I was awakened from my sleep by the sound of alarm bells. I opened my hazy eyes, picked up the cigarette on the bedside and lit it. I took a few deep breaths greedily, letting the nicotine move around in my body.
I felt quite energetic instantly.
I liked this feeling very much. Then I got out of bed, walked to the window, opened the window and looked at the sea outside. The sunlight shone on me, which made me feel warm and comfortable. Looking at this strange yet familiar city,
I smiled, today is another good weather.
I looked at my watch. It was already past eight in the morning. It was a new day and work had to continue. I got dressed, picked up my keys and walked out...
My name is Jin Zhongyi, my original name is Aixinjueluo. Zhongyi, a descendant of the Manchu royal family, my ancestor was the regent Z Feng during the Wanqing period. After the beginning of the Republic of China, my family began to decline. When it came to my grandfather's generation, it was even worse. There was no longer any
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, by my father's generation, the royal family was gone forever, leaving only ordinary people. The past has become history.
I was born in the Northeast and grew up near the Daxinganling Mountains. I have the characteristics of a typical Northeasterner. I am twenty-eight years old and I used to be a Marine. I served in the army for five years. When I thought I could make a difference, I failed.
Because during a mission, the entire team failed, I was eventually ordered to recover early, which was a blow to my life.
After I retired from the army, I was assigned to a state-owned enterprise, and the benefits in all aspects were pretty good. It was pretty good at the beginning, but within a few months, I couldn't stand the attitude of the leaders. Finally, I had another
During the drinking bureau, I hit my boss. The boss was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized for more than a month before he recovered. I was also fired from my workplace because of this incident.
Because of this incident, my father scolded me a lot. After all, this was my lifelong job, and it was ruined by me. Later, my family dragged on the relationship and found someone else, but they couldn't arrange a suitable place for me.
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In order not to let the old couple worry anymore, I planned to go out to do something in my career, so I came to this strange seaside city alone and stayed there for another five years.
In the past five years, my life has not been very satisfactory, but it has been pretty good. It is really difficult for a person like me with no diploma and no skills to make some achievements in this society.
When I started looking for a job, I encountered obstacles at every turn. I needed either a diploma or experience. What I learned in the army was simply useless in society. Apart from being a bodyguard, there was nothing suitable for me. But I
I didn't want to risk my life on the knife's edge, so I gave up the idea.
Then there was a security company recruiting people. I originally wanted to give it a try, but when I saw the salary, it was really pitiful. Living in this big city, this salary is almost nothing after paying the rent.
Later I met a friend and he introduced me to work as a sailor on an ocean-going ship. They mainly went out to sea for fishing. The salary was very high, tens of thousands of dollars a month. I didn’t even think about it at the time and just agreed.
, not only for this high salary, but also when I was a soldier, I always went to sea. I am quite familiar with the ocean.
It should be said that I love the sea more, so I have been doing this for three years. Later, while we were out on the ocean, our fishing boat encountered wind and waves. The ruthless sea sank our entire boat. Counting the boss, the whole boat lost a total of
Out of more than twenty people, only two people managed to escape, and I was one of them.
The rest of the crew were all buried in the ruthless sea. The other surviving sailor and I relied on strong endurance and some luck to wait until the rescue team arrived and we were rescued.
By that time, he was almost dying.
From that day on, I quit being a sailor and have never gone to sea again. Although the sea is ruthless, it did not scare me. After quitting being a sailor, I still chose to continue dealing with the ocean.
Now I am a diver and have been working for two years. My main task is to salvage sea cucumbers. In the jargon here, our profession is called "mengzi". Although it is not as dangerous as ocean-going sailors, it is still more dangerous.
Hard work.
The most important thing for me to choose this industry is, yes, it’s because the salary is high, and because I need money so much. For a poor person, if he wants to live a good life in this coastal city, he can only find many ways.
Made money.
When I rode my motorcycle to the port, our small fishing boat was already parked there. Far away, I saw a tall and thin boy waving his hands and greeting me loudly with a smile on his face, "Good morning, brother."
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His name is Shunzi. He has known me for four years. He is the only sailor I have ever trained. Our relationship is very delicate. We are both friends and masters. The most important thing is that he is also the best sailor.
