Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1123 Busy work
Ye Yaodong put the man down, took off the sweet potato vine earrings that were still attached to his ears, and took off his necklace at the same time, and gave them both to Lin Xiuqing.

"Give it to you."

"I do not want it."

Ye Xiaoxi stood on tiptoe to pull Ye Yaodong, "I want it, give it to me, give it to me, I want to wear it."

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to hang the earrings on her ears and then put the necklace around her neck.

She was so beautiful that she kept shaking her head and running around the room like a butterfly, and she even stood on tiptoe to pick up the mirror hanging on the wall.

He had no choice but to smile and take the mirror down for her so that she could look at herself carefully.

"Do you think you are beautiful?"

Ye Xiaoxi grinned and nodded happily, "Yeah!"

"You conceited guy, go wash your hands and have dinner." Lin Xiuqing took out all the dishes from the pot with a smile, and asked Ye Yaodong to call back the other two boys.

He could only curse and walk out again, "Where the hell have they been? They didn't even come back at mealtime. If they did, their legs would be broken. They run around all day and are nowhere to be seen. They are busier than me, and I haven't even seen them..."

Before he could go out and shout for his life, two children ran past him like a gust of wind, one on each side.

He looked to the left and to the right, and saw that both of them had already run into the house.

"You guys run fast."

Just as he was about to go into the house, Ye Chengjiang shouted at the gate, "Third Uncle... my father asked me to bring you a bowl of chicken soup..."

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to go out and take it, then bring it into the house and place it in Ye Xiaoxi's place.

"Dad, why did you give it all to my sister!"

"She went to next door and asked for it on her own."

The old lady smiled and said, "It's already stewing in the pot. Let it stew for a few more hours and then I'll give it to you guys when you go to bed at night."

The two brothers then had no objection.

After dinner, Ye Yaodong went to the next door house to find Ye Yaohua, and then went to A Guang's house together to settle the account.

As soon as I arrived at his door, I saw a group of puppies circling around the door. Pei Yu was squatting there with one in his arms.

"I was wondering why there were so few puppies in my house? There were clearly two litters of puppies, with more than a dozen, but only six or seven are left."

"When we were sitting at the door, weren't the two little ones dividing their food neatly, one for each of us? The puppy was one month old a while ago, so mom brought a basket over. Since you have so many at home, she'll help you share some of the burden."

"Don't think I have too many dogs. They are very popular."

"Let's settle the accounts first. After we've settled the accounts with the Harvest, we still have to settle the accounts with our other ships."

"me too."

The harvest of the Harvest in Zhejiang Province was also very good. Although the total time was one month, the actual number of days for fishing was only half a month, but in this half month, we still earned more than 16 yuan.

After deducting the wages, fuel costs, round-trip transportation costs, daily expenses, and the ransom money, I still earned more than 11800 yuan.

Ye Yaodong took 3546%, or . Uncle Zheng didn't come back, so his share of the money was kept with Pei's father first, and he would give his share to him when he came back.

After settling the bill, he went to see Ye Huimei and the twins and went home immediately.

Because she gave birth to twins, Ye's mother was worried that it would be too harmful to her body, so she asked her to stay in bed for another half a month, so Ye Huimei was still lying in bed.

When he got home as soon as possible, there were already several people sitting outside his house chatting with his parents and elder brother, waiting for him to come back to settle accounts.

As soon as he saw him and his second brother coming back, he stood up immediately.

"Dongzi is back..."

"It's time to settle the accounts..."

Ye Yaodong looked at them and greeted them with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart that there were only a few boats now and there were people waiting for him to settle accounts at the door. When there were more boats, then if he had to settle accounts every month, wouldn't there be a bunch of people waiting in line at his door?

When he came back, he also brought back the cargo manifests of his ships from A Guang, but others also brought their own cargo manifests.

After everyone followed him into the house, they took out their respective shopping lists, and some even put all the money they brought on the table.

"Are you in such a hurry? You can still pay after you settle the bill. Haha~" Ye Yaodong said jokingly.

"I have to pay it sooner or later. Anyway, I owe this trip to you, otherwise I wouldn't have made so much money."

"Yes, they would have spent their lives in jail or been shot. Fortunately, everyone listened to you at the time, so they were able to make money and come back safely."

"I brought the money with me. I've counted it at home. Come over and let's count it again. It's the beginning of the month now. I'll take a break in the next few days. I'll have to go out to sea to trawling in two days. The next time we count will be at the end of the month."

