"This...this is ours?"
"No, when did you buy this... no, when did it arrive!"
Ye Lin and Ye Jianguo were amazed, and almost dropped the fishing net they were carrying on their shoulders.
Ye Jianguo was old after all, and even though he was very happy, he suppressed his excitement and pretended to be calm as he walked toward the new ship.
Ye Lin is different. Although his son is already so big, he is only less than ten years older than Fu Wan and her brother.
Seeing such a large boat, and one that belonged to their family, Ye Lin abandoned his usual composure and immediately carried the fishing net to the boat.
"Such a huge cabin, such an impressive cockpit? My God, why is there a cover on this deck?!"
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ye Lin was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time. Fu Ming was called by Fu Laoda to drive the family's old boat, so at this moment, Fu Wan was showing Ye Lin the new boat.
"Brother Lin, this is a live water tank. If we manage to catch some easy-to-raise fish, we can put them in here later."
"So it's similar to our old fish tank!"
Ye Lin understood immediately. After looking around at the new ships, he even had the idea of buying one himself.
But now that his family has just built a new house, they don't have any money left, so he can only dream about it.
Once everyone was on the dock, Boss Fu arranged for the people on several boats.
Fu Liang and Jiang Chunlan naturally sailed their own boat, while Fu Ming and Ye Jianguo shared a boat. Since the new boat was setting sail, Fu the eldest thought it best to lead the way in the new boat.
Fu Shifang, Fu Wan, and the Fu family, including the eldest son and his wife, were all on the new ship.
After all, the new ship is so big, we'll need more manpower when things get busy.
Fu Ming's boss, Fu, had already spoken to him. It was fine if he couldn't finish picking all the fish; he could pick as much as he could, and if there was any left over, he could ask someone to pick it for him.
Fu Liang, the eldest brother, didn't pay much attention to this matter, but he wasn't stupid; he had already considered the problem of having fewer people on his ship.
There were quite a few people at the dock willing to go out to sea. Fu Liang hired Fu Dayong, a young man who had previously worked with Fu Shi at the dock to move goods, for three yuan a day to go out to sea with him.
You can earn three yuan a night, and plenty of people are willing to do it.
Fu Liang chose Fu Dayong for two reasons: firstly, Fu Dayong was about the same age as him and could handle the tasks of setting up the trawl nets.
Secondly, Fu Dayong is one of the few people who has never bullied him. Tonight's voyage is also a test. If Fu Dayong can work hard, Fu Liang will consider letting him go to sea with him for a long time.
However, his wages were not as high as Fu Wan's on the boat, since he had to give away half of his income.
Once everyone had arrived, Boss Fu gave a shout and went to the cockpit to start the ship.
The new boat didn't need a diesel engine. Fu Ming and Fu Liang saw that the new boat was starting to move, so they quickly found the crank handle and started the boat.
As wisps of smoke rose, the three ships departed the dock one after another. Fu San stood on the dock, watching the ships leave with Old Li, his anticipation indescribable.
I really wish time could fast forward to the next morning so I could see what surprises Fu Wan's family would have in store for them.
Fu Wan, who was on the ship, was unaware that she had been targeted by Fu San as soon as she set sail. She went to the bridge for a while, confirmed with Boss Fu which sea area to go to, and then turned back to the cabin.
Just as Ye Xiaocui caught Fu Ling, who had run away outside, Fu Wan walked in.
"Ah Wan, did your father say which sea area we're going to?"
"Oh, I've discussed it with Dad. We're going to take a trip to the deep sea area near Swallow's Nest Island."
It's been a long time since I've been out to sea; there must be plenty of seafood in the deep sea.
Although it's said to be near Swallow's Nest Island, it's not actually that close. Fu Wan and Boss Fu discussed a place about fifty nautical miles away from Swallow's Nest Island. It's better to be a little further away from Swallow's Nest Island; you can't just keep harassing one place every day.
"It's windy outside, everyone take a break first, and we'll go back to work on deck when we get closer to the sea."
Fu Wan instructed the group that Fu Shi and Ye Lin had met before; they had dealt with each other several times when they were transporting fish at the dock.
However, neither of them wanted to go back to the cabin. One was excited because it was the first time in a long time that they had been on a ship and going out to sea, while the other was curious about how to drive the ship and was also excited.
The two of them soon ran to the cockpit to learn from Boss Fu. Fu Wan had no choice but to let Fang Min go with her to their private rest cabin.
"Comrade Fang, are you able to adapt to going out to sea by boat?"
Fang Min nodded. "You should still call me by my name. I used to be a soldier at sea."
Soldiers at sea, aren't they the navy?
Fu Wan suddenly felt that she was no match for Fang Min. No wonder Fang Min seemed so calm. Going out to sea by boat was probably a regular occurrence for her.
With the ship still more than half an hour away from reaching the target area, Fu Wan couldn't sleep no matter what, so she simply got up to cook noodles for everyone to have something to eat first.
Seeing her movements, Fang Min came over to help. She was very efficient; as soon as Fu Wan took out the noodles, she had already lit the charcoal.
To prevent the wind at sea from affecting cooking, Fu Wan specially left a sheltered spot and turned it into a simple kitchen.
They now only go out to sea for one night each time, and she's thinking that when the weather gets better, they can consider going to a more distant place.
We'll be eating and sleeping on the ship, so naturally the ship needs to be well-equipped.
The noodles were cooked quickly, and Fu Wan served each of the two children a bowl, telling them to go to sleep after they finished eating.
Although Fu Ling wanted to take Qin Mingzhu to play on the deck, as soon as they stepped out, if Fu Wan hadn't been holding her by the back of her collar, the wind would have definitely blown her away with her small frame.
Even though the noodles on the boat were simple, they were exceptionally delicious. Fang Min ate the noodles very quickly; Fu Wan had only taken a few bites when the girl's bowl was empty.
"Comrade Xiao Fang, would you like some more?"
Ye Xiaocui asked enthusiastically, but Fang Min shook her head, "I ate dinner at A Qing's house, so this bowl of noodles is enough."
Just as she finished speaking, a commotion came from outside. Fu Wan peeked out and was surprised to see Fu Shi clinging to the railing of the boat, vomiting violently.
Actually, Boss Fu wasn't sailing very fast, but there was a slight breeze and some waves tonight, causing the boat to rock a little.
For Runestone, who has only recently set sail, it's really hard to adapt all at once.
The result was that the noodles I just ate were all fed to the fish in the sea.
"Ah Wan, it's about time to throw the crab traps and bamboo tubes down!"
Boss Fu walked over from the cockpit. He had already set the position and speed, but Ye Lin was still worried that the ship could move forward on its own, so he insisted on staying in the cockpit.
Helpless, Boss Fu could only urge the others to set up crab traps.
"Okay, let's go now!"
There were quite a few crab traps and bamboo tubes. Fu Wan was lifting two crab traps when she saw Fang Min carrying all the bamboo tubes by herself.
This...this weighs over 100 pounds!
He's actually a strongman!
Fang Min didn't feel anything was wrong, and turned around to ask Fu Wan while carrying the bamboo tube.
"Comrade Fu, from which side should we drop it?"
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