Daily life of fishing and hunting in the 1980s

Chapter 324: Big Storm, Big Wave, Lots of Good Stuff

After the heavy rain, the wind and waves also became stronger. The big waves seemed to like to go against the fishing boats. Waves several meters high rolled onto the deck, sweeping away all the fishing gear that had not been retrieved in time.

Seeing the wind getting stronger and stronger, Chen Amao became so nervous that beads of sweat kept coming out of his face.

At this time, Li Erge's voice came from the intercom, "Boss Chen, the wind is getting stronger and stronger. I want to tell you about the experience of steering that the captain taught us when we encountered a storm on the big ship."

"Thank you, Brother Li! Thank you!" Chen Amao said gratefully.

"You're welcome!" Brother Li's steady voice came again, "During the next voyage, if the wind speed is too strong and the ship faces the wind sideways when turning, it will be blown over by the strong wind.

If the fishing boat continues to sail with the wind and waves, the waves will lift up the rear of the fishing boat, and the propeller will be exposed out of the water, resulting in an empty boat. When the waves are too big, the boat will be sideways, and if there is a second wave, it will be over.

... In this case, you have to turn the course, let the bow face diagonally towards the direction of the wind, and sail at full power."

"Thank you, Brother Li!" After hearing his words, Chen Amao's panicked heart calmed down.

I silently repeated what Brother Li said several times. These steering experiences are priceless.

There was a strong wind and heavy rain, and the sea was turbulent. The ocean surface illuminated by the ship's lights was covered with white waves, and the fishing boat was moving at full speed among the waves.

Li Changle estimated that the wind and waves at this time were definitely more than level seven. God had been kind to everyone for a month, and might be holding back a big move to do bad things again.

If you are lucky as a fisherman, you can make money, but this money is purely a gamble with your life. If you are lucky, a boatload of fish can be exchanged for a lot of money, otherwise the sea is a bottomless abyss.

Brother Li looked at the huge waves coming towards him and said worriedly, "Ah Le, how about I drive it?"

Li Changle turned his head and looked at him with a determined look, "Brother, I can do it. Last time, Awei and I were driving a small wooden boat, and we encountered a storm even bigger than this one, but we also drove back.

Besides, our ship can withstand this wind force. Don't worry, I won't joke about the safety of all of us on board."

"Okay!" Brother Li nodded, sat down and watched him steer the ship. He controlled the rudder steadily, and his expression and movements did not look like the boss who had just taken over the ship. Instead, he looked like a ship boss who had been working for decades.

"This boy is really good. He is born to do this job."

"That's right. You guys are all so capable, I can't be such a weakling!"

Brother Li gave him a sidelong glance and said, "You still have the mind to joke at this time!"

"Relax, don't be so serious. If it were just me and Awei here, we would probably cast our nets and drag them to Huzi Island. There are strong winds and waves and lots of good catches. On weather like this, the nets will definitely explode."

"Only you can think of that." Brother Li looked at the storm outside and gave him a sidelong glance. "Only that fool Awei would take your words as an imperial decree."

Li Changle glanced at him with a smile, "How unpleasant it is to say that. You should say unconditional trust. He believes that I will not joke about our safety."

Brother Li rolled his eyes at him and said, "I can't argue with you."

"My brother! I'm not kidding, this is the truth."

Brother Li was amused by his strange tone, "Stinky boy, drive the boat properly!"

"Time flies when we are talking and laughing. What is supposed to happen has to happen." Li Changle sighed, "I am worried that my mother and the others will be too worried to sleep."

Brother Li nodded, "How can they sleep without seeing us? No wonder girls from other places don't want to marry fishermen.

Most of the year is spent waiting, and a little bit of the year is spent worrying."

Li Changle laughed and said, "I heard that those girls who are not from fishing villages have made up a jingle, saying, "If you don't marry a fisherman, you will sleep with a smelly fish."

Brother Li raised his hand and smelled his body. The smell of sweat, fish and salty fish mixed together. The smell was simply indescribable.

"Shit! I'm afraid it smells worse than Aunt Wang's foot binding."

"We brought plenty of fresh water, and we washed our faces and brushed our teeth every day. When you came back before, you had a mouth full of yellow teeth and a disgusting bad breath when you opened your mouth."

Li Changle glanced at him with a smile, "Sister-in-law doesn't dislike you, and she smiles like a flower."

Brother Li was very proud, "I am her man, how dare she despise me!"

Li Changle smiled and said, "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that my sisters-in-law have good character."

"I like to hear that!" Brother Li thought about it and laughed again, "No wonder you brought so much fresh water this time."

"It's not just for this. Bring more fresh water and food to be prepared." Li Changle steered the fishing boat steadily. "How is Boss Chen in the back? Can we still see their rudder lights?"

"I can't see it. It must be blocked by the waves." Brother Li turned his head and stretched his neck to look at the Shunfeng behind him. It was pitch black and even the rudder lights could not be seen. He did not dare to shout into the intercom for fear of disturbing him while steering.

"It's okay. Boss Chen is just like us. He has a tough life."

"Yes! We all have strong destiny." If you are not strong enough, you can't eat this meal.

Chen Amao at the back was concentrating on controlling the rudder, following the faintly visible rudder lights in front and moving forward steadily.

