Chapter 323 Breaking the Waves
Chapter 323 Breaking the Waves
"It all depends on what Awei wants. I can't control him even if he wants to recognize her." Grandma Chen sighed, "When people get old, they have no roots. When the time comes, they will close their eyes and stretch their legs. I can't control them even if I want to."
Mother Li thought that this made sense, but she couldn't say it like that, so she advised him gently, "Don't think like that, life is so good now.
We will move into a new house in two months. We will have a TV, a tape recorder and everything else. When Awei marries his grandson's wife, they are both very filial. You can just wait to enjoy the blessing of having a grandson!"
"Yes, I never dreamed that I could have such a life." Grandma Chen held Li's mother's hand and looked at her gratefully, "Thanks to your Ah Le for being willing to take care of him, otherwise there would be no life today."
"Don't say that." Li's mother smiled and held her hand. "They are brothers who get along well and are kind-hearted. If any of them were narrow-minded or stubborn, they wouldn't last long."
The Ah Fa family are brothers. They worked together for 21 days and then broke up. They are no better than Ah Le and Ah Wei!
"Mother," Zhou Ruonan came in carrying two baskets of dried cuttlefish, "it's already dark, and Xiaoyang and Xiaohai haven't come back to call us yet. I'll ask some kids to go to the dock and call them back."
"Okay, let Xiao Tao and Xiao Bo go too."
"Yeah!" Zhou Ruonan put down the bamboo basket and walked out.
Mother Li looked outside worriedly, "There is a radio on the ship, I wonder if they heard the news?"
"The radio has said it, and they should have heard it."
Grandma Chen said as she turned around and bowed several times in the direction of the master's hall, "I pray to the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva and the almighty Sea Dragon Lord to bless them to return safely."
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Brother Li and Chen Amao, who were driving the fishing boat back at full speed, heard from the maritime radio that it would rain tonight accompanied by strong winds of level 6 to 7. They felt that the old man's cold legs were more accurate than the weather forecast.
Brother Li sneered, "I knew it a long time ago. By the time you told me, the daylily would have gone cold."
"That's right, it's not as accurate as my rheumatism and cold legs." Father Li said, "Every time you say there is strong wind in a certain area, can't you tell me which area it is?"
“They may not be able to measure it accurately.”
"Yeah, it's God's business, who can predict it accurately?"
Father Li hurriedly got up and went to the deck to clean up. He moved all the fishing gear, buckets, etc. to the kitchen, picked up the things that should be put in the cabinet and put them in the cabinet, and locked the cabinet door to prevent them from falling on the deck and running around when the wind and waves came.
"Hello!" Chen Amao's voice came from the intercom, "Brother Ping, did you hear the announcement from the radio station?"
"Yes, isolated showers with strong winds."
"Your boat is fine. It can withstand more wind than mine. I just hope the wind is a little bit lighter, not higher than force seven."
"The weather forecast said it will be level six to seven. It won't be higher than level seven." Brother Li consoled dryly.
"After I sell my catch this time, I'll order a big boat like yours. It has a large tonnage and strong wind resistance."
"Okay, let Ah Le take you to visit Zhang's house then."
"Okay!" Chen Amao agreed and concentrated on driving.
Father Li packed up and returned to the cabin. Seeing that his brows were furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito, Brother Li smiled and comforted him, "Dad, don't worry. This is a good opportunity to test the performance of the new boat."
Father Li nodded, looked at the Shunfeng following behind, and then looked at the dark ocean, "I hope there is a favorable wind, favorable wind and favorable waves, so that we can return faster."
Brother Li looked back at the Shunfeng ship behind him and said, "If the wind and waves are not too strong, we can sail faster with the wind and waves.
If it exceeds level seven, Boss Chen and his boat will be in danger. When the fishing boat rides on the crest of the wave, if the length of the wave is 1 to 2 times the length of the fishing boat, the longer it rides on the crest of the wave, the greater the risk.
The boat may become sideways, and if not properly maneuvered, the risk of capsizing is greater.”
Father Li thought about it for a moment and felt that what he said made sense. He sighed and said, "I just pray that the Dragon Lord will bless us all to arrive safely."
"Dad, don't worry, it's only force 6 to 7 winds, there will be absolutely nothing wrong. When I bought the boat, I said it could withstand force 7 to 8 winds, and I wasn't kidding."
"That definitely won't happen." Father Li said this, but he was still a little worried that God might play tricks on him.
I could only pray silently, asking God to bless them to return to Hong Kong safely.
At around nine o'clock, the wind began to blow on the sea. As the wind grew stronger, the waves on the sea became bigger and bigger. The surging waves rushed directly onto the deck and surged out.
Several people who had moved to the cabin and were fast asleep before dark were now also enduring the tossing and turning of the waves.
A big wave hit, and the fishing boat shook violently. Li Changle, who was sleeping on the upper bunk, was caught off guard and almost fell off the bed. He stood up, looked at Li Erge, then lay back, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Brother Li looked at Li Changle, who was lying on the bed without any reaction, in surprise, and said, "Hey! This kid is really born to do this job."
Chen Yongwei glanced at Li Changle and said with a smile: "Maybe my brother is really the reincarnation of the Third Prince."
"You're not bad, kid!" Brother Li said, looking down at Wang Xincheng who was on the lower bunk, "Are you okay, Acheng?"
