Finally the time has been determined to go up.
After he hung up the phone, he talked to Lin Xiuqing. During dinner, he also talked to the whole family.
"Pick me up in the city early on the 16th, and I'll take a boat to the city early in the morning."
"Have you asked him for an exact time when he will come out again?" Father Ye asked.
"I asked, and he said that he would go back and rest for about a week to ten days, and then continue to pull out a truckload of goods. He would still take the same route, but there would be stops and starts on the road to deliver goods, and it would take two or three days.
time."
When he finished answering the phone, he had already calculated it in his mind.
On the way up now, if ordinary people also started selling goods intermittently, it would only take about two or three days.
The time spent on the road back and forth was about five or six days. In addition, staying up there for 10 days was equivalent to about half a month for his trip to Zhoushi.
It's not too long. If there are no accidents, the stay will be enough.
Everyone understood it at once.
"That means I'll be back in about half a month."
Ye Yaodong nodded, "Absolutely."
"That'll be just in time for the big ship to come back on its next trip."
"Well, it's up to you to decide when to go out."
The old lady asked earnestly: "Is it safe to go out with others? How long have you known this friend? Is it reliable? Why don't you invite me to your house for dinner first?"
"He said that starting from the city, he would definitely not go around to our small county and small fishing village. When he arrives the day after tomorrow, I will invite them to eat at Fatty's small restaurant."
"Do we have anything to give to others? We need to trouble them to take care of them along the way."
"They have everything we have. If there are any specialties in the area, people must have bought them. It doesn't seem like there is anything rare or unique."
Lin Xiuqing said: "Shall I bring a basket of mackerel balls tomorrow? You give half to others and take some for yourself to eat? If it's time to eat on the way, there is no village in front, no store behind, and no need to eat dry food.
, it’s better to eat fish balls.”
"In this business, the home-made food is delicious and can be used as dry food on the road. If you make more, keep some of it fresh with ice cubes, and you can continue to eat it when you get to the top."
Others also agreed, and Ye Mu also said that she would be free to help out tomorrow and do more.
The three children knew that their father was going out again, so they didn't feel much in their hearts. Anyway, their father was away from home every three days, so they were used to it.
As long as their mother is at home, it doesn't matter if their father is at home or not.
On the contrary, he also looks forward to his father traveling far away. Whenever he goes away, there will always be gifts when he comes back.
Ye Chenghu missed his father so much that he was away from home, but he didn't dare to talk about it at the moment, nor did he dare to ask for gifts in advance. He had already been fucked a while ago.
However, with eyes glancing everywhere, Ye Chengyang and I have already caught up with our brain waves and are beginning to look forward to it.
At night, when the couple was lying in bed talking, Lin Xiuqing was full of worry.
"I kept saying this, and I thought it would disappear as I said it. It wouldn't be so convenient. I would definitely have to wait until August or September to go with the villagers."
"Do you think I'm joking?"
"Isn't this because I thought it wouldn't be such a coincidence?"
"Don't worry. I've known the layman for half a year. He knows where his home is. He is reliable. It may feel safer to go with him. He drives a big car and has experience on the road."
"That is to say, I know that he is engaged in serious business, and I heard from you that his family situation will be good, and he has an overseas Chinese uncle. Otherwise, I would really be worried about you leaving with a foreigner."
"Sincerity for sincerity, don't worry, I only have 5,000 yuan in my body. He came out for a trip and spent so long, so his net worth must be much richer than mine, and he doesn't know that I brought 5,000, and he doesn't know what I am doing there.
I also brought four people with me and guns, and he only had two people, so it’s good that they didn’t think I was dangerous.”
Lin Xiuqing made him laugh, "I'm telling you, they have to kick you out of the car halfway."
"I'm just telling you, if you doubt whether someone is trustworthy or not, in fact, I may be more dangerous than someone else. It would be safer for someone to just refuse to take me with them."
