Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1555 In the Storm

Without delaying the normal fishing and sorting, everyone made all the necessary preparations in advance to deal with the heavy rain.

I felt relieved after I got these done, and I can still deal with it in time even if it rains heavily.

After all, this is not near the coast. If anything happens, we can run back immediately and reach the shore in a few hours.

This is deep sea. It will take two days and two nights to reach the shore unless there are special circumstances. Moreover, heavy rain is often accompanied by big waves. It is not easy to go back. All kinds of situations may happen during this period.

What they need to do now is to prepare for whatever might happen so that they can respond in time if anything goes wrong. There are more than 20 people on his fishing boat, and there are three other boats, with a total of to people.

While they were making preparations, they also communicated with other fishing boats, which were also making preparations at the same time.

He had already taken this into consideration when allocating personnel, and the technical personnel on each ship were distributed evenly so that they could all be taken care of.

After finishing the preparations on his side, he asked about other fishing boats out of concern.

"Each ship should report its response situation."

"Ship No. 2 is preparing its spare engine..."

"Number 3 has completed the response."

"Ship No. 4 will check the drainage system and everything will be done."

Ye Yaodong felt more relieved. "Okay, the deep sea is different from the near sea. Be more careful. It's better to be more prepared than to miss anything."

"receive."

"We should do what we need to do now, and we will deal with the situation in time if it rains heavily tomorrow."

"receive."

If it rains tomorrow, he can also take the opportunity to check everyone's response situation. Faced with complicated weather, people are more likely to panic.

If everyone can deal with all weather conditions effectively and skillfully, then he can be completely relieved and will not have to board the boat in the future.

However, this also requires long-term experience and cannot be achieved once or twice.

Now he should drift more in the deep sea and accumulate more experience. Once he becomes a veteran, he can rest assured and do other things.

Before going to bed, Ye Yaodong took a walk around the deck as usual, and then went back to his room to sleep with peace of mind.

However, the expected heavy rain did not come the next day, and it was cloudy all day.

He thought it would not be easy to unload the goods in a short time. The goods on several ships would definitely be liquidated if they were put together on one ship.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was not raining, the three ships took turns moving the goods onto ship No. 4 in the afternoon.

This time there were only three boats transporting the goods, and they were very efficient, finishing the work just in time for dark.

Ye Yaodong also urged Ship No. 4 to return quickly.

"I feel like the air is getting thick with moisture. You should hurry back before it rains. You can still see on the road now, but when it rains heavily and it's dark, you'll have to be more careful and walk slower."

"I know. I'll return immediately."

"Be careful on the road."

"Ok."

Ship No. 4 was also able to return, and the rest of the people were somewhat envious. However, thinking that their boss Ye Yaodong was still with them on the sea, everyone felt a little more balanced and at ease.

As the No. 4 ship accelerated, Ye Yaodong also said to the others: "It didn't rain during the day, but it might rain in the evening or at night. Those on duty should pay more attention and don't fall asleep."

"receive."

"Three boats have returned now. As expected, boat No. 5 should be on its way. If it rains heavily, it may be delayed. But it's okay. We have to be more careful when fishing in the rain. As long as we can connect, it's fine."

"Well, everyone knows that we can just take our own food. If we really don't have time to come here, we can just go back when the cargo is full."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong also planned to be more alert at night and go to bed early while it hasn't rained yet. If it rains heavily, he will be more energetic when he gets up and can take shifts with them.

In the middle of the night, the sound of crackling rain finally fell. Everyone had been waiting for this rain since they heard the weather forecast, but it didn't come, and they were all looking forward to it.

After the rain stopped, I felt relieved and at ease.

Ye Yaodong was originally half asleep, and he woke up drowsily when he heard the sound of the rain.

I touched the watch under the pillow, opened the cabin door and saw that it was already one o'clock.

"Brother Dong? Were you woken up by the rain?"

"I didn't sleep very well to begin with, so I woke up at the slightest noise. The rain looked pretty heavy, and it just started raining this hard."

"Hurry up and finish it, just get down there."

"It doesn't look like it will pass that quickly. The weather forecast tonight also said it will rain for the next few days."

"The Sea Dragon King has overrun the area, and it has been raining for several days at a time."

"If it's a little rain, it's okay. Just be careful to deal with it anyway."

