Vol 3 Chapter 516: mobilization
After hearing the news, Li Duoyu fell silent for a moment. What he was worried about was not the delay of the equipment, but the cyclone that Zhao Jialu mentioned.
Typhoon is a type of tropical cyclone.
Simply put, in China, winds near the center of a cyclone reaching level 12 or above are collectively called typhoons.
86 was not a good year for coastal fishermen, which is why Li Duoyu spent a lot of money to build a shrimp farm that could withstand typhoons.
Li Duoyu asked: "Jialu, can your Fisheries Bureau contact the weather observatory on Hong Kong Island?"
Zhao Jialu shook his head: "I can't contact you. I can only listen to the weather radio over there."
Li Duoyu frowned slightly. At present, there is really no technology to observe cyclones in China. The most you can do is to put a hot air balloon into the sky to take a look at the situation.
To observe cyclones, you need to go to space. Currently, the only ones who have this technology are the Bald Eagle, Maozi and Gallic Chicken.
If they just listen to the radio, then they can also "eavesdrop" on the overseas provincial radio stations that contain private goods, and maybe they can also listen to two songs by Miss Deng.
Li Duoyu looked at Zhao Jialu in front of him. Compared with before, he had really lost a lot of weight. He still remembered that when they first met, he was wearing sunglasses and very fashionable clothes.
Now I have gradually started to wear leather shoes and shirts. I always looked cynical at the time, but now I look much more stable.
Since his family is quite special, several of his relatives on his grandfather's side are high-ranking officials. In the end, he and Li Xiuyun's wedding banquet did not entertain guests or make much fanfare, but simply invited a few relatives and friends.
Because of this incident, Zhao Jialu wrote a letter to apologize to Li Duoyu, and Li Duoyu also heard about it. Xiuyun is now very pregnant.
Li Duoyu asked: "By the way, how old are you and Xiuyun's child?"
Zhao Jialu thought for a while and said, "It may take another three months."
“Then I have to prepare a big red envelope.”
Zhao Jialu hummed: "One copy is not enough. The doctor said they are twins, so you have to prepare two copies."
Li Duoyu's eyes widened: "What a benefit, with one shot and two shots, everyone in your unit will die of envy."
Zhao Jialu laughed and said: "That's necessary. Now when the uncles and aunts in the unit see me, they have to go around."
"Hahaha."
Li Duoyu also laughed. In this era where only one child can be born, it is absolutely awesome to be able to give birth to twins.
If he could give birth to twins, he could just invite the villagers to watch the theater for a whole week.
Seeing that it was getting a little late, Li Duoyu said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's stay on the island for the night. I'll find someone to go fishing with you tomorrow."
“It’s not sincere to find someone to accompany me fishing.”
Zhao Jialu made a sound of disgust and said: "I also want to stay, but I really have no choice this time. I asked the unit's ship to send me here, and I have to go back and report the situation to the leader."
“Okay, that’ll be next time.”
Before leaving.
Li Duoyu went directly to Lao Yang's shop, bought all the seafood he had temporarily raised, and gave them all to Zhao Jialu.
By the way, I also took part of it and gave it to the comrade who drove the boat to bring Zhao Jialu. In the Fisheries Bureau, the person in charge of driving the boat, like the uncle in the communication room and the leader's driver, is not a simple person.
After Zhao Jialu left, Li Duoyu felt a little uneasy and his brows were furrowed.
Chen Dongqing smoked a cigarette on the spot: "Good things come in a long way. The shrimps are about to lay eggs. The equipment has not arrived yet. The weather has also changed. Isn't this going to cause trouble?"
“Give me one.” Li Duoyu, who seldom smoked, stretched out his index finger and **** to pinch it.
Seeing this action, Chen Dongqing immediately knew what it meant: "Don't you don't smoke?"
Li Duoyu rolled his eyes and said, "Whenever I'm annoyed, or when the public toilet is too smelly, I'll still smoke one or two."
Chen Dongqing looked at the sunset over the sea in the distance and asked, "What are you going to do now?"
Li Duoyu smoked half a cigarette and then stamped it out on the ground, making Chen Dongqing feel very distressed.
Although his cigarettes are not good, they still cost a few cents, so there is no need to waste them so much.
What he didn't expect was that Li Duoyu said next, "Uncle, I may not be able to get out of here next time. Can you do me a favor?"
“Ah”
Seeing Li Duoyu calling him uncle, Chen Dongqing was stunned for a moment. He wanted to tease him, but seeing the serious look on his face: "Tell me, how do you need me to tie you up?"
“I would like to borrow some boats from your company and collect all the kelp in the next two days. Also, can you help me transport these broodstock to the shrimp farm?”
“I have disinfected and soaked the pond at the shrimp farm, but I have to rely on you as an expert to adjust the water, temperature, and pH.”
Chen Dongqing frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask: "The typhoon is so far away from us and is still in the southern sea. It affects Hong Kong Island and may not affect us. If the typhoon does not come, if you organize everyone to collect kelp in advance, then Isn’t it embarrassing?”
Li Duoyu laughed at himself: "Embarrassment is nothing. I am only afraid of one thing, and that is that the typhoon is really coming, and I am not ready yet."
