Fish Sauce’s investment last year has paid back, which is very satisfying, indicating that his efforts were not in vain.
Although we have to continue to order large water tanks, this is also a necessary part of the cost, and we still have to get back the original money to pay for it, reuse it, and we will definitely earn more in the second half of the year.
It's really the kind of thing where small things make a lot, which is equivalent to him having earned a piece of land and a workshop for nothing.
"The basket I brought back contains 20 kilograms of kelp. It has been dried on the boat. You can put it away so that it doesn't get wet. If you want to eat it, just take a piece and soak it. You can cut it into shreds or slices to make soup.
"
"Where did it come from? Did you go to the island to pick it? Is there still kelp at this time?"
"When trawling, a lot of them were brought up mixed in the fishing nets. Then after the boatmen heard that they could be sold for money after being dried, they were very active in salvaging them at sea, so they continued to salvage them while drying them at sea.
I saved over a hundred catties in a few days."
"Can they be sold for money? They were all over the beach some time ago. Everyone was too lazy to pick them up. They just picked up a few pieces and cooked them for one or two meals."
"Everything can be sold for money. Don't underestimate our seafood. It's just that transportation is not developed and transportation is inconvenient. People outside want to eat it, but it also contains iodine, which can prevent big neck disease."
Lin Xiuqing took a basket with dried kelp and hung it on the wall habitually. Her ears were perked up to listen to what he said so clearly. But when she heard that it could cure diseases, she was confused and turned around.
"Big neck disease?"
"yes."
"What did the newspaper say? Why didn't I see it? I've read every newspaper at home. What is big neck disease?"
"I don't know either. I haven't seen it. I heard it from people outside."
"oh."
"No, just put it away. It's still a vegetable anyway. It's hot and you can use it for cold salad. Add some coriander and some hot and sour food. It's best to add some fried peanuts..."
Lin Xiu innocently said to him one night, "If you fry your head, then you will think that the peanuts you still want to fry would be good if you can sprinkle some salt and boil them."
"Seriously, why don't you go buy some peanuts and fry them? They can be stored for a few days and they won't get soft."
"You can't even poop out after eating shit."
"Eat my shit?"
Lin Xiuqing patted him a few times and said, "You can eat what you want. Hurry up and take a shower. After washing, eating, and going to bed, you are still sitting there pooping."
Ye Yaodong chuckled and arched the muscles on his arms to hit her.
"Where is my daughter?"
"At Pei's house, Pei Yu's aunt took them all over to play."
"Oh, let's go to bed together later. It happens to be noon. The child is not here, so you can also take a nap."
"Hurry up and take your bath. Who knows if your daughter will come back to me later."
"I'm too tired. I don't want to move. I didn't sleep all night."
"Just take a quick rinse and wash your chicken coop and smelly feet. I'll take the money in first."
Ye Yaodong swept his hair twice. It was wet with sweat, then dry, then dry with wetness. In addition, it had not been washed for five or six days, and it was really stuck together, making it sour and smelly.
After touching his hair, he touched the stubble on his face and took a look in the mirror. He felt that he looked like a homeless person.
His eye sockets were sunken, and his face looked haggard and tired. If it weren't for the chicken coop and the beard on his face, one might have thought that he was about to be squeezed dry.
But forget it, ignore his chicken coop, he really looks like a handsome man.
He took a mirror and looked at it while going into the house, "Ah Qing, what do you think if I shave my head? It's just cool in the summer."
"Whatever you want, you can shave if you like." She was counting her money and had no time to talk to him.
"Do you think my bald head will look good?"
boring.
She remained silent, only muttering in her heart, and ended up counting the wrong money in such a distracted manner. She was so angry that she had to start over with the money in her hand.
"Ah Qing, I think I will look better if I shave my head. I am handsome and can support any hairstyle."
The sound of counting money never stopped...
"But I felt like I was released from prison. When Brother Afan came out, he had a big bald head..."
Hold it!
"But it's cooler to shave your head, and you don't have to cut your hair for several months..."
Breathe in!
"But you can't comb your hair after shaving it..."
Start over!
"Hey? Let me ask you, do you want me to shave my head?"
Breathe in again!
Ye Yaodong, who knew nothing about it, was holding the mirror in one hand and holding the chicken feathers on the top of his head with the other hand. He stood next to her and continued to mutter.
"It's better to shave it. It will be more convenient to wash your hair after shaving it. I can just wipe it with a towel and take care of the two little ones at home..."
"Bang!"
