In the bursts of mobile phone ringtones, I was awakened from my sleep. I opened my hazy eyes, picked up the cigarette on the bedside and lit it, took a few deep sips greedily, let the nicotine walk around my body, and I woke up a lot in an instant.
I like this feeling very much. Then I turned over and got out of bed, walked to the window, opened the window and looked at the sea outside. The sun shone on me, a little warm and very comfortable. Looking at this strange and familiar city, I smiled. Today, it's another good weather.
I looked at my watch. It was past eight o'clock in the morning. It was a new day. Work had to continue. I got dressed, picked up the key and walked out...
My name is Mike. I am 28 years old this year. I used to be a Marine. I served in the army for five years. When I thought I could make a difference, I was ordered to retire early because of the failure of the whole team during a mission. This is also a blow to my life for me.
After I was discharged from the army, I got a job. 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 these leaders. During a dinner party, I hit the leader. The leader was seriously injured and was hospitalized for more than a month. It was fine, and I was also expelled from the public for this matter.
Because of this matter, my father scolded me a lot. After all, this is a lifelong job, so I was smashed. Later, the family entrusted the relationship and found someone, and they couldn't arrange a suitable place for me. .
In order to stop worrying about my parents, I planned to go out and do a career, so I came to this strange seaside city alone and stayed for another five years.
In the past five years, my life has not been very happy, but it is still pretty good. It is really difficult for a person like me who has no education and no skills to get some grades in this society.
When I started looking for a job, I hit walls everywhere. What I learned in the army was not used in society at all. Except for being able to be a bodyguard, there was nothing suitable for me, but I didn't want to eat on the edge of the knife, so I gave up this idea.
Then there was a security company that recruited people. I wanted to try it, but when I looked at the salary, it was too little. Living in this metropolis, there is almost nothing after paying the rent.
Later, I met a friend. He introduced me to work as a sailor. This is an ocean-going ship. It mainly goes out to fish. The salary is very high. It is 4,500 U.S. dollars a month. I didn't even think about it at the time, so I agreed directly. Not only for this high salary, but also when I was a soldier, I always went to sea. I am still more familiar with the ocean.
It should be said that I love the sea more, so this job lasted for three years. Later, during an ocean voyage, our fishing boat encountered wind and waves, and the ruthless sea sank our entire ship. Counting the boss, there were more than 20 people on the whole ship, and only two of them escaped. I was one of them.
The rest of the crew were all buried in the ruthless sea. The other surviving sailor and I also relied on our strong endurance and some luck to wait until the rescue team arrived. By the time the two of us were rescued, we were almost dying.
Since that day, I have quit the ranks of sailors, and I have never gone to sea again until now. Although the sea is ruthless, it did not scare me. After quitting as a sailor, I still chose to continue to deal with the ocean. Deal with the ocean.
Now I am a diver and I have been working for two years. My task is mainly to salvage sea cucumbers. In our jargon, although it is not as dangerous as ocean-going sailors, it is also a relatively hard job.
There is the most important point in my choice of this business. Yes, it is because of its high salary and because I need money too much. For a poor person, if you want to live well in this seaside city, you can only find a way to make more money. Make more money.
When I came to the port on a motorcycle, our small fishing boat was already parked there. From a long distance, I saw a tall and thin boy waving his hand and greeting me loudly with a smile on his face, "Hi, good morning!""
His name is Shunzi. He has known me for four years. He is a sailor trained by me and the only one. Our relationship is very delicate. He is both a friend and a teacher and apprentice. Most importantly, he was also a survivor of the shipwreck. I think that if we didn't support each other at that time, maybe we would also become a grain of dust in the sea.
From the day we were reborn, this big boy liked to follow me. When I decided to become a diver, he followed without hesitation. In his words, wherever I go, he will follow. Wherever I am, he feels safe.
Shunzi is three years younger than me. He is very tall and can be nearly 1.9 meters tall. In my opinion, he is a natural sailor. His physique is similar to that of a professional swimmer. His whole body is covered with tendons. In addition, his bronzed skin and a harmless child's expression make people feel very sunny and handsome.
After I parked the motorcycle, I stepped onto the boat with an arrow, patted him on the shoulder and said, "No matter how early you are, you are the first to come again, right?""This kid is very active in everything he does, and his typical hormonal energy is too high.
