Chapter 100 Accidents at Sea
At the beginning of the return journey, they said that the sky was getting dark, but halfway through the journey, they obviously felt the waves began to roll, the boat began to shake violently, the wind on the sea was also stronger, and the weather by the sea was a bit unpredictable.
"It's windy again."
"Well, fortunately, it wasn't opened for you. You can go and stay in the cabin. It may rain heavily in a while."
"Let me drive it instead, give me the compass, I can drive back."
"Go, go, I don't need you, so as not to miss the time and get caught in the rain." Father Ye pushed him away involuntarily, and increased the horsepower.
Ye Yaodong had no choice but to go to the cabin.
Dark clouds covered the sun, and the sky quickly darkened. At this time, it was only after three o'clock, and it was not until four o'clock, but it felt like it was almost six or seven o'clock in the dark. At this time, another lightning flashed across the sky, and it brightened instantly. It was dark again.
Father Ye is also afraid of a sudden rainstorm. The risk factor is high at sea, and he is most afraid of natural disasters. He concentrates on identifying the direction of the return journey, hoping to land before the rainstorm.
But after the lightning flashed, accompanied by the rumbling thunder, the big raindrops crackled and fell down.
It hasn't rained for more than a month, and I didn't expect a big one to come.
The rain fell on Father Ye, and he was wet from head to toe in a short while. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, gradually blurring his vision, but he still stood there straight, controlling the direction of the boat.
Ye Yaodong frowned as he watched in the cabin. His father was too strong, and he couldn’t trust him, so he refused to open it for him. It’s really...
Fortunately, the rain is only in bursts. It was relatively heavy when it first fell, and now it has weakened a little.
At this time, there was a sudden cry for help on the sea level. He looked out from the cabin and saw only a tin boat similar to theirs floating on the gray sea. There was a woman on the boat, facing the direction of their boat. The waving arms yelled for help.
The sound of the machines on the ship was rattling, mixed with the sound of wind and rain, and it was a bit noisy. Ye Yaodong was afraid that he might have heard it wrong, so after careful identification, he realized that he was right, it was calling for help.
He immediately went out and shouted to Father Ye who was concentrating on sailing the boat: "Father, someone on that boat over there is calling for help."
Father Ye heard his shout, and followed his fingers to look at the boat not far away. There was indeed a woman waving her hand. He was standing next to the machine, and the noise was accompanied by the sound of rain. less than.
He stopped the boat for a while, walked towards Ye Yaodong, and heard the cry for help only a little away from the machine.
"what happened?"
"I don't know. I just heard the call for help in the cabin. It's still raining, and there's lightning and thunder. Do you want to drive over there and have a look?"
Father Ye nodded without hesitation, "Well, the people who work in this sea area are not from our village, but from Dongqiao Village or Xishan Village. Let's drive over to see what's going on. Those from the village can help if they can. It shouldn't take long."
At this time, the folk customs were simple, and everyone was very enthusiastic about whatever happened. Even in this kind of weather, Father Ye didn't say he was in charge when he heard that he was being saved, so he sailed away.
After driving the boat closer, they not only heard cries for help, but also the occasional voices of women crying and howling.
Father Ye also recognized it. This is Lin Yongshou's wife Ma Lifang who lives on the side of the road in Houshan. It should be that the couple came out to drag the net together, but why is she the only one?
He drove the boats side by side, leaving less than one meter between them, and frowned at Ma Lifang who was crying, "Why are you alone? Why are you crying? Where is Ah Shou? Why didn't this thunderstorm come back? "
"He was caught by a rope and fell into the sea when he was setting out the net," she said while crying, "Just a while before it rained, he said he would go back after dragging a net at the end... Who knows that his foot was caught by the rope Stop and fall together."
Father Ye, Ye Yaodong and his son heard her choked up talk, they felt frightened, the hairs on their hands stood up, they were caught by the rope and fell down, but they couldn't come up, and it was this kind of lightning and thunder. The weather, call them, they can't do anything!
Father Ye opened and closed his mouth, not knowing what to say, so he murmured: "Why...why are you so careless..."
