Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1250: Making Trouble (Edited)

After the management of the fishing boats came to consult, they arranged different areas for them to dock according to the size of their fishing boats.

They just have to follow the instructions of the boat to dock. After docking, each docked fishing boat has to pay a management fee based on the duration of the docking.

They were not sure how long they would stay, so they just paid the ten-day fee and got a receipt with a parking number on it. Only then did Ye Yaodong put the receipt away.

Others couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"So many boats, so many people..."

"This port is really big, with lots of cars, very busy and prosperous..."

"Boss, what should we do now? Should we go ashore and look for Uncle Zheng?"

"Gather first, take your personal luggage first, and lock the cabin for everything else."

Their fishing boats were docked separately according to size. They had to go ashore first and then gather to find Uncle Zheng at the address he left.

There were people coming and going on the dock, various shouts, banging sounds, and the roar of cars. They were either carrying loads on their shoulders or carrying their own large and small bags, moving back and forth.

After gathering at the roadside and counting the heads of people who were left behind, Ye Yaodong asked the manager at the dock how to get to the address, and then led a large group of people to find Uncle Zheng at the address he left.

Everyone was extremely curious and looked around. A large group of people walked slowly, and even after leaving the dock, some people kept looking back. They all learned something new.

Once we got onto the normal streets, it wasn't so crowded.

But the streets were also in a dilapidated state. There were many trucks transporting seafood back and forth, and there was seafood water everywhere. The whole street was wet, and the smell of seafood was everywhere.

There were so many of them that they could only move forward slowly on both sides of the street.

Another tractor passed by, and the gray-black smoke exhaust sprayed directly into their faces. Everyone turned their heads to the side in unison.

Wherever the tractor passed, the water from the seafood on the tractor kept flowing.

"With so many trucks... where are all the seafood going to go..."

"There must be a trading market, isn't it the four major ports?"

"How long will it take?"

"I don't know. Isn't Brother Dong looking for it?"

Ye Yaodong held a notebook in his hand and asked passers-by for directions whenever he came to a fork in the road.

Father Ye pushed a bicycle with luggage baskets tied to both sides of the back seat and followed him. "Are we almost there?"

"Yes, it is just ahead."

The group walked for nearly an hour before stopping in front of a grocery store.

The address is in the alley next to this grocery store.

When they walked in, they happened to see an acquaintance sitting in the open space to enjoy the cool air. It was a worker on Uncle Zheng's boat.

"Oh, I finally found it... I walked for more than an hour..."

"We're here! We've been waiting for a whole day, and the sun is about to set. Lao Zheng said you guys would arrive in the morning, but you arrived in the afternoon."

"Isn't it because there are so many fishing boats that they are moving slower? They were moving slower after landing, and they were delayed by asking for directions while walking..."

A group of people stayed in the open space and talked at the same time, causing people around them to turn their heads frequently and point fingers at them.

Ye Yaodong asked the other party to take everyone to settle down first. Everyone had a lot of luggage, and they all brought their own straw mats and quilts, but they only had two simple pieces of clothes.

By the time everyone had separated and settled down, it was already dark.

Fortunately, they set out in the morning and arrived early, so they were able to settle down before dark. Otherwise, with so many people, it would have been very troublesome to arrange everything.

Uncle Zheng also came back from going out to sea when the sun was setting, and he arrived home when they settled down.

He also showed today's delivery note to the ship captains. According to normal trawling, one day's income can be equal to two or three days' income for his family.

"It's not winter yet, so we'll have more catches during the winter. Or if you don't know how to use radar nets, you can just trawle first. You can also get a lot of catches with longlines from small boats."

"So when does the winter flood begin?"

"Are we here too early?"

Uncle Zheng answered everyone's questions seriously. What he said on the phone was not clear enough, so he had to ask in person.

"It usually starts around the time of the Minor Snow in the 24 solar terms and lasts for about three months."

"According to the Gregorian calendar, the winter season for hairtail lasts from November to January of the following year, which is right before the Chinese New Year. The time is basically the same every year."

"But there are usually a lot of them in September. When it gets colder, there are more of them. There is no need to wait until the light snow."

