Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Ye Yaodong ignored his mother's nagging, Xiu definitely wanted to try to repair it.

  Such a big guy, he is so shameless about coming here, how could he be selling it as scrap metal? If it can be repaired, his mother will be even prouder than him.

  However, Ah Qing's words also reminded him that he would have to make an appointment with Uncle Zhou in advance after dinner.

  While making an appointment for a car tomorrow morning, I also have to make an appointment for a ride to the province after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

  It's not convenient to go back and forth, and he might not be able to come back in time and have to stay overnight. He might as well go to the province after the Mid-Autumn Festival and make an appointment in advance, so as not to take on other work and be temporarily unavailable.

  By the way, he can also promote it everywhere to see if there are other people who want to bring letters, goods, or deliver things, and he can also earn some extra money by the way.

  Before the meal was finished, there were still many children playing at the door, but it disappeared soon.

  They've probably all been driven away, and the children at home will have to tighten their skin a little in the next few days.

  Lin Xiuqing didn't let her two children go out to play after dinner, and kept them doing homework and memorizing at home, and they were not allowed to go anywhere.

  The same goes for the one next door. Apart from the loud crying and fussing at the beginning, I couldn't hear anything else from behind. I guess they were quiet at night.

  When Ye Yaodong was taking a walk after dinner, he saw his elder brother and sister-in-law coming back with Ye Chenghe. Ye Chenghe's face was miserable, with snot and tears streaming down his face. He kept sniffing and walked with a limp.

  But why did his eldest brother and sister-in-law hold a bunch of vegetables in their hands?
  "What should I say, big brother and sister-in-law?"

  "It's nothing. They are easy to talk to. Just say a few polite words and everything will be fine. We gave us mooncakes, and they also stuffed us with a bunch of vegetables."

  "That's pretty good."

  "Yeah, it makes sense."

  He didn't know until the next day that when his eldest brother and sister-in-law came to apologize with their children, Ye Chenghe was beaten on the spot again, and the female classmate also forgave him.

  But what's a little funny is that from then on, Ye Chenghe was like a quail in front of the female classmate. He did whatever he was told and was extremely honest.

  He had a little pocket money in his pocket, and he took the initiative to buy snacks for the female classmate, as if he felt guilty and was eager to make up for it.

  This was what he heard from Ye Chenghai later.

  But that’s a story for another day.

  At night, after the couple put their children to sleep, they lay on the bed and hugged each other, talking about the future.

  "You said, let's buy two more stores now. Is there still room to buy them?"

  Ye Yaodong was surprised, turned to look at the top of her head, and smiled again, "Have you tasted the benefits? Now you feel how wise I am to buy a store!"

  Lin Xiuqing hugged his waist tighter and said with a smile: "When you bought it last year, wasn't your family still a little tight? Buying it at that time was equivalent to emptying out the family's wealth. Isn't that reluctant? Now We have a lot of money now, so it’s cost-effective to buy the store and rent it out.”

  "Don't you always say that money won't grow more if you keep it in your hands? Buying some will generate money, so that you can grow more and more. We have [-] to [-] yuan on hand now. At the end of the year, you will pay another [-] yuan as the tail payment. A thousand yuan, we still have plenty of money in hand."

  "And the dried fish in the shop is sold every day, and money comes in every day. At least a month, we can earn a thousand yuan."

  Ye Yaodong kissed her forehead and said, "She's quite good at planning. She's not stupid."

  "Haha, we two are uneducated and have no knowledge, and we don't know what to do. We have such a large amount of money in our hands, and we feel panicked. We can't buy a lot of land like the rich people in the past, but we can buy a shop. .”

  "Now that it's obvious that you can make money by buying a shop, of course it's a safe choice to buy a shop."

  "I have to go to the city tomorrow anyway. Let's take a look together to see if anyone wants to sell them and what the price is. If we can buy them, we can buy a few more."

  He originally had this idea and was thinking of going to the city to have a look, but Ah Qing's idea coincided with his.

