Chapter 1117 Empty
All the stuff we found on the beach today was picked up for free. When we came back at night, we hung up the freshly cooked jellyfish blood to dry.

The jellyfish blood that was delayed due to rain a few days ago and had not been dried out in the sun was finally dried after a day of exposure to the sun today. I put it away in the evening to make room, and I collected two sacks in total.

Because the stuff is light, two bags only weigh a little over 100 pounds.

He was not in a hurry to sell the next morning. Everyone got up early and ran directly to the beach they went to yesterday. However, the scenery today was not as magnificent as yesterday.

The tide on the sea was still yellow, but there were no fish or shrimp jumping around, let alone jellyfish. There was only a mess on the beach, and all the poultry from the surrounding homes had run to the beach to peck at food.

The beach was littered with dead fish, shrimps and crabs, as well as large tracts of stranded jellyfish. These jellyfish had not been processed immediately after desalination, and had become rotten and spoiled, without even a chance to turn into water.

A large group of people stood on the shore, looking at the scene in front of them and shaking their heads in regret.

"That's it? What a pity, so many of them were stranded at night..."

"No more, I can only go back..."

"Let's go."

Not only them, there were also a large number of locals standing around. They all tasted the sweetness yesterday, so they all rushed over early in the morning to see if there were any more bargains to be found.

Even on the way back, we met a lot of people running towards the beach with tools. Kind people on the road reminded them that it was gone today, but everyone still didn't believe it and continued running forward, intending to see it with their own eyes.

After walking for a while, everyone's nose was still filled with the fishy smell of seafood.

Today's waves seem to be quite big, and we may not be able to go back tomorrow. Ye Yaodong has already prepared himself mentally to wait for another two days.

Since there was nothing to do today, he let the others do what they wanted after he returned, and he filled a basket with dried jellyfish blood, then called his father, and the two of them went to the Coast Guard Station together.

His father specifically told him yesterday to call him when they go there today, and he wanted to go and thank the leader in person.

Zeng Weimin was also surprised when he knew that he would be going back in the next two days.

"I thought that if a salvage policy was issued to strengthen the management of the sea, it would lead to more peace. You would probably decide to stay and salvage for a while longer."

Ye Yaodong explained, "I saved quite a lot of people. Everyone was a little scared after experiencing this incident, and some were eager to go home. I didn't need so many people all at once, so I thought of taking some back first."

"Also... although a corresponding salvage policy has been issued, it is hard to say whether it will work or how it will develop. I plan to wait and see."

Zeng Weimin nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."

“When can I apply for the iron plate that allows fishing?”

"The document has been issued in the past two days. It will take a week for it to be disseminated throughout the city. The document will notify you to submit the application within half a month. Otherwise, if you catch a fishing boat without a fishing iron plate during a maritime patrol, you will be fined, otherwise the fishing boat will be detained."

"Can I apply now?"

"Okay. But aren't you going back in the next two days?"

"Can I consider coming here again? If I apply now, can I use it next year?"

"No, you can only apply once a year."

"Isn't Fujian Province quite close to us? If the order is only issued within the city, what if the fishing boats at the border of Zhejiang and Fujian encounter it at sea? They didn't receive the notice..."

"So as long as they enter the coastal waters of this city, they have to follow the city's regulations and policies. If they are not caught, then there is nothing to say. But if they are caught, then we have to follow the regulations."

"Oh."

Zeng Weimin thought for a moment and said, "You mentioned the establishment of a jellyfish association a few days ago. We mentioned it at the meeting the day before yesterday and it was unanimously approved. Everyone thought this was a good suggestion."

"Whether it is the Ocean Bureau, the Maritime Safety Bureau or the Coast Guard Bureau, they can't just focus on jellyfish. Instead, they can set up a social fishing association to organize the public to participate, so as to facilitate the management or operation of jellyfish production-related livelihoods."

Ye Yaodong's smile deepened. "Isn't that right? I think so too. Ocean management is still quite weak, and the laws are not particularly perfect. We can set up a social association and let the people manage the organization spontaneously. It will be more organized. If there is anything, we can let the members participate in the discussion, and then report it for approval and then publicize it. This can also be more targeted."

