Chapter 975 Testing the First Network (7000 Words)

The operating platform is less than half a meter wide and is stacked with instruments such as compasses and maritime radios.

The seat is a wooden board about two meters long and twenty centimeters wide. When sitting on it, you need to put your feet on the operating table to sit firmly.

There was only a gap left in the space that could only allow one person to pass through. Father Ye was driving the boat there, and everything in front of him could be reached with his hand, and they were all standing on the left and right, making the originally small space seem particularly crowded.

After Ye's father started to launch the fishing boat, the Dongsheng also began to slowly sail away from the shore.

The old master of the boat was explaining to Ye Yaodong from the side. How to use the machines in the cockpit? How do you look at the dashboard? How to tune a maritime radio station and how to receive it?

They were there to introduce the functions and how to use them one by one.

Ye Yaodong was also listening carefully.

A Guang and the others discovered that Father Ye and Ye Yaodong had both run to the cockpit after the ship started to move.

As soon as we got on the boat, everyone was very fresh and wandering around, looking around and touching. Unexpectedly, they started the boat so quickly and did not give everyone a time to prepare.

After reacting, everyone ran outside the cockpit and looked in through the glass, all crowded together.

Ye Yaodong went out for a while and raised his hand to drive them away. Only Aguang stayed and listened. After all, he was not very skilled in driving his boat. It would be good to look for opportunities to watch more and deepen his impression. normal.

But in the originally small space, they could only squeeze together.

After listening to everything and understanding the function, Father Ye reluctantly let go and went out to stand outside, letting them take turns controlling it so that they could have space to stretch their hands and feet.

At this time, the fishing boat had sailed out for more than half an hour and was still in the waters surrounding the county.

Also because they had plenty of time, they were looking at the time between three and five o'clock in the afternoon. They could just arrive at the village pier at five o'clock. It was now nine o'clock and there were still eight hours left, so Ye Yaodong also planned to drive a little further out.

Two hours of homework, about three hours of commuting, and one or two hours of going home, which is about right.

The old master was always watching from the cab, and would give a few words from time to time, but usually when Aguang was controlling.

Ye Yaodong listened to the explanation once and got started very well.

Father Ye looked outside through the window and couldn't help but sigh, "You learn very quickly."

"That means I'm smart."

"I think you are mocking me." A Guang turned his head and said distractedly while turning the steering wheel.

"Don't think that you are just too stupid. Didn't you let my father go out with you twice in the past two months?"

"I know how to do it. Even if I haven't touched it for a long time, I will get confused easily. My memory is confusing, so I occasionally get confused."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about his harsh words. Seeing that it had been almost two hours since he drove out, he asked his father and the old master.

"It's almost time to get off the Internet, right? You've gone far enough."

The old master looked at his watch and was surprised to realize that time passed so quickly when he was concentrating on it.

"Okay, you can watch the time and put it down when you feel you can."

"okay."

He walked out of the cab excitedly. The nets had been prepared long ago, and the fish baskets and buckets were brought by them, just for the convenience of loading the fish caught in the water test.

"Come on, come on, brothers, let's begin~"

"Ouch, ooh, ooh~ It's time to cast the net, it's time to cast the net~"

"Come on, come on, we've been ready~"

The friends all screamed excitedly, taking off their cotton-padded jackets as they walked to the back deck, throwing them aside, rolling up their sleeves, and walked towards the fishing nets piled on the sides of the boat.

"This net is really long!"

"This is how we can network a lot. Otherwise, a network weighs several kilograms, and it's just the network we have at home. How could it be possible?"

"Get rich, get rich, get rich when you get into the water~"

Ye Yaodong ran up to them, took off his cotton-padded jacket, spat into his palms, and rubbed them twice.

"Start, start~"

Everyone followed him, spitting and rubbing their palms before lifting the fishing net.

At this time, the fishing net cannot be thrown into the water immediately.

There were two old masters following the boat. One was in the wheelhouse teaching how to sail the boat and use the instruments, and the other was waiting here.

When such a large new ship is launched and the first net is cast, some shipyards will arrange some ceremonies, especially in rural areas where they pay more attention to folk customs.

After they lifted up the fishing net, the old master started to pick up a small gong, beat the gong on his hand and sang a happy song for casting the net.