  If you don’t have business acumen and don’t know what to do, you can’t go wrong buying a house or a shop.

  But it's a bit early to buy a house now, but the prospect of shops is already there, and he has become the first batch of beneficiaries. Of course, he wants to buy more, the more the merrier.

  When buying a boat, the delivery time from the factory is too long. You have to wait at least a year. And if you buy a new one and rent it, you always feel a bit at a loss, while a second-hand one is a bit indifferent.

  Furthermore, when his boat is acquired at the end of the year, his father will have to drive a big boat for him. Then, when the boat that the three brothers jointly own is acquired, his father will have to drive that boat again.

  At least in the past four or five years, his father has not had time to collect goods at home. Although he can also ask Wang Guangliang and his gang to collect goods, his priority now is to check the store first.

  After all, the shop will be more valuable in the future. If you don’t buy it now, the further back you go, the busier the market will be and the harder it will be to buy.

  If there is no store to buy or you can only buy one or two, and you still have a lot of money, you can also consider booking a few more boats, since the price is cheap anyway.

  "Well, you and I want to go together. First we go to see if there are any stores to buy them and how many we can buy. Then when we come back, we can calculate the money and then consider going to the factory to order a ship."

  "Are we still going to buy a boat?"

  "Buy! If you maintain a boat well, it will last for decades without any problem. At most, the diesel engine needs to be replaced. This is a fixed asset. You won't lose money if you buy it, and you can still make money."

  With that guy in Lin Jishang here, he can't be the richest man in Baisha Village, but he can be the boat king of Baisha Village and occupy half of the village's fishing industry!

  Lin Xiuqing also felt that what he said made sense. Their family started their business with a small wooden boat. It was not wrong to buy a boat. Just like a shop, they could rent it out together.

  "Then let's go to the city to see it tomorrow."

  After the couple finished their quiet night talk, they fell asleep one after another with great expectations.

  Early the next morning, just after dawn, Uncle Zhou drove his tractor over. Country people are always greedy for early work.

  The couple also went to bed early and got up early last night. After carrying the goods, they simply ate some porridge and set out on the road.

  The children at home would wake up by then, and Father Ye would be watching anyway.

  It just so happens that I just received a beating yesterday, so I will definitely be more honest today.

  A filial son emerges from under the stick, and the child will not be effective unless beaten. He must be beaten when it is time to beat him, otherwise, he will not be beaten for three days.

  It was rare for Lin Xiuqing to travel far away. The farthest place she had ever been to was a trip to the county town during her sterilization. Otherwise, she had never even been to the county town. The farthest she had ever been was to her parents' home.

  In fact, she had wanted to go to the city for a long time, but she always felt that she couldn't leave. In fact, if she really wanted to leave, there would be nowhere to leave. She just couldn't worry about the children at home and tied herself to the family.

  On the rare occasion when she came out, she was chattering happily and kept asking what was going on in the market.

  She wrapped her head and cheeks with a silk scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. After saving the space, she was disgraced. She was still holding Ye Yaodong's arm, and the two were close to each other.

  Ye Yaodong also benefited a lot from it.

  "If you like to go out, I will take you with me when I deliver goods."

  She smiled and patted him, "How can you go back and follow me? It's such a waste of time. You'll be there all day long. You don't have to do anything at home, and you don't have to watch the children?"

  "The two boys go to school and the daughter stays at home. My father and the old lady can watch it. If you are worried that she will be bored, you can also send her to Aguang's house to keep company with his daughter. She will not come to you to play with her."

  "Besides, I can go there once or twice at most to freshen up. Who would run to the city all day long if they have nothing to do? It's so far away."

  "Anyway, you can go if you want. Don't always feel that you can't live without you at home. You have to watch at home."

  "I just don't feel at ease after leaving home. The workshop is still there and the children are still at home. I always miss them after I leave."

  "Then it won't work."

  If you don't feel at ease, no matter what others say, it won't help.

