"Dongzi? Are you still here? I thought you guys went back."
The timely rain has arrived!
Ye Yaodong looked at A Guang with shining eyes. He was indeed his good brother who showed up when the time came.
"A Guang, hurry up, do you still have strength in your hands? Come over here and help me pull up this net."
"Ah? Oh, here it comes."
In fact, he and his father could no longer lift their arms, so there was no point in staying any longer and they were planning to return.
But, that was his father-in-law and brother-in-law in his mind, so he had to go up to him even if he didn't have the strength.
Father Pei moved the boat over so that the two boats were together, making it easier for A Guang to pass.
A Guang crawled over using his hands and feet, patted the muscles on his arms, shook his hands when he got close, and then helped to pull.
The three of them grimaced so hard that their back teeth were almost broken. It took them a lot of effort to move the fishing net up little by little.
Just as they moved up, the three of them fell to the ground with a thud. They were really exhausted.
"You guys are really good at this. You can actually pull up a marlin with such a broken net?" Guang saw that the fishing net was full of big holes caused by broken lines.
"It doesn't matter if you pull in a big fish. Damn, I finally pulled it up. I wanted to give up just now."
"Shouldn't you be thanking me for arriving in time?"
"Yes, thank you eight generations of ancestors!"
Father Ye glared at him and asked, "How do you talk like that?"
"Ah, it's okay, uncle, we always talk like this." A Guang also said with a laugh.
"My father is always surprised by what he sees!"
"Hahaha, you guys are going back now, right?"
"Yes, it's getting dark, my father and I are exhausted, and we were planning to go back, but then we saw a marlin coming nearby. I felt sorry for my hard work all day if I didn't catch it."
A Guang kicked the marlin still in the net and said, "It's a very good fish, but it feels smaller than the one I caught. We just caught a marlin, and it took a lot of effort."
Ye Yaodong looked at him with envy and hatred, "Can you please not say it out loud and make me jealous?"
"Hahaha, you guys caught a lot of fish. The boat is full of fish. We really had a great harvest today. Let's go, let's go back. I'm so tired. I guess I'll have to eat with my feet tonight."
I really have to eat with my feet. I don’t want to move a single finger, and I can’t move it.
But even if you can't move anymore, you have to get up and drive the boat back, and you have to use a knife to bleed the marlin.
But when he crawled to the side of the marlin with the knife to drain its blood, his hands were shaking so much that the knife fell directly, hitting his thigh and sliding down his thigh to the base of his thigh...
His legs trembled in shock...
His crotch was instantly cut, and the cold knife was right next to his vitals...
"What the hell..."
Ye Yaodong felt a chill in his crotch and took the knife away in shock. He had specially sharpened the knife a few days ago just to make it easier to kill fish!
"Why are you so startled?"
"I almost lost my third leg."
Ye's father didn't believe him. He just kept talking nonsense and was just playing tricks on people.
Ye Yaodong stared at the marlin in front of him, cursing, "Is it easy for me to catch you? You actually want to cut me with a knife? Fuck..."
He adjusted his trousers, then half squatted down, patted the back of his right hand, and then tremblingly gave it a full set, then threw it aside.
Don’t even think about getting a single room. It’s too late and they’re full.
After finishing his work, he stood up again and looked at the sea. It was already dark, but there was still a faint light. He could see that there were fewer ships on the sea in the distance, but there were still many ships lingering there. Some ships that arrived late were reluctant to leave.
As their boat went farther and farther away, the sky became darker and darker. Besides A Guang's boat, there were several other boats returning in the same direction as theirs. He could basically determine that they were from the villages around them.
Everyone got lucky today.
With nothing more fun to watch, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to sit down in the corner to rest. His hanging arms naturally became heavier and heavier, and he felt more and more like they were not his own hands.
I have to be a useless person for a few more days.
The closer they got to the coast, the fewer ships heading in the same direction. The only boats they saw were either docked at the town pier or at the pier of a nearby village. The boat that the middle-aged woman fell off turned out to be from the village next door to them.
There were only six or seven boats sailing forward. Ye Yaodong then discovered that two of the boats belonged to their village, and one belonged to Uncle Lin Jingye.
There were too many ships before and it was dark so they couldn’t see clearly and they didn’t pay attention. Only this time they discovered that Uncle Lin and his son were also working in that sea area today.
Father Ye greeted him with a smile, "Are you chasing sardines today too?"
"Hey, you're here too! Guo Yuan is here too?"
