Chapter 1179 The Ship Is Almost in Our Hands Again

After staying at home for two days, and having two days of cold and strong winds, Ye Yaodong was warmed by the sun when he woke up on the third day.

The winter sun is particularly comfortable. Seeing that there was no wind, the father and son immediately decided to go out to sea. Anyway, the supplies were ready, so they could call people and add oil and ice temporarily.

In a hurry, the people from Dongsheng and Fengshou went out to sea to fish again just after breakfast.

This trip to sea was on the 2nd. Ye Yaodong had originally agreed with Fang Jingfu to deliver the goods on the 5th, but he thought it would not matter if he went out for a day or two. The harvest at sea was pretty good these days, and it was rare that the sun was out all the time, and the wind and waves were small.

The cold weather in winter was cold, and the cold wind often blew, which also affected the wind and waves at sea, so that there were few days to go out to sea in winter. Now that the weather was good, he also wanted to fish for a few more days.

On the 6th, he told Pei's father that he would return to transport the goods first.

He only had about 2,000 yuan from the sales in the past few days, but he was not afraid.

Not to mention that the normal sales in the store could make at least 6,000 or 7,000 yuan a month, and the 5,000 lighters he received last time could also sell for 50,000 yuan.

Although he had settled the accounts and taken them home when he passed through the city last month, according to what his father-in-law said on the phone before, he had slowly cleared the goods over the past week, and the sales should be 20,000 yuan, which was almost enough for him to pay the balance.

Last time, he owed 7,500 yuan, and this time he had another 15,000 yuan for the goods, so he had to pay 22,500 yuan.

He didn't pay any deposit, just a phone call.

It was also Fang Jingfu who was righteous and didn't say anything.

When he went out to sea, he had already calculated that when he passed through the city, he would collect the money from the store and then go directly to Zhejiang Province.

However, just in case, because the settlement of the construction site material fee did not have enough money in the shop, he borrowed the cash on his boat from Pei's father on his way back, and agreed to pay it back when he returned.

Pei's father was also happy that he did not have cash on hand, so he did not have to worry about having too much money on hand, and he could take advantage of the good weather and fish for a few more days, so he borrowed all the money happily.

He also moved all the goods on the boat to the Dongsheng, and told him to sell them on the way to the city, so as to save the Fengshou from making a trip and save some fuel.

Ye Yaodong sold the goods and took the money from the shop to calculate, and he had more money on hand, which was just over 25,000.

Because it was one day later than the agreed date, he specially called Fang Jingfu when he was in the city and agreed to arrive before the evening of the 7th.

Then he hurriedly drove the boat from the city to Zhejiang Province, and this trip took a long time.

Fortunately, the weather was good in recent days, and everything went smoothly. He set off on the afternoon of the 6th and arrived on the afternoon of the 7th.

He did not stay long, and settled the overdue payment together with the payment for this batch of goods, and gave all the remaining money to Fang Jingfu to order another batch of 10,000 goods.

This time he learned his lesson and ordered in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to even out the goods.

During the rest night, he also talked a lot with Fang Jingfu.

Fang Jinfu said that they should take advantage of the current market emptiness, and many people are still just starting small workshops there, just following the trend. Before others become big, they should take the lead in expanding and developing.

They should do bigger than everyone else in advance and seize the market first. As long as they are large enough and look formal enough, more people will naturally come to them.

Of course, large factories are more convincing than small workshops.

If he did not come now, Fang Jingfu would call him in a few days to discuss and ask for his opinion.

Of course, he had no objection. He knew nothing about market expansion, so of course he handed it over to people who knew. He only needed to pay the money, and he would not interfere in these trivial matters.

For the rest, he only needs to give opinions and support when necessary. Moreover, Fang Jingfu's idea came up very timely, and no one needed to mention it. Of course, he agreed with it very much.

In fact, the most important thing is that the number of orders is increasing. Many people see that things can make money, so they flock to it. Now his house is not enough, and he has to hire more people.

Instead of constantly looking for a house, making himself anxious and taking up time, it is better to directly ask the government to approve a piece of land and build a big one by himself.

Although the funds have been recovered a little during this period, he still has no money in his hands. The raw materials ordered from outside cannot keep up with the orders, so he simply finds connections to buy machines to produce raw materials.

Ye Yaodong's room was vacated for him, and he produced accessories 24 hours a day.

He also has ideas. If the accessories outside can't keep up with his production, he will do it himself.

