As everyone came back one after another, the construction site became more and more lively.
Father Ye also told everyone that he would take a break today and wait until dawn to hear the news. He would have a day on the sixth day of the lunar month the day after tomorrow, so he tentatively decided to set off and return in the early morning at that time.
Everyone has no opinion.
Buddha beads gave a warning. Now everyone was more convinced of Ye Yaodong and wanted to follow his footsteps. Naturally, the father and son did whatever they said.
After Father Ye finished speaking, everyone continued to discuss.
Ye Yaodong heard the same thing, but it was of no use, so he went back to his house to lie down.
There was a lot of noise outside, and he actually couldn't sleep. He just lay there with his hands behind his head.
It wasn't until the sounds outside became less and less, it was almost dawn, and his father came into the house, that he turned off the lights and went to sleep.
It's almost 5 o'clock, and I can only sleep for a while.
Ye Yaodong slept for a while and didn't get up until there was another noise outside.
There was nothing around him. His father had been up a long time ago, and the radio was not in the room. As soon as he thought about it, he knew that his father had taken it out to listen to it.
He got dressed and went out. A bunch of people were sitting around the radio, but it looked like there weren't many people, just dozens of people.
"What did the radio say?"
"I didn't say anything. It's still what we discussed last night, but the broadcast was a little more detailed than what was said on the dock."
"Is there a tsunami?"
"One thing, the radio said that the current tsunami waves along the coast are no more than 10 centimeters, and the impact is negligible."
"Ignore it?"
"I forgot how to say it. Anyway, it means...oh the radio is playing, please listen..."
The broadcast on the radio began to play in a loop again, and Ye Yaodong happened to hear it.
"...The tsunami waves along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang lasted for a period of time at night, and their intensity generally showed a weakening trend, without any catastrophic impact..."
"This morning, the sea conditions in the bays and straits of Fujian and Zhejiang are good and suitable for offshore operations. The maximum wind and waves are only 1-6 meters, with light to medium waves..."
"...The impact of cold air is much greater than that of tsunami waves. Because the cold air is coming, there will be moderate to large waves along the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang in the next few days..."
"What is the exact magnitude of the earthquake?"
"Level 7."
"This is crazy. It was said to be level 5 at first, then it was level 5~7, and now it's level 7."
Ye Yaodong was also speechless. In the end, he had to listen to the official broadcast to be accurate.
"Has anyone else made the call?"
Father Ye replied: "Yes, some went to the dock to hear the news, and some went to make phone calls, but they haven't come back yet."
"I'm going to make a call too."
"I heard that the queues for calling the post office and supply and marketing cooperatives are very long, from the street to the end of the street. After some people got the news at night, they queued there and waited for the doors to open at dawn to call home. Everyone
I’m guessing there’s still a queue at this time.”
"Is that an exaggeration to queue up in the middle of the night?"
"Isn't that right? Someone went to make a call early in the morning and was shocked when he saw the long queue, so he came back. It would be most convenient if your chamber of commerce could make a call."
"Well, it should be fine."
"Then Dongzi, can we go with you to make a phone call?"
A bunch of people stood up immediately and looked at him.
Ye Yaodong looked at the dozens of people and shook his head quickly, "There are too many people. I can still lead one or two people over to make a phone call. How can I lead so many people over? As I said before, idlers can't go in, only members can
Go in to avoid any trouble."
Father Ye quickly said: "Then...then forget it if you can't all follow. Don't worry, let Dongzi call back first to ask about the situation at home. Anyway, as long as there is nothing wrong in the village, we will do it the day after tomorrow."
Just went back."
"Well, I'll call and ask first. It doesn't matter who calls. It would be nice to know the situation."
Father Ye also said: "Yes, we can also save some phone bills. Let Dongzi make the call and let him know when he comes back."
"Okay, then we'll wait here for the message."
Originally, they were sitting here waiting for a message, waiting for someone to come back after making a phone call.
