By the time Ye Yaodong ordered the fishing boat and came out of the shipyard, the sun had already set in the sky and was only a moment away from setting the horizon.
Its light gradually becomes softer, from blazing golden yellow to warm orange, rendering the entire sky.
As soon as they raised their eyes, they saw the sunset.
"The sun has set so quickly, and it feels like we didn't even chat for long."
It was rare for Director Wu to send him out in person. He was all smiles, "I was too immersed in chatting and my mind was not on time, so I felt that time passed quickly. If you ask me, it is still scary for young people. The first time I saw Comrade Ye
At that time, I felt that you were different from ordinary young people and would become something great."
"Look, in the past two years, let's not talk about how much business you have brought to me. Let's talk about yourself. Today, you added seven ships at once. I thought I heard it wrong. It's the younger generation who is more courageous now.
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"Director Wu, stop praising me. You've been praising me all afternoon. I'm blushing. Please pay attention to the delivery date and don't delay it."
Ye Yaodong was already getting sick from hearing this. When he came to the door in the afternoon, he thought he was here to push for a delivery date, but he didn't expect that he was going to order a ship. Seven ships were ordered at once, which almost frightened Director Wu.
Fortunately, it went smoothly, but he ordered 7 ships at once, directly extending the delivery time from the factory to the middle of 1986, and the old guy still wanted to increase the price.
He said that there was originally going to be a price increase during the Chinese New Year, but now he directly ordered so many ships, occupying the factory's production quota, and also allowed him to celebrate the Chinese New Year, so he couldn't raise the price even if he wanted to.
But he doesn't care whether he takes up the production quota or not. His original plan is to take up the quota.
Two days ago, his two brothers just ordered two, but they didn't increase the price. Just two days later, they want to increase his price. It doesn't make sense. Whoever increases it for him is not stupid.
After a few words, he came back and had no choice but to pay the original price, but he thought that if anyone else wanted to book a boat later, the minimum price would be 3,500.
I have to make up for the money I earned less from him from subsequent orders.
But there is a high probability that most people will have to go far away and go to the city to inquire. After all, their county is only close to the sea, and there must be deep water near the shipyard.
If he went to the shipyard in the city, the price would definitely be higher than in their small place. He had visited it before, but the delivery date was unclear.
Anyway, never mind him, as long as he has achieved his goal.
Director Wu repeatedly promised, "We will definitely not delay the delivery. As you can see, we have a lot more workers in the factory this year just to cope with the increasing number of orders year after year. And your
The big ships are still half a year ahead of schedule."
"Okay, since it's been decided, I'll go back first. The sun has gone down, so I have to rush back to eat."
"Walk slowly and be careful when riding on the road."
"OK."
Ye Yaodong shook off the empty satchel in his hand, came out full, and returned empty, replacing it with a few pieces of light paper, and he didn't even bother to pedal the bicycle.
He stepped on the pedal a few times and thought about standing up and riding in the wind, but there was a snap and the chain fell off.
"Grandma is such a bear!"
I got out of the car and took a look. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong. I just put the chain back on the gear and it was fine. Even if I touched it with my hand, it was completely black.
He didn't dare to pedal violently anymore. He only bought a bicycle two years ago. If he broke it while riding it, the whole family would have to call him a prodigal.
One of his bicycles was still as shiny as brand new, but his chain started to fall off.
I asked him to say that things only have value when they are used, and the cost can be recovered by using them several times.
Ye Yaodong blew the evening breeze and whistled all the way. He was in a good mood. He had done something. He could have a good Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow and take a rest.
There should be news about many things the day after tomorrow, but he has to go to the province first, and he doesn't know how long it will take for the motorcycle to be repaired. If it really takes a few days to repair the motorcycle, then he has to come back first to take care of things.
When I got home in the evening, I didn't expect that Aguang was also playing in their yard with his children. His daughter would be one year old tomorrow and could already walk a few steps. She was squatting there and watching Ye Xiaoxi stirring the chicken excrement with a branch.
Ye Yaodong took a glance, and he was still surrounded by a group of dogs. While pushing his bicycle into the house, he asked Aguang who was sitting at the door.
"Have you finished eating? Do you want to eat at my place?"
Aguang followed him into the house, "No, I've already eaten. I'll take a walk with my child when I have nothing to do. Third sister-in-law said you went to the shipyard to book another ship?"