"Then the winter flood will be over, and everyone will go back home to have a good New Year. Then there will be the spring flood."

"You guys came at the perfect time. In the next half month, you can familiarize yourself with the area while hiring people to set up radar nets and longline fishing. It will be September in no time. It's really fast."

"We can go trawling now. The sea resources here are rich. It won't be too much to arrange 3-4 people on a fishing boat. You can make money and not lose money. Don't worry. If you lose money, can I call you up?"

A large group of people were discussing and deliberating intensely.

Finally, the conclusion is: since we are here, we should make the best of it. We will stay here for a while and then go out to sea tomorrow to see how much our fishing boat can catch.

Ye Yaodong did not express any opinion throughout the whole process. He had his own ideas. Since he was already here, he must stay until the New Year.

They are asking a lot of questions now, but in fact, they have to wait until the Chinese New Year. Of course, if the profits are good, they have to go out to sea a few times first.

When the meeting was almost over, everyone dispersed and returned to their assigned rental houses.

Of course, they must pay Uncle Zheng for the rent.

Ye Yaodong had a large group of people, and he brought 22 people with him, so he himself had 23 people in total. The temporary rented house did not have enough space, so they only had two rooms allocated to them. It was too crowded and the space was too small, as it was an old, dilapidated house.

There was only one day, and it wasn't easy to find a few houses to accommodate them.

He planned to ask the people who stayed behind tomorrow to rent two houses nearby and stay there for the night.

The ones who just held the meeting were the captains of the ships. The boatmen were just workers and did not participate in the meeting. Instead, they packed their luggage and settled down, and then prepared dinner in the evening.

Ye Yaodong discussed with his father after dinner and decided that the Dongsheng and the small boat would go out to trawle the net tomorrow, and let his father go.

The small trawler itself was not equipped with a fishing net, and he just borrowed one from Uncle Zheng.

Anyway, he set up a radar net a few days ago and is using it now. The trawl net is of no use, so it's just right to lend it to him.

He will stay at home with the rest of the people tomorrow, find a few more houses, and book the radar network at the same time.

If Uncle Zheng has done it, then it must be possible. It’s definitely right to follow the footsteps of our predecessors.

He had heard in his previous life that the hairtail from the Radar Net was the most famous. Now that he was here, he had to go and reserve the fishing net first.

He now has enough manpower on hand. He sent 6 people to the big ship and 4 people to the small boat to go out to sea. The seafood collecting ship will not move for the time being. He will leave two people at home to guard it, and send two more to rent a house and inquire about the local situation.

He planned to send other people to help on the boat of Uncle Zheng and his friends from the same village, and learn how to operate radar net fishing. By learning in advance, they can get started immediately after getting the fishing net.

Anyway, the seafood collection boats are not moving now and so many people are not needed at the moment, so the free time is a good opportunity to learn new skills.

After he has arranged all these small tasks, he will also go to the ship to study.

In fact, coming early does have its advantages. At least when the flood season comes, you won't be in a rush and won't know what to do.

After making the arrangements, he gathered all the boatmen and told them about his plan.

Of course, those who stay at home must take turns, not a fixed period. Just treat it as a rotation. Everyone can get a turn. It's not bad to get two or three days a month, and no one has any objections.

He breathed a sigh of relief only after everything was arranged.

There are too many people on hand now, and it is a hassle to make arrangements.

There were fewer people on the other fishing boats, so everything was arranged during the meal time, and everyone came out to walk around.

When Ye Yaodong went out, he saw them strolling around in groups of three or four.

"Dongzi, are you all right?"

A Guang, A Zheng, Xiao Xiao and the others were actually near his door, waiting for him to come out.

"That's about it. We'll just have to arrange a rest schedule for them later."

Xiao Xiao said: "You boatmen can still rest. We will wait until the waves are big and it is not suitable to go out to sea, and then we will rest together."

"There's no other way. We have so many people and so many things. We have to leave someone to look after the house. I won't feel safe if we don't. We won't know when we'll be wiped out. And since there are so many of us, eating and drinking every day is a big deal, so we have to leave someone at home to take care of it."

Ah Zheng said, "You can do this if you have more people, but we can't. We can only do this after work."

