Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1109 Peaceful Coexistence
When the fishing boats saw the people in front of them had bald heads, they all took off their hats.

The wind was strong at sea, so even though it was early in the morning, when the sun had just risen, everyone was still wearing hats. And in July, the sun was extremely hot, so they basically never took off their hats.

Except for taking off his hat when he ran onto the boat the evening before yesterday and taking advantage of his bald head, their big bald heads had not yet been exposed. He had intended to scare them at the critical moment.

When the conflict occurred before, their side was fine. They were relatively restrained at the beginning and went back early later, so they did not get caught up in the situation where the two sides fought to the death.

"What should we do? Are we really going to fight?"

"We have just been fishing smoothly for half a day..."

Everyone pretended to be ferocious, but they were a little nervous in their hearts. They had seen and heard the tragic scenes of the previous two days. Half of them were still in the police station, so no one would be so excited at this time.

The other party was also whispering there, and they were talking with their backs to the wind, so some of the words were carried by the wind into their ears.

The fishing boats that came later were all behind them or beside them. Ye Yaodong's Dongsheng was the closest to the other boats, and could be said to be a target.

It's just that everyone is in a stalemate now, no one dares to act rashly, and everyone is weighing the pros and cons. These locals are probably afraid too, and probably don't want any more trouble.

He thought for a moment, cleared his throat, and then shouted to the other party: "Hello, everyone..."

The locals almost couldn't hold back their guard, their faces were filled with disbelief, and they looked at him in surprise with their mouths wide open.

The boatmen on their boat also turned to look at him as if they had seen a ghost, with their eyes bulging out.

So polite?
Is it appropriate to say hello at this time?

Normally, when you open your mouth, you say "tmd, tmd", as if you can't speak without saying "tmd". Can you still open your mouth to say hello at this time?
These past two days, he has been swearing and cursing at the locals...

Ye Yaodong stood up straight, put away his gun, and shouted to the other side with a smile, "Hello everyone, we don't know each other without fighting. Let's talk and chat. Don't pull out guns all the time, it's scary."

"You took it first."

"I am afraid, right? You have so many boats and are surrounding us. My life is at stake."

The people on the other ship looked at each other in confusion, but none of them put down their guns.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "I know we are outsiders, but we all share the same faith. Mazu is one family in the world. We are all fishermen blessed by Mazu, so we are also one family. We should not be divided by region."

"We are all fishermen, and we should know the hardships we have to endure. We have to go out to sea in the sun and wind, and endure natural disasters and man-made disasters. It's not easy for everyone, just to make a living. If we had this resource locally, we wouldn't have traveled so far, just to have enough food."

"Besides, we are all honest people who love peace, unlike the group of people a few days ago. We are all reasonable. If we were really unreasonable and started shooting at the beginning, everyone would immediately fight to the death like they did a few days ago."

The people on the other side looked at each other in bewilderment at first, thinking that what was said was quite pleasant to the ear, but when they heard the word "honest man", the expressions on their faces almost fell apart.

"You guys are a bunch of bald guys, how can you be honest people..."

"That's right, you guys look much more evil than the group of people from the past two days..."

The other party kept talking at once, grabbing the word "honest man" and spouting all kinds of comments.

Ye Yaodong immediately interrupted them to prevent them from losing sight of the main point.

"Let's not talk about whether we are honest or not. We can't just look at our appearance. We have to speak with facts. The fact is, we didn't do anything, right..."

"What have we not done? Yesterday, a group of you bullied our boats and drove us away..."

Ye Yaodong interrupted their discussion, "Did I do this? Was it my boat that bullied you yesterday? It's not me, right? My boat is so big and iconic, everyone should be able to recognize it."

"But today you bullied me, so we should be even now, right? Yesterday our fishing boat bullied you, and today you bullied me again, so let's just call it a day, okay?"

Seeing them talking here and there, he felt that it was inconvenient to just shout at a distance, so he said, "Can I move my boat a little closer to talk? I have no ill intentions, we just want to get closer to talk, and besides, you have guns in your hands, so you won't suffer any loss."

"No."

