Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1118 Going Home
When Ye Yaodong returned home, all the things in the yard had been dealt with. Those that no one wanted were put away and piled in a corner so that he could take them back with him when he returned.

He asked casually, "Isn't anyone asking about food?"

"Of course we have, let's just say that's all."

"It's good enough to get these back, and it's because of your face. Otherwise, who can move the things out of the Public Security Bureau?"

"That's right. It's already amazing that we were able to bring back so many things from the Public Security Bureau. It's enough to brag about when we get back. Why should we be dissatisfied?"

“And then none of them had anything to say.”

"It's good enough that people can get out. Who would dare to think about the things? Now I can still take these sundries back. I am so grateful. I should burn incense and pray to Buddha to express my gratitude."

"that is……"

He nodded. As long as the grain was not lost, it was good. This would be considered as his labor fee.

"Is the jellyfish blood all dried up?"

"It's all done. Everything has been put away. There are two more sacks today."

He walked to four large bags piled in the corner, took a rope to tie the two bags together, then took a shoulder pole, hung the rope on both sides of the pole, wrapped it around twice, and picked it up.

"I'll sell these goods before it gets dark. Eat first and don't wait for me."

After selling these goods, it will be almost enough to pay the wages. A Guang has just gone back to call people to collect the goods, and he will also pick up some to sell.

After everything was sold out, I took the opportunity to calculate the total bill for the remaining two days with him.

Yesterday we harvested the catch directly on the beach. People from all over the town were working there, and the harvest was exceptionally considerable, almost equal to their catch of the previous day.

If it weren't for the small number of jellyfish washed up by the waves, the harvest would have been much more than this.

He collected 215 yuan in agency fees yesterday alone. In the evening, 212 kilograms of jellyfish blood were sold for more than 2400 yuan. He also received 162 yuan from everyone's agency fees for the jellyfish blood.

After selling the goods and calculating the total account, he purchased another 2794 yuan in the evening. Adding the 3151 yuan he earned yesterday, he earned nearly 6000 yuan in these two days alone.

The total share agreed with A Guang a few days ago was 2893, and A Guang gave it all to him in the evening.

All in all, he now has more than 9000 yuan on hand, which is the remaining money after buying the boat, and is more than enough to pay salaries.

After returning to his new home, he happily took out his account book and immediately made some changes to the salary he had calculated previously.

Today is August 8nd. Seeing that the waves are still big today, he can temporarily relax the schedule and let everyone go home on August 2th. He can also let everyone stay for two more days tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the wages will be settled on August 8th.

After writing and drawing for a while and calculating the wages, he took the account book and a stack of money and went out to pay everyone.

"You guys should calculate it yourself and see if it's correct. If it's not correct, come and tell me. I'll eat first."

After receiving their wages, everyone was so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Ye Yaodong reminded them while eating, "This trip is too dangerous, so I paid you your wages in advance, so that you don't have to work so hard without seeing any money. We will be back in two days, so don't lose all your money. It will be hard to explain if you lose."

"Hehe, no, no, I'm going back soon. Who would still want to gamble at home? I must go out for a walk every day."

"It's a pity it's getting dark now. I can only go out to buy things tomorrow."

"I'm going to go out for a walk..."

"Where are we going?"

"Someone brought out the TV to watch, so I went to join in the fun..."

"real or fake?"

"We're almost back, remember to keep a low profile, don't cause trouble, and don't delay your return."

After Ye Yaodong gave them instructions, he waited until after dinner to get 200 yuan from his father.

"I will give your salary to mom when I get back. You can buy things on your own."

Father Ye happily took the money and counted it over and over again with his saliva dripping from his mouth. "Okay, this is mine, and the wages are yours."

He went back immediately. He felt a little reluctant to leave. He had made so much money in just a short time. This place was a treasure land. He also bought a property. Wherever there is a house, it is also home.

The next day, everyone knew that he had decided to go home around the 5th. Some of them were reluctant to let him go. Uncle Zheng, who came with them, came over and asked if they could stay in his house.
Ye Yaodong asked hesitantly, "Are you sure you want to stay longer?"

"I didn't make any money. There's nothing I can do. Although I saved the boat, I spent a lot of money on ransom and labor. I have to fill this hole before I can go back, otherwise it would be a waste of time."

