When Ye Yaodong returned home, the things in the yard had been disposed of. All the things no one wanted were collected and piled in the corner to be taken back together when he went back.
He asked casually, "Isn't anyone asking about food?"
"Of course there is, let's just say that's all."
"It's good to say that I can get these back, but it's all about your face. Otherwise, who can move things out from the Public Security Bureau?"
"That's right, being able to move so many things back from the Public Security Bureau is already awesome. Going back is enough to brag about, so what else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
"Then none of them had anything to say."
"It's good that people can come out. Who dares to worry about things? Now that I can bring these sundries back, it's already Amitabha. It's time to burn incense and worship Buddha."
"that is……"
He nodded, as long as there was no loss of food, this would be regarded as his labor fee.
"Has the jellyfish blood dried up?"
"It's all done and put away. Today there are two more sacks."
He walked towards the four large bags stacked in the corner, took a rope and tied the two bags together, then took a pole, hung the rope on both sides of the pole, circled it twice, and picked it up.
"I will sell these goods before it gets dark. You eat first, don't wait for me."
After selling these goods, it was almost enough to pay wages. Aguang had just gone back to call people to collect the goods, and he also picked them up to sell them.
When everything is sold out, I will calculate the remaining two days' total ledger with him.
Yesterday, we collected goods directly on the beach. Everyone in the town was working there, and the harvest was extremely impressive. It was almost equal to the amount of fishing they received the previous day.
If it weren't for the small number of jellyfish brought up by the waves, the harvest would be far more than this.
Yesterday's agency fee alone cost him 215 yuan. In the evening, 212 pounds of jellyfish blood was sold for more than 2,400 yuan. He also shared 162 yuan in agency fees for everyone's jellyfish blood.
After selling the goods and calculating the general ledger, he bought another 2,794 yuan in the evening. Adding in the 3,151 yuan he earned yesterday, he bought nearly 6,000 yuan in the past two days alone.
The total score calculated with A Guang a few days ago was 2893, and A Guang gave it all to him in the evening.
In total, he now has more than 9,000 on hand. This includes the remaining money after buying the boat, which is enough to pay wages.
After returning to his new home, he happily took out his account book and changed the previously calculated salary.
Today is August 2nd. Seeing that the waves are still strong today, he can temporarily relax until August 5th to go home. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he can let everyone wait for another two days, and the wages will be settled until August 5th.
After writing and drawing for a while, he calculated the wages, and then took the account book and a wad of money and went out to pay everyone their wages.
"You should do the math yourself and see if it's right. If it's not right, come to me and tell me. I'll eat first."
After receiving their wages one by one, they were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths from ear to ear.
Ye Yaodong warned them while eating, "I think this trip is too dangerous, so I paid you wages in advance to avoid working so hard that you haven't seen the money yet. We will go back in two days."
, Don’t all of you lose the bet, it’s not easy to explain when you go home if you lose the bet.”
"Hey, no, no, no, I'm going back soon. Whoever wants to gamble at home must go out for a walk every day."
"It's a pity that it's dark, so I can only wait until tomorrow to go shopping."
"I'll go out for a walk..."
"Where to go?"
"Someone brought the TV out to watch, and I went to join in the fun..."
"Really or not?"
"We're going back soon. Remember to keep a low profile, don't cause trouble, and don't delay your return."
After Ye Yaodong gave them instructions, he waited until they finished eating before going to get 200 for his father.
"I'll give your salary to my mother when I get back, and you can take care of it yourself."
Father Ye happily took the money and counted it over and over with saliva, "Okay, this is mine, and the wages are your mother's."
He went back immediately, feeling a little reluctant to leave. Not long after he arrived, he had made so much money. This place was considered a treasure, and he also bought real estate. Where is the house? Wherever is home.
The next day, everyone else knew that he had decided to go home around the 5th. Some people were quite reluctant to leave. Uncle Zheng, who had followed them out, came over and asked if he could borrow his house.
Ye Yaodong asked hesitantly: "Are you sure you want to stay any longer?"
"I didn't make any money, so I had no choice. Although I saved the ship on this trip, a lot of money from the redemption and wages were lost. I have to fill the hole before I can go back, otherwise it won't be in vain."