"Yeah, didn't I make a lot of money this time? I thought that the money in my hands would not increase, so I had to find a way to make money, so I thought about buying a boat and a shop and spending part of it. What about you? Do you have any?
What's the plan?"
After he parked the bicycle, he took the people outside again. The sun was setting and the light in the house was not that good. It would be cooler if he sat at the door.
"I had no plan at first. My dad and I just wanted to save a lot. We have money in our hands and don't feel panic. But I came over and chatted with the third sister-in-law for a while, and I think your plan makes sense. Even the eldest brother and the second brother
They all went to book a boat each, and we can’t just hold the money in our hands.”
"You're sure. You have two other ships that you can release. You can see the profit, and you can also calculate how long it will take to get your money back..."
Ye Yaodong once again instilled in him the concept of money begetting money and told him that it would be best to buy real estate.
"Look at people in ancient times. When they had money, they bought land and shops, and then they could accumulate more and more..."
"Now the direction of the wind has changed. The era of Landlord Fighting has passed. Now the spring breeze has blown to the earth. We must be bolder. You see, even the wholesale market has been supported, which explains a lot."
"Listen to me, you can't be wrong! After all, the money won't be lost anyway. The ship is there, the store is there, money is really tight. If necessary, can't we cash it out immediately?"
A Guang said hesitantly: "That's not the problem. This is fine. I can think of it, but I'm just worried that when the situation changes again, it will be miserable."
"Then no one knows your current net worth. You already have several boats in your family. What's more, don't you think it's getting better year by year? It won't change anymore, and it will get better if it changes."
"Otherwise, I'm going to the province to repair my motorcycle the day after tomorrow. You come with me? If you stay in the village all day, we are no different from frogs in a well. We don't even know what's going on outside?"
"I heard that high-rise buildings are being erected in many places outside. A high-rise building appears every few days. The changes are very big. In our small county town, the changes are not that big, but they are still much worse than a few years ago."
"After seeing the changes outside, do you plan to come back?"
A Guang listened to him and looked at the three-wheeler covered with nylon cloth in the corner of the yard.
He almost forgot that Dongzi got such a big guy two months ago.
"Is this going to be repaired by the province? Is it so troublesome?"
"Definitely. There are no repair shops in the towns near us, not even in the city. I still asked Hong Wenle in the town, didn't he have a motorcycle? I asked him where he bought it and contacted the factory there.
You can send it over for repair."
"Then when the repairs are completed, you won't be allowed to walk sideways in the village?"
"Then are you going?"
"Go, I'm sure I'm going. Have you decided what time to leave? I'll catch a car and follow you out to see the world, so as not to end up like a frog in a well."
When A Guang just said that, his heart was already very excited. He would not go anywhere, and the two of them were with each other.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do at home. In the past two days, our family has been visited by relatives. It's really annoying. I don't usually see people. These two days, I feel like they are all people. I never knew that my family is so
Many relatives."
"normal……"
When Ye Yaodong was still about to say something, the old lady came out and called him in to eat.
"We'll talk later. We've all eaten, and you're the only one left. You eat first, and then you can talk slowly after eating."
A Guang immediately said: "Then you go to eat first, I will wait for you."
"Let's go in and talk."
"You know the family I rented my first boat from, right? My eldest sister's future eldest aunt's family almost made me laugh out loud."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean? You don't want to give up half the points?"
"Isn't that right? I came back the night before yesterday and didn't come over to settle accounts. This is understandable. After all, we are not from the same village. Maybe I just got home and there are many things at home, which is normal."
"But he didn't come over the next day. My dad thought it wouldn't be easy to come to settle accounts and ask for money so early in the morning, so he waited until one or two o'clock in the afternoon to go there."
"In the end, do you know what they said? They said that since the boat had been sailing for them for two months, they bought the boat. They said how much we paid for it at the time, and they didn't include depreciation. It still depends on how much it cost.
We buy."
"Never mention the verbal rule we made when renting a boat, it's 50-50."
Ye Yaodong chewed a mouthful of rice and said vaguely: "Isn't this too shameless?"
"That's right. Once the money is in your pocket, you can't bear to take it out."
"It's better not to interact with people like this, and then get the money back?" Lin Xiuqing sat aside and asked curiously.
"I took it, the table was banging, and I asked them to take the money. I also called all the cadres of their village, as well as the future in-laws, otherwise they would keep insisting. Don't say that we have no credentials.