"Okay, then I'll let you stay here. Just don't damage the house. I'll give you the key before you leave."

We still have to give this face.

Among this group of people, apart from those from their own village, there were some from other villages, all of whom were relatives or friends of the people from their own village.

There were more than twenty trawlers, not just from their village, but also from several nearby villages. Normally, there were only two or three fishing boats in a village, but because of him and A Guang, their village seemed to have a lot of fishing boats, accounting for the majority.

Uncle Zheng was from a nearby village. When he came out, he was accompanied by two or three other friends and relatives on boats.

It was because he bought the house, and it would be vacant after he left. It wouldn't be a big deal to let him live there for a while. It wasn't a new house, and he didn't feel comfortable refusing.

On the evening of the 4th, everyone packed their luggage and everything they needed to take back and placed it in the yard.

The other fishing boats that were going to go back with them also came over to them after packing up their things, as if they were going to hold the last meeting. The whole yard was full of people, and they thought they were thugs from some organization.

"You guys should set out to catch jellyfish at three o'clock in the morning, right? We'll set out at the same time, too. Good luck to you."

"I hope for good luck."

"I don't know when I will get the fishing permit for the report I submitted. I feel uncertain."

"Yes, they say you need a license to fish. Now that we have just applied, I guess no one has a license. I don't know if it will be very chaotic."

"Such a big incident has happened. If they say they will strengthen marine patrols, then they will definitely do so. And everyone must have learned their lesson. They probably won't dare to cause trouble on purpose..."

"A large group of you are all going back, and only half of us are left. I just can't feel at ease no matter how I think about it..."

A large group of people gathered in twos and threes to chat, some were sad, some were happy.

Ye Yaodong was filled with joy. Although he felt a little reluctant, joy still prevailed.

You have to have a life to spend the money you earn, so it’s better to go back home once you have earned enough.

Father Ye came over and said, "Except for Ah Sheng, your other cousins ​​from your second uncle's family are not planning to go back."

"Aguo and the others?"

"Ah."

"Their boat is so small, won't it rely on the eldest brother, the second brother and Asheng brother to pull it back?"

"They have teamed up with your next-door neighbor, the Zhou brothers, and they say they want to learn from you, and use one boat to pull several boats out to catch jellyfish together. The boats will work together and split the profits 40% to 60%."

"He's quite smart. He has quite a few fishing boats there, five in total. If he can fish calmly, the catch should be considerable."

"That being said, who knows if it's peaceful or not? Those who stay here basically don't make any money, or they are too greedy and want to stay and earn more. They think that since they are here, they won't leave if they don't earn more."

"That's normal. After all, they all made so much money last year. Of course, those who have made money won't want to give up the meat in their mouths. And those who haven't made money, after the sweetness they enjoyed some time ago, of course they won't want to give up either."

"Anyway, we are going back. What happened here has nothing to do with you. I also told your eldest brother and second brother to go back with us. It will be safer to follow you. Otherwise, if they stay here, who knows what will happen."

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything, it depends on your personal wishes.

People in the yard were sitting, standing or squatting, chatting, and they left one after another until it was getting late.

They also locked the door, some went to sleep, and some slept on the floor.

I don’t know if it was because we were about to go back, but everyone was particularly excited. A lot of people slept on the floor and didn’t sleep. They were all chatting. We didn’t stay up until 2 o’clock, then we all got up excitedly to cook.

Maybe it’s because they have been resting there for the past few days and have not been working, so they are all full of energy, energetic and not tired.

After the meal, Ye Yaodong asked everyone to pack up and take what they needed. Forty or fifty people emptied the yard and house in one trip, and there was no need to carry things back and forth.

The dock was bustling with people, but most of them were from there; the locals hadn't gotten up so early yet.

"I really envy you guys because you can go back right away. We still have to stay here to do some work. Sigh..."

"I have been living in fear in prison for more than 10 days, and now I am still worried after I get out..."

"We also want to go back quickly, what a pity..."

"It's better to follow Adong..."

"Hey, we're leaving. We're going home first. Take care of yourselves. I'll let you know when I get back."

The boatmen talked to each other and then climbed onto the boat one after another. All 45 people including Ye Yaodong boarded the Dongsheng and filled up the entire deck.

