Although it was midnight, there were still many shirtless workers sitting there chatting as usual.
Everyone came back very early today and had rested long ago.
Ye Yaodong had been busy going back and forth all day, and he felt like he was soaked in it. As soon as he entered the door, he took off his clothes and pants while talking.
There is no need to deal with those goods overnight now. They will be sent out tomorrow anyway, which saves the trouble.
After taking off his clothes, he also took off a bag of money from his body. It was bulging and there was no sound at all when he took it off.
They were all banknotes. When he sold goods, he wiped off all the small changes to save a pile of coins, which would make too much noise.
Father Ye kept following behind and took the money by the way, "Such a big bag!"
He looked happy and smiled, "Why is there no sound? How much did it cost?"
Ye Yaodong stretched out his index finger and put it to his mouth to shush.
"Keep your voice down and count."
Father Ye looked outside and saw that the doors and windows were all closed, and he responded in a low voice, "Hey."
"I think there was more than 10,000 yuan, and all the change was wiped out, so there was no sound."
"Why did you erase all the small change? It doesn't matter if it's just a few cents, a dime or two is a lot."
"They bought it for hundreds and thousands of kilograms, but we are still short of a cent or two? If we use a little less, they will be happy. If we put it nicely, we will treat it as a friend and will come to see me next time.
"
When he collected the money, he didn't have time to tidy it up, so he stuffed it all in at once. The bag of money was messy and bulging.
"You are the only one who can speak." Father Ye fell down on the mat, a pile full of them, and lowered his voice happily, "So many!"
Most of them are in denominations of 10 yuan, totaling more than 10,000, which is equivalent to about 100,000 yuan in denominations, but the visual impact is different.
Nowadays, wages are generally in the tens of dollars, and the impact of an amount of more than 10,000 yuan is equivalent to a critical hit for ordinary people.
"There's a boatload of goods." Ye Yaodong said and was already counting.
Father Ye also quickly licked his thumb and index finger and counted.
The father and son were quiet, with only a slight sound of counting money.
There were sounds of workers talking and taking a shower outside the house.
After counting, Ye Yaodong tied up the whole number of 10,000 yuan with a rubber band, and tied the few thousand yuan with yesterday's few thousand yuan.
"One...seventeen thousand...seven thousand two..."
"Isn't it normal to carry more than one hundred and twenty tons of cargo?"
Father Ye slapped his thigh fiercely, "Those who step on the horse will let the damn fresh harvest ship make money to death."
"Who are you scolding? Are you scolding me?"
"Haha, it should be done, we make it ourselves, there are no cheap outsiders."
"You also have to find a good way to collect fresh food in order to sell it. With such a large amount, can just one person eat it? And you have to pay a lot of cash."
"Yes, we are all on our own, so it's good that we don't have to advance money."
Ye Yaodong wrapped the sum of 10,000 yuan in newspapers as usual and locked it in the suitcase. In addition, it was not kept alone. It was already night and he would calculate the money to other fishing boats tomorrow.
“How much points are given to other fishing boats?”
"It's more than 8,000. Except for Zhou Da's ship, we have shares in all other ships, but we will divide this up at the end of the month."
"There are only a few days left. It will be the end of the month in just six or seven days. Now if a typhoon blows, I don't know when we can go to sea in calm conditions..."
"Then we can't break the rules. If we agree to pay dividends at the end of the month, we'll calculate it at the end of the month. Sometimes we can't make it at sea, so there's no other way. We postpone it to the beginning of the month or a day or two in advance. It's not the time yet, and there are still so many days left.
No rush."
"Okay, if you say there's no rush, then there's no rush."
"I've made the majority of it, so I'll give it away in part. Why should I be anxious?"
"Today I see that they have almost finished laying the tiles, and the carpenters are building doors and windows. They should be able to put them in one after another tomorrow."
"Um."
There are too many houses, and their workers have all gone to sea these days. When they first came here, they were just clearing the land and planting vegetables, and didn't do much to help the carpenters install beams.
