When a tsunami occurs, the farther outside you are, the safer you are.

Once a tsunami enters the continental shelf, due to the sharp shallowing of the depth, the wave height increases sharply, reaching 20 to 30 meters. Such huge waves can bring devastating disasters.

But the earthquake occurred on the continental shelf, where the sea water is shallow and the tsunami waves generated are also small. This can be considered lucky.

"We sat in front of our house all morning waiting for a call. We couldn't worry about you, so we didn't go out to listen to what other people had to say about the situation outside."

"I'll go out and ask after I hang up the phone later. Everyone keeps talking about why you haven't called back yet."

"Is there any waves above you? I heard that the tsunami will be over. It doesn't seem to have much impact here. When do you plan to come back now?"

Ye Yaodong was relieved after hearing this, as long as there was no impact on his family.

"I didn't go out to the pier to see it. I heard on the way out that there was no impact here, except that the waves were a bit bigger in the early morning. We also discussed that when we come back on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, we would take it easy today and set off tomorrow night."

The previous broadcast also said that today is suitable for offshore operations. The maximum wind and waves are only 1-6 meters, and the waves are light to medium.

When the cold air comes in a few days, the impact may be even greater.

"Everything is fine, so we're relieved. We've been waiting all morning today for no call. I also called you and left a message, but there was no reply. Everyone is worried. People from the village also come to our house from time to time.

Ask if I have called you back."

"Well, then you can tell the people in the village that everything is fine here. We will leave on the sixth day of the lunar month. I dare not say when we will arrive."

"Okay... By the way, the kelp seedlings in the village were harvested a few days ago. I don't know what the impact will be. No one dares to go to sea at the moment."

"It's a good time now. If there are losses, we can seize the time to make up for another batch."

"That's good."

The old lady finally found the opportunity to shout, "Dongzi, you have to pay more attention to safety. If the wind and waves are big and it is inconvenient to go back, there is no need to come back for the time being. Safety first..."

Lin Xiuqing put the phone to the old lady's ear. The old lady squeezed the phone tightly and babbled.

"Dongzi, when you come back next time, I will bring you the string of Buddhist beads. Fortunately, I took the beads away for you last time. I heard that many people died this time, and they were all divorced.

The shore is so close that it’s useless even if you know how to swim..."

"I picked up some broken beads and brought them back. You can string them together next time. They are too long and I can't hang them around my neck. Just a bracelet."

"Okay, okay, then I will go to the temple to ask for a few beads and offer them as an offering. I will string them for you when you come back. You will stay a few more days and I will recite some more sutras."

"Well, that's it. I'll hang up after reporting you're safe. I have to go back and tell everyone. Others are still waiting for news from me."

"Okay, then you can give me a call before you leave tomorrow?"

"Let's see tomorrow. I may not be available. If the time changes again, I will call and let you know."

"well……"

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After Ye Yaodong hung up the phone, everyone in the hall was still sitting there talking.

Some also said that their relatives' boat was overturned by the tsunami when it was almost dark and it was about to dock. After a night, no one was able to find it back.

Some also said that many fishing boats capsized on the shore at home, causing heavy losses...

Others said that their relatives on the deep-sea ship had no influence at all. They didn't know there was an earthquake at all. They only found out about it by listening to the radio. Then they returned immediately because they were worried that there would be another earthquake.

Only when we returned did we find out that there was still a tsunami on the coast, and the tsunami had a serious impact on the shores of the continental shelf.

At the same time, I was afraid that I shouldn't come back. When I returned to the coast, the fishing ground also suffered fluctuations. Only the large fishing boat did not capsize.

Ye Yaodong said: "When a tsunami occurs, it is safer to drive deeper into the sea in the middle of the sea, but it is more dangerous to drive towards the shore."

"Yes, but I didn't think so much at first. I didn't expect there would be a tsunami. On the sea, if you are in the center of the earthquake, it would be very dangerous..."

"That's also true. In the face of natural disasters, human beings are very small."

"This earthquake happened just after 3 p.m., and most of the fishing boats were at sea. I don't know how many fishing boats were killed. It should be okay if it is not in the center, but there will be a tsunami in the evening, and the boats that happened to be docked will be in trouble."

"I have to pay my respects..."

Everyone was talking a lot, and Ye Yaodong had no time to stay here. He chatted and discussed with them, paid the phone bill, and left first.

When I got home, the yard was full of people. When they saw him coming back on his bicycle, they all gathered around him.

"Dongzi..."

"A Dong..."

"Brother Dong..."

A bunch of people asked all kinds of questions.

