1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

 Li Duoyu came to the cab of the fishing boat. This fishing boat was quite advanced. It was not only equipped with a fish finder but also a radio.

　　Maybe it was because of the strong waves or the fact that it ran aground on the rocks. The cab was in a mess, drawers and other items were all knocked open, and things were scattered all over the floor.

Li Duoyu picked up the book casually and found that it was actually a nautical map of an overseas province. After flipping through it roughly, he found that it included not only the Matsu Islands, but also Penghu and Kinmen.

Li Duoyu's eyes are shining. This is a good thing. Although it is of no use to him, because they can't cross the sea areas where the chart is located, but it can be handed over to the country.

While continuing to explore, Li Duoyu accidentally discovered several packages of betel nut.

I remember that in this era, people from overseas provinces really liked to eat betel nuts, and there seemed to be betel nuts on the roadside.

Li Duoyu was not polite and put it into his pocket, except for the chart and betel nut.

 Li Duoyu also found a fishing diary kept by the boss of the boat, which mostly contained fishing harvests.

 On December 2, 1985, he went to the Penghu waters to catch a boatload of mullet with larvae and sold them to the fish market, making a total of 10,200 yuan. 】

On February 15, 1986, a large number of thirty baskets of swimming crabs (Portunus crab) were caught in the Matsu waters, making a total of 15,000 yuan. 】

 On April 22, 1986, the fishing boat returned to the Nangan Township Shipyard for engine repairs, which cost 20,000 yuan. 】

Li Duoyu looked at the fishing diary a few times and felt quite envious. If converted into US dollars, their current exchange rate with overseas provinces is about one to five.

One RMB can be exchanged for five Taiwan dollars. In other words, they sold a boat of fish for two to three thousand RMB.

 Overseas fishermen are so **** easy to make money.

Li Duoyu didn’t find much useful information in this fishing diary, but when he turned to the back, a photo fell out of the diary.

Li Duoyu picked it up and took a look and found that it was a group photo of the ship just after it was launched into the sea.

There are four men in the photo, and they feel like a family. There are three lines of words written on the back of the photo:

 May 11, 1982.

 Luo Shuigan is happy to bring a new ship.

Mazu Goddess bless you.

 When he saw this, especially the words Nangan Township, Li Duoyu could roughly determine where the boat boss was from. He should be a fisherman from Matsu.

 Speaking of which, Nangan Township is very close to Dandan Island. If Li Duoyu is willing, he can reach Nangan Township in less than an hour by driving a fishing boat.

It is sandwiched between their county and the island county. Unfortunately, our maritime power was not strong back then, so this island has been occupied by overseas provinces.

There are a total of 36 islands and reefs in the Matsu Islands, but it is these more than 30 islands and reefs that make the fishermen along the Rongcheng coast very uncomfortable. To this day, they are still a restricted area for fishermen along the coast.

 Because there are a lot of soldiers stationed there, just like the island opposite Ludao.

If the fishermen get too close, they will most likely be expelled. If the other party gets aggressive, they will hit you with their boat.

Since Xiao Jiang came to power, things have been relatively good. I heard from my uncle and the others that before the meeting was changed, as long as you crossed the line, the other party's patrol would even shoot you with a gun, or directly hit you with a boat.

Every time he thinks of the maritime patrols in overseas provinces, Li Duoyu itch with hatred. In fact, their relationship with the people in Matsu is not bad. They used to be from the same county.

As Li Duoyu knows, many people on Dandan Island have relatives on the Matsu side. After it was reopened, some villagers smuggled there and never came back.

Li Duoyu sighed. If it was a fishing boat from the main island of the Overseas Province, he probably wouldn't be able to return it, and the other party might not be able to find it.

But Matsu's side is Nangan Township, which is the closest to them. There is still some interaction between the two sides. The fishermen on both sides are also friendly, and sometimes they often meet on the sea.

At this moment, Zhang Erhu from the militia company heard the sound and rushed over.

After seeing Captain Zhang coming over, the villagers who were the first to discover the fishing boat frowned. As soon as Captain Zhang arrived, these villagers' plan to take the fishing boat as their own was probably ruined.

Even if no one comes to claim this boat, it will most likely be handed over.

 Zhao Xiaoliu, who was the first to discover the fishing boat that ran aground on the rocks, couldn't help complaining: "Damn it, some big mouth called Zhang Erhu over."

An old fisherman said: "With so many people watching, how could Captain Zhang not know about it? It is estimated that everyone on the island knows about it now."

Zhao Xiaoliu sighed: "If this fishing boat hadn't been broken down, I would have driven the boat away and repainted it."

