Early the next morning, Ye Yaodong slept until nearly 8 o'clock before being woken up by Lin Xiuqing.
This was what he had explained the day before. Workers came to work at 8:30, and he had to follow them and direct people to work.
After Ye Mu learned about his plan the day before, yesterday afternoon she had people take the time to filter the fish sauce that could be filtered but not yet filtered, and put it into some empty tanks.
All the containers that could be freed were used as much as possible, and the remaining dregs were used again to make the second dew. All the empty containers were cleaned.
It has been drying all night and is almost dry. Ye Yaodong can immediately instruct people to move it.
He is also vigorous and resolute.
After looking around, I had a good idea and immediately asked the workers to take the big tanks and barrels that my mother had cleaned and pull them one by one to the dock, and then move them to the ship.
As long as it is related to fish sauce, we will move everything to the city without leaving anything that can be moved.
The remaining fish sauce in the tank can also be stacked in the corner for peripheral delivery and replenishment.
Then, we arranged to unload about 20,000 to 30,000 jins of squid this morning and move them to the dried fish workshop next door.
Ye Yaodong listened to the weather forecast specifically last night. It turned cloudy and sunny today, and it will be sunny tomorrow too, so he can rest assured and do some work first.
He planned to let people divide the squid into two parts, one part was dried before being cooked, and the other part was cooked and dried into strips to make shredded squid.
Anyway, he has a lot of goods. Once this batch is finished, there will be more in the next batch.
Several large pots have been set up in the workshop, and the boiling water is boiling. As soon as the squid is brought in, it starts to be cooked before it has thawed.
Those old aunts had been idle for a few days and had already gathered around the pot with their sleeves on. They could hardly wait to work.
It is also very convenient to process this squid, much faster than killing fish.
After cooking, take it out in a drain basket, disembowel it, remove the head, and cut the body part into strips, then tie it up with a rope to dry in the sun, and then tear it into small strips when the time comes.
Everyone cooks the squid first, since it can be cooked without defrosting, and then waits for it to defrost before killing and spreading it out to dry.
Throughout the morning, people came and went in the two workshops here. Women were busy inside, and men were moving in and out, unloading goods, and the work was in full swing.
Onlookers looked and talked at the door.
Although Ye Yaodong didn't start working, he was still going back and forth giving instructions and talking, and he was busy all morning without touching the ground.
There are many fermentation containers in the fish sauce workshop, and they are piled up outside the open space. Those tanks and barrels take up a lot of space, and they will also take up space if they are moved to the boat.
As a result, except for the largest one, Ocean No. 1, he had not loaded it. The other boats were all piled up and they had not finished loading. However, there were only a few boats on one boat.
He had no choice but to instruct people to put more dried fish in the buckets into those buckets, just to pull them over in one trip, otherwise he would always feel like he was losing money on gas.
When the equipment was almost ready, after lunch, he asked a few workers, each to drive a boat, and send them all to the city together.
And he also called in advance and told Wang Guangliang and the others to pick him up at the pier in the evening.
After the boat moved, he sat down completely to take a breath, then relaxed and began to patrol slowly.
The old aunts are also very efficient. In one morning, the construction sites of the two workshops were covered with squid, which were all dried and cooked. The upper and lower layers were staggered and dried in many layers.
When it comes time to dry the fresh thawed ones in the afternoon, I separate them and dry them all next to the beach where the kelp was dried last year. Anyway, I just need to wait until the evening to bring them to the workshop.
It is threaded with a rope to dry, and it is also convenient to collect it. The whole line can be collected together.
Lin Xiuqing worked all day long. When the sun went down, she couldn't straighten her back. The key was that not all the goods she had unloaded this morning had been packed away.
"I asked those aunts to work overtime at night and continue to work. I don't know when the day will change. I will take advantage of the sun to shine today."
"Well, I don't think there's any need to collect those goods on the beach tonight. I'll arrange for five or six people to go there and guard them at night."
In the village or at the doorstep of your own home, you can feel more at ease.
"Well, I can't help it. There are too many. I need to dry them quickly. Oops, my waist——"
Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand to rub her lower back. His hands were large and covered a wide area. He could press half of her waist with one hand.
"Don't be like this, you're outside."
"What are you afraid of? We are a legal couple and we are not playing hooligans."
"I'll listen to the weather forecast later in the evening. If the weather is good the day after tomorrow, you can have some people move it out to dry in the sun tomorrow. Will it thaw if it's kept on the boat?"
"It's not easy to thaw in a closed space. I'll unload some more tomorrow depending on the situation."
"Um·...
Ye Yaodong walked beside her, rubbing her lower back as he walked.
Before I even reached the door, I ran into Secretary Chen who was coming over.
"Are you busy yet?"
