sbdcsierra Chapter 1904 Boasting
Chapter 1904 Boasting
Chapter 1904 Boasting
They sailed for almost a week before finally reaching their previous fishing spot. He usually wouldn't change spots if fishing was going well in one area.
In recent years, his shipping business has been very successful, and he has always been able to make money and make a fortune wherever he goes, as long as he is at sea. Even if there are some minor crises, he can always turn bad luck into good.
He was just too lazy in his past life and didn't go to sea with his father to make money.
The rocking of the boat pulled him back to reality.
Before reaching the target area, the captain had already notified the crew on deck to prepare, and the fishing boats had also dispersed to various locations to scout ahead and prepare for fishing.
At this moment, the captain pressed the ship's loudspeaker, and his voice echoed throughout the ship: "Attention all personnel, prepare to cast the nets! Prepare to cast the nets!"
The deck immediately sprang into action, with more crew members pouring out of the mess hall and taking their positions. Some were checking the fishing nets, some were adjusting the steel cables, and some were standing on the ship's side watching the sea.
They moved swiftly and quietly; no one said much. They were all experienced and knew what to do.
Ye Yaodong stood on the wheelhouse. The sea breeze, carrying heat, blew over. The sea was relatively cool, but the sun overhead was scorching. Fortunately, he was wrapped up tightly.
Everyone else was busy, but he was the only one with free time. He lit a cigarette and watched the workers on the deck busily working.
"Why doesn't the boss go to the restaurant to watch the videotapes? Those guys hide in the restaurant whenever they have free time. If they didn't have to work, I think they could eat and sleep there all the time."
"As you said, they wish they could live in the restaurant. With so many people inside, it's stuffy, crowded, and hot. How can they stand it?"
"Now we'll start work, and there are fewer people here."
"Okay, you go and rest, I'll take over."
"it is good."
Bored, he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and started talking to Ah Zheng and Ah Guang.
"Has the network been deactivated yet? I just set up the network here."
"We haven't gone offline yet, but we'll have to go offline soon. It's still so hot, damn it."
Other boats could hear them talking, so they were too embarrassed to chat, and after a few words they focused on fishing and casting their nets.
This trip was even more boring than before, mainly because he had no companion, while the other two on the same boat had company.
Life on the ship can feel both fast and slow.
One net after another was cast, daylight and darkness came and went, and before we knew it, the end of the month had arrived.
Ye Yaodong had gotten used to this rhythm. When he woke up, he would stare at the fishing; when he was tired, he would fall asleep; when he was hungry, he would eat a few bites of food. He lived a simple life, with only fish, tides, and weather on his mind. He only thought about his family when he had free time.
He was only cheered up when he received Ye Xiaoxi's letter near the end of the month.
"Green Apple, I'm your source of joy..."
Ye Yaodong didn't even need to look at the name; he could tell who wrote it just by reading the beginning. He shook his head with a chuckle.
"Dad, I'm getting ready to go to Guangzhou. But by the time you receive this letter, I should already be having a great time there. I'll write you another letter when I get back..."
"After a trip to Beijing, my wallet has shrunk drastically. If I go to Guangzhou next, my entire savings will be gone. I need to ask for help!"
"The happy days were too short. School started right after we finished playing. Luckily, there's still the National Day holiday, but there's so much homework..."
She rambled on and on, writing whatever came to mind without any structure or logic. Her writing consisted of fragmented paragraphs with no connection between the preceding and following sentences.
She wrote several pages in the letter, and only wrote a short paragraph for Lin Xiuqing. There were no other letters. That's why daughters are so thoughtful.
It wasn't just him who received a letter; A-Guang also received a letter from Pei Yu. Both letters were sent to sea together on the seafood collection ship, which was quite convenient.
When Ah-Guang received the letter, he was extremely surprised and cherished it for a long time. He was so excited that he even took out his walkie-talkie to share it with him.
"My daughter is so good; she still knows to write to me. I've never received one before..."
Ah Zheng, standing next to him, said dismissively, "What's so exciting about it? Before, at sea, he could see Dongzi's daughter writing letters to him on every voyage."
"Of course I'm excited. You can't understand this feeling if you didn't receive the letter."
"My daughter is still too young to send me letters..."
"So you can't understand how I feel, only Dongzi can..."
Before Ye Yaodong could even speak, the two started arguing on the other end of the walkie-talkie.
He interrupted the two of them, saying, "Xiaoyu wanted to send a letter after seeing Xiaojiu write one, but she was afraid of causing me trouble because we live in different sea areas. Now we can write and send them together."
"That is indeed convenient. When sending Xiao Jiu's letter, I can include her letter in the mail. When I received it just now, I was really surprised. Your daughter is so clever that she can even send letters by sea."
"I didn't expect it at first, and I was quite surprised when I received it for the first time."
“I never expected Xiaoyu to write to me. She was never this clingy when we were at home.”
“It’s different when the child is with you and when they’re not,” Ye Yaodong said, lighting a cigarette. “When they’re with you, you see them every day and don’t realize it, but you only realize how much you miss them when they’re apart.”
"It wasn't for nothing that we spoiled her; those two brats are just a nuisance."
