Chapter 1207 Joining the Party

Ye Yaodong thought for a while and felt that he had almost figured out his ideas.

Now we are just waiting for the first batch of containers to be delivered, and we can arrange for Wang Guangliang and the others to take the goods directly to the factory in the city.

I have to ask my mother when I go back this time to see which aunt in my family is willing to work in the city. I can give her a little more salary. If I don’t receive the goods, I can come back and rest.

Anyway, the family's tractor has to go back to the city to deliver dried fish, so it's very convenient to come back.

Nowadays, more and more people in the village are gradually going out. Everyone is not so unfamiliar with the outside world, and they feel that traveling far away is not that difficult.

On the contrary, whenever the family goes on a long trip, they can bring back all kinds of novel things.

They originally expected to stay at sea for another week, but after only five or six days, they felt that the wind and waves were too strong. After discussing with several boats, they planned to return home.

This trip lasted about 10 days. Although we docked in the city for a day of rest, the trip lasted longer than ever before and the harvest was quite fruitful. Everyone was very satisfied.

But before going home, of course they stopped by the market again to sell their goods, and then went back after the goods were sold out the next day.

Lin Xiuqing had received a call from Ye Yaodong before, so she wasn't too worried about their trip taking so long.

Of course, other family members have her to convey information, and everyone feels at ease. It is not a big problem if they can call back when they are away from home.

When their four boats docked and returned, the village naturally became more lively again.

Now their family's workshop is related to the village's economy. As long as a fishing boat comes back from the shore, the workshop will immediately become lively. Every woman has work to do, and there is a better place for them to gather together and gossip.

They are not lonely and have money to earn. Nothing makes them happier than killing fish.

Ye Yaodong stood on the tractor and looked at the crowd of women at the entrance of the workshop. They all brought their own knives and cutting boards and were already waiting in the workshop.

Everyone was sharpening their knives and eager to start working immediately. They were even happier than him, as if their own family had a great harvest.

"You had a great harvest this time, and you brought back so many goods..."

"Oh, now you have developed into four boats? This is great, everyone has something to do again."

"Bless Adong, you will have more ships and more cargo, so that everyone can work more and earn more wages."

"Haha, I heard that Adong has been hired as the president of our city."

"Yes, there is a president here, and there is another president here at home. It's amazing."

"If you ask me, Adong's godfather is more capable. I heard that he is a big leader in the city, and he can be promoted by just mentioning a few words."

"Yes, during the first month of the year, all the leaders and their families came here specially. No adopted son came to the house on his own, and no one came to the house with his child."

"That's right. As soon as I got a good godfather, I was immediately promoted to president. If I do this in the future, I can join the party right away."

"Isn't it simple for the current Chairman Ye to join the party?"

Lin Xiuqing saw the tractor approaching and quickly smiled and asked everyone to step aside so that the tractor could drive directly into the workshop to unload.

Everyone was happier than she was. As soon as they saw them jumping out of the car, they talked a lot.

He is now closely related to the interests of the people in the village, and most of the people are counting on eating with him.

I can get some work from him, earn some wages, and improve my family's conditions.

Lin Xiuqing also greeted him with a smile, "You came back just in time. The wind has been strong these two days, and the offshore fishing boats have not been out for many days. Fortunately, Ah Cai can still collect some goods from the dock in the town, but it is not enough for these women. Killed."

"Every night I bring a cart back, which is only enough for them to kill that night. Recently, they have been free there during the day."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "No wonder as soon as our fishing boat docked, everyone was already standing on the roadside waiting with kitchen knives and cutting boards."

"How many tons of cargo did you bring back on this trip?"

"I found out after we weighed it. There must be more than before. After all, there is an extra boat."

"That should be enough for them to kill for a few days. Fortunately, the weather is cold and the sun has been out recently, so it can be left for three or four days."

The two stood on the side of the road, talking and watching baskets of fish being lifted off the tractor and onto the scale.

Just after weighing the two stacked baskets, the men finished counting and then lifted the scales down. A woman started to move. They carried one basket and left, going to work first.

Their work is timed, and Pei Dongqing remembers when they come and leave.

Pei Dongqing is now recording the weighing and counting, and then tallying up the total. Lin Xiuqing only needs to look at the total when she is finished, and check and calculate.

It can be regarded as saving a lot of work. You don't have to stick to the workshop all day long and be unable to get out.

