Chapter 73 Someone's boat was overturned
Chapter 73 Someone's boat was overturned
Li Changle calculated, "After deducting thirty-one, I still need seventy-five to repair the fishing boat. If I'm lucky, I can earn that much in one day."
Zhou Ruonan looked at him worriedly, "You also ordered a tricycle, where's the money?"
Li Changle put his arm around her shoulders and said, "It's okay. Things will work out when the time comes. We still have a lot of days to get the tricycle!"
"Well! If there is nothing by then, I will ask my dad to borrow some." Zhou Ruonan leaned on his shoulder and felt that such a Le made her feel at ease.
Li Changle kissed her and said, "Don't worry, there will definitely be some. Have you forgotten that there are still many oysters in the cave?"
Zhou Ruonan raised her head and looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Oh, by the way, I forgot about your secret base!"
Li Changle pinched her ear and said, "Teacher Zhou, you are so confused, it's not okay!"
"Hate it!" Zhou Ruonan stood up with a red face, "I'm going to take a shower."
"You're an old married couple and you're still so shy!"
"...Everyone is like you, with a face thicker than a city wall!"
"Hehe!" Li Changle smiled and took out a cigarette, looked at his son across from him, and put it back, "Go ahead, you've been busy all day, take a shower and go to bed early."
"Hmm!" Zhou Ruonan drank a bowl of rice wine and felt very sleepy. She washed herself, came back, lay down, touched the pillow and fell asleep.
Li Changle took out a cigarette and started smoking outside. He stood in front of the window and looked out at the darkness, hoping that the wind and rain would come and go quickly.
Now that the wind and rain have stopped, he can go to the cave to check out the puddles inside to see if there is anything good to bring in.
And what about those oysters? I need to pry some out to see if there are any pearls inside.
"Knock, knock! Ah Le, open the door!"
There were two knocks on the door, neither loud nor soft, and then his mother's soft cry was heard. It was already this late, could it be that Dad was not feeling well?
Li Changle hurried forward to open the door. Before he could ask any questions, Li's mother flashed into the room and stuffed a roll of money into his hand.
He said softly, "Your father said that the money you have is not enough to repair the boat, so he asked me to give you this money first."
Although they favored A-Le, they also had to consider the feelings of the two older families, so they waited until both families were asleep before sending the money.
Li Changle didn't expect that they would send the money for buying the boat overnight, so she quickly stuffed the money back into her hands, "Mother, we don't want it, you take it back."
"Anan and I calculated that we only need about 70 yuan to repair the boat. As soon as the typhoon stops, I will take Awei to the cave to dig out the oysters and sell them."
"You didn't see that there were some big oysters inside. If we pry them off and send them to the Phoenix Restaurant, they will definitely sell for a good price. A few dozen dollars, and we can earn it back in one trip."
After hearing this, Li's mother remained silent. She silently opened the money box and counted out a hundred yuan. She took his hand and put it in his hand, "Take this hundred yuan and use it first. It's not for you. We lend it to you. Pay it back to us when you earn money."
"Got it." Li Changle took the hot hundred yuan and agreed seriously.
"Go to bed early. I'm going back." Mother Li said softly, then turned and walked out.
Li Changle stood at the door and watched her enter the house, then he turned around and went into the house to put the money in the drawer, then went out to take out all the water in the pots and pans and pour them out. Worried that he would sleep until dawn, he went to drink a full teacup of water before going back to his room and lying down.
When he was awakened by the urge to urinate, he opened his eyes and saw Zhou Ruonan coming in with a porcelain basin, "Why are you up?"
"Xiao Zhou needs to pee." Zhou Ruonan said with a smile, "Why are you up? It's not even five o'clock yet, and it's barely daybreak!"
"I have to pee urgently." Li Changle didn't expect to sleep until after four o'clock. He felt that he had wasted the water he drank last night, but he also felt that it was better to be young. In the past, with such a large water tank, he would have to pee at least twice a night.
He hurried to empty the toilet, only to find that the sound of raindrops dripping on the roof had stopped.
"It really comes quickly and goes quickly!" Li Changle muttered as he opened the door. The wind had indeed weakened, and a drizzle of rain fell on the leaves of the small Chinese cabbage behind the house.
Li Changle closed the back door and went back to the room. She saw Zhou Ruonan leaning against the head of the bed, "Anan, I'm going to go out and take a look."
"Why go out now? The waves are still big!"
"I went to the beach and came back. After dinner, I went to Shuilu Zhang. Dad said the boat was parked at the old Zhang's boat repair pier." Li Changle remembered something and walked to the drawer to pick up a stack of banknotes. "My mother gave me this last night. Keep it safe."
Zhou Ruonan looked at the money in his hand in surprise, "This is not good!"
Li Changle put the money in her hand and said, "You have to pay it back."
"That's more like it!" Zhou Ruonan stood up and put the money away. "Did Dad tell you which shipyard to find to repair the boat?"
"He told me yesterday that before he was injured, he went to Shuilu Zhang and negotiated the price with Lao Zhang. My father also went to the commune boat company to inquire about the price. After comparison, he still felt that Lao Zhang's family was better, so he took him to Haimen Port and pulled the fishing boat to the pier."
When Li Changle was helping out on a boat in his previous life, the boat owner was at Old Zhang's house repairing, modifying and maintaining the fishing boat.
