Chapter 1199: Money Exchange

Their eyes lit up when they heard this.

"Then I'll dance too."

Ten thousand to eight thousand, this is so valuable.

Ye Yaodong said angrily to Azheng: "Your life is worth more than others for nothing? 10,000 yuan can buy all of your lives."

"You can't say that. For other people, ten thousand or eight thousand yuan can't even be spent, but for you, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"roll."

"When I jump, I can swim ashore and go out to play for ten days and a half, or a month, and then come back. I have money and my life is still there, and my family can support me like an ancestor."

"It's a beautiful thought. Go, get down now. If you don't jump, I'll throw you down."

Ah Zheng hurriedly hid behind him, "You're kidding me. If you jump in this cold weather, you'll peel off your skin even if you don't die."

"Hurry up and sign your names so that I won't be afraid if you fall into the sea."

A Guang said depressedly: "It's bad luck, it's the Chinese New Year, can't you think of something good?"

"It doesn't matter if it's not the New Year yet, just prepare for the worst."

"Fortunately, I brought you all here? Dongzi, you still have to thank me."

"What do you mean?"

"How many more people will be able to rescue me then will also allow you to lose less money. How about you pay a little now? Can I give you a discount then?"

"Just die, this can also lead to advanced consumption, why don't you die."

"Give me money and I'll die."

Ye Yaodong was too lazy to pay attention to them, "Be honest, don't run around, pee directly on the deck, don't go to the side. There's not enough space on the bed, so you squeeze in."

After driving them all to the cabin, he went to the cockpit.

He didn't call Fang Jingfu in advance and missed the call when he arrived. Fortunately, the workshop was still there and everyone was still working at his house.

He let others arrange their own accommodation and went out to find a temporary place to make phone calls.

Fortunately, it wasn't dark when we arrived, so we could still find a place to make a phone call.

Then he chatted with the twins and talked about the recent activities in the workshop.

The others listened carefully, but they only half understood it and were too lazy to listen later.

After Fang Jingfu received the news, he rushed over without stopping. They were still having dinner.

They didn't start talking until after dinner, and because they didn't notify them in advance, they had to check the accounts together tomorrow if they had brought them over.

Ye Yaodong didn't care. He originally planned to stay another day tomorrow. To check the accounts, it would only take half a day.

That night they only chatted about the new construction site and the arrangements for when it was completed.

Fang Jingfu also said that he used the money he earned recently to order several machines for the production of spare parts.

I also took the name of the lighter and found someone to make a drawing and trademark. When the time comes, I will have a production line to print it myself, making it look more formal.

In this way, pirated copies will not be as good as theirs, and they can still have a brand effect. This is what Ye Yaodong suggested when he came back last time.

"What's the name of the lighter? What's the name of the factory?"

"TD, I get angry when I talk about this. I'm taking a big advantage of you."

Ye Yaodong was a little puzzled, "How can I take advantage of you? I don't care about anything. I don't even know the name of the future lighter factory."

"That's how you get angry. It's all because you have a good name. It's called Ye Yaodong. You don't even know how good you are with the word "东"."

"How good is it? I know my name well. When I was born, the sun rose in the east!"

"I just thought about combining the names of our three partners into a brand name, but my brother's name is not good, Fang Jingping, the "ping" is not easy to use. Your "dong" character is very easy to use, and it is also suitable for placing I've given you a big advantage in front of me. The fortune teller said once that it would be better to use the word "东"..."

Ye Yaodong listened carefully to what he said for a long time before he roughly understood.

"So it's called Dongfu?"

"Yes, I called Dongfu Lighter. Do you think it gave you a big advantage? I asked my husband to look at it. Fudong is not as good as Dongfu, so I suffered a big loss..."

Ye Yaodong grinned, "Thank you, brother, it doesn't matter what your name is. I wish our friendship will last forever and our cooperation will be happy."

