The two of them drank until midnight, and they were both drunk. Ye Yaodong was still a little sober, and he was worried that he would not be able to go back, so he asked the twins to help him deliver it, and also asked someone to deliver the basket of sea urchins.
The next day, Fang Jingfu touched his pocket and discovered that there was an extra order. He thought about it for a long time before he remembered it, and he became wary. He couldn't stamp it casually like this in the future.
Fortunately, it's just an innocuous application form. What if it's an important contract or something? What if he just stamped it?
That is to say, he went there directly after get off work, so he still had the seal with him. This also gave him a warning not to carry it with him next time.
Ye Yaodong slept until midnight the next day and felt a headache. He drank two bowls of boiling water and walked around in the yard before he regained consciousness.
Others took advantage of the fact that they didn't have to work in the morning and had already gone out for a walk.
I just arrived yesterday and didn’t have a chance to go out. Of course I have to go out today to call my family and take a look around.
Ye Yaodong thought the same way. He got up too early yesterday and had no place to call. He came back too late and didn't have time to call back to report that he was safe.
That is to say, it is not his first time here, and he has made several trips this year, so his family will not worry that he did not immediately call to report that he is safe.
The old lady kept thinking to herself when she answered the phone, asking him to call more often to make sure he was safe, instead of not even making a call like yesterday.
After reporting that he was safe, he went to the Fisheries Association to report, submitted the application forms from the villagers, and then submitted the proposal that he and Fang Jingfu had signed privately.
Anyway, Fang Jingfu has already submitted one, and it doesn’t matter to him whether it’s approved or not.
After doing this, he saw that it wasn't long before he got off work, so he went to wait for Zeng Weimin at the door of the Coast Guard Station. He followed him to greet Zeng Weimin, chatting about the current situation while walking, and then sent him home and brought the specialties he had brought.
Let him put down the sea urchins he caught yesterday.
Regardless of whether something happens or not, you have to pay a visit when you come. The relationship must be maintained well, no matter whether it can be used or not.
After rejecting his offer of food, Ye Yaodong returned home on his bicycle.
After lunch, he took people out to sea without stopping, but as soon as he arrived at the pier, he heard a group of people in twos and threes chattering there because he didn't understand the words.
He curiously pricked up his ears and listened for a long time, and finally understood the words suffocation and sea urchin.
He pulled out two cigarettes and asked someone to inquire, only to find out that someone went diving this morning to dig up sea urchins. As a result, he held his breath for too long, resulting in hypoxia and loss of consciousness.
Fortunately, there were brothers on the boat. They felt that it was wrong to delay for too long, and the rope that tied them kept sinking, so they quickly lifted the rope and rescued the person.
Fortunately, I was on guard when I went into the water. I tied a rope around my waist and was able to pull the person up. However, due to air pressure problems and suffocation, I was half dead. I didn't know if I could survive after being sent to the hospital.
After hearing this, he returned to his ship.
"Boss, what are those locals talking about?"
"I feel like I am holding back something bad. I keep listening to Sea Urchin Sea Urchin. Are you thinking about our sea urchins..."
"no……"
Ye Yaodong told them, which made them sigh.
"This is caused by greed. It must be because we caught a lot of sea urchins yesterday."
"Let's go, don't worry about others, it's already very late to go out at this time..."
After saying that, he went to set off the boat. Others were still talking about it, saying that it would be a good thing to scare him, so no one would dare to take advantage of the sea urchin.
I only worked for half a day today and called it a day, but at least I earned a day's wages and food expenses.
With more than a dozen mouths to speak, the daily salary and food are a lot of money. Unless there is an accident, he will definitely not be able to take a break. That's why he went to sea without stopping yesterday, and today he only has half a day to do things.
The next few days were calm. Although some people on the dock were jealous of the large number of sea urchins they harvested every day, they had no ability to enter the water.
Some people were interested in their fishing boats, but Ye Yaodong kept people on duty sleeping on the boat. When the equipment was no longer needed, it was moved to the small cabin and locked. No one knew how they got into the water, and they couldn't even ask.
In addition, in recent days, jellyfish have begun to float on the sea surface intermittently. Some locals have also shifted their attention, and the topic of discussion has moved to jellyfish.
Of course, some of them moved to the outsiders, and they were all wondering if they were coming in large numbers again.
Then it can bring up last year's chaos.
The memory of the people is short, but as long as it concerns them and happens around them, it will remain fresh in their memory.
