Ye Yaodong sat on the bed and waited leisurely for Lin Xiuqing to come in with water for washing his feet.
Although she muttered that she was disgusted, she still gave him a bottle of foot-washing water after she finished chanting.
It would be better if you could wash his feet for him.
However, he was only prepared to think that he should wash her feet by himself. He was not a three-year-old child, and he did not drink too much. He just wanted to boss her around and gain a sense of presence.
"Where is my daughter?"
"Playing with my sisters next door."
"Pei Yu will deliver it early tomorrow morning. Please take care of it more."
"I know, you don't need to tell me? I happen to have Xiaojiu playing with me, and the two little sisters are also with me. It can also divert Xiaoyu's attention. I'm afraid that if I can't figure it out when I go to bed at night, I'll look for Huimei."
"Please coax me more, it should be fine with Xiaojiu here."
"We should ask them to send the child over in the evening, but thinking about it, they might be reluctant to part with it."
"It's the same as sending them over tomorrow. They always have to go to the city anyway, and they all have to be coaxed by you."
Lin Xiuqing sat on a stool and rubbed her temples, "I'm starting to have a headache now. I just sent away a big baby two days ago. It hasn't stopped for two days. Tomorrow, a smaller baby will come. It's even harder to coax. It's really terrible."
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"Someone can help divert her attention by having Xiaojiu at home who is of the same age as her. If she has a companion, if you can't stand it, send her there during the day and show it to her aunts for a while."
"Let's talk tomorrow."
"The Chinese New Year is over, and spring is about to begin. Remember to ask your mother to find out if there are lambs and ewes that are producing milk for sale. If so, buy them together. The most important thing is to buy a ewe, which can be used for the family.
The child drinks milk.”
"oh……"
While the couple was talking, the door was pushed hard, and the door panel was thrown against the wall with a loud bang.
The couple was so frightened that their hearts skipped a beat.
"Mom, Yangyang said that Tang Seng on TV is just as verbose as you, and what you say is just like the tightening curse that Tang Seng recited."
"Day by day, you two don't know what you are doing. The door at home is made of iron. Isn't it unbreakable? Do you want to push it open so hard? I think you have been having a good time for a few days. I don't know what your last name is.
Already."
Lin Xiuqing was startled, and Wuminghuo suddenly rose.
Ye Chenghu felt bad when he heard his mother's tone. He immediately took a few steps back and quickly followed up with a sophistry... no... an explanation...
"It wasn't me, it was Yangyang who said bad things about you and said you look like Tang Monk!"
"No, my brother said that!"
"I said Tang Monk was so long-winded and annoying, but you said he was just like my mother."
"I didn't. It's you who said my mother was just reciting the tightening curse!"
"I didn't, it was obviously you who said it..."
"You said..."
The argument between two children exposing each other's shortcomings...
Lin Xiuqing now habitually places the whip on top of the TV so that she can easily grab it without having to look for it everywhere.
"None of you are really honest. After a few days of having fun during the New Year, your skin is already loose. I haven't even settled all the debts with you. Do you think it's just over? You still owe me a beating from a year ago.
Until now, I don’t know how much has been accumulated..."
"After the New Year, I don’t know what my last name is. Do you really think that I have forgotten your account? I haven’t even asked you to settle the account for hiding the money. Why don’t you just shrink down a bit and still dare to make such a noise? It’s just the end of the New Year.
Okay, let’s settle the accounts..."
"Can you run away...are you afraid now? Come back here, you are not allowed to go anywhere..."
Ye Yaodong was soaking his feet in the house, listening to the scolding sounds outside, and couldn't help but feel happy. Fortunately, he didn't ask her to wash his feet. He was content with his life.
Early the next morning, Aguang brought Pei Yu over.
Pei Yu thought she was being asked to come over to play with Ye Xiaoxi, so she happily knocked on the door with her doll and told Ye Xiaoxi to get up.
A Guang also packed a large bag of her clothing and supplies and brought it over.
"In the next few months, I'll have to worry about my third sister-in-law. I'm not worried about letting my two younger sisters stay at home. They're not married yet. I'm more at ease if I leave them here with you. I can have a companion with Xiaojiu. You have a child here."
There are a lot of people, and if you have someone to play with, you may get used to it quickly.”
"It's okay. I happen to have a companion with Xiaojiu, so I can distract myself a little. My tractor also goes back and forth to the city several times every month. It's very convenient for you to come back."
"Well, I won't say thank you. We are all one family."
