Both of them looked at Father Ye sympathetically, but they didn't expect that his mother was really a smart-mouthed person. After all, when things came to a close, she would still pay when it was time to pay.
Ye Yaodong was afraid that he would be distressed to death and would be scolded again if his secret was revealed, so he quickly said: "It would be better if I didn't come to the door. They have enough numbers anyway."
"The sun is coming out in the west. I don't know if it's holding back, but everyone is kind of giving it a try. I think I should go to town tomorrow to buy two kilograms of chicken cakes and deliver them to both of them. That's it.
It’s for the two kids to eat on the road.”
Ye Yaodong: Oops, the secret is going to be exposed?
The old lady was particularly pleased and said with a smile: "That's right. Since I didn't come to borrow money, there's no need to rush to send money. I bought some food for the two children to take with them on the road. Come to think of it, you can't go wrong with this.
Come."
Father Ye opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.
It's not appropriate to stop...
He had no reason to stop.
It was a miserable situation. For the sake of his family and everything, he had to be scolded for giving money.
Frustrated.
He lowered his head to eat, and stopped talking, feeling heartbroken.
Lin Xiuqing felt that Ye's father should be extremely uncomfortable. She thought for a while and said: "I'll go buy it, mom, you're still at work. I'll tell my two sisters-in-law, and we'll go buy it together and send it over. We'll tell their cousins
, it’s up to us to express our opinion.”
"You are getting older now. In the future, the three brothers will mainly do favors. You don't need to do favors. It's up to us to express them."
Father Ye quickly agreed, "Yes, it's better to be a favor to the three brothers. We don't need to get involved because of our age."
It makes sense for Ye Mu to think about it. No matter what they are like, as cousins, they have to express themselves.
"Okay, then you can see for yourselves. Don't buy too much. Just spend a few dollars to buy some pastries and snacks for them to eat on the road. That's all you want. There's no need for anything else. Everyone has enough money anyway.
Already."
"OK."
Father Ye breathed a sigh of relief, at least he wouldn't expose his secrets and get scolded.
"Come and eat, the food is cold..."
Ye's father changed the subject and got down to business, asking Ye Yaodong to prepare to go out to sea at night, which could be regarded as exposing the matter.
Ye Yaodong called Boss Zhou twice during his free time at home in the past two days, but no one answered and he couldn't find anyone. After finishing his meal, he continued to call again.
He planned to ask clearly about the price and implemented it in advance. When he went to sea at night, he could explain it to Ah Qing in advance and appease the village cadres.
They were all more anxious than he was. They wanted to know immediately how much they could sell for, and they asked every time they came across one.
He had to tell them that if they were optimistic about the growth, they would harvest the goods first. It would take several days to receive and dry the goods.
If he couldn't contact anyone, he could just go to the city and ask for the price, telling them not to worry.
But it was impossible not to be in a hurry, and he himself was in a hurry.
Fortunately, he called again in the afternoon and found someone this time.
It was agreed that a batch of kelp would be shipped to him in half a month. I would like to order five tons first to see the quality and condition. I would contact him if I need it later.
The harvest is early this year, and Ye Yaodong is sure that the quality this year will be better than last year, so the price will be two cents higher.
Unlike last year, when wild kelp was knocked into the sea by typhoons, everyone picked it up everywhere. The quality and size varied, and it was already July. Now, fresh kelp is available before May, and the price is high.
It's a matter of course.
Boss Zhou gave him 17 cents, so he naturally mentioned the price charged by the village and added 7 cents.
The village leaders were very happy when they heard that they could collect one penny more than last year.
However, Ye Yaodong also said that it depends on the quality and the time of receipt. If the harvest time is too long and the quality is not good, the price may be lower.
Get vaccinated in advance to avoid accepting price increases instead of price cuts.
After Ye Yaodong returned home, he also told Lin Xiuqing that if he was not at home, there would be a batch of kelp dried in the village, and he asked her to collect it first and then take it to the city.
If it can produce about 30 tons, even if Boss Zhou's digestion is not that fast, he will not have to worry about selling in the wholesale market. The market is also full of vendors who come and go to purchase goods. In the past two years, the store has also developed a fixed batch of purchases.
's boss.
Moreover, he can also recruit some to the army. The army is large, and this kind of cheap and easy-to-use dry goods can also prevent big neck disease, so there is no reason for the army to not want it.
After settling the matter of kelp, he could go to sea with peace of mind.
Father Ye saw that he even took the foreign cigarettes with him when he went out to sea. He had already brought them home, but even brought a few more on board the boat. He couldn't help but pull him and ask.