As he was talking, Ye Yaodong also put on his raincoat.

Chen Shi added: "It's raining heavily outside. There's nothing else going on right now, so don't go out in the rain. Just watch from the cockpit."

"I'll prepare in advance. You won't be able to sleep tonight anyway, so I'll watch over you. You go lie down for a while."

"I'll lie down for a while..."

"It's okay, go ahead. I'll call you when the rain stops or if there's any other situation. I'll be able to watch over you. There's no need for both of us to watch over you."

"Brother Dong, you are very capable. With you watching over us, we can all feel at ease. I'm going to take a nap. Call me later in the night, or when the rain gets lighter, call me too."

"Well, go ahead. It's raining so hard, there's no need to lie down there. Just go to the rest cabin in the back."

"Okay, if there's any problem, just knock on the door and I'll get up. Otherwise, it'll be hard to call you."

"Yes, that's right."

After Ye Yaodong asked him to have a rest, he looked at the instruments on the display screens. Now everything was showing normal, so he felt relieved. He also made himself a cup of strong tea to refresh himself.

If this happened at home, there would be a power outage if there was a thunder and lightning, but it's okay on the fishing boat now.

However, there are still more than 4 hours before dawn. I hope the thunderstorm will not last too long while I cast a net.

At this time, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire sea surface, and allowing everyone to see that the entire East China Sea had turned into a pot of boiling water, crackling, but then darkened again in an instant.

Ye Yaodong also saw the silver light of the rolling fish, not just in one place, but everywhere.

Thunderstorms are also accompanied by rolling waves. The surging waves make the fishing boats shake more violently, and as the fishing boats are operating, the waves on the bows are almost turning over.

He thought that if he wanted to collect the net later, he would have to have the crew members tie ropes around their waists just in case. He was already shaky in the cockpit, and it would be even more difficult for him to stand on the deck.

You have to walk back and forth when collecting the nets. A rope tied around your waist can help you adjust your standing position according to the tilt angle of the hull, and prevent the fishing boat from tilting too much, causing you to lose your balance and fall off the boat.

With this in mind, he also entered the online channel, called out to a few fishing boats, gave them instructions, and said a few more words.

"There was thunder and lightning just now. If you have fishing nets, the steel cable must be grounded to the copper wire."

In thunderstorm weather, the trawl net will become a lightning rod

"receive."

"Be alert at night. There are thunder and lightning and heavy rain now. Please pay attention to safety."

"Ok."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he went to the public channel to listen to the radio.

Although thunderstorms and high waves have many disadvantages, they also have one advantage, which is that the harvest is great.

As soon as the thunder and lightning struck, illuminating the sea surface, he saw that the surging waves were filled with silvery-white fish, both large and small, which were tumbling out of the water as the waves surged.

I guess the fish at the bottom have also come up. Otherwise, why do they say the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

Another hour passed, and when it was time Chen Shi agreed to start the net-raising, Ye Yaodong went out with a loudspeaker to call for help.

"The net is set up, the net is set up..."

The wind was strong, the rain was heavy, the waves were huge, and the noise from the machines was so loud that he had to shout while holding the loudspeaker.

Fortunately, there were many workers and they responded to him together, otherwise he might not have heard it.

Ye Yaodong wiped the rain that blurred his vision, and watched everyone tie ropes to him first, and then start to collect the net. Only then did he feel relieved and went to the cockpit.

The fishing boat was shaken violently by the waves, and he had to hold on to the railing tightly even when he was standing on the helm.

When entering the cockpit, he had to hold on to the door panel, for fear that he would be thrown out by accident. He would have no place to cry.

Just as he was looking at the bent mast, another big wave came, and the fishing boat was tilted violently from side to side.

At this time, a big wave hit the stern of the ship, and as the waves washed over, a large number of fish were also washed onto the deck. There were all kinds of fish, big and small, black, gray, white, and some red ones.

Ye Yaodong grabbed the door handle to steady himself, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, staring with wide eyes at the fish on the deck below, jumping and shaking their bodies, swaying back and forth with the shaking of the fishing boat. There were at least hundreds of them.

"Fuck, it's jumping up..."

The workers below were all happy, nervous and confused.

