"Mother-in-law...I'll give you a pat on the back..."
The aunts all laughed.
"No, no, no, this kid is so good..."
Ye Yaodong walked over and grabbed the pigtails on her head, "Why didn't I see you patting my back?"
"Hey? Dad? I'm so tired. Hug me, my feet are sore..."
Ye Xiaoxi took action immediately after seeing him, holding his legs to climb up.
Ye Yaodong quickly grabbed the waistband of his pants, and the enamel cup in his other hand was shaking so much that the tea overflowed.
"Let go, let me go, let me hug you, why don't I hug you? Don't pull my pants down."
She let go honestly, then spread her hands and waited for him to hold her.
Ye Yaodong held the enamel cup in one hand and struggled to pick her up with the other.
Fortunately, his arm strength has become much stronger in recent years, otherwise it would be really difficult to hold a fat girl with one hand.
"I want to go home, do you want to go home with me?"
"want."
"Okay, go home and help with the cooking. Your mother is not free. Your wife is old, so cooking will be your job from now on."
She clapped her hands happily, "Okay, okay."
Ye Yaodong was talking excitedly now, and when the old lady was cooking dinner, he felt a big headache.
I couldn't even rush away, so I had to sit in front of the stove to help light the fire. I also had to get a stool to put my feet on, and then use a spatula to stir-fry.
The old lady was worried that she would fall in and get cooked.
"Dongzi, Dongzi..."
Ye Yaodong was lying in the room with his feet up and his eyes closed to relax, thinking about what else had not been arranged. After all, he was going to sea tomorrow morning.
"what?"
Hearing the old lady's scream, he ran out in a hurry.
"Take your daughter away, causing trouble here, insisting on grabbing work, fine, and suddenly you want to help cook? This ancestor, how can she be used to cook..."
Ye Xiaoxi stood on the stool, with one hand on the stove and the other holding a spatula. When she turned to look at him, both sides of her face were gray.
"Hurry up and take her away. My old arms and legs can't carry her, and I'm worried that my waist will slip. Hurry up and don't burn her."
When the old lady said this, Ye Yaodong had already taken the child down, but she still refused to cooperate and twisted around in protest.
"You can't cook without experience, so go find your friends to play house first and practice."
"play house?"
"right."
"oh."
Ye Xiaoxi stopped twisting, obediently returned the spatula to the old lady, and ran out to play.
"Isn't this a simple thing? You guys don't know how to coax children. She is so easy to deceive, yet you still talk about her every day."
"If you are good at it, you can come."
"It's not impossible for me to stay at home every day."
"It doesn't hurt your back if you stand and talk. Go, go, I don't need you anymore. Go back to the house and lie down. I'll call you when it's time to eat."
Ye Yaodong glanced at the dishes on the table, picked up a shrimp tentacle, peeled it with his mouth, and walked to the room.
In the past few days, the boats in the village have been going out to sea one after another, but they all go out on the same day and return on the same day. There has been more seafood in the past two days.
Of course, not all ships go out to sea so late. There are also diligent ones who release their nets after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year and collect them the next day.
During the Chinese New Year, there is no need to worry about not having seafood to eat. Every household will have some dry goods. For seaside people, they can have no food on the table, but they cannot live without seafood.
When he lay on the bed at night, Lin Xiuqing kept telling him all kinds of safety precautions, and was still thinking about this trip, or simply asking his father to go with him, which would be safer.
If you want to collect the fresh food ship, you can ask someone to drive it again. Anyway, you just need to go to sea to collect the goods, and when you land, you will give the goods to Ah Cai, and if you can't sell them for money, give them to Wang Guangliang, and then issue a bill of goods and come back to her.
She could just go to Ah Cai every now and then to ask for accounts.
Ye Yaodong only comforted her and told her not to worry too much. Only he knew how good the new boat was. As long as there was no typhoon or strong winds and waves, there would generally be no problems.
The accident rate is high these days. In addition to the weather, the main reason is that the shipbuilding technology is not good enough to withstand strong winds and waves, and it cannot run very far.
And he had understood that Zhao Chengzhou and his ship might not have gone to the high seas yet, but were only in the general deep sea area, and at most they could go farther than the Dongsheng.
The boat on the Ocean No. 1 is more than enough for fishing near D. It is no worse than the boats of thirty or forty years later.
It can be said that when he buys this boat, apart from maintaining it every few years, it will make a lot of money in the future. At most, some machinery can be upgraded and replaced, and the appreciation ability is no worse than that of a house.
