Chapter 978

The console was less than half a meter wide, piled with instruments like a compass and a maritime radio station.

The seat was a wooden board about two meters long and twenty centimeters wide. When sitting on it, one needed to step on the console to sit steadily.

The space left was only a gap that could only accommodate one person. Ye Fu was driving the boat there, and everything in front of him could be reached with a hand, while they were all standing on the left and right, so the originally narrow space appeared exceptionally crowded.

After Ye Fu started the fishing boat, Dongsheng also began to slowly sail away from the shore.

And the old master following the boat explained to Ye Yaodong on the side. How to use the machines in the cockpit? How to look at the dashboard? How to tune the maritime radio station, how to receive?

All were introducing functions and usage methods one by one there.

Ye Yaodong was also listening carefully on the side.

After the boat started moving, A Guang and the others discovered that Ye Fu and Ye Yaodong had both run to the cockpit.

As soon as they got on the boat, everyone's sense of freshness was very sufficient, all wandering around, looking around, touching and bumping, didn't expect them to start so quickly, and didn't give everyone a preparation time.

After reacting, everyone ran to the outside of the cockpit, looking inside through the glass, all squeezed together.

Ye Yaodong went out for a while, waved his hand to drive them all away, only A Guang stayed to follow on the side to listen together. After all, it was his family's boat, and he didn't drive it very skillfully either. It was normal to find an opportunity to watch more and deepen the impression.

It was just that in the originally small space, they could only squeeze together tightly.

After listening, understanding the functions, Ye Fu reluctantly let go, went out and stood outside, letting them take turns to control, so the space could let them stretch their hands and feet.

At this time, the fishing boat had already sailed out for more than half an hour, still in the sea area around the county seat.

Also because their time was very sufficient, looking at the time from three to five in the afternoon, arriving at the village pier at five o'clock was fine, now nine o'clock, still had 8 hours, so Ye Yaodong also planned to sail further out.

Working for two hours, going back and forth for three hours, going home for one or two hours, just about right.

The old master had been watching in the cockpit, occasionally pointing out a few words, but generally when A Guang was controlling.

Ye Yaodong listened to the explanation once and had already started very well.

Ye Fu looked through the window outside and couldn't help but sigh, "You learned this quite fast."

"This shows I'm smart."

"I feel like you're satirizing me." A Guang held the rudder, distracted and said a sentence.

"Don't feel, you're just too stupid. Didn't you let my dad go out with you twice two months ago?"

"I know, just haven't touched it for a long time, easy to be confused, remember confused, only occasionally flustered."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about his stiff mouth, looked at it had been sailing out for nearly two hours, and asked his father and the old master.

"Can we cast the net now? We've run far enough."

The old master looked at the watch, only then surprised that under full concentration, time passed so fast.

"Can, you watch the time yourself, feel you can cast, then put it down."

"Alrighty."

He ran to them excitedly. The net gear was already prepared early, the fish basket and bucket were brought by themselves, just to facilitate loading the fish caught for water testing.

"Coming, coming, brothers, start~"

"Awoo awoo awoo~ going to cast the net, going to cast the net~"

"Come, come, come, we've already prepared~"

Friends were all excitedly howling, walking toward the rear deck while taking off their cotton-padded jackets, throwing them aside, rolling up their sleeves, and walking toward the fishing nets piled on both sides of the gunwale.

"This net is really long enough!"

"This can catch more, otherwise a net of thousands of jin, just that net in our house, how is it possible?"

"Got rich, got rich, cast into the water and get rich~"

Ye Yaodong ran to them, also took off the cotton-padded jacket on his body, threw it, spat two mouthfuls of saliva into his palm, and rubbed it twice.

"Start, start~"

Everyone also followed him, spat, rubbed their palms, and then lifted the fishing net.

At this time, couldn't immediately throw the fishing net into the water.

Following the boat were two old masters, one teaching how to drive the boat and use instruments in the cockpit, and another waiting here.

Such a big new boat launched, casting the first net, some shipyards would arrange some ceremonies, especially these rural places, all paid more attention to folk customs.

After the old master lifted the fishing net, he started to pick up the small gong, beating the gong while singing the net-casting song.