"Okay, I'm worried in vain."
"Hurry up and go to sleep. There will be a basket of fish balls waiting for you tomorrow. If you really can't sleep, just be tired. Once you are tired, you will sleep well."
When Ye Yaodong said this, he had already turned over and pressed forward.
Originally, while we were chatting, his hands were not idle.
The couple was lying on the same bed, and his hands were always busy. In addition, now that Ye Xiaoxi had gone to sleep with the old lady, the two of them had more freedom and could do whatever they wanted without any scruples.
Lin Xiuqing gave him a hammer, then half pushed and half cooperated.
When she got up the next day, she asked Ye Yaodong to buy some mackerel.
This fish is not specially kept, and is usually sold early. After all, it is relatively valuable, and those kept back home are worthless.
Since you want to give it to others, you must buy better fish.
But in addition to the mackerel, Ye Yaodong bought a shark cheaply and planned to let her make some shark balls. The meat of the shark is not delicious, but it is still good to make fish balls.
Sharks are big and have a lot of meat. One weighs 40 to 50 pounds and can be used in a basket. The price/performance ratio is very high. It would be nice to have more varieties to change the taste.
He also asked Ah Qing to make some fish fillet soup and fish noodles with shark meat.
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but stare at him, "You are the only one who knows how to eat. You want all kinds of food. The fish balls alone are enough to keep me busy."
"You don't have to ask your mother to help you...you can just drag it to the workshop. There are plenty of people there, and there are also ready-made big pots. Just ask someone to help you stir. You only need to season the pot and boil the water.
Just make the balls manually."
"I've thought about everything well and let you say it all."
"I'll pick it up for you first, let the aunts help kill it first, process it, cut out all the meat, and then ask someone to chop the meat into mud. You don't have to work hard or talk about it, and finally squeeze it out with your hands.
That’s fine.”
Lin Xiuqing even laughed. It was really easy to arrange such an arrangement for him. There were already people ready to do the preliminary work.
She only needs to do the key parts, and she doesn't even need to. She can just spice things up, use her lips, and give instructions.
"You can arrange it."
"I love my wife. I don't want you to be too tired, so I arrange all the work for others. Otherwise, why support so many people? You have to use it."
"Well, you can check your luggage again later to see if there is anything left behind."
"Except for money, nothing else is necessary. If you have money, you can buy anything. If you have money, you will lose it. It doesn't matter."
He said it so coolly and conveniently. Lin Xiuqing looked at his back and rolled her eyes. It's not like she didn't need tickets in the past few years. Many things are easy to buy. Otherwise, she would be more anxious if he had money and couldn't buy anything.
As soon as Ye Yaodong picked the fish over, he called a few aunties in the workshop to deal with the basket first, and then picked out the fish meat without bones.
Lin Xiuqing only had to inspect the fish as usual, and after others had cleaned and processed the fish meat, he ordered others to chop it into minced fish.
Someone even lit the fire, and she easily made two large baskets of fish balls and fish fillet soup in just one morning. She would just make some fish noodles in the afternoon.
The children at home had been going in and out all morning to steal some food, and they couldn't eat anything when they were waiting for lunch.
Lin Xiuqing didn't have time to cook either. After making the fish balls, she had to make fish noodles immediately.
For lunch, we still had fish ball soup cooked by the old lady. Anyway, everyone was probably full, and they would definitely not be able to eat even if they cooked the rice.
Eating fish noodles in the evening is very popular. This is a treat during the Chinese New Year and festivals. Generally, it is only done during the Chinese New Year and festivals.
The old lady cooked a big pot, but there wasn't even any soup left at the end. She was so happy, the whole family liked what she cooked, and she felt full of accomplishment.
Just thinking about Dongzi's departure tomorrow, I felt a little empty, and my happy mood was dampened while washing the dishes.
"Dongzi, do you want me to pick up some more vegetables for you? It's better to go out than at home..."