The others who were going back together also boarded their own boats.

After they were ready, they left first, leaving others with envious looks.

They also had a bunch of boats hidden in the safe harbor. After leaving the dock, they went to the safe harbor first and drove out their boats.

Ye Yaodong has a lot of people at his disposal, so he is not worried about no one to drive the boat. He can just send a few people over.

It was difficult to get the 10 small wooden boats onto the big ship on the sea, so he tied them directly to the back of the fishing boat. Although the speed would be slowed down, it was not a big problem.

Anyway, the speed of the other fishing boats could not catch up with his Dongsheng, so he just went at their speed.

In addition to his own fishing boat, there were also boats belonging to his eldest and second brothers, a few of his childhood friends, and a few others who had made money at the same time, such as his two cousins, and two other villagers from the village who had boats. There were also two boats from other villages that went back as well.

Everyone believed in him, and since he said he would go back, everyone went back too. Some people didn't come last year, and they were very satisfied to earn a few thousand dollars by following him this year, and they were not willing to take risks again.

The two cousins ​​who rented the boat to him and his father were reluctant to go back, saying that they had not made any money, so he stayed here with them.

Anyway, the fishing boat has been rented to them, and it is up to them to decide. He is just collecting rent, and he is not asked to take risks. The more they earn, the more money he can take.

"Dong...Brother Dong...how many...boats do you have?"

Ye Yaodong stood on the sea and enjoyed the breeze. Chen Shi looked at a large number of fishing boats and asked curiously.

"How many? Let me count."

He looked up at the starry sky with empty eyes.

The factory had ordered 7 boats before, received 2, rented out one, and another one, No. 002, is currently following behind. The factory still owes 5 boats.

There were originally three lanes at home, which were rented to Brother Asheng, my eldest cousin, and my second cousin, making a total of 10 lanes.

Later, when they caught 11 kilograms of plum fish, they were targeted after they sold the goods. They were robbed on the sea together with the Harvest, and the robbers rammed the two boats with their fishing boats. Then one of the men divided up one boat, and this one was marked as 011.

His father's old boat was also rented to a cousin, but the boat was not his, so it was not numbered.

The factory currently has a 34-meter fresh-catch boat that it has not yet acquired and will have to wait until the middle of next year. The large boat that he and his elder and second brothers are jointly purchasing will also be delivered by the middle of next year.

Together with A Zheng, Xiao Xiao and A Guang, the two projects of the four-person partnership will be completed by the end of next year.

How many are there? They are all boats.

"If you don't count these boats, I have about 10 boats now, including the ones I just bought."

"Then...these...ships..."

"you want?"

He nodded, "Give... me my father..."

"Okay, I'll rent you one, but you have to tell your family the rules, otherwise I'll take it back if you violate the rules."

Chen Shi nodded happily.

"Do you want a small wooden boat? I'll sell you one at 8% off. You know these are new boats. They've only been in use for less than a month."

Chen Shi smiled and shook his head, "No... that's enough..."

He originally planned to ask everyone if they wanted to buy it when paying their salaries, but then he thought, it’s not a good idea to collect everyone’s salaries before they even have time to warm up to the sky and he would have to pay for it himself.

Let’s wait until we get back and let them discuss it with their mother-in-law and then sell it.

Now that Chen Shi asked, he might as well tell everyone about it at this point.

"Uncles and brothers, I have 10 small wooden boats here. I plan to sell 8 of them when I return. You all have worked hard with me on this trip. If you want to buy them, I will give you 8% off and sell them to you first."

Some people in the crowd were surprised, some looked happy, some were excited, and some looked conflicted.

He continued, "There's no rush. I just told you in advance and I'll sell it when I get home."

The crowd was whispering and talking, everyone was saying that it was worthwhile to buy a boat and go it alone...

Ye Yaodong turned to Chen Shi and said, "You are quite filial. You have made a lot of money in the past two years, and you still think of getting one for your father."

Chen Shi smiled and scratched his head. "I...I am...the most powerful one in the family..."

"I can save some money to get married."

He had a silly smile on his face.

"Go get some sleep. I'm going to bed."

Anyway, his father is driving the boat and he has nothing to do, and the sea is calm tonight.

