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

Chapter 907: All My Thoughts Are on My Mind

"what?"

“Who bought this?”

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“This boat is too big!”

"This is thirty meters long!"

"It's about eight meters wide!"

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"Isn't this a fishing boat? Is it a fishing boat that pulls fish? Why buy such a big fishing boat? Where do all these fish come from?"

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"Whose fishing boat is this?"

"Isn't that Ding Xiaoxiang on the deck? Is there any need to say more? It must be the fishing boat bought by Zhao Dahai from Langtou Village, but the water at the Langtou Village dock is not that deep, so it can't be docked here!"

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The Shijiao Village pier was packed with people watching the excitement.

"Xiao Xiang!"

"When these people saw Zhao Dahai bought a boat like this, they were extremely envious!"

Ding Lihua and Ding Xiaoxiang stood on the spacious deck of the fishing boat under the sun. They didn't need to listen carefully to what the people on the dock were saying, because they knew what they were saying.

I have never heard of anyone who goes fishing at sea earning so much money to buy such a big boat. Zhao Dahai is the only one.

"Second uncle!"

"How can we do this without such a big fishing boat?"

"There's a big fishing boat. Brother Dawen will be more comfortable this way, right?"

Ding Xiaoxiang had come onto the fishing boat an hour ago and looked it over several times, inside and out. She was very satisfied.

"Xiao Xiang!"

"Ding Dawen has never driven such a large fishing boat."

"You have to keep a close eye on it and don't miss anything."

Ding Lihua knew very well what his eldest son Ding Dawen was capable of. He could drive a fishing boat, but he had never driven such a large fishing boat. He was not worried that Ding Dawen would encounter any danger. It was not easy for such a large fishing boat to get into trouble when it was floating on the sea. He was just worried that it would delay Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang's business. When the large fishing boat was approaching the dock, it would hit it accidentally, which would be a big deal.

"Second uncle."

"Why should you worry about this?"

"I have already discussed this matter with my second grandfather Zhao Shi and Grandpa Shi Guangming."

"In the beginning, both of them were on the fishing boat. One was driving the boat, and the other was teaching Da Wen how to drive the boat."

"Brother Dawen is just a bit more honest. He knows how to drive a fishing boat, so it won't take him long to learn."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew what Ding Lihua was worried about.

"what!"

"Then there won't be any problem!"

When Ding Lihua heard that Shi Guangming and Zhao Shi were on the fishing boat, he felt relieved. These were people who had been fishing all their lives. With these two watching over him and teaching him, it really wouldn't take Ding Dawen much time to learn how to drive this big fishing boat.

"Second Grandpa!"

"Grandpa Shi!"

"How did you two get here? Hurry back to the cab, the sun is very hot now!"

"Zhao Dahai and his men are rushing over from Langtou Village. It will take them at least half an hour to get here!"

Ding Xiaoxiang was talking to Ding Lihua when she saw Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming coming out of the cab and walking towards her and Ding Lihua. She immediately walked quickly towards them.

The dock was an uncovered place, and it was very hot in the afternoon. The deck was scorching hot, and my second uncle Ding Lihua and I were sweating after standing there for a while.

"What's the big deal? I've been basking in the sun my whole life!"

Shi Guangming waved his hand.

When Ding Lihua saw Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming, he immediately took out the cigarettes in his pocket, but then he immediately remembered that Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming both smoked water pipes instead of dry tobacco.

"go!"

"Xiao Xiang is right. It's a bit hot here. Let's go back to the cab and wait for Zhao Dahai to come before we come out!"

Ding Lihua immediately pointed to the cab.

Zhao Shi thought about it and nodded. The sun was indeed a bit hot now. Although he and his friends didn't care, it was more comfortable in the cockpit. There was no need for everyone to stay on the deck.

Ding Lihua walked into the cab and immediately took a kettle to pour water for Shi Guangming and Zhao Shi. Ding Xiaoxiang had just said it clearly. Next, Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming would take Ding Dawen to drive this fishing boat.

Shi Guangming glanced at Ding Lihua and originally wanted to talk about Ding Ailian. He thought that even if there was no engagement and wedding ceremony at this time, she would have to take care of her family's affairs slowly.

