Chapter 1123 Bag of Ice Water

They were chatting in whispers at the door. Ye Yaodong was not in a hurry to leave, and the others were not in a hurry to get off work. They all wanted to wait for the woman inside to finish the call to see if there was any other news.

After Ah Sheng’s wife finished the call, she still asked Ye Yaodong about this and that, and most of them asked about Ye Yaosheng’s IOU.

“It wasn’t clear on the phone. I saw that you seemed to be very busy yesterday, so I didn’t dare to come to your house. I happened to meet you here. Tell your sister-in-law what happened to the IOU? After I found out the day before yesterday, I really couldn’t eat or sleep at home. Ah Sheng worked hard to make money there, but he spent it all on others...”

She talked a lot, and Ye Yaodong waited for her to finish talking and vent her anger before politely telling her the whole story of Ye Yaosheng’s IOU.

"...After I bought the boat, I didn't have enough money to pay the salary, so I didn't lend it to Ah Sheng, and asked Ah Sheng to borrow from Ah Guang. However, Ah Sheng wrote a few IOUs in advance and asked Ah Guo and others to sign and stamp their fingerprints, so he was not afraid of not getting the money back. They are all making money there now, and they should have money to pay back when they come back, so don't worry."

"Alas...Everyone is back, but they are still working hard outside, and I don't know when they will come back. When I asked, they said they would wait a few days."

"It shouldn't take long, sister-in-law, wait patiently at home."

Ye Yaosheng's wife looked at him and hesitated, and asked after a moment of hesitation: "Are you still going?"

Many people have asked this question in the past two days, and Ye Yaodong told the truth.

"I'm not sure, but I should go again, but I will definitely not go in the next few days. I have to see the situation first."

She nodded.

Ye Yaodong saw that there was nothing else to do, and he knew what he should know, so he went home to eat first.

While eating, he also mentioned the phone call that Ye Yaosheng had just called back to his father, and the father and son discussed it again.

Lin Xiuqing also told him that when he went to the village committee in the morning, someone came to buy a small wooden boat. There were not enough boats to sell, and there were only three left, but four people came. She asked them to discuss it themselves.

Someone would come again in the afternoon, and then see who wanted it, and let him take it to the dock to trade the boat.

Ye Yaodong nodded and said nothing. He didn't care who he sold the boats to. Anyway, whoever came to sell it first would sell it to who. It would be better to clear the boats as soon as possible. Anyway, there was no use in keeping them now.

Some people also heard that their family bought several more boats, but they didn't drive them back. There were also people who wanted to rent boats, but Lin Xiuqing didn't agree, just said to wait until the boats came back.

She did everything according to what Ye Yaodong told her in advance.

It was only two days after she came back, and the boats were basically cleared.

The bamboo flat baskets, beddings and other sundries that were hung in the workshop the night before were also dried and put away in the evening. The father and son also did almost all the miscellaneous work in the past two days.

On the morning of the third day, Ye Yaodong rode his motorcycle to the city without stopping.

There was basically no dried fish in stock at home. It had not been dried for a whole month. The remaining fish had been taken to the idle shops in the city for storage, so he did not drive a tractor to carry a truckload of goods, but rode a more convenient motorcycle.

There were only a few kilograms of jellyfish blood, a bucket of jellyfish heads and a bucket of jellyfish skin in the truck bed, which were the specialties he was going to bring to Director Chen.

Riding a motorcycle was faster. He set off at dawn and arrived at only 8 o'clock.

He went to the shop first, but only took a look at the roadside and went to the village. He also took a look at the vacant land he bought and the land bought by Lin Xianghui, and went back to the shop after a circle.

Lin's father and mother were weighing a sack of goods with a large scale. They were surprised to see him coming, but they didn't have time to talk much. He rolled up his sleeves and took care of the store's business. He asked a few questions and answered their questions.

The business of the store was quite good early in the morning.

"Since we put up the signboard in our store, more people have come to see it. The business is getting better every month. Many stores around us have also put up signs like us." Lin's father was happy and smiled.

"Are there no hooligans who come to make trouble?"

"Not really. After all, the market is maintained by someone, and we pay the management fee on time every year. At most, someone comes to our door because of the goods. I will talk to them and replace what needs to be replaced and send what needs to be sent."

Ye Yaodong nodded and let him make his own arrangements. Then he changed the subject, "Has the eldest brother's household registration been moved? I just came here and saw that his land has been leveled."

"It has been moved. Half a month ago, he took some time to go home and move the household registration of the whole family here first, and settled in the village. He said that he also picked a date and started construction in October."