That's why he has less and less money.

Now he is thinking about approving land again. It just so happens that Ye Yaodong's funds have come back, so he can use part of it to approve land first, and the rest can continue to buy machines to produce accessories.

It was because of the money that was about to come that Fang Jingfu had another idea.

Ye Yaodong didn't know anything else, so he just listened to Fang Jingfu talking about his ideas.

However, he also gave some suggestions, asking Fang Jingfu to hire someone to design the exterior to make it more exquisite in addition to focusing on production.

"I want to, but now the funds are tight. Now I have to spend money to buy land and build a factory. The tens of thousands of yuan that have just been recovered have to be spent on other things, and there is no place now."

"We have to wait until the new factory is built and then move to the new factory, and then we can think of other tricks and designs. Now, we can only temporarily do these simple things to make more money and get the money in hand first."

"The site has not been solved yet, and the output cannot be increased. It is impossible to do so many tricks."

Ye Yaodong thinks he is right.

The site is a problem. Without the site, the output will be limited. Now it is not a problem of variety, but that the production cannot keep up with the speed of sales.

Although the orders are received, you can find a few more small workshops for accessories, or simply buy machines and produce accessories yourself, but the key is that you need a large enough site to support it.

"You're right. We still have to ask the government to approve a large piece of land to build a large factory. Now, we can only reuse our own home."

"Or find a temporary vacant land and put up a canopy."

Fang Jingfu sighed, "My family has already used it, so I discussed it with you tonight. If you have no objection, we will ask the government to approve the land tomorrow. First, we will take a piece of vacant land to temporarily build a canopy to block the wind and rain, and then take another piece to build a factory. We must increase the output first."

"I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors some time ago. Many of my relatives are overseas Chinese from seven or eight countries. They came back to build ancestral halls, donated money to build roads, schools and hospitals. I took the opportunity to promote our lighters and asked for a lot of contact information..."

Fang Jingfu's eyes lit up.

"Really! I was right about you. You are really strong and have a lot of overseas Chinese relatives? It's good enough for them to have one or two overseas Chinese relatives. They can get foreign exchange coupons and I don't know how many people envy them. You can also promote lighters to them?"

"That's why I thought of asking you to hire someone to design more patterns and colors, and make it more exquisite, so that we can export it. They heard that our cost is low, only a few dollars, and they are very interested."

"Do it, do it right away, and hire someone to design it tomorrow after the venue is settled." Fang Jingfu's confidence increased immediately.

Ye Yaodong smiled. He liked such action-oriented people.

It's not that he didn't think about making a fortune from it, and then reselling it to overseas Chinese, but he really didn't understand these products. If he exported it for a long time, he certainly couldn't sell it too expensively. He didn't understand exporting. His main business was fishing boats and fish.

Of course, you have to be sincere when you partner with Fang Jingfu. You also have a share. Relatives introduce people, and Fang Jingfu gives the rest. You are also a salesperson. When the time comes, talk to Fang Jingfu. There will always be extra commissions for the customers he introduces.

However, this is of course a matter for the future.

This wave of overseas Chinese relatives can be regarded as adding to his own strength. Even if the company becomes bigger and stronger in the future, Fang Jingfu cannot kick him out at will.

Ye Yaodong was particularly satisfied with his intelligence when he thought of this.

Only when people demonstrate their own value can others value them more.

"When I design a new product, I will call you and send you some samples."

"Okay."

In just one month, he felt that their makeshift team seemed to be a bit more decent.

Fang Jingfu was eager to get started.

The day after the conversation, he went to the government to apply for land approval early in the morning.

However, after the land is approved, they have to follow the regulations, and they have to improve the land and build it. All these take time and cannot be done overnight.

So for at least a few months, they still have to squeeze into Ye Yaodong's house or the temporary shed at the same time, and slowly develop and accumulate, but the design can be carried out at the same time.

Ye Yaodong thought that it would be almost 1986 in a few months, and the policy might be more relaxed, and he could apply for a company again.

Because he was also in a hurry to deliver the goods to the city, he did not stay in Vancouver. After counting the goods, he stayed at home for one night and chatted for one night. After a good rest, he sailed away again the next morning.

There was nothing else to do if he stayed any longer.

He had been at sea for many days, and he had a good rest on the night he landed in Vancouver, which was also a relief from fatigue.

So when he arrived in the city the next night, he handed a new batch of lighters to his father-in-law, and sailed out to sea again, intending to continue fishing.

