In the early morning, Ye Yaodong just got up and went to the workshop with a bucket. Inside was the squid he brought back yesterday, which was covered with ice cubes. He planned to put it on the tractor first and ask someone to pack the dried fish to be taken to the city.
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In this way, he can set off as soon as he finishes his breakfast. He can go to the city far away, so he can go early rather than late.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the workshop, several married and unmarried men were squatting or bending over, talking around the little girl sitting at the door.
"What are you doing? A bully molesting a good girl?"
Several people immediately stood up with smiles.
"No, let's just talk to her."
"Yeah, let's just ask her which village she is from?"
"Brother Dong, you want to recruit her to the city to keep accounts? Otherwise, let us do the accounting? There are many people coming and going in these two workshops, so we need to recruit some people to help Third Sister-in-law."
"Yes, there are aunties and aunties next door."
Ye Yaodong glanced at the shy and blushing little girl and stared at the group of wolf-like men.
"What are you doing? Are you still disgusted with me? Aunty, auntie, and auntie are about to rush over with a kitchen knife."
"How dare you? They just dislike us."
"Why haven't you gone to sea yet?"
"The third uncle hasn't come here yet. The old lady asked him to pick up manure early in the morning. He asked us to wait."
All right.
He wanted to pick it yesterday, but the day before he told Ah Qing that his father was coming back soon and asked Ah Qing to buy a pig's trotter. Then the old lady said that his father was coming back soon and asked him to keep it for his father.
Of course that would be better, he is also busy.
Yesterday, his father came back and had some rest. It would be no problem to go pick up manure this morning and then go to sea.
"Then one of you can bring the tractor over. Everyone is here and load the truck with the dried fish."
"Okay, here we come."
The young men immediately started to move. Some of them rolled up their sleeves and even greeted other girls and asked them to sit down for a while before starting work.
Ye Yaodong looked at them all like peacocks with their tails spread out. He couldn't stand it and kicked them away.
I heard that at just 16 years old, she could be his granddaughter in a previous life. The eyes of these beasts shone brightly.
He said to the little girl: "You don't have to be afraid. They just see you as a novelty and have no ill intentions. It's not just men here. The ladies next door will actually come over with knives to kill fish."
Huang Mei nodded while holding her luggage.
"I'll go back to eat first. After they finish loading the car, we'll set off. You just have to wait here."
She continued to nod.
Ye Yaodong didn't say much and went back directly.
As soon as he got home and sat down, his father came in from the back door. His hands were wet. He must have just washed his hands after picking out manure.
"Where's dinner?"
He always felt that this sounded a bit strange, so he chose to skip it, "Hurry up and go to sea, they are all waiting in the workshop."
Father Ye picked up the hand towel hanging under the table and wiped his hands casually twice, "I know, the old woman has a lot of things to do. She has to wait for me to come back before she can do anything. If I don't come back, do I have to leave it alone? Just now?
As soon as he came back, he hurriedly asked me to pour it."
Ye Yaodong's chopsticks fidgeting with the porridge stopped moving.
"I'm eating, you hurry up and do your work."
Father Ye glanced at him and said nothing. The tide was coming now and he had to go to sea quickly.
After Ye Yaodong waited for his father to leave, he quickly grabbed the porridge, poured some pickles and pickled cucumbers into his stomach with a few chopsticks, and walked out.
A cart of dried fish is ready to go, covered with nylon bags and fixed with ropes.
And the bucket of squid and a large jar of squid eggs he brought over early in the morning were already pressed at the bottom by the dried fish, which did not affect the unloading or the bumps along the way.
He asked the little girl to sit on his left side, and after confirming that she was seated securely, he drove the tractor away.
As soon as we drove into the village, we heard several shouts from vendors who had arrived early to sell their goods.
Ye Yaodong had been concentrating on driving, but when he saw the little girl peeking at him from time to time, he was worried that she would be scared when she left her hometown and traveled far away, so he chatted with her every now and then and asked about her family situation.
But every time he reached a corner, he felt a little embarrassed. Due to the inertia, the girl would fall on him. He was holding the handle of the tractor in his hand, but luckily, she would not fall on others.
He felt very embarrassed. If the back compartment was not full, he should have been allowed to sit in the back instead of sitting next to him in the front of the car.
Fortunately, I didn't ask the boy from the workshop to deliver it, otherwise the car wouldn't be able to drive properly despite being so excited, and the front of the car would twist around.