Before liberation, the Zhang family was a ship repair and shipbuilding family. During the collective era, they worked in the commune shipping company. After the reform and opening up, they went out to work on their own.
The craftsmanship of the uncles was good and the price was reasonable, so almost all the fishermen from the nearby fishing villages came to him. Li's father agreed with him that it would cost about 300 yuan to install a diesel engine, a motorized propeller, and a spars, which, together with the money sent by Li's mother, would be enough.
"Dad must be right, so let's go find their house." Zhou Ruonan paused, "The house was leaking badly last night.
When the rain stops, you'd better go to the roof and check if there are tiles that were blown away by the typhoon and have them repaired, otherwise the leaks will get worse when the rain comes again."
In the past, these jobs were done by Li's father and two brothers. She didn't know if Li Changle could do it?
"Are there any tiles left at home?"
"Yes, they are piled under the eaves behind the house."
"Okay! I'll go out and see if the wind and waves are strong. If they are, I'll go find Lao Zhang at daybreak and give him the money, then I'll go up to the roof and pick up tiles."
"Okay!" Zhou Ruonan stood up and went out with him, giving him the raincoat hanging on the wall. "Ah Huan bought it for me when he came back to visit his relatives last year."
After hearing this, Li Changle suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to write a letter, "Anan, please write a letter to Ah Huan for me and ask him to help buy a diving suit."
"What do you want a wetsuit for?"
"Swimming in a wetsuit allows you to dive deeper, so you can catch things that others can't."
Zhou Ruonan frowned and said, "Deeper waters are more dangerous..."
"Don't worry, I'll be fishing next to the fishing boat. It won't be dangerous." Li Changle looked at her with a smile, "I can't bear to leave my beautiful wife..."
"Ouch!" Li Changle grabbed her evil little hand, "I didn't say anything wrong, why are you pinching me again?"
Zhou Ruonan rolled her eyes at him and pointed at her son who was sleeping soundly on the crib. "The children have grown up. If you don't talk to them properly, will they all follow your example?"
"What's wrong with learning from me? If I were like Ah Wei, who would blush when talking to girls, I wouldn't be able to coax you like this..."
"Still talking!" Zhou Ruonan glared.
"Don't be angry, I won't say anything more, not anymore!" Li Changle raised his hands in surrender and walked out.
After a while of delay, I went out. It was a little brighter in the sky. At a glance, I found that the branches of the orange and jujube trees near the well were broken by the strong wind and flew into my yard.
When I walked to the entrance of the alley in front, I saw the two Agen brothers walking in front of me in the back row. What were they talking about as they walked?
At this time, Ah Qing also came out of the alley, and when he saw Li Changle, he smiled and said, "Ah Le, are you going to the dock so early?"
"Go check if the traps we set up yesterday are still there?"
"Ah Le, it's useless to go and see!" Ah Gen, who was walking in front, sighed and turned back, "The wind and waves are so strong that even the boat has flipped over. I'm afraid the trap has floated into the Pacific Ocean!"
Li Changle and Li Changqing looked at him in surprise, "What happened? Whose boat was overturned?"
"Ah!" Agen sighed again, "Mr. Rongjun and his wife almost went down to see Mr. Hailong last night."
His elder brother Agui added: "I heard that they had caught a lot of good stuff, so they were reluctant to leave. They also didn't expect the typhoon to come so soon. They hurried back when they saw it was getting dark, and the typhoon came before the boat even reached the dock.
The father and son rowed back desperately until their hands became numb. They were almost at the dock when a huge wave hit and the boat capsized.
The father and son jumped into the sea and swam to the shore. Fortunately, someone from Adong's family was there and threw him a rope, which allowed them to pull him ashore.
"Who can I blame? It's just because I'm too greedy." The old man walking in front stopped and said, "My fishing boat is not far from his house. When I saw the running horse cloud and thought the typhoon was not over yet, I shouted to my father and son to return to the boat. They laughed at me for being timid."
Agen said: "Ashuibo is right. Don't be too greedy when you go out to sea. As long as the wind direction is a little wrong, even a big flower dragon cannot be kept."
"That's right. All the catch on the boat was gone, and I almost lost my life as well."
As they were talking, the group had already left the village. The alleys in the village were paved with slabs of stone and rocks. You didn't notice it while walking, but the gravel road leading to the dock after leaving the village was full of puddles.
When the group was almost at the pier, they saw many villagers already standing on the shore early in the morning.
Li Changle saw from afar that the rolling waves rushed to the shore, making a sound like thunder, and then quickly fell back, pushing the waves higher, and the muddy yellow sea water splashed everywhere.
After they arrived, they heard the onlookers. Some were talking about how strong the wind was and how heavy the rain was last night, while others were talking about how Rongjun and his father almost fed the fish last night.
"A Le!" Ge Changfa and A Wei walked over with their arms around each other's shoulders. "I heard from Uncle Dong that the typhoon has passed. The village loudspeaker will notify everyone at dawn."
Before Li Changle could respond, Agen happily took over, "Really? Once the wind and waves on the sea calm down, we can go fishing."
Agui took over and said, "Look, the waves at the pier are still so big. The waves offshore must be even higher. Let's wait and see how the tide is this afternoon before we talk about going out to sea."
"There are more fish on the beach after the typhoon than usual. Let's go see if there are any good catches later."
"Forget about it today. The wind and waves are so strong that it would be a good thing if we can go in the afternoon!"
(End of this chapter)