Chapter 104 A Man with No Abilities
Lin Wanxia stood on the deck and looked into the distance.
This trip was much smoother than the last one.
The journey was calm and peaceful.
The anxiety and tension in my heart gradually subsided.
The weather looked good today. I could find a few places with a lot of fish and cast a few nets, and then I could go home.
There were a total of eight captains who followed Lin Wanxia, plus Sun Dapeng and Lin Wanxia herself who followed before, a total of ten fishing boats.
They were all old fishermen, and their boats were only small boats in the ocean-going ships, including Lin Wanxia's own boat.
So although they were in the 246 sea area, they were not actually too far away from the country.
"Xia Xia, come and have dinner." The boatwoman, Auntie Pang, poked her head out of the cabin with a shovel in hand.
Lin Wanxia responded and walked into the cabin.
The three boatmen she hired were indeed the ones recommended by Grandpa Sun. They were quick-witted and deft.
Auntie Pang, as the only female among the three, could not only cook and wash clothes, but also clean and process the fish caught from the sea.
No matter how small an ocean-going ship is, it is still an ocean-going ship, and it is impossible for a net to be fully loaded.
The caught fish need to be simply processed and temporarily stored.
Lin Wanxia had prepared saltpeter and built a cold storage early on.
Others did not have Lin Wanxia's skills, so they all used low-temperature seawater for storage.
This was the first time that Lin Wanxia was actually the captain of a fleet. She set out in a hurry and did not have time to give detailed instructions to everyone. Next time, she wanted everyone in her fleet to have a cold storage.
In addition to the fat aunt, there are Brother Liu and Uncle Li.
Brother Liu is young, strong, loves to laugh, and can talk.
Uncle Li is a little older, stable, and doesn't talk much, but he works very well and has as much experience as the average captain.
When she is free, the fat aunt likes to gossip with Lin Wanxia.
She told Lin Wanxia that Brother Liu's family used to raise a boat, and his father was also a very good captain, but neither the man nor the boat came back, and the family could not afford to buy a boat.
Uncle Li has been famous for his good water skills since he was a child.
But his family is poor and has never been able to buy a boat.
He especially likes the sea, and his dream is to have a boat of his own.
It's a pity that I'm over 40 and still penniless. The chances of realizing my dream in this lifetime are slim.
When Auntie Pang said this, she shook her head with a look of regret.
Lin Wanxia said, "Not necessarily! Maybe if you follow me for a year or two, you can really become a captain?"
Auntie Pang smiled, "Yeah! You are the most powerful girl I have ever seen."
Lin Wanxia said nothing.
Auntie Pang was talking about a girl, not a captain or a team leader.
So, in fact, everyone still didn't believe her that much in their hearts.
They followed her just because she was their only choice besides Zhao Tiezhu.
Lin Wanxia had just taken the bowl from Auntie Pang, and before she could drink the porridge, she heard a sharp whistle from the side.
The fat aunt's face suddenly changed: "Oh no! We met people from other countries."
Lin Wanxia was leading a team for the first time, and she didn't know much about their means of communication, but her legs reacted faster than her brain. As soon as the fat aunt finished speaking, Lin Wanxia was already standing in the cockpit.
A fleet of ships appeared in the endless sight just now.
Compared to their ship, it was a very large ship.
The flag upright on the ship made Lin Wanxia frown.
The flag of a neighboring country.
Among these captains, Dapeng was the most familiar with Lin Wanxia and her style. When the other captains were in a mess, Dapeng's ship approached Lin Wanxia's ship and gave her "popular science".
"They will come to attack us and take us to their country."
Lin Wanxia frowned, "Why do they want to capture us?"
Even pirates can see that their fleet is obviously poor.
"It's not certain what they will do. Maybe they will drive us away, maybe they will make us sign a 'confession', maybe they will extort money, maybe they will seize our ship..." Dapeng talked about several of their previous experiences.
Those ships were huge, but they were very fast, and they became clearer and clearer in the field of vision.
Lin Wanxia asked the fat lady to help signal the fleet not to panic.
Panic will allow others to seize your weaknesses.
Dapeng shouted to Lin Wanxia with hope on his face: "Xia Xia, do you have a solution?"
Lin Wanxia did not answer.
How could she have a solution? !
At most, he could sigh in his heart that he was so lucky that he could buy lottery tickets.
The last time he went out to sea, he encountered a sudden change in weather and a storm.
This time, he encountered other countries looking for trouble.
A 100% chance of winning.
Lin Wanxia didn't want to run away. The other ship was so big and so fast that he couldn't run away at all.
Moreover, as the distance got closer, they could clearly see the gun barrels mounted on the side of the ship.
Soon, shouts came from the opposite ship through the loudspeaker. They
spoke in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean one by one.
The meaning was very simple, that is, to let Lin Wanxia and the others surrender and line up to get on their ship.
Lin Wanxia estimated the probability of accelerating and crashing into their ship and overturning it, and gave up.
She used to be an excellent ship designer. She knew at a glance the weaknesses of a ship and what the consequences would be if she hit it.
After all, even fishing boats would undergo collision tests before delivery. No matter
how Lin Wanxia calculated it, it was only her own ship that would be destroyed by the collision.
Whether it was an ocean voyage was only calculated based on the mileage.
Judging by the size of the ship, the largest ship in their team was also a small fishing boat.
If she hit it, even if she used all her strength, it would be just like a toddler hitting an adult. She
would be the only one who would be hurt.
If she couldn't run away, she wouldn't run.
As the other party approached, Lin Wanxia closed her eyes and used the golden finger.
She summoned the great white sharks.
It takes time for the white sharks to gather.
Lin Wanxia negotiated with the other party, saying that she was the captain of the fleet and could board the ship on behalf of others.
However, the people on the opposite ship did not believe it.
Who would believe that a girl in her twenties was the captain of the fleet?
The man standing on the deck shouted to Lin Wanxia with a loudspeaker, "I heard that your country values men over women, but I didn't expect that women have such a low status. So, don't be their scapegoat. Come up and follow me. I promise to let you know what it feels like to be a woman!"
The man laughed after he finished speaking, and his laughter was vulgar, sarcastic and contemptuous.
Others laughed too, loudly and rudely.
The other captains couldn't understand because they were not speaking Chinese, but their laughter was understandable and their expressions were angry.
But no one dared to move, and those who were laughing had guns in their hands.
Uncle Li and Brother Liu stood in front of Lin Wanxia.
Although they were hired crew members by Lin Wanxia, they were also men.
They couldn't let a woman like Lin Wanxia be teased and remain indifferent.
Lin Wanxia patted Uncle Li and Brother Liu, motioning them to move aside, and took the loudspeaker handed by the fat lady and shouted in fluent English.
"In our country, only incompetent men will take advantage of women with their mouths. Only cowardly men will bully those weaker than themselves."
Lin Wanxia's voice was calm and her tone was unhurried, just like stating facts.
The more she did this, the more angry and frustrated the men on the opposite ship became.
They were talking in foul language, and some even shouted to bring a ladder over to give Lin Wanxia a good time.