Chapter 1008: Finding the Sunken Cargo Ship (7,000 Words)

When Father Ye saw that he had just entered the water and did not sink for a long time, he knew that he was very cold and was adapting to the water temperature. He was already wet, so he didn't ask him to come up directly.

But I didn't expect that he came up again soon after he was filled with water.

"How's it going? Dongzi?"

Ye Yaodong took off the mask covering his face and said, "There's nothing underneath. You can drive a little further and take a look."

"Tossing, then you come up first."

He had already swam up to him, and everyone reached out and pulled him up.

As soon as he got on the boat, he was blown away by the sea breeze and almost fell to the ground, but he didn't feel the cold.

The blood pressure in the body boils when the ice water is compressed. The skin is bright red, and the whole body is steaming. There is no chill at all. The body is warm, as comfortable as being lost in a violent storm and finding a wooden house with a bright fire to warm up.

At this time, Ye Yaodong felt like a hero and had a sense of accomplishment.

In winter swimming, he accomplished another feat. This man without great perseverance did not dare to go into the water, and he still jumped directly like him.

But when the fishing boat started to move, the sea breeze it brought became more intense, and the sea water was still stained on the body, and it began to be biting and freezing.

He felt that his body was starting to get cold from the inside out. After getting used to the sea water, he still felt a little warm.

Thinking that he would have to go into the water again after coming up, it would be impossible to find it in one go, so he did not prepare any clothes to wrap himself up in advance.

Fortunately, the coordinates were all around here, and his father only drove for a short distance, and then stopped immediately.

Ye Yaodong jumped into the water again with understanding, and the same cold and biting feeling enveloped him again.

It's really cold and biting, not just talk.

It was like there were countless needle points piercing his body, especially his chest. The countless needle points were piercing his bones at first like a piece of ice. He howled silently in the water, his face was distorted, and his hands and feet moved at the same time. Slowly, his chest began to pierce again. It's starting to heat up.

At this time, my whole body slowly felt warm. The surrounding water wrapped around my body, like an invisible, pressure-free, extremely warm and comfortable blanket wrapped around me, giving me a burning feeling.

The warm feeling I had just been in the water came back.

After feeling comfortable, he quickly dived underwater again.

He didn't know how long he would have to stay in the water, so he decided to make a quick decision and go down to take a look and come up after making sure.

After all, I don’t know how many times I have to go into the water to find the place. If I delay for too long, my hands and feet will become numb, as if they are not my own. It is early spring after all.

He also didn't dive too deep, only three to five meters. After seeing nothing, he went up again.

Then he asked his father to try moving left and right. The coordinates were only a very vague position. It was easy to find fishing boats on the sea. After all, as long as there was no deviation in the direction, you would be able to see shadows on the sea when you reached the coordinate sea area.

You can't see clearly underwater. If you want to find something underwater, you have to go into the water to find out where it is. The reason why a reef is a reef is that it is not exposed on the water.

And he could only use stupid methods to try a few more times. If he couldn't find it before dark, he would have to forget it.

Father Ye was walking around, and Ye Yaodong went into the water three times in a row before he was surprised to find a reef in front of him on the left.

And because he had been in the water many times, although he only went down to three to five meters each time, in addition to adapting to the water temperature, he could only dive for a minute or two before coming back up. However, this was also extremely draining of energy. After getting on the boat, he was like a dead dog. Sitting directly on the deck.

"Forget it if you don't find it. The hot water has been boiled. Please wipe your body quickly to avoid catching a cold."

"Please pour some hot water for me." He put on his coat and sat there panting.

"Which of you is going to cash it, I'm going to sail the boat, and two people came by to prepare to launch the net. Fortunately, it was only delayed for two hours. I'm telling you, don't bother, don't bother, you have to go into the water. The water can be launched in this cold weather. Feeling good?"

Father Ye said that he was going to the cockpit, but Ye Yaodong quickly stopped him.

"Wait a minute, I found the reef. It's 10 meters ahead on the left. Don't move. Just wait here. I'll take a hot bath, eat something, catch my breath, and rest for half an hour."

Father Ye stopped in surprise, "Did I really find it for you?"

He didn't want to speak, so he responded softly.

"Have you seen the boat? There is a reef underneath. I don't know how deep it is or how big the reef is. If it is only a small piece, the fishing boat will slide directly to the bottom of the sea. Your efforts will be in vain. This water It’s at least one or two hundred meters down there…”

"Don't say such depressing words. I found it with great difficulty, but you are still mumbling here."

