sbdcsierra Chapter 1386 Waiting for news
Chapter 1386 Waiting for news
Chapter 1386 Waiting for news
There was a huge crowd of people under the pillar with the loudspeaker, all of them gathered together to hear more clearly.
The surrounding noise was also deafening.
The father and son listened to the discussions in various dialects around them, and also heard most of what was happening on the radio overhead.
Father Ye patted his chest in fear, "Thank God, Mazu, I'm lucky I didn't leave the morning before yesterday, otherwise there would have been an earthquake right in front of my house? It was a magnitude 5, it was clearly said to be 5-7."
Ye Yaodong was also a little scared. According to the return trip time last year, they set out the day before yesterday morning and arrived home in the evening of the next day. When the earthquake occurred, they were probably still at sea.
"How should I know? I also heard from others that it's not wrong to say level 5 out of 7. It just happened not long ago, so it's normal that the data hasn't been released yet. The Buddha beads really gave an early warning, which really scared me. It happened in the Taiwan Strait, or at sea."
"If I had set out the day before yesterday and didn't get home in time, I might have been killed on the way."
"Fortunately, fortunately, we didn't get on the ship when we saw the Buddhist beads were broken. Hey, that cargo ship of Chen Jianian..."
Ye Yaodong also thought of it, "I don't know how fast the cargo ship is going. If it didn't stop at the port along the way and didn't stay overnight at the port, it would definitely reach the provincial capital before the afternoon."
They spent a night in Vancouver last year, so they arrived in the evening of the next day.
They had thought so when they set out the day before yesterday morning, because the small trawler had no shelter from the wind and rain to sleep, and the waves would easily hit the deck. They had thirty or forty small boats here.
Considering the small boat, it is better to dock and rest at night and set off again at daybreak.
Cargo ships certainly do not need to dock to rest at night, but it is not known whether they will stop at ports along the way to unload cargo.
Large cargo ships do not necessarily go directly to their destinations, and it is normal for them to stop and unload along the way.
"It's hard to say, but right now there's only news of the earthquake, nothing else."
"It happened yesterday afternoon. It's already very fast for it to get here now. I guess it will be on the radio news tomorrow morning."
"Then we can't leave now."
"Let's go to where the fishing boats are moored first and meet up with the others. There are people everywhere here."
The father and son squeezed through the crowd and walked out. People outside squeezed in and they squeezed out.
It was a cold day and I was sweating profusely.
Ye's father's shoes were stepped on and fell off. When he walked out, he was still holding the shoes in his hands and putting them on.
"There are so many people here. Luckily I tied my shoelaces tightly, otherwise my shoes would be gone."
"Huh, everyone is gathering here, it's a little more open outside."
"Let's go."
There were only a few people standing on the shore where the fishing boat was docked. The others had not come over yet, probably still listening to gossip in the crowd.
"Brother Dong, Third Uncle..."
"Have you all heard the broadcast?" Ye Yaodong said.
"I heard it. It turned out to be an earthquake, magnitude 5-7, and it happened yesterday."
"No wonder when we came here, a lot of people didn't go out to sea, but stood on the dock and talked. It turned out that there was an earthquake."
"Fortunately, we didn't leave the day before yesterday. Brother Dong's Buddhist beads really gave us a warning..."
"If we had left on time the day before yesterday, it would have been terrible. We would have been injured at sea if not dead."
"Luckily I didn't leave. When I first heard people around me talking about it, I was so scared that my hair stood on end."
"We were almost wiped out..."
Ye Yaodong kicked him and said, "Nonsense!"
"So what should we do now? It's only been a dozen hours since the earthquake. Will there be a tsunami?"
"We definitely can't leave. Leave two or three people to take shifts, and the rest of you should go back to sleep. Let's listen to what the radio says tomorrow."
Father Ye said, "Then stand here and wait for others to come."
"Brother Dong, your Buddhist beads are so useful. When I get back, I will ask the old lady at home to give me her Buddhist beads."
"Yes, yes. I also need to go back and ask my grandmother for some Buddhist beads to wear."
"Fortunately I didn't leave the day before yesterday..."
Everyone felt a little scared, but also a little relieved.
It’s a good thing they came to Zhou City instead of fishing at home, otherwise at that time yesterday afternoon, most of the boats would still be at sea.
That's terrible!
It’s not too bad. All the fishing boats in their village followed Ye Yaodong. Their village shouldn’t suffer much loss, right?
I don’t know if there are any fishing boats from other villages still at sea.
It's the middle of the night now and we don't know the specific situation. They can only call back tomorrow morning.
While waiting, everyone was talking actively about the situation, and everyone felt a little relieved to have survived the disaster.
The workers who were still in the crowd also came over one after another and joined the discussion.
Everyone was very scared and almost died.
There are three or four hundred people in their group. They carry the hope of the whole village and are also the strong labor force of the village.
If something unexpected really happened, their village would be ruined and become a village of widows.
Ye Yaodong counted the number of people and saw that almost all the workers on his side had returned, so he spoke loudly.
"You just heard it on the radio. There was an earthquake at about 3: p.m. yesterday. It was in the middle of the sea, in the Wanwan Strait. It sounded like it was not far from us."