"One net brings gold, two nets silver, three nets make a cornucopia, four nets make a group of bronzes, five nets make a full of clams and snails, six nets fill the warehouse with fish and shrimps, all the boats in the nets are empty, and the boats are full of ships returning. At the door of our house, the empress will bless us with a good harvest, and in the coming year we will build a temple for the empress and gild her body."

"Hey~" everyone echoed loudly.

The old master shouted again, "Safe water, good luck~"

"Safe water, good luck!"

Everyone shouted slogans and threw them into the sea.

The master said again: "Get rich and be safe~"

Everyone shouted slogans louder.

"Get rich and safe~"

"Get rich and safe~"

…

After everyone put the fishing nets into the water, they all put their hands together and bowed twice toward the sea.

Full of blessings.

The two cables that dragged the net were both more than 300 meters long. As soon as the net entered the sea, Ye's father quickly started the net rolling machine. The cables were quickly twitched, like a winding snake, and they all entered the sea in just a few minutes.

After the fishing net was completely lowered into the sea, the door opened wider and wider under the influence of the feng shui board. It was a hungry dragon, opening its bloody mouth.

Then it was time to wait. Everyone clapped their hands and picked up the cotton-padded jackets scattered everywhere and put them on again.

"We have only been driving for two hours, which is a little farther than usual. I don't know what good stuff we can get?"

"The direction of driving is different. It will start from the county town, and it will be further away from the shore than from our village. As for how many meters deep the water is, I don't know."

"Anyway, we are definitely going to make a fortune. Harvest has already paid back its capital in just half a year. Dongzi is going to make a lot of money in the future."

"The Harvest is just in time to catch jellyfish, otherwise it won't be that fast, and it has to be done slowly. The wind and waves have been strong recently, and it won't be long before we can go out? The weather is quite good today, and the waves are also quite big. , kept shaking and bumping, and hit from time to time. Fortunately, we didn't run too far, we hit the net and went back."

Ye Yaodong grinned and said happily while putting on his cotton-padded jacket.

"The bigger the storm, the more goods there will be. This net will definitely yield a lot."

"We'll find out after taking a look at it. Go sit down for a while and take a rest."

The wind and waves were indeed a bit strong today. When they were walking towards the bow, a big wave hit behind them. Everyone quickly dodged it, leaving only a fleeting piece of foam and seaweed remaining on the back deck. Exuding a musty smell.

"Oh, luckily I hid quickly, otherwise I would have become a drowned rat."

"We haven't gone far yet. The waves are so big. If we go further and go outside, we won't be able to withstand it."

"The weather is nice today, but our trawler will definitely not be able to go out."

"That's why I told you to take an early break for the New Year."

They walked forward, and when they got to the front, they leaned against the side of the boat, watching the waves ahead. From time to time, small fish and shrimps were rolled up into the air by the waves, and then fell into the sea again.

In the sunlight, the water splashes everywhere, looking crystal clear.

On the sea, there is an endless expanse, with sky on one side and water on all sides. The boat under your feet seems to be the center of the world. It seems that it has no direction, but it is moving forward slowly and working with confidence.

"After you get this boat, you won't go out before the year is over, right?"

"I think so. Let's take a look at the weather. If the wind and waves aren't that big, you can go out for two or three days and give it a try first. After all, it's a new ship. You'll be parked there when you get back. Your heart will definitely feel itchy. You have to give it a try anyway. . But let’s talk about it then, there’s nothing we can do if there’s no good weather.”

"Did you find the boatman?"

"Not yet, I plan to call people in the next two days, and then call people to work after the new year."

"Then if the wind and waves are not so big in two days, who can you call for help if you plan to go to sea?"

"Aren't you here? Didn't you take a break early for the New Year and stay at home?" Ye Yaodong said unceremoniously and matter-of-factly.

"So it turns out that it's a good idea for you to leave it here?"

He smiled and said: "That's not the case, it was just a last-minute idea, thinking that I wouldn't still have you guys?"

"Good brother!"

"That's right, I can't just eat and drink and think about you. Of course I have to think about you when doing this work. Follow me, I'll go to the cockpit and take a look."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he went to the cockpit again. Because the propellers and other machines were at the stern, and the most important thing was that the ship turned by swinging its tail, the cockpit was also close to the stern.

At this time, A Guang was still driving there. After he got up, he took over from A Guang.

Aguang reluctantly walked out of the cab and went down to chat with the others.

The process of homework is boring and boring.

Fortunately, he can control the direction, which is not bad.

