As the departure time approached, he couldn't sleep at night. He didn't know whether it was because he was too full after eating a big bowl of chicken soup or because something was on his mind.
I went to bed early and lay down until night, shooting a rocket in the middle. I was so tired that I thought I would fall asleep soon, but my consciousness was extremely clear.
He didn't get up until he heard the old lady opening the door outside.
In the dead of night, the slightest movement would be infinitely amplified, especially since he had been tense and waiting for the time to come.
Lin Xiuqing had actually been sleeping lightly, and the sound of turning over beside her would wake her up from time to time. Until she heard that this time she was not turning over, but getting out of bed, and she also sat up.
"Are you leaving?"
"Well, it's time."
When he heard the sound of the old lady opening the door and coming out, he knew it was time. The old lady was either getting up to heat chicken soup for him to take with him on the road, or boiling eggs for him. He would probably come and knock on the door soon.
Lin Xiuqing also rustled up and got dressed.
Ye Yaodong didn't stop him. After all, this trip would last about two or three months last year. If she wanted to give it to her, he could give it to her.
Even though neither of them spoke, they seemed to have a thousand things to say in silence. Only the old lady kept talking.
When he walked out of the house, Lin Xiuqing told him to be careful and come back early.
In the middle of the night, Ye Yaodong let them into the house, so she didn't send him out to the dock on purpose.
If she goes, the old lady will definitely follow her. Their slow pace will delay their departure.
It wasn't the first time she went on a long trip, so she wasn't sticky this time.
Aguang's new boat is just an ordinary fishing trawler, with only a small cabin on top. Fortunately, it is a new boat. It is empty inside and can hold a lot of things. What cannot be accommodated is piled on the deck.
There was no place for everyone to rest, so they just sat on the ground or on supplies.
Except for Ye Yaoguo, everyone else had been there last year. Even the boatmen on the Dongsheng were hired as boatmen last year.
So after getting on the boat, everyone sat there and chatted comfortably, and everyone answered their questions. After chatting enough, everyone sat aside and closed their eyes to relax and sleep.
It's late at night and everything is still dark, so it's only suitable for sleeping.
After setting off, swaying on the sea in the sea breeze, Ye Yaodong was able to close his eyes and squint for a while, but his ears were filled with the roar of machines, and he was still half asleep and half awake.
It wasn't until daybreak that everyone opened their eyes one after another and ate the dry food they had brought with them.
Ye Yaodong's equipment, fishing gear, etc. were all on board the Dongsheng. Yesterday afternoon, he just temporarily decided to take A Guang's boat to leave early, so he didn't bring anything with him.
There is nothing on Aguang's new ship. All the salvage tools have been prepared on the Harvest.
So much so that he could do nothing but fill his stomach, then continue to lie down and lean against the rice bag, with his feet up, looking at the blue sky and white clouds in boredom.
When Aguang called him to change his shift, he moved a little and went to take over.
Others were smarter and brought a deck of playing cards. After dinner, they started the whole game, using playing cards to push Pai Gow, so everyone could participate.
A Guang also found out that they were playing cards, so he hurriedly called Ye Yaodong to take over, but saw that he was lying there lazily, with no intention of playing.
Ye Yaodong took over and laughed at him, "With your luck, are you sure you're not giving away money?"
"It's a small gamble, let me just take a look. I can bet 2 at will. What's important is participation. Who is as unsocial as you? Everyone is playing so hard, and you are still in a daze. Besides, don't underestimate my luck.
, now it has been accumulated for decades, and if it explodes, it will definitely make money."
"It's only 1 and 2 cents, and you're sure to win money? I'll give it to you, how many dollars will you win? Just listen to their shouts."
"Boss Ye looks down on 10-20 cents now?"
"Cut~"
Aguang's voice got farther away as he spoke, and he was already approaching the crowd. Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. After taking over the job, he followed the Harvest in front of him.
With the Harvest leading the way, he didn't need to use his brain, he could just follow.
In addition to the sound of machines, the sound of waves and the wind, the loudest sound in his ears was the sound of a group of gambling dogs behind him.
Ye Yaodong didn't ask A Guang to change his shift since he took over. He wasn't interested anyway, so he just let A Guang have fun.
After approaching the boundary of Zhejiang Province at noon, they could occasionally see one or two floating jellyfish intermittently, but the number was not too many.
