Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1147 Upgraded

Zeng Weimin breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"It's just a big fish, but they made such a fuss and attracted such a large group of people. The rumors are really terrible."

Ye Yaodong smiled awkwardly and explained, "There are no tractors at the dock at this time. We can only carry it here. Otherwise, if we just use a tractor to pull it here, it won't attract so many people."

This is indeed the case. Many fishing boats go out to sea in the morning or at night and do not come back until the afternoon or evening. At this time, the tractors go to other places to transport goods, other docks, or to carry people. There are hardly any people at the dock over there.

"Okay, just send the people away. As for this fish... should we carry it inside first? Otherwise, if we leave it in the sun, it might get damaged."

"I haven't contacted the research institute in advance, so I don't know whether I want this fish..."

……

Ye Yaodong didn't know who these people were talking. Some spoke the local dialect and some spoke Mandarin. He just stood aside quietly, like a minion.

They talked back and forth for a while and finally decided to carry the fish to the Coast Guard station first, put it there and sprinkle some ice on it, and ask the people from the Ocean Bureau to call the research institute to come and take a look and take the fish away.

Ye Yaodong also asked several of his workers to help carry all the fish in. After finishing these tasks, everyone else went off work in twos and threes, and only Zeng Weimin stayed behind.

He said to Ye Yaodong: "Your donation is free, there is no reward or anything..."

"I understand. I know. It couldn't be sold anyway."

Zeng Weimin nodded. "Well, everyone must be tired after all this running around. You can go back and have dinner first. The association's affairs won't be finalized so quickly. I'll tell you when they're finalized in ten days or half a month."

"Okay, okay, thank you."

Ye Yaodong hesitated for a moment and said, "After the research on this fish is finished, will it be made into a specimen?"

"should be."

"If it's made into a specimen, its origin must be clearly stated. Can my name be put on it? Haha..."

Zeng Weimin also smiled and said, "I will tell you when the time comes. I will definitely write down the origin. But if you don't tell me, I will probably write that it was donated by local fishermen on a certain date in a certain year."

"I knew this would happen, so I asked. Haha, after all, it was hard work to salvage it, and it's worth it to leave a name behind."

"Ask then."

"Okay, sorry for the trouble. We'll go back first so as not to delay the leader from getting off work. It's already past twelve o'clock, and it's long past the end of get off work time."

He nodded.

Ye Yaodong went out first with a group of people.

Fortunately, there were still two people left at home to look after the house. When they returned home sweating profusely, they could have food to eat immediately instead of waiting to go hungry.

While eating, everyone was discussing the gossip about the local citizens and complaining about how the rumors had changed so much and were really spreading nonsense.

"Finally, we have done it. We have been out in the sun all the way. It is terribly hot. Let's take a good rest in the afternoon and check on the progress of the nets in the evening. If they are not fully mended, we can borrow a cart to bring the nets back and let the two women mend them in our yard tomorrow, so as not to delay going out to sea tomorrow."

Father Ye hesitated for a moment. "If we ask those two women to come to our yard to mend the nets, I guess they won't be happy about it. There are more than a dozen men in this room. If those two women come to our yard to mend the nets, they will probably be worried about being pointed at."

That's true. It would be fine if there were women here, but they are all men, and they are all from other places. If two women come here, they will probably be scared.

The fishing net is too big. If I were to mend it at the doorstep, most of the road would be occupied, affecting the passage of vehicles. I would be scolded, after all, it is a house facing the street.

Going to the boat to mend the nets was fine, in broad daylight, and everyone could see that they were working seriously.

"Forget it then. If we can't fix it today, let them continue to fix it on the boat tomorrow, and we can have one more day to rest. When we were selling goods yesterday, we heard the locals say that they couldn't go very deep and didn't see any sea urchins at all. Let's take one more day tomorrow. They've probably tried everything and given up, so it won't affect us by then."

"I'm just afraid that someone will not be happy with us..."

"What are you afraid of? After all, it's still the jellyfish season. They all have to make as much money as possible before the season ends. They don't have time to care about us, and we can't bring them any benefits. When the season is about to end, we will probably be done too. Everything will work out when the time comes."

"Ok."

Father Ye didn't say much.

After dinner, everyone took a shower and then went to sleep and had a good rest for half a day.

