He has been to the docks in the city countless times and is very familiar with him. Some people are also familiar with him, such as those who drive tractors to pull goods. People in the city who dock frequently will know him.
As soon as he landed, he found an empty spot, asked someone to carry the scale up, and then asked the few people he brought to start shouting.
"Collecting trash fish that no one wants~"
"5 cents are collected for trash fish that no one wants, no matter how big or small they are..."
It was already noon when they arrived at the pier. Although it was noon and it was not that lively, this was the city's pier and there was a wholesale market. There would be boats docking all day long, and there would still be people coming and going.
Their shouts immediately attracted a large number of people to come over and ask questions. Some of them might be curious, and some of them were the boss of the ship.
Ye Yaodong used his sharp tongue to explain to everyone.
"Don't throw the unwanted fish in the sea if you don't want them. Bring them all back to us. We will collect them at the dock starting today."
"It's good to earn a few yuan more. A big ship can drag a net worth several thousand kilograms, but half of it has to be dumped back to sea. You can get some money back."
"How much does it cost?"
"5 centimeters."
The trash fish brought back by the Harvest Boat are now collected at the same price.
"5 cents... 100 kilograms is only 50 cents, a ton is only 10 yuan, 10,000 kilograms is only 50 yuan, it's a piece of shit."
Ye Yaodong explained with a smile, "That can also subsidize some gas money. I brought it back when I came back. Some boats are close by and don't use gas at all. It's good to have more for a few cents. You can also buy one for your family."
Half a pound of meat.”
"A powered ship consumes fuel anyway. If the cargo is a few hundred kilograms less, it will not consume fuel. For that ship, a few hundred kilograms more or a few kilograms less will not be consumed.
A hundred pounds is not much different."
"There are also a lot of two-cent bargains in the wholesale market. It's not bad to sell these groceries for 5 cents. It's better to sell them for some money than to throw them back into the sea."
"If those big ships don't dump their cargo back into the sea for just one day, there will be so much trash fish. If you can bring back 10,000 kilograms of groceries, you can just subsidize the gas money. Isn't that great?"
"The big ship costs about the same amount of gas for a trip back to the shore. The smaller ship doesn't consume as much fuel and can make a little profit. Not to mention the small wooden ship, the profit is guaranteed."
Everyone whispered to each other and felt that it made sense. Although I didn't think it would make much money, it could still subsidize gas money and not lose money.
A big ship consumes so much fuel for one trip back. Multiple cargoes weighing 10,000 kilograms each won’t cost much more in gas. It can also subsidize the fuel cost for one trip back. In total, it’s a gain in gas money.
"You are doing well..."
"Indeed, I just make some gas money for others..."
"It's all pretty good. I can only subsidize gas money. It's impossible to make more money..."
"Although this is the case, it's good to be able to subsidize the fuel money. It costs so much money to move the ship. It won't cost much more to bring back more cargo."
Ye Yaodong said to everyone again: "We came here temporarily today. Many boats have gone out to sea, and the boss of the boat has not received the news. I have to ask everyone to help spread the word. Selling a few more yuan will be friendly to the fishermen, haha."
"Are you coming again tomorrow?"
"Come on, we will need it every day, and we will receive the goods at the dock every day."
"Then we'll tell the others later...let them figure out whether it's a good deal or not..."
There were many people coming and going on the pier, so news spread most easily. Within 5 minutes, everyone in the surrounding area knew that a group of people had come to the pier to collect unwanted small fish, and more people came around.
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Ye Yaodong asked the other boys to deal with these people first. He went to find food nearby. It was already noon, and everyone had just arrived, and they were still hungry.
After filling his stomach, he saw that it was still noon and there were no fishing boats docking. The fishing boats would have to wait until evening to return.
Thinking that idleness is idle, I left the younger brothers on the pier to deal with the people who came to ask questions.
By the way, I also left 10 yuan, what if a fishing boat comes back to sell goods?
Then he patted his butt and left, stopped a rickshaw, picked up a basket of fish sauce that he brought specially this morning, and prepared to go find Director Chen to show his courtesy.
Director Chen looked at the fish sauce in the bag and was very curious. After asking about it, he only praised him for his cleverness. Others were still going out with bottles to drink, but he made it so convenient.
Ye Yaodong asked him to give it away if he couldn't finish it. Don't feel bad, he had plenty at home.
"By the way, you reminded me last month that there is a fishery association in Vancouver. The Ocean Bureau here also proposed it during the city meeting last month. We can't lag behind others."
Ye Yaodong was surprised, "We also want to establish a fishery association?"
