Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1059: Convincing Friends to Do It Together (1 words, monthly ticket +32)

After the meal, Lin Xiuqing handed them the account books and asked them to calculate the wages for the foreman first, then record them together and combine the general ledger for calculation.

She had already spent and recorded the money for buying sand and other auxiliary materials, but she had not yet paid for the labor because the work was not completed.

Since Ye's father wants to settle the accounts early while he is still free, it is just right to calculate the wages today and then settle the total account.

"That's fine. After dinner, we'll go to the foreman and settle the wages. Then we won't have to ask them to go up the mountain tomorrow. We can do the remaining odd jobs ourselves."

"it is good."

The work is arranged by the foreman, and the number of people to be hired is also determined by the foreman. You can just settle the bill with the foreman and give all the wages to the foreman. The foreman will pay for the workers' expenses.

It is also very convenient to do the math without having to calculate with every single person.

After dinner, Ye Yaodong went to the foreman's house with his father, his older brothers, and after settling the bill, he went to his second uncle's house.

It was more difficult to talk to his eldest uncle, so he could go to his second uncle's house first, and then ask his second uncle's brothers to call his eldest uncle over. Anyway, the two families were not far away.

Ye Yaofan also received a share of the salary for this tomb repair job, so both of them arrived relatively quickly.

Labor prices have increased this year, and the cost of repairing the tomb is also higher than expected. In previous years, laborers doing rough work only earned 1 yuan a day, but this year it became 5 yuan a day, and the salary of the leading master craftsman also increased from 2 yuan a day to 2 yuan a day.

In addition, they do not have meals provided, and they have to add another 5 cents meal allowance. After deducting that, the labor cost of six people repairing the house for twenty days is equivalent to 6 yuan.

This is also because the stones they use to build tombs are not so convenient to carve and it takes a longer time, but they do not need to be purchased and there is no material cost.

The stones are also picked up from the riverside, which only requires labor and does not require any money to buy. Only sand and some other miscellaneous auxiliary materials cost money.

“所以最后总计花的钱是在的672块8毛5分，三兄弟分摊是一人224块2毛8，你们自己也看一下，每一笔买的什么东西都记得很清楚。”

Uncle Ye looked listless and didn't say a word the whole time. He just let them calculate. After they finished, Ye Yaofan nodded.

Originally, he was involved in the whole process, and he knew the situation and approximate cost better than anyone else.

No one objected, made trouble or questioned anything. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The repair had already been completed. There was no need to argue or make a fuss. What's more, his son was also involved.

"My wages should be 50 yuan, which will be deducted directly from our share of the money. There will be more than 180 yuan left. We will give it to you tomorrow."

"Go get your wages from the foreman, and pay it directly to him later. When you have more money, you can give your share to Qing."

He nodded and said nothing.

Uncle Ye was much more straightforward. As everyone gathered at his house, he simply asked Ye Yaodong to press the calculator to distribute the money to each of his sons and told them to go back and get the money. They didn't have to pay a penny.

Ye Yaodong didn't care about his wishful thinking. It was his fault that he had so many sons. He just had to pay the money he was supposed to pay.

After collecting all the money they were supposed to collect, they went back directly.

Ye Yaopeng said as he walked along the road: "Dad, Second Uncle's brothers divided it equally, so let's divide it equally among the three of us. Each of us only has a few dozen yuan, so you don't have to pay for it."

Ye Yaohua also echoed.

Ye Yaodong had no objection at all.

"No, no, I'm not too old to work yet. Your mother and I have saved some money over the past few years, so we can still give you about 200 yuan. You don't need to pay for this little money."

However, when they returned home, the old lady heard about it and asked Ye's father to take the money back, and called Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua over as well.

"You are already old, you should save the money for your retirement. Let the three brothers pay equally and then ask their grandfather to bless them. It doesn't matter to you at your age."

When Mr. Ye heard the first sentence, he was quite moved, but who knew there was more to come.

What do you mean it doesn’t matter because he’s old? Doesn’t he need his father’s blessing?

Isn't he just in his early 50s? He still has 1/3 of his life left.

Without waiting for him to say anything, the three brothers immediately agreed and went home to get the money.

"No, I've never seen you so generous before. When it's my turn to pay, you want to empty my family's savings to subsidize them. So you don't want me to pay for the tomb repair?"

"You should pay when it's your turn, and they should pay when it's their turn. What's there to say? The second brother's sons paid for his son, so just let the three brothers pay for your son. Then ask your father to bless you with more grandchildren."

