Chapter 1650

With everyone's concerted efforts, the whole net was pulled up from the bottom of the water, and the fish school in the fishing net boiled and flipped, splashing water on the surface.

Ye Yaodong stood on the wheelhouse and looked down. This net was a relatively normal net, with no particularly large guys.

After the net was hauled up, the fish-collecting bag began to be hoisted. According to the process, it was first moved to the fish-discharge area, and then iron rakes were used to push the mountain-like fish school away, push it to the conveyor table, transmit it to the sorting area, and the assembly line began to sort and process.

He also went to the deck to walk around.

By the time this net was all hauled up, it was basically dinner time again.

Lowering the net again, it was already dark. Now in early spring, the days are still short and the nights are long.

After Ye Yaodong finished guiding the captain, he planned to guide the first mate and second mate at night, and it wouldn't be too late to rest after the night deepened.

This basically only needs to be operated once or twice to remember it, and the rest is based on adaptability.

The searchlights of Dongyu No. 1 were like several bright giant swords, arrogantly splitting the thick night sea.

The cable dragged at the stern was taut and straight, deeply piercing into the pitch-black water, connecting to the fishing net.

On the sea surface, except for the "clatter" of the hull breaking the waves and the low roar of the engine, only darkness was surging, boundless, bottomless, as if it could absorb all light and sound.

People with small courage could have their legs go weak just by looking at the pitch-black surroundings. In the whole world, it was also fortunate that it wasn't just this one ship; several fish lamps could still be seen in the distance and behind.

Otherwise, if it were just their one fishing boat, it would be even more terrifying, as if it were about to be swallowed by the darkness. In the world, only the people on this ship were left, and the fear could directly drown them.

It was also fortunate that the people on the ship were either navy or experienced fishermen.

The rolling waves at the stern presented a strange milky white under the light, and were soon swallowed by the ink-like darkness.

Where the searchlight beam swept, fine water foam splashed like silver powder, briefly illuminating a small piece of rolling wave crest, and then fell into a deeper ink color.

Occasionally, one or two small fish that were startled would jump out of the water stirred by the light in a panic, their silver scales flashing, and instantly disappeared into the shadows on the side of the ship.

Suddenly, the radar detected a large school of fish nearby approaching them. The red dots on the display screen became denser and closer to the fishing boat.

Countless tiny "small lanterns" with flickering faint blue or fluorescent green light spots seemed to appear out of thin air near the searchlight, slowly swimming and drifting.

That is the biological cold light emitted by the symbiotic bacteria in the transparent squid's body, faint but clear.

The squid's body is transparent underwater, and it will only turn into a milky white or red cylindrical shape after going ashore.

Without Ye Yaodong's reminder, the first mate knew how to operate it, operating the fishing boat to catch these squid in one net.

Ye Yaodong also hoped to catch more squid, especially the deep-sea large red squid, which is the most important raw material for his processing plant.

Now the factory has also been covered with a cold storage, so no matter how much cargo there is, it can be stored and consumed slowly. After all, it's not possible to catch large quantities of large red squid every day. The sea area is rich in products, but it also depends on luck.

"Boss, this group is large red squid, the factory's raw materials are here." The first mate was even happier than him.

The second mate also said: "We can fill the cold storage when we go back the day after tomorrow. We relied on purchasing from outside when we didn't go to sea some time ago. It's still better to catch them ourselves."

"Mm, keep an eye on the screen. Night is a good time for squid fishing."

Squid has strong phototaxis and is easily attracted by light.

Ye Yaodong pondered whether he should also get a specialized light-fishing squid boat?

After all, the processing plant is now mainly making squid shreds, and the demand for squid is large, and squid is also expensive and can be sold at a good price.

The construction cost of a large light-fishing squid boat is not cheap, and now it has to be at least a million.

He thought about it and decided to wait until he had time to go to Modu, and then ask again. Now, if he wants to do it, he will do large fishing boats.

Ye Yaodong was thinking about the arrangement of the squid fishing boat while staring at the light spots of the squid school on the fish finder. At this time, a piece of red bumps suddenly appeared on the edge of the radar screen, dense and dense.