The cabin was rather stuffy and there was no wind. Except for Ye Yaodong, everyone was eager to go home. They couldn't calm down or lie down. They all lay on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze, looking at the stars in the sky and chatting happily.

As time passed, the night was gradually drawn away. When the sky gradually brightened, no one could sleep anymore. They all sat up and started playing cards again.

Ye Yaodong was half asleep and half awake. When it was daybreak he got up and went out to get some fresh air.

After daybreak, scattered jellyfish can be seen on the sea surface from time to time. It is now considered the peak season. Even if the trench is emptied, you can still have a good harvest by fishing on the nearby sea surface.

"There are quite a lot of jellyfish this early in the morning..."

"We seem to have sailed quite far away, and no fishing boats have been seen..."

"The typhoon has been going on for so many days, the wind must have spread more widely, and the fishing boats in the surrounding towns are probably heading for the trench."

"We just saw some fishing boats passing by. There were clearly a few jellyfish floating nearby, but they didn't even bother to look at them. They all ran forward. They must be heading to the trench, not caring about the bulk cargo on the sea."

"Probably……"

Ye Yaodong stroked his chin and thought, although a corresponding policy plan has been put forward, it has not yet been implemented.

It will probably take half a month before the policy is actually implemented and the iron plates are issued, so it will still be quite chaotic during this period.

"It's time to cook. Don't worry about others. We are going back anyway."

"It's a pity for us that no one is catching these jellyfish."

"It's not a pity. The money that should be earned has been earned."

"How much money did Dong make on this trip?"

"you guess!"

Ye Yaodong left everyone guessing and went up to the cockpit to find his father, ready to take over.

Everyone is so simple and honest, they just ask how much money the boss earns.

More than a dozen boats were sailing along the way, with the Harvest leading the way in front and the other fishing boats following behind, without having to think about the route.

A large group of fishing boats passed by on the sea like a flowing oil painting. It took them from dusk until the afternoon to reach the county town.

Ye Yaodong discussed with the Fengshou on the way. He planned to send all the newly purchased ships to the shipyard for refurbishment and assign a series of numbers to his ships.

This was also the case when Chen Shi asked him on the boat how many boats he had and wanted to rent one for his father and brothers at home. He thought for a long time before he could count them clearly.

I also thought about sending these newly acquired boats to be painted and numbered. When I rent them out later, I will know who rents the corresponding numbered boat. Otherwise, it will be easy to get confused without numbers.

After all, he now has too many ships. There are 17 trawlers alone, and they are numbered 17.

Pei's father had no objection. It would be a good idea to refurbish the newly bought boat.

The other fishing boats followed them silently, and of course they all listened to them. When they docked in the county, the other boats followed suit, and then they also followed their example and put their boats in the shipyard for refurbishment.

"Oh, I never thought of that. If I had known that I would send it to the shipyard for refurbishment, I should have bought two more boats from the town."

"You wish. Do you think no one will know about the renovation? More than a hundred of us have seen it all. Do you think the news won't get out?"

"Yes, and there are more than a dozen fishermen from the town on our boat. They all know you. If you dare to buy, they will tell everyone as soon as they get off the shore and go home. See if you can still be safe. Of the large group of them that went out, only these 15 came back."

When this was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

More than a hundred people went out with great ambition to make a lot of money, but in the end only 15 people returned, and they didn't even have a boat. It can be said that it was a complete failure.

The dozen or so people in the town, who were originally excited because they were about to get home, suddenly became quiet again, with heavy expressions on their faces. Until now they have not dared to call home and have no idea how to explain.

Everyone called in advance to inform others that they would be going home today, except for these 15 people, as they could not bear the consequences of others knowing what had happened.

After handing over all the ships to the shipyard, they set off again.

It was not until the sun was about to set that everyone finally saw the familiar town.

Ye Yaodong had already informed everyone in advance that he had to dock in the town first, so other fishing boats could go back to the village first and didn't have to wait for him since they had already reached their own territory.

The fishermen in the town had heavy faces as they finally reached their home.

As soon as the Dongsheng docked at the shore, familiar people looked at the people getting off the ship with surprise. They quickly pulled them aside to greet them and asked them all kinds of questions. Some of them turned around to look at the Dongsheng curiously and felt that something was wrong.

