Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1222 Notice
There was no way to communicate underwater, so both of them dodged.

The whale's mouth is like a jet, and what it sprays out is like pear blossom needles in a rainstorm, scattering all over the water.

What spewed out of its mouth were not only long-shaped objects, but also small-packaged iron boxes, iron barrels, and some wood chips. Later, more fish and sea water spewed out, densely packed like a storm.

The fish that were ejected were confused and disoriented in the surrounding water. Not only did they collide with each other, but some even hit them, and they dodged quickly in fear.

After the surrounding fish such as Ye Yaodong fled in all directions, he curiously flapped his flippers and swam towards some long floating objects nearby, and then caught one.

He didn't bother to wonder at the things in his hand, but looked down again. He was worried that some of the things in the iron boxes and iron barrels were floating in the sea, and he thought that these things would sink into the water.

Unexpectedly, after being washed by the waves in the sea, it slowly floated up, but the speed of floating was slower, not as fast as the long outer film packaging.

Chen Shi also caught one in his hand. He also thought that the iron boxes were going to sink to the bottom of the water and were rushing under the water. He couldn't stop them even if he wanted to.

Fortunately, just as he dived into the water, he saw the iron boxes being shaken by the waves underwater and slowly floating up, so he stopped diving.

Isn’t this child too honest?
When he saw the iron box falling to the ground, he was still thinking about diving down to pick it up, but it didn't fall into his hands, so he was still trying so hard.

Just when Ye Yaodong swam to his side and wanted to signal him to float up, he saw the big whale swaying its body after vomiting, then it also dived to the bottom of the water and passed by them.

He didn't know what kind of whale it was. There are so many species in the ocean, and even the same kind of fish has different subdivisions. Anyway, it looked like a whale.

However, most whales eat by sucking in food rapidly, rolling it into their stomachs like a tornado, and swallowing it directly, except for toothed whales and killer whales, which prey through their teeth.

He guessed that the whale must have sucked a few boxes from the shipwreck into its stomach, and found that the food it took was not right, so it spit out everything after biting it.

Although the whale was hungry, it did not take them seriously. It just passed by them and went down to the bottom of the water.

But Chen Shi just stood there frozen, not daring to move.

After the whale swam away, he looked at Ye Yaodong with excitement, and then made some upward and downward gestures.

It was obvious at first glance that he was asking whether he should go straight up or upwards.

Originally, Ye Yaodong had caught a whale in his hand and was thinking of going up directly to tell his father and asking him to salvage it immediately if he saw anything floating up. But now that he saw the whale rushing down, he thought about going down to take another look.

Anyway, here we come.

As long as his father is not stupid, he will definitely fish it out when he sees something floating up, and he doesn't need his reminder at all. What's more, it is obviously a good thing, and he is a fool not to fish it out.

He was already in the water now, so he only had to descend a few meters. It was better than having to go up and then come down again.

After figuring it out, he made a downward gesture to Chen Shi, and then swam down first.

However, the depth was unknown how many hundreds of meters below, and they could only go down to a dozen meters at most.

When they couldn't go any deeper, they found nothing. There was only water and small fish and shrimps swimming around, so they had no choice but to float up.

At least this trip was not in vain.

The seabed is truly unfathomable.

The two of them made some hand gestures and swam towards the surface of the water.

When they rushed out of the water, Ye's father and several crew members were holding hand nets in their hands, almost hitting them on the head.

"It gave me a fright..."

"You scared me too. Water suddenly appeared..."

Father Ye smiled happily and said excitedly: "Dongzi, did you find the sunken ship below? Did you get these cigarettes up there?"

"You are so lucky. You were able to find this ship even after it sank into the sea. Is the seabed not that deep?"

"That's impossible. If it were shallow, our fishing nets would have gotten stuck on the bottom..."

While Ye Yaodong was still soaking in the water, his father had already talked a lot excitedly.

He didn't have time to reply for the moment. He stretched out his hand and waited for his father to pull him up. Then he threw away the cigarette he had been holding and wiped the sea water off his face.

"It's true that I'm lucky, but you think too highly of me..."

"You got all of this? Then how did the smoke suddenly come up? It was just a short while after you went into the water. Luckily I saw them all, with their heads down, picking up the fish..."

As Chen Laoqi fished, he smiled and said, "We thought the sea was very deep and that Ah Dong would just swim around once and come up. We never thought there would be cigarettes."

"Yes, we all work so hard thinking that there will be no reward..."

