Chapter 1191 Thrilling

The people on the boat were all in an orderly manner, doing their own jobs, and they were all used to it.

Lin Guangyuan was not used to it when he first went out to sea, but after he recovered, he picked up the jobs he could do very tactfully.

After a few days at sea, he became a skilled worker.

He also followed the local customs and became a refugee like everyone else. His chin was full of beards, and he no longer looked like a young teenager.

Ye Yaodong laughed and teased Lin Guangyuan after selling a batch of goods to the fresh-collecting ship.

"Physical work really trains people. I feel mature after a few days out."

Lin Guangyuan laughed, "Now I know how hard you work, little uncle. No wonder you insisted on asking me to carry sandbags a few years ago to experience how hard it is to make money. Studying is really a blessing."

"Now you understand my good intentions, right?"

He nodded. Although the little boy was tired after going out to sea, he also had a firm look.

He looked grown up a lot.

"It's better to fight sandbags than to go out to sea. Alas, no wonder the wages of boatmen are so high. It's dangerous and hard work."

"You are trying to say that I didn't pay you."

"No, I insisted on coming with you."

"Would you like me to buy you a watch when I get back?"

"Yes!" Lin Guangyuan's eyes lit up and he said loudly.

"Didn't you insist on coming here? You still have the nerve to ask me to buy you a watch."

"If you insist on giving it to me, of course I'll take it."

Ye Yaodong smiled and hooked his shoulder, "Let's go to the cockpit and teach you how to drive a boat."

"Okay, how many days will we stay on the sea?"

"Now we have to go back while trawling the net. We will stay for about three more days and then go back to the shore."

Lin Guangyuan stretched out his fingers and counted as he walked, "We have been out for 5 days? Is today the 18th day of the lunar calendar?"

"Well, I will send you back on the 21st day of the lunar calendar. It's almost the New Year, and you have to go back to your hometown early. Your father is busy making money now and has no time. You are so old, and you have to do all the housework. Go back early, it's almost been so many days this time, and you have to take a break."

"Okay."

After entering the cockpit, Ye Yaodong taught him how to drive a boat and chatted with him.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.

As the temperature dropped in the past two days, the cold wind kept blowing. The waves were particularly big that night, and the fishing boat was shaking violently, which affected their progress. They had to make a temporary decision to return home early.

Lin Guangyuan was a little flustered and was hit by the waves. If it weren't for the small space in the cockpit, he would have fallen to the ground.

Ye Yaodong had seen a lot of strong winds and waves, and he calmed him down calmly.

Although it was night now, the waves were big, and Ye Yaodong didn't dare to let him climb down to the deck at this time, so he simply let him stay with him all night.

Wait until dawn in the early morning, and then let him go back to the cabin.

After the three boats agreed to return immediately, they collected the fishing nets early and then traveled all night.

Because they had been heading towards the East China Sea in the past few days, the distance was a little far, and the waves were also big, which affected the speed of the boat. It was not as fast as the speed during the operation. They couldn't get to the shore until dawn.

However, as daybreak approached, the waves were smaller, and Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to let Lin Guangyuan go down to the cabin so that he could sleep for a while.

He also asked him to ask Chen Laoqi to come and take his place, as he also had to take a break.

The wind and waves were not that strong at this time, and they were probably close to the offshore area. It was not a big problem for Chen Laoqi to follow the other two boats, and he could rest assured.

Ye Yaodong watched him go down to the deck, and then looked into the distance again, and then looked back at the fishing boat.

However, what shocked him was that as soon as he cast his eyes around the fishing boat, he saw a figure falling into the sea.

He didn't even see who it was, because everyone was wearing black, and it was just dawn, so the light was not good.

The shock made him stand up directly, stop the boat, and stop moving forward.

It is better to believe it than not to believe it.

He stood up in a panic, quickly opened the door of the cockpit and looked at the sea, but saw nothing.

Ye Yaodong was not sure if he was dazzled or not. The figure that flashed by did not stir up any water at all.

He looked around with the telescope hanging on his chest, from near to far, and found that there was indeed a human head floating in the distance, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

If you really look at the sea with your naked eyes, you really can't see it. The sky is gray and the waves are one after another.

Panic made him climb down to the deck quickly.

The fishing boat was hit by the waves and shook. He didn't have time to put down the anchor. He could only let the fishing boat drift around under the waves. He staggered to the cabin and called for help.

