712.Dead Fishing Village (2/10)
They departed in the morning by yacht from St. John's to the port of the Basque Country, arriving in the late afternoon.
Matthew Kim arranged for a group of people to go to dinner first, Qin Shiou stayed and took a group photo with the dock, and the media followed their operation, so it was very convenient to take pictures.
Qin Shiou stood at the bottom of the small gate and took a few photos, stroking the lines of the harvest number on it with emotion, and couldn't help but shake his head.
It is said that it is easy for people to recall the old times when they are old, but Qin Shiou looked at the gatehouse at this moment, but he couldn't help but think of the stormy scene of that day.
"I watched the news at the time and felt unbelievable, in fact, to this day, I have respect for you, because I know that if I were in the environment at that time, I would not choose to rescue a wreck whose condition and location are unknown." Hubble's voice rang out in the back.
After some contact on the road, Qin Shiou felt a lot better about Hubble.
Hearing the compliment, he grinned, "If I had to choose again, I'm afraid I wouldn't be a hero again, but at the time, man, I knew I had to do that." And I bet that when the captain was replaced by you, you would have chosen to take the risk too! ”
After taking pictures, Qin Shiou and Hubble got into the car, and on the way he asked strangely: "You actually bought me 100,000 yuan?" Why? At the time, it didn't seem like I had any chance of winning. ”
Hubble laughed: "You know what I do, I'm a venture capitalist, and in life and work, I have to constantly make choices to make ends meet." Do you believe in abilities or not? ”
Hearing the last sentence, Qin Shiou's face changed a little, but fortunately, the light in the car was dim at night. No one noticed the change in him.
Hubble continued, "I think I have an ability to make the right choice. A lot of times when investing, I don't rely on analysis. It's simply by feeling. You gave me the feeling that you could win, so I bet on you. ”
I see, Qin Shiou smiled and said thank you and didn't speak again, he felt that he would be more low-key in the future.
The Port of the Basque Country takes their group very seriously, and has arranged one of the most distinctive hotels to treat them to the creamy mussel soup and grilled lobster on paper.
Now that there is no lobster production in the entire Gulf of St. Lawrence, the price of lobster has reached an all-time high in the last four or five years, and it has gone from a food that ordinary people disdain to eat to a specific delicacy in high-end restaurants.
Before eating. Sergi transferred two million to Qin Shiou, as the largest casino owner in St. John's, he still has this kind of bearing, not to mention that he dares to repay the debt? His creditors included a minister of state.
After the transfer, Sergi didn't feel very painful, and when he was eating, Qin Shiou realized that he didn't lose much money, only about 400,000 in total, and the other more than one million were the money of other fishermen, and those guys wanted to make a profit. But there is no less money.
After dinner, the Ministry of Fisheries made other arrangements, and they took a bus overnight to a strange place.
The bus stopped after an hour and a half, and Qin Shiou didn't know where it was. The night was already dark. He looked around and could see the waves reflecting the cold moonlight, and the familiar roar of the waves crashing against the shore.
No doubt. This is the seaside.
When they found the hotel, the fishermen, who were physically and mentally exhausted, washed and slept.
Qin Shiou reported her safety to Winnie via video. I also closed my eyes and fell asleep, because Matthew King said that they would officially start the tour early tomorrow morning.
Got acquainted with the ocean. Qin Shiou slept very soundly in the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, and when someone knocked on the door, he opened his eyes and saw that it was five o'clock, and it seemed that the visit was about to begin.
After washing, Qin Shiou walked out of the hotel and looked out at him a little stunned, what kind of place is this? It's too barren, isn't it?
Not far from the hotel is the sandy beach, which is not of good quality and has a lot of gravel on it, and stretching on both sides, the beach quickly disappears and is replaced by a steep cliff. The waves whistled and crashed against it, exuding a sense of decadence and ferocity.
Scattered houses are built on this area, most of them are just square or two-story small buildings, the highest is their hotel, a total of three and a half floors, but only the first and second floors are hotels, and the third floor and above are warehouses.
There are few new houses in these houses, most of them are old houses, but the streets are quite wide, but there are few cars driving past. Qin Shiou took a look, and only saw dilapidated pickup trucks in front of a few houses.
As the sun rises and some people come out to work, some women are drying dried fish in front of their homes, including haddock, pollock, black cod, whit, thick-lipped mullet, and more valuable fish species such as small mackerel and herring.
Looking out into the sea, a dilapidated wooden pier stretches into the ocean, with small boats tied to the pier rippling with the waves, and others capsized on the beach, revealing their mottled and dilapidated bottoms.
Qin Shiou looked at this place, and a dilapidated aura greeted him, making him feel like he had just arrived at Farewell Island.
In fact, even when he first arrived at Farewell Island, the town was in a better situation than here, at least the town had supermarkets, bars, and fishing boats constantly going to sea, but now there is nothing here.
It's like a dead fishing village, where there is no life and no vitality.
Donald Brown walked up to Qin Shiou and laughed dryly, "It's miserable, isn't it?" You can't imagine where this is. ”
"Where is this?" Qin Shiou subconsciously asked, Donald is a part-time fisherman, he only has a small fishing farm, he comes back on weekends and holidays to manage it, and he usually sells insurance in the port of the Basque Country, so he is naturally familiar with this port.
Donald sighed and said, "It's called Queen Nalibe's port, and yes, it's unbelievable, it used to be a port too. Now, more people call it Nalibe Fishing Village. ”
"Queen Nalibe's fishing village!" The hostess who was about to leave the house stubbornly corrected Donald's words.
Donald smiled and nodded, "Yes, Queen Nalibe's fishing village." ”
The innkeeper, a 65-year-old bald white man, served as their tour guide for the visit, first taking them around the run-down fishing village, giving them incredible information along the way.
Queen's Port Nalibe emerged at the end of the 19th century after World War II and was once the best place for cod and crab fishing in the Bay of St. Lawrence.
At that time, the port town was constantly being fed by boats and people coming and going, and according to the bald boss, at its peak in the mid-seventies, the town had a resident population of more than 1,000 people and more than 200 houses.
Unfortunately, due to frenzied fishing, the cod here has rapidly declined until it is now extinct. (To be continued......)