Chapter 1145: Parading Through the Streets

There was the Jack Storm and the red tide, and then there were the large schools of fish that suffocated due to lack of oxygen due to the red tide.

Although I have to rest again tomorrow, I have earned enough this time, so I can rest for a few more days.

Father Ye smacked his lips and said, "Why do I feel that this money is so easy for you to make... How much do other people make in a day at sea, how much do you make!"

Ye Yaodong glanced at his father, "What other people's boats are, what do I have? When I bought the boat, you all scolded and complained, and opposed me to tossing. Now you know that what I did is right, right? Others didn't even know that the red tide had come, but we had already harvested a large school of fish because of the red tide."

"Who knew that there were so many seafood outside, and it was so easy for you to make money. At that time, I only thought about the danger. Everyone had been salvaging near the coast, but you wanted to get such a big boat and go so far. Isn't that worrying? You are so unreliable, how old are you, and you have no experience, who can be assured?"

"Yes, you have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice, but you are old, and you need young people who dare to fight and take risks to make money. You can't make money if you are too conservative."

"Hurry up and eat your food, and keep talking..."

Father Ye knew that what he said was right, so he didn't argue with him.

"Who has been talking to me?" Ye Yaodong said unhappily, and regardless of his father's continued nagging, he swept up the remaining food and took a tomato as a fruit after the meal.

But Ye's father suddenly came over to whisper, and he took a big bite of the tomato, directly spraying tomato juice all over his father's face.

Ye's father narrowed his eyes, wiped his face with his hand, and glared at him angrily, "How did you eat it!"

Ye Yaodong smiled while eating, and said vaguely: "Who asked you to come over suddenly? There is too much tomato soup, um, delicious, do you want one?"

Ye's father held back his anger and asked in a low voice: "Before, I gave them red envelopes when I caught a big catch, but not today?"

"When did you become so generous? The sun came out from the west?"

"You are generous, not me. Haven't you always been like this? That's why I asked you."

Ye Yaodong looked at the door while eating, and the boatmen who kept going in and out to share fish with neighbors.

"No, I won't give it out. I'm going home after just one day out. I have to rest for two days to repair the fishing nets. I don't know if the red tide will affect going out to sea. If it doesn't affect, it doesn't matter. We can wait for the locals to give up in the next two days and then go to fish for sea urchins."

"If it does affect..."

He was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Uh... red tide doesn't seem to affect our fishing for sea urchins. If we can't go out to sea because of repairing the fishing nets, we can borrow a cart from our neighbors, pull the fishing nets back and have someone repair the nets in the yard. Anyway, we don't need fishing nets to fish for sea urchins."

"Oh... I'm getting off topic. If I don't want to give out red envelopes, then I won't give out red envelopes. The salary is already high for following out, and those who go into the water have to add two more subsidies. It's more than 6 yuan. Who the hell can earn so much? The boatmen are better than the technical workers. After a month, They can earn one or two hundred yuan. "

"These jobs are their responsibility. I want to give them red envelopes because I have a conscience. If I don't give them red envelopes, they can't say anything to me."

"Originally, the old men on the Dongsheng didn't ask them to go into the water to help salvage sea urchins. They just stayed at home to cook. They didn't do much work, but they still got such a high salary. It's comfortable enough."

"The people who go into the water also get additional subsidies. What kind of money is so easy to earn? I am very conscientious. I can't spoil them if I give them too much. I won't give them this time."

"Those with conscience won't say anything. They must be very satisfied. Those without conscience won't ask them to do it in the future. Anyway, when they go back, they will all be given a red envelope of a few yuan. It's just a token of their appreciation.""

After listening to so much, Ye's father asked, "Who do you think you are?"

Ye Yaodong was choked. "I said so much, and you only listened to one father? "

Father Ye kicked his knee, causing him to stagger.

"Just talk, don't keep saying 'I'm here' all day long." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked to the door, ready to go out to enjoy the cool air.

Ye Yaodong was furious. He just said something casually, but his father was so serious.

He took a big bite of the tomato in his hand, feeling that his father also wanted revenge.

After eating the tomato in his hand, he immediately went back to his room. He had been up all day and night, and only slept for three hours. He couldn't stand it anymore.

The next day, he slept until he woke up naturally. He was tired all day yesterday, but he slept well today. No one came to make trouble early in the morning, and his room was not close to the street, so it was relatively quiet.

When he went out for breakfast, he felt that the house was empty. Only his father was in the yard picking up the vegetables at the corner of the wall.