"Then I will go and settle it later, and ask someone to clear the land in the next two months. I will have to trouble my father and eldest brother to keep an eye on it."

"Okay, we are close, right next to it, and it is convenient to watch. But how do you plan to build it?"

He also told Lin's father about the plan he had told Aqing. Lin's father only sighed that the house he bought was too big.

But since he had made a lot of money in the past two years, it was nothing to spend 10,000 yuan to buy a piece of land. In the end, he didn't say anything, just told him to do it and tell him directly if he needed them to do anything.

Ye Yaodong stayed in the store for a while, asking Lin's father not to rush to settle the bill, as he had to go do some work first.

Then he first unloaded the things from the side of the tricycle and stored them in the shop. Then he took two soup pots from his brother-in-law and filled them with some jellyfish heads and jellyfish skins, and also caught a lot of jellyfish blood.

Then he packed a separate portion and put it in the sidecar. He slowly rode to the village to find the village chief. This separate portion was given to the village chief. It was not strange for many people to give him a gift, so he asked him to help him with it. Ah Qing and her children settled down first.

After finishing the settlement, he returned to the store, put the remaining things in the shoulder bag, and then went straight to Director Chen's house.

The bucket was full when I arrived. Even after scooping out two big bowls, I saw that they were still 60% full, so I still had something to buy. The most expensive one was jellyfish blood anyway.

It was almost noon when we arrived, and Director Chen happened to be home from get off work, so he was pleasantly surprised when he saw him.

"Didn't you say you were going to Zhejiang Province to salvage jellyfish? You had to go there for two months. Why did you come back so soon? It's only been a month now, right?"

"Haha, come back early if something happens."

He went into the room, put down his things, and told Director Chen what happened. Director Chen felt dangerous after hearing this.

"It's like this when you go to other people's territory. Most places are quite exclusive. To the locals, you are intruders. If you stir up your emotions a little, conflicts are inevitable. Fortunately, you came back early, so it counts. wise."

Ye Yaodong nodded, followed the words and said a few words, and also told what happened when he came back.

"You're right. You can't take this kind of thing lightly. It's your good luck to meet a noble person. Other people's matters have to be left to the local public security bureau. Those people also seek medical treatment indiscriminately due to acute illness. Ting Feng is just rain."

"I just want to hear the news now."

"That's right, but if the local jellyfish association or fishing association is established, and they can give you a position, you can take it. It will always be of some benefit. After all, you are also the leader of a group of people. If you go there next year, you will have a lot of money. With this position, I can also get first-hand information, which is more convenient, and I can also build some connections.”

"Okay, let's wait until we get there."

Ye Yaodong changed the topic and talked a little more relaxedly. By the way, he also told how to cook the jellyfish skin, jellyfish head and jellyfish blood.

Transportation is inconvenient these days. In addition to small household appliances and some popular items, the circulation of other specialties is relatively slow, and they have to be purchased locally. This is why the business of tiaoye has come about, so he also has to talk about cooking methods, especially Most people don’t know how to eat jellyfish blood.

By the way, he also boasted about how nourishing the jellyfish blood is. It is a good ingredient for replenishing qi and blood. Local postpartum women have to eat this in addition to isinglass. It is very popular among the locals.

It was already past 1 o'clock after he came out of Director Chen's house. He stopped by for lunch and chatted for a while, and then came out with Director Chen when it was time for him to go to work.

After watching the people ride away on their bicycles, he walked towards the motorcycle under the bright sun, "It's so hot, damn, it's like a stove, it's almost cooked as soon as it comes out."

"Selling popsicles~ Selling popsicles~"

"Buying popsicles..."

Hearing the sound of someone selling popsicles, he also yelled at the cyclist over there. Upon hearing this, the hawker immediately pedaled his bicycle over.

Seeing him get off the motorcycle, the vendor's eyes shone brightly and he asked flatteringly: "What kind of popsicles does the boss want? There are red beans, mung beans, sugar water, milk, watermelon..."

Ye Yaodong stretched his head and took a look. He originally wanted to take one randomly, but when he saw it, there was actually a bagged one.

"what is this?"

"This is ice water, it tastes like peach, orange, pear..."

The colors in each bag were different, corresponding to the color of the flavor. He picked up a bag and looked at it. The ingredients were water, saccharin and fruit powder.

"This bag is only a dime for the small one and two cents for the big one. It has just been released from the factory. It was not available before..."

"Is the manufacturer's address above correct?"

"Ah?" The hawker looked confused. Do you have to check the factory to buy ice water?

"Boss...what do you want...to do?"

