Chapter 1180 Semi-Automatic Filling Machine

Ye Yaodong played with Ye Xiaoxi for a while. Seeing Lin Xiuqing sitting there knitting in the sun without lifting her butt, and not moving even when he told her to clean up the workshop, he had to stand up and take a look.

He was really anxious.

At that time, a row of houses were built over the fish sauce workshop, intending to be a warehouse and store the fermented wooden barrels. Finally, he went to check and found that there was space, but he felt that it might not be enough.

Because he asked Ah Qing to order more containers some time ago, they would probably be delivered soon, and these also needed a place to store.

He stood at the door and thought about it, and planned to build another row, along the corner of the wall. Although there were large water tanks on the open space now, they were also regular, and they were all neatly arranged in rows around the corners, so the corners on the other side were still empty.

But his site was indeed not enough now.

He thought that when the walls of the open space in the city were built, he might move the drying work directly to the city, because the dried goods had to be sold in the market anyway.

Before their fishing boats come back, they must sell the goods first, and they must go ashore in the city. At that time, they can also buy groceries in the city, slaughter and dry them in the city.

Then transfer two or three younger brothers from home to guard the workshop over there.

The land over there has been bought, and the wall has been built. It would be a waste if such a large piece of open land is not used. There is really too little land here at home.

It should not take too long to calculate, and the wall over there should be built. It is already more than December now.

Before he came back last time, he saw that the wall was almost built, and the ground was just mixed with yellow mud and sand to make it a little smoother, so as to avoid weeds growing every now and then.

When he finished thinking and went back, he talked about it with Lin Xiuqing.

"You're in such a hurry, I wondered what you were going to do."

"Didn't you stay still for a long time? Then I'll go by myself."

"I was thinking about your machine. Isn't it coming back soon? I thought I'd go show it to you after I finish weaving the last bit of thread I have. There's not much left. I can weave two more rows at most. If you want to continue building the wall, then go ahead."

"Well, let Dad call the workers at lunch time. If the machine comes back, we'll install it in other rooms first."

She nodded and had no objection. It wouldn't cost much to build a few more rooms.

Now tens of thousands of dollars are spent on joint purchases of goods and machines. She doesn't feel bad about a few thousand. He can do it if he wants.

Ye Yaodong rested at home for two or three days, watching the workshop start working again, and helped for two days.

As a result, Ah Hai told him that his boat in the factory was almost ready. If the boat that the three brothers worked on could be delivered, they could also deliver two more small boats at the same time.

Three boats, one big and two small, can be brought back together.

This is also a good thing. Of the 7 boats originally scheduled, 4 have been delivered one after another. If two more are delivered, there will only be the last one left, which can probably be completed by the end of the year.

If all of his trawling boats are available, there will be a total of 17.

At first, he bought a second-hand boat, and later he got another from the pirates of Luzhou Island. Director Chen helped him get another one at a low price.

Later, because he sold 110,000 catties of plum fish, he attracted pirates in the city. He fought against the pirates and shared another boat with Fengshou. Then the shipyard ordered another 7, and Zhejiang Province bought 6, a total of 17.

Now the boat that the three brothers have jointly owned can be obtained immediately, and they can catch more groceries at that time.

The big boat of Zhou Da and his partner next door will probably be around the same time as them, and they can also pull them into the circle and collect their groceries at that time.

Ye Yaodong had a good idea. The reason why the output was not high was because the fermentation time was long and there were too few groceries. If there were more groceries, the amount fermented at one time would be larger, and the output would be larger.

Or he could directly arrange people to collect groceries at the city dock. Anyway, it would be dumped into the sea, so it would be better to give it to him, and he could get some money.

He would get the machine soon, and he would definitely be able to produce bags in batches, 24 hours a day. According to the amount he fermented now, he would have to stop working soon.

Now increasing the output is also his top priority.

He did it right away. Thinking of this, he said hello to Lin Xiuqing the next day and simply rode his motorcycle to the city dock to wait.