"Why do you bring this foreign cigarette? You want to keep it for yourself at sea, right? I know you are loose now and have some money, but you don't want to smoke such expensive cigarettes, right? You can take a sip.
I’ve been feeding them for a few days…”
Ye Yaodong was holding five or six cartons of cigarettes in his hand. He was about to go up to the cab and leave the things underneath to the boatman to sort out, but his father stopped him.
"I use it to do errands, why would I bother to smoke it? Isn't there a way to ride the wind?"
He turned the cigarette in his hand, revealing a strip of Chengfeng underneath.
Father Ye was relieved when he saw this.
"That's good, scare me."
"What? I don't deserve to smoke the good ones, so I have to give the good ones to others?"
"You can do whatever you want. Isn't it a pity that something so good and expensive goes into your own mouth?"
"Wouldn't it be a pity if you gave it to others? What you eat in your mouth is still yours."
"Who are you giving it to?"
"You'll know in two days."
"Don't you want to order packaging bags? Shouldn't you send them to the province to give to Lao Hai? Isn't there so much?"
"Just give him 1 pack. I'm thinking of going to the provincial capital this time to look for the overseas Chinese in my family. Didn't I get a lot of contact information last year? My family collected fish sauce in large quantities last year. My mother said it should be there next month.
It can be filtered out one after another, and the output will gradually increase every day. I have to find a good market in advance."
Now Father Ye was speechless.
He did the math and found that it was already mid-April, and it would be late in the year when he returned from a trip to sea.
"Oh, then you just have a plan."
"Of course there is a plan. Everything must be arranged in advance. You go burn incense and worship Mazu. I will put the cigarettes on it first."
"well……"
After Ye Yaodong put his things away, he came to the deck again and went through the process of going to sea. After he found no problem, he set sail.
In the dark night, the light of the light bulb can only illuminate the deck and a little bit of the surrounding water. Some phototactic fish keep jumping on the water while the fishing boat is moving.
Surrounded by the lights of several other boats, we can see each other, which makes us feel safe on the sea.
Ye Yaodong stayed at sea for a day and a night. In the early morning, he filled the fish warehouse to about 70%. He contacted several other ships and planned to follow the same pattern. Just like the last time, he directly collected the goods on their ships and started shipping together.
Take it back and sell it for money.
The harvests of other boats were basically the same as his. This trip they were not notified in advance to keep trash fish, the quantity was smaller, and there was enough for them on the deck.
On the last trip, there were too many groceries to put in, and he couldn't throw away the groceries they helped save. He had to count the money for them, so he could only throw away the trash fish he kept.
If you really want to receive the goods, you have to rely on a fresh delivery ship, which has enough space and heavy load-bearing capacity.
During the two days he was at home, he asked Ah Hai to check on the progress, and he would be able to deliver the goods in one month, by the end of May or beginning of June.
By the time the fishing boat sailed towards the provincial capital and docked, it was already afternoon again.
I haven't been to the provincial capital for more than half a year, and the provincial capital seems to be more lively. It's only three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and people are coming and going on the pier at the deep water port. There are shaking heads and various noises everywhere.
Passing a cargo terminal ahead, he saw many large cargo ships. A large number of shirtless men were moving goods to and from the shore. The roar of trucks and tractors could be heard even across the distance at sea.
.
Lao Hai was also surprised when he saw him, and was even more shocked when he saw that his entire boat was full of goods.
"Have you changed your career to harvesting fresh boats?"
"No, it's just that there are two more big boats in the village. We all go fishing together. If I need to dock for something, I will help them bring these goods back. Can you eat them?"
"Okay," Lao Hai said happily, "I need these goods from you now. As you know, last year many overseas Chinese came back to invest and set up factories. This year, there are more overseas Chinese coming back to invest in the area around the provincial capital. There are more
There are several fish canneries, restaurants and other related industries.”
"That's good. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to eat so much food."
"It doesn't matter if you can't eat it. You can ask other fishmongers to collect it together. Fortunately, you landed early, so I can just collect your goods today. There is no need to ask for other people's goods."
Ye Yaodong asked curiously: "Have you opened up the situation in the past six months?"
"Not really, don't I know a lot of fresh food processing factories? Then I asked a few stalls nearby to receive the goods. Anyway, I couldn't receive much, so I asked them to receive the same, and they were happy and relaxed, directly
Give it to me."
"So you're wearing multiple hats now?"