"No, it's not like driving and sailing by yourself. It's not that troublesome to take someone else's ride. I have brought enough things, and I have to make room for them. I don't need these dishes. I have extra space.
You can just bring whatever you want and resell it on the road."
"Okay, I'm just worried that you won't be used to eating outside food."
"Then you can't cook it and bring it to me."
The old lady sighed and stopped talking.
Ye Yaodong didn't care about her and went out first.
He had to remind the workers he hired so that they remember to get up at 2 o'clock at night and go to the dock to take the boat with him. They had to go to bed early that night.
There was nothing to explain at home. Anyway, everything that needed to be said was agreed during the meal. His father was still at home, and he had to sail the boat to take them to the city dock at night.
So, when 2 o'clock in the morning arrived, he got up quickly, pushed the luggage that had been piled on the trolley to the dock, and asked the workers to move it directly to the ship.
Lin Xiuqing wanted to get up to see her off, but he didn't let her go. It wasn't like she had been there for a long time, nor had she ever traveled far, so there was no need.
After Ye Yaodong got on the boat, he explained to the workers that he was going aboard this time with a friend from Zhou City.
Common people, everyone has seen it before.
He also took advantage of the free time on the boat to tell everyone about the arrangements for going up, and also gave them reassurance. He said that by September at the latest, all the large forces would definitely go up.
It's already mid-May, and September is just over three months away.
We took turns to go to the construction site to supervise the work, eat, drink and have fun, and we arrived soon.
He estimated that it would take more than three months. If there were more workers, it should be almost complete, and it would be just in time for the large troops to move in.
Several workers are doing well, and they are all familiar with the above. Now it is just like playing, there is no difficulty.
The fishing boat sailed all the way to the city, and it was already bright.
He had called the city the night before and arranged for the tractor to be picked up this morning.
As soon as we land, our tractor is waiting there, which is very convenient.
Ye Yaodong is thinking about when to buy another truck, so as to avoid having to hire another truck every time he arranges a delivery and a tractor cannot fit it. The current business volume is quite fixed.
"Dongzi, let me go with you too."
"Ah?" He was standing on the side thinking, watching the workers moving goods, "It's up to you, then let's go to the market and wait together."
"When you get in the car, I'll come over and drive the boat back."
The old father is worried.
"good."
The layman came to the market to pick up people at around 8 o'clock. It was originally scheduled for 8 o'clock, so it was on time.
When Ye Yaodong heard the workers coming to report, he went out immediately.
"Are you all ready?" the layman asked.
"Everything will be fine a few days ago. I'm just waiting for you to come and pick me up."
"Okay, let me see how much there is. I have to pull another cart of kelp. Then the space will be limited. You and your workers will have to squeeze in."
"fine."
He even wanted kelp, so he didn't have much inventory left.
There will be more excitement next year!
Ye Yaodong waved to the workers and asked them to open both iron doors so that the cart could drive in to load the kelp.
He asked: "Are you going to sell on the way back?"
"That's right, we can't waste the opportunity to make money. On the way back, whenever we pass through the towns, we will sell them. The tolls will be reimbursed anyway, and I will earn whatever I sell."
"You're quite happy."
"Fortunately, I have to find a way to make more money."
While the two of them were talking, they had already begun to weigh themselves and even started counting.
"Would you like to carry your luggage up and put it in the back first? I will be selling kelp on the road, and it is easier to carry the kelp with the opening."
"It makes no difference. Leave a space outside for stacking. Our people can sit directly on top of the luggage, which can also save some space."
"That's okay too."
Ye Yaodong stopped by to take a look at the basket of fish balls he had prepared for him, and gave him one to try.
"My wife made it for you to eat on the road. The bottom half is wrapped in a nylon bag, and the ice cubes inside can be stored for a few days without spoiling."
"Okay, it's quite delicious. My sister-in-law's cooking is very good."