Anyway, we have rested, and the weather is good recently, so we can fish for a few more days before going back.

When they drove the boat to the East China Sea, they contacted the Harvest, and Pei's father was still there, not in a hurry to go back.

Everyone is a qualified social animal.

The two boats also discussed fishing for another three or four days, and then go back together to have company.

Ye Yaodong also talked to everyone, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly said.

"Earn money on the sea and spend it on the sea, don't even think about taking a penny home."

"What?"

"Just to drag the net for a few more days to pay back Uncle Pei's money. Didn't I exchange all the money on hand for goods? Now my pockets are empty. If I drag the net for a few more days, at most I can barely make up enough money to pay him back, and I will still have no money when I go home."

Some people didn't react.

"Wouldn't it be a waste of work?"

"It's all exchanged for goods, and it can only be turned into money after the goods are sold."

"Then it's better to keep the money in your hands, instead of changing it like this..."

Ye Yaodong was speechless, looking at Xiaowu with a depressed face. Xiaowu was only two years older than Chen Shi and was not married yet.

"You deserve to be a laborer, so you should work hard for me."

Xiaowu touched his head and didn't think he had said anything wrong.

"Get ready to start fishing. We'll go back in three or four days."

"Okay."

The two boats stayed at sea for another three or four days before they docked to sell goods. After selling the goods, they could barely pay back Pei's father's loan, but they didn't have enough money to refuel and had to go to the store to get more.

Life is so difficult, all thanks to having enough industry.

Lin Xiuqing didn't know that he would be away for so long this time. He heard him mention it before he went out to sea. He thought he would go to Zhejiang Province on the 5th to transport goods to the city and come back directly. Unexpectedly, he didn't see him until the 12th.

"Except for the last time when we encountered a typhoon, this is the first time I've seen you go out to sea for such a long time."

"Well, plans can't keep up with changes. Seeing that the weather is good, I just stayed a few more days. Anyway, I have gone ashore to rest, but I didn't bring any money back."

"Have you used all the money settled in the city to pay for the goods?"

"Yes, it's not enough. It's a little short. I borrowed some from Uncle Pei, just to pay the deposit for the next batch of goods. So after the goods were pulled to the city again, I went out to sea to fish again when the weather was good. I just made enough money to pay back the money."

"That's not bad. I didn't take money from my family. The money earned by the store was just used to pay for the goods."

"The money was used to buy goods, and the goods turned into money again, and then the money turned into goods again. It seems that it has never been in my hands. It has only been passed through my hands once. Have you seen that the money has increased?" Ye Yaodong said jokingly.

Although he knew that money turned into more goods, and the goods would turn into more money after being sold, he still couldn't help but say a few words.

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "You are testing whether I am confused or not. Wouldn't it make more money if the goods are sold? How could we take out so much money at the beginning?" He repeated what Xiaowu said on the boat. "You are still smart." "It shows that he is straightforward and has only one mind. He will not beat around the bush." ​​After Lin Xiuqing finished speaking, he hurriedly said, "Oh, by the way, the boat that you three brothers are jointly owning, Ah Hai said two days ago that it should be ready for delivery in ten days or half a month. Let you check the date in advance, so as not to have to delay it again if there is no good day." Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised, "That's pretty fast. I just talked about it a while ago. Now it won't be long before it can be delivered." "Yes, I told you in advance so that you can make time." "Okay, has mother checked the date?" "I checked, she doesn't know I bought a book about the time from somewhere, saying that the seventeenth is a good day, and there is still half a month left, so it won't be so rushed. "

"She knows how to read?"

"Then don't underestimate my mother, she is not idle, she has learned a lot of words with other women in the Women's Federation. If she says she can't read, she will be laughed at. After all, she is a public servant, how can she not know how to read?"

He didn't believe it, "Aren't those time and time characters all traditional Chinese? She can't even recognize simplified Chinese, how can she recognize traditional Chinese?"

Lin Xiuqing raised her chin to signal him to look at the door, "Mom is here, ask her."

Ye's mother came in with a smile on her face.

"I heard that you can set up a stall to tell fortunes and read people's birth dates?"

"What?" Ye's mother was a little confused.

"I heard that you bought a book to study the fortune of the 12 hours of the day."

"Isn't it because we have more and more boats at home? Every time we buy a boat, we have to choose a date to sail it back. It's better to buy a book to save the trouble of going to the fortune teller's house all the time."