"Hurry up, someone fell into the sea, everyone get up!" Ye Yaodong shouted.

The hatch was open there, and he just slid down at the position of the hatch.

The people who were originally sleeping immediately got a start and all got up. They didn't sleep very soundly.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"What do you mean by falling into the sea?"

Ye Yaodong shouted again without stopping, "Someone fell into the sea, hurry up and see who it is, I'll go and drive the boat over first."

He didn't care about other people's reactions, and climbed up to the wheelhouse anxiously. Now he could still see the head of a person floating up and down, so he had to drive the boat over quickly.

Falling into the sea at this time was too coincidental.

Thinking of Lin Guangyuan who had just climbed off the helm, he felt infinitely worried. Even without counting the number of people, he was sure it was Lin Guangyuan.

The loss of any crew member is serious, let alone Lin Guangyuan.

The danger really comes too quickly and it is impossible to guard against it.

If he hadn't paid attention to the fishing boat when he was sailing, and happened to take a look at it at that time, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed that there was no one missing on the boat.

If we find out later, we will probably have to wait until everyone gets up, it is completely bright, or we have docked, and then we will find out that there are no people missing.

By then it will be too late, and you will not know where you are if you fall into the sea.

Ye Yaodong felt frightened in his heart, his hands and feet were cold, and he was a little at a loss. He stared at the sea, turned the bow of the boat, and hurriedly looked for it.

His mind was entirely on the sea, and he didn't even bother to connect with the other two ships and notify them.

Due to the strong waves, they were also far away from each other when they returned. At first, the two ships did not notice that he had turned around. After traveling for a while, they realized that the Dongsheng had not followed, and they connected with him.

After learning that someone fell into the sea, the two boats panicked and immediately turned around to look for him.

Ye Yaodong was stunned, staring at the sea, looking everywhere with a telescope.

He was so panicked that his heart kept pounding, and there was no wind and waves. What's more, the wind and waves were strong now. Although it was not as good as at night, the fishing boat could bear it, but people couldn't.

Knowing how to swim is of no use, as a wave will hit you and you will be immediately submerged. Knowing how to swim can allow you to wait for the wave to pass and slow down, and then swing and swim a few times.

But the feeling of suffocation is still there. Human physical strength is limited. How many waves can we withstand?

Others had also panicked a long time ago. They ran to the deck without even putting on their clothes. Their eyes widened as they put on their clothes, and they all looked to the sea anxiously to help search for him.

Ye Yaodong drove the boat to the approximate position where he had just seen the head, but he saw nothing. His eyes were so bloodshot that he could only wander around and look for it.

The connection with Ye's father has not been disconnected. Although Ye's father is anxious and worried, he hasn't come over yet, so he can only comfort him first.

"Look again, look again. Just after it fell into the sea, it should be somewhere nearby?"

"I saw something with the telescope just now, but now I see nothing..."

"We will be there soon. Then we will expand the scope and search more. It may be that the waves have blown us away..."

"Good fortune and good fortune, Mazu bless you, Mazu bless you..." Father Ye could only say these few words over and over again.

Ye Yaodong had no desire to speak at all. He could only drive the boat and wander around the sea looking for him.

The two ships in the distance gradually came closer, and then dispersed around and started searching at the same time.

Ye Yaodong was anxious and worried. He clenched his fist and hit the console hard.

"Dongzi, Dongzi, I see a head in front of me..."

"Wherever, I'll drive there right away."

Ye Yaodong drove in the direction of the SF Express, which was just ahead and to his left.

The SF Express also drove towards the found figure.

But when they drove past, no one was seen.

"Why is there a big fish there...a human head, a human head...over there..." Ye Yaodong held the telescope, trembled, and sat up straight.

"where?"

"About a hundred meters behind and to the right."

As he spoke, he turned the boat around.

After turning around, he saw clearly the figure lying on the sea in front of him, and his heart skipped a beat.

It is said that when people die by drowning, men face down and women face up.

At this time, the person is lying down.

He speeded up and drove over with his heart pounding, but the person lying on the sea was also moving, and the speed was not too slow, and he was still going with the current.

All three boats were chasing in one direction.

"Why did it float so fast..." Father Ye said worriedly, "It all floated up and floated there. I don't know what happened to it."

Ye Yaodong pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word. He just wanted to pick up the telescope and take a look.