When two hours passed, he checked his watch and calculated the time before stopping the boat and preparing to set up the net.

"Set up the net, set up the net."

They were waiting by the side of the boat, their faces and noses were already red from the sea breeze, and they all shrank their necks. As soon as they heard that the net was about to be raised, everyone immediately became energetic, and those who were smoking immediately threw their cigarette butts into the sea. .

"The net is set up, the net is set up..."

"It's work, it's work..."

"You go over there, I'm here..."

The old master who sang a happy song directed them to close the net, and Ye Yaodong also called Aguang to the sides of the ship.

The two people each hold a cable, wrap the rope around the roller, and use the power of the machine to quickly pull the cable.

The others waited and watched.

Under the pulling force of the machine, the opening of the fishing net on the sea began to gradually tighten. After it was completely tightened, about half an hour later, the fishing net was slowly pulled out of the water.

The crane on the front deck hoisted the fishing net and slowly moved closer to the ship. Everyone struggled to hold the net, and some held the netting in their hands and used all their strength to pull it to the deck.

"one two three……"

"one two three……"

Due to the shallow draft of the back deck and the strong wind and waves, the splashing waves slapped the side of the ship. Everyone tried their best to avoid it. In an instant, they were all rained down from the head by the sea water, and they all became watermen.

"Fuck!"

"Wow...it feels so cold..."

"I took a sea bath...I'm going...the waves are too big..."

When the waves hit, the net bag full of catch was instantly dumped onto the deck.

"Wow...it's such a big bag..."

"Small tubes...all are small tubes..."

"Those who step on horses, this net is all small pipes..."

"What a good product. They are all small tubes and weigh several thousand kilograms."

"How many kilograms? How many kilograms can such a big bag cost? Isn't it? Isn't this too awesome? There are so many on the net? It seems that the Harvest has not had such a big bag before?"

"I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune, this network should be worth a thousand yuan, right?"

"Maybe, Xiao Guan can charge two or three cents for a pound!"

The old master who was directing on the side was also smiling, "I'm lucky today. The harvest is quite good. It's not easy to get such a big bag normally. It's four to five thousand pounds."

"The waves must be big today, so there are a lot of goods!"

Father Ye also ran over and said happily: "It may be part of the reason, but here are all small tubes. It doesn't look like there are many groceries. They must have encountered a school of fish. From this time of year until summer, the small tubes are very special." many."

"Get rich..."

"Pour it out, take a look, and pick out the goods."

Everyone was very happy and hurriedly untied the fishing nets and poured the goods onto the deck together.

When I poured it out, I saw that there were also some fish, shrimp, crab, octopus, jellyfish, seaweed, etc. Of course, the number of small tubes was the largest, accounting for 80%.

"Fuck, the whole network is really full of small tubes. You are so lucky!"

"Mazu bless you. Remember to ask a small statue to come on board and pay more respects when you return."

Father Ye squatted down and fiddled with it twice, then picked one up and took a bite. He said cheerfully: "It's really fresh, crunchy, and tastes fresh and sweet."

"I'll try one too."

"I'll eat and see too."

The fresh seafood tastes authentic, and there is nothing more delicious than taking a bite right after it was caught. They all had smiles on their faces and took a bite in their hands.

"Hmm...it does taste good."

"It's delicious. It's crunchy. It's just noon and I'm hungry."

"That's almost it. Can we go back? Save a few pounds and don't sell it. Let's have some drinks tonight."

"No problem!" Ye Yaodong stuffed the rest of his hand into his mouth, and then called them to work.

"If you don't work, there will be no wine to drink at night."

"Pick up a few more bowls of food to go with the wine, just in time to keep them in your workshop."

"Can you drag a net on the way back?" Father Ye was a little reluctant. If he dragged another net, the harvest would definitely be good.

"No, it's too late. It will take another two hours to go back. It may not be necessary. When I was just working, I drove back for a while. But after signing the contract, it will take more than an hour to drive home. It's already one o'clock Yes, you have to go back quickly."

"Then let's go back first and see if there's any weather in the next few days."

"Hurry up and get the basket, help sort it, don't just eat it."

"Push this big jellyfish down first. It's too much in the way. I didn't even see it when it was packed inside. It's taking up all the weight in vain." A Guang put on his gloves and pushed it, but it felt particularly difficult.