"That boatload just now turned out to be full of cigarettes. That's really generous..."

"How much is that ship worth? Dongzi just said it's worth millions, and he's right. What a pity, my God..."

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "The ones that floated up don't represent the entire ship. How could the entire ship be filled with cigarettes? Didn't we see that earlier? The walls and decks of those ships were covered with thick tarpaulins. If they were filled with cigarettes, what would happen?"

Our country's tobacco supports 90% of the PLA's military expenditure.

If there were such a large quantity of cigarettes, ten executions would not be enough.

He believes that it only accounts for a small part. After all, small household appliances are still the most popular these days and are in short supply.

Father Ye thought about it and felt that it made sense. The goods that these smugglers carry in a whole ship should basically have everything, it shouldn't be so single.

"That's right. If it's a whole ship, it would be terrible."

"I didn't bring these cigarettes up. We just went down and saw a huge whale. No wonder we were shocked. We saw it open its mouth and spray out a bunch of cigarettes in various shapes. There was also a lot of fish and wood sticks behind it."

Chen Shi also said quickly: "It scared me to death... It just swam past... It was bigger than me... And I thought... It wanted to eat me."

Ye Yaodong said: "Generally, they don't eat people. If you are nearby when they are hunting, you will most likely be swallowed by them."

"It vomited... I was worried that it would open its mouth again and eat... in."

Everyone was surprised when they heard what they said. They didn't expect it was vomited out by a whale.

"Can whales swallow things from a sunken ship?" Ye's father was a little surprised.

"It's possible that the fishing boat sank, or that it capsized because of too much cargo, and a small part of it was washed away by the waves, or that the fishing boat tipped over and floated out from under the awning, and was swallowed by the prey whale."

How else to explain the pile of cigarette sawdust and large numbers of fish spewing out of the whale's mouth?

It must have been ingested by mistake, and then he vomited it out because he felt the taste was not right.

Then there was the scene they saw when they first entered the water.

"That makes sense. I'll go move the boat a little. Some of them have drifted far away and are out of reach. Don't waste them. Wait until I come back..."

"Forget it... Chen Laoqi, you go and drive the boat... just move over there and try to salvage as much as you can..."

"Don't waste it. This cigarette is precious. If you see it, you have to pick it up."

After thinking about it, Ye's father still wanted to listen to Ye Yaodong's story, so he sent Chen Laoqi to drive the boat.

Then he asked, "What about you guys? Did anyone else go down into the water? It took a while for these things to float up before you came up."

"Yes, I went down to take a look, but I couldn't go very deep and didn't see anything, so I had to come up first."

"I said it was very deep down there. It was an accident that the whale could emit this smoke. Normally it should have sunk directly to the bottom. It's hundreds of meters deep down there. How could it be reached?"

Ye Yaodong said unhappily: "I know you've been encouraging me to go down."

Father Ye smiled innocently, "Isn't it because you are very experienced in swimming? I have been in the water a lot in the past two years, so I am not that worried. Don't you also want to take a look before giving up?"

"Brother Dongdong... if that whale goes down again, will it... spray again?"

"You're not that lucky, are you? Let's just fish up what's on the surface of the sea first."

Father Ye picked up another iron box from his hand and asked, "What kind of cigarettes are these? Do you understand?"

"You think too highly of me, Dad. Your son has just gotten rid of illiteracy, and you want me to learn foreign languages? I can't digest books that fast even if I eat them as meals."

"You smoke every day but you don't get any results. You are nothing."

"Hurry up and get yours."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about his father's disdain. He was very excited when he saw everyone catching a fish or a can of fish every once in a while.

He had only seen these foreign cigarettes in the Friendship Store, but he didn't recognize any of them, and the only ones he had seen were small packs.

These are all packaged in whole strips or boxes, and even stranger, they are also packaged in barrels.

Fortunately, these are covered with a layer of plastic film so water cannot get in, otherwise they would be ruined after being soaked in sea water.

The plastic film on the outside is good, as it keeps the cigarettes intact. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't dare to pile them directly on the deck.

Seeing that everyone was still fishing out the cigarettes scattered on the sea, he first changed his wet clothes, and then stood on the deck again to sort out the things that everyone had salvaged.

He waved at Chen Shi, "Come on, pick one. Anyway, I don't know what kind of cigarettes these are, and I don't know which one is expensive or cheap. Pick one yourself and I'll give you a reward."

"Brother Dongdong...I don't smoke..."

