Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1076 Rusty Things

With the motivation of salary increase, Chen Laoqi became happier and kept an eye on the sea.

Ye Yaodong also walked outside to the wheelhouse from time to time.

It was a bit exposed to the sun, but the scenery was quite nice, with a sunny day, blue sky and clear water. There was sea on all sides, and only a lonely fishing boat was floating on the sea.

Only at this time can you feel the vastness and boundlessness of the ocean, and how insignificant human beings are in the context of nature.

They are all ants in nature, running towards the sea for life and struggling to survive in the sea.

The sea is beautiful now because it has not been polluted by various industries or white pollution. Unlike the sea surface around the coast, it is full of garbage dumped by various residents.

They habitually take the garbage from their village and throw it on the beach. When the tide rises, the sea water will wash the garbage into the sea, or wash up the mud and sand in the sea for a long time to cover the garbage.

At a glance at this moment, there are very few floating objects on the sea. Except for some wood, most of the things that can sink into the water have sunk into the water. Unlike later, you can often see various plastic bags floating on the sea.

But plastic bags also bring great convenience to our lives. We no longer have to carry a basket when we go out like we do now. When we buy things, we either tie them with straw ropes and carry them in our hands, or wrap them in newspapers.

In fact, a normal sea is not blue, but rather yellow. It’s just that the weather is good today, and the sky is reflected in the water, dyeing the water surface with the color of the sky. The water in the center of the sea is clear and unpolluted.

The sea is the color of the sky, the sea and the sky are one color.

He even pushed the sunglasses on his face up to the top of his head to look at the scenery on the sea.

The boatmen on the deck went to cook after setting the nets. It was almost noon, and some went back to the cabin to rest. Being in the middle of the sea, it felt like being particularly close to the sun, which was basking right above their heads.

Except Ye Yaodong, no one was stupid enough to stand on the deck and bask in the sun.

He didn't stay there for long. After looking for a while, he returned to the cockpit.

When the first net was put down, it was the most leisurely time. Ye Yaodong was bored and kept chatting with Chen Laoqi to pass the time, talking about this and that.

It was not until after lunch that everyone started to work on setting up the nets.

But when everyone was in their positions, the boat began to shake, making them all a little unsteady.

"Ouch, what's going on?"

"Ouch, it hurts so much, my old waist..."

"Why did it shake suddenly? The waves weren't that big..."

Ye Yaodong was just about to go up to the wheelhouse, but the shaking of the ship caused him to lose his balance and his lower back hit the side of the ship, causing a pain.

He rubbed it twice, and taking advantage of the temporary stability, he looked at the hull and the surrounding sea, but felt nothing. It was normal for a fishing boat to shake either because of big waves or something hitting the fishing boat.

I didn't see anything, which was a bit puzzling.

In the past, there have been cases where big fish have hit fishing boats. These were always when the waves were big, using the power of the waves and the large size of the fish to shake the fishing boats.

"You didn't see anything?"

"There's nothing on the sea or around it..."

After everyone stood firmly, they looked around the sea vigilantly, but saw nothing.

"Could it be under the boat?"

"possible……"

"what is it now?"

Ye Yaodong said: "Speed ​​up a bit and leave this area to take a look."

He also tended to believe that the thing might be under the boat, otherwise it could not be seen on the surrounding sea surface, and the wind and waves caused by the operation were not strong, so how could the boat shake for no reason.

The fishing boats sped up and changed direction. At the same time, they also quickened the speed of pulling up the nets, fearing that they would be too late to catch the fish if something unexpected happened and they would not be able to escape in time.

Everyone was looking at the sea while collecting their fishing nets, and soon everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"Devil fish..."

"It's the little devil..."

"Ah, it turns out to be a group of small manta rays..."

They saw a large group of manta rays swimming forward under the water where they left. Each of them weighed less than 10 kilograms, and their heads were smaller than any manta rays they had encountered before. Their backs were square, like mosaics.

Although they are small in size, they are numerous. They swim forward in densely packed layers, and everyone's eyes are wide open in surprise.