"No, it's early, so I didn't see that there are people in the workshop, all working there."
"This means there is money to be made."
"Then I don't know. Anyway, I haven't seen the money yet. There is a lot of backlog of goods. I don't know if I will get rid of it."
Secretary Chen nodded and did not continue talking about this topic, but brought him a piece of news.
"The results for the advanced youth who applied for you two years ago will probably be available in the next two days. You should be 100% certain. When the results come out, you have to go to the city in person to receive the award, receive the honorary commendation, and take photos. In the past few days, you have
Don’t go to sea.”
"Ah, so fast?"
"What's so fast? It's not so fast. It was almost the same time in previous years.'
Ye Yaodong smiled with a smile on his face, "Okay, then I will stay at home in the past few days and not go to sea. How can I be so sure? I am 90% certain?"
"If you are not sure of it, who is sure of it? Didn't you go to the city to receive the commendation from the city last year? You are the representative of the fishermen.
Someone who has received awards from the city, who is more suitable than you?"
"If this year's kelp hadn't been harvested until next month, I could have blown it again. Although I can't launch the satellite, but speaking from facts, you are also a model of leading the whole village to get rich."
"It's too late to talk about this now. I'll go to the county to publicize it for you in the second half of the year and help you set an example.
Fight for honor." Secretary Chen said with a smile.
"Oh, that's troublesome for you, haha. Come on, let's go to the house and talk slowly. We still have shredded squid dried on the boat at home. I'll take some back home for the children at home."
"That's not necessary. I just saw that you were back and thought of reminding you, so that if the weather gets better now, you won't have to go to sea for a few months and no one will claim the honor. It's a pity."
"good."
"Besides, we have to harvest kelp next month. If you are not in the village, I am worried that I will not be able to find you."
"I know. I know it well. Remember, if I'm not here, Ah Qing will help weigh the goods."
"That's good."
When Ye Yaodong came back yesterday, he saw that the sea was dark and full of growing kelp.
In the past, there were boats all around the coast, but now the boats have to put their nets a little further out.
If this year's harvest is good, everyone will be able to make money, and the village will definitely be bigger next year. The kelp farming in their village can be considered a success. From now on, the villagers just need to follow the steps.
And the village cadres will definitely do their best to publicize it. There is no doubt that it will spread to the entire county by then. It is only a matter of time.
It was almost time for dinner, so Ye Yaodong invited people to his home for dinner, and asked his children to call his father to come over early and have a few drinks with him.
When Father Ye saw Secretary Chen coming to the house for dinner, he was also smiling and enthusiastic. He immediately asked Mother Ye to get some wine.
Mother Ye gave him a few hard blows behind his back and urged him to go to sea early the next morning.
"Hurry up, out of sight and out of mind. I stay at home every day and drink as much as I can. Either this or that. There are many reasons."
"Why are you so anxious? It will take two days for their ship to arrive before I can go out to collect the goods. They just left at night."
The old lady quickly said: "You can sail Dongzi's new ship and go for him. Didn't we already agree? He is doing things at home, so you can change with him."
"Who told you?"
Ye Yaodong smiled and looked at his father, "Dad, I think so too. I definitely won't have time to be at sea for a long time in the near future. It would be a waste to park the boat there. Why don't you drive out first? Then I will drive the boat at home for a while to collect fresh food."
, by the way, do you want to take care of things at home first?”
The old lady said: "Dongzi has so many things to do, you should help him more and listen to him more."
Ye Mu also echoed, "He still makes shredded squid and runs a fish canning factory in partnership with others. The village is still counting on him. You should quickly change with him. Anyway, you are free when you are idle."
"Why am I so free? I come and go, I'm very busy."
"You're busy, you're busy, you're busy drinking."
"Without me helping him share the burden, how could he have accomplished so many great things?"
"It's all your fault! You're so capable, but I haven't seen you let me enjoy this life for a few years." Ye Mu said angrily.
Ye Yaodong saw that his mother was about to quarrel again and interrupted her.
He was talking about business, and the old couple would bicker at every turn.
"I'm serious, dad. I'm very busy. I told you yesterday. I spent a lot of money to buy that boat, so I can't just sit there idle. I can count on you. You are my
The strongest backing, let’s replace it for now?”
Father Ye nodded, "Okay, I don't have any objections, and I didn't say not to go. They all think I'm in the way now, why don't they all have to count on me?"
"Yes, that's right. Don't I have to count on you to help me? Otherwise, how could I accomplish so many things?"
Father Ye was satisfied, "Originally, at home and at sea, how can I be missing inside and outside? I drink to do business, to connect with people emotionally, and to have good relationships with them, so that I can talk to them easily in the future."