I have to say that some foreign technologies are indeed decades ahead of us in this era, but it is only a matter of time before we catch up.
Anyway, he just wanted to test the water on this trip, and he would not stay at sea for several months like Zhao Chengzhou's ship.
Lin Xiuqing actually knew that, but she was a little worried as the departure was approaching, so she wanted to give a few more words of advice.
"It's better not to go to sea in the future. It makes people worry. Now you can train a few more people and then be your own boss on the shore. At most, you can occasionally drive out to collect goods on a fresh-harvest ship and you can come back soon."
"We have many boats, so the fresh-harvesting boats don't need to be floating around on the sea all the time. They can just wait for other fishing boats to pick up the cargo. We can arrange it at home."
"You also keep saying that you want me to find a few more people to share the work, and that I should not be so busy and work so hard, but you still go to sea every day..."
"You say I'm so capable, but I don't think much about it."
Ye Yaodong put his arm around her shoulder and patted her, saying, "I want to rest more than you do, and I want to stay on the shore without going to sea to take risks, but everything must be on track before I can stay on the shore."
"Our family has money now, so booking a few boats is a relatively simple matter, but we also need manpower."
"This person is not cultivated so quickly. I have to get in touch with him slowly, cultivate him slowly, and then arrange the person and the boat accordingly. Then I can return to the shore with peace of mind and enjoy the happiness."
"Now, we must take the people out to sea by ourselves. After they are mature enough, we can arrange for others to do it. We certainly can't just hand over the ship to others casually."
Which company started out without the boss taking the lead and working hard? Only when it stabilizes can it enjoy happiness.
Of course he doesn't want to take risks at sea anymore, but now that he's just starting, he definitely has to do everything by himself.
In the current development, he basically picks a ship boss after getting familiar with the people on each ship, then changes to another ship and continues to coach people again.
Anyway, this arrangement has already taken shape.
Now the work of receiving goods on the shore has been agreed in advance and sold to Ah Cai, and there is no need for workers to take over. There is no money at all, so there is no need to worry. After several of his ships are on track, he will retreat behind the scenes.
Just collect the money when you arrive.
Then later, when collecting money, you can arrange a special person to collect the money, and get a public account, and all he has to do is just wait and receive the money.
It makes me happy just thinking about it...
However, he still had to work with Chuhai now, and he had to bring everyone up first.
When we enter the 1990s in a few years, navigation technology will definitely make a qualitative leap, and we will order more advanced fishing boats by then.
And if he works for a few more years, he can bring all the boatmen together. In fact, the most important thing is the person at the helm. An ordinary boatman only needs a little experience at sea. This is simple.
Only then can he let go and truly enjoy happiness.
Speaking of which, in fact, his father's experience in going to sea was not as good as his, so he let his father drive the fresh-harvest boats first and watch the six boats.
Moreover, his father is a bit old, and Lao Pei has retired at home to take care of his children, so he cannot exploit his father too harshly.
Then when he has a number of large boats of 20 to 30 meters, or 30 to 40 meters, small trawlers will become useless to him. He will do some favors and let the people who rent now or rent in the future
For those who want it, redeem it at a discount.
I made money and also earned my reputation.
So, he still has to continue working now, and although the hundreds of thousands on hand are a lot, they will be nothing in the future.
In the past few years, he still has to make money while accumulating, and then continue to order a few more big boats. The boatmen who follow him also have a hope that they will have the opportunity to take over fishing boats and get high dividends.
"I have a sense of proportion and a plan. As long as you don't object to what I do, I will be able to go ashore after a few years when I am on the right track."
"How could I object to what you do? You even wanted to open a fish canning factory in partnership with others, but I didn't even stop you. When I came back, I told you that it was because you took a loan of 200,000 yuan. This sounds scary. If you
If I just said that I bought a boat with all the money I earned, I wouldn’t be that excited.”
"Not much difference."
"Isn't this a big difference? One is getting his own money, and the other is paying money owed to the country."
"Oh, just let this matter be over, don't talk about it anymore."
Lin Xiuqing also stopped talking and stopped talking.
Ye Yaodong continued: "When we get the five boats in Zhouzhou City at the end of the year, our family wealth will definitely double in the coming year. Repayment will be a simple matter, and it is not a big deal in itself."
"Then when I make some money, I will make another plan and continue to book a boat. If I do, I will definitely look at 40 Meters. This boat is not cheap."