Ye Yaodong blocked his ears with his hands. After a while, everyone became quiet, and then he talked about the situation at home.

Everyone heard that nothing happened at home. At most, some small boats on the shore capsized or drifted away or broke down. The women could still carry buckets to the beach to pick up fish. They all relaxed and laughed.

"Every time during the typhoon, the beach is full of people picking up fish. I didn't expect that the tsunami would also pick up fish..."

"Fortunately, our fishing boats have all sailed out. There are only a few small boats in the village. If we want to suffer losses, we can still bear them."

"Then we will go back as usual tomorrow night?"

Ye Yaodong asked: "There haven't been so many people this morning. Have you all finished making phone calls?"

"Nowhere, the queue to make a call is not small at all. The queue is even longer. We couldn't wait in line so we came back."

"Yeah, the length of the queue is really scary. I think it will take a day to digest it."

He asked again: "Is there nothing going on on the shore? Is there no tsunami? Are there any waves?"

"No, the waves got a little bigger in the early morning, but then calmed down. The radio also said that the waves were small to medium, suitable for going out to sea."

"Then let's set off tomorrow night. Then we won't have to stop in Vancouver for one night. We can go straight home, because there seems to be cold air coming in the next few days and the waves will be big."

Aguang said: "I plan to stop the boats that my family rents out and let the people on those boats take the Harvest. It will also save trouble and some gas money. This way, there is no need to stop on the way and they can go home directly."

convenient."

Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "That's okay. You don't have to worry about small boats and can drive faster. I happen to have three big boats. The people from the dozen or so boats I rented out can just get on these three big boats and pull them back.

alright."

"Yes, that's what I think. Everyone, wear more clothes. If you can't stay in the cabin, stay on the deck, or bring a quilt to wrap yourself up."

Father Ye also agreed, "That's okay. The boat doesn't have to go back, and the speed of sailing back can be faster."

"Then let's discuss how to bring it."

The bosses of the small trawlers also happily accepted it. They can save a lot of gas money without having to sail the boat themselves, and it is safer to get on the big boat.

Anyway, we have to follow Ye Yaodong closely. It doesn't matter whether he sails back or not, he can get home faster.

You will always have to follow me when the time comes, which will be a lot more convenient.

After everyone discussed it all morning, they decided on the rules for which people from the small boats would go to which big boats.

Ye Yaodong's own 17 ships are enough for him to digest, so it saves him trouble and does not need to participate in the discussion.

His eldest brother and second brother had to bring his cousins ​​from his eldest and second uncle's side, as well as brothers and relatives from his wife's natal family.

Anyway, it is up to the individual to discuss the allocation.

He took advantage of everyone's discussion and went out to take a look outside the pier. The pier was full of fishing boats docked at night, but now it was mostly empty.

Everything has returned to normal, and everyone who should go to sea has gone to sea. Anyway, the earthquake will not appear around them, and there will be no impact on the nearby areas.

Only some large cargo ships dare not leave.

There were also many local women carrying buckets and running to the surrounding beaches to pick up goods. On the way, he watched them happily carrying back one load after another.

By the evening of the second day, when they walked to the dock, all the cargo ships around them were empty.

There are exclusive docking spots for big ships, and the places where his 44-meter ship docks are basically large deep-sea ships or large cargo ships.

Everything around him was empty, which meant that the boats were out and he felt relieved.

There was no emergency this time, everyone got on their own boats.

However, when everyone got on the boat, they all ran over and asked if Ye Yaodong was okay and could he get on the boat?

Ye Yaodong was made to laugh and cry a little bit by everyone.

He is not a Bodhisattva, so I have to ask him first.

He said it was okay, but was it really all smooth sailing?

However, this time I was finally able to return smoothly.

Ye Yaodong did not trust others to drive the boat, and he steered the boat himself.

After he had sincerely paid his respects to Mazu and asked everyone to get ready to leave the port, he entered the cockpit and first played the radio to listen.

At this time, the radio was also broadcasting the number of ships and people killed in the earthquake and tsunami in the previous two days, as well as how many bodies had been recovered so far, and the severity of the damage to the villages along the coast.

Maybe it's because their village is made of stone houses, which are sturdier than the old dilapidated houses in other places, so their village doesn't suffer much loss, and everyone stays away from the beach at night and goes to live in the village.

The radio broadcasts about the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, and it is true that many fishing villages have suffered damage, which means that the extent of the damage is not that great.

I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, this kind of disaster is minimized, otherwise the officials will be in trouble. This is also a common practice.
To be continued...