Ye Yaodong patted him on the shoulder, "Have you eaten your food? Do you want to eat some here?"
"After eating, we are all ready. Send the children over, and let A Liang and others take us to the city."
"Okay, I'll call him and take a cart of dried fish to the city."
After Ye Xiaoxi was woken up sleepily, she was happy to see that it was Pei Yu. Lin Xiuqing put Pei Yu on the bed and took some of the two sons' toys for them to play on the bed.
I bought two apple slices in advance and soaked them in salt water, then put them on the bed for them to eat at will. Some of them ate and some played with them. Neither of them looked for adults. They were very happy and the food tasted delicious.
Pei Yu only looked for her mother for a while while taking a nap, but with Ye Xiaoxi accompanying her, she fell asleep without much fuss. It was only at night that she started crying.
Ye Yaodong had already decided to go to sea on the tenth day of the lunar month. He set off at 7 o'clock in the morning to give his children a cry. He couldn't sleep anymore and went to the next door room to sleep. The two children could only be left to Lin Xiuqing to bear.
Fortunately, Ye Xiaoxi slept deeply. Although she was woken up by Pei Yu's cry for a while, she fell asleep quickly, otherwise Lin Xiuqing would have collapsed.
Pei Yu cried until late at night. She was tired from crying and drank another bowl of malted milk before falling asleep.
Lin Xiuqing lay down exhausted.
It's just that it was early in the morning and she had to get up early.
The Dongsheng is going to sea with the Harvest.
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing, who looked haggard, energetically, and didn't know what to say, "I'll ask my mother to come over and sleep for a few days, and I'll help coax her and give her a hug at night."
Lin Xiuqing nodded, "I think so too. Let her come and stay for a few nights and help with the child until she gets used to it."
"Um."
"Is there nothing left behind? Is everything packed? Is everyone here?"
"Everything is ready. Everything has been put on the boat. Everyone has had breakfast. We are ready to invite Mazu on board and leave."
Father Ye also came in and urged, "Okay, let's go, we still have to go to Thean Hou Temple."
"Okay." Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing, "Don't follow me out. Just go back to the house and continue sleeping."
"It doesn't matter, just go out and watch for a while and then come back. I'll have plenty of sleep for the whole day."
Having said that, he wouldn’t persuade me anymore.
Father Ye had already pushed the cart, and the boatmen he called over were waiting at the door. Ye Yaodong also hurried out to follow.
His eldest brother, second brother next door, and other neighbors all went out to sea at night. It happened that the wind and waves were not big these two days, but the clouds were a bit thick. When they went out, the sky was still cloudy and foggy, maybe it was a little early.
They walked outside the pier and first went to Mazu Temple to worship. Ye Mu offered pig heads and other tributes prepared early in the morning.
In the old days, fishing boats going out to sea were commonly known as "kaiyang".
For the first time to "open the ocean", pig heads were used as offerings. At the end of the flood, pig heads and other sacrifices were also used to thank the Dragon King, commonly known as "thanking the ocean".
The fishing boat was smoked with early rice straw, and several small triangular flags made of red and white cloth were used. Each flag had the name of a god near the place where it came from, and was placed at the bow and stern of the boat in the hope of its protection and safety.
You must also carry salt, wheat, rice, calligraphy paper ashes, Buddhist horses, incense and silk, etc. to suppress strange encounters at sea.
After placing the tributes, they also offered three sticks of incense, and then invited a small statue of Mazu to the boat.
Firecrackers were set off on the shore, and a tribute was placed on the boat.
They also had to offer sacrifices to the gods on the boat, kneel and kowtow to the gods and then burn the plates, which are called "executive documents".
Under the guidance of his father, Ye Yaodong poured a glass of wine into the sea after the ceremony, and threw some pieces of meat into the sea, called "reward the wandering soul", in order to pray for smooth sailing for fishing boats.
After he finished, he burned three more sticks of incense, and everyone on the boat also took turns to burn incense and pay homage.
After Father Ye smoked the fishing boat with dried early rice, he burned the yellow paper around the fishing boat again, and then gave everyone three turns around their heads, hands, feet, and bodies.
After completing the ritual, everyone said a few auspicious words and then stood aside.
On this day, avoid saying unlucky words and avoid quarreling.
The people on the Harvest have been waiting there for a long time, and they can set off together as soon as they get it done.
Many people originally "do not believe in ghosts or gods", and Ye Yaodong originally was the same.
