Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"Brother, are you free? Dig some sandworms for me."

Li Yuer looked at Li Erlang who was sitting there in a daze. He thought it would be a waste not to catch such a ready-made strong laborer.

Li Erlang was unusually quiet today. He looked up at Li Yuer and said calmly, "Okay, what kind of sandworm do you want?"

Why did Li Yuer feel that this look was inexplicably sad?

Sandworms are sea earthworms, which are commonly used as bait when fishing.

There are many types of sandworms, and there are several species in Fuzhou Bay. The sandworms in the reed marsh trench are black, have longer antennae, and are larger in size.

There are also many kinds of sandworms on the beach. The most common one looks similar to an earthworm, flesh-pink in color, but with more tentacles than an earthworm.

Li Yuer thought for a moment and said, "Let's go dig in the reed marsh. It's low tide now, so it's easier to dig there."

So, Li Erlang carried a shovel, hung a waist-style fish basket on his waist, and led Li Yuer to the reed marsh.

In the reed marsh in April, the reeds have just shown their pointed tips, and the marsh is empty and has no obstacles.

Even so, you still need to wear straw sandals to wade through the reed marshes where the mud is deep.

The richer the mud, the more and bigger the sandworms are inside.

The two men walked on the mud, lifting their feet with each step like they were cupping.

Finally, we arrived at our destination.

Li Erlang asked Li Yuer to stand on the reef while he looked for sandworms in the mud.

With a shovel, a layer of silt was uncovered, and inside was full of sandworms, wriggling their bodies and trying hard to drill into the silt.

Li Erlang broke the silt with his bare hands and picked up the sandworms one by one into his waist-style fish basket.

Sandworms, which have few natural enemies, are everywhere, and half the fish basket can be caught in a few minutes.

"That's enough for you."

Li Erlang broke off a reed and began to scrape the mud off his hands.

Li Yuer came down from the reef and asked happily, "Second brother, we are going to go sea fishing tonight. Are you going? Third uncle will go."

Li Erlang was startled, then shook his head, "I won't go."

Li Yuer seldom saw him so listless and guessed that it must be related to the marriage proposal.

She also didn't realize that Li Erlang actually liked Sister Yanyan.

Li Erlang treated her well, and she hoped that he could get what he wanted and that the lovers could finally get married.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Li Yuer's head and an idea popped into his mind.

"Brother, have you ever eaten fish stewed noodles?"

"Fish stewed noodles? I've never eaten it, and I've never even heard of it."

That’s great. There’s no fish stewed noodles in this dynasty. This is an opportunity.

"Brother, do you think Uncle Zhao's big meat noodles are delicious?"

When Zhao Changgeng was mentioned, Li Erlang immediately thought of Zhao Yanyan. His expression changed and he said, "Of course it's delicious."

"I just came up with a new way to make noodles. I named it fish stew noodles. I wonder which one tastes better compared to Uncle Zhao's big meat noodles. When I come back from night fishing, I'll ask Brother Dalang to try to make it. Then we can go to the island and discuss it with Uncle Zhao. If we can get Uncle Zhao's approval, it will definitely sell well."

When he heard that he could enter the island, Li Erlang's eyes immediately lit up.

"Brother Dalang is very skilled now, and I also want to know how much he is inferior to Uncle Zhao. Yu Baoer, you just mentioned night fishing, I want to go too, Uncle San is going, how can I not go?"

Li Yuer nodded. It seemed that the grouper didn't take the bait, but Li Erlang's fish took the bait first.

In the evening, Li Yuer and his companions came to the big willow tree in the east of the village and met up with Nao Nao and his friends.

If Li Laosan and Li Erlang had not followed them and promised not to go to the sea and fish on the rocks, Mrs. Cai would never agree to their night fishing.

Biaozi and Erdan carried the small boat, Naonao carried several fishing rods on his shoulders and held a bucket in his hand.

It was getting late, so everyone headed towards the eastern sea before the sun set.

When they arrived at the beach, the sun had just completely sunk into the sea. Li Yuer lit the oil lamps with a tinder, handed one to Naonao, and kept the other for himself.

"Yubaoer, you are amazing. Not only did you get an oil lamp, you got two of them." Erdan said enviously. If he dared to bring an oil lamp to fish when he got home, his father would definitely beat him.

Oil lamps are big items in the home. If you take good care of them, they can be used for several generations. Generally, families allow their children to take them out to play with them.

Li Yuer said casually: "I made it at home, so I'll just use it. It won't break, so it's nothing."

At this time, the tide was high, so Biaozi and Erdan put the small row into the water and tied one end to the reef, so they could get on the boat just by stepping on the reef.

"Okay, get on board and go!"

"Let's go! Night fishing for giant groupers!" The companions cheered to boost morale.

It was their first time to go night fishing, and the novelty and anticipation made them extremely excited.

The boat wasn't big, but there were a lot of people on it. Naonao said, "It's a bit dangerous to ride it all at once, let's go in two batches. Let's go over there first to test the water. Brother Erlang, you lead Yu Baoer in the back."

They nodded and told them to be careful.

Tonight is the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar. A full moon is shining in the sky. The bright moonlight provides a clear view, which makes people feel at ease.

The small boat was like a leaf floating on the sea. Li Yuer and his sister on the shore looked at the light of the oil lamp and knew where they were going.

The destination is a reef area dozens of meters away from the shore, about several hundred square meters, standing on the sea like a mini island.

When they arrived at the destination, Biaozi threw the five-claw hook towards the rocks on the shore and pulled the rope to bring the boat to the shore.

Erdan jumped onto the reef first. He looked around for a while and said, "It's okay. It's safe. Let's get off."

Li Laosan and Naonao jumped down and unloaded the things.

Erdan jumped back onto the bench and said, "You two should get up first, let's go pick up Yu Baoer and the others."

Soon, everyone gathered and gathered around the fire.

"Pah!" Erdan slapped his arm. "Damn mosquitoes. They can bite through my clothes."

Seeing this, Li Yuer took out the wormwood bag he had prepared in advance, built a small stone circle with a few pebbles, put some dry grass inside, lit it with fire from the fire, put the wormwood bag on it, and sprinkled appropriate amount of sand on it.

A thick smoke with the aroma of mugwort came out, and the buzzing mosquitoes around immediately flew away.

"Yu Baoer, your trick is so powerful, all the damn mosquitoes ran away."

Finally, no longer bothered by mosquitoes, they began to look for fishing spots that satisfied them.

Li Yu'er and Li Erlang were in one place. There was a puddle among the rocks in front of them. The puddle was connected to the sea. The water was clear but bottomless.

"Yu Baoer, you have to be careful. These sea pits may look shallow, but they are actually very deep. If you fall in, there is no hope. Don't get close to them, okay?"

Li Yuer nodded, "Don't worry, brother, I'm not a child."

Li Erlang put a sandworm on Li Yuer's hook and said, "Okay, you can cast the hook now. Be careful, it's dark, don't cast it on anyone."

"understood."

In his previous life, Li Yuer often went fishing, and sometimes when he was on a show, he would even go fishing in the deep ocean.

Many countries have strict laws on fishing. For example, a fishing license is required. Another example is that certain fish weighing less than a certain weight must be released back into the sea, otherwise the person will be sentenced.

Fishing is a profound subject and the relevant knowledge can fill an entire book.

Grouper likes to live near reefs, hiding during the day and coming out at night, so there is no need to cast the hook very far. Li Yuer tries his best to sink the hook into the place where there are many reefs.

Of course, you must be careful to avoid obstacles and not get the hook stuck. Getting the hook stuck means the fish hook gets caught on obstacles such as reefs.