After staying at home for two days, it was cold and windy for two days. On the morning of the third day, Ye Yaodong was warmed by the sun as soon as he came out.
The winter sun was particularly comfortable. When the father and son saw that there was no wind, they immediately decided to go to sea. Since the supplies were readily available, it was no problem to call someone up and add fuel and ice at the last minute.
In a hurry, the people on the Dongsheng and the Harvest had just finished breakfast and went out to sea to fish together again.
This trip to sea was already on the 2nd. Ye Yaodong originally agreed with Fang Jingfu to deliver the goods on the 5th, but he thought it would be a day or two later. The harvest at sea has been pretty good these days, and it is rare for the sun to shine all the time, and the wind and waves are not bad.
Small.
The cold weather in winter is cold, and cold winds often blow, which also affects the wind and waves on the sea. As a result, there are few days to go to sea in winter. Now that the weather is rare, he also wants to fish for a few more days.
When it was the 6th, he told Father Pei that he had to return first to collect goods.
The money he has on hand is only about 2,000 yuan from selling goods in the past few days, but he is not afraid.
Not to mention that the store's normal sales can have a turnover of 6,000 to 7,000 yuan in less than a month. The 5,000 lighters given in the previous batch can also be sold for 50,000 yuan.
Although he settled the accounts intermittently last month when he passed through the city and took them home, according to what his father-in-law said on the phone before, he has slowly cleared the goods over the past week or so, and the turnover should be about the same.
Having 20,000 yuan is almost enough for him to pay the final payment.
The last time he owed 7,500 yuan, he still had to pay 15,000 yuan this time. In total, he had to pay 22,500 yuan.
He didn't pay any deposit, just a phone call.
Fang Jingfu was also upright and didn't say anything.
When he went to sea, he had already planned to pass through the city, collect the money from the shop, and then go directly to Zhejiang Province.
However, just in case, because the store did not have enough money due to the settlement of construction site material costs, he borrowed the cash from his boat from Pei's father when he returned, and agreed to pay it back when he returned.
Father Pei was happy that he didn't have cash on hand. He didn't have to worry about having too much money on hand. He could take advantage of the good weather and fish for a few more days, so he happily borrowed it.
He also moved all the goods on the ship to the Dongsheng and told him to sell them when he went to the city. This also saved the Harvest a trip and saved some gas money.
Ye Yaodong sold the goods and calculated the money from the store. He still had more money on hand and could make a little over twenty-five thousand.
Because it was one day later than the agreed date, he made a special call to Fang Jingfu when he was in the city and agreed to arrive before the evening of the 7th.
Then we hurriedly drove the boat from the city to Zhejiang Province. This trip took a long time.
Fortunately, the weather has been good and smooth sailing in the past few days. He set off on the afternoon of the 6th and arrived on the afternoon of the 7th.
He didn't stay long and settled the arrears along with the payment for this batch of goods. He gave all the remaining money to Fang Jingfu and ordered a batch of 10,000 pieces.
This time he had a better memory and had to order in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to distribute the order by then.
During the rest night, he also chatted a lot with Fang Jingfu.
Fang Jinfu said that we should take advantage of the current emptiness in the market. Many people are still starting out and setting up small workshops, just following the trend. They should take the lead in expanding development before others become big.
Do something bigger than everyone else in advance and occupy the market first. As long as they are large enough and look formal enough, more people will naturally come to your door.
Big factories and small workshops, of course the big factories are more convincing.
If he doesn't come now, Fang Jingfu will call him in a few days to discuss and ask for his opinion.
Of course he had no objection. He didn't understand anything about market expansion. Of course, it was left to people who knew. All he had to do was give money and he wouldn't interfere with these trivial matters.
For the rest, he only needs to give opinions when necessary, and support when necessary. What's more, Fang Jingfu's idea came to him very timely, and no one needed to mention it. Of course, he agreed with it.
In fact, the most important thing is that the number of orders is increasing. Many people see that things can make money, so they flock to it. Now, his house is not enough, and he has to recruit more people.
Instead of constantly looking for a house, making yourself exhausted and taking up time, you might as well go directly to the government to approve a piece of land and build a big one yourself.
Although some funds were withdrawn during this period, he still had no money, and the raw materials ordered from outside could not keep up with the orders. He simply went to find connections to buy machines to produce raw materials.
Two rooms in Ye Yaodong's house were set aside for him, and he continued to produce accessories 24 hours a day.
He also has ideas. If the external accessories cannot keep up with his production, he will make them himself.
So the more I work, the less money I have.
