Chapter 234 Something happened
Chapter 234 Something happened
Li Changle felt that traveling by water was much faster than riding a bicycle. After just over ten minutes, the boat returned to the dock.
There were many more ships returning to the shore than when they came back. Strangely, there were few people on the shore, which used to be so noisy.
The two men packed up the things on the boat, piled up the rubber buckets and bamboo baskets together, and jumped off the boat with them.
Li Changle saw a group of people in front of him, cursing as they walked towards the corner, and he could vaguely hear a woman cursing.
Chen Yongwei stretched his neck and asked, "Brother, what happened?"
"Let's go and take a look." Li Changle carried the bamboo basket and walked forward, ready to find someone to inquire for information.
After walking a few steps, I saw Chen Amao and a man walking towards me, cursing.
"Your aunt's follicle, the tide is about to come, and the big cargo is about to be loaded, and I don't know where this plague ship came from..."
"Boss Chen, what happened?" Li Changle hurriedly went up to him and asked.
"Alas!" Chen Amao sighed, "The Alai brothers were hit by a metal boat over ten meters long near Sheshan Island.
Before the two brothers could stand firmly, those people jumped on the boat and started to rob without saying a word. Ah Chang and I happened to be passing by, so we quickly drove the boat over to help, and then those people drove away.
The Lai brothers’ fishing nets, fish, and net-lifting machines were all stolen. The brothers were beaten black and blue. Lai Laoer’s hand also seemed to be injured. He has been sent back to the village doctor.”
The people in the fishing village are very united after going out to sea, because they are all fishermen, and what others encounter today may happen to them one day.
Li Changle said angrily: "Where did this boat come from? It's so arrogant. It dares to rob in broad daylight. Did you see clearly which fishing boat it is?"
Chen Amao shook his head. "I don't know. It's not our boat, nor is it from the south bank. The five men all look very young, and their accents are different from ours!"
Although the local dialect here is sometimes different in different villages, the accents here still have some similarities.
The accents of those people sounded a bit like those from the neighboring province.
"Amao, the accent is not that simple. You can learn the accent of other places." Ah Chang continued, "If it were you, we should also be on guard against some people pretending to have the accent of other places to do bad things."
The dispute over territory between the North Bank and the South Bank has been peaceful for more than half a year after the government mediated and demarcated the sea areas.
But there are many big ships over there and the resources are consumed quickly. If they run out of fish, it is not impossible for them to come and rob us.
But now there is no evidence and no one dares to speak out. After all, people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have lived in peace for more than half a year.
If they didn't do it, it would be bad for everyone if they continued to argue about it.
Chen Amao nodded. "No matter where they came from, you have to be careful when you go out to sea next time. A metal boat over ten meters long will hit you without a second thought. If you encounter a small wooden boat, you will be unlucky."
Li Changle said: "In the future, we should call a few boats to go out to sea together, so that if we encounter them, we can take care of each other."
Ah Chang: "Yes, if they hadn't met us today, who knows what would have happened to the Lai brothers?"
A few people stood there, smoked a cigarette, and discussed how to deal with the situation.
Chen Amao sold all the mantis shrimp, mackerel, cuttlefish and squid he had caught today to Li Changle before driving away on his fishing boat.
All these things together weighed only over 100 kilograms. Li Changle and Chen Yongwei found a wooden stick and carried them back.
The villagers we met along the way were all talking about the robbery of the Lai brothers. They all said that when they go to work offshore in the future, they should have a companion so that they can look after each other.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, their two sons came to greet them, "Dad, you're back!"
Li Changle reached out and rubbed the two of them, "How was your performance in school today?"
"The teacher also praised me."
"Has Xiao Hai finished his homework?"
"I've finished writing. Brother Xiaoyang and the others are still writing." Li Xiaohai said as he ran into the house, "Mom, Dad is back."
Zhou Ruonan came out of Li's mother's room upon hearing the noise and looked at him anxiously, "You're back! Have you heard about what happened at the Lai family?"
"I heard about it!" Li Changle smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, those people only dare to rob lone fishing boats. We have two boats together, four strong laborers, they dare not attack us."
"Well, I'm still cooking something on the stove. I'll talk to you later." Zhou Ruonan walked into the house in a hurry.
The two of them carried out the rubber bucket, and Ge Changfa came over, "A Le, what time do you go out to sea tomorrow? We'll go together then."
"Tomorrow is the eighth day of the first lunar month. We will be breaking ground on our new house, so we won't be going out to sea." Li Changle handed him a cigarette. "Have you heard about the Lai family as well?"
Ge Changfa nodded and said, "My family's boat is at the dock where they arrived later. Their boat was brought back with the help of Boss Chen's boat.
The two brothers were beaten black and blue, and Lai Laoer's hand was broken, so he was sent to the hospital to have the bone fixed."
"Damn it, you were struck by lightning, you robber Green Shell, people like you will get your retribution sooner or later." Mrs. Li and her mother, who came to move the fish, cursed loudly.
"Alas!" Ge Changfa sighed, "If we rely on God, then God must open his eyes."
