Chapter 990: Cargo fills the boat

They were talking, and the work on their hands was not delayed.

Ye Yaodong watched the light circle in front shift to the right front again, and after the fishing net was about to be unable to reach, he returned to the cockpit, simply moving forward to continue chasing the light circle.

Anyway, the fishing net underneath is working, the fishing boat doesn't need to stop.

This is equivalent to doing two things at once, catching and working on the water and underwater at the same time.

Chen Shi and the old crew member watched the fishing boat rush into the light circle again, and had to continue catching after a short rest. The two were also quite professional, quite conscious, didn't need anyone to say, they knew what to do.

In the process of following, Ye Yaodong also kept paying attention to the progress of the Fengshou, seeing that the boat didn't run too far, and could still let him see a little light.

Far away, he also saw the picture Pei Father described to him just now. The Fengshou was also bright for a while, and then dim for a while, appearing incomparably strange.

He shuddered, fortunately knowing that it was Beryx splendens making trouble, otherwise his scalp would really be numb, scared a big jump.

Two boats kept the current state, occasionally sometimes a boat would disappear at the end of the coastline, and then after a short while, after pulling the distance closer, it could also be seen.

The light circle of Beryx splendens would be scattered when the fishing boat rushed into the light circle, but after a short while, it would immediately gather into a group again, repeating over and over again.

Until the sky was covered with faint red light, the sky brightened little by little, dispelling a piece of darkness, and the brightness of the glowing circle on the sea surface also dimmed little by little.

After it was completely invisible, the end of the coastline was also covered with red light, and the sun jumped out of the water like a big fireball, rendering the whole sky into a fiery red color, and a red sun appeared on the horizon, like a salted egg yolk.

When the sun jumped out of the sea, Ye Yaodong also looked at the time, then walked out of the cockpit, looking into the distance.

Seen countless times of sunrise at sea, but every time he encountered it, it was still breathtakingly beautiful.

Chen Shi and the old crew member on the boat also stopped and leaned against the ship's side to rest and pant, constantly shaking their arms, watching the sun rise from the sea.

"You guys take a break, haul the net in ten minutes."

Hauled a net at three o'clock in the night, and now it's 5:40, it's about time to haul the net.

Kept chasing Beryx splendens forward, don't know how much of this fish can be netted in the fishing net. Anyway, in the process of chasing forward, the light circle didn't shrink, and the pile on the deck was already like a small hill, and it was specially distinguished from the cargo of the previous net.

The cargo of the previous net is still piled on the deck until now, and has not been sorted. The two of them have been staring at that light circle and casting nets for these two hours, their hands are numb, and they only rested for a while in the middle.

These Beryx splendens are red, visually there are a thousand jin, and they can sell for a good price.

Ye Yaodong waited for them to respond, then returned to the wheelhouse, preparing to speed up a bit and go forward, to chase the Fengshou, and by the way, wait for them to rest for a while before hauling the net.

The Fengshou is far away from them, only seeing a point on the sea surface, must hurry to follow, lest you can't find it in a while.

It just happened that the time reserved for them, maybe those Beryx splendens sank to the seabed, and they could take the opportunity to net a little more.

There is so much cargo piled on the deck, don't know how many hours it will take to sort after hauling another net.

Fortunately, it is almost six o'clock, it is estimated that in another hour, his father and the others will get up. By then, there will be many people, and it will be fast to help.

Ye Yaodong controlled the steering wheel, pulled the distance closer to the Fengshou, and after watching that he had given them buffer time, he went out and shouted.

Both were in their respective positions.

A full big bag of cargo gradually exposed the water surface. He also ran to the deck and looked out. A large red piece was exposed from the net mouth of the fishing net.

His face also showed a deep smile, "Harvest! After going ashore in two days, I will give you a red envelope, hard work! A good start."

"Haha, it was originally what we should do. Harvest is good, get rich and safe~"

"Hehe... get... get... get... get... rich! Safe!"

"Hard work, in a while, after decomposing these cargo, you guys go back to the cabin to make up for sleep. Didn't sleep for a few hours at night and got up. Extend it later tonight, wait until two o'clock to change shifts."

"Talk about it later, anyway, just stay at sea for a few days and go back, there is a rest at home."

Everyone kept staring at the net of cargo just hoisted up, until the fishing net was untied and the whole net of cargo was scattered on the deck, everyone wow-wow called.

