Chapter 20 Bleaching the Melon and Taking the Fish
The Taoist monks in the mountains have the art of "floating melons to catch fish". According to the past tradition, we must first offer sacrifices to the "melon god" and the "fish master". Of course, this is just a dispensable form, but we follow the steps and don't care about unnecessary steps.
, to avoid regretting anything other than a mistake, in the past, if fishermen caught big fish in the sea, they had the custom of offering sacrifices to the owner of the fish, because in the eyes of fishermen, the big fish in the sea were all sons and grandsons of the dragon. The so-called "
The "Fish Master" is the Dragon King of the South China Sea. In fact, there are some giant fish in the sea that are so huge that it is intimidating to look at. If you want to kill such a big guy, you have to weigh it in your heart. You may just want to worship the fish master.
Find an excuse to give yourself some psychological comfort.
Ruan Hei, the boss of the ship, led everyone to burn incense and then took out a jar of aged wine from the cabin and poured it into the sea. This was regarded as a sacrifice to the Dragon King, the owner of the fish. In the past, the egg people went to the sea to collect eggs, and what they had to go into the sea was only a stone and sand water-dividing dagger.
, and a pig urine bubble for ventilation. Before taking action, he poured cold water all over his body to eliminate the human heat as much as possible to avoid being attacked by vicious fish in the sea. It was almost like Danman's own life was exchanged for Nanzhu.
The Banshan Taoists were interested in all the beads in the world, whether they were from the mouths of dead people or those that were naturally born in the water and had not yet been harvested. They all tried their best to obtain them using techniques. They found a new way to collect eggs from the South China Sea.
He is best at strange recipes, that is, he is proficient in all kinds of strange secret recipes. Although most of these recipes are not included in the orthodox scriptures, they are actually very effective. Before we went to sea, we stored a large number of half-cooked watermelons in the cargo ship.
There were also several large bags of quicklime, all of which came in handy at this time.
He set up a pot on the bow of the boat, filled the bucket with water, soaked it in quicklime, and brought it to a semi-boil. He cut the watermelons into fist-sized openings, removed all the pulp inside, poured in lime water, and sealed the rinds in place.
On the top, the gaps in the skin of the melon were sealed with glue made from fiddler grass mixed with crickets, and then the lime melons were thrown into the sea one by one.
The melon was filled with boiling lime water and floated on the sea. Just when it was about to sink, the water splashed on the sea and a large fish about ten meters long took the water from the sea.
He came out and swallowed the lime watermelon whole in his mouth. The fish took advantage of the momentum and leaped high in the air, paused for a moment, and then fell back into the water with a "pop" sound, causing water to fly everywhere.
All aquatic animals who are attracted by the pearl in the old snail are attracted by the yin essence of the moon. They are naturally fond of yin and dislike yang. When they encounter a round watermelon floating in the sea, and there is a yin essence of a cricket in the melon, they all compete for it.
For a while, the sea surface was full of people, and all kinds of big fish came out of the water to swallow the melon. Although the watermelon was cold when it was immersed in the sea water, it was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so the lime inside the melon still boiled. When exposed to water, it boiled even more.
When a sea fish swallowed the fish's belly, the skin of the melon burst immediately, and the huge heat generated by the quicklime and water could easily burn the fish's belly. In an instant, several dead fish floated up with white bellies.
As more and more watermelons are tossed, the fish lose their physiology once swallowed, and dead fish churning on the sea surface continue to appear. These big fish are inherently ferocious and ugly, and the sight of being burned to death by lime inside their belly is even more painful.
In addition, the fish’s eyes are naturally wide and wide, and they look like they are still staring at death. We stood on the deck and watched with horror. Everyone was mentally prepared before. But we still couldn’t imagine using the secret technique of "Taoist who moves mountains" to kill fish.
How could he kill so neatly?
I waved to Ruan Hei and signaled them to prepare to go into the sea. Ruan Hei and Duo Ling, the bosses of the boat, immediately changed the water, brought scuba lungs, frog mirrors and egg collectors, and waited for the signal in the kayak lowered on the side of the boat. Fatty waited
People continued to throw melons into the sea. There seemed to be endless aquatic animals lurking in this sea area. One after another died and another appeared. They were rolling on the sea surface and fighting to swallow the dead bait. The fat man shouted that something was wrong and he had not estimated it well beforehand.
If this continues, watermelon and quicklime will no longer be enough.
I told Fatty and others not to throw watermelons too fast to prevent one fish from swallowing two melons. They must use them sparingly and kill one enemy with every bullet. If they don’t get rid of the evil fish surrounding the giant clam, they will go into the water.
There are bound to be mishaps when collecting eggs. Even if it doesn't bite, being hit by it hard on the bottom of the sea will make people unable to eat and go around. At this point, they can only fight as hard as they can. Anyway, either the fish will die or the net will be broken.
If all the watermelons are polished and the big fish around the coral trees still cannot be wiped out, we will have to go home and come back another day. However, we may not be able to catch such a suitable weather for walruses in the future, and we don’t know what to expect if we enter the coral spiral again.
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At this time, Shirley Yang saw that the killing was too heavy. In less than one meal, nearly two hundred large sea fish were dead. She couldn't help but change color on her face slightly. But now it was too late to regret. I advised her that it was already done anyway.
We are going on a killing spree. We must not be soft-hearted. If we stop now, these fish will die in vain. Anyway, if there is a shipwreck, the crew members and the egg collectors will also die in the belly of the fish if they fall into the water. Although it is not fashionable to engage in class liquidation now.
That's a trick, but let's just think of it as revenge for the egg people.
In fact, I don't care about these dead fish. If I don't get rid of them all, entering the water will be like feeding the fish. I just worry in my heart that I won't be able to kill them all, and I am afraid that I will return in vain. Fortunately, there are still about thirty watermelons left.
At that moment, there were finally no more dead fish floating in the sea. It was thought that these big fish with thick scales and huge mouths were all dead. Due to the limitations of the ocean current environment on the seabed, the aquarium was reluctant to cross the border easily. However, there were a few evil fish who were greedy for the essence of clam pearls and mixed in with them.
There are wandering around the coral forest. As long as you get rid of them all, you will have no worries about collecting eggs in the water. Aquatic animals from other waters will not venture into this vacuum zone in a short period of time.
The boss of the boat, Ruan Hei, used to be an egg hunter and would always put his head in his waistband. Seeing how powerful this technique was, he was able to lure out all the big fish lurking near the coral trees in less than half an hour.
It was such a cruel method to kill them all, I couldn't help but be a little stunned. I shouted at him several times before he came back to his senses, pressed down his thumb, and made a diving gesture to us, and then
Together with his Vietnamese-French apprentice Duo Ling, they held down their diving equipment, leaned back on the edge of the kayak, and rolled over into the water.
Seeing that Team A had already entered the water, Shirley Yang called to Uncle Ming and me: "Team B, go into the bottom cabin and prepare to dive." Although many aggressive fish were eliminated, the underwater situation is unpredictable, and it may not be peaceful for long.
Chapter completed!