Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

As evening approached, dinner was almost ready when Zhu Zi arrived. Originally, only Asi was supposed to come, but Ayou happened to hear it and ran over as well.

Since the old Taoist priest wasn't home and the house was full of younger generations, Zhao Anguo didn't invite them to stay for dinner.

Just as everyone was about to take their seats, they heard Ah-Dai's shout. Zhao Qin walked to the door and saw a car parked in the parking lot.

A young man in his thirties got out of the car and smiled when he saw Zhao Qin. However, seeing that there were people standing next to him, he did not approach and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhao. I am from the Fisheries Bureau. My surname is Sun. This is a fishing license that our bureau has specially approved for you."

"Just give me a call and I'll come get it. There's no need for you to make the trip."

Zhao Qin took the documents but didn't look at them. He took out a cigarette, but the other party waved his hand, indicating that he didn't smoke. "Mr. Zhao, take a look. If you need any cooperation, just let me know, and I'll expedite it for you."

I glanced at the documents and noticed that in addition to the fisheries administration stamp, there was also the seal of the coast guard.

The fishing vessel marked with the number 05649 is authorized to operate normally during the fishing moratorium. The vessel number points to the Unity, but Zhao Qin was taken aback when he noticed there was no date on it. "Is this not a one-time use vessel?"

"This permit is valid for the entire fishing moratorium. If Mr. Zhao still needs it next year, he can have someone bring the permit to us in advance to exchange it for a new one."

"It's too hard."

"Of course."

"It's lunchtime, let's come in and grab a bite..."

Before he could finish speaking, the other party waved his hand repeatedly, "I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer, Mr. Zhao."

It's impossible for them to have any business at this late, so refusing to go in for a meal shows that they are very considerate.

"Don't go yet, I have something to tell you, wait for me."

Zhao Qin pulled the person into the courtyard and invited them into the main hall, but the person refused. They went to the refrigerator in the storeroom and took out two cans of tea. "It's from our own tea garden, and it's not bad. Don't be picky."

After a few polite words, the other party accepted it.

I didn't plan to give anything too expensive. Firstly, it wasn't necessary, and secondly, even if he did, the recipient wouldn't dare accept it. Homegrown tea was just right.

After watching the other car drive away, Zhao Qin invited Chen Xun into his home for dinner.

He waved his documents and told everyone at the table, "The goods have arrived. We'll set sail first thing tomorrow morning."

When we first arrived, everyone knew we were going out to sea the next day, so hearing that we needed documents piqued our curiosity.

Zhao Ping, who was standing nearby, took a look and his eyes lit up. "Qin, does this mean that during the fishing moratorium, our Tuanjie can go out to sea all the time?"

"Brother, there's no need for that. Even if we have certain privileges, we shouldn't use them lightly. Let's not talk about this, let's have a drink."

Everyone raised their glasses in unison. Zhu Zi, who rarely drank today, also drank. In terms of personality, he was more composed than Zhao Ping. "Qin, I don't think you need to get up too early tomorrow. You can arrive at the dock around seven or eight o'clock. I'll refuel and add water to the boat first."

"Okay." He didn't mince words, because it would be too formal to say that among brothers.

The meal lasted for over an hour. Afterwards, everyone went home. When Zhao Qin went upstairs, Ping An was still awake, playing with her toys.

When she saw him, she initially wanted to pull him to play with her, but as she got closer, she seemed to smell the alcohol, turned around, and ran away on her short legs, crying, "Mommy, stinky..."

"Are you asking for a beating?"

"My son didn't say anything wrong, so get away from us." Zhao Qin approached the bedside, and Chen Xue, sitting on the bed, pushed him. Ping An also came over to help, and he pretended to be pushed backward by the two of them.

Ping An giggled and laughed, very happy.

Before long, Ping fell asleep, and the couple chatted idly by the bedside.

"This voyage won't take too long, will it?"

"No need, I'll be back in two or three days. After that, I won't go anywhere until you finish your postpartum confinement."

Chen Xue rested her head on his shoulder. "No need, you can do what you need to do. Just stay home on the day I give birth. I have a feeling this time it'll be quite turbulent, and the little one might come out early."

"It's normal to arrive a few days early. Master said that you are in good health, so just relax."

“It’s not like it’s my first child, it’s fine.” Although Chen Xue said this, Zhao Qin could sense that she was still a little nervous, after all, she had suffered a lot when she gave birth to Anping.

After talking for a while, Chen Xue fell asleep on his shoulder.

Zhao Qin didn't move. As her belly grew bigger, Chen Xue also found it uncomfortable to sleep. She was sleeping soundly now, so Zhao Qin let her sleep a little longer.

At four in the morning, Zhao Qin got up, washed up, and went out. Chen Xun was already waiting there.

"I'll have Junzi come over later."

"It's alright, he can't have anything to do up so early, let's go."

Zhao Qin got up so early because the Chenfeng was also setting sail today, and he planned to see it off.

Upon arriving at the dock, the crew of the Chenfeng were already there, and some had already boarded the ship. Lao Luo was leading a few people to load ingredients onto a small boat. There were more than 20 people on board, and each trip took a month, so the amount of ingredients needed was quite substantial.

"Ah Qin, I told you you don't need to come and deliver it."

Zhao Qin took out a cigarette and offered one to Lao Luo and the people around him. "Uncle Luo, I'm going out to sea today too. By the way, have you confirmed with Brother Cat where we're going?"

"We'll head northeast; we'll definitely end up in the East China Sea."

"Yes, don't get too close to the Diaoyu Islands."

"Don't worry, I know things aren't peaceful over there."

After a few words, the supplies were loaded and Lao Luo left the port with the ship. Zhao Qin then came to the Unity ship, which was still refueling.

"Ah Qin, we won't be out for long, will 3 yuan worth of gas be enough?"

"That's enough. Add more water. If we can't use it all, we can just put it in the sea."

"Okay, got it."

After helping out for a while, as dawn broke, Zhao Qin went to buy breakfast. By the time he finished, Zhao Ping and the others had arrived and were carrying food onto the boat.

"Qin, which way to?" With everything ready, Zhao Ping glanced at Zhao Qin, who was walking into the steering room.

The ship had already started moving, and with a gentle rocking motion, it began to slowly head towards the inner bend exit.

Zhao Qin then realized what was happening and opened the system to search for "pipefish." These fish live in schools, but they don't usually form large groups. Although the system could search for them, it couldn't determine their exact size.

After hesitating for a moment, he chose a relatively densely populated area. "Brother, head southeast, it'll be about 180 nautical miles."

If you go straight east, you'll have already crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait by 180 nautical miles and be right in Taiwan's face.

"Ah Qin, when are we going to go offline?" As soon as he stepped out of the steering room, Ah Si asked.

"No rush. The number we catch this time is secondary. The most important thing is to find the silkworm fish." The silkworm fish has many common names, such as horsewhip fish and fire tube fish, but locally it is called silkworm fish.

Ahe took out a deck of cards, glanced at Zhao Qin, and then turned to look at Zhu Zi. "Brother Zhu Zi, why don't you replace my brother Ping?"

Zhu Zi smiled and walked towards the helm room. Zhao Qin glared at A He with annoyance, and A He chuckled dryly.