Now I'm thinking about approving the land again. It just so happens that Ye Yaodong's funds are back, and he can use some of it to approving the land first. If there is more, he can continue to buy machine production parts.
That is to say, taking into account the money he is about to receive, Fang Jingfu can have ideas again.
Ye Yaodong didn't understand anything else, so he just listened to Fang Jingfu talking and talking freely about his thoughts.
However, he also gave some suggestions, asking Fang Jingfu to not only focus on the output, but also ask someone to design the appearance to make it more beautiful.
"I would like to, but now money is tight. Now I have to spend money to buy land to build a factory. The tens of thousands of dollars that have just been withdrawn gradually have to be spent on other things, and there is no space now."
"We have to wait until the new factory is built and moved to the new factory, and then we can think of other ideas and designs. For now, we can only temporarily improve these simple ones, earn more money, and make more money.
Hands first.”
"The site hasn't been settled yet, the output can't be increased, and we can't do so many tricks."
Ye Yaodong thinks what he said is right.
Space is a problem. Without space, production is limited. Now it is not a problem of variety, but that production cannot keep up with sales.
Although orders are not received easily, you can find a few more small workshops for parts, or you can simply buy machines and produce parts yourself, but the key is that you need a large enough space to support it.
"You're right. You still have to go to the government to approve a piece of land to build a big factory. Now, you can only reuse your own home."
"Or you can temporarily find an open space and put up an awning casually."
Fang Jingfu sighed, "My family has already taken advantage of it, so I discussed it with you tonight. If I don't agree, I will go to the government to approve the land tomorrow. First, I will take a piece of vacant land to temporarily build an awning, which can provide shelter from wind and rain, and then I will get another piece of land."
Before we build a factory, we have to increase the production volume."
"I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors some time ago. Many of my relatives are overseas Chinese from seven or eight countries. They came back to build ancestral halls, donated money to build roads, build schools and hospitals. I took the opportunity to sell our lighters and ordered a bunch of them.
Contact information..."
Fang Jingfu's eyes lit up.
"Really! I read it right. You are really powerful, and you have a lot of overseas Chinese relatives. Having one or two overseas Chinese relatives is already pretty good. If you can get foreign exchange certificates, I don't know how many people will die from envy.
, you can still push lighters to others?"
"That's why I thought of asking you to ask someone to design more patterns and colors to make it more exquisite, so that we can export it. They heard that our cost is low, only a few yuan, and they were very interested."
"Let's do it, let's do it right away. Once the site is settled tomorrow, we'll hire someone to design it." Fang Jingfu suddenly became more confident.
Ye Yaodong smiled because he liked such action people.
It's not that he hasn't thought about making a fortune from it and then selling it to overseas Chinese, but he really doesn't understand the product. If he exports it for a long time, he certainly can't sell it too expensively. Mainly, he doesn't understand export. His old profession
It's the catch from a fishing boat.
Of course, you have to be sincere when partnering with Fang Jingfu. You also own the shares. Relatives will introduce you, and the rest will be handed over to Fang Jingfu. You will also be considered as a salesperson. When the time comes, you will talk to Fang Jingfu. There will always be extra commissions for the sales of the customers he introduces.
But, of course, this is also a matter of course.
This wave of overseas Chinese relatives can be regarded as putting more pressure on himself. Even if the company becomes bigger and stronger in the future, Fang Jingfu cannot kick him away at will.
Ye Yaodong was particularly satisfied with his intelligence when he thought about this.
Only when people reflect their own value can they be valued more by others.
"When I design a new product, I will call you and send you some samples in a package."
"good."
In just one month, he felt that their grassroots team seemed to be doing something decent again.
Fang Jingfu was gearing up and wanted to start a big fight right away.
The next day after the conversation, he went to the government to apply for land approval early in the morning.
However, when the land is approved, regulations must be followed, the land must be rehabilitated, and construction must be completed. These all take time and cannot be accomplished overnight.
So for at least a few months, they still have to squeeze into Ye Yaodong's house or a temporary shed to slowly develop and accumulate, but the design can be carried out at the same time.
Ye Yaodong thought that in a few months it would be almost 1986. Maybe the policy would be more relaxed and he would be able to apply for a company again.
Because he was in a hurry to deliver the goods to the city, he did not stop in Wenzhou. After checking the goods, he stayed at home and chatted all night. After a good rest, he set sail again early the next morning.
Gone.
If he stayed any longer, there would be nothing else he needed anyway.
I have been at sea for many days, so I took a good rest this night when I landed in Vancouver, which relieved my fatigue.
So when he arrived in the city the next night, he handed over a new batch of lighters to his father-in-law and set out to sea again, planning to continue fishing.