It was only four or five nautical miles away, and it was running fast. The route was straight toward their area, straight into their trawling operation area!

He widened his eyes. "Damn, where did these wild ships come from?!"

Ye Yaodong cursed and frantically pressed the high-frequency radio and roared: "Hey! Hey! We're trawling here! Avoid! Answer if you hear me!"

He shouted several times, but the other side didn't say a fart, not even willing to turn on a navigation light, all pitch black.

"Fuck!"

Ye Yaodong extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and rushed to the radar. The movement trajectory of those red dots was fast and wild, without any signs of normal fishing boat avoidance or communication.

He hurriedly picked up the intercom to notify the other fishing boats: "A group of ghost ships is approaching, there is no response, turn on all deck lights immediately."

This is a deterrent effect, reminding the approaching fishing boats.

Suddenly, several bright searchlight beams violently stabbed over from the pitch-black sea surface, making people dizzy.

Borrowing that light, one could see several ship shadows, the ship types were short and strange, black shadows without any navigation lights, no flags, no signs, not like proper fishing boats.

"High frequency! Shout again! Tell them we are trawling! Let them avoid!"

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he picked up the binoculars and went out to take a look, cursing in his mouth, "Fuck their mother, where did such fishing boats that don't know the rules come from?"

The first mate immediately operated the VHF radio and shouted: "Unknown vessel! Unknown vessel! Our ship is operating! Please avoid immediately! Please avoid immediately! Answer if received! Answer if received!"

Responding to them was only a suffocating static noise on the high frequency, and the other side's engine "buzzing" roared as if it were about to fall apart, getting closer and closer.

The other side didn't care what they were shouting at all, and directly cut hard across the sea surface not far from the bow of Dongyu No. 1, and the waves rolled up made their own ship sway.

Dragging black smoke behind the ship's butt, it didn't look back and plunged into the far sea, and in the blink of an eye, it was about to run out of the radar range.

Ye Yaodong took down the binoculars and spat: "Bad luck! Are they rushing to be reincarnated!"

The people on the deck were also cursing, disturbed by this group of ghost ships that didn't turn on lights and broke in. They thought something had happened. Everyone gathered on the deck, watching that group of ships speed past.

The dense light spots on the fish finder screen were instantly stirred into a mess, scattered.

The squid school that had just gathered had long since scattered to who knows where.

"Boss, what kind of ships were those just now? Why are they running like this?"

"Yeah, they don't know the rules at all, just cutting across like that. This is clearly our operation area."

"TMD, not a single response. Where did these wild ships come from? They are really rushing to be reincarnated."

"First time encountering such a ship, they even shone searchlights at us, too arrogant."

The first mate and second mate were cursing. Ye Yaodong also cursed a few times, and then said: "These are smuggling ships, they don't want their lives."

"No wonder it's pitch black. If it weren't for the radar detection, we might only have discovered them after they passed. There's no sign at all, not even lights turned on."

Ye Yaodong said: "Only ghosts dare not turn on lights, and dare not have any response."

The intercom also came with curses.

"What's going on? What kind of ship is so ignorant of the rules, directly cutting across our operation area."

"Damn, are those ships rushing to be reincarnated? Scared the hell out of me, the whole ship's people climbed up and stood on the deck."

"We too, the radar kept reminding and ringing, thought it was the little devils, thinking about fighting at night."

"Haha, we thought so too, and shouted for the workers to prepare to fight, picking up tools."

"Those should be smuggling ships, right? Pitch black, not even daring to turn on lights."

Ye Yaodong echoed: "Right, those are smuggling ships. They have already left the radar's monitoring range. Continue doing what you should do."

"No wonder they are so arrogant."

"Really don't want their lives. There are warships patrolling in this area."

"That's why they run so fast."

"Continue working, our squid school has been scattered."

"Fortunately, we were just hauling the net..."

Everyone complained and cursed in a jumble.

