They were chatting in whispers at the door. Ye Yaodong was not in a hurry to leave, and the others were not in a hurry to get off work. They all wanted to wait for the woman inside to answer the phone and see if there was any other news.
After Ah Sheng's wife answered the phone and came out, she dragged Ye Yaodong to ask questions. The most common question was about Ye Yaosheng's IOU.
"I don't know what was said on the phone. I saw that you were very busy yesterday and I didn't have the nerve to come to the door. I happened to meet you here. Tell your sister-in-law what's going on with the IOU? After I found out the day before yesterday, I was really eating at home.
Unable to sleep, Ah Sheng worked hard to earn money, but ended up spending it all on others..."
She rambled on for a while, and Ye Yaodong waited for her to finish talking and vent her words before he politely told her the ins and outs of Ye Yaosheng's IOU.
"... After I bought the boat, I didn't have enough money to pay my salary, so I didn't lend Ah Sheng a loan. I asked Ah Sheng to borrow it from Ah Guang. However, Ah Sheng wrote a few IOUs in advance for Ah Guo and the others to sign and fingerprint.
I’m not worried about whether I’ll get the money back. They’re all making money there now, and they should have money to pay back when they come back, so just relax.”
"Alas... everyone is back, but they are still working hard outside. They don't know when they will come back. When I asked, they said they would see in a few days."
"It shouldn't take long. Sister-in-law, just wait patiently at home."
Ye Yaosheng's wife looked at him and hesitated to speak, hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Are you still going?"
This question has been asked by many people in the past two days, and Ye Yaodong told the truth.
"I'm not sure, but I think I'll make another trip, but it won't happen in the next few days. I'll have to wait and see what happens."
She nodded.
Seeing that nothing happened, Ye Yaodong understood what he needed to know, so he took the first step and went home to eat.
While eating, he also mentioned to his father the phone call that Ye Yaosheng had just made, and the father and son discussed it carefully.
Lin Xiuqing also told him that when he went to the village committee in the morning, someone came to buy small wooden boats. There were not enough to sell, so there were only three left, but four people came. She asked them to discuss among themselves.
The man will come to visit again in the afternoon. Then we will see who wants it and ask him to take him to the dock to trade the boat.
Ye Yaodong nodded and didn't say anything. He didn't care much about who sold the boats to whom. Anyway, whoever came to sell to whom first came to sell them. It would be better to clear out the boats as soon as possible. There is no use keeping them now anyway.
I also heard that their family bought several more boats, but they didn't come back. There were also people who came to the house wanting to rent a boat, but Lin Xiuqing didn't respond. She just said she would wait until the boat came back.
She always followed Ye Yaodong's instructions in advance.
It has only been two days since I came back, and the boat has basically been cleared.
The flat bamboo baskets, quilts and other sundries that were hung to dry in the workshop the night before were also dried and put away in the evening. The father and son also did the same bits and pieces of chores in the past two days.
Early in the morning on the third day, Ye Yaodong got on his motorcycle and headed to the city without stopping.
There is basically no stock of dried fish at home, and it has not been dried for the whole month. The rest of the family has long been taken to the market and stored in idle shops, so he did not drive a tractor to bring a load of goods, but rode a bicycle.
Get on a more convenient motorcycle.
However, there were several kilograms of jellyfish blood, a bucket of jellyfish heads and a bucket of jellyfish skin in the truck bed. These were the specialties he planned to bring to Director Chen.
It was faster to ride a motorcycle. He set off at dawn and it was only 8 o'clock when he arrived.
He went to the store first, but he only glanced at the roadside before heading to the village. He only took a look at the vacant land he bought and the land bought by Lin Xianghui, walked around and returned to the store.
Inside, Father Lin and Mother Lin were holding a large scale to weigh a sack of goods. They were surprised when they saw him coming, but they didn't bother to talk anymore. He rolled up his sleeves and worked on things in the store first.
I took advantage of my free time to ask a few questions and answered their questions.
The business in the store was pretty good early in the morning.
"Since our store has hung up its signboard, more and more people have been looking for it, and business has gotten better month by month. Many shops nearby have also imitated us and hung up their signboards." Lin's father said happily with a smile on his face.
"There aren't any gangsters coming to cause trouble, right?"
"That's not true. After all, the market is maintained by someone, and we pay the management fee on time every year. At most, some people come to the door because of problems with the goods, and I tell them carefully. If they need to be replaced, they will be delivered."
Ye Yaodong nodded and asked him to make the final arrangements. Then he changed the subject, "Did brother's household registration move? I just came over and saw that his land has been leveled."
