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Chapter 31 The Rake Team

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", "Seagouzi" 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 Rakes are 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.

"Damn, you're rich again! How many times did you carry this 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. It's enough for the six of us.

I caught more than twice as much."

At this time, another boy with an aquiline nose also came over. His nickname was "Shrimp Crawler". This boy knelt down on the spot and immediately started to help divide the seafood, and then he couldn't help but blow as well.

whistled.

"Hey, I'm 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 body" standing behind Hong Yanwu immediately stood up proudly.

"What's new about this! Our 'Rake Team' doesn't do this every day! Besides, before I went into the sea, I threw a steel bungee with the word 'wufen' facing up. God bless me, Lord Dragon! I'd be surprised if I don't get rich!"

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 vagina! Whoever wants to eat it, I'll make sure you all grow big sticks. One wife is not enough..."

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

"Sanjizi" and "Bachu" had the most fun. When they came over, they forced "Seaguzi" to eat him alive, saying that he wanted to see his stuff turn into a "hand grenade" and explode in his crotch.

As a result, the "sea dog" was chased away in one fell swoop, squealing like a beaten wild dog.

But looking at the scene full of laughter and laughter on the beach, "General" Jiang Haichao, who has been silent all this time, has mixed feelings in his heart. Because no one knows better than him that the result of such a bumper harvest is actually related to

The Dragon Prince had nothing to do with it, it was all the work 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 caught sea cucumbers or harvested abalone. But under the leadership of him and "Old Saury", they

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.

The abalone was shoveled out of the narrower rock crevices, and the level was no worse than that of a "skilled worker" who had been working for more than ten years.

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

At first, he thought that Hong Yanwu had gone back on his word and wanted to separate the two groups and go it alone. But he didn't expect that what Hong Yanwu really meant was that he wanted "Old Saury" to take "Sanjizi", "Bayu" and "Shrimp"

"Crawler", "Flying Crab", and "Sea Rabbit" operate in water depths within 16 meters. Then let him take the rest of the people to work in water depths beyond 16 meters. It is said that the sea area is divided according to water capacity.

, which can improve fishing efficiency.

He was very hesitant about this matter at first, because he had never seen anyone else do this. Forcibly dividing everyone according to their diving ability seemed a bit contemptuous. Is it really necessary?

In addition, if we really talk about diving ability, how do we calculate the three beginners, namely the old saury, the sea hare, the sea dog, and the corpse, who are old and weak?

Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu said that "Old Swordfish" had rich experience and could help them quickly find sea creatures with the five people. In addition, whether it was "Old Swordfish", "Sea Dogs", "Sea Rabbits" and "Dead Corpses"

, they don’t need to go into the water to fish for goods, they only need to be responsible for positioning on the water surface and sending the sea goods to the shore. In this way, the main team members who fish for goods can save a lot of energy and only need to concentrate on fishing for goods. As for the novices

How to improve your ability? It’s not too late to practice slowly during the off-season fishing.

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 give it a try first with the thought of being unnecessary.

Not a bad idea.

Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good. The experience of "Old Knifefish" in finding the reef and judging the water level came in handy, and the auxiliary role of the novices could not be ignored. As a result, the six-person team fished out of the sea

The number of items actually increased by nearly double their usual amount.

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.

And because he was alone, it was timid for him to enter the bottom of the sea where things were difficult to see. Therefore, even though the cargo in this unexplored sea area was extremely thick, and even though the fish he fished out were big, he still outnumbered his brothers in terms of quantity.

Not much.

But things were different now. With Hong Yanwu's reasonable planning, not only did he no longer have to deliver goods to the shore and waste his energy on positioning on the water, but he also had a companion when diving.

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 worked hard together. They pricked and gasped with "pop, pop, pop," and gasped, so he no longer felt lonely and afraid. This became a kind of motivation, forcing him to work hard.

After exerting all his strength, he secretly determined to compete with them again.