"They are all my sons, so I don't make any difference."

"When did you become so generous?"

"Look at what you said. When have I ever been stingy? When have I never given them what I should have shared? When have I never helped them with the money I should have paid for them?"

"You took a lot, too..."

Really speechless.

Father Ye glared at her, feeling like he was picked up.

Seeing the two brothers quickly bring the money, he stopped talking.

Ye Yaodong took the money and gave it to Lin Xiuqing, including the second uncle's share of the money he had taken back earlier.

"The total account has just been settled. Just make up the difference. When Dad returns, ask him to give the money to the foreman. We will first pay for the money from uncle. Let's see if he sends it tomorrow. If not, we can put it aside for now and they can bring it whenever they want."

"it is good."

Lin Xiuqing took the money and counted it, then went back to the room and took out the money she had just brought back to the room to make up the difference. She counted the total amount again and only gave it to Ye's father after she was sure it was correct.

The two older brothers also left and went home.

Ye Yaodong stretched out his legs and leaned back on the chair, "The tomb repair is finally finished."

"Not yet. We will have to bury him again in 10 days."

"That's easy and hassle-free. All you have to do is worship, make some offerings and light some firecrackers. There won't be any mess."

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong looked around the room and felt that it was empty, as if something was missing. "Where's Ye Chenghu? Where is his homework?"

"The words were blurred, so I went to ask other children in the village to look at the questions."

"Run out and copy the answers."

He knew it with his butt that he must have taken the opportunity to copy the answers.

Speak of the devil, and here he appears. As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chenghu ran in from outside, sweating profusely, holding a piece of paper that had been folded countless times in his hand.

"I'm done!"

"Have you finished copying?"

"No way."

He didn't feel guilty at all when he refuted, but he didn't dare to look up at people. He stuffed the outline directly into his schoolbag, turned around and ran out again.

"Stop!"

He had already run to the door, but stopped abruptly.

"father……"

"Come here, bring me the outline so I can see if it's written."

He turned his head and glanced at Lin Xiuqing again, "Has he eaten?"

"Otherwise, are you going to starve him to death? There was some leftover rice, but luckily there was some leftover rice crust. I scooped it up and gave him a piece. He then ran away while eating the outline."

"What's for dinner? A loving mother spoils her son. He just went hungry but he's not dying of hunger. He never learned his lesson and took the opportunity to run away. It's a question of whether he did it himself. I have to watch him write tomorrow. If he doesn't behave, I'll beat him up and make him take off his pants."

Ye Chenghu moved back reluctantly and took out the outline he had just stuffed in and gave it to his father. He looked at it cautiously with his eyes, which were a little flickering.

"father……"

Ye Yaodong snatched the outline from his hand and slowly spread it out. The hole in the front where he had poked a hole had been taped shut with tape.

The crooked handwriting covered the entire outline. He couldn't tell whether it was done correctly. He just saw that it was full with only the last question left blank.

He immediately became alert; he had finally found something to hold against him.

"Look at this, look at this, is this what you call finishing? You haven't even finished the last question, and it's still blank. You must not be allowed to copy it, right? You want to run away before you finish it. You stay away from home every day, and you're busier than me. I can still see people, but I can't even see your shadow."

Ye Chenghu stood in front of him obediently with his head lowered, muttering softly, "I don't know how to do the last question... Anyway, I have done the previous ones..."

"The sun is like gold, spreading over the fields, mountains and rivers... Write a sentence similar to this. Why can't you do this?"

"How do I write it?"

Ye Yaodong frowned and threw the test paper back at him. "Your homework is not my homework. You ask me, who should I ask? Shouldn't you use your brain to think about it yourself? Why do you want me to write it for you? Who is the student? If you want me to write it, I might as well go to class for you."

"I won't……"

"If you don't know, use your brain."

"You don't know how to do it, adults don't know how to do it, so how can a child do it?"

"Ask your mother, she is more educated."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, took the outline and took a look at it, then frowned, and then awkwardly handed the test paper back to him.

"If you don't understand, ask the teacher. Why are you asking me? I'm not a teacher. Children are sent to school to be taught by teachers. How can I teach anything? If I could teach, why would I need a teacher? Ask the teacher, don't ask me. I have nothing to do but teach you to do your homework all day long."

"No, I won't say that..."