"That's right. And you do have quite a few foreigners here. I heard there were over 200 of them. Even if they are being arrested now, with some injured or dead, there should be about a hundred left, right? You are a force of considerable size."

"So when the group is formed, you have to have a few representatives on your side participate. This will also make it easier for you outsiders to communicate with the locals and reduce unnecessary conflicts and contradictions."

Ye Yaodong nodded repeatedly, "You are right. If many people here come here every year to fish, then it is better for some people to participate in the association so that they can communicate with each other. The 56 ethnic groups are one family. There is no reason for our two neighboring provinces to become enemies. Everyone's fundamental purpose is to make money. There is no need to hurt each other."

"Okay, I hope you don't mind. When we form an association, I'll put your name in and assign you a relevant position. When we recruit members for the association, we'll recruit some fishermen from here and from your side. It'd be best if they can read. You can read, right?"

Ye Yaodong scratched his head. "Uh... I know the basic words. What kind of association is this? It won't interfere with my fishing and making money, right?"

I don't know why, but he was able to arrange a position for me just by making a suggestion? ?

What are the benefits of this?
"Definitely not, and it will be more beneficial to your fishing. If the government issues any directives or policies, they will be directly passed on to the jellyfish association, and then you can spread it to the fishermen around you. Just do what you should do on a daily basis. If you encounter any problems, just organize a meeting in advance."

"That's good."

Father Ye mentioned it on the side, "What if we don't come in a few days after we go back these two days?"

"Yeah, if I don't come, then it's useless for me to hold a position in the Jellyfish Association."

"It's just a preliminary establishment now, and there's nothing in it. It's okay to put your name on it first. Anyway, there is a flood season every year, and you should come every year."

"That's not necessarily the case..."

In a few years, the jellyfish here will become as abundant as squids, and there will be no large-scale flood season. Then they will be eaten and then become large-scale farming...

"It's hard to say what will happen now. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I just put my name on it."

"Okay, anyway, I'll take over the position first. Large-scale breeding in the future will also require specialized technology, as well as the relevant industrial chain of production and operation..."

He muttered the latter part of the sentence in a relatively low voice, and Zeng Weimin didn't hear it clearly except for his father who was standing next to him. However, he found the former part of the sentence interesting and laughed along with him.

"Both sides have suffered losses during this period. You must have made a lot of money, right? I heard that there are a lot of goods in that trench."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "It's not just us. There are also many locals. Their numbers are much larger than ours. But after that incident, everyone was very restrained and tolerant of each other, so everything has been peaceful."

"That's good. You have many ships and great abilities. People over there will probably listen to you. If the association is established, you will indeed have to be given a good title."

He touched his nose and said, "I don't understand these things either. You can do whatever you want. As long as it doesn't affect my ability to make money and doesn't take up too much of my time, if you don't want to do it, you can just walk away."

"Well, the jellyfish association has approved it, and we still need to discuss it. You can fill out the fishing application form now. After filling it out, if you come again, you can go to the Ocean Bureau to get the license plate and nail it on the boat. It doesn't matter if you don't come."

Ye Yaodong took a piece of paper from the folder on his desktop. It only required the length, width and type of the fishing boat, and the names, ages and hometowns of the people involved in the fishing. There were no other requirements.

"Ok."

He took the pen from the table and quickly wrote down the names of the crew members on the Dongsheng. He did not write down the others for now. Anyway, they did not need to be too detailed, and it was hard to say whether they would come or not.

Ye's father also stretched his neck to watch him write at the table, mumbling in the local dialect, "It's better to be able to read and write... In the past, people who could read could become officials, but now, I didn't expect that people who can read can also be assigned jobs directly..."

Ye Yaodong ignored his father's nagging and handed the form to Zeng Weimin after filling it out. He then said that he was going to the town's Public Security Bureau to move back the supplies he had left behind some time ago, as the weather had finally cleared up, and he would not stay to disturb him at work.

Ye's father also learned to bow like him, and thanked him for a long time in his broken Mandarin mixed with Minnan dialect, and then the father and son left.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Ye's father pulled him aside and asked, "What association? If we assign you a position, will you also become an official? Will you also have a stable salary and eat official food?"

"You wishful thinking. Do you know what a social association is? This is a non-governmental organization. Who will pay you? You may even have to pay membership fees to join."

