Instead of talking via VHF, Pei's father thought it would be easier to talk to him face to face. After all, he was an elder and an in-law.
I didn't expect to shoot myself in the foot.
Ye Yaodong didn't curse a word, but he didn't give him any face, and didn't give him a chance to redeem himself later. He just left, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
The two boats moved closer together, and then gradually became farther apart.
"Boss, Lao Pei is a bit too much. Isn't this just raising prices?"
"Yeah, I didn't say it earlier. I just said this on the spur of the moment when our ship was approaching and the cargo was to be weighed."
"Give them a trip to the shore to sell goods, and they will know how powerful it is. The money is not that easy to make. No matter how many people sell it until dawn, they can't sell it all. They have to take it back, and the cold wind blows all night long."
"That is to say, if he can collect it directly from our fishing boat, he won't have to worry about it, and he will get more money."
Ye Yaodong didn't say anything, "Don't speak ill of people behind their backs. Whatever happened to you, if you feel you've suffered a loss, then go back and sell it yourself."
"He has never sold goods before, and he is so blessed. From the very beginning, our ship has been there to collect goods for him. He doesn't have to worry about it. He just takes the money."
"Hurry back and pick up your son and grandson. Let Brother Guang come up."
"I think he just gave birth to a son recently, and his body is swollen."
"I think he is just jealous of how much A Dong earns. He probably has been unbalanced for a long time and makes small calculations every day..."
"I think so too..."
Ye Yaodong went directly to the cockpit and let them discuss whatever they wanted. It was just in time to go back early. There were not so many goods today, so there was no need to blow the cold wind.
If you can meet your own fishing boat, you can collect some of the goods and make up for it. Today, there are a few more businessmen in Vancouver who will divide it up and transport it back. It may not be close.
But don’t worry, the most abundant things on the pier are fish, shrimps and crabs.
But when I get back, I have to tell Aguang about his father raising prices on the ground.
He and A Guang were childhood friends, A Guang was his brother-in-law, and his father was not a big deal at all.
You need to make it clear to A Guang that his father should take care of himself in old age, so he can live longer by worrying less.
If Pei's father is replaced to take care of him in old age, and Ah Guang is put in, he will feel at ease. Otherwise, they won't be able to work together, and they will have to break up sooner or later, which will affect the relationship between brothers.
His dad is almost as good as a shit-troublemaker.
Ye Yaodong drove the boat and left immediately. He collected the cargo of the other three boats in advance, so there was no need to look for the next boat now.
He didn't specifically mention this matter to his father or his eldest and second brothers. To connect with his father, he had to go to the public channel and shout first.
It seemed like he was making a complaint.
He went back directly. He didn't know if Pei's father had returned, or if he had found another fresh ship, and his father didn't talk to him either. It was probably because the SF Express hadn't moved yet and no abnormalities were found.
No matter what, he went back anyway.
Father Pei just let him figure it out.
Ye Yaodong returned to the dock smoothly. He took out his notebook first and weighed out the goods that everyone wanted.
If you don't have enough to count at the end, ask others to go to the pier to find if there are any stalls of your own standing there, and weigh some and come over to make up the number.
Not much is missing.
Divide it up casually, and you won’t have to blow the cold wind at night.
He only needs to hire a tractor, deliver the goods that each merchant wants one after another, and finally send them to the processing factory.
"Hehe, it feels like there is less than a boatload of goods, so we feel much more relaxed..."
"Ah Dong is making money now. He is stupid or not, but he must be taught a lesson, otherwise he will think that making money is so easy."
"Yes, that's right. Only after being beaten do you know how to be honest."
Everyone completed today's tasks easily and had time to chat again.
Ye Yaodong ignored them and said, after returning home, he would do what he should do and let others communicate on their own.
After calculating today's money, it turns out that it has shrunk a bit, but it's only a thousand dollars less, so it's not unacceptable.
He settled the accounts and went out. Everyone who stayed behind knew what happened today. They all yelled at Pei's father with righteous indignation and asked him to try selling it to others.
Ye Yaodong responded hummingly and listened to everyone scolding him. In the end, he just told him not to talk nonsense when he went out. Otherwise, if word spread, everyone would scold Father Pei behind his back, which would not sound good and would affect unity.
The most important thing for them here is unity.
Anyway, I still have to beg him when I look back, but there is a high probability that I will have to instruct A Guang to do it.
After dinner, he saw that it was still early, it was not yet time to go to bed, and it was only around 8 o'clock, so he went to Aguang to tell his father about his plans for the day.