Ye Yaodong didn't eat either. He simply washed up and pushed the cart out. Then he bought buns on the side of the road, rode the bicycle with one hand, and ate with one hand.
When I arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, I didn't expect that there were quite a lot of people inside, twice as many as usual, and most of them were concentrated here.
After all, Vancouver City is also close to the Bay, with the Bay Strait between them. Some people here also live by the sea, and they are also worried about whether there was an earthquake at home yesterday and whether there was a tsunami on the shore.
"Morning, there are so many people?"
"It's not because of the earthquake yesterday afternoon. I got up this morning and came over quickly to call home..."
"I heard that the queue outside for phone calls has been lined up for a whole street..."
"Fortunately, you can make a phone call here..."
Ye Yaodong was also very glad that he suggested Jin Laixi to apply for installation from the government. Wouldn't it be convenient?
"Are you all done? I'll give you a spanking when you're done."
"I'll give you a call. We called you early in the morning and are currently discussing it."
While dialing, he asked: "How are you at home?"
"Fortunately, I just felt an earthquake, the whole house shook, and a few tiles fell off, but everything else is fine..."
"Our family is similar..."
After Ye Yaodong waited for the call to go through and was picked up, he stopped talking to everyone and focused on the phone.
"Dongzi, there was an earthquake yesterday afternoon. Did you feel it over there..."
Lin Xiuqing's voice followed closely, "How are you doing up there? Fortunately, you didn't come back the day before yesterday. The whole house was shaking there yesterday afternoon..."
"Dongzi, are you okay?"
"Dongzi, you all stayed at home yesterday, right?"
The voices on the phone rang in turn, each one rushing to speak.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to answer one by one, "I'm fine, I don't feel anything. I wanted to come back from the sea last night, but I happened to hear a radio broadcast from the pier at night, saying that there was an earthquake in the Bay Strait the day before, and it was recommended that the fishing grounds going south should stop going to sea first.
"
"We didn't leave at that time. We went back to rest after listening to the news for a while. We waited until dawn today before we came out to make calls."
Mother Ye grabbed the phone and said, "It's okay. Fortunately, I haven't come back yet. There were waves on the shore last night, and the wall of water sprayed up..."
"Tsunami?"
"Yes, there are tsunamis, one after another. Fortunately, the earthquake ended yesterday afternoon. I asked Aqing, your elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law to go back to their hometown with their children, because I was worried that there would be another earthquake."
"As long as everything is fine..."
"It's okay. It's just that the waves hit the door of our house at night. A little bit of it came to the house, but it disappeared this morning. We did a big cleaning and just finished tidying up the house."
"What about the village?"
"Everything is fine in the village, and the houses are all fine. I just heard people say that the wall of water hit by the waves at night was so high that it was scary, and then it all fell down again, and it became weaker and weaker..."
Ye Mu said in a loud voice, "Where's your dad? Why don't you know how to call back? I've been waiting all morning, but there's no call. The phone at the village committee didn't ring either. What are you doing outside? I don't know.
I called back and sat here for half the morning waiting for the call..."
"Everyone is queuing up. You don't know how many people called today. Who doesn't care about home anymore? Give the phone to Ah Qing."
He has a headache talking to his mother, so he might as well talk to his wife.
The phone had just been snatched away by Ye Mu and she squeezed it so tightly that Lin Xiuqing couldn't snatch it away again.
Then he would speak and she would get the phone.
"Are you okay up there?"
"It's okay. Is there a lot of waves at home? Is there any more waves?"
"It's gone. It's calm again. They said nothing will happen after the tsunami. We didn't sleep here last night and didn't know what was going on. Today we came over and saw that the yard was full of seafood and we picked up two big buckets.
, and also picked up a fish weighing more than ten kilograms..."
Lin Xiuqing said that she was very happy, "Everyone of them picked up three or four buckets, and they were all hit by the tsunami water wall. After the tide receded, the whole village rushed to the beach, and the entire beach was covered with
Several children also ran away..."