Ah Guang asked, "Dongzi, are you going out to sea tomorrow?"

"My father is going, taking a large or small ship. I will stay at home first. There are still things waiting for me to arrange..."

He told the other three about his plan, which again made them envious.

"I originally thought you had too many people on hand, but now it seems not too many."

Ye Yaodong said, "It's not that many. I've calculated that it takes eight people to work on the freshwater boat. One or two more is enough. If you are short of manpower, I can give one or two to you."

Xiao Xiao asked worriedly, "If we wait until the New Year to go back, what will happen to the ships at our shipyard? They said they will deliver them in December."

"It doesn't matter. Weren't you worried about having to pay a large sum of money for delivery? If you deliver the goods later, you can earn more money. Anyway, we will definitely get it before the New Year, and we will definitely go back before the New Year. You can call the shipyard in advance to talk about it."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. Anyway, I'll call ahead to postpone it when the time is close."

Ah Zheng was not too worried. Could it be that if they returned late, the ship would be gone? He could just give them a heads up and deliver the goods later.

A Guang changed the subject and said, "Dongzi, I just asked the locals. The radar net for hairtail is only suitable for larger fishing boats. All the boats that came here are small boats, except for the few big ones we have."

"I asked around, and they found out that small trawlers like these use longlines to catch hairtail. Tomorrow, in addition to finding someone to build the radar net, you also need to find someone to do longline fishing."

Xiao Xiao also immediately said: "Uncle Zheng was not clear on the phone. We all thought that all fishing boats could use radar nets to catch hairtail."

"That's right. Fortunately, I just asked around. We have to hire someone to do some longline fishing tomorrow as well."

Ye Yaodong frowned. The old man was really selfish. He didn't explain in detail and was not afraid of being scolded.

No wonder when I was talking about the radar net just now, I also mentioned longline fishing. It’s just that everyone’s attention is on the radar net and no one is paying attention to longline fishing.

Now that I have finished speaking, it is not a good idea to blame him specifically.

At least so many people came and he helped to settle them. He did fool them, but he also did a good job of clearing the mess. It all depends on how everyone goes out to sea to receive the goods tomorrow, otherwise he will be badly scolded.

"Then I'll find someone to do some longline fishing tomorrow. They should have longline fishing specifically for hairtail here."

"Yes, the longline fishing here is specifically for hairtail. I heard there is also longline fishing specifically for tuna, but that requires a big boat. There are also longline fishing for big eels and other big fish."

"understood."

They stood here and talked, and soon, other people saw them here and gathered around.

Because Ye Yaodong is the backbone of everyone, now whenever he is somewhere, everyone will gather automatically.

Ye Yaodong also mentioned it to them casually, asking them to do longline fishing. After cursing Uncle Zheng as an old fox, some of them planned to buy materials tomorrow and hire workers to do the work themselves.

Some plan to drag the nets tomorrow to see how the harvest is going first, and then buy materials and have their own workers do the work slowly.

I was thinking, isn't it said that the number will increase in September? I'm not that anxious...

However, when they saw the catch in the fishing nets the next day, they started to get anxious.

Ye Yaodong chatted with everyone for a while and then they dispersed. After sitting on the boat for a day and a night, everyone was actually very tired, but they had just arrived at a place and were so excited that they didn't want to rest.

He slept on the floor with everyone else, but there were too many people in the room and it was too stuffy, so he simply rolled up his mat and slept at the door.

The sky is my blanket and the ground is my mat. The cool evening breeze makes people feel extremely comfortable. When I open my eyes, I can see the sky full of stars, and the irritability I just felt in the house is also swept away.

He was tired both mentally and physically. He looked at the stars for a while, then stared at the brightest morning star, and soon fell asleep.

He woke up when it was light in the morning and he heard voices around him. Only then did he realize that there were a lot of people lying around him who had been moved out of the house.

Everyone simply washed up, and those who were going out to sea left immediately. The rest of the people were not in a hurry, so they could go back to the house and continue lying down and waiting for their meal.

Ye Yaodong ran around all day. Fortunately, he had a bicycle, so he asked a nearby woman to set up the radar net and longline fishing in one day.

The local women can do everything. It can be said that every woman on the beach has full skills.

