Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1192 Thrilling
Everyone on the boat was in good order, each doing their own job, and they were all used to doing it.

Except for the initial discomfort when going out to sea, Lin Guangyuan, after he recovered, was very tactful and picked up the work he was capable of doing.

After spending a few days at sea, he also became a skilled worker.

As for him, he also adapts to the local customs and becomes a refugee like everyone else. His chin is covered with a beard and he no longer looks like a green teenager.

Ye Yaodong just sold a batch of goods to the fresh goods collection ship and then he teased Lin Guangyuan with a smile.

"It's true that physical work makes people stronger. I feel more mature after being out for a few days."

Lin Guangyuan laughed, "Now I know how hard you work, uncle. No wonder you insisted on asking me to carry sandbags a few years ago. I want to experience how hard it is to make money. Studying is really a blessing."

"Now you understand my good intentions, right?"

He nodded. Although the young boy looked tired after the trip to the sea, he also had a resolute look on his face.

Looks like he's grown a lot.

"It's better to fight sandbags than to go out to sea. No wonder boatmen are paid so much. It's dangerous and hard work."

"You are trying to say that I didn't pay you."

"Where? I insisted on following you."

"Would you like me to buy you a watch when I get back?"

"Yes!" Lin Guangyuan's eyes lit up and he said loudly.

"Didn't you insist on coming here? And you still have the nerve to ask me to buy you a watch."

"If you insist, of course I'll take it."

Ye Yaodong smiled and hooked his shoulder, "Let's go to the cockpit and I'll teach you how to drive a boat."

"Okay, how many more days will we stay at sea?"

"We have to go back and tug the net now. We will stay for about three days before going back to shore."

Lin Guangyuan stretched out his fingers and counted as he walked, "We have been out for 5 days? Is today the th day of the lunar calendar?"

"Well, I'll send you back on the twenty-first day of the lunar calendar. The New Year is coming soon, and you have to go back home early. Your father is busy making money now and has no time. You are so old now, and you have to do all the housework. Go back early. It's almost been so many days since you left, and you need to take a break."

"it is good."

After Ye Yaodong entered the cockpit, he taught him how to drive the boat step by step and started chatting with him.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.

As the temperature dropped in the past two days, the cold wind continued to blow. The waves were particularly big that night, and the fishing boat was shaking violently, affecting their progress. They had no choice but to make a temporary decision to return home early.

Lin Guangyuan was a little flustered and was tossed around by the waves. If the cockpit hadn't been so small, he would have fallen to the ground.

Ye Yaodong had seen many storms and waves, so he calmly and steadily comforted him, and he calmed down.

Although it was night time, the waves were big and Ye Yaodong didn't dare to let him climb down to the deck at this time, so he simply asked him to stay with him all night.

Just wait until dawn and then let him go back to the cabin.

After the three boats agreed to return immediately, they collected the fishing nets early and then traveled all night.

Because they had been sailing towards the East China Sea in the past few days, the distance was far, and the waves were big, which affected the speed of the ship. The speed was not as fast as when they were working, and they could not reach the shore until dawn.

However, as daybreak approached, the waves became smaller, and Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to let Lin Guangyuan go down the boat so that he could get some sleep in the cabin.

By the way, ask him to ask Chen Laoqi to come over and take over his shift, as he also needs to take a rest.

The wind and waves are not that strong now, and they are probably close to the offshore area. It is not a big problem to let Chen Laoqi follow the other two boats, so he can rest assured.

Ye Yaodong watched him go down to the deck, then looked into the distance again, and then retracted his gaze to look around the fishing boat.

However, what shocked him was that as soon as he looked around the fishing boat, he saw a figure falling into the sea.

He couldn't see who they were because everyone was dressed in black and it was just dawn, so the light was not good.

The shock made him stand up immediately, stop the boat and stop moving forward.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

He stood up in panic, quickly pushed open the cockpit door and looked out to the sea, but saw nothing.

Ye Yaodong wasn't sure if he was dazzled or not, as the figure that flashed by didn't cause any splash at all.

He took the telescope hanging on his chest and looked around, from near to far, and searched everywhere. Sure enough, he found a human head floating in the distance, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

If you really want to look at the sea with your naked eyes, you really can't see it. The sky is gray and the waves are one after another.

Panic made him quickly climb down to the deck.

The fishing boat was hit by the waves and was shaking. He didn't have time to drop the anchor. He could only let the fishing boat drift everywhere due to the hitting of the waves. He staggered to the cabin to call for help.

