A gentle sea breeze blew over Yanlong Village, bringing a hint of warmth to the humid sea.
This is the difference between the south wind and the north wind.
The north wind blows over the mountains and is dry, cold and damp, while the south wind blows over the oceans and is humid and warm. Based on this characteristic of wind, the ancients summed up a system for building houses that face south and store wind and gather water.
The crew members slept particularly soundly in the night breeze.
Early the next morning.
At daybreak, all the villagers in Yanlong Village who could spare the time, from the village chief Zuo to the children of two or three years old, gathered at the Qinglongwan Wharf.
Today is a big day for Yanlong Village.
The ocean-going fishing vessel purchased by Xiang Yang, the first ocean-going fishing vessel in the entire Yanlong Village, is about to return.
"Xiao Yang, once your ship comes back, this drift net fishing boat will be ours, right?" Fourth Grandpa stood beside Xiang Yang, wearing an 800-year-old Zhongshan suit and a hair treatment. He looked particularly energetic.
"Yes." Xiang Yang nodded with a smile, "Grandpa, what are you wearing today?"
Yu Xiang joked: "We have to be serious. Today is a big step towards the sea."
Thanks to Xiang Yang, after Xiang Yang, Yanlong Village finally had people willing to go to the deeper and farther sea, and the leaders of this group of people were none other than Fourth Grandpa and Yu Xiang. Village Chief Zuo watched with a smile, so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Xiaoyang, Fourth Grandpa and his friends have no experience in deep-sea fishing, so you have to help them more." Village Chief Zuo said.
Xiang Yang nodded affirmatively, "When I go out to sea a few times before, they can follow me and wait until I reach the open sea before separating. We can cast a few nets together along the way, and I will help solve any problems we encounter."
When Fourth Grandpa heard Xiang Yang say this, he immediately became delighted and said quickly, "Thank you very much, Boss Xiang."
He Mingde smiled bitterly, thinking that when Xiang Yang's ocean-going fishing boat came back, he would be the captain of this gillnet fishing boat. However, He Mingde did not object. He had originally wanted to follow Xiang Yang from a distance when he went out to sea. He had discovered during the previous few times when he went out to sea with Xiang Yang that Xiang Yang always seemed to have a special way to find sea fish, and the probability of him casting an empty net was basically very low.
In fact, He Mingde knew an area of sea that was rich in flounder, and also an area of sea that was home to a large number of pearl oysters. Even if the fishing boat failed to make a profit after several consecutive voyages, he still had a way to guarantee a profit.
More than ten minutes later, when the sun was about to climb completely into the sky, more villagers from Yanlong Village gathered towards the Qinglongwan coast.
The small pier was occupied by Xiang Yang's crew and He Mingde's fourth grandfather and his people. The villagers walked to the coast. The long coastline was full of people, men, women, young and old, almost every household had someone coming. They all looked at the direction of the sea with curiosity, with expressions of admiration and curiosity.
This is a real ocean-going fishing boat. They had only seen it on TV before. There was not a single ocean-going fishing boat in the entire Hu Hai Town. Occasionally there was one docked at the pier, but it had come from somewhere else.
"Xiaoyang, why hasn't the boat come back yet?" Father Xiang asked anxiously, "Why don't you give Master Xu a call?"
"The signal at sea is not very stable, so you may not be able to get through." Xiang Yang said so, but he still asked Chen Qingsheng to call Chen Fusheng. They both used China Unicom cards, so the signal was relatively better.
After Chen Qingsheng finished the call, he said, "We have arrived at the Qinglongwan Sea area. We will be able to dock in about 40 minutes."
As soon as Chen Qingsheng said this, the crowd suddenly became agitated.
"Are we at Qinglong Bend? Where is it? Where is it? Why can't I see it?"
"Hey, the Qinglongwan Sea is huge. Didn't you hear Boss Xiang say it would take more than 40 minutes to get there?"
Everyone was looking forward to it, and some of them were so impatient that they jumped into the water and rowed a small boat towards the open sea, just to be the first to see Xiang Yang's big ship.
More than ten minutes later, the eagerly waiting crowd suddenly cheered, "Look! It's a big ship."
Xiang Yang raised his eyes and looked into the distance. On the distant horizon, a large ship was getting higher and higher. Soon, he could see a complete hull, sailing rapidly towards this direction.
"Finally back." A smile appeared on Xiang Yang's lips.
"Oh my God, it's so big, is this our new ship?" Fang Youqun murmured.
"Wow, it's as big as a small mountain. No wonder they look down on this drift net fishing boat and no wonder it needs seventy or eighty crew members." Fourth Grandpa's eyes were filled with admiration.
There was a glimmer of desire in He Mingde's eyes. If he didn't choose to work alone, the position of chief engineer or second engineer would still be his, right
Being the chief engineer of an ocean-going fishing vessel and being the captain of a gillnet fishing boat... He Mingde shook his head, threw the idea out of his mind, and then said silently: "One day, I will also have an ocean-going fishing vessel like this."
Xiang Yang smiled and looked at his father, "Dad, this boat of mine is pretty good, right?"
Xiang He nodded and said proudly, "Not bad, very good." Thinking back to the time when Xiang Yang was going to use the three million he earned from selling the French Blue Dragon to buy a drift net fishing boat, Xiang He was depressed for a long time, fearing that Xiang Yang would sink all his wealth into the sea.
As a result, not long after that, Xiang Yang owned an ocean-going fishing vessel.
This is an ocean-going fishing vessel.
Not to mention the backward Yanlong Village in the past.
Even in Huhai Town, or even in the entire Lianhua County, there are only a few ocean-going fishing vessels.
In this coastal city of Longcheng, Xiang Yang owns an ocean-going fishing vessel. From now on, Xiang Yang of the Xiang family can be regarded as an important figure in the entire Lianhua County.
"Brother Yang, are we going out to sea today?" Fang Youqun's eyes sparkled, and he asked expectantly, "Such a big boat, is it enough for a trip around the world?"
Xiang Yang's mouth twitched. Logically speaking, a 65-meter-long ocean-going fishing boat is definitely enough for a round-the-world trip, but nearly three-quarters of the crew on his ship have never been to the open sea. Some of them may not be able to stand being taken out to sea for a month. If they were taken on a round-the-world trip right away, some of them would probably resign when they come back.
"We won't go out to sea today." Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "Vegetables, fresh water, and fruits all need to be replenished. These tasks will take a day or two to prepare. In addition, the ship needs some renovations, and you also need to set up dormitories."
"Then can we take this big boat out for a ride?" Fang Youqun said as a compromise.
Xiang Yang nodded, "That's no problem. We can cast a few nets along the way to help the new colleagues integrate as quickly as possible."