"It's been moved. Half a month ago, he took some time off to go home and moved his family's household registration here and settled in the village. He said he would take a look at the date and start construction in October."
"Then I'll go and settle down later, and by the way, I'll ask someone to clear out the land in the next two months. Then I'll have to trouble dad and brother to keep an eye on it."
"Okay, we're close. We're right next to it. It's easy to see. It's just how you plan to build it."
He also told Lin's father about the plan he told Ah Qing, but Lin's father only lamented that the purchase was too big.
But who made him earn so much money in the past two years, so spending 10,000 yuan to buy a piece of land was nothing. In the end, he didn't say anything. He just said that he would take care of it and tell the couple what they needed to do.
Ye Yaodong stayed in the shop for a while, telling Father Lin not to settle the accounts in a hurry, he had to go do some errands first.
Then I unloaded the things from the tricycle bucket and stored them in the shop. Then I took two soup pots from my brother-in-law and filled them with some jellyfish heads and jellyfish skins, and also caught a lot of jellyfish blood.
Then he packed a separate portion and put it in the sidecar. He slowly rode to the village to find the village chief. This separate portion was given to the village chief. It was not strange for many people to give it to him, so he asked him to help him with it.
Ah Qing and her children settled down first.
After finishing the settlement, he went back to the store, put the remaining things in the shoulder bag, and then went straight to Director Chen's house.
The bucket was full when I arrived. Even after I scooped out two big bowls, I saw that they were still 60% full, so it was still worth it. The most expensive one was jellyfish blood anyway.
It was almost noon when we arrived, and Director Chen happened to be home from get off work, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw him.
"Didn't you say you were going to Zhejiang Province to fish for jellyfish? You had to go there for two months. Why did you come back so soon? It's only been a month now, right?"
"Haha, if something happens, come back early."
He went into the room, put down his things, and told Director Chen what happened. Director Chen felt dangerous after hearing this.
"It's like this when you go to other people's territory. Most places are quite exclusive. To the locals, you are just an intruder. If your emotions are stirred up a little, conflicts are inevitable. Fortunately, you came back early, so it counts.
wise."
Ye Yaodong nodded, followed the words and said a few words, and also told what happened when he came back.
"You're doing the right thing. You can't take this kind of thing lightly. It's your good luck to meet a noble person. Other people's affairs have to be left to the local public security bureau. Those people also seek medical treatment indiscriminately due to acute illness. Just listen to the wind.
rain."
"I just want to hear the news now."
"That's right, but if the local jellyfish association or fishing association is established, and they can give you a position, you can take it. It will always be of some benefit. After all, you are also the leader of a group of people. If you go there next year, you will have a lot of money.
You can also get first-hand information based on your position, which is more convenient, and you can also build some connections."
"Okay, let's wait until we get there."
Ye Yaodong changed the topic and talked a little more relaxedly. By the way, he also explained how to cook the jellyfish skin, jellyfish head and jellyfish blood.
Transportation is inconvenient these days. In addition to small household appliances and some popular items, other specialties and other specialties are relatively slow in circulation. They have to be purchased locally. This is why the business of taiye is born, so he also has to talk about cooking methods, especially
Most people don’t know how to eat jellyfish blood.
By the way, he also boasted about how nourishing the jellyfish blood is. It is a good ingredient for replenishing qi and blood. Local postpartum women have to eat this in addition to fish maw. It is very popular among the locals.
It was already past 1 o'clock after he came out of Director Chen's house. He stopped by for lunch and chatted for a while, and then came out with Director Chen when it was time for him to go to work.
After watching the people ride away on bicycles, he walked towards the motorcycle in the bright sun, "It's so hot, damn, it's like a stove. It's almost cooked as soon as it comes out."
"Selling popsicles~ Selling popsicles~"
"Buying popsicles..."
Hearing the sound of someone selling popsicles, he also yelled at the cyclist over there. Upon hearing this, the vendor immediately pedaled his bicycle over.
Watching him get off the motorcycle, the vendor's eyes shone brightly and he asked flatteringly: "What kind of popsicles does the boss want? There are red beans, mung beans, sugar water, milk, watermelon..."
Ye Yaodong stretched his head and took a look. He originally wanted to grab one randomly, but when he saw it, there was actually a bagged one.
"What is this?"
"This is ice water, it tastes like peach, orange, pear..."
The colors in each bag were different, corresponding to the color of the flavor. He picked up a bag and looked at it. The ingredients were water, saccharin and fruit powder.
"This bag is only 10 cents for the small one and 20 cents for the big one. It was just released from the factory. It was not available before..."
"Is the manufacturer's address above correct?"
