Chapter 1079 Negotiated

The two boats slowly went back, one after the other, continuing to work. They were not in a hurry to go back. The first thing was to fill the fish warehouse first, so that they could sell the goods when they docked, and get things done by the way.

The crews on both sides also took shifts in an orderly manner, from day to night, and then from night to day. The boring but fulfilling life on the fishing boat was all for livelihood.

However, knowing that they would be able to go home soon, everyone was full of expectations, and they all had smiles on their faces while talking, which was second only to the joy of a good harvest.

They all calculated the fishing time, and they went ashore only after the wholesale market opened at night. However, they only transported the fish that could be sold to the market, and left the ones that were worth a few cents.

Ye Yaodong had to take the fish back to dry, including the goods on the Harvest, and took them back home to dry. This was the last wave in the near future. The next time to dry fish would probably have to wait until October, when autumn came.

Summer is not really suitable for drying, so there is not much drying in these two months. The goods dried at the end of last year and the beginning of the year support the whole year.

It is also a good opportunity to clear last year's goods when the goods are dried in large quantities in the second half of the year. When moving the goods, Ye Yaodong was thinking, it is only June, but why does he always feel that it is the end of the year soon?

The plans are all for the second half of the year, and it seems that this year will soon be over, even though it is only May in the lunar calendar.

They have accumulated goods for two days, and the quantity is not small. Both of them sold until dawn before coming out. Since they thought about going to the shipyard to order a ship and sail a new ship home, they simply went to the shipyard first, and then sailed from the shipyard to the dock to meet up.

The two did not stay in the store for long. A Guang went to care about Huimei, and Ye Yaodong also took the store's turnover in recent days and brought it with him. When they ordered a ship later, they would have to pay a deposit, which would come in handy.

When they went out to sea, they all had nothing in their pockets. They filled up the gas tanks in advance before setting off. The goods they sold in the past few days had to be used to replenish the gas tanks and ice. In total, they only had less than 2,000 yuan left, and a small half of it was earned from selling goods this morning.

Fengshou would have a little more, after all, he returned to the city halfway and was delayed for most of the day without any gains. Together, they only had a little over 4,000 yuan, and only 6,000 yuan including the income from the store. After all, when he sent his mother here, he had just taken the money from the store home, and it had only been about a week, so the sales volume was limited.

It was a little different from the original imagination of taking 10,000 as a deposit. Who made them only think of going to the province to ask first, and then go home to consult and make some plans, so they didn't bring any money with them.

Who knew that now they would directly go back to the city to make an order, and now it was only 6,000 yuan. The city only accepted orders for one boat, so they would place an order for one boat first, and then come back to place another order when they go out to sea again in two days.

It was just right to go back and discuss it with Xiao Xiao A Zheng. However, if the discussion was settled, it would be better to drive a tractor immediately and let them all come to see it together, at least they should all see the money spent.

When the two got on A Guang’s new boat, it was already 1 o’clock in the afternoon. They came out of the market at 7 or 8 in the morning, and it took five or six hours. They were a little eager to go home, and they were also worried that the other two boats were waiting anxiously at the dock.

The first thing to do on the boat was to meet up at the dock. There were no fishing nets or tools on the new boat, but Pei’s father had prepared them in advance when they came, and those things were now on the Harvest.

After meeting up, they just had to try fishing on the sea and return by the way. It doesn't matter if there is no good day today, go back and find a good day, and then set off firecrackers.

This is not the first ship, so they don't take it so seriously. Moreover, this ship is a small one for them now, so the sense of ceremony doesn't need to be so heavy, they can be more casual.

Father Ye knew that after they sold the goods, they had to go to the shipyard by the way, not only to order a ship but also to sail a new ship back, so when he saw a new ship coming to the shore, he guessed that it should be the two of them coming back.

When they got closer, they saw the two standing on the deck, and the heart that had been hanging for a whole day was put back.

"Finally back. I went out at night and just came back now. A whole day has passed, and I can't contact you. I was worried for a long time. I couldn't eat or sleep well."

"You didn't sleep?"

"I slept. I woke up and saw that you guys weren't back yet. The boat is back. There is another boat to order. Have you ordered it?"

"I ordered it. It has the same specifications as my Dongsheng. It costs 16,000 yuan to buy one with the same configuration. The money A Guang made from selling goods is only enough for him to pay the balance of the fishing boat. Fortunately, the store still has turnover, so I can get 4,000 yuan. I will book a boat first as a deposit. If I come back to order the second one in a few days, I will have to make up the missing deposit." Father Ye frowned when he heard the price.

