Wang Guangliang's head was pounding, but his eyes were focused on the gun in A Guang's hand.
Ye Yaodong also slowed down and turned the tractor across the road.
The people behind them were running and shouting with sticks, but unexpectedly saw the tractor parked sideways. They were surprised and slowed down a bit.
"gun!"
"gun!"
Those few people made a sound of horror in unison, and quickly braked and stopped in place.
The muzzle of the black hole was pointed at them. They didn't dare to move or run around. They stood there with their faces turned pale in shock.
"Throw the stick away from me and get out."
A few of them looked at me and I looked at you, and immediately threw the sticks into the field next to them in panic, then ran away and ran back.
After the others ran out for a short while, A Guang proudly put the gun on his shoulder and said proudly to Ye Yaodong: "It's done, not a single bullet was wasted! They are all cowards, they will run away after being scared.
Already."
Ye Yaodong also turned the tractor back to the road, "They are all unlearned and second-rate people from the countryside, and they have no organization. How brave can they be in the face of life? If you have the chance to run away, you must run away quickly."
"Even if it's quite ceremonial, you still have to jump out during the robbery and shout a few slogans first."
Ah Guang pursed his lips in disgust, "I've watched too many TV series, and I've been affected by them, so I'm always imitating them."
"Brother Dong, where did you get the gun? Is there just one in the car? Can you teach me how to use it? Maybe it will come in handy when I deliver goods in the future!"
Wang Guangliang's eyes did not move away from the gun, and he stared at it with burning eyes, as if he were some peerless beauty.
"I'll teach you later. This recoil is very strong. It's a waste of bullets to fire a blank gun. Let's put it in the car first. When Aguang takes us to hunt game in the mountains, I'll teach you."
Wang Guangliang was even more surprised, "Ah? We are going to take guns to hunt game in the mountains, really? When?"
"Besides! Sit down, or I'll throw you out later."
"Okay, okay, Brother Dong, the greatest luck in my life is to know you. Damn, now the whole village knows that I work for you, and I earn thirty or forty yuan a month, which is better than the workers in the factory."
, the key is that it’s easy and doesn’t require any skills.”
"Every day I just help carry and dry fish, or watch them all night. My dad is so jealous, and he wants me to ask you if you need a gatekeeper. I told you that you have seven or eight dogs at home.
Where are the people needed?"
A man is not as good as a dog, a good son.
"I know, Sui Sui, sit down."
"Brother Guang, can you touch your gun for me?"
"I'll touch the barrel of the gun for you twice..."
"Put it away when you've touched it enough and put it under the seat to avoid misfire. Don't touch this thing randomly. If you are not careful, you will die."
"I know, I'll just touch it a few times. My family used to have a gun, but it was later confiscated by the village committee, but your gun is different."
Of course, he is 56 and a half, a classic among classics.
He walks this road every two days, and everyone in the surrounding villages knows that he sells dried fish and often delivers it to the city. There are always some unruly people who want to take risks.
The target was definitely not those dried fish products that were worthless and useless to them. There were so many, and they couldn't even carry away a few bags. They must be trying to catch him and steal some money.
It is also necessary to carry a gun on the road for self-defense.
Robbery also occurred on the road last year, but, well, the tractor drove directly into the ditch and crushed the person's leg, so it was quiet for a long time.
It’s almost the end of the year now, and there are more people who are tight on money, so there is always something to take risks.
The end of each year is the most unsettling time, and it is also the time when all kinds of theft and robbery are most rampant.
"Dongzi, you all stand up and I'll put the gun back."
Ye Yaodong was a little worried about those half-grown boys. He thought that if he went back, he would put the gun away and not put it under the tractor seat.
Anyway, he is the one running with them now. When he goes out, he just takes the gun and puts it under the seat of the tractor. When the time comes, he will have full authority to deliver the goods and then secure it under the seat.
Those people will have to wait until probably after the new year to start training.
There were many bumps and bumps along the way. If there were big cars, we would follow the big cars. If there were trucks, we would follow the trucks. If there were tractors, we would follow the tractors. We arrived at the city safely.
Father Lin had received a call a long time ago. A batch of fish sauce would be delivered today and would be sold in shops in the city. He had been waiting there for a long time.
Fortunately, they were all young and middle-aged, and the large vat was tied with straw ropes, which made it easier to carry. The three of them lifted it and slowly unloaded it into the empty shop.
Ye Yaodong now has five shops, one for himself, one rented out, and the remaining three are newly purchased. Of the three, he now uses one to store dried fish, and now he uses another to store fish sauce.