"Okay, then I'll let you guys rent it when the time comes. Just don't damage the house. I'll give you the key before I leave."
This face still needs to be given.
Among the people in their group, apart from their own village, some were from other villages, and they all had close relatives and friends with the people in the village.
There are more than twenty trawlers, not only from their village, but also from several nearby villages. Generally, there are only two or three fishing boats in a village. Because of him and A Guang, there are so many fishing boats in their village, which accounts for
Most of it.
Uncle Zheng was from a village near them. When he came out, there were two or three boats of relatives and friends following him.
Anyone asked him to buy a house, and after he left, it would be vacant. It would be nothing if he could borrow it for a while. It was not a new house, so he had no nerve to refuse.
On the night of the 4th, everyone packed up their luggage and everything they needed to take home, and put it in the yard.
The other fishing boats that wanted to go back with them all came over to them after packing up their things, as if they were holding a final meeting. The whole yard was full of people, and some people thought they were organized thugs.
"You should set out at three o'clock in the night to catch jellyfish, right? We will set out at the same time. I wish you good luck."
"I hope you have good luck."
“I don’t know when the fishing license will be issued for the report I submitted, otherwise I feel unsure.”
"Yes, they say you need a license before you can fish. I just applied now and I guess everyone doesn't have a license. I don't know if it will be very confusing."
"Such a big thing has happened. If we say that we will strengthen ocean patrols, we will definitely do it. And everyone must have learned their lesson. They should not dare to deliberately cause trouble..."
"A lot of you are going back, and only half of us haven't arrived yet. Why don't you feel at ease..."
A large group of people gathered together in twos and threes to chat, some were sad and some were happy.
Ye Yaodong was filled with only happiness. Although he was a little reluctant to part with it, happiness still prevailed.
If you have money to earn, you have to have life to spend it. After you have earned enough, it is better to go back first.
Father Ye came over and said, "Except for Asheng, none of your other cousins ​​from the second uncle's family are planning to go back."
"Aguo and the others?"
"Um."
"Their small boat can't be pulled back by the big brother, the second brother and Aseng Ge?"
"They formed a partnership with your next-door neighbor Zhou Daji brothers. They said they would also imitate you. One boat would pull several boats together to catch jellyfish, and several boats would work together as a partnership. It seems like a 40-60 split."
"He thinks very fast. He also has a lot of fishing boats there, including five. If he can really catch fish peacefully, it should be quite impressive."
"That being said, who knows if it will be peaceful or not? Those who stay are basically those who have not made any money, or they are too greedy and want to stay and earn more. Even though they came here, they did not earn any more.
I can’t bear to leave either.”
"It's normal. After all, I earned so much last year. Those who have earned it will certainly not be able to part with it, and those who have not earned it will certainly not be able to part with it after the benefits gained some time ago."
"Anyway, we are going back. Things here have nothing to do with you. I also told your eldest and second brothers to go back together. Follow you to be safer. Otherwise, if you stay here, who knows what will happen."
Ye Yaodong didn't say anything, it depends on personal wishes.
People all over the yard were sitting, standing or squatting chatting until it was getting late, and then they left one after another.
And they also locked the door, some slept, some slept on the floor.
I don’t know if it was because we were going back soon, but everyone was extremely excited. A lot of people were lying on the floor without sleeping, and they were all chatting. They stayed up until 2 o’clock, and then they all got up excitedly to cook.
Maybe it's because they've been resting there for the past few days without working, so everyone is full of energy, full of energy and not tired.
Ye Yaodong waited until the meal was over and asked everyone to pack up and bring all the things they should bring. Forty or fifty people emptied the yard and room in one visit, and there was no need to carry them back and forth.
The pier was bustling with activity, but most of them were from their own country, and the locals hadn't gotten up so early yet.
"I'm so envious that you can go back soon. We still have to stay and do it. Alas..."
"I have been in jail and fearful for more than 10 days, and I am still scared when I come out..."
"We also want to go back quickly, but it's a pity..."
"It's better to follow A Dong..."
"Hey, we're leaving. Let's go home first. Take care. I'll let you know that I'm safe when I get back."
The boatmen communicated with each other and climbed onto the ship one after another. Ye Yaodong's No. 45 people all boarded the Dongsheng, and the whole deck was filled with them.
