He slept until noon, and was woken up by the dazzling sunlight outside the window. He had slept enough.
When I got up, I saw no one in the main room. When I went out to the door, I saw a few people sitting under a big tree playing cards and enjoying the cool air.
We had just paid our wages, but it had been raining for the past two days. No one could bear it. Either no one was seen at night, or people gathered to play cards during the day.
He had seen several accidents at the pier in the past few days, and now he would rather they just play cards at home, playing with a small amount of money. At least it is safe, and they can't lose anything, and they go in and out of those pockets.
"Hey, is Captain Xu here?"
"No, we were at the door the whole time and didn't see it."
"Okay, then you can play."
There was still a little food warm in the pot on the earthen stove, so he probably hadn't eaten it yet, so he made do with a few bites.
I don’t know when Captain Xu will come to my door. I told you yesterday that he will definitely come today, and it’s hard for him to go out.
Otherwise, he still wants to see how the radar network is doing. It has been five days, so he needs to hurry up.
He planned to wait for his father to come back and go to sea in his place, so he could take the fishing net out and try it out.
It was not easy to go out at this time, so he just strolled around and watched some old men playing chess under the big trees, old ladies listening to the radio, or playing cards and mahjong.
These are all old and worn out, and those who can move a little are not so free.
Ye Yaodong doubted whether they could see clearly what the cards in their hands looked like. They were all looking at the mahjong cards under their noses one by one. He saw that someone was missing a card and no one noticed.
"Brother Dong, Brother Dong, Captain Xu is here...at home..."
Ye Yaodong hurried back after hearing this.
"Where did it come from? Why didn't you see it? I was right at the entrance of the alley."
"Perhaps you were fascinated by watching others playing chess, and they didn't see you either."
"Just arrived?"
"Yes, there was someone following him. I don't know who he was. He bought a lot of things." He asked as he walked.
Walking out of the alley, he also saw that the place where cards were played under the big tree had been replaced, and the cards were scattered on the table.
He looked at the young man sitting at the small table in surprise, "Common boss?"
"Haha, what a coincidence. At noon, I heard from Captain Xu that the person who picked up the car keys was named Ye Yaodong, and he was from Fujian Province. I was wondering if it could be you. I came over to take a look."
Captain Xu also smiled and said: "I didn't expect you guys to know each other. You are so far apart, how could you know each other?"
Ye Yaodong took out the key from his pocket, walked in and handed it to him: "It's all fate. I didn't expect that you dropped the key to this car. It was you who bought the killer whale yesterday? That's amazing..."
"No, no, no, it's not me. How could I have such ability? It was my uncle who bought the fish, and it was also the car key that my uncle dropped. But I happened to hear it in the factory at noon, so I took over the job of getting the keys and left.
Come and have a look."
"Oh, I heard Captain Xu say yesterday that the boss who buys whales is an overseas Chinese, which is awesome."
"Haha, I came back because of the good policies in the past two years."
Captain Xu took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to him, "Thank you very much. My pocket was empty yesterday, so I couldn't show it. I had to wait until today to come to the door."
"No, no, no..."
"I want what I want... I still need to thank you..."
"You're too polite..."
"It should, it should..."
Ye Yaodong politely declined, and Captain Xu pushed over with a smile on his face.
The two of them went back and forth for a long time before Ye Yaodong happily accepted the red envelope and put it in his pocket.
"Then I'm not polite. If I encounter this problem at sea, I would just help if I can. It's okay..."
"Then I still have to thank you. If I hadn't met you, our ship wouldn't have known where it would have drifted. Who knows if we would have been in danger..."
Captain Xu spoke in broken Mandarin that made people half-guessed.
Ye Yaodong also listened happily, even if he didn't understand, he pretended that he did.
"...It was still raining heavily at that time, and I didn't know if we would encounter other fishing boats. I didn't know if other fishing boats would be able to see us in the heavy rain. It was hard to say whether they would stop. Not to mention whether they would be able to catch us.
The cargo on the ship was sold, and the killer whale was sold for a big price."
The layman took over and said, "Everyone is happy. I came here with a little thought. Thank you for your help in picking up the car keys."
Ye Yaodong glanced at the table full of canned tobacco, alcohol, biscuits and food.
Ah, there are two boxes of instant noodles???
Captain Xu also picked up some things on the table and handed them to him, "These are mine, and those are gifts from Boss Zhang."
After being surprised, he took it with a smile on his face, "That's too polite, there are so many..."
"It should be..."