"We don't know if there are any casualties at sea or on land, and we don't know the tide conditions at sea, so we can't leave now."
"The radio also suggested that ships heading south should suspend departure. We will have to wait until tomorrow morning to listen to the radio for the latest news on the current situation in the sea area."
"Let's go back now. After listening to the radio tomorrow, we'll call home and decide when to go back."
"You can stay at the dock for a while to see if there is any new information. Then go back by yourself. Don't be alone. I will also ask the people on other fishing boats."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, everyone shouted in response.
The broadcast hadn't started yet, but after asking people around us and finding out that an earthquake had occurred at sea, we knew we couldn't leave at night.
He didn't really want to go back now. He had just heard the news and wanted to stay a little longer to see if he could find out more.
The same goes for Ye's father.
The father and son went to talk to the people on other fishing boats.
No doubt, others were also rejoicing and said they would call home tomorrow morning to ask about the situation and then listen to the radio.
A Guang said: "The old lady's Buddhist beads are really useful. She must have recited a lot of scriptures before going in. Fortunately, Dongzi put them on when he came out."
"Luckily I wore it on my hand, it turns out it really works."
Ye's father also said: "Next time, don't mind her mumbling and saying Amitabha every day."
Ye Yaopeng said, "They definitely won't leave at night, right? Just now, several boats close to us told the workers to go back and rest first and talk about it tomorrow."
"We thought so too. We came here just after we finished talking."
"Go listen again and see if there's any news before returning. Now that you're here, you're already here."
"I've informed everyone, everyone knows we can't leave at night, so we can just go back on our own later."
Everyone spoke a few words, and then went back into the crowd.
Ye Yaodong kept holding his father tightly, and his father kept craning his neck to look here and there. Ye Yaodong was worried that his father had gotten lost.
The father and son moved among the crowd and listened for a while but didn't hear any useful information. The information that was available was all released by the official authorities.
The radio is also playing in a loop, it’s still the same content that was played before, nothing new.
The people could only rely on their own imaginations and make guesses, and talk about it.
They listened for a while, felt it was meaningless and went back, planning to go back and rest, and come out to listen again early tomorrow morning, as the new version would definitely be updated by then.
When they left, the dock was still crowded with people. There were more people than before. They were all people who were originally preparing to go out to sea at night, as well as fishing boats that had returned from docking at night.
When I got home, there were only a dozen or so people at home. Most of them were still at the dock, reluctant to come back, waiting to hear news.
Ye Yaodong greeted everyone and exchanged some information, there was no difference.
"That's good. I can't leave today. Dad, go to the house and find the calendar to see which day I can leave in the future."
Father Ye muttered, "I said the fourth day of the New Year is unlucky. Something bad will happen on the fourth day of the New Year..."
"When did you say it was unlucky? When did you say that? A few days ago you thought the fourth day was a good day, but now you are talking nonsense. And the accident happened yesterday on the third day of the New Year. What does it have to do with the fourth day today?"
The workers nearby were all confused. What happened?
"I'm just saying this. I'll go get the calendar."
"Brother Dong, can we get back in time for the 31st?"
"I'm sure we can make it in time. Today is only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are still five days left."
Damn, if I had known this I would have left two days earlier.
At that time, I thought I definitely couldn’t go out on the first day of the New Year. Who would choose the first or fifteenth day of the New Year to travel far away?
It would be too early to go back any further, after all, he can earn several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan a day now.
Father Ye went into the house and got out a calendar. He flipped through it as he walked, saying, "There are days on the sixth and seventh day that are suitable for traveling, but not on the eighth day. There are no days on the eighth day."
"It's too late to get back on the eighth day, and even if you hurry, you'll have to wait until the morning of the ninth day."
"Then it can only be the sixth day."
"Wait for the others to come back and tell them. We don't know what the broadcast will be like tomorrow, so we can tentatively schedule it for the sixth day. Then we won't stay overnight at the pier and can go straight home."
Today is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. We can have a buffer day today and a buffer day tomorrow. This is not a typhoon. As long as it does not trigger a tsunami, the aftereffects should not be that great, right?
"Look, if we don't leave on the sixth day, we will be too late to go back. The earthquake didn't happen earlier or later, but it happened at this time." Ye's father was also full of complaints.
"I was afraid of this kind of emergency, so I thought about leaving a little more time and returning early. I didn't expect that I would catch up even if I returned early."
"Fortunately, nothing's wrong. As long as everyone is fine, it doesn't matter if it's later. Nothing is more important than life, not to mention there are hundreds of people here."
When talking about this, everyone became scared again.
If it really happens, it is really possible that the entire army will be wiped out.
Everyone gathered together to talk. Most of them had not returned yet. They did not feel like going back to their rooms to sleep, so they all sat together at the door and continued talking.
Ye Yaodong touched the scattered Buddhist beads in his pocket, thinking about asking the old lady to string them together for him when he got home, and then chant some sutras before wearing them.
Even if he doesn't carry gold or silver in this life, he will carry these Buddhist beads.
There will be more at night, but I can't guarantee the time, so don't wait.
I can’t bear it anymore, so I went to sleep. I’ll get up early to write tomorrow.
The next chapter will be at 22:, and the chapter will be updated in large chunks, not split up.