Ye Chenghu muttered something and folded the test paper again, but Ye Yaodong snatched it away.

"Look at you guys, I have to take action."

"Can you?" Lin Xiuqing looked at him with disdain and doubt.

"What don't you know? Let me imitate you..."

He racked his brains, holding the outline with empty eyes, and occasionally looked up at the light bulb above his head.

"Hmm... Hmm... Uh... The jungler is like a fool, wandering around top, middle and bottom lanes... Look, isn't this coming out?"

Both mother and son looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Well, we can change it a little bit..."

"I got it, Dad." Ye Chenghu excitedly snatched the outline.

"What can you do? Tell me about it."

"Grandma is like a crab, all over the village, the beach and the house."

"..."

The couple was speechless.

"Change it. You can't write like this. It will make people laugh at you."

"Then I won't."

“I won’t ask the teacher.”

Ye Chenghu folded up the test paper again and said, "I was planning to leave it blank and take it to school tomorrow."

Ye Yaodong was speechless now. He just watched him stuff the outline into his schoolbag, then ran out in a hurry.

"It doesn't look like you can read."

"A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a son who can dig holes. What can we do if he can't study? You can't study either, so how can you expect him to go to college?"

"Knowledge changes destiny, understand?"

"That's got to be the material, don't you think he is?"

"Forget it, let my daughter go to college."

He walked towards Ye Xiaoxi, who was sitting in front of the TV and swinging her legs, stroked her little head, then picked up the newspaper on top of the TV, spread out a stack and placed it on her head.

"Look at your father giving you a wealth of knowledge, bringing you into close contact with Chinese characters, starting from childhood. You absorbed all the words in the newspaper into your brain, and you can recognize tens of thousands of words in no time."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't dare to move while her father was reading to her. She didn't understand what her father was doing.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him like a fool and said, "I think you can use the newspaper as a pillow when you sleep at night."

"That's right. Fold up the newspapers on the table and on top of the TV and give them to your son as a pillow."

"nerve."

Seeing that his father hadn’t recovered for a long time, Ye Xiaoxi tilted his head and called out in confusion, “Dad?”

"Well, okay, I think you are a good candidate who can study and go to college, so just watch TV."

"A good student who can get into university, just watch TV..." Lin Xiuqing laughed twice and was too lazy to pay attention to this crazy man.

Ye Yaodong just said it and then went to sit at the door to cool off.

However, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

The old lady thought what Ye Yaodong said made sense. While they were busy with their own things, she sat at the table, spread out all the newspapers, and folded them carefully one by one.

She thought to herself that some children's heads are tilted when they are born, and their heads become flattened. They all sleep straight by using books as pillows on the back of their heads. It is said that such children are smart.

Although it seems a little late now, it is better to believe it than not to believe it.

Dongzi also reminds his children every day that they must study hard, because only by studying hard can they have a bright future.

She slowly folded two small piles by herself, and then when Lin Xiuqing took the two little girls into the house to take a bath, she slowly climbed upstairs and stuffed the newspapers into the two children's pillows as cushions.

No one knew until the two children felt something was wrong with their pillows when they were sleeping at night. However, they didn’t care because they rolled around in their sleep anyway, so who knows where the pillows would have gone in the middle of the night.

But the next morning, when they got up for breakfast, Ye Chenghu asked casually.

"Who put a newspaper in our pillow? It felt weird lying on it last night."

Ye Yaodong asked curiously: "What newspaper?"

They are now fishing with longlines, which is a bit more relaxed and they don't have to go out to sea late at night, so the family can have breakfast together in the morning and then go about their own business.

"There was a newspaper inside our pillow. It's so strange. There was no newspaper before, but suddenly there was one yesterday."

The old lady smiled and said, "I put it there. Your father and mother said that sleeping like this will make you smart and you will be able to study in the future. Don't take it out."

Ye Yaodong: "..."

Lin Xiuqing: “…”

The whole family looked at the couple in confusion.

The couple looked at each other. Ye Yaodong blinked his eyes and said innocently, "I was just saying it for fun. It was Ah Qing who said that you should use the newspaper as a pillow."

Lin Xiuqing was also a little speechless. "I was just saying it casually as you said. I was joking. How come you took it seriously?"

"It's better to believe it than not to believe it. Just stuff some newspapers into their pillows." The old lady made the final decision.

"You are free..."

"There's no use for all those old newspapers lying around. You don't use them to wipe your butts anymore, so you can only use them to burn firewood."

