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

Zhao Dahai walked into the yard and put the bag of tools on the wall behind the door. He would continue to use it tomorrow. Grandma Zhong Cuihua was making dinner in the kitchen. She went in to help and talked about the work done today. The rotten ship boards had been knocked out. , carefully measure the size and buy the board tomorrow.

After Zhao Dahai finished his dinner, he walked around the vegetable patch behind the yard. Some of the vegetables were tall and ready to eat. Beans and cucumbers grew very fast. They climbed almost half a meter along the shelf that was set up a few days ago. Gao, it looked like the ground was a little dry. I turned on the faucet and pulled the hose to water it. I went back to the yard and saw that it was still early. I called my grandma Zhong Cuihua and went out for a walk. I walked to an open space in the middle of the village. This place is There is a public drying place. If there is something in the village that needs to be dried, if your own yard is not enough, you can bring it here. If there is any big event during the festival, the whole village will gather here.

The sun had just set. The ground, which had been hot during the day, was radiating heat. There are no programs in the fishing village at night. I have been busy all day and went to bed early when I was tired. People who had nothing to do and didn’t want to sleep gathered together to smoke and chat.

Zhao Dahai was a little surprised to see many people, and quickly asked what was going on. Lei Dayou caught two hundred kilograms of fish, shrimps and crabs a few days ago. Then Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin and the whole village's fishing boats went out to sea to fish. The harvest was very good. They should seize the time to rest and even prepare to continue fishing at sea, right? Sit here and enjoy the sea breeze and chat.

Lei Dayou, Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin all shook their heads with a wry smile. There are a lot of fish in the sea these days. Fishing boats have to go out to sea. As long as the fishing nets are put into the sea, they can range from dozens of kilograms to one or two hundred kilograms. They can make money. Yes, but there will be strong winds tomorrow.

Only now did Zhao Dahai understand what was going on. No wonder when he just walked here, he felt that the sea breeze blowing over was cooler and stronger than usual. Making money is important, but life is even more important. No wonder people like Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou stay here. When you go fishing at sea, you just have to watch God's face. When the weather is bad, you can only watch the sea and do nothing. In a year, the weather that is really suitable for fishing is not more than half of the time. In some years, it is not even a third of the time. He was repairing a fishing boat and was about to go out to sea to fish. People like Zhong Shizhu no longer talked about these things as if they were children. In the past, they would not talk about these things if they couldn't talk to each other.

"Why!"

"Forget it if the weather is bad, it's God's business. I have no choice but to accept it. No matter what happens, I can only accept it."

"The scary thing is that there have been fewer and fewer fish in the sea in recent years. You can make money within a few days of going to sea."

Lei Dayou patted his thigh hard. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea. It is rare to catch more fish these days. Unexpectedly, a strong wind came and we were unable to go out to sea. After the strong wind, the fish dispersed and disappeared without a trace. It's really unbearable to watch an opportunity to make a lot of money slip away.

“There are indeed a lot less fish, shrimps and crabs!”

"When we went to sea ten years ago, the fishing net weighed one hundred and eighty pounds when it was put into the sea."

"Five years ago, it was pretty good to have a weight of thirty or fifty pounds."

"In the past few years, I have been smiling from ear to ear."

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"What can be done?"

"We don't have any skills, we can only go out to sea to fish."

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Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin kept nodding. There is nothing to say about the weather. It is really God’s business and no one can control it. There are fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea, which is very troublesome.

Zhao Dahai's face turned solemn. Over the years, there have been fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea, and it has become more and more difficult to make money by fishing. He is repairing his fishing boat and going out to sea to fish, and he is about to face the same situation. Recently, I had been busy making money to repair fishing boats without thinking much about it. Now I felt the crisis and pressure for the first time, and it hit me hard.

Zhao Dahai remembered that Zhao Shi had always disagreed with him going out to sea to fish. Now it seemed that it was not only the fear of danger, but also the fact that there were fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea and it was becoming harder and harder to make money. One of the reasons must have been that.

"The sea."

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Bin lit the cigarette and took a long puff.

"I don't have any ideas. Let's repair the fishing boat and go out to sea, and then we'll see what happens. The soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth. Watch as we go."

"When there are fish in the sea, go fishing when the weather is good. When the weather is bad and there are no fish, see if you can find some odd jobs."

"No matter what you say, it is always possible to work harder, fill your stomach and support your family."

Zhao Dahai shook his head. He really hadn't thought about this matter. The fishing boat hadn't been repaired yet, he had never been to the sea, and he didn't know anything about the situation. It was a bit too early to figure out what to do.

Zhao Dahai didn't say much after that. He kept listening to Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin talking about various things about fishing at sea. What they said the most was that it was getting harder and harder to fish and make money.

The sea breeze is blowing, getting stronger and cooler.

Zhao Dahai checked that it was not early, stood up and walked to the second grandmother Jintao, said a few words, and then walked home with Zhong Cuihua. Before returning to the yard, when I opened the door and walked in, I turned back and looked towards the sea. At this time, the entire sea was usually dotted with the lights of fishing boats. Tonight, there were not even a single one. Pitch black.

The wind is getting stronger. The treetops made a whining sound. It spreads far and wide at night.

Zhao Dahai lay on the bed and slept soundly. Is fishing too difficult? Is it too difficult to make money? This is a fact. It was very irritating and stressful at first. However, by the time I got home, I had forgotten about it. Does it mean you can stop fishing at sea? If there is no other way but to go fishing, there is no point in worrying and complaining. Just work hard!

Zhao Dahai finished breakfast the next day. He just opened the door to the yard and a strong wind blew in. He almost couldn't open his eyes. He walked out of the yard and looked at the sea in the distance. The waves were very high. The strong wind was really coming. This weather I really couldn't go out to sea to fish, but I was just repairing the fishing boat, so it didn't matter. I went out carrying a bag containing axes, hammers and other tools.

Zhao Dahai walked through the forest and saw that Zhao Shi had arrived earlier than him, so he quickly walked over.

"Second Grandpa."

"What are you doing today?"

Zhao Dahai really had no experience in repairing fishing boats, so he could only follow orders.

"All the places where problems were found yesterday have been dug out."

Zhao Shi took a slender chisel and explained in detail how to do it.

Zhao Dahai nodded, holding a chisel in one hand and a hammer in the other, and began to chisel. Most of the marked ship plates were fine, and it was impossible to discard them all. If there were places that were infested by insects or had a little bit of rot, he would chisel them. Just drop it and replace it.

Zhao Shi stared at the chisel in Zhao Dahai's hand, reminding him from time to time which direction he should go in and how much and how deeply he should go.

Zhao Dahai listened carefully and worked carefully according to Zhao Shi's words. The fishing boats are made of hardwood, which has a very high density. When the chisel is used to cut it, the "clanging" sound is very strong, and it is impossible to do it without any strength.

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