Father Ye glanced at him helplessly and immediately shut up. His son couldn't help his father.

Ye Yaodong helped the workers to mix the hot water and put it in the cabin. Then he went in and took a hot bath, put on his clothes and hugged himself in bed to relax.

This comfort almost made him fall asleep comfortably. Fortunately, he took a nap and woke up smartly.

But because of the place I was looking for, I felt that my persistence was a bit over the top. Now I was lying comfortably on the bed, recalling the terrible feeling when I went into the water. I shivered again and flinched a little.

Just one winter swim is not so scary. The most terrifying thing is that some people can insist on winter swimming non-stop. Their perseverance is really extraordinary and can be like gods.

They stayed in the area, and the Harvest didn't go far. When he went into the water to search a few times, Father Ye had already connected with Uncle Pei and told him.

Then after the harvest, he stayed nearby and waited, working on the side, until a net was hauled up, and then he sailed over to them.

Just in time, he also wrapped up his cotton-padded jacket and came out of the cabin. He immediately saw the boat next to him, and his father was talking to Uncle Pei.

There was only a gap in the middle, and the fishing boats were swaying as they were washed by the waves. They collided with each other from time to time, and separated from time to time.

No wonder he lay in bed for a long time, took a nap, and took a shower. At least for more than half an hour, his father didn't come in to take a look.

He quickly walked over and said hello, "Uncle Pei."

"You young ones are so brave. You dare to jump directly into the sea in such a cold weather."

"You're too greedy. You don't want to let go of anything."

"Have a rest?" Father Ye asked.

"I just took a nap and I feel much better." He looked at Father Pei again, "Uncle, won't you continue the trawling operation?"

"I just collected a net and came over to take a look. I'm not in a hurry. I'll stay here for a while and see what you can lift out of the water."

"I'm just kidding. I'm just taking a gamble. Who knows if there's anything there? If not, I'll just try winter swimming and diving."

Father Ye said again: "You either want to rest for a while or take a nap? It's still daylight anyway, and you're tired from going into the water several times just now."

"I'll have something to eat and just sit down for a while."

Even though it was only after 2 o'clock, it was only three hours before dark, and what he could do in these three hours was limited. He couldn't keep going up and down in the sea without stopping.

Moreover, it was just the last step anyway. We had already touched the reef. We would know immediately if we went down to see if we could get the fishing boat.

There is always a large pot of seafood warm in the pot, but after the sword shrimps have been warm for a long time, the shrimp shells have turned white, but you can eat some, and no one is that picky.

He picked up a big one and shelled it directly with his mouth. The shrimp meat was fresh and chewy, soft and delicious, and the shell was easy to peel. It is one of the most popular seafoods now, and the price is also very beautiful. Crabs and shrimps and mushrooms are much more expensive than ordinary fish.

In this big pot, there were the most crabs left, and they were also the biggest. No one was too lazy to peel them, but they were quite fat, so they couldn't bear to throw them into the sea. If they thought about it, they could peel off the shells and take a few bites of the meat.

Many times, people are very contradictory animals. If they don't want to eat it, they can throw it out while it's still alive to avoid wasting firewood. However, if they don't cook it, they always feel like it's wasted. Then when they cook it, they find that no one eats it, and it's left there. Only then will he be willing to take it and pour it down.

He ate some casually, moved an armchair, and sat next to his father and the others.

"Dad, did your boat just move ten meters to the left and forward as I told you?"

"Moved, didn't you hear the sound of the engine?"

"I heard it when I was taking a shower, but who knows if you heard the direction I told you."

Father Pei couldn't help but interrupt: "Dongzi, where did you get that set of diving equipment? Is it convenient to get it? Why don't you get me a set too?"

"I can't get it. I was eliminated from the army. It's not that easy to get. It depends on connections. If I can get a few more sets, I will definitely get two more sets for myself."

He made random remarks, then stood up and poured a cup of hot tea. It could warm his hands and rinse his mouth and quench his thirst.

Father Pei had already asked once when he was fishing for sea urchins in Zhejiang Province, and he also prevaricated.

Father Pei had also heard that he had a good relationship with a certain bureau chief in the county. The few times the bureau chief came over, he had dinner at their house. He had never even set foot in the homes of the village cadres. They all went to his house. , even the motorcycle at home was bought for him.

