Chapter 523: To Save or Not to Save (Supplement 1) (1/2)

Li Duoyu came to the cab of the fishing boat. This fishing boat was quite advanced. It was not only equipped with a fish finder, but also a radio.

Perhaps because of the big waves and the reef, the cab was in a mess. The drawers and other things were all knocked open, and the things were scattered all over the floor.

Li Duoyu picked up a book and found that it was a sea chart of the overseas province. After a rough look, he found that there were not only the Matsu Islands, but also Penghu and Kinmen.

Li Duoyu's eyes lit up. This was a good thing. Although it was useless to him because they could not pass through the sea areas where the sea charts were located, they could be handed over to the country.

While continuing to explore, Li Duoyu accidentally found several bags of betel nuts.

I remember that in this era, people in the overseas provinces really liked to eat betel nuts, and it seemed that there were betel nut beauties on the roadside.

Li Duoyu was not polite and put it in his pocket. In addition to the sea chart and betel nuts.

Li Duoyu also found a fishing diary of the captain, which was mostly about the harvest of fishing.

[On December 2, 1996, we went to Penghu to catch a boatload of mullet with fry and sold them to the fish market, earning a total of 12,000 yuan. ]

[On February 15, 1997, we caught a large number of 30 baskets of Wanli crabs (swimming crabs) in the waters of Matsu, earning a total of 15,000 yuan. ]

[On April 22, 1997, the fishing boat returned to the Nangan Township Shipyard to repair the engine, which cost 20,000 yuan. ]

After reading the fishing diary for a few times, Li Duoyu was quite envious. If it was converted into US dollars, their current exchange rate with the overseas provinces is about 1 to 5.

One RMB can be exchanged for five Taiwan dollars, which means that they sold a boatload of fish for two to three thousand RMB.

Fishermen in the overseas provinces really make a lot of money.

Li Duoyu did not find much useful information in this fishing diary, but when he turned to the back, a photo fell out of the diary.

Li Duoyu picked it up and found that it was actually a group photo, a photo of the boat just after it went to sea.

There are four men in the photo, and they look like a family. There are three lines of words written on the back of the photo:

May 11, 1982.

Luo Shuigen got a new boat.

May Mazu bless you.

Seeing this, especially the three words "Nangan Township", Li Duoyu can roughly determine where the captain is from. He should be a fisherman from Matsu.

Speaking of which, this Nangan Township is very close to Dandan Island. As long as Li Duoyu is willing, he can reach Nangan Township in less than an hour by fishing boat.

It is sandwiched between their county and Haidao County. Unfortunately, our maritime power was not good at that time, and this island has been occupied by the overseas province.

There are 36 islands and reefs in the Matsu Islands, but it is these more than 30 islands and reefs that make the fishermen along the coast of Rongcheng very uncomfortable. Until now, it is still a restricted area for fishermen along the coast in this area.

Because there are many soldiers stationed there, just like the island opposite Ludao Island.

If the fishermen get too close, they will most likely be expelled. If the other party gets angry, they will directly drive a boat to hit you.

Since Chiang Kai-shek came to power, it has been relatively good. I heard from my uncle that before the reform and opening up, as long as you crossed the border, the other party’s sea patrol would even shoot you with a gun, or directly drive a boat to hit you.

Every time Li Duoyu thinks of the sea patrol of the overseas province, he hates it. In fact, they have a good relationship with the people on Matsu. They used to be from the same county.

Li Duoyu knows that many people on Dandan Island have relatives in Matsu. After the reform and opening up, some villagers smuggled there and never came back.

Li Duoyu sighed. If it was a fishing boat from the main island of the overseas province, he probably wouldn’t return the boat, and the other party might not be able to find it.

But on Matsu, it was still Nangan Township, which was closest to them. The two sides still had some interactions, and the fishermen on both sides were friendly, and sometimes they often met on the sea.

At this time, Zhang Erhu from the militia company also rushed over after hearing the sound.

After seeing Captain Zhang coming, the villagers who first discovered the fishing boat frowned. With Captain Zhang's arrival, the villagers' plan to take the fishing boat for themselves was probably ruined.

Even if no one came to claim the boat, it would most likely be handed over.

Zhao Xiaoliu, who first discovered the fishing boat that ran aground, couldn't help but complain: "Damn it, which big mouth called Zhang Erhu over."

An old fisherman said: "With so many people watching, how could Captain Zhang not know? I guess everyone on the island knows it now."

