I don’t know if he went to bed too early the night before, but Ye Yaodong woke up as soon as it got dark the next morning.
My schedule has been a bit chaotic recently. I go to bed just after dark and wake up at two or three in the morning, all because of running back and forth.
The hard work of going to sea is nothing more than this.
Seeing that the mother and daughter beside him were still sleeping, Ye Yaodong climbed up lightly. However, the creaking sound of the bed board woke up Lin Xiuqing.
"Didn't you say you didn't go that early today? Why did you get up so early?"
"I went to bed early and woke up early. You go back to sleep for a while and I'll get up."
Let's see when I buy a Simmons. Not to mention the bed board, it creaks when I turn over at night.
However, we have to ask a carpenter to make a wooden bed first. The height of the bed boards of this bed is fixed there, and it would be troublesome to adjust it downwards. When the time comes, we can move it to my son’s room so that the two boys can share a bed. Otherwise, they will sleep half the time every day.
One body touches the ground.
Maybe you can wait until the end of the year to build a two-story building and then order a bed and buy Simmons.
When Ye Yaodong got out of bed and put on his shoes, his thoughts just turned around.
Lin Xiuqing looked at the sky outside the window, which was only a little bright, and lay back obediently.
As people get older, they sleep less. Every morning, the old lady is the first to get up, cook porridge, and feed the chickens and ducks. It doesn't matter whether she gets up or not.
When Ye Yaodong went out, for the first time, he didn't see the old lady in the main room. The fire in the stove was still burning there, and he didn't know where he was.
However, he heard the sound of knocking something, and walked towards the source of the sound at the door, only to see the old lady sitting on the doorstep, hitting the snails with a hammer.
"What are you doing?"
"Hey? Why did you get up so early? It's just dawn, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"Why are you knocking on the snails?"
"We're feeding the ducks. Yesterday, the children all came back with a bunch of snails. They had nothing to put them in. They even used their schoolbags to pack the snails. They couldn't just throw them away. It's just right to pick out the meat and feed it to the ducks."
Ye Yaodong looked at the bucket next to him. It was full of snails crawling around. The tentacles extending above their heads were attached to the wall of the bucket. They were so huge that they could only be fed to ducks.
"Everyone was in a panic after eating and playing with water. They were afraid that they would be beaten and scolded when they came back wet, so they just touched the snails in their school bags and came back."
"Haha, I'm still beaten. Go and touch it and see if the schoolbag hanging on the bamboo pole is dry?"
He obediently walked towards the two bamboo poles erected in the yard. The military green canvas bag had a five-pointed star embroidered on it and several words "Serve the People" written on it. It was considered the most fashionable schoolbag at the moment.
"It's not dry. The cloth is too thick and won't dry overnight. It will take a whole day to dry in the sun."
"Then let Chenghu go to school today with his books in hand."
"You go in and light the fire, and let me knock on the fire."
Ye Yaodong squatted down and took the hammer from the old lady's hand. The old lady held on to the crutch with one hand and her waist with the other. She slowly stood up and quietly punched her back with an empty fist.
"My feet are numb after sitting for a long time. I have to stand for a while."
"Isn't there a small stool next to you? Why don't you sit on the small stool?"
"You have to bend down to sit there. When you get older, your back can't stand it."
"Okay, there's no rush to do this. You can just leave it for Ah Qing to do. Why do you have to do it here so early in the morning?"
"Isn't it just sitting there and being idle? It's good to have something to do."
Ye Yaodong grabbed a handful of snails and scattered them on the ground. He picked up a hammer and banged them into a pile. The meat he knocked out was quite big. He removed the shell, picked out the meat and threw it into the empty malted milk jar next to him.
There wasn't much of it inside, and even the thin layer at the bottom wasn't fully covered. The old lady probably didn't work for a while, or maybe she was slow.
The old lady stood and talked for a while, then regained her composure and went into the house on crutches.
When the porridge is cooking in the pot, you should stir it with a spatula from time to time to avoid sticking to the pot.
By the way, she also fished out several salted duck eggs that were boiled with the porridge and put them into a ladle filled with water.
Then he used chopsticks to make a tic-tac-toe shape and placed it in the pot, then put the dried fish that had been prepared for steaming. Then he walked to the door again and leaned against the door to watch Ye Yaodong work.
"You don't have to finish knocking them all, just knock a little bit, and keep the rest for tomorrow. Those ducks go to the beach to find fish and shrimp to eat every day, so they don't need to be fed."