The next day, the fishing net had not been repaired yet, so we rested for another day.

Ye Yaodong also took advantage of his free time to make a phone call. The boatmen went together to make the call yesterday morning, but he still hadn't found the time.

Today is the sixth day of going out.

Only his father took the time to call home to report his safety the day after he came to Zhejiang Province, and the workers also called home together yesterday. He was the busiest one, and was busy all the time.

Taking advantage of the free time today and having enough rest, he also called home.

As soon as Lin Xiuqing answered his call, the first thing she said was to insult him.

"I thought you bought a house over there and remarried, so you didn't call me anymore."

"Nonsense, I only have one wife."

"That means they are lovers."

"Nonsense, with more than a dozen men around me, how can I find a woman for myself? If I want to find one, I have to arrange one for each of them, otherwise I will be exposed. I just found a woman, and within half a day, there will be a phone call back to the village."

Ye's mother's distant scolding came from the other end of the line, "Your father is an old man, and if you find him a woman, he will be in the coffin with just one foot."

"Hehe, I'm telling you it's not that you don't have any dirty thoughts, it's just that there are so many people around you that it's inconvenient."

"You fucking bastard..." Ye Yaodong cursed speechlessly, "Don't talk nonsense. Once it gets out, it will be like I took them to find women. I'm not here to work and make money. I've just been a little busy these past two days, with things happening one after another."

"Then how come you have time to call me today?"

"The fishing net was damaged by a big fish. It's not convenient to invite people to come to my house, so I asked them to go to the fishing boat to repair it. So today is a rare day for me to be free."

Lin Xiuqing finally spoke properly and asked about the recent situation. Ye Yaodong also reported the situation to her.

"I'm busy as a top and I don't get enough sleep, and you still think I'm going to find a woman."

"Dad, it's okay. You find an aunt and I'll find an uncle for mom. One for grandma, one for mom, and one for me..."

The sudden sound of childish words made him dumbfounded, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

There were also several laughs and scoldings coming from the other end of the phone.

"You are so filial. After being filial, you don't forget to find one for yourself."

"I haven't finished yet... I want to talk to Dad on the phone..." Ye Xiaoxi held the phone tightly, not letting Lin Xiuqing take it away.

Lin Xiuqing's voice also came from inside, "What are you talking about? You are talking nonsense."

"Dad, you have to make money, eat well, sleep well, and buy me gifts when you come back."

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it if you behave yourself."

Ye Xiaoxi nodded heavily while holding the phone, "Yes, I have..."

"What a good girl! Yangyang went to the mountain to herd sheep yesterday, and she secretly followed him to play. I looked for her everywhere, all over the village, but couldn't find her. I was almost going crazy. At lunchtime, Yangyang came back crying and said her sister was missing. Then I realized that they had gone to the mountain together."

"Didn't he go to the mountain with me? Why did he disappear?"

"She climbed trees and stole pears from other people. When she got tired, she fell asleep in the bushes. Yangyang looked for her everywhere, calling her everywhere. When she couldn't find her, she got scared and ran back to tell me. When I was about to run to the mountain to look for her, someone had already brought her back. They said she had fallen asleep with several pears in her arms."

Now, Ye Yaodong couldn't say that she was obedient.

"Then I wanted to compensate them, but they said it was not necessary, as such a young child was ignorant. Forget it, they didn't lose anything. I simply bought two kilograms of Chai Pear later. Those two gave me a good beating yesterday."

"So you wanted to vent your anger on me as soon as you answered the phone today! I was wondering why you sounded like you had eaten dynamite when you answered the phone. You really take your anger out on me."

"No way."

"This damn girl is so naughty. The older she gets, the more she can run. She even sneaked up the mountain and climbed a tree. She really needs a beating."

Ye Xiaoxi shouted on the other end of the phone, "No."

He has a pretty thick skin. He was beaten yesterday, but he's full of energy again today, shouting loudly, and has no awareness of being a good person.

Ye's mother was also on the other end of the phone and asked, "Where's your father? Did he come out with you to call?"

"No, it's too hot. He said I should just call to let him know I'm safe. He called a few days ago anyway, so he didn't come with me."

"You old fool, who wouldn't be hot? I'm hot too..."