"Yes, you told me last time, I think it's pretty good. I'm planning to ask you what's going on with the fishery association? What are its charters, distribution of responsibilities, and so on? You can also
Tell me."
"Ah... I'm not there, so I just put up my name and don't care about anything. Otherwise, I'll tell you what I know, and then call you when I get home? I'll call you then.
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"Okay, just tell me what you know."
Ye Yaodong nodded and told everything he knew, and also expressed some of his opinions.
Director Chen also got to know him in detail and in depth. The two discussed happily for half an afternoon. Ye Yaodong also drank half a pot of tea before leaving.
After coming out of the Ocean Bureau, he immediately went straight to the market, asked his father-in-law to calculate the sales volume, and asked about the sales of lighters, and then took a ride from his second brother-in-law back to the dock.
He was wrapped tightly in clothes. Fortunately, it was winter, so he wore many and thick clothes. He hid all his money close to his body and was riding in his second-in-law's car, so he was not afraid of an accident.
At this time, many fishing boats were already coming back one after another on the pier.
As soon as some people came up, they heard that there were people on the pier who were collecting unwanted trash fish, no matter how small they were, even as big as a finger. Many people were slapping their thighs and regretting that they did not bring back the trash fish.
Some people brought the trash fish back and wanted to feed the pigs and chickens and ducks. After hearing about it, they immediately sold the goods to them.
There are quite a few people like this. Nowadays, every household raises some poultry. People who go to sea always feel that it is a waste to throw away the goods, so they will bring back two buckets of goods to feed the chickens, ducks and pigs.
Now that I can actually exchange money, there is nothing to hesitate about. For just two cents more, I can buy candy for my children.
When Ye Yaodong arrived at the pier, there were already many baskets filled with goods at Wang Guangliang's feet, and there were a bunch of onlookers watching around him.
They won't refuse anyone who comes, as long as it's fish.
He pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.
"Is it open?"
"It's open. I've been hanging out at the pier all day, and it's only now that the fishing boats are coming back to the dock one after another in the evening." Wang Guangliang said happily and returned the remaining money to him.
"Not bad, at least I'm not empty-handed today."
"It's just that the fish is so small..."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, if you take it back for fermentation, they won't be willing to feed it to chickens and ducks. You can just dry it and eat it, or give it to others."
He nodded and continued working.
Since the wholesale market is open at night, they simply wait until night.
There are the most fishing boats docking at night, and they are all big boats.
But they didn't stay very late, and headed home around 7 o'clock. It was too cold now, especially at night, and the wind at the pier was stronger than in other places.
Anyway, after staying on the pier for a day, almost everyone knew that they were collecting small trash fish that no one wanted in the past, and today's goal was achieved.
Although it was only the first day and the fishermen were unprepared, they still collected over a thousand kilograms of goods, so they did not return empty-handed.
"Today I'm just here to promote it. It's good to have these. There will definitely be more goods tomorrow, so bring more sacks or baskets."
"Okay Brother Dong."
"I should go out to sea if there is no accident at night. I will leave it to you tomorrow. I won't bargain for the price anyway. Just take what you have."
"You don't have to come too early tomorrow. You can finish your meal early at noon and set off here at 11 o'clock. It will be just in time for the fishing boat to come back in the evening. You don't have to wait. The goods will be available immediately."
"You control the time of return. If you feel that there are no ships coming back later, or if there is enough cargo that it cannot be piled up, there is no problem in coming back early. You can do it yourself."
"OK."
Today I went home easily and directly. No one exerted much effort. Although I got home a little late, everyone was very happy. No one doesn't like the easy job of making money.
The cold wind blew at night, and it was already past 11 o'clock when I got home, and the lights in the workshop were also turned off.
The 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of miscellaneous fish they brought back two days ago were almost processed, so there was no need to stay up late to kill them.
As for the goods delivered by Ah Cai every evening, it only takes a few hours at night and a day during the day. There is no need to kill them overnight.
He asked them to move the goods they brought back tonight to the open space of the fish sauce workshop, let the boy on duty watch them, and then sent them home to rest.
Lin Xiuqing hadn't slept the whole time and had been waiting for him to come back, but she didn't expect him to come back so late.
When I opened the door for him, I couldn't help but think about it.
"You have to go to sea at night. You just came back now. It will be 12 o'clock when you go to bed. Can you still get up at night?"
"Then why don't I just stop sleeping? I'll stay up until 2 o'clock and then get up and sleep on the boat later."
"Why don't you sleep?"
