Chapter 1249: Trouble (Modified)

After the management of the fishing boats came to consult, they arranged different areas for them to dock according to the size of their fishing boats.

They just had to follow the guidance of the boats to dock. After the docking, each docked fishing boat had to pay a management fee according to the docking time.

They were not sure how long they would stay, so they only paid the fee for ten days and opened a receipt with a berthing number on it. Only then did Ye Yaodong put the receipt away.

Others had already been unable to see it all.

"So many boats, so many people..."

"This port is really big, there are so many cars, it's very lively and prosperous..."

"Boss, what should we do now? Should we go ashore to find Uncle Zheng directly?"

"Gather first, take your personal luggage first, and lock the cabin for other things first."

Their fishing boats were docked separately according to size, so they had to go ashore first, and then gather to find Uncle Zheng at the address he left.

There were people coming and going on the dock, all kinds of shouting, banging and banging, and the roar of cars. They were either carrying loads or carrying their own large and small bags, walking back and forth.

After gathering at the roadside and counting the heads of everyone, Ye Yaodong also asked the manager at the dock how to get to the address, and then led a large group of people to find him at the address left by Uncle Zheng.

Everyone was full of curiosity, looking around, and a large group of people walked slowly. After leaving the dock, some people kept looking back, and they all learned something.

After walking on the normal street, it was not so crowded.

However, the street was also shabby, and there were many trucks transporting seafood back and forth. There was seafood water everywhere, the whole street was wet, and the smell of seafood was everywhere.

With so many people, they could only move slowly on both sides of the street.

Another tractor passed by, and the gray-black smoke and exhaust gas sprayed directly on their faces. Everyone turned their faces to the side in unison.

Wherever the tractor passed, the water from the seafood on the trucks kept flowing.

"So many trucks... where are the seafood going..."

"There must be a trading market, isn't it said to be the four major ports?"

"How long will it take to get there?"

"I don't know, isn't Brother Dong looking for it?"

Ye Yaodong held a notebook in his hand and asked passers-by for directions whenever he came across a fork in the road.

Father Ye pushed a bicycle with luggage baskets tied on both sides of the back seat and followed him, "Are we about to arrive?"

"Yes, they said it's just ahead."

The group walked for nearly an hour before stopping in front of a grocery store.

The address was in the alley next to the grocery store.

When they walked in, they happened to see an acquaintance sitting in the open space to enjoy the cool air. He was a worker on Uncle Zheng's boat.

"Oh, we finally found it... We walked for more than an hour..."

"We're here! We've been waiting for a whole day, and the sun is about to set. Old Zheng said you would arrive in the morning, but it was in the afternoon."

"Isn't it because there are so many fishing boats that they drive slower? After landing, they walked slowly again, and asked for directions while walking, which delayed them..."

The group stayed in the open space and talked at the same time, causing people around them to turn their heads frequently and point fingers.

Ye Yaodong asked the other party to take everyone to settle down first. Everyone had a lot of luggage, and they all brought their own straw mats and quilts, but they only had two simple clothes.

When everyone settled down one after another, it was dark.

Fortunately, they set out in the morning, and it was still early when they arrived, so they could settle down before dark, otherwise it would be very troublesome to arrange so many people.

Uncle Zheng also came back from the sea when the sun went down, and when they settled down, he also got home.

He also showed today's receipt to the boat captains. According to normal trawling, one day's income can equal two or three days' income at home.

"It's not winter yet. When winter comes, the harvest will be greater. Or if you don't know radar nets, you can just trawl first. The small boat can also make a lot of money by longline fishing."

"When does winter start?"

"Are we here too early?"

Uncle Zheng answered everyone's questions seriously. What he said on the phone was not so clear, so he had to ask in person.

"It usually starts around the Xiaoxue of the twenty-four solar terms and lasts for about three months."

"According to the Gregorian calendar, the winter flood of hairtail lasts from November to January of the following year, which is just before the Chinese New Year. The time is basically fixed every year."

"But there are usually a lot of them in September. When it gets cold, the number increases. There is no need to wait until Xiaoxue."

"Then the winter flood is over, and everyone can go back to have a good New Year. Then there will be the spring flood."