Anyway, I have had a rest, and the weather has been good recently, so I will go fishing for a few more days.
When they sailed the ship towards the East China Sea, they contacted the Harvest and found that Pei's father was still there and was in no hurry to go back.
Everyone is a qualified social animal.
Their two boats also discussed fishing for another three or four days, and then they would go back together and have company.
Ye Yaodong also told everyone, and after finishing speaking, he suddenly said something.
“Earn money at sea and spend it at sea, but don’t even think about taking a penny home.”
"What?"
"It's just a matter of dragging on the net for a few more days to pay Uncle Pei back. Wouldn't all the money on hand be exchanged for goods? Now my pockets are empty. If I drag on the net for a few more days, I can barely scrape together enough to pay him back and go home.
Still no money."
Someone didn't respond.
"Isn't that all in vain?"
"It's all been exchanged for goods, and it won't turn into money until the goods are sold."
"Then it's better to keep the money in your hands instead of changing it around like this..."
Ye Yaodong was speechless and looked at Xiao Wu with a troubled expression. Xiao Wu was only two years older than Chen Shi and was not married yet.
"You deserve to be a part-time job, so you should work hard for me."
Xiao Wu rubbed his head and didn't feel that he had said anything wrong.
"We are ready to set up the net. We will go back after holding on for another three or four days."
"good."
The two ships stayed at sea for another three or four days before they docked to sell their goods. After selling the goods, they were barely able to repay Pei's father's loan, but they didn't have enough money to refuel and go back, so they had to go to the store to get some more.
Life is so difficult, it all depends on having enough industry.
Lin Xiuqing didn't know that his trip would last so long. She heard him say a few words before going to sea. She thought he would go to Zhejiang Province on the 5th to pick up goods and then come back directly to the city. Unexpectedly, he wouldn't wait until the 12th.
See people.
"Except for the typhoon last time, this is the first time I've seen you go out to sea for such a long time."
"Well, the plan couldn't keep up with the change, and the weather looked good, so I decided to stay a few more days. Anyway, I went ashore to rest, but I didn't have the money to bring it back."
"Did you even use all the settlement money from the city to pay for the goods?"
"Yes, it's not enough. It's a little short. I borrowed some from Uncle Pei, which was just used to pay the deposit for the next batch of goods. So after I brought the goods to the city, I went fishing again when the weather was good.
I just made enough money to pay back the money."
"That's okay. I didn't take any money from home. The money earned by the store was just used to pay for the goods."
"Money is used to buy goods, and the goods turn into money, and then the money turns into goods again. It seems that the money has never been in the hands. It just passes through the hands. Have you seen the money increase?" Ye Yaodong said jokingly.
He knew clearly that money turned into more goods, and the goods would turn into more money after they were sold, but he still couldn't help but say a few words.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said: "You are testing whether I have been fooled. Won't the sales of this batch of goods turn into more money? How could I get so much money out in the first place?"
He repeated what Xiao Wu said on the boat.
"You are still smart."
"It shows that he has a straight mind and only one thing, and he doesn't know how to make twists and turns."
After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, she hurriedly said: "Oh, by the way, the ship that you three brothers jointly owned, Ah Hai said two days ago that it should be ready for delivery in ten days and a half. Let you check the date in advance.
In case there is no good time at the moment, we have to postpone it again."
Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised, "That's quite fast. I just thought about it some time ago, and now it won't take long to hand it over."
"Yes, let me tell you in advance that you will make time when the time comes."
"Okay, do you think your life will be better?"
"After reading it, she didn't know where she bought a book specifically for telling the time. It said that the seventeenth is a good day. It happens to be half a month away, so it won't be so rushed."
"Does she know how to read?"
"Then don't underestimate my mother. She is not idle either. The other women who follow the Women's Federation also recognize a lot of characters. If you say you don't know the characters, you will be laughed at. After all, you are also a public servant. How can you not recognize them?
Character."
He didn't believe it, "Aren't those times all in traditional Chinese characters? She doesn't even know simplified Chinese characters, how can she still know traditional Chinese characters?"
Lin Xiuqing raised her chin and motioned for him to look at the door, "Mom is here, ask her."
Mother Ye just came in with a smile on her face.
"I heard that you can set up a fortune-telling stall and read people's birth dates?"
"What?" Ye Mu was a little confused.
"I heard that you bought a book and studied the bad luck of the 12 hours of the day."
"It's not that our family has more and more boats. Every time we buy a boat, we have to wait and see how long it will take to get the boat back. It's better to buy a book instead of having to go to the husband's house to ask questions."