"There are so many manta rays around here?"

"Yes, we have encountered manta rays many times, but they were all big. This time it was so small..."

"Maybe it hasn't grown up yet. Two months ago, a big manta ray jumped up above our heads, and then several small manta ray fell from its belly..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I remember now. Such a big manta ray's stomach can hold a lot of things. The little mantas slipped out one by one."

"The net is almost in, turn the boat around and catch up..."

After discovering that it was a group of small manta rays, everyone stopped feeling surprised and suspicious, and all watched the group of manta rays swimming around with curiosity and excitement.

The weather today is exceptionally sunny. The sky is azure blue, and the sea water is exceptionally clear. The movement tracks of the manta rays under the water are clearly visible.

The square diamond-shaped back looks like a small kite, and the long and thin tail is like the kite's string. They can see it very clearly from a distance.

Ye Yaodong did not go to the wheelhouse and handed the job of driving the boat directly to Chen Laoqi. Anyway, they were on this sea and there was no need to worry as the Harvest was far away.

This group of manta rays seems to be quite large in number, probably tens of thousands of them crowded together.

He also told the boatmen to take the hand-scoop nets and hand-cast nets first, and when they got close, try to scoop up whatever they could and cast a few nets.

No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat. What's more, this manta ray is not very small. It is at least bigger than the soup bowl at home. The smallest one looks to be one or two kilograms, and there are also larger ones that weigh seven or eight kilograms. A kilogram of this can be wholesaled for ten cents.

Although it is still a cub, who would be willing to let it go? If we don’t catch it now, we don’t know who will catch it when it grows up.

This fish is full of cartilage and has no bones. The meat is extremely tender and is very popular. At least children don’t have to worry about fish bones when eating it.

"It's time to cast a net. Why do the numbers seem to be decreasing?"

After Ye Yaodong and others got closer, they felt that the number they saw up close seemed to be less than the number they had just seen from a distance, and not as many as they had just seen from a distance.

"It seems to have sunk a little underwater."

"Catch as many as you can, first catch them."

The people nearby also found a good spot and then spread out the fishing net.

Because the fishing boat was still moving forward, the net fell to the back as soon as it was thrown out, and the boatman immediately reeled in the line and net.

While Ye Yaodong was watching them casting the net, he did not drop the net on the other side that should have been collected.

After his father went to the Harvest, there were only 5 people left on the ship. In the early morning, one person was transferred directly from the Harvest, otherwise there would not be enough people to take turns.

At this moment, there were two people there collecting the nets, one was driving the boat, he stood there watching, and the other two were casting nets towards the devil on the sea.

"Ah, the red ones are polony fish... there are a lot of polony fish..."

Ye Yaodong turned his head to take a look. The fishing net had not been hoisted up yet, but the net mouth had been pulled up. Two boatmen were lying on the edge of the boat and shouting. He didn't see anything.

However, since the nets have been pulled up, all that’s left to do next is to hoist up the fish collecting bag from the fish tank, untie the ropes, and let the fish and shrimp fill the deck.

The fishing boat is now stationary, making it easier for them to cast their nets.

"What a big net, please help me, Adong..."

"Ah, they are all sinking into the water..."

At this time, the two boatmen who were throwing nets at the manta rays beside him also shouted for him to help pull the nets. However, as they tightened the fishing nets and dragged them, the manta rays on the sea gradually disappeared.

His eyes widened. Before the fishing nets were even pulled in, the manta rays sank to the bottom of the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye and gradually disappeared from their sight.

"Damn, running so fast and so alert."

"They all ran away as soon as I cast the net? What a pity! They sank to the bottom of the water and it's hard to catch them because you can't see them."

"Nothing, except what's in the fishing net..."

Ye Yaodong also had a look of regret on his face. "Forget it, if it ran away, it ran away. There is nothing we can do about it. We can't jump into the water to look for it. Fortunately, we have cast two nets. It looks like there are several hundred kilograms of fish."

"Pfft...it's quite heavy..."