"One net gold, two nets silver, three nets hit a treasure basin, four nets hit a copper gong group, five nets pull a full clam snail, six nets fish and shrimp full warehouse, net net boat is not empty yo, full boat loaded and returned home, Goddess bless good harvest, next year for Goddess repair temple gold body".

"Yo hey~" Everyone followed and echoed loudly.

The old master shouted again, "Safe into the water, great luck yo~"

"Safe into the water, great luck!"

Everyone shouted slogans while throwing into the sea.

The old master shouted again, "Get rich and safe yo~"

Everyone's slogans also shouted louder.

"Get rich and safe~"

"Get rich and safe~"

After everyone put the fishing net into the water, all put their hands together and bowed to the sea surface twice.

Full of blessings.

The two cables dragging the net were more than 300 meters long. Once the net entered the sea, Ye Fu quickly started the net roller, the cable was quickly pulled, like a winding snake, and after a few minutes, it all entered the sea.

After the fishing net completely entered the sea, the mouth of the net opened wider and wider under the action of the wind and water board, like a hungry giant dragon, opening its bloody mouth.

Next was the waiting time. Everyone also patted their hands, picked up the cotton-padded jackets thrown around and put them on again.

"We only opened for two hours, just a bit further than usual, don't know what good goods we can catch?"

"The direction of opening is different. This time it's starting from the county seat and opening out, it will be further away from the shore than opening from our village. As for how many meters deep the water is at the bottom, that's unknown."

"Anyway, definitely going to get rich. Fengshou only earned back the cost in less than half a year, Dong Zi will earn big next."

"Fengshou also just happened to catch up with catching jellyfish, otherwise it wouldn't be so fast, also have to work slowly. Recently the wind and waves are big, haven't been able to go out for a long time? Today the weather is quite good, just the waves are quite big, shaking and bumping from time to time, hitting from time to time. Good thing we didn't run too far, hit a net and go back."

Ye Yaodong said happily while putting on his cotton-padded jacket.

"The bigger the wind and waves, the more goods, this net will definitely have a big harvest."

"Wait a while and you'll know, go sit for a while, rest."

Today's wind and waves were indeed a bit big. When they walked to the bow of the boat, a big wave hit from behind. Everyone dodged it agilely, leaving only a fleeting foam, and the seaweed remaining on the rear deck, emitting a moldy fishy smell.

"Ouch, good thing I dodged fast, otherwise I'd be a drowned chicken."

"This hasn't run very far yet, the waves are so big, if we run further, run outside, we wouldn't be able to bear it."

"Today the weather is good, but our trawler definitely can't go out."

"That's why I told you guys to take an early break for the New Year."

They walked forward, leaned on the gunwale, looked at the waves ahead, and from time to time, small fish and shrimp were rolled into the air by the waves, and then fell into the sea.

Under the sunlight, water splashed, appearing crystal clear.

On the sea surface, boundless, one side sky, four sides water, the boat under the feet seemed to be the center of the world, as if there was no direction, but it was slowly moving forward, appearing confident.

"After you get this boat, you won't go out before the New Year, right?"

"Should be. Look at the weather. If the wind and waves aren't that big, we can go out for two or three days to try first. After all, it's a new boat. If we sail back and stop there, the heart will definitely itch. Have to try first. But we'll talk when the time comes. If there's no good weather, then there's no way."

"Did you find boat workers?"

"Not yet, plan to call in these two days, call people to work after the New Year."

"Then if the wind and waves aren't that big in two days, and you plan to go out to sea, who will you call to help?"

"Aren't there you guys? Aren't you guys taking an early break for the New Year, staying at home?" Ye Yaodong said impolitely and naturally.

"So you calculated it well here?"

He laughed and said: "That's not it, just a temporary idea, thinking aren't there still you guys?"

"Good brother!"

"That's right, can't just think of you guys when eating and drinking. When working, of course, have to think of you guys too. You guys follow, I'll go to the cockpit to look."

Ye Yaodong said and went to the cockpit again, because the propeller and other machines were at the stern, mainly because the boat turned by swinging its tail, so the cockpit was also close to the stern part.

At this time, A Guang was still driving there. After he went up, he took over from A Guang.

A Guang also reluctantly went out from the cockpit, went down to chat with others.

The process of working was boring, and also boring.