"Why is my father like this? Where does he have so many small thoughts? There are a lot of goods on the dock, and there are also many things that can't be sold. We have already posted a large number of boats that cannot be sold, and we will have to let them go when the time comes.
You help collect it, why does he think he has the qualifications to bargain?"
"Oh, I'm going to be so angry with him. He has to make trouble for me when he has nothing to do. It's okay now. He has to sell the goods by himself. He will probably have to come back tomorrow."
"We don't even look at how other fresh-harvesting ships have lowered their prices because of the piracy incident in the past. It's also because the peak season has arrived and there are more goods."
"You didn't even lower the price. You even raised the price before. That's not enough. Damn it..."
Aguang was also so angry at his father's treachery that his head hurt, and he cursed loudly.
"Your father probably sees how much I earn from the fresh harvesting boat. The hard-earned income from the four fresh harvesting boats, after deducting expenses, is only equal to what I earn from the fresh harvesting boat. He feels uncomfortable looking at it."
"It's true. I've told him many times. Because you have connections, there are few unsold goods. It would be good if other fresh-harvesting ships can give you a 50% discount on shore. I really want to piss him off. I used to give him
It’s quite listenable.”
"You probably have never seen me earn so much before."
The fresh harvest boat came into use only after it came out. When I was in Wenzhou, I didn't make so much money. After I came here, it was really a killer.
Several of their large boats were fishing wildly at sea, and the profits of the harvesting boats were also doubled.
But what they earned was only a few hundred more, but the fresh harvest ship was several times more.
One trip costs four to five thousand, five to six thousand, and their fishing boat only makes a net profit of about two thousand yuan after deducting a large portion of the gas money. They don't have to be at sea all the time. They can only go out to collect goods once.
It takes two fishing boats to equal the profit of one harvesting boat. It’s so easy to see. It’s really enviable.
A Guang sighed heavily, "It's good to have a long memory. Only after you have suffered losses and been beaten can you know what is good."
"As soon as my father came here, he went out to sea all the time. He didn't spend much time on the shore. He didn't know how ruthless the other harvesting ships were. Here, they were all looking for goods, not ships. He only saw how much money you made.
Money is too easy.”
"Not to mention other things, you don't have to worry about safety issues. If you look for other fresh harvesting ships, you won't know whether they are humans or ghosts."
Ye Yaodong said: "I just came here to tell you, so that you won't be shocked when you see your father coming back tomorrow and the other fishing boats haven't come back. In the end, your father is your father, and you are you."
"But I think your dad should stay on the shore. He's getting older, and he still has to let go. I'm mainly busy with many things, so I have to watch from the shore, contact all merchants who receive goods, and merchants who have just expanded.
My dad can’t do it yet.”
Aguang gave him a thumbs up, "So, if I want to make money like you, I still have to have channels. What is my father thinking?"
It was not easy for Ye Yaodong to speak ill of his father in front of him. He could only blame and scold him for this.
He just came over to talk about things in a matter-of-fact manner, but Aguang would be able to tell the difference himself.
"It's okay. I'm going back first. Anyway, it's good that you know the cause and story of this matter, so as not to misunderstand me later and think that I'm embarrassing your father and not accepting his goods."
Aguang patted Ye Yaodong on the shoulder, "I understand, don't I know who you are? I understand my father too. Anyway, after we resolve the loan matter, I will change with him and go to sea.
Let him be on shore."
"I originally made an agreement with him a few days ago that I would go to sea and let him stay on the shore. Isn't this because I want to get a loan and get an extra boat in the past few days?"
"I didn't expect that this happened to him. We cooperated well at first... but now I have to clean up his mess."
"When he comes back tomorrow, I will do some ideological work for him and talk to him. Then I hope you won't argue with him."
Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "You should do some ideological work for him first, lest others think we don't get along."
"Okay, let's wait until he comes back."
"Then I'll go back to bed first."
I just don’t know if Pei’s father will be embarrassed in front of him and whether he will be able to laugh when the time comes when he still has to beg him to accept it.
He's not embarrassed anyway.
Or, Father Pei can still stand firm?
"Wait a minute, you don't have anything to do tomorrow, right? Let's go to the government and ask about the land. As for the house, there is no news from the landlord yet."
"OK."
After the two agreed, Ye Yaodong walked home easily.
A Guang was still awake and what he said was acceptable. He definitely couldn't anger A Guang about Pei's father's matter.
Everyone has their own ideas. It is normal for father and son to have different opinions. It is normal for them to think differently, and they cannot get angry because of their father's affairs.