"Let's do some exercise. Didn't you say you're afraid that I won't be able to get up? Then I'll just stop sleeping and exercise will make me more energetic."
"Pooh……"
Ye Yaodong ignored her dislike and changed the topic to get down to business, "You get up tomorrow morning and give A Liang 100 yuan in change and give it to him to receive the goods."
"One point and two points?"
"Anything is fine, just mix in the 10 or 20 cents, otherwise it won't be easy to count."
When he went out in the morning, he grabbed a lot of pennies. Their family didn't have much other money, but there were several buckets of pennies.
It just so happens that I can take advantage of the opportunity to spend some money and go out, so as not to take up space.
"Can you receive the goods if you go temporarily today? Most people have fallen into the sea, right?"
"We received more than 1,000 kilograms. Most of them were contributed by small wooden boats or trawlers that went back and forth on the same day. They probably planned to take them home to feed chickens, ducks and pigs. When they heard that we were collecting these groceries there, they brought them over and sold them."
"That's not bad. I can still gain about 1,000 kilograms on the first day of my temporary visit."
"Well, just two barrels carried by a boat can weigh dozens of kilograms, and it's not much more than 1,000 kilograms. There will be more tomorrow."
He has already calculated that if he spends all 100 yuan, he can collect about 20,000 kilograms, which is really a very low cost.
Today, I saw that some of the fishermen brought back were sold to him. I thought that everyone didn't ask for much, as long as they could make money.
Selling for 20 cents per 100 kilograms is just mediocre, but you can still get an extra five or six yuan in a month.
The highest level of fish sauce is when one hundred pounds of fish is decomposed and melted into forty pounds of fish sauce.
The first filtered fish sauce contains fish fat that has the strongest aroma. Adding a few drops when cooking or dipping fish will make people feel delicious.
Generally, most of the fish sauce sold in the market is the second-stage fish sauce, that is, the fish residue after filtering in the first stage is reused, and a certain amount of salt water is injected into the tank and marinated again.
In this way, the same one hundred kilograms of fish can produce two hundred kilograms of fish sauce, and the fragrance will be much lighter than the first one.
When Ye Yaodong first started working, he was quite conscientious. He only made the first dish and did not cut corners.
Most of the things these days are made of real materials, otherwise a washing machine can last 20 years.
He calculated that 20,000 kilograms of fish could produce 8,000 to 10,000 kilograms of fish sauce.
The actual cost of the fish is 100 yuan. The daily round trip of the fishing boat plus the cost of labor and materials is calculated as 100 yuan, but it can be sold for more than 800 yuan.
Although the machine he bought now is expensive, the cost is actually very low when divided into each package. Although he has not yet earned it, he has calculated that it is not a problem to earn at least half to 60 to 70%.
The longer the machine runs, the lower the cost. This low-priced product is inherently small profits but quick turnover, and wins by quantity.
When the development becomes stable in the future, it will still be very promising. Don’t look down on it just because it is cheap.
You have to make big money, but you also have to make small money.
Lin Xiuqing calculated in her mind how much she could collect for 100 yuan, and after thinking about it, she felt that this amount was almost enough.
By fermenting this amount steadily every day, the output will be almost controlled at this amount every day.
Otherwise, too much will be harvested at once, and you will worry that there will be no place for fermentation, and the custom-made wooden barrels and large tanks will not be able to keep up with it.
"Then give them 100 yuan to collect, and just limit the amount collected every day?"
"Well, that's what I told A Liang today."
"You're going to sea at night. Do you feel safe leaving it to them to pick up tomorrow? We've just started..."
Ye Yaodong chuckled and interrupted her, "What's wrong with this? It's only 100 yuan. What's wrong? Are you worried that someone will take care of you? Or are you worried that someone will take the money and run away? It's only 100 yuan.
How could anyone be that stupid?"
"There are several of them in the group, so we don't have to worry about anything happening outside. It's something that no one wants, and it won't bother anyone. We only spent 100 yuan on it, so we don't have to worry about anything."
Lin Xiuqing thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.
"I know, let's try giving them 100 yuan tomorrow and see how much they can get back. Are you hungry? Do you want to cook you some snacks?"
"Cook some, I'm hungry."
"Then you sit down and rest for a while, the cold pot and stove won't go away that quickly."
"good."
Ye Yaodong went to wash his face and soak his feet first. With nothing to do, he looked at the half-rolled yarn on the table and took it over, put the loose side on his knees, and helped to roll it up.
She has been so busy lately that she never thought she could curl yarn and knit a sweater.