The boatman next to him spat into his palms twice, then pulled the fishing net hard, his biceps bulging in his vest-clad arms.

These fishermen often exert themselves, so their arms are mostly covered with hard muscles, and their fingers are thicker than those of ordinary people.

Ye Yaodong had only been working for three years, but his arms had become much stronger, no longer as thin as before. The skin on his palms had also started to peel and become rough, with calluses growing and falling off.

He also rolled up his sleeves to help collect.

Everyone else was wearing a tank top, but he wore his long sleeves tightly.

After the crane lifted up all the fish bags and spread them all over the deck, Chen Laoqi also came down from the cockpit to help collect another hand-cast net.

"Wow...it's really heavy."

"It's better to be a little calmer."

"The first catch is pretty good. There are a lot of fish, as well as a lot of shrimp fillets and red shrimps. It's pretty good."

"We are lucky. We have the manta rays from these two nets to help us."

"Those demons have sunk to the bottom of the water again. Will they get under the fishing boat again?"

"Who knows? Probably not. If there is, we have to collectively hit the fishing boat to feel it. Otherwise, who knows where it will swim to."

As the people around them were talking, the other two who had collected their fishing nets also ran over to watch them collect the little devils.

With two hand-cast nets, four people pulled hard using the buoyancy of the sea water and slowly pulled the fishing nets to the side of the boat.

However, there were too many manta rays in the fishing nets, each weighing several hundred kilograms. They could not catch them all by just relying on their arm strength, not to mention that these fish were still carrying a lot of seawater weight in the water.

"You have to untie the fishing net and use a hand net to scoop it up in batches, little by little. Otherwise, you won't be able to pull it up."

"Then use the hand net to scoop some out first."

These tools are ready on the boat, so they just need to run and get them. At this time, the manta rays on the sea have already sunk into the water, so they are no longer in a hurry.

Two people held up two nets, and the others held hand nets. A single hand net could catch dozens of kilograms, but it still required the strength of both hands to pull it up.

They piled the manta rays they caught in a corner, and then repeated the process until the number of manta rays in the fishing net was reduced by most. Only then did they work together to pull the fishing net up and throw it onto the deck.

At this time, everyone was sweating profusely, their vests were stuck to their backs, revealing a large wet area. They pulled up their hems and wiped the sweat off their faces.

"It's so hot! In this horrible weather, forget it, I won't wear anything and just go shirtless."

"Ah Dong, are you hot? You're so stuffy."

"It's okay. I'm bald. I'll still be sweaty like you guys even if I take it off. At least my skin won't hurt when the sun hits it."

"That's right. We are all sunburned and have sun spots all over our bodies."

"I would have shaved my head earlier to keep cool. It's so uncomfortable to have my hair sticking to my forehead. I'll shave my head after this trip."

"I'll shave my hair too. It'll save me a lot of trouble. Otherwise, it'll be inconvenient to wash your hair at sea. I'll scratch it every day."

Ye Yaodong also wiped the sweat off his forehead with the mask covering his face, and pulled out the hem of his shirt to fan himself, and said to the others: "Stop pulling, and get back to work."

"First, untie these two hand-cast nets, organize them and put them away. They take up space on the deck and there's no place for your feet to step on."

"Divide the work and cooperate. Uncle Qi will drive the boat. Chen Shi, you two will go and lower the fishing nets first. The remaining two will sort out the two hand-cast nets. After that, you can sort out the goods on the deck together."

"Okay, that's it."

"These two nets together must weigh about 800 to 900 kilograms. The pile of them on the deck looks quite a lot."

"Unfortunately, the rest have disappeared. They probably hid under the water."

"Clean up first, and stop talking."

After the remaining manta rays in the two hand-cast nets were dumped onto the deck, they all had smiles on their faces.

"Wow, that's a lot. There was only a little in the net, but when it came out, there was quite a lot. I'm lucky today."

"Yes, these two nets of small manta rays are worth three hours of hauling a net of catch in the water."

"These are so small, there's no need to cut their tails off. Just be careful not to get pricked by their thorns. They've been here for so long, they're probably dead now, so there's no need to worry about them getting pricked by the stings."

