In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Chapter 36
The third day after National Day.

Li Duoyu was carrying an army green cloth bag, which contained two sets of changes of clothes and some odds and ends.

Toothbrush, tooth cup, toothpaste and towels... There are also a few packs of cigarettes and good wine, and he is carrying a quilt and pillow tied with hemp rope in his hand.

On to the pier.

In addition to these, he also stepped on a pair of double-coin brand high-barrel rain boots that Zhou Xiaoying bought for him at a high price. Li Duoyu remembered that these shoes sold for five yuan a pair in the cooperative.

Zhou Xiaoying had class today, but he didn't come. Only his father and mother saw him off.

Before leaving, Chen Huiying looked worried and kept nagging to Lao Li beside her:

"Many fish, he has never gone out to sea to catch fish since he was a child, can such a dangerous job like going to sea to fish, can he do it?"

Old Li, who was smoking a cigarette, snorted:

"Who is born with it? Didn't they all learn it? It's not because you spoil him too much. At his age, I don't know how many fish I have helped the fishing team catch."

"Can you still speak well?"

Lao Li said impatiently: "You are just worrying about it. When this kid is out of business, he can get the boat to the horse team without turning on the lights in the middle of the night. Some old fishermen may not be able to beat him."

"That one is different. I came back on the same day. This one is going to the sea, and it will take many days."

"That's what you don't understand, it's the same when you go out to sea."

Seeing that it was almost time, Li Duoyu bid farewell briefly: "Then father and mother, I am on board, remember to take care of those kelp farming rafts for me."

Lao Li urged: "Hurry up, your third uncle is waiting for you."

Chen Huiying looked at Lao Li with disgust. Yesterday she knew that Duoyu was going to go to sea, she was so worried that she couldn't sleep, so she pretended again.

"Don't worry about the kelp. Your father is like this. He has a knife mouth and a tofu heart. He guards those kelp ropes for you every day. He is reluctant to come back for dinner."

"Nonsense, I don't keep watch every day."

Lao Li, who was punctured, coughed twice.

Li Duoyu grinned, in fact, these days, he has seen it all.

Lao Li is more caring than him. Every time he finishes knocking oysters, he will sit on the shore for a while and look at the kelp ropes.

Although his family has never had any feud with others, the relationship between the neighbors is also very harmonious, and there are enough brothers in the family, but the heart of defense is indispensable.

After all, so much money and effort went into it.

After Li Duoyu turned around, he stepped on the wooden sailboat of the third uncle's family on a small wooden board. The fishing boat was not very big, about twenty meters long and five meters wide.

After boarding the boat, there were already several fishermen sitting there smoking cigarettes, and most of these people were relatives and elders of Li Duoyu.

The one wearing the hat is the third uncle, the younger one is the cousin, the one smoking the pipe is the second uncle, and many Li Duoyu don't even know what to call each other, so they can only smile at each other.

When this group of people saw Li Duoyu, they all greeted each other.

"It wasn't just when it was published in the newspaper that they wanted to grow kelp, but they came to go to sea with us no matter what."

Li Duoyu grinned:

"When it's not time to plant seedlings, I'm still idle when I'm idle, so I just come out and run around the sea."

"Old Li said the other day that you became a good boy, but I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect to actually go out to sea with us, unlike those bastards in my family who eat and sleep all day long."

The second uncle, who was smoking a pipe, tapped the pipe: "I think there are a lot of fish this time, and our trip to the sea will definitely go smoothly. On the day he was born, our fishing team caught the most fish in history."

"That's right, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot that the pier was almost full of fish that day, and that kid Li Zhengtian is also lazy, so he just named the baby Duoyu."

A group of people chatted after the meeting.

The third uncle, Li Zhengfa, carried a basket of food onto the boat. In the basket, Li had a pig's head wrapped in red paper, and the rest were rice, noodles, sweet potatoes, corn, and the like.

Seeing the food on board, everyone became serious and stood behind Li Zhengfa, the boss of the boat.

Because the goodbye is about to begin.

Li Zhengfa spread out a red cloth, neatly arranged the things in the basket on the bow of the boat, then lit a handful of incense with a match, and distributed three incense sticks to every fisherman on board.

There was a saying in Dandan Island a long time ago that there are "three gods and four ghosts", the third is used to worship gods, and the fourth is used to worship ghosts.

Fishermen believe that "three" is the most auspicious number. Even after 40 years, many people must bring "three" as a wedding gift, and the best red envelope is "three". Even the license plate number likes to choose "three".

After Li Zhengfa finished distributing the incense, he aimed at the Mazu Niangniang Temple on the island, and chanted some strange words that Li Duoyu couldn't understand. After he finished reading, he shouted loudly:
"Matsu Mazu, bless us safe and well."

After the boat boss yelled, the fishermen behind him also yelled.

"Matsu Mazu, bless us with good weather when we go out to sea."

"Mother Mazu, bless us to catch big fish and make big money."

After shouting, everyone sincerely prayed three times.

Li Zhengfa put away everyone's incense and inserted it into a gap in the rope at the bow.

And Li Duoyu helped to light the firecrackers hanging at the stern of the boat. With the sound of firecrackers, a relatively simple ceremony of going out to sea was over.

The fishermen on Dandan Island believe in Mazu very much. Every time they go fishing in the open sea, they must pay homage first, and only after the blessing is finished, they will go to sea.

After the "bang bang bang" diesel engine sounded, billowing black smoke came out of the engine room, and the motor sailboat slowly left the safe haven.

After the fishing boat went out to sea, Li Duoyu also started to look for a place to sleep, which was actually two very small cabins.

Before people get close, there are all kinds of smells wafting out. Each room is only five or six square meters, but there are more than ten people crowded.

The bed had two layers, [-] centimeters wide, and was nailed up with ordinary wooden boards. Half of it was sealed, leaving only a half-meter-long opening. If you want to sleep in, you have to get your feet in first.

If I had to describe it, it was actually not much different from a kennel. Once a person lay down in it, it was a bit difficult to turn over.

But there is also an advantage, that is, when the waves are big, you will not be shaken out of bed.

Since we are all relatives, we all take good care of him, the newcomer. The second uncle pointed to the bed below:
"This position, your father used to like to sleep in this position the most, now it's your turn."

Li Duoyu knew that it was his elders who told him, after all, everyone knew that the fishing boat swayed more and more as it went up.

After putting away the cloth bags and bedding.

Li Duoyu came to the deck. As the fishing boat sailed out to sea, Dandan Island gradually became blurred in sight, and the color of the sea water changed from light green to dark green. The wind and waves became bigger and bigger, and the fishing boat began to bump violently.

In this day and age, motor sailing boats like theirs don't have satellite communication systems, nor do they have radar fish finders.

Fishing depends entirely on the experience and luck of the boat boss, and the most stupid way is to follow other people's fishing boats.

However, the group of people on the boat used to be members of the island fishing team, and most of them participated in the fishing of large yellow croaker in the 70s and [-]s. They are all experienced veterans.

The boat was at sea for four hours.

Li Duoyu on the deck finally saw other ships in the vast sea. From a distance, they should be trawlers just like them.

At this time, Uncle San slowed down the fishing boat.

The fishermen who were resting in the cabin immediately knew that they were coming to work, and they all ran out one by one and stood at their respective posts.

Ready to go offline.

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(End of this chapter)