"Where are the people?"

"They went out to make a phone call."

"Oh, I was wondering why it was empty so early in the morning. I didn't hear any movement, and I didn't see anyone. Did two women come this morning to repair the fishing nets? "

"Yes, they took them to the boat at around 7 o'clock, and two people were left on the boat to watch over them."

"Well, that's good. Did you see any red tide outside the dock this morning? "

"No, and I didn't hear about it. There were not many boats on the shore early in the morning. They all went out to sea."

"He nodded and said nothing.

After finishing his meal, he went to the dock as soon as possible. Two middle-aged women wearing sun hats and patched clothes were sitting on the fishing boat. The fishing nets were shaken out by them, covering the entire deck. There was no place to step if no one was watching.

He fiddled with the fishing nets before stepping on the deck. The two women only looked up at him, then lowered their heads to repair the fishing nets and whispered a few words to each other.

Ye Yaodong didn't come here to watch them mend the nets. Anyway, their workers were on the boat. He came to see the sawfish from yesterday.

It was still in the fish warehouse. The ice on it hadn't melted yet. It was still very fresh. After telling the boatman to take care of it, he went out again with peace of mind.

It was already past 9 o'clock. The Coast Guard had already started work. When he went there, Zeng Weimin was on the phone.

He waited for a long time before he hung up the phone.

"Are you here to ask about that couple? Did that family come to your place to make trouble again?"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was talking about, and hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, it's not this matter. They only came yesterday morning and left in disgrace. They didn't come today. The day before yesterday, you said that someone would come to warn them and tell them about their family's sentencing. They probably don't dare to make trouble again."

He nodded.

Ye Yaodong continued, "I caught an unusual big fish when I went out to sea yesterday. I want to contribute it to the aquarium and make it into a specimen."

Zeng Weimin was a little surprised. It was a bit beyond his expectations. He thought that they had come to his house for something again.

"What fish?"

"A kind of fish called sawfish. It should be very rare here. When it was dragged back yesterday, all the fishermen on the shore said they didn't recognize it. It might be a species that flowed in from the high seas or some distant sea areas."

Zeng Weimin was a little confused when he heard it. He didn't know much about fish.

"It's rare?"

"It's very rare, but actually it's because it can't be sold, haha, because no one knows it, no one knows its value, no one dares to take it, for fear of losing money. I think it's a rare big piece, several meters long, it's a waste to leave it to rot. If you have the skills, you can make it into a specimen for future people to admire. There is an oceanarium in our city, right?"

"Yes, there is..."

"That's right, contribute it to the oceanarium and make it into a specimen, then it can be displayed for people to see, broaden their horizons, and enrich the variety of the oceanarium, after all, rare fish are rare. The oceanarium can't have all ordinary goods, there must be some that can be shown off and attract people."

"How many meters long do you say it is?"

"3.92 meters, nearly 4 meters, maybe the measurement is not accurate, more or less there is a little error, but the most special thing about it is that its snout is more than one meter, like a sawtooth."

"So big? Sawtooth? There are more than one meter of sawtooth on the mouth?" Zeng Weimin was surprised, it looks so strange?

It was said to be a big fish, so he was not surprised to hear that it was three or four meters long. However, it was a bit strange that there were more than one meter of saw teeth on its mouth. It was unimaginable.

"I took pictures, but the film is not used up yet, so I didn't take it out for development. If I take it out for development, it won't be that fast. Otherwise, I will take you to the dock to have a look?"

Ye Yaodong thought about the scorching sun outside, and felt that it was unrealistic to ask the leader to walk a long way to the dock and the boat, so he added: "Or if you don't mind, I will ask someone to carry the fish to the door? Let everyone see it? This fish is really rare, let alone ordinary people, basically no one has seen it."

"Since you said it is so rare, then let someone carry it over to have a look. If it is really so rare, I will help you call someone to come and have a look, and see if it can be made into a specimen. If it is really a remarkable fish, it will be a great honor to be made into a specimen and hung in the aquarium. ”

He happily agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll ask someone to carry it immediately. The leader will wait at the office first. The sun is too hot outside. Don't come out yet. I'll call you after the fish is carried here."

"Okay, you're thoughtful too."

"Hey, this is also to repay the city. You want to recommend me as the vice president, so it's only right for me to give a rare fish to our city's aquarium in return."

"Okay, then you carry it here first and let me see it. I'll ask someone to invite people from the Ocean Bureau to come and take a look later."