Also good, he could control the direction, it was okay.

After two hours passed, he looked at his watch, calculated the time, and stopped the boat to prepare to lift the net.

"Lift the net, lift the net."

They who had been waiting by the gunwale had long been blown by the sea breeze until their faces were red and noses were red, all shrinking their necks. As soon as they heard it was time to lift the net, everyone instantly came to their spirits. Those who were smoking also instantly threw the cigarette butts into the sea.

"Lifted the net, lifted the net..."

"Work, work..."

"You go there, I'm here..."

The old master singing the happy song directed them to collect the net, Ye Yaodong also called A Guang to both sides of the gunwale.

Both pulled a cable, wrapped the rope on the roller, and used the machine's power to quickly drag the cable.

Others waited on the side to watch first.

Under the pulling force of the machine, the net mouth on the sea surface started to tighten gradually. After waiting for it to tighten completely, about half an hour later, the fishing net was slowly dragged out of the water surface.

The crane on the front deck lifted the fishing net, slowly moving toward the boat. Everyone ate strength to support the net, some held the net rope, using all their strength to pull toward the deck.

"One, two, three..."

"One, two, three..."

Because the rear deck was shallow, and the wind and waves were big, the splashing waves hit the gunwale, everyone was exerting strength and couldn't avoid it, instantly all were drenched by the sea water from head to toe, all became water people.

"Damn!"

"Wow, cool to the heart..."

"Took a sea water bath... I go... the waves are too big..."

At the same time as the waves hit, the full net of fishing harvest was instantly poured onto the deck.

"Wow, such a big bag..."

"Small tubes... all small tubes..."

"Damn it, this net is all small tubes..."

"Good goods, all small tubes, thousands of jin."

"Thousands of jin, such a big bag can have thousands of jin? No way? This is too cow, right? So many came up in one net? Didn't seem to have such a big bag on Fengshou before?"

"Got rich, got rich, this net should also be worth a thousand or so, right?"

"Maybe, small tubes per jin easily collected have two or three cents!"

The old master directing on the side also smiled. "Today luck is good, the harvest is quite good, such a big bag is not easy to hit usually, four or five thousand jin."

"Must be today the waves are big, so there are many goods!"

Ye Fu also ran over happily and said: "There may also be this part of the reason, but here are all small tubes, looking at not many miscellaneous goods, should be hitting a fish school, every year at this time until before summer, small tubes are particularly many."

"Got rich..."

"Pour it out and look, pick the goods."

Everyone was happy, hurriedly went to untie the fishing net, and poured the goods onto the deck together.

Only after pouring it out did they see that there were also some fish, shrimp, crab, octopus, jellyfish, seaweed, etc., of course, the number of small tubes was the most, accounting for eighty percent.

"Damn, really a whole net of small tubes, your luck is a bit good!"

"Mazu blessed, remember to invite a small statue to the boat to worship more after going back."

Ye Fu squatted down and fiddled twice, picked up one and bit it in his mouth, happily said: "Really fresh, crispy, tastes fresh and sweet."

"I'll taste one too."

"I'll eat and see too."

Fresh seafood eats the original flavor, there is nothing more delicious than just being caught and having a bite, they all hung smiles on their faces, each picked one and bit.

"Mm... the taste is really good."

"Delicious, crispy when bitten, just happened to be noon, stomach is also hungry."

"About the same, can we go back? Leave a few jin and don't sell, drink tonight."

"No problem!" Ye Yaodong stuffed the remaining into his mouth, and then called them to work.

"Don't work, there is no wine to drink at night."

"Pick a few more bowls of snacks, just happened to continue to put in your workshop to eat."

"Can we drag another net on the way back?" Ye Fu was a bit reluctant, if dragging another net, the harvest definitely wouldn't be bad.

"No way, time is too late, going back takes two hours, maybe not, just now when working, opened a section back. But the contract signed, then sailing home takes more than an hour, now it's already one o'clock, have to hurry back first."

"Then go back first, look at the next few days to see if there is weather."

"You guys hurry up and take the basket, help to sort, don't just care about eating."

"Push this big jellyfish down first, too obstructive, wrapped inside just now didn't see, gave it white occupied weight." A Guang put on gloves and pushed, but felt particularly laborious.

