The roar of the diesel engine had long since woken up Old Li, who guarded the dock, but he always went to bed early, so even though he was awake, he was still full of energy.
Not to mention that the boat that docked belonged to Boss Fu's family.
"Doggy, should we go call Fu San?"
Old Li straightened his hunched back, preparing to board the boat and move his things once it came to a stop.
Boss Fu wouldn't let him move those heavy fish baskets, so he slapped Fu Ming, who was standing next to him with a dazed look, to wake him up.
"Go and drag the cart over here!"
He then smiled and tried to dissuade Old Li, "Don't bother, brother, come on, have a smoke."
Although Boss Fu has quit smoking, he usually keeps some cigarettes in his pocket as a backup.
He still had some Yuxi cigarettes left over from home in his pocket. He would occasionally share a few with his brothers from the village when they went fishing, and now he had exactly half left in the bag.
Old Fu simply stuffed the half-packet into Old Li's hand, saving him the trouble of offering him cigarettes one or two at a time.
Old Li was flattered and pushed the knife back, saying, "Just take one, it's not cheap!"
"Take it. There's only half left in this pack of cigarettes. Just don't mind it."
Fu Wan was packing up the fishing nets she had brought back when she saw her father and Old Li chatting nearby. She shook her head helplessly.
After discovering that Fu Liang and Fu Ming had no trouble moving the fish, Boss Fu naturally stopped getting involved.
He didn't notice that Bai Qianzhou was standing next to Fu Ming, diligently helping Fu Ming and the others move fish baskets.
"Why are you here too?"
Fu Wan did see it, and she was somewhat surprised. Although Bai Qianzhou was a doctor, it was not usually noticeable, but now, when he was carrying fish baskets, his strength was no less than that of Fu Ming and Fu Liang, who were used to being porters.
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianzhou straightened up, and their eyes met.
In the dim light of the dock, they both felt that each other's eyes looked exceptionally bright and beautiful.
"Well... I figured I might as well come over and see if I could help you with something."
Fu Ming, who was passing by carrying a fish basket, rolled his eyes and immediately exposed his words.
"Come on, you've been waiting here ever since Awan went out to sea, as if you're afraid she won't come back."
"It's just a pity that I was the innocent victim, almost getting bitten all over by mosquitoes at the dock..."
After saying that, he sighed seriously, and before Fu Wan could kick him, he picked up the fish basket and fled the scene.
Fu Wan, who remained behind, felt her face flush. Bai Qianzhou also felt a little uncomfortable. "Don't listen to his nonsense. We didn't wait long."
Fu Wan gave a perfunctory reply, then turned and went to the cabin to clean up the ambergris that Boss Fu had left there.
The cabin was empty, and it was impossible to see what was happening inside from the outside.
Fu Wan unconsciously placed her hand on her chest, only then realizing that her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
"Wake up! Wake up!"
She tried to calm herself down, then picked up the snakeskin bag next to her and carried all the ambergris on the ground into it.
There were only a dozen or so baskets of prawns and black tiger prawns in total. Fu Wan's cart was a large cart that Fu Laoda had modified himself, so it was more than enough to hold these dozen or so baskets of prawns.
Fu Laoda took an empty basket from Lao Li Tou, poured out half of the black tiger prawns and half of the prawns, and prepared to take them back to his home for a special meal.
Of course, Fu Wan didn't forget Old Li, who was busy helping out. She found an empty bucket next to Old Li and took a few handfuls of black tiger prawns and prawns.
"Grandpa, you can keep these shrimp for yourself."
Old Li refused to accept them, saying, "No way! These are rare items; you should sell them for money!"
“I’ve eaten quite a few of your fish, how can I eat your fish and shrimp every time?”
Fu Wan placed the bucket of shrimp next to his small house. "Grandpa, don't be shy. You've been guarding these boats here, exposed to the wind and sun, so please don't mind these shrimp."
How could anyone complain about these shrimp? Old Li may be old and energetic, but his eyesight isn't failing him.
He could see clearly that each of these shrimp was as long as his palm, and the meat on their tails indicated that they were all top-quality, robust shrimp.
Not to mention that many of these shrimp were still alive and kicking at this time.
These are all good stuff!
Before Old Li could refuse again, Fu Wan picked up the bag containing ambergris and prepared to head home.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang, one dragging and the other pushing, carried the fully loaded cart to Fu San's house.
Fu Laoda walked ahead carrying the fishing net. Fu Wan felt like she had forgotten something. Before she could react, she felt her shoulders lighten and a pair of large hands took the ambergris weighing more than ten kilograms from her back without saying a word.
She turned her head and, sure enough, Bai Qianzhou was carrying the bag of ambergris. He seemed a little embarrassed when he saw her looking over.
Did I scare you?
Fu Wan shook her head, "I'll get it myself!"
Bai Qianzhou put the bag of ambergris behind him. "Let me do it. You take the flashlight and watch the way."
Boss Fu was walking in front when he heard the noise behind him and turned around to look.
"What are you two doing there instead of going home?"
"They're here, they're here."
Fu Wan held a flashlight to light the way, and Bai Qianzhou followed behind her at a leisurely pace. As she watched her shadow under the light being covered by Bai Qianzhou's shadow, Fu Wan felt a strange feeling in her heart.
"Ah Wan, when are we going to tell the crew about what happened at the bottom of the sea?"
Feeling that it was too quiet, Boss Fu walked ahead and started talking.
By this time, we were almost home. Apart from the occasional bark of a dog, the only other sounds were the chirping of insects in the grass.
The villagers who went out to sea have not yet returned, while those who did not go out to sea are already fast asleep.
Calling the fisheries administration bureau at this time was definitely not a practical option; she only had Zhao Gang's office phone number, and they weren't at work yet.
"Dad, let's talk about it when it's light. You can talk to the village chief about it in the morning."
Boss Fu responded, and just as Bai Qianzhou was about to ask what was going on at the bottom of the sea, Wangcai darted out of the dog hole.
Upon seeing Boss Fu and Fu Wan, he fawned over them, circling them three times to the left and three times to the right.
The noise of several people entering the house woke up Ye Xiaocui, who was already having a restless sleep. She took a flashlight and pulled the light cord outside. She was relieved to see that it was her husband and daughter.
“I thought you wouldn’t be back until early morning. There’s hot water boiling in the pot, Awan, go change your clothes first.”
Fu Wan must have gone into the water, so Ye Xiaocui boiled hot water before going to bed that night and kept it warm with firewood in preparation for her to come back and take a bath.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Boss Fu was carrying a large bucket of shrimp. Ye Xiaocui took it and looked at it under the light. She immediately couldn't stop smiling.
"Why are there so many big shrimp?"
Fu Laoda hung the fishing net on the wall. "We encountered a swarm of shrimp. This is for our own consumption. Amin and the others have already delivered the ones they sold to Fu San."
Bai Qianzhou put down what he was carrying. Ye Xiaocui was wondering why there were fish in snakeskin bags. When she took a look, she thought she was still half asleep.
"Why did you carry so many stones back?"
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