Rebirth of a fishing village: starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

"Grandpa Zhao!"

"Grandpa!"

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang."

"What do you think of this sea fishing boat?"

Shi Zhongwei saw Ding Xiaoxiang, Zhao Shi and his grandfather Xu Guangming board the fishing boat. After parking the fishing boat, he ran out of the cab immediately, followed by Ding Ailian.

"Not bad!"

"It's really good. A big sea fishing boat is a big sea fishing boat. It can't be compared with a small sea fishing boat!"

Shi Guangming nodded while watching.

Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw Shi Guangming like this. No matter what it is, you get what you pay for. This new big sea fishing boat under her feet must be good. It cost a lot of money.

On the other hand, Shi Jiehua had already bought the same big sea fishing boat. Shi Guangming was not so happy. Shi Zhongwei bought this sea fishing boat, and Shi Guangming was very happy and excited. This was clearly a true intergenerational relationship, or to put it bluntly, partiality.

Ding Xiaoxiang turned around and went to another sea fishing boat parked next door. As soon as she got on, Shi Jiehua and He Jian walked out of the cab quickly.

"Uncle Shi."

"Grandpa Shi seems to look down on your fishing boat! He has been wandering around on Shi Zhongwei's fishing boat, and he doesn't even look at your fishing boat."

Ding Xiaoxiang talked about Shi Guangming on Shi Zhongwei's sea fishing boat next to him, and made a joke with Shi Jiehua.

"Ha!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"You are absolutely right. I was just talking about this with Shi Jiehua!"

"Sons are far less popular than grandsons."

He Jian laughed loudly. He just saw Shi Guangming on Shi Zhongwei's sea fishing boat and ignored Shi Jiehua's several sea fishing boats and talked about this matter.

"What can we do about this?" Shi Jiehua shook his head. "Uncle Shi!" "Will there be four boats going out to sea next time, or six boats going out to sea next time?" Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the two large sea fishing boats parked next to her, and pointed to two small sea fishing boats parked in another place. Shi Jiehua, He Jian and Shi Zhongwei now have a total of four new large sea fishing boats and two small old sea fishing boats. If all of them go out to sea together, there will be six boats in total. Ding Xiaoxiang came here to ask two questions, one is how many boats the fleet consists of, and the other is when the next trip will be. Shi Jiehua told Ding Xiaoxiang without thinking that the next trip would only be four sea fishing boats, not six boats. "Zhao Dahai has already decided on this matter."

"If there are six sea fishing boats, there will be too many people. It's not that we can't book so many fishing spots. As long as we are willing to bring so many boats, there will be people willing to board the boats and people willing to pay. But if there are too many people, fewer people will make money fishing."

"We have to make sure that most of the people on the boat can catch enough fish. Even if we don't make too much money, we can't lose too much."

"If the reputation is not good, the number of people who book our sea fishing boats will drop significantly next time."

"If there are four large sea fishing boats together, there will be a lot of people. If we are not going deep sea, we dare not bring so many fishing boats and so many people to go fishing at sea."

Shi Jiehua had discussed this matter with Zhao Dahai a long time ago.

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded. This matter had indeed been discussed a long time ago, but she was a little worried that Shi Jiehua and He Jian would get carried away and take six boats out to sea for fishing next time.

I am not really an expert at fishing, and I don't know if two sea fishing boats are really useless, but Zhao Dahai said this, if Shi Jiehua and He Jian really want to take six sea fishing boats, they will definitely not give face and will definitely oppose.

"Uncle Shi."

"When do you plan to go out to sea next time?"

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the direction of the open sea.

"Three days!"

"We will go out to sea in three days."

Shi Jiehua discussed this matter with He Jian and Shi Zhongwei last night, and felt that they should go out to sea earlier.

"So early?"

"Why don't you rest for a few more days?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was stunned.

Sea fishing boats usually rest for seven or eight days or about ten days before going out to sea again after a month of sea fishing, and sometimes the rest time is even longer.