The remaining one will also have to be used to store dried fish. After all, he plans to save a hundred thousand catties. How can one store be used as a warehouse? Both stores are open. Fortunately, now he can sell while saving.
Dry one after another.
I don’t have a hundred thousand kilograms on hand right now that I can save, and I really can’t put it down, so I might as well put a few thousand kilograms at home first.
"A Dong, how do you plan to sell this?"
"It's still the same as last year, it's 15 cents per pound, and the soy sauce bottle can hold almost a pound."
"No, didn't you say there are several tons? How long will it take to sell this pound by pound? I want to ask you if you want to just wholesale?"
"We sell them all. There must be some people who just want to give it a try, or people in the surrounding villages may also have demand. Retail sales are also possible, and wholesale sales are also possible. A hawker can wholesale a tank for 12 cents, like Boss Zhou.
If they want more, it’s just a dime.”
"But for wholesale, the price of this jar must be calculated and the money must be added, unless they bring a jar to fill it themselves, or charge a deposit. When it is sold out, they can continue to fill the jar or directly refund the money."
This vat cost several yuan, and he couldn't lose money.
"That's okay too."
"I will put a piece of red paper on my door later and write down the wholesale and retail of large quantities of fish sauce. It is salty and delicious. By the way, I will also write on a piece of red paper about the wholesale and retail of dried fish and shrimps. I will replace the original one and it has faded."
"That's right, otherwise people wouldn't know we have fish sauce. Last year, you posted a wholesale and retail dried fish and shrimp product on the door behind you. Business was very good during that period, attracting a large number of people."
"This is the effect of billboards. Otherwise, with so many stores, who knows what they are selling, and some people don't have time to go there one by one. If you write an advertising sticker, people will know what you sell in your store."
"Leave two jars in the car and don't move them first. Then move three or four jars to the store and don't put them in the warehouse here." Ye Yaodong warned them and continued to move a few jars to the store.
After delivering a batch today, we have to come over to deliver again tomorrow. When the warehouse just now is filled, we will leave the rest at home and deliver the rest when the goods are sold.
The first batch of 200 large tanks ordered will probably be used up in a short time, and we will have to make more reservations when we get back. After all, the production of the earthenware tank factory is not that fast.
After Ye Yaodong moved everything and put the red paper on the door, he thought about it and made a simple arrangement in his mind.
After finishing, he went to his brother-in-law's shop for lunch and chatted for a while. This market was officially supported, but no one was making trouble or collecting protection fees. The couple was also full of energy.
"When the winter vacation comes, we can take over some of their children to help. You two will also have a helper."
"That's what I thought, so I was just thinking about asking you when the next delivery will be delivered. Please bring the three children with you."
"It's simple. I'll be here to deliver fish sauce in the next few days. When I go back, I'll ask when they have their holidays. You can take them to my place and stay overnight, and then deliver them to you the next day."
"Then I'll probably stay at your place for two days, and then I won't want to come over again."
Ye Yaodong smiled.
I heard from Ah Qing some time ago that Lin Guangyuan and the others wailed loudly when they heard that they were going to work in the city again during the winter vacation.
From the beginning, I was full of excitement, thinking that I was going to the city to get gold. Later, I felt depressed and regretful. I couldn't feel any excitement at all. I couldn't wait to go back to school to study.
I said I had gone to the city, but in fact I had never been to the city. For more than two months during my summer vacation, I spent all day wandering around the shops in the market. I went out before dawn and returned to the village after dark.
He didn't even take a serious tour of the village. He worked and helped in the shop all day long. After lunch break, he rarely had time to play, and he only stayed in front of the shop. It was too hard.
"If you don't work hard like this, how can you know the happiness of studying? Children have to experience it like this to realize that it is not easy for adults to make money."
Lin Xianghui also said with a smile: "That is to say, we have to let him know how hard it is to make money and how happy it is to study. After comparing, he will know how to cherish it, so that he will not want to study every day, and other people's children will not be able to study if they want to."
"When the kids at home go on vacation, I will go over and pick them up. I guess they will have a vacation around the same time."
After a brief chat, he went to check the latest accounts with Lin's father after dinner. He was not in a hurry to get the payment. He also told Lin's father about Huimei and asked him to accompany Aguang to find her first.
A house.
Father Lin has lived in the village for more than half a year, and from time to time he goes to get close to the village chief and gives him small gifts and local products, and he quickly integrates into the village.
Anyway, Lin Xianghui also lives in the village. If it is announced that his daughter and son-in-law are here, it will not be awkward for multiple couples. After all, his son and daughter-in-law have come to do business. It is normal for the daughter and son-in-law to come and stay for a few months.