After all, if a typhoon hits, Li Duoyu will definitely suffer the most damage on the island.
Seeing that Li Duoyu didn't look like he was joking, Chen Dongqing thought for a while and said, "Okay, I will go back later and report to Director Zhang immediately. Then, I will try my best to bring you as many ships as possible."
Li Duoyu smiled and said: "At critical moments, my uncle is still reliable."
Chen Dongqing snorted coldly: "When you encounter an emergency, you know how to call me uncle, and you know how to flatter me."
“Comrade Dongqing, it’s pointless to point it out on purpose. After this incident is over, I’ll invite you to have a good meal in Rongcheng.”
"Okay, this is what you said. When the time comes, I will order the most expensive one."
After discussing with Chen Dongqing, Li Duoyu made a major decision and went to the room where the broadcasting equipment was placed.
After turning on the power, he patted the microphone, coughed twice, and then shouted into the big microphone:
“Dear villagers, I am Li Duoyu, please listen carefully.
Just now, a leader from our Rongcheng Fisheries Bureau came over and told us that a typhoon is forming in the southern sea.
Although the typhoon is still very far away from our Tandan Island, to be honest, I am not sure whether it will come to us.
but.
What I want to tell you is that you can indeed make a lot more money by raising kelp for another month, but I want to tell you that after careful consideration, I decided to harvest the kelp tomorrow.
Since our village raised a lot of kelp this time, if we collect them all at the same time, there will definitely be insufficient boats.
So those who are worried about the coming typhoon and want to collect kelp in these few days should come to the village committee to register directly with me later. "
“Notify again.”
After hearing the news, the villagers in Xiasha Village were immediately shocked and all of them put down their work.
In the shack, the women weaving nets all looked at the sunset with confusion: "Isn't the weather pretty good? How could there be a typhoon?"
The fishermen who were selling fish at the pier also looked puzzled and murmured: "There was no wind at all when we went out to sea today. Why is there a typhoon?"
The old men playing four-color cards in the square also frowned at the good weather.
An old man named Zheng said: "In all my life, I have never seen a typhoon coming just after the rainy season. Besides, this sunset is quite normal, and there are no typhoon clouds."
Another man named Wu said: "Old Zheng, you can't say this casually. This young man Duoyu is very clever. If you say it nonsense, be careful and it will come true."
Lao Zheng frowned: "I still don't believe it. Every time before a typhoon comes, my knee joint will hurt. This time, I don't feel anything at all."
When Lao Zheng said this, everyone exclaimed. It seemed to be true. Lao Zheng’s knees were more accurate than the weather forecast from the meteorological station.
Every time before it was windy or rainy, his knees would hurt so much that he could not walk. In the past, if people wanted to hang out their fishing rods, they would deliberately come to ask Lao Zheng if his knees hurt.
The village loudspeaker announced for a while that many kelp farmers gathered at the village committee, including Lao Lu, Zhang Jinsha, neighbor Lao Hu, and a group of others. Even Chen Atai from the next village came, and everyone was talking there. .
Lao Lu said: "You probably haven't had a lot of fish in the past two days. There are very few typhoons in May."
Lao Hu, who had just returned from the kelp field, frowned and said: "I greeted Duoyu at noon, and he also said that he only started harvesting kelp in May. Why did he suddenly change his tune in the afternoon?" I just received the news, right? A metal boat from the company did come to our dock just now.”
“Why are you so anxious? Let’s ask him when he comes to the village committee and we’ll understand everything, right?”
But some people didn't come to the village committee meeting at all. As soon as Li Duoyu informed them, they immediately started to shake people.
After Wang Jinshan heard Li Duoyu's broadcast, he went directly to the Zhao brothers without thinking. He was different from other people in the village.
His relatives will not help him collect kelp. Uncle is not well yet, and his cousins and cousins-in-law are eager to take over his kelp field as their own.
Fortunately, Wang Jinshan and the Zhao brothers have gotten along well since the last time they cooperated in fishing for cloves.
This time when harvesting kelp, Wang Jinshan immediately thought of his brothers, and without any ink, he directly offered the highest price.
“If I increase the shipping fee a day, I will give your brothers forty yuan.”
Zhao Dahai thought for a while and found that the price was indeed very exciting, but he said:
"Jinshan, our brothers don't take that much money from you, just give my brother twenty. We two brothers also want to raise kelp next year. If there is anything you don't understand or need help, you can come and help us. "
"Can."
Wang Jinshan also said cheerfully: "No problem. Brother Yu also taught me a lot when I was raising kelp. When the time comes, I will teach you all."
“Okay, if there isn’t enough kelp for drying by then, I can clear the roof of my house for you to dry.”
“Then thank you, Brother Zhao.”
When Li Duoyu arrived at the village committee, the farmers in the village immediately gathered around Li Duoyu and started asking questions.
Lao Lu was the first to ask: "Duoyu, is your news about the coming typhoon reliable?"
Li Duoyu replied on the spot: "It's not reliable. I told you when I broadcast that there is no guarantee whether this typhoon will come. It's just my personal feeling that it may come."