"knew."
I'll tell them a few of them later. Today I'll touch a little one the size of a fingernail, and stir-fry spicy snails in the evening.
After eating too much seafood, you should change your taste and eat something fresh.
When the boys got up and received the order, they were very happy. This time they took the order and were ordered to work. After school, they could go into the water openly without being beaten.
"Uncle Third, do you want some crabs in the river? I saw quite a few of them yesterday, and they were all in the cracks between the rocks. There were so many of them."
"Yes, yes, it's as big as a fist, and it feels so fat. I caught one and brought it back to play with, but my mother threw it away. She said she couldn't eat anything from the sea. She also caught one from the river and said I was too full.
Yes, I got two more beatings."
"Yes, that's called a hairy crab. You guys are after school in the afternoon. If you see any, catch them for me. Remember to bring a bucket to school at noon. It's easy to catch after school."
"Okay, okay, third uncle, we will grab a bucket for you to drink in the afternoon."
Several children were very excited.
"Don't forget to hit the pigweed, otherwise your mother will peel off the skin when you come back."
"I know, I know, let my sisters go hunt for pigweed, and we'll go to the river to dig for screws and catch crabs."
"Uncle Third, my father and I don't eat anything from the river. They say it has an earthy smell. They only feed it to the family's chickens, ducks and livestock. Why do you want to eat something from the river?"
Ye Yaodong slapped Ye Chenghe on the head with his backhand.
Even if this kid is stupid, he still can't speak!
"Shut up if you can't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"
"oh……"
"Why don't you go home for dinner?"
"oh."
Ye Yaodong was sitting at the door, with a bunch of dogs sitting or squatting around his feet.
It's a bit gray today, there's no light in the sky, it's probably cloudy, the morning and evening are cool, and there's a bit of a crisp autumn air.
It has already entered October, and there probably won't be any typhoons. This year is considered a safe year. There are no big typhoons, at most, only the tail of a small typhoon will sweep through.
He was thinking about it, as if there would be a big typhoon next year. He couldn't remember the specific month.
I only remember that there was a strong typhoon in 1985, which had a great impact on the surrounding area, and many fishing boats were lost in the village.
While he was thinking, the old lady also called him to go back to the house for dinner, and the whole family was already up.
He had no choice but to put the thought behind him, since it would be next year anyway.
After the meal, there was still half an hour before departure time, but he saw that the whole family was already waiting at the entrance of his hospital, so he left early thinking that he had nothing to do, and sent Ye Chenghai to call Uncle Zhou.
I will go to the workshop to take care of the twins who are on shift, and help look after the house more.
The neighbors on the left and right also made a lot of money by following them to catch jellyfish. Now they see that their family is extremely enthusiastic. The relationship was not bad at first, but now they are even closer.
I was feeding the chickens and ducks at the door early in the morning, and I was curious to see that the whole family was so well dressed, and they were all standing at the door, and they came over to ask curiously.
"Are you going somewhere to visit relatives? The whole family is dressed so beautifully."
"When did Ah Qing buy this skirt? It's very pretty, but I've never seen you wear it before..."
"You have to go out to visit early in the morning? Are you having a good day today?"
"When did Auntie buy this brooch? The big red flowers are so bright and beautiful. Do you and your family want to go out together?"
Lin Xiuqing was a little embarrassed to be named. She had not even had the nerve to wear the dress Ye Yaodong bought for her a few months ago. She only wore it just now at his strong request.
If you don’t wear them this year, the color will fade next year, and the new clothes will turn into old clothes before you put them on.
I was praised by my sister-in-law just now, and now I am being watched again.
Mother Ye was very happy to be praised, "Dongzi brought this to me from the provincial capital yesterday. If we can't buy it here, it can only be found in the province."
"We are going to go shopping in the city. We have nothing to do. The three brothers have been shopping in the store for so long and we haven't visited it. We will take the time to go there together today."
Sister-in-law Ye said with a smile: "Their men have to go to work, and we women are idle at home anyway, so we will go with them to have a look, take a stroll and see what the people in the market are thinking. Is it the same as going to the market here?"
lively."
Everyone couldn't help but look envious.
"Going to the city? You go with the whole family. It's so fun. I thought there was some happy event in your family and you wanted to go out with the whole family to visit relatives."
"I haven't even been to the county seat, so you are going to the city? Oops, your family is so good and so blessed that the whole family has to go to the city together."
"Come back and tell us what the city is like. If you can't go there, you can at least listen to it..."
