Ye Yaodong explained that he would remit the money after hanging up the phone, and asked Ah Qing to pay attention to any remittance slips received in the next two days and go get the money.
After he finished speaking, he asked other boatmen to continue making calls while he went to the counter nearby.
After completing all the formalities, he went to pay the phone bill.
The next day, he carefully carried the money and made another remittance. Only a few thousand yuan was left with him, and he felt at ease.
Wages were paid out one after another yesterday, except for the people on the Harvest who have not come back. Now there is not much money left on hand, waiting to continue to accumulate.
If it weren't for the chaos here, the houses are now in dilapidated condition, there is no property rights, and the land is not easy to buy. It is impossible for him to stay here for a long time. There is no one to show him the house, and there is no official relationship. He directly
It’s much better to buy a house or land with cash.
Alas, the time has not come yet, it is still 1986, so we can only accumulate it first.
He stood at the door of the post office and looked at the street outside. He didn't know when it had rained, and the ground was wet.
Seeing that the rain was not heavy, he hurriedly ran home.
Pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, running everywhere to take shelter from the rain.
The rain gradually became heavier, from light rain to heavy rain. By the time he ran home, he was already wet from head to toe, and his Jiefang shoes were already wet.
The sky also darkened. It was obviously morning, but it looked almost dark.
"Suddenly the rain became so heavy..."
"Yes, there was still a little sunshine in the morning, but it suddenly became dark."
"Oh, there's lightning..."
Ye Yaodong stood at the door and took off his wet clothes. He looked at the flash of lightning across the sky and said, "It looks like their fishing boat will have to come back as soon as they go out."
He was still thinking of sailing out to pick up fresh goods tomorrow, but he didn't know if it would have any impact. If a few boats didn't come back tomorrow, he would still have to sail out to pick up the goods.
Other fishing boats also returned as the rain became heavier at noon.
The next morning, he didn't wait for the Dongsheng to come back, so he sailed out to search for her. This time, he was able to contact her after driving far away.
After getting in touch, I found out that Father Ye and the others had been driving towards the East China Sea while working in the past day or two. They stopped moving after heavy rain.
The rain on the sea is similar to that on land, but the wind is not strong.
In addition to typhoons and cold weather in winter, the northwest wind will blow wildly. In fact, under normal circumstances, the wind on land is strong, but the wind on the sea is not necessarily strong. Sometimes the wind becomes lighter as you go outside.
Offshore fishing boats sometimes cannot withstand the wind and waves. When returning to port, large boats can often still operate in the open sea.
It was raining heavily at the moment, and although several boats could carry it, just in case, we still walked back while working, not daring to run too far, but we had no plans to dock immediately.
As Ye Yaodong drove by, he could also see many large ships still operating on the sea. Some workers were wearing raincoats, some were wearing nylon raincoats, and waterproof suits were busy on the deck.
He thought to himself that there were indeed many fishing boats on this side, and they seemed dense on the sea. Fishing boats could be seen intermittently along the way.
After he collected all the cargo from several ships and replenished them with ice, diesel, and fresh water, he told them to be careful and not to go too far. It was best to stay where they were two days ago.
A certain sea area is safer before returning.
The bills of goods sold a few days ago and the money sold are still in his hands, and they will calculate them together when they come back.
But just as they were returning, they saw a fishing boat waving a red flag on the sea.
Ye Yaodong didn't pay much attention at first, he just thought about the heavy rain and returned quickly.
But after taking a few more glances, he found that there seemed to be several people standing on the deck, each holding a flag of various colors and waving at them.
At this time, Chen Guodong also came and knocked on his window.
"Brother Dong, there seems to be something wrong with that boat. They are waving flags at us. Is there something wrong?"
Ye Yaodong slowed down a bit, picked up the telescope and took a look, only to find that they were all shouting with their mouths open, and because they were too far away, they couldn't hear the sound at all.
"It should be that boat asking for help. Let's get closer and take a look."
"Then they should have a radio station where they can call for help?"
"I don't know. Maybe something happened. Let's go and take a look."
He turned the fishing boat around and moved closer to the fishing boat drifting on the sea.
After getting closer, he also saw people on the fishing boat opposite waving happily.
Maybe something really happened, so I was really calling just now.
He stopped the ship only after he got close. The workers on the deck were already shouting to each other from a distance.