"Who said names are not important? Of course names are important. It is related to our fortune. Only a good name can make a lot of money."

"Yes, yes, it's what you say. Let me tell you, my fish sauce is just like Dongsheng fish sauce. My shop is also called Dongshengji, and my boat is called Dongshenghao. Anything with the word "东" is not bad. Smoothly.”

"Stop putting gold on your face. It doesn't matter if you have "blessings". Only when you are full of blessings can you have good luck."

"Yes, let us combine our swords..."

"Let me show you the trademark I asked someone to design..."

After chatting until midnight that day, they went to the construction site the next day to check on the progress. As expected, they would be able to move in in two months.

Ye Yaodong looked at the spacious open space and felt that he had a bright future.

After returning home, they continued to reconcile the accounts.

As for the other people he brought, he asked Aguang to take them out for a walk.

On this trip, the boatmen were not willing to stay at home doing handicrafts to earn money. It was a rare trip, and they wanted to take advantage of it and bring some specialties back to celebrate the New Year.

He was the only one left at home to reconcile accounts with Fang Jingfu.

The books are very clear, each order is recorded, and the date, order amount, and transaction date are also recorded.

Then there is a manifest for the goods to be delivered to other workshops, including the number of each spare part, the order quantity, the delivery date, and the signature of the person receiving it.

There are incomings and outgoings, and the largest sums above are actually money for Fang Jingfu to order machines, as well as land purchases and gifts.

There is also an order when ordering the machine, and the deposit and final payment are clearly written down. Those who do not have an order are those who bought the land before and gave gifts.

There is no way to go into detail about this, and Fu had just mentioned it when I came here last time.

"So the money earned during this period was used to order machines?"

"There is still some left. We have ordered enough machines, and all the wages and materials at the construction site have been paid. During this time, we can buffer and accumulate some more. After paying the final payment for the machines, we will have money to share."

"Really or not? I think you can work harder than me. It's only been three months, and there is really no money left. You have invested it all."

He chuckled and said, "There is still a little left. Spend it now so that you don't have to spend a lot of money in the future. Then just sit back and wait for the money to be collected. There are still six or seven thousand on the account. If you want to divide it, you can divide it."

"Forget it, I'm not that poor. What's the point of this little money? You still have to keep it to pay wages. Dozens of people are still working there. Work will start again after the year, and you have to keep it for activities. funds."

"Well, if the price increases after the new year, you will be rich immediately."

"Okay, as long as the accounts are reconciled, it won't matter whether there is money or not. The next year will be easier if the accounts are reconciled."

"When are you going back? Will I buy some specialties for you to take back?"

"That's okay. You can also place an order for me again, for 10,000 units. Didn't the price increase a year ago?"

"You're really good at taking advantage of loopholes."

"hehe……"

Ye Yaodong and Fang Jingfu finished talking before going out. They had lunch before going shopping together.

When he came, he also brought some local specialties from home to Fang Jingfu.

Now Fang Jingfu is sensible and plans to buy him some specialties as a gift in return. Ye Yaodong does not refuse even if they come and go.

In the afternoon, he also took the time to visit Zeng Weimin and presented him with the New Year's gift he had prepared.

Fang Jingfu followed him the whole time and knew that he was very good at doing things, very good at climbing up the pole, and very talkative. He kept praising him for his greatness after he came out.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said nothing.

Anyway, I understand everything.

In the evening, they packed up all the things they bought, and then Fang Jingfu also treated everyone brought by Ye Yaodong to dinner with dignity.

In the early morning of the next day, they boarded the ship and returned with the things they bought.

Everyone came prepared and bought nothing less.

Everyone has made a lot of money this year, and they don’t feel bad about spending it.

Even the boatmen are very willing to celebrate the New Year. In the past, they were reluctant to part with this and that. Once the Chinese New Year comes, they are willing to give up everything. They save from the beginning of the year to the end of the year and consume in a one-time revenge.

