After settling accounts and dividing the money, and chatting for a while about whether a typhoon had really passed through, Feng Ye took his leave.
"It's getting late, so we'll head back now. You've been at sea for almost ten days, you must be tired, so we won't bother you any longer."
"Okay, okay..."
"Uncle Jun, we're leaving now. You should get some rest too."
"Take care..."
Feng Ye and the others greeted each other with smiles, and with Xiao Guowen seeing them off, they left the Xiao family home and headed back.
As the three walked home along the path, Feng Xuan asked, "Are you going out to sea again tomorrow?"
Feng Ye thought for a moment: "The waves in the inner sea shouldn't be too big tomorrow, so it won't affect us so quickly. Let's go out to sea. Ah Can, what's your opinion?"
Ah-chan shook his head: "I have no objection, whether we go to sea or not is fine with me."
"If the waves aren't too big, we can go out to sea. How about I come with you?"
"No need, you should just rest at home. The Rising Sun is fine with me and A-Can on board."
Feng Ye refused.
Ah-chan added, "That's right, Brother Xuan, you should get some rest. Besides, judging from the situation these past few days, there shouldn't be much stock tomorrow, we can manage."
"Yes, tomorrow we'll focus on finding unoccupied sea areas; there shouldn't be much cargo."
Feng Ye echoed this sentiment.
"Alright then, I won't go with you," Feng Xuan said. "You guys be careful, and if anything goes wrong, come back immediately."
"Don't worry, brother, we know what we're doing," Feng Ye replied with a smile.
The three of them soon reached the fork in the road. Ah Can waved goodbye to Feng Ye and Feng Xuan, and then walked down the fork to go home.
The two brothers remained silent for a while, then Feng Xuan suddenly said, "Aye, there's something I want to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
Feng Ye was puzzled, wondering what his elder brother wanted to ask.
"Isn't the first floor of the new house almost finished? I happen to have some money on hand now, so I'm thinking of building the second floor as well, to avoid trouble later."
Feng Ye had been thinking a lot, but he never expected that his elder brother would actually consider adding a roof.
He chose to build only the first floor because he was concerned that his older brother didn't have enough money.
Now that his elder brother brought it up first, he naturally had no objections.
“I’ve had this idea for a while now, so let’s build it. The foreman and workers are still here, so they should be happy to do it. But have you discussed it with your sister-in-law?”
"Not yet, but I think she'll agree. The second floor should cost less."
"You two discuss it tonight. If you agree, estimate how much it will cost, and I'll have Aling give the money to Mother."
With Feng Jiaqing going to sea, the task of taking care of the new house naturally fell to Xiao Chunxiu.
"Yes, while the Harvest Ship is not at sea for a few days, Dad and I will go and order the materials and buy them back."
"Thank you for your hard work, Dad."
“What’s so hard about it? You’re making money for me when you go out to sea.”
...
The next day, the Rising Sun set sail at 3 a.m. as usual.
The waves were bigger today than yesterday, so it was affected to some extent.
But these waves are nothing to fishermen; they are not afraid even in small rowboats and still go out to sea.
Compared to this little storm, poverty is far more terrifying.
The Rising Sun cruised at a leisurely pace, maintaining the most economical speed on the turbulent sea.
Since there's no rush, the most fuel-efficient sailing speed is the obvious choice.
Today's course is slightly to the right compared to yesterday.
More than two hours later, the Rising Sun arrived at an unfamiliar sea area.
Fortunately, no fishing boats were seen operating at the moment.
The sky was gradually turning a pale white, and a new day was about to begin.
"I wonder if anyone is working in this area. If no one is, then we won't have to keep searching so hard."
Looking at the vast sea ahead, Ah-Can couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
"Whether there are people or not, let's just put the net down and drag it around. If there are people, we'll just leave."
The two men carried the trawl net out of the cabin and tidied it up. Then, Ah-Can went to start the boat, while Feng-Ye watched the trawl net enter the water from the stern.
The Rising Sun was moving slowly at a speed of four knots.
The trawl net swayed gently in the seawater, like a giant fish tail, leaving ripples on the surface.
Time passed slowly, and the sky gradually brightened.
I don't know if there are really no other fishing boats in this area, or if we just haven't encountered any yet.
In short, more than two hours had passed, and the trawl nets could be retrieved, but they hadn't seen anyone else.
Judging that the time was about right, Feng Ye started the net-raising machine and began to collect the net.
As the trawl net was slowly pulled in, Feng Ye frowned and asked, "Ah Can, did you hear anything?"
"Sound? Do the sounds of diesel engines and ocean waves count?"
Ah-chan was a little confused.
"No, the sound I heard was like a dog barking?"
"Dog barking, is that how it is? Woof woof woof..."
"Yes, very similar."
"No way, where would a dog come from at sea?"
“Listen carefully, it really exists.”
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can listened carefully for a while: "There really is a dog barking sound. Could it be a sea lion?"
"Definitely not. Although the name of the seal has the word 'dog' in it, it's only because it looks like a dog. It has nothing to do with dogs, and its bark is different."
"What could that be? There can't actually be a dog in the sea, can there?"
How would I know?
Both of them looked around curiously in the direction the sound came from, and the barking of the dog became clearer and clearer.
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