Now that the typhoon has taken a break, I have free time to hurry up and catch up.
"When everything is sorted out in the past few days, it will be the end of the month. You won't be able to collect another rent next month!"
Ye Yaodong smiled and looked at his father unexpectedly, "Dad, it's a pity that you don't want to be a charter worker. You have already calculated this in advance."
"Then... I figured it out. This is how it is. I just came here a few days ago and the construction here has not been completed. I want to give everyone a place to settle first. That's okay, but after the construction is completed, the rent will definitely be collected!"
"
Father Ye spoke so righteously, but those who didn't know it thought it was his house and were collecting rent from Ye Yaodong.
"Yes, it's very appropriate. After calculating the accounts at the end of the month and getting the dividends, I'll mention it to them, which will be just in time to collect another amount of rent."
"That's it. Compared to the money everyone gets, a month's rent is nothing. However, now I heard that it has risen to 20 yuan a month. Ours is still a newly built building, and it is such a big building.
An open space..."
"Then it's only 20 yuan. It's inappropriate to charge more than others."
"Well, you have so much money, why don't you take the time to remit it back tomorrow?"
"That's okay. I brought 10,000 yuan with me when I came out. I'll remit 10,000 yuan back tomorrow. It just balances the account. I spent some money on buying tiles a few days ago, and I added fuel and ice to the three boats. There's not much money left with me.
It’s more, I just made some money from this trip to sea.”
"If you remit 10,000 yuan, you will still have more than 10,000 yuan left, which is enough for gas and ice next time. Don't put too much money on you."
"Um."
After Ye Yaodong put away the money, he went out to fetch water and take a bath. He also rubbed and stepped on his clothes casually. After passing through a stream of water, he hung them to dry on the rope in the corridor.
The corridor was still covered with mats, and there were already a row of people sleeping, snoring one after another.
Tomorrow we will clean the floor of the room upstairs, spread some straw, and put on a straw mat to sleep on.
At least it can protect you from the wind and rain, and you don't have to sleep on the corridor, otherwise it will rain a little during a typhoon and you will get soaked in the middle of the night.
Early the next morning, the sun still came out, but the temperature was not that high, and the wind was very cool.
The workers had already gone to work upstairs early in the morning to help lay the tiles. There were also many people coming and going on the construction site, moving the tiles back and forth.
His father is still telling everyone: "Let's help each other today and fix the doors and windows so that we can sleep in the house at night..."
Ye Yaodong saw them talking and ate first.
When his brothers and friends saw him waking up, they all took the initiative to come around his table and talk. They were all waiting for reconciliation, and everyone basically understood it tacitly.
"After I finish eating, we will reconcile the accounts for the shipment from the day before yesterday."
"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly..."
"I don't know if this typhoon will have a big impact. When will it pass, we will just start doing this, and then the typhoon will come..."
"Whatever you are afraid of, we are already here. When the typhoon passes, we can still go out to sea and make money..."
Everyone was chatting, and Ye Yaodong finished eating quickly and asked them to get the order.
He also went to get a bundle of banknotes and ledgers and came out, waving to everyone and calling them into the room.
Although the workers are all working upstairs, there are also people coming and going around carrying tiles and measuring the dimensions of door openings and windows.
They can just settle the accounts in private, not in front of the workers.
He kept a record of the cargo and cargo bills weighed on the ship, and they only had to calculate their own cargo bills to know how much they could get.
Ye Yaodong also gave them the calculator and asked them to check it again. If the price was correct, he would pay them according to the price on the bill of goods.
In fact, I have already gone through each one countless times, and now it is just a formality.
"Is it no problem? No problem, I'll just count the money, one by one."
He took off the rubber band and put a handful of banknotes on the table. Everyone looked at it.
Ah Zheng rubbed his hands happily, "I just came up here, and I've already made money! It's quite a lot, and it's much easier to make than a small boat!"
"It's too early to say this now, the days of making money are still to come..."
"Yes, yes, it's just an appetizer now..."
Ye Yaodong ignored what they said and gave them the money one by one according to the bill of goods.