"If you don't want to smoke, you can take one home to give to your family, or keep it as a souvenir, or go to the Friendship Store to see how much it's worth and then resell it. Anyway, just think of it as a reward for your hard work. In my place, of course, the more you work, the more you get."

"Hey, okay..."

Chen Shi was very happy. In their opinion, foreign things were not cheap, they were all good. Any cigarette here was definitely better than domestic ones.

Since he didn't know anything about it, he just picked a long iron box.

He thought that since it was packed in an iron box, it must be more high-end than the one wrapped in plastic film!

The barrels are too small. They are just small barrels, only slightly larger than a tin can.

“Is…is this okay?”

"Okay, I also think the iron box ones should be more expensive. I know how to choose. Keep them when I get them back, and then go to the Friendship Store to check them out. I can then sell them and save some money for my wife."

He smiled and nodded.

Ye Yaodong looked at the envious eyes of others and said, "Don't blame me for being partial. You are on the boat, and he and I are in the water. The risks we take are different. The more work, the more pay."

What's more, he worked so hard and he was the one who responded every time.

If someone gives him papayas, he must give him plums in return.

By the way, let others see that hard work will bring visible rewards to him, and he will not treat others unfairly.

"But after we salvage the food, you can choose any of the bags you want. Just open the package and take a bag of whatever you want. These foreign goods are imported, so they shouldn't be cheap."

Everyone has a share, and it can also shut them up.

"Haha...we didn't say anything..."

"We are just envious. Haha, it would be nice to get a share of the bag. It must be very valuable. You need foreign exchange coupons to buy it."

"We are lucky. We can get some good goods from time to time by following Adong. It's worth it. How dare I say that you are partial? Haha, other ships don't have this treatment."

"Yes, the boatmen on those boats envy us for being able to work with you. In addition to the salary, we can also get some surprises if we are lucky."

Father Ye was also very happy, so he said, "Well, we have to get on Dongzi's boat."

Look, the other boats are still working and they have already fished up dozens of cigarettes.

"The sea surface here is clear. Take out your telescope and have a look around to see if there are any more. Don't let them fall down. This one is worth a lot of money."

"It's in the cockpit. Go ahead and take a look. Then tell Uncle Seven to move to another seat. I'll sort out the goods."

Father Ye looked at the cigarettes on the deck reluctantly and said, "Okay, I'll go up and take a look."

Ye Yaodong had already sorted them into categories. "Which one do you want?"

"This... I can't tell which one is more expensive..."

"Haha... Otherwise, just choose the same as Chen Shi. This kid seems to have good luck. Take one out and open it. Let's have one for each of us?"

"That's fine. Anyway, we don't know which one is more expensive or cheaper. It's better for everyone to choose the same one."

Ye Yaodong also laughed, "That's right, since we choose the same thing, no one can take advantage of the other. Otherwise, if we choose different things, what if yours is more expensive and mine is cheaper? That would be a big loss, and I'd be heartbroken."

"Hahaha, yes, that's right. If everyone is the same, then it will be balanced. No matter whether it's expensive or cheap, there won't be any difference."

Everyone was very happy. They got a pack of imported cigarettes for free and felt very happy.

Ye Yaodong opened the iron box of cigarettes that belonged to Chen Shi and gave each of them a pack. He planned to save the rest for his father later.

He put the rest into the basket according to their types and piled them up.

His father asked Chen Laoqi to change direction three or four times and then salvaged eight or nine more fish. He put them all in a basket and covered them with his wet clothes. Anyway, there was a film on the outside, so he was not afraid of getting wet.

Then he carried the basket to the wheelhouse, took out a bag and gave it to Chen Laoqi, who was driving the boat, and asked him to go down and have a rest.

He gave the remaining parts to his father and then took the basketball hoop into the cockpit. Fortunately, he planned to dock in the evening and then lock it in the warehouse in the city.

Father Ye happily fiddled with his new cigarette.

"Dongzi, what are you going to do with these cigarettes? They won't be easy to sell, right? It won't be good if someone sees them, right?"

"Don't sell it, keep it in your hands first."

These cigarettes require foreign exchange to purchase and are also rare items. He counted the ones he had just salvaged and there were more than 70 cartons, plus cans.

If it were sold, it would probably be worth several thousand dollars.

But he felt that it was unnecessary. He had too much cash on hand and there was no need to exchange everything for money.

If you give these things as gifts, it will be very face-saving and the shelf life will not be short.

He planned to keep it for now, and then give it as a gift to Zeng Weimin or his godfather during the New Year and other festivals.