"Haha, I just rented a boat last month, and I can share the profit of the boat this month. Although it is a bit risky, I have made a lot of money. I didn't expect to make so much money from a trip to Zhejiang Province. It's also thanks to you. From now on, my family can eat meat every day."

Ye Yaodong said politely: "We are all relatives, and you can help us a little, but in the end you still have to rely on yourself. If you work hard, you can get rich."

After saying that, he found out their cargo lists, then checked the two lists. If there was no problem, he asked A Qing to count them one by one.

And he also prepared them all and took the money on the table and counted it first.

To speed up efficiency, they had already calculated the money in advance, and now the couple were just checking it.

No problem, I got it right away.

Don’t be fooled by the large number of orders here. There are actually only three boats. One of the boats belongs to his father. He rented out five boats, but only two came back, plus his father’s old boat.

He didn't care about the expenses, wages, or redemption fees for the two rented ships. He just took the price listed on the bill of lading and after deducting the agency fee, he split the profits 50-50, so the income was very considerable.

These boats cooperate with other fishing boats and take turns to come back to sell goods. Sometimes they can get more than 300 yuan a day, and sometimes more than 500 yuan.

After half a month, the profit of each ship was six or seven thousand. He directly took half of it, that is, three or four thousand for each ship.

As for the remaining three or four thousand, the captain had to pay for fuel and the workers' wages, and he also had to deduct the ransom money for this trip.

Fortunately, they don't need to hire many people on their ship. Their family members, sons, nephews, etc. can take over. The redemption of people, wages, and food and drink don't cost much, so they can have two or three thousand left in their hands, which is worth more than any other work they do.

In the past, if they were asked to do odd jobs, they could not earn more than two or three thousand in two years. Now they earn that much in just one month after renting the boat, so everyone is particularly satisfied. They are very happy to come and settle the accounts and speak nicely.

"This money has been ordered in advance. The ransom money is ours. Do you think it's right?"

Ye Yaodong leaned over to take a look at Ah Qing's account and nodded, "Right. Anyway, I don't care about any expenses. I'll take half of the money from the sales. This is the rule we agreed on at the beginning."

Ye's father also grinned and stood aside, watching Ye's mother counting the money in her hands with a smile.

"Everyone has gained a lot from this trip. In fact, being able to return safely is the biggest gain. It's great that we can also make money. You should be able to earn a few thousand yuan this trip. If you save it up for the second half of the year, it will be a lot. It's better than the days before when we didn't have a boat."

"That's for sure. If you want to live off the sea, you still need someone to eat. Look how much money you make after having a boat. No wonder Dongzi is making more and more money, and your family is getting better and better."

"Take your time. You can do the same."

Ye Yaodong counted the money once, and Lin Xiu counted it again after finishing the account. After they found no problem, everyone said a few polite words and then sent everyone out, leaving only their family behind.

Father Ye smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. "I didn't expect that broken boat could still make so much money now. Fortunately, it didn't fail at the critical moment."

Ye's mother was also very happy, "I can rely on this boat to support myself in my old age."

Ye Yaodong also took out the money that Ah Guang's family had just divided and put it on the table for Ah Qing. "This is the 3546% share of Fengshouhao, . Count it and put it together."

Ye's mother was surprised. "How can we get so much from 30%? That boat makes so much money!"

"This is 30% of the net income after deducting the gas, labor, and all other expenses."

"What a pity, your eldest brother was stupid and didn't know to ask for a share."

"Everyone has their own aspirations. At the beginning, no one knows how much money you can make. You only know how much money you have to spend."

"You have all your capital back now, and you can still make a lot of money. There will be money to share in the future. I guess your eldest brother must be regretting it."

"There's nothing much to say. Anyway, he has his own boat now. He doesn't have the Harvest. We have also partnered up to buy one. Anyway, he will get it next year."

"That's different. My in-laws' boat is making money right there..."

Father Ye said, "There's nothing much to say. It's been so long, what's the point of talking? Even if I talk, there's no way to regret it. Who would give him another share?"

"I just felt sorry for a bit."

"There's nothing to regret. The eldest brother didn't make any money, but Dongzi did. What he didn't want at the time, Dongzi got it all. It's a good thing that stays in the family."

Mother Ye glared at him and said nothing.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing ignored the two old men and started a new round of counting money.