"Hey, why did you come back on someone else's boat?"

"Where are the others? Why are you the only ones back? And where is the boat?"

"How much money did you make? Didn't you say you'd be gone for two or three months? How come you're back in less than a month?"

Ye Yaodong ignored them. After everyone got off the boat, he immediately drove the fishing boat away from the shore and rushed back.

It takes more than half an hour to drive from the town to the village. All the boatmen are leaning on the side of the boat, waiting to return to the village.

They were only about ten minutes behind the other ships.

When they saw the village, all the villagers had already run out, and the shore was filled with people and boats.

This time, most of the strong laborers in the village went, and almost every household had relatives and friends, so that the entire shore was full of people.

"finally arrived at home……"

"Haha, a lot of people came out to greet us, looking at the beautiful scenery..."

"It's better to follow Adong. I can earn money and go home earlier. I don't have to worry about it outside anymore."

There was still a short distance between them, and everyone standing on the fishing boats stretched out their hands and waved towards the shore.

People on the shore were also waving their hands excitedly.

Ye Yaodong drove the Dongsheng next to the Fengshou and floated together in the middle of the sea. His younger brothers at home were already ready and drove a fishing boat over to pick him up. It was high tide at that time.

He smiled and said, "Everything is okay at home?"

"Everything is fine. The village has been very peaceful recently, even the gossip has decreased."

"Tie the boat behind your fishing boat and pull it to the shore."

At this time, everyone was eager to go home, and no one had the energy to row the boat slowly to the shore. It would be better to tow the boat directly to the shore.

The shore was crowded with people, all gathered around their relatives and friends and talking. Their boat was the last to return, and many of them were the first to return, so there were especially many people who cared about them.

"Why are your ships the only ones to come back? Where are the other ships?"

"Yeah, why didn't the other ships come back? I thought everyone was coming back together."

"I heard someone said something went wrong on this trip. What happened? Did something go wrong that the others didn't come back?"

"No way? Is there really something wrong?"

The day before returning, everyone took turns calling home to give advance notice and briefly talk about their recent situation, but only mentioned the recent typhoon and did not dare to directly mention the fact that they had been arrested and imprisoned.

This is a huge matter. Once it is made public, the village will not be at peace.

So now the villagers at the dock are still asking, and they don’t know why only their boats have returned while the other boats have not.

Some people didn't know what to say. After all, this was a long story and so many days had passed.

Ye's mother also pulled them aside and asked the same question.

Father Ye was so ashamed that he didn't even dare to mention it. He just said, "Let's talk about it when we get back. We can't talk about it outside."

"Why can't we tell you? Why can't we tell you about this since the others haven't come back yet?"

Of course it’s because I’m embarrassed and I’m too embarrassed to talk about it in public.

The others were also making excuses, saying at most that they had to stay there to make money and were reluctant to come back.

"Then why do you want to come back early when everyone else is making money over there?"

"I told you something went wrong on this trip."

"What's the matter?"

Ye's father was so annoyed by the question that he went home first and ignored him.

Ye Yaodong also said, "Let's talk about it when we get back. We've been sailing all day and we're exhausted. Let's talk about it when we get home. We can move and sort out some of the things on the boat tomorrow. Now is not the time to do this."

Everyone has a tacit understanding.

Those who had been arrested were all afraid of being embarrassed and didn't say a word, while those who had not been arrested were also very considerate and didn't expose it in front of so many people.

"Let's go home first. I'm exhausted and hungry."

"It's hard to explain in just a few words. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Everyone was curious, but they could only follow behind and ask when they got back. However, they were all whispering along the way, and their curiosity was aroused to the fullest.

"Are those people dead? They can't come back?"

"Bah... you have a crow's mouth, what are you talking about? If you keep saying that, I'll tear your mouth apart."

"Then why haven't they called back in ten days or half a month? Those who came back didn't mention anything?"

"Something must have happened, otherwise why would half of them come back and half of them not?"

"Didn't I say they were still making money there? If they had come back first, how could so many people have died?"

"You'll know soon..."

Ye Yaodong frowned.

The others thought silently in their hearts that although not so many people died, there were indeed many who could not be caught. It was just that fortunately it was not their village.

There was no telling what the situation in the town had become.

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