C38 Chapter 38

Friday afternoon, Powers asked me to go to the sea. I packed up early and waited at the embassy before 5 PM.

I made an appointment with Powers at the signing and handover ceremony. Those two events were very successful. Whether it was the signing of the agreement or the transfer of resources, they achieved the effect that I imagined. Channel Jido even specially broadcasted the news. When I held the reception, they broadcasted the news and the greetings were also broadcasted once. This should be the third time.

After the handover ceremony ended, Powers pulled me aside.

"I heard that you went fishing with Director Yousufu?" Balls asked.

"Yeah, you heard about it too," I said.

"I think that the entire Gedo knows that Mr. Zhong has gone out to sea," Balls laughed loudly after saying that.

"Is that so?" I can tell that Balls is a little unhappy that Yusuf and I are not going out to sea with him.

"How do you feel?"

"Very good. "

"Do you want to go again?" Wang Yao asked.

"Yes, of course I do. "

"Alright, come with me this time. You can't refuse anymore. "

" I won't, "I said. Powers' words reminded me of when I was a child. When my little friend asked me out to play, that was how he said it.

"Alright, then I'll tell you when the time is set," Balls said. Two days later, Balls called me and said that he had seen that this Friday was a big trend. It was a good day to go out to sea and catch fish. He asked me to go out to sea after work and asked me to wait at home. I agreed immediately.

"Betheesquar," before hanging up the phone, Balls specifically reminded him.

"See you," I replied.

When I was waiting for Balls, I was thinking. . . I went out with Yusufu to drive a trip to the sea. Such a small matter. . . Why didn't the news leave just like that and become a big piece of news? The second day after I returned from the sea, I went to the post office to get a letter. Morrison from the post office asked me if I went out to catch fish. I went to the fishing market to buy seafood. The people from the fishing market also asked me if I went fishing. I met Brian, and he asked me if I went out to sea to catch fish. I said yes. When Bryan heard this, He gave me a thumbs up and said, Congratulations. Brian's exaggerated expression confused me.

So when I met Renjie, I didn't wait for him to speak, so I asked first. "Don't tell me you also asked me if I went out to sea?"

"How did you know?" Renjie asked in surprise.

"To tell you the truth, These few days, wherever I go, they all ask me this," I said.

"Then you really went out to sea?"

" Yeah. I followed You Sufu to the sea. I didn't expect that everyone was talking about this. "

"Agent Zhong, don't underestimate this matter. Many people in Jido pay special attention to the matter of the sea. Have you forgotten the story I told you before? "Renjie said.

" Of course I didn't forget, "I said. The first time I went to see Renjie, Renjie told me that Daru fought for the throne with Muni. Legend has it that in the end, it was decided by competition and fishing.

"You know, in our southern culture, fishing has a very high status. You rely on farming, so what do we rely on? We rely on fishing," said Renjie.

"That's true," I said. What Renjie said made sense. Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea.

"So, what kind of attitude does a foreigner like you have towards chasing the sea? We really care," Renjie said. "If you go into the sea with us, then you'll become one of us. "

"I see. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I said. It seems that everyone wants to be recognized by outsiders. This is human nature.

"If you don't go into the sea, I won't ask," said Renjie as he laughed loudly.

I also laughed. Now, I finally understand why Balls and Yousufu are so persistent and keep asking me to go to the sea again and again. They have their own thoughts.

It's 5: 30 PM, and Balls hasn't appeared yet. I brought Blondie to the courtyard and walked out of the door to take a look, but I still didn't see any signs of Balls. I guess Balls must have had something to delay him at the last minute. Then let's wait a little longer. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do.

Following Yousufu out to sea was a pleasant experience. Yousufu's boat was the type of fishing boat he saw in the Bay of Lucas. The bow of the boat was slightly raised, and a god's eye was drawn on both sides of the boat.

"Which god's eyes are those?" Every time I see those two eyes, I want to know. Only now did I find someone to ask.

"In our legends, there is a Sea God, Lu Zu, the eye of Lu Zu," You Sufu said. "We drew the eye of the Sea God on the bow. Those eyes will help us distinguish the direction of the sea and bless us when we go out to sea to catch fish. "

After taking off his police uniform, Yusuf became a completely different person. With dark skin, a strong body, thick shoulders, and thick hands, Yousufu, who was standing at the stern of the ship and busily working, looked like a bunch of fishermen. It was impossible to imagine that he was also a police officer.

"I think you seem to go out to sea often?" I changed the topic.

"I go out two or three times a week to see how many fish I catch," You Sufu said.

"You catch fish every time you go out to sea?"

"That's a good thing. It depends on luck. Sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less, and sometimes it's nothing. "

"Then when did you start fishing at your age?"

"It started at a very young age. I grew up by the sea. When I walked, I followed adults to the sea to chase after the sea. The first time I went out to sea was with my father. I should be seven or eight years old, "Yusuf said as he started the diesel engine.

"That's more like it. I followed my father to the mountains to hunt when I was seven or eight years old," I said.

" What did you say? I can't hear you clearly, "the diesel engine was too loud. You Sufu didn't hear me clearly. I repeated it again. This time, Yousufu heard it clearly. He gave me a thumbs up. It seems that I had a similar childhood with You Sufu. It's just that I was in the mountains, and he was by the sea. I can feel that this sentence seems to have brought my relationship with You Sufu closer.