"It's really expensive."

"It's not expensive. The county town also charges about the same price. This time, the price in the city is still a good deal. It is said that it can be delivered by the end of next year. If I order another one, it can also be scheduled at the end of next year. There will be a difference of ten days or half a month, but it won't be too big."

"Okay, you friends have already made up your mind, so go back quickly. If you go back now, you can probably get home before dark." A Guang nodded,

"Okay, then don't test the water first, just drive the boat back, go home to find a day to test the water, and then set off firecrackers. Anyway, it's not the first one, and bigger ones have already been launched."

"Then you don't have to come over, just drive the new boat over there by yourself, my dad and I will each drive a boat, and you follow behind."

"Okay." Two adults and one child, three boats set sail again. This time, in addition to the groceries on the boat, Ye Yaodong only had a few dozen yuan in change.

After arriving home, the person who reported to A Qing also emptied his pockets of change, took out the cloth bags and shook them open, and there were a few cents of change inside, which were scattered all over the table.

Lin Xiuqing's face, which was originally full of smiles, froze for a moment.

"Is that all?"

"That's all. It's all here." He deliberately didn't say that he had used the money to book a fishing boat, just to see how she would react.

"Did the harvest at sea these days go bad? That wouldn't be such a small change. There weren't even a few large bills of one or two yuan. You should have given the money to the Great Unity when you sold the goods, or did you use the money to pay the fish that A Guang just weighed in advance?"

"How much are those fish and groceries worth?"

"Then what happened? What happened? Were you robbed on the way to the dock after selling the goods? It doesn't look like it. You don't have a bruised face?" Lin Xiuqing curiously pulled his hand and looked back and forth, and lifted up his clothes, but didn't see any injuries.

"Did you hide it? Are you teasing me on purpose?" She laughed and pulled his clothes and pants, unzipped his pants, and looked inside.

Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to press her head, almost stuffing it into her crotch, but luckily she reacted quickly and slapped him a few times and pushed him away.

"What are you doing, hooligan!"

"You are the first to complain, you are the hooligan first, you took off my pants in broad daylight, pulled my waistband, and wanted to see my treasure."

"Look at your head..."

"Don't you want to see my little head..."

"Bah, shameless hooligan, I want to see if you have hidden your private money in your crotch."

"Come on, come on, go to the room, I will check you, let you see it carefully from inside to outside." As he said, Ye Yaodong hooked her neck and was about to take her into the house.

"I don't want to..."

"Don't go in? Fuck, you still want to be in the main room! You like to play so exciting in broad daylight. Fortunately, the old lady and the two children were in the workshop watching the fun, so there was no..."

"Nonsense, shut up, speak softly..."

"What are you afraid of? There is no one next door. They all went to the workshop to watch the fun and help."

"Sister-in-law and sister-in-law went over there to help, but the eldest and second brothers must be at home..." Lin Xiuqing pushed him away. Her face and neck were red because of his noise, but she also reacted. It must be nothing, otherwise, he would not be in the mood to play and talk dirty with her like this.

She looked at him suspiciously,

"Did you buy something with the money again?"

"It's in my crotch, you can check it out."

"You're lying."

"No lie, I'm hiding it in my crotch." Ye Yaodong took off his clothes and said, bare-chested, and took off his trousers, standing in front of her in only boxer briefs.

"Look, it's hidden in the crotch, not in the clothes or pants." Lin Xiuqing looked at his crotch with doubtful eyes. It was loose and baggy, and it didn't look like there was a lot of money hidden in it.

"How could you hide a lot of money in your crotch, which is so flat and not bulging at all?"

"Damn it, did you do it on purpose?" Ye Yaodong felt humiliated and depressed, and after saying that, he grabbed her hand and put it into his pants.

"Isn't it bulging? Is it bulging? Is it bulging? Is it bulging?" Lin Xiuqing laughed at his excited and depressed look, and pinched him.

"Hiss..." Ye Yaodong took a breath and immediately hugged her, and the couple laughed and laughed.

"Shameless, don't do it in broad daylight... Hey, there's really something!!" She pinched it twice inside, making him take a breath of cold air before he took out a piece of paper from the secret compartment he sewed.

"What is this?" Worried that there was something left to be taken out, she pinched it through his pants twice, and when she didn't feel it, she pulled open his crotch and took a look.

"Gone?" Ye Yaodong covered his crotch and laughed angrily,

"Are you doing this on purpose? What do you mean it's gone? You didn't see it when it was so big, and it's gone?" Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him,

"Be serious, talk about business, don't be so frivolous."

