Chapter 1154 President Ye’s Father

Ye Yaodong looked at everyone who sat down to eat again, observing everyone with his eyes. Most of them put their minds to rest after he finished speaking, but there were still four people who would occasionally look at the pile of goods.

With the owner around, they would definitely not dare to move their minds. Without the owner, their greed was also magnified.

These four people immediately agreed as soon as they heard the agitation, and kept persuading him. Two of them were old boatmen on his boat, and the other two were young boatmen who had just started sailing.

Now they are still outside and can't do anything, so as not to provoke others and set a time bomb for themselves. However, when they go back, the people who just spoke must be dismissed, and they can't be allowed to stay on the boat and endanger his safety.

They looked good before, but they were just because they were cautious. When he didn't have anything to take care of, or found any difficulties or loopholes, they would definitely betray him without hesitation.

This harm is too great. Fortunately, because of Fang Jingfu's batch of goods today, everyone's ugly faces were exposed, and his hidden dangers were also found out.

I can't say if things will go smoothly in the future, but at least the risk is reduced. Anyway, when we return, we will definitely not want these four people, and we have to hire two long-term boatmen again.

By the way, it is also a warning to others to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and let others see that those who are not honest will just get out and never be hired again.

It is so easy to make money with him. At least 70 or 80 yuan a month, a thousand yuan a year, at my age, what kind of job can make so much money?

Not to mention the red envelopes from time to time, and I can earn more by following him to Zhejiang Province.

Killing is impossible. In a society ruled by law, they are all neighbors in the same village, but it is painful for them to no longer be employed, and it can also alert others not to lose the opportunity to make money steadily for a little profit.

It is difficult to make money these days. It is not so easy to find a job. Workers will be laid off in a few years.

He tapped the table twice with his fingers, reminding the people who were still staring, "Don't look anymore. Fang Jingfu came in the afternoon, and he knows how many there are. After dinner, move some of our things to the cabin on the ship and lock them up. At night, we don't have to move too much, which is a little easier."

"Okay."

The person who was tapped again hurriedly retracted his gaze.

Ye Yaodong didn't know when Fang Jingfu would arrange the night shift to come, but he probably had to wait until the workers finished dinner.

It would take him one or two hours to go back, and then arrange for someone to come. It would probably be around seven or eight o'clock when they came here. It was only six o'clock now, which was still early.

After dinner, he sat in the main room and watched, asking them to sort out the goods to prevent these people from doing anything when he was not watching. However, no matter how much he watched, he had to get up and move if something happened.

Fang Jingfu's people came at about the same time as he expected, but he didn't come. His brother came to supervise the workers at night and help the workers with piecework.

Ye Yaodong saw someone coming to take over the pile of goods, stood up and said hello, asking them to check if there was any damage to the goods first, then stood up and stopped guarding, and went to do his own thing.

He was about to go back, and the matter here was over, and he was relieved.

At this time, the workers had moved some sundries from home to the ship twice, and they were almost done, leaving only some simple personal luggage.

He asked Ye's father: "Everything has been checked, nothing is left behind?"

"Almost, except for the ones in the house, we have loaded all the pots and pans that we originally brought and moved them onto the ship."

"That's good, then go to bed early tonight, and just take your own luggage on board at night."

"Well, there are a few people who are still assembling lighters there, do you want to stop them?"

Ye Yaodong saw that a few workers came over to help assemble part-time as soon as they finished moving, and he didn't stop them. It's okay to help work and earn wages.

Although he was doing part-time work and received two salaries, he had nothing to do now. After the work was done, he could let them do whatever they wanted. It was better to earn money by their own labor than to steal.

He only reminded them to leave at 2 a.m. and let them go to bed early so as not to delay their return.

Father Ye saw him return to the room and followed him back to the room. After hesitating for a while, he asked again: "We didn't take anything and didn't move anything. Will they think we stole it?"

"No, didn't I say that? Fang Jingfu came in the afternoon, two or three hours earlier, and stayed until you came back. He knows whether he took anything or not. It seems that his brother outside was also paid by him last night. When he just came, I asked him to count it. He must have counted it."

"That's good. Otherwise, they will think we took it even if we didn't take it. That would be unfair."