The weather has been gloomy and cold these two days, which is just right for him to rest at home and think about these things.

He did nothing all day, just sitting on the motorcycle, watching the fishing boats coming and going on the dock and the tractors pulling goods.

By the way, when his second brother-in-law is free and the tractor is parked at the dock waiting to load goods, we chat to see if there are many ships docking that day and how much money can be earned by loading goods in a day.

He is doing this to investigate the market.

After all, they now have a seafood wholesale market in the city, and most of the surrounding fishing boats like to dock in the city. It is easier to trade directly in the wholesale market than in other places. Some small docks can't handle too much cargo.

The most important thing is that the wholesale market has transparent prices and is more fair.

I stayed there all day and watched the dock was busy all day. There were fishing boats docking at any time, but most of them were at night and early morning, because that was the time when the morning market opened.

There were also fishing boats docking during the day. These were small boats that went back and forth that day. Those goods could be sold directly to the dock without being pulled to the market.

The quantity is too small, and the market has to take a cut. It would be easier to sell it to the dock at a slightly lower price. Otherwise, it would be more troublesome to transport the goods to the market when there is not much goods.

Ye Yaodong looked at it for a whole day, stayed in the city for a night, looked at the progress of the construction site, and went back the next day.

Then he went to discuss with Lin Xiuqing.

"I plan to send Wang Guangliang to the dock in the city to collect unwanted fish. Regardless of size, the price is a few cents, and then I will collect them back to ferment at home."

"The boat at home has not been obtained yet, and the production may not keep up. If I collect more, fermentation will take time. I estimate that it will take a long time to harvest and ferment for a long time in the future to keep up with the production."

Lin Xiuqing has talked to him these two days and knows his idea, but she didn't expect that he is still a man of action and would put it on the agenda so soon.

"Are you in such a hurry? I'm afraid there won't be enough containers."

"Didn't we order it a few months ago? Will it be delivered soon? And there should be some containers that have been emptied from fermentation before, so use them first."

"That's fine, let's do whatever you say."

Anyway, he doesn't have to worry about selling, and he now firmly believes that when the machine arrives, his own goods will not be enough for production, so he can increase the fermentation in advance.

The wooden barrels they use for fermentation are constantly being upgraded and enlarged, and the carpenters' skills have also been superb.

Now a wooden barrel can hold ten tons, and you have to build a staircase to climb up to the barrel to pour the goods into it for fermentation, and people have to climb in to spread salt.

In fact, the simplest and most cost-effective method is to dig a few pits directly on the ground, smooth the four sides and the bottom with cement, and ferment directly.

But this method is too unhygienic and looks too dirty. Ye Yaodong, who has done it all over again, is a bit picky.

When he had no money, he still used wooden barrels and large vats. Now that he has some money, he is willing to invest money to make it cleaner and more sanitary.

At least the villagers can see it and accumulate reputation. Otherwise, when he becomes famous in the future, it will be all black material.

"However, this is not so urgent for the time being."

"Not in a hurry again? Just now I saw you in a hurry, and I thought you would send people tomorrow."

"That's not so urgent. There must be a ship to transport those groceries. After the two new ships from the shipyard are delivered, I will keep one on hand and let people transport groceries back and forth. It happens that one person receives the goods at the dock and one person drives the boat back. If there are not enough people, the village will recruit a few more people to move the goods, which can increase the employment rate in the village."

"Okay, you start to arrange it."

Ye Yaodong thought about it thoughtfully, and felt that there would be no problem, so he decided to do so for the time being, and then took advantage of his free time to talk to Wang Guangliang.

Everything Wang Guangliang has now was given by him, so there is no way he can say no. He does whatever he is asked to do, and he promises that he will take office at any time.

Originally, he thought that the machine would arrive in about a week, so he would wait at home for a few days while the weather was bad, but there was no news for three days.

It happened to be a good day again. Just when Pei's father came to call them to go out to sea at night, he was thinking about whether to go out to sea at night. The old man who was guarding the door of the village committee ran out and told him that there was a call from him.