And speaking of it, those brought back from other provinces are more dignified.

Regardless of whether the item is good or bad, the farther away it is from, the harder it is to bring it back, and the more bragging rights it deserves when everyone gets it.

After walking around for a long time, it was already 27pm at home. It was a rare occasion for everyone to come back from other provinces, and everyone was very high-profile. They had already shown off on the pier.

When I returned to the village, I would tell everyone I met that I was so unhappy about where I had been in the past two days and what I had bought.

When Ye Yaodong returned home, he saw his two sons who were lively and vigorous again. However, they seemed particularly honest after being beaten.

Looking at the things he brought back, I wanted to but didn't dare to take them, my little eyes kept stealing glances at him, and then I asked when their adults finished speaking.

"Dad, is this for us?"

"Dad, do we have a share this time?"

Ye Yaodong waved his hand, "Take the points yourself, don't bully my sister."

Ye Chengyang muttered softly, "She has more than anyone else..."

"Who doesn't know that everything pink and red belongs to her, and everything without girls belongs to her."

"That's right, we have to share the rest with her..."

Ye Yaodong glanced sideways at the two of them, and they immediately stopped talking.

"Sister, this is for you..."

"Sister, this is yours too..."

"Promise..." Ye Yaodong whispered and then continued chatting with Lin Xiuqing about the factory over there.

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "We should just call him Dongsheng Lighter Factory."

"It's a beautiful thought. It's depressing enough to have my name in front of him. Fortunately, he has a big plan, so he doesn't care. The fortune teller says whichever one is better."

"I didn't expect that people there also believe in fortune telling, and they would also ask the gentleman to tell fortunes."

"It's all the same. If you believe it, you have it. If you don't believe it, you don't have it. It's all for good luck."

"I don't know what time you will come back, and I didn't leave any food for you. What do you want to eat?"

"I brought local specialties, and Fang Jingfu bought a bunch of them for me. He said the noodles are called meat noodles and are made of meat. Can you cook some meat noodles for me?"

Lin Xiuqing also looked through the things he brought back, saw brown ones one by one, grabbed a handful, and was a little curious.

"Can meat be used to make noodles? How to do this?"

"The same cooking method, add some seafood, add some vegetables, and fry a poached egg. He said the most important thing is to add a handful of coriander to make it more delicious."

"Well, our noodles are cooked with celery, so I'll try cooking them with cilantro for you."

"Um."

Ye Yaodong thinks this meat noodle tastes a bit special. Unlike noodles, it really tastes like meat. Sometimes you can bite into the tendons, making it feel chewier.

He also fed Lin Xiuqing a bite, "Is it delicious? Have another bite, open your mouth... Have some soup too..."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Ye Chenghu just made a few clicks and nudged Ye Chengyang with his elbow, motioning him to look over.

Ye Chengyang turned around and saw his parents' unfriendly eyes, and quickly covered his eyes with his hands, turned his head aside, and ran away with the toy in his arms.

Ye Chenghu looked at his movements and felt that he seemed a little conspicuous, so he quickly ran away with his share.

Ye Xiaoxi didn't know what happened. He watched them run away one by one, looked up at his parents again, confused, and then lowered his head to fiddle with his toys again.

"You are so disrespectful. You looked honest when we first met, but it turned out to be fake."

"You have been so nervous these past two days. I was a little too proud of yourself when I saw that they had a share at night. Don't buy them next time. They have a lot of toys. Many children don't even have a decent pencil, but they still have toys."

"You are right. I will buy a batch of pencils and erasers in a while and send them to the school. When the school starts, let the teachers give them to the children. It will be considered a good deed."

"That's fine. Those who study well will be rewarded, and those who study averagely will also be encouraged."

"Yeah."

Ye Yaodong stopped showing off his affection. The rare warm atmosphere, where he and his wife were so affectionate, was ruined by something that ruined the mood.