"Wow ha! Burst the net again, a small half is Beryx splendens!"

"Good... good... good..."

Ye Yaodong watched this net scatter down, the peak position was almost as tall as a person, higher than the pile that hadn't been picked in the previous net.

After all kinds of sea cargo jumping were dumped out, they jumped on the deck. The whole deck was now piled up, and many cargo were full to their shoe surfaces. They almost had no place to put their feet.

"Too much, too much, the fish hold should not be able to hold it. This net may have seven or eight thousand jin, much more..."

The old crew member was almost stupid, muttering a pile.

"Seen burst nets, but never seen such a burst. This net hauled up too much..."

"Dong... Dong... Dong... brother... get... get... rich! Get rich...!"

Ye Yaodong smiled, put on the hat that was blown crooked by the wind, "This is a good thing, the more cargo, the bigger the opening red envelope. Come... work, put the net down first, let's sort slowly."

"Alright, alright, hurry up and work... cast the net first... cast the net first..."

The old crew member was very happy to hear that there was a red envelope, actively working, and it was not in vain that they were so diligent at night, helping to net so much.

Ye Yaodong squatted down, looking at the pile of cargo like a mountain, flipped it at will, but saw that many Beryx splendens were in two sections, or there were several scratches on their bodies.

He picked up two at will, reached out and touched, but felt a lot of meat mud-like things on his hands.

"Fish mud? Hit by the propeller?"

The old crew member turned his head and said: "This should be that you rushed into the school of fish directly before, and some fish were hit by the propeller under the boat, so some became several sections, and some became fish mud."

"It... it... it... is a pity..."

Ye Yaodong was also full of regret, "It is still quite a pity, but it is also okay, full harvest, occupied a small half, there are two or three thousand jin. In a while, pick out the two sections, just take a rope and string them up to dry. It is a pity to throw them back into the sea like this."

"Pick it first..."

Both squatted on the ground, one took a basket to sort, muttering.

"The quantity is also too much... there are more than ten thousand jin here, it is too exaggerated..."

"There is no such thing, it is about fifteen or sixteen thousand..."

"Fifteen or sixteen thousand is already enough, enough to be scary, tsk tsk tsk, such a big boat dragging the net, the cargo is also fast, too powerful, didn't see it for a few hours, and the whole deck is cargo, made a big profit..."

"Can't pick, can't pick at all... too much..."

"Can't pick, when is the next net? Is it the net just put down? Wait until the next net is hauled up, it will definitely not be picked..."

"Mazu bless, get rich..."

"Pick slowly, there are so many people, after picking, you can contact the fresh-collection boat, today during the day, you have to drag a few more nets, the fish hold is probably going to be unable to hold..."

Ye Fu was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, "Help sort it first, so much cargo, don't know how many hours it will take to sort, wait until everything is cleaned up and then talk, I will put the rice down to cook first, you guys sort these fish first."

"Alright, alright, the sun has risen, hurry up and pick, take advantage of the early morning, the sun is not big, can't be dried."

"In such cold weather, it's strange if it can be dried. The wind at sea almost blew my head frozen together."

"I'm almost blown stupid!"

Ye Yaodong exaggeratedly echoed, "It's not just blowing the head frozen and stupid, my top of the skull is almost blown away by the sea wind, this cold day, it's really too frozen."

"So exaggerated? If it's cold, hurry up and go to the cockpit, it won't be cold there."

"It's not exaggerated at all. I don't want to pee when it's cold. I'm worried that the chicken will be frozen by the sea wind when I take it out."

"Hahahaha, the wife is not around, it's good to freeze, save your young people's anger."

"Hahaha, this sea wind can also reduce anger..."

"Don't freeze it, it has to be used for decades..."

A group of middle-aged men gathered together and there was no one who didn't talk about dirty words. Ye Yaodong started it, you say one sentence, I say one sentence, saying it very vigorously.

Ye Yaodong watched them pick the pile of Beryx splendens first. In a short while, they picked several baskets and lifted them to the back deck. Now there is only space there, and they can still put their feet down. Everyone is now standing in the pile of fish cargo, and there are all kinds of cargo on the shoe surfaces of their rain boots.

He looked at the sea surface from time to time, looked at the cargo with his head down, listened to them talk about dirty words for a while, and then returned to the cockpit.