During dinner the next evening, Ye Yaodong undoubtedly heard the boatmen discussing at the dinner table that Father Pei was back.
He said he came back in the afternoon and was still selling goods on the pier. Aguang took people over to help him and even brought him food.
The people at their table were all discussing in a lively manner, some were even gloating about his misfortune, and they were still betting on whether he could sell out, or whether he would have to sell it until dawn.
No one is optimistic about them, and the banner of standing in line is very clear.
Ye Yaodong only listened with his ears open and did not express any opinions. Didn't these people give him all the opinions that should be expressed? They were all just talking.
After the night passed, he heard that he hadn't come back in the early morning.
It wasn't until seven or eight o'clock that he saw A Guang coming over with a big dark circle under his eyes, a haggard face, and a shaggy beard.
"My father is going to kill me, please help me."
Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, "You haven't slept all night, and you have stayed up until now?"
"Isn't that right? Now he knows how powerful it is. Without you, Laoduo's goods can't be sold, and he has to wait until now. Other fish and shrimps are okay and can be sold, but there are too many hairtails, and the dock has been closed recently.
They are all slices of hairtail, and the ones that can’t be sold out are all hairtail, but other items are selling well.”
"Why don't I come here to ask you shamelessly? There are only a few other goods left. It doesn't matter. Let's just kill them and dry them. These hairtails are still fresh and there are a lot of them. I still have to trouble you.
Already."
"I was also thinking about bringing in fish in the factory. There are so many left, so other fish traders don't dare to bother you. I'll fix this and have to come back to you again."
"Otherwise, those goods would have been wasted. That would be a pity. Do you think we can still have them? It's fine if you don't count on them. Just don't waste them. After all, they were fished out of the sea."
A Guang was full of resentment. He stayed up all night with Gan Gan and was also very angry. It happened to be his own father, so he could only help clean up the mess and come here shamelessly.
Ye Yaodong saw that he had become so haggard and virtuous, but he did not say any words of rejection. His father is his father, and he is him.
"How much is left?"
"Three tons, right? There should be five or six thousand kilograms. After selling part of it, there is still so much left."
"That's quite a lot."
"That is to say, he has been scolding me all night. He is probably angry and anxious, and his mouth is full of blisters. He was blown by the cold wind all night. He just fell down when he went back. I have to ask someone to take him.
He went to the doctor to get medicine. I was so upset that I was so angry that he died..."
"Okay, don't be angry. Take him to the doctor quickly. He's already getting old. It's not easy to recover from illness. He doesn't have the immunity as good as young people. Let's take a good rest at home for a few days."
Ye Yaodong did not add insult to injury. He said a few words of comfort and then said: "I don't dare to guarantee those goods."
He looked at the watch on his wrist again and said, "You should come here early. Let me take a look with you first, and then call a car to take it to the factory to have a look. It's best if you can collect it. If you don't, you can only take it.
When I came back, I bought a few hundred kilograms of salt and marinated it at home."
Pickling is the easiest method, and it is easier than killing and drying.
"That's all we can do, let's try it first and really get killed by him."
"Do you want to accompany your father to see a doctor and get medicine first?"
"No, I've already asked someone to take him to the clinic for medical treatment. I'm going to the factory with you, so I can't leave everything to you."
"good."
He didn't have anything to bring, so he just followed A Guang.
Fortunately, after the factory asked repeatedly whether it was Ye Yaodong's goods, they didn't say they didn't want it. They just thought they delivered it later than usual.
But what he said is that the goods delivered every day have increased significantly recently, and a lot more people have been hired. If he hadn't specifically requested the goods, he would definitely not have wanted them at this time, for fear that he wouldn't be able to do it that day.
The hairtail fish season has recently arrived, and the demand in the factory has become even greater.
The quality of local hairtail fish is good, and now the price is even cheaper, so it’s a good time to stock up.
Zhou City belongs to the sea area of ​​​​the Shengsi Islands, with four distinct seasons. It is also located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Qiantang River, and Yongjiang River, and is rich in bait.
Coupled with the low salt content of the sea water, Zhou City's hairtail has fine meat and good taste.
The dried shrimp skin is also low in salt. The dry dried shrimp skin tastes good and is not salty.
The common hairtails on the market mainly include "East China Sea Hairtail" and "Ocean Hairtail". Hairtails in the Indian Ocean and other ocean waters are large in size, have big eyes, and have raised bones on their backs. Their skin is thick, and their scales are not easy to fall off. They are attractive in appearance.
very good.
