Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1048: Settlement of Accounts (1 words, monthly ticket +21)

Mr. Ye is very obedient now.

He usually does whatever he is told to do and never scolds anyone, but he tends to be annoying every now and then.

I don't know if it's because Dongzi has become successful, so everyone thinks that this old guy is no longer useful, haha. It may also be that Dongzi is becoming more and more organized in his work and making more and more money, so there is no chance for people to scold him.

They drove the fishing boats around the island and immediately began dropping branches.

After evenly distributing the squids in the space reserved for them, Ye Yaodong drove the boat towards A Zheng, wanting to see the squid egg-laying situation today.

"There aren't many. It's so troublesome to collect them. I have to hook the bundles of branches with the fishing nets, but there aren't many. It's a waste of time."

"It's still early then."

"Well, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to come back and take a look. We have to continue trawling the net now."

"We have to go back too. We have collected all the longlines, re-baited, and thrown all the branches into the sea. It seems there is nothing else going on."

Ah Zheng's face was full of envy. "You are so comfortable. You don't need to go out at night. You only need to work for half a day in the morning and go back at noon."

"Isn't the flood season here yet? It's a waste of time to stay here. If we wait a few days, we will still have to work until the evening before we can go back."

"Then I'll go first."

"go Go."

Ye Yaodong was also driving the boat back, but when he turned around, he saw his father squatting there sorting the fish, and he hadn't cooked the rice as he had promised.

"You've finished throwing away the branches, aren't you going to cook?"

"Aren't we going home soon? I thought I could just go home and eat, it would save me the trouble. Anyway, I will be home at one or two o'clock."

"Making excuses for being lazy."

"On the way back, we can pick up the goods. Once we reach the shore, we won't waste time and can weigh them right away. There are also fewer fishing boats returning at this time, so we don't have to queue or wait. Eating at home is definitely better than eating at sea."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. Even if he was asked to cook, he certainly didn't want to cook.

It takes about an hour to drive back from the coastal area. When we reach the shore, there are no other boats, only a few small wooden boats.

When Ah Cai saw his boat coming back, he came to greet him happily, "Good luck! How was your catch today?"

"Not bad. There's a small golden tuna, about 30 to 40 kilograms. Take a look at the price. There's also a blue swallowtail. Come over and help me take delivery."

"Okay, you have a good harvest. You went out in the morning and came back in the afternoon, and you have a good harvest."

"It's so-so. How can we make a living if the harvest is not good? We have to support a large family and a large group of people. I don't know if what I earned today is enough to pay so many people a day's wages."

"That's right. Now that you're doing a bigger and bigger business, you have more and more people under your control. Of course, the wages you pay out are increasing, but you're definitely earning more too, so don't call yourself poor."

"Whose employees sit at home with their feet up and chat while the boss goes out to earn money to pay them? Isn't it me?"

Ah Cai was instantly amused. "Hey, you know what, it's true. The workers you hired for the big ship have been sitting at home with their feet up and chatting these past two days, bragging about fighting pirates and catching hundreds of thousands of catties of fish in one net. Even when no one wants to listen, they are still bragging with pride."

"Yeah, they're sitting there, chatting and basking in the sun, and I'm working hard out at sea to earn money to pay them. Which boss is like me? There's no boss who's less of a boss than me."

"That's true. It's quite comfortable to work for you."

"So give me a higher price, otherwise I won't be able to pay my salary."

"Good good..."

He was talking nonsense and complaining here, but he didn't expect that the news would really spread in the village in the afternoon. Everyone said that he was too good to his boatmen, letting them rest at home while he went out to sea to earn money to pay them.

It was also said that he would give out red envelopes as long as he caught large quantities of goods, and that his wages had increased by 5 yuan this year. Everyone was envious.

Some people are already old, in their 50s, and they still come to Ye's father and ask if he is still short of people. It's really enviable to hear~
Not only men want to work on his boat as sailors, women too.