"Leave...leave...the tail...to take up...some weight. Okay." Chen Shi went to put down the fishing net, but he did not forget to turn around and interrupt loudly.

"Haha, you're getting smarter and smarter." Ye Yaodong laughed at Chen Shi, and then said, "These are all about the same size, so there's no need to pick them. Just pick their noses and put them in the basket one by one. It's a lot easier."

After saying that, he also dragged the bamboo basket over to help, and together they picked up the manta rays and put them into the basket.

These did not need to be sorted, so the efficiency was very high. Moreover, everyone had just finished their meal and was full of energy. In no time, 12 baskets were filled and piled up in the corner.

Calculating the weight by basket, he and others lifted it a little and roughly knew how many pounds the basket was.

This bunch of manta rays probably weighs more than 800 kilograms, so it’s a good deal.

He asked the other two to carry it to the fish warehouse first, and he took an empty bamboo basket to sort out the pile of groceries that had just been dragged up by the fishing net.

It was estimated that there were about 4000 kilograms of miscellaneous catches, but only about half of them could be sold, as most of them were cheap fish. After three hours of trawling, the deck was still full of catches, which was not as efficient as the two devilish nets that cast and hauled in.

But when he casually dug a few times and picked up a polli fish before picking up a whole basket, he unexpectedly found a rusty thing underneath. However, there were fish all around it, with only the tip of the iceberg exposed. He couldn't tell what it was for a moment.

Ye Yaodong reached out his hand with a puzzled look on his face to move away the pile of fish around him, but found that the rusty unidentified object underneath seemed to be quite long. He fiddled with it for a while and found that there was nothing exposed.

I didn't see the beginning or the end.

He had no choice but to continue fiddling with it, muttering, "What is this thing? It's weird, and it seems to be quite long?"

The boatman who was sorting the goods nearby also heard his muttering, turned his head to look, and was also surprised.

"Hey, what is this? An iron pillar?"

Looking at the two people's reactions, the others also stood up and stretched their necks to take a look.

Chen Shi suddenly said, "Just now... the fishing... net... was untied..."

"Oh my god, stop talking, let me tell you. When we pulled up the fishing nets just now, we also saw some rusty stuff in the nets, but we just thought it was groceries pulled up from the sea and didn't think much about it. We will just throw it back into the sea after sorting the goods."

"At that moment... I was anxious... to see the devil fish..."

"Yes, at that time we were concentrating on collecting manta rays, so we didn't care about the thing in the net. We forgot about it just now, and just thought about throwing it into the sea after picking it up..."

Before he could say anything, Ye Yaodong had already revealed 2/3 of the original shape of the thing from the fish. In an instant... his face suddenly changed and he quickly stood up and took two steps back.

"Fuck..."

In fact, there was still a small part of the tail that was not exposed, but he already knew what it was.

The other fishermen had not yet reacted. They had too little contact with the enemy and seldom read newspapers because they were illiterate. In addition, they did not reveal the full picture.

But when they saw Ye Yaodong retreating with a horrified expression on his face, they also stood up and retreated in confusion, and asked hurriedly.

"what is this?"

"What's wrong, Dong?"

"It's a bomb...it's a missile...it's in the movies..." A fisherman stretched his neck curiously to look for a long time, and suddenly he reacted, recognized it, and his face changed drastically.

"bomb??"

The others immediately took a few steps back with expressions of horror.

After this reminder, they remembered the war movies they had seen shown by the mobile movie team. Although the movies were blurry and the missiles exploded as soon as they landed, they still had a vague impression of them.

I just stretched my head to take a look, and although I didn't see it clearly, I just saw that it was all rust. But now when the scene replays in my mind, I suddenly feel that it is very similar.

"Ah! It's a bomb!!!"

"A bomb!? It's over, what should I do?!"

"A bomb! How could it be a bomb?"

"Is this true? How could a bomb be pulled up from the bottom of the sea? Did you see it clearly?"