"Ah?" The hawker looked confused. Do you have to check the factory to buy ice water?
"Boss...what do you want...to do?"
"I'll get a bag of this. Is the address where you get the goods the manufacturer's address on it? Is it in the city?"
"Ah, yes..."
Ye Yaodong gave him two cents, then went to the shade and squatted down to read and study, ignoring the confused look on the vendor's face.
The address of the manufacturer above was in a village in a town in the city, and he didn't know where it was. He looked up at the hawker who was about to leave, and called him back.
He was particularly patient with rich people and ordinary people. When the vendor heard his call, he immediately smiled and pushed his bicycle over.
"What else do you want, boss?"
Ye Yaodong pointed to the address of the manufacturer above and asked, "Is this address close to here?"
"Ah? Do you want to sell popsicles too?"
"Do you think I look like a popsicle seller?"
"No, you look like a big boss. If you can ride a motorcycle, you must be a big boss."
On a hot summer day, with the scorching sun at noon, when he went out, it was not easy for him to cover his head with only his eyes exposed, as he did at sea. Recently, he only wore a straw hat.
Although he doesn’t look like a boss or a migrant worker in his outfit, but who let him have a motorcycle? Then he is the big boss.
Ye Yaodong looked at him with admiration, "You're smart, I have other things to do and want to visit this factory. Can you give me some directions? Is this factory far from here? How long will it take you to ride a bicycle?"
"
"It's not too far, not too close. It's okay to ride a bicycle for about an hour. I went to get popsicles and sold them while walking, and rode all the way back."
He thought to himself, it had only been an hour on a bicycle, he could go faster on a motorcycle, so that was fine.
"I bought all the remaining popsicles you had. Can you take me there?"
The hawker nodded happily and hurriedly, "Okay, then I'll go buy some more goods by the way."
"Go faster on my motorcycle."
He stood up, put the ice water bag in his hand into his mouth and took a bite to drink the ice water. It tasted quite good and sweet.
The weather was so hot that after just holding it in his hand for a while, it was no longer as hard as before, and part of it had turned into water. He sucked it up and sucked away the part of the ice cube that had turned into water, and his whole body was instantly absorbed from the inside.
It feels cool and comfortable outside.
"What about my bicycle? My home is not here, I... I'd better ride my bike and lead the way."
Although he wanted to ride a motorcycle, he was reluctant to park his bicycle on the side of the road for fear of losing it, so he could only lead the way on his bicycle.
Ye Yaodong could only follow slowly behind on his motorcycle.
I held a bag of ice water in my hand and took a sip from time to time. It was all empty after a few sips, and the feeling of heat was much better.
The two cars were riding side by side, from the city to the outside of the city, and then to the road. The hawker wanted to chat with him, but the motorcycle made too much noise. Ye Yaodong didn't listen carefully, and he didn't have the patience to talk to a stranger.
People chatting.
After riding for about an hour, the vendor pedaled the bike harder and shouted that he was almost there.
Ten minutes later, the bicycle slowed down and stopped. At the door of a low bungalow, the motorcycle also stopped. There were several bicycles at the door.
"That's it."
Ye Yaodong looked at the door of the courtyard that was the same as his own house. There was someone coming out with a wooden box in his arms, and then fixed it on the back seat of a bicycle.
"A small workshop?"
It doesn't look as good as his house, no, it's much worse. This house looks like my own house, just over a hundred square meters, with a small courtyard at the door.
"Yes, it was originally a small workshop. Boss, look, I have brought you to the right place..."
"Okay, count the popsicles and ice water in you, how much they cost, sort them out, and come out in a piece and give them to me later."
"Okay, okay."
The hawker beamed with joy and immediately went to take stock. Ye Yaodong now cleared out his goods directly in one hour. It was much faster than if he wandered around the city selling, and he could also come back to buy some more goods. It was only two days ago.
It’s a lot, and there are still four hours until the sun goes down, so it can still be sold at night.
Ye Yaodong ignored the vendors' counting. While they were talking for a while, another person came out with a wooden box, and he went in directly.
Unexpectedly, there was something else going on inside. There was actually a large freezer in the main room, and two people were picking up popsicles and ice water from the box. Moreover, from the room behind, I could only hear the sound of many people talking, but there was no other sound.
He couldn't see anything standing in the main room.
"What are you looking at? Buying popsicles?" A middle-aged man looked at him doubtfully.
Ye Yaodong immediately came back to his senses, touched his pocket, smiled, pulled out two cigarettes, and said in Mandarin: "Uncle, I'm not here to buy popsicles. I'm more interested in the liquid packaging machine."
The middle-aged man was confused for a moment, "What?"