Outside, the cold wind blew his face stiff. The thin layer of mask couldn't block much wind. After returning to the cabin, there was no wind, so he felt comfortable.

At this time, he also thought about connecting to Pei Uncle, and asked about his harvest last night.

After adjusting the channel, he waited for the sound on that side to ring.

However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear it. Instead, it kept crackling here, so he let it go first. If Pei Uncle was curious, he might connect to him again. Now he is probably also busy cleaning up the boat full of cargo.

He controlled the steering wheel, slightly increased the speed, and planned to drive towards the Fengshou, pulling the distance closer, maybe he could see their busy figures.

Ye Father, who had been cooking the rice, didn't care about it, but went up to the cockpit, squeezed in and asked: "Did you connect to your in-laws?"

"Didn't connect, he shouldn't be in the cockpit, should be busy on the deck."

"Then you slowly drive up and take a look in a while."

"Why are you so curious?"

"Isn't this caring? It was so strange last night, you all went to chase that light circle, we all got a boat full of cargo, they must have a lot too. Isn't this wanting to see if he caught more, or we caught more?"

"Then it must be that I caught more. Before he found it, I had already let them cast several nets. After he connected to ask about the situation, I told him, and he chased the light circle."

"That's not necessarily true. The cargo dragged by the dragnet under the sea, who knows how much there can be? After all, everyone is in the same sea area. We hauled so many Beryx splendens in two nets, he must have a lot too."

Ye Yaodong looked ahead, "Guessing is useless. In a while, after chasing up, you run to the deck and take a look, shout and see."

"Then dragging the net can't be too close, lest the fishing nets get entangled, keep a distance and look from afar, see if you can see it."

"Wait until you go home in a few days to find it, see if there are any binoculars for sale, it will be convenient to have binoculars."

"That's right, this can be bought."

He glanced at his father. It was rare to hear his father agree to buy something in one breath.

"What are you looking at? It is convenient to have binoculars on the sea surface, and you can see the boats in the distance, or something. In case some strange things float up on the sea surface, you have binoculars, we can also take a look, and then consider whether to get close."

"Hmm, how is the fish cargo sorted below? I'll watch here, you go down and take a look, by the way, you can wait for Pei Uncle to connect to you here."

Ye Father originally wanted to refuse in one breath, go to the deck to help sort, and by the way, know how much harvest there is on the deck, but hearing Dongzi say let him wait for his in-laws to connect, he was willing again.

He was really curious, his own family harvested a boat full, how much can Old Pei have? Want to know the gap between the two boats. After all, this Dongsheng boat is two thousand yuan cheaper than the Fengshou. If the harvest is about the same, then their boat must have a higher cost-performance ratio.

"Then remember to watch the rice in the pot, don't let it bubble and spray out all the time, stir it from time to time."

"Got it."

Ye Yaodong went out to change his father to sit in.

As soon as he went out, the cold wind blew the hat connected to his cotton-padded clothes directly up, and then blew it off to the back. He hurriedly put the hat on again, and the whole person also shrank into a group and went down to the deck.

Many people have great strength. In the short while he stayed in the cabin, more than ten baskets of Beryx splendens were piled up against the wall of the cabin, big and small, not separated. The fresh-collection boat didn't sort the cargo, directly one price.

After going ashore, maybe they will pick, maybe they won't. Most of them are mixed together. After all, the boat is full of tens of tons of cargo, where is the effort to sort.

"Is the pile of cargo collected last night sorted out? It's quite fast."

That pile of hand-netted cargo, now only the surface is left, estimated to pick four or five baskets is about the same.

"This pile is easy to pick, they are all red fish, don't need to look with eyes closed, it's very fast."

"Wait until these fish are picked, lift them to the fish hold first. Contact the fresh-collection boat to come over when eating lunch. Don't know which town is near this sea area?" Ye Yaodong only knew what the latitude was, and now there is no navigation.

"The fresh-collection boat came, ask and you will know. We are drifting on the sea, don't know where is where."

He watched the Fengshou right next door, stretched his neck and looked over, and also saw cargo piled on their deck, just don't know how much quantity, can't see clearly, the distance is a bit far.

And the Fengshou also saw their boat chasing up. In a short while, Pei Uncle also walked to the ship's side and shouted at him, shouting a pile, and he didn't hear clearly what it was.