One villager said disgustedly: "Stop bragging, even if I give you a good boat, will you know how to sail it?"

 After Zhang Erhu came to the fishing boat and smelled the strong smell of fish, he couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck, it smells worse than the toilet."

He lit a cigarette on the spot to eliminate the smell and asked: "Director Li, how was the inspection? Can you determine where the fishing boat is?"

Li Duoyu sighed, and then replied: "It's almost certain, it's from Nangan Township, Mazu. The boat owner's name is Luo Shuigan."

Hearing that it was from Matsu, Zhang Erhu frowned. If it was from nearby villages and towns, just inform them to tow the boat away.

But Matsu is from the Overseas Province, and things have become very complicated. If he had known that the fishing boat that ran aground was Matsu's, he really didn't want to come, because once he knew about it, he would have to report the situation to his superiors.

 Zhang Erhu rubbed his temples: "Director Li, is there no one on the fishing boat?"

“When I arrived, Zhao Xiaoliu, who first spotted the fishing boat, said he saw no one on the boat.”

After hearing this, Zhang Erhu became even more worried. According to the rules and procedures, he now has to organize militia to search Dandan Island.

But now the typhoon has just passed, and the island is in chaos, so there is no time to fix these things. This typhoon has even affected his family.

Zhang Erhu struggled for a while and felt that it would be faster to let the other party handle the matter, so he asked: "Can we use the ship's radio to contact the other party?"

Li Duoyu hesitated for a while: "His engine is broken and there is no power now, but I can bring my fishing boat over and pull out a wire."

“Then I’ll trouble you, Director Li. I’ll get the wire directly from the company.”

 “Okay, I’ll see you later.”

Li Duoyu carefully drove the fishing boat near the fishing boat, and Captain Zhang also brought a bundle of red wires over.

After briefly answering the call, Li Duoyu just turned on the fishing boat's radio, and without thinking, directly connected to the shore-based radio station in Matsu.

Since it is a public power station, the information is very noisy. There are many fishing boats talking, and there is also a lot of sizzling electricity.

Li Duoyu shouted several times: "Mazu Maritime, Mazu Maritime"

“This is Matsu Maritime. I received it. The voice is very clear. If you have any questions, please ask.”

I didn’t expect to get through so quickly. Li Duoyu had heard before that radio stations from both sides often exchanged insults on public channels, and he didn’t know whether it was true or false.

Li Duoyu said: "This is Wenfa No. 54. We hit a rock and the fishing boat lost power and asked for rescue."

"Wenfa No. 54, please report the specific location. The typhoon has just passed and rescue may not be timely. Please wait patiently." Li Duoyu said with a smile: "Our current location is Xiasha Village on Dandan Island in Rongcheng. "

After hearing the specific location of the fishing boat, the staff of the other radio station was silent for a long time and replied: "Wenfa No. 54, our coast guard ship cannot go to the location of your fishing boat for rescue. We will contact the local maritime department for rescue."

Li Duoyu continued: "That's right, I am Li Duoyu from Xiasha Village, Dandan Island. When we discovered this fishing boat, we did not find any crew members on board."

 After hearing this, the other radio station remained silent for a longer time this time, and then said: "We will learn about the situation of this ship immediately, please continue to keep talking."

At this time, the sound of other fishing boats joining this frequency band was faintly heard from the radio station.

“Wenfa No. 54, lost contact for a long time.”

“Unexpectedly, the ship ran aground on Dandan Island.”

Nearly half an hour later, the voice of the other party’s Maritime Affairs Bureau came over the radio: “Wenfa No. 54, can you hear it?”

Li Duoyu replied: "This is Wenfa No. 54, you can hear it."

Matsu Maritime said: "We just checked and found that this ship lost contact four days ago. The family of the ship owner Luo Shuigen is very worried. We hope you can help search for the missing crew members."

“Wenfa No. 54 has received it. We will report the situation to our superiors and help search for the crew as much as possible.”

 “Thank you, thank you very much.”

 When Li Duoyu contacted the other radio station, many villagers were listening.

 When they heard that they had to help them search for the crew members, some people immediately became unhappy.

“Damn it, why are you helping them search for the crew? In the past, their coast guard liked to drive their boats to chase us away.”

"Whether they are dead or alive, if we can come and take them away, then we can take them away. If we can't take them away, we will go to Xiasha Village."

Li Duoyu is also very disgusted with their patrol. To be honest, he has no obligation to save people at all.

At this time, Chen Huotan, a very senior person in the village, also came. Apart from Li Duoyu, this person had more say.