Ye Yaodong listened to his mother nagging and scolding his father, and then asked him a few questions out of concern before returning the phone to Lin Xiuqing.

He didn't talk for long. He just asked about my recent situation and said he would call me back in a few days when he had sent money back. Then he hung up.

All the way home, he had a smile on his face. His family was his motivation.

After the fishing net was repaired in the evening, he paid the workers and took his men out to sea to catch sea urchins the next day.

It was only the beginning of September, and as we sailed on the sea, we saw jellyfish floating intermittently, and the surrounding fishing boats were chasing any jellyfish they could see.

He stood on the wheelhouse with a telescope and looked around, thinking that just by looking for jellyfish on the sea every day, those small boats could probably make a good income during this period, at least a few dozen dollars a day, which was much better than the work of ordinary people.

When they were getting close to the trench, he used the telescope to see that it was still empty there, with only two fishing boats sailing quickly in the opposite direction of the trench. They must have really salvaged all the fish.

He went out to sea at 5 o'clock, and when he arrived it was only 7 o'clock, there was nothing left. The salvage was indeed too clean.

That's just right, it makes it easier for them to catch sea urchins.

When they arrived at the destination, they went into the water as soon as possible according to the combinations arranged in the previous days, and tried to go into the water as many times as possible within the limited time.

Although it is not advisable to go into the water too many times a day, it is only for a short period of a few days and not for a long time. As long as your body can bear it and you don't feel uncomfortable, it is okay to go into the water a few more times.

Before Ye Yaodong left, he left 5 yuan for them to buy meat. They were provided with delicious food and drink every day. After just a few days out, he felt that everyone's face looked rosier than when they were at home.

We salvaged the fish all day today and a few boats came to take a look. They were probably unwilling to give up and wanted to see if there were any more jellyfish. However, after looking at them, they immediately left.

There were also those who were curious and stopped to look for a while, but those who went into the water did not come out that quickly. After staying for a while and not seeing anything, they turned around and left. A few more minutes of delay might mean losing a few cents.

The salvaging went smoothly for the day, and today's harvest was a little more than the previous few days.

After returning to the shore, he sold it to the same person as usual. Today he salvaged 2865 kilograms and sold it for 630 yuan, which was another large sum of money.

Although it cannot be compared with the huge profit made the day before yesterday, it is already a big profit compared to the Dongsheng's normal day of dragging the net. Compared with those who are fishing for jellyfish at sea, they earn even more.

Although a few hundred dollars is a lot, looking at his boat, the locals think it is reasonable that he earns more than their small boat. After all, such a big boat consumes a lot of fuel and labor, and the cost is several times higher than that of a small boat.

When someone was discussing something, someone else also used this sentence to refute it.

As long as it's not eye-popping and sold for several thousand dollars at one time, it's not too eye-catching if he sells it for five or six hundred dollars.

He has earned 7 yuan in just 6000 days, which is quite fast.

The next few days were very peaceful, but it started to rain after just a few days of work, so they had to stop working and rest. They could only work again after the rain stopped and the sun came out.

But after the rain stopped, it became cloudy again. They tried to go out to sea once, but had to return empty-handed.

Because it was cloudy and the sky was gloomy, the visibility underwater was too low. The trench was originally a dark trench, and without good weather, you couldn't see anything below and couldn't salvage anything, so visibility was very important.

After a week of intermittent operations, they resumed salvaging as normal.

But when Ye Yaodong came back that day, the boatman who stayed at home told him that someone from the Coast Guard came to look for him in the afternoon and asked him to come back.

"Didn't you say I would have to be back in the evening?"

"He said if you come back late and they're off work, then you can go there tomorrow morning."

"Oh."

Father Ye was a little nervous. "Why did the Coast Guard come to you? We haven't done anything recently?"

Once bitten, twice shy.

After being taken to the police station, when he heard the police department looking for him, his legs began to tremble, fearing that something bad would happen to him again.

"No, I didn't do anything. I'll go check it out tomorrow. I wonder if the matter with the Jellyfish Association has been finalized, so they asked me to come over."

Father Ye heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. "They are calling you to be an official. That's a good thing. I thought they were going to talk to us about some trouble again."

"With Director Zeng here, there won't be any major trouble."