"Get up quickly, someone fell into the sea, everyone get up!" Ye Yaodong yelled.

The hatch was open there, and I just slid down at the hatch position.

Those who were originally sleeping were immediately startled and all got up, even though they were not sleeping very soundly to begin with.

"What's wrong? What's going on?"

"What fell into the sea?"

Ye Yaodong shouted again without stopping, "Someone fell into the sea, hurry out and see who it is, I'll go drive the boat over first."

He did not care about other people's reactions and climbed up to the wheelhouse anxiously. He could still see heads floating up and down, so he had to sail over quickly.

It was such a coincidence that he fell into the sea at this time.

Thinking of Lin Guangyuan who had just climbed down from the wheelhouse, he was extremely worried. Even without counting the number of people, he was sure that it must be Lin Guangyuan.

The loss of any crew member would be disastrous, let alone Lin Guangyuan.

The danger really comes too fast and it is hard to guard against.

If he hadn't been paying attention to the area around the fishing boat while he was driving and hadn't happened to take a look at that moment, he would never have noticed that there was one person missing from the boat.

If we discover it later, we will probably have to wait until everyone gets up, it’s daybreak, or we reach the shore, before we can realize that someone is missing.

By then it will be too late and you won’t even know where you are if you fall into the sea.

Ye Yaodong felt a chill in his heart, his hands and feet were cold, and he felt a little helpless. He stared at the sea, turned the boat around, and hurried over to look for it.

His mind was completely on the sea, and he didn't even bother to connect with the other two ships to notify them.

Because of the big waves, they were at a distance when they returned. At first, the two boats didn't notice that he had turned around. After sailing for a while, they found that the Dongsheng didn't catch up, so they contacted him.

After learning that someone had fallen into the sea, the two boats panicked and immediately turned around to look for him.

Ye Yaodong stared at the sea with his eyes wide open, looking around with a telescope.

He was extremely panicked and his heart was pounding. There were waves three feet high even when there was no wind, not to mention that the wind was strong and the waves were huge. Although not as strong as at night, the fishing boats could withstand it, but people could not.

Knowing how to swim is not useful as you will be submerged directly by a wave. Knowing how to swim can help you wait for the wave to pass, then recover and swim a few times.

But the feeling of suffocation is still there. Human physical strength is limited. How many waves can one withstand?

The others had already panicked and ran to the deck without even putting on their clothes. They put on their clothes with their eyes wide open, looking towards the sea anxiously to help search.

Ye Yaodong drove the boat to the approximate location where he had just seen the head, but he saw nothing. His eyes were bloodshot from anxiety, and he could only wander around looking for it.

The connection with Ye's father has never been disconnected. Although Ye's father is anxious and worried, he has not come over yet, so he can only comfort him first.

"Look again, look again. It just fell into the sea. It should be somewhere nearby."

"I could see it through the telescope just now, but now there's nothing..."

"We'll be there soon. We'll expand the area and look for him. He might have been blown away by the waves again..."

"You are blessed with a long life. May Mazu bless you. May Mazu bless you..." Father Ye could only say these few words over and over again.

Ye Yaodong had no desire to speak at all. He could only drive the boat around on the sea searching for what was going on.

The two boats in the distance gradually came closer, and then dispersed around and started searching at the same time.

Ye Yaodong was anxious and worried, and he slammed the operating table with his clenched fist.

"Dongzi, Dongzi, I see a head in front of me..."

"Where? I'll drive over right away."

Ye Yaodong drove towards the SF Express, which was just in front of his left.

The SF Express also drove towards the figure it had spotted.

But after they drove past, there was no head to be seen.

"Why is there a big fish over there...a human head, a human head...over there..." Ye Yaodong shuddered and sat up straight while holding the telescope.

"where?"

"About a hundred meters to the right rear."

As he spoke, he turned the boat around.

After turning around, he could clearly see the figure lying on the sea ahead, and his heart skipped a beat.

It is said that when people die from drowning, men face down and women face up.

At this time, the person is in a prone position.

His heart was pounding as he sped up, but the person lying on the sea was also moving, and his speed was not slow, he was still moving with the current.

All three boats chased in one direction.

"How come they are drifting so fast..." Father Ye said worriedly, "They have all floated up and are floating there. I don't know what's going on with them."

Ye Yaodong pursed his lips tightly, said nothing, and just picked up the telescope to take a look.

