Chapter 508

The boat sailed on the sea. The sea breeze blowing in the early morning was a bit cool, with quite a bit of the crispness of autumn.

Just after leaving, they stood on the sea for a while and chatted for a while. Not long after, Ye Yaodong took out a deck of playing cards.

"Come, come, come, just in time to play cards to pass the time. When we came, the boat was piled full of things, so there was no room to play. Now that we're on the return trip, the boat is more than half empty, just right for playing cards."

"You were prepared early on?"

"Must be. Otherwise, how boring it would be to just stand there blowing in the wind and looking at the sea. We have to sail for more than ten hours and won't arrive until evening."

Ye Yaodong sat directly on the deck, took out the cards to shuffle, and then looked at them, only to find there was one more person.

"Should I call my brother's boat behind us? One of you go to the back to play? They have four people on their boat, one steering, and they're one short."

"I'll go to the back to play with your big brother and them," the eldest cousin looked at the others and said modestly.

Ye Fu found them troublesome, looking for trouble when there was none, stopping the boat when things were fine. He cursed, "You just earned a little money, don't lose it all again. This past month hasn't been easy. Play fewer rounds, don't squander it, or it won't be easy to explain when we get back..."

"Stop worrying blindly. We aren't playing for big stakes, and we aren't gamblers. It's just for entertainment to pass the time, just winning or losing a few yuan. Don't worry about it, just steer your boat!"

Ye Fu watched them start the game with a heavy heart and could only pick up the flag and wave it at the boat behind, asking them to stop the boat temporarily.

The two boats behind thought something had happened and quickly slowed down to stop. Knowing it was for playing cards, they were also speechless.

Ye Yaodong handed them a deck of cards, "On this long journey, of course, we need something to pass the time. I knew you wouldn't be prepared. You're welcome. Those who win money, remember to give me the money for the cards later."

"Are you really short of that one or two mao?"

"Of course. People who rent out tables and venues for card games charge a table fee."

Ye Yaopeng pouted, also feeling he was a freak. He had been handing out cigarettes non-stop during this time without feeling the pinch, yet he was counting pennies for card money. He couldn't understand his train of thought.

Ye Yaodong: Spend when you should spend, take when you should take.

With the playing cards to pass the time, everyone felt that time passed quite quickly, much better than when they came, except for Ye Fu, who was steering the boat.

Although he was also itching to play, he didn't dare to be distracted and look too much. Their boat was the lead boat now, and the two boats behind were following him. He had to keep an eye on the direction of travel at all times, as well as the reefs below, to avoid hitting reefs and getting lost.

But when the sun was high in the sky, as he steered along the coast and just entered the Fujian province range, he saw a large number of boats sailing on the sea.

The boats were of all sizes, some were 30-meter-long tower boats, and some were about the same size as theirs, all sailing in the same direction.

The few people who were playing cards looked over at Ye Fu's shout and were instantly shocked. One by one, they immediately put down the cards in their hands and stood up.

Ye Fu also slowed the boat down.

Those boats passed by one by one from the sea not far from them. The sterns of the fishing boats also kicked up a long trail of water, which looked particularly spectacular on the sea. They estimated there were forty or fifty boats, leaving them dumbfounded.

"So, the legend that farmers abandon farming, workers abandon work, fishermen abandon fishing, and teachers abandon teaching to participate in smuggling is really not an exaggeration at all. We just happened to run into a wave by chance, and I don't know how many more there are locally. This boat full of goods looks like quite a lot."

"When we went to buy things yesterday, many people in that alley were buying them in large batches. They were probably taking them to sell."

"Why is no one arresting them?"

"Have you never heard a term called collusion between officials and businessmen?" Ye Yaodong reminded them.

I still remember, when I was told about this in my previous life, I heard that even the navy was dispatched to escort these boats... They could even transport cars in large batches...

"It's really the flooded are flooded to death, and the parched are parched to death. Having power really means making money fast."

"No wonder there are so many fresh tricks on the streets every day, and there aren't even two people entering the supply and marketing cooperative."

Everyone watched the boats pass by one by one and kept discussing it.

Ye Yaodong also thought about how he hadn't seen Lin Ji for a while. Ever since he fished up a bronze tripod from the sea, he rarely saw him in the village. He didn't know if Lin Ji had changed his base of operations? After all, the pace of making money couldn't stop.

However, there were leaders and newspaper offices at the pier every day at that time, and there were people watching at sea, so it was indeed inconvenient. Moreover, the number of residents around him had also increased, and he guessed they were also worried that the pier was too bright at night, attracting attention.

After thinking about it, he threw it to the back of his mind. Where they docked had little to do with him.

"Play cards, play cards, it has nothing to do with us. If this gets caught, the serious ones get a bullet, and the lighter ones get locked up for a year or a half. Risk comes with returns. Their high returns are also high risks."

"Let's just catch our fish..."

"Nonsense, the boat is sailing so fast now, what fish are you catching? It's playing cards. K is 13, hurry up and grab the cards, don't dawdle..."

"Good, good, good..."

"Wait, wait, look quickly, one of the boats over there has stopped, and two of the boats that just passed by have turned around and come back."

Ye Yaosheng shouted. The people who had just sat cross-legged and intended to continue were suddenly looking over again, stood up, and walked to the side of the boat.

Only the two boats that had just passed by turned back. Most of the boats didn't notice and just sailed away. The boat that stopped was already at the tail of the team, and now not many boats discovered it. The accompanying boats had already sailed far away.

Ye Fu also stopped the boat. Their two boats behind also noticed it. After all, with so many boats passing by, everyone would pay close attention and take a few more looks.

Everyone tacitly stopped their boats, wanting to see what the situation was.

It was impossible to get close. There were several boats over there, and they were outsiders. Who knew if they would be friendly?

"Is there a boat over there that broke down?"

"It's possible, otherwise why would it stop for no reason?"

"It's far away, and I can't see clearly..."

"Do you still want to sail over and watch the excitement openly?"

"I have that idea. Anyway, the boats over there have all sailed away, leaving only those two or three boats."

Ye Fu walked over at this time and said, "When I was steering the boat just now, I seemed to see a big fish jump out of the water on the sea. It just flashed, right near that boat."

At this time, just as Ye Fu finished speaking, they all saw the big fish with a long snout and a particularly large dorsal fin like a flag jumping out of the water. They estimated it was 3-4 meters long.

Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Is a sailfish attacking a fishing boat?"

This fish is like a swordfish, with a long criminal record and is very fierce. As soon as he saw it, his first reaction was that this fish had attacked a fishing boat again. It always blindly mistakes big boats for big fish.

"Ah... that boat seems a bit crooked?"

"No way?"

Just at this moment, that boat suddenly accelerated and ran toward a deserted island in the distance, and the sailfish was actually in hot pursuit, directly bringing out three white water lines.

"Is it preparing to dock at the deserted island for repairs?"

"It's ramming the fishing boat..."

"It jumped so high..."

The two fishing boats full of goods hesitated for a moment and followed, but after a while, they saw the fishing boat suddenly tilt at a 45-degree angle.

"Hiss~ it capsized?"

"What should we do?"

"Two boats followed. Let's watch here first..."