Feng Ye picked up the phone and dialed the village committee's number.
He was a little nervous, after all, it was so late, and he didn't know if anyone from the village committee would still be there.
The receiver kept ringing with a dial tone, and it rang seven or eight times in a row without anyone answering.
He frowned slightly, and just as he was about to hang up, the call was answered.
His face lit up with joy, but before he could speak, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is that A-Ye?"
"Yes, it's me. It's so late, Secretary Xiao, are you still at the village committee?"
"It's all your fault. Your wife and parents are staying at the village committee waiting for your call, and they won't leave. I have to stay up this late too."
"I'm sorry, Secretary Xiao, for keeping you up so late."
"It's alright, as long as you're safe."
Is my wife still working at the village committee?
"You just left a few minutes ago. Honestly, you should have called a few minutes earlier so I wouldn't have had to make this trip."
"Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Xiao. I'll treat you to a drink when I get back."
"Alright, no need for formalities. I'm hanging up now, call me back in ten minutes."
"Okay, okay..."
...
Let's turn to two different parts of the story.
Ever since Feng Ye and the others set off, Ye Qingling had been extremely worried.
When I still hadn't received a call from him this morning to let him know I was safe, I became even more restless and distracted.
After a whole day, I hadn't done anything, I couldn't even eat, let alone cook.
Fortunately, Ye Qingyu was staying at home, helping to cook and take care of her son.
Aunt Ling shared the same sentiment, anxiously awaiting news of her husband and son.
The two of them sat in the village committee for an entire day.
Their worries grew heavier with time, and their hearts were filled with all sorts of bad premonitions.
Around 9 p.m., when the phone still hadn't come, they went back home after being persuaded by Feng Jiaqing, Xiao Chunxiu, and Secretary Xiao, planning to come back the next day to wait.
Du Guilan stayed with them until this late.
In comparison, she was much better off.
It's not that she wasn't worried, after all, the Rising Sun ship was worth a quarter of her family's money, several thousand yuan.
Even if she wasn't worried about the safety of the people, she should still be worried about the ship, right?
She was just used to it and didn't think there would be any problem.
After all, once Feng Xuan went to sea, he would be gone for ten days or half a month without any news.
At first she was worried, but over time she stopped worrying.
After parting ways with Feng Jiaqing, Xiao Chunxiu, and Aunt Ling, the two headed towards their new home.
However, as they walked, Du Guilan realized that Ye Qingling didn't seem to be following.
Looking back, I immediately saw that Ye Qingling seemed to have lost her soul, her head was down, and she even took the wrong path.
He quickly called out, "Ah Ling, you've gone to the wrong place."
"oh……"
Ye Qingling then seemed to wake from a dream, looked up, and her eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness.
"Ah Ling, are you alright?"
"fine."
"Don't think too much about it, Aye and the others will be fine. They've only been gone a few days. Look at my Axuan, it's been seven or eight days, and I haven't heard from him at all, but I'm not that worried!"
"That's different. The Harvest is a big ship, much safer; the Rising Sun is so small, it can't withstand even a slightly bigger storm."
"You're just worrying unnecessarily."
"You promised to call today, why didn't you? Could something have happened?"
Ye Qingling's mind was filled with unpleasant images.
"Can't we think of something positive? Maybe they were busy fishing and lost track of time. Don't forget, those two are a cautionary tale."
Du Guilan was almost speechless with exasperation.
Ye Qingling sighed, "I want to think positively, but I just can't control myself."
"Trust me, everything will be alright. Go back and get some sleep, and you'll have good news when you wake up tomorrow."
"I hope so."
Du Guilan shook her head and didn't try to persuade her to continue.
When faced with someone who's stuck in a rut, no amount of persuasion will help; the only thing you can do is let her figure it out herself.
The two walked slowly and silently toward their new home.
This time, Du Guilan lagged behind to prevent Ye Qingling from taking the wrong path again.
Just as they reached the dock, Feng Jiaqing's voice came from behind: "Ah Ling, Ah Lan, don't rush back, Ah Ye is calling."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingling excitedly turned around and ran away, passing by Feng Jiaqing like a gust of wind.
"They finally called back..."
Du Guilan walked briskly toward the village committee.
Feng Jiaqing then turned and took a side path to call Aunt Ling.
Ye Qingling's heart was pounding, and she ran all the way into the village committee, not even bothering to catch her breath.
Upon entering, I saw Xiao Chunxiu yelling into the phone.
"You still know to call home, do you know how worried your family is?"
"None of them have any self-awareness, not even the seventh brother. What's he good for?"
“You and Ah-Can are both unreliable, and he’s unreliable too. What’s the point of having him along? He’s so old, he’s practically a dead man…”
“I told you not to go, but you insisted. It’s so far, I’m worried something might happen to you on the way…”
"Ah Ling has been worried about you all day, so worried that she can't even eat..."
"I've already sent your father to fetch A-Ling..."
"What's wrong? You're only thinking about your wife, can't you even talk to your mother for a few minutes?"
Ye Qingling, ignoring the sweat on her forehead, called out breathlessly, "Mother."
Xiao Chunxiu glanced at her, then reluctantly took the phone away from her ear and handed it to her: "Tell him to give him a good scolding."
"well."
Ye Qingling picked up the phone and put it to her ear, wiping the sweat from her forehead and cheeks.
“Ah Ye…”
Hearing the voice coming from the other end, thousands of miles away, she immediately beamed with joy, completely forgetting Xiao Chunxiu's words.
Moreover, the more she listened, the happier she became.
When they heard that the fish they caught today sold for nearly 3,000 yuan, they could hardly believe their ears.
"What? Nearly 3,000 yuan? That much? And the small yellow croaker alone is almost 2,400 yuan?"
Hearing her words, Xiao Chunxiu's eyes widened immediately: "What? 3000 yuan? 2400 yuan? Is it the fish caught today?"
She was overjoyed when she saw Ye Qingling nod.
"Wow, there are so many! Are there really that many fish over there?"
Ye Qingling didn't have time to answer her and continued talking to Feng Ye.
A little while later, Aunt Ling rushed in.
As soon as she heard the news, she rushed over just like Ye Qingling.
As soon as she entered, she couldn't wait to ask, "Is Ah-Can over there?"
After Ye Qingling asked and received an affirmative answer, she reluctantly handed the phone to her: "Auntie, here you go."
As soon as Aunt Ling picked up the phone, she started scolding: "You brat, don't you even have a mother like me anymore..."
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