Sister-in-law Ye also had a smile on her face, "Haha, let me tell you when we get back, why hasn't this tractor come here for so long?"
"This tractor is almost going to belong to your family. Your family is using it in the whole village. You might as well buy one yourself."
"Yes, if you are hiring a tractor to haul goods to the city these days, you might as well buy one yourself. It can be used for decades and save a lot of money."
"Even the one in the village only costs three to four thousand yuan now, right?"
"Look at the horsepower. The one in the village costs 12, and the one with 25 horsepower costs 6,000." Ye Yaodong couldn't help but said.
Lin Xiuqing said in surprise: "How do you know?"
Uh... I forgot to tell her last night, I was just thinking about keeping my personal money.
But it doesn't matter, I'll have a good chat with her when I get back in the evening.
"When I went to the province, I passed by a tractor factory. I went and asked about it when I got off the car, so I knew a little bit about it, but I didn't have a chance to go in."
"oh."
"Are you bringing the children with you?" the neighbor's sister-in-law asked again, seeing a group of children occupying the area.
"Why take them with you? They also have to go to school, so you don't have to take them with you and keep an eye on them. If they get lost, you won't have anywhere to look for them."
"We will let them go to school on their own later. They are so old, so why should anyone watch them?"
"Hey, here it comes, I heard the sound..."
Everyone was instantly shocked.
The children also stretched their necks. After all the adults got in the car and left, they immediately jumped three feet high and cheered excitedly.
With no adults watching, they are essentially liberated. No one cares about them, and they can do whatever they want all day long.
The old lady held a cane in her hand and struck Ye Chenghai, who screamed the loudest.
"Be good, your parents are not at home, you have to go to school honestly, and come back for dinner at noon, otherwise I won't be able to find you anywhere. If you don't behave, come back and tell your mother when the time comes.
I have to be beaten again.”
"Hey, we must be honest and good."
"Let's go home and look for toys..."
"There are also skates. I wonder where my mother hid them..."
"You can't get into their house..."
"Look first..."
Several people ran away while talking.
Lin Xiuqing took Ye Xiaoxi into the car with her, waited until the door of Aguang's house, then took her out, and then kept her company with Aguang's daughter.
Fortunately, Aguang and the others knew that they were going to the city today. They were all tired and had an early rest last night. When they got up early this morning, they were all ready and could walk.
Ye Xiaoxi had playmates of the same age to play with, and his attention was also attracted. Moreover, the two little dolls were also tricked into the house, coaxed to eat with food, and did not look for adults.
Father Lin in the city received the news two days ago and made an appointment with someone in advance.
As soon as they arrived at the store, Mother Lin led a large group of people to Lin Xianghui's breakfast shop.
It was already approaching noon, and there was no one at the breakfast shop. The couple were packing up the stall and preparing to cook lunch, when a large group of people arrived, and they all ate together.
The couple opened a breakfast shop, which also made it more convenient for Lin's father and Lin's mother. The problem of eating was solved, and the two elders did not need to cook, which saved a lot of trouble.
This was the first time for Mrs. Ye to see her own shop, and she looked around curiously.
"How is your breakfast shop doing? Why does it look like there's no one there? There don't seem to be that many people around?"
Sister-in-law Lin smiled while working: "It's already noon. We are doing breakfast business. Where do the people come at noon? Moreover, this market is open for the morning market. There are the most people in the early morning. Of course there is no one at noon. We have to close the stalls.
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Lin Xianghui also said: "I heard recently that the market is going to change. It will open at 9 or 10 at night and close at 12 noon. I don't know whether it is true or not. It is said that it will make it easier for people from the surrounding remote towns to come and transport goods."
"It doesn't matter what time the door opens anyway. You made breakfast too."
"Yes, so we didn't ask specifically."
Mother Lin greeted everyone with a smile, "Come on, come on, come in and sit down. The rice has been cooked in advance. I've cooked two big pots, but I don't know if it's enough. I'll have some steamed buns and buns to make up for it later."
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"You're too polite. We have to trouble you when a large group of us come here..." Ye Mu was also polite.
"If there is any trouble, we are all our own people. It's rare that your whole family comes to the city to have a look. If you don't eat here, you will go out. After eating, you can take a walk around here, but you haven't been here...
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"Okay, okay, we can eat whatever we want, it doesn't have to be too much trouble..."
The two families came and went politely as they walked in. After sitting down separately, they had a good chat about the situation in a nearby market.
