Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1253 Accident
Ye Yaodong explained that he would transfer the money back after hanging up the phone, and asked A Qing to keep an eye out for a remittance slip in the next two days and go and get the money.

After he finished speaking, he asked other boatmen to continue making calls while he went to the counter nearby.

Only after completing all the formalities did he go to pay the phone bill.

The next day, he carefully took the money and went to remit it again. He only kept a few thousand yuan on him, and only then did he feel relieved.

The salaries were paid out one after another yesterday, except for those who have not returned from the Harvest. There is not much money left on hand now, and I have to wait to accumulate more.

If it weren't for the chaos here, the houses are dilapidated, there is no property rights, and the land is hard to buy. It is impossible for him to stay here for a long time. There is no one to show him houses, and he has no official connections. It would be better for him to just use cash to buy houses and land.

Alas, the time is not right yet, it is still 86, so we can only accumulate money first.

He stood at the door of the post office and looked at the street outside. It had started raining without him noticing and the ground was wet.

Seeing that the rain was not heavy, he hurried home.

The pedestrians on the road were hurrying, running everywhere to take shelter from the rain.

The rain gradually got heavier, from drizzle to heavy rain. When he ran back home, he was wet from head to toe, and his Liberation Shoes were soaked.

The sky darkened. It was clearly morning, but it looked like it was almost dark.

"Suddenly the rain became so heavy..."

"Yeah, there was still some sunshine in the morning, but it got dark all of a sudden."

"Ouch, there's lightning..."

Ye Yaodong took off his wet clothes right away while standing at the door. He looked at the flash of lightning that passed across the sky and said, "It looks like their fishing boats will have to come back as soon as they go out."

He was still thinking about sending out a fresh fish boat tomorrow, but now he didn't know if it would have any impact. If several ships didn't come back tomorrow, he would still have to go out to pick up another load of cargo.

Other fishing boats also returned as the rain got heavier at noon.

The next morning, he sailed out to look for her without waiting for the Dongsheng to return. This time he was able to get in touch with her only after sailing a long way away.

After getting in touch with them, I learned that Mr. Ye and his team had been working while driving towards the East China Sea for the past one or two days, and only stopped when it rained heavily.

The rain on the sea was about the same as on land, but the wind was not strong.

Except for typhoons and cold winter weather, when the northwest wind will blow strongly, in fact, under normal circumstances, the wind is strong on land but not necessarily strong on the sea. Sometimes the wind is weaker the further you go out, the smaller it is.

Sometimes offshore fishing boats cannot withstand the wind and waves, and when they return to port, large ships can often still operate in the open sea.

It was raining heavily at the moment, and although several boats could handle it, they still had to move back while working just in case, not daring to run too far, but they had no plans to dock immediately for the time being.

As Ye Yaodong drove along, he could see many large ships still working on the sea. Some of the workers were wearing straw raincoats, while others were wearing nylon raincoats and waterproof suits, busy on the deck.

He thought to himself that there were indeed a lot of fishing boats on this side, and they appeared densely packed on the sea. Fishing boats could be seen intermittently along the way.

After he collected the cargoes from several ships and supplied them with ice, diesel and fresh water, he told them to be careful and not to go too far. It would be safer for them to stay in the sea area where they had been for the previous two days before returning.

The invoice and proceeds from sales a few days ago were still in his hands. They would settle the bill together after they came back.

But when they were returning, they saw a fishing boat on the sea waving a red flag.

Ye Yaodong didn't care too much at first. He just wanted to return quickly because it was raining heavily.

But after looking a few more times, he found that there seemed to be several people standing on the deck, each holding a flag of different colors and waving at them.

At this time, Chen Guodong also came over and knocked on his window.

"Brother Dong, there seems to be something wrong with that boat. They are waving flags at us. Is there something wrong?"

Ye Yaodong slowed down, picked up the telescope and took a look, only to find that they were all there with their mouths open and shouting, but because they were too far away, he could not hear any sound at all.

"That should be the ship calling for help. Let's get closer and take a look."

"Then they should have a radio station to call for help?"

"I don't know, maybe something went wrong, let's go take a look."

He turned the fishing boat and moved towards the fishing boat drifting on the sea.

When he got closer, he also saw that the people on the opposite fishing boat were waving happily.

Maybe something really went wrong, so I was calling just now.