He has lost one game and cannot lose a second time. Every time he goes up, he must have an absolute advantage in the weight, quality and quantity of the sea 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 actually increased to three times the usual amount.

And those two boys from the capital didn't 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 take off the abalone firmly sucked on the reef wall with just his hands, and

No loss at all.

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 like Chen Liquan's light and orchard-like catching method.

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

You know, 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 spear gun. If you are accidentally bitten by this guy, you will scream in pain.

He might even go into shock and suffocate to death underwater.

So if this matter were to be told, I'm afraid not a single "Hai Peng Zi" in Bin City would believe it.

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

One time they encountered a large, narrow cave on the bottom of the sea. The seafood inside was surprisingly thick. But the danger involved made even him dare not give it a try.

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 for holding kelp, but he swam back again. Then Hong Yanwu asked him and Chen Liquan to work together underwater to grab the kid's own feet. The result was this method.

, they raked out all the sea cucumbers from the reef cave. In that water, two "net floats" were filled with the sea cucumbers they pulled out.

From then on, the allusion of Hong Yanwu taking the lead in carrying a rake to pick up sea cucumbers has become a legend that "sea bumpers" never tire of talking about. At the same time, it is precisely because of this unheard of anecdote, and also because they "pass grates" for the bottom of the sea.

"The team is so capable that their five-man team was nicknamed the "Rake Team" for this purpose.

What else could he say about this? Even though he was conflicted, even though he didn't want to admit it, in fact, these two boys who were six or seven years younger than him were indeed as dazzling as the sun that was about to rise, and they were all capable.

He is indeed qualified to lead the "sea bumpers".

It is precisely because of them that the "Yunwu Cliff" where they used to work 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.

I'm not leaving. When I go back tomorrow, my next "sea encounter" will have to be on another coast.

Therefore, this miraculous result not only made him realize many of his own shortcomings, but also opened his eyes in many places. He began to feel that in the past, he was like a toad sitting in a well looking at the sky. There are many fathers in the world who have not

What he has been taught is also very important. There are many things that he did not know in the past, which are also worth learning.

Yes, after these days of "fighting side by side", it was difficult for him to feel wary and repulsive towards them anymore. On the contrary, the respect and admiration in his heart were 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 the two people can beat each other to a bloody head on the shore, they will hug each other after entering the water.

Rely on each other.

Because when you are crawling around in the reefs, free and happy, you will feel that it is not because of your high skills, courage and strength. It is because of the reefs not far from you.

There is also the existence of a "sea bumper".

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-blue night, the sea and the sky are completely the same color. In the distance, the beating sea light and starlight interweave and twinkle, and the flowing dark clouds are mixed with the gentle waves.

together.

In the darkness, the pile of unburned charcoal fire was red and shining. The "sea bumpers" were all lying on the thick pile of firewood and fell asleep tiredly, making regular light snores.

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 flesh thorns of sea cucumbers, the next moment it turned into the charming color spots on the abalone shell, and the next moment it turned into the charming color spots on the abalone shell.

It turned into a dazzling ball of light, like the teeth of the "Tiger Dragon" and the sharp point of a spear gun.

The light group got closer and closer, and finally dropped down, turning into two big tiger-like eyes. Hong Yanwu was suddenly startled, 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. It was really a pleasure to see this wonderful scenery..."

Hong Yanwu said again, but the "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 just wanted to tell you that you won..."

"Won?" Hong Yanwu didn't know why, "Won what?"

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

"Be the leader!... Now everyone, including me, is convinced by you... You have a good mind, and if you follow your method, it is enough to double everyone's income. Next time, I will do everything as you say.

...Besides, 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 no one can replace it! So I still need your trust! Only if you believe in me, I will do what I want to do next."

Only then will your brothers have confidence! Really, I have a lot of things I want to ask you, are you willing to help me? For me, for you, and for everyone..."

Soon, the two figures in the backlight of the bonfire each lit a cigarette, and they began to whisper softly amidst the sound of the waves rubbing against the reef.


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