The dividends for the first two ships had already been calculated, and Lin Xiuqing was counting the sum that had just been taken out, while Ye Yaodong was calculating the total using a calculator.

"The total is 10221 yuan. The three boats brought in exactly 3 yuan. It's a pity that the other three boats haven't come back yet. If those three boats come back, I'll probably be able to bring in another 6 yuan."

"Oh my goodness!" Ye's mother exclaimed.

"This money seems too easy to make, doesn't it? You can get 2 yuan just from the share of these ships?"

"Why else would I buy so many ships? Isn't it just to make some money?"

If it weren’t for the fact that the risk this year is too great and not as high as last year, it would have doubled, not just 2.

Lin Xiuqing sorted out the money and started to organize it with a smile on her face. She picked out the big unity money separately, put the money in different categories, and then took it into the house to put it away.

Mother Ye sighed, "You really won't have to worry about the rest of your life now. With so many ships, if things go like this today..."

"Don't dream. Don't think that good things will always happen. Making money requires the right time, place and people."

"what?"

"What you earn this year may not be what you earn next year, and don't expect to earn the same amount every year. Who can predict natural disasters or man-made disasters? Every penny you can earn is a penny earned."

Father Ye nodded in agreement, "Yes, safety is the most important thing. How much you earn depends on fate."

Mother Ye glared at him. "You have walked through the line between life and death, and now you have gained enlightenment? You are full of great truths."

Father Ye was so angry that he wanted to strangle her to death.

"Go home." Ye's mother grabbed the money and went out first.

Father Ye originally wanted to talk to Ye Yaodong, but this time he followed her closely, planning to go home and settle accounts with her and have some more talk.

Lin Xiuqing watched the two of them leave before saying, "Your mother has a really bad mouth."

"They are even worse to others, so leave them alone. I put it into the account last night. Should we have more than 18 yuan now?"

"Correct."

Ye Yaodong rubbed his hands back and forth, "What should I do? I have so much money in my hands."

Lin Xiuqing was worried and said quickly, "Don't bother, don't buy any more boats. We have enough boats. You just bought 6, and the factory still has so many boats to hand over."

"No, I won't buy any more. It's enough for now. The profit share from more than a dozen ships is a huge sum every year."

"Correct."

"Tomorrow I will go to the city to take a look at the land I bought and ask someone to level it first. If it's possible, we can buy a few more shops. After all, there is no such thing as too much land and shops. This is the experience passed down by our ancestors for five thousand years."

"How can such a good deal be possible..."

"Yes, I almost forgot. We have to transfer our household registration and register in that village. We have to make up for it. I will move you and the children there. When the children are older, we will send them to school in the city. The educational resources are better."

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Let's do this. Tomorrow, I won't go to the city first. I'll go to the village committee to apply for a certificate first, and then I won't move. By the way, I'll go to the village committee to tell them about the donation of the two boats..."

"You're just making up your mind. You're going to move my and my child's household registration to the city. That means we'll become city residents..."

"No, it's not a city hukou, it's a rural hukou. That's a rural area, but we are outsiders, it's not good to buy a house in that village, we have to settle down and be considered a local. Your eldest brother also has to settle down in that village, I don't know if he has settled down, I will go there the day after tomorrow to ask."

Lin Xiuqing frowned and thought about this matter in a tangled way, but Ye Yaodong ignored her and thought about how to spend nearly 20 yuan.
But after thinking about it, it seems that there is nothing worth spending money on.

It is not easy to buy land, and it is not the right time to buy a house. It is even more impossible to buy a street. The streets in the city are all filled with low houses occupied by city dwellers.

After much thought, he could only invest in buying boats. He didn't know anything else. But now he had enough boats, so he might as well put them aside for now. In a few years, when the fishing boats were upgraded to steel ones, he could replace them all. It would also be a good opportunity to eliminate a batch of old boats and sell them at a low price when he made enough money.

The couple sat there, each thinking about their own things, and it was quiet for a while.

"Since we've already bought the land, can we not move?" Lin Xiuqing was still struggling with this.

"Didn't I say that? I'm afraid the locals might be bad, and if there's any dispute in the future, it won't affect you anyway, and I didn't ask you to go there. Don't worry about it, go out and enjoy the cool air, it's so hot in the house."

The back door was closed, the front door was open, and with a window on the side, not much wind could get in.

Ye Yaodong moved a stool outside to enjoy the cool air, and no longer thought about how to spend the family savings. After all, it was only 85, so there was no need to rush. He could just continue to save more money.