"It's a good feeling to have someone to support me wherever I go. At least I don't have to worry about being at a disadvantage because I'm an outsider."

"I am a person with great luck."

"Don't be so confident..."

This is the fact. Ye Yaodong feels that he must have great luck and everything he does will go smoothly in this life.

He was not so confident at the beginning, thinking that he was extremely lucky to be reborn. However, the smooth sailing in the next two years made him firmly believe that he was a man with great luck, and he might even be a good man for ten lifetimes.

He changed the subject, "Then I won't go out to sea with you tomorrow morning. Dad, you take them out to sea. I'll go to the Coast Guard tomorrow to see if they're talking about the association."

"Okay, one less person means one less person."

Ye Yaodong’s guess was not wrong.

The next morning after receiving the notice, he waited until working hours to go to the Coast Guard Bureau. Then Zeng Weimin told him that after several days of discussion, no jellyfish association was established, but a fishery association was established, and the jellyfish sub-item was also included in the fishery association.

It took him a moment to realize that the vice-president position he had secured was gone.
The bragging is so exaggerated that it has spread out.

"Get ready. There will be a meeting tomorrow afternoon at around 2 o'clock. The meeting will be held at the Ocean Bureau. You must remember to go and give your name. Here is a document charter. Take a look. As the vice president, you will have to stand up and say a few words."

"what?"

"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Let me tell you, this Fishery Association covers a lot of things. It's not like the Jellyfish Association you mentioned at the beginning, which only manages the fishing, production and distribution of jellyfish. This Fishery Association now covers the entire fishery industry."

"You are from another place, so let me help you argue that there should be no discrimination based on region. I am also from another place, so can I also come here to work? What's more, you bought a house here, so you are also a local. It's just a title."

"You donated such a big fish to the research institute a few days ago, which was a bit of a show of face. The research institute was also very happy to have such a research material. They all praised you for being aware and stumbling upon it by accident."

"Having an outsider here can help integrate fishermen from all over the world. Our pier is not only used by local fishing boats, but also by fishing boats from other places. After all, Vancouver is close to Fujian Province, so this can also serve as a publicity tool. We don't discriminate against outsiders."

He was silent for a moment. "Although they do discriminate against outsiders who don't speak the local dialect, they still have to show their attitude. That is to say, I was the first to bring it up after you reminded me, so I can still say a few words. Otherwise, I would have no chance to speak."

Ye Yaodong was so happy that he forgot to be happy. After hearing this, he thought that it was probably because it was just in the early stages of its establishment and these people didn’t know anything and were just messing around, so they didn’t care too much.

This local fishery association is not comparable to a small jellyfish association. This social group is very representative.

What’s more, he is the vice president!

He was really confused. The China Fisheries Association had not even been established yet, but was disturbed by his super strong consciousness. Now the local fisheries association had been established first?

After Ye Yaodong digested the news and came to his senses, he bowed deeply to his leader.

"Thank you, leader. I am a foreigner. Although I bought a house here, I cannot speak the local dialect and will definitely be discriminated against. However, it is an honor to be listed here. I am just an ordinary fisherman. It is really a blessing to meet you."

"Xenophobia is very serious here. The master can only lead you to the door, but the practice depends on yourself. You have to figure out what to do next. To tell you the truth, I am also excluded."

"Haha, leaders should try to learn to speak the local dialect so that they won't be excluded."

He nodded and said, "That is indeed a method. Only by sharing a common language can we better integrate into the local community."

In fact, there is another way, but it is not suitable for Zeng Weimin, but more suitable for him. That is to become a local entrepreneur. As long as you have money, who will not respect you?
However, he didn't dare to think about it, as he just had a little extra money now.

What's more, if you dare to become an entrepreneur now, others will immediately bankrupt you.

Now that you are so rich, donate some money to build bridges and roads; now that you are so rich, donate some money to build schools and hospitals; now that you are so rich, donate some money to support local construction...

If you want to become a famous local entrepreneur, you have to wait a few years until the overall environment improves.

Ultimately, you still have to learn the local dialect first and try not to be excluded.

"So... is my position as vice president now a done deal?"

"It's not certain yet. Now we have only registered. We still have to make a speech after the meeting tomorrow afternoon. Once your name is on the list, it will be finalized."