Ye Yaodong put the intercom aside and said to the two again: "The fish school has been stirred up by them, detect it again."

"Are they going straight to the high seas to trade? I wonder if they will cut across again later?"

"Just be alert. They are seeking wealth, and they won't cause trouble for no reason."

"Really bad luck."

It is indeed bad luck. Before, I was thinking that I was lucky these two days and didn't encounter any fishing boats. I didn't expect to encounter these ghost ships at night.

Afterward, everyone became more vigilant. Ye Yaodong thought that he would simply not rest at night, let the second mate rest, and he and the first mate would be on duty.

The second mate himself is also mainly in charge of the deck, but he also has to know how to sail, haul nets, and operate equipment, so he also has to learn.

Thanks to that group of ghost ships just now, no fish school can be detected in the nearby area now, and they can only continue to spend time detecting.

The second half of the night until dawn was calm. There was only shock but no danger at night, but everyone still cursed for a whole day.

Ye Yaodong went to rest after dawn.

According to the original plan, his father had to send a fresh-fish collection ship out this morning at the latest, and if he returned the next day, he would definitely be able to contact the fresh-fish collection ship on the way.

After waking up, he planned to let them take turns taking advantage of the gap after hauling the net to let the workers move the cargo to his ship.

Of course, it also has to cooperate with the time he hauls the net. Just in the gap time, whichever ship can connect, that ship will move the cargo first.

There are 7 ships in total behind him. Moving the cargo from all seven ships over will also take a lot of time, so it has to be arranged today.

Or if it's too late, you can keep the cargo of two or three ships first, and then focus on moving it when the fresh-fish collection ship comes, which will also delay trawling less.

In the afternoon, the fishing boats began to move cargo toward him one after another, and his side also had to pause lowering the net. Some people processed and sorted the cargo, and some accepted the cargo transported from the opposite fishing boat.

The focus, of course, started with moving the tuna.

Calculating it, there were 291 bluefin tuna in total, 402 albacore tuna, and the quantity of other cargo was too large to count.

These fish will have to be sold to fishing companies with export rights. Domestic sales are not easy to sell; the price is too high.

And from the afternoon, their ship also stopped trawling. Other fishing boats kept having ones that could connect, and sometimes two ships transported cargo over together.

They were busy until the next morning before all the cargo from the ships was transported.

They also transported some of the trash fish they kept over. Going back, they wouldn't worry about the fishmeal production line having gaps.

Ye Yaodong let them check the freezing cabin first, then clean the deck, organize what should be organized, and fix what should be fixed.

Taking advantage of the gap when everyone was busy cleaning up and preparing to return, he also chatted a few words with other fishing boats using the intercom.

"Hey hey, seven ships, please reply if you can hear me."

"Can hear you."

"Cargo transportation is completed. We are also arranging to transport cargo back. The remaining 7 ships of yours will look after each other on the sea. You just fish in this sea area, don't run to other people's operation areas."

"If you encounter anything, discuss and solve it together. If you don't have time to discuss, make your own decisions to deal with emergencies. Everyone is an experienced fisherman, just boldly believe in your own judgment."

"I believe in you, and you must also believe in yourselves. As long as it doesn't involve personnel safety, other things encountered are small matters, just boldly make decisions."

Everyone responded repeatedly, "Received."

"According to the sailing route, the fresh-fish collection ship should arrive tomorrow night. By then, you coordinate and arrange the transportation. It is estimated that it will take one or two days to finish unloading."

"If you start sailing back from today, counting today, it will take at least 5 days to return here."

"You just pay more attention to safety, and call on the public channel if there is anything."

Ye Yaodong gave some long-winded instructions. It was really the first time he left them at sea, and he was a bit worried without watching them himself.

Fortunately, he was only away for 6 days, so it was just to exercise everyone's adaptability.

If this time is steady, he can be more at ease in the future.

"Received, Dongzi, you can go back with peace of mind. Anyway, it's only a few days and you'll be back."

"Right, with so many ships of ours, can we still be bullied? We can deal with anything ourselves."