Now she could have time to stand next to Ye Yaodong and talk, instead of being so busy as before that whenever the fishing boat came near, she couldn't even say a word and had to be busy until dark.

In the past few days after the new year, Lin Xiuqing has also increased everyone's wages to 2 cents an hour. As long as you work for 10 hours, you can earn 2 yuan a day. If you work harder, you will certainly earn more if you work for more than ten hours. .

However, there is not much to work with these days, but today is different. Today, they can kill all the fish for a whole day and a night.

This year they also plan to restock more inventory. As their stores in the city have been open longer and longer, sales have become more stable and are increasing year by year.

Likewise, more women are invited to work.

When Lin Xiuqing and Ye Mu hire people, they always talk ugly words up front. Those who are lazy will be fired directly, so they are not afraid of them working as foreigners.

Everyone supervises each other and works together. How well they do is basically obvious to all. No one will waste this opportunity to make money. Who in a better life will come out to blow the cold wind to earn this hard money?

Lin Xiuqing couldn't sit still as she looked at the quantity being transported from the dock one after another. With such a large quantity, there probably weren't enough manpower.

The current people in the workshop are the same people who have been helping with the work years ago. They had already hired a few more women before, and now there are more people like Zhou Da and his brothers. The boat goes in and out together with them, bringing back the goods. The quantity is also greater.

"How many more quantities are there? I think there are not enough manpower. We have to sort and..."

"No need to sort, just take them all for fermentation. How much trash fish can I buy for the wages it costs to hire a few more people to sort?"

"Oh, that's right. Then I have to call a few more women to come over and help kill him, otherwise, he will be killed till he stinks."

"Go." Ye Yaodong waved his hand and motioned for her to go.

Now the goods have just come back. Several carts of baskets of goods have just been brought back from the dock. There are at least two ships of goods outside that have not yet been brought in. He has to watch here.

When he saw his mother coming, he told his mother to ask for help to find out which aunt in his family was willing to go to the city to ferment fish sauce. The wages would be calculated as regular workers, regardless of whether they worked or not, and they would be paid monthly.

Instead of being like now, you will get money only if you work hard, and you will have no money if you don't work hard.

He also explained to his mother by the way that the place was almost saturated and there was almost no room for fermentation. He happened to have bought 13 acres of land in the city and had already finished it. The containers would arrive in a few days and he could start working. .

Ye Mu also knows the production of fish sauce at home, and she also knows that the containers freed up by filtering every day can’t keep up with the large-scale collection of goods, and soon there will be nothing to put in the goods.

They can reserve the containers. This is not a big problem. There is no large area in the main village that can be bought for them to stack. Since the land in the city has been purchased, it must be used.

"I understand. I'll ask later to see who is willing to go. How much salary are you prepared to offer?"

"I think, why not hire two people? It's 40 yuan a month for each person. They also have company. Besides, the people who receive the goods will also have to stay in the city and take care of the food. Let the aunts also come along. Cooking is not a job from morning to night anyway.”

"Okay, then if you invite your aunt, you must also invite your uncle, so as not to be all men. Although you are a bit old, it is easy to spread gossip."

Ye Yaodong thought for a while and felt that the two extra people wouldn't matter much. At most, he could bring back two people who received the goods and stay in the workshop to help.

"That's okay, then ask them to look at the factory. Once fermentation really starts, someone will have to guard there every day and take shifts."

"Then I'll ask later. It'll be easier if the husband and wife team go together."

"good."

After Lin Xiuqing called a few more women to come over with knives and cutting boards to work, Ye Yaodong also gave her a few words of advice.

"I know, you go back to eat quickly. The goods should be almost finished here, right? I see they have all come in from the pier."

"I've already eaten." Ye Yaodong pointed to the soup bowl on the stool next to him. There was no soup left in it and he had eaten everything.

Not far away, Father Ye was also holding a bowl of noodles, walking back and forth, looking everywhere.

"Oh, I've already eaten it."

"The old lady just cooked it and brought it out."

Lin Xiuqing also knew that he ate it first, and then the old lady went back and brought another bowl to Father Ye, so Father Ye was still making noodles.

Ye Yaodong touched his pocket and took out the envelope and handed it to her, "You take this first and take it home and put it away. There is also other money. I will hide it close to my body. I have to go home and take off my clothes before I can get it."

Lin Xiuqing recognized the words on it and was pleasantly surprised, "How much is the reward? Why is there the godfather's signature and private seal?"