However, the meat quality is generally much rougher and the nutrition is not as good as the hairtail fish produced in the East China Sea.
That’s why the hairtail here is becoming more famous every year.
By 2024, a pound of hairtail during the Chinese New Year can be sold for one or two hundred yuan, and this is still in coastal areas where seafood is abundant.
When Ye Yaodong was weighing the goods, he saw several trucks of their goods being transported out. He also saw that the Shopee fish products fell all over the floor, and he just swept them away with a broom.
After all the goods in the cart were sold, Aguang breathed a sigh of relief. He also counted half of the money and handed it to Ye Yaodong.
"Are you sure you want to give it to me?"
"Definitely, without you, I would have to bring all these things back again. I would also have to arrange time-consuming arrangements for people to pickle them. It would be a headache to store them everywhere. I would probably have to beg you to buy them again when I get back. Take it.
.”
Ye Yaodong accepted it without any courtesy. If he had received the goods earlier, why would there be so much trouble? He still had to let him earn the money.
"Go back, eat something quickly, and lie down to sleep."
"I have to see if my father and the others are back first, and I have to worry about his condition."
"Logically, I should go and visit him, but, I'm worried that he will be angry if he sees me, so I won't go there yet."
I also knew that I must have been yelling at him, blaming him for not accepting the goods and turning around and leaving. I didn't say a few more words to give him a chance to redeem myself, and just opened my mouth and let him sell it by himself.
This night must have been quite tiring.
"It's okay. Just give him some time. In a few days, he will recover and his mind will turn around."
"Um."
After Ye Yaodong returned home, a group of idle workers immediately gathered around him, gossiping and asking questions.
He said directly: "I have helped him sell the remaining goods..."
"Why did you help sell it? You should let him pull it back again. This will make it more painful and improve your memory."
"That won't work. If Lao Pei doesn't uphold justice and return to Lao Pei, A Guang is different after all, and he's not an outsider. We're all here, so we can't make things too tense."
"I heard he's sick?"
"I'll probably regret this hard work..."
"Do they have to beg you to accept it again?"
Ye Yaodong shook his head, "Not yet. I probably have to rest at home for a few days and won't go to sea. Let's talk about it when we go to sea."
Not going to sea is also a loss, and it is indeed painful enough.
Lost money and fell ill.
Others started discussing it again, and even the people who stayed behind on other fishing boats knew about it.
By evening, all the villagers here knew about it.
Everyone continued to discuss it for several days. When they met the workers hired by Aguang, they all had to inquire about Lao Pei's condition.
Even Ah Zheng and Xiaoxiao came over to chat with him for a few words, saying that Pei's father was very good at calculating, and he thought he deserved it, but he would definitely not say this out loud.
Ye Yaodong also met Li Shouguan who came to see him specially in the evening of that day.
"Why are there so many people here! Don't you even need to go to sea?"
When he came over and saw a crowd of men at the door, this was his first sentence.
"Haha, because the fishing boat I have is a small boat trawling. When I come back the same day, they sit together and chat in the evening, so it seems that there are many people."
Isn’t it all because of gossip about Pei’s father?
I don’t dare to go to Aguang’s side to gossip, but don’t I just go to him to gossip?
It was like a conference. In addition to those at sea and those who had not finished selling the goods, hundreds of people gathered here.
There are really too few entertainment activities, and this is for their own people. It is much more interesting than listening to the chaos on the pier.
"You have so many boats...Hurry up and show me the certificate of your vice president of the Fisheries Association..."
"If it's true, then I'll believe you. I'll let you collect the shop prices from several boats there, but you have to tell me a reasonable price."
"I came back today and sold some goods. Not to mention how easy it was to sell. Fortunately, I wasn't deceived by that unscrupulous harvester. It's still unsaleable. I'm unsaleable. His uncle just realized that I'm unfamiliar with the place and can't find anyone else.
.”
"Next time if he encounters me, give him a punch. It will delay my time, and I will have to wait until tomorrow before I can go to sea to make money."
Ye Yaodong smiled and led him to sit in the room, and showed him the certificate again, which made him feel relieved.
"Oh, I feel like I have found an organization. You have an officially recognized identity, so I can safely give you the goods. Don't blame me, little guy. After all, we have only met twice. This is the third time today.
I also have my worries, and I have to take responsibility for others."
"I understand. After all, you have stepped on thunder. Be careful when you go out. You can't make mistakes, and you can't trust others casually."
Ye Yaodong did not expect that his status as the vice president of the Fisheries Association would be so useful and that he could come in handy wherever he went.