"At short notice, I didn't have time to prepare much. I was also worried that I would make too much and not finish it, and it would spoil if left on the road. I will bring more with me when I go up next time, and I will arrive directly by boat without any delays on the way.
"
"Then I'm welcome. Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. It's my turn to thank you. Following you along the way saved me a lot of trouble."
"It's a smooth journey. It's also a matter of convenience."
Ye Yaodong smiled and pulled out two more cigarettes for him. The two of them gathered together to smoke and chat, watching the workers weighing and moving.
After the kelp was almost moved, Ye Yaodong asked someone to leave a small space at the exit for luggage.
The layman also settled the account immediately, and asked Father Lin to keep it while Huang Mei kept the accounts.
He has 5,000 in his hand, which is enough for 10 tons of goods worth 20,000 kilograms. After the settlement, he has 3,600. There is no need to carry that much money with him.
There is no need to use money to test people's hearts.
After everything was done, he asked the layman again, "Is everything okay? Is there anything else?"
"Ask you, do you have anything else? I'm fine here."
"I'm fine here. All the things that need to be moved have been moved up. There's nothing left to bring."
"Then get in the car and leave immediately."
"Let's have a meal first. It's already past 10 o'clock. We can finish our meal before setting off. We won't miss this much time. We won't have to wait until we have no way to go to the village, no shop, and no place to eat."
"Alright."
Ye Yaodong took people to Fatty's restaurant for dinner.
After finishing their meal, they returned to the factory.
Even if there was nothing to do and nothing to miss, Ye Yaodong waved to the workers to get on the bus and climbed aboard himself.
The layman checked the whole car and got in the passenger seat after finding no problem.
Ye Yaodong waved to his father, and the car started to reverse.
After exiting the factory gate, I adjusted my direction and got on the main road.
The five of them sat in a small area with kelp against the wall of the car, with quilts in sacks under their buttocks. The whole car was filled with a strong smell of kelp, but it wasn't unpleasant at all.
The space is not sealed. There is only an awning on the top, and the rear is still semi-open. You can see the wide road outside and the fields and villages along the way.
"Brother Dong, how long does it take for us to walk this way?"
"Two or three days. I'll stop when passing through towns. I won't be on my way all the time."
"That's quite a long time."
"Well, it's a hitchhike anyway. It depends on where the person goes and what they want. It'll be great if it can get us to our destination safely."
"Brother Dong, when will you buy a car like this? It's so majestic. This car can haul a lot of cargo."
"Why should I buy such a big car? It costs tens of thousands. With this kind of money, I might as well buy a boat. People make money by transporting people, so they need big cars. I make money by salvaging waterways, so I bought this car."
What do you do with a car? I’m not professional enough.”
"Yes, that's right. I just think this car is majestic."
"I don't have enough knowledge. Brother Dong should buy a car. It's cool to drive a car now. I heard that rich people in big cities take cars when they go out."
"Then I still think Brother Dong's motorcycle is very stylish and majestic."
"I think the most majestic thing was last year, when Brother Dong drove back with the newly purchased boat worth more than 100,000 yuan..."
"Yes, yes, I said it when I was on the boat. It was so majestic. Our boat was at the front, followed by more than 40 boats behind us. It went all the way, and it was awesome."
Ye Yaodong also laughed, "Hahaha, it's a pity that we can't drive into the village. Most people can't see it, so it's a lot less shocking. Fortunately, I took pictures at the time, and they were in color."
"We all saw it..."
"We promoted it when we got home..."
"Brother Dong, you can develop a few more photos of yourself and put them on the village committee's bulletin board!"
"Forget it now, it will break in a few days if it is exposed to wind and rain. When the village committee has money and the bulletin board is better and made of glass, then I will choose a corner and put my
Contribute a stock photo and post it.”
He still has the film on hand, and he can develop an extra copy when it becomes empty.
Everyone was chatting and laughing all the way, and it was not boring.
Chapter completed!