It would be best for Ah Guang to find some other work so that he can appear more legitimate and normal.
There weren't many people around at noon, so he and his mother-in-law could just take a look in the store.
But I didn't expect that not long after the red paper was posted at the door, people would come here to see it.
There are really not many fish sauce sellers nowadays. This thing is not essential in the first place. It is not as widely sold as soy sauce, so it can only be eaten in the southern coastal areas.
Basically, people in the countryside by the sea make a little bit at home, and then divide it among relatives, who gets a little bit. This thing is laborious to make, and it is not valuable. Making a little bit is not enough work.
If there is a place to buy it, most people would rather spend money to buy it.
However, the visitors just saw the red paper posted on the door and came to take a look. They wanted to buy a whole tank, but they thought it was not cost-effective to require a deposit for a large tank or to spend money to buy a large tank together. They decided to wait until tomorrow.
Bring one here to install.
This is also a good sign.
It's a pity that plastic buckets are not popular yet. Otherwise, it would be more convenient to transport and trade directly in plastic buckets.
After sitting in the shop for two hours, I managed to deal with quite a few inquiries here and there. Using large tanks for packaging is really a drawback. The items are not as valuable as the containers. After asking each one, they just said that they would go back to get the items and pack them again.
.
They are either nearby villagers or vendors wandering around the market.
When there is a one-pound plastic packaging, it will be more convenient to buy a small package, but he will definitely have to buy the corresponding machine, which will be troublesome, so he will sell it like this for now.
However, I still sold one tank, and I agreed that I would bring the empty tank in exchange for a full tank next time.
We do sell a lot of dried shrimps and fish. Most of the ones that come to our door are hawkers, half of them are hawkers, and they all buy fifty kilograms.
He had a few casual chats with the vendors, and they all said that shrimps and dried shrimps were easier to sell, while dried fish was just average, but it was okay.
"It seems like fish sauce is not easy to wholesale."
"If the quantity is large, it will be difficult to sell. If the quantity is small, everyone around will take a bottle, and after a few days, the bottle will be gone." Mother Lin also frowned and said.
“The main reason is that we don’t have anything to package separately, so we have to bring our own bottles. If we ask someone to move all the big tanks, it won’t be enough for one tank.”
"Anyway, let's sell it like this for now. Sell as much as you can."
Ye Yaodong was also holding his chin in the store, thinking and waiting for someone, but he couldn't think of anything for the time being, and now he always uses a big vat.
After Lin's father and A Guang came back, he asked them.
"I've asked the neighbors to help make inquiries. I'll call you back when I have news."
"Okay, let's go first. The store will ask you to show it to you."
Father Lin also handed him the money he had just settled and asked him to take it back with him.
He also told Father Lin about the sales situation just now, and asked the vendors who came to wholesale in the future to do so, replacing empty cylinders with full ones. If they do not sell in the future, they can also come and redeem the deposit for empty cylinders.
Father Lin nodded in agreement.
He didn't have anything to do in the shop. Ye Yaodong took the money and planned to go to the army to deliver two tanks of fish sauce, and then return home.
But before leaving, he moved a tank of fish sauce from the warehouse onto the tractor.
The mysterious operation made the other two people puzzled. What was the purpose of moving it up and down?
"I will go to the army to deliver the goods later. When I pass through the county, I will bring a tank to Director Chen and deliver it to him."
"This tank of yours can feed him for the rest of his life."
"Who hasn't ordered some for relatives and friends? It's not much if you share it. I guess I don't need the dried fish I just got some time ago. I just happened to bring a tank of freshly baked fish sauce."
"You are still better at making connections. You give everything so well without missing anything."
"It's just so so. Try to maintain it. Maybe I'll come to you for anything in the future."
Ye Yaodong swayed the tractor to the army unit and delivered two tanks of fish sauce. Unexpectedly, he received an order of two thousand kilograms of dried toad fish.
I had no choice but to take advantage of the tractor being in the city, go back to the market, and haul another two thousand kilograms to the army.
By the time we set off back, it was already three o'clock and the sun had already hidden behind the thick clouds.
Ye Yaodong also hurriedly hurriedly arrived at the county seat at five o'clock when it was just getting dark, and brought a tank of fish sauce to Director Chen. At the same time, he also received warm hospitality from his wife.
It’s not strange to give gifts to so many people. The gifts are harmless souvenirs, and they don’t ask for anything in return. They just treat them as normal things to do. The key is that the amount is large, and it makes it easy for them to give some to others at will without any worries.
"You've come up with this thing again? You're giving away a big tank, are you planning to sell this fish sauce again?"