"Did you ask Holly to come over to work today?"
"Yes, I called someone over this morning to help. The girl was very happy. Today I feel much more relaxed with her help. I don't have to hold a notebook to record the number of people and goods. All the tasks are left to her, so I can
Come back and cook when you have time."
"Not only do you have time to cook, you can also continue knitting."
Lin Xiuqing smiled, and the firelight in the stove made her face look particularly gentle.
"Isn't this cooking? While I'm lighting the fire, I just want to knit a little. Otherwise, you won't be able to finish knitting the new clothes for the New Year. It's New Year's Day now, and the New Year will be here soon."
"Didn't you ask someone to give it to my mother?"
"Mom is also very busy, and I have to help. Weaving a piece of clothing also takes a lot of time."
"If you can't finish knitting, just leave it. I don't care, as long as the little ones have new clothes to wear."
"How can that be done? You still have to wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year. It doesn't matter if you have a few small ones. You are going out to meet people, so you have to dress decently and you can't wear old clothes."
"You can't even see the cotton-padded jacket I made last year when I wear it. I haven't worn it a few times. It's all in good condition. I basically wear it for work."
"That still has to be done. We don't have to make new clothes, you have to."
"All right."
The couple chatted for a while.
After the noodles were cooked, Lin Xiuqing also sat at the table with her chin propped up, smiling and watching him eat, and talking quietly with him.
After finishing the supper, Ye Yaodong also sat at the table and waited for her to finish washing the dishes. Then he turned off the lights and the couple went into the house with their arms around each other.
It was not convenient to count money at night because the noise was too loud. Ye Yaodong handed the money to her and asked her to count it tomorrow. The two of them climbed into bed and chatted quietly.
"Big brother and second brother are so happy today. They have been sitting at the door talking about their SF Express numbers."
"That's just right. No one else needs to interrupt. The two of them can have a happy chat."
"Haha, yes, my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law have been feeling windy when going out for the past two days. I have been talking loudly to everyone in the workshop, and my back has become straight."
"It's normal. It's so respectable. An SF Express ship costs a lot of money. It should be more airy."
"Well, go to bed quickly, we have to go to sea at night."
"I already said I won't sleep. It's already past 12 o'clock. Why should I sleep? I'll sleep on the boat later."
Lin Xiuqing pushed him, "Then it would be better if you don't come back and just go to the boat and lie down."
"That's not okay. It's an unusual night without me, so you still have to wonder why I'm going there?"
"I suspect why you are going there? I suspect you were seduced and went to sleep at your mistress's house?"
"A mistress is out of the question, but there is no shortage of women who shamelessly seduce me. The whole village knows that your husband is handsome, rich, and has a good body and strength..."
"Shut up."
"Why don't you believe it..."
Ye Yaodong really didn't sleep. Even though he was exhausted, he stared at the ceiling with his eyes open and listened to the regular breathing in his ears.
When the time came, I immediately got up and walked out quietly.
This time when he went to sea, his father stopped sailing the ship for him and went to sail the SF Express.
He was so sleepy that he didn't drive it himself, but handed it over to Chen Laoqi, the only one on the boat who was about the same age as his father, and he had also asked him to help drive the boat before.
We have been working together for a while, and we understand each other quite well.
Others are now from the younger generation, in their 20s and 30s.
So after boarding the ship, he handed it over to Chen Laoqi to drive directly. Chen Laoqi could just follow the SF Express and the Harvest. He had just set off and hadn't arrived at the destination yet, so there was nothing he needed to do.
By the time it was daylight at the destination, he had slept enough to get up.
Although it was not good to rest, I had a rest anyway.
Ye Yaodong went out to the deck, stretched out, put on his sunglasses, and adjusted the woolen hat on his head.
There were no traces of the Harvest and SF Express beside the fishing boats.
But if you look carefully in the distance, you can still see a black spot in the shape of a fishing boat in the east and west directions.
In the past, fishing at the same time as the Harvest was like this. We stayed far away and did not affect each other, as long as we could see each other.
We are in the middle of the sea. The sea is boundless and vast. The coastline is endless. No matter how many boats there are, it won't be in the way. What's more, the marine products are now rich.
Ye Yaodong said hello to the others on the deck, had breakfast and went up to the helm.
He got up late, and the fishing nets had already been placed on the seabed for work.
"Thank you for your hard work, uncle. It's my turn. You can go and rest first."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then. It's been two hours since I put down the fishing net. You can put it up later depending on the situation."
"Okay, nothing happened at night?"