Mrs. Lin brought out a basin of seabass soup, a bowl of braised pork, and a basin of fried potatoes and eggplants.
"It's not that convenient when I'm not at home, and the dishes aren't as varied. You just have to make do with it. I'll entertain you well when I get back to my hometown next time."
"It's already very good. There are fish, meat, and vegetables, and they all come in a big bowl. That's enough, that's good. You are all so busy, and I still need to trouble you..."
Everyone said a lot of polite words before moving their chopsticks.
During the meal, they started chatting again. Ye Yaodong and Ye's father were anxious to look at the store. They finished eating early. After waiting for Aguang and his son, they went out with Lin's father, leaving only the others to eat slowly.
After everyone had finished eating and helped clean up, they wandered around the outside first, and then went to stroll around inside the market.
Ye Yaodong was also very fast. Although there were seven or eight people who had announced that they wanted to sell the shop, not many people came today.
Some people disappeared while talking, and some people had temporary matters and were too far away to come. There were all reasons.
Only three people came. Although I was quite disappointed that I couldn't buy much, I thought about it later and thought it would be a good idea to buy in batches to avoid buying too much at once, which would be too conspicuous.
Father Lin just told people that his relatives wanted to buy it.
There is a long time to come, and the first year of this year has not even passed yet.
There were three shops, two at Gate No. 3 and one at Gate No. 4. Ye Yaodong wanted to buy them all. There were only three in total, and it was not easy for him to choose. The ones with worse locations might as well be used as warehouses for stocking goods first.
When the fish sauce arrives after the new year, it will also need a warehouse to store it. The original warehouse is already full of dried fish alone.
The person at Gate 4 just wanted to get rid of it quickly. He said he bought it for 3,000 yuan, but it was still 3,000 yuan. The two people at Gate 3 felt that their position was better than that at Gate 4, and wanted to add another 200 yuan.
Ye Yaodong refused to increase the price. He only said that the original price was the same, and the location was not that good. It was half a pound, and the surrounding area was deserted. It was good enough to let them sell it at the original price. There was no possibility of increasing the price.
Originally I spent the same amount of money, it was all based on luck.
The surroundings were deserted, and I wanted to sit down and raise the price. He didn't bargain, so it was already pretty good.
I didn't want to bargain, but I also thought that people who could buy the store would have a lot of money. If the price really came down, people would probably put it in their hands first and then wait and see.
Who would be happy to lose a hundred or two hundred when it changes hands in just over half a year? Unless you are in a hurry to use money.
The two of them had no choice but to think about it and agreed. They thought that they would spend whatever money they paid for it. They could recover their capital and no longer have to worry about the store's problems. They would not lose money or make any profit.
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In this way, Ye Yaodong successfully won three more stores.
However, he only said that he bought it for his relatives, and no one thought it was suspicious. After all, they were a large group of people.
I asked the marketing department to help draft a contract and provide a witness. Then we went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to file it together, and then we paid them the money for the store.
He specially brought 20,000 yuan for this trip, but he didn't expect to have more than 10,000 yuan left.
Only one-third of his original hope has been achieved, but he can continue to pay attention in the future, things will never develop as he expected.
There are three shops, one for each of his two sons.
As for the daughters...the three of them all had the surname Ye, which he felt was a bit inappropriate, so the other number 4 was named in Ah Qing's name, and later given to Xiao Jiu.
He has the common problem of all men. Although he prefers daughters to sons, his daughter will always have to be married off. She can be given a sufficient dowry, but it will not exceed two sons.
A son will have to wait until he dies to own everything he has, but a daughter can own what he gives in advance.
With him here, Ye Xiaoxi has all the confidence.
After Ye Yaodong and others left, they put away the contract and the registration form, and then confided in Lin's father.
"Brother, if you want to buy a store, you can buy it early. According to the current development of the wholesale market, the prospects will definitely not be bad. If you don't buy it now, the price will definitely increase in a few years, and the increase will become more and more outrageous.
, even if you want to buy it, it’s hard to buy it.”
"If the elder brother thinks that the location he bought is not good, he can put it there first. Since his shop has been rented for a year, he can start working in the original location."
"When the surrounding area slowly develops and becomes more and more lively, we can move again."
Father Lin frowned and thought, "Do you really think that even stores in bad locations will increase prices in the future?"
"Definitely, the surrounding area will become more and more lively, and the rent will definitely rise. It is better to buy one yourself if you rent someone else's, so as not to give others the opportunity to raise the price. I'm not talking about my eldest brother, I'm talking about the market situation.