"Put it aside for now, just in case you want to look through some old newspapers sometime."

"What else is there to translate after reading it?"

Forget it. I can’t argue with the old lady, so just ignore her.

"Then do we still need to sleep on newspapers?"

The old lady touched their heads and smiled kindly, "Go to sleep for a few days first."

Ye Yaodong ate his food in silence.

After dinner, he and his father pushed a cart to the dock and went out to sea to cast longline fishing.

It's just that he had forgotten that his diving equipment and air tube were all on the Dongsheng. When he went out, he thought that since the weather was good and hot today, he might as well go to the reef to take a look.

However, he and his father alone could not move the machine connected to the air pipe, so they would try again tomorrow.

When he went out to sea to cast longline fishing, he also looked around the sea to see if he could come across any fishing boats supporting the navy, but he saw nothing.

"Dad, didn't they say that the lighthouse was built on a small island near Luzhou Island? How come there is no trace of it on the sea? At the beginning, shouldn't we transport a lot of materials?"

"You ask me, who should I ask? Even if you encounter a fishing boat transporting goods at sea, would you dare to follow it?"

"I'm just curious. After all, isn't the building covering the entire town?"

"We'll know when it's finished. It's none of our business anyway. Oh, by the way, how do you know it's built on an island next to Luzhou Island? I don't think anyone has mentioned it."

"I heard that people always see him coming and going. Besides, in Luzhou Island, the reason why people go in and out of the island will definitely be spread out."

"That's true. The island is surrounded by the sea and is located in the middle of the sea. If we want to build a lighthouse, we must find a small island around the island towards the East China Sea."

"Now he can analyze things very clearly, but before he didn't know anything."

"You're the only one who talks too much. Hurry up and do your work. Once we collect the catch and put out the longline again, we can go home. I still have to go up the mountain and finish the work at the cemetery."

"Remember to call your eldest and second uncles, so that when they work less, they won't say that my grandfather didn't bless them."

Father Ye’s expression is hard to describe.

"That's the truth. They're just sitting around doing nothing at home anyway."

"Ah."

It's quite convenient to just cast a longline. You can go out to sea at around 7 o'clock in the morning and get home before o'clock. You can barely have lunch and then have time for a nap at home.

In fact, doing this is quite convenient, leisurely, comfortable and not tiring at all. You don’t need to go out late at night and come back in the afternoon.

But longline fishing is really only suitable for this era. In the future, there won’t be so many big fish in the near sea. The fish you catch will probably only be enough for the whole family to eat and drink, so there will be no money left.

The use of the family-killing net was also a last resort.

There must also be a fishing moratorium.

After only two days of idleness, Pei's father came over and said that the Harvest would be back the next day, and asked them to prepare to go out to sea the next day.

The next day they collected all the longline fish and rented out the boat, which was very convenient as there were a lot of people eyeing their boat to rent.

Then Ye's father went to notify all the boatmen to go out to sea to work. Everyone had had enough rest during this period, which was about 10 days. The salary was quite good.

In addition to the boatman, Pei's father was probably also very happy, as he was taking a wedding leave in disguise.

Only the father and son have been doing housework during this period. They have something to do every day. When there is nothing to do, they go out to sea to cast longline fishing.

When Ye's mother was having dinner, she was overjoyed to learn that the Harvest ship had been repaired and was ready to go out to sea.

"But we are finally going out to sea again. Just your two boats are not very safe. Fortunately, you three brothers will get your boats next year. If one of the three boats breaks down, you don't have to wait around. The other two can still go out to sea and have someone to take care of you."

Ye Yaodong thought so too. If he went to a distant sea area, he would not feel at ease, nor would his family feel at ease. He would also not feel at ease with the possibility of natural disasters or man-made disasters.

Having more boats can provide support, and there won't be any problem with one of the boats while the other boats wait for safety reasons. Moreover, the safety factor can be greatly increased.

He wondered whether he should order another one.
In this way, the income of his fresh-catch boat can be greatly increased!!!
However, he didn't have the manpower to drive the ship, and he was not at ease handing it over to others. After all, they only needed to provide labor, while he had to pay tens of thousands for the entire ship.

It's not my own boat. I didn't spend any money to go there. Who would feel bad or care? After all, I'm just an employee.

It is not appropriate to give a share directly. After all, no money was spent. Only if you spend money will you take good care of it, pay attention to it, and feel more distressed if anything happens.