"Yeah, we can discuss and solve things ourselves when we encounter them. Anyway, there will be a fresh-fish collection ship coming tomorrow night, and you can also communicate on the way back."

Ye Yaodong responded, "Okay, then I'll start the return journey first."

"Good, be careful on the road."

Ye Yaodong signaled the captain to bring up the sea chart and prepare to adjust the ship's head.

"Set the coordinates and prepare to return. Check the wind level and wave height. I'll go down and check. You have no problem, right?"

"No problem, the coordinates are ready-made. You set the return route before departure."

"Mm."

The freezing cabin is his lifeline!

He went to check the freezing cabin one last time, checked the thermometer to ensure that it was steadily at minus tens of degrees, the cabin door was locked, and the gaps were blocked tightly with old quilts, just fearing that leaking cold air would spoil the fish.

Also, the deck must be cleared and reinforced. All things that can sway, such as empty fish boxes, ice crushers, spare floats, and messy ropes, were all tied tightly to the deck fixing rings with thick hemp ropes.

Or simply stuffed into the cabin and locked, otherwise, a big wave would come, and the "flying shells" all over the deck could kill people.

The net gear had already been washed clean inside and out with a high-pressure water gun yesterday, hung up to drain, covered tightly with large canvas, and tied securely to prevent aging from sun and rain.

He didn't need to check the other engine rooms. Even if he looked, he wouldn't understand.

The fishing boat had already started the return journey. After checking, he also returned to the cockpit to confirm the sea chart, sailing coordinates, and radar monitoring situation one last time.

There was no problem anywhere, so he sat down with peace of mind and lit a cigarette for himself.

Their return route is not the same as the outbound route. After all, fishing boat operations are fluid, not stationary, so they might not be able to return along the original route.

The initial turning point was set at 26°N, 124°E, which is located on the northwest side of the Diaoyu Islands, sailing toward the northwest.

The second turning point is not the Kuroshio tributary. Ye Yaodong also didn't feel at ease handing everything over to them, so he was also staring at it himself. Anyway, it would take at most two days to arrive.

"Didn't expect to go back so soon."

"After having a fresh-fish collection ship next year, you won't be able to go back even if you want to."

"Cough, it's also quite good now, going ashore every few days, you can also know the news on shore and handle emergencies."

"Mm, wait until you are familiar with the route. If I'm not free, you can run it yourselves."

By then, he can also let go. If he wants to go to sea, he can follow and take a look; if he doesn't want to go to sea, he can control it on shore, no need to take risks.

"Sailing along this way, the fish finder can always detect a large batch of fish schools. In half a day, more than a dozen batches have been detected, which makes people's hearts itch."

"The net gear has been cleaned and put away. Anyway, the other ships are all fishing. Our ship will temporarily act as a fresh-fish collection ship. Let's do it for a year first."

"Hey, good."

Night is also Ye Yaodong's shift in the first half of the night, and the second half of the night is handed over to others.

After he rested and woke up, it was already night. They had reached the second turning point, the Langgangshan Islands.

This is an important navigation point in the outer sea of Zhejiang Province. The reef group has obvious surges. The fishing boat bypassed the east side of the islands to avoid reefs and simultaneously received Zhoushan VTS, which is a traffic management system.

Entering the busy shipping lane in the early morning of the second day, a ten-thousand-ton cargo ship also appeared on the starboard side, and both sides confirmed avoidance through VHF channel 16.

This is the normal operation. The ghost ships encountered in the night a few days ago, where communication had no response, were abnormal.

If it doesn't involve the interests of both sides, generally communicating and informing about the situation will lead to mutual concession.

As they approached the near sea, the density of fishing boats on the sea surface also increased sharply, and dozens of trawlers were operating in formation.

Ye Yaodong let the captain slow down and detour along the north side of the shipping lane to avoid net entanglement.

At this time, his ship could also contact the Dongsheng ship and communicate with the Dongsheng ship.

"Calling Dongsheng ship, I am Ye Yaodong."

Ye Yaodong called on the public channel, and there was an immediate response on the channel. They went to a small channel to communicate.