It was a cool summer night and a bunch of people were sitting at the doorstep to enjoy the cool air. Some of them were chatting together in groups of three or four. Someone looked at him, moved a stool over, and pulled him aside to ask him questions.

He also asked these people if anyone in Zhejiang Province had called back. They all shook their heads and said that they might be busy and it would be dark by the time they were done.

Come to think of it, it's very possible, after all, they were like that before.

There is no news now, which is also good news.

While he was enjoying the cool breeze, three more people came over to buy the small wooden boat. He happily sold it to them at an 8% discount and asked them to come back the next morning to pay and go to the beach to sail the boat.

The next morning, after successfully selling the three boats, he went to the village committee again, ready to deal with the promised small boat. Coincidentally, the village committee had also told him to go there today.

The cadres of the village committee seemed to be quite idle. They all moved their stools and sat in the shade to talk. When they saw him coming, they immediately waved at him.

"Adong, you're here? Come on, come on, you're here quite early. I thought you would be busy for a few days."

"It doesn't take several days. The workers we hired are not here to do nothing. We called them to the boat yesterday afternoon and they finished the work. I happened to be free today, so I came to the village committee first."

"You are a very busy person now, and I have to make time to find you."

"No way, you asked me to come here today, so I came right away. How's the kelp?"

"It's only been a month, and we're still busy with the ropes, but we've already decided on the seedlings. When the time comes, we'll go to their village to get the seedlings. That's it for this year. We don't have the conditions to do it at the beginning. If we can succeed next year, we'll build a nursery ourselves."

Ye Yaodong nodded, as long as they had a plan.

"My boat came back the day before yesterday. We promised to donate two to our kelp farming industry. If you have time, go to the dock now. While the sun is not too strong in the morning, you can bring brushes to mark the spot. We will do this and avoid delaying your kelp farming. Otherwise, it will be too hot to bear later."

"Okay, okay, we've been waiting for you to say this."

When the village cadres saw that he was so straightforward and talked about this matter as soon as he came, they all smiled.

"I heard that you bought several boats and had them refurbished at the shipyard?"

"Yeah, I don't know when they will be able to drive back. I'm going to depend on them for the rest of my life."

"That's amazing. Now people can't call you Xianyu Dong anymore. You have to call you Chuanwang Dong from now on."

"Aha...hahaha, how did you know about Shipping King Dong?" Ye Yaodong felt awkward. After all, Shipping King Dong was the one who named himself at home in the beginning.

"Did you forget who you heard that from?"

"There are only a dozen boats. How can we let others use this name? It will make people laugh if we tell others about it."

"What do you mean by only a dozen? Several villages combined don't have as many boats as you alone. Our village is especially famous because of you."

"It's sloppy. You have to earn your reputation on your own."

Ye Yaodong walked and chatted with these old men as they headed towards the seaside. There were a large number of fishing boats parked on the shore, all of which had returned from Zhejiang Province. Other fishermen had gone out to sea as usual, so they were the only ones resting there.

His small wooden boat was still tied behind the trawler. Except for the five small boats that had been sold one after another and had their ropes untied and driven away, the rest were still drifting there.

After letting the men pick two at random, he untied the corresponding ropes and rowed the boat to the shore so that they could use their brushes to mark the lines.

Once it is marked, it no longer belongs to him.

Secretary Chen asked curiously, "Didn't you say you had 10 boats? How come there are only 5 left?"

"I've sold them. I've sold five in the first two days since I came back. Now if I donate two more, there will only be three left. I estimate they will be sold out in two days."

"So you won't be sailing this boat to Zhejiang Province next year? I heard that you're making a lot of money with these boats. You're fishing there all day and you're making a lot of money."

"Let's talk about next year's affairs next year. How can I tie all these boats up on the beach? I can't take care of so many fishing boats, so who would care about these small boats? I can just sell them."

"That's true. You have many boats now, so you don't need a few small boats."

"Once you've dealt with this, let's go back. By the way, let's talk about your kelp farming."

Ye Yaodong was shaking his collar. He walked back and forth to the dock twice and was already sweating profusely. In the hot summer, any movement would make him sweat all over. It was not suitable for him to go out. If he had not just returned and had a lot of things to do, he really wanted to lie down at home comfortably.

After following them back to the village committee, I sat under a big tree and felt a little cooler.

They sat down and chatted until noon. When they were about to get up and go out, they heard the phone ringing in the room.