"It's your ice water bag filling and sealing machine. I'm curious about this machine. Can I take a look?"
"That's not okay. How can you just look at this casually? Who knows if you are a fellow traveler here to cause trouble."
"I'm not a colleague. Don't worry. I'm in other businesses. I'm not a local either. You'll know just by listening to me. I just want to know where to buy that machine. I also want to buy one to hold other liquids. I've already
I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I just happened to come to the city today and saw a bag of ice water being sold, so I came to ask about it."
The middle-aged man looked at him warily, "That's not okay, who knows whether what you said is true or false."
After saying that, he shouted twice more inside, and several men ran out. They immediately drove him out.
Ye Yaodong cursed in his own dialect and was pushed out by the others. Just when the vendor had finished counting and was about to come in and ask him to pay, he saw this posture and was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.
"boss……"
"I'll go and take a look, but it doesn't work. I just want to know where to buy it..."
"What's wrong? Why were you kicked out?"
"I just want to ask them where they bought the machine? I also want to buy a machine. I don't make popsicles. Do I look like a popsicle seller? Damn, I haven't been kicked out yet. Damn..."
"What kind of machine is it?"
"You didn't even show me the ice water bag filling machine."
"You asked me to bring you here just to ask about the filling machine for ice water bags?"
"Isn't that right? Why else would I come all the way here just for those few popsicles? I'm too full, it's such a hot day."
The vendor hesitated and said, "How about I help you find out?"
Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, "Huh? You have a way?"
"I live in a village nearby. I can ask my family to help me ask my relatives. There are also relatives around the corner around us, but I'm not sure if I can ask..."
"Okay, if you can ask, I will give you a red envelope." He said casually.
In fact, he could ask Lin Jishang if he knew about this kind of thing, or slowly ask around in the city. That person was often seen but not seen, and he might not be able to meet him for months. Now he was a little anxious.
Want to know.
In this way, the fish sauce can be packed in bags after fermentation. There is no need to send the whole tank to the city, which takes up space and is fragile.
If it can be packaged in bags, it can be better distributed across the country and become bigger and stronger!
Thinking about it, I felt a little excited, but I was kicked out just now, so I could only ask more.
The vendor said happily: "Okay, then how do I contact you?"
Ye Yaodong gave him a number of the village committee, "Call him and tell him you want to see Ye Yaodong. Do you remember it? Or why don't you go in and borrow a pen?"
"Then I'll borrow a pen."
Ye Yaodong waited again. After someone came out and took down the number, he gave him the money for the popsicle. By the way, he also gave him an extra 10 cents for the quilt on which the wooden box was padded and bought it directly without fear of being cheated.
People laughed at people who thought they were stupid and had too much money, so they just took the whole package and put it in the sidecar.
Anyway, he lives nearby, so he can go home directly and get some tattered clothes and quilts to cushion him.
"I'm leaving first. If I have any news, I'll call you. If there's no news, forget it. I'll think of something else."
"OK."
Although the trip was in vain and he spent several dollars, he felt it was worth it. At least he knew that such a small filling and sealing machine already existed.
A small plastic bag containing ice water can only hold 100-200 ml. If there is one of this size, it can definitely be 500 ml.
However, it is probably not widely used yet, and everyone is still used to filling it with bottles.
After calming down for a while, he suddenly wasn't so anxious anymore, because he really didn't ferment a lot of fish sauce this year. It was just the catch of two boats, and it took a few days to bring back 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms.
, 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms, sometimes only half a month is available, but this month it is not available for the whole month.
It only takes 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms to produce several thousand kilograms of fish sauce, and it needs to be filtered at intervals after it is fermented. If he buys a filling machine now, it is estimated that the fermentation speed at home will not be enough to fill it, and it will have to be idle from time to time.
There.
And if the quantity is small, it cannot be made bigger and stronger. In the end, it has to be fermented in large quantities. The fermentation time of this kind of thing is very long, half a year and a year.
So when I think about it, I really don’t have to worry so much. I can increase the quantity first and then think about the machine.
If you want to increase the quantity, you have to prepare fermentation containers in advance. It is also very simple to collect the groceries. You don’t have to catch them yourself, although it is easiest and most cost-effective to catch them yourself.
Ye Yaodong got on his motorcycle and drove towards the market while thinking about things. However, the market was closed at this time, but Lin's father and mother did not return to the village. Instead, they were in Lin Xianghui's shop with several children.
Let's help cut vegetables and make fillings together, and do some preparation work in advance.
After hearing the sound of a motorcycle at the door, several children turned their heads and immediately rushed out excitedly.
"Sister-in-law..."