If you have this kind of relationship, you can indeed get a lot of good things that others can't get.

His face was filled with regret, "What a pity. Otherwise, we could have had one more set, and one more person would be able to take care of us in the water. The bottom of the sea is so dangerous, and there were many big fish and man-eating sharks there before. There is no insurance for two people.”

"It's okay. I'm already familiar with it and will be careful."

"Young people are still brave enough to work hard and have bold ideas. How dare we, the old immortals, have such thoughts? If I were to stretch out my arms now, I wouldn't even dare."

"Haha~"

Ye Yaodong blew the hot tea a few times and sipped it slowly. He didn't speak, but listened to his father take over the conversation and start chatting with Uncle Pei.

There is no roar of machinery when the fishing boat is moored at sea, so everyone can hear clearly what they are saying without having to shout at the top of their lungs.

After he drank a bowl of hot tea, his whole body felt hot. After he was just full, he absorbed the heat from the food and slowly warmed up.

After sitting and resting for a while, listening to them chatting for a while, and seeing that the watch on his hand was pointing to 50 minutes, he decided that he could not continue to grind like this and die early and be born early. He stood up and said: "I'm going into the water again, pot." Is there any hot water in there?"

"Yes, I'll ask them to add more water and boil it more."

He really couldn't bear to take off his clothes. It was so comfortable to sit there. If there was no gain from this, then he was really asking for it.

Even though he was just on the verge of getting there, he didn't hesitate and decisively took off his cotton-padded clothes, trousers, sweaters, and even his autumn clothes. He only put on a pair of boxer shorts and did warm-up exercises over and over with his naked body.

Then he put on his mask and flippers, took a deep breath, and jumped decisively into the sea again.

His warm body was instantly invaded by the cold sea water, and the familiar feeling came to his heart again. He suppressed it, and after the initial intensity subsided, he felt comfortable afterwards.

It's just a little worse than being wrapped in a quilt on a boat. It's no wonder that so many winter swimming enthusiasts probably fall in love with this feeling.

The people on the two boats shivered when they saw him jumping into the sea naked, but the expressions on their faces were still full of admiration.

"Ah Dong deserves to be rich...how cruel to jump like this..."

"He has jumped several times..."

"It's good to be young..."

The people on the boat were chatting and waiting. Under the water, he quickly adapted and then slowly dived down. The reef was right in front of him.

It's just that at this time, the sky is gray with thick clouds. The sky is not that bright. Even the light reflected in the sea is gray, and the visibility is less than three meters.

But it also allows him to avoid hitting the reef.

He swam down carefully, and after a while he looked down with eyes full of surprise.

He discovered it only two minutes into the dive. When he saw the tilted bow of the ship, he felt as if he had been given a shot of blood, and his whole body was filled with energy.

It was so good to find the boat that it made him endure the cold water and jump into the water again and again.

He approached slowly, ignoring the small fish and shrimp swimming around, and then circled around the fishing boat for a short while before he discovered it.

This boat is stuck between two reefs protruding from the seabed. It is stuck just right, so the stern is facing down, the bow is tilting upward, and the bottom of the boat is hollow and leaky.

It can be stuck, and its support depends entirely on the reefs on both sides. The reefs on both sides are like a line of sky, only wider than a line of sky.

He thought that it probably wouldn't take long. Due to the tilt angle and the fluctuation of the waves, the ship would continue to sink to the bottom of the sea, and then sink heavily to the bottom of the sea. Like many sunken ships, it would never see the light of day.

It has only been two days since the ship sank, and the sea water is buoyant and can still be stuck, preventing the ship from falling directly.

It wasn't long before he entered the water, and he didn't feel any discomfort. He also wanted to make a quick decision, so he directly aimed at the position of the fishing boat and swam slowly over.

Not only did the bow of this fishing boat tilt upward, but the side hull was also tilted. When he swayed his flippers and approached, no one needed to stand on the boat.

The ship was empty, nothing was left. Everything that could have fallen into the sea fell into the sea. Only the machines were fixed and locked on the deck, so they were still there.

The structure of every ship is similar. The cabin and cockpit are basically near the stern of the ship. He was familiar with the way and directly touched the cabin door.

There was no lock on the cabin door, but the iron handle held the latch there and was easily unlocked.