“Don’t move…”

"Okay, let's put it this way." He responded helplessly, but he looked even more scared than he was.

"Look, there are more and more jellyfish floating on the sea surface now, and there will be more in the next few days. If we fight until we are bloodied, we will all be arrested and taken to the police station, and then others will benefit."

"Think about it, although it's a bargain for you locals, but it didn't fall into your hands, so you're still at a disadvantage, right? Can we all just coexist peacefully? You take yours, we take ours, and we don't clash with each other."

"Anyway, there's so much that no one can get it all. This way, you benefit, and so do we. No one has to get their brains blown out."

"If we fight to the death, it will benefit others. If it benefits others, you will not get any benefits, but if it benefits us, you can get benefits, and we can earn money by living in peace together."

"It doesn't matter who you earn it for. At least when you earn it for us, you can also benefit from it. We both lose, and no one gets anything good. Others' good fortune has nothing to do with you."

"Whether it's us or other locals, they are all others to you guys. What falls into your pocket is yours. Don't you agree?"

"All Mazus in the world are one family, and fishermen in the world share the same suffering. In the final analysis, we don't have any deep hatred! You still dislike and hate the locals, and it's no good for you to take advantage of other people."

"Now we are all evenly matched. You have more than a dozen boats, and we also have more than a dozen boats. Let's salvage together peacefully. Anyway, we really can't salvage all the boats. Just wait and see."

Ye Yaodong pointed to the sea again. There were not many floating fish in the early morning, but since they had been in a stalemate for a while and did not salvage any fish, all of them were bubbling out. They looked colorful and beautiful.

Compared with the vast blue sea in the distance, it is a sharp contrast.

One is vast and scattered, while the other is crowded and dense.

The balance in the other party's heart also tilted, and they all whispered to each other again. Then the other party's boat conveyed its meaning to the other fishing boats behind them that could not hear the dynamics.

We are not stupid, we all know how to weigh the pros and cons.

What happened two days ago also left a warning bell in their hearts, so the stalemate just now was not only due to fear, but also because of concern. They were worried that if they really opened fire, it would become a big deal and no one would be in trouble and they would all be shot.

In addition, some of them had participated in it the day before yesterday, and knew that their side withdrew early that day and did not participate in it.

Just now, Ye Yaodong was speaking under the banner of Mazu, but he couldn't convince them. He could only calm them down a little. However, since interests are involved, that would be a big deal.

After both sides suffer losses, the other party gains the advantage, which no one would be willing to accept. On the contrary, peaceful coexistence can benefit both parties.

Ye Yaodong felt that he should buy a big loudspeaker when he returned so that he could make calls conveniently. Although he couldn't make calls because the distance was too far, having a loudspeaker at this time would save a lot of trouble.

If there is a loudspeaker, the meaning can be conveyed more widely and heard more clearly.

Seeing that they were communicating their ideas back and forth and their guns were not held steadily, Ye Yaodong turned around and motioned for them to put down their guns, then shouted at them again.

"Let's put down our guns first. We don't have any deep hatred. The sea is so vast, and the sea does not belong to anyone. The jellyfish season is a gift from the sea to us fishermen. As long as all of us who participate can benefit, then everyone will be happy, right?"

"Anyway, with so many of them, no one can monopolize them. We have all put down our guns, so why don't you put down yours too? Let's coexist peacefully and each salvage our own fish."

"The great leader said that only by making money together can we achieve common prosperity. You don't want to end up with nothing and lose your life, do you? The group of people who fought the gun battle the day before yesterday will probably be shot. Even if they are not shot, they will probably spend the rest of their lives in prison. When they are released, I guess half of their bodies will be buried in the ground."

"Money is important, but life is more important. Now if we live in peace, we can save our lives and make a lot of money at the same time."

The other party was whispering to each other, and no one was speaking with a main focus. They all listened to Ye Yaodong's chattering.

But the effect was also significant, his eloquence also softened the other party's attitude, so they were running back and forth telling each other just now.

Hearing what he said, everyone put away their guns one after another, and then some people started talking.

The captain of the boat closest to him said to him in broken Mandarin: "We think what you said makes sense. There is no difference between letting your fishing boat salvage and letting other local fishing boats salvage. It seems that there is no way to salvage everything here."