"Oh, I'm so scared, don't say that..."

Although they expressed doubts, everyone was very honest in their actions and had retreated far away to the farthest bow and stern of the ship.

If they were not in the middle of the sea, they would have jumped off the boat and ran several thousand meters away.

Ye Yaodong's heart was pounding wildly, it had never beaten so fast before.

He stared at the white figure in confusion, his eyes seemed to be staring holes in them, and the expression on his face was still one of surprise and doubt.

"Adong, please tell me whether it is a bomb or not? You were the closest to it just now..."

He finally came to his senses and took two deep breaths. He was so frightened that he even held his breath. He quickly stepped back and almost forgot to breathe. Now he was gasping for breath.

"Fuck, I was shocked. Although the tail part has not been pulled out yet, if I'm not mistaken, this is an aerial bomb! It was dropped by an airplane. Damn it..."

"Fuck, there are so many things to pull up, but why do you have to drag this thing up? Isn't this too dangerous?"

"Fuck it, fuck his ancestors, I was just touching back and forth non-stop..."

Ye Yaodong started to curse a lot, and then his mood calmed down a little.

After all, we have fished it out, what else can we do? The things are right in front of us.

When the others confirmed that it was an aerial bomb, they became even more panicked.

"What should I do?"

"When did this fall into the sea? Will it explode?"

"It's all rusty again, it won't explode, will it?"

"It's been soaked in sea water for so long, it should be broken, right?"

Everyone was hoping that the thing had broken down, and they were all talking at once from a distance, but they were really just shouting, and they didn't dare to get close enough.

It's better to be safe than sorry. What if something goes wrong?

Although the distance they were standing at now was not a safe distance, if there was a sudden explosion, they would still be blown to pieces, but at least they would feel psychologically safer. After all, they could no longer see the bomb with their own eyes and could still deceive themselves for a while.

"This was probably dropped by an enemy fighter plane during the war, and it fell into the sea without exploding. I wonder if it will explode again now?"

Ye Yaodong still looked at the bomb carefully, recalling the feeling when he just touched it.

Ice cold?

Rough frosted feel?

Damn, ignorance is bliss. I was just touching it back and forth, stirring up a bunch of fish and shrimps.

Now I don’t know how much of the tail is not exposed, but it is estimated to be only 20 to 30 centimeters.

According to estimation, this bomb is only about 70 centimeters long and about 10 centimeters wide. It is definitely a bomb dropped by a fighter jet.

"What should I do?"

"Then what are we going to do?"

"How about throwing it back into the sea?"

"I dare not touch..."

"I don't dare to touch it either. What if one of them hits us and blows us to pieces?"

"Oh my god, what should I do? My ancestors, how could I catch something like this while fishing?"

Everyone was talking at once, and their voices were filled with panic.

They have seen the war movies shown by the mobile movie team and know the power of this kind of missile. It will explode when it hits the ground. What if they lose their balance due to a shaky hand?
The outside is rusty, who knows if the inside is broken?

I don’t know in which year it fell into the sea. What if it was soaked for too short a time? Would it still have any power?
It's only 1985 this year, not long after the war, and only a few years after the reform and opening up? There are still spies everywhere.

"Call your dad, Adong, call your dad..."

"Yes, ask the Harvest to come and pick us up on board first, and we will all stay away from it first."

"Yes, yes, let's leave this ship first. Safety first. Who knows if it will explode?"

Everyone spoke one by one, and Chen Laoqi quickly climbed up to the wheelhouse, stood on the high place, and hid in the cockpit. He felt that it might be safer there.

Ye Yaodong also nodded, "Then let the Harvest come over and take you to that boat first. Safety comes first. No matter how important a fishing boat is, it is not as important as life. I must also be responsible for your lives."

It was impossible to ask everyone to continue working, and no one of them dared to get close to the bomb, let alone throw it back into the sea, but they had to speak nicely.

"Yes, yes. No matter how important money is, it is not as important as life. These foreign products must be of good quality. They may not go bad even if soaked."

"It's better to hide first."

