Mei Yueqin nodded and said, "Alright, go ahead."
"If you're going, pack quickly and come back soon."
"Okay!" Wu Ping was overjoyed. Although he was a native of Yu Village, he had not actually been out to sea many times.
Especially after starting work and becoming a teacher, I had even less opportunity to go to sea.
Although standing in the classroom every day is his favorite thing, he still feels excited and looking forward to going out to sea to fish.
Perhaps it's because everyone has an involuntary longing for the sea; this longing is etched into our genes and bones.
Seeing Wu Ping pick up the box containing longline fishing, Wu An quickly said, "Brother, let's not go longline fishing today, let's go collect the fish traps."
"I'll come back when I'm done collecting."
"If everything goes well, I can make it back for lunch."
"OK."
Wu Ping put down the box, jumped onto the tricycle, and sat down on one side with A Qing.
Mei Yueqin opened the iron gate and watched the motorcycle tricycle ride away into the distance.
Sister Duan asked from over the wall, "Yueqin, I heard Wu An is going to go to sea?"
“Yes,” Mei Yueqin replied.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the weather is unpredictable, it might get windy and rainy again."
"Sister Duan, you'd better say less."
"I didn't mean anything by it..."
"I know, I know."
"Yueqin..." Sister Duan wanted to say something more, but then she heard the door close. She muttered under her breath, "Hmph, they really value money over their lives..."
...
The three arrived in town.
There were quite a few people at the dock, most of them just watching. Even those going out to sea were trawlers that were only 20 or 30 meters long.
The main problem is the unstable weather. If the weather changes suddenly, large fishing boats can withstand the wind and waves, but small fishing boats will be in danger.
After parking the car, the three boarded the boat, quickly checked it over, and then started the engine.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd on the dock, the fishing boat rumbled out to sea.
"How dare such a small fishing boat go out to sea?"
"Who is it? They've got some nerve."
"It seems to be someone surnamed Wu from Xiaoxi Village."
"Oh, it's that kid. I know he's very lucky; he always catches a lot of fish."
"No wonder they were in such a hurry to go to sea; they were afraid of losing their luck."
"Let's not just look around, shall we go out to sea?"
"No, no."
"Yeah, what's the point of talking? This weather is perfect for playing cards."
"Let's go, let's go play cards."
The dock was bustling with people, but there weren't many fishing boats going out to sea. Among them, there were very few fishing boats of similar size to those in Wu'an.
...
The sky was overcast, and the sea seemed to have turned the same color.
With no wind, the sea was as calm as a mirror.
Wu An frowned. This might not be a good thing; perhaps the sea was plotting something bad.
But no matter what, we're definitely going to set sail today.
We were halfway there.
Ah Qing, holding binoculars, shouted, "Brother, there are two trawlers ahead!"
Wu An, holding the helm, said, "It's alright, let's just take a short detour."
Wu Ping took the binoculars, looked at them, and said, "It belongs to the Chen family."
Ah Qing cursed, "Damn, are they deliberately blocking our way?"
Wu An smiled and said, "You're overthinking it."
It was just a coincidence.
It's no exaggeration to say that enemies meet on a narrow road; the ocean is so vast, yet we still managed to run into each other halfway through our journey.
Wu Ping looked through his binoculars and suddenly said, "They've seen us too, and they're pointing at us."
Ah Qing snorted, "He definitely didn't fart properly."
Wu An laughed heartily: "That's probably pretty accurate."
"Not necessarily." Wu Ping paused for a moment and then said, "There's an old man on the ship using flag signals."
"It's a reminder for us to give way."
"Kind-hearted."
Wu An was surprised. He took the binoculars and looked inside. He saw that it was an old man using flag signals.
“It’s him.” He didn’t look at it much, mainly because he couldn’t understand flag signals and was afraid of missing some information. After he saw who it was, he handed the binoculars back to Wu Ping.
"Ah An, do you know him?"
"I don't know him."
Wu An briefly explained that when the Chen family's two fishing boats attacked him from both sides, it was this old man who shouted loudly to tell him to get out of the way.
Wu Ping's face darkened: "There's actually such a thing."
"Brother, just keep it to yourself. Don't go back and tell them, so Dad and sister-in-law won't worry."
"Mm." Wu Ping nodded.
Wu An asked curiously, "You've hardly ever been to sea, how do you know flag signals?"
"I'd read about it in a book and thought it was interesting, so I remembered it." Wu Ping looked through his binoculars and exclaimed, "Huh? This old man isn't just telling us to get out of the way, he's trying to make us turn around!"
Aqing pouted: "Mind your own business."
"Whether it's true or not, they meant well." Wu Ping asked, "A'an, what do you think?"
"I think this old man didn't make us turn back for no reason," Wu An said after thinking for a moment. "Old fishermen are more confident about the weather at sea; maybe the weather is about to change."
"Brother, if, as you say, this person noticed the weather was off, then why did he still go out to sea with the Chen family's fishing boat?"
"He's still on the Chen family's fishing boat, urging us to turn around. Could it be that he thinks our fishing boat is too small?"
“What Ah Qing said makes some sense. If the weather really changes, big ships and small ships are about the same in the face of wind and waves.”
Wu An nodded.
He was just guessing randomly; who knows what the old man was thinking?
After clearing the two trawlers, the fishing boat headed straight for the area where the bottom traps were to be set.
On the Chen family's fishing boat.
The old man who had been signaling with flags sighed helplessly as he lowered the flag, saying, "Why won't they listen to reason?"
The Chen family members said cheerfully, "Old Fu, that kid is very bold. You can't scare him."
Old Fu shook his head: "I'm not trying to scare him."
"I told you all, the weather is going to change."
"Let's make a quick catch and head back to Hong Kong."
The Chen family members cursed, "Bullshit."
"Stop spreading alarmist rumors. If you dare to say anything discouraging again, don't blame me for being impolite."
Others quickly tried to persuade him to stop.
"Since we're already out here, we should at least earn some money for gas."
"Old Fu, you should say less."
"We're just helpers, we just do the work and that's it, we listen to the boat owner."
The Chen family members cursed and shoved Old Fu.
"You followed us when we went out to sea without saying a word, but now that we're at sea, you suddenly say things are going to change."
"Why the hell did you do this so early?"
Some of the helpers who knew him spoke well of Old Fu and pulled him aside to work.
Old Fu was helpless.
Others have little influence or influence.
Furthermore... he didn't expect that his rheumatic legs would only react here.
When a familiar helper asked and learned the situation, he was speechless: "Who doesn't have rheumatism?"
"I have one too."
"Why isn't it as mysterious as yours?"
Old Fu said, "I don't know either, but my rheumatic legs are very flexible."
"You'd better shut up," the helper said, pointing at him. "With that mouth of yours, you've ruined so many things."
Old Fu sighed dejectedly, "It's been my whole life, and I can't change it even if I wanted to."
This day is definitely going to change!
I just don't know what will happen, but I hope the ship can hold on.
He lowered his head and muttered to himself, "May Goddess Mazu protect me."
"And bless that ship as well."
"well."
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