  As the tractor kept moving forward and shaking, the couple gradually lost the desire to talk, and as time passed, Lin Xiuqing became a little sleepy.

  Sitting on a tractor for a long time is not a good experience.

  It wasn't until she arrived in the city that she felt energetic again, and she even stood up and lay on the raised wooden board to look at the street, her expression regained her excitement.

  Ye Yaodong continued to relax with his eyes closed and ignored her.

  "Ah Dong, are we in the city? Are we almost at the market?"

  "There are a lot of people on the street at this time, and it might take [-] minutes to half an hour, but not necessarily."

  "Oh." Lin Xiuqing continued to lie down and look around.

  She didn't call him again until the building of the aquatic products market was in sight, with the words "aquatic products wholesale market" on the top visible.

  Ye Yaodong also stood up.

  When the car stopped, the couple climbed over the packages of dried fish and jumped out of the car.

  "Where is our store? Where is my brother's breakfast shop?"

  "Your father is over here, and your eldest brother is over there. They are not far away. You should go over and take a look first."

  "Shall I deliver mooncakes to them?"

  Lin Xiuqing happily picked up the basket and ran away.

  After she came out, she didn't seem as calm as a married woman. After all, she was only 27 years old, and she was still her husband's baby.

  Ye Yaodong didn't need her help in unloading the goods anyway, so he and Uncle Zhou took turns to resist slowly.

  But when my father-in-law saw Ah Qing coming, he asked and ran out to help unload the goods.

  After he finished moving the goods, he also asked his father-in-law if there was anyone in the nearby shops who wanted to sell.

  My father-in-law has stayed here for more than half a year. He was one of the first batch to settle in and open the business. He is very familiar with the surroundings.

  He was happy and patted Ye Yaodong on the shoulder, "Ah, I was also thinking about letting you buy a few more shops at the end of the year. I think the business is getting better this year, and more and more shops nearby are opening one after another. Yes, you see the shops near our first exit are all open, and there are also several shops around the second entrance."

  "I also want to discuss it with you at the end of the year. If I don't have time to look at the store, it would be cost-effective to rent it. It's much more lively now than at the beginning of the year."

  "I didn't expect you to come back this time and say you want to buy a store. I'll look for it for you later. I accidentally chatted with the owners of nearby stores before, and there are a few for sale."

  "I heard that the location at entrance No. [-] and No. [-] is not very good. The fishmongers who come and go now all enter through entrance No. [-] and No. [-]. There are no people at the entrance over there, close to the fields."

  "You were just lucky at that time. You got the No. [-] and No. [-] slots. The best position was chosen for you, so it's easy to do business now."

  Ye Yaodong silently endured the violent blow from his father-in-law. Despite his age, middle-aged and elderly people who are used to farm work are very strong. Fortunately, he is now much stronger.

  "Well, it still has to be on the roadside and near the entrance of the urban village. If it's at the back, it will cost time. I don't know when the surrounding area will be developed and lively."

  "I'll ask around later. It would be best if there is someone selling it near the No. [-] opening."

  "It's okay if someone sells it at Gate [-]. If you buy it in advance and keep it for a year or two, you won't lose money anyway."

  It only takes a few years for it to become lively. Wherever there are people, there will be corresponding demand. A market can drive the economic development of the surrounding area, and nearby industrial chains will gradually form.

  "Okay, it just so happens that we are not very busy at this time. I will go and ask you around first."

  Seeing that he was busy working, Ye Yaodong also walked towards the shop.

  Mother Lin was greeting the customers, and there were only two or three people in the store, while Lin Xiuqing was weighing the customers, collecting money after the weighing, and using ropes to help tie up the dried fish and carry them.

  The mother and daughter work together.

  At this time, it was past the time when the market was most crowded, and they were not busy. They sat down to rest after the customers left.

  "Have you finished unloading the goods?"

  "I just finished unloading, and dad went to ask us about the store."    "What store are you asking about?"

