Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 687 Digging for Barracuda

When Fu Wan heard that they were going to break ice to dig for fish, she also became interested. The last time she broke ice to dig for fish was in her previous life. Thinking of the excitement of breaking ice to find fish, she couldn't wait to set off.

"Mom, is it daybreak yet?"

Fu Ling yawned, rubbed his eyes and asked Fu Wan in a low voice.

Fu Wan gestured to her to speak more quietly, "Be good and sleep a little longer. Don't wake Mingzhu and the others. Mommy's going to the beach for a walk."

Fu Ling had just woken up and was still dazed. She instinctively nodded obediently, then watched Fu Wan put on her thick cotton jacket and leave.

As soon as she walked out of the room, a gust of cold air hit her in the face. Fu Wan rubbed her hands. Ye Xiaocui just found two axes from the utility room.

"Mom and Dad, is the sea frozen?"

Hearing his daughter's voice, Boss Fu responded hurriedly, but then he felt a little embarrassed when he saw Fu Wan had just woken up.

"Hey, did I just wake you up?"

"Everyone told you to keep your voice down. Look, it's just a few barracudas. Why are you so excited?"

Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but complain about her husband. The children had been very busy recently and it was rare for them to have a good sleep on a snowy day, and he ruined everything.

Barracuda is not an expensive fish, so she couldn't understand why Boss Fu was so excited.

Boss Fu coughed twice and said stubbornly, "What do you know? The last time the sea froze was when A-Ming and his friends were young. It's rare to have such heavy snow, so there must be a lot of people on the beach.

I'm so excited because I want to take the kids to the beach!"

Hey, after hearing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Of course, she also did not forget to speak up for Boss Fu, "Mom, it's okay, there will be plenty of time to sleep in the next few days. Our mission now is to go to the beach to dig for barracuda!

Just wait and see, the barrel will definitely explode again soon!"

Seeing her daughter so excited, Ye Xiaocui didn't know what to say. Just then, Fu Ming heard the noise and came out with sleepy eyes.

Several people put on thick cotton jackets and waterproof rubber shoes. In order to prevent accidents, Boss Fu even put on the water pants that he usually wears when going into the water.

Carrying buckets and tools, Fu Wan and her companions quickly walked towards the beach. Just a few steps out of the house, they ran into Fu Liang, who was calling out "Fu Ming."

"A-Ming, uncle, hurry up, there are so many barracudas on the beach!"

Fu Ming was already awake by now. What a joke! The howling north wind swept away all his sleepiness as soon as he left the house.

"Is this true? Are there a lot of people at the beach? Is the sea frozen solid?"

"Not much, otherwise I wouldn't have had the time to come and call you. As for the ice, I just tested it and it's pretty solid."

It had snowed for a few days, and the roadside was covered with a thick layer of snow. When Fu Wan and her companions walked on it, there was a crackling sound under their feet.

Their house was not far from the beach, and everyone walked fast. In just a few minutes, Fu Wan saw the unfamiliar sea surface that was different from the usual one.

The sea, usually surging with waves, was now still. The endless expanse of ice was like a giant mirror, reflecting the gray sky, making the vastness seem even more immense.

There were a dozen or so small black dots moving non-stop on the mirror. They were the villagers breaking the ice and digging for pike.

As soon as Fu Wan and her companions approached, some villagers stood up and greeted them.

"Gou Wa, are you guys here to dig fish too?"

"Yes, it's been years since we've had such heavy snow. Let's bring them out to see it for ourselves. We can't let our fishing skills be lost!"

When these words were spoken, several older people who were digging fish nearby all started laughing.

After Boss Fu came over, he didn't rush to look for fish. Instead, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and gave one to each of the men who were closest to him.

These uncles did not refuse. The weather was so cold and having a cigarette could help to keep away the chill.

Boss Fu doesn't smoke, but he's always got a cigarette on him. It's just the way things are, passing a cigarette around makes people speak a little more politely.

Look, just now, a few people were feeling a little uncomfortable. Mr. Fu was considered rich, but he came to the beach to compete with them for resources.

As soon as the cigarette was handed over, their thoughts immediately changed.

Hey, Boss Fu really doesn’t forget his roots. He even gave them such expensive cigarettes to smoke.

The uncles and aunts here were all smoking, and Fu Wan pulled Ye Xiaocui to an open space on the side.

The ice on the sea surface was very thick, and it didn't move even after stomping on it a few times. Standing on their side, they couldn't see how thick the ice was in the distance. They could only see that the ice surface extended to the horizon, with no end in sight.

"Hey, Awan, look, there are two barracudas in here!"

Before coming, Ye Xiaocui thought the pike were cheap, so she was the first one to come and look for fish. She didn't care about the scenery in the distance. As soon as she came, her eyes were like searchlights, searching the ice surface.

Upon hearing this, Fu Wan looked in the direction she pointed. The ice surface in front of her was not smooth, and was even a little bumpy.

Fu Wan squatted down and looked into the ice. The breath she exhaled hit the ice surface and immediately condensed into white frost.

But it did not affect Fu Wan's discovery of the gray shadows hidden in the ice. The two barracudas were still the same as when they were alive, with their mouths slightly open and their eyes as bright as when they were alive.

"Pike, where are the pike?"

When Fu Ming heard what Ye Xiaocui had just said, he walked over with an axe in his hand.

Really, he doesn’t smoke, but he has to follow his father and smell the unpleasant smell of cigarettes.

"Here, here it is."

Fu Wan pointed at the pike in the ice, and Fu Ming was immediately delighted when he saw it.

"Mom, Awan, please move aside. I'll break the ice."

"Okay, watch out, don't let the ice avalanche hit your face!"

Fu Wan pulled Ye Xiaocui aside. The ice chips flew out like sharp hidden weapons. Fu Ming was going to be a groom in two days, so he couldn't be disfigured.

Fu Ming didn't care about all that. He raised the axe and started chopping at the ice.

In less than two minutes, he had picked up the two pike with his axe and stuck them on the ice.

Seeing this, Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui hurried forward, picked up the fish's tail, shook the ice debris off the fish's body onto the ice surface, and then threw it into the bucket they were holding.

"Haha, it's not enough, come again!"

There was no challenge at all, so Fu Ming picked up the axe and started looking for the next pike.

Seeing that his son had already started working, Boss Fu stopped chatting with his brothers and came over carrying an axe.

"Mom, let's divide the work. You follow Dad to pick up the things, and I'll follow my brother."

Digging ice is a physical job, so Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui are naturally only responsible for picking up the pike that the father and son have caught by breaking the ice.

Fu Lao Da and Ye Xiao Cui have been married for decades and have a very good understanding of each other. Fu Wan and Fu Ming are not bad either. Fu Wan is very fast when looking for pike, and Fu Ming is ruthless when smashing the ice.

In less than an hour, half a bucket of pike was picked up in the buckets on both sides.

At the same time, more and more villagers were on the ice, and they all took tools to dig ice to find fish, hoping to get more fish to take back for the New Year.

But when there are so many people, it is inevitable that there will be quarrels over territory.