"I'll get a bag of this. Is the address where you get the goods the manufacturer's address on it? Is it in the city?"

"Ah, yes..."

Ye Yaodong gave him two cents, then went to the shade and squatted down to read and study, ignoring the confused look on the vendor's face.

The address of the manufacturer above was in a village in a town in the city, and he didn't know where it was. He looked up at the vendor who was about to leave, and called him back.

He was particularly patient with rich people but ordinary people. When the vendor heard his call, he immediately smiled and pushed his bicycle over.

"What else do you want, boss?"

Ye Yaodong pointed to the address of the manufacturer above and asked, "Is this address close to here?"

"Ah? Do you want to sell popsicles too?"

"Do you think I look like a popsicle seller?"

"No, you look like a big boss. If you can ride a motorcycle, you must be a big boss."

On a hot summer day, with the scorching sun at noon, when he went out, it was not easy for him to cover his head with only his eyes exposed, as he did at sea. Recently, he only wore a straw hat.

Although he doesn’t look like a boss and looks like a migrant worker, who gave him a motorcycle? Then he is the big boss.

Ye Yaodong looked at him with admiration, "You're smart, I have other things to do and want to visit this factory. Can you give me some directions? Is this factory far from here? How long will it take you to ride a bicycle?" "

"It's not too far, not too close. It's okay to ride a bicycle for about an hour. I went to get popsicles and sold them while walking. I rode all the way back."

He thought for a moment, it had only been an hour on the bike, he could go faster on a motorcycle, so that was okay.

"I bought all the remaining popsicles you had. Can you take me there?"

The hawker nodded happily and hurriedly, "Okay, then I'll go buy some more goods by the way."

"Go faster on my motorcycle."

He stood up, put the ice water bag in his hand into his mouth and took a bite to drink the ice water. It tasted quite good and sweet.

The weather was so hot that after just holding it in his hand for a while, it was no longer as hard as before, and part of it had turned into water. He sucked it up and sucked up the part of the ice cube that turned into water, and his whole body was instantly absorbed from the inside. It felt cool and refreshing outside.

"What about my bicycle? My home is not here, I...I'd better ride my bicycle and lead the way."

Although he wanted to ride a motorcycle, he was reluctant to park his bicycle on the side of the road for fear of losing it, so he could only lead the way on his bicycle.

Ye Yaodong could only follow slowly behind on his motorcycle.

I held a bag of ice water in my hand and took a sip from time to time. It was all empty after a few sips, and the feeling of heat was much better.

The two cars were riding side by side, from the city to the outside of the city, and then to the road. The hawker wanted to chat with him, but the sound of the motorcycle was too loud. Ye Yaodong didn't listen carefully, and he didn't have the patience to talk to a stranger. People chat.

After riding for about an hour, the hawker pedaled harder and shouted that he was almost there.

Ten minutes later, the bicycle slowed down and stopped. At the door of a low bungalow, the motorcycle also stopped. There were several bicycles at the door.

"That's it."

Ye Yaodong looked at the door of the courtyard that was the same as his own house. There was someone coming out with a wooden box in his arms, and then fixed it on the back seat of a bicycle.

"Small workshop?"

It doesn't look as good as his house, no, it's much worse. This house looks like my own house, only over a hundred square meters, with a small courtyard at the door.

"Yes, it was originally a small workshop. Boss, look, I have brought you to the right place..."

"Okay, count the popsicles and ice water in you, how much they cost, sort them out, and give them to me later."

"Okay, okay."

The hawker beamed with joy and immediately went to take inventory. Ye Yaodong now cleared out his goods directly in just one hour. It was much faster than him selling around the city, and he could also buy some more goods by the way. It's only after two o'clock now, and there are still four hours until the sun goes down, so we can still sell it at night.

Ye Yaodong ignored the vendors' counting. While they were talking for a while, another person came out with a wooden box, and he went in directly.

Unexpectedly, there was something else going on inside. There was actually a large freezer in the main room, and two people were holding the box to select popsicles and ice water. Moreover, in the room behind, I could only hear the sound of many people talking, but there was no other sound. He couldn't see anything standing in the main room.

"What are you looking at? Buying popsicles?" A middle-aged man looked at him doubtfully.

Ye Yaodong immediately came back to his senses, touched his pocket, smiled, pulled out two cigarettes, and said in Mandarin: "Uncle, I'm not here to buy popsicles. I'm more interested in the liquid packaging machine."

The middle-aged man was confused for a moment, "What?"

"It's your ice water bag filling and sealing machine. I'm curious about this machine. Can I take a look?"