"It's fine that everything is fine in the village, but what about the fishing boats in the nearby waters? Have you heard about it?" Ye Yaodong asked.
"I heard that there are so many reefs and island arcs in the periphery, which will offset part of the energy, so the fishing boats at sea seem not to be affected, but the small boats docked on the shore have capsized a lot, and the large boats docked also seem to be affected."
Tsunamis will not cause disasters in deep oceans, and it is even difficult for sailing ships to detect such fluctuations.
When a tsunami occurs, the farther outside you are, the safer you are.
Once a tsunami enters the continental shelf, due to the sharp shallowing of the depth, the wave height increases sharply, reaching 20 to 30 meters. Such huge waves can bring devastating disasters.
But the earthquake occurred on the continental shelf, where the sea water is shallow and the tsunami waves generated are also small. This can be considered lucky.
"We sat in front of our house all morning waiting for a call. We couldn't worry about you, so we didn't go out to listen to what other people had to say about the situation outside."
"I'll go out and ask after I hang up the phone later. Everyone keeps talking about why you haven't called back yet."
"Is there any waves above you? I heard that the tsunami will be over. It doesn't seem to have much impact here. When do you plan to come back now?"
Ye Yaodong was relieved after hearing this, as long as there was no impact on his family.
"I didn't go out to the pier to see it. I heard on the way out that there was no impact here, except that the waves were a bit bigger in the early morning. We also discussed that when we come back on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, we would take it easy today and set off tomorrow night."
The previous broadcast also said that today is suitable for offshore operations. The maximum wind and waves are only 1-6 meters, and the waves are light to medium.
When the cold air comes in a few days, the impact may be even greater.
"Everything is fine, so we're relieved. We've been waiting all morning today for no call. I also called you and left a message, but there was no reply. Everyone is worried. People from the village also come to our house from time to time.
Ask if I have called you back."
"Well, then you can tell the people in the village that everything is fine here. We will leave on the sixth day of the lunar month. I dare not say when we will arrive."
"Okay... By the way, the kelp seedlings in the village were harvested a few days ago. I don't know what the impact will be. No one dares to go to sea at the moment."
"It's a good time now. If there are losses, we can seize the time to make up for another batch."
"That's good."
The old lady finally found the opportunity to shout, "Dongzi, you have to pay more attention to safety. If the wind and waves are big and it is inconvenient to go back, there is no need to come back for the time being. Safety first..."
Lin Xiuqing put the phone to the old lady's ear. The old lady squeezed the phone tightly and babbled.
"Dongzi, when you come back next time, I will bring you the string of Buddhist beads. Fortunately, I took the beads away for you last time. I heard that many people died this time, and they were all divorced.
The shore is so close that it’s useless even if you know how to swim..."
"I picked up some broken beads and brought them back. You can string them together next time. They are too long and I can't hang them around my neck. Just a bracelet."
"Okay, okay, then I will go to the temple to ask for a few beads and offer them as an offering. I will string them for you when you come back. You will stay a few more days and I will recite some more sutras."
"Well, that's it. I'll hang up after reporting you're safe. I have to go back and tell everyone. Others are still waiting for news from me."
"Okay, then you can give me a call before you leave tomorrow?"
"Let's see tomorrow. I may not be available. If the time changes again, I will call and let you know."
"well……"
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After Ye Yaodong hung up the phone, everyone in the hall was still sitting there talking.
Some also said that their relatives' boat was overturned by the tsunami when it was almost dark and it was about to dock. After a night, no one was able to find it back.
Some also said that many fishing boats capsized on the shore at home, causing heavy losses...
Others said that their relatives on the deep-sea ship had no influence at all. They didn't know there was an earthquake at all. They only found out about it by listening to the radio. Then they returned immediately because they were worried that there would be another earthquake.