Ye Yaodong happily went out immediately and ran to the dock again excitedly, making himself sweat profusely. However, it was not easy to carry the fish with only three people. The fish weighed at least 200 kilograms.

He asked someone to go back home and ask someone to come.

While waiting, he took a break.

After everyone arrived, everyone worked together to carry the fish out of the fish warehouse.

As soon as it was lifted out, the two women on the boat widened their eyes in surprise, stood up, and muttered.

"You mend your nets, we'll be back in a while." After saying that, Ye Yaodong asked them to carry the fish down first. He locked the fish warehouse and the cabin before following.

The nearly 4-meter-long sawfish was lifted onto the dock and immediately attracted everyone's attention. It was close to noon, and there were not many people here. Except for the early morning and the evening, the dock was generally deserted on such a hot day.

Some were just some nearby vendors, or people from the purchasing point, who were all a little listless and dozing in the shade. When they saw the big fish they were carrying, some were stunned and ran over.

Yesterday, the sawfish was tangled with fishing nets. Except for the bosses of a few purchasing points, only a few people saw its true face.

Because it was almost dark when the fishing nets were completely untied. When the fishermen saw that they had sold out, most of them hurriedly sold out and went back. Many of them did not know that there was such a big fish at the bottom. Only a limited number of people who were watching at the time would know.

At this time, the people gathered around include those who had seen it yesterday, and some who had never seen it before. Those who had seen it were curious, and those who had never seen it were surprised.

"Is this the fish from yesterday evening? It looked bigger when it was lifted ashore in broad daylight... Those teeth are really like the iron pieces on the saw..."

"Hey, what kind of fish is this? Why is it so big? It looks so weird?"

"Is this fish just caught? Ouch... such a big fish? Why is it so ugly and so many people have to carry it? How much does this fish weigh? How many kilograms does it cost? It's several meters long. Can it be sold for a lot of money? "

"Where are you going to carry this?"

"Are you going to take this fish home? Why didn't you take it back last night? It's almost noon now, and the sun is so bright..."

"Aren't you going to sell this fish? Where are you going to take it?"

"How much can this fish be sold for?"

Ye Yaodong smiled all over his face, "There are still some unmelted ice on this fish, and it won't be damaged by the sun after walking for a short distance. We are going to take it to the Coast Guard and not sell it."

After saying that, he asked everyone to go to a crowded place.

Of course he had to show off, otherwise how would people know he had caught such a big fish?

If you don't show off when it's time to show off, isn't that a night walk in brocade?

The more people you attract, the better. It is best to attract people from the whole street, surround them tightly, and make everyone act rare. Only in this way can the superiors find it more rare and pay more attention to it.

Everyone finds it strange, so it must be strange.

"Why are you taking it to the Coast Guard Station?" asked the boss who collected his fish yesterday.

"I'm familiar with the leader there. I mentioned it to him earlier and he asked me to go over and have a look."

The people watching on the side were surprised.

"Aren't you from out of town? How come you still know the leader of our Coast Guard?"

"Yes, you are actually familiar with the leader of our Coast Guard? Is it true? What's the origin?"

"Then why does the leader look at this fish?"

Ye Yaodong remained silent and did not answer. He only smiled, leaving some room for the crowd's imagination.

The more gimmicks there are, the more people will be attracted. The more people, of course, it means that everyone is curious and want to watch the fun.

Originally, people nowadays are very gossipy, there are too few entertainment activities, and there is nowhere to go on a hot day. If there is any disturbance, not to mention the whole street, all the people from the nearby streets will come over to take a look.

They hadn't walked long before a large number of people came around. They didn't mind the heat. They were on the third floor and the third floor outside. They all wanted to see what the strange big fish looked like.

I had seen it, so I followed it as close as possible to a shady place under a big tree. I wanted to follow it to the destination and see what the leader wanted to carry the fish to.

Ye Yaodong looked at the crowds of people surrounding him and in front of him, which had seriously hindered their walking. Moreover, there were many people not far away who came to see the news in twos and threes.

He shouted, "Everyone, please give way. If you want to watch, walk to the side and don't block the road ahead. Fish will be damaged if they are exposed to the sun for a long time on this hot day. The leader pointed out that you must watch." Yes, we have to carry it over quickly."

Others also shouted to the people in front to give way.

"It's too hot. If you walk for too long, let everyone bask in the sun. If you are worried about the situation, you can wait at the door of the Coast Guard in advance. This fish will also be carried to the Coast Guard."