"Do you really understand? And you have this talent?"
"I asked the village committee to help me see. This is not about building a house, but simply sailing the boat back. As long as the life is good, it doesn't need to calculate the birth dates of the whole family, so there is no need to find a husband and waste money. You can do it yourself.
To see whether the day is good or bad, just look for the tide."
After speaking, he added: "I am also learning now. Let them teach me to read. Don't underestimate me. I can recognize many words now. Although I say I can't write, I know them."
Ye Mu said with a proud look, "Recognize more traditional Chinese characters, and then we can read them ourselves, so we don't have to bother others all day long."
Ye Yaodong gave his mother a thumbs up. He has grown up. He no longer hangs out with other women, gossiping and judging people. He can also learn to tell the time.
"Then if you work hard, your family will have more time to look at the future."
Mother Ye was all smiles, "Isn't that right? Two days ago, I told everyone that our family was going to sail a big boat back. Everyone was so envious. They said that there was smoke coming out of our ancestral graves, and the boats were coming one after another."
"I asked them to check the date for me, and they all said that it would be more convenient for me to just buy a book and read it myself. They said that we have to check the date every day, and there will be good things at home every now and then."
"I think what they said makes sense. There are several ships behind you. I have to learn this. We will see how we live in the future."
"They are all so envious. They say that the more your three brothers buy, the bigger their boats become. There is no one more promising than you..."
The more Ye Mu talked about it, the more proud she became. Living to this age, the most glorious moments in her life have been these few years.
"...Everyone praised me for my ability to give birth, and each one was better than the other. They all said that if they had known I would have had more children when I was younger, I might be more blessed now..."
Damn, this is gossiping and studying at the same time.
It seems to be of high quality.
I know all the characters and can read traditional Chinese characters.
The whole person has been sublimated.
Mother Ye kept talking happily, and Ye Yaodong didn't interrupt her. It was rare for her to be so happy, so there was no need for him to spoil it.
It is the greatest pride of a parent to keep his children up to date.
His mother has indeed grown up, and she can actually work hard to read and learn to read the day.
After filling his stomach, he went to rest for a while, then went to talk to his eldest and second brothers about the fishing boat, and asked Ye Chenghai to talk about the situation of the fishing boat.
After more than half a year of experience, Ye Chenghai has matured a lot, becoming less naive and more energetic.
Ye Yaodong heard that he was speaking eloquently and convincingly, and even patted him on the shoulder.
"That's right. The half-year class was not in vain. I also learned a lot."
"Hehe, I'm not just going to be lazy as a foreigner, I'm here to learn my skills."
"I'm so lazy at home that I don't hold up the broom when it falls over. You can't do that outside."
"No way, the master said I am very diligent."
"I'll graduate from junior high school in the first half of next year, and go to high school in the second half of the year..."
Ye Chenghai turned his head in surprise, "Isn't it enough for me to go to junior high school? I have said before that after graduating from junior high school, I can go to work directly to make money."
"Look at your potential!" Ye Yaopeng also stared at him.
Ye Yaodong put his shoulder on his shoulder and said earnestly: "You are still young, and you can't make much money if you go to work now. And even if you graduate next year, you have only been an apprentice for one year. How much salary can I give you?"
"When you have a diploma, your salary will definitely be higher than if you didn't have a diploma. If you can't get into a technical secondary school or university, it will be too late to go directly to a factory."
Ye Chenghai's whole face turned down, "Didn't we agree? I will officially start working after I graduate from junior high school and no longer need to study. Why do you ask me to go to high school again?"
"Are you stupid? Is graduating from high school the same as graduating from junior high school? If you tell me that you graduated from high school, people in the factory will look down on you. Compared with other apprentices, you have a degree. Isn't it easier to become a skilled worker in the future?
A little? The chances are a little greater than others, right?"
"You're trying to fool me again! A Yuan even said he wanted to be a soldier when he graduated from junior high school, so I can't join the factory after I graduate from junior high school?"
"He will be 18 when he graduates from junior high school next year, and you will only be 16 when you graduate from junior high school. Be obedient and get a high school diploma, which is better than directly entering the factory."
Ye Yaohua also interrupted, "Yes, listen to your third uncle. Your third uncle is capable and knowledgeable. What he says cannot be wrong."
"But I can't pass the exam."
Ye Yaodong was choked and suddenly remembered that high school is not something you can just go to.
"You can't pass the exam? Is it difficult?"
"Nonsense, our teacher said that it would be good if 20 or 30 of the four and a half classes go to high school."
"What's your current score in Chinese and Mathematics?"
