocks may look very solid, but they will break into pieces as soon as you step on them, and people will be washed directly into the sea.
Li Xiao walked very slowly, and only when he was sure that the rock he stepped on was safe did he take another step.
It is true that he has [Swimming Proficiency]. Even if he falls into the sea now and there are no other ships to rescue him, he is confident that he can swim directly back to Hailing Island or Yangjiang by himself, maybe even without breathing.
However, this was under the premise that he fell off the reef and did not hit his body or head, and that he was not attacked by predatory fish such as sharks.
If you are accidentally photographed by the shore, or if you slip and fall into the water and hit a sharp rock, you may even lose your life directly. No matter how good your swimming skills are, it will be in vain.
The audience in the live broadcast room also saw Li Xiao's caution from the constantly shaking camera.
The sharp rocks and silky rocks covered with seaweed and seaweed that appeared in front of the camera made them even more frightened.
The strong sense of immersion brought by the first perspective made them think that they were Li Xiao, walking on the rocks that were constantly being beaten by the waves.
"Anchors must be careful, don't be too hasty, and be steady."
"The anchor should just forget it. We also see that the other party is not in distress, so there is no need to go there."
"Yes, yes, safety is the most important thing. Xiao Xiaozi, hurry up and get back to the ship."
"Don't listen to them, hurry up and see what the old man in red is going to do."
"Red clothes are the most dangerous thing. Once you fall into the sea and get into trouble, you will definitely become a red-clothed ghost."
"Red-clothed ghost? Isn't that several levels higher than ordinary ghosts?"
It's a pity that Li Xiao couldn't see the content of the barrage, otherwise he would have been very touched to see so many people caring about his safety.
As for the spectators who were fanning the flames, he didn't bother to pay attention. After all, there were such people everywhere.
This kind of person is a keyboard warrior on the Internet, but a coward in real life.
If someone jumps from a building or a bridge, he will definitely watch and ridicule them. Such people are wasting the country's food and the earth's precious air until they die.
It took Li Xiao more than ten minutes to walk along the short reef to reach the man in red.
At this time, the uncle in red was in a different position. His body was already on the surface of the water, and one foot was even stuck in the gap of the underwater reef to stabilize his body.
The other foot was raised at a 45-degree angle on the reef wall on the other side, and his hands were quickly digging for bergamot clams in the crevices of the rocks on the water.
At this time, Li Xiao also discovered that there was a Buddha's hand shell exposed on the rock at his feet. He quickly squatted down and put the camera on his head in front of the Buddha's hand shell. Everyone finally saw clearly what Li Xiao meant by Buddha's hand.
Bei's look.
"I'll go, this looks too weird, isn't it??!!"
"I was so scared that I punched the screen and broke it. The anchor had to pay me a screen."
"The name of the country of Han is cattle, and it dares to eat anything."
"Indeed, I don't even dare to eat this damn thing. It's too scary."
"So what kind of Buddha's hand clam is this? I've eaten it before. Although it looks a little scary, it's super delicious. But here we call it Guanyin clam, and it's also called Guanyin hand."
"The psychological quality upstairs is too strong. This is a bit scary. Is this super scary? Who was the first person to discover that this kind of thing can be eaten?"
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While everyone was talking, Li Xiao had already walked up to the uncle in red.
The uncle in red had already discovered Li Xiao's uninvited guest, but he didn't say anything.
After all, this reef was originally an ownerless thing, and looking at Li Xiao, it didn't look like he was trying to grab the Buddha's Hand Shell from him.
Li Xiao did not speak rashly. After all, such a high-risk job as picking clams does not allow for momentary distraction.
All it takes is one not paying attention, and an accident may occur because your feet are in the wrong place or you don't notice the attack of the waves.
After all, Li Xiao would hear news from his second and third uncles from time to time about the death of fishermen who collected bergamot clams.
You have to know that ordinary fishermen can still buy accident insurance normally. However, if you clearly state that your occupation is to collect bergamot clams when buying insurance, the insurance company will definitely refuse to sell it because the risk factor is too high.
As an insurance that only earns money but does not pay out, the company will 100% not accept such insurance.
When the man in red climbed up from near the water to the top of the reef to rest, Li Xiao spoke.
"Uncle, are you picking bergamot clams?"
He spoke knowingly. After all, his appearance was indeed a bit presumptuous. This sentence was just like "Have you eaten anything today?", it was just an opening statement for both parties.
The old man in red raised his head and glanced at him, and said angrily,
"Isn't this obvious? If I'm not collecting bergamot clams here, am I still climbing?"
Fortunately, Li Xiao is already very skilled at controlling his expressions, otherwise the corners of his mouth would have been twitching like crazy.
The audience in the live broadcast room almost laughed out loud
"I heard everyone tell me that they were collecting bergamot clams, not rock climbing."
"The anchor's pick-up method is too harsh."
"Anchor, don't be shy."
"Although I can't see the anchor's cute little face, I guess he's already mature."
"This opening statement was so blunt that I felt embarrassed even through the screen."
Li Xiao coughed lightly and spoke, asking
"Uncle, your harvest today is not bad, right?"
The old man in red took a bottle of water from his body, took a sip, and then nodded, with a rare smile on his face.
"It's okay. The wind and waves are very light today, which is perfect for picking this bergamot shell."
As he said that, he showed Li Xiao the bag on his waist. Li Xiao took a look at it. Sure enough, the bag was full of bergamot shells.
Seeing the devilish-looking Buddha's Hand Shell, he was not afraid. On the contrary, he licked the saliva that was about to flow out of the corner of his mouth.
This Buddha's hand clam is a good thing. Although it looks scary and ghostly, it is very delicious. Otherwise, it would not be sold at such a high price.
He didn't hesitate and said directly to the man in red.
"Uncle, how can I sell this thing? I want it all?"
Hearing that Li Xiao wanted to buy everything, the man in red raised his eyebrows, looked Li Xiao up and down, and spoke hesitantly.
"Brother, this thing is not cheap, are you sure you want it?"
He nodded and said with a smile
"As for the Bergamot clam, of course I know that it's so hard to collect and requires little effort. It's normal for it to be a little expensive. There's no scale here. You can just tell me how much it costs and I'll give it to you in cash."
The old man in red looked up and down at this uninvited guest again. No, it was the benefactor who fell from the sky.
Then he weighed the weight of his belt bag before speaking.
"There are probably more than two kilograms here. If there is some water, just treat it as two kilograms. I usually sell a kilogram for more than 500. If you count 500, the total is 1,000. Do you have so much cash?
"
Li Xiao was not overly surprised, even though he had eaten this food a few years ago.
But he still knows the price. A few years ago, this thing cost more than 400. Over the past few years, it has grown by 1/4, which is very normal.
The main reason is that it is too difficult to pick, the quantity is too small, and the growth rate is slow. It takes seven or eight years for a fingernail-sized bergamot clam to grow to be edible.
Therefore, this kind of thing will only become more and more expensive and difficult to collect, because the things that are easy to collect have been harvested long ago.
Moreover, fewer and fewer people are willing to work in this high-risk industry, because the probability of something going wrong is so high that it is unbearable.
Once the older generation gets older, they cannot continue doing it because they do not have enough physical strength to withstand the wind and waves, and their hands and feet are not flexible enough, so they are easily injured or even die.
The younger generation are even less willing to do this, as it is hard, tiring and dangerous.