"Well, let's fire Uncle Li San and Uncle A Lin after we go back. It just so happens that the salary will be settled until tomorrow. Let's talk to them when we get home tomorrow. , let them find work for themselves, and we won't let them do it in the future. As for the other few who were called separately, they won't be used after tomorrow anyway, so there's no need to talk about it separately. "

Father Ye was surprised and opened his mouth, "Did they just hear the instigation, so they followed the commotion and wanted to steal?"

"Well, if they can have bad intentions on those goods now, they can have bad intentions on my things in the future. It's better to dismiss them early. Besides, they are a bit old now, so they should stay at home to take care of their grandchildren, and leave the sea adventure work to the young people."

"I think Xiaowu and Aqiang are pretty good just now. Let the young people replace the elderly. They should have accumulated a wave of experience this time. It's okay."

"When I get back, I'll fire those two people, and then ask these two young people if they are willing to work for me for a long time."

Father Ye sighed, "Okay, you decide, and we'll talk about it when we get home. We can't talk about it now, lest they get angry and something happens."

"I know, you go back and tell them, after all, it was you who asked them to do it, and I'll knock on the others when I get back."

"Okay."

After the father and son talked for a while in the room, they saw that it was almost 9 o'clock, so they closed their eyes. They had to get up early at night to cheer up, and now they had to rest well.

The lighters outside only needed to be assembled, so they were not very noisy. Even if everyone talked in the dead of night, they restrained themselves. People were tired in the middle of the night, and no one had the energy to keep talking, so the people in the room slept soundly.

Ye Yaodong was woken up by his father.

When he woke up, he knew it was time, and he got up immediately after looking at his watch.

Everything was packed. He only washed up and set off immediately after seeing that everyone else had gotten up. Some people didn't need to wash up at all. They just woke up and took their things and followed.

Of course, he also said hello to the people working in the workshop before leaving.

The temperature difference between day and night is large, and there is a cold breeze at night. They can clearly feel that autumn is coming.

I just felt it when I came out at night, otherwise it would still be hot during the day.

Father Ye rubbed his arms and said, "It's a bit cold. Fortunately, there is no need to blow the wind after getting on the boat."

"Will you drive the boat later?"

"Yes."

However, when they got on the boat and everyone was about to get into the cabin, Father Ye stopped everyone with several pieces of yellow paper in his hand.

"Don't rush to sleep, get rid of the bad luck first. When you get home in the afternoon, there are no such things at home. I thought about getting on the boat at night, and then I will do it on the boat. Dongzi didn't make a brazier at that time, but fortunately he didn't spend the night in it, so it's not a big deal."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.

Not staying overnight inside was equivalent to just being called in for questioning. It hadn't been more than 12 hours, but I didn't expect his father still remembered it.

It seemed that he was still upset about being sent to the palace for the second time.

Others also echoed, saying that they all wanted to get rid of bad luck, and they all cooperated with Ye's father's work.

Ye's father wrapped yellow paper around everyone's head and limbs, and burned several pieces.

The last piece was lit and wanted to be used on Ye Yaodong's head. Thinking that he was too lucky, he didn't get a share several times, so he only turned it around his head three times, and then the remaining unburned yellow paper was turned around the bow of the boat, muttering something in his mouth. After it was burned out, he put his hands together and worshiped the sea.

"Okay, I'll go to drive the boat and you guys go to sleep. When you wake up, Dongzi will take my place."

"Okay."

When the big fishing boat left the shore, there were some early-rising fishermen on the shore watching, all very curious.

But it was none of their business, everyone just watched the boat that had stayed at their dock for a month or two leave.

After Ye Yaodong returned to his bed and lay down, he turned sideways and looked at the place where the photo was posted on the wall. It was pitch black and he couldn't see the photo clearly, but he could reach out and touch it.

It was another safe trip to make money.

However, looking at Fang Jingfu's lighter workshop, he felt that he was making money too slowly and too hard.

Look at others, what is a daily fortune?

He worked hard for three years to have his current family business. Not to mention the real estate, the cash alone is only a little over 200,000.

And looking at Fang Jingfu's goods, he only needs to calculate the daily output to know that it won't take long before he can make a lot of money immediately.

One month can be equivalent to 3 years for him.

I get angry just thinking about it, but who made him incompetent, not knowing much, and uneducated, all he knows is the experience of his previous life, not to mention that he was a waste in his previous life and didn't have much experience. The two lives combined don't know as much as others know in one life. After rebirth, he can only earn what he knows.