He also rode his bicycle around all the streets of the fishing port, even the alleys, and found out how the fish were sold after the fishing boats returned.

It was not until the evening that he rode his bicycle to the dock to see the fishing boats returning to the port.

Shenjiamen had become a bustling street market as early as the middle of the Qing Dynasty. There were records of "lined streets with shops, mixed seafood, and throngs of vendors". It is known as the "Little Shanghai" and the "Living Water Wharf".

Thousands of ships shuttle back and forth all year round.

When he rode his bicycle to the dock, it was already crowded with people coming and going, there were endless carts and cars, and the sounds of hawking were everywhere.

"Pomfret, the pomfret that just came ashore..."

"Collect the sword shrimps...Collect the sword shrimps..."

As soon as a large fishing boat approaches the shore, a bunch of fishmongers rush forward.

The boat's berth was also crowded with people.

"Fuck, so many people are following the car..."

"Damn, it's so busy... No wonder there's a fee for docking..."

The dock at this moment was more than ten times busier than when they docked yesterday. They thought it was busy enough yesterday.

He looked towards the sea and saw that a large number of fishing boats were returning to the port. At a glance, the sea was filled with large and small fishing boats, and they were all docking in an orderly manner.

No wonder people used to say that there were thousands of ships shuttling back and forth here all year round.

Yesterday afternoon, the few hundred boats that were not out to sea at the dock were nothing. There were literally tens of thousands of boats shuttling back and forth…

"Oh my god... there are so many people... I didn't expect that the port could be so lively in this era..."

He rode his bicycle and looked along the way. The dock was full of fish and shrimps, and every cart, tractor, truck, van and Jiefang was full.

After the trucks are taken away, empty trucks drive in. How much seafood must be transported out every day?
No wonder this is the largest natural fishing port in China, and is known as one of the three largest fishing ports in the world along with Bergen Port in Norway and Callao Port in Peru.

It is also the largest aquatic product distribution base in the country. In 2005, the China International Aquatic Products City, the largest aquatic product trading market in the country, was built.

Just as he was wandering around watching the excitement and looking for their fishing boat, he heard what seemed to be a quarrel not far away.

Ye Yaodong parked his bicycle at the side and locked it. Before he even walked in, he heard their familiar hometown dialect and his heart suddenly tightened.

"You are looking for death, you dare to push our people into the sea..."

"Who the hell are you? Fuck you... If you say you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. You fucking bitch..."

"I said I wouldn't sell it, but you're playing tricks on me, you fucking outsider. Believe it or not, I'll kill you..."

He quickly pushed through the crowd and saw that the people on both sides had red faces and thick necks, veins bulging, eyes bigger than cows, and their index fingers were about to poke each other in the face.

If the fishermen around hadn't helped pull it, they would have probably been beaten and kicked.

"Ah Zheng, what's wrong..."

Ah Zheng stiffened his neck, pointed at the other person and cursed, "This Ying Muji broke the grass for the dog and tampered with the scale. Do you think I don't know?"

"Fuck you, *****"

The workers next to him also started spitting and cursing wildly...

"It's this scale. Who tampered with it? Who the hell do you think tampered with it?"

The other party also stiffened his neck and cursed even louder than A Zheng. He was about to lean forward. If he hadn't been held back by someone, he would have pounced on him and hit him.

"F*ck, if you dare, bring me the scale. My hands are more accurate than your scale. Don't I know how many pounds it is?"

Everyone around was trying to stop the fight.

It was probably at this time that a large number of fishing boats were docking at the pier, and the people maintaining law and order at the pier were probably out at sea or had not yet freed up their hands to come over.

Ye Yaodong asked, "Did they tamper with the scale?"

The boatman next to him explained, "Yes, he still refuses to admit it. He wants to seize our goods and just now pushed two of us into the sea."

"If there weren't several boats from our village docking nearby, the goods would have been stolen and the people would have been beaten to death."

"Now you're biting us back. We can tell how many pounds a basket of goods weighs just by lifting it. How can you still fool us?"

Suddenly, a group of people came out from nowhere, pushed through the crowd with sticks, and hit A Zheng head-on.

