"We have almost enough manpower." Xiang Yang thought, normally there are only sixty to seventy people on a distant-water fishing vessel, and his ship is almost fully staffed.
Looking at the crew members carrying the luggage onto the drift net boat, Xiang Yang felt a little proud. These people would be his team in the future.
"Let's go. We'll clean up the room when we come back later. Now come to my place for dinner." Xiang Yang stood on the small dock for a while and then shouted towards the boat.
Although Xiang Yang did not call Xiang's father and mother, the effect was the same when he informed Xiang Hui over the phone. When Xiang's father and others saw Xiang Hui buy so many vegetables to his home, they would definitely ask Xiang Hui the reason.
At this time, a large group of people walked towards the dock. They were Xiang Chen and his group.
"Brother Yang, you're back. I missed you so much. Where's your big boat?" Fatty Zuo shouted before he even arrived.
"The ship won't be back until tomorrow. Master Xu and his team will be training in the shipyard for a day." Xiang Yang said with a smile, "Fatty, why did you come with me?"
"He saw me buy a van full of food and came over to eat for free." Xiang Hui said.
"Bullshit, the van is still mine, so how come I'm the one who comes here to eat for free?" Fatty Zuo shouted.
"Did you buy a van?" Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"I borrowed it." Fatty Zuo said without blushing or beating his heart.
At this time, Chen Qingsheng said: "Captain, shall we introduce some new colleagues to everyone first?"
Hearing this, the old crew members also looked behind Xiang Yang curiously. Those college students were all white and plump, and they looked at them with great curiosity.
Xia Pengjie and other new crew members also looked at Fang Youqun and other old crew members curiously, but each of them seemed a little restrained, with a rather forced smile on their face.
Xiang Yang glanced behind him and waved his hand, saying, "What do you need an introduction for? After a glass of wine at the table, we will all be brothers in the same boat. If you want to get to know me, go get to know me yourself."
Xiang Yang was not worried that these college students would not be able to integrate with the veteran sailors like Fang Youqun. Today's college students have really strong communication skills.
At this time Xiang Hui came over and asked, "Brother Yang, should we take the vegetables we bought to Uncle Er's house or bring them to the boat for you?"
"What?" Xiang Yang glared, "The food is still in the car?" He thought he could eat after going home and washing his hands.
After thinking about it, Xiang Yang said, "How about we just stay at the pier? Then we can go to the village and call a few chefs who are good at cooking, and we can have a dinner on the beach."
"Why are you still calling me chef?" Chen Qingsheng said carelessly, "I will be the head chef today. All the old crew members will help me. We will cook the meal ourselves to welcome the new colleagues."
Xiang Yang originally thought that Fang Youqun and others would refuse, but he did not expect that they would respond to Chen Qingsheng's words one after another.
This is a good idea. It's a good opportunity for everyone to get acquainted with each other. So Xiang Yang told Fatty Zuo and Xiang Hui, "Xiaohui, go home and call your second uncle, second aunt, and my uncle over. We'll have a beach party tonight. Fatty Zuo, go call Village Chief Zuo over, and ask him to call the new crew members I asked him to find."
After arranging the division of labor, Chen Qingsheng took his men to the kitchen on the driftnet boat.
The college student crew members were not idle either. They took the initiative to help unload boxes of beer and drinks from the van. They also asked Xiang Yang where to move the tables and chairs. They were all very diligent.
Soon, more than ten eight-person tables were set up on the small pier, and a group of people ate a ton of food happily.
Among them, Xiang's father and the project were the happiest. They had become more open-minded and figured out some things during this period of time. Since their son had the ability, they just let him do it.
Now seeing Xiang Yang's business growing bigger and bigger, they are so happy that they can't stop smiling.
After dinner.
Xia Pengjie suggested that Xiang Yang take the boat out for a stroll.
Xiang Yang found it a little funny. Although Xia Pengjie and his friends went to a maritime university, they probably had not had much experience in actually sailing a ship. That was why they were very interested in sea sailing at this time. After a long time, they might not be as proactive as they are now.
"Captain, I also think we can go out for a trip, just to see how good the skills of these young pilots are." Chen Qingsheng said with a smile.
"You all want to go out?" Xiang Yang asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Okay then, but it would be too crowded for so many people to sit on a drift net fishing boat. Just let the brothers from the Ocean University come with me to go out to sea, and the rest of the brothers can wait until the ocean-going fishing ships come back before going out." Xiang Yang said.
So, Xiang Yang and Chen Qingsheng got on the boat and went out to sea with Xia Pengjie, Su Shiming and others. They did not bring any crew members from Yanlong Village. It was not that Xiang Yang did not value them, but these people were born in Yanlong Village and were very familiar with the Qinglongwan waters. There was no such thing as a tour.
"Who will drive the boat?" Xiang Yang asked everyone.
"I'll do it." Xie Shuai was the first to speak. He was a driver that Xia Pengjie had contacted with Xiang Yang. He had driven boats before, and even bigger fishing boats before, but he had never driven a boat in the ocean. When he saw this boat, he was already itching to try it, and now he stood up immediately after Xiang Yang asked him questions.
"Okay, it's you." Xiang Yang nodded.
Xie Shuai was immediately delighted when he heard this and quickly said, "Thank you, Captain."
As for the remaining drivers, they had an annoyed look on their faces and cursed themselves in their hearts, wondering why they didn't answer faster just now.
"Come on, I'll go to the cab with you." Xiang Yang smiled at Xie Shuai. Xiang Yang was still not very confident about these young men driving the fishing boat alone. The original plan was to let Master Xu guide them in the first month. Every time they were on duty, Master Xu had to watch by their side. When Master Xu wanted to rest, the boat would stop. After a month, they were allowed to operate on their own.
In the face of possible safety accidents, efficiency is not worth mentioning at all.
But what Xiang Yang did not expect was that these crew members actually asked to go out to sea on the day they arrived in Yanlong Village.
Now that Master Xu is not here, Xiang Yang has to watch from the sidelines himself.
"Drive slowly, especially when the ship is approaching or leaving the shore, which is the most challenging time for a driver. You must be careful, careful, and careful again." Xiang Yang warned while sitting in the co-pilot's seat.
"Just watch me." Xie Shuai smiled confidently and directly pressurized the boat. Soon, the sea water on one side of the boat began to churn and the boat slowly sailed away from the dock.
Xiang Yang was a little surprised that Xie Shuai succeeded in one try. He thought the other party would have to try several times before he could drive the boat out of the dock.
Xie Shuai was still so confident. He said, "Captain, the ship has left the dock now. I can handle the rest by myself. You don't need to stay here to watch over me."