The boat was sailing on the sea. The sea breeze blowing early in the morning was a little cool, with a hint of the refreshing autumn air.
When they just left, they stood on the sea and watched and chatted for a while. Not long after, Ye Yaodong took out a deck of cards.
"Come on, come on, just play some cards to kill time. When we came here, the boat was full of stuff and there was no place to play. Now we are returning and most of the boat is empty, so it's a good time to play some cards."
"Are you ready yet?"
"It's a must. Otherwise, it would be so boring just standing there, enjoying the wind and looking at the sea. We have to drive for more than ten hours and arrive in the evening."
Ye Yaodong sat directly on the deck, took out the cards and shuffled them, then looked at them and found that there was one more person.
"How about calling my brother's boat in the back? You guys go fight behind one of them? There are four of them on the boat, one is driving the boat, so they are short of one."
"I'll go to the back and fight them with your eldest brother." The eldest cousin glanced at the others and said humbly.
Father Ye thought they were troublesome and were looking for trouble. They stopped the boat when everything was fine. He cursed and said, "You just made a little money, don't spend it again. It's not easy to work for more than a month. Play less games and don't waste it. It will be hard to explain when you go back..."
"Don't worry about it. We're not playing big games. We're not gamblers. We're just having fun to kill time. It's just a few bucks won or lost. Don't worry about it. Just drive your boat!"
Father Ye looked at them with frustration as they had already started the battle. He could only pick up the flag and wave it at the boat behind them, asking them to stop the boat temporarily.
The two boats behind thought something had happened and quickly slowed down and stopped. But when they realized they were playing cards, they were speechless.
Ye Yaodong handed them a deck of cards and said, "It's a long journey, so of course we need something to pass the time. I know you guys are not prepared. You're welcome. The winner should remember to give me the money for the cards."
"You're still short of a dime or two?"
"Of course, they charge table fees when they rent out tables for people to play cards."
Ye Yaopeng pursed his lips, and also thought he was weird. He had been smoking non-stop during this period without feeling sorry for it, but he still asked for money for playing cards. He didn't understand his train of thought.
Ye Yaodong: Spend when you should, take when you should.
With the help of playing poker to pass the time, everyone felt that time passed quite quickly, much better than when they came here, except for Ye's father who was driving the boat.
Although he was a little itchy, he did not dare to be distracted and look too much. Their ship was now the lead ship, and the two boats behind were following behind him. He had to always pay attention to the direction he was heading and the reefs below to avoid running aground and getting lost.
Just when the sun was high in the sky and he was just driving along the coast to Fujian Province, he saw a large number of ships approaching on the sea.
The ships were big and small, some were 30-meter-long building ships, and some were similar to theirs, all sailing in the same direction.
Several people who were playing cards looked over when Ye's father shouted. They were all shocked in an instant. They immediately put down the cards in their hands and stood up.
Ye's father also slowed down the boat.
The boats passed by the sea not far from them. The sterns of the fishing boats created a long strip of water waves, which looked particularly spectacular on the sea. They estimated that there were forty or fifty boats, which made them stunned.
"It turns out that the legend that farmers give up farming, workers give up work, fishermen give up fishing, and teachers give up teaching to participate in smuggling is really not an exaggeration. We just came out casually and encountered a wave of them. We don't know how many there are in the area. This ship full of goods looks like a lot."
"When we went shopping yesterday, many people in that alley bought large quantities of things. I guess they were selling them."
"Why didn't anyone catch him?"
"Have you ever heard of the term collusion between officials and businessmen?" Ye Yaodong reminded them.
I still remember that in my previous life, when I was learning about science, I heard that even the navy was sent out to escort these ships... They could even transport cars in large quantities...
"It's true that those who are flooded will die of floods, and those who are drought-stricken will die of drought. Having power means making money quickly."
"No wonder there are so many new things on the street every day, and there are only two people going into the supply and marketing cooperative."
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Everyone watched the ships passing by and kept discussing.
Ye Yaodong also thought about the fact that he hadn't seen Linji for a while. Ever since he fished up a bronze tripod from the sea, he rarely saw it in the village. He didn't know if Linji had moved to another location. After all, the pace of making money couldn't stop.
However, at that time, there were leaders and newspapers at the dock every day, and there were people watching the sea, which was indeed inconvenient. In addition, there were more residents around him, and they were probably worried that the dock would be too bright at night and attract attention.
After thinking about it, he put it out of his mind. It didn't matter to him where they docked.
"They're just playing cards, it's none of our business. If we get caught, we'll have to eat peanuts if it's serious, and we'll be locked up for a year or two if it's better. Risks come with rewards, and their high rewards also come with high risks."
"Let's just go get our fish..."
"Nonsense, the boat is going so fast, what are you fishing for? You're playing cards. King is 13, hurry up and grab the cards, don't waste time..."
"Okay, okay..."
"Wait, wait, look, one of the boats over there has stopped, and two of the boats that just passed by have turned around and are coming back."
Ye Yaosheng shouted, and the person who had originally sat down cross-legged and was about to continue looked over, stood up and walked to the side of the boat.
Only the two boats that had just passed by turned around. Most of the boats didn't notice it and just drove past. The boat that had originally stopped was already at the end of the team, but now only a few boats noticed it, and the other boats had all left far away.
Ye's father also stopped the boat, and the two boats behind them also noticed it. After all, with so many boats passing by, everyone would pay close attention and take a few more glances.
Everyone stopped the boat tacitly to see what was going on.
It's impossible to get close to them. There are several boats over there. They are foreigners. Who knows if they will be friendly
"Is there a boat out of order over there?"
"It's possible. Otherwise, why would it stop for no reason?"
"It's too far away to see clearly..."
"Do you still want to drive over and watch the fun blatantly?"
"I had this idea. Anyway, all the ships over there had sailed over there, and there were only two or three boats left."
Father Ye came over and said, "When I was sailing just now, I seemed to see a big fish jumping out of the water. It flashed for a moment and was near the boat."
At this time, just as Ye's father finished speaking, they all saw the big fish that had jumped out of the water at the same time. It had a long snout and a particularly large dorsal fin on its back. It was like a flag and was estimated to be 3-4 meters long.
Ye Yaodong was surprised. "Is it the swordfish that is attacking the fishing boat?"
This fish is like a swordfish, with a long criminal record and is very ferocious. When he saw it, his first reaction was that the fish was attacking the fishing boat again. It is always blind and mistakes a big boat for a big fish.
"Ah... the boat seems a little tilted?"
"No?"
At this moment, the boat suddenly accelerated and ran towards the isolated island in the distance, and the sailfish chased it closely, leaving three white water lines.
"Are they planning to temporarily stop on the isolated island for repairs?"
"It's hitting the fishing boat..."
"You jumped so high..."
The two fully loaded fishing boats hesitated for a moment and followed. However, after a while, they saw the fishing boats suddenly tilted at a 45-degree angle.
"Hiss~ flipped over?"
"What should we do?"
"Two boats have caught up. We'll just watch from here..."