"50 yuan, just two whales. It's impossible to get a big reward. It would be good if each of the three ships can get 50 yuan."

"Everyone asked for the godfather's signature and private seal. I mentioned it to them by the way. They all wanted to have a piece of proof information so that they could keep it as a souvenir in the future. Otherwise, it would only cost them 50 yuan in a few clicks. Spend it.”

"Oh, this is not bad. It will be a souvenir when I take it out in the future."

"They originally wanted to ask their godfather to sign the banknotes, but the godfather said no, it was illegal. The people don't know how to write blindly, but they won't be held accountable. He is a cadre himself and cannot do such a thing."

Lin Xiuqing didn't know much about it, "This is the first time I've heard of this. I've seen a lot of people scribbling and drawing on banknotes. I've seen many banknotes with patterns and names that I've dealt with in the past two years. "

"Well, as a cadre, you must set an example. You should keep it first. I'm wet and smelly, so don't soil the envelope."

"When do you plan to take the appointment letter from home and report to the city?"

"Let's take these two days. Take a rest tomorrow and go the day after tomorrow. Once it's finalized, I'll take the time to engrave a private seal."

"You also want to engrave a private seal?"

Ye Yaodong said confidently, "He is also President Ye after all. What's wrong with engraving a private seal? There may be more places to sign documents in the future. How good would it be to have a private seal and print it directly?"

In fact, I saw the private seal Director Chen took out a few days ago, and I wanted to engrave one on a whim.

He felt that it would be reasonable for him to engrave a private seal now.

"Okay, I want to engrave whatever my President Ye said, so I can engrave one when I go to the city in two days."

"Well, is there any mention of me in the newspapers these two days?"

"Oh, yes, it was too many days apart. I was so busy that I almost forgot. It arrived with the envelope. It was delivered together at the time. But I was busy in the workshop and only read the letter. I was happy with it. The newspaper I didn’t read it. When I had some free time in the evening, I looked through the newspaper of the day and found that you were in the newspaper again. "

"Let me just say, it all happened years ago. Even if I have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, I should start making arrangements after the new year. It's already the 22nd day of the lunar calendar, how could it not be published yet?"

"You've been away for too many days, so you haven't seen it. I've put it away for you. You can see it when you get home."

"Well, when the goods here are unloaded, everyone will still be waiting here. I won't miss this for a while. Anyway, stacking two or three baskets can be weighed quickly."

Lin Xiuqing also walked to Pei Dongqing and looked at the overweight data she recorded.

There are several manifests corresponding to those ships.

Each truck of goods is followed by their own people. When the cargo of one ship is weighed, they will move on to the next one. Their own people also gathered around and stood next to Pei Dongqing, looking at the recorded data, and there would be no mistakes. .

If there were any mistakes, their own people would point them out first.

So Lin Xiuqing waited for everyone to go through the scales, and after the results were calculated, she just looked at them briefly, tore up a piece of the receipt and gave it to them. She took the original receipt and followed Ye Yaodong home first.

"Finally the weighing is over. Let's go home quickly. There are too many goods on this trip, and it will take a long time to weigh the goods. I see you have a runny nose, but don't catch a cold."

Mother Ye added on the side, "The old lady seemed to have gone home to make ginger tea just now. You and your father should go back and drink a bowl first to get rid of the cold. I'm watching here. Everyone is already done anyway. No one needs to tell you what to do. Ah Qing will go back first.”

"Um."

Ye Yaodong smiled and greeted the others, asking them to go back and have a rest. He would send the money to them later. These words were mainly addressed to Zhou Da and his brothers.

After all, this was the first time I followed him, and it was also the first time I left goods for him.

He also told the boatmen to go back and rest first, and would notify them in advance of the next trip to sea.

"Are you tired? It takes a long time to go out this time. It happens to be very windy and rough these days. Let's rest at home for a few days." Lin Xiuqing said with concern.

"How many days have the boats at home not been at sea?"

"It's been six or seven days, and the wind has been blowing every day. In addition, the tide was 15 in the past few days, and the waves were also big."

"Oh, it looks like the fishing boats in the village haven't been out to sea for a few days."

"Yes, the wind and waves are strong, so only your fishing boat can withstand it. It happened to be the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the year, and many people in the village went to the town to watch the fun. There were dragon and lion dances, and a bunch of children carrying lanterns. Parade. I heard people are wandering around in some places.”