Shi Jiehua and Shi Zhong worked non-stop for He Jian and others, and the rest time was really a bit short.

Shi Jiehua told Ding Xiaoxiang that the main reason why the sea fishing boats rested for a long time after going out to sea was not because they were tired, but because they had to have enough time to book a fishing spot and go out to sea to fish.

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"The fishing spots on our sea fishing boat are very popular. They have been booked out long ago, and they are booked for several months later."

"I will spread the news when I go back, make some preparations, replenish supplies, and go out to sea to fish in three days."

"Rest is the same on a fishing boat as at home, there is no difference."

"Isn't the fishing moratorium about 20 days away?"

"Hurry up and go out to sea. When you catch fish and come back, it will be during the fishing moratorium. The price of fish is more expensive, and you can sell it at a higher price and make more money."

Shi Jiehua detailed what he discussed with He Jian, Shi Zhongwei and others last night. Other sea fishing boats, including his own, had to rest for ten days or half a month after each trip to the sea. It was not that he wanted to rest for such a long time, but that he could not decide the fishing position without such a long time. Now there is no such problem. We must hurry up and make more money.

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded when she understood the plans of Shi Jiehua, Shi Zhongwei and He Jian. Everyone wanted to make more money. Now the opportunity is so good and the weather is fine. The fleet composed of the newly purchased large sea fishing boats must be thinking about going out to sea more and making more money.

"Okay!"

"Uncle Shi, you decide on this matter!"

Ding Xiaoxiang did not say much. When to go out to sea was decided by Shi Jiehua and He Jian, so she could just ask them.

Ding Xiaoxiang didn't stay on the fishing boat for too long. The fishing boat had returned here. They would go out to sea for fishing in three days. Shi Jiehua and his friends would have a lot of things to do, and she also had a lot of things to do. She went to the dock and was thinking about going back to the town. She looked at Ding Ailian on the fishing boat next to her and called out.

Ding Ailian didn't know what Ding Xiaoxiang wanted to talk to her about, so she went to the dock.

"Sister."

"What are you doing? What's the matter?"

Ding Ailian walked in front of Ding Xiaoxiang.

"Shi Zhong is planning for them to go out to sea in three days. Do you know about this?"

Ding Xiaoxiang asked Ding Ailian directly.

Ding Ailian nodded. When Shi Jiehua, Shi Zhongwei and He Jian discussed this matter last night, she was beside them and had known it for a long time.

"Sister!"

"I understand what you mean. But aren't we all here to make money? We must go out to sea more often!"

Ding Ailian knew that Ding Xiaoxiang was worried that she would have to separate from Shi Zhongwei after only meeting for two or three days, and it would take another month for them to meet again. She really didn't care about this.

"Okay!"

"We all have to work and do things now. It is definitely impossible for us to stay together every day. We will have to live like this for decades."

"Just keep this in mind."

Ding Xiaoxiang just reminded Ding Ailian and didn't say anything more. She had to go back to the town and deal with many things.

Ding Ailian returned to the sea fishing boat, but this time she didn't stay for too long. She told Shi Zhongwei and left to go back to the fish platform.

"The time you two meet is really too little, but there is no other way. It can only be like this."

"You can't not go out to work, right?!"

Shi Guangming watched Ding Ailian get on the speedboat and drive towards the fish farm, and shook his head. He really hoped that Zhongwei could spend more time with Ding Ailian, but it was impossible.

"Grandpa!"

"There is nothing to say about this matter. This is our current lifestyle. No matter I or Ding Ailian, we have to get used to it and accept it. If we can't accept it, then there is nothing we can do."

"Even if we have a lot of time now, what's the point of getting along?"

"You can't never go out to sea for your whole life or only go out to sea once or twice a year, and then stay at home, right? The current lifestyle is the future lifestyle."

