It was inconvenient to wash up on the boat, and there wasn't much fresh water. Everyone just brushed their teeth and didn't even have water to wash their faces. The remaining half a bucket of fresh water was used to cook noodles.

The fishing boats also sailed away from the random shore and drove slowly towards the town, fishing along the way, one by one.

During this period, everyone has earned a lot of money. We hold it in our hands and count it every day. We feel very happy when we look at it. However, when we go out and have so much money in our hands, we don’t feel safe.

Everyone is willing to spend half a day and save money if they can.

There were not that many jellyfish floating on the sea along the way. We only encountered a few floating ones here and there. Based on the principle of never letting go if you have seen them, they pocketed them all, which could subsidize their gas money.

With wages.

We also encountered many small boats at work around us. Some were old men working sweatily on the sea, some were old couples working together, and some were the whole family on board.

Ye Yaodong estimated that these families, all of whom were on the boat, were probably Dan people, also known as Lianjia boat people, who were floating residents along the southeastern coast who made boats their home.

He didn't expect that apart from southern Fujian, they could also be seen here. He just glanced at it and passed it by.

The sky was overcast and there was not a trace of sunshine, but it did not look cool. Instead, it was a bit hot. Even the sea breeze brought by the boat could not relieve it, and there was no wind at all after landing ashore.

After Ye Yaodong docked the boat at a dock near the town and handed over the jellyfish work to others, he went to the post and telecommunications office with his two brothers and Pei's father.

At present, the postal service and telecommunications have not been separated yet, so everyone refers to them as the Postal and Telecommunications Bureau.

Chen Jianian also went to the shore. He had to make a phone call. The car had to be picked up at the town dock this morning. He had to call in advance, otherwise the car would have to make a wasted trip to the village.

Ye Yaodong fanned himself with his hand as he walked. When he felt it was not enough, he pulled out the hem of his clothes and fanned himself upwards.

"It's so muggy, it's obviously almost autumn."

"This is called Autumn Tiger."

"I don't know whether I will be here or at home on August 15th next month."

"It should be almost time to go back."

"At that time, you can go shopping in the town and buy some things for the children at home to take back."

"I have to buy some things to take back. This time I have gone far away from my boss, and I have left the province..."

"This is the first time in my life that I have walked so far. I thought that the city would be the farthest place I have ever been, but I didn't expect that I am now out of the province."

"Yes, in the past 30 years, the farthest we have been is the county town. Unexpectedly, one day we will also leave the province. When we go back this time, we will come to the town to stroll around and buy some things to take back."

The two brothers have learned their lesson. Even before they go back, they are already thinking about bringing something back to their families.

Ye Yaodong also echoed there, "I can also bring back a few months of cakes. I heard that the mooncakes here have meat in them, but I don't know what they taste like. It turns out that mooncakes can also have meat in them."

"Yes, the taste is quite strange..."

As they walked and watched, they all talked about what specialties the town had and how they would buy some for their wives and children.

I asked three or four people along the way, and after walking for more than ten minutes, I found the post office.

This town doesn't look big. It should be said that the current towns don't look big. After all, they haven't developed yet.

As soon as they arrived at the door of the post and telecommunications office, several people became a little embarrassed. You looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to walk in.

Ye Yaopeng smiled awkwardly and said: "Dongzi, you go first, and we will follow you."

Ye Yaohua also nodded and said seriously: "Yes, we are illiterate, but you are literate and you can speak Mandarin. We will do whatever you say later."

Father Pei also smiled and said: "I can't read or speak Mandarin, so I will follow you."

Ye Yaodong laughed and shook his head. He didn't expect that he would become the most cultured among them all!

He walked in first and said: "Brother, second brother, I suggest you also go to a literacy class. Literacy is still very useful. At least you can understand the list and you will not be easily deceived in the future."

"I want it, I want it. I can't read, so it's hard to go out. We don't even know the words at the door of the post office."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter whether you can write it or not? But you have to know it."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he walked to the counter. At first, the counter sister was rude and spoke a local Hokkien dialect with a strange accent. However, several people could barely understand it and they were all very happy that they could finally understand it.

I can barely understand the language.

Then, as if someone else was chattering a lot...

The counter girl yelled impatiently, "What do you want to do? Do you want to buy stamps, send a letter, withdraw money, or remit money?"

When Ye Yaodong heard about buying stamps, he was stunned for a moment. He remembered that he had heard people say in his previous life that there were several editions of stamps that seemed to be very expensive, but...which edition was it???