Ye Yaodong's heart moved, thinking that it might be a call from the people who stayed over there, so he went to answer the phone as well.

"It's Ah Sheng... Go and ask Ah Sheng's wife to answer the phone, as well as Ah Shu's wife, Ah Jun's wife..."

When he heard it was Ah Sheng, he immediately picked up the phone, "Brother Ah Sheng? This is Dongzi..."

Before Ye Yaosheng's wife came, he had never hung up the phone and had been asking Ye Yaosheng on the phone about the situation over there.

Only after the person arrived did he hand the phone to his wife.

It turned out that it rained heavily there today, so Ye Yaosheng had to come back temporarily. He also had time to call to report his safety. While he was calling, he heard many voices around him, all of whom were people from the village, queuing up there, thinking about calling back.

From what Ye Yaosheng just said, it turns out that the sea has not been peaceful in the two days since they came back. It is said that there have been several conflicts, but everyone restrained themselves and did not dare to fight. At most, they exchanged a few words and then separated.

Moreover, the number of jellyfish has decreased, and the number of boats has increased a lot. After some locals were redeemed, their boats were also taken back. Even the fishing boats that were originally detained by them seemed to have been bought by the locals and used for fishing.

So now every day at one or two o'clock in the afternoon, all the fish are gone, and they have to search on the sea by themselves.

Searching on the sea by themselves is the safest option, because the fishing boats are widely distributed and not so concentrated, but correspondingly, their income has also been reduced by nearly half in the past two days.

The fishing license applied for has not yet been issued, but the application form has been filled out, and ships from the Maritime Administration have been seen on the sea. However, it is impossible for these ships to stay in the trench all day long. At most, they would come out for a tour every day and then go back, so the conflict still arose.

But fortunately, the authorities use loudspeakers to make announcements on the dock every day, strictly prohibiting fighting and shooting, and serious cases will be shot, and advocate peaceful fishing, peaceful coexistence, and peaceful coexistence...

After implementing a series of policies, there are some gains. At least when conflicts arise, people will hesitate.

He stood at the door and listened to Ah Sheng's wife's nagging questions. After scolding him for not coming back with them, she told him to come back safely and that he'd better come back early...

By the way, she also asked about the IOU, and she was so excited that she slammed the table a few times. The women next to her were impatient and asked her to get to the point quickly as they were still waiting for the call.

The village cadres were also curious about the situation over there, and after he came out after answering the phone, they asked him what Ah Sheng had said.

"Nothing. They just said that they have issued a series of remedial policies. Although there are conflicts now, it is not too serious. Everyone is cautious. At most, they will fight a few times, but not to the death."

"That's too scary. They even started a fight, and there are not many people left there now..."

"It's good if they fight. There are always fights during the flood season here. There are always fights between two villages. As long as no one is killed, the fight doesn't get out of hand, and no one is arrested, it's good."

At this point, Ye Yaodong asked them again, "Those people who came to our village yesterday followed the police, and then, did they all go directly to the border defense station?"

"Isn't it? Those hundreds of people surrounded the two policemen along the way and sent the man directly to the border station. I heard that the two policemen were in a very miserable state. They lost their hats and shoes. Then hundreds of people surrounded the gate of the border station, crying and begging them to bring the man back."

"The border defense station is also in a state of panic right now. I heard that they are suffering terribly. From yesterday to today, there have been a lot of people at the gate. A large number of people take turns blocking the gate, kneeling, crying and making a fuss. There are hundreds of them, and even the defense station can only appease them and say they will try their best." Secretary Chen said.

Ye Yaodong smiled, and his heart was at ease. "I'm not afraid of the tough guys, but I'm afraid of this. Besides, the law doesn't punish everyone. It's impossible to arrest all hundreds of people. The tough guys, the unreasonable ones who stand out, can be arrested to make an example of them. Now the border guards don't dare to use force, so we can only do our best."

"It's a good thing that they didn't come to our village, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with." The village chief was also there to rejoice.

"It depends on how they solve it. It's none of our business anyway."

Secretary Chen: "Well, let's listen to the news later and see. We can't block the door forever. I guess we still have to arrest two people as a warning."

The village chief said: "No, arresting two people at this time will only cause public outrage. There are hundreds of people here, so we can only appease them. Let's wait and see and wait for news."

"Fortunately, we called two police officers over, so we don't have to worry."

(End of this chapter)