Early the next morning, not long after Li Minghao woke up, the three crazy people called. He told Li Minghao that the three departments and the submersible had arrived at Jianye Port last night, and they would be stationed in the branch's experiment this afternoon.

room, and then carry out final debugging of the submersible. It is initially estimated that it will take about two to three days.

Time is not a problem. Taking advantage of their debugging time, Li Minghao was able to investigate the scales they had discovered in the underground laboratory. After a few more pleasantries with the three lunatics, Li Minghao hung up the phone. He had done

I didn't even mention a word to him about those things. Maybe this guy drank too much at the reception tonight and told everyone about it.

After having a simple breakfast in the hospital cafeteria, Li Minghao left the hospital and took a taxi to the beach.

Now is the fishing ban period in the South China Sea, so the fishermen on the beach usually sit on the shore, weave fishing nets and bask in the sun. This day has passed like this.

Li Minghao got off the car on the seaside road. The first thing he felt was not the sea breeze mixed with the fishy smell of the sea, but the sun that was about to bake people. He squinted and looked up at the roulette-sized sun in the sky.

, smacking his lips: "It's really a bad time to come here. I guess my skin will be a few shades darker when I get back after doing this."

Looking at the beach again, Li Minghao twitched the corner of his mouth, why are there so many people on this beach? Where are we going to find the local fishermen...

The beach in front of you was crowded with people. These people didn't seem to care about the high temperature at the beach. Some people made small lounge chairs and lay under the shade of sun umbrellas. Some people buried themselves in the sand, with only their heads exposed.

Wearing a pair of sunglasses and looking at the cloudless blue sky, some people are playing beach volleyball on a rare large open space on the beach, and some children are sitting on the sand and carefully building beach castles.

In short, when he looked around, he couldn't see anyone who looked like a fisherman. Li Minghao sighed softly. Could it be that this time he was really going to end up in vain?

Just when he was feeling a little frustrated, a shout came from not far away: "Be careful!" Then a black shadow flew towards Li Minghao.

Li Minghao's eyelids twitched, thinking it was something dangerous. He immediately used his true energy and punched out with all his strength. The thing was punched through by Li Minghao before it even landed on his face. At this time, Li Minghao just

He saw that the shout that drew his attention just now was a rubber ball with a cartoon pattern printed on it.

He scratched his head, took off the ball and threw it aside, and then walked aside as if he hadn't seen anything.

Just after taking two steps, a little boy of only seven or eight years old ran towards him. The little boy stood in front of Li Minghao, with his hands on his hips and his mouth pouted, looking very unhappy.

Li Minghao smiled slightly, squatted down and touched the little boy's head: "Kid, why are you looking like this? Is someone making you unhappy?"

The little boy snorted: "Who else could it be? Uncle, you broke my ball. You have to pay me a better one."

Li Minghao was instantly embarrassed. It didn't matter if he was discovered by the owner of the ball, but what made him even more embarrassed was that this little boy who looked only seven or eight years old actually called him uncle. He didn't look like a middle-aged greasy uncle in his thirties or forties.

. He smiled slightly and said: "Kid, if you want to call me brother, I'm not much older than you. In addition, your ball brother will compensate you, but there doesn't seem to be a place to sell rubber balls here. Wait for brother to finish his work before going to other places.

Can I buy it and give it to you?"

"No, if you run away, how can I find you? There is a ball seller not far away. I will take you there." The little boy thought that Li Minghao had committed something and was about to run away, so he quickly stepped forward and caught Li Minghao.

With his hand, he dragged him into the crowd.

Li Minghao shook his head. It seemed that he couldn't do anything else at the moment, so he bought the kid a ball and left quickly.

Two people, one large and one small, shuttled back and forth among the crowd, and finally squeezed in front of a small cart. There were many things on the small cart, most of which were things needed on the beach, such as sunscreen.

Swimming goggles, swimming rings, and small rubber balls.

The little boy pointed at the largest ball, turned to Li Minghao and said, "If you buy this for me, I won't care if you broke my ball, and I won't call you uncle again."

Today, he fell into the hands of this child. Li Minghao sighed and asked the boss: "Boss, how much does this ball cost?"