As the jellyfish began to rise little by little, the pier became more and more lively, and more and more fishing boats stayed in the trench every day.
More and more fishing boats are discovering that they are fishing for sea urchins here. Ye Yaodong has more people on the boat. More than ten people are standing on the boat. The locals are also worried about the bloody incident last year, and they have nothing to do with them, so they can only
Watch.
The Oceanic Administration has recently begun to strengthen its precautions, and law enforcement ships patrolling the sea have also focused on this area, so that Ye Yaodong can continue salvaging with peace of mind.
However, no matter how at ease he was, he kept his mind on guard against the local boats around him. Fortunately, he did not need to go into the water and could always keep an eye on the boat.
There were also some familiar local boats who came over to ask questions, and he answered them politely and politely.
If someone wanted to keep watch in the surrounding area to catch the jellyfish that floated up intermittently, he would go with them. As long as the well water did not interfere with the river water, he would not look down on those floating up.
Until the beginning of the month, when the number of jellyfish gradually increased, the number of fishing boats also increased, and they gradually moved away from the surroundings of the mountain.
After two or three consecutive years of salvaging, the sea urchins in the inner area have been almost cleared away, so we can only gradually mine out along the ditch, which also avoids the gathering of more and more fishing boats inside.
However, he heard from the workers who launched the trench that the farther out, the smaller the gaps in the trench, and the gaps on the inside were larger, so the jellyfish used to be concentrated inside, and there were fewer outside, so they could only float out from the inside.
When they salvage farther out, the gap in the trench becomes smaller and smaller, and two people cannot squeeze in. They can only squeeze in side by side, not back to back.
And looking at the gap getting smaller and smaller, some of them are afraid to go down anymore. Because the length of the air tube is limited, they can't go down too deep. However, the gap can still accommodate it. When the gap is too small, there will be no need to worry.
Not too late.
The main reason is that there is more equipment this year, and they came to salvage in advance, so the efficiency is very fast. The daily harvest is two or three times that of last year, and six or seven times that of the year before. The speed of gradually moving outward is also faster.
Ye Yaodong also called back at the end of the month, but his father went to sea and did not come back.
He could only leave a message with Ah Qing to ask his father not to go to sea on the next trip. Then he calculated the time and called back on the 3rd, and his father received the call.
He felt relieved knowing that he had been preparing to come over the past two days and would set off the day after tomorrow and arrive in the evening or dark the day after tomorrow.
By the way, we also ask people who are taking turns at home to go out and inquire about it and help them rent the house in advance.
After calculating the time, Ye Yaodong directly asked the truck from the factory to drive out to pick up the people the day after tomorrow, because not only his father was on the same boat, but his two brothers and A Guang also had friends, and he had to pick them up by the way.
Others really have no choice. He can't control everyone, and one car can't pull one or two hundred people.
Most of them came last year, and some later rented houses themselves. If they arrive now, let them find the house they rented last year and negotiate with the landlord.
After he distributed the fishing signs issued by the fishery association to them, he said a few words about safety and took away the people he wanted to pick up.
But some people at the back couldn't find a place to stay and wanted to find him. He opened the courtyard door directly to show everyone. The paving had been built in his courtyard, so they had no choice but to find other people to rent together.
or help.
Ye Yaodong also knows that these are unavoidable, so he is the big brother who takes the lead.
He himself brought 16 people with him. Father Ye did not bring more people with him on this trip. He only had 6 people on the Dongsheng. In total, his small courtyard could accommodate 23 people, plus the twins were 25.
Fortunately, as long as everyone has a place to lie down, it doesn't matter.
As soon as Father Ye arrived at the place and sat down, he took out his hookah, filled it with tobacco and said.
"Everyone was worried about whether there would be any risks this year, but when the time came, they knew I was leaving and they hurriedly followed me. They also brought all the relatives who could support me."
"Let them make their own arrangements. I can't control too much. It's up to God whether they make money or lose money. I'm not the God of Wealth. I'll guarantee the profit for them."
"Um."
"How is the sea now?"
"Not good, just like that?"
"What's that like? What's going on?"
"The local boats are all guarding the trench area. There are more boats than jellyfish. No one is willing to leave for fear of giving others an advantage."
Father Ye paused for a moment and frowned, "Then what else can you get?"