"Ah? If you don't get paid and work for nothing, then why come here? It's just wasting your time."

"It sounds good, there's a title, and it's backed by the government. Although there's no salary, there might be a certain social status. However, there's definitely no salary now, but there should be one in the future, right? Why think so much? If you don't like the trouble, just don't do it."

Although there will be no large-scale flood seasons in the future, there will still be small flood seasons, and there will also be large-scale breeding at that time. This kind of association will generally recruit technical personnel in the later stage and vigorously develop local related breeding industries, production, processing and trade, etc.

This place has a jellyfish flood season, so it is obvious that we will vigorously develop jellyfish-related industries in the future. The establishment of this association is quite useful.

If we start now, the scale will be bigger in the future and it cannot be underestimated.

"It's so complicated. Forget it. I'm an old man and I don't understand it. Shall we go back now?"

"Go back and call four or five people, five or six people to hire a tractor to go to the Public Security Bureau in the next town to move food. The remaining food at home has run out, and we are almost out of food for lunch. Go quickly."

"Then go back quickly."

Before they even reached home, they ran into a group of their own boatmen strolling on the street. The locals around them all looked at them sideways, pointed at them, and kept a distance from them. If they walked past them, they had to turn their heads and keep looking at them.

These days, they all grew a little hair and had a crew cut. However, they looked particularly wretched and did not look like soldiers at all. They all looked around.

When they see a pretty woman walking by, no matter if she is a young girl or a woman, their eyes are fixed on her and they never take their eyes off her.

Ye Yaodong looked at them with disgust, but when he walked in, he was still listening to them saying that the girls in the city were so beautiful, fair-skinned, and wore colorful clothes, and were much prettier than the girls in the countryside.

"You guys be careful, don't stare at girls like that, or you'll get reported for being a hooligan. Also, some of you come with me."

"Where to go?"

"Come with me to the Public Security Bureau to move the supplies. Didn't you get caught while running away a while ago and left some supplies behind? They are still at the Public Security Bureau. It has been raining for the past two days and we can't move them. Today is a good time for me to go and move them back, otherwise there will be nothing to eat at home."

"How can we move this? It's already in other people's pockets..."

"Who is Ah Dong? If he said we can move it back, then we can definitely move it back. We have already rescued the people, so what does that little thing mean to us?"

"That's right. Then you go... I'm scared. I've been here for so many days... Now when I hear the word 'Public Security Bureau', my legs go weak."

"I'm afraid too. I don't dare go in there again. If I go in there once in my life, it would kill me."

Ye Yaodong looked at them pushing and shoving and scolded them angrily, "Cowards, you have to get up from where you fell. Isn't it the same as asking for trouble to move things over there? After you empty the things in there, won't you feel better?"

Everyone who had been there shook their heads. Now they had to take a detour when they saw the Public Security Bureau, let alone go there again.

Fortunately, there were still some people who had not entered, and they all stood up and planned to follow him.

"Then you should go back early and remember to prepare lunch when the time comes.

Ye Yaodong was worried that his father would not dare to step into the police station, so he asked him to stay and walk around with everyone for a while before going back. He also gave his father 30 yuan and told him to buy 20 kilograms of meat to make a snack for everyone at noon.

Everyone was delighted and applauded immediately. After eating vegetarian food for so many days, they had fish yesterday and meat today. It was great.

After giving the instructions, he took the five people beside him to ask passers-by where they could buy a tractor, and then went to find local people who had tractors.

After searching for a long time and asking for the price, they got on the tractor and headed for the town.

The police officers in the Public Security Bureau were very annoyed when they saw this group of people coming again.

Ye Yaodong was very tactful and handed a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes to each of the police officers who had arranged for them to redeem the person a few days ago, then said with a smile: "Hello, police comrades, I'm sorry to bother you again. It rained heavily a few days ago, and the shops were closed. I'm sorry to be impolite. It's inconvenient to do anything when you're wet. Yesterday, something happened suddenly, so we had to come today. We have to bother you again. We're here to move some supplies today, and we agreed on it a few days ago, haha."

They each took a pack of cigarettes, and their faces looked better. "Someone came this morning to redeem the remaining people. Why didn't you come with us?"

Ye Yaodong was surprised for a moment, "Are they Ye Yaoguo and his men?"