However, he did not dare to open the door directly. He was afraid that the goods inside were different from the boxes piled on the deck before and had no buoyancy. Once he opened the hatch, they would all roll out and sink to the bottom of the sea.

Then there was nothing he could do about it. He didn't know how many meters deep it was, and he was almost at the limit at this position. He had to draw water from a bamboo basket in vain.

He is not afraid of buoyancy. Once the hatch is opened, all the boxes will float up. Anyway, there are two boats on the sea. If his father sees any boxes floating up, he will definitely ask everyone to follow them and salvage them.

He held the iron handle in his hand and struggled for a while, whether to float up first or open it directly. He hesitated for a while, but there was no other way.

It's not that convenient to move around underwater, let alone trying to stop the items in the cabin from rolling out. As soon as he opens it and the items inside roll out, he has to be pushed away every minute.

And because the ship tilted, rocked and fell, the cargo inside must have been messed up. What could probably be pressed against the back of the hatch was probably stuck at the back. If it was opened, it would roll out, and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

It was just a momentary thought, and after thinking about it, he decided hard, gritted his teeth, and directly pulled back the iron plate in his hand.

Before he could react, the boxes leaning against the hatch immediately rolled out, and the others were also knocked back by the hatch.

One box after another rolled out like dumplings, and then slowly floated up again.

Ye Yaodong was overjoyed, as long as it didn't sink, it didn't matter what was in it, as long as it could float, let them catch as much as they could by luck.

He immediately swung his flippers and followed the boxes that were floating one by one as they were washed by the waves. Regardless of whether they were still floating out of the cabin, they would eventually float up.

Father Ye stretched his neck and stared into the water, fearing that something might happen to his third son. The cold sea water in early spring is not a joke. If a foot cramps or blood pressure rises, and you can't move, then game over.

Father Pei was also comforting him, "Dongzi, he is already familiar with the road, and it is not the first time he has gone into the water. There is nothing to worry about. Haven't you been in the water many times before? If there is anything wrong, you must go straight to it." It’s coming up, and it’s probably still exploring underneath, so let’s just wait here with peace of mind.”

Father Ye had no desire to speak and just nodded.

The boatmen were also curious, whispering to each other on the deck, and waiting there.

His trip down this time took longer than the previous trips into the water. Many people thought he should go down as usual and come back up again after a few minutes.

Everyone looked at the sea. Unexpectedly, they saw no one. Instead, they saw a box suddenly floating on the sea.

And they floated up one after another, some floating far away, some right next to each other, some far away and some close, and they were moving precariously as the waves beat.

"Box! There is a box!"

"Look! There is a box..."

"There are many boxes..."

"Ye Laosan, Ye Laosan, there are many boxes..."

"My dear, it must have been Dongzi who did this!" Father Pei's eyes widened in surprise, and then he shouted excitedly, "Quickly, salvage it quickly. This is similar to the box that floated out that night when the cargo ship sank. It must have been opened by Dongzi..."

There was a splashing sound, and Ye Yaodong also surfaced. He immediately took off the air tube on his face and shouted to his father, "Hurry up and salvage, don't float away!"

Father Ye also quickly reacted from his surprise and shouted to the boatman on the boat, "Hurry up and get the bamboo poles and fishing nets, hooks that can hook, nets that can net... Don't let go of any floating box, start with Get it quickly if you are close..."

No one waited for him to say anything. As soon as Ye Yaodong finished speaking, everyone started to move.

He himself immediately took a bamboo pole that was always available on the boat, one end of which was specially tied with a hook.

Father Pei hesitated for a moment, and then quickly called the boatmen to salvage it, lest it really floated away, which would be a pity.

Ye Yaodong saw that the people on both boats were moving. He slowly swam towards the fishing boat, and then slowly climbed up. There were more boxes on the sea.

The man with quick hands and feet had already fished a box up, threw it on the deck, and then turned around to fish it out again.

He was naked, with his hands on his hips, breathing heavily, "You try to catch as many as you can, and try not to let anyone go. If something good comes out of the box, I will give each of you a red envelope."

The best way to treat employees is to give out red envelopes. Ye Yaodong is not picky. As long as he can make a lot of money and get big benefits, people around him will definitely not treat him badly.

In addition, being a boatman is hard work. Everyone is working hard for him. While he is benefiting, he cannot leave others behind.