However, he cannot earn money beyond his knowledge. He can earn money by following others, but the premise is that the person must be reliable.

Ye Yaodong thought about Fang Jingfu over and over all night.

He had not known him well before, so he did not know what he was like. He only felt that he was good. However, today's incident also showed that he was quite conscientious and courageous.

When the workers who worked the night shift came in the evening, he listened to everyone chatting for a few sentences. Although he did not understand, he knew that they were talking about what happened during the day. He also asked about it and found out that these people were also bailed out.

In addition, he did not know how much money he spent on arranging relationships so that he could continue to work after being bailed out.

Fang Jingfu did not tell him a word about spending money after he came in the afternoon. He thought that as long as he found some connections and gave some gifts, he would be fine. He was indeed quite loyal. Judging from this, his character should be fine.

He was probably very short of money now and should need his investment.

Thinking of the 2,000 lighters he brought back, he should see how long it would take to sell them out.

It was a good opportunity to investigate their local market. If they formed a partnership, they would have more security, at least they could get more low-priced goods. Even if they really met the wrong person and could not get back their capital, they could still make up for the loss by getting goods at a low price.

After thinking about it for a while, he gradually fell asleep while listening to the snoring and noise in his ears.

After waking up naturally, he had breakfast and went to replace his father. Although he did not rest well on the boat, he had closed his eyes to rest his mind, which was better than staying awake until dawn.

He gathered his energy and took control of the fishing boat.

We have gone back and forth several times, and he is familiar with it, so there is no need for his father to come.

The journey was calm, but we arrived earlier than the last few times.

It was only 3 pm when we got home, which was when the sun was shining brightly, and there were few fishing boats on the pier. We had to wait until the sun went down before any fishing boats would return.

As soon as their boat docked in the middle of the sea outside the village pier, someone came home to report the news, and soon a boat came to pick them up.

Ye Yaodong was curious, weren't all the fishing boats rented out? You shouldn't be back by this time, right?

However, when he saw the words Dongsheng 004 painted on the hull of the fishing boat, he knew that this was another boat delivered by the shipyard. There was also a big red flower tied to the bow. It seemed that it had just been delivered in the past two days. of.

Father Ye said happily: "Another one has been delivered? It's quite fast. Are there only three left?"

"Yes, there are only three left. I think they will all be paid before the year."

"That's pretty fast. The boat you three brothers jointly can get by the end of the year."

"Um."

At the end of the year, of these few boats, only the fresh harvest boats will be left around the middle of next year, and there will be two that I will partner with some friends by the end of next year.

Counting the days, the days go by quite quickly. It is already mid-October, not long before the Chinese New Year.

Ye Yaodong waited for the ship to arrive before asking Wang Guangliang, "When was this ship delivered?"

"It was the day before yesterday, Brother Dong. Your eldest and second brothers went to help drive it back. Brother Dong, you are coming back today. We don't know why the third sister-in-law didn't tell you in advance."

"Something happened and I decided to come back temporarily."

"What happened? Is it serious? They say you have to wait until the weather cools down to come back, but now it's still hot during the day..."

Father Ye interrupted his cross-examination unhappily, "Why don't you ask me to move things onto the boat first, and then go back first. Everyone is tired after a day at sea."

"Okay, okay..."

His father couldn't save face and didn't want people to know that he was entering the palace for the second time.

Ye Yaodong chuckled and went to see what else had not been moved. Just when the two boats were next to each other, the boatmen had already moved them first.

After they finished packing everything on the boat and moved it to the new boat, Lin Xiuqing also stood on the shore and waited.

When he got off the boat, she immediately greeted him.

"Why didn't you call me in advance when you came back? I didn't even know you were coming back today."

"It was just a surprise."

"what does it mean?"

"Check the post!"

"Nervous, what happened? Don't you always call a day in advance before coming back?"

Father Ye quickly interrupted them, "It's such a bright sun, what's there to say on this pier? Let's talk about it when we get back."

Ah Cai and others also stood by and said with a smile: "A Dong has made a lot of money again and is back? You are the only one going on this trip, so you should have made a lot of money, right?"

"No matter where you are, you are risking your life, and you only earn a few hard-earned money."

Ye Yaodong took out the lighter in his pocket and handed one to Ah Cai, "Send it to you."