"You really understand it? You have this talent?"

"I asked the village committee to help me. This is not building a house, but just simply sailing the boat back. As long as the day is good, it's fine. There is no need to calculate the birth date of the whole family, so there is no need to find a fortune teller and waste money. You can just find the fortune of the day and the tide yourself."

After that, he said, "I am also learning now. Let them teach me. Don't underestimate me. I can recognize a lot of characters now. Although I can't write, I know them."

Mother Ye said with a proud look, "Recognize more traditional Chinese characters, so that we can read them ourselves when the time comes, and we don't have to bother others all day long."

Ye Yaodong gave his mother a thumbs up. He has made progress. He no longer hangs out with gossip and judges people with gossip, and can also learn to read the time.

"Then you can work hard. There will be many times when we need to check the date in the future."

Mother Ye smiled, "That's right. I told everyone a few days ago that our family is going to bring back another big boat. Everyone was so envious, saying that our ancestral graves are smoking, and there are boats one after another."

"I asked them to help me check the date, and they all told me to just buy a book and read it myself, which is more convenient. They said that we have to check the date every day, and good things will happen to our family every few days."

"I think what they said makes sense. You still have several boats behind you. I have to learn this. We will check the date ourselves in the future."

"They are all so envious, saying that you three brothers are buying bigger and bigger boats, and there is no one more promising than you..."

Mother Ye is more and more proud. She has lived to this age, and the most glorious moments in her life are these few years.

"...Everyone praised me for my ability to give birth, and each one gave birth to more than the other. They all said that if I had known that I should have given birth to more children when I was young, I might be more blessed now..."

His mother is both gossiping and studying.

It looks like she has become more sophisticated.

She can recognize all the characters and even read traditional Chinese characters.

She has become more refined.

Mother Ye was talking excitedly, and Ye Yaodong did not interrupt her. It was rare for her to be so happy, so there was no need for him to spoil her mood.

It is the greatest pride for parents to see their children do well.

His mother has indeed improved, and she can even work hard to learn to read and read.

After filling his stomach, he took a rest, and then went to talk to his elder and second brothers about the fishing boat, and asked Ye Chenghai to talk about the situation of the fishing boat.

After more than half a year of experience, Ye Chenghai has also matured a lot, less childish, and more youthful.

Ye Yaodong heard that he was talking clearly and well, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes, the half-year class was not in vain, and I learned a lot."

"Hehe, I'm not going there to slack off, I'm learning skills."

"I'm so lazy at home that I don't even help the broom when it falls. I can't be like this outside."

"No way, the master chef said I'm very hardworking."

"I'll graduate from junior high school in the first half of next year, and go to high school in the second half..."

Ye Chenghai turned his head in surprise, "Isn't it enough for me to go to junior high school? I said before that I would go to work and earn money directly after graduating from junior high school."

"Look at your potential!" Ye Yaopeng also glared at him.

Ye Yaodong put his hand on his shoulder and said earnestly: "You are still young, you can't earn much money if you go to work now, and even if you graduate next year, you have only been an apprentice for one year, how much salary can you get?"

"When you have a diploma, your salary will definitely be higher than if you don't have a diploma. By then, if you can't get into a technical secondary school or a university, you can go directly to the factory."

Ye Chenghai's face fell, "Didn't we agree that you can start working after graduating from junior high school and don't need to study anymore? Why are you asking me to go to high school again?"

"Are you stupid? Can graduating from high school be the same as graduating from junior high school? If you tell others that you graduated from high school, people in the factory will look up to you. Compared to... Compared to other apprentices, you have a degree. Wouldn't it be easier for you to be promoted to a skilled worker in the future? You have a better chance than others, right? "

"You are trying to fool me again! Ayuan said he would join the army after graduating from junior high school. I can't enter the factory after graduating from junior high school?"

"He will be 18 years old when he graduates from junior high school next year, and you will only be 16 when you graduate from junior high school. Be obedient and get a high school diploma. It's better than you going directly to the factory."

Ye Yaohua also interrupted, "Yes, listen to your third uncle. Your third uncle is capable and knowledgeable, and he is right."

"But I can't pass the exam."

Ye Yaodong was choked and suddenly remembered that it is not easy to go to high school now.

"You can't pass the exam? Is it difficult?"

"Nonsense, our teacher said that it's good if 20 to 30 people in a class of 4 and a half can go to high school."