"You come at the right time. You can get familiar with it in the past half month and hire someone to make radar nets and longline fishing. It will be September in a flash. It's very fast."

"You can also go trawling now. The sea resources here are rich. It won't be too much for you to arrange 3-4 people on a fishing boat. You can make money and won't lose money. Don't worry. Can I call you up if you lose money?"

A large group of people discussed and negotiated fiercely.

The conclusion was finally drawn: since you are here, you should make the best of it. Stay for a while first, and then go out to sea tomorrow to see the catch of your fishing boat.

Ye Yaodong did not express his opinion during the whole meeting. He had his own ideas. Since he was here, he must stay until the Chinese New Year.

They asked a lot of questions now, but in fact, they had to stay until the Chinese New Year. Of course, if the profit was good, they would have to go out to sea for a few times.

When the meeting was almost over, everyone dispersed and returned to their assigned rental houses.

Of course, they must pay Uncle Zheng for renting the house.

Ye Yaodong had a lot of people. He brought 22 people, and he counted 23 of them. The temporary rented house was not enough space, so only two rooms were allocated. It was too crowded and the space was too small, like an old dilapidated house.

It was not easy to find several houses to accommodate them in just one day.

He planned to ask the people left behind to inquire about it tomorrow, then rent two houses nearby and settle down for the night.

Those who had just held a meeting were the ship bosses. The boatmen were just part-time workers and did not participate in their meeting. Instead, they packed their luggage and settled down, and then prepared dinner for the evening.

Ye Yaodong discussed it with his father after dinner, and decided that tomorrow the Dongsheng and the boat would go out to trawl first, and let his father go.

The small trawler itself was not equipped with a fishing net. He had just borrowed one from Uncle Zheng temporarily.

Anyway, he built a radar net a few days ago, and he is using the radar net now. The trawl net is of no use, so it would be just right to lend it to him.

He will stay at home with the rest of the people tomorrow, look for a few more houses, and make reservations with Radar Network by the way.

Uncle Zheng has already done it, so it must be possible, and there is nothing wrong with following in the footsteps of his predecessors.

He had heard in his previous life that the hairtail fish in the Radar Net was the most famous, and since it was coming, he had to book the fishing net first.

He now has enough manpower on hand, sending 6 people to the big ship and 4 people to the small ship to go to sea. The fresh-collecting ship will not move for the time being. He will leave two people at home to guard the house, and send two more to rent a house and inquire about the local situation.

He planned to send the others to the boat of Uncle Zheng and his friends from the same village to help, and learn how to operate the radar net fishing by the way. He would learn in advance and start using it immediately after the fishing net is obtained.

Anyway, the harvest boat is not moving now, so there are not so many people needed at the moment, and the free time is perfect for learning new skills.

After he has arranged all these small tasks, he will also go to the ship to study.

Speaking of which, there are advantages to coming early. At least you won't be in a hurry during the flood season, knowing nothing.

After making the arrangements, he summoned the boatmen and told them his plan.

Of course, those who stay at home must take turns instead of being fixed. Just treat it as a rotation. Everyone can take a turn, and it can take a turn for two or three days a month. It’s not bad, and no one has any objections.

After everything was arranged, he let out a sigh of relief.

There are too many people on hand now, and arranging them is also a troublesome task.

There were only a few people on the other fishing boats, so everything was arranged in just one meal, and everyone came out to walk around.

When Ye Yaodong went out, he watched them wandering around in twos and threes.

"Dongzi, are you okay?"

Aguang, Azheng, Xiaoxiao and the others were actually near his door, waiting for him to come out.

"That's almost it. I'll just arrange a rest schedule for them later."

Xiaoxiao said: "You boatmen can still rest. We wait until the waves are too big to go out to sea, and then we rest together."

"There's nothing we can do. We have a lot of people, and of course we have a lot of stuff. We have to leave someone to look after the house. If I don't look after the house, I won't worry. I won't know if I get dumped in a pot at any time. And there are so many of us, so eating and drinking every day is also a big deal. You also have to leave someone to make arrangements at home.”

Azheng said: "You can do this if you have a lot of people, but we can't. We can wait until we get back from work and then get busy."