He was immediately surprised and ran away excitedly.

As expected, it was Ye Yaohai who called and said that the goods he wanted had arrived, and asked him to take time to move them in the next two days.

He immediately agreed, and when he got home, he asked Lin Xiuqing to count the money and prepare 10,000 yuan. In addition to paying for the machine, he also had to order packaging bags.

The next day, he drove the Dongsheng to the provincial capital with a boatload of boatmen.

The semi-automatic filling machine was placed in the small shop at Ye Yaohai's dock. He saw it as soon as he got ashore and entered the shop.

The machine wasn't very big, only about four or five square meters, but compared to the simple half-person-high machines in the future, it was pretty big.

Although he wanted a filling machine, it actually also came with a sealing machine that could seal automatically.

However, the technology was not up to standard at the moment, so he just needed one that worked anyway. Everything had to be done slowly, and technology also needed to progress slowly.

"Brother, you are really good. You got it for me right away. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing. You can get it by going to the provincial capital and asking for it for a few days. It's just a little more expensive."

"It's very expensive. You know I'm poor. I'd rather spend more time and wait. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry."

"Haha, you are President Ye, but you are poor."

"This President Ye can't be eaten."

"That's hard to say. Come on, come and check the goods first."

"This brand new one is very shiny and reliable at first glance, but you have to teach me how to use it. Let's go to the factory to get some plastic bag samples so that we can test it."

"That's right, then go to the packaging bag factory first and get two bags to test it first. As for how to use it, I don't know. There is only an instruction manual. You can study it yourself."

Ye Yaohai handed him a thin instruction manual after he finished speaking.

Ye Yaodong took the instruction manual, turned it in a direction, and looked at him in surprise.

Ye Yaohai was also a little embarrassed, "Ahem, you study it, I don't understand."

"You think I can understand it? If I could understand it, would I still be fishing here? I went directly to Tsinghua University and Peking University. I just graduated from the literacy class, brother."

"Keep your voice down, graduating from the literacy class is not a glorious thing, why are you shouting so loudly."

"That's better than being illiterate, and it's also a confidence."

Ye Yaodong flipped through it casually, and all of them were tadpoles. He was overwhelmed. He hadn't even learned Chinese characters yet, how could he recognize this?

"Can you help me study it?"

"Well, I haven't even graduated from elementary school. Take a look, isn't there a picture on it?"

Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said, "It's unreliable."

"Let's go get the packaging bags first, and then we can study how to pack them. Let's study together. If it doesn't work, go to the machine factory and ask a master. Spend some money to hire someone to help me look at it."

"Okay."

The two of them took a tractor and went straight to the machine factory. They said hello, picked up a few unmarked packaging bags as samples, and returned to the dock without stopping.

After having the packaging bags, they can be used for experiments. The liquid can be directly replaced with water.

The power supply in his shop is ready-made, and this one is not a big power. The button lights up when the power supply is plugged in.

"There is a handle here, which should be used to control the start and stop... This is semi-automatic..."

"This funnel-like opening should be used to put the container here..."

Ye Yaodong looked at the English words on the machine and referred to the English words on the manual. He could read the pictures, but he couldn't read the English.

"It seems that you need to adjust the settings, adjust the parameters, filling volume and filling speed..."

Several heads kept whispering to each other. The manual was passed to more than a dozen people, but no one knew a single English word.

"I only know the 123 on it..."

"Who doesn't?"

"I also know the Apotz on it..."

"That's called abcd..."

"You are still educated..."

"At least there is some foreign knowledge in your family..."

Ye Yaohai slapped his head one by one, "Don't be so funny, forget it, let's ask a master to come and take a look."

Ye Yaodong looked at him straight.

"Okay, I'll go. Who asked me to make this thing for you? I have to figure it out for you."

He immediately smiled easily, "Thank you."

"Wait here. It shouldn't be long before we get off work. I'll go ask around. Wait a little bit and bring the person over after get off work."

"Okay."

