Chapter 193 I’m not a waste now
After Ye Yaodong sold all the remaining fish, large and small, he calculated that he sold a total of almost 50 yuan, and about 8 pounds of soft silk, which sold for more than 5 yuan.
The villagers who have not yet left are excited again. Compared with the harvest, what is the money for fishing bait?
I asked Ye Yaodong if he had laid a thousand hooks. He only collected two rounds in total and sold so many goods. He figured it all out.
With 1,000 hooks, a few dozen fish and other goods can be collected in one round, which is very impressive. You must know that there are no small fish caught in the longline, and you can catch several rounds in a day.
Ye Yaodong doesn't mind the villagers following suit, the sea area is so vast.
He had loaded so much cargo, and there were still baskets on the boat with fishing lines and hooks that had not yet been lifted off, and everyone could see it.
After collecting all the receipts, he took two of the four soft silks he had left and gave them to his father. Each of these weighed more than half a catty. He also left two mackerels of about two catties, each of which was divided into one piece.
To sell goods, you also need to eat.
After making an appointment to set off at 3 a.m., Ye Yaodong pushed the trolley to his home. In addition to bait, the trolley also contained ten baskets of hooks.
He wanted to ask someone to sort it out overnight and send it over. The damage to the hook was not big today. It should be almost good to ask two people to sort it out for two or three hours. I will probably have to rest and repair it slowly the day after tomorrow.
By the time he got home, it was already dark, and the elder and the younger had not eaten yet, so they were all waiting for him.
Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "I told you, if it's too late, don't wait for me, you and the two children eat first."
"It's not too late now, it's just that it gets dark early. Let's eat first and take a shower later."
"I brought back a mackerel. You can figure out what to do tomorrow. I caught a lot of soft fish today. I brought two back. You feed the little ones and I'll boil the water."
Lin Xiuqing nodded, her youngest son had the most trouble eating.
Except for fish, the seafood is very fresh when boiled. There is no need for complicated cooking methods such as frying, frying, stewing, etc. People at the seaside also eat very lightly.
After the two soft silk threads are cooked, they are cut into sections like donuts, dipped in soy sauce and vinegar to eat, which is easy and delicious. Not only adults love to eat it, but his two sons also eat it directly with their hands.
After the family was separated, he could keep whatever he wanted every day, and he would bring back something different every day, and he asked his wife to cook rice. If there was not enough rice, he would spend money to ask the villagers to spread it evenly, so for the two children,
Shi's face is obviously much better looking, and he has a little more flesh.
The same goes for Lin Xiuqing, her face looks much rosier.
In the past, it was difficult for the whole family to eat and drink, and Mother Ye also had difficulty.
After Ye Yaodong had a full meal, he didn't bother to take a shower. After taking a look at the ambergris that was still in good condition in the room, he took advantage of the fact that it was still early and hurried to Azheng's house to borrow his hand-thrown net and look for it on the way.
Come back with a piece of wood.
After coming back, he took a bath and the children went to bed, so he had time to touch the piece of ambergris.
Lin Xiuqing also put on some clothes and came out of the house, "What is this? Why does it smell fishy? You look so mysterious?"
Ye Yaodong smiled brightly, "Don't ask what it is, just know that it is a big treasure, more valuable than your Melo Bead."
"Just such an ugly stone?"
Lin Xiuqing was surprised. Although Melezhu looked small, it was beautiful and very pleasing to the eye. The ugly broken stone in front of her was actually more valuable than Melezhu?
She couldn't believe it.
"Well, don't tell anyone. If this thing is leaked, our family will no longer be able to live a peaceful life. Take it out to dry at night and dry it before storing it."
"What is it?"
"You will know it later, and don't let the children see it. Children don't keep their mouth shut."
"Okay, don't ask if you don't want to ask." Although she was curious, she didn't have to know.
The piece of wood that Ye Yaodong brought back was simply carved with a knife based on the shape of the piece of ambergris. The fraud should be done sooner rather than later, just in case.
It doesn’t need to be exactly the same, as long as the shape is similar. After all, people only looked at it from a distance, so how can they remember it so clearly.
"What are you doing?"
"Make a replica, just in case."
"Is this thing really so valuable? Do you need to be so cautious?"
Ye Yaodong thought for a while and told her what happened to Hai Hai, but he didn't say what it was.
"You think they will keep coming to you."
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If the family comes to their senses and remembers what this thing is, they will definitely come to their door. If you make a fake, you can stop people's mouths and save trouble."
"oh."
After Ye Yaodong carved a similar shape, he went out to a small shop to buy two buckets of paint, one white and one gray. The piece of ambergris was light gray, and he tried to make it more similar.
Fishing boats on the beach often need painting and maintenance. It is very convenient to buy two buckets of paint in the village.
"You go back to the house and go to bed. This paint smells strong. Stop smelling it. I'll just go to the back door and do some random cleaning."
Lin Xiuqing nodded, she felt that he was messing around a bit.
Ye Yaodong took a piece of broken tile jar, put a little paint of two colors on the tile jar, stirred it until the colors were almost similar, then painted the wood, and then repaired it after painting.
