All fishing boats have been replaced by motor boats. According to the Wengzhou area marine motor boat management regulations, they will have to change the names of the boats.

Before liberation, the fishing boats on the outer islands all had rude names.

Wang Yi heard the old people talking about this, which was very interesting.

Just like how people in rural areas gave their children nicknames at that time, they chose them according to how cheap they were, and how they made people dislike them.

For example, there are ship names based on the shape of the ship, such as duck tail, dog face, big fork, green leaf tip, etc.

Some are named after fishermen's favorite things, such as fat pig, noodles, pickle jar, stupid boy, etc.

There are also some of the most peculiar names that the fishermen gave them at will, such as Chou Lun Zi, Xiao Wu Huan, Er Liu Meng Zi and so on.

These ship names were all given to fishing boats on Tianya Island, and some old ships still use such names.

As for why the fishing boats were named like this, it was because of a saying.

Fishermen say that if a poor man's fishing boat has a nice name, the Dragon King will think it is a rare and rare boat, and he will take it to the Dragon Palace to confiscate it.

This is the same as the reason why poor people give their children ugly names. If a child from a poor family is named too expensive, it will arouse the curiosity of the little devils of the king of hell, and his life will be taken away.

This tradition has been preserved to this day, and the names of Wang Chou Cat and Wang Zhuangyuan’s family can prove this.

The tradition of the fishermen has changed. Not long after the founding of New China, fishing village fishery cooperatives were established. The fishermen changed their previous ideas, and the names of fishing boats began to be named according to the order in the production group.

Such as No. 1 and No. 5 of a team, such as Tianya No. 2, Tianya No. 3, Tianya No. 101, etc.

Now with the reform and opening up, the management of fishing boats has become more standardized. They have started to install license plates and give certificates like cars. The license plate number has now become the name of the boat.

For example, the ship name of Tianya 2 is actually Weng Fuyu 04165.

Wengbiao Wengzhou, Fu represents Haifu County or Fuhai area, Yu is a fishery production operation vessel, and has a "fishing license". 04 is the exclusive serial number of Fuhai, and 165 is the exclusive number of Tianya No. 2.

This means that it is the 165th motor ship counted in the Fuhai area.

Wang Xianghong was responsible for naming the fishing boats for inspection and registration, and each fishing boat was painted with a new hull number.

All of a sudden, Tianya Island’s fleet took shape.

When the fleet comes out, they have to work at sea.

This season is a good time to catch hairy clams.

Wang Xianghong made a decision and sent a motor boat to use advanced technology to catch clams.

Wang Yi has never seen large-scale clam fishing, so he has to participate.

When it comes to clams, the fishermen on the island have endless things to say:

"The bays and foreshores of our overseas islands in the East are really rich in all kinds of clams, including hairy clams and blood clams. You can find them wherever you dig them up in late spring and early summer."

"I remember hearing from an educated teacher in the county that our local fishermen had a long history of catching hairy clams."

"Do you need a teacher to say this? I have known since I was a child that during the Republic of China, most of the clams needed by the Shili Foreign Market in Shanghai were supplied by our outer islands. My grandfather sent clams to Shanghai for several years."

Wang Yi asked with interest: "At that time, clams were also caught on a large scale? There were no machines at that time. How did our ancestors catch them?"

"It's okay to use a big hoe, now." Wang Donghu said casually while smoking a cigarette.

An old fisherman introduced it to Wang Yi.

In the past, the production technology was very backward. The production method was that old sailboats were powered by wind, and then the fishermen stood on the boat and held a tool called a big pole to fish, so it was commonly called a hoe big pole.

This method of production is tiring and inefficient.

However, its influence by technology lasted until the 1960s after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Nowadays, fishery production is gradually mechanized, which has greatly improved productivity. Motorized boats equipped with winches have become a trend, and dozens of tons of clams can be harvested in one fishing season.

We don’t buy winches on the island, they are all rented.

Because the clam fishing season is not long, it is not worth buying a winch specifically for this purpose.

So in order to take care of the fishermen's production and to provide enough clams for the society and the people, each commune invested in the purchase of winches.

Of course, there is a problem with this. A good harvest of seafood, like a good harvest of grain, has seasons and times.

After those days, the clams lose fat, or they may move from shallow areas such as beaches, swamps, etc. to deeper water.

In this way, during the fishing season, the demand for windlass opportunities exceeds supply, while few people will rent windlass during the non-fishing season.