The two boats went in tandem and never stopped at all. Father Pei would know this after several trips on this route. They also took less detours and accelerated with all their strength along the way. The weather was good today, so of course
So it arrived a little faster than expected.
The group of gambling dogs behind them have been immersed in gambling since they had a meal in the morning. They did not stop at noon and did not need to eat. Seven or eight people gambled from the morning until they docked in the afternoon, and then they finished their work without finishing their work.
The whole time, my attention was only on the playing cards, and I didn't look at the sea at all. Fortunately, I didn't drag them away to sell them.
There are also many small wooden boats fishing around the coast, and there are also some shadows of jellyfish on some boats. The sun has just set in the west, and it is not time to call it a day and go home for dinner. All the fishermen are still working conscientiously at sea.
Ye Yaodong looked at the familiar dock, his heart dropped back to his stomach, and then he shouted loudly at the shouting thieves to scare them, "Catch the gamblers, catch the gamblers..."
"arrive?"
"That's it?"
"Then let's call it a day, the last one..."
A Guang also called it a day. Ye Yaodong saw him walking over with his hands in his pockets, thinking that he must have lost money. If he had won money, he would have counted the banknotes in his hand proudly and showed them to him.
"How much did you lose?"
"It's all because of you, the crow-mouthed person, that you lost 3 yuan."
"Let me just say, gambling is not for you."
"It's a small gamble to make me happy. It's good to have fun. At least I've passed the day on the boat."
"Who wins?"
"Chen Shi, despite his silence, his gambling luck is quite good. He followed him and he lost a little less. He also won about eight or nine yuan, and some of the others already owed money as soon as they started.
.”
Ye Yaodong laughed loudly. He had just set out to make money, but he owed money before he could earn it.
"These people's wages must be the same as last year, and they will be paid when they go home. Otherwise, if they don't make any money after going out, they will have to go back with a lot of debt."
Aguang also smiled and said: "That's true, but occasionally there is a need to spend money, so you can make an advance payment."
"Okay, we're docking soon. Let's go look for a house later while the others wait on the boat first."
“Let’s first check if the houses we rented last year are still available for rent. After all, it’s also close to the Public Security Bureau, so it’s convenient for anything.”
"The town is only so big, so why not be close to the Public Security Bureau?"
If there is a small electric donkey, it can go around in less than 10 minutes. Everywhere in the country is in a state of exhaustion, even in big cities.
"I hope they will still rent it, which will save a lot of trouble."
"Well, we'll find out when we get to the shore and ask."
When they arrived, it was only about 3 pm. This was also the result of not taking any detours. The others were very happy to see the pier right in front of them. They also told Ye Yaodong to remember to call him later to report that he was safe, so they would check on the boat first.
Carrying things and luggage.
Ye Yaodong docked next to the Harvest. It was not yet dusk, and few fishing boats had returned. The dock was still empty, so it was very convenient to dock.
Although the fishing boats are floating on the sea, there are not many people on the shore. For a small town that lives by the water, the dock is a prosperous area, and there are not a few people who are busy working for a living. These days, everyone
We are all poor, otherwise no one would be willing to walk back and forth under the scorching sun on a July day.
Ye Yaodongguang looked at the coastline of this pier and could imagine that if a dam was built here in the future, there would definitely be many food stalls operating along the shore.
On a summer night, it is extremely pleasant to sit on the coast eating seafood, drinking beer, and blowing the sea breeze.
A Guang also chatted with his father for a while, and after explaining things, he followed Ye Yaodong to find a place to stay.
Both boats were foreigners, and one was a big boat like the Harvest. Their fishing boat had already attracted the attention of many locals on the shore as soon as it docked.
When the two came ashore, Ye Yaodong could hear the locals talking, saying that they must be the same group of people who came here to catch jellyfish last year. The Harvest was also very conspicuous last year.
By the time they had gone around and rented several houses and rooms, it was already after sunset, and word had spread throughout the town that they had come to fish for jellyfish again this year. Fortunately, everyone was wearing hats.
They had been under the sun all day, and under the scorching sun, their bald heads were even more unbearable. They were also worried that exposing all their bald heads would frighten the people in the town, so at least they hid it for now.
After the two rented a house, they went to the shore and heard the locals talking about it.