"How many points did you get in Chinese and math now?"

"Sixty or seventy."

"Forget it, then you can just go to the factory next year. It's a bad start, no wonder a series of failures later."

Ye Chenghai was happy and didn't care about his dislike, "I told you long ago that I'm not good at studying. It's better to go to work and make money early. Studying is a waste of time."

Ye Yaodong felt that he had wasted his words and didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he stood up directly.

"You are not even as good as Chenghe."

"Bullshit, I am much smarter than him."

"You are not smart at all."

Ye Chenghe was very happy, "Uncle San finally found out."

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Ye Chenghu suddenly came over, "Dad, I am definitely smarter than them all."

Ye Yaodong looked at him with disdain, "It's hard to say."

"Don't disbelieve it."

"I just don't believe it. A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. I am a dragon, your mother is a phoenix, but a dragon and a phoenix make a flying dragon."

He sighed, shook his head, and went home directly. He couldn't count on them to bring honor to his ancestors, so he had to rely on himself.

Ye Chenghu touched his head and didn't quite understand. What's wrong with a dragon and a phoenix? Isn't a dragon and a phoenix auspicious?

A dragon and a phoenix are auspicious?

Lin Xiuqing also heard their excitement across a wall, and asked him with a smile when he came back.

"Isn't it nice to have a dragon and a phoenix?"

"You don't understand."

"You're crazy, saying that others don't understand all the time."

Ye Yaodong went back to the room and lay down. It was too cold, and the wind made his head hurt. Except for the children who were like heaters, no one stayed outside in the cold weather. It would be warmer to wrap up in the quilt early.

The three brothers' ships will be settled soon, but they don't know when his machine will be settled.

He is not in a hurry to get the three undelivered ships in the shipyard. He is just looking forward to his filling machine.

So the next morning, he couldn't help but call Ye Yaohai to ask when his machine would arrive. It has been more than a month, so it should be about the same.

"I was thinking of calling you when the things arrived. Since you are in a hurry, I will tell you in advance. According to my estimate, it should arrive in a week at most, but it's hard to say. I will call you when it arrives."

"Really?"

"Really, when the time comes, prepare the money and come to pick up the goods."

Ye Yaodong was happy now. It was a double happiness. He didn't expect that the machine would arrive earlier than the ship.

"I understand. I have money anytime. As long as your machine arrives, I will sail over immediately."

By that time, I will bring more money to the plastic factory to discuss, get some samples, and order another batch of packaging bags.

After returning home, he immediately shared it with Lin Xiuqing and asked him to tidy up the small room in the fish sauce workshop. He didn't know how big the semi-automatic filling machine could be.

Lin Xiuqing knew that he had been thinking about this thing for a long time, and nodded in cooperation, and the wool in his hands was also interlaced back and forth.

"Go and tell a few guys later and let them clean it up."

Ye Xiaoxi lay on her knees to bask in the sun, quietly listening to their adults talking.

After they finished talking, she said to Lin Xiuqing: "Mom, can you knit sweaters for the dogs? Dogs are cold too."

"Then give them your rainbow sweaters."

"No! Give them, please."

"When you grow up a little bit, you will be beaten."

"Hmph."

Ye Xiaoxi pouted and stopped lying on her knees. She directly put her feet together and sat on her instep again.

"I don't know where this habit comes from. I like to sit on people's insteps every day. When I leave, my feet are hurt by you sitting on them."

Lin Xiuqing finished knitting a row of sweaters, scratched her head with the iron hairpin for knitting sweaters, switched her hands, and continued.

"No, I want to sit here to bask in the sun."

"Then come to your dad. I am as strong as steel. You can sit wherever you want."

Lin Xiuqing also kicked her butt. She giggled and twisted her butt a few times, and hugged him tighter.

Ye Yaodong crossed his legs and swung them a few times, "Do you want to sit here? I can swing them here, it's fun."

Ye Xiaoxi looked at his legs swinging all the time, and immediately climbed over happily, "Yes, I want to swing them."

"Oh, they are so heavy, you need to lose weight."

"It's the clothes that are heavy! Not me!"

"Okay, okay, it's the clothes that are heavy, not you who are fat again."

Ye Yaodong took her hand, swung his legs to play with her, and listened to her giggling.

"I can't swing them anymore."

Lin Xiuqing laughed at the side, "You dare to say you are strong, but you can only do it twice."

"Try it! I don't think you can even lift your feet."