"Brother Dong, he said that their communication station was broken. I don't know if it was burned out due to the thunderstorm. I wanted to return directly, but halfway through the voyage, I seemed to have entered the Bagua array and couldn't move. I had to just follow it.
The waves are flying everywhere.”
"Boss, what is the Bagua array? Is there something wrong with the Feng Shui here?"
"Will we also enter..."
Ye Yaodong twitched the corner of his mouth, "Have you heard too many ghost stories? Since they are floating everywhere, it must not be the reason why they can't move here in the first place."
What did they ask each and every one of them? There was no reliable question.
"But they are calling the Bagua Array there, but from a distance, it's hard to speak clearly, and it's hard to hear clearly."
"It's still raining, and I still don't understand the language..."
"Yes, we still don't understand the language. It's hard for us to speak and hard for us to listen. How about we get closer?"
"Take a bamboo pole and hook it, get closer and ask."
"We are worried about fraud. The dock here is too chaotic. Who knows if this fishing boat is a scammer and is there to trap us."
Ye Yaodong thought about it and thought it made sense. Unexpectedly, everyone made progress.
"Let me ask."
He yelled at the other party, "Comrade, what's your problem?"
"The radio is broken..."
"The propeller...the fishing net underneath is hooked..."
"The propeller...can't move..."
The heavy rain fell in his ears, and the sound of waves and wind could not be heard. Ye Yaodong pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a long time. After identifying it, he roughly understood that these people must have indeed had a problem with their fishing boat.
While they were shouting and communicating, the other party's fishing boat was also swaying with the wind and waves, gradually moving away from them.
He looked at the fishing boat that was pushed further away by the wind and waves, so he had no choice but to sail again, narrow the distance again, and then asked someone to hook the other's boat, and then the two boats slowly came together.
But he was not at ease, so he asked again before he got completely close.
After looking at the fishing nets scattered on the other side's deck, various fishing tools and machinery, and the fish that had not yet been cleaned on the boat, I became convinced and got closer.
"Old comrade, what is the Bagua array you just talked about?"
"It's the fishing net array. The propeller is caught in the fishing net. It can't move and can't go back."
Ye Yaodong listened hard to understand, and couldn't help but complain that the speech was so different in every place, and the old people used to speak Mandarin with dialects, which made him listen for a long time.
"So the propeller got entangled in the fishing net, lost power and couldn't sail, and then your radio broke down again, so it was floating and couldn't go back, right?"
"Yes, yes, that's it. Please help us drag us back. I will definitely thank you."
"How long have you been floating?"
"Yesterday morning there was thunder and lightning, so I went back, but I almost got there halfway and got stuck in a fishing net. I can only float until now."
"Can't we drop anchor? Why are we still drifting with the wind and waves?"
"The anchor slipped and couldn't catch the bottom of the sea, so it could only float."
This explanation was quite reasonable, and most of his doubts were dispelled.
If the seabed is sloping, or is soft mud or sandy, then the anchor will not have enough grip to provide enough friction to keep the ship stable on the sea.
Ye Yao took another look at the size of their fishing boat and felt that his own boat was too difficult to pull. The opponent's boat was also 278 meters long and could bear a hundred tons of weight.
"Wait a minute, your boat is so big, I might not be able to pull it. I'll help you find a rescue boat."
"Okay, okay...it's troublesome..."
He asked his younger brothers to watch here first, keep hooking, and keep a distance while he went to the cockpit to contact rescue.
Fortunately, they had already returned more than half the way, and it was only more than an hour's flight from the shore.
After contacting the rescue ship, they stayed at sea to help and wait.
Without them watching here, the boat would have been knocked out of position by the waves again, and I wouldn't know where to look for it.
As the sky gradually darkened, the rain also slowly slowed down.
"Brother Dong, you've been waiting for two hours, it's already dark, why haven't you come yet?"
"It's so hard to wait. Should we go back first?"
"What's the rush? Since we've encountered it, we should get off, so just wait. It's already dark, and if their boat is just drifting around with the wind and waves, it will be very dangerous. Who knows when the wind and waves will get bigger?
Already."
After what he said, everyone calmed down again.
Ye Yaodong looked at his watch and saw that it was not yet 7 o'clock. It was only because of the rain that the sky had been gloomy all the time, so it got dark quickly.
When he was idle and bored, he kept communicating with the boss of the ship opposite.
It turned out that they were local fishermen, not immigrants. The boss of this boat was named Xu.