"I'm serious, who was not serious just now? You have the nerve to say that to me? You are the most shameless."

"What is this list?"

"Look for yourself." He rubbed his soft spot that was a little painful from being pinched just now, and then took a basin to fetch water for a bath, leaving her alone there to study, and when he recovered his spirit, he would punish her well.

Lin Xiuqing spread out the list and took a glance at it, knowing that it was a contract for the purchase of a fishing boat. She immediately followed him to the front door.

The back door was now full of chicken, duck, goose or sheep shit. Ye Yaodong didn't like to go to the back door to take a bath, but always took a washbasin to the front yard to wash.

"Have you agreed with your friend on the fishing boat? Is the money earned from this trip used to book a boat? Why didn't you say so earlier? But we only ordered one boat here. Didn't you say you wanted to order two?"

"I don't have enough money. I didn't bring any money this time. I just used the money from selling goods and a little money from my father in the city to barely order one boat. When I go out to sea next time, I will go to the city to make up the deposit and order another boat."

"Oh, I knew it. How could you have so little money for no reason? You are always so frivolous..."

"Why am I frivolous? I am always so frivolous. It's obviously you who is frivolous. I didn't do anything to you, but you did this and that to me."

"Shhhhh... Shut up outside, at the door."

"You also know how to be shy? You were so bold just now... Hiss..." Lin Xiuqing pinched his bare arms again, then turned back to the house and stopped talking to him.

If she stayed with him any longer, she didn't know what to say. She wanted to go into the house and put away the contract first, and then sweep the pile of change on the table to the side, and prepare some food for him first. Ye's father would probably come to eat soon.

It was almost dark when they got home, and it was past dinner time. There was no food left. In the hot summer, if there was any left, they would be thrown away.

Ye Yaodong shouted at her from behind,

"Don't put away the bills yet, wait until I finish my meal... Forget it, I'm tired too, let's talk about it tomorrow, it's dark now, you put it away first." He originally thought of going to talk to Ah Zheng and Xiao Xiao after taking a shower and having dinner, but thinking that he had been up all night and a day without sleeping, he decided to take a nap first and talk about it tomorrow after waking up.

If they went out to sea tomorrow, it would be in time to wait until tomorrow night. His family's workshop was unusually lively again tonight. He could hear the noisy noise coming from the other side while he was taking a shower at the door.

All the neighbors nearby also ran over there to watch the excitement. Some people guarded the gate to prevent people from entering, but it did not affect everyone standing outside the gate to watch the excitement and chat.

As a result, the area around their house looked deserted, and there was no sound of talking. Even the children were all playing around the workshop, not playing at their door.

After chatting with his father and A Qing for a few words during dinner, he was exhausted and his eyelids were fighting. After dinner, he lay down on the bed early and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

A Qing had no time to take care of him. The fishing boat had just returned, and a bunch of fish were still being weighed and slaughtered there. With Pei's father and a few younger brothers, she could get away to prepare dinner for the two men.

Ye Yaodong slept very deeply this time. He didn't even notice that A Qing took the two children back to sleep. He slept until noon the next day before waking up.

Long sleep did not make him refreshed. Instead, he felt a little tired, had a headache, and felt backache.

The occasional sound of spatulas colliding with iron pots could be heard from the main room outside, just in time for him to have lunch.

Lin Xiuqing was preparing lunch alone when she saw him get up.

"Are you awake? We'll have dinner soon. Seeing you sleeping so soundly, I guess you must be too tired. I didn't wake you up this morning and let you sleep. You're amazing, you can sleep until this hour."

"I'm tired. When I came back, I hadn't closed my eyes for a whole day and night, you know?"

"I was so tired. You couldn't tell when I came back yesterday. Go wash up first."

"Has A Guang come here?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. It means he's not much better than me. He probably hasn't gotten up yet. He might still be sleeping now." Lin Xiuqing glanced at him unhappily. Why do we need to compare?

He felt better after lunch. His headache was gone. In fact, the main problem was the headache. Backache and other things were not that bad.

A Guang also came over after lunch, just sat for a while, played with the child for a while, then went to the workshop for a walk and took his daughter back.

He came here mainly to take his daughter back. He was too tired when he came back yesterday, and he didn't have the energy to deal with the child, so he went home to sleep first, and came to pick her up today.