"Got it. I'll go back and prepare my speech for the meeting."

"It's best to publish all the suggestions you have in mind, especially the jellyfish association you mentioned earlier. You should mention this related issue specifically, and it's best to mention some useful contacts."

"Ok."

He is sure about this, and he knows quite a lot about it, especially about the follow-up development. He can propose a jellyfish farming plan, build a jellyfish town locally, and vigorously promote farming. That will probably be enough.

After all, we now rely entirely on the original ecological resources of the ocean, and no one is thinking about aquaculture. If we had advocated it earlier, he would have made a contribution if we could develop in this direction in the future.

As for whether anyone would listen to what he said, that was not his concern.

Anyway, as long as he is the first one to propose it, it will be enough. Looking back later, it can only be said that he has foresight and vision.

After Ye Yaodong discussed with his leader what he would say, he took a list and went back.

On the way back, he was thinking that if he really became the vice president of the fishery association here, he would have to come here often every year, at least during the flood season, and it would be best if he could do something locally.

Alas... this person is too lucky but also a bit troublesome, he sets up a stall wherever he goes, it's a sweet burden.

I originally thought that I could just come here and earn some money for a few months every year, but now I think I should run something here.

As he walked, he would pick up the list from time to time and look at it. After looking at it, his mind would start to run wild. He even thought of people respectfully calling him President Ye, Mr. Ye, or Chairman Ye in the future.

In the past, he only fantasized about people calling him Shipping King Dong, but now his fantasy is more advanced.

It’s still broad daylight, so stop dreaming. He quickly shook his head and walked back quickly with the list.

As soon as he got home, he immediately picked up paper and pen and started writing non-stop. The boatmen couldn't help but come over to look at him.

"Adong, what are you writing? It's like my kid writing an essay."

"Don't make a fuss, just do your own thing and leave me alone."

He was in high spirits, already fantasizing about doing something big, and had a strong desire to express himself, so he wanted to write down everything he thought of.

Everyone looked at each other, but really couldn't understand what he was writing. Those who stayed at home were all elderly and could only write their own names at most.

He was the boss, and he told them to stop making noise, so they could only refrain from disturbing him.

It's just that everyone was really curious. From the time he came back until lunch, Ye Yaodong sat there writing non-stop. Those who didn't know him would have thought he was some kind of intellectual. Everyone...

It was only during lunch that everyone saw him stop and asked him a few questions.

"The people from the Coast Guard asked you to come over today yesterday. Is there something going on?"

Ye Yaodong grinned, "The city is going to set up a fishery association, not a jellyfish association. I have been nominated as the vice president. There will be a meeting at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon where I will be asked to make a speech, so I am just preparing."

"Ah? Why did it change?"

"Which one is bigger, the Fisheries Association or the Jellyfish Association?"

"Silly, of course it's the Fishery Association. As soon as you hear the Fishery Association, you know it represents the entire fishery industry. It's just a newly formed organization, and it's still a makeshift team, so it's not so particular, and I can still get some benefits. However, I can only be your boss in name only, but that's enough."

Ye Yaodong smiled happily.

“Is that a higher official?”

"Not that I've said it all. We're just a makeshift team right now, and I don't know if we'll be kicked out in the future. But we're still veterans anyway!"

"It sounds very impressive. It's amazing that you, a foreigner, can come here and become the president. That's amazing. That's awesome."

"Deputy, deputy, they said there will be five deputies, don't be too happy too soon."

Having said that, his smile is brighter than anyone else's.

"Then Adong, now that you are the president, do you have to live here?"

"No, didn't I tell you that? I'm just putting my name on the list. In fact, I'm just trying to give face to the leaders. They are just balancing all parties. There must be leaders from other places as well as local leaders in various departments. They, as officials, must also need to balance all aspects."

"Maybe I am the product of their balance. What does it matter if I am there or not? It just sounds good to me."

Everyone was confused by what he said and didn't understand what he was talking about. They felt like they understood it, but also felt like they didn't. Anyway, it sounded very profound!
After all, when it comes to officials, it is impossible for ordinary people to understand them.

There was an involuntary gleam of envy in everyone's eyes.

"You are really going to be a high-ranking official!"

(End of this chapter)