Lin Yongshou is much younger than Ye's father, but only in his early 40s. The eldest daughter is married, the second daughter is not too old, and the two sons are younger, so the two of them went to sea alone.
Ma Lifang can only cry now, she also knows that if he falls like this, even if he can swim again, he will not be able to float up.
At this time, there was another loud thunder in the sky, Ye Yaodong frowned and said, "Auntie, will you sail the boat, we have to quickly dock the boat, and then try to call for rescue, just stay on the sea level now It's no use either."
Father Ye also echoed and said: "Now that there is lightning and thunder, we should hurry to the shore first before calling people out to salvage."
Having said that, in fact, everyone knows that if you are caught by a rope and fall, you will definitely die, your body will sink, and salvage is useless, and it may take a lot of manpower and material resources to get it. Their family conditions can't afford it, so go back. It's also a confession and going to the funeral directly.
"Woooo~ I don't know how to sail, but luckily I met you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to go back today..."
Ye Yaodong heard the words and said to Ye's father: "Father, you bring the two boats closer, I will climb over and drive the other boat to follow behind you."
"Okay, then be careful."
"Um."
Father Ye moved the boat closer, threw a small anchor, and pulled the two boats into zero distance, making it easier for Ye Yaodong to climb over.
Ye Yaodong flipped over quickly, looked at Ma Lifang who was still crying, and didn't know how to comfort her, so he said, "Auntie, let me help you drive the boat back first."
She choked up and said, "Okay."
Father and son braved the rain, each driving a boat, driving forward one after the other, and they landed in less than half an hour.
Mother Ye, who was waiting on the shore wearing a coir raincoat, was surprised when she saw the father and son separate into two boats, "Whose boat does Dongzi drive? Ma Lifang's boat? Why is she crying? What's wrong? Why is she alone? "
Ma Lifang cried all the way back, and when she arrived at the pier, she cried even louder, and the sound of the rain could not cover up her wailing.
The pier was full of people who came back from the sea urgently because of the heavy rain, or came out to help. Everyone was either unloading or waiting for the scale to sell. Hearing her crying, everyone around looked over in surprise. What happened to her?
Father Ye frowned, and explained to everyone with a regretful expression: "When Yongshou released the net, he was caught by a rope and fell into the sea. When we came back, we happened to see their boat, so we helped drive it back."
Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, this is terrible, a living life, and Lin Yongshou is just in his prime, still young, some women who are familiar with Ma Lifang boarded the boat one after another to comfort her, helped her get off the boat, and accompanied her. she goes back.
Ye Yaodong also helped to tie up her family's boat on the pier before returning to his own boat.
Mother Ye saw that there were several women accompanying her back, so she didn't follow her.
"It's risky to be in the sea, but what can be done, relying on the sea to eat the sea, you have to do it even if you take risks."
Father Ye also sighed, with regret on his face, people would fall into the sea every one or two years at their beach, and the chance of surviving after falling into it was slim.
"It's raining heavily again, let's help unload the goods first, and we'll talk about it when we go back."
Mother Ye saw Father Ye and Ye Yaodong lift a foam box out of the cabin, opened it and took a look, "Ah! Such a big fish! This is... a big cod?"
After carefully identifying it, her pupils constricted, and she said again in surprise and affirmation: "It's a big cod!"
Seeing this fish, Father Ye felt a little heavy at first, but it also dissipated a little, and there was a little smile on his face, "Yes, it's a big cod! Today I'm going to make a fortune."
Mother Ye also touched the body and head of the fish happily, opened the gills to look at it, and gestured for its size, "It's too big? Aren't cods usually only weigh a few catties? How much does this one cost?"
"Go away first, and carry it down first."
"Hey, good."
She looked at other products again, and she knew what she had gained today.
Even without that big cod, their harvest today was pretty good. Mother Ye helped to move the other lighter and easy-to-handle goods down first.
People on the pier are all talking about Lin Yongshou's falling into the sea now, and they don't have time to pay attention to who caught how much goods.
And their big cod was packed in a foam box with a tight cover, and no one saw it.
Ye's father let Ye's mother watch from the side, and they continued to go to the ship to move goods, because the weather was abnormal, there were too many large and small ships docking at the moment, and the purchase points were all people, so they didn't feel at ease and just took the big ship. The cod was left there.
