Chapter 151: None Of It Was In Vain
Yun Chennan: “Our family are fishermen. I specifically researched marine creatures and asked the teacher. That giant clam is listed as a marine protected animal because of its small numbers, so we put it back in the sea for safety.”
Grandpa Yun nodded: “So that’s how it is. It’s good to be cautious.”
“Giant clams, because they can produce pearls and their shells can be made into crafts that nobility like, have indeed been heavily harvested.”
Yun Jiao: “Is it like hawksbill sea turtles?”
Grandpa Yun nodded: “Something like that. That’s why those things are becoming rarer now. Even if you didn’t release it, I wouldn’t have let you take it back.
These creatures are too few in number. No matter what you do, balance is important. The existence of these creatures has its reasons. Uncontrolled large-scale capture will make the sea angry.”
Grandpa Yun took this opportunity to educate his children and grandchildren.
“We can’t do things that go against morality and are harmful to heaven and earth just to make money. Think about it, if there were no regulations and restrictions, all hawksbill turtles and giant clams, big and small, would be caught and killed.
Then people in the future might never see these things again, and other animals that depend on these animals would surely be affected. At that time, wouldn’t the fish in this sea become fewer and fewer?”
“As fishermen, we receive gifts from the sea, so we must also protect this sea. Therefore, when we fish, we should not be completely ruthless to the creatures in the sea…”
Everyone listened attentively.
Old Master Yun may not have had formal education, but he was an intelligent and very experienced old man.
They say having an elder at home is like having a treasure, but of course, it depends on the person.
It is people like Old Master Yun and Granny Yun who are true treasures.
“And coconut crabs too, Grandpa, we found three coconut crabs.”
Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoqi excitedly took the coconut crabs out of the sack.
“Grandpa, look, this crab that eats coconuts is so big! It can even climb trees. We originally caught five, but the other two were too small, so we released them.”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Grandpa, we were good, right?”
Beside them, Granny Yun chuckled and gently touched Yun Jiao’s little head.
“Good, good, our Jiaojiao is the best.”
Grandpa Yun also looked at the coconut crab in surprise: “Coconut crab? These are rare nowadays too.”
Lin He: “We’ve eaten these before. In the coconut grove near our village, we haven’t seen a coconut crab for several years, have we?”
“Wuwuwu~~~”
While they were happy, Yun Jiao heard the cry of a whale shark.
“The whale shark is here.”
She stood up.
Hearing this, the others also stood up and followed Yun Jiao to see the whale shark.
Except for Lin Hai and Lin He, everyone else had only heard of it and had never actually seen one.
“Wow!!!”
Shock, nothing but shock.
That whale shark was too beautiful and too large.
Yun Xiaowu was so excited that he wished he could jump into the sea: “Is that the whale shark you were talking about, Sister? It’s so big, does it really only eat small fish and shrimp at this size?”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Let’s go feed it oyster meat.”
After everyone’s efforts, they had already opened three large buckets of oyster meat.
There weren’t many pearls left, not as many as the first time they opened them, only fifteen, and five of them were very small and unsellable.
Carrying the oyster meat, they excitedly went onto the boat.
Yun Jiao imitated the whale shark’s audio and called out a few times, and the whale shark swam towards them.
Its enormous body circled their boat, and it even poked its head out of the water to greet Yun Jiao.
“Brothers, do you want to touch it?”
“Of course!”
Yun Xiaowu and the others were so excited, carefully placing their hands on the whale shark’s large mouth.
“Ahhh… why don’t we have a camera!”
It would be such a pity if this scene wasn’t captured!
If they didn’t take pictures, how would he show off to his friends when he got back? Just telling them wouldn’t be enough because they hadn’t seen a whale shark and couldn’t imagine it.
“Mom, Aunt, do you want to touch it?”
Yun Jiao’s main goal was to take care of the whole family, so no one should miss out.
The two women were also excited; such a large fish.
They leaned closer and also carefully touched the whale shark.
The excitement in their eyes was obvious.
Wang Mei: “Aiyo, this guy is really big, much bigger than our boat. How much does this guy eat in a day? Our oysters might not even fill it up.”
Yun Jiao: “It doesn’t need to be full.”
“Let it taste it.”
“How do we feed it? Let me, let me.”
Yun Xiaowu wanted to feed the whale shark.
But the others also wanted to.
They almost started fighting on the boat because of it.
Then the few young boys were subdued by their fathers.
“Give it to Jiaojiao. These are Jiaojiao’s friends, what are you all crowding for.”
Yun Xiaowu covered his head where he had been hit: “I am Jiaojiao’s brother. Jiaojiao’s friends are my friends.”
Yun Xiaoqi: “Exactly!”
Yun Jiao carried a bucket of oyster meat. This time, instead of throwing it into the sea as before, she patted the giant whale shark’s mouth.
“Open your mouth.”
The whale shark obediently opened its mouth.
Getting closer, the giant whale shark’s mouth looked even more terrifying.
Yun Xiaojiu’s eyes widened roundly, he didn’t dare to get too close: “How many of me could this big mouth swallow!”
Yun Jiao directly poured the oyster meat into its mouth.
After eating, the whale shark closed its mouth and slid into the sea.
It was very happy.
It circled their boat two more times.
The remaining two buckets were for the orcas. The orca pod is large, and the bluefin tuna caught last time was also thanks to the orcas’ help. Therefore, more should be left for them.
“Grandpa, Granny, I’m going to play in the sea.”
Yun Jiao said and directly jumped into the sea.
But immediately, several splashes sounded.
“Sister, we’re coming too! We want to play with this big whale shark too.”
Fine.
Yun Jiao decided to let them experience what it was like to ride a whale shark in the sea.
The whale shark had just eaten their oysters, and it was also gentle in nature, so it didn’t mind a few humans riding on its back.
The seawater had buoyancy, and a few children on its back wouldn’t be too heavy.
However, Yun Xiaowu and the others didn’t dare to all crowd on at once.
Besides Yun Jiao who was fixed, only two other children got on.
“Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ba go up first.”
At this moment, Yun Xiaowu acted a bit like an older brother, letting his younger brothers experience it first.
Yun Jiao sat on the giant whale shark’s head, like a driver: “Let’s go!”
Yun Xiaojiu and Yun Xiaoba felt the whale shark move and shouted excitedly.
The parents on the boat watched with amusement.
Lin He stroked his chin: “Why don’t we go buy a camera?”
He also felt it was a shame not to take a photo to commemorate this scene.
“If Jiaojiao can get to know other fish in the sea in the future, and we don’t record it, then when she grows up and remembers it, she won’t even have a photo. That would be too regrettable.”
Others: That makes a lot of sense.