  Lin Xiuqing told her mother about the couple's plan, and Lin's mother was very supportive.

  "It's okay to buy more shops. I was just about to tell you that I would like Adong to ask your elder brother if his shop is for sale? Xiang Hui has been working in a breakfast shop for three months. He feels that the income is good now, and it is better than at home. Taneda Qiang thought it would be best if he could buy the store."

  Ye Yaodong was not surprised. His uncle had already tasted the benefits, and his ambitions would naturally expand. Of course he would want to buy a shop and work on his own, so as not to have to pay rent.

  "My eldest brother probably doesn't know how to sell. We just came back from Zhejiang Province and made a fortune. He is not short of money at all."

  The rent was only five to six hundred a year. His eldest brother was so clever that he would sell it. Even if he wanted to sell it, he would stop it.

  Just let his brother-in-law buy someone else's.

  "The only thing we can do is let Xiang Hui look for it first, buy the one that suits him first, and wait until the store expires before moving. It would be a pity because the rent has been paid for a whole year."

  "There's nothing you can do about it. Who knows that the business will be so good that my uncle will want to buy a store directly. Anyway, he will make money. And I guess there are more and more shops opening in the market now, and the shops near the No. [-] entrance are not good either. purchase."

  "Then it depends on his plan."

  "I'm not busy right now. I'm going to visit my eldest brother."

  Lin Xiuqing also said quickly: "I'll go too."

  The couple walked out together again. Lin Xiuqing felt very curious about everything around her.

  Ye Yaodong watched his brother-in-law closing down the stall and cleaning the countertop, so he stood and chatted with him for a while, asking how the business was going during this period.

  He also asked Mother Lin the same question, but Ye Yaodong also refused directly, saying that his elder brother would not sell it and asked him to make other plans.

  Lin Xianghui also understands very well. If he only collects five or six hundred yuan in rent a year, it will only take a few years to repay the money. If there is no shortage of money, who is willing to sell? He originally just wanted to ask casually, just in case.

  However, he has been renting it for a year now and the rent has not yet expired. He is not in a hurry to buy it. He can work on it first and save more capital.

  The couple chatted with his brother-in-law and his wife for a while, and Ye Yaodong planned to take Lin Xiuqing around the market. He also wanted to see how big the changes were. How many stores have been opened? The current fish price trend in the market.

  By the time they came out after shopping around, Father Lin had already returned to the store.

  Seeing them come back from shopping, Father Lin hurriedly greeted them.

  "I asked around and there were a few for sale, but they were all at Gate [-] and Building [-], but no one was there."

  "I also let the nearby shopkeepers know that we are going to buy a shop. If they have relatives or friends who have shops to sell, they can come to me at any time. I will call you then."

  "Their shops are all closed and not open for business, so no one is waiting there. It won't be that fast when someone comes to the door. We'll have to take a look in a few days."

  This is a pity.

  Ye Yaodong said: "That's okay. It's normal for no one to be watching, but it's abnormal for someone to be watching. Anyway, our conversation has leaked out. Just wait and see. I guess it's not easy to ask for the phone number, right? "

  "It's hard to ask. I heard that some people are fishing at sea, and some villages don't have telephone connections. Where can I ask? I can only ask if anyone familiar with me in the nearby shop has returned, and I can send a message to someone to find him. we."

  "Then let's wait for the news. I see that the shops are not busy at the moment. I'll take Ah Qing to the city for a walk."

  "Don't worry, let's calculate the accounts for this period first. After that, you can go shopping around, and when it's time to leave, take the money with you and take it home."

  "Alright."

  Father Lin took out a shabby book from the drawer, with the cover peeling off. He didn't know how many years he had used it, but he was still using it.

  I wanted to buy him a new one, specifically for accounting, but he insisted that this one he had would be enough, so it was a waste of money.

  Father Lin pointed out to him one by one the accounts after he left, and how much he sold every day, and read to him.