Shi Guangming thought about it and felt that it was not convenient for him to talk about this matter. He swallowed the words back, thinking that he would have to talk about this matter when he met Zhao Dahai later.

Zhao Shi glanced at Shi Guangming and vaguely guessed what he wanted to say, but he had no say in the matter and didn't need to pay attention to it.

"Xiao Xiang!"

"Old Man Shi and I just looked at the ship inside and out twice. This ship is really great!"

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming boarded the fishing boat and began to carefully examine it again and again. It was not only 80% new, but 90% new, with almost no signs of use, and everything was very new.

"Second Uncle Zhao."

"The person who bought the fishing boat originally wanted to show off his skills, but he didn't expect that after he actually bought it, he found out that this business is not so easy to do."

“We don’t get many orders.”

“We spend more time at the dock than at sea!”

"I talked to the captain of the fishing boat through someone and got it without much effort. The price was quite good."

Ding Lihua briefly recounted the entire process of buying the fishing boat. At the beginning, he thought there might be some troubles and it would take a lot of time to reach an agreement. Unexpectedly, it went very smoothly and the price was agreed upon in half a day. It took another day or two to find a specialist to check it. There were no problems with the fishing boat and all the equipment on it, so he bought it immediately.

“This boat is really great!”

"When Zhao Dahai's speedboat catches fish, and even when Zhao Dahai and Shi Jiehua's sea fishing boats catch fish in the deep sea, they can pick out some and load them onto the fishing boat, waiting to sell them at the right time."

Shi Guangming was shocked when he saw the fishing boat. He knew that Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang wanted to buy a large fishing boat to raise a lot of fish, but he didn't expect that what they got was a big boat that was more than 30 meters long and more than 8 meters wide.

"Ok!"

"That's right!" "The cold storage and live water tanks on this ship are both large enough."

"We have to make good use of it!"

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded. Shi Guangming's idea was good. First, it could hold the fish caught by Zhao Dahai's speedboat. Second, he could pick out some fish when he came back from the Shanghai sea fishing boat. There was enough space anyway, so it could be done. Especially when the price of fish was not very good, those living groupers or other fish could be kept on the sea boat and sold when the price was better.

"correct!"

"Has Ding Dawen found someone to work on the fishing boat?"

Shi Guangming glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang. Such a big fishing boat would not do without anyone to work on it. There was no problem for him and Zhao Shi to drive the fishing boat, but they could not do physical work. Ding Dawen could not do it alone.

"Grandpa Shi."

"Da Hai and I had already talked to Da Wen about this two days ago."

"Brother Da Wen told me yesterday that the man has been found. He was already on the fishing boat last night!"

Ding Xiaoxiang was busy all day yesterday. When she returned home, three people from the village who grew up with Ding Dawen came to her and told her about this matter. They were all from the same village and were very familiar with each other and knew each other well. They agreed immediately. The three people had already gone to Langtou Village last night and stayed on the boat.

"Ah!"

"That'll be fine!"

"Wait for Zhao Dahai to come here and see if the boat is parked in Shijiao Village or back in Langtou Village."

"But the pier at Langtou Village can't accommodate such a large fishing boat. It can only be parked a little outside the pier."

Shi Guangming was very clear that the sea water at the Langtou Village dock was not deep enough to accommodate such a large fishing boat over 30 meters in length. One option was to dock at the dock in his own village, and the other option was to dock at the sea about 100 meters outside the Langtou Village dock. Otherwise, it would easily run aground.

"Dahai has already said that this fishing boat must stop at Langtou Village."

"There's definitely no way we can stop at the dock!"

"Stop a little outside the dock."

"The water is deep enough about 150 meters from the shore!"

"This is mainly because Zhao Dahai's speedboat always stops at Langtou Village when he comes back from fishing."

"Or when Zhao Dahai goes out to sea to fish, it would be more convenient for the fishing boat to go out with him."

"When selling fish, we can just use a speedboat or Uncle Shizhu's smaller fishing boats."

Ding Xiaoxiang had discussed this matter with Zhao Dahai long ago. The ship they bought could not be docked at the Shijiao Village Pier, and must be docked back in Langtou Village.