The children at home are still not beaten enough. If they are not beaten for three days, they will tear the roof off the roof.

He ate all the remaining noodles and soup before saying, "Let's go back to the house and sort out the coins at home. We'll go to the bank to exchange them tomorrow."

"You go first, I'll wash the dishes first."

"Then get me some water to wash my feet."

"Got it."

Ye Yaodong let Ye Xiaoxi squat on the ground and play, and went back to the house first.

He was too tired. Driving the boat was also very tiring. With the high intensity of going back and forth, he wanted to lie down on the bed immediately.

As soon as he took off his coat and pants, he lay down on the bed. He didn't wash his feet, but he didn't lift them onto the bed.

After a while, he fell asleep comfortably on the soft bed.

Lin Xiuqing just brought him hot water into the house and saw that he had fallen asleep. His stinky feet in socks were still on the ground, and the house was stinking.

She frowned, shook her head helplessly, went forward to take off his socks, rolled up the legs of his autumn pants, let his feet soak in warm water, took his socks outside the door, and then came in to wash his feet.

"Are you so tired? If I had known, I would have rested at home for two days before going. I would have slept as soon as I came back..."

"Just now I wanted to stew ginseng for you to eat before going to bed. You haven't even eaten the supplements I bought that day..."

She muttered softly while rubbing his feet. After wiping them clean, she helped him to the bed, put down his trouser legs, and covered him with a quilt.

"Your hair is so dirty, and your pillow has turned yellow because of you... You went to bed without washing your hair..."

Ye Yaodong was half asleep and half awake. Listening to her muttering, he pulled the quilt over his head and turned over to face inside.

Lin Xiuqing was worried that the coins would make too much noise when they were taken back and forth, so she didn't take them when she saw that he was asleep. She planned to take them out and sort them out tomorrow morning and let him have a good sleep first.

Ye Yaodong did feel a little tired. Running around all the time was not necessarily physically tiring, but more mentally tiring. There was no better harbor than home, more suitable for rest.

He went to bed early at night and woke up refreshed the next morning.

Looking at the two sleeping faces beside him, one big and one small, he kissed this one and that one with his unbrushed mouth.

When you are well fed and warm, you will think about sexual desire. After you have slept enough and are in high spirits, you will still do so.

Lin Xiuqing was also awakened by his movements.

"Are you awake so early?"

"Yeah."

"What time does the bank open?"

"8:30? It's only 6:30 now, very early."

"Then get up when you wake up..."

"It's a rare rest, lie down more, the quilt is so warm, it's too cold early in the morning, and the sun hasn't come out yet."

Lin Xiuqing slapped his hand away, "How can I not know what you want to do?"

The two dawdled until 7:30, when Ye Xiaoxi suddenly woke up and sat up, pretending to be nothing and separated.

Ye Yaodong put on his pants in the quilt before getting up and getting dressed to go out.

The couple pretended that nothing had happened and started a new morning.

After breakfast, they went into the house and took out several large jars of coins stored at home. They filled up a table and couldn't even fit them all.

Lin Xiuqing even held a jar in her arms, "Do you want to keep some?"

"No need to keep them. Don't we have banknotes tied with rubber bands? Take them all and exchange them for some new change."

Her eyes lit up, "Yes, we can exchange the old ones for new ones, then I'll take out all the banknotes."

"Just exchange a few cents and Mao bills. After counting the number, exchange them for big unity. Keep one or two hundred yuan for new banknotes."

"Okay, then go out and get a sack. Otherwise, it's hard to put them in. These jars have to be put in sacks so they won't be conspicuous."

"Okay."

They put the coins in the jars left over from drinking malted milk. Every month, the three children in the family have to drink two or three jars. A jar weighs 800 grams, which is a pretty big jar.

At this time, there were 10 cans on the table. The ones that were not enough were stacked up. They were filled with one, two, and five cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, and 50 cents. They were all brought back from Lin's father after he settled the accounts in the past two years.