Some scattered women came to Ye's mother and asked when a large number of people would be needed and when the ship could be repaired. The emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were anxious to death.

Ye Yaodong got the sales list before following his father back home. In just the first half of the morning, they had already sold more than 80 yuan, all thanks to the small golden tuna and the swallowtail grouper, which were the most valuable and accounted for 1/3.

After returning home and handing the cargo list to A Qing and eating a simple bowl of noodles, he rushed to the village committee to make a phone call to the shipyard.

He told them to hurry up and repair the fishing boat he had seized, and to repair that one first. He also gave them five days to do it, and it didn't matter if the delivery of the other boats could be postponed.

The shipyard also agreed, and Ye Yaodong felt relieved.

It just so happened that the hired boatmen were all at home sitting at their feet up and chatting about gossip. After the boat was repaired, he and his father would each take one boatman to catch squids.

However, we still need to cut some more branches, tie them up in advance and keep them there for use, so that they can be used immediately as soon as the boat returns.

After paying the phone bill, he went back and told the younger brothers who were looking after the workshop to go cut branches. As there was no one looking after the workshop, of course he would do it. Anyway, he had nothing to do in the afternoon and he might as well be free, so he moved a stool and sat at the gate to bask in the sun.

His father had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he went to the mountain again. He was very concerned about the tomb repair and wanted to do it himself.

On a spring afternoon, the sun is warm and the spring breeze is blowing, which can easily make people feel sleepy. In addition, he got up a little early this morning and was busy until now. Now he is sitting comfortably and he is indeed a little sleepy.

Ye Yaodong placed a wooden stool horizontally on the ground, put his feet on it, took off his sweater and covered his face with it, and then fell asleep right at the door.

Until the sun sets, some fishermen who were fishing in small wooden boats along the coast would finish their work and return home when the sun goes down, so that they could also bring some snacks home. Anyone passing by the workshop could see him sleeping soundly.

At the same time, he was awakened by the voices of the fishermen who kept passing by, and his body felt a little cold. The sun was about to set, and the temperature dropped sharply. It was no longer as warm as it was at noon, but only chilly.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and quickly put his clothes back on. A voice came to his ears.

"Dongzi, I'll come to your place to settle the bill after dinner."

He turned around and saw that it was Brother Asheng.

"Okay, then I'll go to Ah Cai and collect the money later. It happens to be the end of the month."

Ye Yaosheng rubbed his hands awkwardly and said with a smile, "There is not much money left at home. All the money earned last month was used to pay off debts and this month's gas expenses. My wife can't work now, so I can do some accounting to make some extra money. I can also buy some cloth to make two spring clothes for her and the two children."

"Yeah, that's right. It's spring and the season is changing. The whole family should make two sets of clothes so that they look nice. Otherwise, people will say that you are mistreating your new wife and children."

All the orders for his sales were in A Qing's hands, and he would only get the money after the monthly settlement. The fuel costs for each voyage were not small, and he had to pay for it himself first.

"Today's cargo list is in Ah Da's hands. He is still at the dock waiting for your cousin's ship to return."

"Okay, it just so happens that it's almost squid season these days, so it's better to settle the bill in advance. Then come over after dinner, and I'll ask my eldest cousin to come over and settle the bill."

"Ok."

After Ye Yaosheng agreed, he pushed his own cart back home briskly.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and looked at the open space around him. The twins' Xiao was sitting in the corner tying branches. No one knew when he came back, but he was sleeping very comfortably.

"Just watch here. If you see my eldest cousin coming by later, tell him to come to my house to settle the bill after dinner."

"Okay, brother Dong, I'll remember that."

He stretched before going home. When standing at the door, he deliberately looked at the door of his eldest brother and second brother's house. Seeing that they had not returned yet, he told his eldest and second sisters-in-law.

Since we have to settle the accounts, let’s settle the accounts for several ships together and settle all the accounts for this month.

After returning home, I also talked to Aqing about it.