"What? Hey, are you giving me a gift? Isn't this such a surprise?"

Ah Cai took the small rectangular iron box from his hand in surprise, "What is this?"

"A lighter can start a fire."

"Ah! Damn! Lighters are not cheap. One in the Friendship Store costs hundreds of yuan, and the cheap one costs over a hundred yuan. Are you rich? Are you so generous?"

Agui and several other consignees nearby also exclaimed, staring at the lighter in Fa Cai's hand with wide eyes.

"How rich have you become? Isn't this gift too casual?"

"My dear, are you just giving away something worth a few hundred yuan just like that? I can't even sell it for that much money."

"Don't urinate to look after yourself. Traffickers won't look down on you either. They only want women and children."

Ye Yaodong explained with a smile, "This is a specialty I brought back from this trip. It is locally produced, not imported foreign goods. It is cheap. It only costs 10 yuan each. Otherwise, it is not so expensive. Foreign products are all deceptive."

"10 yuan!?"

"It's only 10 yuan, so cheap?"

"Ah, only 10 yuan?"

"Really? This lighter looks like a high-end product, and it only costs 10 yuan?"

"Why are you lying to me? It's not good for me. If I dare to give away something worth hundreds of dollars, my father will break my legs and my wife will scold me to death."

Ah Cai was still surprised. He kept looking at the lighter in his hand and sliding it twice. Looking at the small flames strung on it, he was sure that this was a lighter, but it only cost 10 yuan?

"Is it really only 10 yuan?"

"Really, I brought back a lot. If each one is worth a few hundred yuan, what the hell is my money? You are not my ancestor, and I will give you hundreds of yuan worth of things. Even if I sell my boat, I can't even buy it. Get a few."

"This is too cheap, only 10 yuan? Then I'm not polite, thank you?" Ah Cai happily took the lighter in his hand and kept looking through it.

The people next to me are also envious.

"It's only 10 yuan each. Is that the same? How many did you bring back? Let me have one, too?"

"Sell me one too? Is it enough?"

"Is the Friendship Store really that expensive? You're not lying, right? There's a big difference between a few hundred yuan and ten yuan?"

Ah Cai rolled his eyes, "How can I lie to everyone? Friendship stores also require foreign exchange coupons. How can such foreign goods be so cheap? They are so expensive. This one costs 10 yuan each. It's really a bargain..."

"Then I want one too..."

I am afraid of comparison in everything. After comparing, I know that I have taken a big advantage. How can anyone not be tempted?

Ye Yaodong only said a few words to them, and the few people who were cooperating to receive the goods at the dock had already reserved one.

Compared with the people in the village, they have relatively easy money, and most of them smoke. Who wouldn't want such a convenient lighter?

"Okay, if you want it, I'll keep it for you. Otherwise, I'll take it to the city tomorrow and sell it in a store in the city."

"Let me tell you, this lighter was newly developed by a local researcher. It has only been a few months and there are not many on the market that have not been widely circulated. I also know people, so I brought some at a low price. return."

"Although this lighter is cheap, it is not inferior to those foreign products. It only lacks a few foreign letters. I have used a lighter for more than half a month and it is still in good condition. All the boatmen on my ship can testify that although it is cheap, you Feel free to worry.”

"I originally had to add a little shipping fee when I brought it back, so I sold it to everyone for 10 yuan. However, the folks in my hometown are not outsiders. We deal with them every day, so I won't make money from everyone. Anyway, it's just a matter of time when I come back. Even if everyone It’s 8 yuan.”

"If there are villagers in the village who want it later, it will be counted as 8 yuan. When I bring it to the city tomorrow, I will calculate it for 10 yuan."

Everyone was very excited by what he said, and felt that they had taken a big advantage. Compared with the friendship store and the smuggled goods, 10 yuan was cheap enough. Unexpectedly, they were given two yuan less, two yuan. That's a lot of money.

"Okay, okay, A Dong is still loyal and considerate, and he gave us two dollars less."

"It only costs 8 yuan. Adong is too conscientious. We will promote you later..."

"No, I have to keep these to make money. If you advertise that it only costs 8 yuan, then I won't make any money. It's okay to buy a few. People come to me everywhere and tell me that they cost 8 yuan. If you buy it, I will lose money. When I take it to the city, I can sell it for 10 yuan."

"Okay, okay, we won't talk too much."