After one or two times, he slowed down every time he reached a corner, which made him less embarrassed.
After arriving all the way to the city, we could talk and laugh, and even heard the words "Dong Ge".
Ye Yaodong also explained the streets in the city to her. Every time he passed a street, he would tell her about a special place or landmark building, which made her excited and extremely excited. She couldn't get enough of everything.
This is also the case for most rural people who come to the city for the first time.
What's more, in recent years, there has been vigorous development and support for self-employment, and many previously empty streets have now opened shops. It is 10 times more lively than when he first came here a few years ago.
After arriving in the city, it’s quick to go to the wholesale market.
When his car arrived at the entrance of the factory, it was not lunch time yet, it was only about 10 o'clock. Some people had not gotten up yet, and some were squatting at the door of the kitchen brushing their teeth.
When I saw him driving a tractor in, and a girl sitting next to him, her eyes widened, her mouth was filled with bubbles, and she started shouting.
"Brothers, come out quickly, come out quickly, A Dong has brought a girl here."
"What girl? A Dong brought a woman? Is it true?"
"No way?"
Those who had gotten up and those who had not yet gotten up, all ran out. Even his aunt came out with a spatula to take a look.
Ye Yaodong frowned and looked at the disheveled people, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the accountant who was invited to keep accounts."
"Accounting? What is accounting?"
Wang Guangliang held the clothes in his hand, shirtless and patted the person next to him, "You are stupid, didn't you tell me you were a bookkeeper?"
"Oh, I thought A Dong also followed the example of other bosses and took care of women."
Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Did other bosses bring women to show you? Don't spread lies to me. If my reputation is ruined, I won't be able to beat you to death."
"Hehe, I heard that."
Wang Guangliang put on his clothes, got closer and said, "Brother Dong, is this little girl from our place? Did you invite her here specially?"
"Yes, I'm only 16 years old and have a thin skin. Don't scare people. If you scare away my accountant and don't dare to stay here, you can go home as well."
"Absolutely, we will definitely get along well with each other and help my sister more."
"How long did you work last night? Come over and unload the goods when you get up."
"Okay, we will finish work at 2 o'clock after receiving the goods and go back to bed."
Ye Yaodong handed over the goods to them to unload, and took Huang Mei to find his aunt and asked her aunt to arrange accommodation.
By the way, I also told people that if you want to call home to report that you are safe, go to the market opposite and just ask someone.
After explaining, he went to visit several fermentation rooms. After three or four months of development, now they are full both inside and outside the house, and the number is particularly impressive.
If this piece of land hadn't been big enough, he would have been unable to let it go.
The more he thinks about it now, the more he realizes that what he did was too right. Without such a large area of ​​land, his fish sauce workshop could not be so big.
A large batch fermented at home a few years ago is now being filtered and filled. For the batch the overseas Chinese want, he plans to personally deliver it in a few days to see if he can earn some foreign exchange.
After a cart of dried fish was finished unloading, he also picked up a bucket of squid and untied the rope.
When loading the truck, they were worried that the ice on top would make the dried fish damp, so they specially covered it with a small piece of nylon bag and tied it tightly with a rope to prevent it from leaking out.
Ye Yaodong grabbed a few and kept them for lunch, and poured out half of the rest. Before it was time to eat, he prepared to send them to his father-in-law, who would distribute them among himself.
After lunch, he rushed straight to Director Chen's house with half a bucket of squid and a jar of squid eggs.
It was just after dinner time and it was not yet time to go to work. The couple were still resting at home. They were all happy when they saw Ye Yaodong coming to the door again carrying something.
Jin Yuzhi smiled and said: "Why did you bring something here again? I told you not to bring anything when you come here in the future. I shared a little of the sack of kelp last time from house to house, and there was still a pile at home.
, it will take a long time to eat, don’t bring everything with you every time, the two of us won’t be able to finish it.”
"It doesn't matter if you can't finish it. It won't go bad if you leave it alone anyway. Eat slowly." Ye Yaodong carried the things in and said as he walked.
"Today's squid has to be eaten fresh, so I don't dare to take more. If you have a refrigerator, you can only store it for a few days. When the squid comes out in the sun in a few days, I will get you dried squid. This
It can last a little longer."
Director Chen also smiled and said: "Don't take it. We couldn't finish what we took last year. During the Chinese New Year, we gave it to a few children to take away and eat."