This one weighs a hundred or two hundred pounds, so it really takes up the weight in vain.

"Give me a push."

Others immediately reached out to help.

But when they pushed the huge jellyfish into the water, suddenly a bloody mouth opened at the stern of the boat, just in time to catch the falling jellyfish.

As they stared and screamed, the bloody mouth closed, and a huge fish head emerged from the water.

"Fuck, what the hell..."

"Why is this mouth so big..."

"What kind of fish..."

Everyone was horrified and immediately retreated on their hands and knees, and stood up, clinging to the railings on the side of the ship.

"What kind of fish is this... so scary..."

"Why are you so close and the connection just right?"

"I'm going, I'm scared out of my wits... I feel like my hand was right next to its mouth just now!"

Ye Yaodong also stared with wide eyes, unable to tell what kind of fish it was.

In this deeper sea area, it is very likely that any big fish will appear.

"Is it a whale or a shark? Or some kind of..."

Just as everyone gathered on their hind legs and stared at the sea surface talking, the big fish that swallowed one or two hundred kilograms of jellyfish in one bite also surfaced little by little.

Everyone also heard the unusual noise and covered their ears.

"It's a whale..."

"Look, look, water is spraying..."

"Ah! Squirting!"

"Damn it! It can spray water, it's really a whale!"

Whales breathe with their lungs, not gills, so they also need to float to the surface to breathe.

When ventilating, whales first have to expel a large amount of waste gas from their lungs.

The water column it spurts out is actually the remaining water on the body surface and the gas in the lungs ejected by the whale when it breathes.

Due to the high pressure, the jets make a loud noise, sometimes sounding like a train whistle.

Because when the strong airflow rushes out of the nostrils, it brings the seawater into the air, forming the fountain we see on the blue sea.

"It's such a big water column. Go in a little faster. If you go in a little bit, you'll get wet..."

"Hide for a moment, weren't you already showered from head to toe?"

"Oh, yes, yes...fuck, it's so spectacular, you just squirted for several meters, right? This is my first time seeing..."

"What a huge whale. This is also the first time I've seen a whale spray water."

"It's a water jet, it's even higher than the building."

"My dear, you guys are a little lucky today. Such a big whale spews water..." The old master also looked at it in surprise.

Ye Yaodong also touched the water drops that kept falling on his head. It was like rain. This whale must be several tons in size, otherwise why would it spray so high?

Tsk tsk tsk, the ocean overlord is different. Unexpectedly, whales can be seen not far from the land. Don’t even think about it in the future.

It's a pity that he didn't bring his camera with him when he went out today. He just thought that when the boat came back, he could just ask Ah Qing to take a picture outside the dock.

I didn’t expect to encounter such a stunning and spectacular sight. It’s a pity that I really have to bring a camera with me when I go to sea in the future. The current ocean conditions are so wonderful that I won’t be able to see them in the future.

"Dongzi, do you have a camera?" A Guang also thought of it.

"No, I'm regretting it too. I went out in a hurry and didn't even think of bringing it with me."

"Pity."

"Next time I will carry it with me every day."

After a short while, the whale finished its spray and continued to dive into the water, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Leaving now?"

"This is called farting after eating, patting your butt and leaving."

Father Ye smiled and cursed, "Nonsense. Fortunately, the whale was not caught in the fishing net just now. Otherwise, it depends on how you pull it up."

"Yeah, luckily it didn't swallow all the little tubes in my net, otherwise I would have cried, so I'd better leave quickly."

"Hey... look, look, there are a lot of bulges on the sea over there..."

"Ah, squirting again!"

"Those are whales! Those are whales!"

Everyone was shocked again.

One popped up right in front of them and spewed out a huge jet of water, which was enough to shock them. However, a bunch of them popped up not far away.

And they are all spraying water together for ventilation. What a spectacular scene is this?

"Am I going to choke you? So many of them?"

“This fish also seems to live in groups?”

"Seeing so many squirts, of course I know they live in groups. But it seems that it also depends on the species?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don't know how big a boat is to catch them."

"What a pity. I wish I had brought a camera."

After everyone is shocked, they have to open their eyes and appreciate it. It's not harmful to them anyway.

but. The old master in the cockpit may also feel unsafe. Not far away, after a group of whales sprayed water, the fishing boat also started to move slowly.

Get away from these behemoths so that if something unexpected happens, it will be difficult to control.

"Gone!"

"Finished spraying!"