What made them happy was that so many fish jumped onto the deck automatically, but what made them panic was that they couldn't even stand steadily. What made them chaotic was that the boat was shaking and they couldn't stand steadily, so now they had no place to step.

If you step on a slippery fish, the fish will jump into your rain boots and play with your feet.

It’s okay if it’s a bigger fish, but if it’s a smaller fish, it can really bite the skin of your feet.

With so many fish dangling on the deck, it was affecting their efforts to collect the nets.

Thinking that the goods had not come up yet and it would take another half an hour to pull the fishing net up completely, everyone simply bent down to take out the fish from the rain boots first, and then used the hand net to scoop up the goods on the deck.

Ye Yaodong originally wanted to tell them not to worry about the goods, as the fishing boat would just bump a few more times and the goods would simply return to the sea from the stern.

But they all had smiling faces, catching and cursing, and then holding the fish's gills to show off when they found one.

I thought that there wouldn't be any trouble anyway, and I had a rope tied around my waist to secure it, so I let them catch them for a while.

The lights on the deck were swaying back and forth, and it seemed that the light was not focused and was shaking along with it. He couldn't see clearly what kind of fish everyone had caught. He could only hear their mouths opening and closing, and their expressions were quite excited after catching a big fish.

But I was a little worried, so I just went out with a loud speaker and shouted, "Be careful, don't grab, be careful."

After he finished shouting, those who were squatting on the deck and fishing immediately stopped and stood up with regretful looks on their faces.

Someone shouted, "There's a big grouper, it slipped in my hand, I don't know where it went?"

"Oh, it would be a shame if it ran away. It's alive."

Ye Yaodong shouted, "No more, we need to prepare to set up the net."

They couldn't afford to lose the big picture for the small, the fishing nets were almost collected and they would be busy right away.

While everyone steadied themselves, they lowered their heads, thinking about taking another look.

At this time, there was another big wave, and the fish that had slipped from the deck into the sea surged up again, and another large wave of fish was washed onto the deck.

Everybody was surprised and delighted. Some of them were quick-eyed and quick-handed and poked it over with the pointed stick.

His hands were strong and deft, and he wanted to poke one before continuing.

The fish in the deep sea are all relatively large. After sticking one in, I want to pierce them through and string them together to make a candied haws. What a nice thought.

It's not easy to insert or penetrate.

Before I could penetrate the bait, the second fish had already swayed away.

Ye Yaodong knocked hard on the railing with a flashlight, and with his other hand he held a loudspeaker and shouted, "The net is being raised, the net is being raised... Be careful..."

Looking at the fish dangling all over the deck, everyone had to give up and watch the cargo being hoisted up.

The fish kept swinging back and forth, hitting their feet, but before they could react, it swung away again, then slid to the stern of the boat and gradually fell back into the sea.

When no more large numbers of fish were washed up, everyone regained their composure and focused on the goods that had just been hoisted up, working hard in the rain.

Ye Yaodong looked at the packages of goods which contained many red fish. No matter how you look at it, red fish look more festive than black ones.

There are no cheap red deep-sea fish at all. Only the red and black stonefish from near the coast are relatively cheap.

He was dividing his attention between watching the cargo being hoisted up, paying attention to each screen, and then paying attention to the weather conditions on the sea, trying to do three things at once.

Except for the fact that the rain was a little heavy at the beginning, it is now falling more evenly and there are no more thunder and lightning, which is relatively good.

However, he discovered another strange phenomenon: a group of transparent squids actually gathered at the bottom of the boat and danced their tentacles and floated in the turbulence stirred up by the propeller.

The group of transparent figures were easily recognizable, floating up and down in the waves.

"Fuck, what a pity..."

Why hide anywhere else but by the propeller? You'll be turned into mud and fed to the fish in no time.

Looking at these big and small creatures in the sea, surging on the sea surface with the waves, he was really greedy and wished he had the ability to catch them all in one fell swoop, otherwise, they would all be exposed on the sea surface.

Just as he finished his words, another big wave came unexpectedly, and a group of transparent soft tubes were thrown onto the deck by the waves.

The workers grabbed the nearest objects to steady themselves, and their eyes lit up as they looked at the squids on the deck.

This one is easy to catch, much easier than the slippery fish, and it can't move once it's on the deck.

Too sleepy, can't bear it anymore, sleep first, make up tomorrow