Fortunately, Ye Yaodong reacted quickly and pulled back Ah Zheng who was about to rush over impulsively. He was only hit on the shoulder, but the pain made him grimace in pain and his facial features wrinkled.

This is a real fatal move.

"Dare to hit others, damn it, kill them, they think we are easy to bully..."

"You are bullying me, an outsider..."

In an instant, everyone was furious. Originally, other people in their village were just cursing on the sidelines, but now that someone was beaten, everyone was angry.

"Fuck, you dare to hit someone even though you're in the wrong, Suzuki is a jerk..."

The people around originally wanted to stop the fight, but when they saw that the two groups had become mad and started fighting, they immediately scattered for fear of getting into trouble.

"Kill them..."

"What's wrong? What's wrong, Adong..."

"Ah Zheng was beaten, and two workers were pushed into the water..."

"Mad, let's fight them..."

"Go and call someone, tell them to stop selling the goods..."

Originally, the two gangs were evenly matched, with only more than 10 people on each side. Later, people from both sides joined in and a melee broke out between and people.

The people in charge of the dock also brought people over to stop the fight, but they were unable to stop the fight at all. Both sides were so angry that they accused the other side of being an outsider and started beating them.

It suddenly turned into a three-way melee.

The number of people participating in the war on both sides is also increasing.

The management personnel at the dock were beaten by both sides at the same time. Even with sticks, they could not get any good results. After suffering a loss, they quickly withdrew and prepared to call for more people.

However, no one gathered as quickly as the villagers from their own village. Upon hearing the news, all the villagers ran over first.

This time is exactly when the fishing boats are docking. Most of their fishing boats have returned, but the only difference is whether the goods have been sold out.

The noise here kept getting louder and louder, and some people ran back to shout. Realizing that their own people were being bullied, they no longer wanted anything and all ran over here.

"Fuck you, you guys are lying, and you dare to hit people, and you dare to be so arrogant, I'm going to kill you..."

"Damn it, you think there's no one to bully us outsiders? Open your dog eyes and look at me. I'm your grandfather. A few hundred people can kill you at will..."

"Don't believe it, this is our territory, ah..."

"Afraid of you?"

Even though their four large ships had gone out to sea to fish and had not returned, there were still nearly 200 people who came to join them one after another.

The battle situation was overwhelming.

These arrogant fishmongers were overwhelmed by the seven or eight times greater number of people and immediately became defenseless.

However, the managers at the dock brought a large group of people over at this time. Seeing that they were the stronger party, they helped the other side to defeat them.

"You bunch of idiots... they are the ones who are bullying..."

"Catch all the troublemakers, don't let any of them go..."

Ye Yaodong was so angry that he almost died. After killing one group of people, another group came, and they were the local bosses who managed the dock.

It's okay to beat up those fishmongers who cheat, they are still in the right, but if you come into conflict with those local bosses who are in charge, it will be really troublesome.

The officials have already come, so we have to give them face.

He thought about it, ran to the tractor next to him and shouted, "The police are coming, the police are coming!"

The two parties who were fighting fiercely suddenly stopped, looked at him, and started fighting again.

"Hey……"

"boom!"

Suddenly there was a bang, and the scene became cold. This time it really stopped.

Ye Yaodong was also shocked.

Not only them, but thousands of people on the dock also gathered around, stopped what they were doing, and stared at the guns.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

He is the manager of the dock opposite.

"Catch them all."

No one dared to move.

In fact, everyone has guns on the boat, but no one dares to take them out. Last year’s gun battle was too tragic. Who dares to take them out here now? Isn’t this seeking death?
There are more people here, tens of thousands, and I'm afraid they were shot dead on the spot.

Ye Yaodong quickly winked at the others, asking them to run quickly. He did not dare to shout anymore, for fear of being hit first.

But even without his signal, those on the periphery took the opportunity to squeeze into the crowd. Anyone who didn't run was a fool.

But the people in the front row who were hit first couldn't escape.

Ye Yaodong got off the tractor as soon as he heard the gunshots, and now he quickly dived into the crowd.

Run away first. If he doesn’t run away, no one will save them.

Ps: After seeing the feedback from the backstage, this chapter has been modified and the next one will be rewritten.