Ye Yaodong nodded. The customs around them were quite old. If they hadn't dared to do anything in those years, they wouldn't have picked it up again.

"If you start wandering around this year, there will definitely be one next year. I will take you to see it on the 15th day of the first lunar month next year."

"Okay, the children at home have been reciting there a few days ago, saying that others have gone to see Wandering God, why can't they go. I have been reciting for many days, and I am annoying them."

"Well, go back and tell them that next year will be hotter than this year, and let them wait for next year. I will definitely take them to see the excitement next year."

Ye Yaodong liked to listen to her talking about family affairs and interesting things that happened to her children around him.

This allows him to indirectly participate in the growth of his children even when he is not at home.

"Is school starting for the older one?"

"School has started, and it's rare this year that I don't have to improvise. I force him to write a copybook every day, and he also takes advantage of the situation to complete a little homework every day."

"The sun is coming out in the west?" Ye Yaodong also looked up and saw that the sun was indeed setting in the west.

It was past one o'clock when they arrived home. They moved around again and weighed the goods. It was already past three o'clock.

"Haha, it shows that forcing is helpful. I don't know how good I was during the few days I signed up. I went to hang out next door every day, annoying people, and even got into a fight with Cheng Ha."

"Deserved it."

Lin Xiuqing smiled brightly.

"Where are Yangyang and Xiaojiu?"

"Yangyang just came back and went to play. Xiaojiu is playing at Huimei's place. Aguang is back. She will probably run back in a hurry later."

Ye Yaodong drank a bowl of ginger tea after entering the house. There was no wind, so he felt a little warmer.

After taking a hot bath and lying on the bed, I felt extremely comfortable.

In winter, there is no more comfortable place than the bed.

He gave all the money he brought back to Lin Xiuqing to count. He only talked about the profit of the store. In the past half month, he used part of it to pay the deposit for the large vat and wooden barrel.

He deliberately did not bring back all the money from the store today because he had to pay the final payment in a few days, so the money he brought back today was only what he had earned in the past 10 days at sea.

He lay comfortably, only moving his lips and not wanting to do anything. After he finished speaking, he became drowsy. Listening to her fragmentary words, he closed his eyes and went to sleep without having any dinner. stand up.

He didn't know how long Lin Xiuqing had counted the money. He didn't sit up until he was woken up by hunger in the middle of the night.

Lin Xiuqing was also awakened by his movements, so she could only sit up and cook supper for him.

"I didn't have time to tell you during the day. Fatty came to see you two days ago. I told you that you hadn't come back from going to sea. He told me that he wanted to rent a store in our city. Our stores are all scattered. Here One after another. He asked you to come back and tell him, and he would go to the city with you."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You were busy as soon as you came back. You only asked a few children. When you got home, you took a shower and lay down directly to sleep. You didn't even get up to eat. I had to explain the things at home first."

"I will most likely not go out today. I will go to his house to leave a message after dawn, and I will pick him up when I go to the city the day after tomorrow. I will take him to see the shops and let him choose one. By the way, he should also want to pick up his side. The ones above are also plated and opened.”

"I don't know. He didn't tell me much. He just said that he wanted to rent our shop. When you come back, we can go to the city and have a look."

"Um."

"Can he be busy? I heard that the store in town is doing very well."

"Just hire someone. Doesn't his family have several brothers? You don't have to do everything by yourself. You can just drag your brothers into the gang and work together."

"It seems that he has made less money in the past two years. By the way, all of your friends seem to have become more presentable in the past two years."

"It's true that I played a good role in taking the lead. I pulled them one by one and brought them all together. Look, my personal prosperity is also driving collective prosperity. No, I will have to go to the village committee to say it when the sun comes up. He said that if they apply for me to join the party, they must give me a quota. "

Ye Yaodong sat at the table waiting for his meal, tapping his fingers on the table.

He is already a celebrity and has been in the newspapers several times, but the village did not specifically reserve a place for him to join the party. This is too much.

"I'll go get it tomorrow! It's too much. You didn't take the initiative to give it to me and you still have to ask for it."

Lin Xiuqing asked curiously: "What's the use of joining the party?"

"It's glorious."

"What else?"

"Can I be rated as advanced in my work? Can I be given priority for promotion? Promotion and salary increase?"

"Can you still get promoted? You don't need to be rated as the best, and you don't need to be promoted or get a raise."