She was sitting in front of the stove cooking. She wiped her hands after hearing this and said, "Then I have to sort out the list of goods in advance."

"Don't worry, just cook your meal first, and then take it out to settle the bill after you finish eating. It's okay if you go to settle with Ah Cai later. Anyway, we have the bill in hand, so we will settle the bill according to the price on the bill. We will advance the bills that have not been settled in the past two days."

"That's fine. Anyway, this account is very simple. We can split it in half. Will we settle the accounts with the eldest and second brothers today as well?"

"Well, let's put them all together today."

"The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law have no objection, what did they say?"

"I did say something, but who cares? Everyone else let it go today, but they don't want it? If they don't want it, I won't tell my eldest brother and second brother directly?"

Just now, his elder and second sisters-in-law were indeed unhappy, and said that a few days didn't matter, it would be the same if we waited until the 30th to calculate.

Because they each kept the cargo manifests for each of their two families, and waited until the end of the month to settle the accounts, then they would take out the cargo manifests for the two ships that month, and then settle the accounts and divide them into three parts, which meant that each of them had to pay him 1/3 of the money.

That's why I'm not willing to pay the bill in advance.

He was very happy when receiving the money and couldn't wait to pocket it. However, when settling the bill and paying the money, he was not so happy. Most people were like this, but he didn't mind.

"Well, let's eat earlier tonight, since you and dad are back now."

Ye's father didn't come back until the sun went down and all the workers had finished work. As soon as he came back, he started to complain about how it was a pity for Ye Yaofan.

"You feel so bad for him, are you going to help him pay back all the money? Why should you feel bad? Everyone lost thousands of dollars of their hard-earned money. If you have to feel bad, you should feel bad for your son who suffered a great loss."

"That's different. He's my nephew. How can I expect him to be bad?"

"Maybe he is full of bad intentions, pretending to be honest. You can't tell what a person is like by looking at his face. Isn't that the case with Dongzi's friend Haozi? He pretends to be honest, but turns out to be worse and more sinister than anyone else."

"Hey? Mom, he still can't get out of bed? My ex-wife is about to tell Uncle Pei, but he has no reaction?"

"I don't know about that. It seems he's still lying there. His mother goes to Lao Wang's house every day to curse him. She also talks nonsense in the village, saying that his ex-wife is not decent, saying that she might have hooked up with someone a long time ago, so why did they divorce so easily and don't want the child. I don't know how many men she has cheated on him with, even the old man... uh... Anyway, the curses are very ugly."

When Ye's mother was talking happily, she forgot that the child was there and almost said some other obscene words.

"You know so clearly."

"How could I know it clearly? The whole village has heard it all. Only you guys are at sea, so you didn't hear as much."

"I don't know if A Guang will come back in two days. He hasn't been back for half a month."

"He should come back, right? If nothing else, he will come back to see the children."

Pei Yu also burst into tears at this time, "I want daddy, mommy~mom~"

Everyone was shocked at once. Ye's mother quickly hugged the child, held him on her lap and coaxed him, while glaring at Ye Yaodong a few more times.

Lin Xiuqing also glared at him in complaint, "Why are you calling him daddy in front of the child? It's not enough to evoke the child's memory and make him want to kiss his parents."

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I won't say it, and you don't say it either. Kiss daddy and mommy again, and she will cry even louder."

"Don't say anything. It's so pitiful. He's still so young, and his parents are not around. It's normal for him to miss them." The old lady also stepped forward and touched the child's head. "Don't cry, don't cry, your mother will be back soon."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't know why she was crying. She looked left and right in the room, then ran to Lin Xiuqing's feet and hugged her thighs.

"Let's eat. Look how sad she is. Feed her something quickly. If she has something to eat, she won't think about it anymore and won't cry anymore." Ye's father also spoke up.

The atmosphere of gossiping in the room was immediately ruined by Pei Yu. No one talked about this topic anymore and only discussed fishing boats and the flood season.

Not long after dinner, before it got dark, my eldest cousin and brother Asheng came over together.