A Guang asked: "Dongzi, are you going to sea tomorrow?"

"My father is going to go on a big boat or a small boat. I will stay at home first. There are still things waiting for me to arrange..."

He explained his plan and made the three of them envious.

"I originally thought you had too many people on hand, but now it seems there aren't many."

Ye Yaodong said: "It's not too much. I have calculated that it takes eight people to work on the fresh harvesting ship. There are only one or two more people. If you are short of manpower, I can give you one or two."

Xiaoxiao asked worriedly: "If we wait until the Chinese New Year to go back, what will happen to the ships in our shipyard? They say they will be delivered in December."

"It doesn't matter. Weren't you worried about paying a lot of money for delivery? If you deliver the goods later, you can earn more money to go back. Anyway, you will definitely get it before the year. We will definitely go back before the year. You can Call the shipyard in advance to talk.”

"We'll talk about it then. Anyway, wait until the time is closer and call in advance to extend it."

Azheng wasn't too worried. Could it be that if they went back too late, the boat would still be gone? Say hello in advance and it would be nice to have a later delivery.

Aguang changed the topic and said: "Dongzi, I just asked the locals that the radar net hairtail fish is only suitable for larger fishing boats. The ones we come here are all small boats, except for our few big ones."

"I asked about it. Small trawlers like theirs use long lines to catch hairtail. Tomorrow, in addition to finding someone to make the radar net, you will also have to find someone to make long lines."

Xiaoxiao also immediately said: "Uncle Zheng didn't make it clear on the phone. We all thought that all fishing boats can use radar nets to catch hairtail fish."

"Yes, luckily I just inquired about it. We also have to hire someone to do some longline fishing tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong frowned. The old man was really selfish. He didn't say anything carefully and wasn't afraid of being criticized.

No wonder when we just talked about the radar net, we also mentioned longline fishing, but everyone was focused on the radar net and did not care about longline fishing.

It's all said and done now, so it's not good to go out of your way to blame him.

Anyway, so many people came over, and he also helped to settle down. He was deceived, but he also managed the aftermath. It depends on how everyone goes to sea to collect the goods tomorrow, otherwise he will be scolded.

"Then I'll find someone to do longline fishing tomorrow. They should have longline fishing specifically for hairtail fish."

"Yes, the longline fishing here is specifically for hairtail. I heard that there is also longline fishing for tuna, but that requires a big boat to catch. There are also longlines for big eels and other big fish."

"knew."

A few of them stood here talking, and after a while, others looked at them and gathered around them.

Because Ye Yaodong is the backbone of everyone, now wherever he is, everyone automatically gathers around.

Ye Yaodong also casually mentioned to them that they had to longline fishing. After everyone scolded Uncle Zheng for being an old fox, some planned to buy the materials tomorrow and let the workers do it themselves.

Some plan to trawl the net tomorrow to see how the harvest is going, and then buy materials and use their own workers to do it slowly.

I was also thinking, didn’t the number only increase in September? Not so anxious...

However, when they saw the harvest of the fishing net the next day, they began to panic.

Ye Yaodong chatted with everyone for a while and then dispersed. After taking the boat for a day and a night, everyone was actually very tired. It was just that they had just arrived at a place and were so excited that they couldn't bear to rest.

He worked with everyone to make a bed on the floor, but there were too many people in the room and it was too stuffy, so he simply rolled up the mat and slept at the door.

The sky serves as the quilt, the earth serves as the mat, and the cool evening breeze makes people feel extremely comfortable. When you open your eyes, you can see the sky full of stars, and the irritability in the room just now is gone.

Feeling mentally and physically tired at the same time, he looked at the stars for a while, then stared at the brightest morning star, and fell asleep soon after.

He didn't wake up until it got slightly brighter and there were sounds of people around him. Only then did he realize that there were a lot of people who had moved out of the house lying around him.

Everyone washed up briefly, and those who went to sea left immediately. The remaining people were not in a hurry and could go back to the house to lie down and wait for their meals.

Ye Yaodong ran around all day long. Fortunately, he also had a bicycle. In one day, he asked nearby women to organize radar nets and longline fishing.

The local women can do anything. It should be said that every woman on the seaside has a full range of skills.