This glance surprised him again, "It seems that it is not lying on the sea surface, there is a big fish under the water, and it seems that it is lying on the fish."

Father Ye was surprised, "Lying on the fish? No wonder it swims so fast."

The fishing boat slowly closed the distance, and now they could all see clearly that it was indeed lying on the fish.

Ye Yaodong also saw the man’s face. It was Lin Guangyuan. He anxiously went out and called Chen Laoqi, asking him to come up.

He handed the steering wheel to Chen Laoqi in advance, went down to the deck first, and said goodbye to his father.

Now that we have found the person, we can only follow the fish to see if he is awake.

The fear is that the fish will sink directly into the water and the person will be in a coma. Then it will be all over and there will be no way to find it.

As soon as he got onto the deck, the others quickly surrounded him and told him that it was Lin Guangyuan.

"I see it. Wait a minute, get closer and see what kind of fish it is."

Ye Yaodong had his telescope hanging around his neck. He took a closer look and frowned, somewhat unsure of what kind of fish it was.

Some of the fish in the sea are very similar, but it can be confirmed that they are a kind of shark or whale. They are very large, with half of their bodies hidden in the sea and the head half can barely be seen under the water.

"Lying on the fish, what should I do..."

"He's motionless, I don't know if he's conscious. If he is, we can throw the rope over and pull him up."

"Shout, everyone, shout loudly and see if anyone responds."

"Then shout, Lin Guangyuan..."

Everyone shouted loudly, and the other two boats followed suit when they approached.

At this time, the person over there also raised one arm, and then quickly put it down in an instant.

Ye Yaodong was overjoyed, "It's good that you're awake. You're not dead. Good boy, if you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were still alive.

"Take the rope...quickly..."

"Here comes the rope..."

"Get closer first, throw more accurately..."

The big fish that the fishing boat was chasing was getting closer and closer, and the rope was thrown out, but the wind was strong and the aim was good, but it was thrown off target.

"What if the wind is too strong and the bamboo pole is not long enough?"

"Then throw it a few more times, the distance will get shorter and shorter."

"I'm afraid the waves will come and knock Ayuan into the sea. Seeing him lying there motionless, I guess he doesn't have much strength left."

"Maybe it was holding on to the fish so tightly that it didn't dare to move."

"What kind of fish is that? How about we send someone with a rope tied to it and swim over there?"

"Is the person swimming faster? Or is the boat sailing faster? We can only follow him first, keep as much distance as possible, and let him grab the rope."

Everyone came up with ideas at once, but none of them was a good one. After all, Lin Guangyuan was lying on the big fish, and the big fish was swimming non-stop, and the waves were still churning.

If there were no waves, it would be fine, but at this moment, the waves kept hitting him head-on, and Lin Guangyuan didn't dare to let go at all.

Just being able to quickly raise a hand to give them a reaction was already a huge risk.

If he let go and jumped into the sea now, he would be drowned by the waves again before he could grab the rope, and he wouldn't know where he was.

He could only let go when he had grabbed the rope and the bamboo pole and had something to support him.

Everyone was anxious, but they could only follow and keep throwing ropes or holding sticks.

Fortunately, the big fish that kept swimming in front would only go into the water occasionally and would not sink and never come up. Lin Guangyuan could only suffer a little and hold his breath and drown a few times.

"This fish swims very slowly. Just hold on, and you'll be able to get closer in a while."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he took off the telescope from around his neck and took off his cotton jacket and trousers.

These cotton clothes in winter are too absorbent. The reason why Lin Guangyuan was exhausted so quickly was that he was wearing too many and too heavy clothes.

He quickly took off all his clothes, leaving only his long-sleeved shirt and long trousers, and did some exercises while waiting.

"What are you doing?"

"Wait to go into the water and help rescue people. Give me a rope."

He tied the rope around his body and watched the distance shorten.

"Throw him another rope and shout, 'Lin Guangyuan, look at the sea, I'll throw you a rope.'"

The others also started shouting loudly and throwing ropes out continuously.

Five or six people throw five or six ropes at the same time. As long as one of them floats to his side and he can catch it, it's fine.

"Lin Guangyuan, catch ..."

But the wind was strong and it was blown away several times.

"Take a bamboo pole, tie a rope to it, and throw it over..."

"it is good……"

Everyone was busy again.

After trying several times, Lin Guangyuan finally caught a rope thrown over the fish's head.

“He caught it.”

Everyone was overjoyed.

"Hurry up and pull it..."