This one had one or two hundred jin, indeed gave it white occupied weight.

"Help me push together."

Others immediately reached out to help.

But when they pushed the huge jellyfish into the water, suddenly a bloody mouth opened at the stern, just happened to catch the jellyfish that fell into the water.

In their staring eyes, the bloody mouth closed, and a huge fish head also surfaced.

"Damn, what thing..."

"What mouth is so big..."

"What fish..."

Everyone retreated with hands and feet in horror, even stood up, holding the railing on the gunwale tightly.

"What fish is this... scared people to death..."

"How is it so close, caught just right?"

"I go, my soul is scared away... feel just now the hand was beside its mouth!"

Ye Yaodong also stared at it, for a while couldn't distinguish what fish it was.

In such a deep sea area, it was very possible for any big fish to appear.

"Is it a whale or a shark? Or what variety..."

Just when everyone retreated and gathered together, discussing and staring at the sea surface, the big fish that swallowed one or two hundred jin of jellyfish also floated to the water surface bit by bit.

Everyone also heard abnormal noise, all covered their ears tightly.

"It's a whale..."

"You look, you look, sprayed water..."

"Ah! Sprayed water!"

"Damn! Can spray water, really a whale!"

Whales breathe with lungs, don't use fish gills, so they also need to float to the water surface to change breath.

When changing breath, the whale first has to discharge a large amount of waste gas in the lungs.

The water column it sprays, actually is the water remaining on the body surface and the gas in the lungs sprayed when the whale breathes.

Because the pressure is very big, the sound made when spraying gas is very big, sometimes it sounds like a train whistle.

Because the powerful airflow rushes out of the nostrils, bringing seawater into the air, on the blue sea surface, it formed the fountain we saw.

"Such a big water column, hurry in a bit, in a bit, drenched..."

"Hide my foot, didn't we just get drenched from head to toe just now?"

"Oh, right, right... I damn, old spectacular, just sprayed several meters high? I saw it for the first time..."

"Such a big whale, I also saw a whale spray water for the first time."

"It's a water column, this spray is higher than a building."

"Good boy, your luck today is a bit good, such a big whale spray water column..." The old master also looked curiously.

Ye Yaodong also touched the water droplets constantly falling on his head, like rain, how many tons should this whale's body type have, otherwise how could it spray so high?

Tsk tsk tsk, the ocean overlord is different, didn't expect, this didn't leave the land very far and could see a whale, put it in the future, don't even think about it.

A pity, he didn't bring a camera when he went out today, just thinking when the boat sailed back, let A Qing take a picture outside the pier.

Didn't expect to encounter such an amazing spectacular scene, a pity, in the future, going out to sea really has to bring a camera, how wonderful the ocean situation is now, in the future, it's not that you can see it if you want to.

"Dong Zi, did you bring a camera?" A Guang also thought of it.

"No, I'm also regretting it, went out too hurriedly, didn't think of bringing it for a while."

"A pity."

"Next time definitely bring it every day."

Just a little while, after the whale sprayed water, it continued to dive into the water, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Just left?"

"This is called eat and fart, pat the butt and leave."

Ye Fu laughed and scolded, "Nonsense, good thing just now when fishing net, didn't net this whale together, otherwise, see how you pull it up."

"Right, good thing it didn't swallow all my small tubes, otherwise I have to cry, hurry up and leave."

"Eh... you look, you look, there are many drum bags on the sea surface over there..."

"Ah, sprayed water again!"

"All whales! Those are all whales!"

Everyone was shocked again.

One appeared in front of them, spraying a huge water column was enough to shock them, result not far away, actually appeared a pile.

And all were collectively spraying water to change breath, what a spectacular picture is this?

"I go?"

"This fish also seems to be gregarious?"

"Seeing so many spraying water together, of course, also know it's gregarious. But seems also have to look at the variety?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, don't know how big a boat can catch them."

"A pity, if brought a camera, it would be good."

After everyone was shocked, had to stare wide-eyed and enjoy it well, anyway, it was harmless to them.

However. The old master in the cockpit might also feel unsafe, not far away, after a group of whales sprayed water, the fishing boat also slowly sailed.

Get rid of these behemoths, lest there be any unexpected things happening, it would be bad to control.