But after becoming a fisherman, he often worshiped the Dragon King, Mazu and other sea gods. This had nothing to do with superstition, but was more about fear and gratitude for the sea - he had to accept the hardships brought by the sea before he could receive the gifts of the sea.
This is life in the wind and waves, fighting the sea and living off the sea, holding half of your destiny in your own hands and entrusting the other half to the sea.
Standing on the shore, you can only see the dreamy beauty of the sea, but the sea belonging to fishermen is completely different.
The sea in the middle of the night is hidden in the boundless darkness, surrounded by an unknown world, and everything is vast and unpredictable.
During the day, the sea is surrounded by water, and the boat under your feet is the center of the world, with no direction at all. And there is endless wealth under the waves. As long as someone is willing to work hard, they will be rewarded with a lot of fish and shrimp.
After Uncle Pei saw that they were almost done with the ceremony, he shouted from the boat, "Are you ready?"
Father Ye also replied loudly, "It's almost done. Just check the machine and we're ready to go."
This is a new ship, and there are usually no problems. They have tried it before, and now they only need to take a brief look at it, then untie the cable and start the machine.
Ye Yaodong walked to the cockpit and held the steering wheel, skillfully turning the ship around. When the Harvest started to move, he also followed behind and started to move, and the bumpy feeling was immediately obvious.
Because he was following the Harvest, Father Ye was not that worried. He was familiar with the waters near where he had just sailed, so he did not squeeze into the cab.
After he reached the town, it wouldn't be too late for him to go up and take a look.
Ye Yaodong touched the steering wheel and looked at the calm sea, feeling a little excited.
Mud, finally got hold of such a big ship and finally set it out to sea.
At this moment, the originally gray sky suddenly cleared away the clouds and saw red light. The entire sky lit up instantly, and even the cockpit became brighter, and the visibility became further.
A bright red sun poked its head out little by little from the thick clouds in the distance, like a shy girl slowly lifting her veil.
The sun shines through the gaps in the clouds and onto the sparkling sea, forming golden strips of light, like countless shining golden snakes dancing on the sea.
Ye Yaodong was grinning. It was good that the sun was out. The wind was gentle and the sky was clear. Good days come with good weather, which was a good sign.
After the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sky has been foggy and gloomy. Only on the first and second day of the Lunar New Year did I see the sun. The rest of the week was filled with dark skies, thick clouds, and cold wind.
The boatmen on the deck were all smiling and talking to each other, probably talking about the sun.
He had also read the weather forecast last night, which said it would become cloudy and sunny, which finally seemed a bit more reliable.
Some small wooden boats along the coast are also swaying slowly towards their destination, and some diligent people have already been casting nets on the sea early in the morning.
Seeing their two boats heading forward one after the other, they couldn't help but raise their heads to watch. Until they sailed away from the surroundings, only a black spot was left in front of them, and the small wooden boats had not moved much distance.
There were no trawlers seen along the way. Those who should have gone out to sea had gone far away during the night.
The Harvest cruised forward without stopping, and did not stop until it reached the town's pier.
Ye Yaodong was also prepared. He started to slow down as he approached the pier, and then also docked there.
They need to buy a large amount of ice and diesel. Ah Cai in the village only prepares what he needs every day. If you want to buy a large amount from them, you can't buy it. Occasionally, if you need it, you can ask him for some. The small house that repairs the machine
There is also a limited amount of diesel available every day.
The pier in town is the most convenient place to add ice and refuel.
There are no big ships docked around the dock in the town now. Those who should go out to sea have gone out at night because of the good weather. They don't want to wait until this time, which will delay things too much. He also has to watch the time, so he asked the Harvest to wait for him.
Ye Yaodong followed Pei's father off the boat and went to a nearby ice factory. After a while, the ice factory pushed two carts over to add ice to them.
The ice has been crushed in advance and poured directly into the cabin of the fishing boat through a thick pipe.
Fortunately, there are no fishing boats today. The boat that needs to add ice has already finished adding ice and left, so they don't need to queue up. In the future, they will have to add ice two or three days in advance to avoid the queue being too long.
After adding ice, he immediately refueled, which was diesel. He carried it directly to the boat in oil barrels and refueled it himself. He also prepared two more large barrels and carried them together to the machine warehouse.
All other supplies are already on board when you board the ship, and there is no need to add any additional supplies.
"Okay, let's go!"
"Let's go, let's go!"
Now is the real departure.
Ye Yaodong counted the people on site again. Soon after, everyone was ready, and the two boats slowly sailed away from the shore.
