Chapter 133: Voyage Adventures (2)
The throttle of the car is a little casual, and it is 100 kilometers per hour, but this cargo ship is 6 kilometers per hour, Xu Mufeng is really painful.
However, Xu Mufeng feels that the scenery on the sea is extremely beautiful and beautiful, the blue sea, the blue sky, the white clouds, the sea and the sky are like the soul and the body blending together, looking at it, it can bring people countless beautiful flaws...... This scene made Xu Mufeng's mood particularly happy and refreshing.
Wu Fang leaned on the chair and slept a little crookedly, leaning on it, she leaned on Xu Mufeng's shoulder, and a pungent fragrance made Xu Mufeng's heart itch and crispy.
In order to make her sleep more comfortable, Xu Mufeng hugged her and slept in his arms. Wu Fang raised her tired and charming eyes and looked at Xu Mufeng, then smiled slightly with her good-looking mouth and continued to fall asleep.
Wu Hua is standing to support the rudder, because the ship is heavy, and the rudder is also heavy, and it is not possible to drive the boat without standing. He hung garlic and steamed buns in a plastic bag around his waist, and from time to time he took a bite of garlic and steamed buns to eat.
Xu Mufeng was stunned in his heart, isn't it very profitable to drive a boat? Why is it so hard? So Xu Mufeng chatted with Wu Hua again and asked him why he was so economical?
Wu Hua sighed, he said no, no, his wife has diabetes, his two daughters are in college, and he bought the boat with a loan, and the boat is still a second-hand ship, and it cost 200,000 yuan.
Xu Mufeng's nose was sour, and there was something wrong in his heart, so he didn't say anything anymore.
It was almost noon, and it was getting dark, and the sun was disappearing into the gray clouds. The wind blew on the surface of the sea, and the waves began to roll in.
After a while, the wind blew stronger and stronger, and in the distance, the sky was black and oppressive, and in an instant the whole sky was dark, and the sea was also dark, and I saw a heavy rainstorm coming.
Xu Mufeng's eyelids jumped, it couldn't be a typhoon, right?
Wu Hua's face changed color, he knew that a heavy rainstorm was coming. Last night he was so busy loading his goods in the middle of the night that he forgot to watch the weather forecast on TV.
This is a heavy ship, and in the event of a heavy rainstorm, the boat will rock violently and jolt, and if you are not careful, the whole ship will tilt and sink to the bottom of the sea. What worries Wu Hua even more is that the cargo hold with radishes in front is not covered with tarpaulin, and once the heavy rain accumulates in the cabin, the ship will be more drafted and heavy, and it is easy to capsize.
When Wu Hua was loading goods at the wharf yesterday, a worker told him that there would be a heavy rainstorm tomorrow afternoon, and advised him not to risk going to sea, saying that he should go to K City the next day, safety first.
However, Wu Hua thought that he was about to send living expenses to his two daughters, but he didn't have a penny on hand, because he had just repaid the interest on the bank loan the day before yesterday and had no money. He was worried that his two daughters would not have anything to eat and would not be able to afford it for a day.
The freight of this ship is just 5,000 yuan, and the goods are delivered to the hands of the boss of K City, and you can get the money.
The wind grew stronger, stirring the waves several feet high, and the whole ship began to sway violently, and the waves kept beating the surface of the ship and splashing into the hold.
At this time, Wu Fang was also awakened by the sound of the waves, she broke free from Xu Mufeng's arms, stroked her long hair, she opened her eyes and looked at the sky, and said in shock: "Uncle is not good, it seems that it is going to rain." ”
"Yes, it's going to rain heavily. Wu Hua said, "Niece, come and sail the boat, I'll untie the tarpaulin and put the cargo hold cover, otherwise it will be dangerous for the heavy rain to fall in the cargo hold." ”
"Good. Wu Fang stood up, she propped up the rudder, and she said to Xu Mu again, "Mu Feng, you go and help your uncle cover the tarpaulin together." ”
Xu Mufeng nodded, and he immediately followed Wu Hua outside to cover the tarpaulin.
The wind outside was very strong, blowing so much that Xu Mufeng couldn't open his eyes. Wu Hua loudly told Xu Mufeng in the wind to be careful and not to fall into the sea.
Xu Mufeng nodded, he and Wu Hua each stood on the decks on both sides of the ship, and then they pulled the tarpaulin together and covered the radish diagonally.
