"Damn it, we ran into a typhoon. The weather forecast yesterday morning... We had to come back early to avoid the typhoon."
Feng Ye explained with a smile.
"Oh? Another typhoon? I watched TV last night and the weather forecast didn't mention a typhoon."
"It was just that the wind was blowing out to sea. When we came back, we had only gone halfway when the wind and waves subsided, and the shore was calm and peaceful. There was no impact at all."
"Oh, I was wondering why the weather forecast didn't mention it. I said there was a typhoon."
The fisherman asked expectantly, "Did you encounter anything special on this voyage? Your previous voyages were like stories, always bringing back some novel sights and sounds."
Ah-Can blurted out, "It's nothing, I just saved someone who fell into the sea."
"You saved someone? That's fantastic news!"
A hint of surprise flashed in the fishermen's eyes. "Tell me in detail."
So, Ah-chan recounted in detail how they found the drowning man yesterday and how they pulled him out of the water and brought him back to life.
The fishermen listened with great interest, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement.
Especially when they heard Feng Ye perform CPR, their eyes widened in amazement, and they exclaimed, "I can't believe someone can save a life like that! I've really learned something new."
Ah-chan also said that he could teach him when he had time.
Feng Ye did not participate; he simply sat to the side, looking towards the dock.
The two small wooden boats, carrying both people and goods, slowly rowed for more than ten minutes before finally reaching the shore.
Ye Qingling saw that they had returned, but she was already pregnant and worried about being discovered, so she didn't come over to the dock. She just stood at the door of her house and looked over from a distance.
Xiao Chunxiu, Du Guilan, Aunt Ling, and Ye Qingyu, however, came over pushing a cart and waited at the dock.
They all frowned when they saw the goods on the small wooden boat.
Xiao Chunxiu's first words were also: "Why did you only leave such a small amount back?"
"A typhoon has hit the offshore area..."
Frustrated, Feng Ye and his colleagues had no choice but to explain again.
Xiao Chunxiu sighed, "It's alright if it's less, as long as everyone comes back safe and sound."
The two ships didn't bring back many fish and shrimp, but they couldn't haul them all away at once.
The space on the cart is limited, so it has to be used in two trips.
The cargo from the Dong Sheng ship was the first to be hauled away.
After unloading the goods and loading them onto the cart, Feng Ye told Han Qi and the other three to go home first, as they could handle the hauling of the goods back themselves.
They hauled the goods back to the workshop and unloaded them, then lent the cart to Xiao Zhaojun. Everyone grabbed their knives and got to work.
There's no need to hire anyone for the less than 2,000 jin of miscellaneous fish and shrimp; the three families can handle it themselves.
Feng Ye carried a bag full of money and was heading home first.
Just as I stepped out of the side door of the workshop, I ran into Ye Qingling, who was heading inside to help out.
"We didn't bring back much stock, so you don't need to help."
He patted his bag. "Come on, let's go back and show you what we got from this voyage."
Ye Qingling looked at the bulging handbag, a hint of curiosity and anticipation flashing in her eyes: "Looks like you made a lot of money this time."
"It's definitely more than you expect."
Feng Ye smiled, took her hand, and led her into the house.
The two entered the house, and Feng Ye placed his handbag on the table, slowly opened it, revealing neatly stacked stacks of banknotes inside.
"so much!"
Ye Qingling exclaimed in surprise, her eyes filled with delight, "How many exactly?"
Feng Ye smiled and said, "It's a total of over 78,000 yuan, isn't that more than you thought?"
"There are so many! Are there really this many fish and shrimp after a typhoon?"
"Of course, otherwise why would everyone be in such a hurry to go out? It's because there's so much cargo at sea."
He then added with some regret, "It's a pity that a typhoon hit the sea, forcing us to come back early. Otherwise, we could have worked until the Mid-Autumn Festival and earned a lot more."
"That's quite a lot, much more than I expected."
Ye Qingling smiled broadly as she took out the money from her handbag and happily counted it.
Seeing her earnest expression, Feng Ye felt a warm glow in his heart and told her about his interesting experiences and observations during the sea voyage.
After he finished speaking, Ye Qingling looked at him and said, "I also have some good news to tell you."
"What good news?"
"Didn't you guys retrieve something from the sea last time and hand it over to the army? I got a call; the reward for that thing has been issued, and they want you to go collect it."
A hint of surprise flashed in Feng Ye's eyes: "Really? When are we going?"
"Because you went out to sea, the time was not set. They said to call them when you come back."
Ye Qingling opened the drawer, took out a slip of paper, and handed it to him. "This is a phone number."
"I'll call right now and ask when we can collect the prize."
Feng Ye took the note and left home, went to the village committee, picked up the phone and dialed the number.
The phone was answered after two rings, and a voice came through: "Hello, this is the National Security Bureau. How can I help you?"
Feng Ye was somewhat surprised that the call was made to the National Security Bureau.
But considering the special nature of that thing, it's not surprising.
"Hello, my name is Feng Ye. Last month I handed something over to the military and heard that there was a reward coming up, so they asked me to call this number."
"Feng Ye?"
There was a noticeable pause on the other end, and it took a while before they responded, "Oh, I remember now, you're the fisherman who found the sonar detector, right? Why did it take you so long to call?"
"So that thing really was sonar."
Feng Ye muttered to himself, but said aloud, "I'm so sorry, I just got back from the sea today. My wife told me about it. That's why I called you right away."
"It's true that fishermen's return time is unpredictable, I understand. Do you have time to come to the city tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, right? No problem, I have time."
"Alright, bring your ID card to the bureau tomorrow morning. Oh, and bring your boatmen with you too, they get a bonus too."
"Oh, they have them too?"
Feng Ye was surprised.
Even the boatmen were included; he had thought the reward was only for him, or that it was a reward in the name of the boat.
He had never received anything like this in his past life, and he didn't know the specifics of the reward method.
"Yes, everyone gets a share. You were the first fishermen in our city to recover spy equipment, making a contribution to national security, so everyone gets a reward."
"Okay, okay..."
Feng Ye happily agreed repeatedly, his heart filled with excitement.
It's wonderful that everyone gets a reward.
Everyone was terrified by this thing, fearing it might be a torpedo.
I should have sent a message to comfort him after he came back.
But I didn't send it out. I was thinking that there would be a reward for handing it in, and I wanted to wait until I received the reward before deciding how much money to send as a red envelope.
You can't work for nothing and then get less in rewards than the red envelopes you send out, right?
Now it's great, everyone gets a share, and they don't have to pay out of their own pockets.
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