When you go out, you still need to have some identity and background, so that your speech will be more trustworthy and walking will be easier.
"Yes, that's what I mean. And the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce you mentioned, will you take me to see it tomorrow? You can also introduce me to some people. What you introduced should be correct."
"No, don't trust me blindly. I've just joined this chamber of commerce, and I've just met a few people. I don't know what kind of people they are, so I don't dare to give you a guarantee."
"After all, they are from us. There is no harm in getting to know each other. What is your character like? You can slowly get to know him on your own."
"Yes, that's it. I'm just a bridge and a line, so that our Wenzhou merchants and the ship's boss can be integrated into a team. As for the rest, it depends on how we get along with each other."
"That's not bad."
"Then you come over tomorrow morning? I will take you there?"
"Okay, let's talk about collecting shrimp skin again. What price do you plan to pay? The previous price offered by the fresh shrimp collection boat was half of the price at the pier, but I thought it was too easy to sell. As soon as we docked and lifted it off, someone asked
, it will be sold out within a few hours.”
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "But you have to bear risks, right? If you sold goods once, you should have seen several chaos on the dock, right? It is normal for someone to be beaten to death and dragged away directly."
"And the delay for a round trip is not just a few hours, but more than half a day, maybe a whole day. For example, if you sell goods for several hours, you have to replenish supplies, and you have to verify when entering or leaving the port, most of the time.
Queuing up takes a lot of effort."
"hehe……"
"So if others give me 50%, I will also give you 50%. However, I can promise that you won't make any money from the extra oil, ice cubes and vegetables. You will still pay the same amount as you pay for it on the shore when it is shipped to the sea and sold to you."
Li Shouquan's eyes lit up, "That's okay."
"Really? Then it's settled? How many ships do you have?"
"We only have eight larger ones, each more than 20 meters long. The other ones, which are more than ten meters long, are trawls. There are abundant resources here, so you don't have to travel too far. They all come and go in the same day."
"Then it's similar to us. The people here are trawling in small boats, so it's more cost-effective to go back and forth in the same day."
"Yes, okay, then it's settled. Take me to the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow and get things done early. I also have to go to sea quickly. Coming back will delay things too much, and I have to get some sleep."
"Haha, you must sleep, otherwise how can you bear it?"
"Then you have to work day and night at sea. Someone has to work 24 hours a day."
"That's for sure. Since I'm going to sea, I'll definitely have to work 24 hours a day."
"Then I'll leave first and come back tomorrow."
Ye Yaodong stood up and sent the person away with a smile.
I was secretly happy because it was easier to make money from outsiders, and it was easier for others to be satisfied.
The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant.
To make money from your own people, you still have to listen to your whining, and you are not satisfied even if you take advantage.
As long as others give you a little more sweetness, they will be happy.
"Brother Dong, who is this? What are you here for?"
Ye Yaodong held the certificate in his hand and clapped his palms to answer other people's curiosity.
"I'm here to give you money. I'll have work to do every day, so you don't have to sit idle and get moldy."
"Ah? We don't get moldy."
"Haha, Brother Dong, a lot of people have been looking for you recently. You are really good. You can do it for both men and women, young and old."
"Nonsense", he shook the small book in his hand, "It's all because of this thing that I can barely stand firm?"
"Does it really work?"
"Isn't that right? It will probably start the day after tomorrow. We can go out to sea every day to collect goods and earn money by collecting goods. Work hard and I will send you all a big red envelope when I go back during the Chinese New Year."
"Haha, so that person is the boss of the ship?"
Ye Yaodong smiled and said to them: "Do more good deeds and help old ladies cross the road. Good people will be rewarded."
"I'll go..."
"The boss of this boat is a shrimp hunter. From now on, you will have endless fresh shrimps to eat every day."
"Awesome, Shopee is selling so well now."
"Well, it can be considered a bargain. It all depends on the certificate in hand."
Early the next morning, while he was having breakfast, Li Shouquan came.
He quickly took a few bites and then led him to Jin Laixi's place.
Jin Laixi is also very efficient. I haven't seen him for a few days, but there is already a wooden plaque hanging on the door, which says Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce.
It looks decent. Originally, his location was on the street, so it was more conspicuous, and it looked more formal, making it more believable.
He led him in, introduced his identity, and by the way, Li Shouquan also showed his personal certificate issued by the village. There was no doubt that he was admitted directly.
Moreover, Jin Laixi also said that he would be given a membership card in a few days, similar to the vice president card of the Fisheries Association in his hand.
If you say you want to do it, do it in a formal way.
Chapter completed!