Soon, the ship's fresh water was replenished, and Master Xu led all members of the engine room crew to conduct a final inspection of the ocean-going fishing vessel. Everything was ready and they could set sail at any time.
An old fisherman watched the crew loading boxes of fruits and vegetables onto the boat and sighed, "Fishing is really different now than it was before. When we went out to sea before, we didn't have any vegetables for ten days or half a month, and it was easy to get sick."
Chen Qingsheng smiled at the old fisherman and said, "Septicemia, you must have been out to sea before, right? It's not that fishing is different now than it was before, it's that we met a good captain who is willing to spend money to buy vegetables and open a refrigeration system to store the vegetables."
To be honest, there are few captains who are willing to load so many vegetables and fruits on board when fishing boats go out to sea. Xiang Yang has always adhered to a principle: the crew members work for Xiang Yang, and Xiang Yang never treats them badly in terms of food, accommodation and transportation.
Soon, boxes of fruit, baskets of vegetables, and generations of packaged food were moved onto the ship by the crew.
Xu Fang shouted loudly: "Captain, the hull and power system are all normal, all equipment has no abnormalities, the fishing system is all normal, and the weather shows that we can sail."
"Okay." Xiang Yang ordered: "Leave one person from the navigation team on duty now, and the rest of you will disband. I will give you one night to prepare freely. Everyone will go out to sea on time at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
The crew members were all a little excited.
Both the old crew members who had gone out to sea with Xiang Yang before and the new crew members were a little bit excited. Judging from the preparations Xiang Yang had made, this voyage would undoubtedly be an ocean voyage, and Xiang Yang might even drive the ship to the high seas.
It was already getting late, and Xiang Yang only gave everyone one night to prepare. Time was a bit tight, and many crew members actually still had a lot of things to prepare.
As soon as they dispersed, a large group of people immediately ran towards the entrance of Yanlong Village, obviously preparing to go to the town.
"Master Xu, how far is the fuel enough for us to sail? Do we need to add some more fuel?" Xiang Yang asked Xu Fang.
"No, our fuel is enough for us to travel a long distance. If we need to refuel, we will wait until we reach the open sea. Although there is no fuel subsidy for mobile refueling ships, it is actually more cost-effective than fuel subsidies. Some ship owners only refuel their ships at the dock until they can reach a place with a refueling ship every time they go out to sea. They will find a refueling ship to fill it up again, and then pump out the fuel in the tank when they come back. They can make a lot of money from the difference."
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows. It is understandable for a refueling tanker to refuel at sea. But isn't it illegal for the ship to pump oil out of the tank after it has been fully refueled
In fact, no matter whether it is legal or not, it doesn’t matter to Xiang Yang, because Xiang Yang has no need to do such a thing. His ability to make money in the sea is much better than that of ordinary fishermen.
"Okay, since there is nothing to prepare on the ship, Master Xu, you should also prepare your personal belongings." Xiang Yang said.
Xu Fang smiled and unscrewed a bottle of Dongpeng and handed it to Xiang Yang, "I don't have anything to prepare. Captain, just give me instructions at any time when we are ready to go out to sea."
Xiang Yang took the drink and took a sip, then thought so.
Veteran sailors like Chen Qingsheng, Xu Fang, and Zhou Wang, didn’t they only bring a few packs of cigarettes and a few sets of clothes when they went out to sea
Only young crew members like Fang Youqun like to bring various chess sets, playing cards, fishing rods, spicy strips and other things on board.
After dinner, Xiang Yang went to bed early in the cabin in order to get up early the next day.
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, just after daybreak, Xiang Yang was awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.
Xiang Yang looked at his phone. It was not yet seven o'clock.
"Who? Didn't we say we'll go out to sea at nine?" Xiang Yang muttered as he got up and dressed. "We'll set off at nine. All the preparations have been made. Even if we get up at eight, we'll still be in time, right?"
When he opened the door, Xiang Yang unexpectedly discovered that the person standing outside was not his crew member, but Zhang Qicheng.
"Uh, Brother Zhang, why is it you?"
"We just arrived, why are you leaving, Brother Xiang?" Zhang Qicheng complained.
Xiang Yang said half-truthfully: "Firstly, I haven't been out to sea for a while. If I don't go out to fish, I'll lose my fishing skills. Secondly, fishing is my main business. I still owe money. If I don't go out to fish, how can I pay back the loan for the fishing boat?"
"It seems to me that you just want to pass on the next work of Qinglongwan to us." Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes.
Xiang Yang chose to go out to sea now because he had this idea in mind. After entertaining Li Chao and others yesterday, Xiang Yang found that he was indeed not suitable for entertaining tourists. So he decided to leave such professional matters to Li Chao and others, as he could not do it anyway.
Xiang Yang felt a little embarrassed when his thoughts were revealed, and was about to say something.
Zhang Qicheng suddenly grinned at this time, "Brother Xiang, are you still recruiting crew members? Take me with you."
Xiang Yang looked at Zhang Qicheng in surprise, "Boss Zhang, you're not going to go on the inspection with Brother Chao?"
Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes. "What do I know about investigation? Li Chao said he wanted to invest, so I invested a little money. Li Chao said he wanted to come, so I came to take a look. It's so boring to be with these people. It's more interesting to follow you. How about it? Take me with you when you go to sea?"
Xiang Yang was speechless. "You've already invested money in it, why don't you keep an eye on it?"
"No need." Zhang Qicheng waved his hand. "Li Chao is much better at doing business than I am. I will just invest money and get some dividends. They can handle the rest."
As soon as Xiang Yang heard Zhang Qicheng's words, he knew that Zhang Qicheng was playing tricks on him and was obviously unwilling to explain or reveal the business matters to him in detail. Maybe even his decision to go out to sea with him was something he had discussed with Li Chao after careful consideration. After all, who would knock on the bedroom door before seven in the morning
"It's not impossible to take you with me, but I'm going to go out to the sea this time and may not come back in a short time." Xiang Yang said.
Zhang Qicheng's face changed. "How long is a short time?"
"At least ten days and a half a month, or two to three months if it's slow."
Zhang Qicheng smiled bitterly upon hearing this. "It's taking too long. Well, let me be honest with you. Actually, we want to operate a few commercial yachts in Qinglong Bay, so we sent me, who has the most free time, to go out to the sea to get a general idea of the situation. But you asked for two or three months, and I don't have the time."
Although developing tourism in Qinglongwan is not Xiang Yang's responsibility, Xiang Yang will benefit greatly if it is done well.
Xiang Yang did not take the lead in such a big matter. Some of the reasons were that Xiang Yang did not know much about the matter and might have good intentions but ended up with bad results. Some of the reasons were that Xiang Yang did not have enough funds and was powerless even if he wanted to take the lead. But generally speaking, it was not justifiable for Xiang Yang to leave all the work to Li Chao and the others.
After all, Xiang Yang is the direct beneficiary.