"Would you like to sit inside? The rental house is too shabby, otherwise I would have to make a pot of tea and entertain you..."
"It's okay. We came to thank you. It doesn't matter where you sit. It's a little cooler outside."
"That's true. It's stuffy in the house on a hot day, but it's cooler outside..."
Ye Yaodong invited them to sit down and chat together, and also asked people to buy a few bottles of soda and use them as tea.
Otherwise, you really can’t make tea here, and the boiled water seems insincere.
After sitting and chatting for a while, he realized that the name of the layman was Zhang Rensu, and he deliberately read it backwards when he went out...
"You're quite interesting. You even have a name for traveling around the world..."
"Haha, no, in fact, lay people are just nicknames. Friends like to call each other nicknames. I'm used to it, and I'm used to it. We're all just lay people in the first place."
"I didn't expect to meet him again here, so I'll have to rely on you, a local snake, to take more care of him."
"There are local snakes everywhere, I'm just a native. If you really encounter anything, you can go to my house to find me, but I may not be able to help. But there are inconveniences when you go out. We are all friends and we help each other.
Well, I'll help if I can. Whenever I go to your place, I have to count on you to take care of me."
"That's for sure..."
"Then do you still have kelp?"
"Ah, then I have to ask. I'm not sure if there are any. If there are, there probably won't be many. This one is so popular. There will be more next year. I can leave some more for you next year. Isn't there any local breeding here?
?”
"No, there are abundant fishery resources here. The fishing boats have gone out to sea to fish. How can anyone breed them? Wouldn't it be faster to just fish? How long can we raise them before we can sell them?"
"That's true, there should be some in the future..."
They chatted for a while and then left.
Ye Yaodong also reached a verbal agreement with the lay people to sell kelp next year.
The sales situation of kelp next year was suddenly solved, but he still felt a little confused.
The family doesn’t even know how much harvest they will get next year, but we have already promised to send out dozens of tons.
But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, we will look at it next year. No one can predict the variables. It depends on the weather, and no one can predict natural disasters or man-made disasters.
But now at least it saves him a lot of worries, and he doesn't have to worry about the quantity being too large next year.
After they left, he still felt a little dizzy. The boss he had just met two months ago did not expect him to be a local here.
Moreover, a relative also runs a fish processing factory, and his family has a background in business. No wonder he is also running around doing business, and he must be reselling the goods from his relative's processing factory. He has a strong family background.
Just now, he not only solved the sales situation of kelp, but also solved the sales of some fish products.
If there are fish products needed by the processing factory, they can keep them after docking and then send them directly to the factory, saving them a half-day of selling at a stall outside.
This actually saves the fishing boats a lot of trouble.
"Brother Dong, will our family be able to make a lot of money from kelp next year? I have to call back to inform my dad, and I have to follow him to learn how to raise it."
"Yes, it's just a good time to follow this year and learn more so that the village can grow more varieties, and next year we can get more points based on work points."
"Don't mix it up blindly. How to raise it? There will be regulations in the village. Who can say for sure about natural disasters and man-made disasters? What if there are some natural disasters or something? Just because someone buys it, it doesn't mean that you will definitely make money. You will also
There has to be something there, don’t mix it up blindly.”
Everyone is right to think about it.
It’s not like someone can make money just by buying it, it has to be able to be grown and there has to be a price.
"Then it will be easier for us to sell fish every day."
"Brother Dong, there are even instant noodles. It's such a big box. The boss is so generous..."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh, "It's really a generous gift. There are two big boxes of instant noodles. Let's have this for dinner."
"Ah! Is this what you want to eat tonight?"
"Damn, I'm so lucky..."
"This is so delicious, I've only eaten it once..."
"Let's cook some rice. Then the soup of the instant noodles can be mixed with the rice. Otherwise, you won't be able to eat enough in one bag. It would be too luxurious to cook them all."
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Okay, you decide how you want to eat and arrange it, and help me take the rest to the house."
The cigarettes and wine are both very good. You can save them for the celebration party when you go home. Otherwise, if you take them out and drink them now, they will be gone after a few gulps.
He packed up everything and went out. The main room had already begun to light a fire for cooking.
They also allocate one pack of instant noodles and rice to each person.
Ye Yaodong told them, and then he went out on his bicycle to speed up the progress of the radar network.
If you don't push, people won't rush you. If you push, the efficiency will be higher.
It was delivered the next night after he urged me.
Anyone else who made a reservation will have to wait another night.