As a fisherman, he doesn't pay attention to this at all. He usually watches videos of all kinds of fish. He also pays attention to social information about current affairs, politics, people's livelihood, and marine fish-related matters.

How can he understand this stuff like stamps, antiques, stocks, etc.?

Seeing that no one responded to her, the counter sister said impatiently: "What are you doing here?"

Only then did Ye Yaodong come back to his senses. He put aside the thought of stamps and quickly said, "We want to save money. Can we withdraw it across provinces?"

The counter girl looked them up and down with a skeptical attitude. These people didn't look like they were rich, but she still explained the process of saving money clearly and told him that it would be easier for him to choose to remit money.

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Ye Yaodong also thought about it. Now that there are no computers and no nationwide Internet connection, it would be easier to remit the money directly and let his wife pick it up.

Don't blame him for not knowing the process. After all, he had never had money in his previous life. He had no money to withdraw or save. He just heard about it. When Ah Qing was still alive, she took care of everything.

He didn't even remember when the passbook came out. He only knew that it existed in the 1990s.

"Okay, let's remit the money."

"Do you want wire transfer or letter transfer?"

"Let's wire it. Wire transfer is faster."

"The wire transfer fee is a little higher."

"It's okay, just wire transfer."

Letter remittance means writing a money order, stuffing it in an envelope and sending it to the other party.

Wire transfer means writing a telegram and asking the post office to send the telegram to the other party's payee.

At this time, both the intra-bank and inter-bank systems were extremely imperfect. Bank remittances, letter transfers and wire transfers were all completed with the help of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau.

There is only a post and telecommunications office in their town.

Ye Yaodong filled out the remittance form and handed the money to her. He looked at her in surprise as she took the money, counted it and sent a telegram.

After he finished, the three of them were hesitant.

"Is this good? This... your wife can go to the village to get a certificate and a telegram to get the money?"

Seeing Ye Yaodong suddenly running out of money, they were a little panicked.

"Yes, there happens to be a phone here that you can call. I'll give her a call and ask her to pay attention."

"Is this... safe? Can I get it?"

The counter girl rolled her eyes and said angrily: "This is the post and telecommunications office, it is state-owned, how can it be unsafe?"

They can barely understand the local Hokkien dialect spoken by the cabinet sister, and of course the cabinet sister can roughly understand their real Hokkien dialect.

"Yes, yes..." they quickly agreed, "Safe, safe..."

"Does the handling fee cost so much?" Father Pei couldn't help feeling a little distressed, "Why don't we save some more?"

Each remittance is charged at a rate of 1%. The minimum fee is two yuan and the maximum fee is 50 yuan. There is no cap on wire transfers. They are a little distressed by the fee.

Dongzi got more than 20 yuan out of more than 2,000 yuan!

The counter sister urged impatiently, "Do you still want to handle the remittance?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at her, his attitude was really bad!

"Hurry up and remit it. It's not safe to keep it on hand. Send it back directly for peace of mind. We'll make a call together later."

The three of them hesitated for a while, then gritted their teeth and ruthlessly took out a bag of money. Just like Ye Yaodong, they had Da Tuan Tuan, some cents, and some pennies. Da Tu Tuan had the majority.

The counter sister was really surprised now!

I didn't expect that the four people who looked so poor actually had so much money in their possessions. They really can't be judged by their appearance!

When I next arranged the wire transfer, my attitude was much better...

By the time they walked out of the post office and experienced the joy of their families, it was already an hour later.

"Why are the remittance fees so expensive? No wonder it's deserted and no one is there. Who wants to come here? Dozens of dollars will be spent just once you come in."

"That's it, ask your wife to withdraw the money immediately, and don't leave it at home in the bank. This is too evil..."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said nothing. He shook his jingling pockets and said, "Let's go, buy some food and put it on the boat. Buy some noodles, dry food and cakes. After so many days, everything on the boat is almost finished."

"Then go quickly and buy whatever you want to fill your stomach at noon..."

…

Father Ye and others have finished their work on the ship. Even Chen Jia Nian returned to the ship after making phone calls early, but they have not come back yet.

Everyone was looking forward to it, and Father Ye was waiting anxiously.

It was almost two hours before they appeared in everyone's sight. Seeing their brisk footsteps, everyone felt relieved.

When they arrived, Father Ye complained and asked, "Why have you been gone so long? I didn't know if I could come back early, and you're still wandering around."
To be continued...