Fortunately, people didn't keep being stupid there. Ye Yaodong watched him go directly to the wheelhouse, probably preparing to find his father to connect.

He didn't rush to the wheelhouse to ask, or clean up the cargo on the deck, preparing to go see how the rice in the pot was cooked first, and stir it, lest it stick to the pot.

"When I go home in a few days, I'll look for one to see if there are any binoculars for sale. It would be convenient to have a pair."

Looking at the cargo like a small hill in front, he picked up a basket at will, picked some sword shrimp, mantis shrimp with paste, and prepared to add them to the rice porridge to make a seafood porridge.

There is nothing else at sea, just these things are the most, can't still eat white porridge like at home.

The one for porridge is a big soup pot. After all, six people, the appetite is not small.

He stirred it with a big soup spoon. The rice soup was already open, but it wasn't thick yet. It had to be cooked for a while, and it was just right to wash the shrimp and mantis shrimp and throw them in.

Thinking about it, he went to wash a handful of chrysanthemum leaves that were already a bit withered, wait until it was cooked and throw it in, sprinkle some salt, and it would be enough flavor, guaranteed to be fresh enough to want to swallow the tongue in a while.

"Wow, there is actually a grouper in this pile of cargo..."

"This... this... this... this... is... what..."

"Oh, you stop, don't ask..."

"Just... ask!"

"This is a giant grouper, just the size is not that big. Before in the village, it seemed to be Adong or Aguang or someone, dragged a fast two hundred jin, that was really like a myth. I ate until I was dozens of years old, and it was the first time I saw such a big one..."

"This grouper is okay, this one is also fifty or sixty jin, can sell for a lot of money, has been pressed in a pile of fish cargo and didn't see it. I have been busy catching Beryx splendens all night, and didn't have time to manage these cargo, only saw it now."

Ye Yaodong stirred the seafood porridge in the pot, and as soon as he went out, he heard them talking about grouper, and also saw the big cargo thrown in their hands.

"Eh? Is there another grouper?"

"Yes, picking Beryx splendens in this pile, and as a result, I saw a big fish head, so I pulled it out first."

"Luck is good."

"We are not just lucky, it is not ordinary. Just went to sea at this time yesterday, and caught six nets until now? The harvest of this day alone is amazing, good cargo has several thousand jin, accounting for the majority?"

"Everyone says Mazu blesses you especially, and the villagers in the village have been spreading that your sea luck is strong. Now I really believe it."

"Yes, yes, coming out for a trip, really feel that Adong's sea luck is strong. No wonder it turned over in just a few years, the boat at home is one after another, now his boat alone accounts for half of the whole village."

"Too powerful, too powerful, the young people now are really too powerful..."

"Where, where, just like that, it is also my father who has been helping me, otherwise I am young, where can I handle it."

Ye Yaodong said with a full smile and humble words, but he muttered in his heart: It is not just half of the whole village. Next year, his own boat will be more than the whole village combined! Shock you hard.

"Didn't hear before, how did you become so powerful, let my son learn..."

"Fart, people's sea luck is born, where can it be learned?"

"Isn't this seeing that his luck seems to have risen all of a sudden?"

"Heard that he was spoiled by the elders at home, didn't want to let him work, so it didn't show before? It seems that Ye Laosan took him to sea, it seems like this, and then the result is that he has been getting better and better in these few years..."

"It seems to be like this... I used to see him idling around all day, and then it was suddenly different, bringing those young people who were messing around with him all day, one by one, they all became obedient and willing to follow and work hard."

"Eh? You say that, it seems to be true?"

"Old Pei's son didn't mess around with him all day before? Look at people, that boat is bigger than Adong's!"

Middle-aged men are also gossiping, talking as if he didn't exist, discussing his fortune history in the past few years with great interest.

People are gregarious animals, and there will always be voices where there are people.

Ye Yaodong didn't care about people discussing him. He was also very curious and pricked up his ears to see what these uncles could discuss besides dirty words?

"Adong? Your father always said that you could pick a load of grain into the ditch before, the size is big but useless. How did you become so powerful all of a sudden?"

He was dumbfounded.

Just pricked up his ears to listen to them praising him and his little partners, how did he turn his head and say he picked a load of grain into the ditch again?

What did his father say behind his back? Go.

"When did my father say it? That was many years ago, why does he still mention it?"