"But this year I have been working for a year, and I will definitely know how the harvest is. If I can make money, I will continue to do it. The people I bring now can also come in handy."
"We have worked hard for several years, but our best days are yet to come."
Lin Xiuqing also touched his face and said, "Well, then you will have to work hard for a few more years."
"We have worked hard together for several years."
"Go to bed early, we have to go to sea tomorrow morning."
"Fortunately, we are going to sea in the morning anyway, so don't get up in the middle of the night..."
Ye Yaodong turned over and went to sea tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happened, he would not be back until early next month.
Lin Xiuqing also knew it and felt sorry for him.
When he got up early the next morning, the whole family was already there except the children.
His father didn't have to go to sea today, but he came over with his mother to have a look.
After breakfast, they first went to Mazu Temple to offer incense, and met a lot of people during the process.
Originally, today was the day that Ocean 1 was scheduled to go out to sea, but later he thought that he might as well discuss with everyone and move several ships together to go out to sea today and set off together. Anyway, it was a good day.
With his current status, he also has the right to speak. If there is nothing wrong with what he says, everyone will generally agree with it.
After the workers arrived, they all waited at the workshop to set off. Most of them went to Mazu Temple to offer incense and worship.
After waiting for time, Ye Yaodong took them each to the corresponding ship and gave them a few more instructions.
Father Ye was worried that Ye Yaodong was young and would not be able to perform rituals, so he also boarded the boat with him. Then he took a pile of yellow paper and walked back and forth, and took turns throwing the sacrifices prepared in advance along the fishing boat into the sea.
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Yesterday, Ye Yaodong drove the Ocean 1 back to the sea in advance because of the transportation of supplies. However, because of the deep water, it stopped far away, in the middle of the sea.
You can't see it at all from your doorstep, you can only see it a little bit when you come out of the pier.
He allowed his father to arrange the ritual for him to go to sea, and he first took people to check everywhere and unlocked what should be unlocked.
After his father was done with his work, they went to burn incense in front of the enshrined statue of Mazu, and then invited the statue of Mazu back to the cabin.
"Dongzi, I'm not going with you this time. Can you do that? How about we change?"
"No, it can be done. This boat is ahead. You don't have to worry too much. Just go back to the shore. After finishing the work, it's time for me to set off. I can't keep Uncle Zhao waiting for too long."
"Then be careful. Fortunately, you have grown a lot in the past few years. You didn't go away for too long this time. If anything goes wrong, just come back. I also told Lao Zhao to take more care of you.
If you have any issues or questions, please ask others."
"I know."
His father had frequent contacts with Zhao Chengzhou during this period. He asked Uncle Jingye to invite people in every three days to have a drink and build a good relationship. During the Chinese New Year, he even specially gave them a New Year gift.
"With you acting like this now, I'm somewhat relieved. Then I'll get off the ship?"
"Um."
Father Ye turned his head three times with each step, and then hesitated when he was about to step off the boat, "You really don't need me?"
Ye Yaodong was ready to go to the helm, but he could only shake his head when asked by his father, "No need for you, just stay at home and go out to collect the goods the next day, then go to the city to dock and weigh the goods to Ah Cai.
"
"All right."
Father Ye climbed out of the boat and returned to the boat.
But he didn't sail away immediately. Instead, he waited on the boat and watched his boat move.
The other six boats also lifted anchor one after another and slowly headed towards the sea.
When the six ships were moving forward, Ocean One also turned its bow and headed towards the sea.
In no time, there were more than six boats and they were at the front.
The six boats behind also started to speed up.
Father Ye stood on the boat and sighed with emotion as he watched several long boats rushing towards the sea together.
"These children have really grown up and can support themselves..."
"I'm getting old..."
"You have to watch the young people do it..."
After several boats were no longer visible, Ye's father drove the boat towards another boat on the sea, which was Pei's father's boat.
The Harvest has been given to A Guang since the new year. Today, when we go to sea, Father Pei also came out to see her off.
Father Ye has no objection to Father Pei, not to mention that they are not only in-laws, but also old acquaintances for many years.
He felt that even for the sake of his son-in-law, he had to interact more with Father Pei to avoid being confused by the wind on his pillow.
Anyway, he won't have to be at sea every day, and Lao Pei won't have to go to sea. The two of them can meet up to have more drinks and chat.
And he was honest and upright. Mother Ye couldn't blame him for drinking every other day. He drank the wine with good reason!
It is to help the son-in-law look after his biological father and not get confused.