This glance surprised him again, "It doesn't seem like he's lying on the sea.

Father Ye was surprised, "Lying on the fish? No wonder it swims so fast."

The fishing boat slowly closed the distance, and now they could clearly see that it was indeed lying on the fish.

Ye Yaodong also saw the man's face, it was Lin Guangyuan. He anxiously went out and called Chen Laoqi again, asking him to come up.

He handed the helm to Chen Laoqi in advance, went to the deck first, and told his father.

Now that we have found the person, we can only follow the fish to see if the person is awake.

I'm just afraid that the fish will sink directly into the water and the person will be in a coma, then it will be over and there will be no way to find it.

As soon as he arrived on the deck, others quickly gathered around him and told him it was Lin Guangyuan.

"I saw it, wait a minute, get closer and see what kind of fish it is."

Ye Yaodong's telescope had been hung around his neck. Now he took a closer look and frowned, not sure what kind of fish it was.

Some of the fish at sea are very similar, but they are definitely a type of shark or whale. They are very large, half of their bodies are hidden in the sea, and the half of their heads can barely be seen under the water.

"Lying on the fish, what should I do..."

"He is motionless, I don't know if he is awake. If he is, we can throw the rope over and pull him up."

"Shout, everyone shout loudly to see if he responds."

"Then shout, Lin Guangyuan..."

Everyone shouted loudly, and the other two boats shouted together after approaching.

At this time, the person over there also raised an arm, and then quickly put it down.

Ye Yaodong was overjoyed, "It's good that he is awake, he is not dead, good boy, if you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future."

Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, he is still alive.

"Take the rope...quickly..."

"The rope is coming..."

"Get closer first, throw it more accurately..."

The big fish that the fishing boat was chasing was getting closer and closer, and the rope was also thrown out, but the wind was strong, the aim was good, but it was thrown crooked.

"What should we do if the wind is too strong and the bamboo pole is not long enough."

"Then throw it a few more times, the distance is getting shorter and shorter."

"I'm afraid the waves will hit Ayuan directly into the sea. Seeing him lying there motionless, he probably doesn't have much strength."

"Maybe he is holding the fish tightly, so he dare not move."

"What kind of fish is that? Otherwise, we can send someone to tie a rope and swim over?"

"Does the person swim faster? Or does the boat sail faster? We can only follow him first, pull as far as possible, and let him grab the rope."

Everyone gave suggestions, but no one had a good idea. After all, Lin Guangyuan was lying on the big fish, and the big fish kept swimming, and the waves kept rolling.

If there were no waves, it would be fine. At this time, the waves hit him head-on from time to time, and Lin Guangyuan didn't dare to let go.

Just being able to quickly raise a hand and give them a reaction was already a big risk.

If he let go and jumped into the sea now, he would be drowned by the waves before he could catch the rope, and he would not know where he was.

He could only let go when he caught the rope and the bamboo pole and had something to support him.

Everyone was anxious, but they could only keep throwing ropes or holding sticks while following.

Fortunately, the big fish that kept swimming in front would only go into the water from time to time, and it did not sink and never come up. Lin Guangyuan would suffer a little at most and hold his breath and drown a few times.

"This fish swims very slowly. Just hold on and you will get closer in a while."

After saying this, Ye Yaodong took off the telescope from his neck and took off his cotton jacket and trousers.

These cotton clothes in winter are too absorbent. Lin Guangyuan was exhausted so quickly because he wore too many and too heavy clothes.

He took off all his clothes neatly, wearing only autumn clothes and autumn pants, and did some exercises while waiting.

"What are you doing?"

"Waiting to go into the water to help rescue people, give me a rope."

He tied the rope to his body and watched the distance getting shorter and shorter.

"Throw him another rope, shout, Lin Guangyuan, look at the sea, throw you a rope."

Others also shouted loudly, and the ropes kept being thrown out.

Five or six people threw five or six ropes at the same time, as long as one of them could float to his side and he could catch it.

"Lin Guangyuan, catch it..."

However, the wind was strong, and it was blown away after several throws.

"Take a bamboo pole, tie the rope to the bamboo pole, and throw it over..."

"Okay..."

Everyone was busy again.

After trying several times, Lin Guangyuan finally caught a rope thrown on the fish's head.

"He caught it."

Everyone was overjoyed.

"Hurry up and pull it..."