"Yes, Director Gao Jian, there were too many small trash fish hauled by the big boat, and it would be a waste to throw them away. I brought them back with me when I came back. Then I asked my mother to make fish sauce and gave some away.
The ones in the city also gave you a jar. If you can’t finish it, you can give some to your relatives and friends. I have a lot of this stuff at home now.”
"You are quite good at tinkering. You can turn waste into treasure in your hands."
"Well, if you don't have money, you can only work hard to see if you can become richer. If you don't work hard and wait, you will always have no money. Money will never fall from the sky."
"It's right for young people to think more about ways to make money, not to mention that it's good to use some of the local products from your seaside villages to turn waste into treasure."
“I don’t know if it’s a treasure, but I’ll just leave it and sell it slowly.”
"How do you sell this fish sauce?" he asked curiously.
"Retail is 15 cents per catty, and wholesale is 10 cents for a full tank."
"Isn't that very cheap? I think your big tank is more expensive than anything else."
"Yeah, anyway, it's the same price as soy sauce and vinegar. You can sell as much as you can. There's nothing you can do about it because the big jar is more expensive than the other stuff. You have to have a container to put it in. Anyway, every household brings their own bottle to make a bottle. After we finish making it,
The vats can still be recycled and shipped. It’s just that the wholesale volume is difficult to sell, the containers are more expensive than liquids, and the large vats are fragile.”
"Actually, it's almost the same. Otherwise, you can only go to some machinery factories and ask if they have packaging machines. Aren't there a lot of plastic packaging nowadays? Those instant noodles are packaged in plastic bags. Ask to see if they can hold these liquids. How about that?
It’s convenient to just wrap it up.”
"I also think so. If it can be packed in bags, it will save time and be convenient for transportation. It will also be convenient for everyone to buy and sell. There is no need to carry bottles and cans to pack."
Director Chen sat up straight and said seriously: "Yes, that's okay, otherwise it would be fragile. If it gets damaged in a collision on the road, the loss would be considerable."
"I'll sell it like this for now. When I go to the province, I'll see if there is a bag sealing machine and whether it's expensive."
Or go back and ask Lin Jishang?
I don’t know if he is at home. He told me to go out and have a look two days ago, but I don’t know when he will be back.
"I'll also keep an eye on it for you. Some of my comrades have also switched jobs to the machinery factory."
Ye Yaodong was overjoyed and agreed happily, "Thank you very much. If it's troublesome, forget it. I'll think about it again. Anyway, it's okay to buy a big tank slowly for a few years."
"It's okay, this is just a casual question."
No matter whether it works or not, Ye Yaodong is still very willing to lead and is willing to take the initiative to help, which shows that he has good feelings for him.
Anyway, he knew that vinegar bags and soy sauce bags would be packaged in the near future, but he didn’t know which year it was. He only remembered that it existed in the 1990s, but it is not popular now, but he didn’t know if this packaging machine would come out.
It’s troublesome to think about it. Making something will bring up a series of corresponding problems.
But he didn’t know anything, so fishing was the easiest thing to do.
It was getting dark outside, and Ye Yaodong didn't dare to stay any longer. He left as soon as he said that. He still had to go to the shipyard.
It's already dark anyway, so I'm not afraid of being a little later.
It was the first time I took Wang Guangliang and A Guang to the leader's house. Both of them were nervous and didn't know where to put their hands and feet. They remained silent the whole time, sitting there in a restrained manner, just listening to his conversation.
After leaving, my hands and feet relaxed and my mind relaxed.
"Brother Dong, you are so awesome. I admire you so much. It's great to get to know you..."
"Shut up! If you're in a hurry, get in the car. Let's go to the shipyard for a walk and then go back."
"Hey, I'll brag to those people when I go back. It turns out that the buildings in the city look like this, and the legendary sofas are so soft and comfortable..."
Wang Guangliang was talking loudly throughout the whole process, and he seemed extremely excited.
Ye Yaodong carefully slowed down and drove to the shipyard.
The shipyard operates a 24-hour shift anyway, so the lights used to be on during this time.
After learning about it, he could get into the water in about half a month, and after letting him go back and watch the situation for a while, he hurried back with satisfaction.
It took about half a month to launch the boat, which was very fast. The boat was delivered just before the year, and I drove the new boat back in glory.
When Ye Yaodong returned, his father was inspecting inside. A large number of toad fish were piled in the corner of the workshop, and there were many stools in the surrounding open space. The aunts must have just returned from their work.
As soon as his tractor arrived at the entrance of the workshop, his father had already trotted over from the workshop and was running beside his tractor.
He waited until he parked the tractor before he sputtered.