Only when we returned did we find out that there was still a tsunami on the coast, and the tsunami had a serious impact on the shores of the continental shelf.
At the same time, I was afraid that I shouldn't come back. When I returned to the coast, the fishing ground also suffered fluctuations. Only the large fishing boat did not capsize.
Ye Yaodong said: "When a tsunami occurs, it is safer to drive deeper into the sea in the middle of the sea, but it is more dangerous to drive towards the shore."
"Yes, but I didn't think so much at first. I didn't expect there would be a tsunami. On the sea, if you are in the center of the earthquake, it would be very dangerous..."
"That's also true. In the face of natural disasters, human beings are very small."
"This earthquake happened just after 3 p.m., and most of the fishing boats were at sea. I don't know how many fishing boats were killed. It should be okay if it is not in the center, but there will be a tsunami in the evening, and the boats that happened to be docked will be in trouble."
"I have to pay my respects..."
Everyone was talking a lot, and Ye Yaodong had no time to stay here. He chatted and discussed with them, paid the phone bill, and left first.
When I got home, the yard was full of people. When they saw him coming back on his bicycle, they all gathered around him.
"Dongzi..."
"A Dong..."
"Brother Dong..."
A bunch of people asked all kinds of questions.
Ye Yaodong blocked his ears with his hands. After a while, everyone became quiet, and then he talked about the situation at home.
Everyone heard that nothing happened at home. At most, some small boats on the shore capsized or drifted away or broke down. The women could still carry buckets to the beach to pick up fish. They all relaxed and laughed.
"Every time during the typhoon, the beach is full of people picking up fish. I didn't expect that the tsunami would also pick up fish..."
"Fortunately, our fishing boats have all sailed out. There are only a few small boats in the village. If we want to suffer losses, we can still bear them."
"Then we will go back as usual tomorrow night?"
Ye Yaodong asked: "There haven't been so many people this morning. Have you all finished making phone calls?"
"Nowhere, the queue to make a call is not small at all. The queue is even longer. We couldn't wait in line so we came back."
"Yeah, the length of the queue is really scary. I think it will take a day to digest it."
He asked again: "Is there nothing going on on the shore? Is there no tsunami? Are there any waves?"
"No, the waves got a little bigger in the early morning, but then calmed down. The radio also said that the waves were small to medium, suitable for going out to sea."
"Then let's set off tomorrow night. Then we won't have to stop in Vancouver for one night. We can go straight home, because there seems to be cold air coming in the next few days and the waves will be big."
Aguang said: "I plan to stop the boats that my family rents out and let the people on those boats take the Harvest. It will also save trouble and some gas money. This way, there is no need to stop on the way and they can go home directly."
convenient."
Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "That's okay. You don't have to worry about small boats and can drive faster. I happen to have three big boats. The people from the dozen or so boats I rented out can just get on these three big boats and pull them back.
alright."
"Yes, that's what I think. Everyone, wear more clothes. If you can't stay in the cabin, stay on the deck, or bring a quilt to wrap yourself up."
Father Ye also agreed, "That's okay. The boat doesn't have to go back, and the speed of sailing back can be faster."
"Then let's discuss how to bring it."
The bosses of the small trawlers also happily accepted it. They can save a lot of gas money without having to sail the boat themselves, and it is safer to get on the big boat.
Anyway, we have to follow Ye Yaodong closely. It doesn't matter whether he sails back or not, he can get home faster.
You will always have to follow me when the time comes, which will be a lot more convenient.
After everyone discussed it all morning, they decided on the rules for which people from the small boats would go to which big boats.
Ye Yaodong's own 17 ships are enough for him to digest, so it saves him trouble and does not need to participate in the discussion.
His eldest brother and second brother had to bring his cousins ​​from his eldest and second uncle's side, as well as brothers and relatives from his wife's natal family.
Anyway, it is up to the individual to discuss the allocation.
