Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Father Pei had already taken a break a week ago. His boat was really big and consumed a lot of fuel. He simply couldn't make ends meet just by catching jellyfish in such a scattered way.

Moreover, he had to pay Ye Yaodong a subsidy for his delivery. Even after Haigou wasted money, Ye Yaodong asked him to only pay 30 yuan, which would be used as a subsidy for his round trip gas.

However, the labor expenditure on his ship is also a daily amount.

Earning only enough money for gas and wages is worse than not earning at all.

It would be more comfortable to lie there and rest, relying on my son to earn agency fees.

He had also been looking forward to going back as soon as possible, but he had to go with the large army anyway, and Aguang was still working as an intermediary there. This was profitable, so he could wait.

It only costs 20 yuan a day to support those workers, but the agency earns more than that. It is treated as a holiday for them. This period of time is indeed hard, they are always at sea and in other places.

Take advantage of the opportunity to stroll around the town before going back. Buy the specialties you need to take home in advance and relax for a few days.

In fact, Ye Yaodong was not willing to go back early. No one else had to earn anything, but he did, and he earned a lot.

If I had gone back one day earlier, I would have lost 400 yuan.

But he couldn't ignore the opinions of so many people. If hundreds of people were eager to go back, he would have no choice but to follow them, otherwise they would all leave. If only his two boats were left, the road would not be safe.

After all, he has indeed made a lot more money in the past two months. If everyone leaves and there are only a dozen or so people in his two boats, there is no guarantee that he will be targeted, and he might be surrounded before he even leaves the pier. .

A gun is of no use, money and silk are attractive to people, and if you want money rather than your life, there are many people who are willing to take risks.

This period of peace was due to their large numbers, and they boldly showed off their guns in public, so no one dared to provoke them.

Wait until there are only a dozen of him left to try!
I'm sure all the bones and scraps will be chewed.

On the night of the 26th, everyone came back from selling their goods and did not bother to take a shower or eat. A dozen ship bosses, old and young, came over shirtless to discuss, hoping that it would be best to go back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

"Going back one day earlier will save you more wages. One person costs three yuan a day. If we hire three or four people on the ship, it will cost more than ten yuan to spend a day here."

"We are not local, nor do we have small wooden boats. We don't need any expenses. We can earn as much as we fish every day. We have a lot of expenses every day. Now we can only cover our expenses by fishing, and we can't make much money."

"And it's been out for so long, it's been exactly two months. It came out on the 25th last month."

"Yes, I've been out for so long. It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. If I go back early, I can still rest for two days."

"A Dong, Ye Laosan, I know that you have been earning a lot more every day because of collecting sea urchins recently, so you will definitely be reluctant to go back. Otherwise, we will go back first. You will catch almost everything later, so you can go back. Anyway, you are familiar with the business. You are familiar with the road and don’t need anyone to guide you.”

Ye Yaodong immediately objected, "That won't work. We all came out together, so of course we went back together. Since there are fewer and fewer jellyfish, we outsiders are at a disadvantage. If you want to go back early, then go back."

Stop early and give the locals a few more sips of soup.

We have plundered so many resources here and made so much money. If we can escape unscathed, it would be better to leave as soon as possible.

The remaining scattered jellyfish are left to the locals to catch. It seems that they can still catch a lot of jellyfish. They sell them for 30 to [-] yuan a day, which is a lot for them. They are all making a profit, which is better than what they do if they open a business. Small wooden boats set nets along the coast.

Father Ye said regretfully: "Then you won't go to sea tomorrow?"

"We can still earn a little, but others earn less. We are afraid that if we go to sea tomorrow, the gains will outweigh the losses."

"Yeah, I've made enough in the past two months anyway, and I don't miss this day and a half. Let's go back early, right? It's been two months since we came out, and there aren't that many goods now. Everyone probably wants to go back."

Father Ye looked at everyone, "Then let's take a day off tomorrow and let's go shopping. We will set off early at two o'clock the day after tomorrow. We should be able to get home before dawn."

"Also."

"I have no opinion."

"I don't mind either."

It is appropriate to set aside a day for everyone to go shopping, buy some specialties, and buy some things for the family. Although everyone feels a little disappointed when they hear that they are going home, it is not less than a day and a half.

Ye Yaodong also said: "Then let's all stop working together tomorrow, go shopping, take a day off, and set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow. When we get back, will we pay everyone the two months' wages?"

Father Pei agreed wholeheartedly, "When we get back to work, they have become addicted to gambling recently. They haven't gone out these days when we have a break. They just stay in the house and gamble money from morning to night."

