Chapter 60: People Hate Dogs and Dislike Mei Guanren (1)
Before dawn in the early morning, Mei Qian and Ning Chi rushed to the dock. After a phone call, they finally found the boat they were going to take for this trip.
Because they only had one day to come and go, Ning Chi thought it was just a small fishing boat fishing offshore, but she didn't expect it to be a well-decorated yacht with only a fishing net on the tail.
After being led by the waiter to a cabin equipped with a sofa, Mei Qian sat down safely and took out his cell phone to play with it.
After about twenty minutes, with the captain's greeting, the yacht slowly sailed away from the dock.
Mei Qian, who was playing with his cell phone, saw Ning Chi's curious expression and explained to him.
This is a guide I found on the Internet. It is a fund-raising fishing. The cost of a trip to sea is shared equally by more than ten or twenty people. Not only can you eat the freshest seafood on the boat, but you can also take some with you when you leave.
Moreover, this kind of yacht has a comfortable riding environment and is much more stable than chartering a small fishing boat alone. If you do the math, it is quite cost-effective.
However, Mei Qian made the reservation at the wrong time and did not join the group. Several other groups were full, so it was not impossible to get in. It might be cheaper for two more people.
But Mei Qian didn't want to join in the fun and was in a hurry, so he simply found a package that seemed to have the best conditions for the price of twenty people.
Ning Chi showed admiration on his face and gave Mei Qian a thumbs up. When he lowered his head and caught a glimpse of the other person's cell phone, he couldn't help but be startled.
"Are you deleting book reviews again? But there haven't been many scoldings these days! It's taken so long to delete them?"
As a qualified assistant, I must follow my boss's novels. Occasionally, I will post pictures and reward them, so I have a certain understanding of the trend in the book review section.
It took more than half an hour to delete all the book reviews?
"All the scoldings have been deleted. These are a few idlers who have nothing to do but spoil the previous chapters, which obviously ruins other people's reading experience. If you don't delete it, why don't you keep it?" Mei Qian said plausibly.
Ning Chi grinned and continued reading, but saw that the other party had already extended his black hand to the paid chapters, and hurriedly stopped him: "Brother, these are the latest chapters. You have been waiting for a few days since you came to the meeting. There are no spoilers or curses."
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"There are a bunch of prophets, so they can just make random guesses. But every time they say they are sure to hit, it makes it difficult for me to continue writing. This requires a knife." A cold light suddenly flashed in Mei Qian's eyes.
Ning Chi suddenly felt cold all over and swallowed unconsciously. The words that had just reached his lips could not be said...
Not long after the ship left the coast, the mobile phone signal lost its signal. Mei Qian happened to finish deleting the book review and finally walked out of the cabin with Ning Chi with satisfaction.
In fact, it was Mei Qian's first time on a sea ship, but he quickly adapted with his super physical fitness and sense of balance.
To his surprise, Ning Chi walked on the boat as easily as a seasoned sailor.
On the contrary, the seasickness medicine I prepared was useless.
Standing on the yacht, you can still see some fishing or small fishing boats at first. As the sailing time extends, gradually, the surrounding fishing boats have disappeared.
Occasionally, you can see fishing boats flying the Xia national flag in the same direction as them.
The ship owner sometimes blows the whistle, and the other party responds.
"Those are those who go to distant places to chase fish schools," the boat owner explained. Perhaps because he often interacts with tourists, he speaks Mandarin quite well. Although he has some accent, it is not as incomprehensible as the local dialect.
And he was very enthusiastic. Perhaps he felt that Mei Qian's willingness to charter a boat for two people was more refreshing. He was also unambiguous, claiming that even if he ran farther this time, he would have to find a place with a lot of fish and would never let him go.
The boss is at a loss.
Mei Qian opened his mouth. He originally wanted to just have fun near the coastline, but then he thought about it. The more fish he caught, the higher the probability of catching something good, so he acquiesced.
As a result, the boat sailed all morning. Mei Qian fell on the sofa and watched two movies before the boat owner began to arrange for the boat to be launched.
Not to mention, the boat owner is really experienced. With the help of the radar, the first net yielded a lot. The fishermen pulling the net nearby seemed very excited and said that they had made a fortune this time.
But Mei Qian, who was holding up his mobile phone to take pictures, took a closer look. Apart from recognizing crabs, hairtail fish and big yellow flowers, he couldn't name them at all.
Oh? It’s not hairtail, it’s saury? It’s okay!
Finally, at the suggestion of the ship owner, Mei Qian chose some for lunch, and the chef processed them on the spot, either steaming or boiling them, and entered the ship's restaurant in more than ten minutes.
More than ten different kinds of seafood fill the round table.
Mei Qian and Ning Chi looked at each other, took out their mobile phones in unison, took pictures of the table, and then sat down and ate happily.
"This yellow croaker is still delicious as wild fish..." Ning Chi praised while eating.
Mei Qian smiled and was about to say something when he heard a shout from outside: "The wind is picking up!"
Then the boss of the boat ran in, checked the life jackets on the two people, and said: "It may be very bumpy later, be careful and don't go out." Then he hurried away.
Mei Qian frowned, walked to the window and looked outside, and saw that the sky was no longer the same color as the sea and sky, but there were golden lights swimming around. When he looked closer, he realized that there were large dark clouds in the distant sky, blocking the view.
Only in the sunshine can such a wonderful scene appear.
This sight looked very dazzling, but Mei Qian was slightly stunned.
Because the sea water was no longer calm, huge waves began to appear around one after another, and the ship's hull was no longer stable as before, shaking violently.
"Didn't I check before going to sea that today is a rare good day?"
And thinking about the seriousness and solemnity on the captain's face just now, I felt even more puzzled. Encountering rough waves at sea is a normal thing, and such a big reaction is obviously wrong.
Not caring about anything else, he threw down his chopsticks and ran towards the cab. Ning Chi saw this and followed him.
When the two arrived, they realized why the other was so nervous. It turned out that the radar had stopped and the ship's engine had malfunctioned.
The shipowner kept calling out, but there was only a sizzling noise on the microphone. It was obvious that the satellite phone was also out of order.
"There's something wrong with the wind. It came so suddenly with no warning at all." The ship owner smiled bitterly.
The word electromagnetic interference came to Mei Qian's mind, but the bumps of the ship were even more violent, and even he had to find something to hold on to stay steady.
Soon, the rest of the people on the boat arrived. Counting Mei Qian and Ning Chi, the six people on the yacht were all gathered in the cockpit, obviously waiting for the most experienced ship owner to make his decision.
And in this short period of time, the surroundings turned completely dark, with only the lights above emitting a weak light that was inconspicuous in the darkness.
The large dark clouds that were clearly still in the sky before covered the yacht so quickly. It came too quickly.
From time to time, dazzling lightning pierced the dark clouds and fell on the sea. It seemed like a scene of the end of the world.
"We all put on life jackets. Now we can only wait until the signal is restored to be rescued, or the storm passes." The ship's boss was the calmest among the crew at this time.
Mei Qian wasn't too worried at first. After all, it was not far from the mainland, and when he boarded the ship, he also discovered that the yacht was fully equipped with protective equipment. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any major accidents.
Ning Chi approached him and asked in a low voice full of worry: "Qian, Brother Qian, we won't encounter the kind of ghost ship written in your novel, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense at this time." Mei Qian retorted, but for some reason, his heart couldn't stop beating wildly.