Using the light in the room, he put the two items together and compared them. They looked very different up close, but from a distance, they were very similar, and they would have thought they were the same thing.
Anyway, he didn't need to make them the same, and Li Laoer didn't hold them in his hand to look at them, just looked at them from a distance and it was just the same.
After finishing, I put them both in a hidden place to dry naturally. Fortunately, their house is in a good location, there are no residents around, and the eldest brother and the second brother can't get to him when they go to the latrine at night.
After the ten baskets were packed and delivered, he checked them before putting them away and going back to the house to sleep.
I woke up early in the morning and put away the two real and fake ambergris. I put the fake one directly on the cart and took it with me when I went to sea. I agreed to bring the one with the float. It will only look real if I use it for sure.
The ambergris really wouldn't dry out overnight, so he put it in a basket with a towel inside and hung it on the wall near the door to continue drying. He asked his wife not to go out if she had nothing to do, so she sat at the door and weaved a net, watching.
.
After finishing breakfast and bringing a packed lunch, he pushed the trolley out. However, he didn't expect that the wind would come up again at night. Not long after the boat sailed out, the waves were rolling, and the boat was shaking so hard that everyone was stunned.
He had to hold on to something to stand steady, and waves hit the boat from time to time, so he had to return.
The other ships also went out not far, and then returned when they saw the real danger.
The hope of going to sea was lost, and the bait could not be wasted. I bought some ice cubes and sent them directly to Ah Cai. I will pick them up when I go to sea tomorrow.
Ye Yaodong went back and slept again.
Since he couldn't go out to sea today, he planned to go to the town to buy materials and let his mother help weave a large net.
"Would you like to go to town with us?"
"Aren't you going? There's nothing wrong with me going. I don't have anything to buy."
"Go buy some pieces of cloth, buy a few kilograms of cotton, and make some thick cotton-padded jackets. It's getting colder. In two months, it won't be convenient for you to go out. The old lady also has to make her two thicker jackets.
Cotton-padded jackets, I won’t buy these.”
Lin Xiuqing frowned, "Do the whole family do it? Is it too much? Is it too early?"
"What's more? If you touch the cotton-padded jackets in the closet, they're all in clumps. Make them in advance and put them away, so you won't be in a hurry. If you suddenly get cold and your clothes don't keep you warm, you'll have to spend money on medicine.
We also have some money on hand now, so we don’t need to be so tight. Didn’t I just earn more than 170 and give it to you yesterday?”
"All right."
Spending money on medicine convinced her.
After Ye Yaodong brought the two children to Ye's mother, he took the ambergris to the room to hang, then locked the door before going out safely.
The fishermen in the countryside don't have receipts, and they don't go to the supply and marketing cooperatives specifically. There are many things in the alleys that can be bought without receipts, and the prices are cheaper than those at the supply and marketing cooperatives, so the origin is not very serious.
Lin Xiuqing visited several stores in the alley, compared and compared, and finally bought two 3-meter pieces of thick cotton cloth in different colors, a 9-meter piece of the cheapest navy blue thick cotton cloth, and 6 pounds of cotton.
"Is it enough?" Ye Yaodong doesn't know how to make clothes, but he also feels that 6 pounds of cotton is too little.
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him and said nothing. She just paid and left, urging him to buy fishing net materials quickly.
Seeing that she had finished all the shopping, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to go to the fishing gear store to buy materials for making nets. After returning, he found out that his wife had bought all the fabrics for the whole family, including two sets of the old lady's, but not his own.
No wonder he felt that the floral fabric was a little short. The last time she made him a dress, she told him to buy two meters of cotton.
He pursed his lips and felt a little unhappy.
Lin Xiuqing explained: "I thought I could make two sets by removing the cotton from the old cotton-padded jackets. There was no need to spend that money..."
Seeing that his face turned dark, she felt a little guilty for some reason. She obviously wanted to save some money. She spent more than 60 yuan on fabric, cotton and fishing net materials when she went out today...
She pulled his sleeves with an apologetic smile, "I didn't go out at home, and it's not like the two children are still growing. There's no need to make new clothes out of season. I'll wait until the New Year to make them with you.
Today, apart from the old lady’s, you also only bought one set.”
She didn't say it was okay, but when she did, Ye Yaodong's face turned even darker. It turned out that the quantity had been reduced again...
"You only bought a set of cotton clothes and pants?"
"Old lady's two sets!"
"Am I not working hard to make money now?"
Lin Xiuqing has never seen him angry before. He has always been smiling and smiling, and his bad face has always been directed at others. After several years of marriage, he has never softened his face towards her. Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable and emboldened.
It’s also very lacking…
I also feel like I did something wrong.
She secretly glanced at him, carefully hooked his finger, and said tentatively: "Are you angry?"
Seeing her rare guilty conscience, Ye Yaodong was silent for a while before sighing helplessly and holding her hand with his backhand.
"Why are you so wronging yourself? I can make money now and am no longer a waste."
Chapter completed!