"Yes, I gamble every night when I have nothing to do. I heard that some of them still owe a lot, and it will definitely be hard to explain when they go back."

"Originally, I was worried that they would owe too much due to gambling and their pockets would be empty. It would be hard to explain when they go back."

"Then we will send them a red envelope later tonight? Will we send the wages to their homes after they get home?"

"How many red envelopes will be given out?"

"Last year they were given 20 yuan, so let's pay 20 yuan this year too. Including two months' wages, it's exactly 200 yuan. There are also wages for the next two days. Even if you don't work, you have to give it to them." Father Ye calculated truthfully.

"When I go back later, I will give each of them a 20-yuan red envelope. I can use it to buy souvenirs for them to take home tomorrow. Each pocket is cleaner than their face, and some of them still owe a lot, and I don’t know where they won the money. Went. If we don’t give them a red envelope, their pockets will be empty and they won’t dare to go out on the streets.”

"Okay, then it's settled."

This year, everyone has made a lot of money, and they have brought out a lot of people. There is a trench there, and it does not stop from morning to night. The net income of [-] yuan in these two months is considered the least.

Ye Yaodong himself has lost count of how much money he has remitted back. There have been so many times. Sometimes he has enough money to save three, four, five or six thousand. As soon as they call him to remit money, he will go, or if it rains, he will take a break. Yes, you can remit as much as you have on hand.

There are too many times, and the amounts are not uniform. There is no way to calculate them one by one.

He only made a rough estimate. Adding in the money from selling sea urchins in the past half month, his two boats should be worth more than 3 to less than [-]. The daily fuel cost is also deducted.

As for wages, ten workers are given RMB 22 per salary plus red envelopes, which is only RMB 4. Four people working in the water add an additional two RMB subsidy every day, which is RMB 88 for eleven days, or RMB [-] for four people.

Therefore, the labor expenditure is only 2088.

(I’m really bad at math. Fortunately, everyone is good at math and helped me correct it...laughing and crying)
Ye Yaodong mentally reviewed the wages paid, and instantly felt that this consecutive number was great!
After all the boat bosses left, the father and son immediately went to prepare red envelopes.

While the workers have almost finished taking a shower, give them to them during meal time to make them happy.

Ye Yaodong was counting the money and suddenly said: "We are leaving the day after tomorrow. Do we need to tell Chen Jianian?"

"If you want, come out together. We are leaving. We have to go over and say hello. It doesn't matter whether they leave or not. Anyway, we have to let them know."

"Then you can tell me later."

"Why don't you go?"

"I'm embarrassed."

"Then I would be embarrassed too."

"It doesn't matter. You are not embarrassed. The only one who is embarrassed is others. You are old and have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. You can just laugh and get over it."

It's one thing to meet someone on the street and say hello with a smile, but it's another thing to go out of your way to talk to someone.

He is thin-skinned!

"You're not embarrassed and I'm not embarrassed, you can say it yourself." Father Ye was stunned by him.

"I'm not free. I have to talk to Aguang later. I have to say goodbye to Yang Guoan tomorrow. We need to discuss what to give them."

This was a serious matter. Father Ye frowned and glared at him, taking it as acquiescence.

Ye Yaodong continued to count the money. For convenience and thickness, he prepared only cents plus one and two yuan notes for them.

He praised himself for his thoughtfulness.

He had already sent back the big reunion, and he only had what he had sold in the past two days. He had a lot of change, which he usually didn't spend when he didn't go out, so he just used it to give out red envelopes.

After he finished counting, he asked his father to wrap each piece in red paper to make it look more beautiful.

During the meal, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the father and son walking over holding a lot of long strips wrapped in red paper.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and said to everyone: "You have worked hard these past two months for following us so far. We have just discussed with the bosses of other ships that we will not go to sea starting tomorrow. We will have a day off and wait until two o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow." Let’s set off home.”

Everyone was instantly excited and in an uproar.

"Is this going back?"

"Ah, why did you just go back?"

"Will you go back early the day after tomorrow?"

"It's good to go back. I've been out for so long and it's almost time to go back..."

"But there are still so many sea urchins in the trench. Wouldn't it be a pity to go back now? We can sell them for a lot of money in one day..."

"There is nothing we can do. Everyone else is in a hurry to go back. We have to follow the big group and go together. We can't be left alone." Ye Yaodong explained to them the dangers of staying behind.

The others were speechless now.

You can't risk your life just for the extra few hundred dollars you earn every day.

"Then it's better to go back with everyone."

Everyone nodded.

"It's better to go back together early. We've been out for a long enough time. It didn't last that long last year."