According to these locals, 90% of the fishing boats currently on the pier are from foreign countries or from surrounding towns.
Even though there are docks in the surrounding towns, many fishing boats will stop at Shenjiamen Fishing Port to sell goods, and the local flow of people is unmatched by other places.
They chatted about their daily life, maybe because of his help and being here all the time, the other party was extra friendly and polite to him, thanked him all the time, and said that he would invite him to his home when he was out of danger at the shore.
He also said a few polite words.
After waiting for almost another hour, we saw the arrival of the rescue ship, and there was also a large fishing boat.
The rescue boat came to understand the situation first, and then made a plan to let the large fishing boat that came with it tow it, and his boat also had to help with the tow.
Before towing him, he also found out that the fishing boat, which was larger than him, was about 40 meters tall. It was stopped by a rescue boat on the way back and the young man was captured.
Because it is dark, the wind is stronger at night and the waves are stronger than during the day.
At this time, apart from letting the fishing boat tow it back, there is no other better way to rescue the fishing boat whose propeller is entangled in the fishing net in the dark.
By the time two large fishing boats towed the boat to the shore, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening, which was far beyond his expectation.
Fortunately, this time will not delay his sales.
After pulling the fishing boat back to the dock, he unloaded the cargo nearby, and at Captain Xu's strong request, he left the address of the rental house.
However, the place where he sold his goods was not too far away. It was right on the shore. When he was halfway through selling his goods, there was a commotion around him.
Curious, he asked the worker next to him to inquire about it.
"Brother Dong, Brother Dong, the fishing boat we just towed back, there was a very large whale in the fishing net entangled in the propeller underneath it. They said it was a killer whale."
"It's super big, everyone says it's ten meters long..."
Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Killer whale? Is it still alive? Is it entangled in a fishing net?"
"It's still alive, still in the water, and hasn't been fished out yet. People gathered around the shore to watch."
"Someone is already there taking turns bidding to buy..."
"As soon as they got into the water and tried to get the fishing net out from under the propeller, they discovered that the fishing net was hundreds of meters long. Then when they untied the fishing net, they found a big fish underneath..."
"It's such a big fish, I was startled, and then I realized it was a killer whale..."
Ye Yaodong listened to his excited saliva and probably understood.
The killer whale was trapped in a fishing net, so when it encountered a fishing boat, it swam over to call for help. Unexpectedly, the fishing net was too long and got caught in the propeller, and it couldn't move even with the propeller.
The killer whale could only be trapped in the fishing net under the propeller, and had no way to escape. It could only breathe occasionally to stay alive.
Fortunately, the propeller was entangled in the fishing net, otherwise the killer whale would have been beaten to death.
"Sold?"
"I don't know. I was still asking for prices when I came here. I'll take a look."
"You watch here, I'll go take a look."
He is also very curious.
After walking past, he heard the people next to him say that the killer whale had been sold for 4,000 yuan!!!
Ye Yaodong's eyes widened in shock, 4,000 yuan!
"What? This killer whale was sold for 4,000 yuan?"
The crowd was also very excited, "Yes, it was bought by that boss, and that boss has now sent someone to arrange the car."
"Ah, this is the first time I have seen such a big, live killer whale..."
"How can this person be transported away while he's still alive?"
"Whatever, if someone can buy it, there should be a way. It's rare to catch one alive..."
"What a blessing! This boat..."
"I heard that this fishing boat got entangled in a fishing net because of its propeller and had to be rescued. This was a mistake."
"This is such a surprise. I got lucky and sold a fish for four thousand yuan. Isn't this a very profitable thing?"
"Mainly the live ones! See if the dead ones can be sold at such a high price!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, you've made a lot of money..."
Ye Yaodong listened to everyone's words and was envious. He could only earn so much by hauling a boatload of fresh goods.
This live killer whale can be sold for so much money.
It's not like he has never encountered a killer whale before, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable. However, he didn't have the ability to catch it, so he could only see it to gain insights.
Then Captain Xu is really lucky.
He looked among the crowd, and the flashlight light all around him hit the killer whale in the fishing net. The killer whale in the water was still struggling.
Captain Xu's old face on the ship was all smiles, and his mouth was almost crooked in laughter.
At this time, there were still many people in the water, and they did not dare to get too close to the killer whale.
More and more people were surrounding him, and Ye Yaodong suddenly felt as if there were several hands touching him.
"..."
What the hell?