"Uncle, I'm fine." Wang Xincheng said as he rubbed his uncomfortable stomach.
"The wind speed is now at most level 6, with 7 or 8 strong winds, and the boat is shaking more violently. If you feel really uncomfortable, just lie on the bucket and vomit."
Wang Xincheng nodded. Chen Yongwei took over and said, "Ah Cheng, your uncle A Le said that you can stop vomiting after vomiting for a while."
"He has never been on a long ocean voyage. He just heard what my eldest brother and I said." Second Brother Li glanced at Li Changle who was snoring in his sleep, and called Wang Xincheng to go to the cab together.
"Dad, go back to sleep!"
"No, I've been sitting in the chair for two hours and I'm not sleepy at all now."
"Go back and lie down to be more comfortable." Second Brother Li walked behind Big Brother Li and held the rudder. "Big Brother, I'll drive. It's almost ten o'clock and you didn't call me."
"It's okay!" Brother Li had been driving for five or six hours straight and was a little tired. He stepped aside, helped Father Li up and said, "Dad, let's go back and lie down for a while."
"Okay!" Father Li stood up and walked out with him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "An, if the wind gets stronger, come and call us."
Brother Li nodded and concentrated on driving. Wang Xincheng sat on the chair and watched him drive the boat.
Not long after Mr. Li and his companions went back to sleep, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the fishing boat was shaking more and more violently. Both of them were experienced boatmen and were exhausted after a long day, so they were still sleeping soundly.
When the waves came, the boat rose and fell with the waves, as if it was lifted to the top of the mountain, and then thrown into the valley between the waves.
After a few big waves, Chen Yongwei began to feel a little uncomfortable in his stomach. He raised his pillow a little higher and looked at the time. "Brother, we have been driving for five or six hours, and we are not close to the sea yet?"
"It will take more than an hour to reach Turtle Island!" Li Changle responded, got out of bed, put on his shoes, opened the cabin door and walked towards the cab.
He had already practiced it a long time ago. He could walk and eat in winds and waves even stronger than the ones he has today.
I pushed the door open and entered the cab, and saw Wang Xincheng's face was pale, and he was hunched in the chair with his head drooped, like a sick chicken.
"Acheng, go back and lie down. Your uncle and I will be on duty here."
"Okay..." Before Wang Xincheng could finish his sentence, he felt his stomach churning and he dry-heaved several times.
At this moment, he felt like a fishing boat tossing back and forth in the sea, rocking by the waves, as if even his internal organs were mixed together.
I just felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't even speak. My stomach was churning and my face started to turn pale. I staggered out of the cab and leaned over the railing to vomit violently until I couldn't vomit anything anymore. Then I slid down and sat on the deck.
Li Changle brought the porcelain jar over to him and asked him to rinse his mouth. "You'll feel more comfortable lying down inside."
"Yeah!" Wang Xincheng responded softly. He was helped into the cabin and felt much more comfortable after lying down.
Li Changle closed the cabin and turned to look at the Shunfeng following behind, but he didn't see even a shadow, only the rudder lights that appeared and disappeared on the waves.
The Shunfeng was not as fast as them, nor as wind-resistant as them. On the rough sea, it was like a leaf, rising and falling with the waves.
Chen Amao concentrated on controlling the rudder as he shuttled through the waves, secretly thanking his lucky stars that the wind had not accelerated. With the current wind speed, the Shunfeng could still withstand it.
If it was any bigger, he didn't dare to think about it anymore and could only pray to God for a safe return to Hong Kong.
Perhaps the gods heard his prayers and the wind gradually died down.
When the wind died down, Chen Amao turned his head to look at the boatman who was sleeping soundly beside him, "Brother, I'll take a nap for a while, you follow the Xusheng in front."
"Okay!" A-di, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly took over the rudder from Chen Amao who was already exhausted, and sailed forward following the lit rudder light in front.
At around one o'clock, Li Changle and his crew's boat arrived at the ocean near Turtle Island. At this time, the wind started to pick up again.
Brother Li turned his head and glanced at Li Changle, "Thank you Lord Hailong for your blessing. We will reach Huzi Island in more than two hours."
Li Changle nodded and looked at the time. "Just a little while, an hour earlier than expected."
"Yes!" Brother Li blew the whistle. The loud whistle sound cut through the wind and waves and spread to the Shunfeng following behind.
"Woooo..."
After a while, there came a response from the Shunfeng.
Li Changle and Li Erge both breathed a sigh of relief and continued to drive at full speed towards Huzi Island.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the two boats sailed against the wind and waves towards Huzi Island.
Suddenly, a dazzling flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the dark sea surface.
Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of rumbling thunder, followed by a loud "crack", and the deafening thunder seemed to explode right above my head.
Both of them were startled by the sudden thunder and lightning. Li Changle looked at the lightning outside the window and thought that God had been brewing for so long, and the coming storm should be no small one.
Chen Amao on the Shunfeng was also awakened by the thunder. He sat up straight, rubbed his face vigorously, and looked at the silver dragon passing by the sky. "Where is it already?"
"We have already passed the ocean where we stopped last night."
"That's good!" Chen Amao took over the rudder. Another loud thunder exploded above his head. After a burst of sparse raindrops, heavy rain poured down.
(End of this chapter)