"That's not okay. How can you just look at this casually? Who knows if you are a fellow traveler here to cause trouble."

"I'm not a colleague. Don't worry. I'm in other businesses. I'm not a local either. You'll know just by listening to me. I just want to know where to buy that machine. I also want to buy one to hold other liquids. I already know I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and I happened to be in the city today and saw some ice water sold in bags, so I came to ask about it.”

The middle-aged man looked at him warily, "That's not okay, who knows whether what you said is true or false."

After saying that, he shouted twice more inside, and several men ran out. They immediately drove him out.

Ye Yaodong cursed in his own dialect and was pushed out by the others. Just as the vendor finished counting and was about to come in and ask him to pay, he saw this posture and was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.

"boss……"

"I'll go, I can't even take a look at it. I just want to know where to buy it..."

"What's wrong? Why were you kicked out?"

"I just want to ask them where they bought the machine? I also want to buy a machine. I don't make popsicles. Do I look like a popsicle seller? Damn, I haven't been kicked out yet. Damn..."

"What machine?"

"I won't even look at the ice water bag filling machine."

"You asked me to bring you here just to ask about the filling machine for ice water bags?"

"Isn't that right? Why else would I come all the way here just for those few popsicles? I'm too full, it's such a hot day."

The vendor hesitated and said, "How about I help you find out?"

Ye Yaodong looked at him in surprise, "Eh? Do you have a way?"

"I live in a village nearby. I can ask my family to help me ask my relatives. There are also relatives around the corner around us, but I'm not sure if I can ask..."

"Okay, if you can ask, I will give you a red envelope." He said casually.

In fact, he could also ask Lin Jishang if he knew about this kind of thing, or slowly ask around in the city. That person was often seen but not seen, and he might not be able to meet him for months. Now he was a little anxious. want to know.

In this way, the fish sauce can be packed in bags after fermentation. There is no need to send the whole tank to the city, which takes up space and is fragile.

If it can be packed in bags, it can be better distributed across the country and become bigger and stronger!

Thinking about it, I felt a little excited, but I was kicked out just now, so I could only ask more.

The vendor said happily: "Okay, then how do I contact you?"

Ye Yaodong gave him the number of the village committee, "Call him and tell him that you want to see Ye Yaodong. Do you remember? Why don't you go in and borrow a pen?"

"Then I'll borrow a pen."

Ye Yaodong waited again. After someone came out and took down the number, he gave him the money for the popsicles. By the way, he also gave him an extra 10 cents for the quilt on which the wooden box was padded and bought it directly without fear of being beaten. People laughed at people who were stupid and had too much money, so they just took the whole package and put it in the sidecar.

Anyway, he lives nearby, so he can just go home and get some tattered clothes and quilts to cushion him.

"I'm leaving first. If I have any news, I'll call you. If there's no news, forget it. I'll think of something else."

"OK."

Although the trip was in vain and he spent several dollars, he felt it was worth it. At least he knew that such a small filling and sealing machine already existed.

A small plastic bag containing ice water can only hold 100-200 ml. If there is one of this size, it can definitely be 500 ml.

But it probably hasn’t been widely used yet, and everyone is still used to filling it with bottles.

After calming down, he suddenly wasn't so anxious anymore, because his fish sauce didn't really ferment much this year. It was just the catch of two boats, and it took a few days to bring back 10,000 to 20,000 kilograms. , 20,000 to 30,000 catties, sometimes only half a month, but this month there is none.

It only takes 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms to produce several thousand kilograms of fish sauce. Once it is fermented, it needs to be filtered at intervals. If he buys a filling machine now, it is estimated that the fermentation speed at home will not be enough to fill it, and it will have to be idle from time to time. over there.

And if the quantity is small, it cannot be made bigger and stronger. In the end, it has to be fermented in large quantities. The fermentation time of this kind of thing is very long, half a year and a year.

So when I think about it, I really don’t have to worry so much. I can increase the quantity first and then think about the machine.

If you want to increase the amount, you have to prepare fermentation containers in advance. It is also very simple to collect the groceries. You don’t have to catch them yourself, although it is the easiest and most economical to catch them yourself.

Ye Yaodong got on his motorcycle and drove towards the market while thinking about things. However, the market was closed at this time, but Father Lin and Mother Lin did not return to the village. Instead, they were in Lin Xianghui's shop with several children. Help cut vegetables and make fillings together, and do some preparation work in advance.

After hearing the sound of a motorcycle at the door, several children turned their heads and immediately rushed out excitedly.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Brother-in-law...you are back again..."