He stopped the boat only after getting closer. The workers on the deck were already shouting at the other side from a distance.

"Brother Dong, he said their communication station was broken. I don't know if it was burned out by the thunderstorm. I wanted to return directly, but halfway through the voyage, it seemed that it entered the Bagua formation and could not move. I could only drift around with the waves."

"Boss, what is the Bagua formation? Is there something wrong with the feng shui here?"

"Will we also enter..."

Ye Yaodong twitched his lips, "Have you heard too many ghost stories? Since it's floating around everywhere, it must not have been here that it couldn't move in the first place."

What are you asking? None of them are reliable.

"But they are shouting the Bagua formation there. It's hard to tell what they are saying or hear from a distance."

"It's still raining, and we don't understand the language..."

"Yes, we don't speak the same language. It's hard for us to speak and hear each other. How about we get closer?"

"Hook it with a bamboo pole, get closer and ask."

"We are worried that there is a scam. The dock here is too chaotic. Who knows if this fishing boat is a scammer, trapping us there."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that it made sense. He didn’t expect that they all made progress.

"Let me ask."

He shouted at the other party, "Comrade, what's the problem with you?"

"The radio is broken..."

"The propeller... the fishing net below is hooked..."

"The propeller...can't move..."

Heavy rain was falling beside his ears, and the sound of waves and wind was endless. Ye Yaodong pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a long time. After identifying it, he roughly understood that these people must have a problem with their fishing boat.

While they were shouting and communicating, the other party's fishing boat was swaying in the wind and waves, gradually moving away from them.

He looked at the fishing boat being pushed farther away by the wind and waves, so he had to start sailing again to close the distance. Then he asked someone to hook the other boat, and the two boats slowly came together.

But he was still worried, so he asked again before getting completely close.

He looked at the scattered fishing nets on the other side's deck, the various fishing tools and machinery, as well as the fish that had not been cleared off the boat, and then he moved closer in belief.

"Old comrade, what is this Bagua formation you just mentioned?"

"It's a fishing net array. The propeller was caught in the net. It can't move and can't go back."

Ye Yaodong listened with great effort before he finally understood. He couldn't help but complain inwardly that the way people spoke in different places was quite different, and the older people were used to speaking Mandarin mixed with dialect, which made him spend a long time listening.

"So the propeller got tangled in the fishing net, so it lost power and couldn't sail. Then your radio broke down, so it was drifting and couldn't go back, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's it. Please help drag us back. I will definitely thank you."

"How long have you been floating?"

"It broke down yesterday morning due to thunder and lightning, so we went back. As a result, we were almost halfway there when we got stuck in the fishing net. We have been floating ever since."

"Can't you drop anchor? Why are you still drifting with the wind and waves?"

"The anchor is sliding and can't hold onto the seafloor, so it can only float."

This explanation was reasonable and most of his doubts were dispelled.

If the seabed is inclined, or is muddy or sandy, then when the anchor goes down, it will not have enough grip and will not be able to provide enough friction to keep the ship stable on the sea.

Ye Yao took another look at the size of their fishing boat and felt that it would be difficult for his boat to pull the boat. The other boat was about 27 or 28 meters long and could bear a load of 100 tons.

"Wait a minute, your boat is so big, I may not be able to pull it. Let me help you find a rescue boat."

"Okay, okay... Sorry for the trouble..."

He asked his men to watch here, keep hooking and keep their distance, while he went to the cockpit to contact for help.

Fortunately, they had already returned most of the way and were only an hour's sail away from the shore.

After contacting the rescue boat, they also stayed on the sea to help and wait.

Without them watching here, the boat would probably be knocked off its position by the waves again, and we wouldn’t know where to find it then.

As the sky gradually darkened, the rain slowly slowed down.

"Brother Dong, I've been waiting for two hours. It's already dark. Why haven't you come yet?"

"It's so hard to wait, should we go back first?"

"Why rush? Now that we have met and agreed, let's just wait. It's already dark, and we have only one boat. If it drifts with the wind and waves, it will be very dangerous. Who knows when the wind and waves will get strong."

Everyone calmed down after hearing what he said.

Ye Yaodong looked at his watch. It was not yet 7 o'clock. It was just because of the rain and the sky was gloomy that it got dark quickly.

When he was bored, he kept communicating with the captain of the opposite ship.