The heavy slamming on the table startled him, and he threw the mirror in his hand directly onto the table. He jumped back a step, blinked a few times in surprise, and watched the tigress going crazy.
"What are you doing..."
Lin Xiuqing's face darkened, "I've already counted you three times since you came in."
"Are you so bad at mental arithmetic?"
fed up!
She threw the money on the table, clenched her fists, and then pushed him out while beating, "Go, go, you get out, get out, I don't care if you shave or not, you shave all the hair on your body."
, I don’t even care about you..."
"That won't work. There are areas where my wealth is. The thicker it is, the better my fortune will be. And if it's shaved off, won't I become a eunuch?"
"I don't mind your wife, eunuch, don't make any noise."
"You have no conscience when you speak. Whose loss is my eunuch..."
Lin Xiuqing slapped him angrily and said, "Hurry up and take a shower. You are still talking nonsense here, complaining about being tired and looking in the mirror for a long time. If you are not tired, you can take a shower later."
Your clothes are washed."
"I can't do math myself, and I'm so angry..."
"Bang……"
The door closed in front of his eyes, blocking him out.
"Why……"
"Go and take your shower!" A fierce voice came from behind the door.
Ye Yaodong muttered, "It's true, my temper is getting worse and worse. I'm still angry even if I count my money."
He knocked on the door twice more, "My underwear, my shorts haven't been given to me yet, how can I wash them?"
After a while, the door opened and a pair of shorts was thrown directly into his arms.
He quickly caught it and shouted again, "Do you want to take a shower too?"
"Shut up."
Ye Yaodong laughed twice, shook his shorts twice, put them on his shoulders, and went to the washstand to get the basin and fill up the hot water to wash his hair and take a bath.
He didn't sleep all night, and it was already past dinner time when he got home. After washing his hair and taking a bath, it felt like it was already half afternoon. Lin Xiuqing also counted the money and came out to cook noodles for him.
After eating, he took the person to the bed to sleep.
"The dishes and chopsticks haven't been washed yet..."
"Wash it after you wake up." Ye Yaodong said as he pulled the person into the house.
"The old one and the young one will be back soon..."
"Wouldn't it be better if you got up when you come back? I went to take a nap. I'm leaving. I'm not doing anything. I'm exhausted. Do you want my life?"
"Then why do you have to drag me to sleep?"
"It's easier for two people to lie down..."
"It's so hot. It's easier to lie down. You think it's not hot enough..."
"It's not hot, it's windy..."
"It's so annoying..."
Lin Xiuqing was pulled into the house by him, closed the door, and had no choice but to take a nap with him. In fact, she felt so sweet in her heart that he even pulled her with him to let her take a nap with him.
When he came back, the old lady also carried the radio to the workshop, then watched them unloading the goods, and stood around to ask a few questions.
After he and his wife returned home, she did not follow them home, but stayed in the workshop and watched other people working. It was rare that she did not have to look after the children today.
In the evening, after the fishing boats from the village returned to the port one after another, they saw that their two large boats had docked on the sea. After Ah Zheng docked first, he couldn't wait to go home and immediately ran to Ye Yaodong's house.
He started yelling at the door, but the watchdog wouldn't let him in. He barked as soon as he got close to the courtyard door, and stopped barking when he stood there. He was so angry that he had to run to the back door to bark, and stepped on his feet again.
Duck shit and sheep shit eggs.
He rubbed his feet against the stone in disgust, "Dongzi, Dongzi, are you here?"
"I'm going to strangle you. This is chicken, duck, goose and sheep. Can you finish it? It doesn't stink too much. It's quite full of shit..."
Ye Yaodong and his wife were woken up from their sleep, so they had to go to the window.
"Who is it? Instead of going through the front door, go through the back door. What kind of crooked way is this?"
"Your dog is guarding the gate and can't get in. Ouch... Ouch... help... help... your big goose... stop nagging... stop nagging... I'm going, I'm going..."
Ah Zheng was lying on the window and had just said a few words when he saw two big geese swinging towards him. They stretched their necks and pecked his thighs, which made him feel a lot of pain. He dodged left and right and hurried forward.
When you run out of the door, don't forget to shout twice.
"Go to the front and let me in... Why is it so difficult to enter your house..."
Ye Yaodong woke up when he heard him yelling outside.
"Your friend?" Lin Xiuqing stretched out, her voice still sounding like she was getting out of bed.
"Azheng is here, please find my clothes and pants for me."