.You will definitely not have to worry about renting this store in the future.”
"I'll talk to him later. I mentioned it once before, but he wants to make money first..."
Ye Yaodong did the math and said, "Well...it's been three months. He should also know how much he can earn every day. The daily fluctuations should not be large. It is considered stable now. He is making money every day. He can use some persuasion."
"Even if he buys it and then spends it all at once, he will feel that the past few months have been in vain and he has to compensate the family. He should think about it again."
"Then let him see for himself, otherwise he can save a few more months and talk about it after the new year. If he is really anxious, he will not be anxious in these three months, nor will it be changed in just two or three months."
He also understands this feeling. After finally making a lot of money, he was just happy. But once he returned to the pre-liberation period, even though he said he had bought a house, he felt heartbroken when he was empty-handed. He really felt that his work for several months had been in vain.
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If it were him, he would also wait until he has more money to save before he considers it. In this way, even if he spends it, he will still have something left in his hand, and he won't feel so distressed when looking at it.
And if you have money left on hand, it will feel faster if you accumulate more money. If you have nothing left, you will feel that accumulation will be slower.
"Yes, talk to him later. If he has concerns, wait until after or before the year."
After Ye Yaodong settled a major incident, he felt relaxed.
His eldest and second brothers also came over after finishing their meal and watched the whole process without making a sound. They just watched them come and go, and then decided on the store.
When he heard that he persuaded his father-in-law to buy one, Ye Yaohua was also very excited.
Dongzi bought three more at once, it can’t be wrong, right?
After Ye Yaodong finished talking to his father-in-law, he also looked at the two brothers and said, "If you have some money, you can buy another one and put it in your hands. After all, the two sons must have enough points to avoid fighting."
"The second brother only has one son, but who would think that making a living is less? The money in your hands will not increase. Anyway, if you lose a small part, you can earn more actively."
“Earn more and spend more, earn less and spend less.”
"Let's go back and think about it. After all, we just bought a boat." Ye Yaopeng said tangledly.
"How much is the deposit for the ship? The delivery date is next year, and the money will not be paid until next year. Why worry about it now? I have a lot of money in my hand, and I won't feel bad if I use it with a few thousand yuan."
"I feel distressed, but why don't I feel distressed? It's just that you make too much and you don't feel distressed."
Ye Yaodong shrugged. Of course he felt distressed. He spent almost ten thousand yuan today, but when he thought that there was still a lot left, he didn't feel so distressed.
"Then you go home and think about it slowly. Think about it slowly."
"We are still thinking about building the house later, which will cost a lot of money. In a few days, we have to prepare to order wooden boards and pillars. We will do it later to see if we have any leftovers after the house is built.
No matter how much money you have, you can’t spend it all.”
“We’ve discussed it and are sure to build a building above it, right?”
"Yes, you have been away from home for the past two days and discussed it with Ahua. He said that it is okay if you have said it before. We just wanted to wait for you to finish your work and discuss it together before making a decision."
Ye Yaohua also nodded, "Yes, I see that you have been very busy recently and are not at home. I thought I would talk about it after you finish your work."
"Okay, I have no objection. If we want to build it, of course we should build it together. Our three families are side by side, so we must build them together neatly."
"Then we'll order the wood when we get back. The wood planks on the second floor must be made by carpenters in advance, otherwise it won't be possible for the three families to finish the construction before the year."
"Brother, just take care of the arrangements."
Father Lin said with emotion: "Life is getting better and better for you three brothers. You have all built buildings. Not to mention the only one in the village, but you can still be ranked among the others in the village."
"My father-in-law is joking. Dongzi is really ranked high in the village. We can't. There are many buildings in the village. Our family is not the only one making money this time."
"That's great. How long will it take for us to farm in the countryside and be able to build buildings?"
"Haha...don't you all come to the city now? It will always get better."
"Haha, that's what I thought."
Ye Yaodong pulled up a bench, asked them to sit down and said.
"Those women have been shopping for who knows how long. I didn't have time to pay attention to them just now. I don't know when they went there. Do you want to go find them?"
"I don't know where they have gone, how can I find them?"
"The department store, otherwise where else can they go? They must go to the department store first."
"Then let's go take a look too?"
"You go ahead. There are rickshaws at the door. It only costs a few cents. I want to stay here and watch."
How dare he wander around with tens of thousands of dollars on his person.
Chapter completed!