Three hands?
So blatant.
Fortunately, even though he was watching the fun, he still held the money bag tightly in his clothes with one hand.
Seeing how arrogant the thieves around him were, he quickly grabbed the hand that was touching him, turned around to see the unknown person, and immediately shouted: "There are thieves, there are thieves..."
The people around him immediately took a step back, and then checked the money on their bodies. Some people's expressions suddenly changed, and they rushed up to the person they caught, punching and kicking them, then cursing and searching them.
Ye Yaodong also quickly retreated. It was so chaotic that many people fell into the sea because they were standing on the shore.
Some people also discovered that there were thieves around them, and they started to catch and beat the thieves while shouting.
"Oh My God……"
He quickly retreated further, but when he retreated, his foot seemed to have stepped on something hard. When he lowered his head, he was surprised again.
"Car keys? Santana?"
The surroundings were too warm at this time, so he could only pick it up quickly, stay away from the center of the chaos, and return to his stall.
"Brother Dong, why is there a fight over there? What's wrong? Is it a robbery for fish?"
"No, there is a thief, it's too chaotic..."
The people around me nodded seriously, it was really confusing.
Many people also know that Mingzhe protects himself, but those in the middle will inevitably be affected by the situation, which makes it particularly confusing.
“Has the killer whale not been taken away yet?”
"No, it's still in the water. It's a mess now. We probably have to wait until it calms down and a big truck comes over to take the fish away."
"The thief should be beaten to death."
Someone nearby echoed, "You deserve to be beaten to death."
Ye Yaodong was noncommittal and said nothing.
He was playing with the metal key in his hand. He didn't know who had dropped it, but it was just chaos over there.
After coming here for a while, the management personnel on the dock came over, and the crowd also stopped. They were far away and couldn't see clearly what was going on in the middle surrounded by the crowd.
I just heard from people around me that it seemed like he had been beaten to death.
And they also saw the two people being dragged away like dead dogs by the administrator.
The people around me are still scolding me, so I deserve it...
Ye Yaodong was deeply impressed by the chaos here, and he became more vigilant. He had to tell everyone more when he got back, and be alert...
The two thieves were beaten to death without causing any disturbance on the pier. The crowd gathered again and continued to watch the fun.
After a while, a large truck drove over, and then he saw a water pump.
There is a container on the truck, and the water pump continuously pumps water into the container. Then a crane comes over and directly lifts the killer whale and the fishing net together.
The seawater flowed loudly from the fishing nets into the sea, and the crowd also made a sound of wow.
"Wow...it's so big..."
"So that's how it was done..."
"I just want to catch them alive..."
"I don't know where to get the living ones..."
The crowd kept exclamating and opening their eyes.
Big fish are common, but it is not common to do so much work and effort.
"Damn... hoist the fish up with the net. How are you going to get such a big fish ashore?"
"It's so awesome. The boss who can buy this fish must be so awesome."
Ye Yaodong also marveled in his heart, it was really powerful. He squeezed the key in his hand, not knowing whether the other party had dropped it.
It was pitch dark now, and he didn't know who it was, and he didn't see anyone just now.
Seeing the commotion around him, it wasn't that chaotic. He asked people to continue looking at the stall and then went over to take a look.
There is no use leaving the car keys to him, it is better to return them to the original owner.
But he went over to look for it again and didn't hear anyone looking for the key.
He had no choice but to ask Captain Xu to go.
I don’t know if the boss who bought the killer whale lost it, but he doesn’t know if there are other bosses in the crowd, so he can only ask.
Captain Xu thought he knew that the killer whale had been sold for 4,000 yuan and came over to ask for compensation. He didn't mind, after all, he had just made a lot of money and was very happy.
He smiled and said: "Wait a minute, I haven't sold this boat of fish yet, and I don't have any money, so I can't thank you properly."
"The boss who just bought the killer whale is our local overseas Chinese. He didn't give cash directly. He only issued a bill of goods. I can only go to the factory to get the money tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong quickly shook his head, "No, I picked up this Santana's car key. I don't know who dropped it. I was wondering if it might have been dropped by a boss nearby, so I came to ask. It would be best if you know him.
Just ask, if yes, someone will come and pick it up when the time comes."
"Car keys? I don't know about that. I'll ask when I go to get the money tomorrow. I saw a car on our street here. I don't know whose it belongs to."
"Well, then you work first, I also want to sell goods."