In the past week, he has sent all the dozen or so people who stayed at home to learn the radar network in turn, and they have almost mastered it.
He didn't learn it himself. Anyway, he must be the one driving the boat. The crew will know how to do it. When the time comes, he will understand it himself when he watches the workers on the boat.
Father Ye and his four ships reluctantly returned two nights later after he sent supplies.
When the fishing boat docked at the pier and he went to pick it up, it was a pity that his father was still there. He said it would be great if he could always fish at sea.
In fact, it’s okay, but I’m worried that staying at sea for too long will be too much for everyone.
After all, if you don't have enough food or sleep, you have to rest. They are not a large fishing boat. They have to dock every few days.
It just so happened that he had brought a lot of people with him, and he could bring a new group of people on board this trip. He and his father took turns taking a group of people to the sea, and everyone could take turns staying at home to relax.
Other fishing boats were a little envious when they learned that they were taking turns to replace people on board. In contrast, the work of the workers on Ye Yaodong's side was relatively easy, and there were still people taking turns.
After Ye Yaodong received the goods from his father, he told his father about leaving goods in the factory for his lay relatives.
Keep some of the goods in the cabin, and wait until the other goods are sold out, then call a car to deliver them to the factory.
Father Ye said in surprise: "It seems that you haven't been fooling around on the dock these days? It can also save everyone a lot of trouble."
"It's all an accident, and we met before. The dock here is very chaotic. After staying here for a few days, there are all kinds of monsters and monsters. You will know when you go ashore and sell your goods for a while."
Ye Yaodong didn't say much. He still had to see what the dock looked like with his own eyes.
On the second day after arriving at the place, the four ships immediately went to sea to learn about the situation at sea.
He didn't even know about the chaotic situation at this dock. It would be time for his father and the workers on the ship to have a long experience and they would have to be alert.
After saying that, he went to other boats and talked about how to save the fish and send it to the factory instead of having to carry it to the dock to sell it.
Anyway, it's the same as paying in one hand and delivering the goods in the same hand, and there is also a delivery note.
After four boats sold their goods on the dock all night, I was shocked by the chaos at the dock and refreshed my understanding.
After selling all the goods, on the way back, a group of them saw someone passing them with a stick, and everyone was shocked.
"No...this is too messy. Are you okay these days?"
Father Ye looked worried and felt like his life was hanging on his belt.
"Of course something happened. You guys went to sea the next day, and we got into a fight that afternoon. Fortunately, Dongzi helped to fish us out..."
Aguang was afraid that they would not know about the chaos here, so he quickly told them what happened recently.
They were also reminded to be careful when entering and exiting. Although there were people managing the pier, there were so many people that it was impossible to manage them.
By the time he was beaten to death and crippled, it was already too late for someone to come over.
Those who were not beaten to death or crippled could not be found even if they dug into the crowd.
They were also inexperienced that day, so some of them were caught on the spot.
Those who have experience will all run away before anyone comes.
After hearing this, Father Ye reacted, "Ah, you were arrested again?"
After the reaction, I felt happy.
"Isn't that right? Fortunately, Dongzi came the next day and took us out, but he also spent the night inside."
"Spent the night?"
"It's time to spend the night."
Father Ye couldn't help but feel lucky that he went directly to sea.
Otherwise, the reputation will be ruined again.
With his old arms and legs, he might not be able to react, and he might even get beaten.
Father Pei said: "You all have to be careful. There are many people on the boat here, so it must be chaotic. You can make money here quickly, so some people must be taking shortcuts. Be careful when entering and exiting. You have to explain to the workers when you go back."
"Let's go. Others are aware of the chaos at the pier these days and will be more careful. Mainly you, you just landed today. Don't go to sea for the next two days. Get familiar with the situation at the pier first and try not to get into trouble with others.
dispute."
Aguang nodded, "Yes, that's what I mean. I'll take the workers out on the next trip. Dad, you can check the situation at home. Radar Network said they would deliver it tomorrow, and I also learned how to do it. It happens to be the next trip.
I will take people out to sea."
As they walked, they talked, and Ye Yaodong also told them how he met lay people, which was why he sold the goods directly to the processing factory.
After arriving home safely, everyone separated and went back to their respective rental houses.
The houses they rent are all in nearby areas and relatively concentrated.
It was also early in the morning. If their fishing boat hadn't docked relatively late, they might have returned early. Only half of the goods needed to be set up for sale, and the rest could be taken directly to the factory.