"The conflict a few days ago was because there were too many boats on your side and they robbed too much, so everyone was unhappy and started fighting. After all, these jellyfish are also in our waters, and you are outsiders."

Ye Yaodong waited for his response and then heaved a sigh of relief. "Back then, there were too many people and too little food, so we could only plunder. Now it's different. The entire sea is covered with fish, so we can just fish for ourselves."

"If we don't, then neither will you. Our fishing boats are comparable, our weapons are comparable, and if we fight, a few people will die. I don't want to die, and you don't want to die either, do you? I don't want to go to jail, and you don't want to go to jail either, do you?"

The other group of people frowned.

Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "So let's just coexist peacefully. If we have money, we can all make it together, and everyone will be happy. There is no need to fight to the death, which will only make you suffer and benefit others."

"But let's not tell anyone else. We should just salvage our ships. Anyway, the difference between our two sides' ships is not much. If more ships join in, we will benefit less."

"If you agree, then we can each do our own salvaging now, without interfering with each other, and we can all make money together, and everyone will be happy."

Everyone looked relaxed, no one wanted anything to happen.

"Okay, we just told the other ships that as long as you don't rob us, we will each salvage our own cargo. There is enough cargo for everyone to salvage. As long as you don't come over to rob us, we won't rob yours, and you are not allowed to call other ships."

"We don't have other boats. We are all here. The others have been seized by the Public Security Bureau. Now the matter has not been resolved, so there are no other boats. Don't bring a bunch of boats here. It will hurt others and not benefit yourself. After all, it will not benefit you if you help others make a lot of money. Instead, it will cause disputes again."

"Okay, then it's settled. You go over there, and we'll go over here. We'll each do our own thing."

Ye Yaodong snapped his fingers and it was done.

He tilted his head slightly, but kept his eyes on them to prevent them from damaging the smoke bomb. Then he said to the boatmen beside him to let the fishing boats behind move aside, each do their own salvage, and not cause trouble. We won't provoke them, and they won't provoke us.

The boatmen also breathed a sigh of relief and went to convey the message of peaceful coexistence.

They were also worried about a fight. They came here to make money, not to lose their lives. There were still dozens of people in prison, and they didn't want to get themselves involved again.

The risk is too high. If they had known they would be thrown into jail, they would have thought twice and not taken this job.

They are not the captains of the ship and they can still earn a lot of money. It is not worth it to take such a big risk just to earn a salary.

Ye Yaodong watched as the other party's ship was slowly retreating to the side. The ships beside and behind him also retreated and resumed salvaging. However, everyone was highly focused, staring at the other party's ship, and were on guard, and could not completely relax.

So does he.

He asked the others to drive the boat to the side first, while he stood on the deck and stared at the other party.

It wasn't until the distance was widened that everyone's tense nerves relaxed.

After Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief, he turned around and looked at everyone who had already started working.

"Finally, we can salvage the fish with peace of mind for now. We all have to come together and speak frankly and reach an agreement so that we don't have to worry about the future. Otherwise, we will always be worried about our lives."

"Yeah, yeah, I thought a fight was really going to break out just now, I was sweating inside."

"I thought there was going to be another fight, and I was so panicked that I was thinking if I should just jump into the sea when a fight started, and then I was wondering what if I got stung to death by a jellyfish, and I was hesitating whether to be shot to death or stung to death by a jellyfish..."

"Haha, it's good like this now. There are so many that no one can catch them all. Why do we have to fight to the death? Just do your own thing."

"At the beginning, there were too many ships on both sides of our side, and the locals suffered losses and were very angry. Now it's good, everyone is not much different, so they will listen to me."

Ye Yaodong clapped his hands again, "Alright, we've reached an agreement now, let's hurry up and make more money while we're still living in peace, so that it's worth the risk."

It’s not in vain for those people who are in jail.

"Yes, yes, yes. We have a whole day today. Let's work harder and catch more fish."

"I was able to sell several hundred yesterday even though I came out so late. I have a whole day today, so I'm sure I can make a lot of money..."