"Isn't it necessary to make a living and support the people below? In addition, I have a wide network of people, so of course it is convenient for me to find my family. Fortunately, there are many brothers who can do the work, so I brought a group of people out one after another.
Now there are more people working.”
"Awesome." Ye Yaodong gave him a thumbs up in admiration.
"That's why everyone believes in me and can make a living by following me."
"It's all like this. Then hurry up and help unload the goods first. There are so many goods and it will take several hours to work. It's getting dark. If you have any questions, we can wait until the goods are weighed. We can talk about it later."
"OK."
Lao Hai summoned a large group of people to move the cargo on the ship, and also greeted Father Ye politely.
Moving and weighing a whole ship of cargo is labor-intensive, but fortunately they don't need anyone, and it can be moved quickly by a dozen or twenty people.
He also specially asked them to stack them separately according to the marks on the baskets, so that it would be easier to weigh them and come in batches.
Originally, they were stacked separately on the ship and in a regular manner. I also asked Lao Hai to get a cargo list to record the weight for him.
Of course, he wouldn't keep track of it for a long time by himself, and would just leave it to Chen Shi, who was asked to stand at the scale and listen to the record, while his father also watched the weight.
After waiting for half an hour, someone drove a truck and waited.
As soon as the front legs passed the scale and the hind legs were poured into their baskets, they were lifted onto the cart. Once the cart was full, they were immediately taken away.
He and Lao Hai stood in a corner, smoking and talking, and gave him two packs of Marlboros. By the way, he asked what factories those overseas Chinese had opened and who of the people in his phone book were in the city.
Fortunately, they don't look down on small things like fish sauce, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, low-priced, and slow to convert. Things like canned fish can be quickly converted into money through circulation, and there is also demand at home and abroad.
So he explained the purpose of his visit to Lao Hai, and Lao Hai told him to call and contact him first. After the agreement was made, he would take time to accompany him to visit the overseas Chinese in the provincial capital.
It's not impossible to go alone, but it will always be a bit abrupt. After all, he doesn't live in the same village as others, so it will be different if he is accompanied by an old acquaintance, Ye Yaohai.
"Thank you bro, I have to trouble you every time I come back to the province."
"You're welcome, we're all from the same family. Our clan is so united. We help each other. If you come and I go, can't everything be prosperous? I can also make money from your goods, and the cannery can also buy the ones they don't want.
Can we go to a restaurant and sell to other fishmongers to help each other?"
"So I asked why there are so many overseas Chinese in our clan, and everyone looks so powerful."
"This is all tradition. After the beginning is good, the atmosphere will be better later. Everyone is outside, you help me, I will help you. When you come back, you can help the collective and build your hometown. Then it will start.
.”
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but sigh, no wonder in his previous life he always heard that clans in some places were particularly united, including the famous Fuqing Gang, Changle Gang, etc.
"My second uncle has contacted you before, right? He wants to send his two children abroad. Have they come to the city? I even watched them worship Mazu before going overseas."
"They are already here. They arrived in the afternoon, just half an hour earlier than you. I asked them to find the guest house first and then meet at the pier the day after tomorrow."
"Which country are they going to?"
"Back in my childhood."
"ah?"
"Don't think those bitches have any grudges against us, but it is also a developed country, and there are many of us there, so I suggest your cousins ​​send their children there. Anyway, they are all working, and the industry is very developed there, so
The island country also has a small population, so it’s a good place to work there.”
Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and asked tentatively, "Fuqing Gang?"
"What? There are indeed a lot of people in Fuqing. How did you know that? People in this place all come together one by one or in large groups. In recent years, there have been more people. They can be found in the area around the provincial capital."
"Haha... I heard that..."
It seems it's still early for the Fuqing Gang...
"Well, life in China is hard and jobs are hard to find, so those who have relatives and friends outside will think of finding a job no matter how they can make money. If they can't get a visa, they have no choice but to worship Mazu."
"Hahaha……"
Ye Yaodong didn't expect that he could say this.
Ye Yaohai himself followed suit and opened a pack of cigarettes given by Ye Yaodong in his hand, handed one to him, and lit a fire for him to take.
"You are so willing to take it apart and smoke it right away. I feel so painful that I can't even bear to take one bite. I still have to take advantage of you."
"If there's anything you can't bear to part with, isn't it Marlboro?"
"It turned out to be Marlboro."
"You gave it to me. You don't know what to call it? It's really expensive. Forget it, just smoke one. Put it away and save money."
"Good luck, I caught it from the sea, and I don't have any foreign exchange coupons. Where can I buy it?" Ye Yaodong took another box of Chengfeng and gave it to him, "Just smoke this one, don't feel bad."