Their languages ​​are already close to each other. They chose this town to settle down last year because the locals speak Minnan dialect mixed with other dialects. They can understand half of it and can communicate without speaking Mandarin.
Neither of them cared about the local people's comments. There would always be discussions anyway, so it didn't matter.
After they got on the ship, they asked the boatmen to take their luggage to the rental house and put it down, and then asked them to come over and take turns to move the supplies on the ship, and lock the things needed for the sea into the cabin.
While they were carrying it in an orderly manner, Ye Yaodong also asked Aguang and his son to help take a look. He wanted to make a phone call back to the village before dark to report that it was safe.
Many people in the village were waiting for his call to report that they were safe. They were relieved when they heard that they were all settled in. After receiving the call, Father Ye also went to inform others and went out as usual at night.
When they rented a house in the afternoon, they deliberately chose to rent a house next to each other because they rented it last year, so it would be easier to rent this year. Seeing that there was money to be made, some of the surrounding neighbors were willing to free up one or two rooms in their house, or move the elderly
After all, it only takes three months to rent.
After Ye Yaodong rented the house, he also found two female landlords and asked them to help cook three meals a day for a salary of 30 yuan a month. The women were overjoyed that such a good thing could happen, and they nodded quickly.
Workers in the factory only earn 40 to 50 yuan a month for a day's work, and they only need to cook home-cooked meals for three meals. This is too easy for women, and the money they receive is not earned in vain.
After they moved their luggage and materials and settled down, they also had hot meals. In order to gamble, each of them didn't eat at noon and wolfed them down at night.
Everyone who boarded their two boats tonight also ate together. Anyway, everyone was invited, so it was in vain if they didn’t ask for help. Today’s trip to A Guang’s boat was also in vain.
"Are you going to the jellyfish factory tomorrow?"
A Guang nodded with the food in his mouth, "Tomorrow, I will buy some cigarettes and wine and visit the police last year. I will go there while waiting for dinner. They happen to be free after work. Then I will go to the jellyfish factory tomorrow afternoon. In the evening
When I was there, I saw one or two tractors pulling jellyfish at the pier, but there were not many."
"It's not that much. With so many ships, how much can be loaded on one tractor? So most factories haven't started operations yet. After a few days, the quantity will probably increase day by day."
"Your little boat is just right when it arrives. If there aren't a lot of people on the sea, you can let the workers rock the small wooden boat and go out to try their luck. They can catch as much as they can. At least there won't be any idlers. And you don't need to spend money on gas, unlike us.
If that boat moves, it won't make enough money to lose."
"We'll see when my dad gets here tomorrow. Going into the water will have to be the day after tomorrow."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong booked two rental houses. In one rental house, the entire house was vacated for him, with three rooms in one house. In the other rental house, he booked two separate rooms, which is equivalent to 5 rooms.
He planned to sleep in the same room as his father. After all, he and his father were the bosses, so there was no need to share the same room with other people.
The remaining 28 people squeezed into 4 rooms. They had already brought their own floor mats. All they needed was a roll of mats and sheets. They were very experienced. However, the troops had not arrived yet at night, so everyone could live in a more relaxed manner.
There were 10 people in A Guang's group, and he also booked two rooms, and they were also together.
They also helped their family members and friends find reservations, and ignored other people in the village. Anyway, the number of people in each of their boat groups was not large, so temporary arrangements were not troublesome.
It was also because they were looking for houses, so they picked the ones first. The ones that were not so scattered, they wanted the ones that were concentrated first.
There was no need to work the next day. Everyone went out for a leisurely walk after dinner. Ye Yaodong was no exception, but he also left someone to look after the house.
However, the town at night is not very interesting, there are not many people walking around on the road, and there are not many street lights.
Residents in small towns basically sit in front of their homes to enjoy the cool air. Those who have TVs at home will also take the TV out and put it outside the door for neighbors to watch, which also satisfies their vanity.
When their people saw a bunch of people standing there watching TV, they went over to watch with them. They were very brave, but they didn't watch for a while before going back to sleep.
After all, we set off at 2 o'clock in the night and spent the whole day gambling on the sea without even closing our eyes to rest.
Ye Yaodong only walked around once and saw that everything was dark and there was nothing to see, so he was so tired that he came back early to sleep. His father hadn't come yet, so he had a room to himself.