Fang Jingfu also has to express his support occasionally.

It will be useful in the future whenever you need to ask someone for help or maintain relationships.

As a human being, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly all the time. There will always be times when you encounter difficulties.

If you do the math, the quantities aren't that large, so you can keep them for now to save yourself the trouble of buying them later, which is a lot of work, as you'll need foreign exchange coupons.

Foreign exchange certificates are not easy to get either.

“You keep all these?”

"Well, keep it for future use. It's also a good gift."

"That's true. You're not short of money anyway, so just keep the things. If you sell them, there might be risks."

"If you've had enough of the sight, come and take the boat for another spin around here. You never know if there's anything else you can do. Try your luck."

"Okay," Father Ye put the cigarette box on the operating table, "Should we go check out another shipwreck?"

"That's fine, you decide."

"Then we'll take a look around here first, and then go to the other shipwreck."

"Well, can you give me a pack of your cigarettes? Let's open it and have a taste. I'm running out of cigarettes in my pocket."

Father Ye's hands were quicker than his brain and he immediately pressed the cigarette box, "You have so many..."

"So many of them are unopened, all in perfect packaging, I can't bear to throw them away. It just so happens that you have opened all of them, don't you want to try it, what do foreign cigarettes taste like?"

"No, it looks very expensive."

"Scrooge, you've been smoking hookah for half your life, where's your fun?"

"You can't bear to tear one down, so I certainly can't bear to do it either."

"My mother would have confiscated it anyway if you took it back."

Father Ye hesitated for a moment, "This is a cigarette, right?"

"But there are foreign words on it. My mother will definitely know the value of it. Can she give it to you?"

"Okay, then I'll open a package for you. Don't tell her when you go back. I'll hide it secretly."

"Ok."

The father and son reached a consensus.

But when Ye's father saw him standing on the helm tower puffing out smoke, he felt a little sad. He himself didn't even know what the cigarette smelled like. Anyway, it had already been opened and given to Dongzi, so it would be a waste for him not to smoke it.

Father Ye shouted outside, "Dongzi, come here."

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and walked over, "What are you doing?"

"Give me one."

"Figured out?"

He handed the cigarette in through the window and also put in the half-filled cigarette butt in his hand, asking him to borrow a light.

Father Ye said nothing and changed the subject, "You haven't responded for a long time here. I'm going to another sunken ship. Do you want to go down again?"

"Well, let's go down and have a look. If there's nothing, we can cast the net again."

"it is good."

While his father was sailing, Ye Yaodong also went down to the deck to prepare.

The boatmen were squatting on the deck and continuing to sort the cargo, excitedly discussing how much the cigarettes they had just received were worth, but no one was willing to take them out to smoke.

After arriving at another shipwreck site, Ye Yaodong called on Chen Shi to go down with him.

After the others had tasted the sweetness, this time they all kept their eyes on the sea after they went into the water.

Except this time there was nothing.

It took the two of them a long time to come up, but of course they returned empty-handed. They saw nothing down there because the seabed was too deep.

"It's better to go down and take a look. I've given up hope."

"It's not like we didn't gain anything. The harvest we just got was already huge."

"Well, let's get ready to put the internet cafe away and continue our homework. We'll dock in the evening."

"Ok."

Ye Yaodong handed over the remaining work to others, and returned to the cabin to change clothes. He also wrapped himself in the quilt and lay down for a while to warm his body.

By the evening, after he had collected two nets in a row, someone came in and called him, saying that his father was looking for him.

"Should we go collect the groceries on the other ships now? I just contacted them and some of them are about to collect their nets, while others have already collected their nets. It's a good opportunity for us to take turns to go over and collect the groceries on board?"

"Okay, then you take a look and see who has received the goods. Let them know in advance and we will go over to pick them up."

"it is good."

Father Ye went to SF Express first to pick up the goods.

On the way, Ye Yaodong told his father about his idea. His father also thought that this was a good idea and he could make a little more money by the way, instead of having to dock directly with all his cargo.

There will be no loss to others. They are brothers, and he is there watching over them. There is nothing to worry about.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua were indeed easy to talk to. After Ye Yaodong mentioned it and Ye's father helped to talk about it, they nodded directly, handed all the goods to him, and asked him to take them back to weigh them.

Of course Ye Yaodong also assured them that he would be realistic.

But the two brothers didn’t want Father Ye to follow Dongzi back like this, because Father Ye was their pillar of support.

After he left, the three boats on the sea were all small chicks, and no one felt at ease.

