After seeing Boss Jiang off, Feng Ye said, "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's go out for a good meal after the baskets are delivered."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
Feng Jialing said, "I don't think we need to waste money. Can't we just make something ourselves?"
"Uncle Ling, don't worry about the money. We made a lot of money today, so we should treat ourselves. Besides, if we eat well, we'll have the energy to go out to sea tomorrow."
Ah-Can chimed in, "Yes, Dad. We've earned so much money, we should treat ourselves to something good."
Feng Ye added, "There's nothing we can do in the sea, but once we're on land, we have to treat ourselves better. The food at that restaurant yesterday was pretty good; let's go again."
"Alright."
Feng Jialing didn't insist any further, but he refused to go together.
He said, "There's so much money on the ship, it can't be left unattended. You guys go ahead, just bring me some back after you've finished eating."
Feng Ye thought about it and realized it made sense.
I've made too much money these past two days; it's not safe to carry it with me when I go out to eat.
These days, petty theft is rampant, and street robberies are commonplace.
However, even with certain safety measures in place, it's not truly safe to leave it on a boat without someone watching over it.
Picking a lock is too easy.
Leaving aside those with lock-picking skills, anyone with a hammer could break it open.
"In that case, we'll bring the food back to the ship to eat."
"That's a great idea. Let's go order some food."
Ah-chan excitedly jumped off the boat first.
Since we're going to eat it back on the boat, there's no need to wait for the basket to be returned before we go.
Feng Ye turned around and got off the boat, then went with A-Can to the restaurant where they had eaten yesterday.
The three of them couldn't eat too much, so to avoid waste, they only ordered two meat dishes and one vegetable dish: braised pork, beer-braised duck, and cabbage.
In addition, he also took a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor).
The owner readily agreed to their request to take the food back to the boat to eat.
However, there is a condition: you have to deposit ten yuan for bowls and chopsticks.
Disposable fast food containers already existed at this time, but they were not yet widespread and were rarely seen.
You naturally won't see it on this island.
If they want to bring their food back to the ship, they either have to bring their own bowls or use the boss's bowls.
However, since they've already paid for the meal, they certainly wouldn't want to wash the dishes.
As for the deposit, they understand.
Isn't it just to prevent people from taking advantage of others and not returning the dishes and chopsticks?
They paid the money readily, and after the food was prepared, the two carried the food back to the boat.
The three of them ate with great relish, occasionally taking a sip of baijiu (Chinese liquor), it couldn't have been better.
Although Feng Jialing said there was no need to waste money, he secretly felt that the meal was perfectly timed.
After all, having such a hearty meal to replenish your energy after a long day is indeed a pleasant thing.
After the meal, Feng Ye and A-Can cleaned up the dishes and prepared to return them to the restaurant owner.
Feng Jialing remained on the ship to guard their "spoils of war".
After returning the bowls and chopsticks to the owner and getting their deposit back, the two of them strolled around to digest their food.
Although it's late, going to sleep right after eating is bad for your health and can easily lead to indigestion.
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In the early hours of the morning, Feng Ye was awakened by the urge to urinate.
All I could hear was the roar of the diesel engine, and I could feel the ship rocking more violently; it was clearly moving.
He rubbed his eyes, glanced at his watch, and realized it was almost three o'clock.
Stepping out of the cabin, I saw Feng Jialing, wearing a headlamp, intently steering the boat.
"Uncle Ling."
He greeted them.
"Were you woken up?"
"No, I woke up because I needed to pee."
"It's still early, you can go back and get some more sleep later."
"oh."
Feng Ye responded, walked to the stern, invited his brother out, and they comfortably resolved the problem facing the sea.
Then, he went back to his cabin and went back to sleep.
When I woke up again, I was already at the fishing grounds where I was working, and I had been woken up.
For some reason, he slept like a log today.
After setting the trawl net down with Ah-chan, he went to steer the boat so the father and son could catch up on some sleep.
We have to take turns, so that everyone can get a little more sleep.
Sailing a boat alone is a very boring thing, especially during the most tiring time of day.
But there's no way around it; when you go out to sea to fish, you have to be able to endure loneliness.
At this moment, the sea surface is dotted with lights, all of which are fishing boats at work.
Feng Ye had no choice but to brace himself and stare intently at the sea ahead.
Time was ticking away, second by second.
Finally, a glimmer of dawn appeared on the horizon, and it began to get light.
By this time, their operation had dragged on for an hour and a half.
Feng Ye briefly left the wheelhouse to go to the cabin and wake up the sleeping A-Can and his son to reel in the net.
The first night's harvest was significantly less than yesterday's, but it was still pretty good, around 600 jin (300 catties).
The three of them then began a busy day.
At noon, while eating, Feng Ye suddenly noticed eight ships approaching from behind the Xuri.
They were moving very fast and were too close together; it was clear they weren't fishing.
Ah-Can noticed it too, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Those two ships at the front look kind of familiar!"
"We just saw each other yesterday evening, and you've already forgotten?"
Upon hearing Feng Ye's words, A-Can suddenly realized: "The ship from Zizhu Island?"
"That's right. Judging from their aggressive demeanor, they must be here to avenge Tian Weiguo and the others."
As Feng Ye spoke, he glanced around at the sea.
Immediately, he noticed something unusual about the four fishing boats operating side by side ahead.
They were working normally, but forgetting that the net hadn't been put away yet, they suddenly increased their speed and fled forward at top speed.
He pointed forward and said, "Look at these four boats, they're probably fishing boats from Xiansha Island."
After reading it, Ah-Can nodded in approval.
The eight ships from Zizhu Island were very fast, and soon passed by the Rising Sun, quickly giving chase.
Each boat carried seven or eight adult men, each holding a stick.
It seems that their conflict with Xiansha Island has been relatively restrained, with no use of weapons, probably because they don't want to escalate the situation and attract the attention of the authorities.
Tian Weiguo was also on one of the boats, and he nodded to Feng Ye and the others.
Feng Ye nodded in response, but in his heart he was thinking, "This is going to be a good show."
"These four ships are doomed. They definitely can't escape. And they're one against two; they have no chance of winning."
Ah-chan, always eager for a good show, was even gloating.
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