Golden Fishing Village

The fishing boat arrived at the Longtou Village Pier, and the tiger followed to the Longtou Village waters. It had eaten and drunk enough, so it swam in the deep water outside the pier.

Ao Muyang called Lu Hu and told him that he had caught a batch of silver pomfret and four large lobsters today. Lu Hu readily agreed and said he would arrange for someone to trade overnight.

The other party was so enthusiastic that he couldn't go back to rest, so he had to stay at the pier to move all the silver pomfret out of the freezer.

The villagers on the dock came to help. Seeing that he had harvested so many silver pomfret, they were immediately envious:

"Yangzi, where did you go? You have harvested so many."

"Brother Yang, you are amazing. No one in the village has caught silver pomfret for a long time."

"There are not many silver pomfret, but they are all fine products. You will definitely be able to sell them for a good price when you make a fortune."

As night fell, the Dragon Head returned. Seeing Ao Muyang guarding a pile of silver pomfret, Ao Zhiyi's eyes turned red with envy: "Yangzi, where did you catch these silver pomfret?"

Ao Muyang said: "In the sea."

Ao Zhiyi said: "I know that silver pomfret cannot grow on the land in the sea. Where did you catch it? Come on my boat tomorrow, and we will split it in half when the time comes, okay?"

Someone next to him laughed and said: "When did you become so generous, village chief?"

Indeed, for Ao Zhiyi, it was unprecedented to split the catch from the sea with others.

Ao Zhiyi waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go away, I'm talking to Yangzi about business."

Ao Muyang said, "No, what business do we have? Oh, there really is. Next time you introduce me to a blind date, you must be serious. Don't run away in the middle of the conversation."

The villagers didn't know about this matter. When they heard him say it, they felt that there was something mysterious in it, and immediately asked, "What blind date? What's going on?"

Ao Zhiyi knew that such an ugly thing should not be told to others. He said vaguely, "Yangzi is joking. Let's go home quickly. It's so late."

Ao Muyang was waiting for Lu Hu's people. He went to the supermarket to buy some things and returned to the boat. At this time, Ao Zhibing passed by the dock and waved, "Boss, let's go to Daguo's house for a drink together?"

Because Ao Muyang hired him to help raise fish, the old man called him Boss very interestingly.

Ao Muyang shook his head and said, "No, I have to wait for someone to come and get the fish."

"How did you get this time?" Ao Zhibing squatted on the dock with him.

Ao Muyang pointed to the boat and said, "I came across a batch of pomfret and got them."

Ao Zhibing asked, "Golden pomfret or silver pomfret?"

Ao Muyang laughed and said, "It must be silver pomfret. How can there be so many golden pomfret in the sea now?"

Ao Zhibing also laughed and said easily, "You are lucky."

Ao Muyang shook his head and said, "Good luck is not so good. Go drink first."

He saw the wine and food in the old man's hand.

Ao Zhibing knocked on the pipe and said, "Okay, I'll go to Daguo's house first. If you have time after selling the fish, come over too?"

Ao Muyang said vaguely, "Let me see. I don't know what time it will be."

After drifting on the sea for two days, he didn't want to join in the fun at other people's homes. He just wanted to go home to see the situation of the nautilus and lobsters.

When the night was deep, Land Rover's employees arrived by boat. Four large lobsters were the highlight. Then they weighed the silver pomfret and bought it at a price of 75 yuan per catty.

The total weight of the silver pomfret was more than 200 kilograms. Ao Muyang counted the whole head. With the four large lobsters, the amount in his bank account increased again.

He was about to go home when someone staggered towards him: "Yangzi?"

Ao Muyang looked at him in the moonlight and smiled: "Uncle Daguo, I heard from Master Zhibing that you were drinking. Why did you come to the dock?"

Ao Daguo smelled of alcohol, and it was obvious that he had been drinking for a while.

He was holding a bag in his left hand and a bottle of wine in his right hand. After arriving at the dock, he put down the bag and said: "Yangzi, let's have a drink together?"

Ao Muyang saw that he was frowning, and knew that he was unhappy, so he nodded and said: "Okay, let's have a drink together."

Ao Daguo lit a cigarette, and the smoke curled up, and his eyes became hazy.

Pointing at the empty dock, he said, "Look at our village dock. When did it become like this? Do you remember when you were a kid?"

"The dock was so lively back then. People from our village, neighboring villages, town, and sometimes many seafood merchants and restaurants in the county came to our dock to find catches, right?"

Ao Muyang nodded, "Yes, with masts and sails like scales, it was really spectacular."

Ao Daguo took a sip of wine and said, "Is this an idiom or a poem? Uncle Daguo is uneducated and doesn't understand. Anyway, I know that when the sea was open, even in the middle of the night, there were dozens of ships sailing at the dock. During the day, the dock was like a market, and the late ships were There is no place to moor, so we can only anchor outside!"

"At that time, everyone's catch was even more incredible. It was absolutely incredible. The fresh ones couldn't be sold in time, so the old women and children processed them, haha, dried fish, pickled salted fish, and the drying yard in the village was full of fish, right?"

Ao Muyang nodded: "Yes."

Ao Daguo fell into memories of the past. He squinted his eyes and smoked a cigarette and said: "Not only the drying yard in the village, but also the bungalows, yards, and doors of every household were full of fish, shrimps, and crabs. How much did they harvest at that time?"

Ao Muyang was afraid that he would be unable to extricate himself from the past, so he poured him a glass of wine and said: "Take a sip, Uncle Daguo, let's focus on the present."

Ao Daguo didn't respond to him. He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then sighed faintly and said, "Such a good year, such a good year, how can it be gone just like that?"

Ao Muyang didn't want to say anything. He knew the reasons for this situation. There were official reasons and folk reasons. To put it more politely, when an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.

The reason for the lack of fish in the coastal waters cannot be explained in a few words. It has something to do with every fisherman.

Ao Daguo asked again: "Yangzi, how much did you sell just now?"

Ao Muyang said: "Are you talking about fish? Fifteen thousand."

Ao Daguo coughed twice: "Ahem, fifteen thousand, fifteen thousand!"

He then said to himself: "Yangzi, can you lead the uncles and brothers? Everyone in the village knows that you never fail when you go out to sea. You just caught a batch of golden thread fish the day before yesterday, right? Today is silver pomfret... Lead the uncles and uncles, can we follow you?"

After hearing this, Ao Muyang subconsciously said: "Ah? Follow, follow me?"

The topic changed too quickly, and he didn't react.

Ao Daguo said: "Yes, Yangzi, we have a boat, and you also have a boat. You can be the leader and lead us to form a fleet. I don't have any delusions here. As long as I can pay back the loan and have food to eat, it's fine."

Ao Muyang smiled and said: "This is not a proper fishing boat. I am just a small yacht. How can I be the leader?"

The boss of a ship is the boss, and the boss of a fleet is called the leader. Those who can be the leader are all well-known big figures in the surrounding towns and villages.

Ao Daguo said: "It's okay, we obey you, and now the whole village obeys you. You can be the leader and lead everyone. Otherwise, you will see that our village, alas!"

Finally, there was another long sigh. The fisherman who had never been afraid of anything in the wind and waves was curled up at this time, helpless like a stray dog ​​without an owner.