"Check it yourself. If there are any mistakes, check them on the spot. I will not be held responsible if you leave the table."
"clear!"
Everyone is waiting for their payment to be received one by one, and then counts it again.
After Ye Yaodong distributed the payment, he still had more than 1,700 left on hand. He slapped the palm of his hand and waited for anyone who hadn't finished counting.
"Dongzi, shall we wait until the end of the month to calculate our share of the two ships?"
"Yes, it's not time yet, don't worry, wait until the end of the month."
"That's okay."
"No problem, right? If there's no problem, we'll be disbanded. You can go and do whatever you need to do."
Everyone responded happily.
"There are so many workers here, and everyone can probably finish the work just by moving a little. Let's go out for a walk first and see if the waves are big outside."
"I'm also going to see if the boats have returned..."
Ye Yaodong also wanted to go out. He didn't care what they were doing. He wanted to save money.
After saying hello to his father, he took an integer of 10,000 and rode his bicycle to the bank.
Of course, go to postal savings remittance.
But while waiting for him to remit money, he heard the staff chatting and said that state-owned banks can exchange 50 yuan banknotes, but the number that can be exchanged per day is limited?
State-owned banks? Shen Ming'e was obsessed with state-owned banks.
"Comrade! What did you just say? The denomination of our banknote is 50 yuan?"
"Yes, I just started to change it, but no one is willing to take it out and use it."
"Is there a 100-yuan denomination?"
"No, where did the 100 yuan denomination come from?"
"Okay, thank you."
If there are 50 yuan, the 100 yuan is not far away from being issued and circulated.
I heard that they started to be issued one after another this year. They must have started to be issued in big cities, and then slowly moved to small places. It is probably still early for them to be circulated. Many people now probably don’t know that there are still large amounts.
If someone does get a large amount of new banknotes, they will definitely not be willing to spend it.
There are very few people depositing and withdrawing banknotes these days.
After completing the remittance procedures, Ye Yaodong also made a phone call to inform Lin Xiuqing.
By the way, I also told her that there are now 50-yuan bills being issued. When asking her to take them, remember to ask if there are any at home.
He estimated that it must be a state-owned bank. There is none here, and there certainly isn't one at home.
That's why the circulation is slow and you have to designate banks. There are no state-owned banks in a small place. It would be good to have a post and telecommunications office. At most, there is a credit union. The fishing ground here is a big port.
Lin Xiuqing was very surprised about the 50 yuan bill. After he explained it, she realized that there were different bills coming out this year, as well as new denominations.
"Why don't I know? I've never seen any banknotes that look different?"
"It is said that it only started to be issued at the end of April this year. It is slowly being implemented in big cities and small places. It is normal that our banknotes are not in circulation yet. Aren't you reluctant to spend the new banknotes you went to the bank to change last year and this year? They are all stored at home."
Some people may not accept new banknotes even if they receive them, because they are worried that they are fake.
"That's true, then I'll ask after I receive the remittance order later."
Check out the correct version one by one!
"Um."
The couple chatted about the typhoon for a while before hanging up.
Ye Yaodong thought that he was already outside, so he might as well ride his bicycle to the bank to ask.
If there is, he will come over and change some to reduce the space capacity, otherwise he will really have to carry a sack of banknotes home for the Chinese New Year this year.
But you can’t replace them all, because most people have never seen new banknotes and really don’t recognize them.
He now has more than 10,000 yuan left, and he will have to spend money on gas and ice when he goes out to sea next time.
Ye Yaodong rode his bicycle slowly and leisurely to the bank, and after asking casually, he found that he could indeed exchange for 50 yuan, but the exchange limit was limited to 50 yuan per day.
However, not many people redeemed it, and the daily quota was not fully redeemed.
Most people don't have enough money to spend, so they have to use it for circulation.
It is inconvenient to spend large denominations of 50 yuan. Only those with a strong financial background would try something fresh and exchange a few for home.
After getting the news that the money could be exchanged, he took out all the money he had and exchanged it for a new banknote of the full denomination.