Shi Zhongwei had discussed this matter with Ding Ailian several times. It's not that the two of them didn't want to see each other more, but there was really no way to do it. Not only is there no way now, but there is unlikely to be such a way in the rest of this life. They are destined to be together less and apart more.

"Grandpa!"

"Don't worry about it. Isn't it the same for every household in our fishing village?"

"Don't talk about ours. Even if Brother Dahai catches so many fish and makes so much money, doesn't he have to be busy at sea?"

"Sister Xiaoxiang and Brother Dahai don't meet much."

Shi Zhongwei knew that he and Ding Ailian didn't spend much time together, but Zhao Dahai caught so many fish and made so much money, and he rarely met Ding Xiaoxiang.

Shi Guangming thought about it and found that it was true. Don't look at Zhao Dahai fishing in the open sea, not going deep sea. If you count it, the time they meet is really not much.

"Okay!"

"You are right. There are really few people in our fishing village who stay together all day. They all have to go out to sea and make money."

Shi Guangming didn't say anything more about this. This is the way of life in the fishing village. There are not many men who stay at home all day.

"Didn't you guys book to go out to sea in three days?"

"You just got the hang of this big fishing boat, so you have to be careful when you go out to sea."

Shi Guangming reminded Shi Zhongwei. He originally thought about whether he should go out to sea with him to keep an eye on it, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea. One reason is that Zhao Shi can't be the only one watching over the fish farm. Zhao Shi is from another village. If something happens, it will be difficult to handle. He has to keep an eye on it himself. Another reason is that Shi Zhongwei drove a fishing boat alone and took care of things on the fishing boat the last two times he went out to sea. This time, the fishing boat is just a little bigger. There is not much difference. He doesn't need to worry about this or that. Even if he is really worried, he has to keep it in his heart and don't need to say it out loud. Only by letting go can Shi Zhongwei be able to take charge of things on his own.

Shi Zhongwei nodded and agreed. There is still a difference between a large sea fishing boat and a small sea fishing boat. Another more important thing is that you have to learn various things. The captain of a deep-sea sea fishing boat is not only able to drive a fishing boat, but also has too many things to do and needs to learn well.

"He Jian."

"Let's go our separate ways later."

"You and Shi Zhongwei take the other people to refuel these fishing boats or other supplies, including food, drink, and defecation for the people going out to sea."

"Go back and call those who have booked fishing spots to tell them that they will go out to sea to fish in three days. If they have time, they can follow the boat. If they don't have time, they can postpone it to the next trip."

"I will come to you after this matter is done!"

Shi Jiehua and He Jian rechecked the two sea fishing boats they had just bought. Next, they will work separately. If they have to go out to sea in three days, there are many things to do. One is to prepare the fuel for the fishing boats, and the other is to go out to sea for a month. The concept of food, drink, and defecation for so many people requires a lot of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar.

He Jian nodded.

Shi Jiehua left the fishing boat and went to the dock. A group of people surrounded him.

"Captain Shi."

"You bought two large sea fishing boats. There are more fishing spots. Do we have a chance to reserve a fishing spot?"

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"Aren't there six sea fishing boats for the next trip?"

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"Captain Shi."

"When will we go out to sea for fishing?"

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"Can I reserve a fishing spot now?"

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Shi Jiehua couldn't hear so many people talking next to him. He had no choice but to raise his hand and wave twice, shouting to stop.

Shi Jiehua waited for the people around him to calm down before speaking.

"Everyone!"

"Our sea fishing boat will go out to sea in three days."

"Hurry up, I can make more money, and those who booked fishing can also make money earlier."

"There will only be four sea fishing boats."

"Two small old sea fishing boats will not go out to sea."

"As everyone knows, some people have already booked fishing spots. I will call you according to the time."

"I dare not accept your fishing spot reservation now."

Shi Jiehua knew that many people wanted to book fishing spots, but the fishing spots had been booked long ago. It was impossible to agree to anyone at this time. As long as he agreed to one person, countless people would squeeze in. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he could not handle this matter.