The other people who went back together also got on their own boats.
When they were ready, they started and left, leaving others with envious looks.
They also had a bunch of boats hidden in the safe harbor. After sailing out from the dock, they went to the safe harbor first and sailed out all their boats first.
Ye Yaodong has many people on hand, so he is not afraid that no one will sail the boat. He can just scatter a few people over.
It is difficult to get those 10 small wooden boats onto a big ship on the sea now. They are tied directly to the back of the fishing boat. Although the speed will be slowed down, the problem is not big.
Anyway, the speed of other fishing boats couldn't keep up with his Dongsheng, so he just kept going with their speed.
In addition to his own fishing boat, the fishing boats returning on this trip also belonged to his eldest and second brothers, who were younger than him, and there were also a few people who made money at the same time, like two cousins, and two others who had
The villagers from the same village who were on the boat, and two boats from other villages also went back together.
Everyone was quite convinced by him, and since he said he would go back, everyone would go back. Some of them had not been here last year, and they were very satisfied if they could earn several thousand yuan by coming here this year, and they were not willing to take any more risks.
The two cousins ​​who rented the boat to him and his father were reluctant to go back, saying that they had not made any money, so he stayed here with them.
Anyway, the fishing boat was rented to them, and they decided for themselves. He was the one collecting the rent anyway, and he was not asked to take risks. The more they earned, the more money he could extract.
"Brother Dong...you, you, you have...how many...boats?"
Ye Yaodong stood on the sea blowing the sea breeze. Chen Shi looked at a lot of fishing boats and asked curiously.
"How many? Let me count them."
He looked up at the stars in the sky with empty eyes.
The factory previously ordered 7 items, received 2 items, rented out one item, and has another number 002 following. The factory still owes 5 items.
There were originally three in the house, which were rented to Brother A-Sheng, the eldest cousin, and the second cousin. This brings the total to 10.
And later, when 110,000 kilograms of plum blossoms were caught, they were targeted after selling out. They were robbed at sea with the Harvest, and they rammed the two boats with their fishing boats. One person in the back divided up one boat, and this one was robbed.
Brushed on 011.
His father's old boat was also rented to a cousin, but the boat was not counted as his, so it was not numbered.
The factory still has a 34-meter fresh-harvesting boat that has not yet arrived. It will have to wait until the middle of next year. A large boat that he and his eldest and second brothers will jointly build will also be in the middle of next year.
Together with Azheng, Xiaoxiao and Aguang, the four of them will get two pieces by the end of next year.
How many are there in total? They are all boats.
"Not counting these boats, I have about 10 of them now including the new ones I bought."
"Then...these...these...ships..."
"You want it?"
He nodded, "Give...my dad..."
"Okay, I'll rent you one, but you have to tell your family the rules, otherwise I'll take it back if you break the rules."
Chen Shi nodded happily.
"Do you want a small wooden boat? I'll sell one to you at a 20% discount. You also know that these boats are new and have only been put into use for less than a month."
Chen Shi smiled and shook his head, "No...that's enough..."
He originally planned to ask everyone if they wanted to buy something when they paid their wages, but when he thought about it later, it wasn't good to take back every salary before he could even cover it, and he had to repay the money.
It's better to wait until they get back and let them discuss it with the mother-in-law at home before selling.
Now that Chen Shi asked about it, he might as well tell everyone at this stall.
"Uncles and brothers, I have 10 small wooden boats here, and I plan to sell 8 of them when I go back. Everyone has worked hard with me on this trip. If you want to buy them, I will give you a 20% discount and give priority to selling them.
Here you go."
Some people in the crowd were surprised, some looked happy, some looked moved, and some looked confused.
He continued: "There is no rush, I just told you in advance that I will sell it when I get it home."
The crowd was whispering and talking. Everyone was saying that it would be cost-effective to buy a boat and go it alone...
Ye Yaodong turned to Chen Shi again and said, "You are quite filial. You have made a lot of money in the past two years, and you are still thinking about getting one for your father."
Chen Shi smiled and scratched his head, "I...I, I am now...the most...severe one in the family..."
"I can save some money to marry a wife."
He had a silly smile on his face.
"Go take a nap, I'm going to bed."
Anyway, his father is driving the boat, so he has nothing to do, and the sea will be calm tonight.