Shi Guangming thought about it and nodded. It was indeed more convenient to go back to Langtou Village.

"Zhao Shi!"

"In that case, how about we drive this fishing boat back to Langtou Village when Zhao Dahai comes?"

Shi Guangming glanced at Zhao Shi.

"Why would I need your help? Can't I do it all by myself?"

"Wait until the day when Zhao Dahai goes out to sea to fish, I will call you and you can go to Langtou Village and go out to sea with me!"

Zhao Shi shook his head and drove the fishing boat back to Nantou Village. The distance was relatively short, so he didn't need Shi Guangming. He could do it alone. Even when going out to sea, he could take Ding Dawen with him. However, Ding Dawen and Ding Ailian were siblings, so Shi Guangming had to help for this reason. Otherwise, Shi Guangming was really not needed.

"Row!"

"Then I'll go to Langtou Village when we go out to sea!"

Shi Guangming calculated the distance from Langtou Village to Shijiao Village and realized that he really didn't need to do it himself. Besides, Zhao Dahai was coming here in a speedboat, and Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou and others were also coming with him. If they wanted to see the fishing boats, there were plenty of people to help.

"coming!"

Ding Lihua had been paying attention to the sea, and he saw Zhao Dahai's speedboat as soon as it appeared in his sight.

When Ding Xiaoxiang saw that Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming wanted to walk out of the cab and go to the deck, she immediately stopped them and told them to go out alone.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming stopped.

Ding Lihua thought about it, then followed Ding Xiaoxiang out of the cockpit and onto the deck.

"Ugh!"

"Just now I almost couldn't help wanting to talk to Ding Lihua about Ding Ailian, thinking about getting engaged first or something, but then I felt that this was not appropriate, so I didn't say anything."

Shi Guangming looked at Ding Lihua on the deck. He really wanted to talk about this matter just now.

"Humph!"

"How can you say this? Do you have any shame?"

"Even if it's all Shi Jiehua's business, how could it be you who came here?"

Zhao Shi took a puff of the water pipe in his hand and glared at Shi Guangming. This really couldn't be done. He must be thinking of getting Ding Ailian married as soon as possible, but this really couldn't be done. It didn't make sense. Shi Guangming's identity was really not suitable.

"What do you think about me talking to Zhao Dahai about this?"

Shi Guangming pointed at Zhao Dahai who was on the speedboat approaching the Dahai ship.

"Row!"

"That's no problem. You can talk to Zhao Dahai about it."

"But I can't tell Ding Lihua directly and it's not convenient to tell Ding Xiaoxiang about this."

Zhao Shi thought about it and nodded. Shi Guangming and Zhao Dahai said there was no problem with this matter.

"But I have to remind you that there is no hope for this matter."

"One is that Ding Ailian is still relatively young, and the other, more important, is that Ding Ailian and Shi Zhongwei have only known each other for a short time and have spent very little time together. There is no reason for this matter to be settled like this."

"I know you are anxious about this matter, but what's the point of being anxious about this matter?"

Zhao Shi reminded Shi Guangming that he should not hold out hope for this matter, as it was basically 100% impossible.

"How can we not be anxious about this matter? You know that in a place like our fishing village, it is not easy to find a good wife. I really wish Shi Zhongwei could marry Ding Ailian tomorrow or even today!"

Shi Guangming was really a little anxious.

In places like fishing villages, there have always been more men than women. My family is well off, but Ding Ailian's family is equally well off. If I don't marry her, she will be snatched away by someone else.

"Forget it!"

"I'm too lazy to talk to you about this. If you want to talk to Zhao Dahai about this, just go ahead. I'm just telling you that there's no hope for this matter!"

Zhao Shi shook his head and decided not to talk about this matter. He would wait for Shi Guangming to bring it up with Zhao Dahai later. Anyway, there was no hope.

Shi Guangming sighed. He knew in his heart that what Zhao Shi said was right. No matter whether he mentioned this matter to Zhao Dahai or not, there would be no result. It would definitely not happen so quickly, but he had to mention it no matter what.

(End of this chapter)