Chapter 1149 Lighter

"Nonsense, I'm just thinking about the holiday soon. Everyone is out of town, shouldn't I give them a red envelope?"

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, "I think that's what you want. You used to be stingy, reluctant to eat this, reluctant to spend that, and you would scold me when I ate something good. Now you are so generous?"

"They earn 4.5 yuan or 6.5 yuan a day, and tomorrow we will give them a day off for the holiday. This is equivalent to a day's salary for white-collar workers, and they still want red envelopes?"

"You are so proud, Dad. You have been thinking about giving them red envelopes during this period. I think it's not me who wants to be the president, but you who want to be the president. Are you excited?"

Ye's father was speechless.

"I... I was thinking that you were so generous before, giving them red envelopes when you caught big fish, and giving them red envelopes when you repelled pirates..."

"You also said that you caught 110,000 kilograms of plum fish in one net, and then repelled pirates. Isn't it reasonable to give them? The fishing boat also got a big harvest for the first time, which is reasonable. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's enough to have a day off. Tomorrow, you can treat them with good wine, good meat and good dishes."

"Don't be so generous, otherwise people will think you are so easy to get money here. You are not stupid and rich? It's enough to give such a high salary. Pay the salary before going back, and give a red envelope to thank them for their hard work during this period. Don't give red envelopes at every turn, it will spoil them."

"If you say so, Chichao has caught so many goods in a while, so he has to give one; he has to be the president, and he has to give another one; he has to be given another one on Mid-Autumn Festival; and he has to be given another one when he returns; are they here to work or to receive red envelopes? "

"You are just too proud! President's father, keep some, it is not easy for your son to make money."

Ye's father also looked a little unnatural when he said that to him, and he coughed dryly, "I thought too much, I also thought that I didn't give out red envelopes for catching so many goods some time ago, and now I am the president again, and it is Mid-Autumn Festival, double happiness, so I proposed again, don't give it if you don't want to."

"Others can not give, I will give you one. The private money you hid under your pillow some time ago was taken away by my mother, right?"

Ye Yaodong had an expression of "I don't know you yet".

His father finally saved some private money, but he quarreled with his mother and it was all confiscated. During that time, the two old people didn't talk to each other for several days.

"I have it, you don't need to give it to me."

"I'll get it for you when I get back to the house, and I'll also get you money for the food. Go buy food tomorrow, buy whatever you want, prepare a few more meat dishes, make a table, and order a few pounds of wine."

Father Ye was happy now, "Okay, I'll go buy food tomorrow, buy better food, it's a rare holiday, everyone is in a different place, we have to give everyone good food and drink."

"Okay."

The next morning, Ye Yaodong locked the gate and took a group of people to call home to report safety.

He asked everyone to take turns to finish the call first, and then they could go shopping as long as they didn't cause any trouble. He and his father would call last and settle the bill.

Lin Xiuqing on the phone also waited until the last person to take the phone from the previous person.

"We all thought you would come back in the next two days, and you didn't call in advance to say you wouldn't come back. Everyone was waiting for you to come back."

"The weather has been good these days, and we have been fishing continuously, so we have forgotten the time. We can't bear to go back even if we earn hundreds of dollars a day, so we thought we might as well stay a few more days. Anyway, we can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival every year. If we go back this time, we won't come here again this year. We might as well stay a few more days until the weather turns cooler and it's not suitable for going to the water before going back."

"Even if you didn't tell us in advance, the little ones at home thought you would be back in the next two days, and they have been counting the days with their fingers."

"They are thinking about asking for gifts, right? They are not thinking about me going back, but they are really asking for gifts."

Lin Xiuqing smiled "It's good that you know. The stationery I bought at the beginning of the school year gave them a lot of pride. They kept chattering when they came home from school, saying how much their classmates envied them for having cartoon stationery."

"Do you practice Chenghu's calligraphy every day?"

At this time, Ye Chenghu also shouted on the phone, "Dad, don't buy more. Buy something else. Don't buy me calligraphy. I can't finish it. It's so annoying."