On the way back, he also went to Xiao Xiao and A Zheng's house to pass on a message, waiting for them to come back in the evening, and then go to his house to chat. Now that everyone is not here, it is not suitable to talk about the ship. Anyway, they have talked about everything they should talk about on the ship and in the shipyard.

The whole family is busy, and he is the most idle. Originally, he wanted to go to the workshop to see the excitement, but thinking that the old lady also likes the excitement, he didn't go over. Let her see more excitement and listen to gossip in the workshop, and he stayed to look after the house.

It is also very comfortable to lie on the armchair at the door to enjoy the cool and take a nap. When the night falls in the evening, A Guang came with A Zheng and Xiao Xiao.

He also asked Ah Qing to take out the order that he had put away yesterday and show it to them.

"Take a look..." Ah Zheng said with a playful smile.

"Aren't you making things difficult for me? How many characters do you know? How many characters do I know?"

"You are useless. I told you to go to a literacy class but you didn't go."

"You think characters are not needed in any place. It's better to be able to write your own name. My parents can't even write their own names, but they still lived to old age?"

"Look at your failure. How can his generation be the same as ours? They don't have enough food or clothes. They just need to have something to eat. Who cares if they can't read or not? You have enough food and clothes, and you have money. Which boss doesn't know how to read? My name is written crookedly. Will people laugh at me if I tell them about it?" Ah Zheng touched his chin.

"That makes sense. After all, I am a millionaire and have some fame in the village. It is really embarrassing to not know a few words."

"Is that right? Besides, you will become richer and richer in the future. If you don't know how to read, what if someone fools you, gives you a random form to sign, and cheats you out of your money? "

"That's right. I will definitely become richer and richer." Ye Yaodong was speechless. This person only listened to what he wanted to hear and didn't listen to other words.

Xiaoxiao smiled and took the list from his hand.

"You idiot, just dream on. Let me see the list. At least I know more words than you, and I can understand it even if I guess."

"You two should find a chance to attend a literacy class and learn a few more words. It won't hurt. At least you can read the newspaper and pretend to be cool." Ah Zheng slapped the table.

"That's true! When I passed by the town, I saw some people holding newspapers and wearing glasses, sitting at the door. They pretended to be just like you said, and they were quite good at pretending to be intellectuals."

"Maybe they are intellectuals."

"When I have free time in a while, I will go to the literacy class, and then order a few newspapers. I will sit at the door and read newspapers in the winter. I can fool people anyway..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed at what he said.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's talk business. When we went there, we wanted to go to the province to have a look, but we didn't expect to find a place for a long time. The local fishermen didn't speak Mandarin, so they spoke a lot in the local dialect, which was incomprehensible."

"We asked other people, but they didn't speak clearly. We asked them to show us the way on the boat, but they were unwilling to do so. It was dark, so we had to come back. We thought we didn't need to look for it again, which was a waste of time. We might as well order it in the city. It's close and convenient, so we don't have to worry about being out of reach."

"So we didn't bring enough money. We originally wanted to order two boats, but the money we sold on this trip was only enough to barely be used as a deposit for one boat. If we go to order the second one, we have to bring more."

"The fishing boat we ordered is the same as the Dongsheng, but the price has increased. Take a look at the amount on the contract. It's all written. Let's talk after you read it." Ye Yaodong roughly explained the situation to them.

Ah Zheng sat at the table with his feet up, not even glancing at the contract.

"You make the decision. We don't know as much as you do. Anyway, we all have a stake in this matter. You can't screw yourself over no matter who else you screw."

"Then you still have to take a look. You don't know many words, at least take a look at the numbers."

"Are you sure you want to order two ships?" Xiao Xiao was a little hesitant.

"The ships will be delivered at the end of next year, and you don't have to pay right away. Can't you all make money next year? Decide on it early, maybe the price will go up again after the New Year." Ah Guang also persuaded: "Think about it, one of our ships will pay back in less than a year. If we order two ships, it's not too much for the four of us to share. I still think that the share of Fengshou is too small, and I have lost a lot of money, so I have divided half of it." Xiao Xiao and Ah Zheng looked at each other and felt that what they said made sense.

They also knew how much money their two ships could make, which was more than what outsiders heard. A Zheng was the first to agree.

"Okay, then I have no objection. Anyway, just pay a deposit first. We can afford it. The deposit for this boat is 4,000 yuan, so should the deposit for the second boat be 6,000 yuan? Just enough to make up 10,000 yuan?"

"Almost. Tell us when you leave that if you come back to order a second boat, you have to pay a little more deposit, 10,000 yuan for two boats."

