On the dock, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing, wearing straw raincoats, finally relaxed when they saw the Rising Sun come into view.
Before the storm even arrived, they came to the dock one after another, waiting anxiously.
They had only been at sea for two days when they were already worried twice.
I got back too late yesterday, and today the weather is unusual.
Fortunately, they all returned safely without any serious injury.
They rushed over to help Feng Ye and the others secure the boat, then asked with concern, "How are you? Nothing happened, right?"
Feng Ye shook his head and laughed, "What could possibly go wrong? As soon as we discovered the abnormal weather, we started our return journey."
"That's good, that's good."
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing both breathed a sigh of relief, and a relieved smile appeared on their faces.
People living by the sea know the risks at sea; danger can strike at any moment if the weather turns bad.
"How was the catch this time?" Feng Jiaqing asked.
“We were followed as soon as we set out to sea. We were caught in the sea for several hours, which wasted a lot of time. As a result, after we finished hauling in our longline fishing, we only managed to haul in one net, and we didn’t catch much.”
Ah-chan blurted out in his haste.
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing exchanged a glance, both seeing worry in each other's eyes.
Being followed?
What's going on?
Is it to harm them, or simply out of envy for their income and a desire to find where they fish?
A flurry of thoughts raced through their minds. Feng Jiaqing hurriedly asked, "Who is following you?"
Just as A-Can was about to speak, Feng Ye glared at him, and he shut up.
Feng Ye looked at the crowd around him and said, "Father, Uncle Ling, let's not talk about it now. We'll talk about it when we get back."
The previous grudges had vanished with Lan Xin'an's death, and he didn't want to publicize them anymore.
Furthermore, respect for the deceased is paramount; continuing to harp on this matter would be going too far.
The wind and waves were quite high at the time, and they weren't speaking very loudly, so they didn't attract the attention of others.
Although they didn't know why they didn't want to talk about it here, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
Both of them climbed onto the boat and crawled into the cabin to help unload the catch.
As soon as he entered, Feng Jialing exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, such a big sailfish? It must weigh over two hundred pounds!"
"How did you catch it? This fish is really fierce."
When Feng Jiaqing, who entered next, saw this, his pupils contracted slightly, and he was also surprised.
"Hehe, no effort at all, got it for free."
Ah-Can couldn't help but laugh when he thought about where the fish came from.
Feng Xuan also laughed and said, "This fish is related to the people who are following us, but it's hard to explain in a short time."
Feng Ye followed closely behind, saying, "Let's move the goods to sell first, and I'll explain the details when we get back."
"Okay, okay."
The two looked at the other catches and immediately had a good idea of what their harvest would be like that day.
Compared to yesterday's harvest, the difference is enormous.
Nevertheless, it's still much better than what others have gained.
They helped unload the goods from the ship and then transferred them to Uncle Fa's purchasing point using a handcart.
The sailfish attracted a lot of attention when it was disembarked, but not many people gathered around to watch the spectacle.
Despite the heavy wind and rain, everyone is busy unloading goods and selling them so they can go home as soon as possible.
But when they arrived at Uncle Fa's purchasing point, they were surrounded.
The fishing boats returned in a concentrated manner today, and there were quite a few people at several purchasing points, all queuing up to have their boats weighed.
"My goodness, it's a sailfish! How did they catch it? You couldn't have caught it with a trawl net, could you?"
"Tsk tsk, Ah Ye and the others are so lucky, they got such a big sailfish today."
"What incredible luck! One fish is worth several days' worth of my income..."
Everyone was talking at once.
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Have you heard? Lan Xin'an is dead. It's said that he was stabbed to death by the upper jaw of a sailfish."
This sentence immediately shifted the crowd's attention from the sailfish to Lan Xin'an, and everyone started discussing it again.
Some people joked, "Could Lan Xin'an have been killed by this sailfish?"
Feng Ye, Feng Xuan, and A-Can just smiled and didn't say anything.
Neither admitting nor denying, let them say what they want.
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing, however, seemed to be deep in thought.
They knew Lan Xin'an was dead; the news had already spread throughout the village.
But they didn't know how they died.
When it was their turn, the first thing they weighed was the sailfish, which weighed 232 jin (166 catties). Uncle Fa gave them a reasonable price of 2.8 yuan per jin.
The tilapia weighed a considerable 64 jin (approximately 32 catties), but unfortunately, it was very cheap, costing only 8 mao (0.8 yuan), even less than a ribbonfish.
After weighing all the other miscellaneous fish, shrimp, and crabs, the total came to 1326 yuan, which was a bit unexpected.
After settling today's bill with Feng Ye, Uncle Fa said, "Ah Ling came over this morning and settled yesterday's bill. Go back and ask her; I'm really too busy."
"OK."
Feng Ye put the money away and looked at A-Can: "Are you going straight to my house to split the money, or do you want to go back and take a shower first before coming over?"
All three of them were soaked to the bone.
"Of course I'll go back and take a shower first. I'm all wet, and I'm more likely to catch a cold if I stay here."
Feng Jialing answered for A-Can.
"Oh well."
The five of them walked together happily for a while, and then went their separate ways home.
After returning home, Feng Ye took a shower first. When he returned to the main room, Feng Xuan had already recounted in detail what had happened at sea.
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