"Okay, okay, thank you for today. Without your help, the ship wouldn't be able to reach the shore. It might be delayed until tomorrow. The whales will all be dead and we won't be able to sell it at a high price."
Ye Yaodong didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior of selling whales. Fishermen also have to make money to eat and support their families.
Nowadays, killer whales are not protected animals. If they are accidentally caught, they can be sold for a high price. Who wouldn’t want to?
"That's right. Since we encountered each other at sea, we must help if we can."
"Thank you very much. It's a bit late today. I'll come to thank you again at noon tomorrow..."
Ye Yaodong thought for a while, he would probably still be sleeping at noon tomorrow? He didn't know when these goods would be sold.
However, he didn't say anything and just nodded.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's sell the goods first. It might be dawn before the goods are sold out. Don't worry, I'll be at home all day tomorrow anyway."
"Okay, okay."
The boatman came over and called him, saying that someone wanted fish. Ye Yaodong waved his hand and ran away quickly.
By the time he finished selling the goods, it was already early in the morning and he went back exhausted.
I didn't care about settling the accounts, I just thought about what happened at night, and I just felt that it was better to be at home.
A golden kennel or a silver kennel is not as good as a kennel at home. Compared with the risks outside, it is more peaceful to stay at home.
No wonder they say home is a haven for the soul. He had only been here for a short time and he didn't feel tired physically, but his heart felt very tired.
It's even more tiring than fishing for jellyfish, and it's much better over there than here.
On the way back from selling goods at night, you can see groups fighting.
Although the money can be made quickly here, it makes people feel uneasy. After all, he has been in a peaceful society ruled by law for a long time and cannot bear to beat people to death at every turn.
It is still human life after all. Although the thief is wrong, he should be punished by the law.
But it has only been a few days since I came here, and everyone has just tasted the benefits, and may not be willing to go back.
After thinking about it, he could only hold on to his patience and ask everyone to be more careful when going out, be patient as long as they can, and not to cause conflicts with others.
After the radar net is ready in a few days, go out to sea to fish and take a look at the situation.
The prerequisite for making money must be peace.
After he calmed down, he took out the money from today's sale, and his mood immediately improved.
Big money, small money, banknotes and coins were all over the bed. At night, he didn't dare to take his hands off his money bag, otherwise he wouldn't have anywhere to cry.
It was another huge profit, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but crack.
Sure enough, no one doesn't like money.
He quickly took out the rubber bands and put them on the bed to prepare, and then started counting.
I made more money today because I may have gone farther, or I may have been fishing continuously and hauled two more nets.
A total of 13,523 yuan was sold in the evening. There was a lot of goods now, so the fishmonger and the purchaser weighed the items in large quantities. Many times they would just erase the zeros instead of calculating the cents.
But there is no guarantee that money will not fall out. Anyway, the numbers counted at night are round numbers.
Ye Yaodong first calculated how much money he could get, and then took out the cargo manifests of several ships, checked them, and divided the money.
"5221 yuan and 2 cents... tsk tsk tsk, it's so profitable..."
Today's fish stocks included a lot of grouper, as well as red snapper, giant prawns and other more valuable items, all of which were bought at a good price.
He took out his account book and wrote down the money he sold today and the cents. Then he saw that the two sales totaled 10,000 yuan!
His mouth opened in surprise. Compared with yesterday, he earned about 500 more!
Ye Yaodong was stunned, his eyes blankly thinking about how much net profit he could make here, and how much he spent on gas and ice today.
After being stunned for a while, he remembered how much he had spent on gas and ice today, and then he also wrote it down.
The manifests corresponding to several fishing boats also stated how much oil and ice they added. These were at the original price, and he made no money and delivered them free of charge.
I just applied the deduction directly on the manifest.
If he wanted to see how much net profit there was, he couldn't calculate it. There were surpluses but also losses, and the fresh-harvest ships were also consuming fuel as they moved in and out.
He could only remember how much it cost each time to refuel and add ice.
"Forget it, as long as you make money, you'll know when the time comes to calculate the general ledger."
After he happily put away the money and the account book, he was about to take off his clothes and pants to take a shower and go to bed, when he found the Santana car keys in his pocket.
So ugly!
If he had money, he wouldn't buy one now. It's not as practical as a tractor.
The fishing boats at his pier are enough for him to show off, and he doesn't need to buy a car to show off.
Chapter completed!