"Sixty to seventy."
"Forget it, then you can carry the bucket directly into the factory next year. It broke at the beginning, no wonder the rest of it doesn't work."
Ye Chenghai was happy and didn't care about his disapproval, "I told you earlier that I'm not good at studying. I just go to work. It would be great to make money early. Studying is a waste of time."
Ye Yaodong felt that he was wasting his words and was not willing to talk to him anymore, so he stood up directly.
"You are worse than Chenghe."
"Shit, I'm much smarter than him."
"You are so clever."
Ye Chenghe was extremely happy, "Uncle San finally found out."
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it."
Ye Chenghu suddenly came over and said, "Dad, I must be smarter than them all."
Ye Yaodong glanced at him with disgust, "It's hard to say."
"Don't disbelieve it."
"I don't believe it. A dragon gives birth to a dragon, and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. I am a dragon, and your mother is a phoenix, but the dragon and the phoenix make a flying flight."
He sighed, shook his head, and went home directly. Guangzong Yaozu couldn't count on them anymore, he still had to rely on himself.
Ye Chenghu scratched his head and didn't understand, what happened to the dragon and phoenix appearing in auspiciousness? Isn't it good that the dragon and phoenix appear in auspiciousness?
Are all dragons and phoenixes in auspicious form?
Lin Xiuqing, who was separated by a wall, also listened to their excitement and asked him with a smile when he came back.
"Isn't it nice that the dragon and the phoenix appear in auspiciousness?"
"You don't understand."
"Crazy, saying that others don't understand all day long."
Ye Yaodong went straight back to the house and lay down. It was too cold, and the wind hurt his forehead. Except for the children who were like heaters, no one stayed outside in the cold weather. It would be warmer to wrap him up in bed early.
The three brothers' boats were immediately found, but they didn't know when their machines would be found.
He is not in a hurry to get the three undelivered ships left in the shipyard, he is just looking forward to his filling machine.
So early the next morning, he couldn't help but call Ye Yaohai to ask when his machine would arrive. It had been more than a month, so it should be almost there.
"I'm still thinking of calling you when the stuff arrives. Since you're in a hurry, I'll tell you in advance. According to my estimated time, it should arrive in another week at most. But it's hard to say. I'll call you when it arrives.
Call you."
"real?"
"Really, prepare the money and come and pick up the goods when the time comes."
Ye Yaodong was now happy, a double blessing. Unexpectedly, the machine arrived earlier than the ship.
"Understood, money is always available. As soon as your machine arrives, I will sail there immediately."
When the time comes, take some extra money with you and go to the plastic factory to talk, get some samples, and order a batch of packaging bags.
After returning home, he immediately shared it with Lin Xiuqing and asked him to tidy up the small room in the fish sauce workshop. He didn't know how powerful the semi-automatic filling machine was.
Lin Xiuqing knew that he had been thinking about this thing for a long time, so she nodded cooperatively and woven the wool on her hand back and forth.
"I'll tell a few boys later and let them clean up."
Ye Xiaoxi lay on her knees, basking in the sun, and listened quietly to their adults' conversation.
After they finished talking, she said to Lin Xiuqing: "Mom, can you knit a sweater for the dog? The dog is cold too."
"Then give them your rainbow sweater."
"No! Give them what you have earned."
"If you were older you could have been beaten."
"snort."
Ye Xiaoxi pouted and stopped lying on her knees. He directly put her feet together and sat on her insteps.
"I don't know where I got the habit of sitting on other people's feet every day. When I walk away, my feet will hurt from sitting on them."
Lin Xiuqing finished knitting a row of sweaters, scratched her head with the iron hairpin used to knit sweaters, switched her hands, and continued to start.
"No, just sit here and bask in the sun."
"Then come to your father's place. I am a man of steel and iron. You can sit wherever you like."
Lin Xiuqing also kicked her butt. She giggled and twisted her butt a few times, and hugged her tighter.
Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and shook them a few times, "Do you want to sit here with me? I can shake you around here. It's fun."
Ye Xiaoxi looked at his legs that kept swinging, and immediately climbed over again with joy, "Yes, I want to swing it."
"Oh, it's so heavy. You need to lose weight."
"It's the clothes that are heavy! It's not me!"
"Okay, okay, it's because the clothes are heavy, not because you've gained weight again."
Ye Yaodong held her hand, swung his legs and played with her, listening to her giggle.
"I can't shake it anymore."
Lin Xiuqing laughed at the side, "It's so embarrassing to say steel and iron bones, just those two times."
"Try! I can't even lift your feet."
Chapter completed!