"Then I don't care. I'll ask for a spot tomorrow. Then I'll ask and see what the benefits are. Anyway, it's an honor to always listen to party members. Even if you break the law or commit a crime, you have to emphasize expulsion from the party when announcing it. ”

Ye Yaodong really doesn't know much about these political things.

I'm old and illiterate.

"I'm just messing around, asking for everything. I haven't even asked clearly what's the point. You have to engrave a private seal when others do it, and you have to join the party when you join the party."

"Well, I went to my godfather's place for dinner on the Lantern Festival and met several of his neighbors, and then I realized what class crossing is. Some people are really beyond your reach in your life. Sometimes, ordinary people Even if you try hard all your life, you won’t be able to get close to them.”

"Who is it?"

Ye Yaodong mentioned a few words and sighed.

Lin Xiuqing didn't understand what he was lamenting, "That has nothing to do with us, right? We don't have to rush to please others, and we don't ask for anything from others."

"Some things cannot be said too fully. Now does not mean that in the future, just like my godmother said, some relationships are not useful just by improvising. Moreover, it is also good to know a doctor during life, old age, illness and death."

"oh."

"We are really getting a big advantage by recognizing each other as gods. When I go to the city the day after tomorrow, I have to go and sit at home."

"I've gone and sat down at home. After all, you go to sea for several days, and you have other things to do when you go home to rest for a few days. You don't necessarily have to run to the city every two days."

Anyway, he just knows what to do best.

When Ye Yaodong heard Jin Yuzhi say a few days ago that the bald and kind old man with a dimple was the vice president of Jiefang Hospital, he already thought of how Lin Xiuqing died in her previous life.

No matter how hard you try, you have to coax the vice-chancellor to be better, treat him when he is sick, and find a way out even if he is not sick.

The old lady is also over 80 years old.

The old man looked a bit amiable, so he knew him well.

"Prepare some souvenirs tomorrow and buy two cans of tea for me to take with you the day after tomorrow. You don't have to buy anything expensive, and it's not a festival. Just be casual."

"good."

After Ye Yaodong waited for the noodles to be cooked, he ate them quickly, and then the two of them lay back on the bed and continued talking.

Early the next morning, Ye Yaodong went straight to the village committee as soon as he got up.

It happened that several old men from the village committee were sitting outside the door, basking in the sun and eating melon seeds. They looked so comfortable that it made people jealous.

"Ouch, what brought our President Ye here?"

"Sit, sit, and bask in the sun. The sun hasn't been out for several days, and people are getting moldy."

"You just came back from going to sea yesterday, right? I heard that most of the women in the village came to work for you."

Ye Yaodong sat down and asked casually, "Ah, really? It's not that exaggerated, right?"

"Come here to ask about the progress of kelp?"

"This is just part of it. I want to ask you, am I qualified enough to join the party?"

The village chief asked in surprise: "Ah? Do you want to join the party?"

"What are the benefits of joining the party?"

"The advantage is that there are benefits. Party members must be given priority for promotions and the like, but for you... it's okay and useful..."

Secretary Chen added: "It can improve political status and gain access to more policy information and development directions. Then party members have advantages in promotion and transfer, especially government agencies, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises. Maybe some organizational units can also Participating in some meetings, that’s probably it, some are hard to say.”

"Why are you so thoughtful about joining the party?"

Ye Yaodong told the truth, "I think it is an honor to join the party, and now I am specially appointed as the vice president of the Fisheries Association. I had no awareness of this before. Recently, I think I need to have the status of a party member. Would it be better?"

The village chief said: "Well, yes, it is an officially recognized association, and you are also specially appointed as the vice president of the Fisheries Association. It is indeed better for you to have a party member status, lest others really think you are an ordinary fisherman and be treated like a dog. Look down upon others.”

"Why didn't you ask me to join the party last year?"

"Then I thought you were unavailable? And you didn't mention it? Party members need to participate in a series of learning activities. It doesn't mean that you just fill out an application form. You have to become a probationary party member first, and you can transfer after the expiration of the term. As a formal party member.”

Ye Yaodong frowned, "Is it so complicated?"

"Do you think anyone can join the party? You have to continuously participate in theoretical study, policy study, etc., and then become an active party member. You also have to accept organizational inspections before you can become a probationary party member."

His brows deepened as he listened.

It’s so hard, I feel a little unworthy.

I found that whether I was writing 14,000 words or 7,000 words, I had to procrastinate until 1 a.m. to finish.