How can I not talk too much? Everyone in the village knows about any shit, so how can I hide it? He is also playing hard to get and doing hungry marketing.

Knowing that there is no such store after passing this village, people who were hesitant at first were worried that they would not get an advantage. After all, the Friendship Store can sell for one, two, or three hundred.

Now it costs 8 yuan, but people are not making any money. Those who sell face will sell it for 10 yuan when it is brought to the market. If you don’t buy it now, you won’t be able to buy it in the future.

Ye Yaodong glanced at the boatmen who were still moving goods one after another, and then said with a smile: "I brought back too many groceries and haven't sorted them out yet. If you want them, you can go to my house to get them later. Not right now. Good to unbox.”

"Okay, don't be in a hurry."

Ah Cai put the lighter in his chest pocket, opened the pocket, took a look, patted it, and then said cheerfully: "I am idle anyway, and I will help you move the goods to the tractor."

"Then why are you embarrassed..."

"What's the shame in helping A Dong? Who of us is following the other? Let's all help out. Help A Dong organize the goods and move them to his house as soon as possible. We can also buy one earlier. This The lighter looks very fashionable.”

Everyone also rolled up their sleeves and came to help.

Lin Xiuqing watched them going back and forth and couldn't get in the conversation. She only asked a few questions, but Ye Yaodong was in a hurry to sell goods and had no time to talk to her.

She could only wait for him to sell out, then she found the opportunity to pull him and asked: "Is your lighter really so cheap? Is the Friendship Store really so expensive?"

Cheap and expensive are all compared.

Ye Yaodong took out a lighter from his pocket again, then took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, and then raised his chin towards her handsomely.

"Have you seen it? Do you think your husband is particularly handsome?"

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him angrily, "What do you want me to ask you? Can I be eaten if I'm handsome? Marry a man, wear clothes and eat. If he's good-looking, he's... ah, handsome, handsome..."

Seeing his dissatisfied glare, she quickly stopped what she was saying. He just came back, how could she hurt him as usual.

"You only sell this one for 8 yuan, will you lose money? It's so expensive outside."

Ye Yaodong glanced at moving goods back and forth without forgetting to listen, "It's not a loss, it's just not making money. It's not necessary for the folks in the countryside. I have many places to make money. Anyway, I brought it back by the way. , I’ll sell you just a few at the cost price. If there are more, forget about it. I didn’t bring many with me, and I wanted to earn some traveling expenses.”

"Okay, did this trip go well? Did something unexpected happen? Why didn't you call back yesterday?"

"It goes well, but something happened yesterday, so I came back temporarily at night. I will tell you when I get home. This is not the time to talk about this outside."

"Then that president..."

"Oh, that's right, Adong. I heard that you have become the president of the guild, and have become an official, right? Is it true? It was spread throughout the village some time ago, and they all said that you have become an official outside..."

Just say that everyone's ears were perked up, waiting to hear the conversation between the two of them.

As soon as Lin Xiuqing spoke, she wanted to ask a few more questions but was interrupted by everyone. She could only listen to everyone's compliments.

"Uncle Ye, is A Dong really an official outside?"

Father Ye’s face was expressionless, but when he heard everyone asking him this, he smiled and said happily: “Yes, he was recommended by the local leaders and became the president of the Fishery Association. Now everyone in the local area calls him President Ye.”

Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed.

“Really? He really became an official? President Ye looked so powerful and majestic when he heard that.”

“Then you will become President Ye’s father? Wow, I’m so proud…”

“Then you have to set off firecrackers to celebrate when you go home? And burn incense to tell the ancestors?”

Father Ye’s face was full of smiles, and he stopped moving goods. “Indeed, I have to set off firecrackers when I go home, and tell the ancestors that I have made a difference.”

“What does the Fishery Association do? What does it manage? What should he do when he comes back to the village? Doesn’t he have to stay there?” Ah Cai asked curiously.

Agui also asked: "Does Adong have to leave in a few days? Is he returning home in glory this time?"

"No, he is in charge of the ocean, marine life, and some research on marine products. He can also manage the marine product business... He is in charge of a lot of things, but he doesn't need to work. He is the president, and there are naturally people working under him..."

After he became the president, Ye's father had already inquired about what the Fishery Association does in advance, and he came back to brag about it.

Just now, Aqing asked about the president, and it hit the heart of his heart.