After Lin Guangyuan grabbed the rope, he wrapped it around his wrist twice and quickly leaned over to get off the big fish.

After everyone pulled the bamboo pole in, they started to pull the rope. Lin Guangyuan sank into the water, and the waves tossed him up and down.

The waves hit him head-on and he couldn't swim at all. He was also very heavy, so he could only struggle and rely on everyone to pull him closer to the fishing boat.

After checking the distance, Ye Yaodong jumped down, swam towards him and hugged him.

Both ropes were pulling hard. Ye Yaodong sent Lin Guangyuan up first, and then he climbed up himself.

Lin Guangyuan lay on his back on the deck, gasping for breath with his eyes open.

His cotton jacket and trousers were torn by something, and they were all full of holes. The cotton had leaked out, and his clothes looked tattered.

Ye Yaodong also put his hands on his knees and looked at him, "Huh...it's okay..."

“It’s so scary…”

"My heart has been pounding, but now I can feel at ease."

"Fortunately, it's okay."

"I am blessed with a long life. May Mazu bless me. I hope everything is fine..."

"how are you feeling?"

After the person came up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves relaxed, and they surrounded him and asked questions.

Lin Guangyuan lay there for a while before saying in a tearful voice, "Luckily I can swim. The beatings I received when I was a kid were not in vain."

"Haha."

Everyone laughed. Being able to say this meant that it was not a big problem.

After Ye Yaodong relaxed, he also said: "The beatings I received when I was a child have shown their benefits when I grow up."

"Isn't it? When I was a kid, I secretly ran to the river to swim every day and got beaten a lot. Fortunately, I was determined to swim no matter how hard it took." Lin Guangyuan said while panting.

"I was scared to death. Fortunately, I took a look in time, otherwise you would really have to go to see Mazu."

"I really thought I was doomed. The waves kept hitting me and I couldn't swim. I was thrown into the sea. Fortunately, I saw a big fish under the water. I was so scared that I swam over when there were no waves."

"I'm glad you're okay. Can you get up?"

"Let me lie down for a while. I don't want to move after escaping death."

"Are you scared?"

"I was so scared that I peed myself."

"Then do you still want to join the navy?"

"Yes, if you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. The sea didn't accept me today, and it will definitely not accept me in the future."

"I won't dare to take you in anymore. I'll send you back immediately. You scared me to death. How could you fall into the sea?"

Lin Guangyuan put his hands on the deck and prepared to sit up, and everyone rushed to help him.

"I stayed up all night without sleep, my eyelids were drooping, and I was in a trance, just thinking about taking a piss before going back to sleep, but the boat was rocking due to the waves, and I fell into the sea because I didn't hold on firmly."

"I was so scared that I thought I was screwed and would die here."

"I didn't drown in the river when I was a child, but now I might drown in the sea. Fortunately, nothing happened."

"I'm glad you're okay." Ye Yaodong said this several times, but in his heart he was also very grateful that nothing was wrong.

The others also gathered around him and offered their consolation.

"What happened to your palm?"

When everyone supported him, they saw that his palms had several cuts, which were white and wrinkled, but still bleeding.

"It was barnacles. The fish was covered with barnacles. My clothes were also scratched by them. I could only use my fingers to hold them off. Otherwise, I would have been knocked down by the waves."

"Fortunately, it's just a minor injury. I'm fine. I'm lucky to have encountered that big fish."

Lin Guangyuan nodded, "Yes, I was lucky that I encountered that big fish and lay on top of it. Otherwise, I would have been hit by the waves and sunk into the water. I would have been gone before you could find me."

"Help him back to the cabin to change his clothes first, then heat some hot water to wipe him before he lies down."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong was also wet all over, so he had to wipe himself and change his clothes.

But he had to go to the helm to explain things first, and also say a few words to his father and Pei's father.

But when he looked at the other boats, he found that the fish was still between their two boats.

It was extremely huge, only slightly smaller than their Dongsheng, but not smaller than the trawler at home.

He walked to the side of the ship and took a closer look. Now right next to it, he could clearly see that it was a whale.

It's a gray whale.

No wonder I swam so slowly, but they still caught up with me.

The gray whale is the slowest swimmer among whales, so it is also the most miserable whale.

Because it swims the slowest, with a maximum speed of only 8 nautical miles per hour, gray whales often have a large number of barnacles attached to their bodies.

Once offshore structures and marine life are parasitized by barnacles, it will be a troublesome thing.