He took advantage of everyone's discussion and went out to take a look outside the pier. The pier was full of fishing boats docked at night, but now it was mostly empty.
Everything has returned to normal, and everyone who should go to sea has gone to sea. Anyway, the earthquake will not appear around them, and there will be no impact on the nearby areas.
Only some large cargo ships dare not leave.
There were also many local women carrying buckets and running to the surrounding beaches to pick up goods. On the way, he watched them happily carrying back one load after another.
By the evening of the second day, when they walked to the dock, all the cargo ships around them were empty.
There are exclusive docking spots for big ships, and the places where his 44-meter ship docks are basically large deep-sea ships or large cargo ships.
Everything around him was empty, which meant that the boats were out and he felt relieved.
There was no emergency this time, everyone got on their own boats.
However, when everyone got on the boat, they all ran over and asked if Ye Yaodong was okay and could he get on the boat?
Ye Yaodong was made to laugh and cry a little bit by everyone.
He is not a Bodhisattva, so I have to ask him first.
He said it was okay, but was it really all smooth sailing?
However, this time I was finally able to return smoothly.
Ye Yaodong did not trust others to drive the boat, and he steered the boat himself.
After he had sincerely paid his respects to Mazu and asked everyone to get ready to leave the port, he entered the cockpit and first played the radio to listen.
At this time, the radio was also broadcasting the number of ships and people killed in the earthquake and tsunami in the previous two days, as well as how many bodies had been recovered so far, and the severity of the damage to the villages along the coast.
Maybe it's because their village is made of stone houses, which are sturdier than the old dilapidated houses in other places, so their village doesn't suffer much loss, and everyone stays away from the beach at night and goes to live in the village.
The radio broadcasts about the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, and it is true that many fishing villages have suffered damage, which means that the extent of the damage is not that great.
I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, this kind of disaster is minimized, otherwise the officials will be in trouble. This is also a common practice.
After he finished listening, he switched the channel to the small channels of their ships.
"Have you left the port yet? I'm already queuing up to leave the port..."
"I listened to the radio and it said that there will be strong winds of level 2~3 tonight. Fortunately, there will be cold air the day after tomorrow. We will go back today and we will arrive home on the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year."
"Already lined up..."
Ye Yaodong was also saying, "Preparing to leave Hong Kong..."
Several ships lined up in an orderly manner to leave the port. After gathering in the middle of the sea, they reported their numbers and accelerated when they were all together.
Ye Yaodong thought to himself, this is a good arrangement.
Without the burden of small boats, it is convenient for them to communicate with just a few boats, and there is no need to worry about the problems of small boats.
There is no need for a few boats to be placed in the front, back, left, and right to protect the small boat in the middle. You have to pay more attention to these boats along the way.
"Now we can return to the village before the cold air comes."
"Yes, if something happens again, there is no need to go back."
"We don't have to stop tomorrow night, so can we arrive the day after tomorrow?"
"Definitely."
"I heard that the fishing boats that went out to sea yesterday caught a lot of cargo, twice as much as usual, and they all made a lot of money."
"Yes, everyone was laughing. The tsunami pushed all the deep-sea goods in, and some small boats were able to catch a lot of deep-sea goods around the coast."
"It's a pity, we have to go back, otherwise we can make a lot of money this time."
"Don't worry, you can make money at any time. If you wait a week, you can make a lot of money."
"I'm just counting on making money for another boat in the next two months. I'll earn back the final payment on the fishing boat first, and then I can sail the boat back during the Chinese New Year."
Ye Yaodong listened to their exchange and thought that the three friends each took out a loan at the beginning of the year and ordered a boat.
He himself still has a 4+1 ship.
Then next year, their fleet will expand in size.
Fortunately, his 40-meter fresh harvesting boat can also be delivered on New Year's Day. Otherwise, the 30-meter fresh harvesting boat on hand would not be enough to handle so many boats.
When everyone has more ships, he will naturally make more money.
Chapter completed!