My Deep-sea Fishery

"Single-headed abalone is hard to find." Xiang Yang nodded, and he also knew this, "I have only found one after searching for so long, and it is almost impossible to find a second one."

He Mingde was slightly taken aback.

"Xiao Yang?" He Mingde looked at Xiang Yang.

"It's also luck. I met a fur seal under the sea, and it found a one-headed abalone in a crevice of a rock." Xiang Yang said, "If I didn't have that fur seal, I might not be able to find that one-headed abalone." abalone."

"Captain, did you really find the one-headed abalone?" Chen Qingsheng was both surprised and delighted.

How long has Xiang Yang been down?

Chen Qingsheng and Xiang Yang went down together. When Chen Qingsheng came up, he didn't even have a cigarette. After smoking, Xiang Yang came up together.

In such a short period of time, Xiang Yang was able to find four three-headed abalones and one single-headed abalone. What does this mean?

"Don't waste time, Chen Qingsheng, finish smoking as soon as possible, and ask a few people to bring tools and go into the sea with me." Xiang Yang decided to use tools to pry open the boulder, and then carefully pried off the single-headed abalone with a knife. , "The one-headed abalone I found is hiding in the crevice of the stone, and I need a few people to help pry the stone open."

Chen Qingsheng immediately flicked the cigarette butt, "Then why are you smoking? I'll get the iron rod right now."

He Mingde is also eager to try. To be honest, he has been wandering at sea for many years, and he has never seen a single-headed abalone until now.

Even Zhou Wang and Xu Fang volunteered to go down to pry the boulder with Xiang Yang, the purpose of which was just to see the beauty of the one-headed Bao earlier than other crew members.

Soon, Chen Qingsheng found six steel pipes from the cabin.

Xiang Yang took one by himself, and then followed five crew members with steel pipes to swim towards that sea area.

"Be careful, don't touch the abalone with the steel pipe when prying the rock, or it will damage the abalone." Xiang Yang gestured after reaching the rock.

The crew nodded one after another, expressing that they understood.

"Strength." Xiang Yang took the lead in inserting one end of the steel pipe into the crack of the rock, and broke it hard.

Chen Qingsheng and others over there also followed suit.

Fortunately, although one of these two rocks is larger, it is not a reef. Otherwise, the bottom of the reef would be directly connected to the oceanic plate, let alone six or sixty people.

With the hard work of Xiang Yang and the other five crew members, the rock, which was as tall as a person, was pried away bit by bit.

Everyone was excited to see the rock being lifted, and everyone knew that they would be able to see the true face of the one-headed abalone in a while.

Even the sea dog was very excited, circling around Xiang Yang and the others, wagging its tail very fast.

The rock was slowly pried away.

Xiang Yang let go of the steel pipe, threw it directly on the ground, and looked at the one-headed abalone quite excitedly.

This abalone is really old. The normal lifespan of this type of abalone is only five to eight years. If the abalone grows three centimeters per year, if this abalone does not mutate, it can definitely be regarded as an old birthday star in the abalone family.

Abalone's old age does not mean that his suction force will decrease.

The abalone shell with a diameter of nearly 18 centimeters is tightly adhered to the reef, and no gaps can be seen whether viewed from the front or from the side.

Xiang Yang tried to break it with his hands again.

The abalone was motionless.

Master Xu Fang patted Xiang Yang's shoulder from behind Xiang Yang, signaling Xiang Yang to let him come.

Xiang Yang shook his head slightly. He knew that Xu Fang wanted to pry the abalone off the rock with a knife. An abalone at this age could not withstand the shock of a mountain. The violent vibration might end its life directly, so it had to be removed from the rock. Such a large abalone can only be pried slowly with a blade. It is a very delicate technical work, and no one can guarantee that it will not damage the meat or shell of the abalone.

The reason why Xiang Yang shook his head was not because he didn't believe in Xu Fang's craftsmanship, but because Xiang Yang wanted to do it himself.

Prying off a single-headed abalone is a very challenging job for both Xiang Yang and Xu Fang. Xu Fang took the initiative to apply because Xu Fang felt that he was the oldest and most experienced.

Xiang Yang wanted to come by himself because he was afraid that if Xu Fang hurt the abalone while prying it, he would blame himself. If Xiang Yang pried it himself, then everyone would have nothing to say.

Xiang Yang carefully cut the edge of the butterfly knife into the gap between the abalone and the rock, and the sharp blade was always close to the rock.

Later, with a little force, Xiang Yang turned the back of the butterfly knife up, and the one-headed abalone immediately fell off the rock.

Xiang Yang quickly caught it with his hands.

When the one-headed abalone was caught, a group of people immediately went upstream, even the fur seals followed closely.

"Haha, I caught it, I actually caught it, let me see." On the deck, He Mingde took the abalone from Xiang Yang's hand and tossed it over and over again, a little bit fond of it.

Xiang Yang was also laughing, "It's really not easy, everyone has worked hard, I will treat everyone to drink after I go back this time."

"Just drinking?" Someone asked disappointedly.

"We use abalone as a side dish." Xiang Yang laughed.

The crew immediately cheered.

He Mingde handed the abalone to Chen Qingsheng, "Old Chen, go and weigh it to see if this abalone is a single-headed abalone."

"No need to weigh it, this is definitely a one-headed abalone." Chen Qingsheng affirmed.

Xiang Yang also smiled and said: "This is definitely a single-headed abalone, but a single-headed abalone with perfect quality. Maybe we will find it a month or two later and it will die of old age naturally."

Everyone nodded, with a look of deep approval, and no one doubted Xiang Yang's words at all.

It's not for nothing that the saying that a thousand gold can't buy a double-headed abalone has been passed down for thousands of years.

Even in the context of today's outbreak of abalone farming, double-headed abalones are extremely rare.

Even the double-headed abalone is like this, so the value of a single-headed abalone can be imagined.

"I'll die of old age within two months at the most?" Fang Youqun was impatient when he heard this, "Will it become worthless if he dies of old age?"

"No." Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "If you ask top chefs to cook abalone with the most top-notch craftsmanship, its price will only be higher. There has never been a saying that fresh abalone is more valuable than dead one. "

Xiang Yang's statement is reliable. The craftsmanship of making dried abalone in my country has a long history.

It is rumored that as early as more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Quan ordered someone to send a single-headed dried abalone to General Zhao Yun and Prime Minister Zhuge, in order to bribe Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang.

But who is Zhao Zilong?

Who is Zhuge Kongming?

One is a loyal man who is not married to Jinlan, but his love is comparable to Taoyuan.

The other is also the prime minister who devoted himself to death.

Sun Quan gave the abalone to the two of them, just like Prime Minister Cao gave the red rabbit to Guan Yunchang, and Guan Yu immediately sprinted on the red rabbit.

Xiangyang was in a great mood after catching a single-headed abalone, and ordered: "Hurry up and clear the water tank alone, this abalone must be taken care of."