She immediately got up and rummaged through the closet to get him some clothes, "I've been sleeping until now, and the sun has actually set. Fortunately, your friend came over to call, otherwise you wouldn't know what time you would have to sleep until, and the food wouldn't even be cooked yet.
"
"Did you sleep well? I just said that sleepyheads are contagious."
"Your daughter didn't come back in the afternoon. It's really rare. She usually goes to play in the middle of the afternoon and then comes back to sleep with me."
"It's good. I'll go out during the day and come back to sleep at night. It'll be quiet."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said nothing, put on her clothes and went out to cook.
Ye Yaodong also followed closely to let people in.
"What are you two doing? No one answered the door in broad daylight. You are still lying in the house at this time. It is more difficult to enter your house than to enter the house of the God of Wealth. There is a dog in front of you and a goose in the back..."
"Go to sleep. I won't come back until the afternoon. I just slept for a while and you came over to call the door." He yawned as he spoke.
"You came back in the afternoon? I thought you would come back early in the morning."
"Nothing goes wrong, we usually get home at noon or after dinner, because on the way back, if there are no accidents, we will stop by the city to sell some goods before going home."
"Then have you gone to the shipyard and asked? Have you inquired?"
"Is this why you came here?"
"What if?"
"What's the hurry..."
“Order early and arrive early.”
"Did you get your dad done?"
"That's not true. I haven't told him yet. It will be more convincing to tell him after we have a charter."
"Behead first and then play, right?"
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, he was familiar with this.
Lin Xiuqing listened to what they were saying, and turned her head to take a look, rolling her eyes with a subtle expression. Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together.
"Haha, this is a good thing. He must be willing. When I came back, I saw your two boats floating in the middle of the sea. I thought I would come over to take a look and ask a few questions."
"I haven't seen it yet. I've only been fishing at sea for three or four days. It rained heavily last night, and then I came back. If you're in a hurry, take a look in the next two days or go to the county. If you're in the city, call me.
Let Ah Guang go and ask him?"
"That's fine, then since I asked him to ask, then Aguang will definitely have a hand in it, right?"
"It depends on what he wants. If he also wants to get involved, then we can build two boats. We only earn a little bit from one boat. Four people are not enough to share."
"That's okay. If you don't have enough money, I'll ask my sisters to chip in and lend me some."
"You really love your four sisters."
Ye Yaodong was speechless, he could only think of his sisters at critical moments.
However, he is now a householder worth ten thousand yuan, and his sister's husband's family probably won't be as disrespectful to him as before.
In the past two years, Ah Zheng has straightened his back and made a lot of money. His sisters are now proud and can take some things back from their parents' home to support their dignity.
I made a lot of money from Zhejiang Province last year, and I also bought gifts for his sisters and nieces. It is much better than before when I only asked for nothing in return.
Ah Zheng's face was full of pride, "I know you envy me, but you can't be envious."
"My wife, Mouse, supports her whole family by herself, while you have four sisters supporting you."
"It's nonsense. It can't be compared. I've paid back everything. I'm not making less money now. I support my parents. I will have to support them in their old age in the future."
"I'll be at home tomorrow and call Aguang tomorrow. It's already this hour. By the way, I'll also go to the shipyard to have a look tomorrow. Do you want to go with me tomorrow?"
"Let's get it together. Tell my dad to take a day off. I'll tell Xiaoxiao by the way and let him take a day off too. Let's go and see together."
"I was originally thinking that maybe after the jellyfish are harvested next month, you will have more money..."
"No, no, now that I've thought about it, I'll make a reservation as soon as possible. Anyway, I only need to pay a deposit."
"Two boats..."
"Then two boats."
"Okay, Boss Li is indeed very wealthy, so Xiaoxiao, you can go over and say something to him later."
"Okay, I'll go back first. I just came back from the sea and I'm still wet."
After Ye Yaodong sent people out, as soon as he returned to the house, Lin Xiuqing said: "It changed into two again?"
"If A Guang mixes it, he will definitely get two. He will most likely mix it. The profit of the fishing boat can be seen. There is no reason to reject it if it is delivered to your door."
"oh."
"We all have big boats at home. When the time comes, Azheng and Xiaoxiao will have a smaller share, and let Azheng and Xiaoxiao take a larger share. Or we can join forces, and I will get 4 shares, and one of them will come over and get 6 shares.
"
"There are still deadlines for delivery."
"Then order two of the same boat, and the shares will be calculated as 20 shares. After both boats are obtained, they will be divided at that time. Two people can occupy one boat, and it will save the trouble of settling accounts."