The more than ten-meter-long iron boat was like a rootless duckweed on the rough sea, rising and falling with the waves.

After seeing the Shunfeng's rudder lights shining like fireflies in the waves, Brother Li heaved a sigh of relief, checked the time, and said happily, "It's almost time, we'll be at Huzi Island soon."

Li Changle nodded. When the fishing boat reached Huzi Island, the wind had obviously weakened. He blew the whistle. The Shunfeng did not respond the first time. The second time, a response came from behind. "Okay!" Brother Li stood up, "You go and rest for a while and let me take over!"

"Okay!" Li Changle stepped aside and sat on the chair. Chen Yongwei pushed open the door of the cab and walked in. "Brother, where are you?"

"We just arrived at Huzi Island!" Li Changle laughed, "How is it? Did you vomit?"

"I didn't vomit!" Chen Yongwei said proudly, "I'm an experienced fisherman, not a rookie like Ah Cheng."

Li Changle thought of Wang Xincheng, whose face turned blue after vomiting, "How is Ah Cheng?"

"Atangbo gave him a green tangerine to hold, and he stopped vomiting afterwards." Chen Yongwei stepped forward and said, "Second brother, I'll drive, you two go and have a rest."

"It's not worth taking a break!" Li Changle said to Li Erge and Chen Yongwei, "It would be a shame if we don't catch a net in such a strong storm. How about we catch one?"

He thought that there were several islands in this area and there must be a lot of valuable goods.

Chen Yongwei nodded without hesitation, "Okay, you said that the bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish!"

"Two lunatics!" Brother Li laughed, then stretched his neck to look outside, "Drag a net, drag a net!"

"No need to call them, the two of us can do it." Li Changle and Chen Yongwei came out of the cab, took out the trawl net from the net cabin, and started working efficiently.

Chen Amao on the Shunfeng saw the fish lights on the deck and shouted into the intercom: "Boss Ale, are you guys going to do the homework again?"

"Ale said that with such strong winds and waves, it would be a shame not to haul in a net."

"Hahaha, Boss A Le said it's definitely no problem to do it, so let's do some dragging of the net as well." Chen Amao woke up the boatman and started to work.

Li Changle watched the surging water pulling the trawl longer and longer in the water, gradually sinking into the sea, and then checked the fish in the live hold with Chen Yongwei.

After fishing out the dead and dying ones and draining their blood, he opened the cargo hold and threw them down, then walked towards the cab.

"Brother, let's drag it all the way to Chuiyuan Island as usual and see how much seafood we can catch with this net."

"Don't worry, it will be fine." Brother Li smiled at him, "Old lady, go to sleep quickly, so as not to bother me."

"I was kind enough to relieve your stress, but you still called me a nagging old woman." Li Changle took off his swimming pants, shook his head and sighed, "I'm sad, so I'm going to sleep to heal my wounds."

Brother Li glared at his back in disapproval, "He likes to act weird all day long!"

Chen Yongwei smiled and nodded, "Without my brother on the boat, we have to talk much less."

"That's right, otherwise why would I call her 'talking woman'?" After saying this, Brother Li laughed.

As soon as Li Changle opened the cabin door, Father Li and Big Brother Li woke up and said, "You're back. Go to bed and have a good sleep. You'll be home by dawn."

Li Changle smiled and nodded, "The wind and rain have subsided now, so you can rest assured and have a good sleep."

……

"Everyone, take your positions and get ready to set up the net!" Brother Li's shout echoed throughout the cabin.

"Grandpa, it's time to pull up the net!" Chen Yongwei suddenly jumped up from his sleep and hit his head on the bed board of the upper bunk before he reacted.

Brother Li and Father Li also looked at Li Changle in confusion, "When did you guys put down the internet?"

Li Changle smiled and said, "Go to the bottom of Huzi Island."

After hearing this, Father Li looked at him with a smile and asked, "You were the one who shouted, right?"

"Yes!" Li Changle quickly got out of bed, put on his waders, rain boots, and gloves, and went to open the cabin door, only to see that it was already bright.

The sky was gloomy. It seemed that God had not yet vented his joy last night and was still holding back to do something bad.

He looked around and found that the fishing boat had reached the vicinity of Zhudao Island. The sea was calm at this time, and the wind and rain last night seemed like a dream.

Chen Amao's fishing boat was parked not far away. When he saw him coming out, he waved to him happily, "It's time to pull up the net, Boss Ale!"

Li Changle responded with a smile, "Let's pull up the net, the hold is full of fish!!"

"Let's pull up the net! The cabin is full of fish!" A loud response came from behind.

Brother Li started the net lifting machine, and the machine made that laborious creaking sound again. Several people looked at each other and were a little excited.

Father Li was grinning so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. They had already returned to the voyage and were still able to pull up a net. That feeling was almost like picking up money.

When everyone saw the bulging net bag, they all clapped their hands excitedly and cheered, "Haha, the net is bursting!"

Brother Li in the cab also laughed out loud, "The captain is the captain, this net is not just bursting, it's almost bursting!"

Chen Yongwei quickly tied the net bag tightly and hung it on the crane arm. After the net bag was pulled up, everyone saw that the mesh was full of fish.

(End of this chapter)