The cabin was rather stuffy and there was no wind. Except for Ye Yaodong, everyone felt like returning home. They couldn't calm down or lie down. They all lay on the deck to enjoy the sea breeze, look at the stars in the sky, and chat happily.
As time went by, the night gradually opened up little by little. When the sky gradually became brighter, everyone could no longer sleep. They all sat up and started playing cards again.
Ye Yaodong was half asleep and half awake. When dawn came, he got up and came out to enjoy the breeze.
After dawn, scattered jellyfish can be seen on the sea surface from time to time. It is considered a busy season now. Even if the trench is empty, you can still get a good harvest by fishing on the nearby sea surface.
"There are quite a lot of jellyfish this morning..."
"It seems that we are driving quite far away, and there are no fishing boats in sight..."
"The typhoon has lasted for so many days, so the sound of the wind must have spread wider. The fishing boats in the surrounding towns are probably running towards the trench."
"We also saw some fishing boats passing by just now. There were obviously a few jellyfish floating nearby, but they didn't even look at them. They all ran forward. They must have gone to the trench and ignored these bulk cargoes on the sea."
"It's very possible..."
Ye Yaodong rubbed his chin and thought, although the corresponding policy plan has been released, it has not been implemented yet.
It will probably take half a month until the implementation is actually implemented and the iron cards are issued. It will still be quite chaotic during this period.
"It's time to cook, don't worry about others, we're going back anyway."
"It's a pity for us that no one can catch these jellyfish."
"It's a pity, the money that should be earned has already been earned."
"How much money did A Dong earn during this trip?"
"you guess!"
Ye Yaodong left everyone guessing and went up to the cockpit to find his father, preparing to take over.
Everyone is so simple and unpretentious. Just ask how much the boss earns.
More than a dozen boats were traveling along the way. The Harvest was leading the way, and the other fishing boats were following behind. There was no need to use their brains to think about the route.
A large group of fishing boats sailed past the sea, like moving oil paintings. They arrived at the county town from dark to afternoon.
Ye Yaodong discussed with the Harvest on the way, and he planned to send all the newly purchased ships to the shipyard for refurbishment, and also give his ships a series of serial numbers.
This was also the time when Chen Shi asked him on the boat how many boats he had and wanted to rent one for his father and brothers at home. He thought for a long time before he counted them clearly.
I have also thought about sending these newly acquired boats to be painted and numbered. When they are rented, they will know who rented the corresponding boats. Otherwise, it will be easy to get confused without numbers.
After all, he has too many boats now. There are 17 trawlers alone, and they can all be numbered up to 17.
Father Pei has no objection. It would be good to renovate the newly purchased boat.
The other fishing boats followed them silently, and of course they all listened to them. They docked in the county, and of course other boats followed them, and then they all followed their example and put the boats in the shipyard for renovation.
"Oh, I didn't expect it. If I had known that it would be sent to the shipyard for refurbishment, I should have bought two more of the boats in the town."
"It's a beautiful idea. Do you think no one will know about it after it's been renovated? But there are over a hundred of us who see it, and we think there won't be any news about it?"
"Yes, there are more than a dozen fishermen from the town on our boat. They all recognize them. If you dare to buy, they will tell you as soon as they get home from the shore. Are you still alive? They
A large group of people went out, but only these 15 people came back."
When this was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
More than a hundred people went out with great ambitions to make a lot of money, but in the end only 15 people returned, and they didn't even have a boat. It can be said that they were a complete failure.
The dozen or so people in the town, who were originally excited because they were about to get home, suddenly fell silent, with heavy faces. To this day, they have not dared to call back, and they simply don't know how to explain.
Everyone called in advance to tell them that they were going home today. Except for the 15 of them, they couldn't bear the consequences of other people knowing about it.
After handing over the ships to the shipyard, they set off again.
It wasn't until the sun was about to set that everyone finally saw the familiar town.
Ye Yaodong had already greeted everyone in advance. He had to dock in the town first, and other fishing boats could go back to the village first without waiting for him. They were already on their own territory anyway.
The fishermen in the town looked heavy and finally arrived home.
As soon as the Dongsheng docked at the shore, some familiar people looked at the people disembarking in surprise. They quickly pulled them to say hello and asked various questions. Some people turned around to look at the Dongsheng out of curiosity.