"I know. Bring more when you go back."

"No."

"I brought this back from Zhejiang Province. It's farther away than the provincial capital."

Ye Chenghu was very upset. He didn't want to write, but he wanted it very much. If he got it, he could take it to school to show off to other classmates and get a lot of envious looks.

Lin Xiuqing laughed, "Don't tease him. I've asked him to write a big character every day recently. His handwriting is getting more and more neat. Even if he can't go to school in the future, he can still show his handwriting to others. It's not bad. He needs to keep practicing."

"By the way, I have something to tell you. The city has set up a fishery association, and I was hired as the vice president of the fishery association..."

"Ah? What?"

"Yes, it's what you heard, the vice president of the fishery association."

Lin Xiuqing was confused for a moment, "What is this for?"

"I don't know what others do, anyway, I just got a sinecure." Ye Yaodong told him the whole story from beginning to end.

"So, it was because you proposed this association, so after discussion, they felt that it was indeed feasible and could be established, and then your name was added?"

Lin Xiuqing was a little unbelievable. He just went fishing, how could he catch an official?

It seemed to her that the president of this association was just like the leaders of some government agencies and departments, and he could make arrangements casually like this?

"With the help of the leader, a big fish was brought into the institute during that time, and maybe it also attracted votes? I'm not sure. Anyway, it happened to be decided yesterday, and I also received the letter of appointment. It's a holiday today, so I can go there tomorrow. Submit the photo to keep the record and pay the membership fee.”

"Oh, will you come back then..."

"Nonsense, if I don't come back, will I really be able to settle down here, get a wife, and have a few more children?"

Lin Xiuqing said dullly: "It's not impossible. The aunts and uncles in the village are saying that if the bosses outside make a lot of money, they will buy a house in the place where they make money, and then marry a wife..."

"Don't listen to the nonsense of those nuns. I will go back in about half a month. By then the weather will be cold, and things here should be almost over. It's just a name. It's definitely not my turn to do things, and it won't be my turn. You definitely won’t ask me to do anything.”

"oh."

"I'll go and remit 10,000 yuan to you after I hang up the phone later. Please pay attention these days, remember to check the telegram, and then get the money back."

"real!"

Lin Xiuqing perked up. She changed her unhappiness just now. There was a smile on her face, her mood improved, and her tone of voice became more relaxed.

"I'll keep an eye on it these days."

"Are you happy now? In reality, I can only talk to you about money."

"Then go and remit the money quickly. It's unsafe to carry so much money around with you. You should remit the money before making the call."

"I came out too early. The bank was not open, so I called first."

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he looked at his father beside him, "Do you want to talk to my mother?"

Father Ye waved his hand, "If you have anything to say, you have said everything that needs to be said. I have nothing to say."

"If dad says he has nothing to say to mom, then I'll give up."

Mother Ye's loud voice rang out at this time, "How come you have nothing to say? You have nothing to say after you go out? You have nothing to say to me, so who do you want to talk to? If you go out and don't know when you come back, forget it, even a word It’s all gone. I’ve only been out for a month and that’s it. If I stay a few more months, I don’t have to come back.”

Ye Yaodong felt the vibration while holding the phone in his hand. He quickly put the phone away from his ears, fearing that his father might not hear clearly, and quickly put it into his father's ears to avoid damaging his eardrums.

Father Ye was so shocked when he put his ear to the phone that he quickly tried to take it farther away, but he couldn't hold it firmly and fell on the table, which made the counter sister stare, while Mother Ye on the other end of the phone started to curse again.

"I have such a bad temper that I can't even talk about it anymore. I even threw the phone and broke it. Can I afford to pay for it? I act recklessly. The older I get, the more angry I become..."

Father Ye was angry, "Have you said enough? You talk all day long, and your voice is so loud that my ears are going to go deaf. Why don't you hold it farther away? It makes me lose my grip on the phone."

