As the Xuri towed its ship into the waters of the Changgu Islands, a dozen or so fishing boats of various sizes came towards them.
Feng Ye assumed it was a fishing boat heading to the fishing grounds, so he didn't pay much attention.
To everyone's surprise, these ships did not dodge or avoid them, but sailed straight towards them.
Feng Ye frowned and exchanged a glance with A-Can, both seeing a hint of wariness in each other's eyes.
"Brother Ye, what's going on? Are they here to cause trouble?"
"I don't know, don't panic, let's see what they're going to do."
Feng Ye replied, while simultaneously signaling to Feng Jialing in the driver's seat to remain vigilant.
After those ships arrived, they didn't immediately take any overly aggressive actions.
They simply surrounded the Rising Sun, forcing Feng Jialing to slow down and stop the ship.
Each boat had six or seven or more people, all of them men, carrying sticks.
Feng Ye and A-Can both watched them warily.
If these ships show any signs of approaching and preparing to attack, they will quickly run into the cabins and bring out the artifact of equality for all beings.
Immediately, Tian Weiguo's loud voice could be heard talking to someone from the back of the boat.
Because they were speaking the local dialect, Feng Ye and A-Can couldn't understand it.
But from their tone, the two knew that these were fishermen from Zizhu Island who had come out to look for Tian Weiguo and his group.
The two then lowered their guard.
When the people on the boats learned of Tian Weiguo and his companions' ordeal, they were filled with righteous indignation and angrily cursed, as if they couldn't wait to rush to Xiansha Island to get revenge.
No one knows what Tian Weiguo mumbled to them, but the cursing stopped.
However, they all still looked indignant and their anger was hard to quell.
It seems that the conflict between the two islands has a long history.
Feng Ye listened and watched with a gossipy heart, but it was a pity he couldn't understand them. He wished they spoke Mandarin.
With the fishing boats from Zizhu Island coming out to help, there was naturally no need for the Xuri to continue towing the boat.
Tian Weiguo took the initiative to untie the rope connecting the two boats and thanked Feng Ye again.
"Thank you, young man."
Then he pointed to the small island in front of him and said, "Our Zizhu Island is the seventh island counting from here."
"I won't invite you to the island today, and you must be in a hurry to sell fish, so I won't take up your time."
"After the flood season is over, before you go back, you must come to the island to visit, so that I can show you some hospitality."
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely go when I have time."
Feng Ye politely agreed while reeling in the rope.
Then, a ship came along, took the place of the Rising Sun, and towed Tian Weiguo's ship back to Zizhu Island.
Feng Jialing restarted the boat and continued heading towards Changgu Island.
Today's return journey was already later than yesterday's, and towing another boat severely slowed down our speed.
By the time they docked at Changgu Island pier, it was completely dark and the streetlights were already on.
As soon as the boat stopped, Feng Ye jumped off and searched for Boss Jiang on the dock.
A short while later, he found Boss Jiang, who was collecting goods, on a fishing boat.
Mr. Jiang readily agreed to take his goods, saying that he would go over there once he had taken the goods on this ship.
Feng Ye told them which berth they were to dock at, and then returned to the Rising Sun.
While they waited, many boats that had sold their catch left the dock and headed back to the fishing grounds.
Feng Ye couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
If only they had the same fishing season over there, we wouldn't have to wait here and waste time.
Once the boat docks, the cargo can be unloaded, and then a new group of people can go out fishing again.
However, it's just wishful thinking; the croaker season isn't very noticeable there.
At the same time, he also felt some regret.
I regret that when I called home yesterday, I told his father to hire too few boatmen; he should have brought an extra team.
In this way, people can rest while the boats keep going, fishing for small yellow croakers day and night.
Although the Rising Sun ship does not have a lighting system and can only work at night with a headlamp, which is not very convenient and reduces efficiency, it will certainly catch a lot of small yellow croakers.
However, it's too late now.
His father must already be adrift at sea, on his way.
As for calling back to find someone, they don't even know who to ask to deliver it.
The journey is just too long.
Moreover, no matter how eloquently he speaks, people may not believe his side of the story.
Besides, I don't know where to make a phone call.
The post office is closed, so I'd better not go to the guesthouse to avoid getting another scolding.
Then I'll have to go to the police station again, but it's a bit too embarrassing to bother the police officers every few days.
Feng Ye thought about it and decided against it.
Humans should know how to be content.
He is already very satisfied with what he has achieved so far.
Hopefully, the county shipyard can complete and deliver the large ship before the flood season next year.
In that case, there are three boats.
If each ship is equipped with two crews, how much money will we make!
Feng Ye stood at the bow of the boat, gazing at the bustling dock, lost in thought with a sense of contentment…
Before long, Boss Jiang arrived in a small boat to collect the goods.
Feng Ye shook his head, stopping his random thoughts, and started getting busy.
The price of small yellow croaker has dropped again, but fortunately not by much, only by one cent.
Today's trip to sea resulted in two extra net hauls, yielding a significantly larger quantity of small yellow croaker than yesterday, totaling 4732 jin (approximately 2365 catties). This brings the price down to 2700 yuan, just over two yuan short of the expected profit.
The price of filefish remained stable, the same as yesterday, at 52 cents.
After weighing and peeling, the total weight was about what they predicted, 2418 jin (1268 catties), and they sold it for a little over 1257 yuan.
Other miscellaneous fish, shrimp, and crabs also sold for a considerable amount, totaling 426 yuan.
All things considered, today's earnings have exceeded four thousand, reaching an astonishing 4,380 yuan.
Seeing the banknotes being counted by Feng Ye, A-Can was incredibly excited.
Feng Jialing was also very excited, even though he wasn't entitled to any of the money...
No, he gets a 2% commission.
But that's not the key point.
The key point is that his son owns a quarter of it.
After counting the money and confirming that everything was correct, Feng Ye handed the banknotes to A-Can, instructing him to lock them in a box inside the cabin.
With my older brother away, it's difficult to divide the money for now.
Besides, it's not easy to keep them separately if they're separated, so it's better to put them together first.
Therefore, I specially prepared a lockable suitcase before coming.
For safety, they also spent some time securing the crates inside the cabin.
They also considered sending the money back through the post office, but considering they had to go out to sea to fish during the day, it wasn't worth wasting time sending money.
Therefore, it's better to store it first and send it back when the weather changes and it's no longer suitable to go to sea.
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