Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1138: Going out to sea in three days!
"Grandpa Zhao!"

"grandfather!"

"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 the boat was parked, he immediately ran out of the cab, followed by Ding Ailian.

"Not bad!"

"It's really great. 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 continuously as he watched.

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

On the other hand, Shi Jiehua had already bought an identical large sea fishing boat, but Shi Guangming was not so happy.

Shi Zhongwei now bought Shi Guangming a sea fishing boat and he is very happy and excited. This is clearly a true example of intergenerational affection, or to put it bluntly, it is favoritism.

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

"Uncle Shi."

"It seems that Grandpa Shi looks down on your fishing boat! He has been hovering over Shi Zhongwei's fishing boat and has not even glanced at your fishing boat."

Ding Xiaoxiang mentioned Shi Guangming who was on Shi Zhongwei's sea fishing boat next to her and made a joke with Shi Jiehua.

"what!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

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

"Sons are far less popular than grandchildren."

He Jian laughed out loud. He was talking about this matter when he saw Shi Guangming's sea fishing boat, Shi Zhongwei, ignoring Shi Jiehua's several sea fishing boats.

"What can be done about this?"

Shi Jiehua shook his head.

"Uncle Shi!"

"Will the next trip be with four ships, or will it be with six ships?"

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the two large sea fishing boats that were bought on the next trip parked nearby, and then pointed to two small sea fishing boats parked in another place.

Shi Jiehua, He Jian and Shi Zhongwei, together, 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 things. One was how many ships the fleet consisted of, and the other was when the next voyage would be.

Without thinking, Shi Jiehua immediately told Ding Xiaoxiang that the next time they went out to sea, there would only be four sea fishing boats instead of six.

"Zhao Dahai has already decided on this matter."

"If we have 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 get on the boats and people willing to pay. But if there are too many people, fewer people will make money from fishing."

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

"If word of mouth gets bad, the number of people who book our sea fishing boat for the next trip will drop significantly."

"If there are four large fishing boats together, there will be quite a lot of people. If we are not sailing in the 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.

He was indeed not an expert at fishing, and he didn't know if two sea fishing boats were really enough. But since Zhao Dahai had said this, if Shi Jiehua and He Jian really wanted to bring six sea fishing boats, he would definitely not give them face and would definitely object.

"Uncle Shi."

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

Ding Xiaoxiang looked towards the open sea.

"Three days!"

"We will be 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 take a few more days off?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was stunned for a moment.

After a month's sea fishing boat comes back, it will usually rest for seven to eight days or about ten days before going out to sea again. Sometimes the rest time will be even longer.

Shi Jiehua, Shi Zhongwei and Wei Jian have been working non-stop, so the rest time is really too short.

Shi Jiehua told Ding Xiaoxiang that the main reason why the sea fishing boat takes a long time to rest after returning from sea is not because it is tiring, but because there must be enough time to be able to book a fishing spot and go out to sea to fish.

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

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

"I'll spread the news when I get back, make some preparations, stock up on supplies, and go fishing in three days."

"Resting on a fishing boat is the same as resting at home. There is no difference."

"Isn't the fishing season about twenty days away?"

"I'd better hurry up and go out to sea. When I catch fish, it will be the fishing off season. The price of fish is higher, so I can sell it at a higher price and make more money."

Shi Jiehua detailed what he discussed with He Jian and Shi Zhongwei last night. Other sea fishing boats, including his own, had to rest for ten days or half a month after each trip. It was not that he wanted to rest for such a long time, but that he could not decide the fishing position. Now there is no such problem, and he 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 was so good and the weather was fine. The fleet of large sea fishing boats that had just been purchased must be thinking of going out to sea more often to make more money.

"Row!"

"Uncle Shi, you decide on this matter!"

Ding Xiaoxiang didn't say much. As for when to go out to sea, she could just ask Shi Jiehua, He Jian and others.

Ding Xiaoxiang did not stay on the sea fishing boat for too long. The fishing boat had returned here. They would go out to sea to fish in three days. Shi Jiehua and the others would have a lot of things to do, and she also had a lot of things to do. When she got on the dock, she was thinking of going back to the town, but she looked at Ding Ailian on the sea fishing boat next to her and called out to her.

Ding Ailian went to the dock without knowing why Ding Xiaoxiang wanted to see her.

"sister."

"What are you doing? What's the matter?" Ding Ailian walked in front of Ding Xiaoxiang.

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

Ding Xiaoxiang asked Ding Ailian directly.

