"Knock knock knock!"
In the early hours of the morning, all was quiet, and the whole world was immersed in tranquility.
Ye Qingling, still half asleep, suddenly heard a soft knock on the door. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked softly, "Is that Big Brother?"
A deep voice came from outside the door: "Ah Ling, it's me."
"Oh, Father, it's you! Are you here to wake A-Ye up?"
"Hmm, it's almost two o'clock, time to head out to sea."
"Okay, I'll call him now."
As Ye Qingling spoke, she turned her head and looked at Feng Ye, who was sleeping like a log beside her. She gently nudged him and said, "Ah Ye, wake up, it's time to get up and go out to sea."
Feng Ye was jolted awake by the shoving, but he only opened his eyes groggily, glanced at Ye Qingling who was right in front of him, and mumbled, "What time is it?"
Then, she closed her eyes again.
Ye Qingling gave him another push, saying helplessly, "It's almost two o'clock. Get up quickly. Dad and my older brother are both up and waiting for you."
"What? It's two o'clock?"
Feng Ye was startled and suddenly opened his eyes, finding it hard to believe.
He felt like he had just closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, how could it have been two in the morning all of a sudden?
Time flies so fast!
Today is the second day of the Harvest's voyage, and the Rising Sun is also going out, so we decided to set off together.
In this way, the crew of Harvest could take the Rising Sun directly to Harvest, which was moored in the deep water, without having to take a small wooden boat.
Therefore, last night Feng Ye didn't even wait for Ye Qingling to fall asleep before going to bed early on his own.
However, despite having slept for five or six hours, he still felt extremely tired.
"I'm so sleepy, and my head still hurts a little. I really don't want to get out of bed."
Feng Ye shook his head and gently rubbed the painful area.
"Why do you suddenly have a headache? Did you catch a cold last night?"
Ye Qingling asked with concern, and reached out to touch Feng Ye's forehead, "It's alright, you don't have a fever."
"Maybe it was because I had a dream and I wasn't getting enough sleep?"
Feng Ye buried his head in Ye Qingling's arms and rubbed against her: "Give me a massage."
Ye Qingling rolled her eyes helplessly, but still reached out and rubbed his temples for a while.
"Alright, get up quickly, or Dad will come to urge you again."
"Um."
Feng Ye let out a low groan, struggled to get out of bed, rubbed his sleepy eyes, dressed, opened the door and went out.
The main room was brightly lit, and Feng Jiaqing and Feng Xuan were already sitting at the table eating.
After washing up, he forced himself to eat something, even though he had no appetite due to a headache.
...
When the father and his two sons arrived at the dock, Xiao Zhaojun and his two sons, A-Can and his son, and the two newly hired boatmen were already waiting on the Rising Sun. Only the three of them arrived late.
The boatman Xiao Zhaojun hired, Feng Ye, was someone he had never met before, so he was probably not from Dongtou Village.
However, he knew the boatman his father had hired, and they were quite familiar with each other; the boatman was Xiao Yunjiang, the eldest son of his maternal uncle.
When it comes to this older cousin, Feng Ye didn't know how to comment.
As the saying goes, "Every pitiful person has something hateful about them," and this saying perfectly describes his older cousin.
In this day and age, most people are deeply poisoned by the idea of valuing sons over daughters, and Xiao Yunjiang is no exception.
It's not that he mistreated his daughter; he simply longed for a son to carry on the family line.
After getting married, he gave birth to three daughters in a row. He was fined so much that he was bankrupt and his house was almost demolished, but this still could not stop his determination to have a son.
When his wife became pregnant again, they went through many hardships, hiding and fleeing, until the time for her delivery finally arrived.
However, fate played a cruel joke on them—a difficult childbirth!
At that time, it was not customary to give birth in a hospital; midwives were hired to deliver the baby at home. He was also afraid to go to the hospital, which ultimately led to the tragic outcome of the death of both mother and child.
When Feng Ye heard about this, he was so shocked that he was speechless.
Putting aside the idea of favoring sons over daughters, judging solely from his character, Xiao Yunjiang is a pretty good person. He is honest, capable, and not afraid of hardship or fatigue.
Feng Jiaqing probably valued this point and wanted to give him a helping hand, which is why he gave him the spot.
"Big cousin, have you been waiting long?"
Feng Ye greeted him after boarding the ship.
Xiao Yunjiang smiled憨厚ly and replied, "I haven't been here long either; Ah Can arrived before me."
"You've gone to sea, what will happen to your three nieces?"
"I sent it to my parents' place so they can take care of it for a few days."
"How are your uncle and aunt doing?"
"I'm fine..."
After chatting for a few minutes, Feng Ye then exchanged pleasantries with the other people.
While everyone was still talking, Ah-chan had already slowly sailed the Rising Sun away from the dock.
The sea breeze gently caressed everyone's faces, bringing a refreshing feeling.
Tomorrow is the first day of the lunar new year, so the moon will be invisible in the night sky, only the stars will be twinkling.
Today should be another beautiful day.
After the people were put on the Harvest, the two ships sailed together for a while before parting ways.
The Harvest did not immediately head out to sea, but instead changed course and headed towards the town.
The village's diesel fuel and ice were insufficient to meet the Harvest's needs, so they had to go to town for supplies.
"Ah-Can, you drive first. I have a bit of a headache, I'm going to take a nap."
Since Feng Xuan left the Rising Sun, Feng Ye has rarely slept after boarding the ship, always observing from the sidelines.
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