Seeing the business coming, the boss smiled and said: "No more, no less, sixty. Since you are a foreign tourist, I will give you a discount. Just give me fifty."

"Yes." Li Minghao scanned the code on his mobile phone and transferred the money. When the boss heard the sound of the money arriving, he smiled and took off the ball and handed it to Li Minghao.

After delivering the ball to the child, the child smiled and sweetly called Li Minghao brother, then turned around and disappeared into the sea of ​​people.

Li Minghao turned around, looked at the sea of ​​people behind him, and sighed.

When he turned around and was about to leave, the boss stopped him: "Brother, that kid just now is probably not your child."

"It's true, it's just that I broke his ball, so I gave him a new one as compensation." Li Minghao nodded, looked around, and walked towards the beach.

The boss stepped forward and grabbed him: "I see, brother, you don't have anything necessary for coming to the beach. I don't think you are here to play on the beach. I take the liberty to ask, brother, are you here for this trip?"

Is there anything else?"

Li Minghao turned his head and looked at the boss, while his mind was running rapidly. The people on the branch list flashed through his mind one by one like a movie. He couldn't find anyone who looked the same as the boss, but there was no guarantee that it wasn't branch development.

There are hidden lines, so it’s better to be careful.

"Nothing, just wandering around." Li Minghao smiled slightly, broke away from the boss's hand, and walked towards the beach.

The boss shook his head, returned to the cart, pushed the cart, and left humming a tune.

Although the sea breeze was a little cool on his body, it couldn't resist the hot weather and the huge crowds of people on the beach. Not long after walking, Li Minghao started to sweat.

Gradually, he walked out of the crowd and walked towards a deserted place.

It is the junction of mountains and sea, with rugged rocks and stronger waves than other places.

On one of the strange rocks, an old man sat cross-legged, his eyes paying attention to the subtle changes in the fishing rod in his hand. The old man was so focused that he didn't even notice that Li Minghao was standing on the strange rock not far from him.

"Old man, if you fish like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch a single fish until the Year of the Monkey." After watching for a while, Li Minghao couldn't help but say.

The old man was not surprised when he heard the other people's voices. Instead, he smiled lightly and said: "In fishing, what you catch is not necessarily fish. When Jiang Taigong fished in the Weishui River, he used straight hooks and no bait. In the end, he was still fishing.

Didn’t you catch King Wen?”

"Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait will take the bait. I have seen this allusion when I was young, but now there are few people in the world who can compare with King Wen, and it is not so easy to catch such a wisher. I am afraid that you, old man,

All your hard work will be in vain." Li Minghao said with a slight smile.

"No, no." The old man smiled and shook his head, "Who said I didn't catch the wisher? Young man, aren't you the wisher?"

Li Minghao raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Does it mean that the old man knows the purpose of my coming here?"

"We have heard a lot about special things. We know more about things in the sea. If you didn't come here to seek a living from the sea, why did you come to a place where migratory birds don't want to rest?"

As he spoke, the old man put down the bamboo pole in his hand, picked up the wine gourd beside him, opened the cork and took a sip. "Would you like some?"

"No, thank you for your kindness. I still have things to do later. Drinking can easily miss things." Li Minghao held Tai Chi in his hands and bowed, "Since the old man knows the purpose of my coming here, can you tell me what happened at sea?"

Second, I will be grateful to you in the future."

"No rush, wait a minute." The old man chuckled, picked up the bamboo pole and continued fishing.

Li Minghao had something to ask for, but he couldn't be in a hurry, so he could only stand aside and quietly watch this man fishing.

Watching the sun gradually setting in the west, there were fewer and fewer people on the beach in the distance, but the old fisherman showed no intention of moving. Li Minghao sighed secretly, moved a little and continued to stand on the stone and wait.

Ask the old man to pack his things.

The horizon slowly swallowed up the last ray of the sun, and darkness fell. At this time, there was no one on the beach, and the sea breeze gradually became cooler.

The old man yawned and slowly opened his eyes: "Oh no, no, no, I overslept, and I don't know if the fish has escaped or not." As he said that, the old man used all his strength to lift up the fishhook that had submerged in the sea.