Ye Yaodong shouted again before he could continue on the road ahead.

"Why does the leader want this fish? Are they going to kill it and eat it at night?"

"That's not possible. Anyway, just go and take a look and you'll know. Hurry up and get a good seat in advance. There are so many people here. There won't even be a place to stand at the door over there..."

Everyone cheered and ran to the Coast Guard Station in twos and threes to take a seat. The crowd around them became a little emptier, but there was still a steady stream of people who heard the news and came over to take a look.

The group of them had no choice but to carry the fish and shout while shouting to let the people in front of them give way.

It was just a fish, but it attracted so many people to watch. There were not so many people even at the funeral.

Ye Yaodong thought so in his heart, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud. It was too unlucky, so he only dared to mutter in his heart.

Originally, it would take less than an hour to walk from the pier to the Coast Guard Station, and it would be even faster to run. However, there were too many people blocking the road on the street, and they would spread the word and go wherever there was excitement. Minato.

They were forced to carry the fish for almost two hours. Ye Yaodong was worried that everyone had already left after work. They had to guard the fish. When they got to work, the fish would be stinky in the sun, and they would have to be fucked in the sun.

However, he somewhat underestimated the people's interest in gossip. When he arrived at the Coast Guard Station, everyone was shocked. When they were still 100 meters away, there were people buzzing on the road ahead.

Moreover, the gossip among the people has spread, and the leaders are preparing to set up a pot to cook a big fish at the gate...

"No, no, what I heard was that a big fish of tens of meters was caught, and the leader is going to share it with the masses so that everyone can have a sip of the soup."

"I heard that the fish was so big that it was so rare that its mouth alone could cut a shark in half... The boss even wanted to buy it back..."

"I heard that the fish is very delicious. Although it looks ugly, the meat is very smooth. Even the leaders heard about it and wanted to buy it back..."

"I heard that too. The fish soup is very delicious..."

Ye Yaodong's sweat was dripping down his body. Listening to these rumors, if he was not a participant, he would have believed them.

Ye's father couldn't help asking: "Didn't you say you wanted to make a specimen? Now the leader wants to eat it? Then we won't get it for nothing?"

"Don't listen to everyone's nonsense. Some words have changed after being passed on. The leader just said to carry it over and take a look. Who knew that everyone's imagination was so rich."

Before anything happened, he had already thought of eating 18.

"No, how can we get through with so many people in front?"

"You guys carry it."

Ye Yaodong let go of the end he was carrying, and then walked to the front, shouting with all his strength, "Everyone make way, the fish is coming, the fish is coming..."

"The fish is coming, the fish is coming..."

He just shouted, and the people in front of him spontaneously helped to shout, and then he didn't need to say anything, the crowd automatically made way.

Actually, there aren't that many people. It's mainly because the streets are too small now, so it seems that there are a lot of people.

People in front make way and stand on both sides, and the road will seem empty.

"Ah, this fish looks like this, it's not more than ten meters long, who said more than ten meters long?"

"Yes, who is more than ten meters long? But the mouth does look like a saw. So strange and ugly..."

"The fish is here, the fish is here, should we put the iron pot on the fire? Can we share the soup?"

"You wishful thinking, right? Can you share the fish bought by the leader?"

"No, didn't everyone say that it was the leader's birthday and planned to invite all the elderly over 80 years old in the county to drink fish soup?"

"Really, do I have to go home to get a bowl?"

Ye Yaodong was embarrassed when he heard it when he passed by...

Isn't it too much to go home to get a bowl?

It's only been two hours, everyone is too much, right?

When they heard all kinds of comments and carried the fish to the door, the door of the Coast Guard Bureau was already full of people in various uniforms, not only from the Coast Guard Bureau, but also from other units.

He couldn't tell what unit they belonged to by their clothes, but ordinary people shouldn't stand with them, right?

Ye Yaodong ran forward and wiped his sweat, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept the leaders waiting for a long time. We should have come earlier. Who knew that after the fish was carried to the street, it attracted a crowd of people. No one had seen such a big fish, and they didn't know what kind of fish it was. Everyone was very curious."

"It spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. It seemed that everyone in the city ran out to see it, so that the road was blocked. It delayed us for a long time. It took twice as long to come here, and delayed the leaders from leaving get off work."

Probably they were also very curious. Seeing that even the people were so curious, they should have been twice as curious in their hearts, so they didn't leave work and waited there.