It turned out that they were fishermen born and raised in the local area, not outsiders. The captain of the boat was named Xu.

According to the locals, 90% of the fishing boats currently at the dock are from outside or from surrounding towns.

Even though there are docks in the surrounding towns, many fishing boats will stop at their Shenjiamen Fishing Port to sell goods, and the local flow of people is unmatched by other places.

They chatted about family matters again. Perhaps because of his help and the fact that he had been with them all the time, the other party was particularly friendly and polite to him. They kept thanking him and said that they would invite him to their home once they reached the shore and were out of danger.

He also said a few polite words.

After waiting for about an hour, we saw the rescue ship arrive, along with a large fishing boat.

When the rescue ship came, they first understood the situation and then made a plan to let the large fishing boat that came with it to tow the boat, and his boat also had to help tow it.

Before dragging, he also found out that the fishing boat, which was bigger than his, was about 40 meters long and was stopped by a rescue boat on its way back and the men were captured.

Because it is dark, the wind is stronger and the waves are more violent at night than during the day.

At this time, there was no better way to rescue the fishing boat whose propeller was entangled in the fishing net in the dark except to let it be towed back.

By the time the two large fishing boats towed the boat to the shore, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening, which was far beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, this time will not delay his sales.

After pulling the fishing boat back to the dock, he unloaded the cargo nearby, and at Captain Xu's strong request, he left the address of the rental house.

However, the place where he sold his goods was not far away, right on the shore. Just when he was halfway through selling his goods, there was a commotion around him.

Out of curiosity, he asked the worker next to him to find out.

"Brother Dong, Brother Dong, there is a huge whale in the fishing net entangled by the propeller of the fishing boat we just towed back. They said it was a killer whale."

"It's super big. Everyone says it's ten meters long..."

Ye Yaodong was surprised. "Killer whale? Is it still alive? Is it entangled in the fishing net?"

"He's still alive and in the water. He hasn't been fished out yet. There's a circle of people on the shore watching him."

"Some people are already bidding there..."

"When they went down into the water to get the net out from under the propeller, they found that the net was several hundred meters long. Then when they untied the net, they found a big fish underneath..."

"What a big fish! I got scared, then I realized it was a killer whale..."

Ye Yaodong listened to his excited saliva spitting out, and he roughly understood what he said.

The killer whale was trapped in a fishing net, so when it saw a fishing boat, it swam over to call for help. However, the fishing net was too long and was rolled into the propeller, and the propeller could not move.

The killer whale was trapped in the fishing net. Under the propeller, it had no way to struggle to escape. It could only breathe occasionally to stay alive.

Fortunately, the propeller was entangled in the fishing net, otherwise the killer whale would have been beaten to death.

"Sold?"

"I don't know. When I came here, they were still bidding. I'll go take a look."

"You watch here, I'll go take a look."

He was also curious.

After he walked over, he heard from the people next to him that the killer whale had been sold for 4000 yuan!!!
Ye Yaodong was so shocked that his eyes widened. 4000 yuan!
"What? This killer whale was sold for 4000 yuan?"

The crowd was also very excited. “Yes, it was bought by that boss. That boss has already asked someone to arrange a car.”

"Ah, this is the first time I see such a big, live killer whale..."

"How do we transport this thing that's still alive?"

"Who cares? If they can buy it, they should have a way to deal with it. It's rare to catch it alive..."

"What a stroke of luck! This boat..."

"I heard that the propeller of this fishing boat was entangled in the fishing net, so they needed to be rescued. This is a blessing in disguise."

"This is such a surprise. I got lucky. I sold one fish for 4,000 yuan. Isn't this too profitable?"

"It's mainly the living ones! See if the dead ones can be sold at such a high price!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I made a lot of money..."

Ye Yaodong listened to everyone talking and felt envious. He could only earn that much with a load of goods from his fresh-catch boat.

This live killer whale can be sold for so much money.

It's not like he had never encountered killer whales before, but he didn't expect them to be so valuable. However, he didn't have the ability to catch one, so he could only watch and learn more.

Captain Xu is really lucky.

He was watching in the crowd, and there were flashlights all around him, shining on the killer whale in the fishing net. The killer whale in the water was still struggling.

Captain Xu on the boat was smiling so widely that his mouth was almost crooked.

At this time, there were still many people soaking in the water, and no one dared to get too close to the killer whale.