So, after discussion, Ye Yaohua first exchanged with Ye's father.

Ye's father temporarily returned to the SF Express and continued to stay on the sea. Ye Yaohua followed Ye Yaodong back to the shore first.

In fact, Ye's father wanted to go back and take a look, as he wanted to know what would happen to those smugglers after they were caught. After all, they were from a nearby village.

He was curious to know who else was there besides Zhou Yechi, and whether there were people from their village. But he had to watch them from the sea.

After the two of them switched places, he went to A Guang again.

It's the same with A Guang, he's very easy to talk to.

"I have nothing to worry about when I give you the goods. After you weigh them ashore, just write a receipt and bring it to me. I can go to your place to settle the bill and get the money when I get home."

"it is good."

What he didn't expect was that the Zhou brothers were just as easy to talk to.

When he was moving the groceries, they were the ones who took the initiative to ask why there were so many goods on his deck.

As soon as he said that, the brothers discussed it and agreed immediately.

Before he could say anything to convince me, his mouth was still open, but he was stunned and looked very surprised.

Zhou Da laughed and said, "Haha, isn't that what you said? We have no objection, are you surprised?"

"I still have a lot to say before you agree."

"We trust you. It's better to give the money to you than to let the seafood collectors make money. We are all from the same hometown, we are all neighbors, and we help each other at sea. There is nothing we can't trust."

Zhou Er also said, "Yes, and besides, you have a big family and a big business, so why would you covet our little stuff? Besides, so many people are watching us."

Wednesday echoed: "You are our brother's savior. We can even give these goods to you, not to mention we are just selling them to you."

As Ye Yaodong listened to their words, the smile on his face deepened.

It's easy to associate with smart people who know how to repay kindness.

"Okay, trust between people is also built up bit by bit. Just sell the goods to me and you can rest assured. I'm realistic and the price is of course based on the price of other fresh-collecting ships. Just bring it back to me and weigh it, so you don't have to waste time weighing it at sea."

"That's the truth." Zhou Dada waved his hand and asked everyone else to carry the goods out of the fish warehouse and move them over.

"Our baskets are marked so they won't be confused with other people's goods. You just have to bring the baskets back tomorrow, or we won't have anything to load the goods."

"I know. Everyone has a mark. They can't be mixed up. They must be weighed one by one. I will definitely bring them back to you tomorrow."

"it is good."

They chatted for a while while moving the goods. The Zhou brothers were very curious as to why he suddenly wanted to dock and go back early?

Normally, you should stay at sea until you are ready to go home, and then you can go ashore.

They had just privately guessed whether it was related to the law enforcement ship yesterday. However, Ye Yaodong only made a few excuses, saying that he had something to do and had to dock, and said nothing else.

Let them guess whatever they want. They are all at sea anyway, and no matter how they guess, it will not spread to the village for the time being.

After a few days when everyone reaches the shore and returns to the village, it will be hard to say.

After all, I saw with my own eyes that the smuggling ship was attacked by the law enforcement ship on the spot, and then it was forced to stop and all the people on board were arrested, the ship was detained, and two were sunk.

When something so exciting happens, people have to brag about it and discuss it. The villagers will always think of the smugglers who have been rumored to be in their village or nearby villages, and will definitely bring it up for discussion.

There will definitely be some rumors at that time, and Lin Ji will definitely be involved.

His cousin was arrested, and it was only a matter of time before he was reported to the local authorities.

So after the fishing boat docked, he divided the goods on the boat into several batches and took them to the workshop to have them weighed. Regardless of the fact that it was already dark, he immediately went to the market to call back.

He called his wife.

There is an old man who works as a gatekeeper living in the village committee. It's not very late yet, so as long as he is still awake, someone will answer your phone calls.

He first called back to tell Lin Xiuqing, and then asked Lin Xiuqing to tell Lin Jishang's wife.

As for whether his wife could contact him, that was none of his business. Anyway, he had told her what he knew.

Linji was a mysterious place, and he had no way to contact him, so he could only tell his wife and try his luck.

It all depends on his luck.

If you are lucky, you will know it earlier and be able to hide earlier.

It was bad luck, but he had done the best he could.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after the call.

I don’t know if there is anyone behind them. If there is, I can try to find the connection in advance. Maybe there is still some hope.

But it's none of his business.

He would go to the Ocean Bureau to ask his godfather tomorrow morning. After all, they met at sea, so it was normal to ask out of curiosity after landing.

11 more... Going to bed, good night