From small amounts to large amounts, they accumulated little by little into several cans.

They started talking about going to the bank to exchange it last year, and they kept talking about it until this year. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, they plan to take action.

There were a lot of cash notes, and Lin Xiuqing also took out four jars. Inside were bundles of notes, with varying amounts, but they were all sorted.

This portion is not heavy, it is a light can.

Ye Yaodong came in and took a look. He felt that a snakeskin bag was not enough, so he went out to get another one.

"Why are there so many? They're all change."

"Don't tell me how many years it has been accumulated? Pack it up and carry it out. Give me a bag to resist."

"Wait for me to come."

Lin Xiuqing had already carried it on her back, "Why is it so valuable? This little weight is nothing. I used to carry millet and carry burdens all the time."

Ye Yaodong shut up immediately.

If he spoke again, he would probably mention that he could no longer lift with his hands or carry on his shoulders.

"How are we going to get there?"

"Ride a motorcycle so that people at the bank won't look down on you."

"Oh, it's still like this."

"Otherwise, do you think that people would be happy to ask someone to do it with two sacks? If they just send you back without saying a word, you still don't know what to do."

"That's true. It will take most of the day to count these."

"Well, people are all snobbish. Respect Luo Shan first and then others."

"Then put it in the truck bed."

There were only a few dogs huddled in the carriage. Ye Yaodong took the sack off his shoulders and swung them one by one before driving them off.

"It's a good thing you ran fast, otherwise I would have crushed you to death and you would have had dog meat to eat during the Chinese New Year."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and put her own on it. Worried about the instability, she fixed it with a rope and tied it up.

After the three little ones at home got new toys yesterday, they couldn't help but share them everywhere today, so they didn't know they were going to go out on motorcycles.

It was only when the motorcycle passed through the village that they realized it. Then they chased after it with shouts, but failed to catch up and stamped their feet angrily.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing went to the bank where it opened.

These days, the Post and Telecommunications Bureau is also a quiet office, with little deposit and loan business, but the electricity business is quite busy.

So when the two parked their motorcycles at the door, they had already attracted the attention of the staff inside. They were so surprised that they all ran out to take a look.

Although there are one or two in the town, they are rare, and these are three-wheelers.

"Comrade, are you two here to do business at the post and telecommunications office?"

The two of them saw that Ye Yaodong was dressed like a human being. He didn't look like a countryman at all. He was still riding a motorcycle and had a particularly good attitude.

Ye Yaodong smiled and helped Lin Xiuqing down, "Yes, we are here to exchange money. I wonder if you are busy? It is working time now, right?"

Both of them smiled and nodded, "I'm not busy. I'm still serving the people."

"Okay, then go in and talk."

Ye Yaodong told the dogs who came out that they were optimistic about the motorcycle, so they went in carrying two sacks of cans. After a while, the faces of the two bank staff turned green.

"This...all of these need to be replaced?"

"Yes, sorry for the trouble, comrades. Fortunately, you are not busy. If you were, I wouldn't be embarrassed to change so much."

The two looked at each other, both wanting to slap themselves in the mouth.

"Comrade, you are doing too much..."

"It's a bit much. I earned hard-earned money, just a few cents, so I accumulated so much. I thought about exchanging it for a larger amount, so as to save space."

Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you two comrades. I don't know if we can help with the counting. You still have to order it in person. If you can only order it in person, then...it will be hard on you..."

He even hung up a bit in a bad way, making people expect him to say forget it, but he said thank you for your hard work.

"We have to do this ourselves."

"Otherwise, exchange half of it first. You have too much change."

"Okay, you can order as much as you can before get off work today. Thank you for serving the people."

He looked at the names on their work badges again, stretched out his hand and said, "Comrade Xu, Comrade Jin, you work hard and you should be rated as advanced, right? I will definitely give you great praise."

The two of them looked embarrassed and could only squat down and take inventory.