"Fortunately, I have been very efficient these days and have moved to the outside, only fishing for my sea urchins. In addition, because more fishing boats have gathered, law enforcement boats have also come over to monitor the surroundings, so it seems a lot safer.
"
"It's safe to be safe, but with so many ships, it seems like we won't be able to make a lot of money this year." Father Ye smoked a few water pipes, puffing out his mouth and nose.
Ye Yaodong shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. As long as the first batch of crab eaters have already earned their money, we will see what happens later.
After everyone settled down, everyone was immediately gearing up to go to sea early in the morning the next day.
Unexpectedly, the reality of the situation gave them a slap in the face.
When they arrived at the trench, it was true as Ye Yaodong said. They were all boats, densely packed with boats. Even the small wooden boats were dragged over. There were a bunch of big and small ones that couldn't be squeezed in. There were more boats than jellyfish.
Ye Yaodong also gave up fishing for sea urchins.
They only sent out one small boat today. The situation was unknown, so there was no need to send out all the boats.
The others also frowned and cursed on their own boats.
"What the hell..."
"It seems that we can only trawl the net first..."
"I can only try my luck and go out to look for it."
"Then...then I brought out several boats, what should I do?"
Father Ye whispered next to Ye Yaodong: "How can there be a swarm of jellyfish gathering like this?"
Ye Yaodong felt the same way.
If you want the jellyfish to gather in a swarm, you have to give them time to concentrate. How can you do it if none of them get caught?
Just like serving food, one plate after another. When the table is full of people, the speed is slower. If each person has a chopstick, it will be gone. The previous plate is empty and everyone is waiting for the next plate with their chopsticks.
However, the food was served very quickly. Everyone was rushing to eat, and they were rushing to transfer the dishes to their own bowls. The plates were still empty, and there was no food on the table waiting to be eaten slowly.
"What should we do, Dongzi? There are so many of us, and we only need more than 100 yuan for wages every day, and we also have to eat and drink..."
"Nothing can be done. It depends on the situation. If you ask me now, I have no idea. I can't come up with a solution, and I can't kill all these people to make room."
"Those who followed me this year should regret it."
"We've gone back. There's no point in staying any longer. Let's go home and rest first. If you need to report that you're safe, you should make a phone call when you get back to report that you're safe."
"Okay."
Father Ye felt that there was no point in staying here any longer.
Workers on the ship, you look at me, I look at you, I feel a little at a loss for a moment. Could it be that I can’t earn my wages and just go home?
People on other boats were even more worried.
So much so that when they saw Ye Yaodong turning around and leaving, they panicked. He was the backbone. How could everyone stay where they were after he was gone?
The fishing boats hurriedly followed him back.
As soon as he landed on the beach, everyone else came back with his back legs. As soon as he landed, they surrounded him and asked him for advice.
But, what ideas can Ye Yaodong have?
Let everyone go back and talk. At this time, everyone on the shore was looking at them.
A large group of people followed him with a roar, and the locals were so frightened that they all stayed away and pointed at them.
"A Dong, what should we do now? There are so many ships gathered there, and we can't salvage them..."
"Yeah, what should I do now? I borrowed money to buy a boat this year and hired people. What should I do now..."
"Why are there so many ships? Why didn't I tell you when I called you a few days ago..."
Ye Yaodong looked at the person who spoke, "Can the situation be the same every day? The flood season is coming, and the goods are starting to increase. Of course, there are more ships day by day. You don't have to make money. If you decide to follow, you have to bear the responsibility to follow.
risk."
"It's okay if you can't make any money, but what if someone dies? Or goes in? How was it last year? Most people saw it. The locals and the people in the town were so miserable. You all dared to come here this year?"
, what can you say now?"
He didn't fight back, he just said words that made people speechless.
"Then...what should we do?"
"Nothing else to do. Fishing depends on the situation. You can fish whatever you want. If you feel that there are too many people and it is not worthwhile to fight with so many people, then just sail out to trawl and wait until the flood season gets better. You can also catch some by rowing around the coast with a small boat.
, it won’t be a loss, you can see for yourselves.”
Everyone, look at me and I look at you.
"Then, what are you going to do about that?"
"Let the big ship go to trawl the net and come back after a few days to salvage it."
"oh……"
Everyone was discussing countermeasures in his yard in whispers.
The owners of the Harvest, Shunfeng, and Mancang ships all ran to him to inquire.