When they separated, they also agreed that when they woke up, they would come over at noon tomorrow to settle accounts.
When Ye Yaodong and his father returned to the house, they were alone in a room and settled the night's accounts first.
After the calculation was completed, Ye's father was very happy.
"A total of 2,603 ​​were sold. So much, it's almost twice what we bought at home."
"Are you happy? This will only take half of Xian Chuan's profit."
"What?"
Ye Yaodong told his father how much money he would get from the fresh-carrying boat every time he went out and returned in the past few days. He also said that he specially gave them a 40% discount, while he only got 40%, and the rest of the gas money was frozen.
There are no price increases for cubes, fresh water and vegetables, and they are delivered at the same price.
"This is how you make money!"
"Of course, we have ready-made fishing boats for docking here. We don't have to search for boats all over the sea like other fish harvesting boats. Several boats are concentrated together, which saves fuel and trouble."
"It's so profitable. It's much faster than making money at home. No wonder there are so many fishing boats here and the port is so lively."
"The largest fishing port in our country is not just a boast, but it is because of its good resources that so many fishing boats can be concentrated in this area, which in turn makes the entire street prosperous."
"It's also more chaotic..."
"Well, I will take people out to sea on the next trip. You should stay at home and pay more attention to safety. Don't go to the dock if you have nothing to do. If something happens, if I am not here, you will go to the factory where you went at night and find the common boss. Die
Let the horse be a living horse doctor."
"I know, I will restrain them."
After finishing speaking, Father Ye rubbed his hands again and asked mischievously: "How much money has the fresh harvest boat made in total in the past few days? How much has it made in total since it came out?"
"The total earned... it's a headache to calculate, just do the math in your own mind."
"You said these are only half of the fresh boat harvest, so up to now, you must have earned about 20,000 in the past few days?"
"Almost."
Father Ye opened his eyes wide, "You'll get your money back in just... half a month?"
"That's my ship. Do you think other harvesting ships can make back their money so quickly?"
"Hey, other fresh-harvesting ships have other shareholders on the same ship. All the money you make from this ship is yours, but you can't make money quickly."
"Well, so you can give it to the other ships appropriately, so you won't make any money transporting supplies."
"Yes, this way everyone will be happy. You have to say it specifically tomorrow. You can't do good deeds without letting others know."
"I understand, just go to sleep."
Ye Yaodong collected all the money, leaving only a lot of coins for his father.
Seeing his father happily collecting the money, he reminded him again: "I leave it to you to buy fruits and vegetables. You have to buy vegetables and meat every day. It costs money. You can't just eat fish, shrimp, crab and nothing else."
Father Ye suddenly felt distressed again, "It's so inconvenient to go out. I have to pickle and dry the vegetables that I can't finish at home, and then I have to spend money to buy them."
"I'm going to take a look around tomorrow to see if I can grow some vegetables here. Otherwise, I can pick up some broken wood, hammer a nail, and get some soil to grow..."
Ye Yaodong shook his head and said nothing. No matter what his father did, he would just grow some vegetables here anyway.
At noon the next day, people from several boats came over to settle accounts after dinner.
Ye Yaodong calculated the money after every shipment. When the people came over, he divided all the payment for each ship's cargo bill with them and asked them to check it themselves.
There is also a date on the manifest, the weight on the scale, the price, and the total price are all clear, and they also have a calculator on hand.
Everyone was happy after seeing that the diesel and ice transported were at original prices, and the fruits and vegetables were given as free. This was much more cost-effective than selling to other fresh-collecting ships, and it also had additional benefits.
In fact, even if Ye Yaodong follows other publicity rules, no one will have any objections. After all, he is also a shareholder of several ships. If they are sold, they will definitely be given priority to him.
But when he did this, everyone felt more at ease.
After calculating the accounts of the fresh boat collection in the past few days, everyone had no problem, so they happily collected the money and started chatting.
"The income here is much higher than at home. It's not the flood season for hairtail fish yet. It will definitely be more profitable when the flood season comes. Why should I just stay until the Chinese New Year and go back again as I said before?"
"Yes, although the expenses here are high, the income is also high."
"After deducting living and labor expenses, I still make more money than at home. I also think it is better to stay here until the Chinese New Year before going back."
Ye Yaodong reminded them, "This place may be more chaotic than you think. You should rest for two days and get familiar with the surroundings first. Don't speak so decisively yet."
"Then just be careful. We're all at sea anyway."
This is true, they are more at sea than on land. What you should be careful about is the group of people who collect and sell goods on their fresh boats and other small trawlers.