Until all the goods were unloaded, they didn't yell, but lined up honestly. Their mood was already affected, and what should be excited was already excited.
When it was their turn to weigh, Father Ye opened the foam box with a smile, "Let's weigh this big carp first, and agree on how much it will cost. If it's too cheap, I won't sell it!"
Ah Cai looked around indifferently at first, but unexpectedly, with just one glance, his pupils constricted, and he rushed forward in surprise, "Big cod? So big?"
The people waiting around also gathered around in shock, "My dear, how big is it?"
"What kind of codfish can grow so big?"
"It is indeed a cod, what the hell, this one weighs a few kilograms?"
"I have been fishing for 30 years, and I have never seen such a big cod. I made a fortune, I made a fortune..."
"Yeah, I got rich! Ye Laosan, how lucky is your family? You caught another big cod, tsk tsk tsk~ This one is a lot of money!"
"This codfish maw is not cheap. How many taels does one maw cost for such a big one?"
The attention of the crowd immediately shifted from what happened to Lin Yongshou to this big carp, and they were even more excited than they were.
Father Ye smiled, "It's lucky, it was still eating when it was caught, and it contained a seven or eight taels of water grain fish in its mouth. This basket of water grain fish was caught in the same net as this big codfish."
"It's really lucky. It seems that changing a homestead has not affected your family's luck..."
"The relative in Linji bought the land for nothing, and even boarded a boat..."
Ye Yaodong hurriedly stopped them from spreading rumors, "Oh, uncle, who can say for sure about luck? We buy and sell the foundation because of your wish, and it's not that we want to sell it to him, but he wants to buy us. He hasn't done it yet. If they move in, maybe that piece of land will be very prosperous and make them rich? How can it be said that they have taken a boat in vain?"
After all, in the previous life, Lin Ji’s family did rely on his relative to make a lot of money. Now that they bought it and made a fortune, it should be considered that the land is a treasure land of geomantic omen, right? hey~
"Hehe, also..."
"Let's make room first, let's put the fish on the scale and weigh it to see how heavy it is." Mother Ye anxiously wanted to know how much the fish weighed and how much it could sell for.
A Cai also smiled and said: "Yes, first weigh the weight before I can give the price. Such a big cod is not common."
"First called first..."
Everyone is also curious about how heavy this fish is.
After the father and son lifted the fish to the scale, Ah Cai took the lead to put a 25kg weight, but seeing that the scale was still lifted high and did not fall, he moved the thing on the scale bar to the far right, and the weight did not fall. fall.
He added another one of 1 kg, but there was still no response. It was not until he put in two more that the weight jumped.
A Cai’s thing on the sliding scale made the scale bar swing in a suspended state, and then he looked at the number on it, "55 catties and 5 taels! This fish is really not small."
People around are in an uproar.
"Hiss~ One liang of fish glue for ten catties, this fish glue must not have six liang?"
"Hiss~ I got rich! This cod fish maw is not cheap, it costs several hundred per catty, right?"
"It's more than that! It's expensive, and the usual cod fish maw is not so big. This one only weighs 6 taels, so it must be more expensive!"
"Yeah yeah…"
Ah Cai felt a little tricky even after he was happy. It was difficult for him to bid for such a valuable item.
Both father and son stared at him covetously, waiting for him to say the price. If he said less, he would be scolded by these people. If he said too high, wouldn't he be at a loss? How can a businessman not make money?
He thought for a while and said: "Your fish is already overweight anyway, so put it with me first, and I will contact you with a seller later to see how much they can charge, and I will charge you 5 How about an agency fee?"
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "You take both ends, and you still need 5 points? Who are you to kill, 2 points are the most! This fish is worth hundreds, don't bully us as countrymen."
"Uh..." Ah Cai choked, and smiled awkwardly, "All right, all right, I'll mention it to the buyer and ask him to pay my brokerage fee too."
Ye Yaodong snorted coldly in his heart, he was pimping in the middle, how could the buyer not give him money?
After the big cod was temporarily settled, they continued to weigh other goods.
(end of this chapter)