"So I have a day off tomorrow and let you go out for a serious stroll." He raised the red envelope on his hand again, "Each person has a red envelope, which is just right for shopping and taking home."

"As for the wages for two months and two days, I will pay them to you when you get home. The savings will be gone once you get them. It won't be easy to explain when you get back."

"Haha... you understand us so well..."

"That's right. It's normal for a grown man to be unable to save money. There are too many temptations, and of course there are many places to spend money."

They are from the same village, no one is afraid of him running away, and no one is urging him to get married.

Ye Yaodong and his father handed the red envelopes to them one by one. They were so happy that they didn't even bother to eat and quickly reached out to take them.

A thick stack of mao bills plus one yuan and two yuan. It feels very weighty and thick when you hold it in your hand.

Everyone was shirtless just after taking a shower. Wearing only a pair of boxer briefs, there was no room to dress up, so they put them all on the table, with bright smiles on their faces.

In the past two months, when we receive the money, everyone is the happiest and most excited because they can go home soon.

"Come, come, have a meal, go to bed early after eating, refresh yourself, have a day off tomorrow, and leave in the early morning of the day after tomorrow."

"Eat, eat, eat..."

Everyone was in a great mood, chatting endlessly during the meal, and the atmosphere was lively.

There are limited stools in the room, so they all stand up when eating, which is convenient for everyone to pick up food.

The same goes for other houses. After receiving the red envelopes, everyone was as happy as during the Chinese New Year.

After dinner, Ye Yaodong went to find A Guang and the others, and the two of them bumped into each other.

"What a coincidence, I happened to be looking for you."

"I'm about to find you too."

A Guang instinctively reached out to hook Ye Yaodong's shoulder, but found that he had to stand on tiptoes, so he immediately pulled back.

"Why are you so tall when you're riding a horse? You can't even reach it. It would be easier for me to rest on other people's shoulders."

"Then it's easy for me to pick you up," he said, holding A Guang's shoulder and walking towards him, "Go to my place, my wife isn't here."

Ah Guang: "???"

His face was blank and blank.

"What do you want from me?"

Ah Guang couldn't think about the meaning of his words. He was distracted and said, "Oh, let's talk to you about saying goodbye to Yang Guoan tomorrow. By the way, we can discuss buying something for someone as a thank you gift. Then we can go out together and give the factory a shout. Call me, don’t come to collect the goods tomorrow.”

He immediately stopped and said, "If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have to go to my place, just walk out."

"I made a temporary decision to go back the day after tomorrow. I didn't tell Uncle Yang in advance, and I didn't call Uncle Yang in advance. There is no place to call now. I have to go to the Public Security Bureau to make a call."

"We don't want to give too little notice tomorrow, and others will be blinded. If a bunch of workers are waiting for our goods, but we let them go, it will be a sin."

"Oh, it turns out you came here to embolden your courage."

"Let's go, I have all the cigarettes in my pocket."

I was confused by his words just now, and I forgot for a moment that I should have called him out instead of being lured to his rental house.The two went to the Public Security Bureau arm in arm. Many policemen in the Public Security Bureau were also familiar with them. After all, Yang Guoan ran to the dock almost every three days last month and actively solved their troubles.

They wanted to use the phone, and the police officer on duty was very talkative, so they let them call.

After calling to inform them, they said goodbye and hung up the phone with Uncle Yang's regretful words.

"Are you leaving now?" the middle-aged man on duty asked curiously.

"It's been two months since I came out, and it's time to go back."

"Isn't the flood season over yet? Last year, it was more than October..."

"We are anxious to go back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. We cannot be outside during the Mid-Autumn Festival. When we called, our family members kept telling us to go back during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so we thought we would leave the day after tomorrow."

The middle-aged police officer nodded in agreement, "That's right, you can't go outside during the festival, it's still the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Then we'll leave first. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance!"

A Guang's two packs of cigarettes had been given to him long before he made the call.

After coming out, he immediately asked: "What should I give to Yang Guoan tomorrow?"

"Send money!"

"Isn't it too direct?"

"What's direct? Everything is bought with money. It's more practical to give money directly. You don't know what people are short of. Most people prefer to receive money."

Aguang thought what he said made sense.

"Then there's also a red envelope wrapped in red paper?"

"Okay, wrap it in red paper to make it look better, and give it a red envelope. By the way, if it's the flood season next year, I'll let you know and leave a number for them. You can write it directly on the red envelope."