"Yes, yes, this necessary social interaction is indispensable for building a good relationship."
"Yeah, what a great chat I had with Lao Chen yesterday. Everyone called me "older brother" and said that I am now a prominent person in the village...
Mother Ye rolled her eyes and said, "Everyone would die from hearing this. Just a few polite words, but you still take it seriously."
"Are you kidding? Of course my father is now a well-known person in the village. Just like you, mother, no matter where you go, people will give you a few compliments."
Mother Ye couldn't hold her lips down even if she wanted to.
"We have a meal and a lot of things to do. The workers over there have started to get busy, so you should go over there and keep an eye on it."
Ye Yaodong looked at his father, "Dad, it's settled. I'll let them unload the cargo in the cabin in the next few days, and you can make arrangements in advance. It just so happened that after the boatmen finished the work in the workshop, they
I can go to sea with you."
"Well, I can do it anytime after you finish unloading the goods."
After the meal, the couple walked to the workshop, and Lin Xiuqing said with a smile.
"Mom is also focused on you now. Seeing dad drinking at home every day feels like an eyesore."
"No matter how much face I earned for her, I even gave her gold jewelry during the Chinese New Year."
"When are you going to the city to ask your godfather?"
"It's only been two days. If you're not in a hurry, let's take a look tomorrow. Wait for Hong Wenle to come over first. He didn't come yesterday. He will probably come today."
"good."
Ye Yaodong asked workers to unload another 20,000 kilograms this morning. The unloading yesterday had already been handled overnight.
By the way, yesterday he also agreed with Secretary Chen that he would lend him the abandoned old primary school in the village and the open space next to the grain drying field for drying in the past few days.
Hong Wenle arrived in the morning, and he happened to be directing people to work, so he took people to visit his two workshops.
I have visited before, but this time the things on display are different, and of course the experience is also different.
Ye Yaodong also stuffed a handful of shredded squid for him to chew while chatting.
The two of them sat at the gate of the workshop and finalized the cooperation. They also handed over all the processing machines that needed to be obtained to Hong Wenle. Anyway, he had no way and no understanding.
But when he talked about this, his mind started to change again.
"You can get a fish canning assembly line machine, but can you also get a seafood dryer?"
He showed him the squid shreds he was chewing on his hand, and pointed to the open space where there were pieces of food hanging out to dry.
"Look, I can only rely on the most primitive way of showing off.'
"The original ones are the best, even better than the imported ones."
"You can have a two-pronged approach. It would be best if you have a dryer. This also avoids the loss if nothing can be done on a rainy day."
"That's true, but now there are also domestic ones, and domestic ones are cheaper. My way is to import them, which will be more expensive."
"Let's ask around. If there are any, I'll make a comparison. I'll also ask my godfather to help me find out about domestic machines. Then I'll think about it."
"OK."
Hong Wenle chewed the shredded squid and sighed, "Why didn't I think of making shredded squid? You are left to eat alone. This thing is no worse than canned fish, and it is more popular. Canned fish is eaten by poor people abroad, so it is very popular in China.
, shredded squid is different, if it can be packaged, it will be more high-end————.”
Ye Yaodong was also very moved after hearing his words.
It must be made into bags, but he can't eat it in one go and become a big fat man. He has to take it easy.
When I caught this big red squid, I suddenly thought about making shredded squid.
Originally, he didn't have any big plans and no big business in mind. Only when he encountered it would he think about it and figure out whether it was feasible.
"Take your time - I'm making dried fish, fish sauce, and now shredded squid, and I'm partnering with you to build a fish cannery. I'm doing it very complicated, step by step."
"How about we also work together on this?"
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "I've already started working on it. I'll talk about it later. You'd better get the fish canned factory busy first."
"That's right. I have to go step by step and get the land approved. Since you have no problem, I'll have someone draw up a contract later. After signing it, I'll start construction and have someone build the factory first."
"good."
We have just talked about it. According to the proportion of investment between the two, he is the fourth and Hong Wenle is the sixth, and Hong Wenle is fully responsible for the management.
After all, he still has to make shredded squid, and there are so many boats at home, and he doesn’t have any extra energy. The partners also want to get involved and get a share of the pie when the time comes, otherwise they will have too much cash...
It's just because there is too much money that he has to spend it more hard and turn it into an industry.
By accumulating money over the past few years, when the 1990s arrive, there will be rapid development and economic relaxation, and he will have more to spend.
Just now we argued with Hong Wenle to get 40%, otherwise this guy would only give 30%.
The two chatted until noon. Ye Yaodong asked someone to stay for dinner. Hong Wenle refused, saying that he already had an appointment at noon and would change it for another time. He got on his motorcycle and drove away.
"Brother Dong, your friend actually owns a motorcycle. He looks so awesome."