It is most troublesome to settle accounts when there are many people in a partnership with multiple fishing boats, especially when there are many fishing boats. It is even more troublesome. You have to take turns to settle the accounts with a bunch of people, and you probably have to set aside a day to settle the accounts.
It's easy to tell whether there's any problem with the amount, but even better, if there's a problem with any of the accounts, you'll still have to fight for a long time.
"You can see for yourself, it's not much anyway."
"Um."
After saying that there was nothing wrong, Ye Yaodong went into the room and lay down again. He didn't sleep for a few hours in total, and his head still hurt.
It was time to eat soon, so it was impossible to sleep, but he could lie down for a while and then sleep again at night. By the way, he had to think about kelp.
It is impossible to ask the village committee to directly organize manpower to raise them with empty talk. You have to see some results to make people believe it.
He put his hands on the back of his head, lay on the bed with his feet up, and stared blankly at the mosquito net above his head.
Or he could organize manpower to raise a little first, and when he sees the effect, the village cadres will naturally believe it, and then organize a large number of villagers to raise it.
Either he would provide money and support, and then the village cadres, in view of his earning power and current prestige, would give him a little trust and organize experiments on a small scale.
It's okay to pay some money, and he will feed it back anyway. The key is that he doesn't have so much free time, so he can personally lead everyone to plant it. What's more, there is no improved and cultivated wild kelp, so I don't know if it will be smooth if I want to directly collect sea kelp.
.
It would be a waste of time to ask other people who are even less knowledgeable to do something that he is not sure about. At least he still knows how to breed it.
After thinking about it for a while in bed, he managed to sort out his thoughts. Lin Xiuqing called for dinner, so he had to put it aside for a while.
Anyway, we have to wait until late September or early October to collect kelp seedlings and raise them... Wait...
Thinking of this, he immediately stopped walking out. After he returned from Zhejiang Province, he would immediately get into the work of collecting seedlings and raising seedlings.
He doesn't have the time...
Lin Xiuqing called for dinner several times outside, but didn't see him come out. So she walked in and saw him standing there in a daze.
"Eating, what are you doing? I thought you fell asleep again."
"No, I'm just thinking about something."
After saying yes, he walked out again.
He was thinking about it the whole time during the meal, his mother was mumbling gossip about the village, but he didn't even think about it.
The old lady looked at him as if something was wrong, "What's wrong with Dongzi? Is he cold?"
"You look like you are lost, what are you doing?" Mother Ye also noticed something was wrong with him and asked.
"No, I'm thinking about something."
"What are you thinking about?" Father Ye asked.
Lin Xiuqing interjected: "Maybe he wants to partner with his friend on a fishing boat again."
"You want to join forces with fishing boats again? You already have so many, and you have joined several more, and you still want to join forces?"
Ye Yaodong didn't explain that he wasn't thinking about this, and responded casually, "Well, I don't have the manpower to sail the boat separately, so I teamed up with my friends and let them sail when the time comes, and I'll just wait for the money.
"
"It's okay to hire someone to sail it. You haven't built a fresh-harvest boat. Then you will be able to collect your own goods on your own boat anyway." Father Ye said.
"That's okay. At most, 10% or 20% of the profit will be given to the invited ship boss. However, I want to win over them first. If I don't ask them to take the lead, they probably won't think about doing anything big. Anyway, that's all.
If we continue to work together like this, I won’t be able to work with anyone who asks me to work with them in the future. It will be too troublesome.”
"Then see for yourself."
Ye Mu also muttered, "How many boats are there, more than a dozen? The village has been discussing in the past few days whether you will go fishing for jellyfish again next month. You have so many boats, how many boats do you need?"
A big fortune..."
Ye Yaodong listened to his mother's nagging and did not follow her topic, but continued to return to his own thoughts.
However, his mother also reminded him that everyone knew that he was going to make a lot of money again. Most people had a hatred of the rich, some were envious, and even more jealous.
The current policy of the leaders is to get rich first and then get rich later. It is really necessary to drive the whole village to plant, so that the whole village will gradually become rich, which is regarded as giving back to the hometown.
Take the first step and make your hometown richer than other villages.
"I have decided that after the next wave of jellyfish fishing is over, I will donate ten small wooden boats to the village committee, so that the village committee can organize kelp cultivation and lead the whole village to become rich."
His sudden voice caused everyone at the table to pause their chatter, and everyone looked at him in confusion.
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but said: "Do you really have a fever?"
"When I sit down at night, I can tell something is wrong with you..."