"Did the fresh-fish collection ship set off the day before yesterday?"

The other end of the channel replied immediately, "Yes, I heard early the day before yesterday that they went to find you to pick up the cargo. Didn't you meet on the road?"

"No, we didn't take the Kuroshio tributary. The interval was probably relatively far, and the other party's signal wasn't received."

"Then you have all returned to the near sea, they should have arrived at the destination too, right?"

"Hope so. Anyway, in two days, I will go over to look for them."

Ye Yaopeng also joined the channel to ask, "How was the harvest on this trip?"

"Very good. Just arrived at the place and caught a batch of tuna, and there were bluefin tuna inside. Made a killing, one net earned one ship."

The goods hadn't been sold yet, so he spoke conservatively. Even if they were sold, it was impossible for him to explain clearly how much money he sold them for; he would only say less.

"What?"

Several people who joined the channel were surprised and exclaimed.

"What did you say? You caught bluefin tuna? Really or fake, how many?"

"My goodness, this fish has been very expensive in the last few years of export, and it's very difficult to catch, very rare."

"Got rich, actually caught bluefin tuna? My god..."

Ye Yaopeng was so surprised he almost broke his thigh. "What? Then did every one of your ships catch it?"

"Right, every ship had a few more or less. My ship was the first to plunge into the fish pile, so I caught more. That's why I hurried back to sell the goods, otherwise, I might not have followed the fishing boat back to shore."

"Oh my, if I had known, I would have sailed with you on this trip... Missed it. That fish is several hundred jin each, export can sell for tens of thousands!"

Ye Yaodong explained, "It's not that expensive. This batch is all half-grown fish, all about one or two meters, about one or two hundred jin."

Ye Yaopeng regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Half-grown fish is also bluefin tuna. If he could catch a few casually, the cost of the fishing boat would be recouped immediately.

Missed it, broke his thigh.

Ye Yaohua also felt heartache. If they had known, they would have followed Dongzi directly and could have earned a little more.

Anyway, with so many fishing boats, there's no need to worry about how dangerous it is. Everyone is breaking in in the near sea, and breaking in in the deep sea is also breaking in.

He hurriedly said: "Dongzi, how about when you go to the deep sea in two days, pass by our area again, and I and big brother will sail the big ship and follow you?"

"Sure. Didn't you say there were novices on the ship and you wanted to fish in the near sea for a period of time to break in?"

"Originally I thought so, but aren't you catching big cargo? I thought there would be more cargo in the deep sea, and the opportunity would be greater." Ye Yaohua's heart was also itching like a cat scratching.

This ship cost a lot of money, emptying the family fortune. They were all urgently wanting to earn it back quickly.

Ye Yaopeng hurriedly followed and echoed, "Right, when we go next time, we'll either go with you."

Ye Yaohua and Ye Yaopeng discussed: "How about we follow back and rest today too? When Dongzi goes to the deep sea in two days, we will follow him together."

Ye Yaopeng echoed, "That's also fine. After all, it's said that once you go to the deep sea, it will take several months, and you will always be on the water. We also have to go back and prepare in advance, and let the workers rest. This trip has also been at sea for more than 10 days."

"Then Dongzi, is it settled like this? I and big brother will go ashore after the net in hand is hauled up."

Ye Yaodong had no opinion. "Sure, you discuss it yourselves and make a decision. I'll leave when the time comes, and you follow."

"Hey, good."

Hearing Xiao Xiao said on the channel: "You made my heart itch, and I also want to order one."

A'Zheng said: "Then do it. Dongzi has so many ships, we can't catch up even with horses, but at least follow and drink some soup."

"I told you last year, let's go too. You said your father told you not to struggle, saying this ship is enough to earn money."

"Look at Dongzi catching bluefin tuna. I don't care anymore. After I go ashore, I will order one at the shipyard here."

As soon as he said he caught bluefin tuna, it directly caused a sensation among everyone, and everyone's hearts were itching.

PS: My eyes can't even open, going to sleep.