"That's okay, as long as it's not wasted. This jar is made of pickled squid eggs, which were pickled the night before. They're not edible yet, so they have to be kept for a while. This salty one is very good for rice when steamed in a bowl."
"Don't take it next time. I always take these things every time I come here. I recognized a godson, but the whole family got the benefit of the doubt."
"Isn't that good? You must be the most popular in this family building now."
Jin Yuzhi said: "Haha, don't tell me. It's true. I just moved here last year. I'm not familiar with the neighbors. At most, the neighbors are polite to us. Now anyone who meets us can greet us enthusiastically.
The couple greets each other and delivers this or that dish every day, so we don’t have to buy groceries.”
"It's good. Didn't the situation suddenly open up? It's not worth anything anyway."
"You also have to sell these things for money..."
"It's not bad, just keep it safely. They are common things. You don't have to spend money to buy them. I still have something to ask my godfather."
Ye Yaodong put down his things and asked about their bodies a few more times. After the greetings were over, he asked straight to the point: "Are there any obsolete diving equipment in the navy? Or diving suits or something like that?"
It was already past dinner time, and there wasn't much time left before going to work. He had to say whatever he had to say quickly.
Director Chen looked at him in surprise, "Why do you want this?"
"Isn't this a suggestion that was submitted some time ago? Visited the institute and applied for an application report for species suitable for local breeding?"
"I found some abalone growing on our reef. I wanted to catch them, but I didn't have the ability to go too deep."
"You know, ordinary people can only go to the bottom of the water to a limited depth, and they can't stay there for long. They have to use tools, otherwise abalone wouldn't be so expensive."
"I'm thinking of catching some abalone. When the time comes, after you meet and approve it, when we send people to visit the institute, we can bring some gifts to the institute so that they can see if our place is suitable for breeding.
abalone."
"Abalone is a high-end product. If it can be cultured well, it will definitely generate income for the economy."
This was also the reason he had made up in advance. Otherwise, it would not explain why he needed the diving equipment. He must have taken it to the bottom of the sea.
It would be better to tell the truth, which would be more credible, and there must be a legitimate reason for using the back door to reduce Director Chen's embarrassment.
"Your reason is good, but the things in this army belong to the state. It's not easy for you to get it. For me, it's already a different industry, and the city's control will be stricter."
Ye Yaodong thought for a while, "Is it okay to borrow it? Borrow two sets and pay them back in a few months?"
Director Chen pondered for a moment, "Borrowing is relatively simple. There are no special circumstances. As long as I can borrow it, I don't know how long it will take. The prerequisite is that I can borrow it. I will try it first and call your village if there is any news.
I’ll notify you by phone.”
He was overjoyed, as long as he was willing to give it a try, if he couldn't borrow it, forget it, it would be no loss to him.
"Okay, it's best if you can borrow it. If you can't borrow it, it's okay. I won't embarrass you."
"I'll try my best to ask."
"OK."
Ye Yaodong told them that Mazu's birthday was coming soon and a opera would be held in the village in the next two days. He asked them if they were free and invited them to stay at home for a few days.
However, the couple refused, saying that their whole family was now busy with the flood season, so they would not go over to cause trouble, and they had to go to work every day, with no holidays and no time to rest.
In addition, Director Chen also said that he has been holding meetings nonstop in the past few days, all of which were discussing breeding matters, and he couldn't leave.
They all said they were not free, so he didn't force it. Anyway, he did his best and invited them warmly.
When it was almost time to go to work, Ye Yaodong followed them out, and then he returned to the factory.
Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people around in the afternoon, he asked Father Lin and Mother Lin to close the store. He called them, Wang Jianxin, Huang Mei, Wang Guangliang and others to a place, and told them about it, and Huang Mei would remember it from now on.
account.
Ask Lin's father to hand over all the accounting work at hand to Huang Mei, and reimburse Huang Mei every day. Then, he must rely on the receipt for reimbursement. If there is no receipt, he will handwrite it to Huang Mei.
When Huang Mei asked Lin's father to pay money, she had to sign before she could receive the money. After receiving the money, she would give it to the person who paid the bill based on the reimbursement form.
Of course, if there are any problems, let them adjust it themselves. If they can't adjust it, call him or ask Aqing.
Now in this city, only the shop under the care of his father-in-law is making money, and everything else is spent money.
"Our factory is so big now, and the daily expenses are not small. All entries and exits must be accounted for, and we must standardize it. Although the procedures are a bit troublesome, we can ensure that there will be no mistakes in the future."