It would be fine if the childhood friends knew. The crew members he had to pass it on again, is there no good thing worth his father saying?

Alas!

"Hehe, this isn't your father running home to call me before the year, let me go to sea for you, I praised you well, your father said you were like this and that before, now it looks like it's better, but still have to take advantage of his ability to work, watch you a little more." Chen Laoqi said with a smile.

"Didn't you know your sea luck was good before?"

"Our luck isn't just good; it's extraordinary. We've been out at sea since this time yesterday, and we've hauled in six nets, right? The harvest from just this one day is incredible. We have several thousand jin of good goods, accounting for more than half, right?"

"That's true..."

"Made a fortune, don't know how many thousands this boat full of cargo can sell. When you go back, you have to worship Mazu more. It is also Mazu's blessing."

"Speaking of which, almost forgot, didn't go to offer incense to Mazu Niangniang this morning."

Ye Yaodong was busy all night and almost forgot. He hurriedly got up to wash his hands, preparing to offer incense first.

Three incense sticks in the morning and evening, this is a must.

He really relies on Mazu's blessing.

"Eh, then you go, you go, we are here, don't need you to be busy."

"These cargo should be able to sell for two thousand yuan, definitely!"

"Hmm, should have, just these red fish look like five or six thousand jin, these are worth a thousand yuan, really made a fortune, Mazu blessed."

"Knowing that, I would donate more money when building the Mazu Temple, maybe I could have more merit."

"Don't think about it, we are old, it's not bad to be safe and save some money for old age..."

"Didn't Old Pei's son also hang out with him all day long in the past? Look at him now; that boat is even bigger than Adong's!"

The middle-aged man was also quite gossipy. As he spoke, he seemed to forget that Ye Yaodong was there, and he enthusiastically began discussing Ye Yaodong's rise to wealth over the past few years.

Humans are social animals; where there are people, there will always be noise.

Ye Yaodong didn't mind people discussing him. He was also quite curious and pricked up his ears to see what these old uncles could discuss besides dirty jokes.

"Adong, huh? Your father always says that you used to be able to carry a load of grain right into a ditch. You grew up so big, but you're all show and no substance. How did you suddenly become so capable?"

He was dumbfounded.

He had just been pricking up his ears to hear them praise him and his little partners, so how did they suddenly turn around and say he carried a load of grain into a ditch?

What has his father been saying behind his back usually? Damn it.

"When did my father say that? That was how many years ago? Why is he still bringing it up?"

It would be one thing if a group of childhood friends knew, but he had to pass it on to the boat workers as well. Did his father not have any good things worth mentioning about him?

Sigh!

"Haha, isn't it because your father ran home before the new year and called me, asking me to go work on the boat for you? I praised you quite a bit, and your father just said how you were in the past. He said that while you look like you've changed for the better now, he still has to keep an eye on you while he's still able to work," Chen Laoqi said with a smile.

"You didn't know you had good luck with sea transport before?"

"How would I know? I hadn't caught fish before. At most, when I was young and greedy, I'd go to the beach to pick up some seafood to eat, but I didn't know the value of things. Whatever I picked up, I just gobbled it all down. When I got a little older, I didn't want to go to the beach to play anymore; there was nothing fun to do, and I was bored of it. How would I know if I had good luck with sea transport or not?"

"That's true too..."

"You've made a fortune. Who knows how many thousands this boatload of goods can sell for? When you go back, you should also pay your respects to Goddess Mazu more often; it's also thanks to Goddess Mazu's protection."

"I almost forgot because of what you said. I haven't gone to offer a stick of incense to Goddess Mazu this morning."

Ye Yaodong had been busy all night and had almost forgotten. He hurriedly got up to wash his hands, preparing to go offer a stick of incense first.

Three sticks of incense morning and night—this is a must.

He really was relying entirely on Goddess Mazu's protection.

"Hey, then go quickly, go quickly. We're here, you don't need to busy yourself."

"These goods should definitely be able to sell for around two thousand yuan!"

"Hmm, there should be. Just these red fish alone look like there are five or six thousand jin. These alone are worth over a thousand yuan. We've really made a fortune; Goddess Mazu has blessed us."

"If I had known, I would have donated more money when the Mazu Temple was being built. Maybe I could have earned more merit too."

"Don't think about it. We're getting on in years; it's good enough to be safe and sound and save some money for retirement..."