He was not in a hurry to go back. He had to figure it out. Set up the things and adjust the parameters. Then he could move it back and use it directly. Otherwise, he would have to move it around.

Father Ye sighed: "These foreign things are so complicated and troublesome."

"But they are cheap. We can save a little bit."

After all, the formal channels have to pay taxes, and the informal channels can save some of this money.

A bunch of them sat in the store and waited until dark. Fortunately, Ye Yaohai's small store didn't have much business.

The fishermen who often go out to sea know his family and avoid them. They can only receive the goods when they occasionally encounter foreign ships.

However, when fishing boats from other places come to the shore, they are all carrying large cargoes. It is enough to collect a wave of them. Anyway, I don’t rely on this for a living.

Ye Yaodong was bored and chatted with Ye Yaohai’s other brothers.

“Before, the overseas Chinese in the village said that they also set up factories in the provincial capital. Have they opened them?”

“Yes, they did it a few months ago. We have brothers and relatives working there.”

“They are not only setting up factories, but also opening hotels. They are starting construction.”

“They are really rich.”

“Isn’t it? But fortunately, everyone has benefited from it. Most of the young people in our village have gone to work for them.”

“It’s still good to have a clan.”

“That’s for sure. If there are more people in the family, they are lucky enough to benefit from the same clan and clan. At least they can earn wages.”

…

It’s not boring to chat together. Ye Yaodong’s boatmen are envious when they listen to them talking about the various realities and benefits of their overseas Chinese.

After returning, they will have another round of publicity. This is what they heard with their own ears.

Ye Yaohai waited until dark before bringing a master to debug for them.

It was much smoother when someone who knew the business came to debug for them, and there was no need for instructions. They could just teach them how to use it.

It didn't take much effort, and everything was done in half an hour, and the machine was able to operate.

Just place the empty container in a fixed position under the canning head and press the button to start the filling process.

At this time, the filling head will also drop to the vicinity of the container mouth and start filling the liquid.

When the liquid reaches the preset filling volume, the machine will stop filling and then automatically seal.

This is also the parameter they need to set at the beginning, and it is also set by the master they called over.

Then this machine needs to manually remove the filled packaging bag, and someone needs to be there to connect.

And the removed packaging needs to be replaced with a new one to connect, and this will not connect automatically.

Ye Yaodong watched it from beginning to end, understood the explanation, and knew how to do it, so he thanked him repeatedly.

Of course, he was also very sensible. He paid the fee for the technician's visit and asked for his home address and wrote it down.

If the machine breaks down in the future, he can go to the door and hire someone, and he doesn't have to bother Ye Yaohai anymore.

"Finally it's done. I've been running around all day. You have to treat me to a meal tomorrow."

"Simple, I'll treat everyone to a meal tomorrow, hehe."

"That's right. I didn't run for nothing."

Ye Yaodong paid him for the machine again, and then temporarily stored it in his shop. He would move it on the boat when he left tomorrow, otherwise he would have no place to put such a tall and big thing on the boat.

He was also worried about being stolen if he threw it directly on the deck. Although everyone on the boat slept on the boat, he was not so relieved.

The next day, he had to go to the packaging bag factory to order packaging bags. After inviting a bunch of people to lunch, he went there by himself. He didn't bother Ye Yaohai. Anyway, he had been there two or three times and was familiar with the place.

He was not familiar with it at the beginning, so he conservatively ordered 10,000 packaging bags temporarily, which was only a few dozen yuan, and he also decided on the name of the product.

It was called Dongsheng Fish Sauce, which was simple, convenient, and did not require much thought.

His Dongsheng No., Dongsheng Wholesale Shop, now has Dongsheng Fish Sauce.

He also left his address, phone number, and contact person on the outer packaging.

He thought he was probably just missing a trademark, but it didn't matter, he was not in a hurry.

After finishing everything, it was almost evening when he returned to the dock. Father Ye had already asked people to move the filling machines onto the ship.

When he arrived, he went directly on board, checked that nothing was damaged and there were no problems, and then sailed back.