"State-owned and state-owned enterprises have their own rules and regulations. Our factory is now well-established and has a business license. Of course, we must also have an operating system."
"In the future, it will definitely get better and better. You are all the first batch of employees. I will definitely not treat you badly. The factory will prosper in the future, and you are also old people."
"To be honest, your current monthly salary is no worse than that of a state-owned factory. Our schedules are flexible and we are all our own people. We don't have so many twists and turns. We also take care of food, food and housing. Isn't it better than ordinary workers?"
They all agreed one after another.
"Yes, I used to envy workers, but now I won't even join a factory as a worker..."
"Hey, it must be better here..."
Ye Yaodong said: "So you all work hard, spend more time on your work, and don't think wrongly. In a few months, people from the village here will definitely be recruited to work in the factory, and you will have to help more.
Watch it."
Filtering fish sauce is also a complicated and laborious task. With such a large production here, people will definitely have to be hired.
Now that the division of labor is clear, he doesn't want to recruit anyone from his family to come over. When the time comes, eating and drinking will be a problem for a large group of people.
It would be easier to recruit people from nearby villages and let them go home for food and accommodation. Moreover, he had made a big deal with the village chief before buying this land, so he had to cash it in anyway.
Ye Yaodong followed the old rules and drew cakes for them again, encouraged them, and then let them go about their work, leaving only Father Lin and Huang Mei.
He had to check the accounts with Father Lin first, settle the recent accounts and put them away.
Then let Lin's father explain to Huang Mei what accounts he has recently made, and then explain and copy the accounts he made to Huang Mei.
After all, even if he had been reading the accounts prepared by Father Lin for two or three years, he still had to wait for him to explain them and make notes before he could understand them.
They were busy with this work until nightfall, during which time they had dinner and continued.
On the second day, Ye Yaodong drove the tractor back, taking along the workers who had been waiting for the day off.
Everything was in order at home, and it didn't matter whether he was there or not.
It was only noon when he got home, and his father hadn't come back yet and was still at sea.
He moved a stool and sat in the workshop, listening to the gossips of the old aunts and digging up the pile of baby barnacles he had brought back the day before yesterday.
It looked like half of it was left, and it was all washed and cooked.
Lin Xiuqing didn't hire anyone to do it. The old aunts in the workshop didn't even have time to kill the fish. She and Dongqing slowly dug out the shelled fish. Occasionally, people who had no work at hand would bring a stool over to work together.
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The children at home would be called over to help after school.
Anyway, it won't go bad if you don't wash it. It doesn't matter if you put it in a cool place for two days.
After Lin Xiuqing asked him about his situation in the city, he changed the subject.
"A Dong, the order you brought back from the provincial capital last month is about to be delivered, and the goods at home are almost ready."
"Then I'll call and ask later to see if it's okay to deliver the goods in advance. I'll set a time and send them all in one trip."
"Well, while you are at home during this period, send it as soon as possible."
"good."
Just when he was about to say something, he saw a series of children running past the workshop door.
"Hey hey hey..."
As soon as he stood up and shouted, the figure was gone.
"Running so fast, why are you going?"
Lin Xiuqing knew what they were going for without raising her eyes.
"Have you gone to see those cherry trees? Every day after school, the first thing you do is check to see if the cherries are ripe. You check them eight hundred times a day. They pick the ones that are slightly red, and they don't mind the sourness. They follow them.
They said that the time has not come yet and it will take another two days. I don’t believe anyone."
"If they can come around and look at me so diligently when I get old, I will be like Amitabha."
"It's a beautiful thought. When you are old, do you think it is some kind of hot cake? We don't live together. All year round, it would be nice to come to see you a few times during the New Year and energy saving. There are also people who live in the same village and have not visited my house all year."
This is quite true.
His eldest uncle and second uncle never came to see the old lady a few times.
Sometimes I would talk to him or his father about serious matters, or just like before, they would come to my door every three days to ask him not to forget his roots, that he couldn't write two characters in one stroke, and to ask him to take care of his own people...
In my previous life, I heard someone say that if you have an inheritance when you are old, your children and grandchildren will be happy for you to kick off your legs early so that they can inherit the inheritance.
If you have a pension every month, you can provide it like an ancestor, and you can be as filial as you want.
Lying half-dead on the hospital bed, you can hang on indefinitely. As long as you have a breath, you have to spend all your energy hanging on it.