"Yeah, they were still arguing when they came out, but I couldn't understand what they were saying."

He immediately understood that because millions of seafood flooded onto the beach yesterday, Brother Sheng had no time to redeem the people and only came here this morning.

"Some of them even bought three boats."

"Three more of the remaining confiscated fishing boats were bought?"

"Ah."

Ye Yaodong was surprised. There were fewer local fishing boats as they were all divided up by them that day. Almost all the fishing boats brought by Chen Jianian were confiscated. The boats they bought today were definitely not local ones.

Forget it, never mind them. They all plan to stay here for a while anyway. They probably think that by the time they go back, things will probably be over, and having one more boat here will allow them to salvage more.

Two policemen stood up and prepared to take them to move the goods. At this time, Yang Guoan came in from the back door. He was surprised to see them, then came over to greet him with a smile.

"That's amazing! I heard that you found some connections with the higher-ups, so you were able to redeem so many people, and you paid less to get them the same treatment as the locals."

"No, I am just lucky, but also thanks to the help of you comrades."

Ye Yaodong smiled and handed over another pack of cigarettes, then signaled the boatmen nearby to go and move the goods with the two police officers.

"I didn't help much. This matter is quite serious. Fortunately, you have connections..."

Yang Guoan was particularly polite and invited him to have tea at his workstation. The two chatted in low voices. Knowing that Yang Guoan knew some high-ranking figures and was able to help rescue so many people, for an outsider, this was definitely a talent, so he was particularly polite to him.

Ye Yaodong watched everyone moving goods in and out, and someone stopped to ask him quietly, "We have moved all our stuff, but there is still a lot left..."

"Everything has been moved away, not a single one is left."

Anyway, they were all dropped by their group. Even if they were not dropped by their group, they were confiscated from the remaining troops of Chen Jianian.

He didn't believe that after the gunfight, the police would not go to several strongholds to search and arrest people. The remaining troops fled in time and would definitely not take these things with them. Of course, they would be confiscated and concentrated, so the supplies inside would only be more than what they left behind.

Now that they are here, they will definitely move away. After moving back, those with villager labels can be claimed by them. Those without labels will of course belong to them, such as food, which of course will also be his.

It was only when everyone kept moving things and almost emptied the place that someone came to stop them.

"Hey... why do you keep moving things? Are these all yours?"

Ye Yaodong immediately stood up from his seat and said with a smile: "They are all ours. There are marks on the frames and sacks outside, either with everyone's surname. I asked the leader before I came here, and the leader said that we can move them. Anyway, they are left over. The people have been redeemed, so there is no need to confiscate the things."

"real or fake……"

Yang Guoan also helped, saying, "Let them move it away. It's taking up space there anyway. The baskets are all broken and the sacks have holes bitten by rats. It's been raining for so many days and many things are damp. Moving them away will prevent them from getting infested with bugs."

"If you are sure that the leader said so, then let's move, move..."

Ye Yaodong thanked them with a smile, then followed them and moved quickly.

Why would you specifically call your leader to ask about such a trivial matter?
After the entire grocery room was almost completely moved, I thanked them again and asked everyone to climb onto the tractor.

Everyone was very excited.

"Does this look like a swarm of locusts? I didn't expect it could even empty out the Public Security Bureau?"

"Haha, that's right. Seeing them frowning and reluctant to let go, but having to watch us move, it feels so good."

"There are so many more things now, including many more bags of rice. Now we have food to eat."

"There are still a bunch of clothes. You can take them back and pick and choose and wear them..."

"Fuck, aren't you afraid it's a dead person? How dare you wear it? Just burn it. Who moved it? You want this too."

"Didn't you say we were all moving away? Then take them all. I really don't want these clothes. It's a pity. I've only been wearing this one these days. I wash it at night and wear it during the day..."

Ye Yaodong said: "Some of them may have been left behind by our villagers. Take them back and let them sort them out themselves. The ones they don't want can be burned."

"Do we have to share all these things with others? We obviously moved them back here, why should we share them?"

"That's right, just sit there and wait for something to fall into your pocket, why?"

