Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 374 Red Ghost

The next morning, the sun came as promised, but the clouds in the sky became thicker, and hung in layers in the sky, as if you could touch them with your hand.

The sunlight was naturally blocked out, and only occasionally it would shine on the ground through the thin clouds.

"Oh my! A lot of fish and shrimp died on the beach. The smell is terrible!"

Ye Xiaocui just went to Fu San to get some apples. She asked Fu San to buy them last night when he delivered the fish in the morning.

I specifically want to bring it to the Mazu Temple to worship Mazu.

In the past, my family was poor, so when we worshipped, we would just burn a stick of incense and kowtow a few times, and at most donate some money for the incense.

Now that the family is making a lot of money these days, Ye Xiaocui naturally put her heart into it. Look at this big, round apple, Fu Wan couldn't take her eyes off it.

However, she still listened to the two words Ye Xiaocui muttered.

"Mom, are you talking about the beach in our village?"

Ye Xiaocui nodded heavily, "Yes, come to think of it, it's the place where we watched the blue light last night.

Ouch, it can't be like what you said, it must be that Noctiluca that's causing all this trouble!"

Ye Xiaocui suddenly reacted, recalled what Fu Wan said last night, and immediately guessed the truth.

This is the impact of the red tide. The Noctiluca scintillans reproduces so rapidly that it probably absorbed a large amount of oxygen from the ocean last night, causing the fish and shrimp to die from lack of oxygen.

Seeing that there was still some time before breakfast, Fu Wan walked quickly towards the beach.

There are a lot of people at the seaside. Everyone depends on the sea for survival. So many fish and shrimps suddenly died on the beach, so of course everyone came to check out the situation.

Before she even walked into the crowd, Fu Wan smelled a strong fishy odor.

Seafood is sweet when it is fresh, but if it dies and is not kept in ice, it will rot faster and faster and smell much worse than river seafood.

"Oh, how did the sea become like this!"

Liu Sanniang sighed, and Fu Wan pushed through the crowd and looked towards the sea.

The previously clean blue sea was now turbid.

You can even see a lot of red debris with the naked eye. These things are like red seaweed, constantly being washed onto the beach by the waves.

To those uninformed, this scene might seem quite beautiful, but to people like Fu Wan who make their livings by the sea, the red hue is like a ghost, devouring all life in the ocean. "Hey, there are so many fish and shrimps. Can you pick some fresh ones to take home?"

Fu Goudan felt a little distressed when he saw the fish and shrimps constantly rushing up to the beach.

Normally, he would only buy some small fish the size of a finger for drinking every ten days or half a month, but now he even saw several groupers weighing one kilogram piled up on the beach.

"What are you eating, Fu Goudan? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Liu Sanniang couldn't help but curse, "These fish are all stained with that red stuff. If you pick them up and eat them, you will die from eating them like Old Lady Shen!"

Although her words were harsh, Liu Sanniang was also afraid that Fu Goudan would really pick up those things and take them back.

With him taking the lead, there will definitely be many villagers in the village who are greedy to pick up the food. If the food is found out to be good or bad, won’t her husband be the one who gets tired?

After being scolded by Liu Sanniang, Fu Goudan shrank his neck and took a few steps back.

If he doesn’t want to eat it, then don’t eat it. He’s just feeling sorry for it!

Although Fu Goudan was poor, he listened to the advice. After all, there was the old lady Shen's experience, and now everyone cherishes their lives.

At this moment, Village Chief Fu and Boss Fu also came over from not far away.

Looking at the scene at the seaside, their brows were twisted into a knot.

"Awan, you're here too?"

Boss Fu spotted his daughter immediately, and Fu Wan nodded, "Yes, I'll come over and take a look."

Boss Fu sighed, "This red tide is really powerful. After just one night, the beach has become like this. I guess everyone won't want to go to the beach for at least a few days."

Fu Wan also nodded solemnly, "Yes, this red tide is very strong. Until the red tide recedes, don't touch anything on the beach."

Village Chief Fu frowned deeply, then turned and said to the villagers behind him, "Everyone, please don't come to the beach recently, especially in places with red tides.

It just so happens that a typhoon is coming in the next two days, so everyone should go to the fields to harvest the vegetables and rest at home for a few days until the red tide recedes. "

Someone in the crowd immediately asked, "Village Chief, can this red tide recede in two days?"

Her family relies on the seafood caught at the sea as a meat dish.

Village Chief Fu shook his head upon hearing this. "You ask me, but who should I ask? I'm hoping it'll just go away right now!"

I told you before not to throw garbage into the sea. If I see anyone throwing things into the sea again, I will make them clean the village toilets for a month!"

Village chief Fu was also very angry. He had lived by the sea for most of his life, and the red tide phenomenon had only become more frequent in recent years.

Ultimately, it's pollution that's to blame. There are a few unruly villagers who like to throw their unwanted belongings into the sea.

Fu Wan was the first to agree with Village Chief Fu's decision. "We all depend on the sea for our livelihood. If we don't protect the sea, there will be no seafood in the sea in the future."

"These red tides not only kill fish and shrimp, but also infect the remaining ones. Whether you sell these seafood or eat them yourself, you will easily get sick."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd began to discuss, "So, during this period, those of us who are going out to sea can't go out?"

I originally thought that only those who went to the sea were affected, but I didn’t expect that even those who went out to sea to fish were affected.

Village Chief Fu's eyes bulged and suddenly became as big as copper bells.

"Why go out to sea when the ocean is already like this? Just stay home and wait until these things are gone!"

"If anyone can't find work, tell me and I promise to fill it up for you."

After he said this, no one dared to say a word. Besides fishing, every household had land. If they couldn't go out to sea, they couldn't work in the fields. If the village chief caught them, they might end up cleaning toilets.

"That's it, everyone, don't gather here anymore. Go back quickly. Don't you see how low the clouds are overhead and how strong the wind is? A typhoon is coming in the next two days. Have you finished harvesting the crops in the fields?"

"When this typhoon passes, don't even think about running away if you have any male children in your family. Line up and go to the beach to clean up these dead fish and shrimp!"

"I'll say it again, if anyone throws their junk into the sea again, I'll kick you in to pick it up!"

Village chief Fu's words were like firecrackers, popping and banging, and the villagers gradually dispersed and went home.

Fu Wan finally took a deep look at the still red sea water and could only sigh.

This phenomenon is water pollution, and she has no way to deal with it. She just hopes that these Noctiluca scintillans will not affect her friends in the sea.