Li Changle thought so too. "Rather than relying on God's retribution, it's better to be careful and take precautions yourself." Chen Yongwei nodded. "Yes, they all said that we should invite a few people who are willing to go out to sea together. As long as we are not alone, we will have someone to take care of us even if we encounter a robbery."
Ge Changfa: "I came to ask you about going out to sea because I want to go with you so that we can take care of each other."
Li Changle also guessed it, "How about you guys work offshore tomorrow, and we go out to sea together the day after tomorrow?"
"I'll go back and tell my brother what he's going to do. I'll get back to you after I've asked him." Ge Changfa then asked, "How was your catch today?"
"good!"
"Then I'll go first."
"Come over to drink tomorrow."
"okay!"
Li Changle walked him a few steps and went back to help kill the fish. He picked up a green mullet, removed the gills, cut an incision in the belly with a knife, took out the internal organs, scraped a few times with the knife, and the fish was killed.
"Brother, does Ah Fu have any problem with us? I saw Ah Fa wanted to go to sea with us several times, but he never made it."
Li Changle shook his head. "I haven't even spoken to him for a few words. I wonder if my brother and the others have any conflicts with him?"
"Ask the eldest and second brothers later. If there really is a conflict, it's better for us not to go out to sea together. My grandma said that the worst thing to do on a boat is to have people with different minds together."
"Grandma is right. I'll ask my brother when he comes back."
After they finished killing the fish and helped Zhou Ruonan and Li Ersao set the table, the people working at the construction site also returned.
After dinner, Zhang Dejin rode back home with his fellow apprentices. The Chen family’s grandparents and the Li family sat in the yard to discuss what they were going to do tomorrow.
The row of old houses has been renovated. Father Li also went to the brigade to find Accountant Chen to buy a few old door panels. Together with the bamboo doors made today, it is no problem for people to live in and have firewood.
Tomorrow, more than a dozen bricklayers will have to go to work, and someone will have to prepare three meals a day.
The eighth day is a good day for breaking ground or moving, and it is also a good day for the Li family.
There were no particular requirements for the day of groundbreaking. The Li family only had to prepare tofu, steamed buns and bowls of rice when the tide was high, and offer sacrifices to the God of Land. Then Li Changle and his brother would dig the first hoe, and the rest was the work of the foreman.
Fishermen have a special fondness for "high tide". In their minds, "high tide" is a symbol of prosperity and development.
Therefore, no matter whether the fishermen are building a house, moving into a new house, or holding a wedding banquet, they will choose to hold it during high tide.
Li Changle and his brothers moved there first. Sister-in-law Li, Sister-in-law Li and Grandma Chen were responsible for preparing meals, grain, vegetables and buying meat, and the expenses were shared equally by the four families.
After the discussion, everyone started talking about the Lai brothers.
Father Li said: "When we were in Nanshan, Lao Jin told me that everyone knows about the Lai family's accident, and they will go out to sea with two families from the immigrant village tomorrow.
You brothers, when you go out together, you must take care of each other and don't go too far away. If you find that something is wrong, leave if you can. If you can't leave, you must focus on the outside world."
After hearing this, Li's mother looked at him with disapproval, "Look at what you said, the sea is boundless, how can it be so easy to meet someone?"
Father Li glared at her and said, "If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. Whether you can encounter it or not, you have to be prepared in advance so that you can have a plan in mind when the situation arises."
Li Changle saw that his mother was also glaring, so he quickly comforted them, "Mother, Dad was just saying it's just in case, there's no need to worry too much."
Grandma Chen also advised: "Yes, Sister Hua, as long as there is a family with a boat sailing offshore, they are all discussing this matter. Ah Le and the others also know the situation."
Mother Li sighed and said, "I know what Ah Tang said is right, but I am worried."
Li Changle: "Mother, don't worry. I have found out everything about today from Boss Chen. There are only five people on the iron boat.
They also picked on the lone Lai brothers. The four of us are strong laborers, and we are not easy to bully even if we meet them."
Brother Li took over and said, "Ale is right. They only dare to attack lone boats. Our two boats are together every day. Even if we meet them, we dare not attack them."
Chen Yongwei: "Yes, my brother is the best at fighting. I am strong enough to take on two or three of them."
Brother Li: "There are a few green poles on the boat. Bring the harpoon from home with you from now on."
Li Ersao was full of banditry. "Bring your hatchet too. My brother and his men always brought it with them when they went out to sea. Two years ago, they fought with the iron boats on the south bank for territory.
My eldest and second brothers picked up their shining hatchets and struck at several people, drawing blood, and they chased them away.
Their hatchets are not the short-handled machetes, but the long-handled curved knives that are specifically used to chop forks on tree trunks.
Father Li: "I will reinforce the handle of the knife and sharpen it. The robbers will be more cautious when they see it."
"You must bring your stuff." Grandma Chen warned worriedly, "I think what Atang said just now makes sense. When you brothers go out to sea in the future, it's best not to leave the two boats too far apart, so that you can catch up in time if something happens."
Chen Yongwei hurriedly said, "Don't worry, grandma, this is what we planned."
(End of this chapter)