According to the old man, raising them is more profitable than raising pigs.
"It's over, then I will have to be cursed every day before I live to be old?"
"ah?"
"nothing."
"What do you think about every day? You talk nonsense, who wants to curse you? You are not so hated, are you?"
"It's hard to say, I'm not a RMB person, how can I still be loved by everyone?"
"Then let's be careful and keep them alert at night. It happened to be Mazu's birthday recently, and people from other villages also ran into our village. If there are too many people, it will be chaotic. I have to tell them that they have to take shifts.
There are two people in line, especially at night."
Lin Xiuqing had already lost her mind and couldn't sit still.
"I'm going to tell them now and ask them to schedule a shift today and not take any rest in the next few days. We will arrange rest after the birthday."
She immediately went to talk to the workers in a rage.
"What's the rush? Wait for me." Ye Yaodong also followed.
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Mazu’s birthday lasted for six days before it ended.
During these six days, their workshop was temporarily suspended so that the women could have time to watch the show.
Anyway, these people work on a per-point basis, not on a monthly basis, so there is no loss to Ye Yaodong.
At the same time, the workers in the workshop do not need to do other work. They only need to take turns patrolling around the workshop and not let people with bad intentions or petty thieves approach.
This year’s Mazu’s birthday was not specially held in a grand manner, but the enthusiasm of the villagers has not diminished, and this year there are also villagers from nearby villages participating, making it even more lively.
This grand event only occurs once a year, and of course it creates a sensation in the town.
However, Ye Yaodong thought that next year there would be a grand ceremony for Mazu to ascend to a thousand years.
In my previous life, it seemed that the town government came forward to organize it, and various overseas Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen sponsored it. The event was extremely grand, and even reporters came to interview and record it.
And he also heard that ascension ceremonies were being held all over the province, not just in their local area, but also in coastal areas including Southeast Asia and the Gulf.
Because Mazu is a folk belief widely spread along the coast.
According to historical records, Mazu (Lin Mo) lived from about AD 960 to 987. Calculated according to this time period, Mazu ascended to the millennium in 1987.
In 2009, it was actually a grand event because it was listed as the first intangible cultural heritage in the faith and customs category by the United Nations.
He was thinking about whether he could make a lot of money in the second half of next year, which would coincide with next year's Mazu Millennium Ceremony to reshape his golden body.
Thinking about it, he felt a little excited.
Now he is not an unknown person. He has the leaders of the city as his backers and the protection of the village. Moreover, he has always done things that are beneficial to the collective. He has also become famous, appeared in newspapers, and is an active member of the party.
It cost a lot of money to reshape Mazu's golden body, and I shouldn't be afraid that the local government will give him some trouble.
However, I think the idea is pretty good now, and we’ll see what happens when the time comes.
He didn't say this to Ah Qing either. Everything about Wuying was just empty talk. He had to make money first before talking about it.
However, he feels that the income in the second half of the year will definitely be higher than that in the first half. It is the squid flood season now, and it will be the jellyfish flood season in a while. If he can get diving equipment, he will hunt for sea urchins in advance.
There is also a fresh harvesting boat that can be put into use, and the two boats that were partnered with Azheng and Xiaoxiao years ago can be handed over again.
There is also a lighter factory. Fang Jingfu’s profits last year were gradually used for expansion, and a new factory was established at the beginning of the year.
He has been there several times in the past two months. The scale has become very large, and all the machines are in place. It is now the largest lighter factory in Vancouver, and it has begun to be sold overseas. The dividends at the end of the year will definitely be considerable.
Thinking of this, he became a little excited again.
Maybe after the Chinese New Year this year, his assets will double again.
Then reshaping Mazu's golden body is not a problem at all. When the time comes, we can also call on overseas Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen to invest together.
Most of the night, he couldn't sleep thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the more happy he became. He sat up in excitement.
Seeing him sitting there in the middle of the night, Lin Xiuqing thought he was having a nightmare, so she sat up and reached out to pat his back to comfort him.
Unexpectedly, I discovered that he was grinning, and I was almost shocked.
"What are you doing? What are you laughing at in the middle of the night?"
"Oh, am I laughing?" Ye Yaodong touched his cheek, as if he was smiling.
Lin Xiuqing looked at him and smiled again, shuddered, and felt a little panicked, but she still stretched out her hand to explore his forehead.
"Are you okay?"
"What can happen to me?"
Chapter completed!