After hearing this, everyone looked a little unhappy. Lao Lu frowned and said, "Duoyu, you were also born on an island. You should know very well that typhoons rarely come to us this month."
“Hmm”
Li Duoyu nodded. He also knew very well that there were almost no typhoons during kelp farming. This is also where kelp farming is lucky.
But Li Duoyu still said: "I am only responsible for telling you about this matter. You have to think about the pros and cons of many things yourself. Anyway, I will start collecting kelp tomorrow. This is all I can tell you."
Seeing Li Duoyu’s tough attitude, several farmers who often followed Li Duoyu thought about it for a while and then said, “Okay, I will also harvest it tomorrow.”
"I think Duoyu is right. There is no need to take this risk for that little money, so I will accept it."
Almost two-thirds have decided to harvest kelp, and the remaining one-third are experienced fishermen. They don’t believe there will be a typhoon, so they plan to wait and see.
Li Duoyu said: "Okay, if you want to collect kelp, please sign up with me first. If there is not enough boat to collect kelp, tell me and we will help you find a boat."
“My family has twenty acres of kelp. If we collect it in two days, we still need a boat.”
“Director Li, our family needs two boats.”
At this moment, aunt Zhang Guifen and third aunt Zhou Meiying came over.
"Duoyu, your uncle and third uncle have gone to sea and will not come back for at least ten days. What about our kelp? Do you want to collect it?"
Li Duoyu said without hesitation: "Don't think about it, just put it away with my kelp."
The eldest aunt and the third aunt looked at each other, then nodded and said, "Then it's up to you."
Aunt Zhang Guifen said: "If we all collect it together, no matter how many relatives we have in the Li family, it won't be enough. Why don't I ask Liu Yun to call some people and go to Nanri Town to find some boats to help."
Li Duoyu smiled and said, "That's okay."
To be honest, if it hadn't been for what happened with Liu Yun, my aunt's family would have been very powerful.
There are thousands of people on Dandan Island, and the manpower is definitely enough. As long as the daily wage is raised to five yuan, almost everyone will rush to do this job.
The biggest problem at present is the problem of boats. The most suitable boat for fishing kelp is the kind of sampan with a rocking oar. This kind of boat is not afraid of the propeller hitting the kelp rope in the kelp field.
Even if we only collect 2/3 this time, it is not an easy task to pick up the kelp within two days.
Even if everyone who works is a "second sister-in-law", a boat can only harvest two acres of kelp at most if it works day and night, and this does not include those who dry kelp on land.
If Dandan Island wants to collect all the kelp in two days, the gap in fishing boats will be very large, at least nearly a hundred small sampans are missing.
Li Duoyu first found the fishmonger Lao Mi and asked, "Lao Mi, do you know any fleet?"
"some."
“Can you call for a fleet of boats? One boat costs thirty per day, and the village will cover all the food and fuel expenses.”
Old man Mi's eyes widened: "This price is too high, I think twenty is enough."
Li Duoyu smiled and said: "It's still thirty, but I have to tell them a little bit that this time it will be very tiring, and I may have to work for twenty hours a day."
Lao Mi’s lips twitched: “Okay, I’ll contact the fleet I know tomorrow.”
"Tomorrow, it will be too late. Just contact them tonight. Anyway, I will put the price here. I won't ask how much you negotiate with them."
Lao Mi smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
Next.
Li Duoyu drove his fishing boat to Qingkou Pier in the dark and found the fishmonger Lao Zhang.
After the two chatted for a while.
Lao Zhang promised: "Director Li, I promise to call you ten boats tomorrow morning."
By the time Li Duoyu returned to the island, it was already past nine in the evening. Chen Jianghe, who had just returned from the county, had been waiting for him at the dock after hearing the news.
After seeing his fishing boat.
Even before the boat docked, he jumped directly onto his boat and asked: "Director Li, what is the situation now? Is there really going to be a typhoon?"
“There is a 50% probability that it will come, and a 50% probability that it will not come.”
Chen Jianghe said with a bitter look on his face: "I'll go, it's the same as if you didn't say anything."
Li Duoyu said truthfully: "Actually, I can't guarantee whether the typhoon will come, but a small loss is better than a big loss."
Chen Jianghe thought about it for a while, and he agreed with Li Duoyu on this matter. Dandan Island has just started, so there is no need to take such a big risk.
In fact, not only Dandan Island, but many places are now in their infancy and cannot withstand a single failure.
“Have you told the town leaders about this?”
“Not yet, I may not have time to go there.”
“If you are not free, I will go to the town and report this matter to Secretary Chen and Mayor Gao.”
"Thank you for your hard work. As long as you are here, my job as village director will be easy."
"It's not easy for me. I just finished running around the county and then I have to run into the town again. You have to pay me more for running errands."
“Aren’t you the village party secretary? Fill out the form yourself.”
Chen Jianghe sighed and said, "You earned all the money in our village committee. If you, the village director, don't agree, will I be embarrassed to use it?"
Li Duoyu smiled: "Comrade Jiang He, if you keep doing this, I won't know how to get along with you." (End of Chapter)