  "Last month you were not at home. I had accumulated so much money that I couldn't sleep well at night, so I found a time when A Qing had someone deliver the goods. I followed the car back and brought the money back to her. .”

  "This month, I have basically sold two to three hundred dollars every day. In total, I have more than 8200 on hand now. I haven't even counted what I sold today. They are still in the drawer."

  Ye Yaodong closed the ledger and nodded, "There's no need to forget about today, so as to save trouble. We'll go back in the afternoon. Can you go back with me? Take a two-day break and come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's been so long and you haven't had a proper break." However, you still have to rest during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

  Father Lin waved his hands quickly, "This market is not closed, so why should we rest? If we don't open the market for a day, we will lose a day, and we will lose dozens or hundreds of dollars in less money."

  "Dad, you haven't had a proper rest this year. You have to go home and take a look, right? It doesn't matter if your grandson doesn't take a look, but you don't take a look at the land at home? You don't take a look at the mountains either? The grapefruits are almost ripe, and the persimmons are almost ripe. It’s already red too.”

  "Then... isn't that great? Isn't it a good harvest?"

  "Who knows if it's a good harvest? I didn't go home to take a look. You have to go back and take a look with your own eyes. What if the second brother doesn't take good care of the land? You can feel at ease."

  How else to say that the daughter is the father’s little cotton-padded jacket? Lin Xiuqing knew very well about his father's weaknesses.

  After farming all his life, even though he has moved to the city, the old man still misses the land at home, for fear that it will be abandoned and not taken care of well.

  "But when we go back, no one is watching here..."

  "We also make a lot of money. We still have two days left. We still have to celebrate the holidays. Before we leave in the afternoon, we put a red paper on the door and say that we will leave our number when we go home for the holidays and we will come back after the holidays. It’s not more than a day or two." Ye Yaodong also said helpfully.

  "That's... okay. Let's rest for two days and go back together in the afternoon. After the Mid-Autumn Festival the day after tomorrow, we'll come back the day after tomorrow."

  Mother Lin asked, "Where's your eldest brother? He probably won't want to go back."

  "Yes, my eldest brother and sister-in-law were reluctant to go back. They said they couldn't go back, so I didn't try to persuade them. It was their own business. If they spent the rent money, they must be thinking about earning more."

  "Then let's just go back. It's better to stay here and earn more money. You go out for a walk first, and we'll leave when we get back."

  "Okay!" Lin Xiuqing responded happily.

  "Either it closes early and you guys go shopping in the market together? After being here for so long, you probably only walked around the market and never went to the market, right?" Ye Yaodong invited his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

  The two of them shook their heads in unison.

  "We won't go there. Let's take a look here and sell some more."

  "You have to rest for two days, what's the point of missing this point? After being away for half a year, you have to go back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Don't you also have to bring something back to your children and relatives at home?"

  Lin Xiuqing also advised, "Yes, we are all going back for the holidays, so let's go out and have a look together, otherwise people will ask you what is in the city, what do people in the city eat and wear, and what are the supply and marketing cooperatives selling? You all I can’t tell you, how embarrassing it is.”

  Mother Lin glanced at Father Lin and responded first.

  "That's true. Last time we went back, the villagers gathered around us asking this and that, but we couldn't tell us anything. We could only say that we stayed in the market and didn't go anywhere."

  Lin Xiuqing happily held her mother's arm, "Right, so I still have to take a look."

  Father Lin couldn't refuse, "Then let's tidy up the things in the shop first, and then lock the door. Ah Qing will write something on a piece of red paper and stick it on the door together."

  "Ok."

  Several people worked in the store for a while before finishing the work and closing the shop.

  While they were sorting things out, Ye Yaodong also went over to talk to Lin Xianghui, and then they got on Uncle Zhou's tractor and headed to the city center.

  It was also the first time for Lin's father and Lin's mother to go shopping. Like Lin Xiuqing, they were surprised by everything they saw, but a little better than her. After all, they had been there for more than half a year, and the entrance to the market was also very lively.