The brand-new banknotes made a squeaking sound when he rubbed them casually in his hand. To him, the version was a bit old, but it was also the latest model.
He just caught up with the release of new banknotes. In his previous life, he was confused and didn't know when the new banknotes would be released. Anyway, by the time he found out, they were already all over the streets.
He still has about 10,000 yuan at home, so he can come over and exchange it when he has free money. Anyway, he is not afraid of losing it.
It was almost time for lunch after we returned, and he also told everyone freshly that there are new and different kinds of banknotes.
He also took out the banknotes he had just changed and showed them to everyone, asking them not to deny them if they received such banknotes, as they were newly issued.
Everyone felt it was particularly strange when they saw it, so they took a closer look and read it in turn.
"Is this real money?"
"Did it really come from a bank? Is the 50 yuan so expensive?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are still 50 yuan a piece? Then there is no need to count the wages of the workers in the factory, one piece per person."
"It feels quite weightless to get one a month, haha..."
Ye Yaodong said jokingly: "I heard that there will still be 100 yuan a piece in a few months, and then you will have to pay back the salary!"
"Fuck! Do you still have to pay change to pay wages?"
"These 50 yuan are quite rare. I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, so why don't we go get one as well?"
"This new banknote has a different head..."
"Why is everything fine this afternoon? The doors and windows haven't been repaired yet. You can change them anytime. Just finish the work first, otherwise there will be a sudden typhoon and there will be no place to sleep."
"Yes, I'm not in a hurry anyway..."
Everyone in the world has a herd mentality. If someone else took this money and said it, everyone might still doubt the authenticity. When Ye Yaodong got it back, everyone had no doubts about its authenticity and wanted to exchange it for the rare ones.
After Ye Yaodong waited for them to finish reading, he took the money back to the house and put it away, and took a look at the progress.
The tiles for the 15 rooms on the second floor are almost finished, and only some of the doors and windows are missing.
You can also just seal the windows with a board and wait until the typhoon passes. It will also be able to withstand the typhoon and prevent the glass from breaking after installation.
As for wires, you can wait until the typhoon passes before pulling them.
"It was done very quickly. It will be done today." He said to his father.
"There are so many people, isn't it fast? Fortunately, the typhoon didn't arrive so quickly."
"I'm going to buy a radio later, otherwise I won't be able to listen to the radio, and I'll have to run out and listen to what people outside are saying."
"It's up to you."
In the afternoon, he went out for a walk, listened to the news, and bought a radio by the way.
As soon as the radio came back, it announced that there were going to be typhoons in succession. Father Ye was so frightened that his father hurriedly took people out to do some shopping, fearing that their dozens of workers would not have anything to eat during the typhoon.
When the wind got stronger at night and started to blow violently, everyone was thankful that they had temporarily repaired the house.
A bunch of people were sitting around in the room, playing cards and gambling, while the wind howled and the storm blew outside, and there were constant voices and mist in the room.
Everyone can also praise a few words by saying that Ye Yaodong's house is well built and does not leak from wind or rain.
"In previous years, let alone typhoon days, as long as it rains, if it rains heavily outside, it will rain lightly inside."
"This is the first time I've lived in a house that doesn't leak. It looks like I can sleep well at night."
"Haha, that's right, the building is better..."
Father Ye was worried about the newly built house, so he put on his raincoat and went outside to take a look.
I climbed the stairs again, went up to the second floor, looked all the way around, and checked if there was any leakage, and then I felt relieved and went back to the house to sleep.
Ye Yaodong just played cards for a while and went back to his room to sleep early. He didn't care about the others and played until whatever time they wanted. Anyway, there was nothing to do tomorrow during the typhoon day.
"Are you okay, Dad?"
"It's okay. The newly laid tiles are all in good condition and haven't fallen off at all. There's no water leaking upstairs. I'll wait for the wind to pass tomorrow and I'll just fix it then."
"Go to bed early."
The newly built house was full of security. Except for those who played cards all night, everyone else had a good and satisfying sleep.
