The weather was good and bad.

During the day, there were dark clouds, and in the evening, the sky was full of colorful clouds.

A large area of fiery red, even the sea water was dyed red.

Tired seabirds are returning to their nests, and some of this year's newborn birds are already flying, and they prey on marine fish, but they are also easy to become food for some fish, and it is not easy to survive.

The Cleveland fishing boat took advantage of the fact that it was still dark and returned from the sea with the sunset, and slowly docked on the pier at this moment.

At the beginning of May, the number of Dungeness crabs was already low, and the number of lobsters in the nearby waters was even smaller, and the thousands of crab bait boxes were no longer useful.

Today, the Cleveland went out to sea mainly to release Dungeness crab seedlings into the sea, so it didn't bring back much fish, but just took the time to catch some.

After the boat stopped, several sailors carried today's fish ashore one after another, and Zhang Xiaokai and the people sent by the aquatic products company were already waiting at the dock.

is still the same, Daddy Zhang did not dictate to his son's "side business", and has been busy recuperating and rehabilitating recently, so Zhang Xiaokai still supervises the business of the fishery ranch as the grandson of the old man.

Needless to say, the main business is of course learning at Zhang Xiaokai's age.

After sorting and weighing, plus the old fishing boat's harvest today, a total of more than 2,000 US dollars can be sold, including labor costs, the cost is less than a quarter, and the money will go directly into the old man's account.

Recently, he has been able to earn some money from the ocean almost every day, which makes Zhang Xiaokai have the idea that it is better not to study and become a captain directly, but things are not always smooth sailing.

Mr. Kenny, who followed him to the sea, told Zhang Xiaokai at this time:

"After the news of the abundance of fish on our side leaked out, many fishing boats have recently come to grab the fish, and they have not entered the range of our fishing grounds, so there is no reason to drive them away, and in the afternoon I counted them, there were twelve in total, and even fishing boats dozens of nautical miles away came.

Some of the fishing boats have come over for several days in a row, and it seems that they have really tasted the sweetness of this area, and if they keep coming to our area to fish, I guess it won't be long before the fish in the vicinity will be caught. Today, a fishing boat accidentally picked up a baby killer whale, and the people from the Marine Animal Protection Agency should really take care of it, and I finally know why the news always says that there are fewer and fewer fish in the sea, and there are so many fishing boats!"

It's okay to catch it yourself, but it's inevitable that someone grabs fish around the turf.

After listening to this, Patrick Jr. said: "I remember about three or four years ago, California suddenly tightened its monitoring of marine fish protection and set up a lot of marine protected areas.

Some of the fishermen who could no longer fish changed careers, while others chose to fish further afield. We in Brookings are in California, and the boats over there always like to catch a few nets when they come by, and there have been boats that have broken into our fishing grounds before. ”

Not only in California, but also in Oregon, restrictions on inshore fishing are increasing.

With the development of human society, nearly one-third of the world's seafood species have disappeared, and at the current rate of fishing and the level of pollution, if not protected, all seafood species could disappear within this century.

Every fishing vessel owner feels like they're not catching much, but all the world's fishing vessels combined catch frighteningly high annual catches that have undermined the sustainability of the marine life chain.

Zhang Xiaokai didn't think about protecting the ocean, but now he is more concerned about profitability, and said: "Is it impossible to stop them from grabbing fish like this?"

"Those boats haven't entered our fishing grounds, how can we stop them?" Mr. Kenny asked rhetorically, sighing and diverting the subject: "By the way, I will take leave for the next two days, and it will be recorded on the attendance sheet when the time comes, and I haven't been home for half a month, and my wife will go crazy if I don't go back." ”

"Well, I'm going to see the little gray whale, and in the afternoon someone came to me to buy milk, saying that it was mixed fat or something to feed the little gray whale, and I wanted to know what bottle they fed it. ”

The payment is clear, Zhang Xiaokai doesn't have to stay, he has been here for so long, and the familiar business has already been figured out.

Kenny says there is no way, but Zhang Xiaokai thinks that there is a way, and is wondering if he should fish the golden bird out of the river to see if the fish in the fishing ground will decrease.

If it is because of the influence that attracts the fish in the sea, then those fishing boats will not catch many fish, and they will not come again.

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Zhang Xiaokai went to see the little gray whale.

On the side of the red house, after Daddy Zhang wrapped the broken leg again, he put on a prosthetic leg and tried to get out, slowly and leisurely, supported by a cane.

Nurse Logan just came to work, and she started dating little Patrick in a daze, and I have to admit that although little Patrick has no money, no education, and relatively simple brain circuits, his appearance and personality are quite good.

A few days ago, the two went out to the town to buy groceries, and they happened to be bumped into by other employees, and the news spread all over the Cleveland Ranch in an instant.

At this moment, at this moment.

Nurse Logan was just about to go home from work when she opened the door and saw the postman standing by the mailbox, greeting each other.

She asked, "Are you still coming to deliver the letter so late, just bring it to me, I'll send it in." ”

"You're far away, I like to send it at the end, and I'll go straight back to town later. I don't seem to have seen that old man lately, and the ranch has been sold?" asked the middle-aged, slightly chubby black postman, and casually took out the few letters he had just put in and handed them to Logan.

"No, the two Chinese are his relatives, Mr. Cleveland had a marriage when he was younger, and he ...... Something happens, and it won't be back until a few months. ”

The black postman seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and after a while he said, "Hell, somebody would like a man of his temper, and he's married." Every time I send a letter, I will drop it and run, and when I meet him, I will always hear complaints, saying that the delivery is too late, that he should work on weekends, etc., who let him live so far away. ”

Shaking his head, the postman waved his hand, got in the car and left.

After Nurse Logan handed the letter to Daddy Zhang, she also drove back to Brookingstown.

Some envelopes that looked like personal letters were put in the drawer by Daddy Zhang, and the letters from the Federal Tax Service, banks, lawyers, and post offices were opened and read by him.

After settling the tax, the other party sent a certificate of supplementary payment, and the law firm reminded to settle the remaining money, totaling more than 1,000 US dollars.

None of this is a problem, the real trouble is the bank letter.

At first, Daddy Zhang thought it was to persuade people to apply for a credit card, or some preferential activities, but after reading it several times, he was convinced that the bank really wanted to recover the loan in advance, and the deadline was 29 days later, and the interest would be calculated separately if it was exceeded.

The total repayment amount was more than $4.63 million, and it was clearly stated that the loan date was in November two years ago.

Hurriedly walked to the phone, ready to call to ask why he wanted to repay the loan early, but unfortunately the bank was off work, the small local bank, did not provide 24-hour consulting services, and he did not have the private number of the bank staff.

Understanding how serious the situation was, Father Zhang frowned and called his son first.

The other end of the phone.

When Zhang Xiaokai heard that the bank was collecting debts, he was immediately dumbfounded and said: "There is so much money in the account now, not even a fraction is enough, how can it be possible to repay them so much?!"

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