Only then did Li Minghao realize that the old man had fallen asleep after keeping him waiting for so long. Just when he was about to complain, his eyes stopped on the old man's fishhook. At some point, there was a fat, red fish hook.

The snapper bit the hook and is now struggling desperately.

He blinked and slowly turned his head to look at the old man, thinking that this old man was quite capable and he could catch fish in a place like this.

"Why are you still standing there? Do me a favor. This is our dish tonight." The old man's hands and feet were a little inconvenient, and the speed of reeling in the line was a bit slow. The red snapper was about to break away from the hook and jump back into the sea.

"Oh." Li Minghao came to his senses and flew to the side of the red snapper on tiptoes. Then he remembered that he didn't bring anything to hold the fish.

Just when he was considering whether to wrap the fish in clothes, a fish basket fell from above, accompanied by the old man's voice: "You ran too fast, and you forgot to take the basket."

Li Minghao caught the fish basket, took the red snapper off the hook and put it into the fish basket.

When he flew to the top, the old man said to him again: "I have been sitting for a long time today. My legs are numb and it is difficult to walk. Please carry me on your back."

In order to get information about the sea, Li Minghao suppressed his anger, came to the old man with a smile, grabbed the old man and clamped him under his arm, and thoughtfully picked up the wine gourd for him. "Then where are we going now?

?”

"On the sea, keep flying forward and you will reach my boat. It shouldn't be far away in one day." The old man pointed at the darkness ahead.

Li Minghao glanced at the boundless darkness, smacked his lips and said, "Why don't you even tie up the boat with a rope when you come to the shore to fish?"

The old man smiled sheepishly: "I can't help it. I'm old and the rope is too thick. I can't tie it up."

"I'm really convinced by you. Hold on to me and don't fall off halfway." Li Minghao sighed, speeding up and flying forward, silently praying in his heart that the boat would not drift too far.

Getting further and further away from the coast, the original light disappeared into the darkness. Looking at the endless dark sea below, Li Minghao suddenly felt panicked for some reason.

"Did your boat drift to Nanzhou?" After flying for a while, Li Minghao couldn't help but ask before he saw the old man's boat.

"No, no, we'll be there after a while of flying. It's almost here. Don't be impatient." Although the old man said this, he still felt a little unsure.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you and fly for a while. If you don't see me after a while, I will throw you into the sea." Li Minghao sighed and increased his speed.

Finally, after flying for a while, I finally saw a glimmer of light in the darkness. As I got closer and closer to the light, I saw that it was a brightly lit small fishing boat. The old man pointed at the small fishing boat and excitedly

Said: "I found it, I found it, it's the one."

"You should buy a thinner rope in the future, otherwise you won't be so lucky next time." Li Minghao smacked his lips, slowly landed on the fishing boat, and let the old man down.

The old man stood on the deck and moved around for a while, then took the fish basket from Li Minghao's hand and walked into the boat: "Young man, thank you for your hard work. You can rest outside for a while now, and I'll go cook."

"Oh, I always feel like I'm being fooled. I don't know what's going on over there." Li Minghao took out his mobile phone and took a look. Although there were a few missed calls and unread messages on it, there was no one in the sea now.

There is no signal and there is no way to contact them.

After two cups of tea, a fragrance came from the cabin, and then the old man's voice came from the cabin: "Young man, the food is ready, come down. There is a jar of wine next to the stairs, remember to take it."

"Here we come." Li Minghao put out the cigarette he had lit not long ago and threw it into the sea, then turned around and entered the cabin.

"Just sit here?" Li Minghao came to the cabin and frowned when he saw the small table in front of him, which was somewhat shabby and had mold on the corners.

"We are all at home, let's make do with it." The old man smiled, took the wine jar from Li Minghao's hand, opened the seal on it, and filled the two of them with wine.

"Why are you floating on the sea without landing? Considering your age, what should you do if something happens to you?" Li Minghao sighed and sat on the small wooden bench.

"The sea is our home. We fishermen were born on the sea. After death, we return to the sea to repay the sea that gave birth to us. Let's not talk about these. Let's eat food first. I will tell you about this later.

A story from the sea." The old man chuckled, picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of fish into Li Minghao's bowl.
Chapter completed!