Something is wrong.
"Hey, why did you come back on someone else's boat?"
"Where are the others? Why are you the only ones back? Where is the boat?"
"How much money have you earned? Didn't you say you were going to go for two or three months? Why did you come back in less than a month?"
Ye Yaodong ignored them. After everyone got off the boat, he immediately drove the fishing boat away from the shore and rushed back first.
It takes more than half an hour to drive from the town to the village. All the boatmen are leaning on the side of the boat, waiting to return to the village.
They were only ten minutes behind other ships.
When they saw the village, all the villagers had already run out, and the shore was crowded with people and boats.
On this trip, most of the strong laborers in the village left. Basically every household had relatives and friends, so that the entire shore was full of people.
"Finally home..."
"Haha, many people came out to greet me and looked at the beautiful scenery..."
"It's better to follow A Dong. After making money, you can go home early and don't have to worry about being outside anymore."
There was still a short distance away, and everyone standing on the fishing boat stretched out their hands and waved towards the shore.
People on the shore were also waving their hands excitedly.
Ye Yaodong drove the Dongsheng to the Harvest and floated together in the middle of the sea. The younger brother at home had already prepared and brought the fishing boat over to pick him up. It was the time of high tide.
He smiled and said: "How are you at home?"
"Everything is fine. The village has been very peaceful during this period, and there is even less gossip."
"Tie the boat behind your fishing boat and pull it to the shore."
At this time, everyone was eager to return home. No one had the intention to row the boat slowly to the shore. It was better to use a tow and drag it directly.
The shore was crowded with people, all talking around their relatives and friends. Only the people on their boat were the last to come back. Many of them were the first to go back, so there were especially many people who cared about them.
"Why are only your boats back? Where are the other boats?"
"Yeah, why didn't the other ships come back? I thought everyone came back together."
"I heard someone said something happened on this trip. What happened? Did something happen if the others didn't come back?"
"Isn't it? Something really happened?"
The day before we came back, everyone took turns calling home to inform us in advance and briefly talk about the current situation, but they only talked about the recent typhoon and did not dare to talk about being arrested and jailed directly on the phone.
This is such a big deal that the village will not be able to calm down if we mention it.
So at this moment, the villagers on the pier are still asking questions, and they don't know why only a few of their boats came back and the other boats didn't.
Some of us don’t know what to say. After all, it’s a long story and so many days have passed.
Ye Mu also pulled them to ask the same question.
Father Ye was so ashamed that he didn't dare to mention it. He just said, "We'll talk about it when we get back. We can't talk about it outside."
"Why can't you tell me? Why can't you tell me if the others haven't come back?"
Of course it's because I'm embarrassed and embarrassed to say it outside.
Others were also prevaricating there. At most they said they wanted to stay there to make money and were reluctant to come back.
"Then why do you want to come back early when everyone else is making money there?"
"Everyone said something happened on this trip."
"What's going on?"
Ye's father was so angry that he got angry when he was asked. He took the lead and walked home, ignoring him.
Ye Yaodong also said: "Let's talk about it when we get back. I'm very tired after a day's sailing. Let's talk about it when we get home. Some things on the boat will be moved and sorted out tomorrow. Now is not the time to do that."
There is a tacit understanding among everyone.
Those who had been arrested were all afraid of losing face and did not say a word, while those who had not been arrested were all too proud to expose themselves in front of so many people.
"Let's talk about it when we go home. I'm exhausted and hungry."
"I can't tell you three or two times. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Everyone was curious, but they could only follow behind and ask around when they got back, but everyone was whispering on the way, and their curiosity was completely dampened.
"Are those people dead? Can't they come back?"
"Bah... you're talking nonsense like a crow's mouth? If you say anything else, I'll tear your mouth to pieces."
"Then why haven't I seen or called you back for ten and a half months? These people who came back didn't mention anything?"
"Something must have happened, otherwise why did half of them come back and the other half not?"
"Didn't I tell you that you are still making money there? They came back first, how could so many people die?"
"We'll find out later..."
Ye Yaodong frowned.
Others silently said in their hearts that although not so many people died, there were indeed so many who could not be caught. It was just their village that was lucky.
I don’t know how noisy the town has become now.
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