This way the interests can be bound more firmly, and he doesn't need to worry about anything, just like the Harvest, where he takes 30% and leaves the rest to others, who can then share the money and have a say.

Besides, they had spent a lot of money to buy the ship together, so they must care more about it than he did.

When he was lost in thought because of his mother's words, his father agreed and said, "That's the truth. Making money safely is the most important thing. It would be better if we could have two ships that are not far from each other to take care of each other. Anyway, the sea is so wide, everyone can keep a distance and operate separately. The sea is flowing anyway, so there is no need to worry about any major impact."

The old lady also said, "Dongzi is earning so much now, he doesn't need to work so hard, it's okay to take a break, don't listen to your mother, always urging you to go out to sea. When your in-laws take a break, you should take a break too; when you take a break, if he is in a hurry to go out to sea, we won't care about him."

Ye Yaodong nodded absentmindedly.

He was thinking whether he should persuade Zheng and Xiaoxiao to do it together, the three of them?

One step ahead, always ahead. Of course you have to be one step faster to make money.

He is rich now, and others are a little behind him. If he can get these two to work together, they can make progress together.

The meal ended with their conversation and his silent thinking.

Lin Xiuqing had noticed that he was absent-minded a long time ago, so when no one was around after dinner, she pulled him aside to ask.

"What were you thinking about just now? You were being so casual when I was talking to you. You're not like this usually."

"Thinking about something."

"What do you want to do again?"

She immediately became alert again. It was rare to see him thinking seriously, and she felt that he was about to say something big. But then she thought, is there anything big that needs to be added to the house?

"I was thinking, there are only two ships now, plus one ship from my eldest brother and second brother next year, so three ships are not too many. The freshwater ship can carry 140 to 150 tons, so three ships can't collect enough cargo. If we add another ship to dock, the efficiency will be higher and the profit will be maximized."

"So you still want to buy a boat?" Lin Xiuqing's brows were furrowed so tightly that they looked like they could pinch a fly to death.

"Haha, I have this idea."

"Who will drive it? When my elder brother and second brother get their boats, Dad will have to help them drive them. It is possible that no one will drive your Dongsheng or the fresh-collecting boat."

"Who said that? Their fishing boats will definitely go in and out with us, so we don't have to let Dad drive all the time. We can drive for a few days, get used to it, and then let them follow behind. Anyway, we are not far away, so it is convenient to contact each other if anything happens. Dad will still drive the Dongsheng, and I will drive the seafood boat, running back and forth, selling and delivering goods, and going back and forth at home."

Perfect. He can go back and forth home every two or three days to look after the family, and he feels at ease leaving the boat to his father.

If his father is unable to work and retires in two years, he can ask Chen Shi and Chen Qishui on the Harvest to take over and share some of the dividends with them. Anyway, the goods will be collected by his fresh-collecting ship.

Of course, you will feel more at ease if you bring your own people with you.

"You have such a good idea, but who knows whether the eldest and second brothers will be willing to do it, and whether they are skilled in taking over..."

"Then it's okay to take him for a few more days. A Guang and I became proficient in it after taking him for a few more days. What's more, there are fishing boats around us. It's not like they are the only ones floating on the sea. They might feel unsure if they do that."

"Then if you order another one, who will open it? No one will open it."

"Look for a partner. We can invest in them and let them take the lead. We can invest 30% or 40%. It's just like the Harvest. We don't have to worry about anything. We just need to settle the accounts and divide the money every month. After all, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be there anyway."

She frowned and wondered if it was possible.

He didn't object at first, because he couldn't keep money and wanted to spend it as soon as he saved some.

Ye Yaodong continued, "Money won't grow if you just leave it there. You have to use it to make more money, and then it will grow more and more."

"You've seen the profits from our fishing boats. The Harvest Boat can earn a few hundred or even a thousand dollars a month. As long as there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters, it's pretty safe."

"If there really are natural disasters or man-made disasters, there is nothing we can do. It is fate and we have to accept it. However, with so many ships gathered together, we can definitely support each other. Natural disasters are no problem, but if it is a man-made disaster, who would dare to touch us? Right?"

"If we invest in another boat, the cost is not that high. It will only cost a few thousand yuan, or tens of thousands at most. We have hundreds of thousands of yuan in our hands, so it's a drop in the bucket."

That makes sense, she nodded.

"Who are you going to partner with? There aren't many people in the village who can come up with a few thousand dollars, and everyone has their own trawler."