The old lady was a little worried, "Did you encounter something dirty at sea? Do you want someone to take a look?"
"Nervous!" Ye Yaodong scolded angrily, "What can happen to me?"
Only Father Ye knew what he was talking about. When he was at sea, he heard him muttering about farming. Unexpectedly, he wanted to donate the boat and let the village committee organize farming.
When I first built it, I thought that after using it, I would use the depreciation of the boat to pay the boatmen as wages. I didn't expect that my mind would change so quickly, and it would become such a big deal.
Although it is a small wooden boat, there are 10 of them, which adds up to a lot of money.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, when did I come here for a vacation?"
"What are you two talking about?" Mother Ye asked curiously, "There are also 10 small wooden boats. Where did they come from?"
In view of Ye's mother's loud mouth, Ye's father didn't tell her everything. What's more, Dongzi had many secrets. He was used to hiding them, and most of the time he didn't tell her anything.
It's useless to say it. If you know it, you'll just babble it. In the end, it's him who suffers.
"I have ordered ten small wooden boats and will use the Dongsheng to take them to Zhejiang Province for fishing..."
Mother Ye's eyes widened, "Is this okay?"
"Why not? The local fishermen also use small wooden boats to catch jellyfish one by one on the sea. After dinner, you can help me go to the village and call 20 people. Then two people will be equipped with a small boat."
He said it now just to let his mother call the good people in advance. Who knows when the flood season will be, whether it will be earlier or later?
Last year, we set off in mid-July, so we decided on the manpower in advance to avoid being blinded at the last minute.
"Are you serious about it? Really ten items? When will you pull it back?"
"Maybe at the end of the month or at the beginning of the month, you must give me everything you promised at the beginning of the month."
Ye Mu chewed her tongue and thought that this was really a good way to make money, but the investment was a bit high, but considering what they earned last year, the cost didn't need to be calculated.
"Then it's really like what everyone said. I really want to make a lot of money? How much money do I need to earn in one trip this year? I can't earn a household worth 100,000 yuan? My dear..."
"I think too much. There are so many people. Others will also take people, and we are not the only ones. What's more, there are so many people and so many boats, all concentrated in that area, and they can be fished out in three or two days."
"That's true...then if you finish it early, isn't it a loss?"
"Then let them go to the sea to find it on their own and supervise each other. If they can make a little money later, they can earn dozens of yuan a day without discovering the trench. With so many ships, it is still a small amount to make a lot, not to mention
There’s no need to spend money on gas, just labor.”
"That's right."
The more Ye Mu thought about it, the happier she became. She never thought that her son would be so clever and would make a fortune again.
"Wouldn't it be difficult to do it next year? Everyone will learn from you."
"Then they'll probably have to drink something watery, and they may not be able to drink it, and they'll die."
It was not easy to hide it from the locals last year. If it scales up this year, it will definitely not be able to escape the eyes of the locals. If anyone follows his example the next year, they may really die.
He was able to say this, and Ye Mu was even more happy and a little gloating about his misfortune.
"Yes, yes, so you deserve to make money again this year."
"I haven't made any money yet, you spoke a bit too quickly."
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but laugh and said: "Aren't you like this too? All the money you haven't earned yet has been calculated in advance."
It turns out that this is also genetic, the mother and son are exactly the same, and the unearned money has already been taken into account.
Mother Ye smiled and said, "Isn't this just a rush of words? Everyone said so. I will go and call for help for you in advance after dinner."
"Um."
After they finished speaking, Father Ye interrupted, "Do you really want to grow kelp? Are you busy enough? Can you do it?"
"The general direction knows, but I won't plant it myself. I'll let the village committee organize people to study it. If it can be grown, I will harvest it by then, which will also increase the income of the whole village."
"Can you do it?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at his father and said nothing.
Ye Mu also realized what he just said about donating ten boats, and because she was so happy that he wanted to make a lot of money again, she missed it.
"What are you talking about donating ten boats to cultivate kelp? Kelp is not found on the island? Why should we raise it? Everyone on the beach picked up a lot some time ago and put it back to dry, but I am too lazy to pick it up."
"Kelp is quite expensive to sell in inland areas. Inland areas can't eat seafood, so only dried kelp is easy to transport and circulate. So it's not rare here and no one wants it, but there are people outside who want it.
Yes, if it is actually planted, it can benefit the whole village."
If it can be grown in the past two years, it will be just in time for the end of the 1980s. I remember that in the 1990s, kelp was promoted to prevent big neck disease.
Chapter completed!