He also saw that some people didn't seem very interested, thought for a while, and then said: "You guys work hard. If you make a lot of money this time, when you return, I'll give you bigger red envelopes, just to calm everyone down."

"Also, I will definitely try my best to get all the people who were captured on our ship back, even if it costs a lot of money. Let's make more money now, so that we can have more confidence when we redeem them."

"We came out together, so of course we have to go back together."

Everyone perked up after hearing this and nodded to each other.

"Yes, make more money and let Adong find a way to get everyone back."

"Okay, stop thinking about it and get to work."

Now everyone feels at ease. Many people come out to work with their families, or they are all acquaintances. What they fear most is that their relatives and friends will not be able to go back. Now that they have been comforted, they have more confidence and are more efficient in their work.

Ye Yaodong also participated in the salvage, and from time to time he kept an eye on the movements of other fishing boats on the sea.

After a brief negotiation, everything calmed down for a while. There were indeed too many jellyfish floating on the sea surface and no one could catch them all, so how could they take care of others?

In the middle of the morning, at 9 o'clock, the capacity of other small boats was also full. People rowed their boats over one after another and carried the cut jellyfish onto the Dongsheng.

As the small boats approached one after another, Fishing Boat No. 2 also sailed over and moved all the cargo on the ship onto the Dongsheng. It also took some empty baskets or barrels padded with nylon bags, exchanged the full ones for the empty ones, and continued to salvage.

The quantity was too large. This morning's wave alone was larger than the one harvested yesterday evening. The fish warehouses were all filled up. He also told Ship No. 2 that he would go back to sell the goods, and moved the rice that had been cooked on the ship to another boat so that they could solve the problem themselves later.

Although the Dongsheng is a bit faster, taking less than two hours for a trip, it takes about three hours for a round trip. After it makes one trip, it probably has to transport another batch of goods back.

If the quantity is small, they can pickle it with alum and salt and send it back in one trip. If the quantity is large, where can they get so many materials? They will definitely transport it back to sell while it is fresh.

When I was returning with him, I also connected with the Harvest and talked to him.

He knew that Pei's father did not plan to drive the Harvest back, and only planned to let his stepson Lin Jianshe's new ship to transport the goods back. Anyway, it was A Guang who would receive the goods on the shore, so the ship only had to deliver the goods back.

Moreover, they only had two ships for salvage, and the one from Lin Construction was enough to carry the goods, so there was no need to send out the Fengshou.

Ye Yaodong asked him to look after his small boats and then left. The others were left alone and could return to sell the goods at any time.

However, when everyone saw his iconic Dongsheng heading back, they all followed suit. Even some local fishing boats saw that the number of catches was about the same and decided to go back to sell their catch.

At this time, most of the fishing boats on the sea were gone.

He did not take all the people on the Dongsheng with him, only four of them, and left the other half to help on another fishing boat.

The harvest this morning was really good. With 12 boats working in parallel and nearly half more manpower than yesterday, even the small boats' harvest increased a lot.

Not to mention the jellyfish blood that was dried last night, a total of more than 18000 kilograms of jellyfish were caught this morning alone. His cargo alone would take away an entire truck.

The jellyfish head market has just started this year, so this group of people is producing the most. The price is a bit higher, around 6 cents. The jellyfish skin is around 4 cents. As the quantity increases over time, the price will probably start to drop, but we sold over 5 of this wave in just this morning.

The jellyfish blood from last night was not dry enough in the morning and could not be sold yet, so it had to continue drying until the evening.

While Ye Yaodong was selling goods, he also briefly chatted with A Guang about the situation in the morning. After learning that the salvage was carried out peacefully, A Guang also breathed a sigh of relief.

After selling the goods, he immediately drove the boat back.

The fishing boat that had followed him back only docked late at night and just passed him by. He was envious of those people and they all said that his boat was big and fast, and he could even return to continue salvaging before others, so his efficiency was high.

On the way back, they also had lunch, and everyone had some space to catch their breath. On the way here, everyone had to cut jellyfish on the way, but on the way there, they didn't have to do anything.