  Ye Yaodong followed them with a basket and carried things for them.

  Lin Xiuqing bought them everything they were reluctant to buy.

  As long as she thought they could be used, she would buy them for her parents. She also bought some cheap gadgets on the street stalls that children could play with, and she also bought some for her nieces and nephews.

  Ye Yaodong was only interested in leather shoes. He also bought a pair for his father-in-law, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which was a big thank you to them.

  By the way, I also asked Lin Xiuqing about the foot sizes of her parents and the old lady, and bought a pair for each of them.

  I came to the city today just to take my wife shopping. I made money and it was a holiday, so of course I had to spend it well.

  I don’t know if the festival is coming soon, but there are a lot of people in the department store today, there are also many bicycles, and there are even more vendors setting up stalls on the roadside.

  When they go shopping, they have to squeeze in and out.

  The basket Ye Yaodong was carrying was almost full with miscellaneous items, and he also carried many shoe boxes.

  Father Lin and Mother Lin were worried that they would spend more money if they continued shopping. After buying the leather shoes, they told them not to go shopping and to go back to the villages around the market to pack their luggage.

  They then returned to the original route to find the tractor.

  The two elderly people felt very happy as they watched the couple buying them this and that. They complained about their wasteful spending, but the smiles on their faces never broke.

  After Ye Yaodong returned, he got the turnover calculated by Lin's father for him, and gave the two elders their wages for the month on the spot. He also gave them two hundred yuan in red envelopes as holiday red envelopes.

  They said it was a red envelope for the holidays, which made it difficult for them to shirk the responsibility.

  The second elder helped his elder brother. It was only because of their help in selling goods that he could fish at home with peace of mind and provide supply.

  He won't think too darkly about people. After all, he is also a beneficiary. There are not many people who can reassure him. He must be generous when he should be generous.

  "This... you bought us this and that, and now you're giving us red envelopes. This is too much..."

  "It's not much. Compared to what you earned for me, this is only a small amount. I have to give you a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year."

  "We are already old, and we can already earn more than workers just by looking after a store..."

  "You guys have a hard time looking after the shops in the market. You get up before dawn every day, and you never get a good night's sleep. Take it, put your things away and go back early."

  Lin Xiuqing also pushed his parents' hands back, "Don't delay, just keep what I gave you. It's a rare holiday, so let's go back early happily. If we wait too late, it will be dark when we get home." ”

  "Okay, okay, then we'll take it." Mother Lin wasn't too pretentious.

  She also knew in her heart that her son-in-law had earned more than ten thousand yuan in the city's shops for more than half a year.

  Since it is given to them, they can just take it.

  After the family packed their things, they locked the door and started on their way home.

  Father Ye and Mother Ye at home did not expect that they would go to the city and bring them gifts when they came back.

  These days, having a pair of leather shoes is a very prestigious thing. In rural areas, because they have to work or go to sea, most people wear Jiefang shoes and rain boots, and very few wear leather shoes.

  Both of them were very happy.

  Mother Ye was so happy that she immediately put it on and walked around the house.

  "I'm short of a pair of leather shoes at work, and I've been thinking about buying a pair for a long time. You bought them and it touched my heart."

  But Father Ye held it in his hand and couldn't bear to wear it, "I've been working all day. If you buy these leather shoes, when will I be able to wear them?"

  "You can wear it now."

  The old lady also touched the leather shoes with a smile on her face, "These shoes are good, they shine when you look at them. I have to wear them to show others..."

  "Okay, okay, when you go out, remember to tell the other old men and ladies that I bought it and that I am filial to you, so that they will envy you." Ye Yaodong said happily.

  "Hey, that's for sure. Of course, people must know that you bought me the leather shoes. I'm already this old, and I wear all the shoes that others haven't worn. Everyone should be envious that I have a good grandson."

  There is no need for others to envy me, but the two boys at home are already envious to death. They have not worn leather shoes, so this time they are not the ones to share. Alas...