Ye Yaodong said, "The food is not divided. Once we move it out, it's ours. We don't have any food to eat, so why should we care about others? When we get to the door of our house, you can move the food to the kitchen utility room first, and throw the remaining sundries into the yard. When others come, let them claim them themselves. The baskets and bamboo flats with marks should be taken back by whoever they belong to."

"That's fine."

"As long as you don't share the food with others, it's fine."

The tractor was still rumbling on the road. After returning to the city, Ye Yaodong kept giving directions along the way and finally the tractor took them back to their doorstep.

The adults in the house had been waiting there for a long time. When they saw the movement at the gate, they all ran out, shouting and starting to move together.

"Finally, there's rice in the pot... hurry up and cook..."

"Haven't you cooked yet?" Ye Yaodong asked puzzledly.

Father Ye said, "We have no rice left. We used all the remaining rice to cook sweet potatoes. We can only eat sweet potatoes for lunch. Now that we have moved the food back, we can cook some more so that everyone can have some."

“It’s so difficult…”

"Why are there so many things...it seems we haven't left anything behind..."

"Hush... We've emptied the Public Security Bureau. It doesn't matter whose stuff it is, it's all ours now. The rest with markings can be thrown into the yard for others to claim."

"For the sake of everyone's food, don't even mention food."

"Yes, everyone understands."

Everyone understood this tacitly: they hid the food first, picked out their own things first, and threw the remaining things that were not suitable into the yard.

It's dinner time now, and no one comes despite the scorching sun.

Everyone's eyes lit up as they could eat rice again. They no longer thought it was a luxury and cooked two large pots of rice at once. After they finished eating, they continued cooking.

The sweet potatoes left over from lunch were also put on top and mixed together. Those who had already eaten continued to eat some.

No work has been done these days, and everyone knows that food is scarce, so they are all cutting back on their spending and dieting, trying to eat less rice and more whole grains. It's a rare opportunity to have a delicious rice at noon, and everyone feels particularly satisfied after the meal.

After all, we are all ordinary people at the bottom of society, and we just want to have enough food and clothes. Ye Yaodong didn't say that everyone was extravagant at noon, because no one had really eaten enough these days.

Multi-grain rice is really not as fragrant as rice.

"Dongzi, should our boat go to the sheltered harbor this afternoon and come back?"

"That's fine. We'll take a rest after dinner, then drive the Dongsheng back. The others will continue to hide in the safe harbor, and then we can drive back home together after we get back."

"Other people usually want to stay here all day long. It's already one o'clock today, why haven't they come yet?"

"They don't know we're going to the Public Security Bureau to get these things today, so why should we care about them?"

"I have nothing to do today. I guess everyone went shopping this morning. They should be taking a nap at this time. I guess everyone will come here in the evening. The money I have is not enough to pay the salaries now. I have to wait until the jellyfish blood is dried and sold in the evening, and then I will pay everyone's salary."

"Haha, don't worry..."

"It's okay. We're not going back tomorrow anyway. We'll have some time to go shopping with you guys later..."

Ye Yaodong had already settled the bill last night. It was just a matter of when to go back, and the difference was just one or two days’ wages.

After he and his father had rested enough, it was past 3 o'clock before they went to the guesthouse to find A Guang and Pei's father to discuss going to the safe harbor to sail together. By the way, they asked everyone to go to his yard to claim their things.

Almost every ship has something dropped on it.

In order to save time, no one wanted to walk, and they were not short of money, so they still hired a tractor to take them to the shelter.

As usual, only their fishing boats were floating in the harbor. The initial heavy rain did not attract the attention of the locals, and there was no problem even after the continuous heavy rain. No one would think of parking the boat there, after all, it was troublesome to go back and forth.

This has become a shelter for their fishing boats and a good place to hide boats.

When the two boats reached the shore, it was still light and the setting sun had illuminated half the sky red.

"Dongzi, aren't you going to borrow money from me to pay the wages? Come with me to the guesthouse first..."

"I don't think I need to borrow any more. I made a sale yesterday. When I go back and sell the jellyfish blood, I'll calculate the share of the profits later and I don't think I'll need any more."

"If you don't need it, forget it. You can sell the jellyfish blood first, and I'll go collect other people's jellyfish blood. Let's dry it in the sun today. It's almost done now. Then we can settle the final bill."

"Row."

(End of this chapter)

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