Because of the interference from the diesel engine, we can't continue chatting. I sat in the middle of the boat, Watching the scenery on the sea. I've been here for more than three months, and this is my first time sailing on a boat. I suddenly realized. . . Looking at the sea from the sea and looking at the sea from the island, the mood is completely different. Looking at the sea from the island, The sea is a painting hanging there, It was vast and beautiful, but one could not see it. Sometimes, I drive around Gido Island for about half an hour. At that time, the sea will turn into a long roll and follow me. The continuous long roll seems to have trapped me on this narrow and narrow island. When I stay on the island, it will be long. I often have this feeling of being surrounded. Now that I'm on the sea, it's like I'm in a painting. Not only can I feel the beauty of the sea, but the vastness of the sea. . . They could also feel the smoothness of the sea. Yes, stretching. His entire mood seemed to have finally broken free from the invisible fetters that he could not explain, and he was flying freely on the sea.

It was already six o'clock, but Balls still hadn't appeared. I wanted to make a phone call to ask, but after thinking for a while, I still didn't make the call. According to Balls' style of doing things, he must be busy with something. I don't want to disturb him because of fishing.

Yousufu parked the boat at a small bay.

"Alright, Mr. Zhong, we won't be going far today, right here," You Sufu said as he handed me a hard plastic plate with a fishing line on it.

"What is this?" I asked curiously.

"This is a fishing line and hook," You Sufu said.

"You're going to use this to fish?" I thought there should be a fishing pole.

"Yes, we're going to use this. We're not going to use the fishing pole. A fishing pole isn't easy to use. This is good, we call this fishing method Bankin," Yusuf said as he taught me how to use the bait and release the fishing line.

That made sense. Using the fishing rod was to make it easier to throw the fishing line from the shore into the water. When fishing on the boat, the boat would be on the water. If the water was shallow, they could stop at will, so they didn't need the fishing rod.

"Why is it called Bankin?" I asked. This is the first time I've heard of such a fishing method being called Bankin.

"This is fishing in the shallow waters. You can't fish in the deep waters like this," Yousufu said.

"Interesting," I said. I imitated Yusufu's actions. I hung a small piece of fish meat on the hook and threw it into the sea along the side of the boat. Then, I grabbed the fishing line with one hand.

"We have a lot of ways to catch fish here. The earliest ones are more primitive and can be touched by hands. The tools are relatively simple. They mainly use harpoons and vines to make fish cages," You Sufu said.

"Oh, we have these too," I said.

" I like using harpoons. Holding the harpoon and swimming to the bottom of the sea, I saw the fish. Aim and stab. That feeling was very stimulating, "Yusufu said.

" Yeah, "I said. It felt like I was hunting rabbits in the mountains.

"I think I have fish," Yusufu said. His hands quickly pulled the fishing line up and down, and soon he pulled up a big fish.

"Not bad, not bad. Today's luck is not bad. From the very beginning, there was a grouper. I'm afraid it's one kilogram smaller. " Yousufu happily lifted the fish that I had just caught.

"Great. " I gave Yousufu a thumbs up.

"That's the good luck Mr. Agent brought," Yousufu said.

I didn't do anything. I pulled up the fishing line to take a look. The bait was fine. I put the line back into the water.

"You can't rush fishing," Yousufu said. "I wanted to say just now that diving is also risky. In the past, without the current diving equipment, you could only rely on yourself to hold your breath and dive. Once, in order to chase a large grouper, I dived too deep and almost couldn't get up. "

You Sufu caught another fish. It was said to be a blackfish, but it should be a black snapper. I still don't have any movement here.

"Now, there are a lot of fishing tools. There are fish hooks. They can be used to fish like us, or they can also be used to fish. There are fish nets, big and small, and there are also cages," You Sufu said.

Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly felt a fish biting the hook. I excitedly stood up and called for the fish. I hurriedly put away the fishing line, but there was nothing. I didn't even have the bait.

"There's no rush. If you don't want the fish to bite the hook, then pull the line. You have to wait a bit. You have to wait until the fish bites the hook to death before pulling it," You Sufu said.

Just as I put the line down, I felt a fish biting the hook. I learned my lesson from last time and let the fish bite the hook for a while longer. In the end, the fish still didn't catch it.

After a few times, I gained some insights. The fishing line was held in my hand and I was fishing with the fishing rod at the same time. It was not the same feeling at all. To use the fishing rod to see the fish float, one had to rely on their eyes. Grasping the fishing line in his hand was directly talking to the fish. Relying on the feeling of the hand. When a fish bit the hook, the feeling of the fishing line being touched would quickly be transmitted to the hand. Different fish felt completely different. Especially some small fish. They were very clever and would try to touch the bait. They would even eat the bait bit by bit without biting the hook. This was an exciting joy. If he wanted to catch a fish, He had to seize the opportunity. It was too early. He couldn't be too late either. This requires you to forget time and space, and forget all distracting thoughts. Focus on the fishing line, focus on the battle of wits and courage with the fish. It was like playing a game. If I had known earlier that it would be so fun, I should have followed Balls and Yusufu out to chase the sea a long time ago.

After countless empty hooks, I finally caught a small fish. It looked like a stone, and Yousufu said no. Later on, I found out that it was called Shi Jiugong. It looked a bit like a grouper, but it wasn't big.

I was very excited, and Yousufu seemed even more excited than I was. I finally opened my business. That fish is the first fish I caught in the sea. With the first fish, Soon there will be a second one. The second bite was very fierce. When I pulled it up, I felt the fish struggling with all its might, and the fishing line almost broke my hand. It took me a bit of effort. I also went through a bit of excitement and shouting to pull the fish up. It was a sea bass weighing one jin. Siabath.

Seeing that the sky was about to turn dark, Balls was still nowhere to be seen.

"Blondie, Balls definitely won't be coming today," I dejectedly said to Blondie, "Come, let's cook and eat. "