If these boxes are all canned fish and caviar, then he will really make a fortune, no matter how bad he is, he can't be worse than these things.

The boatmen instantly felt as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. They were happier and worked harder. Who doesn’t love money?

Although doing these things at sea is what they should do, but with extra red envelopes, everyone's enthusiasm will of course be greatly improved.

While Ye Yaodong was breathing heavily, one box after another floated up, all rolling out from the opened hatch below.

At a glance, there are boxes floating everywhere on the sea, and almost everyone on the boat has salvaged the boxes and is still working hard to salvage them.

The boxes looked like tofu soaked in oil.

He smiled a little funny, feeling the sea breeze blowing over and feeling a bit colder. After sneezing three times, he quickly put on his cotton-padded jacket and felt relieved. He immediately went to get hot water and prepared to warm himself up again. Take a bath and come help again.

Anyway, there were so many people salvaging, and he had to take care of himself first even though he had gone into the water many times.

Even the Harvest ship next door was also salvaging there at the same time, and I didn’t know what regulations to get for a while?

Is this considered public or personal? Moreover, it took him a long time to find the position by constantly entering the water, and it was he who ventured into the sea to open the hatch.

As he bathed, he thought about it. It was impossible for the Harvest to swallow up the fruits of his labor.

Later, we have to work out how to divide the goods on the Harvest according to circumstances. It is not possible to refuse to give. Everyone who sees it has a share, and people also help.

His thoughts spread out, and he continued to wash himself.

After his body warmed up again, he put on his clothes and hurried out to help again.

A dozen boxes had already been fished out on the deck, and the places nearby were already out of reach. Father Ye saw him getting dressed and coming out of the cabin, and quickly called him to the cockpit to sail the boat towards the sea. The box should be closer to make it easier for them to salvage it.

It just so happened that he spent too much energy underwater, so he didn't need to do this kind of work. He could just sit in the cockpit and help steer the boat.

After Ye Yaodong responded, he picked up the anchor that had been lowered into the sea, then looked at the direction, returned to the cockpit and drove towards the boxes scattered in front.

Everyone was busy fishing there, and did not look to see if boxes were still floating on the sea. They only paid attention to the boxes being washed away by the waves and blown by the sea breeze, and drifting farther and farther away.

The Harvest was even more impatient than they were, and had already driven the boat forward for a short distance to retrieve the box.

The two boats were like racing. The boatmen on his boat all took off their cotton-padded jackets to avoid being unable to move, and everyone was very active.

On the contrary, Harvest's enthusiasm for salvage is relatively poor.

After Ye Yaodong drove forward for a while, he immediately stopped the boat and then went down to the deck to help.

Forty or fifty minutes had passed since he entered the water until he came out to help after taking a shower. It was almost 4 o'clock, and it was less than two hours before dark.

Everyone needs to be more efficient and fish out what they can as soon as possible. It will be difficult to fish out after dark.

The moonlight was weak, and there was only an orange light on the fishing boat. With the headlight, we couldn't see very far.

Time is money, and this is really fully explained at this time.

If you grab one more box, it will cost more than a hundred dollars.

The boxes were all filled with water when they were fished out of the sea, and the weight was difficult to estimate. After Ye Yaodong fished one out, he couldn't tell whether it was the same as the canned fish from the previous time, even though he was holding it in his hands.

I can only be sure that the two boxes look exactly the same and are the same size.

I was 80% sure that it was probably canned fish.

He casually threw it on the deck, and after dark, when there was nothing left to fish, he opened it and took a look. He must have made a profit, it just depends on whether he made more or less. It was canned fish, and he also made a lot of money.

He didn't worry about taking action at all. The little boss Lin Jishang didn't seem to be a vegetarian. He would probably be surprised to eat such a good thing as canned fish.

If it was caviar, he would have to deal with it. At least it would have to be picked out separately, and the label on the outer packaging would have to be removed first...

He shook his head and quickly put the thoughts away from his mind. Now was not the time to think about this.

If I had known I could wake up earlier in the afternoon, I might have had more time to fish.

Everyone on the deck was busy fishing, but it did not affect their conversation at all.

"A Dong, these boxes are all floating out from the cabin, right? What else is inside?"

"I don't know. All these goods were blocked behind the hatch. As soon as I opened it, I was knocked out. Then the boxes rolled out one by one and floated upwards. I was also in a hurry and came up quickly. ”