Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1149: Receiving the Letter of Appointment (To the Leader, Very Cute and Delicious, Extra Update)

By this time, when he slowly walked back, it was almost dusk and not far from dark.

It is a city after all, and although it is very dilapidated everywhere, it is still quite big to walk around. It takes more than an hour to walk home.

After the meeting, they walked out and chatted for a while. They talked for a while and then walked back home. It was 7 o'clock when he got home. His father and others had returned a long time ago and were sitting there eating with their bare chests.

The gate to the courtyard was open, and as soon as he walked in, someone noticed him and started to make a noise, "President Ye is here!"

"Ah, haha, our President Ye is here!"

"President Ye!"

Ye Yaodong couldn't stop laughing, "Have you eaten yet? Today is a good day, how can we not have some wine? I just came back and passed by the store and bought two bottles of soju. Come on, let's celebrate tonight."

"Did it work?" Ye's father looked surprised.

He straightened his clothes, coughed twice, and said seriously: "Please call me President Ye from now on!"

Although it is the deputy, there is no need to add the deputy when shouting!

"Hahaha~ good boy~"

"President Ye, haha, you guys are not wrong."

Ye Yaodong smiled and placed two bottles of white wine on the table, asking them to get bowls to hold the wine.

Drinking can easily cause delays, not to mention that they are all working for him now, and when there is nothing to do, he usually doesn't provide alcohol but only normal meals.

Otherwise, these old drunkards can drink three times a day. What kind of family can provide alcohol every day? They are not here to enjoy themselves, but to work and earn money.

If they wanted to drink, he had no objection, but they had to pay for the drinks themselves. He didn't get paid, and everyone had limited money in their pockets, so he could only drink a few bottles every few days to satisfy his craving.

When I saw him carrying two bottles of white wine and putting them on the table, my eyes lit up.

"Okay, okay, Adong is still generous. Good days should be celebrated."

"Why call me Adong? You should call me President!"

"Haha, President!"

Ye Yaodong also laughed, "It's just a joke, come on, let's celebrate and walk together."

"Good good..."

"Bring honor to our family!" Father Ye took a sip with a red face and put down the bowl. "It's getting dark now. I'll come back early tomorrow afternoon and call home."

"Don't worry. There's no need to rush. You can call again when you're done working. There's no need for such a short time. We haven't gone back yet anyway."

"That's okay too."

"It's a great honor. Just hearing the title of this guild president tells you that he is a high-ranking official."

"No, actually. It's just a social group."

No one quite understood what he said, but they knew he was now the vice president, so they all felt proud and kept toasting him. After a group of people took turns toasting him, he barely ate a few bites of the food, but his face was red from drinking.

He was indeed happy, so he accepted everyone who came.

They were still eating until the lights were turned on. The neighbors were sitting at the doorstep to enjoy the cool air. They would look out the door when they heard the noisy noise coming from their yard.

The two bottles of wine they brought back weighed only two kilograms, which was less than two ounces when shared by 11 people. After they finished drinking, they went to get two more bottles. By the way, they also talked to the neighbors who were sitting at the door to enjoy the cool air, saying that their boss had become the president.

"What kind of official is the president? He sounds like a high-ranking official."

"He's the president of the Fisheries Association. He's in charge of our oceans and seafood products. He's quite impressive."

"Ah! So amazing? He's really accomplished. He became the president at such a young age..."

"Yes, although our boss is young, he is very capable. He is also very capable in our hometown. He is a well-known person in the surrounding area."

After finishing their drinks, the people smiled and said a few proud words, then walked back into the house with floating steps and continued drinking happily.

The atmosphere in the room was lively and the discussions at the door did not stop. Gossip always spreads extremely quickly.

When they came back from sailing the next day, even the people at the dock knew that Ye Yaodong was the vice president of the Fisheries Association. Many people congratulated him with a smile and asked him if he had any connections.

After selling goods for more than half a month, he has become familiar with the people at the dock.

A foreigner could actually become the vice president of their local area. Although I didn't understand what the job was, the title sounded very impressive and seemed very powerful.

Ye Yaodong said a few humble words and only reminded them to weigh themselves quickly. He didn't say anything else, leaving some room for their imagination.

Then within a week, he saw an advertisement in the local newspaper announcing the establishment of a fishery association and recruiting new members.

As he had just arrived and knew he wouldn't be here for long, he didn't subscribe to a newspaper. It was only when he returned to the dock and saw people discussing something, that he borrowed someone's newspaper and took a look. Only then did he realize that it had already been published. His efficiency was quite high.

I thought the newspaper wouldn't be able to typeset the article that quickly, but I didn't expect it to be published in less than a week.

And when he returned home, his family received a letter. When they opened it, they found an honorary letter of appointment with the address and phone number of the association.

He held the letter of appointment in his hand, shook it twice with a smile on his face, and said to everyone: "I didn't expect it to be so formal, even with the office address and phone number. Are you determined to do it properly? Are you going to start standardizing this makeshift gang?"

Everyone stretched their heads to look over and asked, "What's written on it?"

"It appointed me as the vice president of the Fisheries Association and asked me to go and handle the formalities in the near future. I also had to take a photo of myself for my ID and pay the membership fee."

"Ah? They still want you to give them money? They haven't paid you yet, but they still want you to give them money? How does this make sense?" Ye's father was the first to speak out in surprise.

"It's just the way it is. This isn't an official organization, but you can still get paid. I've said it many times before. This is a social organization. If you want to join this association, you have to pay dues. It's not much, so it doesn't matter. How glorious is it to have the title of President Ye? Who needs this little money?"

"Well, you don't need these few dollars anyway, so go and pay it tomorrow morning, and call home while you're at it. You haven't called home in a few days, and they still don't know about this."