The joy of the two elderly fathers reached the ears of the other captains via walkie-talkie, and they all felt a pang of sadness, as none of them had sent them letters.
Ye Yaodong added, "Stop talking and hurry up and write a reply so you can take it back to the cargo ship."
"Okay, okay, I'll go write it now. Having a letter gives me motivation, and life on the ship won't be so hard anymore." Ah Guang happily went to write a reply, leaving the ship to the sullen Ah Zheng to watch over.
After envying Dongzi, now I have to envy Aguang.
Ah Zheng was thinking that if he could earn more money this year, he could buy an apartment in Shanghai and send his wife and children there to give his children a better learning environment.
He had considered it before, but since he didn't earn as much as them, he naturally wanted to save more money. Compared to buying a house, he preferred to buy a boat.
Seeing Dongzi and the others buy houses now, he is envious and has also thought about buying a house. However, all the money he earned last year was invested in the fishing boat, so he can only hope to earn more money this year.
"Dongzi, what do you think? I'll save up some money and buy an apartment in Shanghai this year, what do you say?"
"That's good. You should buy a house as soon as possible. I'll buy one as soon as I make money this year."
“I went to see Ah Guang’s house last month. It was so beautiful that my eyes were glued to it. May I make a lot of money and get rich this year so I can buy one and continue to be your neighbor.”
"Sure, let's sit closer together, so we'll have someone to drink with when we're old."
"That makes sense. Otherwise, you'll all be enjoying yourselves in Shanghai while I'm still stuck in Haigou."
"Forget it, when I get old, I'll definitely go back to my hometown to retire."
"There are still many years to go. You can enjoy life in Shanghai. Big cities are so prosperous, and it's convenient to buy anything. They have everything."
They chatted about the prosperity of Shanghai during their free time, while back in their hometown, Ye's parents patiently told relatives who had never heard of it about tourism in Beijing.
The main reason is that people who haven't heard of it before come to our door, and as the conversation progresses, we have to tell them everything. We've been doing this for half a month and we still don't get tired of it. It's also because everyone is curious.
These days, many people have never even been to a county town, let alone the capital city thousands of miles away. Who wouldn't be curious? If they happen to run into someone there, they'll inevitably ask them a few questions.
Mr. Ye sat on a bamboo chair, holding a teacup in his hand, and spoke with great enthusiasm: "...That Tiananmen Square is huge, it can fit our entire village! The city gate tower has red walls and yellow tiles, it's very impressive."
"We went to watch the flag-raising ceremony. The honor guard was so perfectly aligned, their steps all at the same height. When I saw the red flag being raised, tears streamed down my face..."
"And the Great Wall, no wonder it's called the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Li, it's longer than my life, you can't see the end of it."
"Haha, you're good at making comparisons, that's the Great Wall."
"Yeah, the Great Wall, I might live for more than 1 days, anyway, it looks like it will live longer than me."
"That Great Wall was built by Qin Shi Huang, it's been thousands of years, while our lives are only a hundred years."
Father Ye smiled and said, "Being able to go to the capital is enough to make this life worthwhile."
"I'm so envious! We don't even know if we'll ever have the chance to go in our lifetime."
“Of course we can go. Let your son take you. We’ll even take a plane. This time we’ll really be flying.” Mr. Ye started telling stories about flying again.
"Haha, your wife always said you were going to fly to the heavens, and this time you really did fly to the heavens."
“My son is a good-for-nothing, I’d rather count on my grandson.”
“Who can compare to your son, A-Dong? He’s more successful than everyone else in the village combined.”
Mr. Ye smiled broadly, “He will be successful. Among so many sons and grandsons, there will always be someone who will succeed. This time I really went to heaven. I even peed and ate on the plane. I never dared to dream of this in my life.”
You've hit the jackpot in your life!
"We really hit the jackpot! I even took pictures!" Mr. Ye called into the house, "Lixiang, bring out the pictures we took!"
"You're taking photos again? You have to take photos of everyone you meet. You might as well just keep them in your pocket."
As Ye's mother spoke, she still brought out a photo album. Ye Yaodong had washed it before he left and even bought them a photo album to hold it. It was a thick album, enough for them to show off until the New Year.
With a broad smile, Mr. Ye continued to unfold the photo album for his relatives, "Let me show you, all the photos we took on this trip to Beijing are here, it's a thick book."
Mother Ye added, "I'll have to peel your skin off completely."
"Aren't they curious because they haven't seen it before? I'll show it to them."
“Every time a new person comes, you have to show them the document; you might as well just put it on the front door.”
Mr. Ye didn't mind her tone at all; he was used to it. "How can you stick that on the door? It'll be exposed to the wind and sun and it'll spoil in two days. This one should be carefully preserved."
"Oh my, this is Tiananmen Square?"
"Are you sitting on the wing of an airplane? Do you have a picture of the whole airplane? I've never even seen an airplane before."
"This is the Great Wall? This wall is really long!"
"It really is longer than life itself; the road I've walked in my entire life is not as long as the Great Wall."
"Yes, if I could go to the capital at least once in my life, I would have no regrets."
P.S.: There will be more tonight.
(End of this chapter)