Shunzi nodded with a smile on his face, and Lao Chang shouted loudly at this moment, "Okay, let's set off when the people are here. It's a good weather today, and we can get a lot.""As he spoke, he activated the motor, and the fishing boat slowly left the port and drove far away.
Lao Chang is our boss, and he also worked as a diver in his early years.I have been doing it for more than ten years, but then I had some money in my hand, so I went ashore and quit, and started trading aquatic products by myself.
People who live by the sea, every family had divers in the early years, but now there are fewer people in this business, because this job is not only hard, but also dangerous, so those who have some money have started to do business on their own, like Shunzi and I, who have been doing it for two years, it is relatively rare now. Most of the previous people have gone ashore, even if they are not the boss, they will never do this job again.
The fishing boat stopped after driving for about 20 minutes, and Lao Chang looked around and said, "Okay, that's it."
A few of our divers have started to prepare. Counting me and Shunzi, there are four divers in total. The other two are novices. They have only been in this business for more than a month. I took off my coat and started wearing a wetsuit. Since it is spring, there is no need to wear a sweater inside, so it is more convenient.
If you go into the water in November, you must wear a sweater in your wetsuit, otherwise the underwater temperature will freeze people to death. In fact, the season with the most sea cucumbers every year is between October and December, and other time periods are 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 a fucking sin. If it comes to December, my body will freeze after diving.
After I put on my wetsuit, I put on my diving goggles, fins under my feet, and two net pockets hanging from my waist. This is used to hold sea cucumbers. If I put the oxygen cylinder on my back, I will be done.
I glanced at Shunzi. This kid had already been dressed a long time ago. He casually tied a paratrooper knife to his calf, looked up at me and said, "Safety first.""
I smiled and nodded. This kid is so careful every time. I gave him this paratrooper knife. The other two divers are a bit more troublesome than me and Shunzi. They have to carry nearly 15 kg of lead on their backs. In this way, it is good to dive with weight. Many divers have been working for more than ten years and can't do without this thing.
Shunzi and I don't need it. Even if we don't wear wetsuits, we can dive. The lead block is cumbersome and heavy for us.
When everything is ready, we start to warm up. The pressure in deep water is too great. After diving, the wetsuit will cling to the body, just like a vacuum. It is very inconvenient to move, and it is tired to turn our necks.
This can at least play some role. Today's sea breeze is not big, and it is very suitable for diving. If you catch up with the wind, you don't take the lighting underwater, and basically you can't see anything. It's cloudy, so it's depressing.
Lao Chang saw that a few of us were ready, and told us, "Brothers, pay attention to safety, Mike, you pay more for snacks, and I will wait for you on the boat.""
I stretched out my hand and motioned to indicate that everything was in order. Shunzi gestured to me and I nodded. Then I turned over and went into the water. Then I heard the sound of three other people falling into the water. Except for the four of us, there were only two people left on the boat, Lao Chang and his son. His son is a black sheep. He doesn't know anything except picking up girls, and he usually has nothing to say to me.
After launching into the water, Shunzi and I slowly dived underwater all the way, while the other two divers were very fast. The diving itself was physically exhausting, and I didn't know why these two buddies were in such a hurry.
I smiled and nodded. This kid is so careful every time. I gave him this paratrooper knife. The other two divers are a bit more troublesome than me and Shunzi. They have to carry nearly 30 kg of lead on their backs. In this way, it is good to dive with weight. Many divers have been working for more than ten years and can't do without this thing.
Shunzi and I don't need it. Even if we don't wear wetsuits, we can dive. The lead block is cumbersome and heavy for us.
When everything is ready, we start to move our bodies. The pressure in deep water is too great. After diving, the wetsuit will cling to the body, just like a vacuum. It is very inconvenient to move, and it is tired to turn our necks.
This can at least play some role. Today's sea breeze is not big, and it is very suitable for diving. If you catch up with the wind, you don't take the lighting underwater, and basically you can't see anything. It's cloudy, so it's depressing.
Shunzi and I were next to each other. Along the way of diving, many small fish and plankton swam by my side. To be honest, when I first started diving, I was really excited, but after a long time, the freshness will be nothing.