He was worried about the local fishing boats on the sea, so he asked others to look after his small boats. However, he did not feel at ease, so he rushed back as soon as he sold all the goods.

On the way, he happened to meet several local fishing boats returning. However, since they were closer to the town and returned later than him and at a slower speed, they were able to get out first.

When he quickly reached the trench again, it was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that the busy fishing boats on the sea did not have any disputes, he felt relieved. Then he drove his boat towards the small boats and collected the cargo on their boats first.

After searching all the goods again, another hour had passed and their ship had to return without even having time to salvage a few items.

The money earned from this trip was not as much as the first trip. After all, the Dongsheng did not participate much in the salvage operation. It was mostly used to transport goods back and forth on the road.

There is no other way around this. If the jellyfish are not transported back early, they will turn into water, and the loss will be even greater.

However, he also made 600 on this trip. The ships on the sea were sweating profusely as they continued to salvage the goods. He heard about it when he received the goods, and everyone knew what he said in the morning when they took turns to eat.

They all worked very hard and seriously to help him earn more money so that he could have enough money to redeem all the other people he knew. Then they could go back together happily and get a big red envelope at the same time, so everyone worked very hard.

It is equivalent to three trips back and forth a day, and when the trip returns in the evening, it is completely dark.

Everyone is a little greedy for the dark, and as long as there are still some people on the sea, they are reluctant to leave. After all, they are not the only ones on the sea, there are others.

Moreover, their round trip distance is now longer, which means the salvaging time is shorter, and they are even more reluctant to go back before dark. Just like last year, these fishing boats work in pairs, one salvaging and the other delivering goods, taking turns to go back and forth and sharing the profits equally.

On the way back, the locals had almost finished their work. It was a rare day of peaceful coexistence. Everyone had a good harvest and everyone had a smile on their face.

On the way back, Ye Yaodong stood on the wheelhouse and waved to the nearby fishing boats to say hello.

After being stunned for a moment, the other party also raised his hand and greeted him. After all, they really didn't have any deep hatred, and today was a good start. As long as both parties kept their promises and didn't interfere with each other, they could tolerate each other.

When we finally returned, it was already dark, and it was already past 7 o'clock when we arrived. This was because the Fengshou and Dongsheng were fast and arrived first. The other fishing boats were still behind and would not be able to dock until about 8 o'clock.

Those who arrived first sold their goods first. The Dongsheng was the last to participate in the salvage operation, but it received more goods than the trip at noon, selling them for 720 yuan.

He also sold the jellyfish blood he had accumulated yesterday. Yesterday he accumulated more than 30 kilograms of jellyfish blood. The price of jellyfish blood has increased this year. One kilogram can be worth 12 yuan, which is one yuan more than last year. He sold it for 365 yuan.

The total profit today is 2500!

Ye Yaodong took the list of goods, calculated it in his mind, and then a bright smile appeared on his face. This money was also after taking a commission.

Taking advantage of the darkness when there were few people on the shore, he collected all the money from A Guang, then took it on the boat and locked it under the bed.

The more boats there are, the bigger the harvest. Last year, he only had two boats fishing there, and the daily harvest, including the blood of sea jellyfish, was only about 1000 yuan.

This is also the reason why he was reluctant to let the Dongsheng out to trawl. If he was out to trawl those fish, unless he was lucky, he would only make a hundred yuan per net, and only six or seven hundred yuan a day, and half of that would have to be deducted for fuel and ice expenses.

After a week, if luck is average, I can only make three or four thousand, and I have to deduct half of my expenses.

Staying here can provide support and earn money faster. When it is almost over, he can let the small wooden boat and the fishing boat make money here, and then send the Dongsheng out to trawle. But the prerequisite is that his father must come back, only then he can feel at ease.

As for the Harvest, he also heard when he put the money out that the jellyfish blood sold today and yesterday was more than 900.

However, today the Harvest has remained on the sea and has not returned. It has been fishing non-stop, relying on their new ship to transport cargo. They also follow the old rules of last year and deduct 100 yuan in transportation fees per day.

After all, the Harvest is a partnership, and their fishing boats are individually owned, so they have to settle accounts clearly.

(End of this chapter)