"What should be said, Dongzi has just said it, what else do you want me to say? What is there to say? I will go back in half a month. Whatever you want to hear, just talk slowly then. The phone bill You don’t need any money? There are so many people taking turns calling. It’s been almost an hour. Okay, I’ve finished talking and hung up.”

"Dududu..."

Ye's father hung up immediately after saying this, not giving Ye's mother a chance to react.

Then quickly pick out your ears.

"My ears were deafened by her shouting. It was so loud. Even though she is old, she is still arrogant every day."

"Hang up so quickly, my mother is probably yelling at the phone right now."

"Anyway, if you can't hear her, scold her. Hurry up and pay the bill. You still have to go and remit the money."

"Um."

Father Ye went to the post office with Ye Yaodong and watched him finish transferring the money before going to buy groceries.

It was just a matter of buying groceries, and there was no need for two people. Ye Yaodong wandered around alone on the street.

I bought some small things that I had never seen before, or small toys that I didn’t have at home. It was rare that I had time to go shopping, so I just bought some first, and then went out to buy some specialties before going home. .

But after he took his personal ID photo and was walking around, he saw an acquaintance, Fang Jingfu, whom he had just met.

He sorted out the cloth bag he was carrying, which was already full of small gadgets. He stepped forward and said hello, "Comrade Fang Jingfu."

"Huh? What a coincidence."

"It's the festival today, are you going out for shopping?"

"No, I'm giving something to other friends." He hesitated, opened the iron box he was holding, then took out a lighter and handed it to Ye Yaodong.

"give you."

Ye Yaodong was surprised, "Lighter?"

"you know?"

"Ah? What don't you know about a lighter?" He took it with a smile and slid it twice, watching the handful of small flames rise and then go out.

Fang Jingfu looked at him inquiringly, and found that he was still playing so skillfully, as if he was using a lighter frequently.

He asked with a smile: "I'm telling you, this thing is as bad as the street. Although this is produced by a small workshop here, the metal one is not cheap. It costs a few hundred yuan compared to the Japanese and Korean ones, but it's not cheap either. It costs dozens of dollars each.”

Ye Yaodong was surprised again. He had long heard that local lighters were particularly famous, especially in this era, when there were small family workshops everywhere. This was how local lighter companies emerged.

He looked at the metal lighter in his hand again, and explained with a smile, "I didn't say this thing is trash, I'm just surprised that you gave me a lighter so generously. This one is very expensive, and the cheap ones cost dozens of dollars." If it’s a friendship store, it would cost several hundred dollars.”

I almost forgot that today's lighters are also luxury goods, and they are not just one yuan a piece on the street.

He can't even use a lighter now, and the sliding technique just now was so skillful...

Fang Jingfu was very proud, "You know quite well. This was researched by my brother this year. His friend brought it back from other places as a gift to him during the Chinese New Year. However, my brother took apart the lighter and studied its structure and ignition principle. Unexpectedly, He actually researched it and made it himself, so it doesn’t feel too painful to give it away.”

"Holy shit, you made it yourself? Isn't that awesome? Your family is full of talents? Have you researched and produced lighters? Are your whole family engaged in research?"

"That's not the case, I don't know anything."

"Then after you have researched this, are you going to set up a small workshop? Then you will make it bigger and stronger, a big company, export it, destroy Japan and South Korea, and make them sell it so expensive!"

"Hey, the workshop is already working on it. This is just produced. I just got a batch to give to a friend. I happened to meet you and gave you one."

"Good brother, this lighter of yours looks no different from the ones from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. If the price is lower, you can definitely occupy the market quickly and make a fortune."

"Haha, you really know the goods. Let me lend you auspicious words. I will send it to my friends first and let them promote it."

"Such a good thing doesn't need to be publicized. As soon as it appears on the market, it will definitely be snapped up. Old smokers are available everywhere, not to mention they can be used for cooking. Every family has needs. This is much more convenient than matches. A box of matches It also costs 5 cents, just twenty or thirty pieces.”

Fang Jingfu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I'll leave now. See you later."