Ye Yaodong said the same thing and asked his father to drive the Dongsheng and take their three boats out to sea to trawl. He would then drive the fresh-harvesting boat and go to sea to collect the goods every other day, bringing news along the way.
Without delay, we can maximize our profits under the current circumstances, make money without losing money, and use all the ships so that they will not be idle.
This was what he thought about on the way back. He couldn't just look at it this way, he had to find a way to make money first.
Zhou Da is the boss of Mancang. He thought about it and agreed, "That's fine, as long as you don't just sit there and just watch. There are so many mouths to eat."
Ye Yaopeng and Pei's father also agreed that they had no objection, they had to make money first before talking about anything else.
They are all people who have had their first bite of crab, and they are also mentally prepared. No matter how hard it is to make money this year, they will not suffer any losses.
After they finalized the decision, other people ignored it and let everyone discuss how to arrange it.
After all, everyone has different types of fishing boats, so their choices must be different.
However, most people choose to trawl the net at night, and at worst they can wait until daybreak to come back and take a look at the situation.
And those small wooden boats brought out by relatives and friends can only be salvaged by chance around the coast.
After they decided how to arrange it, they shook their heads one after another and left Ye Yaodong's house with sighs.
His yard also vacated in an instant, and it was no longer so noisy. Only a few close relatives and friends were still there.
Father Ye frowned and said: "Dongzi, do you think it would be better for those people to go back directly? To save money."
"You've already come here, how can you just go back empty-handed and make people laugh? We have to wait and see what happens in a few days."
Father Ye didn't say much more.
Ye Yaodong looked at A Guang, "I just arrived yesterday and was busy making arrangements and had no time to talk. Your father is here too, what will your stepmother do?"
"My father is worried about the situation here. Besides, I have to collect the goods, and my younger brother is not old yet, so he still needs to come over to help open the harvest number. Aunt Ma can only ask her two married daughters to come over in turn.
Take care of it.”
"Oh, are you about to give birth?"
"Well, it's almost next month."
"It's so easy to give birth."
Aguang didn't express his opinion.
They only stayed for a short time and then left. They also had to find a place to call back to report that they were safe.
At night, all the foreign fishing boats went out to sea to trawl nets. Only Ye Yaodong and the people he brought with him stayed at home and went out to sea during the next day to see the situation.
However, when he came back at noon, he suddenly heard Aguang say that Uncle Zheng had temporarily decided to sail to Zhoushi with his friend after returning yesterday.
Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Zhou City? Are they going to go with just two boats?"
"Yes, a few boats from their village wanted to stay here and watch, so they didn't go with them. He and his friends went to sail, saying that it didn't make much sense to stay here."
"oh……"
Father Ye asked curiously: "What are you going to catch there at this time? It's not that there are shrimp skins only when the weather is cold. Lao Zheng and his friends were fishing for shrimp skins up there before, right?"
"Yes, it is said that it is one of the four famous fishing grounds in the country. The shrimp fishermen are in Shenjiamen. They plan to go to Zhoushi Fishing Ground."
"I often hear them talk about it, and your father is almost encouraged to go there."
A Guang nodded, "Yes, I told my dad after I went back yesterday, but my dad was a little hesitant. Thinking that I had to be here, he didn't follow. Otherwise, he would have wanted to go and have a look.
I’ve always heard them brag about how good it is here, but right now it seems like you can’t make a lot of money here.”
Ye Yaodong was also a little moved when he heard this. He knew about Zhoushi Fishing Ground, one of the four largest fishing grounds in my country.
However, when he was working as a boatman in his previous life, he fished in the South China Sea and did not go up. After all, people who work for people have no say. They work wherever they go, and they can go wherever the boat boss says.
"How long does it take to drive from here?"
"It takes one day and one night."
Father Ye was speechless, "How long has it been?"
"Um."
Ye Yaodong asked: "Then they came over temporarily and couldn't contact them even if they wanted to call to ask about the situation?"
"I copied the phone number of the post office. Uncle Zheng made an appointment with my father to call him at 4 pm three days later. My father asked me to go to the post office in advance and wait. He was afraid that if they went out on two boats, they would arrive.
He didn't even know he had lost contact at that time, so we agreed on a time to call him so that he could feel more at ease. Otherwise, if something happens then, his family would definitely have to ask my dad."
"That's okay. After all, you came out together, but the two boats went to other places."
"That's right. I'd like to know if they make any money there."