"Ah."

By the way, he has to save some money.

It has been almost a month since I came here. Except for the intermittent rain for more than a week, it has been sunny the whole time. It has been quite smooth.

It was also going smoothly at sea. Most fishing boats that could stay near the coast were not as big as his. At most, they would come over to take a look out of curiosity. But when they saw their boat and the many men on it, they would generally avoid it if they could.

It's useless to beat people to death for money that can't be earned. It's harmful rather than beneficial. What's more, there are obviously more people on their ship.

The red tide that occurred some time ago did not spread to the nearshore area, but it has always been there. No large ships have been seen in the town during this period, and the few boats are fishing in the open sea as usual.

I just heard from people at the dock that the harvest was not very good. A lot of fish were affected by the red tide and had to be discarded. The harvest was very average, but if I didn't go out to sea, I would have to keep a boat full of idle people at home.

This didn't affect him, since he didn't go out to sea to trawle anyway.

I have been catching sea urchins for the past month and have earned a little over 1 yuan. Adding the slightly less than 4000 yuan I made on the day when we encountered the red tide, I have earned almost 14000 yuan in total.

After deducting the money for gas and daily meat and vegetable expenses, there is still about 13000 yuan left.

Tomorrow I will take the opportunity to remit 1 yuan back home, and keep 3 yuan on hand. When I return, I have to pay the boat workers their wages.

Father Ye thought for a moment and said, "Today seems to be the 14th day of the lunar calendar, and tomorrow is August 15th. I don't know if the bank will be open for business. We have been working for six or seven days in a row recently. Why don't we take a day off tomorrow and celebrate the festival together? Even if we don't go home, we still have to celebrate the festival."

"Is tomorrow the 15th of August?"

Ye Yaodong was stunned for a moment. He only remembered that today was the 28th in the Gregorian calendar. He didn't really think that tomorrow was August th. There was no calendar at home, so they could only remember it day by day, or take a look when they went to the store to buy cigarettes.

I have been at sea day after day and have not really remembered what time it is today in the lunar calendar.

"It's the fifteenth day of the eighth month. I remembered it a few days ago, but I forgot it in the past two days. I just remembered it when I heard the vendors shouting to sell mooncakes."

"Okay, then let's all take a day off tomorrow. Mid-Autumn Festival is also a big festival. It's fine if we don't go home to celebrate the festival, but we can't be asked to work outside. Let's go buy some good food tomorrow morning, and buy a big local mooncake, and we can celebrate the festival together."

Everyone immediately cheered with joy and smiled.

It’s not that no one remembers the Mid-Autumn Festival, it’s just that they don’t have the courage to mention it. It’s better if Ye’s father says it.

Ye Yaodong added: "It's great to receive this offer letter just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'm pretty lucky. Let's go make the call together tomorrow. Even if the person hasn't returned yet, you have to call back. I was really busy and forgot. Fortunately, my father remembered, otherwise, everyone would have missed the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Haha, it's normal to forget. It's nothing special to celebrate it every year."

"But we still have to celebrate the festivals that should be celebrated. There are not festivals every month in the year. There are only a few important festivals, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day and Chinese New Year. These are the six major festivals."

After that, he said to his father, "These units will probably not be working tomorrow, so you guys can go on as usual the day after tomorrow, and I will continue to rest for another day and finish what needs to be done."

"Have you ever thought about when we're going to go back?"

"I originally planned to go back around National Day, and it would be best if I could go back during the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the fishing situation is pretty good now, and the weather hasn't turned cold yet. The weather has been good recently, and it's quite suitable for going in the water. It would be a pity to go back now. I can still earn some money in a day."

"Besides, this fishery association has just been established, so I can't just leave like that. I should stay for a while longer and wait until the weather turns cooler and it's not suitable to go in the water. Then I can go back. I guess it will be cold in less than a month."

Father Ye thought for a moment and said, "It's probably cold in mid-to-late October. There are fewer jellyfish on the sea surface recently, which means it's getting colder recently."

"Well, that's equivalent to staying for another half a month."

He looked at everyone, "You all have no objection, right? Let's stay for another half a month. Is anyone in a hurry to go back?"

The older ones waved their hands quickly, "No, no, it's okay to stay for another half a month. We are workers who earn money and don't care about holidays. As long as we can make money, it's good. It's better to stay longer."

"Yes, it's not easy to find a job with such a high salary. Adong, you guys can stay as long as you need. If everyone has no objection, it's better to have work to do."

The others nodded.

It's 4 to 5 yuan a day, which is 6 to 5 yuan for half a month. Who would be willing to leave here if you can eat and drink well and don't have to do heavy work?

"Okay, if you don't mind, then we'll stay for another half a month. When the weather gets colder and it's not suitable for swimming, we'll go back. Let's call home together tomorrow to let them know. I guess everyone at home thinks we'll be back home around the Mid-Autumn Festival, so they'll probably be waiting for us."

"it is good."

After dinner, Ye Yaodong got together with his father to chat in private.

"I forgot about the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have a day off tomorrow, so I'll go buy some cigarettes and alcohol for Director Zeng. We have to show our appreciation for the festival."

He also got to know a high-ranking official here, so he had to protect him.

"It's my duty. It's a pity that we didn't go fishing, otherwise we could have prepared some seafood..."

"Forget about this. Just give some as a daily gift. For the holidays, it's better to give something presentable."

"Oh, then you can figure it out yourself. You know a lot."

"Well, I just don't know where to live. I'll ask around tomorrow. There's always someone on duty at the police station. I'll go ask tomorrow first."

Father Ye hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Do you want to give the boatmen some red envelopes for the festival?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his father in confusion, "Why do I feel like you're becoming more and more generous? Do you want a red envelope?"

(End of this chapter)