"Then the four of us will split it equally? One boat, half for each person?" Xiao Xiao saw that A Zheng had made the decision, so he did not hesitate. Anyway, he would not lose money. If he really couldn't pay, he could transfer some of his shares to them, or give some to his brothers at home.

Ye Yaodong shook his head,

"No, the profit is 3322, you two will each take 3 shares, and A Guang and I will each take 2 shares. When both boats are handed over, we can split them up, 64 for each of us, or 3322 for both, but you two will take the lion's share, and the boat will be handed over to you two."

"That's right, A Dong and I both have many boats, and we are both a little overwhelmed. If we are asked to drive another boat, we don't have the time. You can rent the trawler at home to your brothers or relatives, and you can drive the big boat with your father or another brother. This is more appropriate." The two fell silent again, either looking up at the ceiling or looking at the wall thinking about this problem.

Ye Yaodong said again: "If I hadn't thought of letting you control the fishing boat, I would also want to split it 50-50. With more shares, I could get more money." A Guang also said: "Although it costs a little more, it will always pay back. If it's 50-50 or 60-40, you only need to pay a few thousand yuan more, and you only need to pay by the end of next year. If you really feel the pressure and can't pay, then we will split it 50-50 at that time. Now it's 33-22 for now?" Xiao Xiao nodded,

"That's fine, then let's say 33-22 for now. If we still want to split it equally or change it to 60-40 for a single boat, we will discuss it when the boat is delivered."

"Then you have no objection, and I have no objection either."

"Okay, then there's no problem. See if you are free tomorrow? If you are free, drive the tractor directly to the shipyard and everyone will go together to decide. You have to have a sense of participation, otherwise how can you just pay?" Ye Yaodong said with a smile.

"Haha, that's fine. Booking a ship is a big deal. It's a good day off. I'll go back tonight and tell my dad about it. I haven't told him that I want to book a big ship yet." A Guang looked at A Zheng in a weird way.

"Fuck, you can do that? You do it first and then report it?"

"Ah, I'm the only son of my father, so of course I have the final say. I'll go back tonight and talk to him about it. He will definitely think that I'm successful and will be so happy that he will wake up with laughter in his dreams." Ye Yaodong silently lit a candle for him in his heart and patted his shoulder.

"That's a good idea. I hope so. I hope I can see the whole you when I set off tomorrow."

"Nonsense, he has only me as his son, and he has to wait for me to take care of him in his old age. How could he beat me to death? What's more, I'm so successful. I can book a ship like the Dongsheng. How glorious it is for my family? I guess my mother will light incense for the ancestors in the middle of the night and talk to them." Everyone laughed to death.

Lin Xiuqing was also speechless sitting in front of the stove. Snakes and rats are the same nest. If Ah Dong hadn't been asking them to do this and that, how could he light incense for his ancestors in the middle of the night?

Xiao Xiao also gave him a thumbs up.

"You are still braver. I dare not. From childhood to adulthood, I don't know how many sticks my father has broken. That day I only told him to order one boat, but now I have ordered two boats. I have to talk to him in the evening. But I have already informed him before, so there should be no problem. He will probably be relieved."

"My father must be the same. He will definitely think that I have achieved success." Ye Yaodong felt that it was one thing for his father to think that he had achieved success, but he acted first and then reported to the emperor... He had experience in this... He scolded him for a small matter, but for such a big matter of tens of thousands of yuan, breaking two sticks was a light punishment.

It is true that he would be relieved if he achieved success like this, but he would be furious if he said it only when it was right in front of him, and he still needed his father's help.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, we will drive the tractor directly to the shipyard and settle the boat. This way, we don't have to worry about it all the time. The sooner we settle, the more at ease we will be."

"No problem."

"How do we divide the deposit now?" Everyone looked at Ye Yaodong, after all, he paid all the money today.

"10,000 yuan, each person pays 2,500 yuan, and divide it equally first. Anyway, no one needs that 500 yuan, so it doesn't matter if more or less is paid."

"Okay, then we will bring the money tomorrow, and then return the money you paid today."

"Okay, that's fine. It's rare that such a big thing has been settled. Do you want to have a few drinks?" Ah Zheng shook his head rarely.

"Forget it. I was exhausted from going out at night and just came back. I have to get up early tomorrow. When I go back, I have to explain to my father. I don't have time to drink."

"Yeah, the last sentence is the key point. You should go back and get beaten first."

"Nonsense, how could I get beaten." How can a joke not get beaten? This thought flashed through the minds of the three people.