"A Zheng and Xiao Xiao, I will definitely call them first. They both have a lot of money now, at least tens of thousands of dollars. They made a lot of money last year when they went jellyfish fishing with me. If I ask them to partner up to build another boat, they will definitely not hesitate to build two."

"Are you so confident? Do you think everyone will listen to you?"

"It's hard for others to say, but they will definitely listen. Not to mention my eloquence, just look at how much money they have made by listening to me in the past two years. They are all millionaires, right? Now they are also among the richest people in the village."

"They are willing to listen to you, but what about their father? Your Ah Zheng is an only child, and he has only one daughter. He got married the year before last, and had a child last year, right? Could his parents run away with you when they saw their precious son still having no children? Ah Guang's father was reluctant to let him go."

Ye Yaodong also frowned this time. This damn policy even controls childbirth. How can fishermen like them go out to sea without sons?
Farmers who work the land all hope to have as many sons as possible, let alone those of them who are risking their lives.

"You can ask first, or maybe you'll have a son in a year or two? You can also pay the money first, and then his father won't want him to go, so he can just pay the money like me. Xiaoxiao's family has more brothers than ours, and the one his wife is pregnant with is about the same due date as Huimei, so there shouldn't be a problem. Let him take the lead when the time comes."

"Then you should ask them first and get their opinions instead of just making your own assumptions."

"I just thought of this while we were having dinner, so I was thinking about it. I have to think it through and discuss it with you before I can talk to others about it. Otherwise, you will accuse me of acting without consulting you. I haven't thought about it yet, and you came to ask me. So I am not discussing it with you at the same time."

"Do you know how many ships you still have to hand over?"

"Yes, I know. We have six trawlers. I estimate that at least one or two will be delivered every two or three months. Then there is the largest 6-meter seafood collection boat. The one I have with my eldest and second brothers is also scheduled to be delivered by the middle of next year. As for the small wooden boat, it is small and there is nothing to calculate. I will use it once and then directly depreciate it and give it to the workers who go to Zhejiang Province with me."

"You know you have so many boats hanging around, you haven't gotten them yet, and you have to order them again, but the factory can't make them anymore."

"That doesn't matter. If we really want to make a deal, we can go to the city or the provincial capital to make the reservation. They will definitely trust me and won't have any objections if I really agree to it."

"You have full confidence in them?"

"It must be that they have full confidence in me and believe in me, the shipping king Dong."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him with disdain, secretly criticizing Xianyu Dong in her heart?
"It's already June, and we might go jellyfish fishing at the end of next month. Do you want to wait until we finish fishing next month before discussing it with them? By then, they'll have made a lot of money, so it might be easier to talk to them."

"That's not necessary. It's obvious that they can make money next month, it's just a matter of how much. Tell them in advance and let them discuss it themselves. They can talk about it anytime they're ready."

"Then see for yourself."

"Row."

With a lot of money in his hands, Lin Xiuqing was certainly different. Although he was still frugal, he would not oppose without even listening when someone wanted to invest.

"Do you have any money in your pocket now?"

Ye Yaodong felt around in his pocket, took out the lining, took out the coin and weighed it in his hand, "Twenty-three cents, is that considered rich?"

"You're going out to sea tomorrow anyway, and if I give you the money, you won't have anywhere to spend it."

"I have to work harder, big sister!"

"What did you call me?"

"Beauty...if you don't give me money, how can I get gas and ice tomorrow?"

"I almost forgot. I'll get it for you tomorrow. It's easy for so much money to fall out of your pocket. I'll get it for you when I go out."

"Okay, whatever you say is what it is."

Anyway, the money in his hand was enough for him to buy two packs of cigarettes. Apart from the money for cigarettes, he had no other place to spend the money. His desire for consumption was also very low. There was nothing that could stimulate his consumption these days because he had everything he needed.

"So do you want to go find your friend now?"

"Are you in such a hurry? You just told me to wait until next month and count how many boats I have yet to get."

"Didn't you say so? Tell them earlier and let them think about it in advance. Now you're accusing me of being impatient. You're really good at turning the tables."

"Then I'll go. Otherwise, I won't be able to meet them if I go out to sea during the day. Tomorrow night, I'll have to be gone for several days."

"Ah."

After he left, Lin Xiuqing kept thinking about the 13 yuan in her hand. It was really a lot. The two fixed boxes in the closet were almost full.

