Feng Ye gave a wry smile: "Alright, I'll talk to Dad tonight."
"Then let's go out to sea together tomorrow."
"Okay, I might get up late, so call me when you leave."
"It shouldn't be too early tomorrow. I need to go to the Mazu Temple to pray to Mazu and ask for her blessing for a safe voyage."
“We should say goodbye,” Feng Ye said with a smile. “The cart is still with Uncle Fa; I’ll go push it over.”
As they spoke, they went aboard the dock and arrived at Feng Jiafa's purchasing point.
"Ah Ye, what good stuff do you have today?"
As soon as Feng Jiafa saw Feng Ye, he asked with a smile.
This is his lucky charm.
Feng Ye spread his hands and said irritably, "Do you think the ocean belongs to me? How can there be good stuff every day? There's nothing here today."
"That can't be right. Every time you go to sea, you make a fortune."
Feng Jiafa looked incredulous, as if to say, "Don't try to fool me, kid."
"Don't believe me if you don't want to."
"Really not?"
Feng Ye rolled her eyes, ignored him, and pulled the cart away.
"Hey, why are you walking so fast? What happened at the dock just now?"
It was the time when fishing boats were entering the harbor, and people were coming to sell their goods. He needed to stay and didn't go over to join the fun.
"Ask him yourself."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye ran even faster, afraid of being dragged along and having to explain again.
Back on the boat, he put the buckets and baskets on the cart, said goodbye to Ah-Can, called his older brother, and went home.
...
Seeing that Feng Ye's cart was full of empty buckets and baskets, Xiao Chunxiu asked, "Why are you going home empty-handed today? Where are your goods?"
"Today we're mainly using fish traps and longline fishing, but we're out of catches."
"Didn't Ah-Can go looking for you? Didn't you guys go fishing?"
"We went, but couldn't find a suitable deserted island, so we came back empty-handed."
As he spoke, Feng Ye pushed the cart into the yard and put it away. There was no need to unload the baskets, since they would need them again tomorrow anyway.
"Mother, Ah Ye did something that caused a sensation throughout the village today."
Feng Xuan was so excited that his voice was so loud that it attracted Ye Qingling and Du Guilan, who had returned earlier.
Feng Ye glanced at Feng Xuan speechlessly.
This big mouth, couldn't you wait until Dad came back and say it all at once?
Why do we have to talk about it now, and then have to talk about it again tonight? Isn't that troublesome?
He quickly slipped away and ran into the kitchen to find something to eat.
That evening, after Feng Jiaqing returned, he brought up the topic again.
"Ah Fu and his wife were lucky to run into Ah Ye and come back alive. The other two families must be even more heartbroken."
That's just how people are. If you're living the same life as someone else, and suddenly you're doing better, others will feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Chunxiu said sympathetically, "The children of those two families are still young and far from getting married. How are they, as orphans and widows, supposed to survive?"
"Can they blame anyone else? They can only blame themselves for being greedy. Fishing is inherently risky, and they still went out to die during a typhoon."
Feng Ye also said, "The key is that even when Dad went to the village secretary and made a public announcement, he couldn't persuade them. It was destined that they would face this insurmountable calamity."
Feng Jiafa suddenly said earnestly, "Now that you two brothers have boats, remember this: it's better to earn less than to take risks. I don't want to be an old man sending off a black man."
Feng Xuan nodded: "Dad, don't worry, we won't take any risks."
Feng Ye then said, "Father, if you're worried, why don't you just come with me and my older brother to sea? Anyway, you can't make much money at the docks."
“That’s right, Dad. Tomorrow you’ll come with me to hand-throw fish, and I’ll pay you for it.”
Upon hearing this, Du Guilan hurriedly tugged at Feng Xuan's clothes, but Feng Xuan glared at her and slapped her back.
Feng Jiaqing said slowly and deliberately, "I know your intentions. You're worried that I'll get tired, but I can still manage. Besides, one person is enough for a small wooden boat, we don't need two. So, I'll skip going out to sea with you. We can talk about it again when you buy a bigger boat."
"father……"
"Stop trying to persuade me."
Feng Ye and Feng Xuan exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.
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