You are talking nonsense, they are all relatives and not outsiders. If you borrow the boat for two months, you still have to pay half of the money."
"What a fool, we ourselves have suffered a huge loss. We rented the boat to them in advance, but it was hard to get the money. We are so shameless."
"I wanted to deny it later, saying I didn't earn that much, so I slapped the list left by the agent on the table for everyone to look at, so I couldn't deny it."
"But when I got the money, it opened my eyes again. The old lady of that family just sat on the floor crying and calling her mother, and that family didn't give me the money again."
"I was so angry that I took out their kitchen knife and chopped it on their table, which shocked them. The village cadres in their village persuaded them again and again, and they had to give us the money."
"Made, if you dare not give it to me, they will have no peace in the days to come."
Lin Xiuqing frowned after hearing this, "It's so disgusting. How dare people like this dare to interact with each other in the future? They made a good deal, but then changed their minds after making a lot of money. Fortunately, they got it back."
Ye Yaodong thought of his eldest sister's marriage, "Then you can still get married?"
"My father was also very angry and wanted to quit directly, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to have such relatives in the future. But my aunt said that I couldn't quit, as quitting would have a bad reputation. She said that the eldest aunt also got married, and her husband's family
The question does not represent the future in-laws."
"Then you can't say that. In the future, your sister will not respond to having such a relative. If we break off the engagement, we will break off the engagement openly and with good reason. It is their problem, not yours."
Lin Xiuqing said disapprovingly: "You, a grown man, don't understand, but you will have a bad reputation. Some people don't care whose fault it is. If they know that a girl has broken off the engagement, they will be careful behind the scenes."
What's more, they don't have a mother in their family, so they seem to be looking down upon and easy to bully.
"So my dad is still hesitant and has been troubled these past two days."
"I think it's better for your father to ask your eldest sister what she thinks. After all, it's her who will live in the future."
"I'll ask when I get back later."
Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "What about the ship? Has it been recovered?"
"That's for sure. After taking the money, I forced him to hand over the rocker handle. Where can I let them drive it again?"
"Those bastards also cursed and gave us the rocker. A bunch of ungrateful ghosts. We got thousands of dollars for nothing, and turned around and turned away. Fortunately, I was here.
Receive the goods in front of the intermediary and keep the bottom, otherwise you will not be able to explain clearly."
"Oops!" A Guang slammed the table, suddenly happy.
"You three brothers have booked a good ship. Please tell me quickly. How many ships have you ordered and when are the delivery dates? It just happened to extend the delivery date so long that these bullshits don't have ships.
I can’t catch jellyfish in time next year.”
"Otherwise, given their shameless appearance, I will definitely follow them secretly next year."
"No, I will tell my father when I get back and ask him to order a few more ships. This will extend the delivery date so much that no one can catch up with next year's flood season."
I thought of it together, brother.
Ye Yaodong said with a wicked smile: "Then they probably won't be able to follow you the next year. My eldest brother and second brother each ordered one, and I ordered seven!"
Aguang's eyes widened, he looked at him unconfidently, and even picked his ears, "How much?"
"I ordered seven!"
"Fuck! Qijiao? Are you crazy? There are so many?"
"Have you forgotten what I just told you about making money? Seven boats only cost 20,000 yuan."
"Talent! This word is used very well. Xianyudong is indeed very wealthy. How long will your delivery date be extended?"
"It's said to be the middle of the next year."
"Then I have no choice. It's all scheduled until the middle of the next year."
"You can postpone it further, or go to the city to have a look. I have also been to the shipyard in the city."
"I'll go back and discuss it with my father. You can do this, so I decisively ordered seven ships. Those people in the village want to order ships, so they must catch you off guard. I heard that some people are already there.
Now that I have raised money, I can only continue to work next year."
Ye Yaodong was also very proud of his cool skills, "Of course, if you don't have a boat, you can only work as a boatman, just to familiarize yourself with the place in advance."
"Haha, when they threw the swing on the table, they were making harsh words, saying that they could buy a new one themselves, and they didn't care about my broken boat. Now it will be in vain."
A Guang felt relieved, and thanks to their short-sightedness, he was able to get the boat back.
"So they are stupid. The first time they make money, if they want to take it all for themselves, they have to go to the factory to find out how much it costs and how long it will take to build a boat. In case they fall out, they still have a way out."