"Pah, it's only 12. I was led astray by him and only remember the 6000..."

After dinner, the couple talked for a while. When Ye Yaodong stepped out of the house, it was already dark outside. The evening breeze was blowing, the stars were twinkling, and the sound of waves was heard.

When we walked into the village, all we could hear were the chirping of insects and birds, and no longer the sound of the waves.

In the ditch beside the path, there were bursts of frog croaking sounds and a few fireflies dancing in the grass. It was quite novel to see fireflies appearing so quickly.

He stepped directly into the grass, but immediately pulled his foot back.

When I returned, I saw some fireflies and wanted to catch two more. But forget it now as I have to go to someone else's house to discuss something.

Ah Zheng felt it was difficult to say, so he went to Xiao Xiao's home first. When he arrived, Xiao Xiao's mother was bathing her two daughters at the door, while he was sitting in the room with his bare chest and feet crossed, watching TV.

"Adong is here?"

His mother was particularly enthusiastic and happy to see him. She even raised her voice and called into the house, "Ayao, Adong is here to see you."

"Dongzi? What are you doing? Are you doing something? Are you here so late at night, hunting in the mountains?"

"Hit your sister."

"I don't have a sister. A Guang is not at home, so no one dares to catch snakes. There are many snakes at night, so I am afraid to go up the mountain. There are many snakes in the mountain behind him in the summer."

"Who told you to go up the mountain? What are you thinking about all day long?"

"You're not going up the mountain to hunt, why are you coming here at this time?"

"Can't I talk to you?"

"Okay, sit down. Wait for my mother to finish bathing the two children. I'll ask her to prepare two dishes and drink two cups."

Ye Yaodong looked around his house. Except for the washing machine, he had everything in it. It seemed that he was quite wealthy.

"When will your wife give birth?"

"It's said to be early next month. When is your sister going to give birth?"

"It also says the end of the month or the beginning of next month."

"Oh, then how can we bring her back after the birth? How can we do that? It's so far away? The tractor will be too bumpy and there will be wind."

"We'll see when the time comes. I'm here to ask you, do you want to partner with me on a bigger ship and sail with me on the high seas?"

Xiao Xiao put down her legs when she heard that. Her eyes widened. "Follow you to the high seas? And build another Dongsheng?"

"Similar, we can discuss how big it should be. It can be the same size as the Dongsheng, or the Fengshou, or a little bigger than the Fengshou."

"Is the Dongsheng not enough for you to earn?"

"You can say that, but it's more about having too much money and having nowhere to spend it. I'm worried that it will depreciate if I leave it alone. Haven't you seen that labor costs have increased this year? Big items are a little more expensive. Take fishing boats, for example. The price has increased every year in the past two years, and it's getting more and more outrageous."

"That's right. I heard that the ones I have cost more than 3000 yuan."

"I thought you have money, so we can each contribute a few thousand yuan and build a bigger one. Big ships make money faster, and the resources in the open sea are more abundant, which is incomparable to those in the near sea. You also saw my big ship when I was testing the waters. A net can easily catch thousands of kilograms. How can you get that in the near sea?"

Xiao Xiao pondered for a moment, and thought of the 11-jin catch that caused a sensation last month. He immediately became eager to try his luck.

"How much did you sell that 11-jin catch of plum fish last month?"

Ye Yaodong smiled and made a "yeah" gesture to him.

His pupils constricted. "2 yuan!!! Damn, one net is equal to one boat."

"Yes, but this may not happen once in a lifetime, so it's more likely to be a matter of luck..."

"I'm impressed by your luck. I'm impressed by your shipping. You deserve to make money. No wonder you said you have too much money to spend. Who else can make money as easily as you? If you make so much money, you have no place to spend it, right?"

"The main reason is that we don't dare spend money on other things. We just think that we live by the sea, so it's more appropriate to build ships and go out to sea to make money. We can also make money from money, so we can make use of it."

"I'll fight for you, brother. I'm counting on you to follow me and get some benefits. Please lead me, and the rich will help the poor."

"Hahaha~ You don't want to think about it, you don't want to consider it?"

"Think about it for a while. What if there's no soup to drink if it's too late? Just based on the speed at which you've made money in the past two years, I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

Ye Yaodong was very happy.

It turns out that you don’t need many reliable friends, two or three, or three or four will be enough.

How straightforward and courageous!
He wanted to do it before I even tried to persuade him.

(End of this chapter)