Father Ye ran to the cockpit and watched for a while, but was driven away by Ye Yaodong because he was being squeezed. He just asked him to watch from the deck. What could be wrong with the Harvest leading the way?
Father Ye thought it was right, so he stopped being in the way. The chicks had to take off anyway, and the Harvest would not lose its way in front.
After giving Dongzi a good start, he will be able to rest assured when he retires.
The fishing boat had to go quite a distance, and he didn't know where the Harvest had been operating in the past. Anyway, there was no need to use his brain to follow, as long as he kept a good bearing in mind.
It is no lie to say that the sea is full of wind and waves; there is no wind and only three feet of waves.
I didn't feel it on the shore, but there was a cold wind on the sea. As the fishing boat was moving, the waves kept beating on the hull, and the bow of the boat stirred up waves one after another. There was no cold wind blowing in his cockpit, but it was still.
good.
The crew on the deck boarded the Dongsheng and went to sea on the first day, which was quite new. They all stood on the deck and chatted in the cold breeze. They didn't even talk about going back to the cabin to lie down and rest. They probably made up for their sleep at night before setting off in the morning.
As soon as I got on the boat, I wasn’t sleepy or tired.
The same goes for Father Ye. Everyone is called by him and everyone is familiar to him. It is not too cold to follow everyone on the deck to blow the cold wind. Ye Yaodong saw that he was chatting particularly enthusiastically and his face was full of excitement. He was probably flattered by everyone.
Very happy.
In the endless ocean, two fishing boats moved forward firmly through the waves, one behind the other.
The hull of the boat was wetted by the sea water, shining with a cold light, the wind roared in the ears, and the waves beat hard against the hull of the boat, making a dull sound, as if it was conducting a severe test on the fishing boat.
Along the way, we occasionally saw one or two scattered trawlers operating on the sea. However, as the sun rose higher and higher, the fishing boats moved further and further away. The sea was endless and no fishing boats were seen anymore.
, there are only two fishing boats on the vast sea.
Compared to the natural landscape, their two boats appear extremely small. Some mentally unsound people may still have fear. After all, there is water on all sides, but their two boats are the only ones sailing in the middle of the sea.
There is no place to go before and no shop behind.
However, there were all old fishermen on the boat, and they were all used to it. Except for Chen Shi, whose face was pale. As the boat sailed farther and farther, nothing could be seen in all directions except the sea. He fell to the ground with weak legs.
After Ye Yaodong took a look, he saw that everyone was comforting him and left him alone for the time being. If he didn't get used to it, he could just put him in the workshop when he got back.
It is indeed not easy for such a teenager to stay with the boat for several days.
However, if you live by the sea, you must overcome whatever you can. In the face of life, you must bow your head when you should.
He checked the time again and set off at seven o'clock. He spent more than half an hour in town to refuel and add ice. It was already eleven o'clock at noon, and he didn't know when the Harvest was going to cast the net or where it was going.
go?
Just as he was looking at the time and thinking about it in his mind, he noticed a large shadow flashing in front of him. Surprised, he immediately looked up to find what it was.
There was an uproar on the deck, and the Harvest in front suddenly came to an emergency stop.
He looked ahead with confusion and suddenly stopped, and immediately slowed down.
At this time, he also spotted the manta ray leaping up in mid-air in front of him, like a huge black kite. His eyes widened and he quickly stopped the boat. The two boats stopped side by side, and then ran out of the cockpit.
He just stared at the parabolic manta fish without blinking, and trotted toward the people on the deck.
"father!"
"It's a manta ray, a huge manta ray, and there's a group of sharks on the sea in front of it."
Ye Yaodong also saw bulges and fish heads on the sea. From a distance, the skin of these sharks was as smooth as a mirror, shining with a cold light.
Facing the flight of the manta ray, they seemed a little helpless and could only watch the "kite" flying back and forth in the sky.
"Are so many sharks targeting this stingray?"
"I'm not sure. We just saw this manta ray flying up. Then your boat moved ahead and we saw a group of sharks below the sea. Seeing that you slowed down and stopped the boat, I didn't call you.
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"What the hell, there are so many sharks, and this one manta ray isn't enough?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this devil is really big, flying in the air like a kite..."
"I don't know how long it will take to fly..."
"You should fall into the water soon and be attacked by sharks..."
Several crew members were talking among themselves, and even Chen Shi stared at the sea with his eyes wide open in disbelief. The paleness on his face had softened a bit, and there was no longer the bluish-looking face of death just now.