Seeing that many people were unwilling to save the fire, Chen Huotan said angrily:

“The bad thing is that the troublemakers from the overseas provinces are not from Matsu. Going forward a few decades, Matsu was still managed by our county.”

“In our village, Daqing’s wife was married from Mazu, and Lao Zheng, who likes to play four-color cards, married his second daughter to Mazu.”

“Also, there are many villagers in our village who fled from Matsu to Dandan Island because of the war that year.”

When Chen Huotan said this, everyone became quiet. In fact, everyone knew very well that the people who lived on the Mazu Islands, if pushed forward a few decades, were the people of their county.

 It's just that some things, once broken for a long time, become separated and there is not much emotion left.

Chen Huotan looked at Li Duoyu and asked directly: "Duoyu, you are the village director. How do you plan to deal with this matter, save it or not?"

Li Duoyu is also in trouble. In fact, he is also very conflicted. Now he doesn't even know if these crew members are still alive.

 The typhoon has just passed.

Now the village is in a mess. The affairs in my own village have not been settled yet, so I have no time to care about others.

 If it can’t be saved.

There was another knot in his heart. After reading the captain's diary and the group photo, Li Duoyu was almost certain that the crew of this ship were all from the same family.

While waiting for the radio station, Li Duoyu checked the fishing boat again and found that the boat's cable was broken. It was probably tied to the reef before and was broken by force when the typhoon came. It was also connected to the anchor. The chain was also broken.

The only thing that can break all the iron chains is a typhoon, combined with the degree of decay of the fish in the fish tank.

If you guessed correctly, this fishing boat must have had some kind of malfunction and had to dock on a nearby uninhabited island. As a result, a typhoon happened to catch up and the boat was blown away.

If you want to find someone, it’s best to start looking from uninhabited islands in nearby waters.

Li Duoyu frowned and thought for a while, then replied to Chen Huotan: "Uncle Huotan, my abilities are also limited. I can only be busy with the village affairs for the time being. It is best to leave this matter to Captain Zhang and the maritime affairs people."

The young people said: "Yes, Director Li is right, this is not our business."

Li Duoyu smiled helplessly. He knew very well that these young people were eager to mess up the matter. It would be best if the other party could not take the fishing boat back.

 After all, this ship was the first one they discovered, so maybe they might get some benefits by then.

Li Duoyu then said: "Captain Zhang, use the radio on my fishing boat to contact our local maritime affairs department. Just handle it how you want it to be handled. Let's follow the procedures."

Zhang Erhu also felt that there was no need to take risks to save people. After all, the typhoon had just passed: "Okay, I will contact you right away."

After hearing this, Chen Huotan was very angry and helpless at the same time: "How come young people nowadays don't show any affection at all."

The villager named Zhao Xiaoliu snorted: "That's because you have a relationship with them. Our generation has a fart relationship with them. When we used to eat pig food, did they share the meat with us? Obviously It’s in front of our house, why do our fishing boats have to go around it?”

"Don't talk about saving them. When the time comes, the country only needs to shout a word, and I will be the first to sign up."

"Xiao Liu is right." Several young people in the village responded: "Yes, there is no need to be too nice to them."

Li Duoyu sighed. Regarding this matter, what Uncle Huo Tan and that Zhao Xiaoliu said were all right.

 Many times, things are not right or wrong, there are only positions.

 After handling the matters here, Li Duoyu sailed back to the dock and continued to organize the villagers to carry out post-disaster reconstruction work.

There is strength in numbers. In less than a day, the garbage on the pier was cleaned up. Now everyone is fetching water to wash the pier.

As for the bamboo poles on the tidal flat, Li Duoyu didn’t want them anymore. He directly told the villagers that whoever wanted them could move them themselves.

  As a result, there are all people there now. Some plan to carry it back and use it as firewood, while others pick up some better ones and plan to make a simple small fishing raft.

 After all, the season of small tube squid is coming again. When the time comes, you can directly catch small tubes with small fishing rafts.

Li Duoyu had been busy all day, and he didn't sleep well last night. When he got home, his muscles all over his body were sore.

Zhou Xiaoying brought a basin of bath water over and said, "Your shoes must be wet. Let's soak your feet first. Go to bed early tonight."

Hearing the words "go to bed early," Li Duoyu suddenly said: "Teacher Zhou, let's not come today."

Zhou Xiaoying glared at him fiercely and said with disgust: "You are so tired now, can you afford it?"

 “How about we give it a try?”

While the two couples were bickering, Zhang Erhu's nervous and urgent voice came from outside the courtyard.

“Director Li, are you here?”

 (End of this chapter)