"No, nothing happened. We just followed the two boats and nothing happened."
"That's good. By the way, uncle, I'll have to trouble you to take turns driving the boat with me for a while. My father will go and help my eldest and second brothers sail the boat for a while. If you are here, I will pay you the salary starting from New Year's Day.
You go up a little bit."
Chen Laoqi smiled brightly and said politely: "Oh, why are you talking about this? It should be right. I have already given you a high salary to work for you. We have to do whatever you ask us to do."
"That's right. Technical workers should have their wages increased. You should go and rest first."
"Okay, okay..."
After the others left, Ye Yaodong had nothing to do. He thought for a while and connected the line to the SF Express to see if there was anything going on with his eldest and second brother.
There is no doubt that it was his father who was the first to make a sound.
"Are you okay dad?"
"Fortunately, I'm watching here. Your second brother is sailing the boat at the moment, and your eldest brother has gone to bed."
"You have to go to bed. Anyway, several boats are together. We are just working now. My second brother must be fine."
Ye Yaohua also spoke up: "Yes, I said that too, but Dad insisted on watching for a while and then go to bed after the network is up."
"How long have you been putting it down?"
"It's been two hours. Wait another half an hour and then start the network again."
"Okay."
"Hey, hey, hey... Dad, look at the many seabirds in front of you..." Suddenly Ye Yaohua's voice rose a little higher.
Father Ye's voice also came from inside, "Indeed, can you sail over there and take a closer look? Maybe there is a school of fish?"
Ye Yaodong listened to their voices and stretched his neck to look at the sea, "Why didn't I see it?"
Father Ye said: "Maybe you were far away and didn't see it. Let's drive over and take a look."
Ye Yaodong opened the hatch, walked out of the helm, picked up a telescope and looked at the fishing boats in the distance. After zooming in, he saw that there were indeed seabirds gathering near the fishing boats not far away.
The SF Express was slowly heading in the direction of the seabird at this time. It was probably to get closer there and take a look while working.
After hesitating for a moment, he gave up for the time being and planned to ask again later.
If we get close now, the fishing nets of the two boats will easily fight, which will cause trouble later.
However, he also kept an eye on it with a telescope.
When the SF Express was approaching the seabird flock, I just connected the line and asked again.
"Is your boat approaching? Are there any schools of fish?"
“Yes, yes,” Father Ye said excitedly, “It’s a school of mackerel, as well as dolphins and sharks. Even though they didn’t come out of the sea, only water flowers were seen. Occasionally, dolphins and sharks came out of the sea. I don’t know where they are.
How deep down is it and can it be reached by casting a net?"
"Let's drive over first and see if we can drag it to a little bit...it happens that the net hasn't been set up yet."
"Then try..."
Ye Yaodong asked: "Then do I want to go there?"
Father Ye said: "I'm not sure if we can catch them. We are trawling from the bottom. The upper level is out of reach. Let's see if they can float to the surface. This way we can cast a few nets with a hand-thrown net."
"Then I'll wait and start the net slowly first."
It's been more than two hours. Let's start the net now. If we can cast the net later, we can speed up and drive over.
After Ye Yaodong hung up, he went out and shouted to them to prepare to set up the net. He stood on the helm and kept an eye on it with a telescope.
But after a while, when the fishing net floated to the surface, the people below screamed in surprise.
"What's this?"
"Hey? What is this? So big?"
"Round and long..."
"Why does it look like the small torpedo we fished before? A Dong... A Dong..."
Ye Yaodong heard the movement below, lowered his head and took a look, still holding the telescope in his hand, and suddenly saw the big yellow iron lumps that were dragged up from the sea and exposed.
"Damn it! You're riding a horse!"
He exclaimed and cursed the quintessence of Chinese culture.
Worried that I was blind and seeing the wrong thing, I quickly took off the telescope and took another look with my 5.3 eyesight.
Then he cursed again, "Damn it," and climbed down quickly.
"A Dong, what is that thing so big? It was so heavy just now, I thought we had exploded."
Ye Yaodong was lying on the edge of the boat, half leaning out to take a look, his eyes were as wide as pigeon eggs.
"Hurry, get it up quickly. The yellow part is exposed and you can't see clearly. There are fish in the net. Take it up and take a look."
"I think it looks like a torpedo. Didn't we catch it last time?"
"This one is a bit big. It's several meters tall. It's not comparable to the one last time."
"Then what is this? Why do we always find such weird things?"
Ye Yaodong said angrily: "What do you know? Our fishing is just a side job, this "big fish" is the highlight."
Chapter completed!