Lin Xiuqing also took out the cargo list that he had prepared long ago. Since two people were sailing two ships, the cargo lists were of course prepared in two separate copies.

Acai also has to do the accounting himself, so he remembers the names on every bill of lading. For those whose money has been calculated, the recipient's name will be signed on the bill of lading. If he cannot write his own name, he will just put his fingerprint on it.

Ah Qing held the two people's shopping lists with two clips respectively, and there were about ten in a dozen.

"One copy for each person. All the cargo lists for this month are here. There are dates on them. Please check first to make sure they match the number of times you went out to sea this month. Don't miss any."

"Okay, I'll remember the number of times I go out to sea, one at a time, just count the number."

Each of them took a copy with their name on it and started counting them.

Lin Xiuqing was ready with a calculator in her hand. Once there was no problem, she would calculate it immediately and then give them the money directly. It was the same thing last month.

The idle people in the room had all left after dinner, the children had gone out to play, and the old lady had gone out to the door to watch the children, so only the four of them were here to settle the accounts.

After the two of them counted the bills and found no problems, Lin Xiuqing started to report the numbers while changing the bills, and then pressed the calculator at the same time.

“大表哥这个月出海10天，总共收获555块6毛6分，一人一半是分你277块8毛3分。”

After saying that, she wrote down the amount on the bill, then pressed it again. After confirming that there was no problem, she put it aside and counted it as Brother Sheng's.

"Brother Asheng, it seems that the boat broke down. It took two days to repair it, right? There are only 8 orders."

"Correct."

“你可能运气比大表哥好，没比他少很多，这里总共496块2毛8分，一人一半是248块1毛4分。”

Brother Asheng rubbed his hands happily, "That's pretty good luck. After deducting the 100 yuan for gas and the wages for hiring people, I can still earn several dozen yuan."

The eldest cousin was also happy, "Then I work two more days than you, and after deducting the gas expenses, I still don't earn as much as you do."

"Good luck. Who can predict luck for sure? You may be luckier next month. It's all about luck at sea."

"No problem, let A-Qing get the money for you."

"No problem, no problem..."

"Good good..."

The two said in succession.

"Last month, each of you received an extra 10 yuan, but this month you earned less."

"It's almost squid season these days, so we'll be able to make more money next month."

"Correct."

Ye Yaodong also smiled and gave each of them a cigarette, "Yes, you will earn more next month and make a fortune."

"Dongzi...are you all here?"

He turned around and saw that his eldest brother and his wife, and his second brother and his wife had all come in.

"We just finished settling their accounts. It's just right. We'll settle our accounts later."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also started to greet them and asked them how much money they could get this month.
Everyone was in a good mood and had money coming in.

"That's good too. If we split it in half, we can still earn dozens of dollars after deducting the gas and labor expenses."

"Yes, now many people in the village rely on Dongzi for their livelihood."

"These past few days, the whole village has been talking about Dongzi catching 11 catties of plum fish in one net. It's going crazy. If we hadn't rented a big boat, we would have to shamelessly follow you out to sea to see for ourselves."

"That's not necessary. It's too risky to go so far with me and stay out for several days at a time. Didn't they say they encountered pirates? You can go out in a trawler at night and come back the same day. You can earn as much as them, and you can also take care of the family. It's not that dangerous."

After deducting the share and expenses, it is indeed not much different from what he earns by going out to sea with him. Moreover, I can rest better on the shore and don't have to work as hard as the boatmen.

What's more, the accounts were settled a few days earlier this month, so if we go online on the 30th, we might be able to get a little more.

"There are risks everywhere. It was only last year when the people of Luzhou Island were wiped out that the sea seemed to be a little calmer. However, recently, because of the squid flood season that occupied the island, some nearby villages started fighting again."

"This is inevitable. It happens every year. There will be disputes every time this happens. But it's better than encountering pirates."

At this time, Lin Xiuqing also counted the money and gave it to them.