After Lin Guangyuan grabbed the rope, he rolled it around his wrist twice and quickly leaned over to get off the big fish.

After everyone pulled the bamboo pole in, they pulled the rope. Lin Guangyuan sank into the water, and the waves hit him up and down.

The waves hit him head-on, and he couldn't swim at all. He was very heavy, so he could only flutter and rely on everyone to pull him closer to the fishing boat.

Ye Yaodong jumped down after checking the distance, swam towards him, and hugged him.

Both ropes were pulling hard. Ye Yaodong sent Lin Guangyuan up first, and then he climbed up.

Lin Guangyuan lay on his back on the deck, gasping for breath with his eyes open.

He didn't know what had scratched his cotton jacket and trousers. There were holes all over them, and the cotton had leaked out. His clothes were ragged.

Ye Yaodong also put his hands on his knees and looked at him, "Huh... It's okay..."

"I was so scared..."

"My heart was pounding, now I can rest assured."

"Fortunately, it's okay."

"I'm so lucky, Mazu bless me, I'm fine..."

"How do you feel?"

After the people came up, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves relaxed, and they surrounded him and asked questions.

Lin Guangyuan lay down and took a break before crying: "Fortunately, I can swim, and the beatings I received when I was a child were not in vain."

"Haha."

Everyone laughed. Being able to say this means that the problem is not serious.

After Ye Yaodong relaxed, he also said: "The beatings I received when I was a child have shown their benefits when I grow up."

"Isn't it? When I was a child, I secretly ran to the river to swim every day, and I was beaten a lot. Fortunately, I had to go swimming even if I was beaten to death." Lin Guangyuan panted heavily.

"I was scared to death. Fortunately, I took a look in time, otherwise you would really go to see Mazu."

"I really thought I was doomed. The waves kept hitting me. I couldn't swim and was thrown into the sea. Fortunately, I saw a big fish under the water. I was so scared that I swam over when there were no waves."

"I'm glad you're okay. Can you get up?"

"Let me lie down for a while. I didn't want to move after escaping death."

"Are you scared?"

"I'm scared to death. I was scared to death."

"Then do you still want to be a navy?"

"Yes. If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. The sea didn't accept me today, and it will definitely not accept me in the future."

"I won't dare to accept you in the future. I'll send you back quickly. You scared me to death. How could you fall into the sea?"

Lin Guangyuan supported himself on the deck with both hands and prepared to sit up. Everyone hurried to help him.

"I stayed up all night without sleep, my eyelids were fighting, and I was in a trance, just thinking about peeing before going back to sleep, but the boat was shaken by the waves, and I fell into the sea without holding on."

"I was so scared, I thought I was done for, I would die here."

"I didn't drown in the river when I was a child, but now I might drown in the sea, fortunately nothing happened."

"It's good that nothing happened." Ye Yaodong said this several times, but he was also most grateful that nothing happened.

Others also surrounded him and comforted him.

"What's wrong with your palm?"

Everyone supported him and saw that his palm had several cuts, white and wrinkled, but still oozing blood.

"It's barnacles. The fish is covered with barnacles. My clothes were also scratched by the barnacles. I could only hold it tightly with my fingers, otherwise it would have been hit by the waves."

"Fortunately, it's just a superficial wound. It's good that he's fine. It's also lucky that I can meet that big fish."

Lin Guangyuan nodded, "Yes, it's a good thing that I met that big fish and lay on him. Otherwise, he would have been hit by the waves and sunk into the water before you found him."

"Help him back to the cabin to change his clothes first, and then boil some hot water to wipe him before lying down."

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong was also wet all over, and he had to wipe himself and change his clothes.

But he had to go to the wheelhouse to explain first, and he had to say a few words to his father and Pei's father.

But when he looked at the other boats, he found that the fish was still between their two boats.

It was extremely huge, just a little smaller than their Dongsheng, but not smaller than his family's trawler.

He walked to the side of the ship and took a closer look. Now that it was right next to him, he could clearly see that it was a whale.

It was a gray whale.

No wonder it swam so slowly, but they could still catch up.

The slowest whale is the gray whale, so the worst whale is also the gray whale.

Because it swims the slowest, with the fastest speed being only 8 nautical miles per hour, a large number of barnacles often attach to the gray whale.

Once offshore buildings and marine life are parasitized by barnacles, it is a troublesome thing.