The body of the manta ray is flat and wide. When it leaps, it is like a kite in mid-air, but only for a short time.
Their tails are particularly developed, like a huge fan, helping them move flexibly in the water.
However, when they glide over the sea, they look like kites flying in the air, giving people a wonderful feeling.
Ye Yaodong also found it strange.
Suddenly there was another loud noise, like a cannon. The super-large manta ray flew to the sea ahead for a while and then fell into the water. The waves splashed more than ten meters high. Even though they were more than a hundred meters away,
Water drops even splashed in front of them.
"Can we leave now? Wow, those sharks are moving..."
"When will the Harvest launch the net? We've been driving for several hours, isn't it time yet?"
"It should be almost done. I can only cast two nets during the day and three nets at night..."
"Look...it's flying again...it's really like a kite..."
"Are you treating a shark like a monkey? I've only seen dog walkers, but I didn't expect there were shark walkers?"
"No, ah, ah, ah... look... look..."
People on the boat and the boat next door all exclaimed, and Ye Yaodong also let out a surprised cry!
I saw "black kites" suddenly rising from the sea in front of me, covering the sky and the sun in a large area, covering all the sharks under the water in shadow.
The strange and spectacular scene shocked everyone with their mouths wide open in an O shape. Except for a scream at the beginning, they could no longer make any sound after that, and they could only stare with their eyes.
Each of the manta rays was at least two meters wide, and a large group of them rose into the air. It was estimated that there were hundreds of them, no less than the sharks below. The explosion scene made everyone's eyes bulge.
Even the sun hanging in the sky at noon could not shine down on the sharks below the water. They were all shrouded by the manta rays that blocked the sky, and the reflected shadow was particularly obvious compared with the seaside.
The surface of the sea that was not covered was sparkling with golden light, while the surface of the water that was covered was dim and dull.
I don’t know if the sharks below would feel the shock and fear. Anyway, they were more than a hundred meters away, but it took them a long time to find their voices in shock, and they kept shouting "Holy shit", "Wow" and "Boom".
Just a few seconds in mid-air, those manta rays pounced on the water one after another, splashing waves one after another, setting off a wave frenzy.
They were caught off guard as they were far away from each other, and each one of them was wet from head to toe by the waves, which gave them a chill. Before they could react, waves splashed up one after another, getting higher and higher...
"Fuck~"
Ye Yaodong turned sideways, but the huge waves and the shaking fishing boat also knocked him down directly on the deck. Fortunately, he had been wearing a hat to protect him from the wind. It didn't get wet to the inside of his neck, but his outer clothes were soaked.
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After the loud noise stopped, they raised their heads and looked to the left and right. Everyone was hit by the waves and fell to the deck.
At this time, the fishing boat was also swayed left and right due to the impact of the waves. They were staggering even when they stood up, but they still grabbed the mast and leaned there to steady themselves.
"Fuck, isn't this too fierce?"
"How many pounds does each stingray weigh? If you smash it like this, the waves will hit you so far..."
"It's so scary. Fortunately, we stopped in time and didn't get any closer..."
"My ears were about to explode just now, they kept ringing..."
"It's so scary..."
After everyone stabilized their bodies, they patted their chests to calm their frightened hearts, and then kept complaining and talking.
Some were not wearing hats, and the sea water was dripping from their hair, making them shiver from the cold.
"Have those stingrays disappeared now?"
"Then hundreds of them have disappeared? Is it impossible?"
"They must have fought with those sharks down there..."
"Ouch, I was knocked down by the waves just now. Otherwise, I could have looked at the sea surface to see if they were fighting. I wouldn't be able to see anything now."
"There must have been a fight. Didn't you notice that one devil just flew and hung up the group of sharks..."
"What now?"
Everyone looked at the father and son.
Ye Yaodong also looked at Father Ye and said in unison: "Get off the net now?"
"Come on!" They responded in unison again.
"Then no matter what Uncle Pei's plan is, let's get off the Internet first. It's going to take a long time anyway. It's already eleven o'clock, so it's almost time. Let's just work in this area first, and we'll do it later.
You can move forward while doing your homework, and your progress will not be delayed."
"That's what I think too. Anyway, drive forward while working. It will save some time and maybe we can catch a few more fish that slip through the net."
"Then let's go down the net."
The boatmen didn't care that they were all wet and worked quickly.
"Thanks for your hard work, everyone. When the net is put down, everyone will go back to the cabin to change clothes first."
"It's okay, it's okay, it's important to get off the net..."
Chapter completed!