"It doesn't matter during the flood season. It's better to ask Uncle Yang to ask Yang Guoan. The factory has started processing and producing, which means the flood season is coming. Anyway, I have Uncle Yang's number. I can just call Uncle Yang in advance and ask Uncle Yang. "

"That's okay, then you can give him a smaller red envelope, just show your kindness. Anyway, you also gave him half of the profit during this period, and gave him 100 yuan every few days, which is much better than his salary. "

"Then I'll give you 200 yuan and treat it as a way to maintain the relationship next year."

"That's okay, it's not a lot."

The two walked back, muttering all the way, and settled the matter.

Everything must have a beginning and an end, and relationships must also have a beginning and an end, so that they can continue to connect next year.

They each went back to their respective homes, and the workers were sitting at the door chatting happily. It was rare that they were not seen gambling today.

Ye Yaodong squatted down next to his father, discussed it with his father, and agreed to give the workers a holiday, so they would not have to ask them to work tomorrow. The father and son could just go to sea early in the morning and collect their net bags.

You can't just throw things into the sea. You can use them after buying them for a few dollars. They are good for drying fish. Maybe they can be brought out for use next year.

It is normal for this kind of net with thick threads to be mended for three years, three years, three years, and ten years.

Of course, Ye's father didn't have any objection. Who can spend a whole day shopping? If he works for half a day in the morning, comes back, takes a shower and then goes out for a walk, nothing will be delayed.

They had made an impromptu decision to go back. They couldn't make a call that night, and they were thinking about everything the next day. Anyway, they went back early in the morning and didn't think about making a call. They felt it was a waste of phone bills.

Ye Yaodong wanted to inform his family in advance to make them happy, and also let them know not to run around, wait at home, prepare meals in advance, so that he would not see anyone when he got home.

After Lin Xiuqing found out, of course everyone in the village knew.

When they arrived at the pier successfully in the evening, the whole village had already gathered at the pier, waiting for their return.

And when they docked, there were still people coming out to the pier, wanting to join in the fun and take a look at these heroes returning home in glorious glory!
It can be said that almost all the people in the village came out one after another, regardless of men, women, old or young. The rare excitement was much better than the quiet sensation when they came back at night last year.

After all, there are a lot of warriors this year.

He also gave advance notice.

Coincidentally, the weather was also very good today. They set out at around two in the morning and arrived home at around five in the evening, with the smoke still rising from the kitchen.

Before their dozens of boats even docked, they saw that the children on the shore were already calling them daddy happily, and the villagers were waving their arms towards them, as if they were really warriors returning from a victorious battle.

The fishing boat slowly docked towards the shore, and the noise became louder.

"I'm back, I'm back..."

"My father is back..."

"Everyone is back safely..."

It's the same kind of words, but there are also quite a few mixed in, saying that they must have made a lot of money.

It was spread to ten, hundreds, and thousands. Probably the whole village and people from all over the surrounding villages knew that they had made a lot of money in Zhejiang Province this time.

As soon as the fishing boat docked, some children had already pushed their way to the front of the crowd. If it weren't for the people around them, they would have fallen into the water.

However, there were also some people who failed to stand firm and failed to hold on. They were squeezed by the people behind them and fell into the water. There were adults and children. Fortunately, the water on the shore was not deep. Those who could swim climbed up on their own. Those who could not swim climbed up on their own. Yes, the people on their boat jumped in and fished them out without anyone saying anything.

Everyone has a smile on their face, even when they fall into the water, they smile brightly.

The people on their boat also looked at everyone with red faces, and started waving from afar, and even waved closer.

"Everyone, make way, make way, and step back. You are blocking the road and it is difficult for us to get off the boat."

"Yes, give in, step back, step back, step back..."

"Back off, back off... I'll give it a try. You're already home, are you still afraid that you won't be able to see it?"

"Back up, move over..."

Before everyone even got off the boat, they had already taken all their belongings in their hands, with large and small bags hanging all over their arms, and some even carrying a basket directly on their hands.

After getting off the boat, they were surrounded by their relatives and friends and walked forward.

Most of the village is full of relatives who are basically familiar with each other. A group of people gathered around a few people and walked forward in circles, directly vacating the area around the shore.

The boatmen also chatted about their daily life while fishing for jellyfish, and they all knew everything about everyone's problems.

Ye Yaodong and Ye's father were the last to disembark from their boat. They had a lot of things and could only carry them in baskets, including everything to eat and play.

He also carried a lockbox in his hand and wore toad glasses on his face. He wore them during the boat trip to prevent the sun from being too strong and the reflection from the sea surface hurting his eyes. They were quite practical, so he kept wearing them.

After docking by the way, load a batch.

At this time, it is best to show off, otherwise it will be difficult to walk around the village with you in daily life, and people will think you are deliberately showing off.