Offshore structures such as fishing boats and lighthouses are cleaned regularly by staff. Once marine life is attached to barnacles, it will never be able to escape the torture for the rest of its life.

Therefore, barnacles are definitely the overlords of the ocean. Barnacles have almost no natural enemies, and only starfish can eat barnacles.

The starfish can use its sharp teeth to directly destroy the barnacle's shell, and then wrap its stomach directly around the body. After digestion, only an empty shell is left in the original place.

No wonder Lin Guangyuan’s cotton jacket had countless holes in it, they were all scratched by the barnacles on the gray whale.

This can be considered a blessing in disguise. Gray whales do not have dorsal fins, so they were able to lie on it and save their lives and be found.

This gray whale is covered with barnacles, even on its head and fins. No wonder it is so slow.

It has a spindle-shaped body, a thick trunk, which is thickest near the fins and gradually becomes thinner towards the tail. The overall body is gray with white spots, and it looks like a big stone.

After the boatmen had assigned their tasks, they saw the big fish on the sea and exclaimed in amazement.

Just now, everyone was focused on saving Lin Guangyuan and had no time to look at the big fish. They only knew that the fish was very big, but they didn't take a close look at how big it was.

When he turned around and looked at the sea, he was extremely surprised and his eyes widened.

"Such a big fish? Is it a whale?"

"This fish is so big... You can only see such a big fish when you go out to sea with a big ship. What should I do?"

"What should we do? Can we catch this?"

"How can we catch it? It's so big... and will it attack the fishing boat? Should we leave quickly?"

"It has so many barnacles on it, so densely packed."

Ye Yaodong shook his head. "It's impossible to catch it. This one weighs dozens of tons."

After saying that, he climbed up to the wheelhouse first. Chen Laoqi had already stood on the wheelhouse and looked down. He was extremely excited.

"What kind of fish is this? What should we do? Your father just asked us what to do."

"Just go back, what else can we do? Do you still want to catch this fish? This should be near the coast, the fishing boat can still withstand the wind and waves, but who knows if the waves will get bigger? Go back quickly, everyone is too scared."

"Then I'll drive it?"

"Well, let me talk to my dad first."

Father Ye and the others saw Lin Guangyuan being rescued with their own eyes, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when he was rescued.

As long as there is no danger to life, it is not a big deal.

Ye Yaodong told his father about Lin Guangyuan's condition and the gray whale, then went back immediately.

Father Ye was still frightened and wanted to go back quickly to return the person.

"Next time, don't bring random people on board. It's too scary. If you don't know anything and have no experience, it's easy for something to go wrong."

"I see. Who would have thought that something bad would happen just as we were about to return? I also thought that he would be 18 soon and not a child anymore. If he wanted to get on the boat, let him go."

"Hurry up and get to the shore and send the person back. Fortunately nothing happened. If something happened, how would you compensate? The two families would become enemies."

"Ah."

He was also thinking that everyone goes from being inexperienced to being experienced, and Lin Guangyuan is not a child anymore, so who could have expected an accident?
There are great risks at sea. No one can predict natural disasters or man-made disasters. Even experienced sailors are prone to accidents.

"What's going on? This whale keeps hitting our boat?"

Father Ye was a little panicked and wanted to escape faster, but he found that the gray whale was relentless and kept following and colliding with the fishing boat.

The reason why it is called a collision instead of an attack is because the force is not that great.

Father Ye had seen a lot in the past few years and knew that such big fish would not attack people or boats casually, except for the shark that smelled blood. Although he was a little panicked, he was still quite calm.

"Collision?" Ye Yaodong pushed open the cabin door and took a look.

The gray whale did hit the fishing boat with its body from time to time as it moved forward, but it did not look mad or ferocious. However, the boatmen on the Shunfeng were so scared that their faces turned pale and they stayed away from the side of the ship.

He quickly returned to the cockpit and said, "Maybe there are too many barnacles on my body, so I bumped into the fishing boat to relieve the itch."

"What should I do?"

"Let's just keep driving forward. It's slow and has so many barnacles on it that we may not be able to catch up."

"it is good."

After Ye Yaodong talked to his father, he handed the boat over to Chen Laoqi to drive and went down to the deck to take a shower and change his clothes.

His body was still wet, and the sea breeze made his teeth chatter. He felt like his internal organs were frozen from head to toe, and the top of his head was about to be blown away.

Thinking about the plot, so the update is a little late, I will try to be on time tomorrow