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 cooking dinner in the kitchen. She went in to help and talked about the work done today. The rotten ship planks had been repaired.
Drop it off. Measure the dimensions carefully to buy the board tomorrow.
After Zhao Dahai finished his dinner, he walked around the vegetable field behind the yard. Some of the green vegetables were tall and ready to be eaten. 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
Public drying ground. If there is something in the village that needs to be dried, you can bring it here if your own yard is not enough. If there is any big event during the festival, the whole village will gather here.
The sun had just set. The ground that had been hot during the day was radiating heat. There were no programs in the fishing village at night. After a long day of work, I was tired and went to bed early. Those who had nothing to do and didn’t want to sleep gathered together to smoke and chat.
Zhao Dahai was a little surprised when he saw a lot of people, and quickly asked what was going on. Lei Dayou caught two hundred kilograms of fish, shrimps and crabs a few days ago, and then Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin and the whole village's fishing boats went out to sea to catch fish.
, the harvest is very good, you should seize the time to rest, and even prepare to continue fishing at sea, instead of just sitting here blowing the sea breeze and chatting.
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, and fishing boats are going 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 Zhong Shizhu and Lei Da have people like these
Everyone stays here. When you go out to fish, you just have to watch God’s face. When the weather is bad, you can only stare at the sea and do nothing. Over the course of a year, the weather that is really suitable for fishing at sea will not last longer than
Half of them, some years, and even a third of them don't. I am repairing my fishing boat and am about to go fishing. People like Zhong Shizhu no longer treat me like children and only talk about these things. In the past, I couldn't talk to each other, let alone talk about these things.
Things.
"Hey!"
"It's okay 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 he could not go out to sea. After the strong wind, the fish
Dispersed, disappeared without a trace, watching the opportunity to make a lot of money slip away, it was really unbearable.
"There are indeed a lot less fish, shrimps and crabs!"
"When I 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."
……
"What can be done?"
"We don't have any skills, we can only go out to sea to fish."
……
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 makes people very headache.
Zhao Dahai's face turned solemn. Over the years, there have been fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea. 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. He is about to face the same situation. Recently,
I have been busy making money to repair fishing boats without thinking much about it. Now I feel the crisis and pressure for the first time, and it hits me hard.
Zhao Dahai remembered that Zhao Shi had always disagreed with him going out to sea for fishing. Now it seems that it is not only the fear of danger, but also the fact that there are fewer and fewer fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea and it is getting harder and harder to make money.
"The sea."
"What are you going to do?"
Liu Bin lit the cigarette and took a long puff.
"I don't have any ideas. I'll repair the fishing boat and go out to sea, and then we'll see what happens. The soldiers will come and cover it up with water and 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, you can always do it if you work hard, 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 out to sea, and he didn't know anything about the situation. It was too early to think about 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 saw that it was not early, stood up and walked to his second mistress Huang Huangtao, said a few words, and then walked home with Zhong Cuihua. Back to the yard, when he opened the door and walked in, he turned back and looked towards the sea.
At this time usually, the entire sea is dotted with the lights of fishing boats. Tonight, there are no lights at all, and it is completely dark.
The wind is getting stronger and stronger. The treetops make a whining sound. It can be heard far away at night.
Zhao Dahai lay on the bed and fell asleep. Is it too difficult to fish? Is it too difficult to make money? This is a fact. At the beginning, I was very irritable and felt great pressure. However, when I walked home, I had forgotten it. Could it be that
Is it possible not to go fishing at sea? If there is no other way but to go fishing at sea, 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 can't go out to sea to fish, but I just repair the fishing boat, so it doesn't matter. I go out with a bag containing axes, hammers and other tools.
Zhao Dahai walked through the woods 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 has no experience in repairing fishing boats, so he can only follow orders.
“All the places that had problems were dug out yesterday.”
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 again.
Zhao Shi stared at the chisel in Zhao Dahai's hand, reminding him from time to time in which direction he should chisel and how much and how deep he should chisel.
Zhao Dahai listened carefully and worked carefully according to Zhao Shi's words. The fishing boats were made of hardwood, which has a very high density. When the chisel was used to cut it, the "clanging" sound was very strong, and it was impossible to do it without any strength.