When I woke up in the morning, I was still talking about it, saying that this was the first typhoon in history where I could still sleep during the night without having to get up from time to time in fear.
"Have you heard? Six or seven bodies were recovered from the dock this morning..."
"I heard that some ships saw that there was not much wind in the past two days and went out greedily. Who would have thought that there would be strong winds at night."
"I really need money rather than my life..."
When Ye Yaodong heard this, he explained to everyone, "There are successive typhoons. This typhoon has passed, and the following typhoons will come next. You should pay attention, and be careful when going to the pier."
"I know, the radio broadcasts are broadcast everywhere on the pier, and it is forbidden to go to sea this morning."
"Everyone was scared. I heard that most of the bodies were not claimed, so they were dragged directly to the mountains and buried."
Everyone felt miserable when they heard this. It was really like dying in a foreign country.
"Be careful. When you go out, you have to spend your money and your life. It's safest to stay at home in this weather."
Everyone nodded.
The typhoon passed that day and it cleared up immediately, but the waves were still not small and the wind continued, and bodies were fished out every day.
Five days later, the radio weather station announced that the typhoon had passed, and that the second typhoon was passing by and had left. It was heading north at night to attack Xiaori.
Everyone felt relieved. They said it was a series of typhoons. In fact, there was only the first typhoon. The second typhoon just passed by and the tail of the typhoon was slightly swept away.
"I didn't expect that a typhoon would rescue more than a dozen people one after another."
"These were salvaged. Are there any others that have not been salvaged? I heard that some old houses were knocked down by typhoons, and an old man was crushed to death at night..."
Ye Yaodong got up early and talked to several ship bosses.
"We are out here. Although the three to four hundred people here seem a little safer and no one dares to attack us, we still have to restrain the workers in our hands."
"We are here to make money. If the workers are brought out safely, we must also bring them back safely. Otherwise, we will not be able to shoulder the responsibility when the time comes. We are all fellow villagers. No one wants to see any accidents."
"A lot of people died in just one typhoon. There are a lot of natural and man-made disasters outside. Everyone must pay attention to safety and be sure not to be alone at night."
"I know that some people also like to wash their feet and push their backs, and after playing cards, they like to go out in twos and threes to drink and eat supper. You have to pay attention to the people who go out at night."
Now basically each boat occupies one room, and sometimes people from two boats share a room.
It is impossible for him to restrict everyone's access and control everyone's head, but he can hear noises when he goes out at night.
He felt that it was necessary to tell the bosses of these ships that they should take good care of their workers and not think that they were fearless because there were so many people here.
If something really happened, there would be no place to cry.
Last year, everyone lived separately and didn't gather together, so he didn't have to explain anything.
Now it's no longer possible. Everyone lives here. It's necessary for him to say a few more words to let everyone take good care of the people under his command.
A Guang said cooperatively: "I'll beat them up later. Let's also make a rule here. You can only enter but not leave after 8 p.m."
Others echoed.
There are no entertainment activities now, so I go to bed late at 8 o'clock.
"That's okay, and it's for everyone's safety."
"I'll tell them later that I want to go out during the day and less at night."
Ye Yaopeng said: "The typhoon just passed two days ago. After playing cards all night, I ran out to eat supper, drank some wine, and almost got into fights with others."
"Fortunately, there were a lot of people out. There were more than a dozen people together. Although they were not sitting together, when something happened, they all stood up. This also frightened people, so they didn't dare to cause trouble, and they left in despair."
"They are still there so proud that they scare people away. We should pay more attention to them. If Dongzi doesn't say anything, I also want to keep an eye on my brother-in-law and my brother-in-law and not let them go out at night."
Ye Yaohua also said: "Then keep an eye on the people on your own ship."
Ye Yaodong said: "This is just a precaution in advance. I just want to remind everyone that anyway, everyone knows how chaotic it is here, so you can make sure you pay more attention."
"Dongzi is right," Father Ye said, "There are still a few months left. I have just started to have conflicts with people. What should I do next? Let everyone take it easy."
Chapter completed!