Lin Xiuqing smiled at his mischief.

Ye Yaodong pulled her over to sit on a chair next to her, watching the two staff squatting on the ground and sighing as they opened all the cans, and then selected the banknotes to count first.

And I heard them whispering that they should first count the banknotes and free up the containers before putting the remaining coins, one bucket per person...

Lin Xiuqing was afraid of affecting their counting of money and whispered: "How long will they have to count?"

"If I don't make a mistake in counting again, I should be able to finish counting before I get off work at noon..."

Among them, a male staff member named Jin paused for a moment, and his face turned ugly for a moment.

Ye Yaodong watched him turn over the bills in his hand and start counting them one by one from the beginning.

The couple looked at each other, and then made a gesture on their lips at the same time, "Shh..."

The two of them sat there leisurely with their legs crossed, looking at the two squatting on the ground and counting.

After counting the banknotes, they would take a piece of paper and write the number on it, then put it in a rubber band, put it aside and continue counting coins.

The sound of the coins becomes louder, and they have to concentrate more on counting to avoid counting mistakes and starting over again.

Lin Xiuqing saw two people on the ground counting with their heads down. They had changed from squatting to sitting, and then from sitting cross-legged to sitting with legs apart. They had no image at all.

Ye Yaodong's sitting posture also changed from being upright to sliding down, with legs apart, and his buttocks almost touching the stool.

"It would be nice if there was a sofa."

The staff member surnamed Jin paused again, then looked at the ceiling with empty eyes, and lowered his head to put the coins that had just been counted into a pile together.

Fortunately, they did not count from the beginning to the end. When they counted 50, they put them into a pile first, and then put two piles together to make 100, so as not to count wrong and have to start over.

Lin Xiuqing looked at the man's actions, held back her laughter, patted him, and made a shushing gesture with her index finger on her mouth.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and dared not speak out again.

But after a long time, he couldn't hold it in anymore, and the dogs barked from time to time outside. Although he knew nothing would happen, he wanted to go out and take a look.

"Why don't I go out and take a look? My legs are numb from sitting, and the dogs are barking from time to time. You stay here and watch?"

Lin Xiuqing waved her hand, indicating that it was up to him.

Ye Yaodong's legs were numb from sitting for a long time. He rubbed them a few times before getting up and walking out.

When he stood at the door, he stretched his waist, but he saw a group of people surrounding his motorcycle when he was only halfway stretched.

The dogs that followed him out were surrounded and barked at the people around them.

He thought that the dogs were barking just now because passers-by were approaching, but at this time, they were not approaching at all. Some annoying children were still beating the dogs with sticks.

"What are you doing? Where did you come from, kid? You beat the dog and look at the owner."

When the dogs heard his voice, they immediately squeezed out of the crowd and kept barking.

Ye Yaodong patted their heads to comfort them, "I'll give you some extra food when I get home tonight, and buy you some pig lungs."

"How are you selling these dogs? You're raising so many to sell them, right? It's Chinese New Year..."

The dogs barked even louder.

"No, I'm raising them to guard the door. Let's go, or if the motorcycle breaks, I'll have to blame you. This one costs tens of thousands."

Everyone was so scared that they immediately stepped back, fearing that they would be scammed.

"How could it break when we just touched it a few times?"

Ye Yaodong had nothing to be angry about, everyone liked to watch the excitement and see rare things.

He didn't explain, just rode his motorcycle and waited here, a bunch of dogs also surrounded him, standing or squatting.

The people around him didn't dare to touch them anymore, they just watched from a distance.

Ye Yaodong felt like he had become a monkey, and everyone passing by had to take a look.

Some people didn't know what was here, but just saw people surrounding them and wanted to join in the fun.

If they said there would be a chapter in the early morning, there would be one.

I was lazy for a bit, and now I have to pay it back double. I wrote 14,000 words today to make up for the missed updates. I'm so tired that my brain is going to break.