"Sister-in-law, have you finished your work?"

Ye Yaodong looked at these half-year-old children who were extremely excited around him, and he also smiled and picked up the small tattered quilt in his shoulder bag, "Go in, I'll bring you popsicles and ice water."

"Wow……"

"Great, I'm thirsty..."

"So much? Brother-in-law, why did you buy so much?"

As soon as he put the tattered quilt on the table and opened it, several of them became even more excited. They each picked a flavor they wanted to eat. No child could resist the temptation of popsicles.

"Father, mother, brother and sister-in-law should also eat one, otherwise it will melt if left alone."

"Why did you buy so much? How can you finish it?" Mrs. Lin said with a smile, "Wrap it up quickly, it will melt if left outside."

"I believe that if one person eats two or three, they can all eat it."

"That's right!" Lin Guangyuan happily took another one and licked it with both hands at the same time.

The other two nodded quickly and followed each other and took another one.

Mother Lin quickly wrapped up the little tattered quilt, "How about eating it? Not too much for each one. Eating too much is not good for the stomach and will lead to diarrhea. Wrap it up first. You can take it back to the children at home later. Here. There were twenty or thirty of them at first glance.”

Ye Yaodong let them eat whatever they wanted, and said to his father-in-law: "Let's settle the accounts and I have to go back quickly. It took too long. It's already 3 o'clock."

"Okay, I thought you would come over after finishing your work and go to the store to do some calculations."

"Um."

Weng and son-in-law walked outside again. There was constant laughter and laughter in the room, but Lin Guangyuan followed them out.

Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Guangyuan, who had reached his ears, and sighed that he had grown up really fast. A few years ago, it only reached his chest, "What are you doing?"

"Hey, uncle, can I go home with you for two days?"

"Your store is so busy, can you still come home with me to play?"

"My father said that when school starts in the second half of the year, he will put us here to study. We don't have to go back to the village. I'm a little reluctant. If I don't go back to play with you for a few days now, I might have to wait for the Chinese New Year. It will take a long time."

"I can do it. Can your parents do it?"

"Hey, if you tell them, then they can definitely do it."

"What about your brothers and sisters?"

"Leave them alone."

Lin's father glanced at him and said, "Think of it. People always have the eldest son to stay and work. It would be better for you to leave your younger brothers and sisters to work and go back to play by yourself."

"I want to learn from my uncle, not play! My uncle is so capable, there is a future for me to follow him. It's rare for him to come back. I haven't seen him for a long time."

Ye Yaodong happily put his arm around his shoulder, "Okay, I'll take you back later. Let me tell you, Captain Chen who gave you the sailor shirt is also building a lighthouse in our town now. You might see him if you go back with me."

Lin Guangyuan's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, yes, my aunt asked me to go back with you, I must go back with you."

"No problem, I'll talk to your parents."

Lin Guangyuan happily clenched his fist and waved several times.

When they settled the bill, he immediately ran home to pack his clothes and waited at the gate, without thinking of going to the store to tell his parents first.

Because he knew that if he went to tell them, they might not agree, but if his uncle went to tell them, there would be no problem.

Ye Yaodong only glanced at the scribbled account book, pricked up his ears to listen to Lin's father telling him how much money he had earned on which date, read it once, then took the money he gave him, and in the end only remembered a total in his mind, and went out.

Anyway, when he returned, Ah Qing would count it again, as long as the total was roughly the same.

"Let's go, talk to your parents and I'll take you back."

"Okay."

When Lin Xianghui and Lin's wife heard that Ye Yaodong wanted to take Lin Guangyuan back with him, they didn't say anything, but nodded and agreed, but the other two children below rebelled.

"We want to go too..."

"Why take the eldest brother and not us..."

"Because I want to take him to work for me, you are too young."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he took the torn quilt and went out again. Lin Guangyuan had already sat in the sidecar excitedly waiting, and the two children behind were pulled by the adults with sad faces and were still shouting there.

"We can also help you with the work, uncle..."

"You don't do your own work, but you are so enthusiastic about working in other people's homes... Stop it, I'll take you with me next time."

Ye Yaodong left after saying this, leaving only Lin Guangyuan's excited shouting in his ears.

"So cool, so cool... Wow... Motorcycles are much cooler than tractors."

"Uncle, this motorcycle is really cool, can you teach me when we go back?"

"Sure."

"Great, uncle, my god, I want to learn to ride a motorcycle? Hahahaha... cough cough..."

"Shut your mouth, otherwise you will have to eat a mouthful of dirt."

The ears were instantly quiet.