"It squirts pretty fast!"

"Maybe there's not enough water..."

"Will there be more later?"

"The boats have left. Stop looking and get to work."

"It's really pretty..."

Ye Yaodong also shouted to them and told them to start sorting quickly.

"Okay, there's no need to watch anymore, let's get to work quickly."

Baskets were thrown in front of them one after another, and the whole deck was covered with small tubes. Everyone held their hands and threw them in. After a while, the basket was full and pushed to the corner.

They also docked immediately, and now that the weather temperature is low, there is no need to throw them into the fish warehouse.

Sorting fish is a time-consuming job. Everyone has to squat there if they work normally. If you don’t go back immediately and continue dragging another net, you often have to sort it out and collect it in the next net.

Working continuously is not a light job for a boatman. The main thing is that he is constantly drifting at sea, which is very different from being on land.

Fortunately, the bulk of the items today are all small tubes, so sorting is very simple. They can grab them one by one and put them into the basket. Those that can be sold for money will be picked up in other baskets. When the leftovers are picked up, the rest will be discarded. Sweep it back into the sea.

There is no need to pick them one by one, and the speed can be much faster.

Ye Yaodong returned to the cockpit while they were working.

In order to train him, Father Ye gave him full control over the whole process and drove back.

However, on their way back, they watched the group of whales spray again.

I heard that whales come out of the water to breathe and spray water every ten or twenty minutes.

If you can encounter it, it's not that unusual, because this is what they often do, but for those of them who have never seen it, it is worth bragging about.

Father Ye felt that he would have more to talk about when he went back in the evening.

The old master watching from the cab also smiled and said that he could give everyone a good talk when he returns to the factory.

Ye Yaodong felt that it was more shocking to see it up close than to see it from a higher position. Although he had seen it before and was not that shocked, he still found it quite strange.

"I should be considered lucky, right?"

"Of course, you can make enough money just by netting four to five thousand kilograms of small tubes. Are you not lucky? It's already the best. Most people go out to sea to catch a net of groceries, but the amount is often like this. many."

Ye Yaodong was delighted.

He was already lusting after him, and these whale sprays were like setting off fireworks to celebrate for him.

"Should we dock at the county dock and sell these goods first?"

"No, no, it's not hot today, so there's no need to rush to sell it. You can sell it back at our dock."

Harvest was in a hurry to sell it when it returned to Hong Kong. It was also because of the hot weather, so it was sold as soon as it was fresh.

"That's okay, then just drive directly towards the shipyard."

"good."

In fact, he wanted to take it back to show off.

During the squid season, we sold a lot of cuttlefish in large quantities. Although the price was high, there were many people who could afford it, and now they are all sold out.

Since the stores in the city sell dry goods, of course the more varieties the better, and you have to prepare some high-end, high-end and low-end goods.

These little tubes are definitely not bad if they are dried in the sun.

It has a different flavor from cuttlefish and is also very different from dried squid.

The small tubes are also called sea hares, and the exposed ones are called sea hare stems. A small piece is as big as a palm.

Steam it directly in the pot, add some shredded ginger cooking wine, and it will be extremely delicious when steamed. It is much more delicious than dried squid, and this is also more expensive than dried squid.

Ye Yaodongguang started to drool just thinking about it. He made up his mind to keep it to dry, and then sell it after drying to get more profit. Anyway, it was the goods collected by the First Network, and he was not in a hurry to get cash now.

We drove all the way back without encountering anything strange, and no fishing boats were seen on the road.

When we went out and came back, they were the only boat on the sea.

"We'll be there in about ten minutes, just head in this direction..."

Ye Yaodong also looked at his watch. It was already early two o'clock, which was almost enough time.

It was much faster to come back than when he went there. He had consciously walked back a while when he was doing homework.

When the shipyard was in sight and they slowed down and moved forward, Director Wu was already waiting on the shore with a smile on his face.

"How was it? Did it go well? How was the harvest?"

"Very good. They were very lucky today. They dragged three to four thousand kilograms of small pipes, which can be sold for a lot of money."

"Ah, you are very lucky. Did you encounter a school of fish? Then the harvest from this net is quite a lot. You can sell it for a thousand pieces? Then it shouldn't take long for you to get your money back."

"It's hard to say. The cost of fuel is huge. This ship consumes a lot of fuel."

"We also encountered a pod of whales, which was a close call."