They tossed and turned for a while, and finally covered the tarpaulin. Then they tied the tarpaulin tightly to the hook on the side of the boat with rope, and then the two returned to the wheelhouse.
The sky was completely darkened, and I couldn't see my fingers. Suddenly, there was a boom, and lightning broke out in the sky, one after the other, shining like silver snakes, and then a heavy rain began to fall, and the raindrops the size of beans crackled on the ship.
Wu Fang turned on the boat lights, but the lights were gray and yellow, and most of the spotlight was sucked away by the rain, and the vision was very poor. Wu Fang had no choice but to sail according to the compass on the meter, and she said, "Uncle, didn't you read the weather forecast yesterday?"
Wu Hua sighed, and he sat in his chair in a daze. Xu Mufeng couldn't find any words to comfort him, so he pulled out a cigarette for him to smoke, Wu Hua shook his head and said thank you, he won't smoke it, and then he took out the garlic from the bag, and Mu Na chewed it.
Xu Mufeng lit a cigarette and inhaled violently to suppress the tension in his heart.
After Wu Hua chewed a few mouthfuls of garlic, he said, "Niece, this rain is not right, I'm afraid the rain will rain for a long time." There was a desert island not far ahead, and we drove the boat to the shore, and then all the people went ashore, and life mattered. ”
"Okay, how far is the waterway?" Wu Fang asked.
"About a kilometer. Wu Hua was very familiar with the waterway here, and then he took out two life jackets from the box under the seat and put them on Xu Mufeng and Wu Fang respectively.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the torrential rain seemed to fall from the sky, and the waves of the angry waves were almost as high as a house when they swelled, and they crashed on the boat wave after wave, and the hull of the ship was very bumpy, and there was a danger of capsizing at any time.
Wu Hua frowned, his face became more and more pale, and he kept eating garlic to relieve his nervousness.
Although Wu Fang held the rudder calmly and calmly, cold sweat oozed from her forehead.
A kilometer is not far away, but this heavy ship sails in a storm, it is indeed like a turtle crawling, and what is more dangerous is that when the ship is sailing in a storm, if the angle of the ship is deviated severely, the ship will be blown over by the strong wind, and can only walk straight against the wind.
Wu Fang grabbed the helm handle with both hands, not letting the boat deviate, fighting with the wind and waves of death every moment and every second, and did not dare to relax the strength of grasping the helm handle.
Wu Hua knew that Wu Fang was born in special forces, and he had also driven a boat in the army, and he had a lot of strength, so he should be able to control the rudder. He also knew that he had steered the rudder for most of the morning and had no brute strength to resist the wind and waves.
Wu Hua said, "There is a cave kiln on the desert island, when we arrive on the desert island, let's go inside to take shelter from the wind and rain, it is very dangerous to stay on the ship." ”
After saying that, he took out a bag of things from under his seat and handed it to Xu Mufeng, he said that this bag contained rice and bacon, and in case the ship sank, we could use it to maintain food for a few days.
Then he took out a plastic bag from the box and said to Wu Fang, wait for her to take it ashore. Xu Mufeng asked him what was in it? Wu Hua said that it was a tent that his daughter had bought on the Internet. However, he said that he had never used it, and he couldn't install a tent room, saying that Wu Fang had been a soldier and should be carved to get a tent room.
After about twenty minutes, Wu Fang shouted, "Desert island, look. ”
Under the light of thunder and lightning, I saw a desert island about fifty meters ahead.
"Great, niece, you keep sailing in a straight line, and when you get to the edge of the desert island, turn the angle slowly, and you can't kill at once, otherwise the boat will capsize. Wu Hua advised.
"Well, I know. Wu Fang slowly approached the island, and as she approached the island, she slowly lowered the bow of the boat. When approaching the shore, Wu Hua immediately turned on the switch for anchoring.
The three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then Wu Hua took out two more raincoats for the two of them to put on. After putting on the raincoats, everyone jumped ashore with their things on their backs.
Wu Hua also jumped off the boat with the long iron chain that fixed the boat and went ashore. But when he tried to tie the chains attached to the boat to the big rock, there was a terrible scene in front of him, and suddenly, a huge wave fell from the sky, crashing heavily against the hull, and there was a loud bang, and the hull wailed, and then the hull slowly rolled on its side, and with a loud hula sound, the ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
When Wu Hua saw that the ship was sinking, he immediately let out a heart-rending scream, and then his eyes went dark and he fainted to the ground.
"Uncle. Wu Fang shouted in surprise.