"Gone!"

"Sprayed finished!"

"Sprayed quite fast!"

"Maybe not enough water..."

"Will there be more later?"

"The boat has sailed away, don't look, hurry up and work."

"Also really quite good-looking..."

Ye Yaodong also shouted at them, letting them hurry up and sort.

"Okay, nothing to look at, hurry up and work."

Baskets were thrown in front of them, the whole deck was covered with small tubes, everyone grabbed a full hand and threw it into the basket, in a little while a basket was full, pushed to the corner.

They were also about to dock, now the weather temperature was also low, no need to throw into the fish hold.

Sorting fish was a time-consuming job, everyone had to squat there, if working normally. Didn't go back immediately, continue to drag another net, many times have to sort until the next net is collected.

Working continuously, for boat workers, the work was not light, mainly also always drifting on the sea, the difference from being on land was very big.

Good thing today the big head was small tubes, sorting was also very simple, they could grab a handful into the basket, those that could sell money were picked into another basket, after picking the rest, the remaining unwanted were swept back into the sea.

No need to pick one by one, the speed could also be much faster.

Ye Yaodong returned to the cockpit when they were working.

Ye Fu also in order to exercise him, next all gave him full control to drive back.

However, on the way back, they saw whale spray water again.

Heard that whales would expose the water surface to breathe every ten or twenty minutes, spray water once.

If can encounter, it was also not that rare, because this was also what they often did, but for those of them who hadn't seen it, it was worth boasting about.

Ye Fu felt that going back in the evening would have things to talk about again.

The old master watching in the cockpit was also smiling and saying, after returning to the factory, can talk well to everyone.

Close look and standing in a higher position to look, Ye Yaodong felt that close look was more shocking, although he had seen it before, not that shocked, but also felt quite rare.

"Should my luck be considered good?"

"Of course, that net of four or five thousand jin of small tubes is enough for you to earn, luck is not good? Already top good, most people go out to sea to hit a net are miscellaneous goods, the quantity is often this much."

Ye Yaodong was happy.

He was already fantasizing there, these whales spraying water were like setting off fireworks to celebrate for him.

"Do you want to dock at the county pier, sell these goods first?"

"No need, no need, today the weather is not hot, no need to rush to sell, pull back to our pier and can sell."

Fengshou was anxious to sell when returning to port, also because the weather was hot, just caught fresh and hurried to sell.

"Then that's fine, then you drive directly toward the shipyard."

"Good."

Actually he wanted to pull back to dry.

Before during the squid season, dried a lot of squid, although the price was high, but there were not a few people who could afford it, now all sold out.

Since the shop in the city sold dry goods, of course, the variety was the more the better, high, middle, and low-end goods all had to be prepared.

These small tubes dried, also definitely wouldn't be bad.

It had a different flavor from squid, also very different from dried squid.

Small tubes were also called sea rabbits, dried out were called sea rabbit dried, a small piece was palm-sized.

Directly steam in the pot, put some ginger shreds and cooking wine, steamed out extremely delicious, much better than dried squid, and this was also more expensive than dried squid.

Ye Yaodong was already drooling just thinking about it, decided in his heart to leave it to dry, dried and slowly sold, the profit was bigger, anyway it was the goods caught in the first net, now there was no urgent need for cash.

All the way back, didn't encounter any strange things, on the road didn't see any fishing boats.

Going out and coming back, the sea surface had always been only their boat.

"Another ten minutes or so should be able to arrive, toward this direction a bit..."

Ye Yaodong also looked at his watch, now two o'clock past, time was enough.

Coming back was much faster than going, originally he also had consciousness to open a section back when working.

When the shipyard was in sight, they slowed down and leaned forward, Factory Manager Wu was already waiting on the shore with a full face of smiles.

"How? Smooth? How is the harvest?"

"Very good, their luck today is very good, dragged three or four thousand jin of small tubes, can sell a lot of money."

"Ah, then luck is also quite good, this is hitting a fish school? Then this net harvest is not small? Can sell a thousand or so? Then you should be able to earn back the cost in not long."

"This is hard to say, oil money is also a big head, this boat eats oil fiercely."

"We also encountered a group of whales, but it was dangerous but safe."