"Why don't you just deliver something? Why is it so late? It's dark, it's almost Chinese New Year, and it's not peaceful outside. It's better not to walk at night, and don't stay outside at night. If you can come back early, you have to come back early.
.”
"It takes time to do things. You can do it at any time you want. I've tried my best to get there as early as possible."
"Then if you knew it was so labor-intensive and time-consuming, why didn't you leave earlier? In the morning? The sun was already out and we didn't leave until seven o'clock. If you had set out and got home at five o'clock, it would probably still be daylight."
"Oh, don't be verbose, how can you get stuck so well?"
"Why are you stuck on time? People would rather be early than late. You have to be stuck just right."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his father, "What do you know?"
After he finished speaking, he didn't care about his father. After turning off the tractor, he took out the crank handle placed under the seat, as well as the gun, preparing to take it back later.
In the middle of winter, when the bed is so warm, who would be willing to get up at four or five o'clock? He didn't know that he would be delayed for so long today?
If it hadn't taken that long, wouldn't he have crawled out of bed early for nothing?
Aguang helped and said, "Dad, I spent a little more time looking for a house, and then Dongzi made two more trips to deliver goods to the army."
Father Ye doesn't care about this at all, he cares more about the big ship.
"Didn't you say that when you came back today, you stopped by the shipyard to see how the ship was doing? Did you go? It's so late, did you come back directly?"
"I'm going to let my mother see if I can test the water and come back in half a month."
"Really? So soon? Did you really get married before the year?" Father Ye rubbed his hands back and forth happily, "I will tell your mother now and let her check the date early tomorrow."
"What's the rush? It's half a month from now, and you don't necessarily have to go see it tomorrow morning..."
Before he finished speaking, his father had already disappeared.
"So anxious..."
"Dad looks happier and more anxious than you."
"No, I ask every day and urge me to go to the shipyard to have a look every day. I'm afraid that if I can't deliver it before the year, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry."
"Dad wants to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to enjoy the scenery, otherwise there won't be that same flavor after the New Year."
"So I was also anxious. Fortunately, I could pay it in before the year. He was still anxious at this moment and ran away in a hurry. I also wanted to tell him that he should not go to sea during this period and just rest at home.
, take an early break to celebrate the New Year.”
"Anyway, the wind has picked up in the past few days, and he didn't go. It doesn't matter if we tell him later."
"It's so late, so you should go back early."
"Well, I'll go back first."
Ye Yaodong held a gun in one hand, a crank in the other, and carried the gun on his shoulder. However, before he could walk out of the workshop gate, he was surrounded by Wang Guangliang and others.
"What are you doing? Are you going to rebel?"
He kicked forward, but the twin Ah Da just dodged it.
"Hehe...I didn't kick it..."
Ye Yaodong kicked Ah Xiao on the side again, and now he was kicked hard.
"Brother Dong, where are you going to take the gun?"
"Take it home, or leave it here for you to play with?"
"Hey, hey, hey..." Several people nodded like crazy.
"Believe it or not, I'll shoot you one by one, biu biu biu~ Go away, I'll teach you how to use it later when I have free time. You can't touch it now. It's not fun to have a gun go off."
"All right."
"Brother Dong, are you going to send fish sauce to the city tomorrow? Is it my turn?"
"Take turns taking them one by one. If you want to go with me tomorrow, you can. If you are really free, go to the mountain to chop wood. Send me more firewood. Don't leave them all here. Go home and sleep, leaving the two of you alone for the night.
Just watch here, you have to arrange the time yourself, work in shifts, and don't leave the workshop without anyone watching."
"Don't worry, we've all arranged our shifts. Just seeing that you haven't come back yet, we'll wait here. It's not very late now, but it gets dark early in winter."
"The wind is too strong. If you should go back, go back early. I can lock the door of the workshop when I go out."
"well……"
Ye Yaodong continued to carry his gun and crank and walked out, with a group of dogs surrounding him.
Well, it's a little late... I checked a lot of information this afternoon, but I just don't know when the packaging machine for bagged vinegar came out?
I also wanted to buy a bag sealing machine for fish sauce, but after searching all afternoon I didn’t find one, so I thought I’d forget it and just watch my stupid writing.
Please correct me if there are any mistakes. After all, I am young and have no life experience in the 1980s. If you correct my mistakes, I will correct them immediately. Thank you!
Also, 7,000 was the result of my hard work today. I fell asleep without writing a single word yesterday. Now I have to write tomorrow’s 7,000 words.
Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I really didn’t slack off in the afternoon. I was there all afternoon, either checking information or coding. I really didn’t slack off and didn’t sleep. I just wanted to write more accurately.
Chapter completed!