"It's not good, it's a tsunami, run!" Xu Mufeng exclaimed in shock, and then he said to Wu Fang, "You help me get the bag, I'll carry him, run, run to a high place......
Wu Fang took the bag in Xu Mufeng's hand. Xu Mufeng carried Wu Hua on his back. The two of them spread their legs and ran desperately up the hill.
Then, huge waves swept down on them one by one.
Xu Mufeng and the others ran hard up the mountain, running higher and higher, and finally escaped the attack of the tsunami. When Wu Fang looked behind, she was shocked, not far from the bottom of the mountain was already a white sea, fortunately the two ran fast, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the midst of the lightning flashes, they finally saw a hole in the top of the mountain, and they ran into the hole.
Xu Mufeng put down Wu Hua on his back and helped him lie down. He gasped for breath, his face covered in rain and sweat. Similarly, Wu Fang also gasped violently.
The outside of the cave is very dark, but the inside of the cave is very bright, and the four walls of the cave are all crystal clear yellow wax stone, yellow wax stone is a kind of stone that will glow itself, so the inside of the cave is very yellow and bright.
Xu Mufeng, who was wheezing, was surprised to see that there were piles of branches, wood and artemisia grass in front of him, and an iron pot was actually placed on several large stones. Near the stone wall to the right there is a small ditch where the water drips, and the water flows into a small hole.
Mr. Xu said the firewood and the iron pots were probably the work of the crew and sailors who had come here to escape the tsunami and typhoon.
Although Xu Mufeng and Wu Fang were both wearing raincoats, the rain was so heavy that the rain flowed down from their faces and seeped into their bodies, and their underwear was wet, they couldn't help but shiver with cold, and they immediately took off their raincoats.
Then Xu Mufeng immediately brought some dry firewood and dried artemisia grass, set it up, took out a lighter from his pocket and lit it, and after a while, the fire burned very strongly, blazing, warm, and they no longer felt cold.
The torrential rain outside was still falling, and Wu Hua was still fainting.
In the firelight, Xu Mufeng lit a cigarette, he was silent for a while, and then told Wu Hua's situation, what should he do after his ship is gone?
Wu Fang was stunned, she really didn't know about her uncle's situation, she hadn't been home for so many years, and she really didn't know that her uncle Wu Hua's family was so difficult, tears flowed from her eyes.
Wu Fang said that his uncle's boat is gone, what money will he use to pay back the bank in the future? There are also two daughters who are in college and have to pay their living expenses, and his uncle's wife, Aunt Yu, is still sick.
After a pause, Wu Fang sobbed again, "...... I'm not going to help my brother buy a boat...... I was going to help my uncle and I decided to help him buy a boat...... It's too difficult for him......" After speaking, Wu Fang wiped her tears and looked at the fire blankly.
"You fool, you have to buy what you should have bought. I'll help him with your uncle's business. Xu Mufeng took a puff of cigarette and continued, "Your uncle is too difficult, I have to help him." It really doesn't mean much to me to have a lot of money, as long as I have enough money to spend, if I use the extra money to help these people in need, then it is called immeasurable. ”
Wu Fang raised her head, a pair of watery eyes flickered, her cheeks fell, and she whispered, "...... Thank you!"
Xu Mufeng heard Wu Fang say the word "you", he was a little weird.
At this time, Wu Hua woke up, his eyes were as empty as a dead tree, and he suddenly shouted hysterically, "Boat...... My boat......" Then he tried to get up and pounce on the cave like crazy.
But he was held down by Xu Mufeng and Wu Fang, and Wu Fang said loudly, "Uncle, calm down, ......"
Wu Hua struggled desperately, his limbs twisted wildly, and he cried loudly, "What should I do...... What should I do...... The boat is gone...... The family is waiting for me to eat...... "He looks like he's going crazy."
Xu Mufeng said eagerly, "Uncle, don't be afraid! I will help you, and I will use the money to buy you a boat." You have to calm down, in case you faint, then who do you rely on in your family? You still have a wife, you have two daughters waiting for your money, you calm down, calm down...... I'm going to help you, I'm going to help you......."
Wu Hua calmed down suddenly, and he smiled, "Really?"
Wu Fang cried and said, "Really...... Uncle, we will help you, we will definitely help you! I believe your niece's words......"
Wu Hua's dull eyes finally came to life, and his tense nerves that wanted to break the strings instantly relaxed, like a full bow gradually loosened back into place.