More and more people gathered around him, and Ye Yaodong suddenly felt as if several hands were touching him.

"..."

What the hell?
Three hands?
So blatant.

Fortunately, even though he was watching the fun, he still held the purse inside his clothes tightly with one hand.

Seeing the thieves around him so arrogant, he quickly grabbed a hand that was touching his arms, turned his head and saw someone he didn't recognize, and immediately shouted: "There's a thief, there's a thief..."

The people around immediately stepped back and checked the money on their bodies. Some of them suddenly changed their expressions and rushed up to punch and kick the people he caught, then searched them while cursing.

Ye Yaodong also quickly retreated. It was too chaotic. Many people fell into the sea because they were standing on the shore.

Some people also discovered that there were thieves around them, and they were shouting and yelling to catch and beat the thieves.

"Oh my God……"

He quickly retreated further, but as he retreated, his foot seemed to step on something hard. He looked down and was surprised again.

"Car keys? Santana?"

It was too warm around him at this time, so he could only pick it up quickly, move away from the center of the chaos, and return to his stall.

"Brother Dong, why is there a fight over there? What happened? Are they fighting over the fish?"

"No, there was a thief. It was too chaotic..."

The people around were nodding seriously, it was really chaotic.

Many people also know that they should protect themselves, but those who are in the middle will inevitably be affected, which makes things particularly chaotic.

"Has the killer whale not been taken away yet?"

"No, it's still in the water. It's all messy now. We probably have to wait until it calms down and a truck comes over before we can take the fish away."

"That thief should be beaten to death."

Someone nearby echoed, "He deserves to be beaten to death."

Ye Yaodong remained silent.

He was playing with the metal key in his hand, not knowing who had dropped it, but there was chaos over there.

After a while, the management personnel at the dock came over, and the crowd quieted down. They were at a distance and could not see clearly what was going on in the middle of the crowd.

I just heard from people around me that he seemed to have been beaten to death.

At the same time, they also saw two people being dragged away by the manager like dead dogs.

People around me are still cursing that they deserve it...

Ye Yaodong's impression of the chaos here deepened, and he became more alert. He would have to talk to everyone more about it when he got back to warn them...

The two thieves were beaten to death, but it did not cause any ripples on the dock. The crowd gathered again and continued to watch the fun.

After a long time, a large truck drove over, and then he saw a water pump.

There was a container on the truck, and the water from the pump was continuously pumped into the container. Then a crane came over and directly lifted up the killer whale and the fishing net together.

The sea water rushed into the sea from the fishing nets, and the crowd also made wow sounds.

"Wow...it's so big..."

“So that’s how it was brought up…”

"We have to catch him alive..."

"I don't know where to get the living ones..."

The crowd kept exclaiming in amazement, their eyes opened.

Big fish are common, but such a large-scale effort is not common.

"Damn... lift the fish and the net together. I was wondering how we're going to get this big fish ashore?"

"That's amazing! The boss who bought this fish is also amazing."

Ye Yaodong was also amazed in his heart, it was really amazing. He pinched the key in his hand, not knowing whether it was dropped by the other party.

It was pitch black at the moment, and he didn't know who it was, as he hadn't seen anyone just now.

Seeing the discussions all around, it didn't seem that chaotic. He asked someone to continue watching the stall while he went over to take a look.

There is no point in leaving the car keys to him, so it is better to return them to their original owner.

But when he looked again, he didn't hear anyone looking for the key.

He had no choice but to ask Captain Xu.

He didn’t know if it was the boss who bought the killer whale who lost it, but he didn’t know if there were other bosses in the crowd, so he could only ask.

Captain Xu thought that the killer whale knew that he was sold for 4000 yuan and came to ask for payment. Captain Xu didn't mind it. After all, he had just made a lot of money and was very happy.

He smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I haven't sold all the fish in this boat yet, and I don't have any money, so I can't thank you properly."

"The boss who just bought the killer whale is a local overseas Chinese. He didn't give me cash directly, but only issued a bill of lading. I can only go to the factory to get the money tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong shook his head quickly, "No, I picked up this Santana car key, and I don't know who dropped it. I thought it might be the boss of a nearby business, so I came to ask. If you know him, that would be the best. Ask him, and if so, have someone come and pick it up."