Although Ye Yaodong was quite curious and had a lot to ask, he felt that they were not familiar with each other yet, so he waved his hand and stopped disturbing his work.

He played with the lighter in his hand, lighting it up and letting go. He was playing very hard, and he didn't feel distressed at all. The passers-by felt very distressed when they saw it.

"Finally, we have a lighter. When I saw it in the Friendship Store, I was almost shocked by the price. A broken lighter actually cost two to three hundred. A bicycle that can be ridden for decades has never been that expensive. Damn, local lighters It looks like it’s about to rise.”

After he muttered as he walked that he had had enough fun, he took out the cigarettes in his pocket and lit one for himself first. He still held a lighter in his other hand and lit it, playing as he walked.

"Brother, you are wasting your time playing with lighters. Can you lend me a lighter?"

Hearing someone talking to him, he stopped and saw that the person was staring at the lighter he was playing with, and he also had a cigarette in his hand. He also knew that he wanted to catch a light, so he gave it to them generously. Light a fire.

"Be generous, brother."

"Haha, I'm from out of town, so I don't understand."

The young man opposite raised his eyebrows in surprise and said in Mandarin, "Oh, so, where are you from? What do you do?"

"I'm from Fujian Province, a fisherman."

The man was even more surprised and frowned, "Fishermen? Are they true or false? Are you just talking nonsense?"

"Haha, what's so good about this? I don't know you, and you don't know me. I just met you casually on the road. What's so bad? I'm just a fisherman. Hehe, let's go now."

After speaking, Ye Yaodong put away the lighter, put one hand in his pocket, smoked with one hand, and continued to walk his own way.

Believe it or not, what happened to the fishermen?

Yep, maybe you won’t have as much money as him in your lifetime.

He has 2 workshops, 5 shops, 13 acres of land, a house here, 17 trawlers, a Dongsheng, a fresh harvest boat, three large partnership boats, and the Harvest. share, plus a deposit of 200,000, and some treasures at home.

Although some fishing boats have not yet arrived, it is only a matter of time.

Seeing him frown made him unhappy.

But as I walked, I felt in a good mood again. Why should I care about someone I don’t know?

He went home happily and showed the lighter to his father. The surprised father asked what it was, and it could actually make fire out of thin air.

Ordinary people in rural areas really only know matches now, and have never seen lighters. Some people living in the mountains may still use flints.

Ye Yaodong gave his father some knowledge about lighters, which made his father marvel.

"Your new friend is so good, he can even give you such a valuable thing."

He nodded. Indeed, Fang Jingfu seemed to be a pretty good person. Although he was a chatterbox, the second generation seemed to be quite easy to get along with and did not discriminate against him as a foreigner.

Maybe they are highly educated and have traveled a lot, so they are not as exclusive as the locals.

"Indeed, it's just the second time we've met."

"Next time, give him something as well. We have to reciprocate and we can't take advantage of others."

"knew."

Father Ye touched his pocket but couldn't find a cigarette. "Give me a cigarette and light it to try."

Ye Yaodong gave him the entire box of cigarettes.

"No, no, just give me one. I'm not used to smoking this cigarette. It's still on top of the hookah, so I'll just light one and give it a try."

"You can order whatever you want."

"What a waste."

"Do you think you can light a cigarette without wasting it? It's even more wasteful because you are not used to smoking this cigarette anyway."

Father Ye ignored him and played with the lighter for a long time. He even tried to light his hookah with it. As a result, he burned himself and choked after just taking a puff.

He coughed for a long time before he recovered.

"No, no, this thing is not easy to use. Matches are more useful. I can take several puffs with one until it burns to the bottom."

"Silly!" Ye Yaodong put away the lighter and put it in his pocket.

Others looked at him with envy, but they didn't dare to borrow such a valuable thing casually. They could only look at it or say a few words.

Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and thought about what to give back to Fang Jingfu. In his opinion, lighters are common things on the street, but they are indeed rare now, and this metal one is not cheap.