"Then wait until then and ask. They set off at night, so they can probably arrive tonight. After two days at sea, we can probably know the local fishing conditions."
Ye Yaodong knew that in his previous life, Father Pei was instigated by Uncle Zheng to go up there together, and he also took his family with him.
"Look, you can't just ignore the jellyfish here and run away after hearing that the fishing conditions are good up there, right?"
"It's not impossible."
Ye Yaodong touched his chin. With the size of the Dongsheng, it would be no problem to go to Zhou City. Plus, wouldn't there be a fresh harvesting ship?
I originally came out here to make money, but it seems like it’s a little hard to make money here now. Wouldn’t it be reasonable to change to a place where I can make more money?
It's just that it's farther away, harder to grasp, and the risks you need to take are greater. If there aren't enough benefits, it's not worth the trip, so you might as well stay here.
With the fresh harvest boat around, he can still earn more than anyone else, and it is more than enough for him.
A Guang was a little surprised when he saw the thoughtful expression on his face, "Are you serious?"
"No, I'm telling you, unless I can make a lot of money, more than here, why would I want to stay far away?"
"To tell you the truth, didn't you see me driving a fresh-carrying boat over? I'm going to..."
"Ah? You even drove a fresh-harvest boat over?"
"Are you blind? Didn't you see that big boat parked at the pier?"
"What the hell do I know? When you came here, my feet had just landed, and I didn't know you were gone until the next day. You didn't drive the fresh-picking boat yesterday, so how did I know that the boat was yours?"
"All right."
Ye Yaodong told him his plan to collect jellyfish from the whole village using fresh harvesting boats.
Aguang couldn't help but give a thumbs up after hearing this. His ideas were always one step ahead of others, and they became more and more brilliant every year.
He already foresees that those who learn from him to build boats this year will eat dirt.
Ye Yaodong smiled and slapped his thumb off, "There are too many fishing boats now, and there is too much food for the monks. We can only earn a little depending on the situation."
"It's okay if you do this. At least our local boat can stay there and keep salvaging, and the local boat has to go back and forth to sell goods depending on the situation. After all, over time, the jellyfish will turn into water and be pickled.
It can be kept longer, but will it take more time at sea? You will also have to spend money on salt and alum."
"Look, it's hard to say now."
"Well, it seems that you are still the biggest winner."
"When Uncle Zheng calls back, you can ask more questions and learn more about the situation. There are so many ships here. They will definitely have to be scattered and salvaged in a short time. If big money can be made on them, we can follow them.
There’s nothing wrong with taking care of you.”
"Then the day after tomorrow, come with me to answer the phone and ask if there's anything you need."
"I have to ship fresh food to the sea the day after tomorrow to pick up the goods. Maybe I won't be available at that time. I guess I have to sell the goods?"
"Okay, let's wait until the day after tomorrow."
"Um."
Now they are the only idlers at home, and those who can make money are going overseas to make money. Aguang is bored by himself, and he can only have company if he stays here.
However, in the evening, he still had to go home and look after his luggage.
In the past two days, Ye Yaodong only went out to sea in the morning to check the situation. He looked at the scattered jellyfish, which disappeared for a while before they appeared. There were several quarrels on the sea. If the law enforcement ship was not nearby and everyone was worried, there would probably be another
Gotta fight.
He watched them all and stayed there until around noon and then came back.
In the past two days, even the boatmen and crew have become a little restless. They feel uneasy even when resting. It would be better to feel at ease when they have work to do.
After he counted the people and took them out to sea to collect the goods, the boatmen felt at ease and had work to do, and felt that they could earn a few more days with this money.
If I rest all the time, I might have to go back home, and the expected high salary will soon shrink.
"Fortunately, the fresh harvest boat came out, so everyone can still live a little..."
"Yeah, I'm very anxious. I'm worried that if I go back now, I won't earn a few days' salary..."
Ye Yaodong also knew that they had been a little nervous these past two days, worried that he would lose money and their wages would be reduced, so he comforted them.
"Don't worry, the promised salary will not change. Even if you don't work, you will still be counted as wages. I won't default on it. Just stay here with peace of mind. There is no way I can last longer than others."
"Haha, yes, yes..."
"Yeah, haha, otherwise everyone would want to follow you. Those who followed others last year will come to you this year and want to follow you. I think it is safest and safest to follow you."
"Thank you for your trust. Let's go to bed early tonight. We will go to sea in the early morning."
"good……"
Chapter completed!