Moreover, he rode his bicycle and visited all the streets of the fishing port, even the small alleys, and found out how the fish was sold after the fishing boats came back.

It wasn't until the evening that he rode his bicycle to the pier to see the fishing boats returning to the port.

Shenjiamen has been a bustling market since the mid-Qing Dynasty. It has been recorded that "the shops are lined up in parallel, the sea products are mixed, and the vendors are here". It is known as "Little Shanghai" and "Living Water Wharf".

Thousands of ships pass through it all year round.

When he rode his bicycle to the pier, the pier was already bustling with people. There was a constant flow of people coming and going. There were endless carts and cars as far as the eye could see. There were shouts and sounds of sales everywhere.

"Pompano, the pomfret that just landed..."

"Sheath the sword shrimp... Sheath the sword shrimp..."

As soon as a large fishing boat docks, a bunch of fishmongers rush forward.

The docking point for the boat was also densely crowded with people.

"Fuck, so many people are following the car..."

"Hey, it's so lively... no wonder there is a fee for parking..."

The dock at this time was ten times more lively than when they docked yesterday. I thought yesterday was lively enough.

He looked towards the sea. At this time, a large number of fishing boats were returning to the port. At a glance, he could see that there were fishing boats of all sizes on the sea, and they were all docking in an orderly manner.

No wonder I often heard people say that thousands of ships shuttle here all year round.

Yesterday afternoon, we docked at the pier. The hundreds of boats that were not out to sea were nothing. There were really thousands of boats passing by...

"I'm going... there are so many... I didn't expect that the port could be so lively in this day and age..."

He rode his bicycle and looked all the way over. The dock was full of fish and shrimps, and every cart, tractor, truck, and truck was full of food.

After pulling it away, and an empty car comes in, how much seafood must be transported every day?

No wonder this is China’s largest natural fishing port and is one of the world’s three largest fishing ports along with Norway’s Bergen Port and Peru’s Callao Port.

It is also the largest distribution base for aquatic products in the country. In 2005, it also built my country's largest aquatic products trading market, China International Aquatic Products City.

While he was wandering around watching the excitement and looking for their fishing boat, he heard what sounded like a quarrel not far away.

Ye Yaodong parked his bicycle at the edge and locked it. He heard their familiar hometown dialect before he walked in, and his heart suddenly tightened.

"You are looking for death on horseback and dare to push our people into the sea..."

"What a scallion you are, damn you...if you say you won't sell it, you won't sell it. Damn you..."

"We agreed not to sell it, but you are playing tricks on me. You damn foreigners, believe it or not, I will kill you..."

He quickly pushed aside the crowd, and saw that people on both sides were blushing, their necks were thick, their veins were bulging, their eyes were bigger than a cow's eyes, and they almost poked each other's face with their index fingers.

Had it not been for the help of the fishermen around him, he would have been beaten and kicked.

"Azheng, what's wrong..."

Ah Zheng frowned, pointed at the other person and scolded him, "This Yingmu chicken is just a dog's straw, and you are tampering with the scale, do you think I don't know?"

"Give me some grass, *****"

The workers beside him also started spitting and cursing wildly...

"It's this scale, who tampered with it? Who the hell did you say tampered with it?"

The other party also stiffened his neck and cursed louder than Ah Zheng, and his whole body was about to lean forward. If he hadn't been held back, he would have rushed over to beat him.

"****, if you dare, get out of here, take out the scale, my hand is more accurate than your scale, don't I know how many pounds it is?"

The people around were there to stop the fight.

It was probably the time when a large number of fishing boats were docked at the dock, and the people who were maintaining law and order at the dock were probably at sea, or they hadn't freed up their hands to come over.

Ye Yaodong asked, "Did they tamper with the scale?"

The boatman next to him explained, "Yes, they still don't admit it. They also want to seize our goods. They just pushed two of us into the sea."

"If there weren't several boats from our village docked together, the goods would probably have been robbed and the people would have been beaten to death."

"Now they are biting us back. We can tell how many kilograms a basket of goods weighs by just lifting it. How can they be fooled?"

Suddenly, a group of people from the other side came out from nowhere, holding sticks and directly pushing through the crowd, and hitting A Zheng head-on.