As soon as the person left, some workers came over to inquire.
After all, those who can ride a motorcycle these days are not ordinary people. They are the center of attention wherever they go.
"Then I think Brother Dong's motorcycle is still more majestic. His motorcycle is not as big as Brother Dong's."
"Isn't that nonsense? Brother Dong is from the military, so his motorcycle can't be compared."
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "Stop bragging, I was eliminated, and that one is new."
"I know this man, the owner of the restaurant in town, has a good relationship with Brother Dong. Brother Dong even gave him a tuna——"
"That's still the grandeur of Brother Dong..."
Ye Yaodong ignored their flattery and went to see the unloading situation in the morning. After Hong Wenle arrived, he kept talking with him.
After discussing the matter, I explained it and had no time to take care of it.
I just went to see the unloaded goods, and the old aunties were talking all over the place.
"Ah Dong, your friend just rode a motorcycle and looked very majestic. Is he married? Let me introduce him to Dongqing -"
"Where are the young people from? They can ride motorcycles, so the conditions shouldn't be bad."
Ye Yaodong glanced at Pei Dongqing, who was helping to light the fire with his head lowered, "I am an overseas Chinese who has returned from studying abroad, so the conditions must not be bad."
"Oh, there's no chance, that's too much difference——"
"Then you can help introduce me to see if there are any workers among your relatives——"
Regardless of whether they are idle or not, these aunties like to have the richest family in the East and the West in the West as long as they sit together, and they want to play matchmaker when they catch the young ones.
There are also many young people in the workshop who rely on them for successful matchmaking.
The work he does here is very popular now, and even the people who work with him are in demand. When he goes out, he has a straighter back than others.
Ye Yaodong took a look at the progress and went to Ah Qing first to tell her about the exchange he had just had with Hong Wenle.
And after dinner, he had to go to town to see the land he had chosen. He had made an appointment just now.
Back and forth, he worked at home for another two days before planning to go to the city to find his godfather.
In four or five days, whether it was possible or not, there should be some news, although he was confused as to why there was no call.
He was riding a motorcycle and arrived at lunch time, and Director Chen happened to be at home after get off work.
It had only been a few days, but this time he didn't move a bunch of big and small bags, he only took a cigarette.
As soon as Director Chen saw him, he said, "You didn't come today, so I plan to call you tomorrow and ask you to come to my house for dinner and chat by the way."
"I'm in a hurry, haha."
"The main reason is that the machine factory hasn't responded yet. Director Yu from the industrial and commercial department gave me several phone numbers and addresses, and asked you to just call and contact me. She said she had already made arrangements on the phone."
Ye Yaodong looked happy, "Well, at least one thing has been solved, and the sales of the goods are guaranteed. If there is no one to pull the strings, how can these factories pay attention to anyone."
The quantity was so large that even Ah Cai had a headache.
If we can add more factories now, then we can reserve targeted goods.
"I wrote down the number for you and I'll get it for you. I asked someone from the machinery factory, but there's still no reply. I'm still thinking of giving you a call tomorrow, Friday, if there's still no reply.
This must be in hot demand, and you have to reserve it. You have to ask for details on whether it will be available and when it will be available."
"Okay, there's no rush. Anyway, there's good weather in the past two days. I've already started drying it. I'll wait and do it slowly. Whenever there's one, I'll do it. If it doesn't happen, then I can only ask my friends to do the import.
of."
Director Chen nodded, "It doesn't matter if you have friends with connections. If you have multiple connections, you can prepare with multiple hands."
After Ye Yaodong got the note, there were five or six numbers, names, and addresses on it.
He just said that since there was news, it was impossible not to call him.
Wait for him to finish his meal and call these numbers when he goes out. Once he is in touch, he will come to your door.
While I'm in the city today, let's settle this matter and take a look at what products these factories need.
When he gets back, he will tell his father and ask him to pay attention to it. Sell what should be sold and keep what should be kept. When you come back from the next trip to sea, you don't have to worry about too much goods to sell.
"It's a rural area. The electricity has just been connected for a few years, and the voltage is unstable. If we really bring the machine over, we still have to solve the circuit problem. "The boss is from the Electricity Bureau. When the time comes, I will ask him if I can apply. I have to check the power first.
How big."
"Okay, it's indeed troublesome. I have to trouble my godfather to ask everywhere——"
Director Chen waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal. It's all about the enthusiasm of the neighbors. Once it's done, you can just thank them properly."
"That's for sure."
"We haven't eaten yet. Let's eat first and chat while we eat. You will stay here tonight. If there is a letter tomorrow, I will tell you about it."
"Okay, I'll just stay here for two days, visit everyone on the list, and finish what needs to be done."
Chapter completed!