"Don't do it, it's okay to be a little stupid. Anyway, I've already lost several thousand yuan, so I'll take it as a lesson."
"It's not bad. Although it was unpleasant, at least I made money, got all the money back, and got the boat back."
"Well, since seven boats have been ordered, the shop shouldn't be planning to buy a dozen or so, right?"
A Guang is very clear about how much he has earned in the past two months. Coupled with his original family background, the workshop is also producing a steady stream of dried fish. The boat is willing to order seven, and the shop will definitely have no problem buying a dozen.
But when I think about it, it’s really staggering. It’s so generous that no one would dare to imagine it. Most people probably think about saving more when they have money, but they don’t think about spending so much.
"I have this idea, but I have to ask around. When I went to the city yesterday, I asked my father-in-law to ask around. After asking around, the news got out. I'll see if anyone comes to my door tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are too aggressive and willing to give up. Do you really want to buy so much?"
Thinking about it, he felt a little sad for Dongzi. Such a large sum of money was going to be spent before he could keep warm.
"The development prospects of the market are all there. Isn't it obvious? All the fish from the big ships in the towns around us are basically flowing into the wholesale market except for some rural villages."
"It will definitely become more and more lively, but I have to take a look and keep it a little bit. Don't tell anyone. If I tell you that I will buy so many, it will really scare people. If I really want to buy, I will only say something.
Added one or two more.”
"This is a long-term project, and you won't see much profit in just a few months. After all, the location is definitely not that good at the moment, so people are thinking of selling it."
"It will definitely be available for rent in a year or two, and then it will be time to really make money."
"What you said makes sense..."
"Oh, don't talk so much now. The rice is already cold. I haven't even taken a few bites of this bowl of rice. I'm just talking. Let's talk about it after we finish eating, right?"
The old lady listened for a long time and stopped talking. Now she touched the edge of the bowl and felt that there was not much heat at all.
"If the rice is cold, it will be bad for your stomach if you eat it."
"Okay, I won't talk anymore. You eat first, and I'll go outside and watch the two little guys."
Ye Yaodong nodded and started to eat.
When he finished eating quickly and went out, he happened to hear A Guang coaxing his daughter to talk.
"How old are you?"
"Two years old." Ye Xiaoxi said in a sweet voice.
"How do you make gestures with your fingers?"
She lowered her head and clapped her fingers awkwardly, then managed to break out two of them and showed them to him.
Aguang's daughter also followed her example, lowering her head and clasping her fingers.
"Well, you're so awesome. You can also gesture. What is it?"
“Count the ducks!”
"No, I'm asking what is your zodiac sign?"
"Duck."
"There is no duck."
Ye Xiaoxi tilted her head and looked at him cutely, and continued to say in a sweet voice, "Count the ducks."
"You are a pig!"
"Duck!"
"It's a pig!"
"Duck!" Ye Xiaoxi persistently believed that he was a duck.
"You are a pig!"
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "You are the pig!"
"Is this girl chasing all the ducks in your house? Keep counting the ducks. Count the ducks."
"She can chase chickens, tease dogs, chase ducks, and ride geese. She is proficient in everything."
"Fuck, I won't ask anymore. If you are a duck, then you are a duck."
"Pei Yu will be one year old tomorrow. Have you ordered the Yuanyang cake?"
"Oops, I forgot. I came here just to tell you that I would like you to have a birthday party at noon tomorrow. We have two tables. When I came here, I chatted with my third sister-in-law for a while. When I saw you, I was patronizing you.
Talk, I forgot to tell you."
"If you don't tell me, I will come to eat at home tomorrow. I am your uncle."
"Don't forget to give the big red envelope."
"It's easy to say, as long as you are willing to call me Third Brother a few times, the red envelope will definitely be big."
"It's not my first birthday, come here Pei Yu."
When the little girl heard her father's call, she turned her head curiously. When she saw her father waving to her, she waddled over little by little, threw herself into A Guang's arms, and bowed her head.
Two times.
"Call uncle."
Pei Yu shyly shrank into his arms and whispered incomprehensible words.
"Scream louder and you will get a big red envelope tomorrow."
She was so shy that she stopped screaming.
Compared with Ye Xiaoxi, Pei Yu looks more like a little girl, and she looks well-behaved and clever.
Ye Xiaoxi was already shouting at the dogs lying in the yard with a stick. He didn't know what he was shouting, and he was chattering a lot of words that he couldn't understand.