"Fortunately, the two boats are not far away... This is a lifesaver..."

Everyone felt much more at ease when they looked at the Harvest not far away.

Ye Yaodong was also struggling there, thinking that he had to find a way to resolve the bomb. There was no point in staying in this stalemate.

Just looking at it this way, no one knows whether this bomb still has its power.

This kind of thing needs to be handled by professionals. He just touched it because he didn't know what it was.

Seeing that the Harvest had received the message and was coming over here, he probably made up his mind.

Anyway, let's send the people on the boat away first.

The bomb on the ground seemed quite safe now. Thinking about how it had just been pulled up with the goods in the fishing net, and how it had been smashed onto the deck along with the fish, he felt relieved for the time being.

That's fine, just walk closer and take a look, what could be wrong? He didn't reach out to touch it.

Everyone saw him suddenly walk towards the pile of fish again and immediately called him again.

"Adong?"

"Brother Dongdongdong..."

"It's okay. I was hit on the deck with the fish just now, but I'm fine. I just walked in to take a look. What could happen?"

"That's true."

"Then it should be okay to take a look. We are all in the same boat anyway."

After saying this, everyone calmed down from the panic of just finding out it was an aerial bomb. If it was going to explode, it wouldn't stop them from exploding just by looking at it. In any case, they just had to not touch it.

Everyone looked at Ye Yaodong squatting next to the bomb and gathered around him.

"Haha, if something really happens, at least I know what it looks like."

"That's right, let me take a look at it too? It's long and looks like a bamboo tube. It's exactly the same as in the movie, with a pointy head."

"What a pity, the tail is still hidden in the pile of fish."

"Can you try it?"

"I don't want it. Am I looking for death? It's not like I think my life is too long. What if I touch something I shouldn't touch and it blows me up? I won't even have a place to cry."

"I don't even have time to cry, and I don't even have time to feel pain."

"Stop talking nonsense. I want to live a long life."

Everyone squatted beside Ye Yaodong and commented on the bomb. As they talked, they were no longer afraid and felt relaxed. They were all curious, because they couldn't see the bomb explode with their bare eyes.

"It doesn't look that scary now, it's just a piece of iron."

"Just imagine the power shown in the movies. Just one blast would create a huge hole in the ground and blow away all the bones."

"This must be broken, right?"

"Adong, what are you going to do with this thing? You have to find a way to throw it back into the sea, right?"

"How do we throw it? We don't dare to do it, we can only watch."

Ye Yaodong frowned, "I plan to go directly to the shore and ask the police to deal with it. This kind of thing still needs to be handled by professionals. What's more, I don't know if there is any technology in it. What if it can help our country's military? It's a pity to throw it back into the sea. It will be difficult to retrieve it in this lifetime."

"That's right. Others will never see it in their lifetime, but we can actually salvage it and tell others about it. We can brag about it when we get home."

"Haha, every time I go out there I have something to brag about, like the 11 catties of plum fish and the pirates I encountered. I've been bragging about that for more than half a month."

"Me too. I can tell this story for the rest of my life. I can still talk about it when I'm old. How glorious it is! We can fight pirates and catch 11 kilograms of plum fish in one net."

"Yes, yes, yes. If we catch a bomb, we can brag about it for the rest of our lives."

"Is our luck good or bad? We can encounter anything."

Ye Yaodong also laughed.

"If we drive the ship back and ask the police to deal with the bomb, this matter might even be reported in the newspapers. As long as we can deal with it safely and hand it over to the country, we will be lucky."

Everyone nodded.

"Yes, as long as nothing happens, you are lucky to have this happen. Most people will never experience it in their lifetime."

"I really want to touch it..."

"Hahaha, then you touch it, and after you touch it back you can brag again."

"Haha, either you touch it together, or you won't have a chance when you get on the Harvest."

"Forget it, let's just take a look."

　I am in a life-and-death race every day, and I fail 2 times a day. I won't brag anymore. I owe 8000 words. I will just spread it out every day and try to write more than words every day. I will write more as much as I can in installments.
　　
　
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