After all, they have to sell goods on the dock for a long time and are at the center of chaos.
The money he earned from collecting fresh boats was indeed not unjust, he deserved it.
"Then I'll pay the parking fee again later. It's due soon. Go and renew it for a month, otherwise you'll be in trouble if you don't have a seat by then."
"I'll go right away and take a walk on the pier..."
"I immediately went to sea as soon as I arrived. I didn't even walk around the streets. It happened that everyone was looking around..."
Ye Yaodong repeatedly told them to be careful when they went out before sending them away.
By the way, the wages of several workers on the ship were also paid. Only a few of them were at sea during this period and did not receive their wages. The others had already received their wages for the previous month.
"When we go out, we should unite and help each other. We are all from the same village. Of course, there is nothing to say. We will definitely help each other, so I will just say it."
"It's just that maybe we really have to stay here until the Chinese New Year and wait until the Chinese New Year before going back. Then there are still about 5 months, which is quite a long time. Safety first."
"In five months, when the time comes, each of you will be able to receive a salary of nearly 700 and go home to live a prosperous year."
"My salary was paid last month, so I just save some money and don't spend money on food and drink. How can I survive with this salary..."
As soon as they heard that they could receive 700 during the Chinese New Year, everyone became even more happy and started chatting with each other.
Ye Yaodong didn't speak anymore, just be happy.
Father Ye has already gone to the corner to look at the radar net delivered yesterday.
The radar net is composed of thicker ropes and larger mesh pieces, forming a large surrounding circle.
Then there is the guide net, or leader net, which is connected to the main net and is used to guide the fish into the main net.
The buoys and sinkers are fixed on the top and bottom of the net respectively to ensure that the net can remain vertical and cover a certain water layer.
There are still fish collection bags at the bottom of the fishing net to collect the caught fish.
Father Ye was playing with these fishing nets and looked at them curiously, "Dongzi, these fishing nets look weird. The locals are so smart. They can make fishing nets suitable for various fish species."
"They catch a variety of fish here, and many boats have targeted machines and fishing nets, which is quite special."
"I'll go on Lao Zheng's boat tonight to see how to do it. Have you learned how to do it?"
"No, I don't have time. I have to look after my family. Anyway, as long as the workers know how to do it, it will be fine."
Of course he had to guard all the belongings at home, and having just witnessed the chaos at the dock, he was a little worried that the workers at home would run around, and they were all there to give them instructions.
Now that everyone has a deep awareness, it's okay if he leaves for a while and doesn't stare.
"Then you go out to sea with Lao Zheng to have a look at it tonight. We'll take turns to go. I'll watch it at home first. I have to get to know it first."
"That's okay too."
Seeing that nothing happened, Ye Yaodong took the slip issued by the port when he berthed before and went to the terminal office to renew the berthing fee.
Then he called again. He was afraid that he would be away from land for a few days, so he called back in advance and asked Mr. Lin about the market situation.
Although he was thousands of miles away, he had to call to find out more, and he couldn't just ignore everything and leave it to Lin Xiuqing to worry about.
In fact, he was more inclined to go back directly, as long as he didn't make any money from the chaos here.
After all, he has a fresh harvesting boat, and other large boats can still make a lot of money by trawling in their area, so there is no need to take risks here.
Although it is not possible to earn more than here, it is at least safer.
He wants to make money, a lot of money, but the prerequisite is safety.
I died too early in my last life. In this life, I originally thought that I would be content with being a little rich and make money if I can. If I can't make a lot of money, at least my family will be safe and happy, and I won't have to worry about food and drink.
It would be safer to slowly accumulate wealth at home, not to mention that he really has a lot of money now.
The only difference between here and at home is the speed of wealth accumulation.
I didn't have such a deep feeling when I was in Wenzhou. After staying here, I just felt that it was best to make money safely.
It may also be that now that I have more money on hand, my desire to make money has decreased. I was not eager to make money at the beginning, and I would rather go to Wenzhou to take risks.
The stalls I have set up are also generating stable profits, and I don’t want to take big risks anymore.
Alas, in the final analysis, he is actually just an ordinary person with no great potential. He feels that he is content with being a little rich and his family is by his side.
Now that we have been pushed forward, we can only stay here for half a year and take a look.
If something really goes wrong, he can go back home then. Everyone is so enthusiastic now, so he can't just leave regardless of everyone's wishes.
After all, he is the backbone and everyone follows him.
Chapter completed!