"Later I learned that my father had a dream: he wanted to buy a fishing boat that could go deep into the ocean."
“But such things are beyond the reach of ordinary families like ours. Many families can only afford a slightly larger hand-cranked fishing boat even after two or three generations of hard work. My father, however, wanted a high-powered one. Besides, he was the only able-bodied person in our family.”
"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but my father's income was the highest in our fishing village. However, our family was the poorest in the village in terms of food and daily necessities. My father sold all the fish he caught. Only the small fish and dead fish that couldn't be sold were kept for the family to eat."
"Two years ago, my father finally saved up enough money. Just then, someone heard that my father wanted to buy a fishing boat that could go deep into the ocean, so they took the initiative to come to our door and said that their fishing boat was for sale."
Si Gui lowered his head sadly. "I personally accompanied my father to see it. Compared to the wooden planks that make up the sheds on other fishing boats, this boat's hull is reinforced with steel, making it several times more resistant to wind than other fishing boats."
"The boat owner took us for a test drive. It doesn't require manual rowing; it's oiled and runs incredibly fast. The price was also reasonable."
“I have never seen my father so happy. The seller said that there was a family emergency and they needed money urgently, otherwise they would not have been in such a hurry to sell. My father took out all the money he had saved up in his life and borrowed a lot from others to buy the boat.”
“Besides my mother, our whole family was very happy. We had a ceremony performed, and when the boat was launched, many people came to watch. Everyone was envious of how fast and sturdy the boat was.”
"You know what? Even the government's armed reconnaissance boats can't catch us!"
"However, on our first voyage, the boat sank. We were cheated. It was a heavily modified fishing boat. It was fast because it was equipped with three defective high-powered engines."
"My father couldn't accept the result and collapsed on the spot."
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