"You guys came at the perfect time. The calculator has just been freed up. Do you want to calculate it yourself, sister-in-law or sister-in-law, or should I do it for you?"

"Let's do the math first, and then you can do it again."

"Row."

Both sisters-in-law know how to press it because Aqing taught them.

When Ye Yaodong first bought it, he taught Ah Qing how to use it. The two sisters-in-law were also very new to this thing and asked her to help teach them.

Then, over the past few months, I would borrow a calculator from time to time to do the math myself. I became very skilled at it and never questioned the results.

Both brothers Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua are very hardworking. Ye Yaohua also went out to sea for ten days. However, the engine of Ye's father's boat was always breaking down, so Ye Yaopeng repaired it twice this month and went out to sea for two days less, for only eight days.

Mrs. Ye would occasionally curse the broken boat.

It was nothing at first, everyone's boat is like this, and it's normal to change it occasionally. But Ye Yaodong went to the factory and drove a boat back a few days ago, so it was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Mrs. Ye has been in a bad mood since the day before yesterday, and has been urging Ye Yaopeng to scold the factory and make more phone calls to urge them to do their job.

If they had received the boat they ordered earlier, they wouldn't have to drive the broken boat all the time, which delayed their earning money from time to time.

As for her, she was also standing at the door, making indirect accusations, and her implication was that Ye Yaodong had deliberately intercepted their boat in order to catch the squid season.

It's no wonder that his sister-in-law thought that way, because he was lazy at the time and just asked his eldest brother and second brother to come up with 7 to save trouble.

It's really understandable that his sister-in-law thinks this way.

However, the one actually built was his. When he drove the Dongsheng to the factory for repairs, the boat had already been painted in the color he requested and marked with Dongsheng 001.

Otherwise, it would take only two or three days to get the paint and marking done.

He planned to engrave Dongsheng 001~007 on all seven of his ships from the beginning, and then have someone paint them 008~010 when the three ships he had needed maintenance.

Everything is arranged well from 1 to 10, he is definitely the shipping tycoon Ye Yaodong!
He had heard his sister-in-law scolding at the door for several days, and he was too lazy to explain. The fact was that he got it before his elder brothers, so there was no point in arguing.

Mrs. Ye was no less confident and also thought that her family had been robbed.

He also kept asking Ye Yaohua to call the factory to urge them to deliver the goods earlier so that they could get the money earlier, and they would not have to form a partnership and would not have to open someone else's business.

Ah Qing has explained it many times, but sometimes people only want to think what they want and simply cannot listen to what others say.

Anyway, it was the shipyard that put pressure on him first, and it wasn't his problem. He wasn't in a hurry anyway. It was just a coincidence this time, so he could let her scold him if she wanted to.

The two sisters-in-law are like this. When their own interests are damaged, they will of course protect themselves. If he has a cake, of course he will share it. This is a family.

The two of them took turns using the calculator, and after they finished calculating, they recorded the results on the list they brought with them. Then they handed the list to Lin Xiuqing, asking her to look at the time on the document and check the calculation again.

"No problem. Big brother's monthly delivery amount is 520 yuan, and second brother's monthly delivery amount is 8 yuan. The total is 7 yuan. How much did you each spend on gas this month?"

"I went here for eight days and spent 8 yuan on gas."

"I added 180 yuan here, and went for two more days, and also added two days of gas money."

"Then the difference is 791.42 yuan. Minus the 18 yuan you each hired for 54 days of work, and divide it among three of you, that's 245 yuan per person." After Lin Xiuqing finished the calculation, she showed them the computer.

Ye Yaodong specifically took out a boat to join forces with them. The two brothers originally only owned half of the boat, so after the three of them joined forces, they did not calculate the wages and just divided the net profit equally.

In fact, the amount they got was not much more than that of my eldest cousin and his friends. Although they had two boats and three people to share it equally, the fuel and wages were included in the public funds. Although my eldest cousin and Brother Asheng only got half of one boat, they still had to bear the fuel expenses.