But by the evening of the next day, Father Ye also arrived safely with a large army.
The next day, he and A Guang only visited Yang Guoan Police, went to the jellyfish factory, and then waited at the pier while waiting.
Their large force probably arrived at 3 o'clock yesterday because there were too many fishing boats, so the boat speed would be slower. However, today's large force did not arrive until 4 o'clock.
As soon as the large fleet of boats docked, the locals were shocked. There were probably not as many trawlers in the entire town as they had come, and the people on the shore were shocked.
Especially the Dongsheng, which had a bunch of small wooden boats piled on top, almost shocked the locals' jaws.
When Ye Yaodong originally booked the boat, he thought he would make a big splash when he salvaged jellyfish, but he didn't expect that he would not scare his own people, but the locals.
When they unloaded all the boats into the sea, more people on the shore gathered around, watching the excitement and pointing at the pile of fishing boats they had just docked.
Their people also looked at the locals curiously and packed up the things on the boat to prepare to disembark.
Ye Yaodong and the others stood on the shore, and the buzz around them continued to reach their ears. Some people even dared to talk to them.
"Where are you from? At the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian?"
"Definitely not. If the fishermen at the junction rent a house in our town, they can go back and forth on the same day. I have heard that they rented it for three months..."
"Is that so? You guys came here specifically to catch the jellyfish season, right?"
"You guys, if you have so many boats coming to fish, aren't you taking away all our local resources?"
"Yes, yes, there are so many ships, and they are all big ships. The number of big ships in our entire dock is only as many as yours..."
The locals were talking a lot, and Ye Yaodong quickly clasped his fists and said politely: "Don't worry, everyone, the sea area is so wide, we will go farther and won't fish along the coast. We are just selling goods here. We can't sell goods here."
It can promote local economic development.”
"You have a lot of boats, how can they go far?"
"We will use the big boat to drag the small boat farther away, not around the coast, and it will not affect the local fishermen's fishing around the coast."
"Really or not...it would be better to run farther away..."
A Guang also took out the two packs of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out cigarettes for some of the people talking around them, and then also smiled and promised.
"The sea is boundless. We will go fishing offshore, not around the coast. I saw that there are mostly small boats in our area. We just think it is more convenient to sell goods in the town, otherwise we would not settle here."
"I believe there are many passing fishing boats docking at our pier. With more fishing boats docking, our local economy will be better. After all, we all have to consume."
Everyone didn't listen to what he was talking about that was uneconomical. They heard that they would not fish around the coast and it would not affect their local fishing. The two of them behaved so politely, but they spoke less loudly.
"You are sure not to fish around us..."
"Did you see the small boat on the big ship? We will use the big boat to take the small boat away to the offshore for salvage."
"That's good……"
The local fishermen were not so unkind. After hearing that they were not competing for goods along the coast, most of them nodded, and some even had smiles on their faces, and started talking nonsense with them.
By the way, some started to spread the word to the people around them, saying that they were going fishing offshore and were not around them.
After Ye Yaodong saw that there were less objections, he and A Guang also breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that they would die before they left the army.
This matter is solved at the beginning, and the rest depends on the later part.
The people on the boat also came ashore one after another. The people who arrived yesterday took the initiative to guide them to where they lived. Even if they were from the same village, they couldn't really ignore it.
However, they were guided to their accommodation for a temporary rest, and the rest had to be arranged by their own ship boss.
Ye Yaodong has been waiting on the shore. After all the boats on the Dongsheng were unloaded on the sea and tied up with ropes, they all followed the landing ashore.
Father Ye came ashore and asked: "Is it going well?"
"It went well. I also visited Mr. Yang and the jellyfish factory today. Fortunately, we came here in advance. The jellyfish factory said that the jellyfish situation may be better this year. The number has increased significantly in the past two days. Many factories have started operations in advance. They may also
We have to start work two days in advance.”
"That's great. If we start work earlier, we can make money earlier. Otherwise, if we support so many people, we would have to make a lot of money every day."
"that is."
Father Ye looked at the locals surrounding him who were muttering and pointing at them. He also pulled Ye Yaodong and asked in a low voice: "Will the locals have any objections to us docking in such a large formation?
"
"We just talked again, but Aguang and I politely explained and reassured him, so we didn't say anything else and helped convey our meaning." Ye Yaodong repeated what they just said to his father.