Ye's mother had to support her and stop scolding her.
"The in-laws don't need to go out to sea? Can A Dong alone drive such a big boat?" Pei's father asked doubtfully.
Father Ye smiled and said, "Yes, the child has grown up and can make decisions. He can do everything better than me, so I don't need to keep an eye on him anymore."
"Although Adong is very capable, such a big ship can go far, so you can rest assured..."
"There's nothing to worry about. I'm not as familiar with this ship as he is. He has already left the army, and I also told my friends to take care of it. I probably won't be of much use with my old bones, so I can only do it for him.
Watch more at home."
"You're quite open-minded."
"Is there anything unimaginable about this? In the past few years, he has been working hard there. I only helped when it was time to help. In fact, the most important thing is that he dares to do it and fight hard."
Lao Pei nodded and said nothing more.
"It will be even better if you continue. You can retire at home directly. You don't have to go to sea. You can just hold your children and count money at home. Your life will be comfortable."
"Haha, you have to count the money there. You still have to do what you have to do. There is also a lot of work in the fields. You have to go out to collect the goods every day. You have to be busy at the same time."
"That's at least better than being at sea. Now the sea is left to the children, and we are getting old. From now on, it's all about the young people."
"Yes, from now on the world will be dominated by young people, and we are getting old."
"Haha, you are getting stronger with age..."
"Haha, let's go back and talk. The sea is not the place to talk."
"Go back first and sit at home later..."
Father Ye and Father Pei drove a boat back to the dock first.
Ye Yaodong drove the big boat at the front, high-spirited and turned his head to look at the six boats behind him from time to time.
This was because he deliberately slowed down, otherwise if he rushed out, those ships would not be able to catch up.
And they are also making fun of me in small channels...
"Dongzi, your boat is so handsome..."
"You just rushed out, and the white water on both sides seemed to have opened a path, and you couldn't even close it."
"I just drove past me, and the comparison really pales in comparison."
"When will we be able to sail on such a big ship? Hahaha..."
"Stop dreaming, it's only a hundred thousand, even if you sell your whole family, it won't be enough."
"Not only is it not enough, even if you sell your whole family together, you can't make it up..."
At first glance, these words were spoken by a harmful friend.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "Your new ship has just been launched, and you are thinking of changing the ship again?"
"Haha, of course you have to have a dream."
"If you think about it, you can still think about it. Maybe you will get rich this year. If you get rich for a few years in a row, it will probably be enough. I can't compare with you, but you can think about it first."
"Hahaha, there will always be hope. Bless us to make a lot of money every year."
"Dongzi, how far do you have to sail your boat?"
"The deep sea is probably a little further than yours. It doesn't seem to go to the high seas. Other people's boats are only about 30 meters long, and they are not as big as mine."
"Then I'm not allowed to follow your lead?"
"Shit, they are all old people. It's good if they don't look down on me as a young boy. They follow my lead. Don't even think about it."
"That's not certain. Your reputation may have spread throughout the fishermen's circles in the town. At your age, you can afford such a big boat. They all have to weigh it."
"Who knows? Besides, I'll take a closer look after getting in touch. I met two ship bosses some time ago. Their ships are very complicated. There are seven or eight people on one ship working together, and the others are all relatives."
"So this is what you are capable of. Just hearing that this boat belongs to you alone will make them salute you."
"Stop flattering me..."
While everyone was driving towards the town, they were discussing the matter.
It was my first time to go to sea after the New Year, and everyone was very excited.
As for Azheng and Xiaoxiao, it was their first day out on a new ship, gearing up to have a big fight. They kept talking, and they were the ones who got the most out of it.
After arriving near the town, Ye Yaodong began to slow down, while the other six boats continued to move forward without stopping. They were only notified in the channel that they were going to go their separate ways.
Their six boats were heading in one direction, and Ye Yaodong had to find Zhao Chengzhou to follow them.
He arrived in advance of the scheduled time, and then waited for Zhao Chengzhou's ship on the sea.
There are still big red flowers tied on the top of Yuanyang 1, which is very conspicuous and easy to recognize.
Not long after he stopped on the sea, a large ship came over and greeted him.
"Adong is here, hahaha, your ship is so majestic. I heard your father say it a few days ago, but now I can actually see it. What your father said is not an exaggeration."
"Uncle Zhao, haha, the ship parked in the shelter some time ago and did not sail out, otherwise I should have given you a look earlier."