Now, it is normal to return home in fine clothes and show off.

Ah Zheng was the same. He had never taken off the toad mirror on his face, and he was still carrying a password box in his hand. He looked like a group of five and six people, full of style.

People on the shore screamed in surprise when they saw it, especially the children, who jumped up and down with excitement.

"That's my dad, that's my dad..."

"Daddy, daddy, daddy, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you..."

"My dad is so handsome. The one wearing sunglasses is so handsome... My dad is so handsome. He is a handsome man, a handsome man... a handsome young man..."

"Uncle Azheng is so handsome wearing glasses, wow, so cool~"

"I also saw some people wearing sunglasses in the city. They are so beautiful and awesome. My dad is so awesome..."

"Wow, there's a lockbox. Uncle Third and the others also got a lockbox..."

"They have all become big bosses and have picked up the lockbox..."

"There are so many lock boxes. I really got rich and bought a lock box..."

"Oh, that's amazing. All of them have really made a fortune. They look like big bosses."

"He is still handsome in sunglasses. I like my dad to wear sunglasses. My dad is a handsome young man, a big boss, so majestic~"

Aguang and Xiaoxiao couldn't help but regret it. If they had known, they would have bought sunglasses to wear. This is more conspicuous than wearing a lock box. Wearing it directly on the face is more eye-catching.

However, it would be nice to have a lockbox.

They all praise them for becoming big bosses, and they love to hear it.

If you know how to brag, brag a little more.

Several people looked very proud. As soon as they stepped off the boat, they were surrounded by their relatives and friends. One person, who was not interested at all, picked up his password box, touched it around and asked how much it cost.

Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest son who was the first to run up to him, hugging him, and happily hit him on the head.

"Where did you learn this? He's such a handsome guy, I'm almost an old man now!"

"No, dad, you are not old at all, just like my brother!"

Ye Yaodong laughed louder, and others also laughed.

"When did you become so talkative?"

"He hangs around me every day, asking me for money in various ways, but he is getting better and better at talking." Lin Xiuqing also smiled and hugged Ye Xiaoxi to avoid the crowd and walked in front of him.

Ye Xiaoxi was hugged by someone and twisted her body forward, as if urging her to walk faster.

"Dad, I miss you... I miss you... Hug... Hug..."

As soon as she reached him, she opened her hands and rushed forward impatiently. Then she hugged his neck and drooled on his cheek.

Ye Yaodong was so happy that his mouth almost split open to the back of his head.

Without waiting for him to return the kiss, Ye Xiaoxi took off the sunglasses on his face after finishing the kiss.

Then he put it on his face, held it up with his hands, looked around, and asked in a sweet voice: "It's so dark, am I handsome?"

"Be careful, don't drop your dad's sunglasses, give them to me quickly..."

She didn't know how much these toad glasses cost, but Lin Xiuqing was afraid that she would drop them, so she reached out to snatch them away, but she cleverly buried her head in Ye Yaodong's neck.

"No, no... Just play... Just play... Just go away..."

Lin Xiuqing made her angry and funny, "You forget about me when you have me, you are so heartless."

Ye Yaodong also said cheerfully: "Let her play with it, it doesn't matter."

Anyway, he has already pretended to be approved.

Mother Ye was smiling all over her face, but she couldn't help but say, "Girl Pianzi is so spoiled, she has to be spoiled. These glasses look so expensive. Why do you still buy such useless things? You don't accept the charge after buying them." good."

"Don't you think your son was very handsome when he just got off the boat?"

"Whoever is handsome or not is not born to me."

"Dad, have you brought me a gift? Everyone said that you are the big boss, so you will definitely bring me a gift." Ye Chenghu jumped up and down on the edge, fearing that his father would be too tall to see He was so small at his feet.

"Yes, yes, you are indispensable."

He jumped three feet high with joy, "Wow wow wow~ There is a gift, I have a gift, I have a gift, dad, you are so good, you are the best dad in the world."

"Hehe, I must have it too..." Ye Chengyang stood beside him and rubbed his hands back and forth happily.

Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady with a happy face, leaning on a cane from the side, slowly moved over, and quickly gave her a hand.

"Why are you coming out? Aren't you afraid of being squeezed and thrown down?"

The old lady was leaning on a crutch with one hand and touching his arm with the other, groping up and down, and said with a smile: "It's good to be back. It has become darker and stronger. It looks like he has grown up."

"It's not that he has grown up, he has matured. He was not a child in the first place."

"It's a child. He's a child in the first place. Go home first. Don't say it here. It's time to be hungry. Look at your stomach."

As she spoke, the old lady reached out and touched his belly, treating him like a child.