Offshore buildings such as fishing boats and lighthouses are cleaned regularly by staff. Once marine life is attached to barnacles, it will never be able to get rid of the torture throughout its life.

So barnacles are definitely the overlords of the ocean. And barnacles are almost no natural enemies, only starfish can eat barnacles.

Starfish can directly destroy the shell of barnacles with their sharp teeth, and then wrap their stomachs directly around the body. After digestion, only an empty shell is left in the original place.

No wonder Lin Guangyuan's cotton jacket had numerous holes, all of which were scratched by the barnacles on the gray whale.

This was a blessing in disguise, as the gray whale had no dorsal fin, so he could still lie on it and be found alive.

This gray whale was densely covered with barnacles, even on its head and fins, so it was no wonder that it was slow.

Its body was spindle-shaped, with a thick trunk, which was thickest near the fins and gradually tapered toward the tail. The overall color was gray with white spots, and it looked like a big stone.

After the boatmen had assigned their tasks, they also saw the big fish on the sea and exclaimed.

Just now, they were all focused on saving Lin Guangyuan and had no time to look at the big fish. They only knew that the fish was big, but they didn't see how big it was carefully.

Now they turned their heads and looked at the sea, and they were all surprised, their eyes widened.

"Such a big fish? Is it a whale?"

"This fish is so big... You can only see such a big fish when you go out to sea with a big ship. What should we do?"

"What should we do? Can we catch it?"

"How can we catch it? It's so big... And will it attack the fishing boat? Should we leave quickly?"

"There are so many barnacles on it, densely packed."

Ye Yaodong shook his head, "We can't catch it. This one weighs dozens of tons."

After saying that, he climbed up to the rudder tower first. Chen Laoqi had already stood on the rudder tower and looked down. He was very excited.

"What kind of fish is this? What should we do? Your father just asked us what to do?"

"Go back directly, what else can we do? You still want to catch this fish? This should be near the sea, and the fishing boat can still withstand the wind and waves, but who knows if the waves will get bigger. Go back quickly, everyone is too scared."

"Then I will drive?"

"Well, I'll explain to my father first."

Father Ye and his friends saw Lin Guangyuan being rescued with their own eyes, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when he was rescued.

As long as there is no danger to life, it is not a big deal.

Ye Yaodong told his father about Lin Guangyuan's condition and the gray whale, explained it to him, and went back immediately.

Father Ye was still in shock and wanted to return the person as soon as possible.

"Next time, don't bring anyone on board casually. This is too scary. You don't know anything and have no experience. It's easy to get into trouble."

"I know. Who would have thought that something would happen even if we were going back? I also thought that he would be 18 soon and not a child anymore. If he wanted to get on the boat, let him go."

"Hurry up and get the person back. Fortunately, nothing happened. If something happened, how would you compensate? The two families would become enemies."

"Yeah."

He also thought that everyone goes from inexperienced to experienced. Lin Guangyuan is not a child anymore. Who can think of an accident?

There are great risks at sea. Who can predict natural disasters and man-made disasters? Old boatmen are also prone to accidents.

"What's going on? This whale keeps hitting our boat?"

Father Ye was a little flustered and wanted to speed up his escape, but he found that the gray whale was relentless and kept hitting the fishing boat.

As for not attacking, but hitting, it's because its strength is not that great.

Father Ye had seen a lot in recent years, and he knew that such a big fish would not attack people and boats casually, except for the shark that smelled blood, although it was a little panicked, it was still quite calm.

"Collision?" Ye Yaodong pushed open the cabin door and took a look.

The gray whale did hit the fishing boat from time to time while moving forward, but it did not look ferocious. However, the boatmen on the Shunfeng were so scared that their faces turned pale and they stayed far away from the side of the ship.

He hurried back to the cockpit and said, "Maybe it's uncomfortable because there are too many barnacles on its body, so it hits the fishing boat to relieve the itch."

"What should we do?"

"Let's just drive forward. It's slow, and with so many barnacles on its body, it may not be able to keep up."

"Okay."

After Ye Yaodong talked to his father, he handed the boat to Chen Laoqi to drive, and went down to the deck himself, intending to take a shower and change his clothes first.

His body was still wet, and the sea breeze made his teeth chatter. He felt like his internal organs were frozen from head to toe, and his head was about to be blown away.

I was thinking about the plot, so the update was a little late. I will try to be on time tomorrow