Pei Guoyuan is the name of A Guang’s father!
"Of course, I will be the one who makes money." Father Ye said proudly.
When Ye Yaodong heard this, he also thought of something. Today's harvest was so huge, so his father must have to count more money. Today he worked very hard and it was not easier than before.
Looking at the boat full of sardines, each of them weighs several thousand kilograms and can be sold for hundreds of dollars. And those dozen big fish can each be sold for a thousand dollars, right
And nineteen gannets!
This trip directly earned back all the money I invested in the boat. This boat is totally worth it!
He calculated it in his mind and a big smile appeared on his face. He felt very happy and let his arm hurt for a few days.
After the five fishing boats docked one after another, they were neatly parked in a row. There were not many people on the shore at this time. Only a few women were still worriedly waiting for their men who had not returned home.
Even Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but run out to wait worriedly. It was really too late. Ye Yaodong had never come back so late from going out to sea. She was so worried that something had happened to him that she couldn't sit still at home. She was so restless that after feeding the two children, she asked her eldest sister-in-law to look after them, and then ran out to wait.
Ye's mother was also worried. Usually, fishing boats like theirs would return before dark. Even the eldest and second sons had returned, but his father and the third son were nowhere to be seen so late. This made people worry about what had happened to them.
Fortunately, there were other women waiting at the dock, so they felt relieved and comforted themselves that there might be a lot of goods today, so they stayed a little longer.
The women on the shore didn't feel relieved until they saw the fishing boat in the distance.
As soon as the boat docked, everyone rushed over and asked questions with concern. However, before they could finish their words, they were stunned by the boat full of fish, and the unfinished words were stuck in their throats.
"Ah...Adong...Why are there so many?" Lin Xiuqing stared in amazement at the fishing boat full of silvery-white sardines. She felt dazzled and blinked a few times.
Mother Ye was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. "This... did you encounter a school of fish?"
"It's more than just a group of them. It's a storm of billions of sardines. We were lucky enough to encounter it, and we have been reluctant to leave, so we have been delayed until now."
The other fishing boats nearby were also talking and gesticulating excitedly.
The women were so overjoyed when they heard this that their mouths were almost crooked with smiles. How much would this ship full of goods be worth
Those who are more cunning will even steal a glance at other people's boats to see if they have more fish than their own.
"Mom, go to Ah Cai's place and get all the baskets. Then hurry up and get these fish ashore."
"Yeah?"
After being reminded by him, Ye's mother ran away immediately. If they were late, someone else would get there first, and they would have to wait. It was so late, who wouldn't want to finish early and go home? Who wouldn't be hungry waiting here
Lin Xiuqing also hurried over to help.
The others also reacted and followed to get the basket.
Fortunately, there are several purchasing points at the dock, and the other two ships do not receive goods from a fixed one. Otherwise, they would have to wait for several hours for each ship to receive and weigh the goods.
After the basket was delivered to the boat, Ye Yaodong asked Lin Xiuqing to go back first. He was afraid that she would fall when he saw her running so fast behind Ye's mother.
"The two children are under the care of my sister-in-law. I'll help you load the goods here. It's okay."
Ye Yaodong glared at her and said, "Go and call your elder brother and second brother to help, otherwise there will be no one to carry these baskets."
He and his father are no longer able to move. The longer the time goes by, the more sore their arms become, and the more painful it becomes, the harder it is to lift them. Now they can only hang straight there, and they need to apply tea oil on them when they go back.
When Lin Xiuqing heard that she was not forbidden to help, she was willing to go back and call for help.
"Walk slowly, be careful on the road, remember to look at the road, don't fall, I'll use my headlamp to guide you."
"I get it, stop nagging. I'm not a child. There are so many people around, and I'm not afraid of being laughed at..." Lin Xiuqing looked at the people around her with some embarrassment. Fortunately, they were all in a cheerful mood and didn't listen to Ye Yaodong's straightforward words of concern. Most people nowadays are very reserved.
While loading the fish, Ye's mother happily asked them how they caught them, whether there were a lot of sardines at sea, whether there were many boats, and what kind of fish those big fish piled in the corner were, and whether they were valuable.
Ye's father was worried that he had no one to share his thoughts with. Ye's mother's words touched his heart. He excitedly told her everything he had seen and heard from early morning to afternoon. Ye Yaodong added
Ye's mother and the women on the boat next to her kept exclaiming, and then happily asked again for details.
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