To be honest, for Ye Yaodong, renting the boat to others is no different from sharing it with his brothers, but it can increase his brothers' income.

This is beneficial to the two older brothers. They still go out to sea together and each controls a boat, but the income can be increased by nearly half, which can be regarded as helping the two older brothers.

"We settled the bills this month in advance because we thought that the squid season would come soon and you would definitely go out to sea with us. We wouldn't have time to settle the bills, so we might as well settle the bills together early in the evening."

Afraid that they might feel uncomfortable, A Qing gave a brief explanation.

The two sisters-in-law were also satisfied with the amount. After all, although it was a little less than what the eldest cousin and Brother Asheng got, they still had to pay for the gas themselves, and the gas for their fishing boat was a huge expense.

“The numbers are right.”

"It's better to forget it early. We will probably go out to sea tonight."

Lin Xiuqing was surprised for a moment. "We are going out to sea tonight. Didn't they say that the flood season has just started? There are not many fish yet."

"Go out and have a look first, don't bring your children with you for now, go out at night and see how many you can pick up, and when there are more, bring your children with you to help in a couple of days."

"Oh, then those who go there will be paid."

Mrs. Ye's face fell instantly.

If her ship was delivered first and received first, the three brothers would not have to work together during this flood season. Instead, they would have to share the profits among three people. Since they could get their own ship, they could keep all the profits for themselves without having to share with others.

Big loss.

As soon as Lin Xiuqing saw the look on her sister-in-law's face, she knew that she was unhappy again, so she said nothing and continued to settle the accounts.

“三兄弟每个人是分245块8毛，大哥那边520.87扣掉142块的油钱跟8天24块的工人工钱后，净赚354.87，大嫂得给我109.07。”

“二哥那边卖了592.55，扣掉180块的油钱跟10天30块的工人工钱后，净赚是382.55，二嫂得给我136.75。”

"You guys try to calculate it again."

She wrote down the results on the back of the list and asked her two sisters-in-law to calculate the amount to give him.

In fact, it is quite troublesome. If possible, she would like to take back her own fishing boat and rent it out to others. The accounting would be clearer and simpler, and she could earn more.

After counting the accounts over the past few months, I found that I didn't make as much by sharing the boat with my older brothers as by renting it to my eldest cousin and brother Asheng. The difference is always a few dozen dollars every month.

Just like what happened just now, my eldest cousin got 277, and Brother Asheng got a little less, but still got 248.

If he shared the money with his eldest and second brothers, he would only get 245, and that was when the eldest and second brothers gained more.

We really didn't take any advantage of them.

However, they are all my brothers. It is impossible to bypass them and rent to others first. My brothers must be given priority. It doesn't matter if I make a loss. Fortunately, their family doesn't lack this little money, otherwise, there will be something to say.

Moreover, when the three brothers settled the accounts every month, the eldest and second sisters-in-law always felt that their family was getting the upper hand. They didn't even have to go out to sea, but they could get so much just by providing a boat. The men in their family worked so hard to get so much.

It was not until the New Year that the Dongsheng returned and she rented the two boats to her eldest cousin and brother Asheng respectively. Last month, she specially called them over to settle the accounts. Only then did they realize that they could earn more by renting the boats to others than the three brothers combined.

The two sisters-in-law stopped the daily gossip, otherwise people would always think that her family was taking advantage of them, which was very tiring to listen to.

After getting the actual data from last month, the two were completely speechless and realized that they were the ones who benefited.

The three brothers live together, and friction is inevitable in daily life. The brothers are close to each other and there is no gap between them, but it is hard to say about the sisters-in-law. Each of them has her own little plans, and women are very calculative and gossipy.

Lin Xiuqing was already prepared. The two men would definitely not stop talking about it until their boat was handed over, and they would probably bring it up again from time to time in the future.

It was such a hassle, she was already starting to get annoyed watching them calculate.