Ye Yaohai was not polite to him, "Yes, then you are lucky."
“I can fish out any kind of garbage, good or bad.”
"It's like this. Yesterday I heard that someone fished two embroidered shoes in succession along the coast and made a pair. I was so scared that I lost my mind. I went home to worship the Bodhisattva and asked someone to perform rituals."
Ye Yaodong shuddered when he heard this, "It's really scary. No one has such luck. It's a bit miserable. I haven't dared to go to sea for most of the year."
"I heard that the boat was for sale, but no one wanted it. I had a fever the night I got home and started talking nonsense."
"Who dares to ask for this boat when such a weird thing happens? It's okay to get one. It's normal, but it's weird to get a pair."
"Yes, so I originally planned to send people off tomorrow night, but after thinking about it, I postponed it to a day. We also have to pay homage to Mazu."
"Then please ask someone to take care of those two children."
"Those who know how to do it are not outsiders. When we go out, everyone will stick together."
"That's good."
"By the way, I saw your name and your father's name in the newspaper a few years ago in your village. Is it you? I'll go look for it. I even kept the newspaper..."
Lao Hai got up and went to look for newspapers in the drawer, and Ye Yaodong followed him.
"It was me. I picked up an overseas unmanned underwater vehicle and handed it over directly. Then I received great attention from the superiors and even held a commendation meeting to praise it."
"I said it must be you. The name of the village and the person match up. How could there be a second Ye Yaodong or Ye Jianzhang with such a long face?"
The boatman on the side said: "That's not all. Our boss is now the city's President Ye, the vice president of the Fisheries Association. He has become an official. He is very powerful."
Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed...
Ye Yaohai looked at him in surprise, "Awesome! Okay, you can go from a small fishing village to the city and become President Ye?"
"Good luck..."
Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject and told him about the law enforcement ship that seized the smuggling ship a few days ago.
"I heard that it is because of overseas spy equipment. In the past six months, the national defense department has strengthened maritime patrols and paid more attention to maritime security. Please be careful."
"No wonder, I said, why has the news been so tight in the past six months? It turns out that it is really because of this matter. Normal things don't make it to the People's Daily. This one is still on the headlines, and we are all guessing there."
"So, be careful."
"Well, I'll roll up the newspaper and take it with me tomorrow so that the overseas Chinese can take a look at our talented people."
Ye Yaodong opened his mouth and closed it again.
Well, it's better for others to show off for him than for him to show off himself.
After all the cargo of the ship was weighed and the money was paid, it became completely dark.
Fortunately, there were some small independent restaurants nearby. He went to order food in advance without closing the door. As soon as the work was done, he directly invited two tables with a wave of his hand.
After happily drinking and eating, everyone dispersed at the urging of the restaurant owner. Those who went home went home and those who boarded the boat boarded the boat.
Ye Yaodong had to take turns calling the overseas Chinese to make appointments the next day, and then asked Lao Hai to accompany him, for fear of delaying the fishing at sea.
When his father woke up in the early morning, he asked his father to sail back to the sea first. He planned to stay in the provincial capital for a few days.
When the time comes to return, let him dock again.
If there is one person missing on the ship, they can only take turns in a compact manner.
Father Ye knew that he was going to do something serious, so he just told him to be careful and didn't say much else.
Ye Yaodong was too busy for the next few days, running around like a spinning top from morning to night.
My skin was obviously fair, but I didn't get tanned at sea. As a result, after running back and forth in the city and the provincial capital for a few days, I suddenly darkened several shades, almost to the point of being almost wheat-colored.
But the results are also gratifying. Not to mention re-ordering new packaging bags, a few overseas Chinese have also placed a few more orders. After trying it for a while, if it is stable, there will be no need to worry about subsequent shipments.
In fact, there is nothing to worry about, he just wants to do some overseas market and earn some foreign exchange.
It is a wholesale market in the city. Even though the store is not big, goods are in short supply these days. Bags of fish sauce are easy to carry and transport. Sales will only become wider and larger.
His father-in-law told him that sales in the past two to three months had doubled or tripled every month compared to the previous month, and other dry goods were also selling better.
He was thinking about waiting for the kelp to be received, stocking up a batch in the store and selling it slowly, so that he could earn more and get more varieties.
After finishing everything, he took advantage of the extra time and walked around.