"It's not too late to see it now. I've gained experience. It's amazing! When I sold that boat to you, I couldn't have imagined that in just a few years, you would have bought such a big boat. You can do whatever you want with it.
Off to the high seas."
"I'm lucky. I've made a little money in the past few years, and it's all thanks to Uncle Zhao's care and selling the boat to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today. Your boat brought me great luck."
"Haha, it's better to have my boat and make you rich?"
"Isn't that right? It's all thanks to Uncle Zhao. Next, I have to trouble Uncle Zhao to take care of you. I'm young and don't have as much experience as you. Next, I have to trouble you as a senior. My father also asked me to listen to you more.
."
Ye Yaodong smiled and praised the other party.
"Where is your father? Why didn't you see him?"
"If he doesn't come, we still have to leave the family's fresh harvesting boat to him."
"Your father is so relieved that he just let you sail out by yourself. But you are also amazing. You have accumulated such a big fortune in just a few years. Maybe we will join you in the second half of the year.
, let’s see if we can make a big fortune.”
"Hahaha, I don't dare to make a fortune casually, I'm just trying my luck. Let's deal with the first half of the year first, make money in the first half of the year, and then think about the second half of the year."
"That's right..." Zhao Chengzhou looked at him with a smile and sighed, "Awesome, really awesome... I have done a good thing, hahaha."
"That's necessary. I got rich only by taking over your ship. Uncle Zhao must have made a lot of money from that ship, so he went to renovate this ship."
"That's true. I made a little money, so I dared to change to a bigger ship."
Ye Yaodong exchanged some pleasantries before asking him again, "Where is the other boat? Is it ready?"
"It's almost time. Today is the first day to go to sea. Everyone has been busy for a while. Let's wait here. When they are well, they will naturally drive out."
"Okay, there are only 3 boats for us, right?"
"Yes, plus you have three boats. You have also met the boss of that boat at your father's house. He is also an old friend of mine for many years. I also saw that he made more money by buying a big boat, and then he encouraged me to buy it, so I
Follow him and do it."
"Okay, let's wait slowly, don't be in a hurry, it's just dawn."
Zhao Chengzhou asked: "Have you offered incense to Mazu? By the way, the small statues of Mazu on my boat were invited to your village. I don't know who had such thoughtful ideas and carved a batch of small statues of Mazu.
Enshrined."
"When we go out to sea, we need to have a Mazu standing there. Even at sea, we can worship and offer incense every day. Seeing that Mazu is there makes us feel at ease."
When the workers on the ship heard this, they couldn't wait to show off, "Hey, uncle, you are complimenting the right person. This is the suggestion made by our Dong brother."
"He just thought that when our fishing boats go out on the sea, we can worship Mazu every day and ask for Mazu's blessings."
"More than that, the Mazu temple in our village was so big because Brother Dong salvaged a big cauldron from the sea and donated it to the museum. Then the country provided financial support, and the newspaper called on the ship bosses to donate, and then it was built."
Zhao Chengzhou was surprised, "So it's you. I heard that someone seemed to have donated a lot of things, and then the government supported the construction. We were at sea at that time, so we didn't go there. I only heard that we could invite a small statue of Mazu on the ship.
At that time, I just donated 100 yuan of sesame oil money.”
Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "It happened several years ago. Mazu's birthday has been very lively in the village in recent years. Have you ever been there to see it?"
"I think about it, but it's always at sea. You know, our ship will only last for half a year after it goes out."
He nodded and understood that making money was important, not to mention that being able to buy such a big ship would probably drain his family fortune.
The two of them were chatting back and forth on the two boats side by side. After a while, another boat, also about 30 meters tall, came over.
He has also met this ship boss, his name is Ding Daming. His father also invited him in a few days ago to have a drink at his hometown.
"I'm late, haha, the junior is not efficient enough in doing things, so I was delayed for a while."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a short wait."
"Wow...this new boat of yours is amazing? It's more than forty meters long?"
Ye Yaodong said politely: "44 meters, Uncle Ding."
"This is outrageous..." He turned around and scolded the juniors on the boat.
"Look at you, and then look at others... they are all about the same age, and they have already sailed on a 44-meter boat. What about you..."
Zhao Chengzhou smiled and said: "Don't talk about juniors, we both can't compare? We two old guys have been compared."
"Yeah, I really didn't expect that there is such a powerful young man..."
"Now that everything is ready, let's set off, walk and talk, and go to the small channel. We will have to drive for several hours to get to the fishing point."
"Okay, let's go quickly..."
Chapter completed!