Looking at Ye Yaodong on the other hand, he actually poured a cup of hot tea for everyone, and drank it slowly, looking leisurely and carefree, as if he had no worries at all, just waiting there to make money.

In fact, this is true. He is at sea most of the time. When he is at home, he will not have any friction with his sisters-in-law. Now his two sisters-in-law are always very polite to him.

Ye Yaodong was drinking tea and calculating how much money he could earn from the three boats this month, but he saw his wife giving him a depressed look and raised his eyebrows. He wondered what she was depressed about.

Still glaring at him???
What's up with him?
He just sat here and watched them settle the accounts. He didn't do anything. Why were they glaring at him?

baffling.

Women are so fickle. Their attitude changes from moment to moment. They can be fine, but then suddenly change their attitude even though you obviously haven't done anything to provoke them.

What's wrong with drinking tea? Why don't you let people drink when they are thirsty?
The two sisters-in-law took turns calculating the number twice and only spoke after they were sure it was correct.

“That number is correct.”

"Acai still has three invoices that have not been settled. How about I wait until the end of the month in two days before giving them to you? Haha, we originally agreed to settle the bill at the end of the month, but today we suddenly have to settle the bill..."

Lin Xiuqing listened to what Ye Ersao said, and her face fell. "Is it possible that Ye Ersao's family can't even come up with more than 100 yuan?"

"At least the previous bills have been collected, and for the latter bills, can't you just go to Ah Cai to get them later? The bills have been settled, is there any need to delay? It's not like you don't have to pay if you delay."

"Acai won't default on his debts. You can still collect the money you owe. What's wrong with paying a hundred bucks in advance? The invoice is in your hands. I haven't received a penny. Now that the bill has been settled three or four days in advance, is there any need to delay?"

"I just settled the bill with my eldest cousin, Brother Sheng. We still had a few days' worth of payment for the goods, so we just paid them. Now that we've settled the bill, we should have settled it."

"Originally, we gave the boat to you guys to form a partnership, and the profits were shared among the three brothers. We were already at a loss. We got 277 from our eldest cousin, and Asheng's boat broke down this month, and he was only away for eight days, so we got 248. It's more than what we got from you guys..."

Lin Xiuqing was already depressed enough just now as she was sitting there alone thinking about their actions, and now they were even thinking about delaying payment. This was really enough.

If you don't speak directly to me, I'd think they have the final say.

Just because they have bad personalities and like to care about things, does she have to give in to them more?
Her anger immediately rose, and although her words were not too harsh, her tone was a bit aggressive.

Ye Ersao was also a little embarrassed after hearing this.

Ye Yaohua also turned around and glared at her, "Is your family so poor? You can't even take out more than 100 yuan? Go settle this bill first, and then you can go to Ah Cai to settle the bill later, right?"

Mrs. Ye responded unhappily, "I know, I'll get it right away."

As he turned around and walked out, he muttered a few words, "It's not enough to delay it for a few days. Do you still need this little money? I was going to settle the bill in advance..."

Mrs. Ye walked beside her and pulled her a little, and she was speechless.

Ye Yaohua also smiled awkwardly and said: "You wouldn't know if you didn't compare. Only after the comparison did you realize that Dongzi has always been at a disadvantage..."

"It's okay. We are all brothers, not outsiders. We should give priority to brothers. How much you earn depends on luck. It's hard to say how much you will catch every day. Sometimes you catch more, and sometimes you catch less. Ah Qing is just talking casually."

Ye Yaopeng changed the subject, "I saw you tying branches in your workshop again. Didn't you make enough yesterday? When I came back in the evening, I saw that there were still quite a lot of branches."

"No, didn't I fight pirates when I came back a few days ago? We captured two ships, one for Uncle Pei and one for me, and sent them to the shipyard for repair. I told them to repair the Dongsheng first, and then I thought about the squid season, so I called them this afternoon and asked them to repair the captured ship first. I put the Dongsheng at the end, there's no rush."