I discovered that I haven’t been to the provincial capital in the past six months. The provincial capital has become more and more prosperous, with many more high-rise buildings and individual shops popping up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Moreover, he also saw his bagged fish sauce in some grocery stores, and he didn't know where it was sold in the city. It seemed that the sales channels were also opened.
Let's just say that these days, supplies are scarce, and as long as you have something, you don't have to worry about selling it, or whether you can't sell it.
As long as there is not enough food, there is nothing that cannot be digested.
He only asked him to accompany Ye Yaohai for two trips, but later he was too embarrassed to let him accompany him. He was also very busy, so it would be good if he could spare most of the day for two trips with him.
He was unfamiliar at first and had never done anything like this before. After two trips, he became familiar with it and became more comfortable without anyone accompanying him.
After his father sailed the ship to dock and cleared the cargo, he thanked Ye Yaohai and the others for a meal before returning.
Theirs was the only boat that docked at the provincial capital again. The other three boats docked directly at the city and did not come to the provincial capital.
In the first two days they docked, they slowly trawled toward the provincial capital and returned. After all, according to the route, the provincial capital would be farther away and the city would be closer, and there was no need for them to dock.
provincial capital.
So by the time he got home, the other three boats had already returned to the village, and the workshop was already in full swing.
When the old lady saw him, his whole face turned dark, and she didn't know why. She just thought that he was suffering again, and she was so distressed that she wanted to kill the chicken again at night.
Father Ye said angrily: "Why does a grown man want to be so vain? He doesn't look at ease. How good is it now? It doesn't matter if you look like neither a man nor a ghost on the sea. Where can you walk on the street and not be a man or a ghost?
?”
Lin Xiuqing understood why she got so tanned.
"Did you go to the provincial capital to tan? Why did you get so tanned during this trip?"
"I've been running around in the provincial capital for the past few days, so I've turned black. It doesn't matter, it'll turn white again after a while, and I'm still the same pretty boy. You look over here, I'll go take a look at the stock of fish sauce these days. Later
If we don’t have time to filter in large quantities, we have to fill in shifts day and night.”
"Have you negotiated the order?"
"Yes, otherwise why would I get so tanned? I just ran back and forth."
The old lady said: "I said you must have worked hard, otherwise you wouldn't be so tanned."
Father Ye said: "I am darker, so don't I have to work harder?"
"Aren't you always like this? What's the point of not having to work hard?"
"well……"
Father Ye was speechless and had no choice but to move the goods.
The old lady walked home on crutches, "The sun has just set. Let's feed the chickens and rush back to the cage just in time to catch them. There are only two roosters. After that, we will eat ducks... Fortunately, we can hatch another group next month..."
Dongqing was watching the work of weighing goods. Lin Xiuqing followed Ye Yaodong and asked him about what happened in the provincial capital these days.
"Have those two children, A Xing and A Song, been sent out?"
"It's been sent out. It was sent out on the day of Twelve Grain Rain. I stayed in the provincial capital for a few days and didn't hear of any accidents. Just wait, the boat is not that fast. If it arrives safely, there should be news.
"
"Well, these two families have been particularly high-profile these days. They are talking about sending their children abroad. People in the village are particularly envious, and some of them seem to be interested."
"If it succeeds, then there may be some people who are willing to sell the pot and send their children away."
These days, everyone thinks that anywhere abroad is good, and going abroad means making a career.
It's normal to have thoughts.
Ye Yaodong said casually: "Never mind them, it's none of our business whether they want to be beaten or beaten. My own children are reluctant to let them go abroad to suffer hardships. Our country will become more and more powerful."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said: "That's for sure. Life is easy at home. Why take the risk and send her away? What if there is an accident on the way?"
"Well, if you really want to go abroad, you have to grow up and seriously apply for a visa, and then you have to come back."
"It's early. We'll talk about it later. I just told you that the people in the village are quite ready to smuggle themselves out of the country."
"Has the kelp in the village been harvested? When I came back, I walked around to the sea trial base and saw that half of it was gone."
"It's harvested. It's been harvesting for the past three or four days. The villagers are very happy. They all say it's a bumper harvest and everyone has made up their mind to follow suit in the second half of the year."
"Where is it hanging?"
"The old primary school in the village can no longer be used for drying, so it was confiscated in the afternoon. In the afternoon, I was renovating a piece of wasteland near our house. I plan to tidy it up and collect it and dry it there tomorrow. Maybe I can dry it tomorrow.
Once approved, they will probably be brought over directly."
"Then just accept it. If you give away the real money and put it in your hands, everyone will be happier and more certain that you can make money by cultivating kelp."
Chapter completed!