But he looks like a college student and a second-generation with a small background. It seems that he has everything, which is a headache.

Unexpectedly, he temporarily put it aside. After all, people who casually gave away things certainly did not ask for anything in return. As I just said, they made it at home, so I didn't feel bad about giving it away.

Everyone was busy killing chickens and ducks, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables and cooking, while the father and son were sitting with their feet up, one playing with a lighter, and the other with his hands behind his back, looking here and there, looking more like a boss than Ye Yaodong.

Ye's father is becoming more and more like President Ye's father.

Father Ye walked around for a long time, and then came to Ye Yaodong again, "We will go back in half a month. What are you going to do with this house?"

Ye Yaodong paused while playing with his lighter, "I'll think about it later."

"We have to find someone to look after the house, or rent it out. Otherwise, no one will live in the house. Even if no one comes to occupy it, it will easily fall into disrepair."

"Let me think about it."

"Or ask the neighbors to help look after it?"

"I'm afraid that the neighbors will move in after seeing it, and it will be difficult to drive them away at that time. After all, they live next door and have a better relationship with the people nearby than we do."

"Then put up a notice to rent it out?"

"Okay, let's try and see if anyone rents it."

"Then write a notice and post it at the gate tomorrow. Do it early, otherwise if no one rents it temporarily, you have to think of other ways."

Ye Yaodong nodded. Since they are going back, it is indeed a big problem to deal with this house. After all, they will still come here next year. He is the vice president, and he must come here every year to report for a few months.

Let's try it first.

"The food is ready, do you want to eat?"

"Let's eat right after it's cooked?"

Ye Yaodong heard them running out to ask, so he stood up and let them eat right away.

They were all rough people, so they didn't care so much. As soon as they finished cooking, they started to eat the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner at noon and drank wine.

It was a rare day of relaxation, so Ye Yaodong also asked them to drink as much as they wanted. If they drank too much, they could just sleep directly. Anyway, they didn't have to work today.

With him, and unlimited wine, everyone really ate and drank as much as they wanted.

After getting drunk, they staggered back to the house and fell asleep. The table was full of messy cups and plates, and no one cleared it. They didn't clean up the table until they woke up in the evening, and heated up the dishes before eating.

Then they took out the big cakes to offer to the moon, and ate the moon cakes while enjoying the cool air.

While enjoying the cool air, Ye Yaodong took out a notice of house rental written on paper and pen, and posted it directly at the door in the night.

At night, when it was dark, every family was worshipping the moon in front of their house to enjoy the cool air, and no one was looking at them.

This custom of worshipping the moon is quite similar to their hometown.

The next morning, Ye Yaodong followed the fishing boat to catch sea urchins as usual.

The ID photo he took yesterday could not be obtained so quickly. He planned to go to the Fisheries Association to pay the membership fee after he could get the ID photo, so as to save two trips. He lost hundreds of dollars for not going out to sea for a day.

But when he was waiting for the ID photo to pay the membership fee in the morning, he unexpectedly met Fang Jingfu again, who was also going to pay his ID photo.

Ye Yaodong asked curiously: "Why did you submit it now?"

"You submitted it now too?"

"I didn't leave a phone number, and the appointment letter had to be mailed to my home. I didn't know I had to take a photo for my ID until I got it, so I put it off until now."

"Oh, I was busy running errands for my brother to find a place to set up a workshop, and forgot about the ID photo. I only remembered to get the photo and send it over when I received the call yesterday."

"Lighter workshop?"

"Yes, it's too noisy at home, so my parents asked him to find a place outside and not do it at home."

Ye Yaodong slapped his thigh, "What a coincidence, let's go to my place."

It's been three or four days since he posted his notice, but no one has asked.

Fang Jingfu's worries and his worries now hit it off.

"What? I'm worried about helping him find a place everywhere. Every household here doesn't have enough houses to live in. Where can I find one?"

"Let's go, let's talk while walking."

Today's daily update is 10,000, and another chapter will be added tomorrow