At this moment, everyone was busy on the deck, and even Ye Chenliang had gotten off the boat and come down.
"Ah Ye, would you like to go up to the driver's seat?"
Feng Ye looked up at him in confusion: "Why are you going to the driver's seat?"
Ye Chenliang pointed to the Purple Qi ship, which was still operating in the distance: "Ah Can called over to ask how the harvest was and what kind of fish were in the net. Do you want to call back?"
"I'm busy right now, I don't have time for that. Let's not worry about it for now, we'll talk about it later."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he lowered his head again and continued to sort the catch with everyone.
Because there were many people, the first package was sorted very quickly, and it was finished in just over an hour.
After the second package was hoisted up, Feng Ye told Han Qiwen and the three boatmen to rest first, and then get up at two o'clock to change shifts.
Han Qiwen shook his head: "I think we shouldn't take shifts tonight. Let's all work together and try to finish as soon as possible."
"But wouldn't staying up all night be too tiring?"
“It’s okay to be a little tired. We can rest after we’re done. Anyway, we’re going to dock to sell the goods. There’s plenty of time to rest on the way back. You’re not going to stop here and wait for the Full Load Ship to come, or sell the goods to a cargo ship, are you?”
Feng Ye shook his head vigorously: "Of course not."
With so much stock, even if it's cheap, we can make a lot more money selling it at the port, so the trip is worthwhile.
Although he didn't know the price of the white-bearded man, he felt it couldn't be too cheap.
Even if it's not a high price of one or two yuan, it should at least be three or four mao, right?
Unfortunately, the Mancang Express just returned, and it won't be until the day after tomorrow for them to come back. Otherwise, having the Mancang Express come to pick up the goods would be the best option.
Now, after the goods are sorted, they can only dock once by themselves to transport the goods back to sell.
Surely we can't really sell the goods to fresh seafood carriers as Han Qiwen suggested?
That would be a huge loss; how much less money would we have to sell?
Or should we wait for the full-capacity aircraft to arrive?
This isn't a solution either; it's too time-consuming.
Feng Ye pondered for a moment, then patted Han Qiwen on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's all work together and try to finish before dawn. But we still need to take turns resting, otherwise who will drive the boat tomorrow?"
"Okay, I'll go to sleep first, and I'll get up at two o'clock to take your turn."
Han Qiwen didn't insist anymore and got up to walk towards the cabin.
Feng Ye remained on deck, working alongside the other crew members.
Everyone was full of enthusiasm, after all, this net had yielded such a huge harvest, and their commissions would naturally increase accordingly.
The thought of a large sum of money coming in a few days filled everyone with satisfied smiles and a sense of motivation.
Just as everyone was working hard, Han Qiwen, who had gone to rest, suddenly stuck his head out of the driver's seat and shouted, "Aye, come up quickly, something's happened!"
Feng Ye's heart skipped a beat; the joy brought on by the harvest was instantly shattered, and the smile on her face vanished.
"I'll go up and take a look. You guys continue sorting."
He quickly got up, gave a few instructions to Ye Chenliang and the other boatmen, and hurriedly went to the wheelhouse.
"Hey, what happened?"
"Who knows? But it's probably not our ship."
"Then it must be another ship. Which ship could it be?"
"The Dong Sheng and Feng Shou are just like us, stopped in place to load and sort cargo. There shouldn't be any problems..."
"So, the Ziqi is the most likely ship involved in the accident?"
"Very likely, the Purple Aura has been operating continuously."
"Sigh, I wonder what happened..."
The boatmen became very worried when they heard about the accident.
Although he was still sorting the catch, his enthusiasm was noticeably lower than before, and he frequently glanced at the other three boats on the sea.
Feng Ye rushed into the driver's seat in three quick steps.
As soon as Han Qiwen saw him, he said anxiously, "A-Can said the fishing net might be snagged on the bottom and can't be dragged anymore. He asked you what to do?"
"We were just doing our homework fine a moment ago, how did it suddenly get stuck?"
Feng Ye frowned, looking somewhat anxious.
A trawl net isn't cheap; it costs several hundred yuan.
If you really lose money because of a bad catch, that would be a huge loss, especially since there's still a lot of stock left.
The worst part is that this is the Purple Aura ship, and losing a net on its very first voyage is extremely unlucky.
"I don't know either."
Han Qiwen shook his head. "I had just lain down on the bed for a little while and hadn't even fallen asleep yet when I heard the radio on. I quickly got up to listen and then immediately went out to call you."
Feng Ye then noticed that Han Qiwen was only wearing a coat and wasn't even properly dressed.
"Okay, I know. Go put your clothes on quickly, don't get cold."
As he spoke, he picked up the walkie-talkie, wanting to ask about the specifics.
Ah-Can's voice came through the radio first: "Uncle, has Brother Ye come up? What did he say?"
"Ah Chan, it's me. What's the situation? Has the ship stopped?"
"It's stopped. I was trying to use a winch to pull the net up, but there's too much resistance..."
Feng Ye immediately interrupted him: "If you can't pull it back up, stop trying. Quickly turn off the rope."
The reason for doing this is to prevent the winch from breaking if it continues to run.
A taut cable breaking is extremely dangerous.
The high-speed ejection of the rigging line can turn into a deadly whip, easily causing serious damage to people and equipment in the vicinity.
"Uh... okay, okay, I'll have someone turn it off right away."
A moment later, Ah-Can's voice rang out again: "It's already turned off, what do we do next?"
"Don't worry, I'm coming right away."
Getting your trawl net snagged on the bottom is a problem, but it's not without solutions.
However, due to the distance and the fact that it was nighttime, Feng Ye did not dare to offer a solution without seeing the actual situation.
Fortunately, the Donglai had already set up its net. Although it hadn't been fully retrieved, it wouldn't prevent it from approaching to check the situation. As long as it was careful, there would be no danger.
Just as he was about to get into the driver's seat and start the boat, Han Qiwen, who had finished dressing, came out again and quickly said, "Let me drive the boat."
"good."
Feng Ye nodded and gave the driver's seat to Han Qiwen.
He stood aside and called out to Dongsheng and Fengshou via radio: "Brother, Brother Wen, are you there?"
"exist."
Feng Xuan and Xiao Guowen's voices rang out almost simultaneously.
"You guys should also sail over there; we might need to help out later."
"Okay, we'll head over now."
Soon, the three ships, Donglai, Dongsheng, and Fengshou, all sailed towards the Ziqi in the distance.
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