"Car keys? I don't know about that. I'll ask when I go to get the money tomorrow. We saw a car on the street here, but I don't know whose it is."

"Well, you go ahead and do your business. I also need to sell goods."

"Okay, okay, thank you for today. Without your help, the boat wouldn't be able to reach the shore. If it's delayed until tomorrow, the whales might be dead and we wouldn't be able to sell them at a high price."

Ye Yaodong did not think there was anything wrong with selling whales. Fishermen also need to make money to eat and support their families.

Killer whales are no longer protected animals, and if they are caught accidentally, they can be sold for a high price. Who wouldn't want to catch one?

"It's my duty. Since we met each other at sea, I have to help if I can."

"Thank you very much. It's a bit late today. I will come to thank you tomorrow at noon..."

Ye Yaodong thought about it. He might still be sleeping at noon tomorrow. He didn't know when these goods would be sold out.

However, he didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's sell the goods first. It may take until dawn to finish selling them. Don't worry. I'll be at home all day tomorrow anyway."

"Good good."

The boatman ran over and called him, saying that someone wanted fish. Ye Yaodong waved his hand and ran away quickly.

By the time he finished selling the goods, it was already early morning, and he went back exhausted.

I didn't bother to settle the accounts, I just thought about what happened in the evening and felt that home was still the best.

There is no place like home. Compared with the risks outside, it is safer to stay at home.

No wonder people say home is a harbor for the soul. He had only been here for a short time, and he didn’t feel tired physically, but he felt very tired mentally.

It’s more tiring than catching jellyfish, but it’s much better over there than here.

I can see group fights on the way back from selling goods at night.

Although money can be earned quickly here, it makes people feel uneasy. After all, he has lived in a peaceful society ruled by law for a long time and cannot bear to see people being beaten to death at will.

After all, it is a human life. Although the thief was wrong, he should still be punished by law.

But we have only been here for a few days, and everyone has just tasted the sweetness, so they may not want to go back.

After thinking about it, he could only calm down and ask everyone to be more careful when going out, to be patient if possible, and not to conflict with others.

After the radar network is completed in a few days, we will go out to sea to fish and take a look at the situation.

The prerequisite for making money is also safety.

After he calmed himself down, he took out the money from today's sales, and his mood immediately improved.

The bed was covered with big and small coins, banknotes and notes. At night, he dared not take his hands away from his purse, otherwise he would have no place to cry.

Another huge profit, he couldn't help but smile again.

Sure enough, no one doesn't like money.

He quickly took out the rubber bands and put them on the bed, then started counting them.

I made more money today, maybe because I went farther away, or maybe I kept fishing and dragged two more nets.

A total of 13523 pieces were sold in the evening. Now there is a lot of goods, so the fishmongers and buyers weigh them in large quantities. Many times, they round off the price without calculating the cents.

But there is no guarantee that money will not fall, at least the number counted at night is an integer.

Ye Yaodong first calculated how much money he could get, and then he took out the cargo lists of several ships to check and divide the money.

"5221 yuan... wow, it's really easy to make money..."

Among today's fish, there were quite a few groupers, as well as red snappers, large prawns and other valuable items, all of which were sold at a good price.

He took out his account book and recorded the money from today's sales and the money he divided. Then he saw that the total of the two sales was 1!

He opened his mouth in surprise. Compared to yesterday, he earned about 500 more!

Ye Yaodong was stunned, with empty eyes, thinking about how much net profit he could make from this and how much he spent on gas and ice today.

After being stunned for a long while, he finally remembered how much he had spent on gas and ice today, and then he wrote it down.

The cargo manifests corresponding to several fishing boats also record how much oil and ice they added. These are paid at original prices and he does not make any profit from it, as it is free delivery.

Just deducted it directly on the invoice.

He had no way of calculating how much the net profit was, as there was surplus and loss, and the fresh-collecting ships coming in and out also consumed fuel.

He could only keep track of how much he spent on gas and ice each time.

"Forget it, as long as there is profit, we will know the final account when the time comes."

After happily putting the money and account book away, he was about to take off his clothes and pants to take a shower and go to bed, but he touched the Santana car keys in his pocket again.

So ugly!

He wouldn't buy it now even if he had money. It's not as practical as a tractor.

The fishing boats at his dock are enough for him to show off. He doesn't need to buy a car to show off.

He is a practical man.