Listening to their conversation, Ah-Can was extremely depressed.
Everyone else catches tens of thousands of kilograms of fish in one net, but I pulled up the net early and only caught 50,000 kilograms. Now, to make matters worse, I've even lost the net.
"Sigh, it's all my fault for being careless. I wanted to order more stock online, but it turned out like this."
Ah-chan became increasingly frustrated, his voice filled with self-blame.
Feng Ye sighed and said softly, "Ah Can, don't blame yourself anymore. Going out to sea is inherently risky, losing a net isn't a big deal. The important thing is that everyone is safe."
"I……"
"Alright, that's enough. Besides the trawl net, were there any other losses? Is the winch alright?"
"Aside from the trawl net and the fish in it, there were no other losses. The winch is also working properly."
"That's good. As long as the winch is okay, it won't affect the subsequent operations."
Ah-Can gave a wry smile: "The trawl net is gone, how can we work? We don't have a spare trawl net."
“We have too much cargo on our three boats. We need to dock and sell it all. Why don’t we just move a trawl net onto your boat for now?”
“That’s true. I don’t have much cargo on my ship, so there’s no need for me to go back with it.”
"Okay, now you let one group of people go to sleep, and the other group go up to the Dong Sheng to help."
"Are you all going to help on the Dong Sheng? Or should we send two people per ship, and two from your Dong Lai ship as well?"
"Don't go through all that trouble. Wait until the person on shift gets up before coming over to me."
"Oh, okay."
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Around 10 a.m. the next day, the Donglai, Dongsheng, and Fengshou ships successively hoisted the last package of cargo onto the ships.
Immediately, the three boats started moving and slowly began to move towards the shore.
The fish that had just been hoisted onto the boat would naturally be sorted on the way back.
On the sea, only the Purple Qi was left drifting alone.
The fish hold has been emptied, the cargo has long been moved to the Donglai, and the trawl nets from the Donglai have also been moved over.
However, the person on the ship was different.
Feng Ye let A-Can drive the Donglai back, while he stayed behind.
Watching the three ships sail further and further away until they disappeared on the horizon, he withdrew his gaze, turned around, and went to the wheelhouse to start the ship.
The trawl net has been installed and prepared, and laid on the aft deck, but it cannot be lowered yet.
The seabed topography in this area is too complex, with numerous reefs; recklessly casting nets would only lead to repeating past mistakes.
After starting the boat, Feng Ye headed directly towards the sea area where he had encountered the fish the day before.
The seabed there is relatively flat, making it suitable for netting.
Along the way, Feng Ye carefully observed the fish finder and kept a close eye on the changes in the seabed topography.
About an hour later, he slowed the boat down and told the crew to start casting the nets.
The boatmen, who were sheltering in the cabin from the wind, came out after hearing the call and lifted the trawl net to put it into the sea through the stern slipway.
The trawling operation proceeded smoothly.
However, as evening approached, signs of a change in the weather appeared, with dark clouds gathering and the sea breeze growing stronger.
During dinner, everyone was still talking about it, worried that it might rain.
Actually, as long as it doesn't rain heavily, the work can proceed normally, it will just be a little more troublesome.
After all, it's only February, and the temperature is still quite low.
Although raincoats are provided, they cannot completely prevent rain from getting in.
If it rains heavily, operations must be temporarily suspended and personnel must return to their cabins to avoid the rain.
Feng Ye was also worried about rain and kept a close eye on the weather forecast.
Fortunately, the marine weather forecast for tonight says that tomorrow will be cloudy and there will be no rain, but the wind and waves will be a bit bigger. Fishermen are advised to be careful when going out to sea to avoid the dangers brought by the wind and waves.
Feng Ye breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still dared not be careless. He instructed the boatmen to reinforce the equipment and supplies on board in order to cope with the possible increase in wind and waves.
He then carefully inspected all the ship's facilities to ensure they were in good working order.
It's fortunate that he prepared in advance; the weather forecast this time was both accurate and inaccurate.
The storm did indeed arrive as expected, and the ship rocked precariously in the waves, but the equipment and supplies remained intact.
However, the rain started to fall, initially just a drizzle, but gradually it became denser and turned into a downpour, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Feng Ye was still asleep when he was awakened by the rumbling thunder and the pattering rain.
He opened his eyes and saw that it was already daylight, with a faint light shining through the window.
He then took out his watch from beside his pillow and looked at it in the dim light, only to find that it was already past six in the morning.
The sky appeared unusually dark, probably because of the rain.
Now that he was awake, he didn't intend to go back to sleep. He got up, dressed, opened the door, and went out.
In this kind of weather, he can't sleep and has to get up to check on things to feel at ease.
Hearing the sound behind him, Du Yulin, who was steering the boat, turned around and looked back.
"Hmm, I was woken up. It's raining quite heavily, how long has it been going on?"
Feng Ye frowned, looked up at the dim sky, and the fine rain blurred his vision.
"It only took about twenty minutes for the rain to go from a light drizzle to a downpour."
Du Yulin sighed urgently, "Sigh, I don't know when this rain will stop? With such heavy rain, no one can work."
"Yes, with such heavy rain, wearing raincoats is useless; we'll definitely get soaked. We can only let everyone stay in the cabin to avoid the rain and wait for it to stop."
"It was quite a coincidence. We had just hauled in the net and put it back down when it started raining. At first, everyone wore raincoats and worked for a while, but then the rain got heavier and heavier, so we had to take shelter in the cabin."
"Let's drag it out slowly for now, there's no need to rush to haul in the nets. As for the fish on the deck, just leave them there for now, and sort them out when the rain gets lighter."
Looking out the porthole at the sea, its surface rippling with rain, Feng Ye felt a sense of helplessness.
Du Yulin nodded: "That's all we can do. Hopefully, the rain will stop soon and not last too long."
"The spring rain is continuous, and who knows how long it will last? We can only take it one step at a time."
Feng Ye sighed and said, "Go get some sleep. There's no need for two people to keep an eye on things."
"Okay, I'll go lie down for a while. Call me if anything happens."
"Okay, go ahead."
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