As the leader of the offshore operation team of Tianya Island, Wang Xianghai had arrangements for the fishery work and arranged for people to rent two winches in advance.

It stands to reason that winches are so popular during the clam harvest season, so the rental unit is one. If you want to rent a winch, you can only rent one winch per unit.

But Tianya Island is now well-known and popular, and the commune cadres are willing to befriend them, so they secretly intercepted a winch for them.

So, they took two machines out to sea.

The hairy cockroach lives in the shallow water of the inner bay below the low tide line and in the mud and sand with a water depth of more than ten meters. It especially likes the water depth of 4 to 8 meters near the mouth of the river where the fresh water flows out.

Generally speaking, their life cycle is seven or eight years, and it takes two or three years for them to grow from seedlings to adult clams, and then they begin to have the ability to reproduce.

Three motor boats and several small sampans.

Fishing boats, large and small, formed a fleet and headed for distant seas in search of clams to prepare for harvest.

Wang Yi was studying the big punt on the quarter deck.

He had seen this thing before. Fishermen on the island occasionally used this thing against the coastline to mix up the sediment and sift out shellfish.

Its shape is very similar to a rake used to collect grass in rural areas, with an extra net pocket at the back.

The difference is that in order to facilitate scooping up the sediment, its edge is made of steel and has several larger iron teeth, which are very sharp and can be inserted into the sediment with just one sweep.

This way you won't be afraid if you encounter aquatic plants, the iron teeth will comb the aquatic plants and bring them up.

Watching Wang Yi study the big pole, Wang Dongquan leaned on the cabin door and asked: "Teacher Wang, I will teach you how to dance this guy later?"

"Do you still need your courtesy?" someone teased him.

"That's right, Daquan also wants to be a master?"

Wang Dongquan didn't care about these ridicules. He asked proudly: "Why can't I be a master? Have any of you commanded the net to catch a net of red gargi fish?"

One sentence kills the conversation.

The big guy has never done such a feat before, so he can't fight back against Wang Dongquan.

Just like sports rely on victory and performance, fishermen also rely on harvest.

Whoever gains more and is more skilled will be awesome!

Now the fishing industry has entered the mechanization stage.

But the big pole is still a very useful tool——

Use it to explore the path.

They went to Plum Blossom Beach and planned to start looking for cockles from Plum Blossom Beach.

Wang Yi has special feelings for this huge shoal.

It was here that he officially set sail for the first time, and it was here that he picked up Lao Huang.

Now that he was visiting the old place again, he was extremely emotional.

This year is like last year, the wind is clear and the clouds are white in the shallows.

When the weather starts to get hot, fishermen have to go to sea early to work.

The sun had just risen when the fleet set off, and after arriving at Plum Blossom Beach, the air in the wind had not yet been heated.

The sea breeze blows in waves, which brings coolness and a strong sense of moisture, giving people a unique feeling.

It's low tide now, and many fishermen take advantage of the cool morning to catch the sea.

There were a lot of people on the shoal. At this time, Wang Xianghai was eager to say: "Comrades, how are you? You are not very motivated?"

The members laughed one after another: "That's enough!"

"Just waiting for a big fight!"

"What's going on? Let's play the big pole?"

The big pole is a pathfinding tool.

The clams are hidden in the mud, and no machine can detect them through the mud. Therefore, to know where there are more hairy clams, you must use a large pole to take samples for testing.

Swinging the pole is a laborious job, and young people in the production team are responsible for it.

Wang Donghu, Wang Dongquan and others boarded the sampan in high spirits with big poles in their hands. Someone was rocking the oar. They rolled up their trouser legs at the bow of the boat and rolled up their sleeves to get ready to start work.

Wang Dongquan was very proud now. Before he started working, he even shouted: "The big pole is out, the cockles are coming!"

Wang Xianghai laughed and scolded "this guy", and then said to Wang Yi: "What is this called? It means that without investigation, you have no right to speak! Now we are going to investigate!"

The sampan boats are lined up, ready to start work - when pulling in nets and fishing for cockles, the boats are sailing sideways and against the wind or sideways.

The bow of the boat was pointed upwind, so the young people stood on the windward side of the boat, and then, holding the handle of the big pole and shouting, they inserted the big pole into the bottom of the water.

The muscles in their arms are bulging, and the early morning sun shines on their dark skin, giving them a strong beauty.

As the big pole is pulled up, the net bag is filled with sediment, and then it is time to lift the big pole, which is still a labor of strength.
To be continued...