Father Ye also nodded, "Yes, we don't grab goods around them. We go to the offshore to salvage and it won't affect them. The sea is so wide, and they have many small wooden boats here. There are more than a hundred of them."
"Um."
"Chen Jia Nian hasn't arrived yet?"
"No, I don't know when they will arrive. Anyway, we have arrived first and don't care about them."
"Well, leave them alone, they can salvage their own."
"Let's go back and talk later."
The father and son also followed the large army and pushed through the crowd to go to the rental house first.
They all left, and the people around them were still talking in the same place, but they only stayed for a while and went about their own business.
No matter how important other people's affairs are, they are not as important as one's own affairs, but this matter spread like the wind throughout the whole town.
The fact that they came to town will not affect ordinary people. Even fishermen and some public security departments will pay attention to them. After all, it is related to their own vital interests. Fortunately, they were polite on the dock at the time and made it clear in time that they would go offshore, but they did not
Make big waves.
However, the public security department came to visit them in the evening of the same day and talked to them. They were probably surprised by such a large group of people and fishing boats.
When a large number of out-of-towners appear, it is normal for the local police to be concerned about public security issues.
Ye Yaodong and A Guang also revealed all their details. They were fishermen who came here to catch fish. They were honest and did their duty.
After the conversation, the public security department didn't say anything. They just told them to keep to themselves and not cause trouble.
Ye Yaodong and the others also comforted everyone after the police left. Otherwise, everyone would be tense when they saw the police coming to their door. People are afraid of officials. This has been engraved in the bones of ordinary people throughout the ages.
"I was scared to death. I thought we were going to be expelled and not allowed to live in the town. Then our trip would be ruined."
"How is that possible? We didn't cause any trouble. We are just fishermen who came here to catch fish. How can we not be allowed to stay in the town?"
"We feel guilty, we are bald..."
"Fortunately, we all wore hats when we landed ashore, otherwise, I would really suspect that they came here to arrest us for questioning..."
Aguang laughed loudly, "Hahahaha... It's true... Fortunately, his bald head was not exposed. Otherwise, the public security bureau would have been on guard for anyone with a bald head that was dozens of years older. They would not have just come to the door empty-handed, but would have had to lift it up."
He pointed a lot of guns at us."
Ye Yaodong was also very happy, "Haha, you probably thought that some dangerous person gathered all the people who had just been released from prison together to carry out terrorist attacks, affect social security, and affect people's unity."
Xiaoxiao also joked: "You are the only terrorist, who else is there? If you catch us, we will push you out."
He said proudly, "I dare say, if they arrest me in the morning, they will have to invite me out in the afternoon."
"You are awesome."
"That is."
"Then do we have to cover our bald heads and not expose them to others easily? If this is exposed, the people will not be scared to death, but the police will be scared to death first."
"Wear a hat. If you work at sea, will you die in the sun if you don't wear a hat? When you get home, do whatever you like."
"Well, Dongzi, the jellyfish factory has started work ahead of schedule. Should we also start work ahead of schedule?" Ye Yaopeng asked with concern.
Ye Yaohua also asked: "You arrived yesterday. Have you visited the trench today? Are there any goods there now?"
"There are some here and there. I just wanted to take a look first. I have an idea in my mind. I don't have time to salvage in the morning. I have to come back in a hurry to do things. I can take them to salvage tomorrow. If the quantity is not large, it will be on the sea by then.
Just paddle around and look for it."
But he Dongsheng pulled the boat to the trench and stopped moving, so as not to waste fuel. By the way, there were not many jellyfish in the trench, so he could organize the boatmen to go into the water to salvage sea urchins first.
The small boat can be sent out to find jellyfish, and the big boat can catch sea urchins without delay. At least you can make money earlier than others.
Aguang also thought about it. At the end of last year, the Harvest had to rest early because it was not cost-effective to consume fuel. Dongzi was still there desperately fishing for sea urchins. If everyone hadn't returned, he might have been able to stay.
Earn more.
"That sea urchin of yours..."
"I want to go together."
"Damn it, it's time to see you make money again."
"I don't know what the situation is yet. I'll go over there tomorrow. I don't have time to go into the water and take a look this morning."
"When the time comes, let me go into the water and see what it looks like."
"no problem."
Chapter completed!