"It doesn't matter, it's just that everyone spread it a little too much. In just a short time, there are all kinds of things said." Zeng Weimin was a little helpless.

Ye Yaodong was also a little embarrassed. He just said that the leaders of the Coast Guard wanted to see this fish, but who knew that everyone's imagination was so rich.

"Is this the fish you are talking about? I have never seen it before. It looks quite rare. No wonder everyone came out to see it after hearing about it."

"It doesn't seem to be as amazing as the rumors say, more than ten meters long..."

Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "I don't know how everyone spread the rumor. Now the fish is here, leaders, take a look. I think if it can be made into a specimen, it should be quite good to put it in the aquarium."

"Seeing so many people are so curious today, everyone will definitely be happy to go to the aquarium to take a look, to see something new and increase the popularity of our city's aquarium. I heard that there are only some turtles and goldfish in it... hehe..."

"Strange species always arouse people's interest. Common ones are not rare. I have never seen this fish. After all, our place is close to the sea. It is good for the aquarium to have more marine life, hehe..."

He shut up after he finished speaking. They all looked like leaders and didn't need him to tell them what to do.

They were all whispering to each other.

The people also saw the true face of the fish. Some who had not seen it also squeezed to the front, then pointed and whispered to each other, making a lot of noise.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Didn't you say it was going to be cooked and shared with the people? When will the pot be lit?"

Someone shouted because they were in the crowd and couldn't see who was making trouble.

"Are you really going to cook it?"

Zeng Weimin looked at everyone talking and thought they were going to cook it and share it with everyone, so he hurriedly shouted, "Everyone misunderstood. This fish was just caught yesterday and is a bit rare, so we asked the fishermen to carry it over to discuss how to deal with it. It's not going to be eaten, and I'm not going to celebrate my birthday. Everyone misunderstood."

I don't know why Ye Yaodong wanted to laugh when he heard him say that he was not going to celebrate his birthday...

He felt that his sense of humor was a bit low.

"What is it for?"

"Fish should be eaten, right? It's so big, it should be enough for a hundred people to eat, right?"

Ye Yaodong watched the uniformed leaders whispering to each other, and soon saw one of them said loudly: "Everyone misunderstood. This fish is really not for eating. This fisherman wants to donate it to the Ocean Bureau."

"Well, we have discussed it. This fish should be used for research first, not for eating. After all, it is the first time I have seen a marine creature. It is worth studying. It would be a waste to eat it."

The people around him also echoed, "Yes, everyone's words have changed after being passed around. This is not to be eaten, but to be sent for research first, and then made into specimens if it is valuable."

"Yes, if it is really made into a specimen, it will definitely be displayed at the Ocean Bureau. Everyone can go to the Ocean Bureau to take a look."

Ye Yaodong thought that it would be right to take it for research. Now the country is in a state of disrepair and the understanding and development of the ocean is very scarce.

Even some academic and technical talents have only been recalled for a few years. It is normal to study and learn more about new and unseen species.

"Ah, is this true? They want to study it? What's so good about fish?"

"Will they study it into their stomachs?"

"We're not going to eat it..."

Zeng Weimin also comforted them loudly, "I heard from the fishermen that the meat of this fish is rough and not suitable for consumption, so they plan to donate it to the Ocean Bureau. After all, although such a big fish is not suitable for consumption, it is also very rare. He also wants to contribute to the development of marine research. Don't get me wrong, this fish is not delicious."

Ye Yaodong also spoke appropriately, "Yes, I caught this fish. I heard that it is quite valuable for research, so I thought I could make a contribution to our country and study it, so that everyone can understand it." I want to know more about the ocean."

"Hey, who is spreading rumors there?"

"That's right, it's said that the leader's birthday is coming, and someone said that he would treat the elderly to fish soup for a long life. It's all spreading rumors."

Zeng Weimin shouted: "The rumors are not credible. Don't be fooled by rumors. You can go away. Don't get heatstroke in the middle of the day."

"Everyone can go home to have lunch. Don't bask in the sun here. You've seen the fish. Let's go away..."

"Oh... go away, go away..."

"It's good to have seen it. Let's go, go home to eat..."

Although everyone was a little disappointed, they felt balanced thinking that they were taking it for research, not for eating.

Everyone conveyed the meaning of the leader's words to each other, and then they went away in twos and threes and went home.

The people in uniforms also breathed a sigh of relief. So many people gathered there. Saying that they were taking it for research was an explanation to the masses. Otherwise, everyone would be waiting for bowls of soup.