Zhao Xiaoliu sighed: "If this fishing boat wasn't broken, I would have driven the boat away and repainted it."

A villager said disdainfully: "Don't brag, even if you are given a good boat, can you drive it?"

After Zhang Erhu came to the fishing boat, he smelled the strong smell of stinky fish and couldn't help cursing: "Fuck, it's worse than the toilet."

He lit a cigarette on the spot to remove the smell and asked: "Director Li, how was the inspection? Can you confirm which fishing boat it is from?"

Li Duoyu sighed, and then replied: "It can be confirmed almost. It is from Nangan Township, Matsu. The captain is Luo Shuigen."

Hearing that it was from Matsu, Zhang Erhu frowned. If it was from a nearby village or town, he could just notify them to tow the boat away.

But Matsu is an overseas province, so things become very complicated. If he had known that the fishing boat that ran aground was from Matsu, he really didn't want to come, because once he knew about this, he would have to report the situation to his superiors.

Zhang Erhu rubbed his temples: "Director Li, is there anyone on the fishing boat?"

"When I arrived, Zhao Xiaoliu, who first discovered the fishing boat, said that he didn't see anyone on the boat."

After hearing this, Zhang Erhu was even more worried. According to the rules and procedures, he had to organize militia to search Dandan Island.

But the typhoon has just passed, and the island is in chaos. How can he have time to deal with these things? This typhoon even affected his family.

Zhang Erhu hesitated for a while and felt that it would be faster to let the other party handle it, so he asked: "Can we use the radio on this boat to contact the other party?"

Li Duoyu hesitated for a while: "His engine is broken and there is no electricity now, but I can drive my fishing boat over and pull a wire over."

"Then I'll trouble Director Li. I'll get the wire directly from the company."

"Okay, then wait for the meeting."

Li Duoyu carefully drove the fishing boat to the vicinity of the fishing boat, and Company Commander Zhang also brought a bundle of red wires over.

After a brief answer, Li Duoyu just turned on the fishing boat's radio, and didn't expect to be directly connected to the shore-based radio on the Matsu side.

Because it was a public power station, the information was very noisy, many fishing boats were talking, and there was a lot of buzzing sound.

Li Duoyu shouted several times in a row: "Matsu Maritime, Matsu Maritime"

"This is Matsu Maritime, received, the voice is very clear, please speak if you have any questions."

I didn't expect it to be connected so quickly. Li Duoyu had heard before that the radio stations of both sides often cursed at each other on the public channel, and he didn't know whether it was true or false.

Li Duoyu said: "This is Wenfa 54. We hit a reef and the fishing boat lost power. Please ask for rescue."

"Wenfa 54, please report the specific location. The typhoon has just passed and rescue may not be timely. Please wait patiently." Li Duoyu smiled and said: "We are now in Xiasha Village, Dandan Island, Rongcheng."

After hearing the specific location of the fishing boat, the staff of the other radio station was silent for a long time and replied: "Wenfa 54, our patrol ship cannot go to the location of your fishing boat to rescue. We will contact the local maritime for rescue."

Li Duoyu continued: "That's right, I am Li Duoyu from Xiasha Village, Dandan Island. When we found this fishing boat, we did not find any crew on board."

After hearing this, the other radio station was silent for a longer time this time, and then said: "We will immediately understand the situation of this ship. Please continue to communicate."

At this time, the radio also faintly heard the sound of other fishing boats joining this frequency band.

"Wenfa 54, lost contact for a long time."

"I didn't expect the ship to run aground on Dandan Island."

About half an hour later, the other side of the radio came with the voice of the maritime department: "Wenfa 54, can you hear me?"

Li Duoyu replied: "This is Wenfa 54, I can hear you."

Matsu Maritime said: "We just checked, this ship has lost contact four days ago, the captain Luo Shuigen's family is very worried, hope you can help search for the missing crew."

"Wenfa 54 received, we will report the situation to our superiors and help search for the crew as much as possible."

"Thank you, thank you very much."

When Li Duoyu contacted the other side of the radio, many villagers were listening.

When they heard that they had to help them search for the crew, some people were unhappy instantly.

"Damn it, why should we help them search for the crew? In the past, their sea patrols loved to drive us away by boat."

"No matter whether they are dead or alive, if they can be taken away, then take them away. If they can't be taken away, they belong to Xiasha Village."

Li Duoyu also disliked their sea patrols very much. To be honest, they had no obligation to save people at all.