"Brother-in-law...you are back again..."
"Sister-in-law, have you finished your work?"
Ye Yaodong looked at these half-year-old children who were extremely excited around him, and he also smiled and picked up the small tattered quilt in his shoulder bag, "Go in, I'll bring you popsicles and ice water."
"Wow……"
"Great, I'm thirsty..."
"So much? Brother-in-law, why did you buy so much?"
As soon as he put the tattered quilt on the table and opened it, several of them became even more excited. They each picked a flavor they wanted to eat. No child could resist the temptation of popsicles.
"Father, mother, brother and sister-in-law should also eat one, otherwise it will melt if left alone."
"Why did you buy so much? How can you finish it?" Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "Wrap it up quickly, it will melt if you leave it outside."
"I believe if one person eats two or three, they can all eat it."
"That's right!" Lin Guangyuan happily took another one and licked it with both hands at the same time.
The other two nodded quickly and followed each other and took another one.
Mother Lin quickly wrapped up the little tattered quilt, "How about eating it? Not too much for each one. Eating too much is not good for the stomach and will cause diarrhea. Wrap it up first. You can take it back to the children at home later. Here
I can see there are twenty or thirty of them."
Ye Yaodong let them eat whatever they wanted, and said to his father-in-law: "Let's settle the accounts and I have to go back quickly. It took too long. It's already 3 o'clock."
"Okay, I thought you would definitely come over after finishing your errands and go to the store to do some calculations."
"Um."
Weng and son-in-law walked outside again. There was constant laughter and laughter in the room, but Lin Guangyuan followed them out.
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Guangyuan, who had reached his ears, and sighed that he had grown up really fast. A few years ago, it only reached his chest, "What are you doing?"
"Hey, uncle, can I go home with you for two days?"
"Your store is so busy, can you still come home with me to play?"
"My father said that when school starts in the second half of the year, he will let us study here so that we don't have to go back to the village. I'm a little reluctant. If I don't go back to play with you for a few days now, I might have to wait for the Chinese New Year, which will take a long time."
"I can do it. Can your parents do it?"
"Hey, if you tell them, they will definitely be able to do it."
"What about your brothers and sisters?"
"Leave them alone."
Lin's father glanced at him and said, "Think of it, the eldest brother stays here to work. It would be better for you to leave your younger brothers and sisters to work and go back to play by yourself."
"I want to learn from my brother-in-law, not just for fun! My brother-in-law is so capable and I have a future with him. It's rare for him to come back. I haven't seen him for a long time."
Ye Yaodong happily put his arm around his shoulder, "Okay, I'll take you back with me later. Let me tell you, Captain Chen, who gave you the sea soul shirt before, is also building a lighthouse in our town. Come back with me and you may be able to help me."
Can be seen."
Lin Guangyuan's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, my sister-in-law asked me to go back with you, and I must go back with you."
"No problem, I'll go talk to your parents."
Lin Guangyuan happily clenched his fist and waved it several times.
When they settled the accounts, he immediately ran home to pack his clothes and waited at the gate without thinking of going to the store to tell his parents first.
Because he knew that he might not agree if he said it, but it would definitely be fine if his brother-in-law said it.
Ye Yaodong just glanced at Gui Hua Fu's ledger, listened carefully to Lin's father telling him how much money he had received, and then read it once, then took the money he gave him, and in the end he only recorded a total number in his mind, and went out.
.
Anyway, when he gets back, Ah Qing will count it again, as long as the total is almost the same.
"Let's go, talk to your parents and take you back."
"Okay."
Lin Xianghui and Mrs. Lin heard Ye Yaodong say that he wanted to take Lin Guangyuan back with him, but they didn't say anything. They nodded and agreed. However, the other two children below rebelled.
"We are going too..."
"Why don't you take us with you..."
"Because I want to take him to work for me, and you are too young."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he picked up the tattered quilt and went out. Lin Guangyuan had already sat down in the sidecar with excitement and was waiting. The two children behind him were pulled by the adults with mournful faces and were still shouting.
"We can also help you with work, little uncle..."
"If you don't do your own work, you are so active in going to work in other people's homes... don't make trouble, I will take you with me next time."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he walked away, leaving only Lin Guangyuan's excited shouts in his ears.
"So handsome, so handsome...Wow...the motorcycle is much more handsome than the tractor."
"Sister-in-law, this motorcycle is really cool. Can you teach me how to do it when you get back?"
"sure."
"Great, little uncle, oh my god, I want to learn to ride a motorcycle? Hahahahaha...ahem..."
"Shut your mouth, or you'll eat a mouthful of dirt."
My ears were instantly quiet.
Chapter completed!