As a survivor who survived that shipwreck with me, I think that if the two of us had not supported each other at that time, maybe we would have become a speck of dust in the sea.
From the day we got a new life, this big boy likes to follow me. When I decided to do "Mengzi", he followed me without hesitation. In his words, wherever I go, he follows me.
Wherever he goes, he feels safe wherever I am.
Shunzi is three years younger than me. He is very tall, about 1.9 meters tall. In my opinion, he is a natural sailor. His physique is similar to that of a professional swimmer. He is covered with fat all over his body. In addition,
His bronzed skin and harmless childlike expression make him look sunny and handsome.
After I parked my motorcycle, I quickly stepped onto the boat, patted him on the shoulder and said, "No matter how early it is, it's not too early for you. You're the first one here, right?" This guy is very active in everything he does. Typical
Hormones and energy are too high.
Shunzi nodded with a smile on his face, and Lao Chang shouted loudly at this moment, "Okay, let's set off as soon as everyone is here. It's a good weather today, and we can gain a lot." As he spoke,
I started the motor, and the fishing boat slowly left the port and drove farther away.
Lao Chang is our boss. He also worked as a "mengzi" in his early years. He has been doing it for more than ten years. Later, when he had some money, he quit and started to do aquatic products business on his own.
In the early years, every household of those who lived by the sea had a "mengzi". Nowadays, there are fewer people doing this job, because the work is not only hard, but also dangerous, so those who have some money have started to start their own businesses.
For example, Shunzi and I worked together for two years, which is relatively rare nowadays. Most of the old "mengzi" in the past have gone to work. Even if they are not bosses, they will not do this job anymore.
The fishing boat stopped after traveling for about twenty minutes. Chang looked around and said, "Okay, that's it."
We fierce guys started getting ready. Counting Shunzi and I, there were four fierce guys in total. The other two were novices and had only been doing this for more than a month. I took off my jacket and started wearing a diving suit. Since
It's spring now and there's no need to wear a sweater underneath, so it's more convenient.
If you go into the water in November, you must wear a sweater under your wetsuit, otherwise the temperature underwater will freeze you to death. In fact, the season with the most sea cucumbers every year is between October and December.
It's off-season.
Diving during the peak season is really life-threatening, so every year from October to October, I start to have a headache. It’s so damn painful. If it comes to December, my body will freeze after diving.
After I put on my diving suit, I put on my diving goggles, fins under my feet, and two pockets hanging on my waist. These were used to hold sea cucumbers. I put the oxygen bottle on my back and that was it.
I glanced at Shunzi, who had already dressed up. He casually tied a paratrooper knife to his calf, looked up at me and said, "Safety first."
I smiled and nodded. This guy is so careful every time. I gave him this paratrooper knife. The other two 'mengzi' were a little more troublesome than me and Shunzi. They had to carry nearly three
A ten kilogram lead weight is enough, so that it is easier to dive with a weight. Many "mengzi" have been doing this for more than ten years and cannot do without this thing.
Shunzi and I don't need to. We can still dive even without wearing wetsuits. The lead weight is cumbersome and heavy for us.
After everything was ready, we started to move our bodies. The pressure in deep water is too great. After diving, the wetsuit will stick to the body, as if there is a vacuum. It is very inconvenient to move and it will be tiring to turn the neck.
This can at least play some role. Today's sea breeze is not strong, which is quite suitable for diving. If the wind is strong, you can basically not see anything underwater without lighting, and it will be turbid. That would be depressing.
Lao Chang saw that we were all ready and told us, "Brothers, please be safe and loyal. Please be more careful. I will wait for you on the boat."
I stretched out my hand to indicate that everything was okay, Shunzi gestured to me, I nodded, and then I turned over and got into the water. Then I heard the sound of three other people falling into the water, except for the four of us.
'Other than that, there are only two people left on the boat, Lao Chang and his son. His son is a prodigal, he doesn't know how to do anything but pick up girls, and he doesn't usually talk to me.
After entering the water, Shunzi and I dived slowly into the water, while the other two men dived very fast. The diving itself consumes physical energy, and I don't know why these two brothers were in such a hurry.
Shunzi and I were right next to each other. During the dive, many small fish and plankton swam past me. To be honest, when I first started diving, I felt really excited, but as time went by,