At this time, Chen Huotan, a man of high seniority in the village, also came. In the village, besides Li Duoyu, this man had more say.

Seeing that many people were adding fuel to the fire and unwilling to rescue, Chen Huotan said angrily:

"The bad guys are the sea patrolmen in the overseas province who are causing trouble. They are not from Matsu. A few decades ago, Matsu was still managed by our county."

"In our village, the wife of Daqing was married from Matsu, and the second daughter of Old Zheng, who likes to play four-color cards, married to Matsu."

"Also, there are many villagers in our village who fled from Matsu to Dandan Island because of the war back then."

After Chen Huotan said this, everyone fell silent. In fact, everyone knew that the people living on the Matsu Islands were from their county a few decades ago.

It's just that some things, once they are separated for a long time, become alienated and there is not much emotion left.

Chen Huotan looked at Li Duoyu and asked directly: "Duoyu, you are the village director. How do you plan to deal with this matter? Save or not?"

Li Duoyu was also in a dilemma. In fact, he was also very conflicted. Now he didn't know whether these crew members were still alive.

The typhoon just passed.

The village is in a mess now. We haven't even dealt with our own affairs yet, so we don't have time to care about others.

But if we don't save them.

I felt a little uneasy again. After reading the captain's diary and the group photo, Li Duoyu was almost certain that the crew of this ship were all from the same family.

While waiting for the radio, Li Duoyu checked the fishing boat again and found that the rope was broken. It was very likely that it was tied to the reef before and was worn off when the typhoon came. The iron chain connecting the anchor was also broken.

The only thing that could break the iron chain should be a typhoon, combined with the degree of decay of the sea fish in the fish tank.

If I am not mistaken, the fishing boat must have had some kind of malfunction and had to stop at a nearby uninhabited island. As a result, it happened to be hit by a typhoon and the boat was blown away.

If you want to find someone, it is best to start from the uninhabited island in the nearby sea area.

Li Duoyu frowned and thought for a while, then replied to Chen Huotan: "Uncle Huotan, my ability is limited. I can only take care of the village affairs for the time being. It is best to leave this matter to Captain Zhang and the maritime people."

The young people said: "Yes, Director Li is right. This is not our business."

Li Duoyu smiled helplessly. He naturally knew that these young people would like to ruin the matter. It would be best if the other party could not get the fishing boat back.

After all, they were the first to discover this boat. At that time, maybe they could get some benefits.

Li Duoyu continued, "Captain Zhang, use the radio of my fishing boat to contact our local maritime affairs department. Let's handle it as we should. We should follow the procedures."

Zhang Erhu also felt that there was no need to risk saving people, after all, the typhoon had just passed: "Okay, I'll contact them right away."

After hearing this, Chen Huotan was very angry, but also helpless: "Why don't young people have any feelings nowadays?"

The villager named Zhao Xiaoliu snorted: "That's because you have feelings for them. People of our generation have no feelings for them. When we used to eat pig food, did they give us meat to eat? It's clearly at our doorstep, why do our fishing boats have to bypass it?"

"Don't even mention saving them. When the country just says a word, I'll be the first to sign up."

"Xiaoliu is right." Several young people in the village responded: "That's right, there's no need to be too nice to them."

Li Duoyu sighed. Uncle Huotan and Zhao Xiaoliu were right about this matter.

Many times, there is no right or wrong in things, only positions.

After finishing the work here, Li Duoyu sailed back to the dock and continued to organize the villagers to carry out post-disaster reconstruction.

There is strength in numbers. In less than a day, the garbage on the dock was cleaned up, and now everyone is fetching water to wash the dock.

Li Duoyu didn't want the bamboo poles on the beach anymore, and told the villagers directly that whoever wanted them could move them.

As a result, there are now people all over the place. Some plan to carry them back as firewood, and some pick up some better ones to make a simple small fishing raft.

After all, the season of small squid is coming again, and when the time comes, small squid can be caught directly with a small fishing raft.

Li Duoyu was busy all day, and he didn't sleep well last night. When he returned home, his muscles were sore all over his body.

Zhou Xiaoying brought a basin of bath water over: "Your shoes must be wet, soak your feet first, and go to bed early tonight."

Hearing the words "go to bed early", Li Duoyu suddenly said: "Teacher Zhou, let's not come today."

Zhou Xiaoying glared at him fiercely and said disdainfully: "You are so tired now, can you afford it?"

"How about we try it?"

Just as the couple was bickering, Zhang Erhu's nervous and hurried voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Director Li, are you there?"