They people can't understand, and I don't know if those dogs can understand?
But he felt that the dogs must have understood, and one by one they succumbed to her power and stood up one after another.
"It's okay, I just called you. I heard it. Your daughter seems to be quite gentle and quiet."
"That's right, you look much more naughty."
"This is called vitality. What do you know? Didn't you see that she is strong? This is healthy. She keeps arguing every day."
"The quarrel is endless. She is already good at training dogs at such a young age. I sat at the door for a long time and I never saw her calm down."
At this moment, he hit the uncooperative dogs with sticks, probably to get them to stand in a row.
Ye Yaodong also shook his head while watching, with the corners of his mouth raised.
"When does your father plan to take a break and go to sea?"
"I originally planned to go to sea the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I just had a chat with you. I think your suggestions are very good and reasonable. I plan to go back and discuss with my father. It is best to take him with me.
Let’s go to the market together and let him experience it.”
"That's okay. When we come back from the province, I will definitely rush to the city as soon as possible. Then I will take your father with me and we will go together."
"I just thought about it at the door, and I thought the same thing. Let's go to the province first to feel the changes outside, and then go to the city..."
"Huh? Otherwise, I'll ask my dad to go with us to the province to take a look. Anyway, it's a trip for you alone, and it's also a trip for two or three people. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't imagine it. Who knows?
They will all have no bottom." A Guang looked at him questioningly.
"Okay, of course I don't have any objections. With more people comes company, or I can bring my dad with me. He is idle at home anyway. Let's go take a look with your dad as a companion, so as not to be like a frog in the well.
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"Okay, then I will go home later and discuss it with my father first, so that he can go to sea later."
"Anyway, we have made a lot of money, so we should take a few days off and let the boat workers have fun at home for a few more days. After all, they have been out for so long."
"Well, if you have any other plans, please tell me about them for reference."
"Do you think I'm smarter than you now?"
"You just think better than me. It doesn't mean you are smarter than me."
"Cut, you damn duck has a tough mouth."
Ye Yaodong told him about his plan to buy land and build a fish sauce workshop, and that he might also build a building on it.
"There is nothing else. Mazu Temple donated 600 yuan as a scholarship. You know this."
"I know, I'm still willing to donate 200."
He knew this. He heard about it yesterday after he and Ah Qing came back from the city. Yesterday afternoon, the village radio kept playing, so and so donated how much to Mazu Temple to fulfill their vows.
Today I also heard that it has been kept there, but he has been running away and was not at home, so he did not hear it.
"There is also a plan to raise another ewe."
"Huh? Ewe? Why raise ewes? You have enough animals, why don't you raise them?"
"I raise goat milk for my whole family to avoid having to drink malted milk every day, which is too expensive!"
"You still lack the money?"
"I heard that goat's milk is more nutritious, and it doesn't smell fishy when boiled with tea. The main reason is that the old lady thinks it's expensive and is reluctant to drink it, so I asked her to have a cup in the morning and evening. She didn't drink it every day and tricked us into drinking it."
"Okay, then you have to squeeze in hard."
"Have you forgotten? I have raised a bunch of boys, and now I pay them a fixed salary every month. I have to find some work for them, so I can't use myself."
When I left two months ago, I promised to pay them monthly wages. Now that I'm back, I can't cancel it, I still have to continue as before.
The boys who helped him look after his home and workshop also helped a lot and took good care of him. They couldn't let anyone down.
If you buy it next, you will have to rely on them to help with a lot of work.
"That's right. I'm envious when you look at me. The development is in an orderly manner. Now we have to build buildings, buy land, build workshops, buy shops, and buy boats. We are full of plans."
"So let you learn more from me."
"I'm going back to talk to my dad now."
"Go ahead."
After hearing his plan, Aguang was already feeling itchy. It happened to be dark and he had to take the child back.
Ye Yaodong also called Ye Xiaoxi, who was training the dog, to go home, but this girl hadn't had enough fun yet, so he had to continue to sit at the gate and watch her.
"Ye Xiaoxi, who do you belong to?"
"Duck!" she said without raising her head.
Very good, I have not changed my original intention, I will tell her when I grow up, but unfortunately there is no recording.
The old lady looked very happy and said, "Don't tease her, she will know who she is when she gets older."
"Hehehe, it's good to be a duck."
Chapter completed!