Ding Ailian nodded. She was there when Shi Jiehua, Shi Zhongwei and He Jian were discussing this matter last night, so she already knew about it.

"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 and Shi Zhong would only meet for two or three days and then have to separate again, and it would take another month for them to meet again. She really didn't care about this.

"Row!"

"We all have to work and do things now, so it's impossible for us to stay together every day. We'll have to live like this for another few decades."

"Just keep this in mind."

Ding Xiaoxiang just reminded Ding Ailian and didn't say anything else. She had to go back to the town as she had a lot of things to deal with.

Ding Ailian returned to the sea fishing boat, but this time she did not stay for too long. She told Shi Zhongwei and left to go back to the fishing platform.
"You two really don't get enough time to meet each other, but there's nothing we can do about it. It has to 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 to spend more time with Ding Ailian, but it was really impossible.

"grandfather!"

"There's nothing much to say about this. This is our current lifestyle. Both Ding Ailian and I have to get used to it and accept it. If we can't accept it, then there's nothing we can do."

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

"You can't just go out to sea for your whole life or only go out to sea once or twice a year and then stay at home the rest of the time, right? Your current lifestyle will determine your 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 often, but there was really no way to do it. Not only was there no way now, but it was unlikely that there would be such a way in the rest of their life. They were destined to be together less and apart more.

"grandfather!"

"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 caught so many fish and made so much money, wouldn't he still have to work hard on the sea?"

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang and Brother Dahai don't have much time to meet each other."

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

Shi Guangming thought about it and found that it was true. Although Zhao Dahai was fishing in the open sea and not going to the deep sea, the time they spent together was really not much.

"Fine!"

"You're right. There aren't many 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 talk about this matter again. This was the lifestyle in the fishing village. There were not many men who stayed at home all day.

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

"You just got your hands on this big sea 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 them and keep an eye on it, but after thinking for a while he gave up the idea. Firstly, Zhao Shi could not keep an eye on the fish farm alone. Zhao Shi was from another village. If anything happened, it would be difficult to handle and he would have to keep an eye on it himself. Secondly, Shi Zhongwei had been driving a sea fishing boat alone on his last two trips out to sea and was in charge of everything on the boat. This time, the only difference was that the fishing boat was a little bigger. There was not much difference. He did not need to worry about this or that. Even if he was really worried, he had to keep it in his heart and not say it out loud. Only by letting go could Shi Zhongwei be able to take charge of things on his own.

Shi Zhongwei nodded and agreed. There are differences between large sea fishing boats and small sea fishing boats. Another more important thing is that one has to learn various things. The captain of a deep-sea fishing boat needs to do more than just drive a fishing boat. There are too many things he has to learn well.

"He Jian."

"We will split up for a while."

"You and Shi Zhongwei take the other people to refuel these fishing boats or provide other supplies, including food, drink, and toilet supplies for the people who go out to sea to fish."

"Go back and call those who have booked fishing spots and tell them that we will go fishing in three days. If they have time, they can join the boat. If not, they can postpone it to the next trip."

"I'll come find you guys once I'm done with this!"

Shi Jiehua and He Jian rechecked the two newly purchased sea fishing boats and then split up to work on them. There were many things to do if they had to go out to sea in three days. One was to prepare the fuel for the fishing boats, and the other was to prepare the time for going out to sea for a month. The daily necessities for so many people, such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and transportation, would cost a lot.

He Jian nodded.

As soon as Shi Jiehua left the fishing boat and went onto the dock, a group of people surrounded him.

"Captain Stone."

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

……

"Aren't there going to be six fishing boats on the next trip?"

……

"Captain Stone."

"When did you go fishing?"

……

"Can I reserve a fishing spot now?"

……

Shi Jiehua had no idea how many people were talking next to him, one after another, so noisy that he could not hear anything at all. He had no choice but to raise his hand and wave it twice, shouting loudly to stop.

Shi Jiehua waited until the people around him gradually quieted down before he spoke.

"Everyone!"

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

"If I hurry up, I can make more money, and those who book fishing trips can also make money earlier."

“It will only be four sea fishing boats.”

"Two small, old sea fishing boats that won't go out to sea."

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

"I don't dare to accept your request to book a fishing spot now."

Shi Jiehua knew that many people wanted to reserve a fishing spot, but all the spots had been booked long ago. It was impossible to agree to everyone's request at this time. As long as he agreed to one person, countless people would come crowding over, and he would not be able to handle this even if he had three heads and six arms.

(End of this chapter)