Fortunately, Ye Yaodong reacted quickly and pulled A Zheng, who was impulsive and wanted to rush over, and only hit his shoulder, but it also made him grin and wrinkle his facial features.

This was a real killing move.

"Dare to hit people, fuck, kill them, they think we are easy to bully..."

"They are bullying me, an outsider..."

Instantly, everyone was furious. Originally, other people in their village were just cursing a few words on the side, but now that someone was beaten, everyone was angry.

"Fuck, they dared to hit people even though they were in the wrong, Suzuki chicken..."

The people around were originally thinking of stopping the fight, but when they saw that both groups were red-eyed and started fighting, they immediately scattered, fearing that they would be in trouble.

"Kill them..."

"What's wrong? What's wrong, Adong..."

"Azheng was beaten, and two workers were pushed into the water..."

"Damn, fight them..."

"Go call people, tell them not to sell goods..."

Originally, the two gangs were evenly matched, with only more than 10 people on each side, and later people from both sides joined in, and it became a melee of 20 to 30 people.

And the management of the dock also brought people to stop it, but they couldn't stop their melee at all. Both sides were red-eyed and beat each other up by identifying the other as an outsider.

It suddenly became a three-way fight.

The number of people who originally joined the fight on two sides was also increasing.

The management personnel on the dock were beaten by both sides at the same time. Even with sticks, they could not get any good results. After suffering a loss, they quickly withdrew and prepared to continue to call people over.

However, they were not as fast as the villagers who gathered. When they heard the news, all the villagers ran over first.

Now this time is just when the fishing boats are docked. Their fishing boats have basically returned, but the question is whether the goods have been sold out.

The noise here is getting bigger and bigger. Some people ran back to shout. Knowing that it was their own people who were bullied, they didn’t want the goods one by one, and all ran over.

"Fuck your mother, you cheated, and you dared to beat people, and you dared to be arrogant, I'll kill you..."

"Fuck, you bully us outsiders, right? Open your dog eyes and look, I'm your grandfather, hundreds of people will kill you casually..."

"Don't believe it, this is our territory, ah..."

"Are you afraid?"

Even though their four big boats went out to sea to fish and didn't come back, there were still nearly 200 people, and everyone came to join.

The battle was overwhelming.

These arrogant fishmongers were overwhelmed by the difference of seven or eight times the number of people, and immediately became defenseless.

However, the management staff at the dock brought a large group of people over at this time, and seeing that they were the strong party, they helped the other side to beat them.

"You bunch of idiots... They are bullying people..."

"Catch all the troublemakers, don't let any of them go..."

Ye Yaodong was also very angry, killing one group of people and another group came, and they were the local snakes who managed the dock.

It's okay to beat up those cheating fishmongers, they are still in the right, but if you clash with these local bosses, it will be really troublesome.

The official has already come, you have to give them face.

He thought about it, ran to the tractor next to him and shouted, "The police are coming, the police are coming!"

The two sides who were fighting fiercely stopped immediately, looked at him, and started fighting again.

"Hey..."

"Bang!"

Suddenly there was a bang, and the scene became cold, this time it really stopped.

Ye Yaodong was also shocked.

Not only them, but also thousands of people on the dock at this time all gathered around, stopped what they were doing, and stared at the guns.

The scene was silent all of a sudden.

It was the manager on the opposite dock.

"Catch them all."

Everyone dared not move.

In fact, everyone had guns on the boat, but who dared to take them out? Last year's gun battle was too tragic. Who dared to take them out here now? Isn't this courting death?

There are more people here, thousands of them, I'm afraid they will be shot on the spot.

Ye Yaodong quickly winked at the others, asking them to run quickly. He did not dare to shout anymore, for fear of being hit first.

But even without his signal, those on the periphery took the opportunity to get into the crowd. If they didn't run, they would be fools.

But the group of people in the front row who were the first to bear the brunt could not escape.

Ye Yaodong got off the tractor as soon as he heard the gunshots, and now he also rushed directly into the crowd.

He ran first, otherwise no one would save them.

Ps: After seeing the feedback from the backstage, this chapter has been modified, and the next one will be rewritten.