"Oh, I see. That's right. Now that the flood season is approaching, we must repair the boat first so that we can catch squids."

"Let's wait and see. We don't know when the repairs will be completed. It would be best if we can catch up. Even catching up to the end is fine."

Ye Yaohua also asked: "After the flood season, do we have to rent that boat as well?"

"Yes, I can't open so many."

It is still early to catch jellyfish, and he will definitely have new fishing boats delivered by then. The most important thing is that he will not rely on this boat this year. This year he will rely on 10 small wooden boats!

Then they will be shocked!
"With more ships, it's quite profitable. More than 200 a month is not a small amount."

"And Dongzi got a boat for free this time. Maybe he can catch the flood season and make a lot of money again. He is so lucky." Ye Yaohua was full of envy.

"Dongzi has had good luck in the past two years and has made a lot of money every year."

"Yes, every few months when I haven't seen one, a boat appears. This time, two boats appeared. It's amazing. The whole village combined doesn't have as many boats as you do."

This is nothing. He still has 6 boats, plus a fresh fish boat in the factory, and ten other small wooden boats.

"In this area, including the town, no one has more fishing boats than Dongzi..."

The eldest cousin and Brother Asheng had money in their hands and were not in a hurry to leave. They chatted with them.

Everyone was smiling and complimenting Ye Yaodong, the atmosphere became harmonious again, and everyone was in high spirits.

"How much does Dongzi make a month now? It must be several thousand yuan, right?"

"Of course there is. Dongzi has more than just ships. He also has several shops."

Everyone pricked up their ears and looked at him attentively, wanting to hear how much he could earn in a month.

But can this be said?
Ye Yaodong looked at them with a smile, "There are too many small things, I have no way to calculate them. I only know that I have to pay thousands of yuan in wages every month."

Everyone opened their mouths in surprise, but then they thought it was normal.

He not only calculated the wages of the boat workers, but also the workers in the workshop. I heard that his own parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law were all paid.

"That...that's true. There are a lot of people working for you."

"I didn't make much, actually. You see how much I spent, including the money for buying the land and building the walls. I invested several thousand dollars in the fish sauce workshop, and I don't know when I can get my money back. I rented one store in the city, and the others are idle and used as warehouses, which also cost money."

"That's right... the money is all stuck there..."

"That really put a lot of money on the table. I shouldn't have bought so much..."

"Has Ah Hua's shop been rented out?"

Ye Yaohua smiled, "Not yet, let's leave it there for now. Dongzi said it won't be a loss, so it definitely won't be a loss. I heard that there are more and more people there, so it will definitely make money in the future."

"real or fake?"

"Listen to Dongzi, you won't be wrong. My eldest brother has rented the shop for a year, and he said he will renew the lease this year. The annual rent is more than 500 yuan, and he will get back more than 1000 yuan in two years. Once it gets busy, it will also pay back in a few years."

"Really? That's really a good deal. You can get your money back after renting it for a few years. You can earn money from renting it again in the future. It's stable and pretty good."

Ye Yaopeng also said happily: "Yes, it's right to buy a shop and listen to Dongzi. I will definitely make more and more money in the future."

"You three brothers are making more and more money."

"Hahaha, I felt really bad when I bought it, but now I feel like I made a good deal."

"Isn't it a good profit... more than 500 a year, more than 10 in 5000 years..."

Just when everyone was talking excitedly, Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Ersao also brought the money over.

Lin Xiuqing took the money they handed over and counted it. After confirming that it was correct, she nodded and smiled again.

"It will probably be next month, and you will have your own ship. Then you won't have to go through so much trouble to settle the bills. You can just settle your own bills."

"Ah."

When Mrs. Ye entered the yard, she also heard about the renewal of the shop lease. She didn't say much and was still hoping that her elder brother would rent it for a few more years.

In this year alone, her family earned 1000 yuan more than the second family.

　This chapter took me an hour to settle accounts! ! ! ! It’s so annoying, I hate settling accounts!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)